Corpse Recovery Diver-Chapter 502 - 91_2

Li Zhiyuan turned around and, with an apologetic tone, said to Liu Yumei, who was standing by the window, "I spaced out."

Liu Yumei, admiring the scenery outside where dark clouds loomed over the city, laughingly said:

"Thinking more about how you should swim before taking to the river is a good thing. It’s better than recklessly plunging in like a hotheaded youth without any care."

Li Zhiyuan heard the implication in the old lady’s words, but fortunately, Uncle Qin wasn’t there at the moment.

"Granny, I have a question. Aunt Liu mentioned it before, and now, I’d like to confirm it with you."

"Speak."

"The impact of my River Crossing on our family."

"Changing your surname and moving means a break from your family to the north; registering under Li Sanjiang’s household means you’ve separated from your family to the south.

That is to say, among your immediate family members, now there’s only Li Sanjiang.

Grandmaster, that old fellow, has deep-rooted fortune. As long as he stays put in his old home, he can continue to live a comfortable life.

Even if you want to go back and visit, you can at any time, just treat him the same as before. Don’t initiate any grand rituals like changing Luck, altering energy, or extending life, then there won’t be any troubles.

That old man really has good fortune, sharing a household registration book with you, and he even promptly made an agreement to leave all his inheritance to you, binding you two so deeply.

In the future, when you do River Crossing, the Merit accumulated by those evil spirits in the town will also pour over him.

Fortune comes to those who wait at home.

It’s quite normal for the old fellow to live a healthy life past a hundred."

Li Zhiyuan: "What about the extended family members?"

"The extended family doesn’t refer to relatives from the north or south, but to us, the Qin Liu households.

It’s precisely because you joined us that the ties to the families from the north and south have strengthened."

"Then, if my River Crossing goes smoothly..."

Liu Yumei straightforwardly said, "The Qin Liu households will certainly benefit."

"...Would Alii’s illness get better?"

Liu Yumei: "Hasn’t Alii’s illness been getting better all the time?"

"The sickness is still there; Alii just copes with and adapts to it more."

"It will get better." Liu Yumei looked towards Alii and continued, "These are all defeated foes of the past, nothing but filth and dregs, simply seizing the opportunity to bully us, mothers and orphans without support."

"What should I do?"

"There’s no need to force anything; you just need to do what you should do, navigate your River properly. The stronger you become, the more the Qin Liu families will thrive. Those things that bully the weak and fear the strong will retreat on their own."

Li Zhiyuan nodded.

Then, he fell silent again.

Fortunately, the sound of wind and rain intermixed, so it did not feel oppressive.

Liu Yumei asked, "Why don’t you continue speaking?"

Li Zhiyuan: "Because I’ve asked all that I wanted to."

Liu Yumei stretched her hand towards the ancestral tablet on the altar: "Even a rotten boat has three thousand nails, are you looking down on it?"

"Granny, I didn’t mean it that way."

"Are you afraid of getting us involved?" Liu Yumei gently curled a finger, the window closed, and the room immediately quieted, "In ordinary families, when the younger generation goes out, the elders know to prepare some travel expenses. Now, the Qin Liu households finally have someone embarking on River Crossing, it’s only right for the family to give a helping hand as an elder."

"Granny..."

"Granny may be old, but I’ve lived a life of luxury, I can still afford it;

Your Uncle Qin and Aunt Liu, although they’re good-for-nothing elders, can still shoulder some responsibilities.

The new house might be small, but it can still shelter us from wind and rain, right?

If you encounter something you can’t provoke or overcome, come back when you should and seek help if needed.

Once this door is shut, there aren’t many things in this world that would dare to come knocking.

If you really must go out and seek help, it’ll be difficult for any family to bear the burden.

The might of a dead tiger remains; our two families may not be as prestigious as before, but that’s exactly why we can afford to be bolder."

Alii nodded.

Li Zhiyuan had seen Liu Yumei’s caution and meticulousness at Grandmaster’s House, so he naturally understood the significance of what Liu Yumei had just said.

Unless he lit another lamp to announce the end of his River Crossing.

Otherwise, if he encountered any trouble outside and sought refuge back home, the people protecting him would suffer the backlash of Luck.

Not to mention someone from home taking the initiative to help him out; the side effects of such a move would be even more severe, potentially costing a life for every act of assistance.

It could be said that from the very moment the second lamp was lit, his relationship with people like Liu Yumei had become like that between the ancient Grandmaster and them.

They could live together and lead a normal life, but if it came to mystical matters, it would trigger negative consequences.

"Granny, as you’ve seen, today might be officially announced by you, but in reality, I’ve been navigating the River in the dark for a while now.

What I mean is, how I navigated before, I’ll just continue to do so in the future.

I have my own habits and my own pace.

The old ways might not be the best, but they are what I’ve found to suit me best.

So,

We’ll just keep everything as it is?"

"Xiao Yuan, you have your reasoning, but I have my own principles too. You can’t just speak of your own logic while totally disregarding Granny’s principles.

Granny has lived a dignified life, and I care about this dignity.

You must allow me to catch a cold, to cough a little.

That way, after you successfully complete your River Crossing, I can meet those stubborn old things with a modest demeanor and say the beautiful words, ’Actually, I just lucked into a Dragon King.’"

"Since Granny has said so, then I’ll make my request."

"Speak."

"Granny, please teach Zhuangzhuang, Run Sheng, and Yin Meng a little longer, Uncle Qin and Aunt Liu."

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