Corpse Recovery Diver-Chapter 744 - 133:

Each step, she carried out with great care, fearing to hurt or awaken him.

With a sense of righteous authority over live supervision and teaching, Aunt Liu squatted nearby, watching, occasionally nodding in affirmation of the girl's technique, inwardly shouting with delight.

Once Alii finished treating the wound, Aunt Liu picked up the medicine box and walked out.

Closing the door, she stood at the entrance, gently stroking her chest. Even though dinner was long past, she felt fuller now.

After placing the medicine box properly, she took out the medicinal soup, carrying the bowl, she went upstairs. Not seeing the elderly lady's figure in the rattan chair on the second floor, she headed up to the third floor.

Opening the door of the hall of spirits, the window was open, and the elderly lady stood by the window.

"The wind outside is strong, and you've been coughing lately, better not let it blow on you."

"My body is not that fragile."

"Yes, yes, yes, but you still have to take your medicine."

"Xiao Yuan is back."

"Yes, he's back, got a little hurt, but Alii has already taken care of it."

"Where is he?"

"Asleep."

"In Alii's room?"

"Yes." 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

"It seems the child is utterly exhausted."

Aunt Liu couldn't help but find it amusing. Thinking back to when the elderly lady confidently stated she wouldn't look for someone too clever, and now here he was, sleeping in Alii's room; though one on the bed and the other on the carpet, it was remarkable that her conservative nature led her to simply remark that the child was tired.

"That day, I went to Alii's room, saw her drawing clothes, so I added a few strokes, both practical and aesthetic.

By chance, I saw Alii's sketchbook and casually flipped through it."

"That sketchbook is usually kept under Alii's bed, never casually left on the desk, so how is this just a chance casual flip?

No wonder you've been coughing incessantly; it turns out that's the problem. You should know what things can be seen, and what things we must avoid for now.

Back when Ali was traveling, you especially taught me this."

"You young girl, the temper is truly great now, even teaching me a lesson."

The elderly lady grumbled in displeasure but still willingly reached for the bowl of medicine and began to drink it.

"Ali and I are still young, even if we take a little initiative, it's fine, but it's different for you."

"Alright, alright, I finished the medicine, and you still won't stop."

"What was it in Alii's sketchbook?"

"Here I am coughing already, and if I tell you, wouldn't you cough up blood?"

"You..."

"I won't tell you, go make me some lotus seed soup, this medicine is too bitter, need a dessert to neutralize it, or I won't be able to sleep tonight."

"How can you be like this!"

"Go, make the soup."

Aunt Liu sighed, carrying the bowl out.

Once the door closed, Liu Yumei turned around, looking at those spirit tablets.

She recalled the day Xiao Yuan set out, holding Alii's hand, coming downstairs, and making that vow.

But it was only after looking at that sketchbook that Liu Yumei truly realized what Xiao Yuan was doing.

The second wave was related to Liu Qingcheng of the Liu family, the first and third waves, Alii had already half-sketched the Five Yin Beasts, and she saw the clues.

She had lamented before, encountering such excellent and smart people at such a young age might not be a good thing.

But these two children, they're far from being childhood sweethearts, and who else, at eleven, would take a knife and slaughter those who bullied them one by one?

Those vermin, she knew of their existence, but couldn't find them, each hidden so well, some have remained silent for hundreds of years in reality, with no traces or clues to find them at all.

The more they hide in the shadows, the louder the filthy noise they make.

Not to mention the house was now empty, even in the past when there were many people, who else had ever thought of such a method while traveling?

Let the river water push them out one by one, and then deal with each of them.

Liu Yumei's gaze swept over those tablets, muttering in anger:

"It's all your fault for not doing things thoroughly back then, now it falls to the children to clean up after you!"

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Alii drew the curtains in the room to prevent the tired young boy from being awakened too early by the morning sun.

The first pig disappeared, followed by the other four.

The originally encroaching din thinned into faint mist, retreating quietly to thicken again.

When her world suddenly turned serene, she knew he had succeeded.

He said he would find topics from her to exploit the gaps in the river water, it was she who helped him.

But this time, she saw it; because of her, the river water seemed to change, as if targeting him.

This was also the reason she refused to give her hand to him when he came that afternoon earlier.

She didn't want to become a burden to him.

Although she knew that when he woke up tomorrow, he would surely be full of confidence, sharing yesterday's story with her, assuring her that continuing this way was a good method.

The girl lowered her head, feeling useless, for she could provide him so little help, even walking just a short distance to buy a can of his favorite drink almost drove her mad. The moment she returned to the courtyard, she was instantly drenched in sweat.

The girl got onto the bed, gently moved to the edge, hugged her knees, turned her head, and watched the boy sleeping on the floor beside her bed.

The outside world is truly scary.

It's not as simple and easy as you described.

From above, looking down at the boy's peaceful sleeping face, she watched and watched, then smiled.

It was as if she had returned to over a year ago, when he sat in the corner of the second-floor terrace, also looking down at her like this.

You really are amazing.

The drawn curtains blocked the moonlight outside, yet the bedroom was filled with the flowing halo of the moon.