Chapter 154 Meeting Again
"Master, it's not like that! I...I'm just curious." Li Yanming blushed and stammered.

He stood there like a child who had made a mistake, tweaking the corner of his clothes, lowering his head, not knowing what to say.

Seeing him like this, Li Daoxuan wanted to scold him, but he found it funny, so he called him to come over, and the boy walked towards him with awkward steps.

"What happened in the Zhao family yard these days?" Li Daoxuan simply stopped asking about the book.

Li Yanming looked up in surprise, glanced at Li Daoxuan, then lowered his head and replied, "Nothing happened, but the day before yesterday, the third son of Zhao suddenly came back with the body of the eldest son of Zhao, saying that they were ambushed by thieves on the road, and the eldest son of Zhao died in battle."

Telling Li Daoxuan what happened in the Zhao family, he learned that Zhao Laosan came back with a serious face and was injured. Mrs. Zhao locked herself in the room and cried all day. Mr. Zhao was not in good health and was said to have a short life. All kinds of unlucky things happened, so the atmosphere in the Zhao family was very depressing.

"That's all, young master." Li Yanming said honestly.

"Okay, go down. I'll keep this book for you for now, and I'll let you read it when you're a few years older." Li Daoxuan took the book "Pai An Jing Qi", and then saw Li Yanming's aggrieved look, but he didn't care, pointing to the room and said, "You should have a good rest today, and we'll set off for Yangzhou tomorrow. We can take a detour and go back to Lijia Village to have a look."

"Really?!" When Li Yanming heard that he was going home, his eyes suddenly lit up. The grievance he had just felt disappeared, and he quickly started to carefully count his luggage.

After Li Daoxuan gave instructions to Li Yanming, he took Gong Youwei to visit the Zhao family's house. Looking at the feng shui of the Zhao family, it seemed that the family was already in decline and that its prosperity would probably not last long.

After all, it would take at least a hundred years to recover the family's fortune after that evil demon took away their energy.

The Zhao family's prosperity and wealth will surely be difficult to maintain, and even this misfortune will affect three generations of their descendants. It is truly a case of good fortune never comes alone, and misfortune never comes alone.

"It will take a long time to be full." Li Daoxuan sighed lightly.

The wealth and glory gained through evil means will sooner or later disappear because of the evil means.

After lunch, when the sun was setting, Zhao Laosan, looking tired, also returned.

He was dressed in white mourning clothes, his face looked lifeless, his eyelids were filled with fatigue, and he seemed to have aged a lot.

Li Daoxuan looked at the corner of his eyes and could even see a trace of wrinkles. These past few days might have been the most difficult days for him.

"Third Young Master." Li Daoxuan greeted while holding the rabbit.

"Master Li, you are finally back." Zhao Laosan showed a forced smile on his face and extended his hand to greet Li Daoxuan. "I heard that Master was back, so I hurried back. I hope Master will forgive me for the many complicated things that happened at home recently."

"It's okay. I also know your difficulties." Li Daoxuan nodded.

After all, the eldest and second sons of the Zhao family both died because of the third son, Zhao, and he is now the only descendant of the Zhao family.

Mr. Zhao's life or death is uncertain, and all the things happening at home need him to take care of it.

In this rush, it's hard not to feel tired.

But Li Daoxuan knew that these days might be the most relaxing days for Zhao Laosan. He would have to go through many hardships in the future. As for what would happen to the Zhao family, even Li Daoxuan could not say clearly.

Whether it is good or bad, it depends on the Zhao family's luck.

Zhao Laosan made tea for Li Daoxuan, and the two sat in the hall. After the maids and servants left, they started talking. "Alas, Taoist priest, do you know how hard it has been for me these past few days?" Zhao Laosan said with a wry smile. "If possible, I would rather die myself."

"The third young master looks much older than before. It seems that it will be difficult to deal with the aftermath." Li Daoxuan said.

"You don't know, but my mother blamed me after I came back. She blamed me for bringing in all kinds of people, which led to this situation. She also blamed me for not protecting my elder and second brothers, which led to their tragic deaths." Zhao Laosan's voice was hoarse. "She always favored my two brothers and ignored me. Maybe in her heart, I, a son, should not exist in this world."

"Third Young Master, don't blame yourself. Even if you didn't do anything, the Zhao family would have been in trouble soon." Li Daoxuan said. "In other words, if the Third Young Master hadn't made up his mind to end this matter, perhaps the Zhao family would have been in more trouble than it is now."

"I know, but I just feel bad." Zhao Laosan said bitterly. He drank a sip of tea, and the two sat in the room in silence for a long time.

Afterwards, Zhao Laosan talked to Li Daoxuan about what happened that day, saying that the two men left very quickly and did not pursue Li Daoxuan's whereabouts. He rested in the yard for a long time, and when he recovered some of his strength, he brought his eldest brother's body back from the old house.

As for Li Daoxuan's magic weapon, he just picked it up.

After Zhao Laosan came back, he hurriedly buried Zhao Laoda and Zhao Laoer. He was afraid that it would be too late and something might happen. After all, there was already a zombie in his family, and he didn't want Zhao Laoer to become like that. As for Zhao Laoda, Zhao Laosan only found his head and some limbs. The explosion blew Zhao Laoda's body to pieces, and these were all he could find.

Before he knew it, it was night. Li Daoxuan was preparing to say goodbye to Zhao Laosan. When he was about to leave, Zhao Laosan asked someone to send him a box. Li Daoxuan took it in his hand and found that it was quite heavy.

"This is the reward for the Taoist priest." Zhao Lao San said respectfully. "If the Taoist priest had not helped us, perhaps the Zhao family would no longer exist. This is a token of my appreciation, so please don't despise it."

Li Daoxuan weighed it and guessed that there must be a lot of treasures in it. He was quite happy and told Zhao Laosan: "There may be more disasters in the future. I hope you can be prepared. This evil method of stealing qi has robbed the Zhao family of too much luck. I am afraid it will take three generations to pay it back."

"This... Master, do you have any solution?" Zhao Laosan asked worriedly. He also knew what Li Daoxuan meant.

But the Zhao family is the Zhao family after all, and he is the young master of the Zhao family.

"The method of stealing fortune is against the harmony of nature. If the third young master wants to make up for it, he needs to do good deeds and accumulate merits. In this way, after three generations, the Zhao family will be able to get rid of such misfortune." Li Daoxuan said.

This kind of thing that defies fate and changes one's destiny cannot be reversed even by the intervention of a Heavenly Master. It can only be wasted away by the passage of time, bit by bit.

Having said that, Zhao Laosan also knew that he couldn't force it.

He promised that he would do good deeds in the future and continue the Zhao family's bloodline.

"By the way, let's return this to the Third Young Master." Li Daoxuan suddenly thought of something, and took out a copper hairpin from his bosom, handed it to Zhao Laosan and said, "This is what the Third Young Master's old friend asked me to pass on to you."

"This, this is." Zhao Laosan stared at the copper hairpin, tears welling up in his eyes.

His hands trembled as he slowly took the copper hairpin from Li Daoxuan.

He held the copper hairpin tightly in his hand, looked at it carefully in front of his eyes, and then looked at Li Daoxuan excitedly, suppressing his inner emotions and asked: "I wonder where Taoist Li got this copper hairpin from."

"Of course it's in your house." Li Daoxuan smiled softly. "It was also someone who used to be in your house who asked me to pass it on to the Third Young Master."

"Thank you, Taoist priest." Zhao Laosan choked up.

(End of this chapter)