Chapter 70: What Happened After That (Part )

"My reputation for half a lifetime was ruined in one day. How could a genius like me, who is a descendant of the Wolong family, end up like this?" The little girl said self-admiringly. "It's all Aunt Xue's fault, it's all Aunt Xue's fault!"

Bai Li listened to the little girl's mumbling and just smiled and ignored her. With what she did, she deserved to learn a lesson. As for her image being ruined and her reputation being destroyed, a child doesn't have any reputation.

Ignoring the junior sister's mumbling, Bai Li looked at Li Daoxuan in the corner, bowed and nodded, then looked at the remaining martial arts people present.

"The beast has been killed, and the harm has been eliminated. I have said before that whoever gets there first will get it. We killed the beast, and the things found in the coffin belong to us. As for the other things in the cave, you can take whatever you like."

After hearing this, everyone smiled.

They had come here at the risk of their lives, so they naturally wanted to earn some money to return. There weren't many other things in the tomb of Prince Ming, but there were a lot of natural treasures, gold and silver jewelry. If they could just take out two pieces of gold, they would have enough for the rest of their lives.

As for Li Daoxuan's earth-shattering move just now, money is dazzling and wealth is intoxicating. Moreover, after taking the treasure, they will leave the world of martial arts and become strangers in the sea of ​​people. Who would care about this ten-year-old boy?
So amidst the commotion, the survivors began their own journey of harvesting.

But at this moment, the entire tomb was shaken. Perhaps a dragon turned over, turning the world upside down.

"what happened!"

"The earth dragon has turned over!!"

The people who hadn't picked up a few items yet cried out in fear, their hands moving faster and faster.

Li Daoxuan sat there without any concern, looking at the shaking tomb without any panic. He used a wisp of human fire to ignite the Taoist's body. Looking at the blazing fire, his face showed no joy or sadness.

"Aren't you going to grab some stuff and leave? This Longling is about to collapse."

A man's strong and hoarse voice came to his ears. Li Daoxuan turned his head and saw Wei An, the burly man in a yellow robe with wounds all over his body.

He covered his wound and stood in front of the burning corpse, not moving even when the earth shook. This kind of lower body skill is really amazing, it is hard to have without decades of practice. It also shows that Wei An's hard work is amazing, he can practice to the point where he can remain stable even when the sky shakes.

The part of Wei An's body that was scratched by the hairy zombie looked like it had been cut off by a knife, with a large piece of flesh missing, and the flesh was already burnt black, probably because it had been roasted by fire. This method of preventing the spread of corpse poison was really cruel, and I'm afraid only a man who had practiced to a certain level could be so cruel to himself.

"They are just some gold, silver and jewelry. How much can you take out?" Li Daoxuan shook his head and replied. He had already taken some of the more valuable things, as well as the flamboyant trees left by the Taoist priest. These things were enough, and there was no need to be too greedy.

"Heh, you are more knowledgeable than others." Wei An was surprised and praised him. "These people have been in the martial arts world for decades, but few of them have a broad mind like you. If you don't die in the future, you will definitely be praised by the world."

"...Thank you for your compliment." Li Daoxuan was a little embarrassed to be praised by Wei An. He was not a man of broad mind, and he could not carry too many things with him! If he was given the legendary Qiankun bag, he could empty Longling!
"Military Advisor, is he dead?" Wei An coughed lightly and found a place to sit down. He didn't care about the vibration in the Dragon Mausoleum, but just quietly watched the Taoist's burning body.

"He's dead, and he's burning." Li Daoxuan pointed at the corpse on fire and said to Wei An helplessly. The body is almost burnt, and you're still asking him if he's dead. He's just making small talk, trying to find a way to talk about his worries, right?

As he expected, Wei An continued to ask: "Did the military advisor say anything before he died?"

"Yes, he asked me to send his ashes back to Hangzhou."

"Hangzhou? That's fine." Wei An smiled. "It's time for fallen leaves to return to their roots. The military advisor hasn't been back for many years. He must have been tired all these years. It's better for him to die. He doesn't have to deal with so many troubles in the world anymore."

"..." Li Daoxuan didn't know what to say. After all, he was not familiar with the remnants of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Just now, Wei An was his enemy, but now they could sit together and talk, which was quite strange.

"This Righteous King never came back to life, and instead you had so many of your brothers killed by this so-called 'Righteous King'. Don't you feel regretful?"

Li Daoxuan couldn't help but ask out of curiosity. He also wanted to know what the yellow-robed people thought about this matter.

"Regret? Haha." Wei An couldn't help but laugh. "Now that things have come to this, what's the point of regret? It's just a useless emotion. It's just a pity that so many good brothers died." Wei An said, looking at the yellow-robed corpses lying on the high platform with melancholy. Those were the brothers who had been with him day and night, and now they have all gone to the underworld.

"Do they all have families?" Li Daoxuan asked again.

"Yes." Wei An nodded in response. "But the Manchu thieves are still here, so how can we have a home?"

"Have you seen the foreigners' powerful ships and cannons? Have you seen the people smoking opium in the streets and alleys? The world is so miserable, even if you return home, what will happen? Sooner or later, you will be affected by the disaster. If you don't change the world, who can live a stable life?"

Wei An's words left Li Daoxuan silent. He didn't expect that this group of Taiping remnants would think this way.

They did not feel any regret for the failure of King Yi's resurrection, but only regret that their wish was not fulfilled.

"Why don't you take some gold and silver out from here and settle the families of your dead brothers? Why don't you use the wealth here to do something within your ability? No matter what, it's better than doing nothing, right? At least your brothers and their families can live a better life." Li Daoxuan felt that Wei An's idea might be right, but he didn't quite agree with it.

It may not be easy to change the world, but it is a good thing to be able to make my brothers' families live a better life now.

"What's the point of a chaotic world?" Wei An murmured.

"Ten thousand years is too long, we must seize the day." Li Daoxuan suddenly said this, and Wei An was stunned for a long time after hearing it.

He stared at the gradually extinguishing fire on the ground and repeated himself in his mouth.

"ten thousand years is too long, fight for now."

"Seize the day."

"..."

He was silent for a long time, then raised his head and looked at Li Daoxuan: "I understand, thank you, kid. I had already made up my mind to die, but your words made me understand something. I can't repay such a kindness, please accept this."

Wei An handed over a blueprint with many symbols on it. Before Li Daoxuan could understand, the man in the yellow robe stood up and selected some gold, silver and jewelry from the burial objects. He packed them up and tied them up, then walked out of the tomb.

"You should leave quickly too, as this place is about to collapse. The military advisor said that once the formation he set up is broken, Longling will sink into the ground. If you don't get out soon, you will be trapped here for the rest of your life." Wei An waved at Li Daoxuan and walked towards the corridor without looking back.

"I'm sorry to trouble you with the military advisor's funeral. If you need help in the future, come to Fenghua to find me. I will accompany you through mountains of swords and seas of fire."

"..." Watching Wei An disappear, Li Daoxuan couldn't help but rub his head. Looking at the Taoist priest who had turned into ashes on the ground, he took off his coat and wrapped the ashes in it.

After all, it is human fire, and its burning speed is incomparable to ordinary fire, and not even a bone is left.

The ashes held in the hand look like dust on the ground.

Perhaps this is what our ancestors said, dust to dust, ashes to ashes.

"Ah, look at the kind of people you know. You didn't even want to clean up your ashes after you died, and you still need me to help you. This should be considered as a way to settle the cause and effect of me taking your things."

After Li Daoxuan collected the Taoist's ashes, he pulled himself together and staggered out of the tomb. He glanced back at the tomb and saw that those people were still desperately trying to snatch property.

"People die for money, and birds die for food." Li Daoxuan sneered and walked out of the tomb.

(End of this chapter)