Volume 1: Spring in Wulong Town Chapter 206: Star, Shadow, Rising Stars on Both Lists
Manager Li raised his head and looked at Tang Zheng with his blurry eyes.
He was still calling his ancestor's name, and his eyes with bloodshot tears vaguely recognized Tang Zheng in front of him. He knew that he was about to die, but as a dying man, what else did Tang Zheng have to show him?
Tang Zheng took out a notebook in front of Manager Li and Tang Boyuan.
The notebook was dark blue in color, with the remaining star power fluctuations of the moon.
Manager Li glared with his bloodshot eyes: "Ancestor... Ancestor..."
Tang Zheng nodded: "Yes, when we massacred the Hidden Blue Villa, we went to the old man's room and took a look. This is his notebook."
Manager Li laughed out loud, "I'm about to die. Can you show me his notes? Hahahaha...hahahaha..."
Everyone in Tangjiabao also looked puzzled.
Even if Manager Li has now obtained the lifelong cultivation secrets of the Lan family’s ancestor, so what?
Could it be that Tang Zheng wanted to save Manager Li’s life?
But Tang Zheng immediately shattered their imagination: "Before you die, take a look at what's written on page 27?"
Manager Li rubbed his bloodshot eyes and flipped through the notebook quickly.
Only then did he realize that this notebook not only contained the Lan family ancestor's experience in cultivation, but was also a notebook for taking notes.
"The twelfth month of the Guihai year... the seventh day..." Steward Li pressed his eyes almost to the notebook before he could make out the familiar small characters written by the Lan family's ancestor. "The old man announced in the meeting hall today that in two months, Brother Lan Liang will inherit the entire Yinlan Villa, and Sister Lan Qing will marry the eldest son of the Qintian Sect... They have won the final victory, but I will lose everything. I will be thrown to a distant estate by them to fend for myself..."
Page twenty-seven is the record of the Lan family’s ancestor when he was young.
Even Tang Boyuan and others who were listening nearby could hear his anxiety and restlessness between the lines.
Manager Li's hands were shaking. He knew that more than 30 years ago, his biological parents' names were Lan Liang and Lan Qing...
But what his ancestors always told him was that they were friendly brothers and loving sisters, so they raised him at all costs.
Manager Li continued to stick his notes and read them word by word: "Today is a grand banquet. Xia Qi, the eldest son of the Qintian Sect... He is really a young talent. He and Sister Lan Qing are really a good match when they stand together... But, hehe, they will not be so good match soon..."
Manager Li continued to flip through the pages. His eyes became increasingly blurred, so it was extremely difficult for him to recognize each word...
"I've already put the drug in their wine. Now it all depends on how my brother Lan Liang performs."
"It's been a long time since the evening, why is there still no news? I'm so panicked. This is the only chance, and the last chance..."
Manager Li flipped through the pages quickly. After this point, the ancestor of the Lan family did not continue writing. The next many pages were all his experiences in cultivation.
If it were in the past, he would definitely regard these cultivation experiences as treasures, not letting go of a single word and studying them carefully.
But, he is dying...
Moreover, there were things he wanted to know more than the experience of cultivation!
It was not until he turned a few more pages that he found another record about him: "The old man was so angry that he fell seriously ill. Today he finally got a little better. Sister Lan Qing didn't dare to tell him that she was pregnant. Brother Lan Liang wanted to abort the child, but Sister disagreed. They had a big fight over it. However, no one cares about their affairs anymore. They have lost their power. Who will care about them?"
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A dozen pages later, Manager Li's eyes came even closer: "The child that I created was finally born. Sister Lan Qing died... The old man finally announced that from now on, Yinlan Villa is mine! That child... Oh, that child, he helped me a lot, hahahahaha."
Manager Li kept flipping through the notebook until he finished reading it.
Then, his face, which had already become old due to the absorption of his bloodline power, became even more unbearable to look at.
A man who is only in his thirties now looks no different from the Lan family's ancestor in age...
Manager Li loosened his grip, and the notebook slipped from his hand. A strange smile that was hard to describe appeared on his face: "It turns out that since the moment I was born, I was destined to be used!"
His birth was planned by the ancestor of the Lan family, and his death was also due to the ancestor of the Lan family absorbing his bloodline power.
From birth to death, he had no idea what he had been living his entire life for...
When Tang Zheng saw that he had finished reading, he said, "Okay, you can be free now."
As soon as he finished speaking, Manager Li closed his eyes.
His body fell limply to the ground, unable to move at all.
Manager Li is dead.
Not only did the body experience aging and death in extreme pain, but the spirit was also equally painful.
"Master." Just as Tang Zheng was watching the servants of Tangjiabao carrying his body away, a disciple of Tangjiabao ran over and said, "Grandpa Ghost wants you to come over!"
"Oh?" Tang Zheng smiled thoughtfully, "Ghost Grandpa?"
"Well, he said that he and Azhi will leave Wulong Town in three days!"
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In the battle at Tangjiabao, Ghost Grandpa did not take action. Of course, Tang Zheng still had a smile on his face when he met him.
"Thank you very much to Grandpa Gui and little Azhi for working together to protect your small courtyard, making it the 'only' surviving building in Tangjiabao. On behalf of this 'small' courtyard, and the flowers, plants, birds, insects and ants in it, thank you for your hard work and dedication!" Tang Zheng expressed his gratitude very enthusiastically.
Ah Zhi blushed when he heard Tang Zheng emphasize the word "one" and said, "I..."
But the ghost grandfather remained calm and said with a smile: "You're welcome, this is what we should do!"
Tang Zheng was not surprised by Ghost Grandpa's answer.
What Azhi and Ghost Grandpa "should" do is to protect this courtyard. Nearly half of the servants of Tangjiabao did not have time to reach the door and were taken under the protection of the Chongshan Battle Group. They all escaped the disaster in this courtyard.
Of course, Tang Zheng could have brought Azhi along with him all the way.
Because whenever Azhi was in danger, Ghost Grandpa would have to take action.
But countless missions in his previous life told him that if he played such low-level tricks with strong people of unequal strength, the result would definitely be miserable for him!
When it comes to life and death, he still has to choose a solution that is more under his control.
"Hmph, you made such trouble, isn't it just because you're stupid?" Azhi said with a dark face.
"Why are we the ones who are stupid ?" Tang Zhengdao said.
"We were going to leave a long time ago. Why do you think we stayed so long..." Azhi turned his head away.
Azhi is still too young and he is unable to save Tangjiabao by himself.
But apart from protecting him, Ghost Grandpa has no subordinate relationship with him and does not obey him. He has no right to order Ghost Grandpa to do anything.
From Azhi's perspective, Tang Zheng taught him a lot of things, and if he had the ability, he would definitely take action to save Tangjiabao.
But Grandpa Gui doesn’t owe Tangjiabao anything, nor does he owe Tang Zheng anything.
"Oh? You stayed here on purpose?" Tang Zheng narrowed his eyes.
"I'm too lazy to talk to you so much..." Azhi turned his head and walked to the side.
"Hohohoho." Ghost Grandpa laughed again.
Tang Zheng came over with a pair of big dark circles under his eyes, and of course he didn't come here on purpose to argue with Azhi.
He glanced at Ah Zhi, shook his head, and then looked at Ghost Grandpa: "It's all over. You didn't call me here just to say goodbye, did you?"
"Of course not." Ghost Grandpa smiled and handed him another Shadow King Order.
However, this Shadow King Order is different from the four Shadow King Orders Tang Zheng already has in his hand - it is a two-star one.
Afterwards, he took out two identical three-star Shadow King Orders.
Tang Zheng looked at the two three-star Shadow King Tokens: "Are they all mine?"
"The first two-star Shadow King Order, congratulations on your advancement from the one-star list of the Shadow Powerful List to the two-star list. It was given to you by Yingshan, and the second one is because you killed a three-star guest official in the Hidden Blue Villa. He was on Yingshan's bounty list. These two three-star Shadow King Orders are your reward!" Ghost Grandpa explained, "You deserve them all."
"How high can I rank on the two-star Shadow List now?" Tang Zheng was not polite and directly put away two three-star Shadow King Orders, one two-star Shadow King Order, and his previous four one-star Shadow King Orders. "Is there a top 100?"
"Congratulations, you've made it into the top 10,000 on the two-star list." Ghost Grandpa said, "Because you have the life of a three-star expert in your hands, and you killed a three-star monster, you're ranked relatively high..."
"There are still 10,000 two-star warriors stronger than me in Xingyao Continent?"
"Oh, but I heard that you have been included in the Human Star List of the Star Powerful List!" Ghost Grandpa said with a smile.
"There are only 10,000 people on the Star Power List. Even three-star warriors can't get in, right? How can I possibly get in?" Tang Zheng frowned.
"Maybe it's because..." Grandpa Ghost stroked his beard and laughed, "I killed one person every 10 steps, and left no trace in a thousand miles. When the work is done, I will leave, hiding my achievements and fame..."
"That's not a poem I wrote, so how can it count?"
"Who knows? It's not surprising that the extra points for the Xingyao Powerful List are pretentious and mysterious."
Tang Zheng put away the Shadow King Order, did not say thank you, and stood up to leave.
Ah Zhi turned around and called out, "Hey!"
Tang Zheng smiled and asked, "What's wrong?"
"You...you just left like that..." Azhi jumped up and down.
"Oh? I got my stuff, can't I just leave like this?" Tang Zheng looked at his clothes, "Or... is there something you haven't finished talking about?"
"Of course I have something to say!" Azhi jumped off the bed, pouted, and jumped in front of Tang Zheng.
