Zhao Yi: "It's rare to meet an old friend, so stay here with him for a few more days."

Old Tian: "I'd still like to go out and explore Jiang with you, young master. I'm old, but I can help you carry some burdens. They're younger and stronger than me, but at critical moments, they don't dare to act."

"But, I promised Li that I'd rent you to him for some time."

"This..."

"For the completion and enhancement of the Zhao family's cultivation technique and also to pave the way when I take charge after our journey ends, Old Tian, endure a bit more."

"Young master, I'm willing. Besides, living here isn't tiring, it's quite enjoyable every day. But there are the herbs from our family's garden and those you need, young master..."

"Use the herbs here, let our family garden grow a bit more." Zhao Yi looked down at the large patch of seedlings already sprouting from the ground, "It's truly a Feng Shui treasure land, the herbs grow exceptionally fast."

"It's doable, but young master, supplying herbs for two teams, I'm afraid I won't make it in time."

"You just need to handle ours, for the other side... give that young girl some pointers."

"Miss Qin?"

"Yes."

"Understood, young master. I will learn more from her."

"Old Tian, why so little confidence?"

"Young master, you don't know, I've faced quite a setback recently."

"I know, because your young master, me, was crushed a long time ago."

Zhao Yi turned around to look at Li Zhiyuan standing on the dam, wondering if he should go to the Peach Forest to apologize and greet him.

Unexpectedly, Li wasn't looking at him.

Sensing his gaze, Li Zhiyuan raised his hand and pointed towards the Peach Forest.

Zhao Yi turned, in the once calm Peach Forest, the wind began to blow.

Old Tian lowered his voice, "Young master, this wind has been blowing intermittently since dinner."

Zhao Yi's eyes widened gradually, he darted over, flipped up onto the dam, and stood beside Li Zhiyuan.

Li Zhiyuan: "The wind is strong, inform your men at home to pay attention to safety." 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

Zhao Yi took out his mobile phone and started dialing.

The call was answered by Chen Jing, his tone was full of fatigue, during this period he soaked in medicinal baths daily, akin to daily Washing Marrow and Cutting Scripture.

"Chen Jing."

"Brother Yi, I'm here."

"Are Sun Yan and Xu Ming with you?"

"They're in their own rooms."

"Go tell them that I said, from now on, activate the medicine garden array, and until I return, don't leave the garden!"

"Understood!"

After hanging up, Zhao Yi's expression became solemn, as things were progressing more swiftly and severely than he imagined.

Li Zhiyuan: "Did you make sure to remind them?"

Zhao Yi: "Yes, I've instructed them."

Li Zhiyuan: "You should remind them a few more times."

Zhao Yi: "I know, the quality of my men isn't as high as yours, but they're not stupid."

Li Zhiyuan: "It's not about being smart or not, it's that there's no cover outside Nantong."

Zhao Yi picked up the mobile phone again, dialing a number, unable to connect.

"Seems the array is already activated, it's fine."

Li Zhiyuan: "I've fulfilled my obligation to remind."

Zhao Yi: "So have I."

The wind in the Peach Forest subsided again at that moment.

Zhao Yi: "Indeed, once such entities are swept into the tide, everything becomes different."

Li Zhiyuan: "Hmm."

Zhao Yi: "If I hadn't forcibly sacrificed those things, would it not be so absurd?"

Li Zhiyuan shook his head and said, "Your choice was correct given the circumstances, I never blamed you for that decision; besides, it was Yin Meng who set up the ceremony, and Tan Wenbin encouraged you to forcibly start the sacrifice."

Zhao Yi pointed to the offering table at the corner of the dam, suggesting, "Why don't we call Yin Meng and perform another sacrifice, and repeat what you just told me to them?"

Li Zhiyuan: "Explaining now is meaningless, do you still fantasize about the Great Emperor retracting his decision? A ruler's words are not said in jest."

Zhao Yi: "Then I was really wronged."

Li Zhiyuan: "But I didn't ask you to tell the Great Emperor 'don't reject the goodwill,' so think it over, at least you had your say."

Zhao Yi: "Can't it be avoided?"

Li Zhiyuan: "I've deduced it, avoiding is not worth it, it's better to face it directly."

Zhao Yi: "Gamble with life and death."

Li Zhiyuan: "It's more than just life and death, we're not traveling miles to Fengdu to ask the Great Emperor to overturn a cup."

Zhao Yi: "First we need to see if we can get to Fengdu, then after arriving, see if we can reach the Great Emperor. To have a chance at life and death, the prerequisite is qualifying to be on that game table."

Li Zhiyuan: "Are you sleeping here or at home?"

Zhao Yi: "I'll go back with you, sleep in the coffin."

"No empty coffins."

"No worries, I've arranged with Ah You, he's switching with me tonight, you know, Ah You is a good person."

The two started heading back.

Zhao Yi asked, "Do you regret it, provoking Them?"

Li Zhiyuan: "Time can't be reversed, I have no choice."

The youth couldn't go back to the past, avoid meeting Yin Meng, agreeing to Yin Meng's grandfather's request, nor stop researching to restore the Yin Family's Twelve Skills.

As for the wave of Dream Ghosts, he had even less choice, as others planned to eradicate him early, he used Yin Meng's bloodline to summon the Great Emperor to break the killing game.

Zhao Yi: "I meant, do you regret not showing more respect to the Great Emperor?"

Li Zhiyuan: "Like the Great Emperor doesn't care if His bloodline lives worse than a dog, do you think the Great Emperor really cares if I respect Him?"