Chapter 154: Return! Prepare to See the Old Man
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
After several hours of orderly arrangements, the coffins of the Zhang father and son were carried to a cemetery on the hillside.
The faint morning sunlight bathed the land in a hazy glow.
Li Yidao could tell through location detection that this spot wasn’t considered an auspicious Feng Shui location, but it was decent enough for burial, with ample space.
However, Li Yidao couldn’t shake the feeling that something was amiss.
Everything about this village was just too strange, especially the behavior of its residents.
“Young sir, the coffins are about to be buried. Do you have any other arrangements?”
A middle-aged man in a Chinese tunic suit approached Li Yidao with a smiling face. However, the wrinkles on his skin made even his smile seem eerie.
Li Yidao shook his head gently.
Everything that needed to be done had already been completed.
He had made the necessary arrangements.
Perhaps it was Zhang Goudan’s death that caused the scarecrow’s ghostly presence to disappear, but everything was surprisingly quiet during the funeral.
As the coffins were lowered into the graves, the funeral reached its final moments.
Everything was eerily quiet.
There were no tears, and no commotion.
It remained peaceful until the last handful of earth covered the graves, marking the end of the funeral.
Once the funeral concluded, the group of people orderly began to return to the village.
The elderly man who had spoken to Li Yidao earlier approached him with a smile.
Their eyes met.
“Young man, you should return where you came from. Don’t go back to the village.”
After uttering these two sentences, the old man didn’t wait for Li Yidao’s response.
He turned and followed the others, leaving Li Yidao standing alone.
Li Yidao watched the receding crowd and the distant village.
His expression was silent, but he didn’t follow them back.
That old man… gave him a sense of unease.
It made him feel like he couldn’t read the situation.
What puzzled Li Yidao the most right now was the tall scarecrow that had been at the village entrance.
When they left the village, Li Yidao noticed that it seemed… injured?
Well, that was the only way to describe it.
It was as if the straw that made up its body had been cut, which, for a scarecrow, could be considered an iniurv.
After three hours of traveling, Li Yidao boarded a return plane. He chose not to take a train this time, as he didn’t want to experience another derailment.
This time, he took a large plane.
After all, the other side couldn’t be so audacious as to target an aircraft.
Fortunately… they weren’t that audacious yet.
Perhaps their peculiar organization had its limits.
When Li Yidao set foot on the soil of Jiang City, he finally felt a true sense of relief.
This journey had been surreal, even though he had prepared for it.
But when he encountered this unknown world, he couldn’t help feeling a bit anxious.
It seemed like he still had a lot of room for improvement in terms of his abilities.
When Li Yidao boarded the plane, the atmosphere at Unit 36 headquarters was anything but relaxed.
It was the same group of people as before, but this time, their demeanor was entirely different, and the entire meeting room was filled with a heavy silence.
After what felt like an eternity, Elder Liang finally spoke up, “Based on the information we’ve gathered from this operation, it’s safe to say that Li Yidao came out on top in his encounter with that organization. However, they have already begun to take other actions. It’s time for us to make a statement.”
Elder Liang’s gaze swept across everyone in the room.
All of them wore expressions of deep thought and silence.
Establishing a profound collaboration with Li Yidao was now out of the question for Unit 36.
However, if they allowed that organization to make a move without intervening, they couldn’t help but feel a shiver down their spines at the thought of the entity behind Li Yidao.
If Li Yidao had indeed been dealt with by another organization right under their noses… Unit 36, and even the forces supporting them, would not be able to withstand the wrath of that entity.
“Is no one going to speak?”
Elder Liang’s voice remained calm but carried a hint of sarcasm.
“Since no one is speaking, I’ll say it then,” he continued.
“Starting today, we need to have complete knowledge of all actions by the Sakura organization. Effective surveillance must be placed on every member of their personnel entering our territory.”
“If their true target is Li Yidao, we must spare no effort to prevent any danger,” Elder Liang emphasized.
“At least for now, we need to do this. Our organization is at a crucial stage, and if we offend that lunatic again, it would be catastrophic for us.”
Elder Liang laid out his thoughts in one go.
Many of those present frowned, and some appeared hesitant to speak but ultimately held their silence.
Seeing their expressions, Elder Liang didn’t hide his mocking demeanor.
“Since there’s no opposition, this is the decision then.”
With that, he rose and left without acknowledging the others.
Each of them felt a sense of reluctance, but none dared to challenge the lunatic in this matter.
So, they all resigned themselves to the situation.
Li Yidao exited the taxi, dragging his weary body, facing the evening glow.
In silence, he pushed open the door of the funeral shop.
For some reason, it was only when he returned to his own shop that he felt at ease.
“Ding…”
A familiar sound rang out.
Hmm…
After all, Zhang Ermao was a customer he had been following.
Once again, he completed the system’s follow-up mission.
The rewards came as usual…
However, before Li Yidao could check his rewards, the voice of Sister Zhou came from behind him.
“Brother Dao, you’re back,” she said. “Uh, after you left, an old man came looking for you.
“He said that he wants you to visit him after you return.”
“An old man?” Li Yidao looked puzzled. “What’s his last name?”
This time, it was Li Xinting beside Sister Zhou who answered, “We asked him what his name was, but he didn’t say. He just said that once the old man came back, you would know.”
Hearing the three words “old man,” Li Yidao’s expression of confusion instantly changed.
He hadn’t heard those three words in a long time.
Did that old man really come back?
“Oh, and…” Li Xinting hesitated for a moment. “The old man said not to worry, he won’t break your leg…”
At this point, both Sister Zhou and Li Xinting looked at Li Yidao, waiting for his
reaction.
After all, if the old man didn’t hesitate to break Brother Dao’s legs, he was definitely not a simple person!
Li Yidao was speechless.
“Did he ask about my sister?” Li Yidao asked with a frown. The two girls nodded subconsciously at the same time.
Li Yidao’s eyes were filled with helplessness.
He couldn’t avoid it anyway.
He lost Li Yinuo, so it was strange if the old man didn’t break his legs!
But he still needed to go.
There were also some things he needed to ask the old man about.
Moreover, there was something in the box that needed the old man’s handling.
The bronze mirror…
It was time to deal with it.
The old man seemed to have a set way of dealing with these strange and supernatural items!
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