Out of courtesy, Fourth Uncle placed his hands on Tan Wenbin's hand, which was holding the lighter.

The moment their hands touched.

Tan Wenbin's shoulders instantly went cold, and the cries of two infants suddenly rang out!

With this stimulus, he immediately entered the Yin realm.

After entering the Yin realm, in his vision, Fourth Uncle's ears turned into two centipedes coiled there.

These two centipedes seemed to sense being watched, turned their bodies to look at Tan Wenbin, ready to pounce.

Tan Wenbin quickly let go, and the Yin realm state was lifted.

The cigarette in Fourth Uncle's mouth also fell to the ground.

Thinking about how this table of dishes was made by this guy, Tan Wenbin suddenly recalled the grilled pork skin and boiled shrimp he had absentmindedly eaten the first time he visited Mr. Li's house years ago.

He immediately reached out to pull Zhou Yunyun up as Fourth Uncle stood by the exit, and he dragged Zhou Yunyun to run into the residential area behind.

"Hey, what's wrong, what's wrong?" Luo Mingzhu was somewhat bewildered.

Fourth Uncle reached out and placed his hand on Luo Mingzhu's head, and with a "clang," Luo Mingzhu immediately fainted, collapsing onto the ground, overturning the small table, and shattering the bowls and plates.

But it seemed that the nearby tables of guests saw nothing, continuing to eat and drink.

Fourth Uncle's expression darkened as he entered the kitchen and came out holding two kitchen knives, directly pursuing into the residential area.

...

Li Zhiyuan got off the bus at the school gate and walked into the school.

He entered the residential area and went into the affordable store.

Lu Yi was sitting behind the store counter and greeted Li Zhiyuan: "Hey, Brother Genius."

He's been calling Li Zhiyuan that since the beginning, and later, seeing Tan Wenbin and Yin Meng also calling Li Zhiyuan "Brother," he continued with the term.

"Where's Meng Meng?"

Lu Yi: "Run Sheng suggested Meng Meng go shopping with her best friend this morning, she probably won't be back until the evening."

"Then where's Brother Runshen?"

"Run Sheng was here, but that fellow villager, Sun Hua, right? The one Run Sheng calls Marquis Hua, had some bad luck today. When he came over this morning and reached here..."

Lu Yi leaned out and pointed at the steps outside.

"As he waved and shouted 'Marquis Runsheng,' he slipped, 'bang,' hit his head on the steps, and bled a lot.

Run Sheng bandaged him up and borrowed a tricycle from the cafeteria to take him to the hospital, hasn't returned yet.

I cleaned up the blood on the ground."

"Is he alright?"

"Shouldn't be anything serious, except for the excessive bleeding, but concerning matters of the head, who can say for sure? It's better to go to the hospital for a proper check and peace of mind."

Li Zhiyuan nodded.

Run Sheng didn't take him to the school infirmary but to a big hospital outside because Run Sheng knows well that Miracle Doctor Fan can only treat people with unusual constitutions like him and Lin Shuyou.

If ordinary people have major issues and are brought to Fan Shulin for rescue, it not only harms the patients but also tarnishes the miracle doctor.

It's just that this accident seemed a bit too coincidental.

Especially when he confirmed receiving the River Spray, there was also an incident around his companions.

"Brother Lu Yi, can you page them for me, Meng Meng, Tan Wenbin, Run Sheng, try to get them all to return to school now."

Last time when buying a car, with the remaining money, I got pagers for everyone.

Li Zhiyuan also had one in his backpack.

"Sure, I'll page them for you."

Lu Yi picked up the receiver and made a call to the paging station.

Li Zhiyuan walked back to the dormitory, opened the dorm room door, and saw Lin Shuyou sitting at the desk, memorizing the "formula table."

Every time Tan Wenbin went to find Zhou Yunyun, Lin Shuyou would be temporarily left unattended by Tan Wenbin.

So, Tan Wenbin had gone out.

It's not wrong, to let everyone maintain normal social interactions to find clues and hints as planned.

"Brother Xiao Yuan, you're back, have you eaten?"

"I've eaten." Li Zhiyuan paused, "How's the memorizing going?"

"Pretty good... Combining formulas and actions, I'm working on it."

"Keep up the effort."

Lin Shuyou: "Got it! Understood!"

"Also, don't leave this dorm room for now."

Lin Shuyou: "Understood! Got it!"

Li Zhiyuan closed the dorm room door and left.

As he descended the stairs, his pace noticeably quickened, and he returned to the affordable store, standing at the entrance, pointing at the phone to Lu Yi.

Lu Yi shrugged and shook his head, indicating that he had paged them all, but no one had called back yet.

Either there wasn't a phone booth nearby, and they were looking for one, or they temporarily couldn't call back, possibly even unable to receive the message.

A sentence once told to him by Wei Zhengdao under the peach tree suddenly echoed in Li Zhiyuan's mind:

"He suspected that the relentless blasphemy against the Heavenly Dao would ultimately provoke its true disdain."

Li Zhiyuan went to Liu Yumei's house.

He opened the courtyard door, pulled open the sliding door, and Alii was sitting on the bed.

Although after he appeared, the girl immediately turned her head to look at him, her eyes bright.

But it was clear she had been absent-minded before.

Li Zhiyuan reached out to Alii, but this time, Alii did not give her hand.

"Alii, give me your hand."

The girl shook her head.

Li Zhiyuan smiled: "You don't trust me?"

Alii hesitated.

Li Zhiyuan raised his right hand, opening it to Alii, and with the index finger of his left hand, he tapped his right palm.

The old burn had long healed, not even leaving a scar.

But Alii evidently knew what this meant.

The girl, seemingly making up her mind, finally extended her hand.

Li Zhiyuan took her hand and closed his eyes.

Then opened them again.

The familiar bungalow, with a table full of broken tablets behind it.

Outside the threshold, the white mist, which had retreated after the incidents with Granny Yu and Big Fish, was now approaching the doorstep, stopping just a meter away.

From the white mist came all manner of sounds: laughter, anger, curses, teasing, creating a stifling pressure.

Li Zhiyuan stepped out over the threshold.

The voices in the white mist fell silent all at once.

They were, ultimately, afraid.

Li Zhiyuan reached out to pull out the white lantern stuck in the wall crack.

Let me see,

this time,

what on earth it is!

Li Zhiyuan grabbed the lantern pole, swinging the lantern into the white mist ahead.

Soon, a forceful grip was transmitted.

It grabbed hold, strong, with apparent provocation, continually intensifying, one layer upon another, incrementally increasing.

Li Zhiyuan's feet were dragged forward.

Suddenly, Li Zhiyuan deliberately released the force, allowing the lantern to slacken forward, and in the next instant, he regained strength, swinging fiercely back.

This time, the opponent's force significantly lessened, evidently unprepared for this tactic.

The thing within the white mist was pulled out by Li Zhiyuan.

One, two, three...

Seeing the long string being pulled out, Li Zhiyuan's expression grew solemn.

Because,

this wave,

brought five!

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