1216: Chapter 1209: Amulet 1216: Chapter 1209: Amulet Having set aside his lancholy, Luo’er saw an airboat sweeping over his head from afar, which then docked at the Rivermouth Skyport south of Lipei City.
That must have been the airboat from Helros, and tomorrow they would embark on this airboat to Helros, before boarding the Helrandum to the distant and unknown East Continent.
The next day, the Advance Team gathered at the southern skyport of the city, awaiting the arrival of Zhuyan Yu while also saying their final goodbyes to those around them.
In just a few years, none of the five mbers of the Advance Team were alone; Hu Daoke was tearfully saying goodbye to his young wife, and Feron, accompanied by a group of villagers from ila Village, ca to see off Baiyue and Taran.
After several years of developnt, the rabbit-eared villagers of ila Village finally didn’t have to live in anxiety every day because they were protected by a strong regional governnt.
Once, they had lost half of their population, but recalling that period now seed like another lifeti.
On Luo’er’s side, he was saying goodbye to his sister, Luoya.
Luo Qishan, due to health reasons, couldn’t risk coming to Lipei, so he had entrusted Luoya to relay his words.
“Grandpa said, you need to be careful and not stir up trouble anymore, complete the mission and co back early, don’t linger…” Luoya relayed Luo Qishan’s words emotionlessly.
“I know, once the mission is complete, I’ll co back early,” Luo’er nodded gently.
Listening to his response, Luoya took a deep breath, then unexpectedly hugged him tightly, resting her head on his chest, her eyelids heavy as she murmured, “Make sure to co back soon.”
When interacting with outsiders, Luoya still displayed her tsundere character, but Luo’er was an exception.
Once she accepted him as her brother, Luoya could easily and unburdened share her feelings with him.
“I know,” Luo’er gently patted her back, his voice soothing, “It’s just that you have to continue looking after grandpa on my behalf.”
“That’s what I am supposed to do, only you took it from ,” Luoya muttered.
“Ah, I’m so jealous of you, I want to hug Luo’er like that too,” Tangmo, who was nearby, sighed with envy.
“I’m his real sister,” Luoya responded, blinking her large eyes.
“I definitely don’t want to beco Luo’er’s real sister,” Tangmo narrowed her eyes, a cunning smile appearing, “otherwise, how could I marry him?”
“You…” To her surprise, Luoya’s face was just as thick as Luo’er’s, and she blushed instantly upon hearing those words.
“Momo, don’t say such things in front of her,” Luo’er glared at her, complaining.
“Yes, yes,” Tangmo shrugged, her eyes smiling, “you siblings really are close, both thick-skinned.”
After letting go of Luo’er, he was imdiately entangled by Tangmo.
Luoya’s blush hadn’t faded when she slowly approached Cheng Ziang, who preemptively said with a smile, “I’ll be careful, you don’t need to worry about , I’ll co to see you when I get back.”
“Who wants you to see , annoying,” Luoya’s face turned even redder, huffing, “you better die over there!”
“That really hurts my feelings…” Cheng Ziang replied.
“Hmph…” Luoya looked down, sowhat sheepishly, and after a long pause, she finally said, “Just make sure you protect my brother and bring him back to safely.”
“What about ?” Cheng Ziang asked.
“You co back with him!” Luoya replied impatiently.
“Ah, I see,” Cheng Ziang grinned mischievously, then narrowing his eyes, he added, “So it ans even if I co back with broken arms, legs, or blind in both eyes, as long as I return, that’s okay, right?”
“You…” Luo Ya lifted her head to look at him, saw his mischievously smiling face, and imdiately realized she had been teased.
Incensed, she shouted, “You should just die over there!”
After saying that, she turned around and left without looking back.
Realizing he had ssed up, Cheng Ziang tried to follow her but was imdiately stopped by Yalunte, who appeared in front of him.
“Can’t you two just talk nicely?
I do really like that girl, Luo Ya,” Yalunte said earnestly.
“You’re old enough, why stir up trouble?” Cheng Ziang gave him a look and spoke irritably.
“Co on, settle down, have a child early.
Our family has only had one child per generation.
If sothing were to happen to you, our line would end there.
We have to keep the line going,” Yalunte said thodically.
“You…” Cheng Ziang was so exasperated by his words that he was lost for words.
“Ah, let’s drop that topic,” Yalunte said, pulling Cheng Ziang into a corner.
He then looked around, lowered his voice, and spoke, “This ti you are going to war, so I’ve specially prepared an amulet for you.
Wear it, and it will surely turn misfortune into good luck when you face danger.”
As he spoke, Yalunte took a pendant out of his pocket and handed it to Cheng Ziang.
Cheng Ziang stared at it, squinting and deep in thought for a long while, suddenly realizing sothing, and he asked wide-eyed, “Isn’t this…”
“This is your great grandmother’s Residing Crystal.
I specifically dug it up from our ancestral grave for you.
If you run into danger, just call on your great grandmother, and she will definitely protect you,” Yalunte said in a hushed tone.
“You really are…” Even though he had anticipated that he would do such a thing, Cheng Ziang was still in shock.
“I know, I know, I’m just the world’s number one filial descendant,” Yalunte waved his hand as he spoke, “Don’t rush to scold .
This was also your great grandmother’s wish.
The last ti I visited the grave, I reasoned with her, and she eventually agreed to stop guarding her lover and start protecting her descendants.”
“But if she’s gone, what will beco of that grave?” Cheng Ziang asked, eyes wide.
“Oh, I blew it up,” Yalunte answered nonchalantly.
“You…
ha, ha, ha…” Hearing Yalunte’s description, Cheng Ziang didn’t know what to say.
Though furious to the extre, he couldn’t help but burst out laughing, tears streaming down his face.
After all, Yalunte was a person from the Otherworld.
Although he had learned a lot about Han culture, at his core, he was still a man of the Otherworld, so he couldn’t understand Cheng Ziang’s feelings.
Cheng Ziang, who grew up in a Confucian cultural circle, held great respect for his ancestors.
Yalunte’s actions of disturbing the ancestors and exploding the family tombs were, in his view, nothing short of heinous—a cri that in ancient tis would have warranted dismbernt.
In so ways, Yalunte was a typical utilitarian.
Anything useful, regardless of religious or ethical considerations, could be employed.
Since his ancestors were demigods, why not use them to protect his son and make use of their remaining powers?
“Don’t rush to scold .
Everything I did was approved by your great grandmother.
It was with her consent that I was able to summon her, and with her agreent, I dared to blow up the tomb.
If she hadn’t agreed, how could I have dared to be so presumptuous?” Seeing Cheng Ziang’s expression, Yalunte quickly explained.
“Just because she allowed it, you dared to commit such an act of insubordination?” Cheng Ziang wiped his tears and asked sternly.
“I talked with her for a long ti.
She wanted to guard her loved one because there were people coveting the treasures in the tomb.
So, I just said that blowing up the entrance would solve everything, that way no one would be able to get in from outside, and she could leave to protect her own descendants.
After all, protecting her descendants is very important as well, isn’t it?
Why else would they have children?” Yalunte explained patiently.
“I really am…” Cheng Ziang still felt speechless.
“Alright, alright, I know you’re upset, but your great grandmother is already here, so just take her with you to protect you.
Otherwise, now that the tomb is blown up, it’s practically impossible to return her there, and you can’t just leave her lying around.
If the crystal is damaged, your great grandmother might truly pass on, and you wouldn’t want that, right?”
Hearing his words, Cheng Ziang grabbed the pendant from Yalunte’s hand, clutching it tightly and glaring at him as he spoke, “I’m taking this to protect my great grandmother.
If this pendant ended up in your hands, who knows what insane things you could possibly do with it.”
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