Chapter 3, I am a good person, not a lecherous thief

Moreover, just a second before hanging up the phone, Li Guo suddenly heard a rough male voice shout from the other end: "Not good! They have grenades..."

Of course, what grandfather did naturally had its reasons; if it's gone, then it's gone. However, the old village chief's words were indeed well-spoken: one should not forget the well-digger when drinking water. This bank card was forcefully stuffed into Li Guo's pocket.

After Li Guo cleared his mind of the chaotic thoughts, he put on a fierce tone and said: "Your sister is already in my hands. If you know what’s good for you, refund me the rent for the past six months, or else... hehehe."

Is dinosaur meat acceptable? Probably not. However, the South China tiger is definitely not going to escape.

Unaware of how much time had passed, Li Guo vaguely heard a crisp voice reciting a poem: "The arrow chases the clouds and swans, the eagle follows the moon and the hare."

The hollow eyes of the bell tower's monster seemed to see as it turned back towards the little girl, smiling as if it believed it was warm.

However, he soon began to speculate wildly about whether the Li family village had struck gold or was involved in drug trafficking. With this spread of dishes laid out in the restaurant, it must cost at least ten to eighteen thousand. Yet the village chief claimed that time was tight and he hadn't had the chance to prepare; if he had been given half a month.

"Eh... Dad, your laugh is really disgusting." The little girl, unaware of the truth, only knew that Li Guo's laughter just now was very unpleasant

The little girl pouted: "This is what my mother always tells me."

"Uncle, please come in. I am not a member of the clan, so I cannot enter." The old man sent Li Guo to the door and did not step inside any further: "If you go in and are found to be a branch family member, you will be punished with a whip"

"Dad... let's pack up and go back tomorrow," the little girl said, looking at the table full of dishes, her eyes sparkling with delight. "This is much better than KFC."

The little girl did not know why she was so happy that she danced with joy, and the pitiful child who had just been trembling in the ancestral hall instantly became animated and full of life

However, Li Guo still asked why Li Family Village was so wealthy. The old village chief told Li Guo that when their ancestors passed away, they left behind 3,000 jin of gold for Li Family Village. The village used this gold to secure loans from the bank, contracted all the surrounding hills and reservoirs, and built more than twenty breeding farms. In less than ten years, every household had built villas.

Li Guo felt quite troubled

At night, the little girl absolutely refuses to sleep alone, insisting on staying in Li Guo's bed, demanding that he tell her the story of the Black Whirlwind's three battles against the White Bone Demon.

Zhuge Liang!" After Li Guo finished speaking, he hung up the phone with a snap, then looked kindly at the little girl and said: "Come, today Uncle will tell you the story of Zhuge Liang's three battles against the White Bone Spirit.

After leaving behind this single character, the strange person no longer spoke to Li Guo and gradually vanished into the dimly lit room

Li Guo also did not want to stay in such a strange place any longer. He quickly darted out of the dark shrine, carrying both a large box and a small box. The little girl, sensing the outside, also opened her eyes.

The little girl and Li Guo both choked on their food, reluctantly putting down their chopsticks.

This startled the little girl, who had just opened her eyes, so much that she let out a scream and buried her head into Li Guo's shoulder

In the evening, Li Guo enjoyed the most sumptuous meal he had had in the past six months, featuring shark fin, abalone, four happiness meatballs, and fish soup dumplings. Dishes from Shandong, Sichuan, and other regions such as Cantonese, Fujian, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hunan, and Anhui were all present. This was essentially a working meal prepared according to the standards of a Manchu-Han banquet

Sounds more like a ... gunfight

"You are the young master." The strange person stated succinctly: "Your son is also the young master"

Li Guo waved his hand decisively, rejecting the glimmering golden bank card. We are here to order food, not to accept money. Although we are poor, we must maintain our ambition even in poverty. As long as the heart is present, the dream remains. It is merely unemployment; at worst, we can start over from the beginning.

After a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, he slowly said: "Who is the one that defeated the White Bone Demon three times?"

Sensing the little girl shivering, Li Guo decided to quickly finish his tasks so he could return home to watch Happy Camp in the evening. Thus, relying on his memory, he quickened his pace and walked deeper into the ancestral hall.

You claim to be a Japanese girl, yet you do not speak of Momotaro or Urashima Taro, but rather about the three battles against the White Bone Demon. Fine, it's no issue to discuss, but when you mix it up and say the Black Whirlwind fought the White Bone Demon three times, do you have any sense of propriety?" At that moment, Li Guo directly called the landlady and loudly criticized her: "Do you understand the seriousness of the situation?"

Li Guo rolled up his sleeves, nodded seriously, and began to consider how to distribute the dishes on the table in a way that would be convenient to carry and prevent them from mixing flavors

Young master, you have finally arrived... The old man seemed to be blind, as he shouted this sentence towards the courtyard, while Li Guo was clearly on his left.

There are a box, another box, and yet another box; apart from their varying lengths, widths, and thicknesses, the materials and the appearance of their ages are all identical.

Is anyone there?" Li Guo shouted loudly, his echo startling the little girl, causing her to shiver all over

However, he soon came to terms with it; the bell tower's phantom is certainly better than the old predecessor residing in the ring, after all, the bell tower's phantom is still a person

"Dad... I'm scared." After seeing dozens of spirit tablets of various sizes placed on the altar in the ancestral hall, the little girl tightly grasped a finger of Li Guo's hand, biting her lip to prevent herself from crying.

Immediately following was a fierce shout filled with murderous intent: "Draw your sword!"

Li Guo looked up at the sky; the sun had indeed set in the west. Calculating the time, it was almost 5 PM. There was no real need to rush back, so he nodded in agreement to the suggestion of staying here for the night

You take her out to have a good time; I might have to work overtime tonight and won't be going back. The landlady didn't take Li Guo's threat seriously at all

The eerie corridor, with light coming only from the palm-sized sky of the skylight, is currently untouched by the sun. On both sides of the corridor, there are long padlocks, tarnished with verdigris and of indeterminate age, hanging on the doors. Only the door at the end stands wide open, gaping like a mouth.

Is there any significance in this? Li Guo slowly opened the beautifully framed ancient painting box and said: "These three boxes."

"Guo'er, where have you taken my precious?" The landlord's sister's voice remained sweet, and surprisingly, she showed no signs of panic. However, the background noise was somewhat strange, resembling the sound of firecrackers, characterized by an irregular series of bursts.

The village chief at the entrance was still waiting with his head bowed. Upon seeing Li Guo come out, he excitedly approached him: "Uncle, it's getting late. I've arranged some food for you; why not stay here for the night."

Li Guo saw his appearance and quietly reminded the little girl not to open her eyes. Then he complained to himself: "Why is there always a clock tower-like eccentric living in every old house?"

The secrets of heaven cannot be revealed; young master, it is better for you to comprehend them on your own! However, the strange old man changed his tone: "Is it a flower, or is it not a flower? Is it mist, or is it not mist? It comes at midnight and departs at dawn. It arrives like a fleeting spring dream, and leaves like morning clouds that cannot be found."

This made Li Guo hesitant to support, as it was unclear whether he was paying homage to himself or to his grandfather

After dinner, Li Guo boldly approached the village chief and asked if he could take the dishes home tomorrow. Although it was quite difficult to bring up, he knew that if he couldn't take them away, Xiao Xin would definitely cry her eyes out.

Li Guo shook his head, sighed, and took Xiao Xin inside. In his view, these rules were just as nonsensical as the English Level 4 and Level 6 exams. However, Xiao Xin was not stopped; it was likely that her earlier call of "Daddy" led everyone to believe that this little girl was Li Guo's daughter

The little girl with her eyes tightly shut shouted loudly: "I am a daughter! I am a girl!"

"Uncle... are you having such a hard time these days?" Upon hearing this, the village chief was almost moved to tears. Trembling, he took out a bank card from his pocket: "This is a token of respect from your nephew, it has no password, it's a credit card"

Bai Juyi! Having consumed a wealth of knowledge since childhood, Li Guo almost instinctively reported the author of this poem: "But what does this specifically mean?"

"I would rather play CS than come back to take care of the child," Li Guo complained, turning to look at the little girl: "Is she really your biological mother?"

Li Guo curiously fiddled with three boxes, two of which could be opened, while one he could not open no matter what.

As he slowly followed the bell tower's monster, the pace was very slow. Li Guo began to feel a hint of impatience, so he started to engage in a casual conversation with the creature: "I say, why do you call me 'young master'?"

"This is given to you by the old master. If you hadn't come today, you would have been expelled from the Li family." The strange person handed Li Guo three items in total

"Young Master, the Li family has been in decline for several hundred years. If you can revitalize the family business, this old servant would willingly die for it." After the old man finished speaking, he fell to the ground in worship, but this time, he still bowed to the courtyard.

Perpetrators shall face death

Li Guo picked up the little girl and gently patted her, saying, "Don't be afraid, close your eyes"

"Where does this story come from?" Li Guo racked his brain, but he could not recall anything about the Black Whirlwind's three encounters with the White Bone Demon.

Li Guo was completely taken aback at that moment. His grandfather had three thousand jin of gold, and he had no idea about it, nor did his father. Just how much is that worth? It is estimated that if young Li Guo does not go to places like Tian Shang Ren Jian, Macau, or Las Vegas, this amount of money would be enough for him to live well for several lifetimes

After he shouted, an old door hinge that hadn't been oiled for a long time creaked open. An elderly person, whose gender was indistinguishable due to age, but who still appeared quite spirited, stepped out from inside

How is it possible ... . ... China is a society governed by the rule of law, how could there be such a miraculous thing as gun battles existing

The story is not yet finished, as the large and small ones are soundly asleep in the warm air-conditioned room, showing no signs of waking up.

At that moment, Li Guo's phone rang, and as he had expected, it was a call from Xiao Xin's mother, the landlord's sister.

Among the two that can be opened, one contains an exquisitely framed ancient painting, while the other holds a leather-bound volume of the Complete Tang Poems in traditional Chinese characters. Without exception, both are covered with a thick layer of fine dust.