Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 1635 7 Heart Tablets 16

It can be seen that although Yiwansan hated those who ignored his parents' plight for the sake of profit and even watched his parents die, now that he has grown up, he also feels some regret for the relocation of the entire Wuzhu Village. After all, in his opinion, not everyone in the village should be held responsible for the death of his parents.

Jiang Xinxin looked at the regretful 13,000 and said, "First of all, the reason the village chief and others at the time ignored your parents' death was entirely because they didn't have enough money, or they felt they didn't have enough money."

"Secondly, I want to tell you that since the entire village has benefited from this, even if the other party is kind and has even proactively helped your family, it is only natural for you to retaliate."

"Finally, given the greed and excessive demands of the surrounding villages at the time, even without your fire, it would have only delayed the tragedy. Wuzhu Village would have ended up like this sooner or later."

Luo Ren also advised: "You can't stop people from seeking death."

It was rare for Jiang Xinxin and Luo Ren to care about him like this, and Yiwansan couldn't help but laugh. At the same time, he looked between Jiang Xinxin and Luo Ren with a look that was both understanding and ambiguous.

Jiang Xinxin felt like she had spoken superfluously, so she turned and walked towards the village ancestral hall. "The images conveyed by the fragments of the heart tablet are mainly in the ancestral hall. I'll go take a look."

Yiwansan hurried to catch up, and Luo Ren also quickly gathered his composure and followed. On the way, Yiwansan introduced, "The village ancestral hall enshrines the Water God. He has a dragon head and a human body with fish scales, and he holds a pearl oyster in his hand. Every year before and after the pearl harvest, everyone comes to worship him and pray for a good harvest."

The three of them came to the ancestral hall. Yisan looked carefully and found that almost all the traces of the fire were gone. He pushed the door open and found that it was neat and clean inside.

Luo Ren looked around, exchanged a glance with Jiang Xinxin, and both of them became more alert.

Yisansan touched the shrine in surprise. "Someone actually cleans this place regularly. Could it be that the villagers come back from time to time to clean it up?"

Jiang Xinxin looked through the statue and saw the words "Disturbing the Water God will bring retribution" written in blood-red traditional Chinese characters on the wall behind it. She joked with Yiwansan, "Hey, you still have such a saying here?"

Yisansan leaned over to take a look and quickly clarified, "In our village, we worship the Water God just to seek peace of mind. There's no such thing as karma or curses!"

Although the legend of the old clam basking in the moonlight was circulating in the village at that time, even though he was young, he only thought that it was a story of the villagers praying for a good harvest of pearl clams in the coming year, and there was no supernatural power involved.

Of course, now Yisan can no longer confidently say that there are only myths and no facts. After all, since things like heart chart fragments exist, who dares to say that there are no more magical things than heart chart fragments hidden in human society?

Jiang Xinxin noticed someone approaching the window and pretended to be nonchalant as she continued chatting with Yiwansan. "Are there any legendary stories? Like the Snail Girl."

Yisan was speechless and at the same time he couldn't help but be alert. After all, Jiang Xinxin didn't seem like the type of person who would ask about any legendary stories at this time. Especially when he saw Luo Ren had taken out the dagger out of the corner of his eye, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.

The person who came seemed to have come specifically to attract everyone's attention. Jiang Xinxin's spiritual sense clearly saw that there was nothing blocking the way on the ground around the ancestral hall, but the person who came deliberately pretended to step on something, and his center of gravity was unstable and he leaned forward, trying to hold the window with his hand, making a louder noise.

Jiang Xinxin took the dagger from Luo Ren's hand and threw it in the direction of the sound, while running out the door to chase someone.

Zhang Guanghua, who came here to fish, didn't expect Jiang Xinxin to move so quickly. He was stabbed in the back and was kicked to the ground by Jiang Xinxin before he could run two steps.

Jiang Xinxin did not relax at all after stepping on the man face down. She directly crippled Zhang Guanghua's limbs. When Luo Ren and Yiwansan chased out, they saw a man struggling to crawl on the ground.

Luo Ren read Zhang Guanghua's information and couldn't help but exclaimed, "Zhang Guanghua!"

Yisan was also shocked. He had heard about the dispute between his boss's wife Li Yaqing and Zhang Guanghua, and he also knew that Zhang Guanghua was the murderer of Li Yaqing's family. He just didn't expect to meet this person in his hometown.

Jiang Xinxin cast a spell to extract the fragment of the heart tablet from Zhang Guanghua's body. Zhang Guanghua, who had just been smooth and radiant but looked a little embarrassed because he was pressed to the ground, began to look older than his actual age as the fragment of the heart tablet left his body.

Zhang Guanghua's thick black hair gradually turned completely white, and a lot of hair fell out. His hairline naturally receded a lot, and even the top of his head appeared sparse.

Wrinkles gradually appeared on his smooth and handsome face, his skin quickly lost water and shriveled, his complexion changed from fair and translucent to dull and turbid, and even age spots appeared!

As Zhang Guanghua's voice gradually turned hoarse, another piece of the heart tablet was taken by Jiang Xinxin and sealed up, while Zhang Guanghua was gasping for breath and didn't even have the strength to speak.

Yisansan hid behind Luo Ren and asked Jiang Xinxin, "Ms. Jiang, this Zhang Guanghua—"

Jiang Xinxin clapped her hands and explained to Luo Ren and Yiwansan, "Zhang Guanghua is different from Pinting. Even though he didn't choose to be possessed by the Heart Tablet fragment at first, he was responsible for the crime himself and felt that there was no going back. So he took the initiative to accept the Heart Tablet fragment and became Heart Tablet's puppet."

Luo Ren looked at Zhang Guanghua, who looked almost twice his actual age, and sighed, "It seems that using the Heart Sutra comes at a great cost. It's not just about getting your hands bloodied, it also takes a toll on your body and spirit."

Jiang Xinxin nodded, "Absolutely correct."

"Although Heart Tablet Fragments can grant extraordinary powers, using these powers does not come without a price. Vitality and lifespan are the most common costs."

Zhang Guanghua was nearly 175 meters tall, but without the fragment of his heart, he had gone from a ripe red apple hanging on a tree branch to a gray jujube harvested in the winter of the northwest. Fortunately, he had a good foundation and was still cm tall.

Thirteen Wan cringed forward and took a closer look at Zhang Guanghua, who was still cooing on the ground. He said awkwardly, "There's no need to observe so closely—"

Luo Renze stepped forward and carefully examined him, confirming that Zhang Guanghua was too old to move, and that the limbs broken by Jiang Xinxin showed no signs of recovery. Then he stood up and suggested, "Why don't we let Ms. Li Yaqing come and deal with Zhang Guanghua?"

"It's clear that the tragic death of Ms. Li Yaqing's entire family is still fresh in her mind, and Zhang Guanghua is now very suitable for her to decide whether to stay or go."

Yisan looked at Luo Ren in surprise, then quickly looked away and began to doubt Luo Ren's profession.