Chapter 1093: Inexplicable Weirdness
"Don't worry, Li'er. I won't let her hurt you." The old world master looked at Yan Li and assured her.
"She can't hurt me." Yan Li's eyes were full of confidence.
She was not worried that Bai Yin would hurt herself, but what she was worried about was what would happen if she accidentally crushed her to death?
It would be difficult for me to explain to the old world master!
"Li'er, what are you worried about?" Seeing Yan Li's conflicted expression, the young man in white looked at her with amusement.
"Brother, what do you think would happen if I accidentally crushed Bai Yin to death?" Yan Li asked.
"Just crush her to death and drag her away to bury her. What else can we do? It's her own fault for having evil intentions." The young man in white said with a smile.
Yan Li: ...
After all, she is your cousin, so you can bury her just like that.
"Li'er, don't worry about it. If such a day comes, just crush her to death. Grandpa won't blame you." The old world master also said with a smile.
After spending some time together, he knew that Yan Li was not the kind of person who would actively stir up trouble.
With her own strength, she doesn't bother to cause trouble.
If one day she really crushes Bai Yin to death, that would be the end of her intolerable situation.
"Then I feel relieved." Yan Li smiled when she heard that.
Lord Feng and his men felt very ashamed when they saw this!
They felt that the old world master and his people were too doting on Miss Yan Li.
Baiyuan is still a long way from Feitian Pavilion, and Yan Li and his friends cannot reach it in one day.
So they rested on the way in a place called Fanzhen.
As soon as he entered Fan Town, Yan Li was attracted by everything on the street.
The layout here is really beautiful and it looks really nice.
Various exquisite lanterns are hung on both sides of the street.
"Old man, are those lanterns for sale?" Yan Li asked an old man on the street.
The old man was startled when he heard this, and then his face became serious.
"Girl, are you from another place? These lanterns are not for sale. They are blessing lanterns for every household. Girl, I advise you that although these lanterns are beautiful, you must not touch them, otherwise..." The old man shook his head and left without finishing his words.
"Grandpa, do you know what's going on with these lanterns?" Yan Li carefully observed the exquisite lanterns again and did not find anything unusual.
If there is something hidden in these lanterns, it will not escape my eyes.
"I've never been here before." The old world master shook his head.
Almost all the others are top figures in the levitation world, but they don’t even know it.
This is really weird.
"Let's find an inn to rest first." The young man in white spoke.
Everyone nodded in agreement.
They found the largest inn in Fan Town and stayed there.
"Boss, what's the matter with the blessing lanterns in your Fan Town?" Yan Li asked with curiosity.
"Miss, it's better not to ask about some things." The shopkeeper was obviously very secretive about this matter.
"Shopkeeper, I'm really curious." Yan Li stuffed a pill into the shopkeeper's hand.
The shopkeeper's eyes suddenly widened as he looked at the pill in his hand.
This is a god-level elixir!
He looked at Yan Li and the others again. He knew that their identities must be extraordinary.
"Girl, let's just talk about it here. Don't tell anyone when you go out. And I've told you not to be afraid." The shopkeeper took the pills and looked at Yan Li and said.
"Okay." Yan Li nodded.
“In fact, the light emitted from those lanterns is emitted by burning souls.” The shopkeeper said with a sigh.
"Burning soul? Whose soul?" Yan Li's eyes were filled with shock.
If there are souls inside those lanterns, there is no reason why I can't see it.
“Those are the souls of elders over seventy years old in every household. However, those elders volunteered to do so in order to ensure that good fortune would continue for their descendants,” the shopkeeper explained.
"Will you be blessed if you burn the souls of your elders and let them emit light?" Yan Li really didn't understand this inhumane operation.
"Yes, the longer the blessing lantern is lit, the more blessings it will bring to the younger generations of the family." The shopkeeper nodded.
Yan Li looked towards the entrance of the inn again, and she found that the lanterns that originally looked beautiful began to become strange.
"What are those lanterns made of?" Yan Li was very curious about the material of the lanterns, which made it impossible for her to see the souls inside.
"Those lanterns were made by the mayor. We really don't know what they are made of." The shopkeeper shook his head.
Yan Li's first reaction upon hearing this was that there was definitely something wrong with this mayor!
Just then, there was a sudden commotion outside.
The shopkeeper seemed to be used to this situation. He just sighed, his eyes full of pity.
As the noise got closer, Yan Li and the others saw an old man with white hair and ragged clothes tied up with a rope.
Several young men and women followed him with whips in their hands.
Every time the old man took a step, the whip would fall on him, and the old man trembled with pain.
"Boss, what's going on?" Yan Li asked.
“That’s because there are elderly people in the family who are over 70 years old but don’t want to be made into blessing lanterns. The younger generations in their family will drag them out to parade through the streets every night and let them see the blessing lanterns that are willing to sacrifice for their descendants, until they are willing to give in.” The shopkeeper explained.
"Are they forcing them to offer their souls to burn? How come it's all voluntary?" Yan Li was speechless.
"As long as the old man signs the blessing lantern contract in person, it is voluntary." The shopkeeper said, pointing to the blessing lantern contract in the hand of a young man behind the old man.
"It's so inhumane." Yan Li couldn't help but complain.
"Yes, you are very lucky not to live in Fan Town, otherwise you would not be able to escape the seventy-year-old hurdle." The shopkeeper said and looked at the old world master and others.
After all, they look like they are over seventy years old.
"Boss, how old are you this year?" Yan Li looked at the shopkeeper curiously.
The shopkeeper paused when he heard this!
"I am sixty-eight years old this year." After a long time, the shopkeeper spoke.
"Dad, you know you are already sixty-eight years old. You should have stayed at home to take good care of your body and soul in the past two years. Why have you always been guarding this shabby inn?" As soon as he finished speaking, several men walked in.
Yan Li: ...
It seems that these are the descendants of the shopkeeper.
"The guests are here, don't disturb them." The shopkeeper's tone was extremely cold.
These children, whom he raised with his own hands, have been asking him to go home to rest his soul since he was 65 years old.
But he always disagreed.
He had decided to end his relationship with them when he was approaching seventy.
As long as I cut off relations with them, these bastards won't be able to target me anymore.
Once the relationship is severed, even if you are made into a blessing lamp, you will not be able to shine on them.
"Dad, just listen to us and come back with us. The day is getting closer." One of the men looked anxious.