After responding, Li Zhiyuan fell forward.
Run Sheng reacted quickly, caught him, and brought him back to shore. After instructing Tan Wenbin to take care of Xiao Yuan, he took his tools and climbed the bridge from the side.
Tan Wenbin had already prepared clean water and paper balls, but this time, although Li Zhiyuan in a semi-comatose state did not have a nosebleed, fresh blood was seeping from the corner of his eyes.
He first used water to help cleanse, but found that the blood continued to flow out quickly after wiping it clean. Since the eyes are not nostrils, he didn’t know how to stop the bleeding.
He could only lay Li Zhiyuan’s head on his own legs and use both hands to massage the boy’s temples, hoping to relieve some of his fatigue.
"Xiao Yuan, Xiao Yuan..."
Li Zhiyuan was called awake again and asked upon opening his eyes:
"Brother Runsheng, why are you covered in blood..."
"Xiao Yuan, I’m fine, it’s your eyes that are bleeding."
"Oh." Only then did Li Zhiyuan realize that his vision was filled with a bloody hue.
He struggled to stand up, squatted by the river, and scooped up water to rinse his eyes.
Although he could still see blood dripping, at least his vision had cleared up somewhat.
Turning back, he looked at Run Sheng and saw his body was covered in mud and lime, with several abrasions on his limbs oozing blood.
"Xiao Yuan, you check it."
"Come on, I’ll carry you down to the river."
Run Sheng picked up Li Zhiyuan and walked into the river. Li Zhiyuan lifted his head, ignoring the "construction details," and directly examined the Feng Shui formation.
After wiping away the blood three times, he confirmed that he had altered the Fengshui Formation here.
"Brother Runsheng, you did very well."
"What else do you need me to do?"
"Brother Runsheng, you can rest now."
"Then let’s head back to my granduncle’s house to sleep. You really can’t hold on any longer."
"No, I still have the last and most important task to do."
Li Zhiyuan fell silent.
Run Sheng understood.
"Even if I can’t, I have to. We don’t have much time, they might come as soon as tomorrow night."
There are two types of Feng Shui configurations, one is natural formations and the other is man-made.
Natural formations last long, only massive and sudden geological changes can alter them, otherwise, only drastic transformations like seas turning into mulberry fields can change these formations.
Thus, ancient people often chose these places for graves, using the longevity of these natural formations.
A man-made configuration is like setting a net in a river to farm fish oneself. If not maintained regularly, the net will eventually be breached over time, and the fish will flow back into the river.
The layout of this small river basin is very simple and fragile. During daylight, Li Zhiyuan discovered deviations, and it was time for the opponent to come for repairs.
Of course, the opponent may choose not to repair, but at least they would come to check on the "practice problems."
Thus, Zhou Yong was completely deceived, what he thought would last forever actually always had a temporary shelf life; without the opponent’s maintenance, he would deteriorate quickly either in the river or at home, along with his wife and daughters.
In short, this matter could not be delayed; he must complete all arrangements before dawn, then rest well... and heal.
Back on the shore, Li Zhiyuan sat in front of Zhou Yong.
Run Sheng and Tan Wenbin were gone, only Zhou Yong remained, now extremely weak, like a fish that had been out of water for a long time.
This was good, because Li Zhiyuan was also very exhausted.
The frequency of their weakness matched very well, and they soon synchronized.
This also gave Li Zhiyuan a new insight: a dying Corpse is easier to control using the steps in the Black Book when it is on the brink of death.
But here’s the paradox: if a Corpse can be easily dealt with by other methods, would he still need to control it?
At present, maintaining a Corpse is difficult; you must create a suitable environment for its existence and maintain it regularly, always guarding against betrayal.
The existence state of a Corpse is destined to resist.
Earlier, that mother and daughter had quickly shown uncontrollable traces when he hadn’t directly subdued Zhou Yong.
The only exception now was Little Huang Ying.
But Little Huang Ying’s long-lasting existence was due to "it" in the fish pond, and currently, Li Zhiyuan wasn’t sure where Little Huang Ying had gone, perhaps... taken underground by "it."
In the Black Book, Wei Zhengdao also taught that this is a strong measure against Corpses, not a "Taming Manual."
Because one cannot expect a being in constant agony and torment to have long-lasting loyalty to you.
Wei Zhengdao saw this clearly, but Wei Zhengdao’s friend did not understand; he did tame successfully, but at the cost of turning himself into a Corpse.
So Li Zhiyuan thought the guy was foolish; which Beast Tamer’s goal is to lock themselves in a cage?
"Come, Zhou Yong, let me see your memory."
Li Zhiyuan placed his hand on Zhou Yong’s forehead.
He was very tired, so he had no intention to carefully explore the tragic and sorrowful scenes after Zhou Yong’s wife and daughters fell ill; he quickly skipped these, only pausing at a few key nodes.
The first was when Zhou Yong was crying by his wife’s bed, and a voice came from outside the window.
Zhou Yong ran out but didn’t find the person; that person left only a letter.
The letter said that they could help him keep his wife and daughters by his side.