Corpse in the River - Part 2

After Zhou Yi returned home, he placed Han Guang on the table, took off his rain-soaked clothes, and activated his Body Refining Technique. His blood began to surge, and his skin gradually emitted a red glow. In no time, the rainwater on his body was evaporated by the scorching blood, and wisps of white mist rose from Zhou Yi.

After changing into a clean Patrol Team uniform, Zhou Yi glanced at the sky, knowing it was time for patrol. He then picked up the bamboo hat hanging on the wall, put on his straw cloak, and stepped out of the house with his saber in his right hand.

Upon arriving at the assembly point, Zhou Yi asked his two subordinates where they would be patrolling today. When he heard it was Gualin Mountain, Zhou Yi spaced out for a moment, recalling when he first arrived in this world. He also thought of Ling Liang; ever since he joined the Patrol Team, Ling Liang had rarely contacted him…

Zhou Yi's thoughts gradually drifted.

Lin Cheng, standing beside him, saw his boss daze off and asked with concern, "Boss, are you okay?"

Lin Cheng's voice pulled Zhou Yi back from his thoughts.

Zhou Yi shook his head and said to Lin Cheng, "I'm fine, let's go."

As the three walked, the rain intensified. Before long, Zhou Yi saw the grave he and Ling Liang had buried together.

Zhou Yi walked towards the grave. Lin Cheng and the other subordinate thought their boss had discovered something and immediately tensed up, their hands on their weapons as if facing a great enemy.

Seeing their reaction, Zhou Yi knew they had misunderstood. He spoke up to explain, "There's no Weirdness, it's just a grave I buried."

After lowering their guard, the two asked Zhou Yi, "Boss, who is this?"

"I don't know them either. Before I joined the Patrol Team, I took on odd jobs to make money."

The two then remembered that Zhou Yi had only joined the Patrol Team a month ago. However, the powerful martial arts and decisive methods Zhou Yi usually displayed made them forget that their boss had only been with the Patrol Team for a month.

At this moment, Zhou Yi suddenly noticed another grave beside them. The tombstone read: "Tomb of the Deceased Wife, Jiang Yu'er." Many paper offerings were scattered around the grave.

"So it's a woman's grave," Lin De said after glancing at it.

"And it's a new grave," Lin Cheng added, picking up where Lin De left off.

Zhou Yi glanced at it twice before looking away and saying to Lin Cheng and the other, "Let's go, we have more patrolling to do."

Hearing this, the Lin Cheng brothers didn't look any further and followed Zhou Yi to continue their patrol.

The rest of the night passed without incident. After finishing his patrol, Zhou Yi returned home. Although practicing martial arts could greatly speed up his recovery, it couldn't eliminate the need for sleep; even his master couldn't achieve that.

Zhou Yi burrowed under his covers, and sleepiness soon washed over him like a tide.

In a daze, Zhou Yi seemed to see someone in his room.

His bedroom door was open, and a woman in white walked in from the doorway. She stopped about two meters from Zhou Yi's bed. Zhou Yi tried hard to see the woman's face, but he couldn't make out her features no matter how he tried.

The woman gently caressed her belly with her hands. Zhou Yi then noticed that the woman's abdomen was slightly protruding, indicating she was pregnant.

Just as Zhou Yi was about to speak, the woman shook her head at him and then walked towards him.

Seeing the woman approaching him, Zhou Yi struggled to sit up in bed but found himself completely unable to move.

As the woman drew closer, Zhou Yi's wariness grew. He silently began to circulate his cultivation technique.

Suddenly, water began to drip from the woman's body, and soon a large puddle formed at her feet.

As the technique circulated, Zhou Yi's skin began to turn red. Suddenly, the resistance that had been suppressing his body vanished.

With the disappearance of the resistance, the woman's figure began to blur and fade, quickly disappearing from Zhou Yi's sight.

Zhou Yi sat up abruptly in bed, opening his eyes.

"Phew, it was just a dream. Ever since I came to this world, I don't think I've ever dreamt..." Zhou Yi muttered to himself, sitting on the bed.

He then threw off the covers and got out of bed.

"Huh?!"

As Zhou Yi stepped off the bed, illuminated by the light from the window, he clearly saw a puddle of water remaining on the floor.

Zhou Yi's heart leaped into his throat. He silently circulated his cultivation technique, slowly moving his feet towards the table to grab Han Guang.

Zhou Yi stared intently at the puddle on the floor, only to find it slowly shrinking. In almost the time it took to take a breath, the puddle had completely vanished before his eyes.

Looking at the clean floor, if Zhou Yi hadn't been staring intently at the puddle, he would have thought he was hallucinating.

Zhou Yi knew that what he had just experienced was definitely not an illusion. It seemed he needed to go and ask Old Qin about it.

After the incident, Zhou Yi's sleepiness had vanished without a trace. He put on his clothes and hurried towards Old Qin's residence.

Arriving at the entrance of Old Qin's residence, Zhou Yi glanced at the young servant guarding the door and asked, "Is Old Qin at home?"

"Lord Zhou, Master Qin is currently meeting with a guest. I'll go and inform him." Zhou Yi had visited Old Qin's residence before, so the servant recognized him.

Just as the servant was about to go and announce him, Old Qin emerged from the residence with a middle-aged man who looked rather portly.

Zhou Yi immediately recognized the middle-aged man as Shopkeeper Liu, whom he had met just yesterday.

At this moment, Old Qin and Shopkeeper Liu also saw Zhou Yi standing at the door. Shopkeeper Liu merely glanced at Zhou Yi and said nothing.

"Zhou Yi, is there something you need?" Old Qin asked Zhou Yi.

"There are some matters, but..."

Old Qin saw the look on Zhou Yi's face and knew that Zhou Yi might not want an outsider to know. He said to Zhou Yi, "Go wait for me in the study. I'll be there shortly."

"Alright, Old Qin."

Then, the servant led Zhou Yi towards Old Qin's study.

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