At this moment, several martial arts masters around the garden were looking around vigilantly. They have been protecting the old lady for many years and are very familiar with their duties.
Occasionally, when they glanced across the garden, they saw that the old lady still had her eyes half-closed, half asleep and half awake, and only then would they look away again.
"The old lady comes back here every year. She likes to stay here longer and longer!"
Some people were thinking in their hearts that they also knew that this was not the old lady's residence, but in the past ten years, she always liked to come back here and stay for a while in spring and autumn.
Li Yan stood in front of Li Yue. He could vaguely see some outlines of Li Wei on Li Yue's face.
"What's your name? Why are you here?"
Li Yan's deep gaze penetrated into the other person's mind, but at this time Li Yue had already lost her independent consciousness.
"Li Yue, this is my eldest brother's house, I'm here to pay tribute to my parents!"
"Your eldest brother's homestead? What's his name?"
"Li Wenwu..."
When the old woman Li Yue woke up from a deep sleep, she felt that she had a very strange dream. In the dream, she met a young man whom she had never met before.
The man's attire was very peculiar, and it was obvious at first glance that he was not from the imperial dynasty. However, she felt a sense of security and ease from him.
It was as if it was a mountain that could shield her from all wind and rain.
Afterwards, the man asked some questions about the Li family, and she answered them all in detail. There was no resistance in her heart at all, and she answered all the questions truthfully.
Although Li Yue herself was not involved in the ups and downs of officialdom, her husband was a university scholar and she was also a first-rank lady, having held a high position for many years.
Having frequently dealt with those in the court, he had already developed a fox-like mind, knowing what words he could say and what words he could not mention.
But she herself did not expect that she would answer whatever the other party asked without reservation, without any intention of hiding anything.
Finally, the strange young man fell into silence for a long time and then looked at her again.
"Your disease has taken root deep inside your body. You only have five years to live at most. Get rid of the disease today.
There is also a bottle of medicine here, which contains four pills for prolonging life and curing diseases. Two of them can be shared with your second brother. You can live at least another fifty years.
As for the remaining two pills, when your time comes, you can take them to extend your lifespan.
But you are mortal after all. No matter how good your body is, your soul must follow the cycle of nature. The effect of taking the pill will be greatly reduced, and it can only extend your lifespan by about ten years. This is the limit.
Of course, you can also leave these pills for your husband or descendants to use, but wealth and honor are determined by fate, and nothing can be perfect. You can just consider how to make good use of these pills.
Finally, you must not tell anyone other than your closest relatives about this treasure, or even the current emperor will not let you go and snatch it away!"
Li Yue's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she felt the midday sun shining on her body again, making her feel comfortable that she had not felt in a long time. The silver bell-like voice of a child in the distance came into her ears again.
"I'm really old. I fell asleep in a daze!"
Li Yue slowly opened her eyes and looked around with confusion. After seeing that everything around her was unchanged, she hesitantly withdrew her gaze.
Some scenes from her dream were still lingering in her mind, and it was the sudden disappearance of the young man at the end that woke her up from her dream.
At this moment, a maid came tiptoeing from behind and saw Li Yue trying to sit up by herself. She quickly quickened her pace and spoke quickly.
"Madam, Madam, wait a minute, please wait a minute, I will come to support you!"
As she spoke, she quickened her pace and ran to Li Yue's side. Then, she familiarly put one hand through Li Yue's armpit and gently lifted her upper body up to a sitting position.
"Huai Xiang, is it time for lunch again?"
Li Yue sat up straight and spoke slowly. Huaixiang had been with her for many years and was very familiar with her living habits.
"Madam, the autumn sun has been shining brightly enough. You can't just drink a little soup at noon. You need to eat more. Otherwise, the old lady will punish me when I get home!"
Huai Xiang squatted down swiftly, then gently put the beautiful shoes on the ground onto Li Yue's feet.
"Hehe, he wouldn't dare. Otherwise, you'd get angry and marry her off immediately, and our house would be missing a 'tofu knife'!"
Li Yue joked. Although Huaixiang was not the housekeeper of the mansion, all the housekeepers, big and small, were criticized by her and were quite afraid of her.
Most of the reasons are that some housekeepers always bully the servants, which is actually very common in any nobleman's house.
But Huaixiang was adopted by the old lady when she was over ten years old. She knew how humble her parents were and how hard it was for the poor.
So, whenever she saw the housekeepers doing something evil or saying something bad, she would start cursing.
Therefore, she was nicknamed "Tofu Knife" by the servants.
Those housekeepers would often complain to the old lady, and Li Yue would always smile and shake her head to send them away, so she also knew Huaixiang's nickname.
"Madam, please stop teasing me. Today we really have fish head and tofu soup... Madam, Madam, what's wrong with you?"
Huaixiang had already put on Li Yue's shoes and was about to stand up to help Li Yue stand up, but as soon as he stood up, he saw Li Yue staring at her hands in a daze.
"Hey, old lady, this little porcelain bottle is so beautiful, where did you get it?"
At this time, in Li Yue's palm there was a emerald green porcelain bottle slightly larger than the thumb. It was crystal clear, like a top-grade jadeite of extremely high grade, so exquisite that one could not let it go.
Huaixiang had never seen Li Yue take out such a treasure before, so he asked curiously.
"Oh, oh... What we found in the ancestral house this time is an old item! By the way, let's go over and eat. I'm really hungry today."
Li Yue woke up from her trance. She calmly put the green porcelain bottle in her sleeve, then walked forward immediately after her feet landed on the ground. "Old lady, please go slowly, or you will cough again. Hey, I told you to go slowly, you..."
Huaixiang hurriedly followed, but after she took a few steps, an expression of surprise appeared on her face.
The old lady, who usually would gasp and cough after taking a few quick steps, seemed to have no wind under her feet today. She hurried a few steps but was unable to keep up.
At this moment, Li Yue's heart was filled with shock and fear.
"That was not a dream, that really was not a dream, my illness was completely cured, and there is also this bottle of medicine!"
She was old and experienced, and although her heart was like huge waves crashing against the shore, her face remained as kind and peaceful as always.
But no one noticed that her hands were crossed on her lower abdomen, one of which was tightly grasping the other long sleeve, and the knuckles had already turned white! !
And just high in the sky where no one could see, Li Yan was looking down calmly, when suddenly, two shadows appeared beside him.
"Why don't you show up and actually meet her?"
Zhao Min heard a pleasant sound like the collision of ice cubes. She just saw Li Yan use magic to make Li Yue unconscious.
"No need for that. Should I let her meet my fifth uncle whom I have never met
My parents and third brother are all gone, and even my only nephew I have ever met has entered the cycle of reincarnation.
I left before Li Yue was born. Apart from being able to feel the same bloodline from them, I have no idea about their past. What can I talk about when we meet
What's the point of talking about my deceased parents and my third brother? It only adds to my sorrow!"
Li Yan shook his head and answered softly.
At this moment, he felt that there was an invisible force rising from the small mountain village below, pushing him away little by little, farther and farther.
The only thing that caught his attention as he was pushed away was the old house.
But when his eyes fell on the scene around the house, he felt it was so glaring and out of place.
The memories that once remained deep in his heart became more and more unreal. Li Yan understood that the force that pushed him to leave the small mountain village was called "strangeness"!
He learned everything he wanted to know from Li Yuekou.
Dad passed away twenty-three years ago. At that time, Li Yan was still in seclusion in the Lost Continent, dreaming of how to return.
Later, my mother passed away half a year later because she missed Li Yan and Li Chang too much.
They all lived to be about 140 years old, which is extremely long-lived among mortals as "old immortals", but in the end they were unable to wait for the return of "Old Five".
After his parents left, the third brother Li Wei often sat in that small house, muttering to himself all day long.
What others hear most is "Old Five, you asked me to take care of my parents, but now they are gone. I want to take care of them, but there is no one left..."
"Old Five, even if you died outside, your soul should return to your hometown!" and so on.
Only people who are familiar with the Li family know who the fifth brother Li Wei is.
A few years later, Li Wei's eldest son Li Wenwu ran out of life and entered the cycle of reincarnation.
This time, the old man saw the young man die. Li Wei could no longer bear it and eventually became bedridden due to illness.
But one night, he suddenly sat up, and in front of his family's horrified gaze, he ignored others' dissuasion, put on his clothes, staggered out the door...
Those descendants were so scared that they hurriedly followed behind, and finally saw Li Wei come to a cemetery several miles away, where the tombs of Li Chang and his wife and their son Li Wenwu were located.
Li Wei first stroked Li Wenwu's tombstone with trembling hands, then rested his head against the tombstone with tears streaming down his face.
After a while, he arrived at the tomb of Li Chang and his wife, knelt on his knees, and cried bitterly. The descendants in the family knew that Li Wei was dull but stubborn.
I could only keep persuading him, but I didn't dare to help him stand up against his wishes.
"I don't have parents to take care of me anymore. No more. Lao Wu, will you come back to me on the Double Ninth Festival... Will you come... Will you come!!"
But Li Wei's voice became softer and softer, and finally he knelt down with his head on the ground and stopped crying.
When the second son Li Jie felt something was wrong and went to help, he found that Li Wei had already died!
That day was the Double Ninth Festival!!
A year later, Li Wei's wife Yu died. Five years later, the wife of his eldest son Li Wenwu died. These were the details of the deaths that Li Yan obtained.
Li Wei has two sons and one daughter, the eldest son Li Wenwu, the second son Li Jie, and the youngest daughter Li Yue.
Li Yue fell in love with Fang Wende, an important official of the dynasty, at first sight in Qingshanai City and became his wife. By that time, Fang Wende was ranked Duke and his wealth was even more prominent, and Li Yue was also conferred the title of First-Rank Lady by the dynasty.
Li Jie also became an official in the court because of Li Yue's relationship. Now he is also a second-rank governor, and his status is equally respected.
Li Yue originally planned to bring his elder brother Li Wenwu into the dynasty as well. Li Wenwu had learned a lot of martial arts and it would be easier for him to enter officialdom than Li Jie.
But Li Wenwu flatly refused to serve as an official in the court and only wanted to stay in the small mountain village to take care of Li Wei and his elderly grandparents.
In the end, Li Yan's ancestral home was renovated again and again by Li Yue and became what it is today.
Li Jie and Li Yue would also come back every year to stay for a while and serve Li Wei and grandparents for some time.
Even after Mr. and Mrs. Li Wei passed away, they would still come back to pay their respects and stay here for a while.
They also followed what Li Wei had reminded them countless times before and moved all the spirit tablets to the old house.
"I still have a lot of pills that can increase your lifespan!"
Zhao Min looked at Li Yue who was running hurriedly and spoke again.
Li Yan shook his head slowly.