The old man with the surname Li sat on a chair and took a sip of tea. He was not surprised by the young master's behavior.
After all, this had happened too suddenly. Anyone else would not have believed it.
The young master had grown up in the Li family village. The young master had a grudge against the family and had probably never told him about the family. His reaction was reasonable.
But it didn't matter. He had evidence to prove it.
He took something out of his pocket and said, "Young master, this jade pendant is the proof of identity of the Li family. Young master always carries it with him. As long as you take out the other jade pendant, we will know."
Li Yi did not remember having such a jade pendant, but it looked familiar. He looked at the old man and said, "Wait a moment."
He took out a worn-out wooden box from the storage room. After opening it, he rummaged through it.
The box contained the belongings of the father of the original body. When Li Yi found it under the bed in the dilapidated house, the box was still locked. If there really was something inside, it must be very important since the original owner of the body did not want to sell it under such difficult circumstances.
There were not many things in the box. There was a worn-out folding fan. The fan's surface and the fan's ribs had already been separated. There was a small rattle-drum, a broken red hairpin, and a jade pendant that was very similar to the one in the old man's hand.
When Li Yi took out the jade pendant, the old man immediately walked over and said excitedly, "It's this one, it's this one …"
He put the two jade pendants together. The cross-sections were completely matched, forming a picture of a pisces.
"Pisces spitting pearls. This is the pisces spitting pearls." The old man pointed at the two jade pendants and said, "Young master, you should believe me this time, right?"
"I'm afraid this matter is 99% true." The old man sighed and said, "Sir, you may not remember, but when you were young and saw other relatives walking around during the festival, you would ask them where they were. When Li Xiucai was pressed, he would punish you to memorize books outside the door … When Sir was seven years old, it snowed really heavily.
I still remember that it was New Year's Day. I heard Li Xiucai shouting from next door, 'You don't have a grandfather, and you don't have any other relatives.' That day, Master stood in the courtyard for half the night. The next day, he had a high fever and did not wake up. Li Xiucai carried you everywhere to find a doctor. He copied books for all the wealthy families in the city for a whole month before he could pay for the medicine he borrowed. From then on, Master never asked about his relatives again. "
Li Yi had no memory of the past. After hearing the village chief's words, he finally understood why his heart palpitations and irritation had come.
A child's nearly twenty years of obsession had seeped deeply into his body even though his soul had died.
Li Yi rubbed his head. In the end, he still did not have complete control over this body. He could feel the desire that came from his bones. He longed to return to his ancestral home and to see his other relatives in this world — they were probably the only relatives he had left.
In the room next door, Liu Ruyi stared at the wall across from her. She had a surprised and complicated expression on her face. Liu Ruyi sat on a stone bench in the courtyard and occasionally turned her head to look into the room. Her beautiful eyes were shining, and no one knew what she was thinking about.
The young maidservant pressed her body tightly against the door, trying hard to hear what her son-in-law was saying to the unfamiliar grandfather in the room, but she could not hear it clearly. Her little face was full of annoyance …
The old man with the surname Li sighed and said, "Young Master, this time, please come back with me. Young Master ran away from home that year, and Old Madam has been sad ever since. Her health has been deteriorating day by day. If she can see Young Master, she will definitely get better."
Li Yi did not answer his question. He composed himself and raised his head to look at the old man. He slowly opened his mouth and asked, "My … My father and mother, what happened that year? Why did they leave? Why … Why did you only think of coming to find them now?"
"This matter, it's a long story …" Even if Li Yi did not ask, the old man would have told him the truth. He let out a long sigh and a look of reminiscence appeared on his face. "Although my Li family cannot be considered a rich and powerful family, it is still a noble family. When the country was founded, the old master was given the title of a county duke. However, the descendants of the Li family did not have any meritorious deeds, so the title of nobility decreased with each generation. When it came to the old master, the county duke's mansion had already become a marquis's mansion.
The old master and the Chen marquis were old friends. In order to prevent the decline of the Li family after three generations, he wanted the young master to marry into the Chen family. The young master and the young lady of the Chen family were engaged when they were young. However, no one would have thought that the young master would fall in love with a commoner girl … "
Even if the old man did not say what happened next, Li Yi could still guess the development of the plot.
Prince, princess, commoner girl, one was betrothed before he was born, the other eloped for love. Since ancient times, were there not many such stories?
Some time ago, Li Yi had adapted the story of Sima Xiangru and Zhuo Wenjun and sent it to the old man Sun. Only a few days later, the real truth happened to him — his father.
Was there any need to say what happened next?
In order to climb up a big thigh, the Li family of course could not let their young master fall in love with an ordinary woman with no background, so they prepared to break up the lovers. However, they never expected that after they raised the stick, they would find that the lovers had already flown away …
"In less than half a month before the day of the marriage with the young lady of the Chen family, the young master and — and the young master's mother eloped and left the capital. The Chen family was humiliated and furious, so they cut off all contact with the Li family. The old master fainted from anger. After he woke up, he did not allow us to look for the two of them. He only thought that the Li family did not have this unfilial descendant.
I have searched secretly for many years and finally got the news of the young master, but, but … I did not have enough time. "
"I see." Li Yi nodded, stood up and said, "Xiaohuan, see the guests out."
The next moment, the figure of the little maid appeared at the door.
"Young master …" The old man stood up and looked anxious.
Li Yi waved his hand and said, "You can go back. Tell them that the young master of the Li family has passed away. There is no young master, and you have never seen me."
Seeing him striding out, the old man was about to chase after him, but the Muramasa pulled his arm.
"I watched this child grow up. You owe him too much. Give him some time." At this moment, the Muramasa was like a wise man.
Actually, Li Yi did not think that the Li family owed him anything. Even if they owed something, they owed it to his two parents that he had never met. He knew very well where he came from. The identity of the original owner of his body could not be said to have nothing to do with him, but really, it was not that important …
The problem was that he could not get rid of the influence of the obsession in his body. He did not know if it was an illusion or if it was because of some unknown reason …
He needed time to think about it.
The old man with the surname Li walked to the door and cupped his hands at the two women in the courtyard. He said, "Young master, Madam, Second Madam, I will leave now."
Liu Ruyi's hand was already holding the hilt of his sword. Ruyi patted his hand lightly before putting it down.
"Madam, Second Madam, goodbye!" The young man called Li Zheng cupped his hands and turned to leave.
"Get lost!"
The old man with the surname Li and the Muramasa had just walked out of the courtyard when they saw a figure fly out from inside.
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