Chapter 45 - Chapter 45: Chapter 45: Old Friend, Long Time No See (1/2)

chapter 45: chapter 45: old friend, long time no see

translator: 549690339

night.

liang family cemetery.

after climbing out of the grave, liang sheng took a deep breath, made a few turns, walked some distance, and after confirming his own mark, he took out an iron shovel.

without any hesitation, he immediately began digging at the marked spot. in no time, a small wooden box and a corpse wearing a shroud appeared.

this corpse had been soaked in a special potion, so its body had not decayed much. however, its face was almost rotten. nevertheless, liang sheng showed no fear.

he first changed into the clothes in the wooden box and destroyed the shroud he had taken off. then, he put the items from the wooden box in a bag and carried it on his back, finally dragging the corpse to his own “grave”.

next, he put the corpse into his “coffin” and refilled the grave. since it had already been dug recently, he did not need to worry about anyone noticing it had been tampered with.

afterward, he stared at his name on the tombstone for quite a while, reading “tomb of the late mr. liang respectfully known as sheng”. he didn’t know how to feel about it.

but he had finally left his past identity behind and could say goodbye to the past, a scene that would become almost normal in the future.

after all, all things in the world turn into dust in the face of time. only he, standing on the river of time, could look down upon life and remain undying and eternal.

with that thought, liang sheng’s face returned to calmness, and without any attachment, he turned around and walked away.

at this moment, he had restored his youthful appearance, and using breakthrough lifespan cultivation techniques to tweak his appearance, nobody could connect his current look to liang sheng.

having endured for nearly forty years, he finally gained freedom in a single day!

time flew by.

ten years passed in the blink of an eye.

jinzhou city seemed to have changed little. however, occasionally people still recalled the scenes from ten years ago when county lord xia zhiqiu left his post, and the whole city sent him off joyously.

back then, the patriarchs of liang and wu families were so emotional that they shed tears, which made people sigh. the harmony between the official and the people demonstrated how much they approved of xia zhiqiu’s achievements during his tenure.

however, ordinary people couldn’t imagine that the tears shed by the patriarchs of liang and wu families were not because of sadness, but excitement. xia zhiqiu had put too much pressure on them over the years.

wu chang had lost his previous spirited demeanor. he was over eighty years old and still couldn’t break through the postnatal nine-realm. he probably didn’t have much time left.

unfortunately, the highest cultivation level among the younger generation of wu family was only at the postnatal seven-realm. this made him feel helpless since xia zhiqiu’s methods could never allow the prominent families to thrive again.

luckily, the huge obstacle xia zhiqiu finally left, and they could breathe a sigh of relief. however, they didn’t expect that their life after ten years wouldn’t be any easier.

the successive county lord firmly continued xia zhiqiu’s policies. while the prominent families suffered, the lives of ordinary people had improved a lot compared to before.

liang and wu families had tried to test the waters, but the new county lord was also resolute and decided, leaving them no chance to make a move.

as for the young man who had asked the young beggar to send a message years ago, there had been no news from him, so they could only leave it be. still, the matter was kept in the minds of those who cared.

both liang and wu families finally realized the reality and stopped trying to act. they hid themselves away and cooperated with the county government office on the surface, seemingly having no complaints about the situation.

that was the endurance of martial arts families. without it, how could they stand unyielding for hundreds of years? in these ten years, they also increased their investment in the younger generation.

as for zhang rongjun’s teahouse, it eventually became popular, especially after zheng wanchun personally attended its opening day celebration.

no one knew the relationship between them, but after zheng wanchun left, the new executor from the county government office was still willing to support zhang rongjun.