explains why these are easier to make and also why jade talismans are more challenging to create and maintain their efficacy over time.Looking at the golden thread floating on top of the jade stone, X...Chapter 408: Commemoration (Middle)

"Niece, where is the grave of my second brother We want to go and take a look!" After looking up, Elder Grandpa Song asked Xiao Jiaying.

"Alright, uncles, follow me!" Xiao Jiaying said after a brief moment of contemplation.

After speaking, Xiao Jiaying walked out of the room. Elder Grandpa Song and Xiao Yu followed her out. Since his maternal grandfather's grave was in the public cemetery outside the city, they decided to go there by bus.

The elders who were walking towards the bus suddenly changed expressions and cautiously looked around before carefully getting into the bus after a while.

Subsequently, Xiao Yu and others also got on the bus. On the bus, Xiao Yu directed the driver to head toward the public cemetery.

The location of the cemetery was a small hill covered with dense graves. After entering the cemetery by bus, they stopped their vehicle.

After getting off the bus under Xiao Jiaying's lead, Xiao Yu's family and these elders walked up the hill. Meanwhile, Wan Hongguang and those Standing Committee members were left behind by Elder Grandpa Song.

When they reached halfway up the mountain, Xiao Jiaying turned into one row of gravesites.

The moment Xiao Yu and others turned into this row, they suddenly stopped, their nerves instantly tensed as they warily looked ahead.

Ahead, an elderly man in his seventies or eighties with a slight stoop was sweeping fallen leaves on the ground. This elderly person seemed hard of hearing and did not notice Xiao Yu's group arriving; he continued sweeping without lifting his head.

Xiao Jiaying took two steps forward but seeing that Xiao Yu and others were lagging behind, she turned around in puzzlement to look at them.

Neither Xiao Yu nor the elders looked at Xiao Jiaying. Instead, their gazes passed her, focused on the elderly man behind her.

The moment Xiao Yu entered here and saw this old man, although he did not sense anything unusual about him, he sensed a dangerous aura emanating from him.

However, these elders are different. As soon as they entered, they sensed the cultivation aura of internal martial arts from this elderly person, and its strength was the most formidable they had seen outside their group. Therefore, they were so cautious.

In a small ordinary town like this, in an ordinary cemetery, an old man casually sweeping here actually has the level of peak Internal Force (hua jing), which couldn't help but make them be careful and meticulous.

Although this elderly person who was sweeping didn’t have higher cultivation than them, they were afraid that he would suddenly attack. After all, seeing such an existence in a desolate cemetery would make anyone cautious.

This old man sweeping actually also felt that there were many people here, including two masters of internal force - one at the peak Bright Force level and another at the peak Dark Force level. Such two individuals posed no threat to him, so he didn’t even turn his head around.

The elderly men from Li’s family subconsciously surrounded them, blocking Xiao Yu's family and Song’s old patriarch in between. Seeing an elderly person with Internal Force cultivation sweeping at this desolate place made everything seem strange, hence they had to be careful.

When they were still outside the door of Xiao Yu’s house, they felt several strong auras from afar but didn’t take it seriously due to the distance. Now that they saw another one here, Li’s old patriarch couldn't help exclaiming in his heart, "There are truly dragon and tiger hidden within this ancient city!"

They cautiously walked forward; among these people, apart from Xiao Yu, Song Hushan, and Zhang Dahai who sensed the tense atmosphere, everyone else like Xiao Jianying didn't feel anything out of the ordinary.

Xiao Jianying pointed directions while walking with Li's old patriarch. The elderly man who had been sweeping with his head down slowly turned around towards Xiao Jianying upon hearing him speak. When he saw Xiao Jianying, a trace of indulgence appeared on his face.

"Old Wang, it’s such cold weather, why are you still busy" Seeing this elderly person turn around, Xiao Jianying spoke to the elderly man.

“Heh, girl, come to see your father” The elderly man lightly chuckled and said as he looked at Xiao Jianying. Only after speaking did he look beside Xiao Jianying, as if there were no one else in his sight but Xiao Jianying.

When this elderly person turned his head to look at these elders next to Xiao Jianying, a trace of confusion appeared in his eyes, but then it quickly cleared up. He stared intently at the elders, and a glint flashed in his eye.

The moment this old man turned around, Li Suijun and others also looked towards him. When they saw him, their brows furrowed as if lost in thought. After a while, an expression of surprise suddenly appeared on their faces, one saying, "Little Wang, is that you"

“Hello to all leaders!” This old man, who previously had a slightly hunched back, straightened up and saluted the elders with a military salute.

"Haha! It really is you! After Second Brother left, you disappeared as well. We knew that you followed Second Brother, but we never thought there would be another day to meet again. Are all of Second Brother’s bodyguards in this ancient city"

The group of people, including Li Suijun, looked at the old man and burst into laughter after hearing his words.

"Reporting sir, we all followed you here to settle down in this ancient city!" The old man smiled upon hearing their words and said.

"Hmm, your efforts don’t go unnoticed! What’s this..." Song LaoTaiGong looked at the elderly man with a nod.

"Hehe, after you left, I came here to tend to the cemetery. Every day, I help sweep away the dust for you!" The old man chuckled softly in response to Song LaoTaiGong's inquiry.

Though he spoke lightly of his actions, Xiao Yu and Xiao Jianying felt immense gratitude towards him upon hearing these words. Meanwhile, the elderly people like Mr. Li and younger men such as Song Hushan and Zhang Dahai held their heads high in respect for the old man's dedication.

"Little Wang, we will express our gratitude to you on behalf of Second Brother! Salute..." Li Suijun and his group addressed the elderly man before loudly commanding a salute. Following this command, Song LaoTaiGong along with Song Hushan and Zhang Dahai respectfully saluted.

"Uncle Wang, thank you!" Xiao Jianying bowed slightly towards him, her eyes brimming with tears.

Xiao Jianying had known the elderly man for only a few years. He was here when her father's funeral took place and would clean up every time she visited to pay respects to her father, thus forming a bond between them. However, Xiao Jianying never imagined that he stayed merely to sweep her late father’s grave daily.

"Hehe, sir, Miss, back in the day, we were all orphans rescued from the brink of death by you. This is what we should be doing!" The elderly man looked at Li Suijun, Song LaoTaiGong, and Xiao Jianying with a smile.

Suddenly, Li Suijun’s gaze shifted to the foot of the mountain, his eyes flashing with sharp insight. Soon after, all other elderly people followed his line of sight.

It turned out that several powerful auras were swiftly approaching from the base of the mountain. In no time at all, figures began arriving on the scene.

Xiao Yu observed these individuals rushing over without concealing their spiritual energy, and he had sensed them long ago due to his heightened sensory abilities.

"Where’s Miss Squad leader! Are you okay" They asked upon noticing the elderly man holding a broom.

"I’m fine. Why did all of you come here" The elderly man responded back to them.

"Some people just came to the leader's house, and the eldest Miss followed them out. We were worried and followed along!"

The elders who had been sprinting over heaved a huge sigh of relief upon hearing what the cleaning elder said.

It turned out that these few people were the powerful figures Li Suijun sensed when they left Xiao Yu's house earlier.

Li Suijun and company, as well as Xiao Yu's family, all looked at the five sprinting elders. These five individuals were also elderly in their seventies or eighties. Although these elders were in their seventies or eighties, each of them was energetic, with imposing auras, not like ordinary elderly people.

When Xiao Yu's family saw these sprinting elders, they were taken aback. They recognized all these elders; they lived near Xiao Yu’s house and had been neighbors for over twenty years.

Xiao Yu didn't think that these seemingly ordinary-looking elders at home actually possessed such extraordinary abilities and also had a connection with their family.

No wonder people said that these elders were not originally locals but migrants from other places. Back then, it was common for people to move around, so no one found it strange.

Moreover, in the area near Xiao Yu’s house, these elders were considered capable individuals. Their children held positions in various government departments here and had falsified all of Xiao Yu's family information, covering up anything that could lead to their discovery.

This was why Li Suijun's investigation yielded no results.

What good would a high position do In this small place, their children controlled everything. For the sake of protecting Xiao Yu’s family, their children had turned down many opportunities for promotion after being rejected by these elders.

(To be continued...)someone due to the old superior’s face; hence, this was why the Taoist arrived so late.Suddenly, he saw that the resentful ghosts were controlling Cao Er to cut pieces of his flesh one by one. With ea...