69: Chapter 69 Strategic Planning

The big brother gritted his teeth and replied, "Fine! If we're going, we're going!"

With that, he took Xiao Liu, Xiao Guang, and Shen Yan to the hilltop next to Wang Family Village.

"This is our ancestral graveyard."

"I'm holding Jiaobei blocks in my hand right now. I'll use them to ask our ancestors for guidance."

"One face up and one face down means they agree. If both are face up or both are face down, it means the ancestors do not agree with my decision."

After saying this, he fell to his knees with a thud before the many ancestors.

"Ancestors, the land of Wang Family Village has been bought by some scoundrels. They want us to move and even demand we relocate your graves. Do you agree?"

"If you agree, please let me know!"

As his voice trailed off, the big brother tossed the Jiaobei blocks.

Clack!

With a crisp sound, the Jiaobei landed with one face up and one face down.

Seeing this, Xiao Liu and Xiao Guang gasped.

Unwilling to accept it, the big brother picked up the blocks and shouted again, "Ancestors, do you really agree to the relocation?!"

The blocks were tossed again, and once more, it was one face up and one face down.

The big brother gritted his teeth and picked up the blocks again.

"Then do you think the choice I made was wrong?"

Clack!

The blocks fell to the ground, both face down.

Seeing the divination result, the big brother collapsed onto the ground.

"So... so I was wrong..."

Shen Yan let out a soft sigh, walked over to the big brother, and patted him on the shoulder.

"Actually, you were doing it for their own good. Don't overthink it. Let's head back first; we can talk about everything else tomorrow."

Hearing this, Xiao Liu and Xiao Guang quickly helped the big brother up.

"Alright, we'll talk tomorrow. We'll take Big Brother back to rest first."

Shen Yan nodded and stood behind the three of them, watching them leave.

Once their figures had completely disappeared from sight, Shen Yan sneakily walked over to another corner.

"Come out, quick!"

Chen Guangke emerged from the small woods.

He threw everything he was holding onto the ground and started breakdancing on the spot.

"Oh my god!"

"There are way too many bugs here! You have no idea how many crawled into my clothes just now. To avoid alerting them, I forced myself to stay still!"

Shen Yan burst out laughing.

"Hahahaha! Hard work pays off. I'll treat you to a hot spring soak later!"

...

Half an hour later, Shen Yan entered the hot spring pool and let out a comfortable sigh.

"So relaxing... you should have treated me to a hot spring a long time ago!"

Shen Yan nodded and followed his lead, saying, "You're right. Since you're so helpless, you can't even come to a hot spring on your own; you need me to bring you here."

After hearing that, Chen Guangke raised his hand and splashed hot spring water all over Shen Yan's head.

"I only said one thing, was there any need for that sarcasm?"

"I am a hero here, after all!"

Shen Yan smiled and said, "Yes, yes, yes, you're the hero, you've done the most. I'll stop being sarcastic. Whatever you say goes."

Chen Guangke lifted his chin in satisfaction.

"That's more like it!"

"But I really didn't expect that I wouldn't even have to do anything before he threw the blocks and got one face up and one face down on his own..."

To resolve this matter as quickly as possible, they had discussed a plan before going to see the big brother.

The plan was simple: beat them at their own game.

Since those people wanted to scare them, they would play along and pretend to be injured.

Only then would those three possibly sit down and listen to them properly.

Originally, Shen Yan's plan was for Chen Guangke to sneak up the mountain and make some noise to make the big brother and the two younger ones think the ancestors were manifesting.

As it turned out, they didn't even need to intervene before the big brother led the situation exactly where they wanted it to go.

"Hey, Old Chen, do you think there are really ghosts in this world?"

Shen Yan tapped Chen Guangke on the forehead with his hand.

"Whether there are ghosts or not has nothing to do with us. All we need to do is live our own lives well."

Chen Guangke nodded, turned his head elsewhere, and began to daze off.

Shen Yan didn't chat much more because he thought of his own parents.

If there really were ghosts in this world, his parents would probably be very happy to see his current comeback...

The next day, Shen Yan received another special mission.

[Ding! Special Mission: Please deliver the package from the east side of the city to the distribution station on the west side within two hours.]

After reading it, Shen Yan was stunned.

He was currently near Wang Family Village. How could he possibly reach the east side of the city and deliver a package to the west side within two hours?

What was the purpose of this special mission?

While he was lost in thought, Chen Guangke waved a hand in front of him.

"What are you thinking about?"

Shen Yan blinked and said, "Nothing. Let's go, let's go find that big brother from last night."

Chen Guangke nodded, and they set off together.

When they arrived at Wang Family Village, they found no one.

"Damn, where is everyone? They didn't just run away, did they?"

Shen Yan thought that was impossible.

Even if they were going to run, they wouldn't leave without taking anything.

"Come on, let's look elsewhere."

Just as they were about to head elsewhere, they saw the big brother walking toward them with several people.

"Perfect, I was just about to go looking for you."

Hearing this, Shen Yan was bewildered.

"Big Brother, what's this?"

The big brother smiled and introduced the people beside him one by one.

"These people are just like me, they have an attachment to the village. I told them about what happened last night this morning."

"After hearing what I had to say, they felt that if that's the case, there's no need to stay here anymore, so..."

A look of pleasant surprise erupted in Chen Guangke's eyes.

"So you've agreed to move?!"

The big brother nodded and smiled. "We agree to move, but we still need to discuss the relocation costs for the ancestral graves and the relocation allowance you're giving us..."

Chen Guangke agreed immediately and said frankly, "No problem. As long as you don't try to fleece us with astronomical prices, then everything is fine."

As soon as he finished speaking, he was kicked by Shen Yan.

"Why do you just blurt everything out?"

Then, he turned to the big brother and said, "Brother, it's good that you've seen reason. However, we won't be the ones handling the subsequent matters. I'll find specialized personnel to coordinate with you then."

The big brother looked a bit flustered. "You're not the ones talking to me?!"

Shen Yan nodded and spoke truthfully, "I'm not from Bi Corporation, so I can't discuss the costs with you."

"Of course, if you're worried, I can leave my number with you. If there are any problems, contact me anytime, and I'll help you talk to the corporation."

Since he put it that way, what else could the big brother say?

"Alright, let's exchange contact info then."

"Actually, I should thank you for this. If it weren't for you, I'd probably still be stubbornly thinking my choice was the right one!"