Chapter 321 - 177: This Zombie Is Truly Evil!
The rooster crows at midnight, calling people home,
A single thread connects beneath the Crane Bone Flute.
All say Hu and Huang are household guests,
Yet regard the mysterious as celestial spirits.
In the past, upon the waves of the river, the Wu brothers were separated by the great tide, one heading straight towards the Jing River, the other drifting towards Jiangnan’s Yuzhou City.
Wu Wencai, known for his literary talents, was rescued from the waters of Yuzhou by others and then earned his living by writing poetry and articles.
The official in charge at the Ministry of Rites in Yuzhou City, Lord Yin, admired his talent and took him in as a foster son. Wu Wencai thereby changed his name to Yin Wencai, styled Mingxuan.
Meanwhile, Wu Zhiyuan, who drifted to the Capital City outside the Gaoliang River, was rescued by an elderly couple living outside the city.
The elderly couple had only one son, but that child had died in a foreign land due to criminal matters.
Wu Zhiyuan wished to achieve scholarly honor to overturn the verdict for his father, but feared Yang Hong would harm him again, so he conspired with state officials, following the method used to frame his father to entrap him.
Thus, he also concealed his identity, adopting the surname of the elderly couple, becoming Lin Zhiyuan.
Though the brothers were separated by mountains and rivers, and their experiences were very different, their thoughts were remarkably similar.