Chapter 105 Half a Mother I'm like half a father to him, and you... you're like half a father to him...
Li Chen stretched out his hand, curled his fingers, and tapped the table, making a slight sound. "Sect Leader Chen, don't even think about doing anything to Han Shannan. A teacher for a day is a father for life. To be honest, I'm like half his father, and you're like half his mother."
Shen Zhengyuan: "..."
Shen Zhengyuan: "...?"
Li Chenjin seemed to be making things up, but it actually made some sense, leaving Shen Zhengyuan unsure how to react. He could only listen as Li Chenjin continued, "So, as a mother, shouldn't you protect your child a little?"
"That kid is a bit slow-witted, but he's always around us, so he's no different from our child, right? Besides, he's quite filial. If you give him a nice look and treat him well, even if he's sharp-tongued, he'll do whatever you ask him to do. He's very obedient."
Moreover, it must be said that Han Shannan, when he gets angry, is much easier to deal with than Shen Zhengyuan.
She had to say so much to appease Shen Zhengyuan, but if she wanted to appease Han Shannan, she could just grab any sword manual.
oops……
Fools are more fun...
After putting on his bamboo hat, Li Chen stood up leisurely and walked towards the door.
Shen Zhengyuan watched Li Chenjin open the door and leave, but he neither stopped him nor made any attempt to follow. He remained stunned for a moment before slowly coming back to his senses, seemingly murmuring, "Our..."
"child……"
………………
Li Chenjin had already prepared herself to return and find Han Shannan already squatting at her door.
Unexpectedly, when she finally saw her door, she not only saw Han Shannan and Jiu Niang Yuanzi who had been waiting for her, but also Wen Riwan, who hadn't spoken at the peace talks and whom she hadn't noticed at the time.
hiss……
They seem to be arguing quite fiercely. Wouldn't it be a bad idea for her to go over there now?
Thinking this, Li Chen stopped in time and turned to walk back when she suddenly heard a dog barking behind her. Then she felt her clothes get tugged, and when she looked down, she saw that the sweet rice balls had somehow gotten to her side and were biting her clothes, not letting her leave.
She smiled helplessly, looked down and patted the head of the sweet fermented rice ball, and said, "Sweet fermented rice ball, you really know how to cause me trouble. Did you learn that from Han Shannan?"
While she was playing with the sweet fermented rice balls, Han Shannan and Wen Riwan had already run over. Each of them grabbed one of her arms and pulled her hard while shouting at the other, "Let go!"
"You're the one who'll let go!"
"She is my master, you should let go!"
"I'm still her friend, and I'm here as an elder to order you to let go!"
"Who do you think you are, your elder?!"
"You're not even from the Zen meditation community, so what kind of disciple are you!"
"Hey, I'm talking to you!"
"What? You're going to hit me?! Go ahead and hit me if you dare!"
"you!!"
As soon as Han Shannan raised his hand, Wen Riwan puffed out her chest, tilted her head back, and glared at Han Shannan, looking like she was saying, "If you've got the guts, then come and hit me!" Han Shannan was so angry that his breathing became rapid, but in the end he lowered his hand and said, "This cultivator won't bother with a woman like you!"
Wen Riwan scoffed and said, "What do you mean by 'a woman like me'? So you look down on women? That Chenjin Jushi is also a woman, you shouldn't follow her!"
Han Shannan's eyes widened in anger, his chest heaved several times, and his hand pointing at Wen Riwan began to tremble.
Finally, his eyes and cheeks turned red with anger, and after his lips trembled a few times, he immediately turned his head to look at Li Chenjin and said, "Li Chenjin, look, I can't argue with her now, and you're not even helping me!"
Li Chen let out a sound of surprise, then pulled his arm away from their grasp and smiled, "Well... if you ask me, this Wen Xiushi is my friend, so he's naturally my peer, and therefore your elder. You should be more considerate of your elder."
Wen Riwan immediately raised her head and snorted at Han Shannan, "Did you hear that? You little monster!"
But then Li Chenjin continued, "However, Cultivator Wen, although he is my disciple and your junior, respect for elders and care for the young are the same. As the elder of my little disciple, you should give way to him and apologize to him."
Wen Riwan's eyes widened immediately. "I apologize to him?!"
Li Chen said, "You are his elder. Elders should always give way to children who haven't grown up yet, especially to a virtuous and talented person like Master Wen."
Wen Riwan: "..."
Wen Riwan: "Okay, I'm sorry."
Han Shannan snorted, put his hands behind his back, turned his face away, and looked like he couldn't be bothered to talk to Wen Riwan.
Seeing that Wen Riwan was about to lose his temper again, Li Chen coughed lightly, patted Han Shannan's arm, and said, "Xiaoshan, this is about respecting the elderly and caring for the young. Since Cultivator Wen cares for the young, shouldn't you show some respect for the elderly? Go and apologize to Cultivator Wen as well."
Han Shannan snorted again, his attitude resolute: "I'm not going to apologize to her!"
Li Chen sighed, "Speaking of which, I still have a sword manual by the Sword God in my room. Who should I give it to? This is a real headache, sigh..."
Upon hearing this, Han Shannan's eyes lit up, and he grabbed Li Chenjin's arm, saying, "Give it to me!"
Li Chen slowly raised his eyes, glanced at Han Shannan's expectant face, and said slowly, "But you don't listen to me anymore..."
Han Shannan was also flexible and immediately turned to Wen Riwan and shouted, "I'm sorry!!"
Wen Riwan was taken aback by the shout, but after realizing what it meant, she immediately yelled back, "Why are you shouting so loudly?!"
Seeing the two people about to start arguing again, Li Chen silently closed his eyes.
My head hurts, it really hurts.
Just now, while I was with Shen Zhengyuan, I was thinking about Han Shannan and the sweet rice balls. Now that I've seen this man and dog, I'm starting to miss Shen Zhengyuan again...
Finally, just as the two were about to start arguing again, Li Chenjin immediately spoke up: "Alright, you two stop arguing. Remember to respect the elderly and care for the young."
After saying that, she pulled her arm out of Han Shannan's grasp, straightened her slightly wrinkled sleeves, and asked, "I wonder what brings you two here? Surely you didn't come just to have a fight?"
At this point, the two of them started to defer to each other. After exchanging a glance, Wen Riwan said to Han Shannan, "You go first."
Although Han Shannan didn't want to be bossed around by her, he did have a question to ask, so he spoke directly: "I heard something strange about what happened at the peace talks. Didn't you spend some time in the sword cultivation world before? Why didn't even Sect Leader Zeng know that you and the Sword God were friends? Are you lying to me?"
Li Chen said, "The Sword God doesn't want Sect Leader Zeng to know, and he naturally has his reasons. But think about it, if I were lying to you, where did I get those sword manuals?"
Han Shannan paused, "That makes sense..."
He lowered his head and pondered for a moment before asking, "Then what's going on between you and Shen Zhengyuan? How did you suddenly become Daoist partners with him? Didn't you say before that you were just friends? How long has it been..."
“Yes,” Wen Riwan continued, “You…did Sect Leader Shen force you? You said before that Sect Leader Shen forced you to come to the cultivation world because he wanted to become your Daoist partner, and even hit you for it…”
"What?!!"
Han Shannan cried out in alarm, grabbing Li Chenjin's arm and spinning her around, looking her up and down, left and right. "He actually hit you? Where are you hurt? You weren't in the room just now, were you going to find him? Did he hit you? Why didn't you tell me sooner? If you had told me, I would have risked my life to stop him from abusing you like that!"
"Li Chenjin, do you even consider me a friend?!"
In fact, Li Chenjin had already sensed something was wrong when Wen Riwan was halfway through her sentence, but unfortunately, she didn't have time to stop her before Wen Riwan finished speaking.
This person really shouldn't lie or give others random hints; in the end, she's the one who suffers the consequences.
Seeing that one of the two men was about to take her pulse and the other was about to examine her by pulling on her sleeve, Li Chen quickly withdrew her hands and distanced herself from them, saying, "It's nothing, this... this matter is rather complicated and cannot be explained in just a few words. But don't worry, that... Sect Leader Shen is not the kind of person who would act rashly..."
Before she could finish speaking, Han Shannan interrupted, "You still won't act rashly?! Do you remember what happened to that person before?"
Before Li Chenjin could speak, Wen Riwan said, "Isn't that all because of you? You little monster, you seem quite upright, but I never expected you to be so dark inside."
Han Shannan said, "I was just saying that, who would have thought I'd actually do it?!"
Wen Riwan: "Then who knows what you're really thinking?"
"you!"
"Alright," Li Chen said. "This was definitely your fault. It's one thing for you to be a little quick-tongued normally, but to be even more so in a situation like that. You know his personality perfectly well. Be more careful what you say in front of him in the future!"
After speaking to Han Shannan, she turned to Wen Riwan and said, "Cultivator Wen, thank you for your concern. But right now, I need to discipline my unruly disciple. So, would you please sit in the pavilion outside for a while? I will come to find you after I have finished disciplining my disciple."
As she spoke, she smiled brightly at Wen Riwan, and with a flick of her wrist, a peony in full bloom appeared before him. "Please, Cultivator Wen, give my little disciple some face. I will definitely apologize to you on behalf of my disciple later."
Wen Riwan: "..."
She wanted to speak, but every time she opened her mouth, she didn't know what to say.
Finally, she took the peony from Li Chenjin's hand, her cheeks slightly flushed, and whispered, "Then...then I'll wait for you outside. Remember to hurry..."
“With a learned cultivator waiting there, I naturally wouldn’t dare keep my friend waiting,” Li Chen said with a slight smile.
Wen Riwan lowered his head slightly and gave a somewhat shy smile.
She squeezed the peony in her hand, glanced at Li Chenjin, glared at Han Shannan, and then turned and left as Li Chenjin had instructed.
As soon as Wen Riwan left, Han Shannan pointed in the direction she had gone and said with dissatisfaction, "Li Chenjin, I've been your slave, and you give her flowers but not me..."
Before he could finish speaking, a blooming peony appeared before his eyes, almost touching his nose, and its fresh and delicate fragrance instantly filled his mind.
"Here, this is for you," Li Chen said.
Han Shannan: "..."
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