Chapter 28 Are you going to die? So early in the morning, and...
“What bad things are you saying? I’m just telling the truth!” Li Chen said. “I also really like and admire the Sword God, but everyone has flaws… Alright, if you don’t like hearing this, then I won’t say anything more. You should also tone down that look in your eyes. Staring at me like that makes me nervous.”
"Don't worry about the Wu family's affairs. Go back and rest. I noticed you were quite exhausted earlier, even I, a weak woman with no strength, couldn't break free. Now that I think about it, it's fortunate I stopped you then, otherwise you would have been beaten black and blue by those two, your teeth splattered on the ground."
Han Shannan: "..."
Hearing Li Chenjin's words, he even forgot that he was about to get angry.
He glanced at Li Chenjin, who was looking at him with a sigh, shook his head, and continued walking forward. Then he lowered his head and looked at his hands suspiciously.
Although he didn't feel weak, his strength seemed to have decreased today. He was even being pulled by Li Chen, a person who looked weak and sickly...
I imagine you must have been exhausted from working non-stop building the house the past two days. You definitely need to rest properly today!
However, he was still unsure about one thing, so he caught up and asked, "Is that evil spirit really in the Wu family now?"
"Can't Cultivator Han see where the resentment lies?" Li Chen asked.
Han Shannan nodded, "I... my mother said that when I was born, the people below did not take good care of me, which caused my eyes to be damaged and I could not see. It wasn't until I was eight years old that my mother found a way to cure my eyes. Although I can see, there are still some problems."
"Everything is normal during the day, but once the sun sets and there is no light, I am no different from a blind man. That's why my family always disagreed with me coming out, and they lied to me, saying that the Sword God was fine. It wasn't until I sneaked out a few months ago that I learned that the Sword God had already..."
As he spoke, he lowered his head and sighed, looking dejected. Clearly, the fall of the Sword God had dealt him a significant blow.
However, Li Chenjin felt that it was truly a miracle that he had survived until now after leaving home.
He could so easily tell someone he'd only met a few times about something that concerned his weaknesses. If she had any ill intentions, he would be in trouble tonight.
Li Chen wanted to remind him, but seeing his dejected appearance, he thought for a moment and changed the subject, saying, "I'm sure that evil spirit is currently in the Wu family. And who knows, it might have already found the person it wants to kill and is waiting next to that unlucky guy to take his life."
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At midnight, the military family...
The news that two idiots from the meditation community had come to deliver talismans during the day had already spread throughout the mansion, and everyone in the mansion scoffed at it.
In their spare time, this incident can become a source of amusement. Just mentioning the big fool who squatted down on the ground like a dog after something was thrown at him, and the second fool next to him who couldn't even swear, makes people feel relaxed.
No one in the manor took such a trivial matter to heart. Only one person, after laughing about it, leisurely lay down on the bed. After falling asleep, he found himself in a completely unfamiliar, empty place in his dream.
He had no idea where he was or if he was dreaming. All he wanted to do was go home. But all he could see was thick fog that surrounded him, making it impossible for him to tell which way was which or find his way home. It was as if no matter where he went, he could not escape this strange place.
He tried to shout for help, but found that his throat was being tightly gripped by an invisible hand, forcing him to open his mouth wide but not make a sound. He could only wander endlessly in this strange and eerie place.
Just as he walked back to where he started, clutching his head in utter despair and fear, a vibrant red suddenly appeared amidst the layers of mist, as if someone was wandering in that direction just like him, trying to find a way out.
This was the first living person he had seen in this godforsaken place.
He didn't dare to delay and hurriedly chased after him, afraid that if he was a step too slow, he would miss the person and end up leaving him alone in this godforsaken place.
That's how people are; even in the most eerie places, as long as they see another person of their kind, they suddenly feel less afraid.
He was like that at that moment, having long forgotten his previous fear, and following that touch of red, he dispelled layer after layer of mist.
But soon, he realized something was wrong.
Why does that figure, with his back to him and walking forward, always stop at a distance of three or four steps away from him, neither too close nor too far?
Why is it that the figure doesn't seem to be walking very fast, yet no matter how hard he tries, he can't catch up with it?
Why is he here?
Why would a woman dressed in red suddenly appear in such a place?
besides……
Why are those clothes the woman is wearing...?
Doesn't it look just like a wedding dress?
Countless questions kept popping into his mind, forcing him to stop in his tracks.
The strangest thing was that after he stopped, the woman in the wedding dress, who had been walking forward, also stopped...
Something's not right. Something's not right about that woman. This thought suddenly popped into his head.
The woman in the wedding dress seemed to sense his intention to escape. After a moment's pause, she slowly turned around.
Just as she turned around, a face with ashen skin, tiny pupils, and blood dripping from its eyes, nose, and mouth suddenly appeared in front of him.
In that instant, he felt the hairs on his body stand on end, and a chill rose from his spine, eventually enveloping him.
He opened his mouth wide, but still couldn't make a sound. Only when the figure was pressed against his face did the invisible force binding his throat suddenly loosen. "Ghost...ghost...ghost!!"
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Li Chen knew nothing about what had happened at the Wu family's house that night. She simply got up as usual, washed up, and went to the kitchen to start preparing breakfast for the morning.
She was humming a tune and busy with her work when she suddenly heard several barks.
She stopped talking, peeked out the window, and saw that the sweet fermented rice balls were carrying a vegetable basket and running towards the small building.
Sweet Fermented Rice Balls is an extremely intelligent dog, as evidenced by the fact that it knew to go out and find food for her when it saw her hungry.
After that, their lives gradually improved. She took the fermented rice balls to many places, and it slowly learned that it no longer needed to beg for food, but could use silver items to exchange for vegetables.
Therefore, when she was too lazy to go out, she would give it a basket and put some money in it. It would then carry the basket and the money in it and happily run to the market to buy things.
She bent down, took the basket from its mouth, glanced at the vegetables and remaining money in the basket, and nodded with great satisfaction, saying, "Well done, you bought all my favorite foods."
As she spoke, she picked up the oil paper package that was on top of the vegetables, and after unwrapping the oil paper, two meat buns were lying quietly inside.
Sweet Fermented Rice Balls is a dog, so it's normal for it to like meat buns. Usually, when she wants to reward it, she will buy it a few meat buns. When it goes to buy groceries, it is also very resourceful and will buy itself meat buns as a reward.
Li Chen glanced at the sweet fermented rice balls sitting on the ground, their eyes fixed on the thing in her hand, smiled, picked up a meat bun, and tossed it in its direction.
The sweet fermented rice ball was quick-witted and nimble-fleshed. It leaped up from the ground and caught the bun in its mouth. Then, with the bun in its mouth, it wagged its tail, turned around to find its bowl, lay down beside it, and silently began to savor the hard-won meat bun.
It was clearly a dog, yet it was much quieter than the people living upstairs.
"How did you train your dog? How is it so smart? It can even go grocery shopping by itself. It's a shame it's not intelligent."
As if on cue, Li Chen didn't even need to look up. With a wave of his hand, he handed the last steamed bun to the person who had come over. "Eat up, this sweet fermented rice ball is specially brought for you."
Han Shannan took the steamed bun and asked casually, "Why aren't you eating?"
"I have some old ailments, and with the medicine I usually take, I have to abstain from meat and fish," Li Chen said. "Unless guests come to visit, my place usually only has vegetarian dishes all year round."
Han Shannan asked with concern, "What exactly is wrong with you? Tell me, maybe I can find a way to cure you?"
Li Chen smiled faintly, "It's just a minor ailment, nothing to worry about. Besides, even the renowned Zen Master Mingcun, who is known as the Hua Tuo of the living, couldn't do anything about it. Does Cultivator Han know any more skilled healers than Zen Master Mingcun?"
Han Shannan looked embarrassed. "I forgot you were Master Mingcun's disciple. If even your master can't cure you, I really can't find anyone more capable than him. But is this really a minor ailment? Even Master Mingcun can't cure it, could it be some kind of terminal illness? Are you going to die?"
Li Chen was picking vegetables when he heard Han Shannan's words. He immediately clicked his tongue, turned around, and slapped Han Shannan with the vegetables in his hand. "Han, you're eating food that I paid for. Can't you say something auspicious first thing in the morning?"
"Go, go sit outside. I'll put some vegetables in the porridge, it'll be ready soon. Don't say anything before we eat."
Han Shannan: "..."
This was the first time Han Shannan had ever been hit with food, but it was indeed his fault for speaking without thinking. He didn't dare to say anything more for a moment, so he could only take the meat bun he hadn't finished eating and slink to the table to sit down.
When Li Chenjin came out carrying two bowls of vegetable porridge, Han Shannan had just taken the bowls and was about to ask her for some side dishes when a shout suddenly came from outside: "Layman! Layman, help! Layman Chenjin!!"
A note from the author:
Xiao Li: Everyone has flaws.
Xiao Han: What flaws? I can't stand hearing that! The Sword God is invincible!!! (A roar from a toxic fan [doge])
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