Chapter 15
Ajin didn't need to eat like Liu Huaizhao, but Liu Huaizhao was still very generous and shared his biscuits with her. The two of them sat together and ate biscuits like brother and sister.
While Ajin was munching on biscuits, Qin Zunyue re-tied her hair.
After her hair was tied up, revealing a fair little face, Tong Le looked at A Jin and asked curiously, "A Jin, is your true form really a piece of jade?"
A Jin ignored her. After Liu Huaizhao repeated it, she whispered, "Yes."
"Wow." Tong Le squatted down and looked at A Jin's face carefully, "It's actually jade."
Liu Huaizhao said, "Jade is an inanimate object. Unlike flowers, plants, and animals, it can cultivate on its own. If Ah Jin were a piece of jade, it would have existed in the world for tens of thousands of years."
Now even Yan Liao couldn't help but look at A Jin a few more times.
"Oh my God, I couldn't tell she was so old." Zheng Shu said.
Liu Huaizhao said, "She has only been in the world for tens of thousands of years, but her intelligence has probably only been developed for a thousand years. Plus, she is a dead creature, so she is about the same age as a mortal five or six years old."
That is quite consistent with her appearance, Qin Zunyue thought.
"Then where is your real body now? Is it on you?" Liu Huaizhao asked softly.
"Lost it."
"What?" Liu Huaizhao couldn't help but frown.
"What's wrong?" Qin Zunyue asked, "Is it serious that the main body is lost?"
"If it goes on for too long, at best, a thousand years of cultivation will be wasted, at worst, your soul will be shattered."
Now the others were also worried. Liu Huaizhao asked again: "How long has it been lost? Do you remember where you lost it?"
Ah Jin shook his head, "It took a long time, it hurts."
Liu Huaizhao sighed and said, "The spirits of dead things are different from ordinary spirits. Ajin can't control whether her original body moves. Normally, she wouldn't leave her original body. I'm afraid something unexpected happened."
"What should we do then?" Qin Zunyue asked.
Liu Huaizhao said: "It's okay, I can use my spiritual power to maintain her condition."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"That's enough." Qin Zunyue said, "Don't gather here anymore, just do what you need to do."
Liu Huaizhao took Ajin, Qin Zunyue and Qiao Lang to finish the trap, while the others went out hunting with smoke guns.
The traps were not difficult to make. They only made one relatively large trap, and the rest were smaller. After all, pheasants, rabbits and the like were easier to catch than large wild animals.
Ajin let Liu Huaizhao hold her hand. She still looked dazed, only occasionally looking up at Liu Huaizhao.
After the trap was completed, the group walked around and saw several persimmon trees.
Qin Zunyue was very skilled at climbing trees. Qiao Lang took out a cloth bag from somewhere and handed it to Qin Zunyue.
After picking some, Qin Zunyue jumped down and said to Liu Huaizhao, "Pick some more persimmons before going home. I'll make persimmon cakes for you later."
Liu Huaizhao nodded, and he and A Jin, one big and one small, stared at the persimmons in his hand.
Qin Zunyue smiled and handed one to each of them. "If you want to eat it, eat it now. It won't make you sick if you eat something unclean."
Persimmons are very sweet and juicy. Ajin doesn't seem to be used to eating like a human. The persimmon juice is all over her hands and face. Liu Huaizhao watched her finish eating and then performed a cleansing spell on her.
Liu Huaizhao is still a little unskilled in taking care of people, but he is very careful and Ajin listens to him very well.
But when it was time to go to bed at night, Ajin still followed Liu Huaizhao closely.
Although Ajin was a spirit, she had transformed into a little girl after all. Liu Huaizhao and the others naturally could not sleep with a little girl. Fortunately, Liu Huaizhao did not need to sleep, so for the next few nights, he kept watch while staring into Ajin's eyes.
Tong Leqi kept chatting with Ajin, and finally, on the night before they were about to leave the village, Ajin was willing to go with them to rest. Liu Huaizhao felt much more relaxed as he no longer had to sit alone all night - after all, Ajin didn't know how to chat with him.
Before leaving, they went to the persimmon tree and picked some more persimmons. After all, the crops grown in the safe city are mainly vegetables, and fruits are rare except for apples.
After returning, Qin Zunyue first went to the bulletin board to check the weather forecast. Fortunately, it would be sunny for the next week, so he went home and picked some ripe but hard persimmons. He washed them and hung them in the yard to dry. Then he divided the rest into three parts. He took one part to the shelter and gave the remaining two to Tong Le and Yan Liao, asking them to take them to Dean Xu and Yan Ming.
"By the way, ask your sister how many golden pills and black pills she has received now." Qin Zunyue instructed.
Yan Liao nodded and went out with Tong Le.
Qin Zunyue took the monster inner elixir and persimmon they obtained this time and went out. As soon as he stepped out of the door, he heard footsteps coming from behind.
"I'll go with you." Liu Huaizhao led Ajin.
Zheng Shu appeared out of nowhere and was winking at Qin Zunyue.
“…” Qin Zunyue pretended not to see it and went out with Liu Huaizhao and A Jin.
Qin Zunyue didn't know why he followed her. Maybe he just wanted to show Ajin around. He watched Liu Huaizhao introducing the surroundings to Ajin, and he couldn't help but think of the day when he first arrived in Safe City.
They went to the shelter first. Wang Haitong liked Ajin very much when he saw her, and asked them if they wanted to send the child to the shelter.
Qin Zunyue shook his head repeatedly, saying that the child's situation was special and he had to follow them.
Wang Haitong nodded and glanced at Liu Huaizhao.
Liu Huaizhao's identity has long been no secret, and now he is like a god in the hearts of some residents of Safe City.
Although Wang Haitong's address was not that exaggerated, his nickname changed from Xiao Liu to Master Liu.
The child that Young Master Liu brought now must not be an ordinary child.
So he stopped paying attention to Ajin and turned the topic to Qin Zunyue's personal problems.
Qin Zunyue was overwhelmed when he heard this. He refused repeatedly and even took the time to look at Liu Huaizhao.
"I'm talking to you. Why are you looking at Young Master Liu?" Wang Haitong scolded him. "I'm not forcing you to fall in love, but you need someone to keep you company, right?"
Qin Zunyue didn't want to continue this topic with him. He took two steps back and didn't want to hide it anymore. He said directly: "I like men."
"Do you like men?" Uncle Wang was stunned for a moment, then continued, "Men are fine too. You must have a companion. I'll show you which family has a suitable son later."
"I've already told you I'm not interested in this right now, so stop messing around with me. I'm leaving."
After saying that, he picked up A Jin and ran away with Liu Huaizhao.
On the way back, Ajin let him hold her in his arms, looking around with curiosity.
Qin Zunyue cleared his throat. He didn't dare to imagine how Liu Huaizhao felt after hearing the conversation just now. However, he didn't act on impulse just now. He still wanted to know Liu Huaizhao's attitude on this matter. If he minded, he would stay away from him in the future. If he didn't mind...
But he was too embarrassed to ask directly, so he wanted to be more roundabout, so he said to Liu Huaizhao: "Have you noticed that Ajin is more energetic than the past few days?"
"Of course, she has already awakened her intelligence and is no different from an ordinary child." Then he asked, "What did you mean just now? Do you have a preference for Long Yang?"
Unexpectedly, he took the initiative to bring up this matter. Qin Zunyue calmed his inner tension and told the truth: "Yes, if you mind..."
"What's the big deal?" Liu Huaizhao said nonchalantly, "This kind of thing isn't uncommon among cultivators."
Seeing that he didn't show any disgust, Qin Zunyue breathed a sigh of relief.
Suddenly, Ajin moved and pointed to the simple little park in front where several children were playing on the slide.
"Do you want to play?" Qin Zunyue asked.
Jin nodded, his arms still raised.
Qin Zunyue gently held her arm down and said, "Ajin, if you want to go, you need to tell us."
"Go." A Jin raised his arm again.
Qin Zunyue laughed twice, lifted A Jin up and said, "Let's go!"
Ajin seemed to like playing on the slide very much. She followed a few other children and played on it over and over again. Liu Huaizhao and Qin Zunyue stood among the group of parents and watched her.
Several parents seemed to want to talk to Liu Huaizhao, but the way Liu Huaizhao kept silent was so intimidating that he looked like an immortal and people were afraid to approach him.
However, just because adults don't dare doesn't mean children don't dare. A few children discovered Liu Huaizhao and wanted to rush up to talk to him, but Qin Zunyue looked very fierce when he had no expression on his face, and few children were willing to approach him.
So the two of them stood there quietly, and neither of them deliberately tried to find a topic to talk about.
Qin Zunyue estimated the time and said to Liu Huaizhao, "I'll go to the recycling station to exchange things first, and come find you later."
Liu Huaizhao nodded and watched him leave.
I just didn't expect that there are still so many people at the recycling center.
Although the items that can be exchanged are much less now, everyone's face is filled with smiles. After all, with the smoke gun, hunting monsters has become much easier, and black pills can also be exchanged for things. Unlike before, there were almost only monster hunters at the recycling station.
"Old Qin!"
Someone patted his shoulder. Qin Zunyue turned around and found that it was his companion from the shelter.
"Gao Yun!" Qin Zunyue replied with a smile.
After leaving the shelter, Gao Yun teamed up with others to become a monster hunter. Unlike Qin Zunyue and others who only hunted monsters occasionally, Gao Yun was a professional monster hunter. He used to obtain a lot of supplies by hunting monsters, and he lived a very comfortable life.
Only now...
Gao Yun's left forearm is missing.
Noticing his gaze, Gao Yun smiled and said, "I was unlucky that day. I just happened to see a monster and rushed straight at it, and ended up losing my forearm."
Qin Zunyue was speechless for a moment, not knowing what to say. Gao Yun, on the other hand, smiled casually and said, "I'll go hunting with others in the future. I can shoot with one hand, and the monsters are not a threat now. It's okay."
Qin Zunyue said, "I know you're powerful. When I was in the asylum, you picked fights with me every day."
When talking about the shelter, the two of them started talking, and before they knew it, it was Qin Zunyue's turn.
He exchanged a small bag of black pills and a few golden pills for a lot of things. After Gao Yun finished exchanging, he said goodbye to him.
"Hey, Old Qin." Gao Yun glanced around and whispered, "Are you familiar with that Mr. Liu?"
"Well, what's wrong?"
"Well," Gao Yun scratched the back of his head a bit embarrassedly and said, "I have a brother who was attacked on the same day as me. He also had a broken arm, but he hasn't woken up yet. The hospital can't do anything. Can you ask that immortal young master to take a look?"
"I'll tell him, don't worry, he's a very good person and will take a look at it."
So the two of them agreed on the time and place, and Qin Zunyue took the things and went to find Liu Huaizhao and A Jin.
On the way back, Qin Zunyue told Liu Huaizhao about the matter, and Liu Huaizhao agreed without hesitation.
So the next day, Qin Zunyue took some persimmons and took Liu Huaizhao to Gao Yun's house.
Because the distance was a bit far, Qin Zunyue pushed the bicycle out of the warehouse, and then found a cushion to tie it to the back seat.
While cheering, Liu Huaizhao and A Jin were watching from the side.
Liu Huaizhao had seen other people riding this on the street, but he didn't expect that he had one at home too.
"Why didn't you bring it up before?" Liu Huaizhao asked.
"I haven't been to a place that far before." Qin Zunyue glanced at Liu Huaizhao's clothes and said, "You should change your clothes. You'll easily get stuck in the wheels if you wear this."
"No." Liu Huaizhao grabbed his clothes and got on the back seat of the bicycle.
A Jin stood on the ground and looked up at Liu Huaizhao.
Qin Zunyue squatted down and said, "Ajin, there is no room for you in the car. Can you wait for us at home?"
A Jin said, "No."
Then she floated up, which scared Qin Zunyue.
"No, no." Qin Zunyue was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, "Going out like this would scare people to death."
"Be good." Liu Huaizhao said, "Go play with Tong Le."
"No." A Jin still floated stubbornly.
Qin Zunyue thought about it and continued to persuade, "Be obedient, and we will take you to play on the slide when we come back."
So Ajin nodded, turned around and floated into the house.
"You are so good at lying to children."
"I didn't lie to her." Qin Zunyue got in the car, kicked off, and rushed out of the door, "I will take her there."
The bicycle creaked as it arrived at Gao Yun's house. After getting off the bike, Liu Huaizhao straightened his clothes, picked up the rack, and looked down at Qin Zunyue who bent down to lock the bike.
Gao Yun heard the voice and looked at Qin Zunyue with a puzzled look: "Do you also need to lock this broken car?"
"Of course heirlooms must be locked up."
Qin Zunyue stood up and introduced Gao Yun to Liu Huaizhao: "Gao Yun, my friend."
"Hello, Mr. Liu." Gao Yun wiped his right hand on his pants and stretched it in front of Liu Huaizhao. Suddenly he remembered that Liu Huaizhao might not know what he was doing, so he wanted to retract his hand, but the next second, Liu Huaizhao also stretched out his right hand and shook hands with him unskillfully.
Gao Yun was a little excited and didn't know what to say. Qin Zunyue said, "Where's your brother? Master Liu, go check on him."
"Oh. Please come in, please come in." Gao Yun reacted and quickly led the person inside.
Liu Huaizhao raised his foot and walked inside.
Liu Huaizhao now looks more like he did when they first met. No, he is different from the first time they met. Liu Huaizhao now looks a little arrogant, with his white clothes fluttering in the wind without a speck of dust on them. Qin Zunyue suddenly feels that the distance between them has become very far, as if he has really seen a god, which makes him stunned for a moment.
It wasn't until Liu Huaizhao took a few steps and realized that he hadn't caught up, and looked at him in confusion, that he reacted and quickly followed.
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