Chapter 207 Little Zombie's Black Moonlight Taoist Priest 05
Shen Xinran jumped down from the tree lightly. Her expression was cold and her voice was emotionless. "But why should I help you?"
Yue Minglei's eyes glowed red, his thirst for blood nearly tearing his soul apart. But he knew that if he indulged this thirst, he would be doomed.
His only hope now is this cold-hearted woman in front of him, but she is unwilling to help him.
What could he possibly have that was worthy of her help?
Yue Minglei fell silent.
Suddenly, a gleam of light flashed in Yue Minglei's eyes. He raised his head and looked at Shen Xinran cautiously, "Master, please help me."
The corners of Shen Xinran's mouth rose slightly, and there was a hint of playfulness in her tone: "Then are you still running?"
Under the moonlight, Yue Minglei's desire for blood became stronger.
He suppressed his desire and shook his head, "No...I won't run away."
Shen Xinran nodded with satisfaction, took out a bag of blood from behind him and handed it to Yue Minglei.
Yue Minglei opened the bag almost greedily, his throat making a low swallowing sound. However, he soon felt something was wrong.
He looked at Shen Xinran with a hint of confusion in his eyes, "Is this human blood?"
Shen Xinran sneered and patted Yue Minglei's head fiercely, with a hint of sarcasm in his voice: "Still want to drink human blood? You are dreaming!"
Yue Minglei touched his head aggrievedly, with a hint of unwillingness in his voice: "Then what is this?"
Shen Xinran said unhappily: "This is chicken blood."
Hearing the word "chicken blood", Yue Minglei's eyes flashed with disappointment. The voice deep in his soul told him that this was not what he longed for.
Although Yue Minglei didn't say anything, Shen Xinran noticed his disdain, and she slapped Yue Minglei's head again, her movements rough and powerful.
"I'm telling you, I spent a lot of money to buy this bag of blood. You must drink it all. Don't waste a single drop."
She didn't have much money to begin with, and she had to buy blood for Yue Minglei, which made her already poor wallet even worse.
Yue Minglei had no choice but to pick up the blood bag again. Even though the taste of the chicken blood made him feel nauseous, he still forced himself to drink it.
The moment Yue Minglei drank the chicken blood, the old woman and the old man came out.
Their voices grew closer, carrying a hint of anxiety and concern: "Young man, where have you been?"
Yue Minglei's pupils suddenly constricted, and he instinctively hid behind Shen Xinran, not wanting anyone to see his embarrassment at the moment.
Shen Xinran's eyes swept lightly over Yue Minglei, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly unconsciously, but he didn't say a word.
But the old woman had a sharp eye and she quickly spotted Yue Minglei.
Seeing Shen Xin standing in front of him, he was stunned for a moment, then a kind smile appeared on his face: "You must be his wife, no wonder he ran so fast."
After drinking the blood, Yue Minglei carefully hid the blood bag, with the old woman's words echoing in his ears.
He glanced at Shen Xinran secretly, and his cheeks involuntarily turned red, but he didn't intend to explain.
He thought to himself: How could he reveal that she was not his wife, but his newly-acknowledged mistress? How humiliating!
Shen Xinran had no intention of explaining, she just stood there quietly.
Seeing that the two men remained silent, the old woman took it as their agreement.
She stepped forward lightly, patted Yue Minglei's shoulder gently, and said earnestly: "My child, you can't run away from home even if you are angry with your wife. You have to let your wife come to find you."
Shen Xinran couldn't help laughing out loud, "Mother-in-law, you are absolutely right. He is just like that. He likes to run away from home when he is unhappy."
As soon as she finished speaking, Shen Xinran turned her gaze to Yue Minglei with a hint of teasing in her eyes. Yue Minglei understood Shen Xinran's intention and glared at her in dissatisfaction.
The old woman's smile became even kinder. "Don't be angry. My old man was like this when he was young. He would get upset if you said a few words to him and would run out to wipe his tears quietly."
The old man next to him glared at me and said in a thunderous voice, "Who wiped the tears? Don't ruin my reputation in front of the children."
He didn't know that his eager denial made him seem a little guilty.
The old woman still smiled and said jokingly, "Okay, okay, even if I have to wipe my tears, that should be fine."
Shen Xinran looked at this scene and felt inexplicably warm in his heart.
The old woman patted Shen Xinran's hand again and said with a smile: "It's getting late now, why don't you two stay at our house tonight."
Shen Xinran smiled and nodded, "Okay, thank you very much, mother-in-law."
She secretly rejoiced in her heart that this would save her another night's accommodation. As a demon slayer, her wallet was always tight, and she really couldn't afford it.
That night, Shen Xinran and Yue Minglei slept in Cheng Zicheng's room, while Cheng Zicheng shared a room with the two old men.
Of course, Shen Xinran slept in bed, and Yue Minglei didn't need to sleep, so he stood by the window.
Shen Xinran woke up halfway through the sleep, and Yue Minglei was still standing at the window, staring at the bright moon in the night sky, immersed in his own thoughts.
Shen Xinran saw it, but didn't take it seriously. He turned over and continued to sleep.
The first ray of sunlight in the morning shone through the window. When Shen Xinran opened her eyes, she saw an enlarged face that almost occupied her entire field of vision.
When did he lie down beside the bed? Shen Xinran was frightened by Yue Minglei and sat up suddenly.
Yue Minglei's voice broke the silence. He asked, "Do you have money?"
Shen Xinran's eyes widened, and she subconsciously protected her purse. She replied nervously, "Why are you asking this? Let me tell you, I'm very poor!"
Yue Minglei nodded seriously and explained, "I want to borrow some money. I will pay you back when I return to Kyoto."
Shen Xinran glanced at Yue Minglei and roughly knew what he wanted to do.
But it was also funny to hear him talk about returning to Kyoto. This fool didn't realize that there was no place for him in Kyoto anymore.
Shen Xinran took out his purse and poured out the copper coins inside.
She got ten taels of silver in exchange for her gold earrings, spent two taels on buying a cart, and another two taels of silver on getting from Shanhaiguan to here.
Now, there was only six hundred dollars left in her purse.
She divided the money into two halves, keeping half for the return trip and giving the other half to Yue Minglei.
Yue Minglei looked at the three taels of silver in his hand, and the corner of his mouth twitched unconsciously. "I thought you were being modest when you said you had no money, but now it seems that you are really poor."
Shen Xinran glared at him and put the remaining three taels of silver into his pocket. "I tell you, this is the most I can give you."
Yue Minglei frowned and asked in confusion, "Aren't you the most talented female demon slayer in the Mao family? How come you are so poor?"
Shen Xinran's face flushed instantly, and she explained: "In my generation, there are only my brother and I in our family."
Yue Minglei seemed to understand something and asked, "So your brother is the most talented male demon slayer?"
Shen Xinran felt that her secret was about to be exposed, so she quickly changed the subject, stretched out her hand and said to Yue Minglei, "If you think it's not enough, you can give it back to me."
Yue Minglei really wanted to return the three hundred yuan to Chen Xinran, but he was penniless now, so the three hundred yuan was better than nothing for him!
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