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Chapter 135 Serving
Chapter 135 Serving
On the table, a red candle burns.
The dim light dispelled the darkness in the corner and illuminated the small bed placed there.
The bed was shrouded in mist by curtains.
Under the bed, there was a pair of embroidered shoes and a pair of silk stockings.
Further inside, a blurry black shadow appeared.
Luo Qingchen stood at the cave entrance, motionless, her clenched fist gathering strength.
With his current strength, this stone door can't trap him at all.
That's why he dared to come in just now.
"Senior Brother Luo?"
Lian Hongpei seemed to notice his change and looked at him with some confusion.
Luo Qingchen's gaze was fixed on the small bed in the corner.
Lian Hongpei turned her head and followed his gaze, suddenly noticing the embroidered shoes and pink stockings under the bed, and her expression immediately changed.
She quickly went over and whispered, "Hongling, are you hiding under the bed? Come out quickly."
Only then did the figure slowly crawl out from under the bed.
Luo Qingchen looked closely and saw a woman dressed in undergarments, her face pale and bloodless.
The woman lay on the ground, barefoot, and glanced at him timidly. She seemed unable to stand up and said hesitantly, "Sister, I—I was scared inside all alone, so—so I came to your bed."
Lian Hongpei quickly bent down and picked her up from the ground, whispering, "Be good, go inside, your sister has something to do."
As he spoke, he carried her towards the inner cave.
There was a curtain inside, and behind the curtain was another small space.
There was a small bed in the space, which looked dark and cramped.
"Turn on the light. Remember, no matter what sound you hear later, don't come out, okay?"
Lian Hongpei escorted the woman into the inner room, whispered some instructions, then lit the oil lamp for her, drew the curtains on the bed, and then came out from inside.
"Senior Brother Luo, I'm sorry—"
Her cheeks were flushed, and her expression was unnatural.
"That's my sister. She lives with me. I didn't know she was outside. I'm so sorry for startling you, Senior Brother Luo."
Luo Qingchen loosened her fist, still standing in the doorway, and asked, "What happened to her legs?"
Lian Hongpei lowered her head, her expression somber: "When she went down the mountain to do a mission, her bones were broken, her cave was destroyed, and she lost her cultivation. The sect originally wanted her to go to Yaoren Town, but I—I was afraid that no one would take care of her down there, so I begged for a long time before the sect finally agreed to let her come here."
After listening, Luo Qingchen fell silent.
Lian Hongpei raised her head, looking at him nervously, and said, "Senior Brother Luo, I'm sorry, she—she didn't disturb your enjoyment, did she?"
After hesitating for a moment, she lowered her head, bit her lip, and whispered, "Senior Brother Luo, if you—if you don't mind her, I'll let her come out too, to serve you with me—okay?"
Luo Qingchen did not speak.
Lian Hongpei lowered her head and waited for a while, then slowly raised her head, stole a glance at his face, and said nothing more. She began to untie the belt around her waist, her hands trembling slightly.
"I just came into the cave to take a look; I didn't intend to do anything."
Luo Qingchen spoke up to stop her.
Lian Hongpei was taken aback upon hearing this, and looked at him with a puzzled expression.
"actually----"
Luo Qingchen wanted to tell her the truth, but after hesitating for a moment, she swallowed her words and simply said, "You have to take care of your sister. I don't think this kind of place is suitable for you."
He didn't say anything more, turned around and said, "I have something to do, so I'll be leaving now."
Lian Hongpei's face immediately showed anxiety and fear. She glanced towards the innermost part of the room and hurriedly said, "Senior Brother Luo, no—I, I'll let her out, okay? I'll take her out right away and let her stay somewhere else for the night, okay?"
From inside the room, one could hear the girl's rapid breathing.
Luo Qingchen paused, then turned to look at her and said, "Junior Sister Lian, that's not what I meant. I came here today not to ask you to serve me."
After saying that, he hesitated for a moment, then added, "If you and your sister encounter any trouble in the future, you can come to Black Phoenix Peak to find me. As long as I can do it, I will definitely not refuse."
The other party is probably doing this because they want some kind of guarantee.
Lian Hongpei's eyes instantly filled with tears as she looked at him pitifully and said, "Senior Brother Luo, from now on—will you really help us? Just because I said a few words in your defense back then?"
"Yes."
Luo Qingchen did not make any oaths, nor did she say many high-sounding words.
Some promises don't need to be said too much.
Saying too much only makes one seem hypocritical.
"boom----"
The stone gate slowly opened.
Luo Qingchen walked out of the cave and looked back. Lian Hongpei was wiping away tears as she followed him out, saying, "Senior Brother Luo, if you ever want to come, please do. My place will always be open to you."
Luo Qingchen nodded, said nothing more, and quickly left.
Lian Hongpei stared blankly at his retreating figure. Only after he had walked far away did she wipe away her tears, turn around, and look at the figure behind her.
"I shouldn't have come here today—"
As she walked along the road, Luo Qingchen thought to herself.
"Who should I go to next?"
He pondered to himself on the way.
He quickly made a new decision.
He was going to find a female disciple at the Qi Refining Realm, so that he would be safe regardless of whether she was good or bad.
Moreover, it is more in line with his current cultivation level and makes people more believable.
The only female disciples at the Qi Refining Realm that he knows are the eldest, fourth, and fifth senior sisters of Black Phoenix Peak.
I definitely can't date the senior sister.
He was afraid that things might turn out for real, which would be troublesome.
After all, the senior sister is too strong. If she were to force the charade to become real, he might not be able to resist.
So, the only remaining choices are the fourth and fifth senior sisters.
He needs to observe for a while longer to see who he should choose.
"Perhaps, there's no need to choose; both are better—"
A thought suddenly struck him.
Having two will be more effective in diverting and attracting the attention of others.
But how do you get close to them?
Thinking about this, I returned to the main peak.
He didn't go straight back to Black Phoenix Peak. Seeing that it was still early, he went to the library to continue browsing books about monsters and magical beasts.
His cultivation was closely related to demons and monsters.
The blood of monsters is more effective than that of magical beasts, and it produces more gilded blood.
Therefore, he needs to learn more about monsters.
He didn't come out of the library until evening.
Just as they were about to return to Black Phoenix Peak, a familiar yet cautious voice suddenly came from the roadside: "Senior Brother Luo."
Luo Qingchen stopped and turned to look.
It turned out to be Wang Jing, the bald, burly man in charge of Yaoren Town.
Luo Qingchen said, "Junior Brother Wang."
Wang Jing gave him a complicated look, then said with a smile, "I learned yesterday that Senior Brother Luo had returned and had even successfully broken through to the Strength Realm. I wanted to come up and congratulate him immediately, but I was afraid of disturbing Senior Brother Luo's important business, so I came only today. I hope Senior Brother Luo won't mind."
He quickly handed over an envelope, saying, "This was given to you by the little girl named Ayao from the pharmacy. There are two thousand taels of silver notes inside. My wife and I are giving this to congratulate Senior Brother Luo on his safe return. Please don't think it's too little, Senior Brother Luo."
Luo Qingchen was about to refuse, but Wang Jing had already stuffed it into his hand, saying, "If Senior Brother Luo doesn't accept it, I won't be able to explain to your sister-in-law when we get back. Actually, I already told her that Senior Brother Luo is now a disciple of the Strength Realm, and he doesn't need our little bit of money at all. He probably wouldn't even look at it, and I would feel embarrassed to take it. But she wouldn't listen and forced me to take it, saying it was a small token of her appreciation. Senior Brother Luo, if you really don't like it, you can just throw it away. I definitely wouldn't dare to take it back."
Seeing his words, Luo Qingchen had no choice but to accept, saying, "Then when you return, Junior Brother Wang, remember to thank Junior Sister Sun for me."
When Wang Jing saw that he had accepted the gift, he immediately beamed and said, "Senior Brother Luo, you're too kind. If that woman knew you had accepted it, she would be overjoyed and wouldn't dare let you thank her."
Luo Qingchen looked at the envelope and asked, "Besides the letter, did A Yao say anything else to you?"
Wang Jing shook his head: "She didn't say anything, just told me to bring the letter to you. I didn't dare delay, and came up here as soon as I finished my business downstairs."
Luo Qingchen pondered for a moment, then looked at him and said, "Junior Brother Wang, if she asks you to deliver a message again next time, just refuse."
Wang Jing was taken aback upon hearing this, but dared not ask any further questions, and quickly nodded, saying, "Okay."
However, he couldn't help but ask, "What should I do if that little girl cries and begs me?"
Luo Qingchen said, "Ignore her."
Wang Jing gave him a strange look, then nodded in agreement.
"Senior Brother Luo, then I won't bother you any longer. I'll head down now."
He dared not linger for long and quickly took his leave.
Luo Qingchen looked at the envelope in her hand, paused, and then walked towards Black Phoenix Peak.
After crossing the stone bridge, he opened the envelope.
Besides a letter, there were four brand-new silver notes inside, each with a face value of five hundred taels.
In the past, he wouldn't have dared to even dream of having that much money.
When he first arrived in Medicine Man Town, he sold his blood and mortgaged his soul for a mere few hundred taels of silver. How destitute and miserable he was.
Thankfully, we made it through.
Put away the banknotes and unfold the letter.
"Master, I heard from Master that you won't be coming down again, is that right? Why? Senior Sister said it's because I'm stupid, because I'm ugly, because my blood is useless, is that true?"
"But I can help my master prepare poisons. I can concoct all kinds of poisons. I learn from my master every day."
"My master said I'm a genius."
"I'm not stupid, it's my senior sister who's stupid. She can't even distinguish between the ten kinds of herbs, and she's so lazy. All she does every day is practice martial arts, practice martial arts, and oh right, she loves to dream, and she always dreams about her master."
"Oh, right, Master, I also discovered that my senior sister is secretly practicing some strange and shameful techniques. Every night she takes off her clothes to practice, and she even does all sorts of bizarre poses. There's even a portrait of you on her wall!"
"Also, ever since you came here for a medicinal bath and your senior sister seduced you, she hasn't used her own blood for a medicinal bath again."
"She secretly used it once before, but her master stopped her. Her master forbade her from taking medicinal baths again. It seems that her master also taught her some cultivation techniques that could be practiced without medicinal baths."
"I originally wanted to learn it too, but my master said I was stupid and only let me learn medicine making."
"My senior sister said she would cultivate diligently so she could help you kill people in the future. She was very sad and worried during those months when you were a red name. She got up to cultivate before dawn every day. She was very hardworking."
"By the way, Master, have you noticed? Master is so beautiful, and she's getting more and more beautiful. I secretly asked her for you, and she doesn't have anyone she likes, nor is she engaged. She's eighteen years old this year, about the same age as you, Master. One is handsome, the other is beautiful; one is ruthless, the other is a healer. They're such a perfect match."
Luo Qingchen:
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He didn't read any further, tore it up, stuffed it into an envelope, and threw it into his storage bag.
"Senior Brother Luo!"
"Senior Brother Luo————"
Along the way, many disciples of Black Phoenix Peak stopped immediately, bowed their heads, and greeted him respectfully when they saw him.
Many of the disciples who had known him in the past, who were at the Blood Exchange Realm and Spirit Nourishing Realm, now looked at him with awe and fear, and some even dared not look up at him for more than a second.
Luo Qingchen nodded slightly in return.
As he walked up the winding mountain path and was about to reach the summit, his nose suddenly twitched, his expression changed, and he looked up.
It smells of blood!
The smell of human blood!
He immediately quickened his pace and reached the summit.
The evening wind carried a biting chill, and at the same time, it brought an even stronger smell of blood.
The smell of blood was coming from the direction where his cave was located on the edge of the cliff.
His expression hardened, and he immediately drew his knife, walking over with a wary look in his eyes.
When he arrived at Cave No. 6, he immediately saw a bloody skin and a mangled corpse hanging on the stone door of the cave.
The skin and the corpse were still dripping blood, drop by drop.
Take a closer look.
The corpse hanging on the stone gate, with its wide-open eyes and slender figure, was none other than Junior Sister Lian!
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