bookrebus Chapter 77 Picking up people again
Chapter 77 Picking up people again
"Wow, you run really fast."
A voice came from somewhere nearby, and Chu Jiuwen shuddered reflexively, looking over in a panic.
A woman walked out from a short distance away, looking at him with kind eyes.
Chu Jiuwen asked somewhat timidly, "Did you help me?"
"Yes, can you stand up?"
Liu Xingxing readily admitted it, and seeing the poor little guy still curled up on the ground, she wanted to go over and help him up.
Chu Jiuwen instinctively dodged the outstretched hand, then realized he shouldn't have dodged, and hurriedly explained, "I'm sorry, I, I didn't mean to..."
Judging from his appearance, he seems to have been bullied quite a bit. He's even afraid to reach out his hand. It's Liu Xingxing who didn't think things through.
"It's okay."
He withdrew his hand and made a hand seal to treat Chu Jiuwen's injuries and remove some dirt. Chu Jiuwen immediately felt much better and his pain subsided.
Chu Jiu looked at his own changes with curiosity, and carefully stood up, but his hands remained clenched tightly into fists, as if afraid that this person was also there to snatch what was in his hands.
Liu Xingxing didn't expose his little scheme, and asked with a friendly smile, "What's your name? Where do you live? Would you like me to take you home?"
"I, my name is Chu Jiuwen, I work in Master Li's mansion, I... I don't want to go back yet."
Looking at the child who was barely taller than her shoulder, Liu Xingxing patiently bent down to look at him: "Jiuwen? What a nice name. Is it the 'wen' that means 'well-like' or 'pleasant to hear'?"
"Yes, my mother never gave me a name. It was Uncle Chu, the beggar who found me, who named me. Uncle Chu said that if he had nine coins on the day he found me, he would name me Nine Coins. Later, he thought it didn't sound good, so he changed 'Wen' to the more popular 'Wen'. Uncle Chu said that this sounded more like a name that signifies great wealth and honor."
Chu Jiuwen was honest and told everything in one go.
Liu Xingxing hadn't expected his name to have so many origins.
"I see. Then why don't you want to go back? Is it because those people from earlier work for the same place as you? Do they often bully you? Doesn't that Master Li's people do anything about it?"
“Master Li is usually very busy, he wouldn’t usually care about such trivial matters…” Chu Jiuwen said in a low voice.
That's true. Who would care about the affairs of a lowly servant? No one has died, so there's no need to care. And even if someone did die somewhere, no one would care. They would just say that person was unlucky.
Ultimately, this is a world where the strong prey on the weak, and human lives, especially those of the lower classes, are insignificant. However, this is Xuanshan Sect, governed by laws and regulations. If you were to leave this place, you would find it even more brutal.
Moreover, Chu Jiuwen's case was not an isolated incident. Liu Xingxing simply didn't see many more cases. Being weak, she could only take the beatings, and she couldn't help but care.
However, since she encountered this situation today and took action, we can't just ignore it.
"Sigh, never mind. Since you're not doing too well over there, why don't you come work for me on my mountain?"
Chu Jiuwen was taken aback by this sudden surprise, his face filled with disbelief: "Huh? Is it possible? The immortal is going to take me back to your cave to work? But, but what about Master Li..."
"If you're willing to come, it'll be easier for him to talk to you."
It was just a matter of passing on a message; none of the people she wanted to keep dared to argue with her.
Chu Jiuwen answered decisively: "Okay, I'll go with you!"
"You agreed so quickly? Aren't you going to reconsider? What if I'm not a good person either?" Liu Xingxing said jokingly.
"You helped me just now, you're such a good person, I don't regret it!"
"Ha, good lad, decisive in your actions, I like that. Alright then, is there anything else you need to pack and take with you from Master Li's place? I have plenty of food and lodging, but you'll need to get a change of clothes."
Chu Jiuwen shook his head and then spread his palms out: "Besides this, there's nothing else important there."
Liu Xingxing glanced at the object in his hand; it was a piece of fine mutton fat jade.
This thing is a treasure to mortals, but it's useless to cultivators. Even if you sell it, it's not worth more than a few low-grade spirit stones. However, it's a good thing for servants who use spirit stones and silver money interchangeably, so it's no wonder that some people would fight over it.
Liu Xingxing glanced at it briefly before looking away, lest the sensitive child overthink it.
"Let's go, I'll take you home."
"Ah."
"By the way, what about them?"
They were obviously referring to those people from earlier.
"What, are you afraid they'll come after you for revenge?"
Chu Jiuwen shrank back slightly and didn't say anything, but his expression betrayed him; he was clearly afraid, which showed how those guys usually bullied him.
Liu Xingxing looked up at the front with a calm expression and said in an ambiguous tone, "Don't worry, those injuries are enough to torment them for a while. If they dare to come looking for you again, I don't mind making them suffer for a while longer."
This "period" can be a very long time, long enough for half their lifespan.
There's no need to let those who are addicted to bullying get away with it.
"Thank you, immortal..."
“Of course, it would be better if you waited until you were strong enough to seek revenge on them yourself.” Liu Xingxing interrupted him slightly.
Chu Jiuwen was confused: "What do you mean?"
Liu Xingxing smiled but didn't explain.
"You'll know."
The two, one big and one small, walked back to Qiwu Peak at a leisurely pace.
Although Qiwu Peak is not far from the main peak, that's only in the eyes of cultivators who can fly. It's quite far on foot, taking at least half an hour to reach the halfway point.
However, Chu Jiuwen did not feel tired at all. In fact, he was full of energy, looking around and finding everything he saw fascinating.
"Immortal, don't you live in a cave?"
He could even sense the rich spiritual energy, and there were spiritual plants everywhere, each one unlike any he had ever seen before. He couldn't help but wonder what kind of power this immortal possessed to be able to live in such a place.
Liu Xingxing chuckled and said, "When did I ever say I lived in a cave?"
"Oh, by the way, there are three other people living in my courtyard. They will teach you the rules again. But don't worry, I don't have many rules, and they won't restrict you. Just do what they do."
"I will do my job well."
Seeing his somewhat uneasy expression, Liu Xingxing smiled but remained silent.
Being her servant is different from what you'd find elsewhere.
When Liu Xingxing brought Chu Jiuwen back to her courtyard, the other animals were already there. She handed him over to them and repeated the process they had gone through when they first arrived. Chu Jiuwen, who was completely bewildered and shocked, went back to her room to rest, ignoring what the people outside were doing.
After Liu Xingxing left, the three of them immediately surrounded Chu Jiuwen, bombarding him with questions. Miao Xiaohua, in particular, asked the most questions and even took out the pastries that their ancestor had brought them a couple of days ago to share with him.
Although there were three people around, Chu Jiuwen didn't sense any malice. The place was vastly different from where he had been before, and Chu Jiuwen's anxious heart suddenly felt sore again.
Ever since he was old enough to understand, he had always received endless malice and disdain, even after coming to this place of cultivation and becoming a menial servant.
Fu Yi was somewhat at a loss when he was treated so casually.
Liu Xingxing, who was in the room, was unaware of all this. She simply took a teleportation talisman, wrote a few words on it, and sent it out. As for where it flew to, the teleportation talisman would find the right way on its own.
What they didn't know was that, not long after Liu Xingxing and her companion left, the girl named Lingling hurriedly ran back into the bamboo forest. She anxiously circled the bamboo forest several times, seemingly searching for something, but found nothing.
Strangely, the small cuts on her body from the bamboo leaves had disappeared. Liu Xingxing had deliberately left the wounds to heal for ten days or half a month as punishment.
I don't know why her wounds healed so quickly, and without leaving a single trace.
"Am I late? Damn it!"
"Never mind, there will be plenty of opportunities to make up for it later."
Finding nothing, Lingling had no choice but to give up and reluctantly left the place.