The original mess of the collapsed sesame seed shop has disappeared, and the surrounding area has been tidied up. The originally collapsed masonry and wood have been piled neatly, and rubble and rubbish are piled on the other side. Obviously this was all sorted by the old couple.
In front of the store, there are two straw mats. Two pale bodies were lying on the straw mat. A skinny girl about ten years old was kneeling in front of the straw mat, shrugging her shoulders and sobbing softly. The drizzle floating in the sky fell on her withered yellow hair. It looks like weeds in the mud.
A few crows wanted to land on the straw mat, but were afraid of people and did not dare to land. Their chirping was very annoying.
Liu Chen came here and his eyes fell on the two corpses on the straw mat. He saw clear footprints on their chests and blood stains on the corners of their mouths.
"They were kicked twice. The old man was already weak and couldn't resist."
Zhao Lei briefly explained what happened to Liu Chen. Seeing Liu Chen's eyes falling on the skinny girl, he whispered, "Their granddaughter, her parents died early, and she lives with the old couple. She usually works as a weaving apprentice." , after the owner learned that the old couple had offended the big shot, they kicked her out."
Liu Chen didn't answer and looked at the two corpses. I still remember his scene yesterday: Under the smoke of baking sesame cakes, the old couple were busy, greeting every guest who passed by with flattering smiles, and humbly living their lives.
And once he passed by, he smashed up someone's shop and took someone's life...
Liu Chen felt that he was too naive, not yet familiar with the rules of this world, and his thinking was still stuck in modern times. He thought that it would be fine if he compensated, but he forgot the phrase "it's a crime to have a jade".
Liu Chen felt that his heart was filled with panic. He looked at the little girl with a sallow face and skinny face in the drizzle, breathed out lightly and asked, "Who did it?"
Zhao Lei's face froze, and then he said: "Senior Brother Liu, don't ask, we can just find a way to compensate this little girl."
Liu Chen was silent for a while and asked, "Can't you afford to offend me?"
Zhao Lei thought for a while and said: "Although the forces in Jinling are complex, the sects, aristocratic families, government, academies, and the devil's path still represent the top forces in Jinling. Although our Xuandeng Sect belongs to the sect, we have been excluded from the four Among the major sects, his influence in the sect is limited.
The person who took action not only had the background of a noble family, but behind him stood a grandmaster from one of the four major sects. "
Speaking of this, Zhao Lei let out a breath, the weight of the Grandmaster was too heavy. It was so serious that he didn't want Liu Chen to show any thoughts of revenge, because it would lead to disaster.
Zhao Lei patted Liu Chen on the shoulder and comforted: "Such things happen from time to time. Other practitioners would not care about these things at all. I only informed you because you gave them the jade pendant yesterday. If you feel If they can’t cope with it mentally, they will take good care of their daughter from now on.”
Liu Chen didn't say anything and walked towards the straw mat.
His footsteps alarmed the sobbing girl, but Liu Chen had not yet spoken. The girl pounced on Liu Chen from the ground like a wolf, opened her mouth and bit him fiercely. She bit hard, as if she was trying to suck out the milk.
A sharp pain came from his shoulder. He felt that his teeth were about to penetrate into his flesh, and blood seeped out of the clothes on his shoulder.
Liu Chen reflexively wanted to push the girl away, but when his hand touched her clothes, he endured it, and the blood flowed down his shoulder.
When Zhao Lei saw this scene, he quickly took two steps forward, hugged the girl and pulled her away.
Although the girl was pulled away, her eyes were full of ferocity, staring at Liu Chen as if she wanted to devour him.
The girl was sallow and skinny, as skinny as a monkey. She just stared at Liu Chen without saying a word, stubborn and fierce.
She was so thin and weak that she felt like she would collapse if the wind blew.
But the fierceness and stubbornness in those eyes made Liu Chen's heart tremble.
Zhao Lei stood aside and gasped when he saw that the clothes on Liu Chen's shoulders were bitten to pieces. Liu Chen was a qigong practitioner, not a warrior. His body was not much stronger than that of ordinary people, and it was hard for him to hold back from shouting for such a wound.
"Okay, you go take care of the wound, and leave it to me to take care of the funeral."
Zhao Lei didn't expect this girl to be like this. He was afraid that Liu Chen would be bitten again, so he waved his hand to let him leave first.
Liu Chen glanced at the two corpses and said nothing more.
Liu Chen walked to the Qinhuai River, and the drizzle was still falling, hitting his face, which was cool and uncomfortable.
"Bah!" Liu Chen was not far away, and the girl could see him. She spat out a mouthful of blood at Liu Chen's back standing against the river, and the hatred in her eyes became even stronger.
My grandparents died because of you, and you were just hypocritical to compensate my grandparents for their jade pendants.
We grassroots, you big shots never care. Now that I heard he was a big shot, I probably didn’t dare to say anything. It's hateful to pretend to be benevolent and righteous even though you are clearly bullying the weak and fearing the strong. All deserve to die!
Zhao Lei breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Liu Chen was not impulsive. He just glanced at Liu Chen standing in the Qinhuai River from a distance. He saw him standing by the river, with the drizzle hitting him. Looking at his back, he felt like he was embedded in the misty rain. In the misty picture of the river and sky, it is like a stagnant picture.
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It was raining lightly outside, and it never stopped. It wasn't until around nine o'clock in the morning the next day, when the sky had just dawned, that Liu Chen returned to the Hanging Deng Sect in a wet state.
"He stood by the river all night? Went in the rain all night?" Yun Mei asked Zhao Lei when she saw Liu Chen entering the courtyard.
Zhao Xiyao was also outside Liu Chen's courtyard at this moment, and her clear eyes were also looking at Zhao Lei.
"Yes!" Zhao Lei couldn't help but think of yesterday, when he stood by the river and remained motionless for a long time, as if stagnant in the mist and rain. He couldn't help but feel a sad emotion flowing through his heart.
"He has such an upright character and is too kind. If it were someone else, he wouldn't care too much, because it's not his fault in the first place." Yun Mei sighed.
Zhao Xiyao couldn't help but look into the courtyard. Liu Chen had promised to recognize her as his sister and asked her to live here. At the time, she suspected that Liu Chen was not necessarily an honest person, but now it seemed that she had indeed thought too much. The Fifth Elder was right, his character was indeed too straightforward. Such people should not have so many evil thoughts.
Zhao Lei said at this time: "Fortunately, Senior Brother Liu is upright, but not stupid. He knows that sometimes you have to give in. You don't have the urge to do anything, otherwise you will suffer a big loss in front of the Zhong family."
Outside the courtyard, there were also other disciples from various temples. Since Liu Chen became the popular candidate for the sect leader, the elders of the sect had to pay attention to Liu Chen and sent many people to pay attention to Liu Chen. Naturally, they also knew what happened to him.
When the disciples of Qinglong Hall saw Liu Chen returning to the courtyard, they said, "Okay, let's disperse. I said that he knows the current affairs and will not provoke the Zhong family without overestimating his own capabilities. But the great elder still wants me to come. Keep an eye on him, afraid that he will provoke the Zhong family and implicate the Hanging Lantern Sect."
The other disciples said: "Well, let's break up. Who would offend the Zhong family for two old couples selling sesame cakes? The elder did this just as a precaution, fearing that his young mind would become hot-headed. There would be a needless incident. sense of justice."
"They are just two ordinary people, not to mention it is not his fault. He is just unhappy inside, but he will not provoke the Zhong family."
"Now that he is qualified to become the sect master, how can he offend the Zhong family with such a temptation in front of him? It is completely worth the loss. Everyone knows how to weigh the pros and cons."
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