Above the Great Dao
Chapter 213 - 115: As a person approaches death, their words become kind_2

Chapter 213: Chapter 115: As a person approaches death, their words become kind_2

Chen Shi simply stripped off his clothes and jumped into the river to bathe, seeing it washing itself with a strange look on its face.

Black Pot was about to open its mouth to explain when Chen Shi expressed his doubt, "Black Pot, there’s a bit of a problem. You can’t reach the back of your head when you’re bathing."

He walked over and helped the dog clean the bloodstains on the back of its head.

Black Pot felt a warm sensation in its heart, and once Chen Shi had finished washing it, it helped Chen Shi scrub his back.

After both man and dog were clean, Chen Shi got dressed and went to check on the livestock. As a boat passed by on the river, Chen Shi quickly waved and shouted, "Boatman, Boatman, are you heading to Gangzi Village downstream?"

The boatman, pushing the pole, came to the shore and said, "Yes. How many people?"

After a moment, the boat was filled with livestock.

The boatman carefully controlled the boat’s direction, fearing it might capsize.

Upon reaching the vicinity of Gangzi Village, Chen Shi drove the livestock up the bank and brought them to Granny Sha’s house, driving all the animals into her courtyard and saying, "Granny, please take care of them for the night."

Granny Sha, seeing the courtyard full of animals, felt overwhelmed and was kept awake all night by the noise.

By the next day, Chen Shi brought the people of Huangpo Village, and household after household left joyfully with the livestock, thanking the Scholar Master for his generosity in giving them these animals.

The Scholar Master’s face changed with uncertainty as he thought, "By fattening up these troublemakers, it’ll be better for them to do more farm work and to exploit them even more. And they still praise me for my kindness!"

Leaving a piglet with Granny Sha, the Scholar Master watched as she grinned from ear to ear, laughing, "Tonight, there will be roast suckling pig to eat!"

Chen Shi hesitated, realizing the savvy old granny had no intention of raising the piglet and there was no way he could exploit her.

"The County Magistrate of Lei County is dead?"

Fu Leisheng, upon receiving the news, was so shocked that he couldn’t sleep all night and hurried to Lei County to inquire. Indeed, County Magistrate Yan Jingsi was dead.

Fu Leisheng made careful inquiries and learned that Yan Jingsi was a cruel official who allowed Jiao Long to wreak havoc, drowning many people by the river; therefore, the Western Capital sent an envoy to secretly investigate and discover his crimes. Learning of this, Yan Jingsi attempted to secretly kill the envoy from the Western Capital, but instead, he was killed by the envoy by the riverside, a clear case of retribution.

Fu Leisheng was dumbfounded and overheard in a teahouse that there was internal strife in the Yan Family, with many people killed in the Xuanwu Pavilion.

The Doctor in the teahouse, speaking to the numerous patrons, described the events vividly, as if he had witnessed them himself.

While drinking tea, Fu Leisheng listened intently and thought, "Was it the work of the Western Capital Envoy, or of Chen Shi? The Western Capital surely wouldn’t cover-up for Chen Shi, right? It seems that those at the top are still good, it’s just the lower officials that are corrupt."

He felt much more relieved, smiling to himself, "Since the Western Capital Envoy took care of Yan Jingsi, Chen Shi no longer needs to risk his life fighting him. This kid, completely ignorant of the power of the Nascent Soul Realm, is ridiculously bold!"

Granny Sha received the news two days after Fu Leisheng.

The anxious old woman quickly found a man with a bristling beard and Green Sheep to inform them of the events, saying, "These past few days, who among you followed him and protected his safety?"

The bearded man and Green Sheep looked at each other, both shaking their heads.

Green Sheep said, "I thought Lao Hu was following him."

The bearded man said, "I thought you were following him, so I didn’t go."

Granny Sha gasped in surprise, exclaiming, "None of us went to protect him, and this kid has gone off to do something big! Without anyone watching, we wouldn’t even know how he might have died! Daring to kill the Nascent Soul Realm County Magistrate while only in the Golden Core Realm, truly bold to the extreme!"

Green Sheep laughed, "It’s not unheard of for a Talisman Master to confront the Nascent Soul Realm with only Golden Core Realm strength, Granny, you’re making a big deal out of nothing."

"Going against the Nascent Soul Realm with the Golden Core Realm was done by Old Chen Yindou!"

Hmphing, Granny Sha with a displeased expression said, "To deal with that Nascent Soul Realm, Old Chen killed twenty black dogs, prepared for eighteen days, drew all kinds of talismans, and even set up an altar to call upon the Ghostly Divine Power, luring his opponent into an ambush before battling. Even in that fight, the opponent was only injured, while Old Chen was severely wounded. And this time, Little Ten actually killed Yan Jingsi!"

If Chen Shi had failed, he might have been the one to die!

If Chen Shi were to die, those Evil Spirits inside him might just come out for a stroll.

Over a hundred evil creatures at least of Evil Bodhisattva level would be unleashed...

Granny Sha sighed, "Nowadays, we are not her godmothers, yet we worry for Little Ten as if we were. What’s going on with Little Three?"

She was furious, "Such an important matter, and he didn’t come to report!"

She attempted to summon souls again and again but the Three Ghost Kings did not respond, leaving her suspicious, "Could Little Three have been killed? Or did Chen Shi consume him?"

Mirror Lake Villa, Black Pot stood guard outside, glancing into the villa from time to time. Chen Shi had employed the Tianpeng Demon Suppression Technique three times, resulting in a significant depletion of his qi-blood, making his complexion look somewhat unhealthy, so he had to lie down inside a coffin for a while.

He had entered the coffin two days ago and had yet to come out.

At this moment, the sound of footsteps approached, and Black Pot, following the noise, looked on in surprise.

Mirror Lake Villa was rarely visited by anyone, and being a land of utmost yin, who would come to such a place?

At that time, two women walked up, the one in the lead looking like a lady from a painting, stepping out with shoes of wooden soles and brown sanzi (sa), with a pair of red shoes inside, a white skirt below, and a blue round-necked duijin cape on top, her hair glossy and coiled, with the bun hanging to one side.

Her hairpins were intricate, seemingly Phoenix hairpins, but with many beads hanging from them, trembling faintly.

She also wore droplet-shaped earrings by her ears, which, hit by the sunlight that filtered through the leaves, refracted rainbow-like colors.

Following the Phoenix hairpin lady was a maid in pale green attire, cradling a blue-green cloth bag in her arms, its shape suggesting a pipa was inside.

"There’s a dog!" the maid exclaimed in surprise.

The lady glanced at Black Pot, smiled slightly, and said, "Black Pot, long time no see. You are still alive, aren’t you?"

Black Pot lowered his head, looking at the ground.

The Phoenix hairpin lady inquired, "Has someone gone inside?"

Black Pot nodded.

The Phoenix hairpin lady did not rush to enter but stood quietly with her maid outside the villa, quite composed.

Not much later, sounds of a coffin opening came from inside the villa, and Chen Shi moved aside the coffin lid, stepped out of the coffin, full of vigor, his qi-blood abundant, his primordial qi strong, restored to his original state.

"I’ve grown a bit taller again, this little home is getting a bit too small for me, soon it won’t be able to contain me. I’ll need to have a larger one made to order."

As he thought to himself and walked outside, upon seeing him come out, the maid quickly bent her knees in a gesture of respect and said, "This servant pays her respects to Young Master Chen."

The Phoenix hairpin lady nodded slightly at Chen Shi, her eyes curving into a smile, saying, "Little Ten, long time no see."

Chen Shi surveyed the two of them, bowed in greeting, and with evident surprise, inquired, "Does the lady recognize me?"

The Phoenix hairpin lady, equally astonished, said, "Did Master Chen not mention me to you?"

Chen Shi honestly replied, "Grandfather never spoke of his old acquaintances."

After pondering for a moment, the Phoenix hairpin lady smiled and said, "He had his concerns. It seems your memory hasn’t recovered. Is your grandfather well?"

Chen Shi shook his head and said, "Grandfather has passed away."

Darkening, the Phoenix hairpin lady murmured softly, "Even he could not achieve immortality?"

Her gaze was gentle as she looked over Chen Shi, letting out a soft sigh, "Water and Fire Refining, can it truly reverse life and death?"

Chen Shi appeared somewhat baffled as he watched the Phoenix hairpin lady enter Mirror Lake Villa.

The beautiful maid, on the other hand, stopped outside the villa, smiling at Chen Shi.

Chen Shi said to the maid, "What is your lady’s name?"

"Madam Hua Li," the maid crisply replied.

"So she’s married."

Chen Shi felt somewhat disappointed and asked, "And how should I address you?"

The maid’s smile turned crescent-shaped as she replied, "My name is Dingding."

Chen Shi laughed, feeling the girl’s smile was infectious, and said, "Do you by chance have a sister named Dangdang?"

The maid burst out laughing, hands clasped behind her, standing straight as she said, laughing, "You guessed wrong, my younger brother is named Ding Dang!"

Chen Shi scratched his head and laughed, "I see. Miss Dingding, must you stand outside? It looks like Madam Hua Li is injured and might need to stay here for a dozen or so days. If you have nowhere to go, you can come to my village; my home has a few spare rooms."

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