Above the Great Dao
Chapter 415 - 203 Courtyard Hiding Beauty (3rd Update!)_2

Chapter 415: Chapter 203 Courtyard Hiding Beauty (3rd Update!)_2

The old woman grew even more angry, shouting, "Wretches, I’ll kill you all! I want to strip off your clothes, hang you up, and pour cold water on you..."

Before she could finish, another girl pounced over and stabbed her with a hairpin.

Inspired by her, the other girls came forward one by one.

The old woman yelled, "I’ll rip off your fingernails, snap your fingers...you wretches! Give me a quick end, I beg you!"

The girls pinned her down, their hands moving swiftly, and after a while, the old woman finally stopped breathing.

The girls started crying.

Chen Shi looked at his blood-stained palms, and said to the approaching Hu Feifei, "Sister Feifei, they only seem human now. When I first saw them, they were numb, like soulless husks, letting themselves be manipulated. But now, their souls have returned."

Hu Feifei listened quietly as he spoke, watching his profile, and suddenly she thought the young scholar didn’t look bad at all, and had grown quite quickly, now nearly as tall as her, even slightly taller.

"Could the Chen Family brother also become a scholar—the husband of a fox spirit?"

Her heart skipped a beat.

But he was all too familiar.

And Chen Family brother was solid like steel, down to his core, and so young. Although girls from the Fox Clan like scholars, they couldn’t possibly go after a twelve-year-old, right?

Hu Feifei covered her blushing face, which was burning hot, and cursed herself inwardly, "I’m such a beast!"

Right then, the barking of a dog woke her from her thoughts. Hu Feifei looked toward Black Pot and saw it sitting beside a little girl who seemed to have been scared silly by Chen Shi’s battle with the old woman. She was dragging a long snot bubble, which she slurped back in.

"Is this little girl still alive?!"

Hu Feifei was shocked, walked over, and murmured, "What a strong will to survive!"

In a battle to the death between experts of the Nascent Soul Realm, the erupting power was astoundingly fierce, and the aftermath had destroyed the entire house, shattering the bricks and tiles. The collision of the old woman’s Ruyi Wheel with Chen Shi’s fists had created an intense heat wave; the ground under their feet had even melted, forming a glassy surface.

And within three steps, and seven steps further, the ground was pulverized, leaving deep footprints when stepped on!

With such a powerful impact, any expert of the Golden Core Realm could have been injured, let alone a small girl of four or five!

Chen Shi also came over, and Hu Feifei whispered, "Brother Chen, you’re too kind. You actually managed to protect her while fighting the old woman."

Admiration in her tone, she said, "I knew it, you were lying about reincarnating in the next life just to deceive the old woman. Your heart is much softer and warmer than your hands."

Though Chen Shi found Hu Feifei a bit odd today, he didn’t dwell on it, and looked at the little girl unharmed, his gaze curious as he shook his head, "The old woman was at the Nascent Soul Realm, her Nascent Soul refined to a foot tall. Facing her, I didn’t dare hold back even the slightest bit of strength."

Hu Feifei questioned, "You mean..."

Chen Shi responded earnestly, "I meant it when I said I wanted her reincarnation to be into a good family, not a single false word. I truly fought with lethal intent."

Hu Feifei’s eyes widened as she looked at the little girl beside Black Pot, murmuring, "Then how did she survive?"

"I want to know the answer to that question too."

Chen Shi crouched down, pinching the girl’s nose to wipe her snot with the hem of a cloak, smiling as he said, "Little bastard is an insult, you shouldn’t be called that. From now on, you’ll be...Nannan."

The little girl had more snot flowing from her nose, puzzled, "What does Nannan mean?"

"It means little girl."

Chen Shi stood up, smiling, "Get up, I’ll take you away."

Black Pot got up, lifting the little girl by her armpits and placing her on the wooden cart.

She stood in the cart, not yet as tall as the still-seated dog, looking at Chen Shi with confusion, "I am not a little bastard? I am Nannan?"

Chen Shi nodded with a smile, "No one is a little bastard; it’s just a way to insult someone. You are Nannan, you were Nannan before, and you will be Nannan in the future."

Nannan nodded solemnly, pointing at Black Pot, "Then is that...an Evil Spirit?"

Chen Shi answered seriously, "That’s Doggie."

Nannan argued, "It’s an Evil Spirit!"

"It’s Doggie!"

"It’s an Evil Spirit!"

...

Chen Shi couldn’t best her, so he didn’t argue about it.

Black Pot watched Chen Shi eagerly, hoping he would argue once more.

Hu Feifei pursed her lips and said to Chen Shi, "What about these girls? If we leave now, they’ll be captured by the government, charged with murder. Even if they evade the charges, they’ll once again be treated as prostitutes by the master here and used to entertain guests."

Chen Shi thought for a moment and said, "Your Fox Clan is clearly supernatural, yet you came to our human society to study and marry. So, would the Fox Clan mind having a few human sisters live among them?"

Hu Feifei’s eyes brightened, and she chuckled, "These girls are even more foxy than fox spirits, perfect for our Fox Clan’s cultivation methods. Yudou does have a Fox Clan village; I can arrange for them to stay there for the time being. However, the fighting earlier was so loud that the government officers will surely come looking soon. How to get out of the city is an issue."

Hearing this, Chen Shi immediately stepped outside and said, "Leave this to Black Pot. Black Pot, any problem?"

Black Pot barked in agreement.

Hu Feifei understood this.

Chen Shi rummaged through the wooden cart and found a wooden courtyard, a mere foot in size with pavilions, towers, gardens with ponds, rockeries, and bridges; it was quite scenic.

"Ladies, come over here."

Chen Shi held the wooden courtyard and called over the girls who were still crying. The girl with the pipa was the first to approach, and Chen Shi smiled, "Touch this."

The pipa girl, who trusted him greatly, reached out to touch the courtyard, but before her palm even touched it, she shrank rapidly and landed inside the courtyard!

Hu Feifei was extremely astonished and leaned forward. Chen Shi quickly pushed her back and said, "Don’t get too close."

The girls from the large estate approached one after another and fell into the courtyard.

Hu Feifei clicked her tongue in wonder, as she saw the girls within the courtyard equally amazed, walking on the bridge, looking around. It was as if they had shrunk countless times, becoming even smaller than peas.

"Have they shrunk?" Hu Feifei asked.

Chen Shi shook his head, "They haven’t shrunk. It’s just that the inner space of this wooden courtyard has expanded, but the exterior remains the same size."

Hu Feifei was filled with admiration and said, "Brother Chen of the Chen Family, you have the talent of a top scorer!"

At that, she became alert inside. When fox spirits come to the mortal world in search of scholars, it is not to fall in love, but to use romantic affection to hone their Dao hearts, seeking to reach higher planes.

Must not fall for it, Hu Feifei, especially for a man as steadfast as steel, she thought to herself.

Chen Shi put the wooden courtyard back into the cart and walked outside. Black Pot, with the Ruyi Wheel on his ear, followed him.

Hu Feifei hurried to keep up and saw that outside was crowded with people peeking into the courtyard, seemingly unable to see them.

Some government officers were also hurrying over. When they arrived, they pushed through the crowd, shouting, "Move aside, all of you, move aside!"

They seemed not to see Chen Shi and the others, too.

"Black Pot is incredible!" Hu Feifei privately admired.

Chen Shi walked towards the house opposite, and Hu Feifei quickly said, "What are you doing? If the experts in the city arrive, you won’t be able to get away!"

Chen Shi said, "Those silver needles, a thousand taels each..."

Hu Feifei took out a needle case and smiled, "Picked them up! The cost is a thousand taels each, but if sold, they would fetch two thousand taels each!"

Chen Shi was overjoyed.

The two of them did not head for King Zheng’s mansion, but walked out along Rouge Lane instead.

The news of the murder in the back alley of Rouge Lane spread rapidly, drawing many onlookers. Fortunately, with Black Pot leading the way, people automatically cleared a path, which was not too crowded.

"Sun Zheng!"

Hu Feifei, grinding her teeth, suddenly grabbed a scholar and kicked him behind the knee, knocking him to the ground.

Before the scholar could react, Hu Feifei punched and kicked him. He curled up on the ground and cried, "Merciful heroine, spare my life!"

After giving him a sound beating and venting her anger, Hu Feifei followed the others into the cart, then turned back and spat at Sun Zheng. Chen Shi took the opportunity to kick him a couple times, too.

Sun Zheng protected his face, and upon realizing no one was hitting him anymore, he got up, feeling aggrieved, "What have I done to deserve this?"

——Chapter 3 is here! I didn’t break my promise and made up for yesterday’s update! Wrote thirteen thousand words, my brain is fried. Time to rest, sleep early!

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