Cultivation by Trial and Error
Chapter 65 - 65 65 Li Dajiang Returns

65: Chapter 65 Li Dajiang Returns 65: Chapter 65 Li Dajiang Returns Sun Jinzhong returned to his own home, and as for Chen Hai, after some thought, he walked a few extra miles alone and went back to the Garden Hotel.

Although staying at Sun Jinzhong’s house wouldn’t have been a problem and the family would certainly not have said anything, Chen Hai still felt that it was more comfortable and free to stay in a hotel.

After taking a hot shower, he lay in bed, and in just a moment, he had fallen into a deep sleep.

The next morning, he carefully washed the bottles and jars he had brought out of the cave.

Two of them were supposed to be pen holders; the others had fat bodies and small mouths.

Chen Hai had limited experience and couldn’t figure out what these bottles were for.

But, whether pen holders or bottles, the patterns on them were colorful and eye-catching, and after being cleaned, they indeed looked pretty.

In the evening, that guy Sun Jinzhong came over.

With a bulging waist, he had the Wang Ba Box tucked in ostentatiously, wearing it on his hip.

He must have put a lot of effort into the pistol body, sanding it down with sandpaper.

The rust marks had been mostly smoothed out and were no longer conspicuous.

In this day and age, strutting about the streets with a Wang Ba Box, Chen Hai really found Sun Jinzhong’s dumbass act a bit speechless.

He scolded Sun Jinzhong a few words, and although the guy seemed compliant on the surface, he was probably annoyed underneath.

He only stayed at Chen Hai’s place for less than half an hour before finding an excuse to leave.

The next few days were calm and uneventful.

Apart from cultivation, Chen Hai spent most of his time wandering aimlessly in bookstores and old bookstalls.

While books related to Taoist cultivation were scarce in these places, occasionally, with good luck, he could still find some useful books.

On June 14th, in the afternoon.

Just back from an outside book stall, sitting in the chair by the coffee table in his room, Chen Hai took out a “Mao Mountain Talisman Manual” he’d found at the stall.

Not ten minutes into flipping through it, the doorbell suddenly rang.

“Master Chen, hello, hello!”

Outside the room were Li Hanchu and Zhang Xiu, along with Sun Jinzhong.

Even though Chen Hai had already told them not to call him master, the couple never changed their way of addressing him, always calling him that.

Perhaps it was because Li Hanchu really followed Chen Hai’s instructions and took the remedy on time—just a few days had passed, and his complexion had clearly improved a lot.

“Cous, Hanchu Uncle and Aunt Xiu sought me out, insisting on coming over in person to thank you properly!”

“I had no choice but to bring them along!” Sun Jinzhong explained with a shrug of his shoulders.

Whether it was the novelty wearing off or Chen Hai’s advice actually having some effect, Sun Jinzhong didn’t have the Wang Ba Box on his waistband today.

“It’s fine, come on in!”

Smiling and nodding, Chen Hai called out to the couple, “Hanchu Uncle, Aunt Xiu, come in and talk, you can’t just stay at the door; it looks bad!”

Perhaps because it was their first time entering a high-end place like the Garden Hotel, Li Hanchu and Zhang Xiu appeared quite restrained.

Invited by Chen Hai, they walked into the guest room, but they still seemed somewhat timid.

In the guest room, there was a chair on each side of the coffee table.

Having seated Li Hanchu and Zhang Xiu in the chairs, Chen Hai and Sun Jinzhong sat on the edge of the bed.

“Master Chen, I really want to thank you for what happened the other day.

If it hadn’t been for you, we wouldn’t know what Hanchu would be like right now!”

“Aunt Xiu, you’re being too polite; we are local kin, so it was nothing for me to lend a hand when I learned about your family’s situation.”

“Master Chen, you can’t say that, it was a life-saving grace.

If we didn’t appreciate what’s good, what kind of people would we be?”

…

After exchanging pleasantries devoid of any real substance for a good while, Li Hanchu and Zhang Xiu finally got to the heart of the matter.

With a pained expression clearly visible on her face, Zhang Xiu pulled out a red envelope and handed it over to Chen Hai, saying, “Master Chen, this is just a token of appreciation, please don’t take it as anything significant, and please don’t think it’s too little!”

Before meeting with Chen Hai, the couple had felt that the red envelope they had prepared was quite generous.

But now, after finding out that Chen Hai was staying at the Garden Hotel—where just one night’s stay cost over a hundred—they suddenly felt that the red envelope in their hands was somewhat embarrassing to offer.

“Aunt Xiu, Uncle Hanchu, we’re all from the same village and helping each other out is only natural,” said Chen Hai.

“You really didn’t need to go through this trouble.”

“Master Chen, you saved my life, Li Hanchu’s life.

Zhang Xiu and I had said before that if you could resolve my issue, we would spare no expense, even if it cost us everything we had.”

“This red envelope is just a small token of our gratitude.

If you don’t accept it, you’re looking down on us!”

…

Between himself and Li Hanchu, there wasn’t much of a connection, and Chen Hai’s refusal to accept the red envelope was just a polite gesture.

After some token resistance, the red envelope that Zhang Xiu had handed over eventually still made its way into his pocket.

After chatting idly about the remedy, as Li Hanchu and Zhang Xiu were preparing to take their leave, the doorbell rang once again.

“Cousin, do you have other acquaintances who know you’re staying here besides me?”

Sun Jinzhong asked, a bit puzzled.

“It’s probably room service, Brother Zhong, go open the door!”

Chen Hai casually instructed Sun Jinzhong, not very confident in his own guess.

After all, he had been staying at the Garden Hotel for more than just a day or two.

Under normal circumstances, unless he called them himself, the room service staff seldom came to clean proactively.

“Sun Jinzhong?

What are you doing here?

Isn’t Master Chen in the room?”

When the door was opened, a hearty laugh could be heard as Li Dajiang, the boss from Tai Island with a ruddy complexion, strode in.

“Master Chen, this time I was able to turn crisis into safety, all thanks to your guidance…”

Li Dajiang started with joy upon seeing Chen Hai.

However, seeing that there were other people in the room besides Chen Hai, namely Li Hanchu and Zhang Xiu, he stopped speaking midway.

“Uncle Dajiang…”

Li Hanchu and his wife, looking constrained, quickly stood up and timidly greeted Li Dajiang.

They too were from Group Six of Yanbei Village and had naturally seen this big boss from Tai Island before.

Sharing the same surname, they were related to Li Dajiang and were a generation younger, so they did indeed have to address him as uncle.

“I remember you two; you’re from Li Dahu’s family line, aren’t you?”

Li Dajiang nodded.

He was all smiles in front of Chen Hai, but he naturally assumed a more serious demeanor in front of his junior, Li Hanchu.

“Yes, Uncle Dajiang, Li Dahu is my father!”

“Master Chen, Uncle Dajiang, if you have matters to attend to, we’ll head back to Yanbei Village first!”

Already feeling awkward in Li Dajiang’s presence, the couple now felt even more ill at ease and were ready to leave.

After giving their greetings, Li Hanchu and Zhang Xiu got up and headed towards the door of the room.

“Brother Zhong, would you mind seeing Uncle Hanchu and Aunt Xiu out for me?” Chen Hai asked with a smile, nodding lightly towards Sun Jinzhong who was at leisure.

“Sure thing!”

Sun Jinzhong quickly replied.

Not only Li Hanchu and his wife but even he felt very uncomfortable in front of Li Dajiang, the boss from Tai Island.

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