The Journey of Immortal Cultivation
Chapter 139 - 99 Matchmaking

Chapter 139: Chapter 99 Matchmaking

But Tan Qinghe is different. When she moved into this courtyard two years ago, he had dined in her house. Since then, idle gossip about the two of them had never ceased. Even though the social mores of this world were not as oppressive as those in Huaxia, where people can be driven to death, one can only imagine the psychological pressure Tan Qinghe, a woman, had to endure from constant whispers behind her back. Since then, he became much more cautious and never sought her out alone again.

She hummed softly and still took him to knock on the Tan Family’s door. Who made her so soft-hearted? There are now two abnormal creatures hiding in God Demon Prison eavesdropping and laughing at how overly sentimental humans are; she chose to ignore them.

Sure enough, the door opened. But it wasn’t Tan Qinghe who answered the door, rather it was a little boy, Chengcheng, who was over seven years old. Upon seeing Ning Xiaoxian, he hesitated at first and then he saw the whistle behind her.

"Uncle Hua!" Not knowing what triggered him, the little ghost’s lips quivered, and tears started welling up in his eyes.

Whistle took a big step forward, crouched down to look at his face, and demanded sternly, "Who hit you?" He was usually a man whose feelings were not easily discernible by his expression, but this time he was genuinely furious.

Chengcheng’s right cheek was severely swollen, and there was a large bruise over his eye, clearly he had been hit hard. His clothes were also disheveled, as if he had been shoved around. The little doll looked like he had rolled around in the mud, evoking a heart-wrenching pity.

Whistle was fine until he asked; the question made Chengcheng burst into tears again and he buried his little head into Whistle’s chest. Ning Xiaoxian stood to the side, rolled her eyes to Heaven, the scene of fatherly and filial affection was truly touching, but, "It’s inconvenient to talk here at the main entrance with people coming and going! Shall we talk inside the house?"

Whistle’s face turned red, he quickly carried Chengcheng into the courtyard and closed the door behind them.

It was then they found out today’s school had let out early, and on his way home, several classmates teased him all the way, calling him a fatherless child and mocking his mother as being promiscuous, alleging she secretly had a man outside. A little man has his dignity, and when the insults targeted his beloved mother whom he respected most, how could he bear it? So, risking everything, he lunged and punched the boy who was happily spouting nonsense in the mouth, and thus the fight began.

"Outrageous!" Whistle slammed his fist on the table, causing the poor table to creak mightily, almost toppling over. A child doesn’t understand these things, it must be taught by adults at home. Thinking of Sister Tan’s blameless interactions but having to endure such scornful words, his heart filled with suffocating anger.

The bullies were just a few kids; what could he do? Punching children is not something a grown man should do. But Chengcheng was crying so sadly, and he looked on with heartache. Unfortunately, he was tongue-tied and aside from saying "Don’t cry, don’t cry," he really couldn’t find any other words to comfort the child.

Ning Xiaoxian felt she could no longer stand watching. These two men, big and small, initially exchanged a few words, but as time went on, they became "mutually speechless"; one with teary eyes and the other overly cautious and reticent, it was like watching a mime show happening in front of her.

She sighed and scooped the boy out of Whistle’s arms, looking into his eyes: "Chengcheng, how many kids bullied you?"

He whispered, "Four."

One against four? Almost no chance of winning. What was this kid thinking. "Do you think you could win?"

He pursed his lips, "...no. But the way they talked about mother, I just couldn’t stand it..."

She interrupted him: "Are they all from neighboring families around here?"

"Yes."

"Are they all bigger than you?"

He shook his head, "Gouzi is even smaller than me."

"Good. Tell me, what are you going to do the next time they mock you and slander your mother?"

Chengcheng fell silent, obviously not knowing what to do. Whistle looked at him anxiously. The merchant team wouldn’t be staying in Rock City for more than half a month; once he left, no one would be there to look after this mother and son.

Unconsciously, he had already considered himself the protector of Tan Qinghe.

Ning Xiaoxian stretched out her finger and caressed the smooth other side of the boy’s face. Hmm, the touch felt really nice. "Sister has a way to make those little rascals never dare to bully you again. Want to hear it?"

Once she said this, it wasn’t just Chengcheng who widened his eyes, even Whistle perked up his ears. He was adept at fighting and killing, but handling these trivial matters, he was helpless.

"Gouzi is even weaker than you, then why can he bully you?"

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