C23 (1/2)
”How can that be!”
”Master, how can I let you tell my fortune for free!”
The old woman's money had all been swindled away by those heartless swindlers. All the money they could take out was borrowed from them. Since Fu Yun knew all of this, how could he be willing to take her money?
”You've already thanked me and bowed to me. How can this be considered to be free of charge?”
”Heaven's gift, send this old man back. Remember, you cannot take this old man's money.”
The old granny was heartbroken. She didn't know why, but the Divine Blessing standing by the side felt especially uncomfortable. It was as if she wanted to cry. Even without her senior brother's reminder, she wouldn't accept money from the old granny.
”Oh, got it!”
”Grandma, let's go!”
He left the signboard to eat, and he left the little pill with his senior brother to take care of it. Only then did he send the old woman back home.
Along the way, the old woman walked slowly and with difficulty. In order to get home early, she insisted on carrying her home.
”...”
It was almost dark, and Heaven had sent the old woman home.
During this period of time, Fu Yun had not left with his Scarlet Pill, nor had he given his life for anyone else.
”Heaven's Gift, do you want to know why I didn't take that old man's money?”
As it was rather late, the people on the street had dispersed. Fuyun did not ask him to continue asking for customers, but instead told him stories about the old woman.
The senior brother did not take the granny's money, and the god gave him the right to do so.
The moment he brought the old granny home, he saw that the old granny's house was completely destitute, and he felt extremely miserable. If he had seashells on him, he would have left them all to his grandmother.
”Senior brother, I know this grandma has had a hard time. She lacks money and food, and has no one to take care of her. We really shouldn't have collected money from her.”
Actually, he didn't take the money because he pitied the old woman. For another reason, Fuyun never told the old woman the truth.
”Oh heavens' gift, I didn't take the money because I lied to her!”
His senior brother was teasing him, and he could accept it. His senior brother had cheated a pitiful old lady, and Heaven's Gift could not accept this fact no matter what. He was extremely shocked.
”What?”
”Senior Brother, what's going on?”
Even if Tian Ci did not pursue the matter, Fu Yun still planned to tell him the reason.
”Actually, her son is long dead. She will never see him again.”
”I was worried that she wouldn't be able to take the blow after knowing the truth, so I didn't tell her the truth. I only hoped that she would be happy and live well.”
”Heaven's Gift, remember, sometimes, the truth is very cruel, and lying is not necessarily wrong. Sometimes a white lie can reduce the occurrence of a tragedy. ”
After learning the truth, God truly felt sorry for Grandma.
He felt even more sad when he thought of how happy his grandma was for the news of his son's survival.
At the same time, he understood why his senior had done this.
”Senior Brother, can we come back and see grandma in the future?”
When humans are alive, there is always hope. Only then would they work hard to live on.
After figuring out why Tian Ci asked such a question, Fu Yun lied again.
”As long as you're willing, you can come back and visit her in the future!”
Ever since the incident with the grandmother, this was the first time Tian Ci found out that her senior had long since set a rule of not charging money.
This rule was actually a lie, which was why he didn't charge money for it.
”… …”
After leaving the city for three days, it had been exactly one month since he left for Scarlet Pills.
In the past month, Chi Dan had not woken up once. He did not have to worry about it running all over the place. He could only carry it in his arms every day.
During the day, Chi Dan was the happiest. If it wasn't hugging his partner, then it was sleeping by the immortal master's side.
The happiest moment was during the day, and the most unfortunate moment was at night.
After tossing and turning, it would fall on its body if it was careless. In the past, it would have been able to resist for a bit, but ever since it advanced, it could only endure the bad habits of its companions.
Although it was very unlucky, after eating the spirit stones and sleeping for a period of time, its appearance had changed greatly and it was the most eye-catching change.
It was Tian Ci's first time seeing an animal that looked like a snake. It shed its old skin and grew a new layer of skin. The new skin was even redder and more attractive.
During the process of molting, the fur would be completely shed. Once again, brilliant and gorgeous fur would grow out, and the hair would be even more tenacious than before.
Not only that, there was a small lump growing in the middle of its skull.
At first, the small bag was not eye-catching, but after a month, it slowly revealed itself and became a sharp thorn.
At first, the spike was very soft, but it gradually became hard. Although it was still small, it didn't affect its overall beauty. Instead, it gave it a mysterious feeling.