Chapter 496: People mustn’t be judged by their appearances (1/2)
Chapter 496: People mustn’t be judged by their appearances
Translator: G.o.dBrandy Editor: Kurisu
Did Li Yinzhu approach me due to the ancient bronze ring I'm wearing? After all, there should be Daoist Priest Li Tiansu's aura on it...
Song Shuhang gently patted Li Yinzhu and said softly, ”You don't need to be afraid. Those two elder sisters will just help you change your clothes.”
After hearing his words, Li Yinzhu nodded while still trembling. Then, she cautiously headed toward the two female disciples of the Chu Family in front of her.
The female disciples of the Chu Family smiled and picked Li Yinzhu up, bringing her to a nearby room to bathe her and change her clothes.
Song Shuhang heaved a sigh of relief. He felt that Li Yinzhu's state of mind was quite strange at this time.
From what he remembered, Li Yinzhu should already be a grown-up girl.
The first time her strange disease manifested, she was already over twenty years old. Afterward, Li Tiansu sold all his property while trying to find a cure for her disease, and this likewise happened over the span of several years.
But now, no matter if we were talking about her outward appearance or behavior, they weren't any different from those of a three or four years old girl.
Was it possible that her mental age had also regressed to that of a child alongside her body?
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”Haha, little friend Shuhang, you seem very good at dealing with kids,” the ancestor of the Chu Family, Chu Kangbo, said with a smile. Then, he shot a glance at the small monk that was closely following behind Song Shuhang.
After returning to China, Guoguo didn't return to the Faraway Wandering Temple but decided to keep following Song Shuhang and wait for Senior Brother Three Realms to come over to pick him up.
After seeing that the ancestor of the Chu Family was looking at him, Guoguo joined his palms together and politely greeted him.
Chu Kangbo smiled and returned the courtesy.
Song Shuhang forced a smile… he was good at dealing with kids? Was it possible that he was innately popular with kids? And that the small monk Guoguo, the pekingese Doudou, Soft Feather, Sixteen, and Yu Jiaojiao were attracted to him due to this innate ability of his?
While they were chatting, the two female disciples of the Chu Family had already brought Li Yinzhu out.
They washed her up and combed her hair. At this time, she was wearing her hair down. Her long, thick, silvery-white hair was scattered behind her back, looking very beautiful.
What ruined this state of perfection was the fact that she was wearing an emerald-green kasaya over her heavy sweater, looking quite strange.
When she saw Song Shuhang, Li Yinzhu quickly ran toward him. Afterward, she took her small hands out of the kasaya and tightly grabbed Song Shuhang's clothes, not willing to let go.
When his body came in contact with the kasaya Li Yinzhu was wearing, Song Shuhang exclaimed, ”So hot?”
The emerald-green kasaya had the ability to adjust its temperature automatically. Therefore, when it discovered that the temperature of Li Yinzhu's body was too low, it continuously increased its temperature. At this time, it was scalding hot just like those heaters used in the cold winters to warm oneself up.
After hearing Song Shuhang mumbling to himself, Li Yinzhu looked at him in puzzlement.
”It's nothing.” Song Shuhang gently patted her head. Such a temperature wasn't really a problem for the current Song Shuhang.
Right at this time, the ancestor of the Chu Family, Chu Kangbo, said, ”Little friend, please follow me.”
Chu Kangbo showed the way while Song Shuhang and Guoguo closely followed behind.
Guoguo often glanced at Li Yinzhu. He was rather curious about this girl that had suddenly come out of a chunk of ice. He was told that children were born from rocks, but it was his first time witnessing someone born from ice.
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In the territory of the Chu Family.
Song Shuhang was sitting on a sofa. Guoguo was sitting on his left, Li Yinzhu on his right, and Yu Jiaojiao on his shoulder.
The emerald-green kasaya that Li Yinzhu was wearing had already been returned to Song Shuhang. The ancestor of the Chu Family had prepared some small and exquisite magical clothes for women for her.
In the end, the ancestor of the Chu Family was still a Fifth Stage Spiritual Emperor. When he was young, he explored a lot of ruins together with Li Tiansu and gathered a lot of treasures. These small magical clothes were nothing for him.
Afterward, Chu Kangbo recorded the map of the forbidden area—as well as the information about the area he and Li Tiansu explored back then—on a long scroll, giving it to Song Shuhang.
Chu Kangbo didn't really want to step inside that forbidden area again.
He wasn't even able to see the front gate of the forbidden area when he was heavily injured and had to nurse his wounds for several years. As if that wasn't enough, his friend Li Tiansu also lost his life in there. From this alone, it was pretty clear that a Fifth Stage Spiritual Emperor wasn't strong enough to explore those ancient ruins.
”Little friend, here is the position of the forbidden area, as well as the position of the formations located on the periphery of the area. However, many years have pa.s.sed, and I'm unsure what kind of changes took place on the periphery of the forbidden area. Therefore, you can only use the information about the area that Fellow Daoist Li and I explored as a reference and nothing more,” Chu Kangbo said.
”Thank you, Senior,” Song Shuhang said and rea.s.sured him, ”Moreover, you can be at ease. If we find the cure to Li Yinzhu's disease inside the forbidden area, we'll try our best to retrieve it.”
After hearing these words, Chu Kangbo felt relieved.
Afterward, the two still discussed for a while.
Hearing about Chu Kangbo's experiences from when he was young and taking risks outside benefitted Song Shuhang quite a lot.
Afterward, the two exchanged phone numbers. If Song Shuhang's trip to the forbidden area were to produce good results, he could now contact Chu Kangbo directly.
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”Senior Chu, I have still some matters to deal with, so I'll head home first. Let's hope to meet each other again!” Song Shuhang said to Chu Kangbo after cupping his hands.
”Let's hope to meet each other again.” Chu Kangbo got up and prepared to see Song Shuhang off.
After reaching the open s.p.a.ce outside, Song Shuhang took out the 'silver dragon puppet' from his size-reducing purse.
When Palace Master Seven Lives Talisman gave him the silver dragon puppet, there was already a spirit stone of the Third Stage loaded inside. The spirit stone was enough to let the silvery dragon puppet fly for a long time.