Chapter 29: Bandits! (1/2)
Chapter 29: Bandits!
Translator: AstralGhostEditor: Kurisu
Carrying the container with the pig’s blood, Bei Feng stepped into the old mansion with heavy steps. Bai Xiang was already awake and sitting on the front door’s threshold, a sad expression on his face as he stared blankly into the sky. It was impossible to fathom his thoughts.
”Bai Xiang, do you know how to cook?” Bei Feng hollered in greeting and asked.
”I do! But, it’s not tasty…” Bai Xiang replied with some embarrassment.
”Don’t worry, just go and make us some breakfast.”
Bei Feng did not believe that it was possible to make any horrible-tasting food with ingredients of such high quality. Even if all he did was to boil the meat in plain water, it would still taste reasonably good.
”En,” Bai Xiang nodded his head and went into the kitchen. Soon, the noisy clanking sounds of him cooking drifted out of the kitchen.
Bei Feng carried the tub of pig’s blood toward the Banyan tree and set it near the Vampiric Vine. As he removed the lid, the pungent smell of blood emanated out of the tub in an instant.
The Vampiric Vine, which was initially motionless, quickly stirred in excitement. With a sway of its body, dozens of roots shot out of the ground and dipped into the tub.
”Ji ji!”
Waves after waves of fresh blood could be observed travelling up the pulsating roots as it circulated within the Vampiric Vine’s main body.
In but a short moment, the Vampiric Vine seemed to have become much larger. By the time the entire tub of pig’s blood was fully absorbed, the Vampiric Vine, which was initially as thick as an infant’s fist, had become as thick as an adult’s wrist!
A few more creeping branches had been produced, stretching outward in all four directions in a domineering fashion.
”Isn’t it growing way too quickly? Wait, how come it’s only growing more branches! Where are the flowers?” Bei Feng felt a little disappointed when he saw that there was no indication of even the smallest flower bud appearing on the Vampiric Vine.
”Hello? Who is this?” Right as the Vampiric Vine was done eating, Bei Feng’s cell phone rang.
”It’s me.”
Just two simple words. Bei Feng was able to determine who the caller was with just those two simple words. However, this made him even more unsure of how to answer.
After a brief moment of awkward silence, Bei Feng finally opened his mouth and asked, ”Oh. Is something the matter?”
”I’m getting married in two days time, at Chengdu. I hope to have you here for my wedding…” Zhou Xiao Wan also fell into silence for a moment before she hesitatingly said.
”En. I’ll be there on that day. Is there anything else?” Bei Feng took a deep breath and answered calmly.
”You… no. I’ll send you the address later,” Zhou Xiao Wan seemed like she had something to say, but was unable to.
”En.”
Bei Feng ended the call, a slight melancholy in his heart.
Zhou Xiao Wan was Bei Feng’s girlfriend before his accident. If everything had proceeded smoothly, perhaps he would even have a son running around his ankles and calling him daddy by now.
At that time, when they learned of Bei Feng’s injuries, Zhou Xiao Wan’s parents had immediately retracted all marriage arrangements. After a round of ‘well-meaning advice’ from her friends, she had ultimately decided to leave Bei Feng.
Right now, Bei Feng felt a complicated emotion surging in his heart. Although he did not have any feelings of hate or detestation for her, it was also true that he did not hold any good feelings for her as well.
Leaving in that sort of situation, although it was understandable from a stranger’s point of view, it was not a good feeling for Bei Feng who experienced it firsthand.
‘Chengdu Sunworld Dynasty Hotel? Looks like she found a pretty well-to-do guy…’ Bei Feng stared silently at the message on his phone and thought gloomily.
Sunworld Dynasty Hotel was a five-star restaurant. Hosting a wedding at a restaurant like that was definitely not something Zhou Xiao Wan’s family could afford. Therefore, it must’ve been the groom’s family at work.
Bei Feng put away his mobile phone with a light sigh and called Bai Xiang over. Before he left, he wanted to inform Bai Xiang to, as much as possible, keep his distance from the Vampiric Vine. Bei Feng also instructed Bai Xiang to go to the butcher’s every morning and bring back a tub of pig’s blood and leave it near the Banyan tree.
After that, he picked up the Purple Bamboo Fishing Rod to try his luck at his daily Myriad Heavens Fishing attempt before he left. Despite sitting patiently beside the Ancient Well for a long time, Bei Feng finally had no choice but to give up and keep the fishing rod after failing to catch anything within the time limit. As he did not have any guests to entertain and there was only Bai Xiang other than him in the old mansion, Bei Feng decided to set off for Chengdu earlier. After quickly changing his clothes, he stepped out of the old mansion.
The journey from Qingcheng to Chengdu actually required only a few hours. Bei Feng soon arrived at the bus station, a small backpack slung over his shoulders.
Qingcheng was surrounded by a multitude of mountains, causing the bus’s route to twist and turn continuously as it travelled on the traffic-filled narrow road around the mountains. This was a road often taken by the local buses to avoid the road tolls.
Bei Feng leaned against the window as Qingcheng Mountain’s vast scenery spread out before his eyes.
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Lin Jia was a student of a university in Chengdu. Right now, she was on her way back to her hometown for the study break. She had actually failed to buy a train ticket and was left with little choice but to take the bus.