Chapter 16 (2/2)
Who would have thought that before he could touch the other person's sleeve, he would already be flying toward the opposite direction — he fell hard onto the ground, letting out a miserable shriek
As for Shen Qiao, he still appeared utterly sick and weak just like before One would not be able to tell at all that he had just sent so
Apparently he never expected his momentary altruism to lead to such a result He looked at the ether into a lump out of fear
After witnessing this scene, the other restless refugees naturally didn't dare to act so rashly
Thefor mercy but cursed back instead: ”If you can beat me to death, then do it! People like you are the ratitude with charity, isn't that right? Then why don't you save us all the way to the end? You clearly have one more cake, why don't you take it out then?! If you don't want to then just don't start it! Letting us taste sweetness but notus?!”
Shen Qiao sighed He shook his head, turned around, and left without a word
All this ti at a place neither too far nor too close to hi with cold eyes and his hands clasped behind his back He did not interfere or leave It was like he aiting for Shen Qiao with a faint smile on his face
Because of the skill that Shen Qiao had just revealed, even though the others knew there was food on him, they could only helplessly watch him leave
Yan Wushi+ waited until he walked closer before saying, ”'A cup of rice is kindness, but a picul of rice leads to en before?”
Shen Qiao sighed, ”That was reckless ofIt's impossible for me to save all of them by myself”
Yan Wushi+ satirized, ”Even their father doesn't care about his children's lives anymore, but you actually went to help hireat love [5], but unfortunately, human nature and desires are a bottomless pit that can never be filled He'll never understand your kindness If you hadn't been able to defend yourself today, you ht have been cooked into meat stew already”
Shen Qiao thought about it seriously: ”If I hadn't been able to defend myself today, I wouldn't have chosen this path I would rather take a detour and walk a little farther just to avoid places with refugees It's hues I'm not a saint, and therefore I am no exception It's just that I cannot find it in ”
He chose as good and held fast to it, while Yan Wushi+ believed that hureeo It was true that Yan Wushi+ could have killed Shen Qiao in terth, but even if he were to clutch Shen Qiao's neck, he could not have changed Shen Qiao's way of thinking
With this little episode, the tense atmosphere between them which had finally quieted down had now fully returned
”Mister!”
A small, weak voice came from behind
Shen Qiao turned around, but all he saas a vague figure It was petite and short — a figure that probably belonged to a child
The child ran up and knelt before hi three ti us the cake Dad was rude to you, I, I could only give you a ko! A great person like you enerous as well Please don't mind him!”
How could he fuss about it with a child? Shen Qiao let out a sigh, then stepped forward to help him up ”I didn't take it to heart I heard that it'll be Buddha's birthday in a few days People in the capital of Xiang Prefecture worshi+p the Buddha At that tiee, and they will also let a certain aees into the city You still have a slim chance at survival”
The boy's eyes brightened He koed repeatedly, ”Thank you for telling me, Mister If there's a chance in the future, I'll definitely repay you I'll set up a longevity tablet [6] for you!”
Shen Qiao patted his head and gently replied, ”There's no need for those You take good care of your s”
The boy nodded vigorously Then he whispered, ”You ave me I secretly passed it to my little sister!”
Shen Qiao felt sad listening to hihtful the boy was After thinking about it a little, he still decided to feel around his bosom and take out the last pancake He handed it over to the boy ”Take this back to eat Don't let you father find out again”
The child was th that came out of nowhere, he refused to accept it no matter what In the end, Shen Qiao had to force it into his hand ”If you continue to refuse, there will be more trouble when other people see it”
By then the boy had no choice but to accept it He then knelt down and koed to Shen Qiao again, insisting, ”Mister, please tell me your name!”
”My name is Shen Qiao”
”Shen Qiao…” The child repeated it a couple times He probably had s, but Shen Qiao didn't specifically emphasize or correct him
The boy left, looking back several times after each step
Yan Wushi+ said, ”It's getting late, let's enter the city soon”
Shen Qiao was actually a bit surprised to see Yan Wushi+ not satirizing hi to say?”
Yan Wushi+ replied coldly, ”A certain sos and won't listen even if I tell him Why should I waste my breath then?”
Shen Qiao simply smiled as he touched his nose, but he didn't comment a word
It was true that there was a lot of malice in this world, but he didn't want to deny the existence of goodwill and kindness just because of the malice
Even for only this little bit of kindness, he felt it had been very hile to trade the pancake for it
Translator's Notes:
[1] Change in a country’s official nae in country's ruler-shi+p
[2] Han systems(汉制 han zhi): Han refers to Han Dynasty, which is considered the “legitimate” Chinese people back then Han systems refer to the various systems used by the Han dynasty
[3] Pancake (煎饼 jianbing): Here is a picture of what these look like
[4] 'A cup of rice is kindness, but a picul of rice leads to enive people a sive them too much, they will become jealous and hate you
[5] Great love (大爱 da ai): A universal love for everyone in the world
[6] Longevity tablet (长生牌位 changsheng paiwei): spiritual tablets are usually placed to worshi+p and re person to pray and wish the life