Unorthodox methods, cultivating immortality relies on rich women

Time passed slowly, and Xiao Qiu felt a burning pain on her cheeks. Fear enveloped her like a cold tide, and hunger surged and burned in her stomach. Every inch of her life was unbearable.

Fear, resentment, pain... all sorts of emotions intertwined, tormenting this little one...

Gradually, the instinct for survival, the strong desire to go home, the urgent longing to see her mother, and everything else helped her temporarily overcome her fear...

So she finally mustered up her courage, got up, and walked toward the closed door.

She pushed the door, but it remained firmly shut.

"Open the door...open the door...I want to go out, I want to go home..."

She cried out softly, her cheek still throbbing with pain, the swelling making her speech slurred.

"Grandpa, please let me out, okay? I'll be a good boy..."

Xiao Qiu pleaded softly, but only silence answered her.

The pain in her cheeks made her drool incessantly, and coupled with her constant talking, her body lost water rapidly. Hunger and thirst struck at the same time, tormenting her small body.

Her voice grew softer and softer.

As darkness gradually descended, it engulfed the entire room like a tidal wave, and boundless fear completely enveloped her.

At this moment, all of Xiao Qiu's emotions were amplified infinitely.

Jiang Xinyue, who shared all her feelings with her, also had her rationality collapse amidst the surging emotions.

Fear, hunger, thirst, cold, darkness... completely engulfed her.

"Xiao Qiu... Mommy's little darling..."

She let out a desperate cry from the bottom of her heart, feeling utterly helpless and in extreme pain.

Jiang Xinyue didn't know when she started to "lose" consciousness.

When I "woke up" again, it was already bright daylight, and sunlight was streaming in through the window.

She felt a warmth, but also a wave of weakness washed over her.

In addition, I also felt physical discomfort from mosquito bites.

It turns out that Xiao Qiu fell asleep without realizing it last night because she was too emotionally stressed and exhausted that day. She didn't even feel the mosquitoes biting her all over the house.

Xiao Qiu, who had just woken up, sat on the ground in a daze. It took her a while to realize where she was.

Fear began to creep back into my heart once more.

At this point, the swelling and pain on her cheeks had finally subsided slightly.

She touched it gently with her little hand, then quickly withdrew it.

She got up and walked to the door.

"Open the door, open the door, I want to get out..."

She knocked gently on the door because she was very weak and didn't have much strength.

"Grandpa, please let me out. My mom can't find me, she'll be very worried..."

"I'll be a good girl, please let me out..."

……

Xiao Qiu pleaded desperately, still hoping that the other party would let her leave.

Just then, a noise came from the doorway.

Xiao Qiu was both surprised and frightened. She quickly backed away, staring wide-eyed at the door with unease.

Then the door opened, and the old man from yesterday stood outside with a gloomy expression.

"grandfather……"

Xiao Qiu called out to him, her voice trembling slightly.

The old scavenger nodded with apparent satisfaction, then tossed in a plastic bag.

"Be a good boy and listen to me. I'll let you go back to your mother in a few days," the old scavenger said.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Qiu felt a surge of joy coursing through her body and excitedly nodded, "Okay."

The old man stopped talking, turned around, and slammed the door shut again.

Xiao Qiu's joy froze on her face, and after a long while, she began to sob softly, feeling wronged.

"Mother……"

Exhausted and hungry, she picked up the bag the old man had just thrown in and found several steamed buns inside. She quickly opened it and started eating.

The steamed buns, which had long since gone cold, now tasted exceptionally delicious to her, and she ate them while crying with aggrieved feelings.

But she quickly finished the two steamed buns, and then she could only sit idly in the house, waiting for the old man to say that he would let her out.

She dared not cry or make a scene; she had to behave obediently.

Jiang Xinyue realized for the first time how patient her daughter was; she waited from day to night, and from night to day again.

The old man came a few more times, each time bringing in some food and drink. Jiang Xinyue calculated that it was probably once a day.

Most of the time, Xiao Qiu was hungry.

Every time Xiaoqiu asked when they would let her out, they would coax her with words like "soon, soon".

Then she will obediently listen, without crying or making a fuss, and wait quietly.

"I'll be a good boy, I'm a good baby, I won't cry, I won't make a fuss..."

She even tried to comfort herself quietly.

The long wait was agonizing, and Jiang Xinyue was getting impatient, but Xiao Qiu seemed completely unconcerned.

But Jiang Xinyue could clearly feel that fear and panic were slowly consuming her, and hope was being eaten away little by little.

She may be young and a little naive, but she's not stupid.

Hunger, fear, and the cold of the night caused Xiaoqiu's body to finally give way, and she developed a high fever.

When the elderly woman reappeared and discovered the situation, she hesitated for a long time before finally carrying her out of the room.

Because Xiao Qiu was delirious from the fever, Jiang Xin Yue's consciousness also became blurred.

"Mother……"

Xiao Qiu, who was delirious from the fever, murmured softly.

At this moment, Jiang Xinyue, whose consciousness was somewhat blurred, clearly felt Xiao Qiu's purest attachment and love for her.

"Xiao Qiu, my darling..."

She silently chanted in her heart, but felt weak all over, had a splitting headache, and couldn't open her eyes no matter what she did.

She felt as if she had been fed something, and the soreness in her body seemed to gradually subside, and her strength slowly returned.

Xiao Qiu slowly opened her eyes, and the world unfolded before her once again.

She didn't cry or make a fuss; she just secretly looked around, and when she saw that no one was there, she slowly sat up.

Then, she carefully got out of bed, not even bothering to put on her shoes, and ran straight out the door, towards the sunlight...

Jiang Xinyue sensed the joy rising from Xiao Qiu's heart, her longing for freedom, and her eagerness and excitement to see her mother soon...

At that moment, she seemed to forget her physical discomfort and the pain of her bare feet on the ground; all she wanted to do was run, to get away from this place...

She finally ran outside, but looking at the scenery around her, she was plunged into even greater panic and confusion.

The place was desolate, with many abandoned and collapsed houses around it, and not a soul in sight.

However, she saw a road in the distance, so she ran towards it, hoping that her mother could find her there.

But she hadn't gone far when she saw a figure standing at the intersection, looking at her with a gloomy expression.

Overwhelming fear once again engulfed her, and her body trembled uncontrollably.

She turned and ran back, but quickly realized she couldn't go back, so she headed towards the overgrown, abandoned fields beside her.

"Stop right there."

The old man's stern voice came from behind.

"Waaaaah..."

Xiao Qiu cried as she ran forward without looking back.

Fear, panic, and physical exhaustion were slowly consuming her.

Just then, a pond overgrown with water plants and duckweed blocked her way.

Without thinking, Xiaoqiu jumped into the pond.

The icy river water rushed into her mouth and nose, and the instant it entered her trachea, the excruciating pain of suffocation felt like a red-hot iron clamp clamping down on her throat.

Every breath became torture; the air was completely cut off, and it felt as if a thousand-pound boulder was pressing down on my chest, causing a burning pain. My consciousness rapidly blurred amidst the excruciating agony…

Fear overwhelmed me by an overwhelming feeling of suffocation; the throbbing pain from my lungs being filled with water grew increasingly intense, spreading from my throat to my chest, and then to every limb and bone, every inch of me convulsing and groaning in despair…

Before the last vestiges of consciousness faded, all that remained was the suffocating despair and the silence of sinking into boundless darkness...

……

Everyone says that drowning is the most painful death in the world, but Jiang Xinyue had only heard about it before. Now, she was experiencing this pain firsthand...

It was a kind of despair at the impending loss of life, of being completely swallowed by darkness; a torment of both body and soul...

But Xiao Qiu's memories did not end there.

She felt the pain being drained away, her body becoming light, and then "she" floated up from the water.

She saw the old man standing frightened by the pond, a fierce glint in his eyes.

Xiao Qiu was startled and turned to run, but soon realized that the other party was not chasing her.

This made her very happy; she could go back to her mother.

She found herself becoming a little different; her body felt light, and no one could see her, nor could she touch anything.

Xiao Qiu seemed to vaguely understand something, which made her feel fearful and uneasy again.

But she still wanted to find her mother, because her mother was the most amazing person in the world, and if she found her mother, her mother would definitely know what to do.

She searched and searched, walking through many unfamiliar places and meeting some people like her, but because of her previous experience, she kept her distance.

As time went by, she was gradually consumed by fear and confusion as she still couldn't find her mother...

She was like a lonely soul, drifting aimlessly through the world.

Until she saw a very cute dog, she remembered that she had wanted to have one like it before, but her mother didn't agree.

At this moment, Jiang Xinyue's heart was completely overwhelmed with guilt. Why hadn't she agreed back then?

"So you were here."

Just then, a voice rang in her ear.

Xiao Qiu, who was squatting in front of the dog, looked up.

She saw a person standing in front of her against the light.

The other person was as radiant as the sunshine, and smelled wonderful; she had never smelled anything so pleasant before.

Xiao Qiu, who was originally filled with fear and confusion, felt completely warm at this moment.

"It's Master Shen."

Jiang Xinyue "saw" the face of the person who came.

……

"hehe……"

Jiang Xinyue gradually became aware of her own body and then opened her eyes.

"Are you alright? Have some water."

Jiang Haichao handed her a glass of water with a worried expression.

Jiang Xinyue, who had just sat down in the chair with her eyes closed, was crying and sobbing, which terrified him.

But when Jiang Xinyue saw the water glass Jiang Haichao handed her, the memory of drowning resurfaced, fear spread throughout her body, her throat burned as if on fire, and her stomach kept convulsing, causing her to dry heave and vomit up all the lunch she had just eaten…

"Ah~"

Jiang Xinyue let out a painful wail; the mental anguish was far more intense than the physical pain…

P.S.: This chapter is quite intense and long, requiring multiple revisions, hence the late update. Please vote with monthly tickets and recommend!