"Heaven and earth are not kind, and treat all things as straw dogs. The life and death of ordinary people has nothing to do with monks. No one will care about them."
Shen Shuanglian looked at the miserable situation around her with a dazed look, and turned her head to glance at Chen Yin's profile at a loss.
Chen Yin did not seem to be disturbed by the tragic scene before him. His eyes were still as calm as a deep pool, and he turned a blind eye to the scene before him.
...or rather, it has become commonplace.
At this time, Shen Shuanglian noticed a dirty, lame little girl lying next to a dead tree with dry lips and a dark face.
Shen Shuanglian hurried over and was about to ask with concern: "Are you okay? I still have some water. If you are thirsty——"
Before she could finish her words, the little girl suddenly seemed to burst out with all her strength, snatched the water bag, and limped away.
Shen Shuanglian stood there in a daze for a long time, not knowing what to do.
Although the little girl was running very hard, her limping made her walk very slowly. For the monks, that distance was just a few feet away.
But Shen Shuanglian hesitated, not knowing whether she should chase after him.
"Maybe you think it's okay to give her a whole bottle of water."
Chen Yin walked up to her and whispered, "But if I were you, I would get that pot of water back."
"why?"
"Because if you don't get her back, she'll die."
Chen Yin's tone was calm, but seemed to carry a sense of certainty.
Shen Shuanglian hesitated for a moment, but decided to follow quietly.
As expected, as soon as the little girl turned a corner, several people rushed out and roughly snatched the kettle from her hand.
The little girl held the kettle tightly, her joints were deformed, but she still said nothing and refused to let go.
Those people didn't care about the little girl's life at all and looked like they were going to beat her up.
The next moment, there was a slight bang, and all those who were trying to grab the kettle flew backwards.
Shen Shuanglian bit her lip and watched all this happen with a sad and disappointed look on her face.
"do you understand?"
Chen Yin whispered beside her, "You thought you were just being kind and wanted her to drink some water. But she was greedy and wanted to take the whole pot away."
"You think you can just let her take the pot of water, but how can a disabled little girl like her protect this pot of water? Naturally, someone stronger than her will come to snatch it away."
"She won't let go. This jug of water may be more valuable than her life."
"Those people won't show mercy to her. Because this pot of water is more valuable than her life."
"So if you didn't save her in the end, she would have died."
A trace of sadness flashed across Shen Shuanglian's eyes, and she said softly:
"Did my bottle of water...harm her?"
Chen Yin was silent for a long time before slowly shaking his head.
"But she is not dead now, right?"
After saying that, Chen Yin waved his hand gently, and the people who had snatched the kettle flew back to the other side of the town. He walked up to the little girl and said to her seriously:
"Tell me if there is a place to stay nearby. If so, you can drink half of this bottle of water."
The little girl hugged the kettle tightly and stared at him with a wary look on her face, but under Chen Yin's deep gaze, she hesitated for a moment, and her dirty finger slowly pointed in a direction.
Chen Yin stood up and looked in that direction. The little girl took the opportunity to quickly pick up the kettle and drank it all in one gulp. Then she put the kettle on the ground with an expression that said "I've finished it all, what can you do to me?"
Chen Yin, however, picked up the pot without caring at all, handed it to Shen Shuanglian, and said:
"look."
"Now, she has finished the bottle of water."
Shen Shuanglian watched everything happen in a daze from beginning to end. She didn't know what to say until Chen Yin handed her the kettle.
"Is...there only this way?" She said dejectedly with her eyes lowered.
"Not necessarily." Chen Yin's eyes wandered, "But drinking a pot of water in this way will make her happiest."
"why?"
"No reason."
Chen Yin shook his head: "Because that's how I was at that time."
Shen Shuanglian was speechless and couldn't say anything for a long time.
"Okay, don't think too much about it. The direction she pointed to should indeed be a place to stay."
Chen Yin turned around and took her hand: "Let's go."
Shen Shuanglian looked at the little girl reluctantly.
The little girl still looked at him with hostility, but from the way she licked the corner of her mouth, she seemed really happy, as if she had gotten a great advantage.
Shen Shuanglian was silent for a moment, and followed Chen Yin silently.
After the two figures left, the little girl limped back to the tree and lay quietly, as if she was savoring the sweetness of the pot of water.
But she didn't realize that a black figure was standing in front of her at some point.
The little girl rubbed her eyes and tried to open them wide to see the person in front of her, but she found that she couldn't see clearly. It was as if her eyes were blurry.
"I have a pot of water here." The figure spoke, a somewhat cold female voice.
"If you want a drink, put your hand out."
The little girl hesitated for a moment and then timidly stretched out her hand.
Then she felt something cold in her hand.
...is a dagger.
“The water is in my hand.”
The figure whispered, "If you want to drink, come grab it yourself."
The little girl's eyes moved back and forth, and the next moment she clumsily used all her strength to stab the dagger into the shadow in front of her.
Puff. The sound of the knife stabbing into the flesh was particularly clear, and the gushing blood splashed all over the little girl's face.
The little girl was so frightened that she almost dropped the dagger. Then the cold and beautiful female voice sounded sternly again:
"Hold tight. Don't let go!"
The little girl was so scared that she clenched the dagger tightly.
The next moment, a pot of water appeared at her feet.
The figure turned around as if nothing had happened, as if he had not been stabbed, and even his tone was calm:
"Remember. No matter what time, hold that dagger tightly."
"No one will save you again."
"Next time someone steals your water."
"……kill him."
61. Bullying is addictive
There was indeed an inn in the direction the little girl pointed.
But the environment of the inn was even worse than expected. The store couldn't even provide food.
Fortunately, Chen Yin and Shen Shuanglian were monks after all, so they wouldn't starve to death if they didn't eat. So Chen Yin simply asked for two rooms and went upstairs.
"Only two rooms? Where's Miss Luoluo?"
"She sleeps in the second room." Chen Yin pointed to the room next door.
Shen Shuanglian blinked, and after a moment her cheeks slowly turned red.
"...Can't you give me a room, too?"
"Save money." Chen Yin said calmly without changing his expression.
Shen Shuanglian: “…”
After pushing the door open, Chen Yin cleared the dust around him, then fell headfirst onto the bed.
"Oh, I'm so tired after walking all day. Finally there is a place to rest." He crossed his legs and hummed softly.
Shen Shuanglian stood beside the table somewhat uncomfortably, neither sitting nor standing.
"What's wrong? Aren't you tired of standing, Senior Sister? You can sit in my arms."
Shen Shuanglian was shy and could not stand his teasing. She could only turn her head slightly and change the subject softly:
"By the way, where is Miss Luo Luo? You said something to her on the way, and she hasn't come back since she left."
"Ah, she went to find something to eat." Chen Yin waved his hand carelessly, "The girl might have eaten it. If I can't feed her enough, she will have to find food on her own."
...In fact, it was Chen Yin who asked her to go to the location of the Demonic Sect's headquarters first to find out the truth.
After all, it is the headquarters of the Demon Sect, so it would be better to make a little more preparation.
Shen Shuanglian was absent-minded for a moment, and whispered: "She... is a very cute little girl."
"Don't bully her too much."
"Hmm? What kind of bullying do you mean, Senior Sister?"
Shen Shuanglian stopped talking immediately.
Chen Yin looked at her expression of wanting to say something but not being able to, and secretly laughed at it. He also said leisurely: "I wonder if my treatment of the senior sister is considered bullying?"
"If you didn't bully me, you wouldn't have booked only two rooms."
"But you didn't object, did you?"
Shen Shuanglian's cheeks suddenly felt hot, and she couldn't help but lower her head slightly:
"I, I can live in the same room with Luoluo."
"That's so embarrassing."
Chen Yin smiled, lying on the bed and whispered, "Big sister, you are used to living in a spacious room with a big bed in the main sect. I feel bad for you and Luoluo sleeping together in this small inn."
"Then you can't... sleep in the same room with Luo Luo, right?"
Chen Yin thought about it, and suddenly nodded thoughtfully: "That makes sense... You are worthy of being the senior sister."
"Then it's settled. This spacious bed will be left to Senior Sister."
Looking at Chen Yin's smiling face, Shen Shuanglian bit her lips lightly and said nothing.
"……Jealous?"
"……No."
"If you really tell me that you are jealous, maybe I will coax you."
Shen Shuanglian then slowly raised her head, her clear eyes showing a hint of well-concealed grievance.
"I'm not jealous. But could you please stop bullying me like this?"
"Because bullying you is really addictive." Chen Yin raised his head and looked at her with a smile.
Shen Shuanglian turned her head slightly and dared not look at him again.
"Let's talk about it later. Let's talk about business first."
Chen Yin restrained his smile and said, "Have you seen any trace of demon cultivators around here?"
Shen Shuanglian shook her head.
"Although the sect mission said that there were demon cultivators causing trouble, I looked around Xianyun Province and didn't hear of any demon cultivators anywhere."
"Then don't look for it." Chen Yin said decisively.
"Eh? Why?"
"It will alert the enemy."
Chen Yin looked out the window and said calmly, "There may be more demon cultivators here than you think. Your behavior of asking around should have exposed you."
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