amaotonovel Chapter 135: Entering the City
Chapter 135: Entering the City
Bai Jin was scolded by Old Man Qing so harshly that his expression became stiff.
He felt so aggrieved, but he couldn't tell Chaocha in front of her that he had picked her up there. If he did, Chaocha would be so sad. He had no choice but to stand there like a child who had done something wrong and listen to the old man scold him.
Old Man Qing sighed deeply.
Bai Jin felt extremely bored being scolded by his elders, and subconsciously kept patting Chao Chao's back.
Chao Chao got impatient with being patted, so she pushed herself up in Bai Jin's arms, sat up, and looked at Bai Jin angrily. Bai Jin, on the other hand, was still distracted, wondering why Old Man Qing wasn't busy with his own things. He didn't notice that Chao Chao was staring at him intently, and his hands continued to clap mechanically.
Chao Chao was so beaten that he couldn't even speak clearly. His voice was like a stuck tape, repeating frame by frame: "Daddy, daddy, can you please stop beating me? I can't talk anymore."
Bai Jin finally came to his senses and looked at Chao Chao. Chao Chao was looking at him with resentment, as if saying, "You're so annoying."
Bai Jin quickly put his hand away in embarrassment, scratched his head and said, "Do you want to come down and walk around by yourself?" Chao Chao gave him a look and continued to hug Bai Jin's neck, making it clear that she didn't want to pay attention to him.
Bai Jin had been awake for less than a day when he felt extremely bored. He couldn't help but ask Old Man Qing: "Senior, do you think we can enter the city?"
Old Man Qing's eyes lit up and he quickly said, "Okay, but you must take me with you." He had a little plan in mind. It was not easy to meet someone with Bai Jin's special physique, and he couldn't let him get away. If he followed him, maybe they could find a way out.
Bai Jin thought it was nothing, so he nodded. Seeing this, Old Man Qing immediately began to pack his things. His speed was astonishing. In just a moment, he had packed everything, then he put on a bag that was bigger than him and shouted, "Let's go."
Bai Jin stared at Old Man Qing's exaggeratedly large bag in a daze for a long time before he came to his senses and hurriedly said, "Senior, there's no need to rush like this." Bai Jin still wanted to sleep.
Bai Jin put on a large black robe for himself and Chao Chao, dressing them up so tightly that they barely looked human. They followed the old man Qing, who was carrying a huge bag, and stepped into the city.
As soon as he entered the city, Bai Jin was surprised to find that the people here all looked normal. They had lively faces, walking in an orderly manner on the streets, busy with their own affairs.
Bai Jin couldn't help but frown, his heart full of doubts, and he even began to suspect that Old Man Qing had led him the wrong way.
He approached Old Man Qing and asked quietly, "Senior, is this a ghost town? Why are these skeletons different from the ones I encountered before? They don't look like skeletons."
The old man narrowed his eyes slightly: "This shows that your blood and forbidden technique have taken effect, allowing them to maintain their normal appearance for such a long time."
Chao Chao was on Bai Jin's back, curiously sticking her head out and looking around. Bai Jin patted Chao Chao gently, signaling her not to move.
Bai Jin took Old Man Qing through many twists and turns and finally arrived at the yard where they were before.
When Old Man Qing saw the yard, he frowned slightly. Bai Jin quickly walked to the door and knocked hard. The sound echoed outside the silent yard, but no one came to open the door.
Bai Jin became a little impatient. He quickly took out a thin crowbar from his space bag, skillfully inserted it into the keyhole, and pried it open with force.
The door creaked open, revealing a desolate scene inside. The chairs in the hall were all covered in dust.
Bai Jin gently put Chao Chao down and muttered softly, "Could they have been killed by that man?" He was a little worried and wanted to ask Old Man Qing to calculate their whereabouts for him, but when he turned around, he found that Old Man Qing was gone.
His eyes widened: "Where's the senior? Where did he go?"
He hurriedly took out a clean cloth from the space bag, carefully wiped the dust off the stool, and then carefully placed Chao Chao on it.
He took out some dried meat from the space bag and handed it to Chao Chao.
Chao Chao stretched out a small hand, took the dried meat, and began to eat it with relish. Bai Jin touched Chao Chao's little head and said gently: "Wait here for Daddy, Daddy will go see if the senior is lost."
Chaochao sat on the stool, swinging her little feet back and forth, and nodded obediently.
Bai Jin hurried to the door and saw Old Man Qing trying hard to squeeze into the yard.
The big bundle was stuck on the door. Old Man Qing tried his best to squeeze it, but the bundle was too big and it filled the door completely.
But old man Qing seemed to be unconvinced. He took a few steps back, then took a deep breath and continued to push forward with all his strength. He looked both funny and amusing.
Bai Jin couldn't help it any longer, so he suppressed his smile and said to Old Man Qing: "Senior, I'll help you, you step back a few steps first."
Old Man Qing took a few steps back reluctantly, and Bai Jin squeezed out through the crack in the door. He looked at the huge bundle and asked Old Man Qing to put it down first without saying a word.
Old Man Qing hesitated for a moment, but still placed the bundle on the ground. Bai Jin bent down, hugged the bundle with both hands, and threw it high into the yard with all his strength.
The bag fell heavily to the ground with a loud bang, and the ground shook.
Bai Jin clapped his hands proudly and said nonchalantly, "Senior, it's done."
He didn't notice that Old Man Qing's face turned ugly.
In Qing Laotou's bag was a jar containing his friend's ashes. The heavy fall had shattered the jar.
Old Man Qing gritted his teeth in anger, his eyes blazing with fire. He shouted at Bai Jin, "There were several jars of ashes in there, and you've smashed them all! You little brat!"
Bai Jin was stunned when he heard this. He never expected that his good intentions would lead to such bad consequences. He scratched his head in embarrassment, feeling extremely regretful.
He had only wanted to help, but who could have imagined that the bundle contained an urn. He looked at Old Man Qing's angry and sad expression, wishing he could find a hole to crawl into. He stammered, "Senior, I... I really didn't know there was an urn inside. I didn't mean to."
Old Man Qing sighed deeply, his anger gradually subsiding. After so many years, he had long since become indifferent to it. He waved his hand and said helplessly, "Forget it, maybe this is their fate." Then he walked into the yard.
Old Man Qing untied the bundle with practiced and steady movements. He sorted the herbs into categories and placed them in their proper places, then neatly arranged the other items.
When his eyes fell on the broken urn, a barely perceptible sadness flashed across his eyes, and then he mercilessly threw the ashes and the broken urn into the corner.