the villain has something to say

ch 36 to ch 40

Chapter 36: To Break the Mortal Bond (3)

In the morning of the next day, grandma Gu saw Luo Jianqing in the yard. She was shocked, "Jianqing, why did you wake up this early? It's cold outside. Come in. You can't bear the coldness with these clothes."

Smiling, Luo Jianqing took over the shoulder pole from grandma Gu, "may I help you with cooking?"

The bright smile of the young man dazzled grandma Gu. She came to her senses after a while, and nodded, "sure!"

That day, Luo Jianqing helped grandma Gu with preparing breakfast. After the meal, grandpa Gu was leaving for laboring in the field. Luo Jianqing asked, "Can I join you?"

Grandpa wasn't expecting him to say that, but still, he responded in joy, "of course!"

With no spiritual power or enchantment, Luo Jianqing held the delicate rice seedling in his hands and carefully put it in the muddy ground. Grandpa Gu laughed, and pointed out his mistakes, then taught him how to fix the angle of the seedling.

After a whole day of laboring, Luo Jianqing's beautiful face was distained with mud.

Days like this passed by uneventfully.

There was nothing more special compared to a stranger coming to the Gu Village, especially when the stranger was very gorgeous. Luo Jianqing charmed a lot of girls from the village. Even the most beautiful one couldn't help herself giving Luo Jianqing a red flower as a gift and then ran away with blushing cheeks.

Luo Jianqing held the shoulder poke in one hand, looking at the red flower in his hand.

Just like the visage of the girl, the flower was so delicate, composing by youth and ages.

Luo Jianqing refused all the proposals, and shook his head to every villagers who wanted to introduce a girl to him. He lived with grandpa and grandma Gu, helping them with cooking, laundry, laboring, and cleaning like he became a part of the family. He never treated a task with carelessness. Although he was wearing shabby clothes, he was elegant like an immortal.

In the winter, heavy rain swept the Gu Village which led to a flood.

That night, Luo Jianqing and grandpa Gu went to the field to check the plants. Grandpa Gu slipped.

Luo Jianqing tried to catch him.

He failed.

He forgot he was a cultivator who could use the spiritual power. He tried to catch grandpa Gu with a mortal body and didn't make it.

Grandpa Gu was ill because of the accident and couldn't get out of bed. Grandma Gu and Luo Jianqing took care of him day after day, night after night. The villagers brought gifts to the family. The pretty girl who gave Luo Jianqing a flower brought a quilt. When she was about to leave, she said in a soft voice, "that day, I saw you floating on the river as well, but I was too frightened to shout out."

Avoided eye contact, Luo Jianqing didn't respond.

Ten days later, grandpa Gu's illness was more acute. The three years in the Liu Yan Valley left Luo Jianqing an empty Interspatial Ring. He wanted to use his own spiritual power to prolong grandpa Gu's life. However, right before he was about to do this, grandma Gu was wiping grandpa Gu's body and mumbling, "the immortal told us that his disciple will come to us to break the bond. There aren't many days left for my husband. Why is it that he hasn't show up......"?

Luo Jianqing lost his words.

Three days after, grandpa's condition became worse and lost his eyesight. He should have been dead three years ago but he managed to live till now due to the herbs.