Chapter? ?2? ?Paper? ?man? ?(2)? ?


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    The? ?Jiang’s? ?medicine? ?hall? ?was? ?located? ?in? ?YanChao? ?alley.? ?Most? ?of? ?the? ?wooden? ?structures? ?had? ?


    been? ?destroyed? ?in? ?the? ?fire? ?three? ?years? ?ago? ?and? ?only? ?half? ?a? ?room? ?towards? ?the? ?west? ?end? ?had? ?


    survived.? ?It? ?could? ?still? ?provide? ?shelter? ?against? ?rain? ?and? ?strong? ?winds,? ?but? ?nothing? ?more? ?than? ?


    that.? ?Unsuitable? ?for? ?humans? ?to? ?live,? ?but? ?a? ?great? ?place? ?to? ?hide? ?ghosts.? ?


    ?


    Jiang? ?Shining,? ?son? ?of? ?the? ?Jiang? ?family? ?who? ?hadn’t? ?even? ?turned? ?twenty? ?yet,? ?had? ?become? ?a? ?


    stray? ?ghost? ?in? ?his? ?own? ?backyard.? ?


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    He? ?slipped? ?into? ?the? ?house? ?through? ?a? ?crack? ?and? ?hesitated,? ?but? ?his? ?mouth? ?was? ?not? ?idle-? ?


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    “Is? ?the? ?front? ?door? ?and? ?the? ?wing? ?room? ?separated? ?by? ?the? ?East? ?China? ?Sea?”,? ?the? ?clear? ?voice? ?


    couldn’t? ?hold? ?back? ?anymore.? ?


    ?


    Jiang? ?Shining? ?finished? ?speaking? ?with? ?his? ?own? ?mouth? ?and? ?rolled? ?his? ?eyes? ?with? ?a? ?weary? ?face.? ?


    After? ?a? ?moment? ?of? ?silence,? ?he? ?said? ?in? ?a? ?lower? ?voice:? ?“I’m? ?in,? ?but? ?the? ?lunch? ?box? ?is? ?stuck? ?


    outside.”? ?


    ?


    He? ?scoffed,? ?talking? ?to? ?himself:? ?“Awesome? ?job.”? ?


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    A? ?moment? ?later? ?he? ?changed? ?his? ?voice? ?again? ?and? ?said:? ?“I’m? ?flattered.”? ?


    ?


    Jiang? ?Shining:? ?"..."? ?


    ?


    Judging? ?from? ?the? ?slightly? ?green? ?face? ?that? ?shone? ?in? ?the? ?moonlight,? ?he? ?didn’t? ?want? ?to? ?open? ?his? ?


    mouth? ?anymore.? ?


    ?


    The? ?three? ?crumbling? ?walls? ?of? ?the? ?room? ?had? ?turned? ?black? ?from? ?the? ?smoke? ?and? ?the? ?north-facing? ?


    window? ?was? ?now? ?a? ?gaping? ?hole.? ?There? ?was? ?no? ?morning? ?light? ?during? ??wugeng?4 ?time? ?in? ?winter,? ?


    save? ?for? ?a? ?shadow? ?of? ?a? ?crescent? ?moon? ?that? ?shone? ?a? ?pale? ?light? ?in? ?a? ?corner? ?of? ?the? ?room.? ?The? ?


    person? ?who? ?sat? ?on? ?the? ?side? ?of? ?the? ?window? ?hole? ?was? ?half? ?drenched? ?in? ?solemn? ?moonlight,? ?half? ?


    hidden? ?in? ?darkness.? ?


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    He? ?was? ?dressed? ?in? ?a? ?robe? ?that? ?blended? ?in? ?with? ?the? ?night? ?and? ?had? ?two? ?curves? ?under? ?his? ?


    well-structured? ?eyebrow? ?bone.? ?His? ?deep? ?black? ?eyes? ?reflected? ?just? ?a? ?bit? ?of? ?light? ?and? ?it? ?was? ?


    easy? ?to? ?tell? ?just? ?from? ?his? ?silhouette? ?that? ?this? ?person? ?was? ?good-looking…? ?But? ?half? ?his? ?face? ?that? ?


    was? ?visible? ?in? ?the? ?moonlight? ?was? ?too? ?pale,? ?the? ?wrist? ?bone? ?that? ?supported? ?his? ?chin? ?was? ?also? ?


    very? ?prominent,? ?showing? ?a? ?state? ?of? ?serious? ?illness.? ?


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    In? ?fact,? ?he? ?was? ?sick-? ?He? ?couldn’t? ?stand? ?up,? ?nor? ?could? ?he? ?walk.? ?


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    4 ??Wugeng?? ?五?更? ?is? ?the? ?time? ?period? ?between? ?3? ?to? ?5? ?am? ?in? ?the? ?morning.? ?


    As? ?for? ?the? ?cause? ?of? ?the? ?illness?? ?Nobody? ?knew,? ?not? ?even? ?ghosts? ?knew.? ?He? ?stayed? ?at? ?the? ?Jiang? ?


    house? ?for? ?four? ?days? ?and? ?except? ?the? ?fact? ?that? ?his? ?surname? ?was? ?Xue? ?and? ?his? ?given? ?name? ?was? ?


    Xian,? ?Jiang? ?Shining? ?knew? ?nothing? ?about? ?him.? ?


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    “I’m? ?begging? ?you,? ?please? ?change? ?your? ?posture.? ?You? ?can’t? ?even? ?sit? ?properly.? ?Your? ?upper? ?body? ?


    will? ?also? ?be? ?paralyzed? ?if? ?you? ?sit? ?crooked? ?like? ?that? ?all? ?day.”? ?Once? ?Jiang? ?Shining? ?entered? ?the? ?


    room,? ?he? ?stuffed? ?the? ?lunch? ?boxes? ?into? ?Xue? ?Xian’s? ?arms.? ?Before? ?he? ?died,? ?he? ?had? ?at? ?least? ?read? ?


    ten? ?years''? ?worth? ?of? ?sage? ?books? ?and? ?his? ?eyes? ?hurt? ?whenever? ?he? ?looked? ?at? ?Xue? ?Xian’s? ?lazy? ?


    posture.? ?


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    “Paralysed? ?after? ?only? ?sitting? ?incorrectly,? ?did? ?you? ?take? ?me? ?as? ?you?”,? ?Jiang? ?Shining? ?had? ?just? ?


    turned? ?away? ?and? ?he? ?opened? ?his? ?mouth? ?to? ?chide? ?himself? ?in? ?that? ?clear? ?voice.? ? ?


    ?


    “......”? ?Jiang? ?the? ?scholar? ?was? ?thoroughly? ?unwilling? ?this? ?time? ?and? ?crumpled? ?his? ?face? ?towards? ?


    Xue? ?Xian,? ?saying:? ?“I’ve? ?stepped? ?inside? ?already.? ?Ancestor,? ?can’t? ?you? ?use? ?your? ?own? ?mouth? ?to? ?


    speak?”? ?


    ?


    Xue? ?Xian? ?opened? ?the? ?lunch? ?box? ?cover? ?and? ?squinted? ?his? ?eyes,? ?smelling? ?the? ?still? ?warm? ?food.? ?He? ?


    finally? ?opened? ?his? ?mouth? ?lazily:? ?“All? ?right,? ?I’ll? ?tire? ?myself? ?for? ?the? ?sake? ?of? ?the? ?meat.? ?You? ?want? ?


    some?”? ?


    ?


    Jiang? ?Shining? ?said,? ?“Are? ?you? ?going? ?to? ?burn? ?them? ?to? ?ashes? ?for? ?me?”? ?


    ?


    Xue? ?Xian:? ?“Keep? ?dreaming.”? ?


    ?


    “Just? ?eat? ?your? ?food!”,? ?said? ?Jiang? ?Shining? ?and? ?did? ?not? ?pay? ?any? ?more? ?attention? ?to? ?him.? ?Instead,? ?


    he? ?walked? ?towards? ?the? ?edge? ?of? ?the? ?wall? ?and? ?crumpled? ?into? ?a? ?thin? ?paper? ?man,? ?sliding? ?onto? ?the? ?


    floor-? ?He? ?could? ?walk? ?only? ?for? ?a? ?limited? ?number? ?of? ?hours? ?every? ?day? ?and? ?had? ?to? ?rest? ?once? ?his? ?


    time? ?was? ?up.? ?


    ?


    This? ?paper? ?man? ?must? ?have? ?been? ?cut? ?out? ?by? ?some? ?genius;? ?the? ?edges? ?looked? ?like? ?they? ?had? ?


    been? ?bitten? ?by? ?dogs,? ?but? ?with? ?just? ?a? ?few? ?strokes? ?it? ?depicted? ?Jiang? ?Shining’s? ?features? ?clear? ?


    enough.? ?However,? ?there? ?were? ?two? ?rouge? ?blushes? ?on? ?his? ?cheeks,? ?making? ?it? ?seem? ?silly? ?


    amongst? ?the? ?creepiness.? ?


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    After? ?a? ?moment? ?of? ?lying? ?dead? ?on? ?the? ?floor,? ?he? ?got? ?sick? ?of? ?Xue? ?Xian’s? ?poor? ?mannerism? ?and? ?


    came? ?back? ?to? ?life,? ?frowning? ?at? ?him:? ?“I’ve? ?wanted? ?to? ?ask? ?this? ?since? ?two? ?days? ?ago,? ?why? ?can’t? ?you? ?


    use? ?such? ?a? ?simple? ?thing? ?as? ?chopsticks?”? ? ?


    ?


    Xue? ?Xian? ?raised? ?his? ?eyebrows? ?and? ?glanced? ?at? ?him? ?blandly:? ?“Thanks? ?for? ?asking.? ?My? ?upper? ?


    body? ?has? ?also? ?been? ?paralyzed? ?for? ?quite? ?some? ?time.? ?Only? ?recently? ?have? ?I? ?been? ?able? ?to? ?sit? ?up,? ?


    so? ?I? ?still? ?can’t? ?handle? ?chopsticks? ?yet.”? ?


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    He? ?then? ?lifted? ?his? ?hand? ?and? ?threw? ?an? ?assassination? ?weapon? ?right? ?at? ?Jiang? ?Shining’s? ?forehead,? ?


    knocking? ?the? ?paper? ?man? ?back? ?onto? ?the? ?ground.? ?He? ?seemed? ?very? ?impatient.? ? ?


    ?


    With? ?some? ?difficulty,? ?Jiang? ?Shining? ?turned? ?his? ?head? ?to? ?look? ?at? ?the? ?assassination? ?weapon:? ?


    Bleh,? ?chicken? ?bones!? ?


    ?


    The? ?paper? ?man? ?stopped? ?for? ?a? ?moment? ?and? ?then? ?as? ?if? ?he? ?had? ?just? ?remembered? ?something,? ?


    struggled? ?upright:? ?“Let’s? ?talk? ?this? ?out,? ?can? ?you? ?not? ?add? ?two? ?red? ?splotches? ?on? ?my? ?face? ?next? ?


    time?”? ?


    ?


    Xue? ?Xian? ?was? ?even? ?lazier? ?this? ?time,? ?answering? ?with? ?one? ?single? ?word:? ?“No.”? ?


    ?


    Jiang? ?Shining:? ?"..."? ?


    ?


    As? ?the? ?saying? ?goes,? ?after? ?dinner? ?comes? ?the? ?reckoning.? ?If? ?not? ?for? ?Xue? ?Xian? ?helping? ?him? ?make? ?


    this? ?paper? ?body,? ?he? ?might? ?have? ?still? ?been? ?floating? ?around? ?mindlessly? ?for? ?who? ?knew? ?how? ?long.? ? ?


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    But? ?concerning? ?this? ?matter,? ?Jiang? ?Shining? ?was? ?a? ?little? ?confused-? ?


    ?


    Huizhou? ?was? ?a? ?vast? ?place? ?and? ?wasn’t? ?lacking? ?in? ?abandoned? ?houses.? ?He? ?could? ?have? ?taken? ?


    shelter? ?in? ?any? ?one? ?of? ?them,? ?but? ?he? ?just? ?had? ?to? ?choose? ?an? ?empty? ?house? ?such? ?as? ?the? ?Jiang’s? ?


    medicine? ?hall.? ?Who? ?knew? ?what? ?he? ?had? ?been? ?possessed? ?by?? ?Besides,? ?Xue? ?Xian? ?mentioned? ?


    during? ?the? ?first? ?day? ?he? ?came? ?that? ?he? ?was? ?here? ?for? ?an? ?important? ?task.? ?But? ?even? ?after? ?four? ?days,? ?


    except? ?for? ?eating,? ?all? ?he? ?did? ?was? ?help? ?Jiang? ?Shining? ?by? ?making? ?a? ?paper? ?body? ?for? ?him.? ?


    ?


    It? ?couldn’t? ?be? ?that? ?his? ?important? ?task? ?was? ?to? ?make? ?a? ?paper? ?man,? ?could? ?it?? ?


    ?


    Jiang? ?Shining? ?lay? ?on? ?the? ?cold? ?ground? ?for? ?a? ?while? ?and? ?once? ?again? ?came? ?back? ?to? ?life? ?as? ?if? ?he? ?


    had? ?remembered? ?something.? ?


    ?


    Xue? ?Xian? ?had? ?a? ?bad? ?temper? ?and? ?was? ?already? ?impatient? ?by? ?the? ?second? ?time.? ?He? ?stopped? ?him? ?


    directly? ?the? ?third? ?time:? ?“I’ll? ?cut? ?off? ?your? ?mouth? ?if? ?you? ?talk? ?anymore.? ?If? ?you? ?have? ?something? ?to? ?


    say,? ?say? ?it? ?tomorrow? ?morning.”? ?


    ?


    Jiang? ?Shining? ?said? ?hurriedly:? ?“One? ?last? ?thing.”? ?


    ?


    Xue? ?Xian? ?side-eyed? ?him:? ?“I? ?get? ?a? ?headache? ?every? ?time? ?you? ?talk.? ?I’ll? ?get? ?paralysed? ?if? ?you? ?talk? ?


    anymore.? ?Now? ?shut? ?it.”? ?


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    “I? ?felt? ?someone? ?following? ?us? ?when? ?I? ?was? ?entering? ?the? ?door,? ?so? ?I? ?took? ?a? ?glance? ?when? ?I? ?entered? ?


    the? ?yard.? ?He? ?looked? ?like? ?a? ?monk.? ?He? ?had? ?a? ?string? ?of? ?copper? ?coins? ?hanging? ?by? ?his? ?waist.? ?He? ?


    should? ?be? ?at? ?the? ?door? ?by? ?now.”? ?Jiang? ?Shining? ?flopped? ?back? ?onto? ?the? ?floor? ?after? ?saying? ?this? ?and? ?


    there? ?was? ?no? ?more? ?movement? ?by? ?the? ?paper? ?man.? ?


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    So? ?far,? ?he? ?had? ?used? ?up? ?all? ?his? ?hours? ?today? ?and? ?until? ?dark,? ?he? ?could? ?neither? ?move? ?nor? ?talk? ?and? ?


    could? ?only? ?be? ?a? ?spectator? ?at? ?best.? ? ?


    ?


    Xue? ?Xian:? ?"..."? ?


    ?


    A? ?monk? ?following? ?a? ?ghost,? ?what? ?can? ?he? ?do?? ?


    ?


    A? ?monk? ?with? ?a? ?string? ?of? ?copper? ?coins? ?hanging? ?by? ?his? ?waist? ?following? ?a? ?ghost,? ?what? ?else? ?can? ?


    he? ?do?? ?


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    Such? ?an? ?important? ?matter,? ?you? ?nerd,? ?why? ?didn’t? ?you? ?say? ?it? ?earlier?!? ? ?


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    With? ?Xue? ?Xian’s? ?violent? ?temper,? ?back? ?then? ?when? ?he? ?was? ?able? ?to? ?move,? ?he? ?would? ?have? ?sent? ?


    Jiang? ?Shining? ?as? ?well? ?as? ?the? ?entire? ?house? ?up? ?to? ?the? ?heavens.? ?But? ?now,? ?he? ?could? ?only? ?stare? ?


    impassively? ?through? ?the? ?hole? ?as? ?the? ?door? ?creaked? ?open? ?from? ?the? ?outside.? ?


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    These? ?days,? ?charlatans? ?that? ?relied? ?on? ?only? ?talking? ?for? ?a? ?living? ?were? ?everywhere.? ?Xue? ?Xian? ?had? ?


    had? ?his? ?fill? ?of? ?them? ?and? ?knew? ?that? ?those? ?who? ?did? ?have? ?some? ?skills? ?relied? ?on? ?experience? ?to? ?


    succeed.? ?So? ?the? ?older? ?they? ?looked,? ?the? ?harder? ?they? ?were? ?to? ?fool.? ?


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    Therefore,? ?when? ?the? ?monk? ?who? ?was? ?outside? ?the? ?door? ?stepped? ?in,? ?Xue? ?Xian? ?heaved? ?a? ?sigh? ?of? ?


    relief-? ?The? ?visitor? ?was? ?unexpectedly? ?young? ?and? ?Xue? ?Xian? ?could? ?tell? ?that? ?he? ?wasn’t? ?a? ?


    charlatan,? ?but? ?he? ?wasn’t? ?that? ?far? ?away? ?from? ?one? ?either.? ?When? ?he? ?swept? ?over? ?the? ?monk,? ?who? ?


    was? ?still? ?far? ?away,? ?and? ?the? ?copper? ?coins? ?hanging? ?by? ?his? ?waist,? ?with? ?his? ?extraordinary? ?eyesight,? ?


    he? ?was? ?completely? ?relieved.? ?


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    The? ?more? ?capable? ?they? ?were,? ?the? ?more? ?evil? ?spirits? ?they? ?would? ?have? ?exorcised.? ?From? ?a? ?


    distance,? ?they? ?looked? ?quite? ?different? ?from? ?the? ?common? ?copper? ?coins.? ?The? ?copper? ?coins? ?would? ?


    have? ?a? ?lustrous? ?surface? ?like? ?they? ?were? ?coated? ?evenly? ?with? ?oil.? ?Although? ?some? ?people? ?could? ?


    imitate? ?this? ?layer? ?of? ?yellow? ?shine? ?by? ?using? ?unscrupulous? ?methods,? ?they? ?could? ?only? ?fool? ?the? ?


    eyes? ?of? ?the? ?ordinary? ?people? ?at? ?most,? ?but? ?not? ?Xue? ?Xian.? ?


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    The? ?young? ?monk? ?in? ?front? ?of? ?the? ?door? ?didn’t? ?even? ?bother? ?to? ?imitate.? ?Let? ?alone? ?the? ?bright? ?shiny? ?


    surface,? ?even? ?the? ?surface? ?of? ?the? ?copper? ?coins? ?had? ?almost? ?worn? ?away.? ?Who? ?knew? ?where? ?he? ?


    might? ?have? ?found? ?them? ?from.? ?Maybe? ?they? ?hadn’t? ?been? ?properly? ?used? ?even? ?once.? ?


    ?


    You? ?want? ?to? ?earn? ?a? ?living? ?with? ?that?? ?With? ?what?? ?With? ?your? ?face?? ?


    ?


    Xue? ?Xian? ?sneered? ?silently? ?and? ?put? ?down? ?the? ?lunch? ?box.? ?He? ?cast? ?a? ?layer? ?of? ?camouflage? ?and? ?


    turned? ?it? ?into? ?a? ?wooden? ?pillar? ?with? ?scorched? ?marks.? ? ?


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    He? ?quietly? ?leaned? ?back? ?in? ?his? ?seat? ?and? ?his? ?tall? ?and? ?thin? ?body? ?crumpled.? ?Within? ?a? ?blink? ?of? ?an? ?


    eye,? ?he? ?had? ?also? ?turned? ?into? ?a? ?thin? ?paper? ?man,? ?but? ?the? ?edges? ?of? ?this? ?paper? ?man? ?were? ?much? ?


    smoother? ?than? ?Jiang? ?Shining''s? ?and? ?the? ?paintwork? ?was? ?quite? ?fine? ?as? ?well.? ?Plus,? ?there? ?weren’t? ?


    any? ?red? ?splotches? ?on? ?his? ?face.? ?


    ?


    Jiang? ?Shining,? ?who? ?couldn’t? ?move? ?on? ?the? ?ground:? ?"..."? ?


    ?


    This? ?showed? ?that? ?someone? ?was? ?probably? ?an? ?*sshole,? ?a? ?pure? ?bastard.? ?


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    The? ?thin? ?paper? ?man? ?possessed? ?Xue? ?Xian? ?slid? ?down? ?the? ?chair? ?and? ?laid? ?next? ?to? ?Jiang? ?Shining''s? ?


    paper? ?man.? ?In? ?the? ?blink? ?of? ?an? ?eye,? ?the? ?two? ?pieces? ?of? ?paper? ?on? ?the? ?ground? ?transformed? ?into? ?a? ?


    layer? ?of? ?dark? ?moss? ?lying? ?on? ?the? ?ground,? ?integrating? ?completely? ?with? ?the? ?dilapidated? ?house? ?


    perfectly.? ?


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    If? ?it? ?had? ?been? ?more? ?than? ?half? ?a? ?year? ?ago,? ?Xue? ?Xian? ?would? ?not? ?have? ?done? ?such? ?a? ?troublesome? ?


    thing.? ?Whoever? ?ate? ?a? ?belly? ?full? ?of? ?courage? ?and? ?came? ?knocking? ?at? ?his? ?door,? ?he? ?would? ?have? ?


    blown? ?up? ?a? ?new? ?grave? ?for? ?them? ?on? ?the? ?spot.? ?Now,? ?however,? ?he? ?had? ?no? ?other? ?option? ?but? ?to? ?


    bend? ?and? ?put? ?up? ?camouflage? ?spells? ?layer? ?by? ?layer—? ?


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    He? ?had? ?just? ?recovered? ?from? ?full? ?paralysis? ?to? ?partial? ?paralysis? ?and? ?it? ?was? ?extremely? ?difficult? ?for? ?


    him? ?to? ?move? ?from? ?one? ?place? ?to? ?another? ?by? ?himself.? ?There? ?was? ?only? ?a? ?limited? ?amount? ?of? ?


    energy? ?that? ?this? ?paper? ?body? ?could? ?withstand? ?and? ?it? ?was? ?fortunate? ?enough? ?not? ?to? ?dig? ?his? ?own? ?


    grave.? ? ?


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    Fortunately,? ?the? ?monk? ?who? ?came? ?here? ?this? ?time? ?was? ?an? ?embroidered? ?pillow?5.? ?Only? ?his? ?face? ?


    had? ?any? ?worth.? ?


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    He? ?guessed? ?that? ?the? ?monk? ?would? ?take? ?a? ?look? ?around,? ?find? ?nobody? ?in? ?sight? ?and? ?would? ?leave,? ?


    go? ?back? ?to? ?where? ?he? ?came? ?from.? ? ?


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    The? ?young? ?monk? ?in? ?white? ?stopped? ?in? ?the? ?courtyard,? ?looking? ?around? ?coldly.? ? ?


    ?


    The? ?Jiang’s? ?medicine? ?hall? ?originally? ?had? ?three? ?main? ?rooms,? ?three? ?wing? ?rooms? ?and? ?a? ?medicine? ?


    garden? ?with? ?a? ?large? ?front? ?door.? ?It? ?was? ?not? ?a? ?small? ?house.? ?However,? ?after? ?the? ?big? ?fire? ?and? ?three? ?


    years? ?of? ?abandonment,? ?everything? ?could? ?be? ?taken? ?in? ?in? ?just? ?a? ?few? ?glances...? ?


    ?


    The? ?monk? ?retracted? ?his? ?gaze,? ?raised? ?his? ?feet? ?around? ?the? ?debris? ?on? ?the? ?ground? ?and? ?walked? ?


    straight? ?to? ?the? ?remnant? ?west? ?wing? ?room.? ?


    ?


    He? ?stepped? ?inside? ?through? ?the? ?door? ?of? ?the? ?chamber? ?and? ?the? ?fingers? ?hidden? ?inside? ?his? ?sleeves? ?


    twitched? ?imperceptibly.? ?Subconsciously,? ?he? ?rubbed? ?the? ?copper? ?coins? ?on? ?his? ?waist? ?with? ?the? ?pad? ?


    of? ?his? ?thumb? ?and? ?then? ?let? ?go? ?with? ?a? ?slight? ?frown.? ?


    ?


    Jiang? ?Shining,? ?who? ?had? ?turned? ?into? ?moss? ?and? ?was? ?stuck? ?to? ?the? ?ground,? ?stared? ?fixedly? ?at? ?the? ?


    monk''s? ?footwear,? ?deathly? ?afraid? ?that? ?he? ?would? ?step? ?on? ?him? ?when? ?he? ?came? ?in? ?for? ?a? ?round.? ?Xue? ?


    Xian,? ?on? ?the? ?other? ?hand,? ?rested? ?leisurely? ?and? ?did? ?not? ?pay? ?attention? ?to? ?the? ?monk? ?at? ?all.? ?


    ? ?


    Sure? ?enough,? ?the? ?wing? ?room? ?was? ?so? ?small? ?that? ?it? ?could? ?be? ?swept? ?through? ?at? ?a? ?glance.? ?The? ?


    monk? ?didn''t? ?even? ?enter,? ?just? ?stood? ?at? ?the? ?door? ?for? ?a? ?while,? ?then? ?turned? ?around? ?and? ?left.? ?


    ?


    Xue? ?Xian? ?scoffed? ?again,? ?silently.? ?


    ?


    But? ?in? ?a? ?moment,? ?he? ?couldn''t? ?scoff? ?anymore…? ?Because? ?the? ?monk? ?was? ?back!? ?


    5 ??As? ?in? ?the? ?person? ?only? ?has? ?the? ?looks? ?but? ?not? ?real? ?skills,? ?because? ?an? ?embroidered? ?pillow? ?looks? ?beautiful? ?from? ?the? ?


    outside,? ?but? ?its? ?insides? ?are? ?stuffed? ?of? ?straw.? ?


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    He? ?had? ?a? ?piece? ?of? ?white? ?linen? ?in? ?his? ?hand? ?when? ?he? ?returned.? ?Judging? ?by? ?the? ?material? ?and? ?


    size,? ?it? ?had? ?been? ?torn? ?carelessly? ?from? ?the? ?hem? ?of? ?his? ?clothes.? ?With? ?a? ?piece? ?of? ?copper,? ?that? ?


    nobody? ?knew? ?where? ?it? ?came? ?from,? ?wrapped? ?in? ?the? ?piece? ?of? ?clean? ?cloth,? ?he? ?walked? ?over? ?to? ?


    Xue? ?Xian? ?calmly,? ?bent? ?down? ?and? ?shoveled? ?“moss”? ?Xue? ?up? ?from? ?the? ?ground.? ? ?


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    Xue? ?Xian:? ?"..."? ?


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    When? ?he? ?shoveled? ?it? ?up,? ?his? ?eyebrows? ?were? ?clearly? ?wrinkled.? ?If? ?one? ?wasn’t? ?mistaken,? ?it? ?


    seemed? ?to? ?be? ?an? ?expression? ?of? ?slight? ?disgust.? ?


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    Xue? ?Xian:? ?"..."? ? ?


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    How? ?dare? ?this? ?baldy? ?think? ?that? ?he? ?was? ?dirty!? ?


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    Translation:? ?nucleatedrbc? ?and? ?Lunaa?