Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
âWhat about immunity from all poisons?â Jia Zizai asked.
âI havenât seen that personally, but Iâve heard it from other directors,â the woman replied.
âDidnât you say that everyone who saw the chairmanâs ability died?â Zhong Liuchuan asked.
âHa-ha, I was joking,â Jia Zizai said, trying to make things less awkward. âIs Mei an ordinary person?â
âAccording to what Mei has said, it is hard to kill the boss,â Zhong Liuchuan said.
âYes, have you forgotten how old Xu died?â the woman asked.
âI know. I remember,â Jia Zizai said.
âHas anyone in the company ever wanted to kill the chairman?â Zhong Liuchuan poured them another cup of tea.
âOf course, and there was more than one person and more than once,â the woman said. âThey failed every time, and those people all died miserably. After several attempts, everyone realized that the boss was difficult to kill, so they gave up.â
Zhong Liuchuan frowned when he heard that. Looking at the situation, he had to change his plans. If things didnât work out, he would let his sister go to school in town. After all, she would still be close.
âAh, youâre just thinking too much,â Jia Zizai said. âJust ask your master to attack him. Regardless of how knives and guns do not harm him, and his immunity to all sorts of poisons, just slap him to death!â
âWhat master?â the woman asked.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âMy new master,â Jia Zizai said. âHeâs amazingly talented and a land immortal!â
âReally?â The woman was surprised upon hearing that from her loverâs mouth.
It was either that the other party was too shockingly powerful or Jia Zizai had drunk too much and gone crazy. Looking at the situation, the former seemed more likely.
âOf course, itâs true,â Jia Zizai said. âDo you think Liuchuanâs ability is that great? No, he should be called a senior fellow apprentice. He learned it all from a master. If Iâm not mistaken, he has only practiced kung fu for 10 days.â
âStop dreaming. He hasnât accepted you as an apprentice,â Zhong Liuchuan said.
âAlright, stop rattling on,â Mei said. âGet rid of that thought and come back with me.â
âI wonât go,â Jia Zizai said. âIâll stay here and practice.â
âAre you crazy?â Mei reached out and pulled his ear.
âOuch, that hurts. That hurts,â Jia Zizai said. âMei, be gentler. Iâm a patient now. Canât you be gentler?â
âCome back with me,â she said.
âIâve already said that Iâm not going back. Iâm going to study and practice here,â Jia Zizai said. âBesides, I still have limitations on my body. If I leave now, Iâll be a useless person. I have to wait for Master to come back.â
âIâll stay here and see what kind of person your so-called Master is,â she said.
âThatâs great!â Jia Zizai took the woman in his arms and kissed her vigorously.
Zhong Liuchuan coughed twice. He thought, Is this really one of the companyâs directors? No matter how he looked, he didnât seem reliable.
âHow soon will he be back?â the woman asked.
âOne week,â Zhong Liuchuan replied.
âFine, Iâll stay here for a week,â the woman said.
âDoes anyone else know that youâre here?â Jia Zizai asked.
âNo, I only told Xiaomei about my trip,â the woman said.
âWhat about the tracking software?â Jia Zizai asked.
âRest assured, Iâve already checked it all and changed the car,â she replied.
âThatâs good,â Jia Zizai said.
Just like that, the woman started living in the mountain village. She Jia Zizai sat in a courtyard and talked.
âI donât know what Master will think when he comes back,â Jia Zizai said with a sigh.
âIs what you just said true?â the woman asked.
âOf course, itâs true,â Jia Zizai said. âWhen have I lied?â
The womanâs expression turned frosty as she lifted a foot to kick him to the ground.
âHehe, my dear, donât be so angry,â Jia Zizai said. âI really want to learn from Master.â
âIs that fellow Wang Yao really that powerful?â she asked.
âYou didnât see it with your own eyes or feel it for yourself,â Jia Zizai said. âFaced against him, I felt a deep sense of powerlessness. I couldnât confront him even though he was only several feet away. He would just wave his palm and slap the air, and I would collapse on the ground. Thatâs how I became what I am now. I am so weak. I donât even have strength for sh*tting. This feels miserable.â
âWhy are you so disgusting?â she asked.
âIâm just describing a fact to let you know how serious my sense of powerlessness is right now,â Jia Zizai said.
âHow old is he?â she asked.
âWell, I guess heâs under 30,â he replied.
âJia Zizai, Iâll give you another chance,â the woman said. âIs what you just said true?â
âMei, what I said is absolutely the truth, truer than 24K gold,â Jia Zizai replied.
âHow powerful can a man under 30 become even if he started practicing kung fu in his motherâs womb?â she asked. âI donât believe it since I havenât seen it with my own eyes. Could it be a special ability?â
âItâs unlikely,â Jia Zizai said. âLook at Zhong Liuchuan. Heâs also learning from that young man. He improved by a level after only a few weeks. These are some solid skills. Iâve decided to stay here and wait for him to come back and have him as my master!â
âWhat if he doesnât accept you?â the woman asked.
âIâll persevere until he accepts me,â Jia Zizai said.
âWhy do you want to learn this from him?â she asked.
âI want to leave the company,â Jia Zizai whispered as he laid down on the Kang.
âWhat?!â The woman was stunned.
âMei, donât you want to leave?â he asked.
The woman sat at the head of the Kang and was silent.
âThey said itâs a company, but all they do is murder and smuggle goods,â Jia Zizai said. âAll those directors are nothing but higher-level killers. We have this ability, and we could have been unrestrained and free. Once we were in the company, we had to obey the rules and were bound by them. Now, they have materials to blackmail us in their hands. We might get arrested or become wanted at any time. It feels like a sword is hanging above our heads. The sword might drop down and kill us whenever and for some random reason. The key problem is that they have something on us, but we donât know anything that can be used against them. Isnât it ridiculous?â
âWe canât help it,â the woman said. âThe things weâve done are enough to have us shot to death several times.â
âThere used to be no way out,â Jia Zizai said. âItâs different now. I see hope. I have to try if thereâs hope.â
âWhat about the company?â she asked.
âWhat about it?â Jia Zizai asked. âWeâll try to think of ways to buy time. Itâs not the first time Iâve suddenly disappeared. Theyâre probably used to it, but you canât stay here for a long time or theyâll be suspicious.â
âIâll stay here for a few more days to see if your so-called brilliant young man is skilled,â she replied.
âSure, youâll be surprised,â Jia Zizai said.
Meanwhile, Wang Yao had been living leisurely in Jing. During the day, he either accompanied Su Xiaoxue to class or went to the town alone. He was very relaxed. Five days passed in the blink of an eye.
âI should go back,â Wang Yao said to Su Xiaoxue.
âAlright, Iâll see you next week,â Su Xiaoxue replied.
âNo, let me know when youâre on vacation,â Wang Yao said. âIâll come to see you in Jing.â
âAlright, that sounds good too,â she said
That afternoon, Wang Yao boarded the plane to leave Jing. The sky was high, and the clouds were blooming. The plane shot straight toward the sky and disappeared, leaving a lonely beauty standing there looking up at the sky.
He stayed overnight in Dao and returned home the next morning.
As soon as he arrived at the clinic, Zhong Liuchuan found him. âSir, youâre back.â
âYes, is there anything, Liuchuan?â Wang Yao asked.
âThere is something,â Zhong Liuchuan said. He told Wang Yao what had happened a few days ago.
âWoman killer?â Wang Yao asked. The village was becoming more chaotic, and more extraordinary characters were coming there. âLetâs go and have a look.â
The two men arrived at Jia Zizaiâs small courtyard. In the house, the woman was preparing lunch. Jia Zizai was lying on the Kang, humming a tune.
âOh, Master is back?â he exclaimed in surprise when he saw Wang Yao through the window.
Hearing his voice, the woman put down her work and went to the yard. She saw a young man who had a special characteristic like a Lone Pine crane or powerful hermit. She was surprised that such a characteristic would appear on such a young man.
âMaster, you are back,â Jia Zizai said.
âAs Iâve said, I will not accept you as an apprentice,â Wang Yao said. âAccording to Liuchuan, there is a new guest here.â
Wang Yaoâs first impression of this woman was that she was a beautiful woman like a rose with thorns.
âI want to try,â the woman suddenly said.
âTry?â Wang Yao was confused.
âDonât mess around, Mei,â Jia Zizai said.