Immortal Travel of Longevity

Chen Changsheng returned to the courtyard and saw Ruyi was still carefully studying acupuncture points and meridians. Starting from scratch naturally needed a lot of effort.

“Uncle Chen, you’re back.”

Ruyi reacted and looked over. She said, “Where did these orchids come from?”

Chen Changsheng said, “A friend gave them to me.”

Ruyi blinked and said, “Be careful, Lihua might eat them.”

Nearby, Lihua heard this and paused. It asked, “Lihua doesn’t eat grass. Ruyi is so silly.”

“Lihua is not allowed to speak!”

“?”

Lihua glanced at her. It felt that woman seemed very odd today.

Chen Changsheng went forward and sat down. He said, “You have to take good care of this flower. I have found a master for you. Only when she sees this pot of orchids will she know she’s supposed to teach you.”

“Master?!” Ruyi paused for a moment.

She stood up and pressed, “What kind of master? Is it a man or a woman? Is she strong? What does she teach?”

Chen Changsheng saw her persistent look. He just waved his hand and said, “It’s a young woman. You’ll know when you meet her.”

Ruyi asked, “Can’t Uncle Chen teach Ruyi?”

Chen Changsheng said, “I don’t understand martial arts.”

Ruyi was surprised and said, “Uncle Chen doesn’t know?”

Ruyi added, “There are things Uncle Chen can’t do?”

Chen Changsheng smiled helplessly. He said, “I am not all-powerful like a god. Of course there are things I can’t do.”

Oh?

Ruyi suddenly understood. She said, “So Uncle Chen made an excuse this morning to go out and find someone! Hmph, I knew it.”

Chen Changsheng reached out and gently tapped her forehead.

Ruyi touched her head and gave Uncle Chen a scolding look.

Chen Changsheng said, “Later, when you follow that master, train hard. Don’t go out for a walk and end up kidnapped by bandits to be their leader’s wife.”

Ruyi laughed. She shook Chen Changsheng’s hand and said, “With Uncle Chen here, it’s fine.”

Chen Changsheng said, “You ah…”

She was tricky as a child. Now she was still the same.

Time in Qingshan City passed very quickly.

Sometimes a blink and it was gone.

Two days passed quickly. The authorities investigated all over the city for the killer of the Opera House fire case. In the end, they found nothing and made people fearful. The people thought it was a joke.

As for the victim, the person who played Qin Sanlang, he was never found. Not even his bones were left. After the examiner looked, he said it was burned to ashes. So no one cared.

A person disappeared without a sound.

That day, an old-looking person spent a lot of money to rent a house in Chuanfeng Alley and settled down there.

“It seems an old man moved in next door.”

In the yard, Yu Hongjin said this because she bumped into the old person when she went out.

Zhishu stood beside her and said, “Little Miss, you shouldn’t be rude. Call him the old person.”

“Oh, an old person moved in.” Yu Hongjin said.

Yun Xiang said, “Actually, the yard next door hasn’t had anyone living in it for a long time.”

Zhishu said, “Before, the yard next door had a husband and wife surnamed Lin. Later, they made money and moved to the north city. It’s been empty since. Could this old person be their elder?”

“That’s not clear.” Yun Xiang said. “But we should greet him properly since he’s our neighbor now. Later, Zhishu, see what we can send him.”

“Okay, Madam.”

“Alright.”

Yu Hongjin blinked and said, “Why send things to people?”

Yun Xiang said, “People in the area often do things like this. You send something, I send something, and slowly we get familiar.”

“Is that so?”

Yu Hongjin blinked and thought quietly.

Yun Xiang saw how she was and broke the thought. She said, “He can’t send you wine!”

“Ah!”

Yu Hongjin paused. She felt guilty and said, “I, I wasn’t thinking that. Not at all.”

Zhishu beside her smiled. Little Miss’s mind was almost always on wine.

While they were talking, suddenly a figure leaped up to the top of the wall.

It was a tabby cat.

“Meow.”

The cat’s call made Yu Hongjin instantly scared. She jumped behind Yun Xiang.

“Stinky cat! Why are you here again! You, you…”

Yu Hongjin hid behind Yun Xiang and yelled.

Actually, deep down she was still scared.

Even if she could win, she was scared. She couldn’t get past that feeling. Plus, she got bitten once.

Lihua glanced at her and didn’t care. Instead, it looked at Yun Xiang.

“You’re ignoring me! This is too much!”

Yu Hongjin shouted. She said, “Sister Zhishu, help me beat her up!”

Zhishu smiled helplessly and said, “Little Miss, don’t be angry.”

Yun Xiang looked at the tabby cat and asked, “Do you have something to say?”

Lihua opened its mouth. For a moment, it wanted to say something.

But then it thought it better not.

It took back its gaze and leaped down, back to the small yard.

Chen Changsheng was busy cleaning things in the kitchen and saw Lihua return.

So he asked, “Where did Lihua go?”

Lihua shook its head and didn’t say. Instead, it asked, “You’re tidying all these things neatly. Are you leaving?”

Chen Changsheng heard that and nodded. He said, “Originally, I planned to stay two more days to wait for a friend who hasn’t come. But it’s too late.”

“I knew it Lihua knew.”

Lihua said that and asked, “When are you going?”

“I’ll leave when I finish cleaning.”

“But Ruyi isn’t back yet.”

“I will leave a letter.”

“Why not say goodbye face to face?”

“That makes people too sad.”

“If you don’t say goodbye face to face, won’t it still be sad?”

“It would still be sad.”

Lihua blinked and said, “Ruyi would be very sad. The young woman across the yard would be very sad too.”

Chen Changsheng wiped his hands and said, “If all goes well on this journey, later I can stay here for a long, long time. Then I won’t have to keep leaving.”

“Lihua doesn’t understand.”

“It means I must go.”

Lihua fell silent.

It watched Chen Changsheng finish the kitchen, then clean the yard. He made everything in the room very neat and orderly. He closed the doors and windows one by one, not missing anything.

Lihua stood on the stone table. It looked at Chen Changsheng and said, “Lihua can go with you.”

Chen Changsheng turned around and shook his head. He said, “It’s too dangerous.”

“Lihua is not scared.”

“It won’t do. I can’t explain to Mo Yu.”

Lihua lowered its head. It seemed unhappy.

Chen Changsheng finished cleaning everything and took a deep breath. Then he sat on the long bench.

After resting a bit, he planned to leave.

Lihua stood to the side. It didn’t say anything and didn’t ask more.

A long time later.

It angrily snorted and said, “Go ahead, leave! Lihua doesn’t want to go with you either!”

Chen Changsheng paused and said, “Lihua is acting like Ruyi…”

He sighed. Many frustrations only he understood.