dtnovels Chapter 121 Reincarnation (11)
Chapter 121 Reincarnation (11)
In the yard, Li Wenshui squatted on the ground, fanning himself with a palm-leaf fan. He reached out to open the lid of the medicine stove, observed the color of the medicine, and confirmed that it was ready.
Li Wenshui raised his sleeve to wipe the sweat from his forehead. The weather was quite hot and he had been decocting the medicine here for two hours.
After pouring the medicine into the porcelain bowl, Li Wenshui carried the bowl into the room.
On the bed, Chen Ye was still unconscious. His face was pale and his tightly closed eyelids were trembling, a sign that he was about to wake up.
Li Wenshui sat on the edge of the bed and stretched out his hand to transfer spiritual power to Chen Ye, but after thinking about it, he gave up. Chen Ye is a demon, and if he accepts too much of his spiritual power, his body will not be able to bear it. It is better to slowly recuperate with spiritual medicine.
He patted Chen Ye's shoulder and called gently, "Little fox, take your medicine."
Chen Ye slowly opened his eyes. After seeing Li Wenshui, he was a little surprised, "Master?"
Looking around, Chen Ye coughed softly, "Why am I here?"
Li Wenshui explained: "I found you fainted in the back hills and brought you back."
Chen Ye tried hard to sit up, but Li Wenshui helped him up.
He handed over the medicine bowl in his hand, "Come, drink the medicine."
Chen Ye looked at the black medicine and frowned slightly.
"Can you stop drinking?"
Li Wenshui: "No, you will get better after drinking the medicine. It has licorice in it, so it's not bitter."
Chen Ye took the bowl of medicine and took a sip. It really wasn't bitter at all, so he drank the whole bowl of medicine and even wanted another bowl.
"How did you get hurt?"
Chen Ye had already thought of an excuse, "A few days ago, a roaming tiger demon came to the back mountain. He wanted my inner elixir, and we had a fight, and I lost."
Li Wenshui asked, "Where is he now?"
Chen also raised his eyes and looked at him, "Master, are you going to avenge me?"
Li Wenshui said calmly: "He bullies the weak, of course I can kill him."
Chen Ye said, "He ran away after he hurt me. He came from somewhere else and he must have gone somewhere else by now. Don't look for him."
Chen Ye lifted the quilt and was about to get out of bed. His movements seemed a little weak, and when he was about to fall, Li Wenshui grabbed his arm and gave him strength to support himself.
"What are you doing? Do you want some water?"
Chen Ye shook his head with a pale face, and his beautiful face was full of gratitude, "It's not convenient for me to be here. If your master knew, it would make you embarrassed. I'm leaving first. Thank you for saving me again, Taoist priest."
Li Wenshui slightly tightened his grip on Chen Ye's arm, and there was a hint of struggle between his brows.
Chen Ye looked at Li Wenshui in confusion, "Master?"
"No, you are not healed yet. What if you encounter a powerful monster again? Just stay here and wait until your wounds are healed before leaving."
Chen Ye's heart was setting off fireworks, but his face was slightly stunned. He asked in disbelief, "Can I really stay? I'm already a transformed demon, so isn't this breaking the rules?"
Li Wenshui helped him lie back on the bed, "It's okay, the rules are dead, just rest and recover here."
Chen stayed like this.
In addition to the external injuries, Chen Ye also needed to take medicine every day for his internal injuries. Fortunately, the medicine boiled by Li Wenshui was not bitter, so Chen drank the medicine as water.
He stayed around Li Wenshui every day, and gradually learned a lot of medicinal herbs.
The days calmed down, but Chen Ye had doubts in his heart. He had not triggered other main or side quests in this world, so how could he get 200 points?
"System, don't I have any side quests?"
【Not triggered yet.】
"So I only have 100 points to conquer Li Wenshui, and the remaining 100 points all depend on side quests?"
The system quickly answered, [Li Wenshui will reincarnate twice in this world. You have conquered him in this life, and you must continue to conquer him in his next life.]
Chen was also a little surprised. He didn't expect the world to be like this.
System: [He is an immortal who came to the mortal world to experience tribulations. As long as he spends two lives in the human world, he can return to heaven, so he has two lives.]
No wonder Li Wenshui’s attainments in Taoism are so high, it turns out he is the reincarnation of an immortal.
A month later, the injuries on Chen Ye's arms and legs had all healed, but his internal injuries were difficult to heal, and it would probably take some time to fully recover.
The sun was shining brightly these days, so Chen followed Li Wenshui into the back mountain.
Li Wenshui carried a bamboo basket on his back, and Chen followed closely behind him.
After crossing a hurdle, Li Wenshui turned around and stretched out his hand towards Chen Ye.
Chen also placed his hand on his palm and, with the help of his strength, stepped over the hurdle.
The mountain road was difficult to walk on, and Li Wenshui and Chen Ye's clothes were torn by the branches.
"Your injury hasn't healed yet, you shouldn't come out with me."
Chen Ye said, "It's not comfortable to stay in the yard all the time. It's better to come out and breathe some fresh air. And you forget that I'm a monster. My body is much better than that of a human."
Li Wenshui was stunned for a moment when he heard him say that. Chen Ye was a monster, but he always subconsciously treated Chen Ye as a spoiled young master who couldn't endure hardship.
I want to take better care of him and cherish him more.
Li Wenshui realized that something was wrong with him, pursed his lips and remained silent for a while.
"Come and see, is this Zhucan grass?" Chen Ye's cheerful voice sounded.
Li Wenshui came to his senses and looked in the direction he pointed. A grass emitting a brilliant light was not far away.
"Yes, exactly."
He looked at Chen Ye, who had an expression that looked like he was begging for praise.
Li Wenshui curved his lips and reached out to touch Chen Ye's head. "This herb is worth a fortune. Since you found it, you should pick it and keep it."
Chen Ye walked over and picked up the grass. "It's useless for me to take the money. You might as well use it to make soup. I read in the book in your room that soup made with Zhucan grass is not only delicious, but also can increase spiritual power."
He walked to Li Wenshui and threw the herbs into Li Wenshui's bamboo basket.
"Okay, let's make soup tonight."
At 3:30 pm, Li Wenshui came out of the kitchen carrying the stewed soup. Although a gentleman should stay away from the kitchen, there were only four people in the Taoist temple, so Li Wenshui learned cooking skills since he was a child.
He doesn't eat meat, but the vegetarian dishes he cooks taste so good that Chen Ye, a meat lover, can temporarily give up the idea of eating meat.
The dishes were just ready when Zhang Zuishan came uninvited. He loved to come to Li Wenshui for a free meal whenever he had time.
After serving himself a bowl of soup and taking a sip, Zhang Zuishan's eyes widened. "What did you add to make it so fragrant?"
"Zhu Cancao." Chen Ye said.
"Really?" Zhang Zuishan shouted, "Aren't you guys squandering natural resources? If you take it down the mountain to buy something, it will cost at least several thousand taels of silver!"
He looked at Li Wenshui, "Junior brother, is this how you cook it?"
Li Wenshui nodded.
Zhang Zuishan was almost in tears, that was several thousand taels.
He took a big gulp of the soup. No, he had to drink more!
After dinner, Chen Ye returned to the house, while Li Wenshui was dragged by Zhang Zuishan to chat in the yard.
"Junior brother, is the little fox's injury almost healed?"
Li Wenshui picked up the teapot and poured tea into the cup, then filled the cup in front of Zhang Zuishan, "It's almost done."
Zhang Zuishan took a look at Li Wenshui's expression and said, "When I saw him a month ago, I asked you to send him away, but you refused. Now is the time, right? The master is about to come out of seclusion. Do you want him to stay here forever?"
"Don't worry, brother. I will send him away after his injury is healed."
Zhang Zuishan usually looks out of tune, but he is actually a smart guy. He saw the reluctance in Li Wenshui's calm eyes.
Zhang Zuishan sighed, "I understand you. You've been lonely for so many years, and now you have a companion, it's normal that you don't want him to leave."
He changed the subject and continued, "I don't know what Master is thinking. You are so young but he lets you live alone in this deserted mountain. He also forbids me and my uncle to come and see you often. I remember when I was a child, I sneaked out to see you and was punished by Master."
Talking about his childhood, Li Wenshui's eyes softened a little, "Maybe Master doesn't want me to be in danger."
Zhang Zuishan took a sip of tea and said, "Maybe. It's hard to guess what he's thinking."
Zhang Zuishan stood up and said, "Okay, I'll go back first."
After seeing Zhang Zuishan off, Li Wenshui entered the house.
The room was brightly lit with candles burning. Chen Ye was sitting at the table, sewing clothes with his head down. Upon closer inspection, he saw that it was a green Taoist robe.
Li Wenshui was slightly stunned. Looking at Chen Ye who was sewing clothes for him, an inexplicable emotion surged in his heart.
Chen also raised his head, and after seeing Li Wenshui, he said, "Master Zhang has left?"
Li Wenshui nodded, and he walked over to sit next to Chen Ye. Chen Ye said, "I saw your clothes were torn, so I wanted to help you sew them."
Seeing the crooked needle and thread marks on the clothes, Li Wenshui couldn't help but laugh, "Why does this thread look a bit like a centipede?"
Chen Ye had never sewn clothes for others before. He knew that his skills were not good enough. His face flushed, "It's OK to make do with it. No one will pay attention to it."
Li Wenshui took the clothes and needle and thread from Chen Ye's hands. He skillfully removed the centipede thread and sewed it again.
He said to Chen Ye, "First, pass through like this, keep your hands steady, and then pass through again."
Chen Ye watched carefully.
The flickering orange candlelight reflected on the young man's handsome face. His bright eyes stared intently at Li Wenshui's hand.
Li Wenshui's Adam's apple rolled several times, and he stared at Chen Ye's face and stopped moving.
Seeing that Li Wenshui stopped, Chen also looked up at Li Wenshui.
"Why did you stop?"
Li Wenshui dodged Chen Ye's gaze, lowered his head and continued to mend his clothes, "Nothing."
Chen also raised his eyebrows. Seeing Li Wenshui's expression, he seemed to be moved.
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Chen Ye said, "I have learned it. I will sew it for you."
Li Wenshui responded and handed him the clothes and needle and thread.
Chen Ye was concentrating on sewing clothes. Just when she was about to close the needle, she accidentally pricked her finger. The needle was quite deep and Chen Ye cried out in pain.
Li Wenshui checked the wound on his finger. He frowned, with a hint of heartache in his eyes.
Spiritual power overflowed from the fingertips, and Li Wenshui's spiritual power wiped over the wound. In an instant, Chen no longer felt pain and the wound healed.
"Thank you."
Li Wenshui realized that his hand was still holding Chen Ye's hand, and he immediately let go of Chen Ye's hand, "No need."
Chen also gave him the clothes, "It's already been sewn."
The places on the clothes that were originally torn by the branches had been sewn up. Li Wenshui looked closely and saw a small word near the torn area: also.
Li Wenshui's face suddenly turned red, because he remembered that Chen Ye had told him not long ago that when he was still a fox, Chen Ye had given him a name, without a surname, and it was just a single character.
“Why sew this on?”