Bizarre Cultivation: Starting from Being Beaten Up by Reality

Chapter 146 Heart and Liver Soup

Lin Fan and Chen Ergou couldn't refuse the old servants of the family, so they agreed to go and take a look.

This courtyard was much more luxurious than other people's homes. Lin Fan looked at the trees around him. It was early winter, and the trees were bare, making the trees in the courtyard look particularly desolate, giving people a chill down their spines.

Chen Ergou tugged at Lin Fan's sleeve, "Fan... no, senior brother, senior brother is really brilliant. This move of feigning indifference to lure us in is excellent. Now we can manipulate them at will."

Lin Fan frowned and lowered his voice, saying, "Er Gou, it's probably true. There really is something unclean in this house."

Lin Fan looked up at the sky; the clouds in this area were particularly thick.

Chen Ergou trembled and stammered, "Brother Fan, why didn't you say so earlier? Why didn't you persuade me to leave?"

"I tried to dissuade you, but you insisted on coming, didn't you?"

Chen Ergou pointed at himself, "I... I thought you were playing hard to get!"

The old man quickly led the two to the place, which was the backyard of this three-courtyard house.

The old man pushed open the door and led the two inside.

A man and a woman, both dressed in fine clothes, sat at the table, one in charge and the other in a separate room. On the bed sat a gentle young woman, her face slightly pale, giving her the air of a beautiful woman burying flowers.

The old man stepped forward and whispered in the middle-aged man's ear, clearly introducing Lin Fan and his companion.

Lin Fan took the opportunity to look around the room. A bronze mirror with black earthworm-like characters hung from the beam. Talismans were pasted on the door. A Buddha statue was placed on the table. A red silk ribbon hung above the door with the words "White Saint, No Old Man" written on it, where "x" was a character Lin Fan did not recognize.

A quick count revealed over a dozen magical artifacts or other items left behind by various people, some Lin Fan recognized, some not. Even the three people in the room had quite a few hanging from them.

Wow, this family has all sorts of beliefs!

Chen Ergou noticed this too and pulled Lin Fan aside, saying, "Senior brother, this family has already received many blessings, so there probably won't be any more incense offerings."

Lin Fan glanced at him sideways: I don't understand.

The middle-aged man finally looked at the two men and said coldly, "Two esteemed gentlemen, it's not that I don't trust you, it's just that my family encountered a charlatan before, and I really don't dare to trust others easily. If you can truly cure my daughter, then the reward is up to you. If you can't cure her completely, then please forgive me for being impolite."

Chen Ergou chuckled and said, "It's alright. Let my senior brother and I take a look first. In this world, everything depends on fate. If we are destined to meet, then there's no need for you to spend money, sir. If we are not, then there's nothing we can do."

As for whether there would be any money, since Master Shen had already said so, it was naturally impossible. Chen Ergou just wanted to go through the motions and leave for free. In this situation, it would be good enough if the other party offered him some tea money. Even if they didn't offer a single penny, there was nothing he could do about it.

Mrs. Shen wore Buddhist prayer beads, a cross, and an amulet around her neck at the same time, which looked very incongruous.

She looked alright, but kept pressing her temples with her fingers. "Master, I haven't been sleeping well these past few days. No matter how many blankets I cover myself with, I still feel cold at night. Master, let me take Meng'er back to the old house for a few days."

Master Shen said unhappily, "My house is in the best location in the whole village, don't always make trouble like this!"

Madam Shen pursed her lips, wanting to say more.

The quiet girl then spoke up: "Mother, please stop talking. I'm much better now. Please don't make Father angry anymore."

Lin Fan looked at this "Lin Daiyu" (a character from a popular TV series), who was gentle and charming, well-educated and reasonable, and even knew how to comfort her mother and ease the tension between her parents. She seemed like a very likable young lady.

She coughed lightly twice, and her face turned a little paler.

Madam Shen said urgently, "Quickly, bring Meng'er's heart and liver soup for today!"

The old servant hurried downstairs and returned a short while later with a bowl of murky soup.

Miss Shen frowned slightly, sipping the soup in her bowl with great discomfort.

Lin Fan casually asked, "Master Shen, what is this?"

Master Shen took a sip of tea and said calmly, "Oh, a certain expert once said that she needed to boil a soup with a child's heart and liver to suppress the evil illness in her body. Alas, only this expert's advice was somewhat useful; the other charlatans are all useless. They take the money and then disappear."

"What!" Lin Fan felt as if his brain had been struck by lightning. He was about to say something when Chen Ergou grabbed his shoulder.

Lin Fan took two deep breaths and forced back the words he was about to say.

Yes, the fact that Mr. Shen can say such things so casually proves that this kind of thing is not a big deal here. What's the point of yelling at him now?

Lin Fan, suppressing his nausea, asked, "Oh, sir, how much should I use?"

Master Shen was getting impatient. "Why are you asking so many questions? It won't cost much. One dose of medicine for a boy and a girl. One dose is brewed, and one bowl a day will last for a month."

Lin Fan clenched his fist, and the veins under his clothes bulged out.

Seeing that things were not going well, Chen Ergou pulled Lin Fan aside and pretended to check on Miss Shen.

Miss Shen had already finished the soup while holding her nose, and she was very polite to the two of them, cooperating with their various actions. She would occasionally give them a gentle smile.

Chen Ergou was mainly busy running around. Lin Fan watched from the side.

Just when Chen Ergou thought the act was almost over, Lin Fan suddenly stepped forward, drew the wooden sword from his back, and slashed at Miss Shen's head.

The incident happened so suddenly that it startled Mr. and Mrs. Shen. They both jumped up, but there was no time to stop them.

The sword stopped just short of Miss Shen's head; nothing happened.

Lin Fan sheathed his sword and laughed, "It seems I can't cut it. I'll have to try again tonight."