Journey to the head

Chapter 45 In the Shantytown
As soon as the morning light enveloped Meihuafang City, Lin Le woke up.

He carefully climbed out of his crooked wooden bed to avoid waking his mother who was sleeping in the back room.

Holding a pile of dirty clothes and a blood-stained sheet, Lin Le walked out of the room and went to the yard to prepare for cleaning.

This is a small brick house with a hole in the wooden window edge and a thick thatch on the roof.There are three other huts like this in this yard. The wooden doors of the other houses are now closed tightly, and the residents inside are probably still sleeping.

Lin Le walked out of the courtyard carrying two empty buckets and walked along the narrow alleyway filled with debris.The alley behind him wound, the houses on both sides submerged in shadow.

There are more than 400 mortal households in this alley.And in this messy shanty town, alleys like this extend in all directions, like spider webs extending to nowhere.Even if he grew up here, Lin Le couldn't guarantee that he would know all the roads.

In the past, monks would only focus on the gorgeously decorated shops on both sides of the main road in Wudafang District. Very few monks would enter here and enter this mortal world.

There are tens of thousands of mortals in Meihuafang, and most of them live in shantytowns inside the area. Their mission since birth is to serve the monks here.

Those who are lucky enough to meet a good master can rise to the top in one step and leave the shanty town to live a prosperous life.Those who are unlucky often waste their youth and are no longer worthy of being an old dog, and return to the shanty towns in despair to wait for death.

Among tens of thousands of people, there will always be a few chosen people in each generation.They have spiritual roots, and after being discovered by the monks, they can enter the fairy gate. From then on, they leap over the dragon gate and transform, from a mortal wallowing in the mud to a monk standing high on the clouds.

Once upon a time, Lin Le thought that he was also the son of destiny, until...

The clattering sound of the swinging bucket interrupted his thoughts. He pulled it with both hands, carefully straightened the bucket on his shoulders, and walked quickly back to the small courtyard.He walked to his old and crooked wooden door and began to wash the clothes and sheets.

Just as he was adding more soap locust to the water and trying to wash away the blood on the sheets, suddenly there was a rapid coughing sound in the room.

Lin Le threw off the sheets, rubbed his foamy hands on his clothes, and quickly ran into the inner room of the wooden house.

He saw a woman with a sallow complexion lying on the edge of the bed, coughing loudly, and bits of blood splashed from the gaps between her fingers covering her mouth, leaving shocking traces on the sheets and the ground.

"Mother! Mother!" Lin Le shouted anxiously, holding the woman's shoulders with one hand and gently pressing her back with the other, urging the seemingly invisible spiritual power to be sent into the woman's body. "Mom, breathe slowly, don't rush, slow down..."

After a while, the woman felt better. Lin Le handed over a clean towel, took out a bowl of hot water from the stove in the outer room, and carefully helped the woman take a few pills.

Just as he was about to get up and pack his things, the woman's withered hands suddenly tightened her grip on him: "Le'er... I'm sorry, it was my mother who burdened you..."

The woman's eyes were full of guilt, but Lin Le shook his head: "Mom, don't be stupid. Don't worry, I will soon be able to save five hundred spiritual stones. When I buy the elixir, your illness will be cured." It will be cured.”

The woman shook her head: "Le'er, listen to what my mother said, my disease cannot be cured. Don't waste any more spiritual stones. Use the spiritual stones you have saved to honor the immortal master, and maybe you can join the immortal sect. ——”

"Mom, stop talking!" Lin Le interrupted her loudly. He held the woman's hand tightly, "If I can't save my mother's life, what can I do if I become a monk? I don't care at all!"

Tears rolled down the woman's face, and she tried her best to touch Lin Le's cheek with her rough palms.The two sat quietly for a while, and the woman forced a smile and changed the subject: "Le'er, hasn't the immortal master you mentioned come to see you yet?"

Lin Le shook his head, feeling a little disappointed, but he still managed to stay calm: "Don't worry, it's only been three days. Master Immortal naturally has something important to do, and when he finishes it, he will definitely come to find me."

The woman looked at his face and said carefully: "Le'er, you said that this immortal master's words and deeds are absolutely extraordinary. This time, I should work hard to do things for him. When the matter is finished, if he is still satisfied, you can Just beg him to see if he can admit you?"

Lin Le sighed: "Mom, you don't understand. I can't enter the Immortal Sect. In the final analysis, it's because of my spiritual roots..."

At this moment, a scream suddenly sounded outside the house, followed by another burst of screams and noisy shouts.

I heard a female voice shouting: "Don't hit my dad! Please, please, please be kind to me and spare my dad!"

A male voice roared: "It is only natural to pay back debts! If you spare your father, who will repay this gambling debt? Get out of the way!"

Another male voice said: "Huangmao girl, your father owes us two hundred spiritual stones. If he doesn't come out today, we will chop him alive. If you don't want to watch your father die, you should find a way to raise money!" "

There was another crackling sound of punches and kicks, mixed with a man's scream and a girl's plea. The woman sighed heavily: "It's that bastard Old Wu again. Le'er, go out and take a look. The Wu girl is innocent." Yes, always protect her Ichigo, don't let her get beaten too."

Lin Le nodded and walked out of the room quickly.

As soon as he saw the scene clearly, he heard the middle-aged man lying on the ground being beaten shout: "I sold my daughter to you to pay off the debt! Please spare me!"

The girl who was trying to cover her father with her thin body was suddenly struck by thunder and stared at the man on the ground in disbelief.

The man smiled flatteringly and said: "Boss, please help me. This daughter of mine is only 13 years old. Look at how beautiful she is. She is always worth two or three hundred spirit stones. I'll give you a discount today, so you can spare my life." Bar."

"Bah!" Among the thugs surrounding the circle, a man with a sinewy face suddenly stretched out his hand and pinched the girl's cheek, "Two or three hundred? It's as thin as a bamboo pole. If you sell this kind of stuff in Taohualou, there are Fifty spirit stones would be good.”

The other scar-faced girl looked at the girl carefully from head to toe: "She looks quite decent. After two years of raising her, she should be able to train her. After all, she is still a baby. I think she can be worth a hundred spiritual stones."

The man looked happy and nodded hurriedly: "Boss, let's take a hundred for a hundred. First use fifty of it to pay off some debts, and give the other fifty to me at a discount. As long as you give me a day, no, half a day, I will definitely do it." Someone who can turn things around!"

Scarface smiled, and he grabbed the ashen-faced girl: "Okay, you are quite good at business. I will give you another chance."

　Thank you to the official "Wheel of Destiny" for the reward!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)