The big phoenix flew low for a while with the child in tow before landing smoothly on the ground.
“Was it fun?” Zhen Ren asked with a smile.
The child nodded and touched the phoenix’s plume with his hand, his face flushed with excitement.
“Did you mean to come up the mountain to find us?” Zhen Ren handed him a peach.
“Yes.” The boy climbed off the phoenix and sat on a small stone bench next to it to eat the peach, “I know that Lord Qin is poisoned and I want to save him.”
“How did you get the poison?” Zhen Ren asked.
The child hesitated slightly and looked up at Zhen Ren.
“Or why do you want to save Shao Yu?” When he didn’t say anything, he changed his question.
“Because Lord Qin is a good man.” The boy answered quickly this time.
“How do you know that?” Zhen Ren laughed, “Did he help you?”
“No.” The boy shook his head, “I heard it from someone else.”
“And where did you live before?” He asked again.
The boy’s eyes dodged, “I’ve slept everywhere, under the eaves of a broken temple and stables.”
“If you don’t tell the truth, how do we know you’re not here to cause trouble?” Zhen Ren stroked his head, “And as for the medicine you brought, it’s even worse.”
“I’m not a bad person.” The boy was anxious at that.
“Of course, I know you are not.” Zhen Ren said, “But Xiao Yezi and Qian Feng are not bad people either, didn’t you refuse to trust them just as you did earlier?”
The boy was silent, and only after a long time did he muster up the courage to say, “I ran away from the Demon Cult!”
Zhen Ren nodded, but his face was not very surprised. After all, if he had nothing to do with the Demon Cult, it was unlikely that he would be able to get the antidote.
“But I’m not a bad person.” The boy stressed once more.
“Now, can you tell me who you are and why you have the poison?” Zhen Ren asked.
“Chirp!” The little phoenix jumped in, chewing on something in its mouth.
The child was curious and reached out to him, and the fur ball immediately lurched over to him, stretching its neck and rubbing its head.
Zhen Ren picked up the little phoenix and placed it in the child’s arms.
The fur ball opened its wings and chirped twice to show its friendly attitude!
The child stroked the fur ball, then looked up at Zhen Ren and said, “I really don’t have a name, nor do I have a father or a mother.”
“Who brought you to the Demon Cult?” Zhen Ren asked.
“Hong Gu.” The child said, “But she is very bad-tempered and she doesn’t allow me to talk to her, so I spend most of my time in the handyman’s room.”
Zhen Ren said, “She beats you a lot?” The dress was too big so the scars on the child’s chest could easily be seen.
“Well, she often gets angry for no apparent reason, and when she does, she hits me and tells me to go to hell with Dad.” The boy bristled, “But it’s okay, I don’t get to see her much.”
“How did you get out this time?” Zhen Ren asked again.
“When the fortress was captured, she was also wounded, so she took me and ran away through the side door and hid in an empty house in the city.” The boy said, “Then I heard a fight outside the house and it took a long time for it to stop. In the middle of the night, she found a corpse from somewhere and pounded on it in the house for hours, then said she had to go out and find clothes for the corpse.”
“And then you ran away?” Zhen Ren guessed.
“She tied me up when she went out, so I couldn’t get away.” The child sniffled, “I don’t know what she did, but the next day the corpse got up and walked on its own and followed her out the door. When she came back, she said that Master Qin had been poisoned by her and that it was a pity that my father hadn’t died.”
He nodded his head and handed him another plum, “Speak slowly.”
“When I was in the handyman’s room, the people always said that Master Qin was a good man and they hoped that he would defeat the Demon Sect and save us.” The boy said, “So when I found out that Master Qin had been poisoned, I tried to find an antidote for him, but unfortunately, Hong Gu only had this bottle on her, and I think it was the poison she sprinkled on the corpse that day.”
“Then how did you get out?” Zhen Ren asked.
“I ran away on my own when Hong Gu vomited blood and fainted during her healing exercise.” The boy was a bit pleased with himself. “Everyone at the market said that Lord Qin was on Mount Phoenix, and it so happened that some monks were coming to the foot of the mountain to pray for the blessing of Lord Qin, so I begged them to take me with them, and then the Phoenix caught me on the mountain!”
Zhen Ren smiled and shook his head.
“What I said is true.” The child was puzzled by this.
“I know.” He stood up with him in his arms, “I’m afraid you won’t be able to go down the mountain.”
“Why?” The boy was a little puzzled.
“I will tell you the reason later.” He said, “But don’t tell anyone about this today, do you understand?”
“Yes.” The child nodded obediently and did not ask any more questions.
In another small courtyard, Shen Qian Feng was guarding Ye Jin in the courtyard when he saw Zhen Ren enter with the child in his arms.
“Senior.” Shen Qian Feng stood up.
“Where is Xiao Yezi?” Zhen Ren asked.
“He’s in the house studying poison.” Shen Qian Feng said, “Ling-er has gone to the Cold Jade Cave.”
“I will go and see Xiao Yezi.” Zhen Ren tucked the child into Shen Qian Feng’s arms, “You play with him.”
Shen Qian Feng was stunned, “Play?”
The child also looked at Zhen Ren with a look of help – can he not?
“Go to the bottom of the mountain this afternoon and buy some clothes for him.” Zhen Ren instructed, “And buy some sweets and snacks.”
“Senior is leaving him behind?” Shen Qian Feng was surprised.
He nodded, “Stay on the mountain for the time being, and give him a name.”
“Me?” Shen Qian Feng was shocked, “I am not his father.”
The boy boredly lowered his head, obviously a bit depressed.
Shen Qian Feng: ……
Zhen Ren looked at him with a smile.
“Fine, fine.” Shen Qian Feng surrendered helplessly and put the child on the table with his arms, “First, pick a surname for yourself.”
“Qin!” The child’s eyes shone brightly.
Zhen Ren shook his head, “Shen.”
The child thought for a moment and said reluctantly, “Is it true that I can’t have the surname, Qin?”
“What’s wrong with the name Shen?” Shen Qian Feng tapped his little brain, “That’s it!”
The boy accepted silently, comforting himself with the fact that it was good to have the same surname as Shen Gongzi!
“What’s good about Shen?” Shen Qian Feng stood up straight and rubbed his chin, “Shen Fu Gui?”
“Ahem.” The boy was choking on his saliva.
Shen Qian Feng pinched his cheeks, “I’m just kidding, how about Shen Han?”
“What do you mean?” The child blinked.
“ The night will pass and the day will dawn. ” Shen Qian Feng said, “You probably didn’t have a good time earlier, but you’ll definitely get better in the future.”
“How do you write that?” The boy asked again.
Shen Qian Feng took his little hand and dipped it into the tea on the table and wrote the word “Han” on the table.
“Okay.” The child clenched his fist, “My name is Shen Han!”
Zhen Ren raised his eyebrows and smiled as he went into the room.
“Senior.” Ye Jin was packing a pile of bottles inside the house.
“How is it?” Zhen Ren asked.
“The poison is fine. If things go well, the antidote will be ready in five days.” Ye Jin said, “But to be on the safe side, I will try it a few more times to make sure it is safe before I give it to Shao Yu.”
Zhen Ren nodded, “Thank you for your hard work.”
“That’s very kind of you to say, it’s my job.” Ye Jin glanced outside, “Where is the child? Did Senpai know anything?”
“I am sure there is nothing wrong with him, but his origins are confidential for the time being.” He stroked his beard and said, “Don’t ask him again.”
“Why?” Ye Jin did not understand.
He smiled and said nothing.
“Could it be that it has something to do with my predecessor?” Ye Jin guessed.
Zhen Ren: ……
Ye Jin just took him as a tacit admission and raised his hand to assure him, “I will not ask.”
In the afternoon, Zhen Ren said he had to go down to the mountain on a personal matter, and Shen Qian Feng wanted to join him but was refused. So he went off on his own and bought a lot of food and clothing for the children at the market at the foot of the mountain, as well as a box of malt candy for the fur ball.
“Jooo!” The fur ball was obviously happy, dragging the box to the corner and pecking at it.
“Come on, let’s go and put on some new clothes.” Ye Jin took the child into the inner room and came out a moment later looking at Shen Qian Feng and lamenting, “Only one outfit out of ten is the right size, you’re quite good at this.”
Shen Qian Feng: ……
“Ah!” Shen Qian Ling was shocked when he entered the courtyard.
“What’s wrong?” Shen Qian Feng followed his gaze to the corner and saw the little phoenix with shreds of sugar all over his face and his mouth glued together, shaking his head frantically, looking very wild.
Ye Jin held the door open and laughed so hard that his stomach hurt.
“What did you feed him?” Shen Qian Ling rushed over to pick up his son.
The little black bean of fur had a look of anger in its eyes – it couldn’t chirp, and its paws were sticky!
It took Shen Qian Ling some time to wash him and he was forbidden to feed him again.
Shen Qin Feng was innocent, “I was just being nice.”
“But you don’t seem to have any talent.” Ye Jin looked inside and said, “You have to come out even if you think it’s ugly, it’s time for dinner.”
Shen Qian Feng was puzzled, Ugly?
The child was so stammering that he came out of the house after a long time, looking very happy in a big red brocade, and with a pair of green tiger shoes.
Shen Qian Ling: ……
The fur ball was standing on the table with its mouth open, obviously stunned by this shocking look too!
The kid looked at Shen Qian Feng sadly.
Shen Qian Feng: ……
Pfft.
Still laughing! The child hugged Ye Jin in grief and anger.
“Ignore him.” Ye Jin picked up the child, “Come on, let’s go and have dinner first.”
The child obediently lay on Ye Jin’s shoulder and was very obedient.
A few days later, Ye Jin did prepare the antidote and made sure it was okay before letting Qin Shao Yu take it.
Shen Qian Ling sat outside the jade cave, his eyes unblinkingly looking at the entrance.
The fur ball was crouching in his arms, looking very serious too!
In the cold jade cave, a group of people were also standing around Qin Shao Yu, with Shen Xiao Han lying on the edge of the bed, his whole body tensing up to the point of no return.
“Why hasn’t he woken up yet?” Shen Qian Feng frowned.
“It takes some time, and Shao Yu has been unconscious for so long.” Ye Jin checked his pulse, “It’s much better than the last few days.”
“Is something going to happen?” Shen Qian Feng asked.
“Of course not.” Shen Xiao Han muttered, “Blah, blah, blah, blah, the wind is blowing away!”
Shen Qian Feng: ……
Zhen Ren looked at this small and large group with great interest.
“Awake!” Ye Jin was surprised.
Qin Shao Yu opened his eyes, apparently still uncomfortable with the light.
Shen Xiao Han ran to the other side and blocked some of the light for him.
“You’re finally awake.” Shen Qian Feng breathed a sigh of relief.
Qin Shao Yu braced himself to sit up, but the pain in his chest made him frown, “What’s wrong with me?”
“You were injured by the Soul Destroying Palm, but you were lucky enough not to die.” Ye Jin held him up.
Qin Shao Yu closed his eyes for a while and finally remembered what had happened earlier, so he opened them suddenly, “How is Ling-er?”
“He’s fine, but he can’t go into the Cold Jade Cave.” Ye Jin said, “Anyway, after you were injured that day, we brought you here to Phoenix Mountain, everyone is fine, you don’t need to worry.”
“How is Feng Jiuyi now?” Qin Shao Yu asked.
“You indeed killed Feng Jiuyi on that day, but someone had compelled him to come back from the dead.” Shen Qian Feng said, “But now he has been burned to ashes and will not come back to cause harm to the people.”
“Who did the compulsion?” Qin Shao Yu frowned.
“I don’t know.” Shen Qian Feng shook his head, “You’ve been seriously injured and your life is still intact, so no one is in the mood to investigate, only the government is doing a token sample check, but I don’t think we’ll get anything.”
“This is a very important matter, and we must do it as soon as possible…”
“Ahem!” Zhen Ren coughed twice to interrupt him, “Ling-er has been crying and not sleeping for you, day in and day out, why don’t you go see him when you wake up?”
Ye Jin looked at Zhen Ren with a complicated look, how many folk books had he read before he could say such adjectives so fluently!
Qin Shao Yu slapped Shen Qian Feng, “Hurry up and help me out.”
Shen Qian Feng tsked, “God has opened his eyes, you have your day too.”
Shen Xiao Han muttered, “Taking advantage of people’s danger.”
Shen Qian Feng: ……
Only then did Qin Shao Yu notice the child beside the bed and found it quite cute, so he reached out and pinched his cheeks, “Where did you come from?”
“Caught up the mountain by the Great Phoenix.” Shen Xiao Han looked at him with adoring eyes, “My name is Shen Han, which means the sky is about to dawn!”
“Shen?” Qin Shao Yu looked at Shen Qian Feng, “Yours?”
Before Shen Qian Feng could say anything, the child was already shaking his head firmly, “No, it’s not!”
Don’t give me such a disgusted look! Shen warrior’s teeth itched.
“He’s your saviour, but we’ll talk about that later.” Ye Jin picked up the child, “You should go and see Ling-er, he’s really worried about you these days.”
Qin Shao Yu nodded his head and let Shen Qian Feng help him out of bed.
“Why don’t I carry you?” Shen Qian Feng saw that he had difficulty moving and suggested.
Qin Shao Yu immediately made a disgusted face.
“Hey!” Shen Qian Feng was furious, “I was the one who carried you here when you were half dead!” A little gratitude!
“Then I guess I’ll have to take ten baths with grapefruit leaves.” Qin Shao Yu put one hand on his shoulder and said impatiently, “Get me out of here!”
Shen Qian Feng gritted his teeth, “If it wasn’t for the fear of Ling-er worrying-“
Qin Shao Yu interrupted sharply, “A big man who’s always talking nonsense.”
Shen Qian Feng took a deep breath so that he wouldn’t have to punch him into a coma again.
The child was lying on Ye Jin’s shoulder, watching with interest as the two argued.
Although different from the legend, the people here, are all good ah ……