Immortal God of War

Luk Zheng glanced at the busy figure of the woman, then at the portrait of the Crane Immortal, and finally turned to the two of them, Qin Feiyang and Lu Hong, thinking to himself, "You chat, I’ll go for a walk."

"Don’t cause trouble."

Qin Feiyang hastily admonished.

Luk Zheng raised an eyebrow, turned to Qin Feiyang, and said, "Now, I’m telling you very seriously, I’m your brother, stop meddling in my affairs!"

Qin Feiyang completely ignored him.

Luk Zheng then turned to Lu Hong and said, "Hong’er, as the sister-in-law, shouldn’t you manage him properly? So disrespectful, so outrageous."

Lu Hong also averted her gaze, looking elsewhere.

Now Luk Zheng was embarrassed and awkwardly turned to leave.

Lu Hong glared at Luk Zheng’s back and whispered to Qin Feiyang, "You shouldn’t have let him follow us."

"You don’t understand."

Qin Feiyang sighed.

Although Luk Zheng made him feel helpless, truthfully, he cared a lot about this cousin.

Not for any other reason, just because Luk Zheng was his family.

Having wandered alone since childhood, with no one to rely on, he longed for family more than anyone.

When he discovered that Luk Zheng was actually his cousin, he was overjoyed.

So.

No matter what Luk Zheng did or said, he didn’t care.

As the woman said, hitting is affection, scolding is love, what he wanted to do now was to enjoy this rare family bond.

Lu Hong looked deeply at Qin Feiyang.

Does she not understand?

No!

In fact, she did understand.

She didn’t dare claim to understand Qin Feiyang better than anyone, but she dared to say that no one cared about Qin Feiyang more than she did.

She also knew that this man in front of her didn’t need anyone to comfort him because he could handle it alone.

What she had to do was to accompany him silently.

"The meal’s ready."

After a moment.

The woman came out with three small dishes and two bowls of rice, but seeing only Qin Feiyang and Lu Hong, she asked in confusion, "Where’s that benefactor?"

Lu Hong smiled and said, "Don’t worry about him, he just can’t sit still."

"Alright then, just have a simple meal today, tomorrow I’ll cook something sumptuous to properly thank you both."

The woman smiled.

Lu Hong sat at the table, grabbed her chopsticks, and smiled, "Then I won’t hold back."

The woman said, "Eat as you like, as long as you don’t mind."

"Of course not!"

Lu Hong smiled, picked up a piece of meat, put it in her mouth, chewed it, her eyes lit up, and nodded, "It’s been a long time since I’ve had such delicious food."

"Then eat more."

The woman sat at the table, glanced at Qin Feiyang, then kept looking at Lu Hong, her face full of smiles.

Lu Hong smiled and said, "Auntie, you should eat too!"

"Alright, alright."

The woman nodded but didn’t pick up her chopsticks, continuing to look at Lu Hong, completely ignoring Qin Feiyang beside her.

Lu Hong felt a little uncomfortable, asking suspiciously, "Auntie, is there something on my face?"

"No."

The woman shook her head, smiling, "You really look like my daughter."

Lu Hong was stunned, realizing she had thought of her daughter, and comforted, "Auntie, don’t worry, we’ll help you look for her again tomorrow."

"How could I trouble you?"

The woman quickly said.

Lu Hong smiled and said, "It’s nothing, we’re idle people, as long as you don’t mind us bothering you."

"I don’t mind, I don’t mind at all."

The woman waved her hand repeatedly, then looked at Qin Feiyang and said, "Young man, this is a good girl, cherish her well!"

"Uh!"

Qin Feiyang was taken aback.

A blush quickly spread across Lu Hong’s cheeks.

The woman chuckled, grabbed her chopsticks, picked a few pieces of vegetables, and put them in Lu Hong’s bowl, saying, "Eat more."

"Thank you."

Lu Hong lowered her head, not daring to look at Qin Feiyang.

"Ahem!"

Qin Feiyang coughed lightly, the atmosphere was a bit awkward, he put down his bowl and chopsticks, looked at the woman, and asked, "Auntie, has anyone from your village ever entered that mysterious Celestial Sect?"

"Yes!"

The woman nodded and said, "I remember two years ago, more than a dozen children were taken away by the Crane Immortal."

"Have they ever come back?"

Qin Feiyang asked.

"No."

"The Crane Immortal said that the Celestial Sect is not an ordinary place, once you go, you can’t come back, nor is anyone allowed to visit them there."

The woman said.

Qin Feiyang frowned and said, "Don’t the parents of these children miss them?"

"They do, of course, they do."

"But as parents, they hope more for their children to be successful, so over time, they just got used to it."

The woman smiled.

Qin Feiyang nodded.

That’s indeed the case, which parent doesn’t want their child to succeed?

But he wondered, what kind of a place is it that once you go, you can never come back?

Mind you.

Neither the temple in the Imperial Capital nor the Elixir Tower in the Central Divine Nation has such a rule.

Qin Feiyang suddenly asked, "By the way, if I may ask, have you ever had conflicts with other people in the village?"

"Conflicts?"

"Why do you ask that?"

The woman looked at him, puzzled.

Qin Feiyang smiled and said, "It’s nothing, just asking casually, if you don’t want to say, it’s fine."

The woman thought for a moment, smiling, "Our village people are quite harmonious and get along well, we wouldn’t argue over trivial matters."

"But what if it’s a major issue?"

Qin Feiyang asked.

The woman said, "If there’s a major issue, our village chief will mediate."

Qin Feiyang nodded.

Lu Hong glanced at Qin Feiyang and communicated, "Did you think of something?"

Qin Feiyang thought to himself, "I’ve been pondering why Wang Jin went missing."

"What do you mean?"

Lu Hong was skeptical.

"Wang Jin is from this village, grew up here, and after her father’s passing, often went hunting outside. She must be quite familiar with the situation around the village."

"For instance."

"Where is it dangerous?"

"Where is it relatively safe?"

"And as a person with a bit of rationality, it’s impossible to venture into those dangerous places."

"But why did she go missing?"

"So I’ve been thinking, is there something strange about Wang Jin’s disappearance?"

Qin Feiyang communicated.

Lu Hong thought to herself, "That’s why you asked if this family had grudges with others? Are you suspecting someone might have harmed Wang Jin?"

"Yes."

Qin Feiyang responded secretly.

After all, having seen many intrigues and plots, he thought more than the woman.

And this village, though it appears ordinary and simple, can’t rule out a few scoundrels.

Lu Hong thought to herself, "But she did say they held no grudges with anyone, right?"

Qin Feiyang communicated, "Everyone living together for so many years without any friction, do you think it’s possible?"

Lu Hong shook her head.

No matter how harmonious, there are bound to be some conflicts.

"There must be grudges, it’s just due to her simplicity, she didn’t bother with it."

"But she didn’t care, doesn’t mean the other side didn’t, maybe the other side harbored resentment."

"We travel outside for years, over small matters, resulting in fatalities, haven’t seen less of these scenarios?"

Qin Feiyang smiled quietly.

"Makes sense."

Lu Hong murmured secretly, looking at the woman inconspicuously, smiled and said, "Auntie, please think carefully, did you ever offend anyone, or did others provoke you?"

"What exactly are you trying to say?"

The woman, though honest, wasn’t stupid; after being asked repeatedly, there must be a reason?

Lu Hong said, "You don’t have to worry, just tell us truthfully."

"Let me think carefully."

The woman lowered her head in deep thought.

Qin Feiyang and Lu Hong didn’t speak either, quietly watching her.

Time passed little by little.

Who knows how long passed when the woman finally raised her head, looked at Qin Feiyang and Lu Hong, and said, "Come to think of it, there really is something."

"What is it?"

Qin Feiyang asked.

"I remember a year ago, the village chief’s son came to me, said he liked Jin Er and wanted to marry her."

"This was supposed to be a good thing, but Jin Er disagreed, saying she didn’t like him."

"People may be poor, but they have aspirations; although the village chief’s family is relatively wealthy, I respected Jin Er’s choice."

"Afterwards, because of this, the village chief’s son almost fell out with us, but he was stopped in time by the village chief and educated."

"Later, this matter just died down naturally, and I didn’t bother with it."

The woman said.

Qin Feiyang’s eyes sparkled, asked, "Then what is this village chief’s son’s character like?"

"A bit arrogant."

"But usually good to the villagers, often helped out. After all, he’s young, being a bit haughty is normal."

The woman smiled.

Qin Feiyang nodded thoughtfully.

Lu Hong smiled secretly, "Seems you’re overthinking."

"Am I?"

Qin Feiyang smiled faintly, didn’t say anything.

Lu Hong asked skeptically, "You wouldn’t be suspecting the village chief’s son, would you?"

"Why not suspect?"

"We can’t overlook any possibilities."

Qin Feiyang thought.

Lu Hong asked, "Then what do you plan to do?"

Qin Feiyang smiled, "Tomorrow we’ll take a look around, and meet the village chief’s son."

Lu Hong gave Qin Feiyang a helpless glance, saying, "Suit yourself!"

"Sister..."

Suddenly!

A helpless cry rang out from the inner room.

"Jie Er!"

The woman immediately put down her bowl and chopsticks, ran into the inner room.

Qin Feiyang and Lu Hong also got up and followed inside.

Just saw the young boy already awake, sitting on the bed, his immature face full of fear, drenched in sweat on his forehead.

"Jie Er, did you have a nightmare again?"

The woman sat by the bed, rubbing the boy’s back, asked.

"I dreamed of sister, sister was eaten by a fierce beast, mom, I’m so scared..."

The young boy leaned into the woman’s arms, crying, his bright eyes filled with helplessness.

"No, your sister will definitely be fine, believe mother."

The woman patted the boy’s back, comforting, but her eyes were also blurred by tears.

"Sigh!"

Lu Hong couldn’t help but sigh deeply.

Why does heaven have to be so cruel to this family?

They are already so unfortunate, can’t they be taken care of?

"Huh?"

The young boy noticed Qin Feiyang and Lu Hong, his expression slightly dazed, then as if recalling something, quickly broke free from the woman’s embrace, got up from the bed.

Then, he hopped in front of Qin Feiyang and Lu Hong, like grabbing hold of a lifeline, tightly held both their hands, asked, "Angel sister, brother Immortal, found sister yet?"

Lu Hong shook her head.

"How can this be?"

"Is sister really dead?"

"I don’t believe it, don’t believe it..."

The young boy muttered to himself, weakly dropped both hands, knelt on the ground, as if soulless, face full of pain.