vstars Chapter 43 I've Come to See You All
Chapter 43 I've Come to See You All
Are you injured?
Holding a candle, Shen Che was initially observing the place where he was trapped with great interest, but when he looked at Bai Xiyu again, he realized that something was wrong.
Bai Xiyu had been lying half-reclined without moving, but now, perhaps due to stiffness from maintaining the same position for so long, she moved slightly.
With that one movement, he immediately noticed the unnaturalness in the other person's legs.
He was just thinking of going forward to help her and take a look when Bai Xiyu on the other side suddenly drew her sword and pointed it at him.
"Step back, it's none of your business. Just keep your distance!"
At this moment, Shen Che could clearly sense the other party's tension and wariness, as if they were afraid that he would approach.
But thinking about it, it's understandable, since they've only met once and don't know each other well.
In the pitch black, with a man and a woman alone together, and the already vulnerable one having an injured leg and difficulty moving around, who would feel at ease in that situation?
Besides, they are currently facing a situation of having no food or water, so it's too early to tell. Let's try again in a few days.
When people are extremely hungry, they are capable of anything, including, but not limited to... cannibalism!
"I just dislocated a bit when I fell, but I've fixed it myself. I'll be fine after a rest."
Holding a long sword, which she never put down, Bai Xiyu seemed to be explaining to him, yet also warning him.
Shen Che just smiled and didn't say anything. He said that she would be fine after a few days of rest, and even if she was fully recovered, she wouldn't be able to beat him with one hand.
Being so defensive now is just wishful thinking. If you really want to do something, can you stop me?
"Here, this is for you!"
He pulled two meat patties from his pocket and tossed them over; these were the ones he had bought yesterday to eat on the way.
Later, the weather suddenly changed. He was in a hurry to get to the city before the heavy rain and didn't have time to eat. But the heavy rain still came and soaked the two meat pies.
He didn't throw it away, and now it's dried out again, becoming noticeably hard and unpalatable.
It's a waste to throw it away; we might as well let the other side benefit.
"Thank you!" Bai Xiyu took the meat pie that Shen Che threw to her, opened her mouth as if to push it back, but her empty stomach made her hesitate, and in the end she could only stiffly utter two words.
"You're welcome. You'd better eat quickly, it won't keep for long in this weather!"
After giving a casual reply, Shen Che found a corner and plopped down on the floor.
His consciousness was immersed in the system, preparing to get some food from Liu Zhan or Shi Lichou.
From the abandoned post station to the city gate and then to here, he had been moving around for most of the day and hadn't eaten a single bite, so he was getting a little hungry.
When consciousness came into contact with Shi Lichou, the Xu family was holding a birthday banquet, with guests filling the room and creating a lively atmosphere.
Silently, I adjusted the time ratio from 1:100 to 1:1. The banquet is great; I can even mooch some off them.
"Are you at a banquet?"
The voice that suddenly appeared in his mind made Shi Lichou, who was raising his glass to drink, silently stop.
From Shi Lichou's perspective, the voice that had appeared in her mind several months ago was still fresh in her mind.
Over the years, this voice has always been with him, and at first it would lend him some strength to deal with some troubles.
Later, they gave him a lot of prepared medicine, and then, based on his progress, they gave him corresponding prescriptions.
If it weren't for these prescriptions, his path to physical training would likely have been delayed even further.
Although I know that what the other party wants is my strength, I inevitably have mixed feelings every time I face them, but I am mostly grateful.
At least the strength I have now is real.
"Yes, it's my wife Mu Yan's 60th birthday!"
Looking towards Xu Muyan in the main seat, Shi Lichou smiled. Although the two hadn't communicated much since their marriage, their relationship was actually very good.
"You're already sixty!"
Unexpectedly, it turned out to be Xu Muyan's 60th birthday, Shi Lichou's wife. In the blink of an eye, Shi Lichou himself is almost 60.
Four months have passed here, while thirty or forty years have passed where Shi Lichou is. Xu Muyan, who was once in her prime and stunningly beautiful, is now a sixty-year-old beauty.
Xu Muyan sat in the main seat. At this time, she was already the head of the Xu family, and she was very well-maintained.
I don’t know if it’s because of some secret technique, but he looks like a man in his forties. He has wrinkles, but they’re not very thick, and he has some white hair, but not much.
In stark contrast to her was Shi Lichou, who was two years younger than Xu Muyan. Yet, standing there, he looked like a withered old man with a face as pale as paper and a body as thin as firewood.
When they're together, they don't look like a couple; they look more like a father and daughter.
Anyone who knew Shi Lichou felt some sympathy for him.
Being a live-in son-in-law isn't easy. Back then, Shi Lichou was a handsome young man in his prime. Look at how this young man has ruined him over the years. Miss Xu must be putting in so much effort every night.
As time went on, Shi Lichou appeared increasingly weak, and the voices of sympathy grew louder, eventually becoming so exaggerated that they were almost unbelievable.
However, three or four decades later, under Xu Muyan's strong leadership, the Xu family prospered again, at one point rivaling or even surpassing the original Shi family.
These voices gradually faded away, replaced by a stark contrast of envy.
Although he is a son-in-law who lives with his wife's family, and his children cannot take his surname, his son is the designated heir of the Xu family and will definitely be the head of the Xu family in the future. Isn't that enough? It makes people so jealous.
The way they looked at Shi Lichou was as if they wanted to take her place. Even a sixty-year-old beauty is still a beauty, and I think she still has her charm.
"It's my wife's birthday today, how about we have a drink together?"
Shi Lichou tentatively asked the question in her mind, expecting no response, but to her surprise, the other party readily agreed.
"Alright, give me some of your food and wine, I want to share in the joy."
"Alright!" With a smile, Shi Lichou put down her wine glass and called to her servants, "Someone, bring another serving of food, to be packed up!"
The birthday banquet was lively and bustling, and Shen Che on the other side was also enjoying his meal.
The candle in his hand had been blown out long ago, and the pit was pitch black, with only the sound of him chewing remaining.
Bai Xiyu, sitting on the other side, tore off a small corner of the meat pie in her hand and was also eating it in small bites.
For some reason, she seemed to smell meat and wine, and her stomach felt even hungrier. She couldn't help but tear off another small piece of the meat pie in her hand.
I smelled the meat pie in my hand, and realized that this didn't smell right either.
You must be mistaken. This desolate place has nothing but mosquitoes and flies, so how could there be wine and meat?
"I'm full!" Shen Che patted his stomach and lay down casually to the side. This meal was much better than the previous one where he had to eat in the open.
Her mind was drawn back to Shi Lichou, and she prepared to ask him for some more steamed buns and pickled vegetables to throw to Bai Xiyu next to her.
We can't just let people starve to death, can we? In the middle of summer, the meat patties we just gave them will go bad in less than two days.
At this time, Shi Lichou's birthday banquet was also coming to an end, and the guests gradually dispersed, leaving only a mess on the ground.
Just then, the Xu family's gate was suddenly opened, and an elderly man with a full head of white hair but a vigorous spirit strode in with his entourage.
"Nephew, I've brought some people to see you!"
"You know, I was the one who arranged your marriage back then, so why didn't you invite us to your wife's 60th birthday party!"