Shadow Mask Group

58 - Zhong Dian

When he arrived at his inn room, Liu Chen immediately put the little boy he helped into the bed. Liu Chen raised a flame on one of his hands and directly took out some of the still-existing medicinal herbs from within his spatial ring.

Liu Chen mixed the medicinal plants into his fire. Liu Chen also regulated the temperature of the flames. Slowly, the fire in his hand shrank and after it was gone, a milky white pill appeared.

Liu Chen directly inserted the pill into the mouth of the little boy who was still fainting and he also helped the little boy absorb the properties of his pill. His homemade pill this time was a pill that could be used by ordinary humans as well as cultivators. The benefits are the same.

There has never been such a pill in all this time. Perhaps only Liu Chen's can make it.

After helping the little boy with his pill, Liu Chen sat down on a chair not far from the window and waited for the little boy to get up.

After waiting for about 1 hour, finally the little boy began to show signs of waking up. Seeing that, Liu Chen immediately stood up from his sitting position and walked over to the little boy.

Slowly, the eyes of the child opened. At first his vision was a bit blurry, but it was not long until his vision was clear again. "Where.. This is?" muttered.

"You're finally conscious" too"

The little boy directed his gaze at the origin of the voice. He was shocked to see a young man standing beside him lying down. "Who-who.. Brother?", he wants to sit down. He was soon arrested by Liu Chen.

"You don't wake up first. Just shut up"

The little boy finally said, "This.. Where's?"

"It's at the inn. I saw you in a narrow alley and saw you being hit by 2 grown men. I also helped you and brought you here" Liu Chen said.

The little boy immediately remembered the incident when he was beaten.

"Actually why did they hit you?", Liu Chen looked at the lying little boy curiously.

"They want to take my money. But I prevented it. I was finally beaten. But why don't I feel pain anymore?" said the little boy in surprise.

Liu Chen smiled, "Your wounds have healed. It's just that you still need to rest. Shut up and stay here first"

"I thank my sister for helping me. But I can't stay here. I have to find someone", he again intends to sit from his lying position.

"Huf.. I told you not to get up first", Liu Chen immediately prevented him from returning. His hand was immediately restrained by the child.

"I want to find someone. I can't just stay here", the little boy is now taking a sitting position while leaning back.

Liu Chen did not prevent the little boy from sitting down. He raised one of his eyebrows, "Who are you looking for?"

The boy was silent. He didn't want to say anything to the brother in front of him. Even though the young man helped her.

Liu Chen sighed, "What's your name?"

The boy was still silent.

Liu Chen smiled, "If you don't want to say it doesn't matter. That is your right too. In that case, I will go first to buy you some food", Liu Chen went straight out from inside the room leaving the little boy alone.

After a few minutes, Liu Chen finally returned with a warm porridge in his hand. He directly dragged the chair close to the window to the bed. He sat straight away.

Liu Chen gave the porridge to the little boy he was holding. But the little boy did not receive the porridge he was given. The boy was still silent.

Liu Chen scooped the porridge in the bowl and pointed it at the mouth of the little boy, "Eat even a little. I know you must be hungry by now. So open your mouth" he said gently with a smile.

The boy immediately opened his mouth and ate the porridge that Liu Chen had scooped up. His eyes sparkled when he ate it. "Enak"

Liu Chen smiled, "Then eat a lot" he again spooned the porridge and pointed it at the mouth of the little boy in front of him. This time, the boy ate it straight away, unlike the first time.

A happy smile appeared on the lips of the boy. For a long time he had not tasted food as good as this porridge he had eaten.

In just 1 minute, the porridge had already been eaten. Liu Chen intended to stand up and go to return the bowl. His hand was immediately arrested.

"Sir, thank you for helping me"

Liu Chen shook his head while staring at the child. "No problem, just tell me when you need something"

"I'll tell you what you asked me earlier"

Liu Chen sat back well and kept the empty bowl on the table near the mattress. He looked at the boy with a smile. "Then what's your name?"

"My name is Zong Dian and I'm looking for my sister"

Liu Chen froze hearing the name 'Zong' from the little boy he helped. "Try me one more time" said Liu Chen who tried to confirm.

"My name is Zong Dian and I'm looking for my sister"

Zong Dian was a boy who was about 14 years old. He was only 1 year different more than Yang Jia Li.

"What brother are you looking for named Zong Xian?" said Liu Chen.

Zong Dian was surprised. How did the young man before him know the name of the person he was looking for?

Zong Dian knew, there were many posters in the city showing pictures of Zong Xian. There was no name for the young man. Where did the person in front of her know her brother's name?

Zong Dian also started looking for her brother after seeing the posters of Zong Xian in the city. He initially thought that his brother was dead by then. But his brother is still alive. Although it has been 6 years not met, but he can still recognize the person who was on the announcement poster.

Zong Dian nodded as what Liu Chen asked was correct. "Yes, where did you know that?"

"Don't call me Master, just call brother Chen. I'm also looking for Xian, I'm his friend" Liu Chen said.

Zong Dian looked delighted that the person before him was a friend of Zong Xian. It was likely that the young man knew the clues about his brother's whereabouts.

"Pulse.. If you don't mind, do you want to tell me how you and your sister got separated, Dian'er?"

"Will Brother Chen help me find my brother?"

Liu Chen nodded and smiled.

Zong Dian started telling stories. Actually he also had another older brother, his older brother was several years older than Zong Xian. Her sister is female.

The three of them like to play together. But one day, there was a massacre in his village that caused the villagers to die. The massacre was carried out by a group of bandits called black wolf bandits.

Even his mother and father died because of the massacre as well as his sister. Then Zong Dian and Zong Xian lived.

While Zong Xian was about to be stabbed by a bandit, Zong Dian instantly blocked the attack and got himself stabbed. He told Zong Xian to run away. Initially Zong Xian did not want to, but Zong Dian continued to insist and said that he wanted his brother to continue living.

Finally Zong Xian obeyed Zong Dian. He went as far away from the bandit group leaving Zong Dian unconscious from losing a lot of blood.

The bandit group had no intention of chasing after Zong Xian at all. Because they were convinced that the boy would die sooner or later because he couldn't survive out there. But in fact wrong, Zong Xian can survive because of Zong Dian's request.

Zong Xian thought that Zong Dian had been killed by a sword to save him. But what he did not know was that Zong Dian was still alive because he was helped by someone.

"Even though Xian'er Gege was an adopted brother, I considered him my older brother" Zong Dian said.

"Tu-wait! Foster brother? Meanin?" said Liu Chen while frowning.

"Xian'er Gege is not really my brother. He was the one who was taken care of by mom and dad. But before being cared for by mother and father, we already know each other and are close"

"So so. Then where were Xian's real parents?", Liu Chen looked at Zong Dian curiously.

"I didn't know about Chen's parents, my mother and father never told me that" Zong Dian said.

"Will Brother Chen really help me?" zong Dian said enthusiastically.

Liu Chen smiled and nodded. "So don't go anywhere without telling me. Youunderstand?"

Zong Dian nodded and smiled, "Thank you Brother Chen"

Liu Chen nodded. They also started talking about a few things. Liu Chen also asked why Zong Dian was not with the person who helped him during the massacre.

Zong Dian replied that the man had died of illness after 2 years with him. Zong Dian also said that the man took her to the capital. So until now he lived in the capital.

Zong Dian had a hard day when in the capital. Especially when he lives alone. He sometimes steals money and food from other people because he needs food and so on to stay alive.

Not infrequently when he was caught stealing, people hit him to cause himself to get injured.

Hearing Zong Dian's story, made Liu Chen concerned about the state of the child before him.

"But now you don't have to steal anymore. Because Brother Chen will give you food every day. I'll buy you clothes too. You won't be lonely anymore because I'll be there for you", Liu Chen smiled.

Zong Dian smiled happily, "Thank you Brother Chen"

"Oh, now you rest. I will be gone for a while" Liu Chen said with a smile.

Zong Dian nodded. He also lay on his bed.

Meanwhile Liu Chen directly exited the room while carrying an already empty bowl. He planned that if he had returned the bowl, he wanted to go to the clothing store to buy clothes for Zong Dian.

Meanwhile, Han Liangyi continued to tour the capital in search of Liu Chen. "Where exactly is he?! I've been looking for him for 1 hour. But neither did he find it" Han Liangyi murmured.

He looked left and right, but did not find the figure he was looking for.

Han Liangyi let out a rough breath, he was extremely annoyed at this moment. "Why does he always disappear?!" his yell.

Han Liangyi's shout was so loud that it made many people stop their activities and turn towards a young man who seemed upset.

Getting many such gazes, made Han Lingyi embarrassed, "For her sake, I became the center of attention of many people", she covered her face with one hand and walked quickly away from the crowd.

After Han Liangyi's departure, all residents returned to their respective activities. As if nothing had happened.

Han Liangyi went to where Liu Chen was staying. He did not enter through the front door. Through an open window. "Maybe he's home" he murmured.

Han Liangyi leaped high into Liu Chen's room through the window. No one noticed him as he jumped in. Since Han Liangyi had already stopped the time around. After he went inside, time went back to normal.

Han Liangyi was surprised by the figure that was now asleep on the bed. But soon his eyes opened when Han Liangyi entered the room.

Zong Dian was surprised when he saw someone else in the room. He stood on the bed and looked at the stranger. "Who are you?"

"I should have asked. Why are you here? This is my friend's place" Han Liangyi said.

"Sister Chen didn't say anything about you. So who are you really? Are you really an intruder? A killer? Fruit salesman? Debt collector?"

"I'm not the person you say that is. Don't carelessly talk to me" Han Liangyi said with annoyance.

"It looks like brother is not a good person. Then..."

"Sister Chen!!", Zong Dian began to shout loudly.

Han Liangyi was surprised to see what the boy in front of him was doing. He immediately climbed onto the mattress and smothered Zong Dian's mouth.

"Hmph!", Zong Dian held Han Liangyi's hand and struggled to escape the young man's hand.

"You don't scream like that. Later there will be a commotion" Han Liangyi said in a whisper.

This, added to Zong Dian's suspicion that Han Liangyi had no good intentions on her Chen sis. Zong Dian tried to escape from Han Liangyi, but the results were nil. He could not let go of Han Liangyi's defender.

"Sstt I told you not to be noisy. So shut up" Han Liangyi said.

Zong Dian immediately bit Han Liangyi's arm and made himself able to escape from the young man. He jumped down from the bed and intended to open the door to look for Liu Chen.

However Han Liangyi directly hit the nape of Zong Dian before the boy opened the door. Han Liangyi caught Zong Dian's fainted body.

"Huf.. I had to do this. If not, maybe you will say something that no one else does" Han Liangyi said. He immediately laid Zong Dian's body on the mattress.

"Don't this not Chen's room, huh?" muttered Han Liangyi. He shook his head, "There's no way I'm in the wrong room. So I better wait for Chen here for a minute"

Han Liangyi immediately sat on a chair close to the mattress while watching Zong Dian, afraid that when the child woke up and immediately shouted.

After a few minutes, the door opened. Han Liangyi looked towards the door and found Liu Chen walking in. "The chen! You're finally home!"

Liu Chsn who had just closed the door, was shocked by Han Liangyi's presence. "How did you get in here?"

"Huh, I went in through the window. I was forced to do so because the door of the room was locked by you" Han Liangyi said resentfully.

Liu Chen stared at Zong Dian, "Is he asleep?"

Han Liangyi stared at Zong Dian, "You know him?"

Liu Chen nodded as he looked at Han Liangyi, "He's the younger brother of my friend. I happen to meet him"

Han Liangyi laughed awkwardly, "I guess who he is. So I knocked him out because he wanted to scream that wasn't about me"

"Don't do that again. He was the younger brother of my friend" Liu Chen immediately approached and sat down on the edge of the bed. He slightly looked at Han Liangyi. But with an annoyed look.

Han Liangyi could only laugh awkwardly, "I'll apologize to her later when it's awake"

"It should be like that" Liu Chen said. He looked at Han Liangyi, "You better get out of here. Book your own room"

"You're so mean. Let me stay in your room" Han Lingyi said pleading.

Liu Chen shook his head, "No! You booked your own room. There are 2 people living here. So you can't stay in this room"

Han Liangyi pouted. But then he remembered something, he looked at Liu Chen. "Where and from whom did you learn the tulip style of fire?"

Liu Chen looked at Han Liangyi in surprise, "Heh, what is it? You want to learn it? It won't. I'm not gonna tell you"

Han Liangyi shook her head, "I have absolutely no interest in it. But answer my question. Where do you get the style of writing fire and tell me honestly. I don't like lies" Han Liangyi said seriously.

"What does this have to do with you? If I tell you, you won't believe it" Liu Chen said.

"Tell me. I'll believe it"

Liu Chen exhaled and looked at Han Liangyi seriously to let the young man know that he was not lying. "My teacher taught him, he's Zhao Feng"

Han Liangyi stared at Liu Chen flatly, "Since when did he become your teacher and teach you?"

Liu Chen became strange with Han Liangyi's words. But he immediately replied, "When I was 11 years old. I met the teacher and learned a lot from him"

Han Liangyi nodded and stared at Liu Chen for a moment. He looked the other way, "It turns out that he is your student, junior Feng "