Chapter 22: Liu Rili

  After seeing off Meng's mother and daughter, I finally felt relieved. Anyway, the remaining ones are all "my own people" now.

  Xiao Qian and Su Jing waited for a while, and their mood seemed to have improved. She taught Su Jing how to use the room card, turn on and off the faucet, and make instant noodles with the water dispenser... Su Jing's clumsiness when using these things made Xiao Qian laugh, but it had to be said that Su Jing was very clever, she quickly mastered the use of these things.

  Su Jing held the noodles that Xiao Qian had cooked for her, and in a manner similar to Jin Chengwu's, she stabbed the fork into the noodle bowl. She then came over to me and said, "How about we set off tomorrow?"

  I rubbed my temples and said, "You have to let me think about who to find first?"

  Su Jing took advantage of this time to ask Xiao Qian: "What is a bus like?"

  Xiao Qian said: "I say it's no good, I've only sat on it once."

  "Jin Cheng Wudao: 'It's just like your ancient horse-drawn carriage, but this one can seat many people at once. You and Xiaolong need to find everyone who has ever ridden in this carriage.'"

  Su Jing seemed lost in thought.

  I've been thinking, at that time there were 50 or 60 people on the bus. Even if I count from the moment I was struck by lightning, it's over a hundred people going up and down. Where can I find them? Although we say that we are like passengers on the same boat for ten years, most of the people I don't even have a nodding acquaintance with. At that time, it was so crowded, many people I didn't even see their faces, let alone find them again - sometimes I couldn't recognize my classmates who studied together for several years!

  But under Su Jing's calm gaze, I could only continue to pretend to be deep in thought. You wouldn't believe it, but it really gave me an idea. Two days ago, I remembered that two guys who had squeezed onto the bus with me were on TV, one of whom was a late-stage liver cancer patient who suddenly turned benign - my heart skipped a beat, could it be related to my loss of power? If we rule out the possibility of misdiagnosis, such cases are unexplainable by science!

  I told Su Jingyi, and Su Jingyi immediately said: "Find him tomorrow first!"

  I called the TV station and someone answered: "Life Economy Channel."

  I said: "The day before yesterday you did a program, there was someone with late-stage liver cancer..."

  Before I could finish speaking, the other party impatiently said: "Want his phone number again, huh? Wait for it." He paused for a moment and said, "Remember this, 936-359..."

  I memorized the phone number and suddenly made a slashing motion at Su Jing, who was staring blankly at the phone: "Telepathy! Isn't it awesome?" Now I can only resort to such childish behavior to regain some intellectual superiority...

  Before going to bed at night, Su Jing came knocking on my door. She said a bit awkwardly outside the door: "I know you don't have a servant, but you should have a wooden tub for bathing, right?"

  I was stunned for a moment and responded in a low, stifled tone: "Yes!"

  I opened the door and led her to her room, stretching out my hand: "Where's your key card?"

  "In the room, Xiaoxian told me that card must be inserted."

  I was speechless and had no choice but to go downstairs to retrieve the spare key card, open her door, and Su Jing raised an eyebrow, saying: "Can you just barge into my room?"

  "I said irritably: 'In the future, bring your house card with you when you go out and insert it again when you enter!'"

  "I understand." She didn't seem to be embarrassed at all.

  I led her to the bathroom, pointing at the bathtub and saying: "The wooden bucket you wanted, when filling water with this side turned is cold water and this side turned is hot water, mix it yourself. That's a toilet, after using it press this button to flush." I didn't teach Xiaoxian these things because she knew how to control the wind and her body wouldn't get dirty, so she didn't need them.

  Su Jing's understanding was strong, and she frowned: "You guys take baths and use the restroom in the same room?"

  I'm speechless again, I thought that at this time even if she was a sword god, it should be the moment when she would blush, in other books, no matter how annoying the female protagonist's personality is, after appearing for three chapters, there must be a "blushing face" scene, but she's so picky!

  "Or I'll open another room for you, one room for bathing and another for using the toilet?"

  She politely said to me: "No need, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. If I were seeking comfort, I wouldn't have come looking for you."

  I was once again left speechless by this woman, so I didn't even bother teaching her how to use the TV.

  ……

  Lying in bed, I felt like I hadn't slept for long when I heard Su Jing knocking on the door again.

  "What's wrong with you now?"

  Su Jingdao: "It's time to get up, don't we have things to do today?"

  I took a look outside and it was still dark. At this moment, I didn't have the energy to quarrel either. I compromised: "Shall we go out at 8 o'clock?"

  Su Jing didn't care what time it was, standing at the door with no signs of retreating, calmly saying: "Please, Sword God, have mercy on the innocent lives. I, on behalf of my daughter and our country, express our deepest gratitude!"

  I threw away the tea cup cover and shouted loudly: "No need to be grateful, because I won't get up!"

  Su Jing said coldly: "Mr. Sword God, take care of yourself, if you don't get up I'll have to break in."

  "You..." I had the heart to tell you to try, but thinking about it won't work. This trick works for others, but for this guy, that door is as fragile as a paper wall. I cursed and crawled up to open the door for her, then rushed into the bathroom to wash up.

  "Thank you." Su Jing sat on the sofa with a smile, watching me come and go, as calm as Wu Yongsheng over 2,000 years ago.

  I hastily put on my clothes and stood at the door, saying to her: "Let's go, girl!"

  ……

  Although I got up early, by the time I drove to the city, it was already daylight. Office workers began their busy day, and the streets were filled with the hustle and bustle of cars and pedestrians rushing to and fro, each lost in their own morning rhythm.

  Su Jing sat in the passenger seat, calmly gazing out of the window. If you didn't know better, you wouldn't be able to tell she was from another world. I couldn't help but boast: "First time seeing a car that doesn't use horses, huh?" In my heart, I added: country bumpkin!

  Su Jingdao said, "The people in this world are very strange, they come up with so many bizarre things, but not one of them has any considerable power. I've seen so many people, and not even one of them is at the Sword Child level!"

  I'm too lazy to chat with her, feeling uncomfortable with an empty stomach. I stopped the car at a breakfast stall and bought some buns and two cups of sealed soy milk. Back in the car, I handed her the buns and gave her the soy milk on purpose without giving her a straw - let's see how she drinks it!

  "Thanks." Su Jing held the cup in front of her chest, and with a "whoosh" sound, she released a stream of sword energy from her right index finger, slicing open the soy milk cup... She saw me looking at her, took a sip, and inexplicably said: "Let's go."

  I pulled out a straw and "popped" it into the cup, slowly sipped a mouthful, turned my head, saw her holding the cup silently staring at me, I showed her the other straw in my hand: "You were too impatient..."

  ……

  The car was on the road, I dialed the number left for me by the TV station, and soon a rough male voice said, "Hello?"

  I said: "Hello, are you Liu Ge?" The program said this person's surname is Liu.

  The man said: "I am Liu Rili, who are you looking for?"

  "Liu Ge, I've been looking for you. Do you have time today? Shall we meet up or should I come find you?"

  Liu Rili burst out laughing before I finished speaking: "You also want to ask about my liver cancer, right? I've said it on TV, just drink and you'll be fine! Brother, judging from your voice, you're still young and shouldn't be..."

  "Uh, no, just wondering if it's convenient for us to meet up?"

  "You're welcome to come, I'm setting up a stall on Mouse Street, come on!"

  I hung up the phone and shook my mobile phone vigorously in front of Su Jing: "A thousand miles of sound transmission, isn't it powerful?"

  Su Jing's face was expressionless as she said, "You already said that yesterday."

  I: "......" I find myself becoming more and more like Mr. Bean.

  Lao Shu Jie, although it has the word "street", is actually a marketplace for ordinary people, with no famous brands, just everyday items. After arriving at the destination, I parked my car and entered Lao Shu Jie. Since it was early morning, there weren't many people around, but there were plenty of stalls. I had to ask an old lady selling drinks at the entrance: "Auntie, is there a person named Liu Ri Li here..."

  The old lady chuckled and said: "I know, he's become a celebrity. Keep walking in, turn right at the end, stall 115."

  I thanked the old lady and bought two bottles of Coke from her, leading Su Jing inside. Su Jing opened one with ease, took a sip, glanced at me, and suddenly started coughing violently...

  In front of stall No. 115, a red-faced man was arranging clothes, shoes and socks, with a child in his arms and a stainless steel wine bottle inserted into the back of his pants. As I walked forward, I smelled the strong smell of liquor from his mouth. This guy had already started drinking early in the morning, and he was exactly the one I saw on the bus.

  There was also an ordinary-looking middle-aged woman at the stall, who was busy with her work. When she saw someone coming, she greeted them and asked: "What would you like to have?"

  I pointed at Liu Rili and said: "That guy, I just called you."

  Liu Rili replied straightforwardly: "I know, someone in your family has cancer?"

  I don't know what to say, I steal a glance at Su Jing, but she seems like nothing's wrong, hands behind her back, looking around casually while sipping on Coke. All I can say is: "Nothing, just curious."

  Liu Rili said with a hint of pride: "I've said it many times before, drinking is the cure for all ailments!"

  His wife heard and came over, her face stern, saying: "Are you buying anything or not? We're busy."

  I looked at Su Jing, she came with nothing but this dress on her body. I pushed her in front of the woman and said: "Then you help her pick out a set from inside to outside."

  The woman immediately burst into laughter and, with a half-scolding and half-angry tone, pointed at Liu Rili and said to me: "In the past, he could still scold two sentences after drinking. Since he appeared on the news, his temper has grown longer. He can't even say anything now. Who made him quit drinking and who is in a hurry? That's just asking for his life."

  Liu Rili laughed and said: "Of course, liver cancer made me run away with drinking, otherwise why would I say that?"

  The woman helplessly said: "With this moral character, there's no way out, let's just drink a little, who knows if it's really the credit of drinking? Anyway, I can't tell clearly, after all, everyone at home is relying on him." The woman pointed to Liu Rili and said: "It's time for you to feed the child milk."

  "Got it." In Liu Rili's other hand, there was originally a milk bottle, which Liu Rili touched and put into the child's mouth.

  The woman shouted: "You scoundrel, you're holding a wine jug!"

  Division line

  Everyone votes and posts more, this book is already written. Currently, it actually contains urban cultivation, urban fantasy, and urban supernatural powers. Later on, whatever starting point you have, that's what you'll see. Telepathy, isn't it awesome?