Damn it! Let’s smash the darkness together!

Chapter 1452 - 204: Luling Widow

Before the spinning ring paused, the beggar girl’s panting stopped, and the body that seemed petrified began to relax.

Her eyes flipped up and stared at the gold, and then at Xu Shu in front of her.

Then, she stretched her neck, which had been tucked into her dirty old cotton clothes for warmth.

This action resembled a turtle poking its head out, full of a pitiful and foolish demeanor.

However, her pupils were in a strange triangular shape, like a snake startled out of hibernation, swift and venomous, with a faintly fishy smell!

This strange posture immediately caught Xu Shu’s attention.

Ha, there’s something about her. Even a random native has something unique; she definitely doesn’t seem like a good person. Could she be a snake spirit or a turtle spirit? Residents of the Wulaoxuan Sect lose their internal organs. Could it be that people from the No-Life Mysterious Sect turn into turtle snakes instead?

Hmm, maybe I can ask her about the situation here, but before that, let me see through what she really is! Come out, all-knowing Tai Chu Scroll...

Thinking like this, Xu Shu subconsciously shifted his gaze to the right, looking towards the golden ancient book in the void, waiting for the subtitle hint like ’Oh no, your situation is very bad, what’s in front of you is an XXX with cultivation level XXX~.’

But as he looked, what he saw was a short line of text.

[Remaining uses for today: 0/3!]

"??? "

After a full two seconds of stunned silence, Xu Shu was speechless in his heart.

Damn, I almost forgot I didn’t activate the hyper-dimensional mode. Today’s incident not only cost me two lives.

I’ve also lost the narration provided by the Tai Chu Scroll! The ’true sight’ that allows me to see through others’ essence with a little contact!

If that’s the case, my previous calculations were wrong, and my strength isn’t even a third of usual, more like 0.25?

Damn it, that was reckless!

Today, my situation isn’t good either!!!

Xu Shu silently added the "Editor’s Note" that’s always in adventure mode.

While Xu Shu was shocked, the woman, trembling, reached out and took the gold ring finger.

Her dry, cracked lips parted slightly, exhaling warmth, her gaze both ’sinister’ and excited, just about to thank this kind person.

But when she looked up and saw Xu Shu’s expression, she was suddenly dumbfounded.

Because Xu Shu was standing, having the advantage of height, still staring dumbfoundedly at the Tai Chu Scroll in the void to one side, which the woman couldn’t see.

So in her eyes, following his gaze, this tall, robust man seemed to be greedily staring at her white bosom... No, actually glancing at her daughter beside her.

It looked as though he had bad intentions!

"This..."

The woman almost stopped breathing, her expression freezing as if she suddenly realized Xu Shu’s true intentions!

She looked at Xu Shu, then at her daughter, then at the glittering golden ring finger that could be exchanged for much food and medicine.

After hesitating for a good seven or eight seconds, the woman finally gritted her teeth, tossed the ring back into the broken bowl, and tightly hugged the frail, pale-faced little girl who seemed like she could faint at any moment.

Clang!

The crisp sound jolted Xu Shu, who was ranting about the Tai Chu Scroll, back to his senses.

He came back to reality.

Looking up, he saw the trembling mother and daughter huddled together.

The woman’s gaze was filled with determination, looking at him with disdain, disgust, and decisiveness.

If eyes could speak, Xu Shu thought she’d probably be saying, "Take your dirty money and get lost, you pervert."

Eh, no...

What the heck are you suddenly doing?

The woman’s inexplicable actions left Xu Shu so astonished his eyes almost popped out.

He originally looked (乛.乛).

But now, shocked, it changed, still looking downward but with eyes bulging, almost like an emoji 🤨.

And the woman was like a mother hen protecting her chick, pursing her lips, ready to die rather than submit.

The girl in her arms woke up with a start, looking up in confusion.

In an instant...

Xu Shu: (⊙⌓⊙)

Woman: :(

Girl: (꒪-꒪)

The three of them stared at each other, falling into a long and awkward silence.

They didn’t speak, only exhaling breaths that turned into steaming white mist.

Amidst the long silence, another little girl popped her head out from behind Xu Shu’s waist.

"What are you two doing?" The little one, about four feet tall, glanced at Xu Shu before proactively asking the mother and daughter.

Xiao Ya was still petite and adorable, with a certain amicability.

Her appearance made much of the flustered and bewildered look in the mother and daughter’s eyes disappear.

"We are... uh," the woman suddenly paused, staring blankly at Xiao Ya.

Isn’t it obvious from our appearance?

We’re beggars!

We’re beggars here!

We’re here begging for food!

The woman trembled slightly, unsure if it was from fear or anger.

Finally, she glanced at the large and small pair of obviously expensively dressed figures, Xu Shu and Xiao Ya, and bit her lip, lowering her gaze:

"Greetings to the two gentlemen, the humble woman is Yang Su, formerly a singer at the Xisha Square in Baishi Town, Luling County. This is the humble girl, Yue’er. The world is plagued by severe drought, continuous disasters, and chaos of war. As orphans and widows, we’re truly starving and have had to beg... perform to make a living! Just to fill our stomachs. This humble woman can play a tune, if you gentlemen would be gracious, please, please spare us a meal."