Chapter 44 of 100

Chapter 44

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Holding tightly onto the jade pendant given to him by Lu Yi, Lu Tianyu couldn't help but think about the strange tales his father used to tell him when he was a child, stories about the mainland.

On the Divine Wasteland Continent, there were some special defensive spirit artifacts. When a child was born, their parents would place such an item close to the child's body. This way, when the child encountered a major crisis, the defensive spirit artifact would immediately activate, unleashing a terrifying defensive power to resolve the life-threatening situation.

Of course, the higher the grade of the defensive spirit artifact, the stronger its defensive power. The jade pendant given to him by Lu Yi, without a doubt, was the spirit artifact placed on her by her parents, whom she had never met, in the hope of protecting their child's safety.

However, because the explosive power of the over a hundred Tiger Roar Pills was too strong, it had already exceeded the defensive capability of the jade pendant. As a result, after enduring the shock of the explosion, the jade pendant immediately cracked with countless fissures, becoming a piece of scrap jade.

Such defensive spirit artifacts were extremely valuable and were important tools used by the major families on the continent to protect the safety of their direct descendants. Ordinary people had no chance of obtaining them.

To refine such a defensive spirit artifact, the difficulty was immense. Only those with superb refining skills could achieve it, and a considerable amount of rare heavenly materials and treasures were required to refine it into shape. Finally, a powerful member of the family would input battle qi energy into the refined spirit artifact. The higher the cultivation level of the person inputting the battle qi energy, the stronger the defensive power of the spirit artifact.

"It seems that Lu Yi's biological parents are not simple people. They actually possess such an incredibly precious defensive spirit artifact. If so, why did they abandon Little Yi?" Lu Tianyu thought to himself, muttering, his eyes filled with confusion.

As Lu Tianyu was deep in thought, the old fisherman had already steered the fishing boat swiftly down the Xishui River, turned right, and stopped at a dense patch of water grass on the shore, anchoring the boat.

"Little brother, my home is nearby. Let me take you there first." The old fisherman immediately took a few steps forward and helped Lu Tianyu up.

As soon as the old fisherman let go, Lu Tianyu's body immediately swayed violently, almost falling over again.

"Little brother, it seems you are seriously injured. Let me carry you." The old fisherman immediately reached out to support him, without hesitation, picked him up, and carried him ashore, heading towards a few dilapidated thatched cottages not far away.

The elderly fisherman, carrying the young Lu Tianyu, was clearly struggling, his steps unsteady and swaying from side to side. Each step was abnormally difficult, as if he might fall at any moment.

Seeing this, Lu Tianyu was deeply moved. However, due to his severe internal injuries, he could not walk and could only let the old fisherman carry him, slowly advancing towards the thatched cottages.

Finally, they arrived in front of the thatched cottages. Seeing the condition of the place, Lu Tianyu couldn't help but sigh inwardly. The thatched cottages, due to the long-term ravages of wind and rain, were already in a state of disrepair, leaning precariously as if they might collapse at any moment.

The wooden door in front of him was even more dilapidated, with several large holes. The wind blew, and it immediately made a creaking sound, swaying back and forth.

If it weren't for a broken fishing net tying the door, Lu Tianyu believed that the wooden door would not be able to withstand another strong wind and would collapse with a loud crash.

It seemed that the old fisherman's life was extremely difficult, far worse than his own life in the Lu family, which was like heaven and earth in comparison.

"Old lady, open the door quickly!" Upon reaching the door, the old fisherman immediately called out, panting.

"Coming!" A hoarse voice came from inside. Soon, Lu Tianyu saw through the gaps in the wooden door an old woman with white hair, about sixty years old, holding a bamboo cane, being supported by a six- or seven-year-old boy, shakily walking to the door. She fumbled with her right hand to open the door.

When the old woman opened the door, her eyes remained tightly closed, as if she couldn't open them. Seeing this, Lu Tianyu was deeply shocked; she was blind.

"Grandpa, who is this uncle?" The little boy, seeing Lu Tianyu, immediately opened his eyes wide and asked curiously.

"Old lady, did you bring someone back?" The old woman immediately asked, puzzled.

"Yes, while fishing today, I happened to encounter this young brother, who was seriously injured and had fallen into the water. So, I saved him. He is seriously injured and needs to see a doctor immediately." The old fisherman immediately explained.

"See a doctor? Old lady, how much silver did you earn from fishing today? Is it enough to see a doctor?" The old woman immediately countered.

"Uh, today's luck was very bad. I only caught a few small fish and didn't sell them..." The old fisherman was immediately at a loss for words.

"In that case, take this hairpin and sell it. Although it's not worth much, it can pay for a doctor to come once." The old woman immediately extended her bony right hand, shakily reaching to the top of her head, and removed the wooden hairpin.

This hairpin was one of the dowries given to her by her family when she got married. Over the years, the old woman had always treasured it, even in the most difficult times, she had never sold it. But today, to save a life, she unhesitatingly removed it and gave it to the old fisherman to sell, to get some silver to pay for a doctor to treat Lu Tianyu.

"This won't do, old lady. This is your dowry, how can you sell it?" The old fisherman immediately shook his head.

"Don't say so much, saving a life is the most important." The kind old woman immediately put on a stern face, pretending to be displeased.

"Thank you, old sir. I appreciate your kindness, but there's no need to see a doctor. I can treat myself. Please put me down first." Lu Tianyu, deeply moved, quickly explained.

"Okay, good." The old fisherman immediately carefully put Lu Tianyu down, letting him hold onto the wooden door and stand steady.

"Grandpa, you haven't told me who this uncle is yet." The little boy still had his curious eyes wide open, asking in a childish voice.

"Xiao Chao, be good, don't cause trouble. Go back to the room with grandma first." The old fisherman immediately scolded.

"Okay, fine." The little boy pouted, retook the old woman's hand, and returned to the room.

Lu Tianyu slowly supported himself with the wooden door, sat cross-legged on the ground, and looked up at the old fisherman, saying, "Old sir, to be honest, I am a cultivator. I have suffered severe internal injuries and need to cultivate to heal. While I am cultivating, please don't disturb me."

"No problem, young brother. Heal yourself. I'll stay here and make sure no one disturbs you." The old fisherman immediately nodded, went into the room to find a small wooden stool, and sat beside Lu Tianyu.

"Thank you, old sir." Lu Tianyu sincerely thanked him and immediately closed his eyes, beginning to cultivate and heal.

Time flew by, and half an hour passed. Lu Tianyu, after completing one cycle of cultivation, slowly opened his eyes again and saw that the old fisherman was still sitting beside him, staring at him intently. A warm feeling welled up in his heart.

"Grandpa, grandpa, I'm hungry, I want to eat steamed buns." At this moment, the old fisherman's grandson came out of the room, holding his hand and shouting.

"Xiao Chao, be good, grandpa will make you some porridge." The old fisherman immediately patted the little boy's head affectionately and smiled.

"No, I don't want porridge. I eat porridge every day and never get full. I won't eat it. I want to eat white steamed buns. I want to eat steamed buns." The little boy immediately started crying and shouting.

"Xiao Chao, be good, don't make a fuss. Grandpa didn't catch any fish today, so we don't have any silver to buy steamed buns." The old fisherman explained bitterly.

"I don't care. I want to eat steamed buns. I want to eat steamed buns... wail... wail..." The little boy immediately burst into tears, his tears falling like broken beads.

Seeing this, Lu Tianyu felt a pang in his heart and immediately reached into his storage bag at his waist, taking out a bag of silver.

This storage bag was a gift from his adoptive father, Zhao Yunbing, when he left the Zhao family martial arts hall. The silver was the travel money given to him by Zhao Yunbing. Lu Tianyu had never counted it, so he didn't know how much there was.

Now, facing this family of three living in such hardship, Lu Tianyu immediately and without hesitation took out all the silver given to him by Zhao Yunbing as travel money and handed it to the old fisherman.

"Old sir, you saved my life, and I have no way to repay you. Please accept this silver and use it to buy steamed buns for your grandson." Lu Tianyu sincerely pushed the bag into the old fisherman's hand.

"This... I can't accept this, young brother. Please take it back." The old fisherman's face changed, and he immediately pulled his hand back, causing the bag of silver to fall to the ground.

"Old sir, if you don't accept it, I will never be at ease. Please take it!" Lu Tianyu bent down to pick up the bag of silver and pushed it back into the old fisherman's hand.

"I really can't accept your silver, young brother..." The old fisherman was still trying to refuse.

"Old sir, please don't say anything more. I have one more request, and I hope you will agree." Lu Tianyu immediately stood up, his expression very serious.

"What is it? Just say it. If I can do it, I will agree." The old fisherman immediately said.

"Old sir, I hope you will promise me not to tell anyone about meeting me today. If you do, it will bring me great danger. Do you understand?" Lu Tianyu solemnly instructed.

"Ah? Young brother, rest assured. Even if someone puts a knife to my neck, I won't say a word. Rest assured. Please take the silver back, I really can't accept it..." The old fisherman, hearing this, turned pale with fear and stammered.

"Old sir, the silver is my small token of appreciation. You must accept it. I must take my leave now!" Lu Tianyu finished speaking, immediately bowed deeply to the old fisherman, performing the highest form of gratitude on the Divine Wasteland Continent.

After doing this, Lu Tianyu quickly turned around and ran away, despite the old fisherman's calls.

He couldn't stay here, to avoid bringing danger to the kind old fisherman and his family.

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