Chapter 223: Compensation Like This

“Shui Miao, there’s absolutely nothing underground.”

“Hmm!”

“Master, those three guys have already been possessed by me and went to the police station to turn themselves in. They all had drugs on them.”

“Drugs…”

“Yes, I would never dare to lie to you, Master.”

“Alright, I understand.”

Shui Miao, accompanied by a ghost and a demon, arrived at the shop rented by Huo Yuanliang and his group.

Facing Huo Yuanliang directly, Shui Miao said, “The issue with that house has been resolved. Whether to leave or stay is your decision, although I must say the feng shui of this shop is quite average. If you choose to leave, I can guarantee finding you a much better location in terms of feng shui. However, my next destination is not where your daughter is studying, but Zhonghai City.”

Madam Luo was present and immediately wanted to get angry upon hearing Shui Miao’s comment about the shop’s poor feng shui. However, the black snake demon suddenly appeared in front of her, scaring her into hastily shutting her mouth and refunding the rent.

“No, our family is going to Nanjing. Thank you for your kindness.”

Huo Xiang still harbored resentment toward Shui Miao for his previous remarks.

“Fine then, I still need to catch a train. If you change your mind, you can call me once you reach Zhonghai City. Also, Ho Xiang, if you want to learn feng shui, you can call me too. As a friend, I will share everything I know without reservation.” Shui Miao had no intention of lingering and turned to leave immediately after speaking.

At the train station waiting room, there were still twenty minutes until the train arrived.

It was the same place, but Shui Miao’s mood had changed.

The waiting room gradually became more crowded. Shui Miao found a spot and sat down. Looking to his sides, on the left were a young couple in a tight embrace, while on the right was an elderly woman with two little girls around seven or eight years old, who were staring blankly at the couple.

Shui Miao coughed and gently patted the young man’s shoulder. “Hey kid, this is a public place. Mind your behavior.”

The young man had bright red long hair. He turned to look at Shui Miao and stood up, pointing at him and shouting, “What the hell! It’s none of your business!”

Shui Miao slightly furrowed his brow and coldly signaled the black snake demon to deal with the young man.

Without hesitation, the black snake demon immediately possessed the young man.

Many people waiting for their trains noticed that the young man suddenly shuddered, then completely changed his demeanor, slapping himself hard several times. After a few blows, blood started flowing from his nose and mouth. His girlfriend, puzzled by what was happening, pushed him and scolded, “Are you out of your mind? Making me lose face like this? Forget you!”

“Go to hell!”

The young man turned and slapped the girl’s face, then grabbed her hair, beating and cursing her, “You shameless slut, you ill-bred thing, acting like a whore in public. I’ll kill you!”

The girl, raised in a sheltered environment and never having been hit before, instantly lost her temper and started fighting back with the young man.

Bai Feng also disliked the sight of the young couple and immediately blew a gust of cold wind at them. Their hair all fell out, leaving them completely bald, which caused the onlookers to burst into laughter. It turned out they looked like a young monk and a novice nun!

Finding the place too noisy, Shui Miao stood up and moved to a quieter spot.

Just as he sat down, Shui Miao suddenly spotted three familiar figures and quickly stood up again. How come they came here?

These three people were none other than the young bride and her grandfather and grandmother.

“Where are you all going?”

Shui Miao approached them.

Grandfather and grandmother didn’t recognize Shui Miao’s current appearance, but the young bride did.

Seeing Shui Miao, the young bride was also somewhat surprised.

Shui Miao had thought the bride would ignore him, but the opposite happened. After helping Shui Miao sit down, the bride pulled him aside and happily said, “Thank goodness I ran into you. Can you help us get two train tickets to the city? Someone from the village who used to work with Brother Zhang Ling told me that Brother Zhang has a mistress outside, and the mistress even bore a son for the Zhang family. Now the mistress wants to leave with someone else, but she’s leaving the son behind for us to take in. At least the Zhang family now has an heir, so I can leave with peace of mind.”

“What? What’s going on… You’re leaving?”

Shui Miao was somewhat confused. Judging from the bride’s demeanor, she seemed to have made up her mind to explore the outside world.

“Of course! Didn’t you tell me to go to Zhonghai City!” The bride suddenly glared at Shui Miao. “Have you changed your mind?”

Shui Miao’s heart sank. Could his romantic luck not be this good? Just having gotten rid of Huo Xiang, now the young bride showed up again. Was heaven deliberately playing a joke on him? Not knowing what to do, Bai Feng had already bewitched a ticket scalper, who automatically handed over three train tickets to the city.

The bride took the tickets, her face filled with disbelief.

Shui Miao let out a long sigh and spoke seriously to the bride, “Actually… there’s something I’ve been hiding from you. I actually have an illness. I can’t be intimate with a woman. If I do, I will die. It’s a strange illness called Yin Death upon contact, and it’s incurable.” After a moment’s thought, Shui Miao came up with this method to make the bride give up.

Upon hearing this, the bride was instantly stunned. Thinking back, that night they were so close, yet nothing happened. Wasn’t that proof enough of his illness?

Seeing the bride lost in thought, Shui Miao approached the elderly couple, took their hands, and while channeling his immortal energy to cleanse and revitalize their meridians, he said, “Grandfather and Grandmother, I used to be a classmate of Zhang Ling. Zhang Ling is a good person, and good people will be rewarded. I believe he will recover and come back someday.”

Shui Miao knew that the elderly couple was unaware of Zhang Ling’s death. They thought he had gone mad and ran away to a distant place. Initially, they had suspected Shui Miao was someone close to the bride, which made them nervous, but now they felt reassured. After chatting for about five or six minutes, Shui Miao unknowingly cured their illnesses. Influenced by his immortal energy, their bodies would allow them to live at least another decade or more.

The elderly couple felt puzzled, suddenly feeling lighter, and their previously aching legs no longer hurt.

When the announcement came that the train to Zhonghai City had arrived, Shui Miao released their hands, stood up, glanced at the bride, and walked away.

“Shui Miao, wait!”

After walking about ten meters, the bride caught up and whispered, “Shui Miao, if you don’t mind me, I’m willing to be with you.”

…

Shui Miao was deeply moved. How could this young bride be so pure and sincere?

What should he do?

She was so devoted; could he really be so heartless?

Just as Shui Miao was caught between a rock and a hard place, the black snake demon approached and whispered in his ear, “Master, I advise you to just accept her. With your abilities, not only could you marry one bride, but even ten or eight wouldn’t be a problem.”

“Get lost!”

Shui Miao immediately shouted at the black snake demon.

The bride, hearing this, thought Shui Miao was telling her to go away. She nodded, tears welling up in her eyes, and said, “Fine, you’ve finally spoken your mind. All that talk about being sick was just a lie, a lie! If you don’t like me, just say so. I can handle it. I won’t cling to you.”

With that, the bride turned and ran off.

Shui Miao furrowed his brow, gritted his teeth, and turned to look at the black snake demon…

The black snake demon, startled, quickly dodged away!

Bai Feng approached Shui Miao and said calmly, “Perhaps this response wasn’t a bad one. Sometimes a short pain is better than a long one. She’s still young and won’t do anything foolish just because of your words.”

“I hope so!”

Shui Miao gently shook his head. “I feel like I haven’t helped her but instead hurt her. I want to make it up to her somehow, but I can’t think of a good way.”

“Hmm…” Bai Feng thought for a moment and suddenly became excited. “Actually, I have a good idea. We have many Yin Spirit Stones, right? We can give her one to enhance her soul, making her smarter and stronger. Even after her death, she would be more powerful than an ordinary ghost. With a few years of cultivation, she could even surpass me now. Also, the Yin Spirit Stone is very potent. Just a small piece is enough for a living person; too much could be harmful.”

“Indeed, that’s a good idea. Please give her one.”

Shui Miao extended his hand and gave Bai Feng a small Yin Spirit Stone.