Chapter 270: Encountered a Selfish Person

“That’s right, it’s her.”

Bailan let out a soft sigh. “My senior sister is very devoted. If it were me, I wouldn’t have waited—I’d have killed him already.”

“But why does your senior sister treat Shui Miao that way?” Wua, using her Linglong heart to observe Shui Miao, felt he was a positive, bright person who strongly detested evil. That’s why she had developed a slight fondness for him.

Now, she was very curious why the thousand-year-old female ghost, Madame Bai, would treat Shui Miao like that.

“Because…” Bailan sighed again. “This Shui Miao resembles, both in personality and appearance, the man who betrayed my senior sister.”

“I see! Then does your senior sister want to help Shui Miao or harm him?” Wua asked anxiously.

“It’s neither helping nor harming. It’s more like mutual exploitation,” Bailan frowned. “Hmm, you seem to care a lot about Shui Miao. Could it be that you’ve already fallen for him?”

“How could that be? Don’t say such things,” Wua quickly denied. “So many people like him already; it’s not like it’s my turn to like him. He’s a man with a heavy peach blossom fate. If I like him, won’t I just be asking for trouble?”

“Pfft! What peach blossom fate!” Bailan waved her hand dismissively, her face full of contempt. “I’ve seen many men like him, and I’ve never seen anything special about him. His so-called peach blossom fate is nothing more than worldly material temptations. If he were ugly, poor, and not a cultivator, I bet no one would even give him a second glance if he walked naked down the street.”

“You’re right. People nowadays only care about material things…”

Wua strongly agreed with Bailan.

Indeed, Shui Miao didn’t have a girlfriend when he was poor.

Once he became wealthy and started cultivating, women were practically swarming around him.

This couldn’t be blamed on Shui Miao being fickle; rather, it was because many women in this world were too materialistic, driven by money and desires, with no sense of integrity. As for Wua, if she hadn’t wanted to understand love and emotions, she wouldn’t have sought out Shui Miao either. Therefore, everything happened for a reason, not because of some so-called peach blossom fate.

“Sister, let’s cooperate, okay? I swear I won’t betray you.” After a long conversation, Bailan had prepared all her deadly moves while Wua was off guard. Unfortunately, she discovered that the one she was speaking with wasn’t Wua’s true soul, but merely a soul-manifesting talisman.

“Cooperation? Sure!”

Wua’s soul manifested again on another tree. “But I have a condition. First, release my friends from the gourd.”

“Too late. They’ve all turned into black vapor.” Bailan opened the gourd’s stopper, and wisps of black vapor drifted out.

Wua’s eyebrows furrowed. “Then how about this? You give me the gourd, and I’ll cooperate with you.”

“Fine! Take it!” Bailan raised her hand, inviting Wua to come forward.

Wua wasn’t foolish and naturally wouldn’t fall for it so easily. “You put the gourd on the ground and step away.”

“Such distrust, Wua! After all we’ve talked about, you still don’t trust me!?” Bailan feigned disappointment.

Wua chuckled. “That’s called ‘never intending to harm others, but always prepared to guard against them.'”

“Fine, fine. I won’t dwell on it.” Bailan shook her head, placed the gourd on the ground, and slowly stepped back.

“Keep going… further…”

“Even more…”

“No, go back even more!”

Wua kept telling Bailan to retreat further and further, until she had backed up more than thirty meters.

Bailan inwardly smirked with satisfaction. Wua, no matter how clever you are, this time you won’t escape!

While she was feeling smug, she suddenly saw a black dog dart out from the reeds and bite the gourd…

Could it be that Wua had transformed into the black dog?

Bailan didn’t dare to be careless. With her mind, she controlled the gourd. As soon as the black dog touched it, the gourd trembled and sucked the dog inside.

“Ugh! You’re so despicable! You dared to trick me! I’ve completely figured you out now!”

Wua angrily cursed a few times and immediately vanished.

She had to leave quickly—Bailan was too cunning and impossible to guard against.

“That damned Wua! I admit, I underestimated you!”

Bailan was furious. Her mind raced as she thought, “No, I must go to Fengdu to intercept her. If the experts from the Underworld find out I’m the disciple of the Soul-Locking Emperor, my master will be in big trouble! But if I go to Fengdu now, the Nine Tripod Incense Burner at the Yellow Springs Patriarch’s place might fall into someone else’s hands?” Bailan pondered for a moment, then reluctantly gave up on seizing the incense burner. Immediately, she concealed her presence and rushed toward the Underworld’s Fengdu, determined to intercept and kill Wua at all costs.

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Shui Miao returned to the hospital with Lin Qing’er and Dashaung.

Qing’er had a minor foot injury, and a doctor treated her.

Dashaung hid in the nurse’s room, borrowed a nurse uniform from the head nurse, and vowed never to wear a skirt again.

After learning about the incident, Grandfather Lin was shocked and immediately scolded the bodyguards.

However, Shui Miao knew it was just an act. It was all pretense. If he truly cared about his daughter, why didn’t he let the bodyguards chase after them?

Then, Grandfather Lin invited Shui Miao alone into the hospital director’s office.

In the room next to the director’s office, Shui Miao saw the hospital director and Dr. Hua being guarded by two bodyguards. Their phones had been confiscated, and even the landline in the office had been disconnected.

“Shui Miao, it’s a pleasure to meet you! My daughter Qing’er was fortunate to have your care recently!” As soon as Grandfather Lin entered, he expressed his gratitude. From the moment he saw Shui Miao, judging from his aura, he realized Shui Miao was no ordinary man. “Well, every parent worries about their child. I misunderstood you before and did some things that were unfair to you. I sincerely apologize.”

As he spoke, Grandfather Lin actually bowed to Shui Miao.

For an old man to do this was truly difficult.

Shui Miao never expected Grandfather Lin to be so humble. His resentment toward him instantly faded, and he quickly stepped forward to help the old man up. “Uncle Lin, your daughter Lin is good to me, so repaying her is only natural. Now that there are assassins after you, you should quickly find a way to deal with them. Also, your aura doesn’t look good—I fear something serious might happen.”

“Don’t worry, I’ve already arranged for people to deal with them.”

Grandfather Lin led Shui Miao to the sofa, held his hand, and looked at him with shining eyes, as if he were a treasure. Without Grandfather Lin even speaking, Shui Miao knew what he was thinking. He wanted Shui Miao to help him cleanse his meridians and cultivate, just like what Jiang Zhihao and others had done.

“Really?”

Shui Miao’s spiritual sense detected that the bodyguards were still there, and not even one had left to make a call.

From the moment they entered, Grandfather Lin had not actually arranged for anyone to deal with the assassins.

Clearly, Grandfather Lin was lying.

Facing assassins would be a major crisis for ordinary people.

But to Grandfather Lin, it seemed like a trivial matter that could be ignored.

After sensing this, Shui Miao understood everything!

It turned out that the bodyguards around Grandfather Lin were all top experts. They were armed, so the assassins might not be able to reach him. However, Shui Miao couldn’t understand why Grandfather Lin hadn’t arranged bodyguards for his own daughter. This made Shui Miao feel that Grandfather Lin was too selfish, only thinking about himself and not caring about his daughter’s life.

“Yes, of course. Don’t worry, news will come soon.” Grandfather Lin smiled, looked at Shui Miao’s face, and couldn’t help but anxiously ask, “Little Shui! I heard you’ve entered the path of cultivation. Is that true?”

“Uncle Lin, you didn’t arrange any protection for your daughter at all.” Shui Miao frowned, his expression serious.

Grandfather Lin was taken aback, then forced a smile. “Hehe, I didn’t say it, but my men are smart. They know what to do and what not to do. Just relax.”

“Fine, if that’s what you think, I can’t do anything about it.” Shui Miao shook his head and pulled his hand away. “Uncle Lin, if you have anything to say, just say it. I have something important to take care of.”

Seeing Grandfather Lin’s selfish face, Shui Miao couldn’t help but dislike him. If it weren’t for his sincere apology just now, Shui Miao wouldn’t even want to waste a single word on him. Appearance reflects the heart; evil people have evil looks, and good and evil cannot coexist. Grandfather Lin had a long, thin face, drooping eyelids, and a wolfish appearance, like a cannibal.

Shui Miao genuinely doubted whether Lin Qing’er was truly his biological daughter.

“Uh…”

Grandfather Lin originally thought Shui Miao was an easygoing young man to manipulate. Seeing that Shui Miao was serious and unwilling to stay, he realized that this young man named Shui Miao didn’t care about him at all and wasn’t some naive youth he could easily fool.

After decades in the business world, Grandfather Lin still had the ability to judge people.

After a pause, he became serious. “It’s like this: a doctor named Hua told me I wouldn’t live until tomorrow morning. I find it hard to believe, so I wanted to ask you to…”

“Your complexion really does look bad. As for fate, I can’t say much. Accumulating virtue can extend one’s lifespan. If you believe me, Uncle, you can try doing some good deeds.” Shui Miao interrupted Grandfather Lin, said a few simple words, and stood up to leave. As he reached the door, he stopped and added, “Oh, by the way, Uncle Lin, this hospital is full of all sorts of people. It’s not very safe. Do you want to leave with me?”

He wouldn’t have said those extra words if it weren’t for Lin Qing’er.

Moreover, the three assassins who had been slapped by Wua earlier had just been brought to the hospital for treatment by their underlings, so Shui Miao said that.

“Hehe, unsafe? Why would you say that?” Grandfather Lin stood up and slowly walked toward the door, still unhurried, with a smile as if nothing could shake his calm.

Unsafe? The assassins had already forced their way to the door, yet he still didn’t take it seriously? Shui Miao frowned, tried to be patient, and said, “Because those assassins are back. I have to go protect Lin Sister now. Uncle Lin, please take care of yourself.”

Shui Miao opened the door and walked out directly.

Unexpectedly, Grandfather Lin suddenly shouted coldly, “Grab him!”

“What!?”

Shui Miao was greatly shocked. Just as he was about to resist, he saw more than ten bodyguards drawing their guns!