Li Xiang the Immortal
30 - Reuniting

Lingxue Village, also known as the village without beggars, is known as a village that has high concern. Because it is said that if every beggar goes there, they will get shelter and food for some time until the person can make money for himself.

People say that the villagers of Lingxue are very kind and generous because they want to help anyone in trouble. Even if they don't know that person.

All that everyone knew was the kindness of these villagers alone. They do not know the dark things that the villagers hide from the wider community.

In fact, every beggar who came was treated well. However, it was only 5 days. They provide food and shelter only for that long. Then on the sixth day, everything changed. The villagers would kill the beggars as payment for what they did for him.

Then the corpses of the people they killed would be buried under the soil of their garden, making it fertilizer that fertilizes the soil.

The land of Lingxue village was actually not that fertile back then. But after all they did, their land became fertile. Despite having to do such a heinous thing, they didn't care. All they think about is their profit.

Around the rice fields and gardens they had were seal seals set up by a cultivator from their village. Although the cultivator was not that strong, he could make a strong seal paper so that the evil spirits of the beggars they killed did not go to the village to attack them.

Over time the more beggars they killed, the more evil spirits lay beneath their fields and gardens. The seal installed by the cultivator was still functioning until it was finally destroyed after decades. As the impervious seal restrained the evil spirits and the negative aura, eventually the seal burned and perished, making the evil spirit spirits of the slain beggars come out and instantly avenge them on the citizens of Lingxue village.

The Lingxue villagers did not care about when the time they had to kill the beggars. As long as 5 days had passed after the beggar had stayed, then they would have instantly killed him. It does not matter whether it is a celebration or not.

Cultivators should know that there is a negative aura of evil spirits in Lingxue village. But because of the seal, weak cultivators would not be able to figure it out. Even a cultivator at the general level. If they pay attention properly, they will definitely feel it even if only a little.

That was the reality of the real Lingxue village. They don't really care about other people. They were vile people who only thought about their own gains. It looks sweet but is actually rotten.

***

Since it was already night, Li Xiang and Xiao Xing Fu were resting within the forest. They did not pass through the city or village after coming out of Lingxue village. So inevitably, they had to stop at this place, because the night had already arrived.

The forest they were in right now had no monsters in it. Just an ordinary animal. Like rabbits, deer, tigers and others. Therefore, Xiao Xing Fu was not so anxious that there would be ferocious beasts attacking. He and his teacher were currently sitting under a tree with a bonfire in front of them. They are also currently making food. More precisely, it was Li Xiang who made the food.

"You just pay attention. Aren't you going to help me?" Said Li Xiang as he was cutting vegetables.

"I can't cook. So I can only watch you cook. If I meddle, it might feel bad." Reply Xiao Xing Fu.

Li Xiang snorted, "Hmph! So learn to cook! If you can't cook, you won't be able to eat good food when you're in a place like this on your own. Like on a life training test. You must be just eating charred meat, right?" His ejek was accompanied by a childish smile.

Xiao Xing Fu threw a look of annoyance, "Cih, let it go. Why memamngnya? After all, I'm the only one who ate it! So it doesn't matter."

"Hahaha, it turns out that my words are right. You just eat meat. How's it feel? Bittersweet? Tasteless?" Ejek Li Xiang's.

"Curtain it, let it go!" The Upset Xiao Xing Fu.

"If you want, I can teach you how to cook." Li Xiang said.

Xiao Xing Fu directly looked at Li Xiang who was currently still cutting vegetables, "Right? You want to teach me?" Speak with sparkling eyes.

Li Xiang glanced at Xiao Xing Fu and smiled without answering the boy's remark.

Xiao Xing Fu interpreted it as 'yes'. He also became enthusiastic and enthusiastic. "K–" But Xiao Xing Fu had not yet spoken, Li Xiang had already preceded him. "Of course not. I don't want to teach you how to cook. If you want to learn to cook, just ask the chef who is in the restaurant. They'll teach you if you give them money. You must use your own money. Don't ask me. Because I won't give it."

Xiao Xing Fu's originally sparkling eyes became dim. His gaze became annoyed, "Don't give me hope, if you don't want to help make it happen!" He immediately stepped on Li Xiang's foot.

Li Xiang lost focus, until the knife he used cut his finger. Blood mixed about the carrot he was cutting.

Xiao Xing Fu was surprised, "Your escape! Broken!" The screech unconsciously. He pointed at Li Xiang's hand.

"Shhhhhh.." Li Xiang hissed in pain. He blew away his left hand that had lost a finger.

Xiao Xing Fu became panicked. He immediately took the hand that was being blown by Li Xiang. He pressed it, making more blood come out.

"Akh!" Li Xiang was surprised, "You want to make me bleed out?!" He pulled his hand from Xiao Xing Fu's grasp.

Xiao Xing Fu was shocked when he realized his mistake was pressing down on Li Xiang's hand. "Pardon me, forgive me.." He said with panic and guilt.

"Sshhh. I'm not trying to die right now. Because I'm going to cook food. If I die, then what about my food?!" Pissed Li Xiang. "It's not quiet, I'm just gonna shake because I didn't get any food at my last minute!"

"Sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you."

"Huft.this is not a problem. If I die and come back to life, then either my fingers or my broken, cut limbs will reconnect."

"So you're gonna kill yourself to get your finger back?!" Xiao Xing Fu said in surprise.

"Heh, no. If I could plug my fingers back in without dying first, then why would I commit suicide? Too long. You help me put my fingers back together."

"Take my finger and reconnect it with my hand."

Xiao Xing Fu did not seem to understand. But he did what Li Xiang said. He took his teacher's finger with a cringe. Afterwards, he fused it with Li Xiang's hands.

Li Xiang pointed at his severed finger with his right hand. Then suddenly a bright blue thread came out from his finger that was pointing. The thread moved as if it was sewing its cut finger.

Xiao Xing Fu swallowed his own saliva. His one hand was still holding Li Xiang's finger so as not to fall. "W-what's he doing? Is he putting his fingers together?" His inner.

"Done, you can take my finger off." Li Xiang said.

Xiao Xing Fu immediately let go and amazingly, Li Xiang's fingers completely fused back together. His finger did not drop after Xiao Xing Fu let go. "W-how is it possible–"

Li Xiang gave an arrogant expression, "You see? My fingers are back together. I used Qi to bring it together. You see for yourself, I'm amazing."

"I never thought he could do anything like this." Inner Xiao Xing Fu was still shocked. "After all, this feels very impossible to do. How strong is he really?"

"Because my fingers are back, I'll continue cooking." Li Xiang said. He intended to cut carrots that are now mixed with blood.

"You're gonna use that carrot?" Xiao Xing Fu said as he looked at the carrot that was about to be cut.

"Yes, why? This carrot is still good."

"It's good for your eyes! The carrot was mixed with blood! Use another carrot!" Said Xiao Xing Fu who arrived to be annoyed.

"It's a shame to be thrown away." Li Xiang pouted.

"Dispose!" Xiao Xing Fu directly took all the carrots and threw them.

"Why did you throw it away?!" Pissed Li Xiang.

"The carrot is dirty! You can't tell the difference between clean and dirty food, can you?! You want to poison the food?!"

"Yes." Yeah." Chirped Li Xiang lightly.

"I will also eat the food you make. If you want to add poison to die, then I will also die from eating it!" Xiao Xing Fu became annoyed.

"Then we will die together! Nice one!" Said Li Xiang spirit.

"Off yourself there!" Xiao Xing Fu directly smacked Li Xiang's face to the point of making the teenager fall backwards.

***

After a dinner that was quite noisy with the commotion, Li Xiang and Xiao Xing Fu were now sitting on the same tree, but different branches. The two positions are turned back to each other.

"You haven't slept yet?" Li Xiang said. He looked at the sky that was slightly blocked by the leaves of the trees.

"Hm.hmm not."

"Quick sleep. If you don't go to sleep soon, you'll get shorter." Li Xiang's words were interspersed with mocking laughter.

"Currently, you said I was short. You are short yourself. You midget."

Li Xiang almost choked on his own saliva when he heard Xiao Xing Fu call him a midget. "So, you're such a brazen student!" Resenting.

"Leave it." Ketus Xiao Xing Fu's.

Both were silent for a moment. Until Li Xiang started to open his voice, "You still think of the person who killed the citizens in your village? You want to meet him and take revenge on him?"

"Yes..." Somehow Xiao Xing Fu's feelings became uneasy when Li Xiang started discussing that. Especially with his voice flat without any jokes at all.

"What if the person you've been looking for is always by your side? What if I was the one who killed everyone in your village?"

Xiao Xing Fu felt his throat being scratched when he heard his teacher's remark. He couldn't say anything, "That's impossible!" Say it after a while.

"Nothing is impossible in this world. Everything can happen even without you expecting it at all. Now my question is. What if the one who killed everyone in your village was me? Are you going to continue to take revenge like what you always say? Or are you going to betray all those people, including your foster parents who've been taking care of you for almost a year, just because I was the culprit?

Now tell me, Fu'er. Who would you choose if I was the culprit? All those people, including your foster parents? Or am I your teacher?" Said Li Xiang in a tone that sounded so solemn. "Something can change depending on the answer you give."

For the first time Li Xiang mentioned Xiao Xing Fu with Fu'er. Before that, he never called her by name.