Chapter 61: Remuneration
"Forget it, there might be something weird about the corpse of the snake demon. It's gone if it's gone."
Zhang Geng looked at me and hesitated to speak, squirming.
I frowned: "You have something to say!"
"...That's right, Dong Zhonghua is still unconscious and the payment has not been settled yet..."
This is indeed a big deal, as it affects my travel expenses to continue to find Gong Yiyu!
I sat up with great effort, my joints rotated, and after a few "bang bangs", I returned to normal, and endured the pain and got out of bed.
"Let's go! Go and ask for money!"
Zhang Geng's eyes lit up and he followed me like a dog-legger.
I took two steps and turned around, just in time to see Bai Luoxin standing in front of my bed, with his head hung low and his figure thin.
"Bai Luoxin, don't you want to learn Taoism from me?"
Bai Luoxin raised his head, as confused as a little hamster.
Zhang Geng's eyebrows and eyes moved randomly, gesturing to her to follow him.
Bai Luoxin suddenly showed a bright smile and ran to me jumping up and down: "Master..."
"Stop calling me master."
Bai Luoxin's smile froze on her face, and mist filled her almond-shaped eyes, like the dewdrops on the leaves in the morning that were about to fall.
"We are about the same age, please call me Zhao Rui."
Bai Luoxin's smile returned again, her bright eyes filled with soft water, and she softly called out: "Zhao Rui."
Zhang Geng had a sly eyebrow and a teasing look on his face.
I took two steps forward and said in a low voice: "Zhang Geng, you too."
Zhang Geng was stunned for a moment, and then laughed mischievously: "Okay! Put it this way, I seem to be two years older than you..."
I turned around and looked at Zhang Geng.
Zhang Geng immediately avoided my gaze and was instantly frightened: "There is a hierarchy of knowledge, and there are specialties in skills. Although you are young, you are handsome and capable, and you are about to become a rich man. You must be my brother.
My big brother, big brother!!”
As Zhang Geng spoke, he put his hands on my shoulders and squeezed them, with a flattering look on his face: "Brother Zhao, do you feel comfortable serving me?"
I shook my shoulders, shook his hand away, and walked forward quietly: "Go and see Dong Zhonghua first."
Zhang Geng nodded repeatedly: "Yes, if he loses his hair, our reward will be ruined..."
Bai Luoxin said dissatisfiedly: "Nonsense, he is Ah Shu's father, he will definitely be a good person!"
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These two people are so noisy around each other.
Walking out of the door, there was a strong smell of disinfectant in the hospital corridor. Nurses were pushing patients in a hurry, coming and going.
Every patient is a battle between life and death.
Bai Luoxin pointed me in the direction, and I walked at the front.
A small figure ran over from a distance and ran into my arms.
"I'm sorry, big brother, did it hurt you?"
She is a little girl wearing a blue hospital gown. She looks about five or six years old, with big round eyes, black and white, and she is really cute.
However, the top of her head was bare, without a single hair, and there was a thick and long scar on it, running from her forehead to the back of her head, like an ugly centipede, which was heart-wrenching.
I stared blankly, tried my best to show a kind smile, knelt down and said seriously: "No, don't run so fast next time, walk slowly."
The little girl nodded repeatedly, tilted her head, put a lollipop into my hand, showed a sweet smile, and her big eyes were crescent like crescent moons.
"Big brother, this sweet is for you."
With the candy in my hand, I was a little overwhelmed.
The little girl bypassed me and continued running forward. Her bouncing figure formed a sharp contrast with the long scar on the back of her head.
Little girls of this age should really like beautiful skirts and hairpins.
Unfortunately, she could only shave her head and fight with the disease all day long, rarely even leaving the hospital.
How can life be so miserable and fragile?
Bai Luoxin said a little depressed: "I don't know how long she can live..."
I heard a nurse passing by say that this little girl's name is Lin Zihan. The brain cancer was discovered a few days ago. Part of the tumor was removed through craniotomy, but now it has spread again.
Not to mention running, soon she would have trouble even walking.
I lowered my head and took off the candy wrapper of the lollipop and stuffed it into my mouth.
The sweetness is a bit toothsome.
When I arrived at the door of Dong Zhonghua's ward, I happened to see a woman with heavy makeup and perfume quarreling with Dong Jinshu.
"It's all because of your little hooves that Zhonghua can't wake up. Tell me! Did you use some trick?!"
Dong Jinshu burst into tears and kept explaining: "Aunt Jiang, no, I told you, there is a snake demon..."
"Haha, I made it up quite well. Where is the corpse of the snake demon? Could it be eaten by you?! Let me tell you, even if Zhonghua dies, you won't get a penny..."
A woman's face is beautiful and well-maintained, but the traces of time can also be seen from the fine lines at the corners of her eyes.
Bai Luoxin immediately rushed over, grabbed Dong Jinshu, and said in rapid succession:
"Aunt Jiang, I know you don't like Ah Shu, but it's not her fault. There is indeed a snake demon, and we all saw it. Besides, Uncle Dong's wife didn't say anything. If you come here to bully Ah Shu, you can
Got the money?
Ah Shu is still Uncle Dong’s biological daughter after all, but you and Uncle Dong are not even related by blood!
Need I remind you that the latest Civil Code clearly stipulates that children born out of wedlock can also inherit inheritance..."
"Bitch! What does it have to do with you!"
This woman couldn't defeat Bai Luoxin, so she raised her hand and was about to hit him.
I grabbed her wrist and looked at her coldly: "I killed the snake demon. If you have any questions, you can ask me."
"What the hell are you..."
The woman turned back angrily, cursed, and then stopped abruptly, trembling all over and unable to speak.
I let go of her wrist.
"...I'll come see Zhonghua tomorrow..."
Without saying a word, she hugged the expensive leather bag and ran away without looking back.
"As for that, you are so scared. How handsome our Master Zhao Rui is!"
Zhang Geng can really seize every unexpected opportunity and flatter him like crazy.
However, Bai Luoxin nodded along with him, looking deeply convinced.
I have to say, I'm used to it now, and my initial resistance has turned into enjoyment.
I looked at my reflection on the window glass.
Don't tell me, he is indeed handsome.
As for what I just turned my head 180 degrees and turned the back of my head towards the woman, there is no need to tell Zhang Geng and Bai Luoxin.
Ever since I woke up after eating the snake's inner elixir, I found that the world in front of me was different.
My hearing, vision, and strength have greatly improved.
Standing in the hospital corridor, I could clearly hear the gossips of the old people gathering downstairs, the vibration of sparrow wings in the sky, and even the breathing of men and women in the residential building next door...
Chapter completed!