Chapter 19 - 15 [Interruption Technique Has This Function?]
Chapter Fifteen [The Interruption Technique Has This Function Too?]
Lu Sisi ran off crying, so naturally Chen Yan and Xiaozhao didn't need to go to the hospital anymore.
Xiaozhao simply went back to the scenic spot to continue acting as a tout.
After seeing off Xiaozhao, Chen Yan's face finally showed a hint of the expected surprise.
His Primordial Qi... increased a little again!
Right after he "helped" Lu Sisi face her tribulation ahead of time, the girl choked on water, and the black air of her original drowning fate dissipated slightly.
Chen Yan experienced the same feeling he had on the plane a few days ago:
The flow of fortune around him changed again, with strands of Primordial Qi entering his body, becoming increasingly smooth. The growth of Primordial Qi made him feel a slight comfort all over, as if spring rain was gently caressing his face; the cool yet soft sensation was quite delightful.
Can... breaking tribulations for others increase my cultivation?
Am I cultivating Primordial Qi, or the Merit Great Technique?
After standing in place and pondering for a moment...
If helping others can boost my cultivation, Chen Yan didn't mind going out every day from now on to help elderly grandmas cross the street.
If he couldn't figure it out, he wouldn't think about it for now. Looking at the sky, it was about time to head home.
Hmm? He felt a bit hungry.
Chen Yan looked towards the left side of the street, remembering there was a KFC nearby, and today happened to be Thursday.
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A tall, graceful girl stood by the roadside, gazing longingly at the clean and bright store in front of her.
The large floor-to-ceiling windows were spotless, and the promotional posters featured an old man with a white beard wearing a white suit.
But the girl wasn't interested in these.
What caught her attention were the two little boys who just walked out of the store, each holding a delicious-smelling drumstick, munching away.
(Ugh... so hungry... really want to eat a drumstick...)
The girl's hair looked dirty as if it hadn't been washed for many days, the originally tied braid had come loose.
She wore an old-looking black cotton jacket, which was also dirty with dust, making it appear both black and gray.
However, her little face was clean, with striking features and captivating eyes.
She actually wanted to go in and buy a drumstick.
But...
She really didn't have any money left.
The last bit of money was spent on a phone call earlier today.
Her Third Uncle never mentioned that money in the outside world ran out so quickly!
When she left, her Third Uncle gave her a few hundred of those outside world paper bills, saying that if she spent it sparingly, it would be enough for a few months.
But it had only been ten days since she came out, and even though she barely managed one meal a day, she had spent it all.
The girl had actually been secretly observing for a long time outside the "drumstick store." She noticed that customers didn't seem to pay at the counter; instead, each one used a device called a "phone," scanning an electronic screen a few times...
Then they waited for the staff to prepare the food and place it at the counter for the customers to take themselves.
Hmm... there seemed to be an opportunity!
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After entering the KFC, Chen Yan took out his phone and placed an order for a family bucket to go. Then he found a seat nearby, sat down, and started scrolling through short videos on his phone while waiting.
After a while, Chen Yan looked up at the large screen above the counter.
Order pickup: A0087
Hmm, that's his.
As he walked towards the counter, he saw his packed family bucket in the pickup area.
He was just about to reach for it when...
Whoosh!!
A figure swept past him like the wind!
Grabbing the family bucket from the table, she hugged it to her chest and dashed away!
Chen Yan: Hey?!
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The figure dashed out of the KFC with Chen Yan's family bucket in her arms. In the blink of an eye, she had disappeared without a trace.
She moved so fast that Chen Yan didn't even get a clear look at her.
He vaguely saw that it might have been a girl, dressed in black?
Just as she snatched the family bucket and ran past him, Chen Yan seemed to hear a clear, crisp voice.
"Sorry!"
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A few seconds later, Chen Yan came to his senses. He stared wide-eyed at the now empty counter, then out at the street.
Chen Yan: What the heck?!
My family bucket! My big family bucket!
Did I... just get robbed?
Wait a minute!
Do thieves these days have manners?
Did she just apologize to me?
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Two streets away, a figure quickly turned into an alley, running all the way to a construction site.
With the workers gone home for the end of the year, the construction buildings were empty. The girl ran to a five or six-story high unfinished building, circled to the back, and finally stopped. She quickly looked around to make sure no one was following, then stamped her foot on the ground.
Swoosh!
The figure leaped up to the rooftop!
Landing on the concrete slab, the girl finally breathed a sigh of relief, turned, and peeked down from the edge.
She confirmed no one had followed her.
The girl exhaled a breath of stale air and opened the family bucket in her hands.
As the lid lifted, a fragrant smell of chicken filled her nostrils, making her stomach growl instantly.
Pouting with grievance, the girl first placed the family bucket on the ground in front of her, then put her hands together in prayer, chanting solemnly:
"Ancestor above, disciple knows the family rules strictly forbid stealing from innocent people, but... disciple had no other choice.
Disciple broke the rules and ended up like this for three reasons:
First, Third Uncle's teachings were all wrong!
Second, that Chen Family scoundrel is truly cunning, hiding very well.
Third, third, third..."