246: Meet the village chief again

“System, my completion rate suddenly jumped from zero to sixty!?!?”

Wang Feng, unaware that the dragon head totem had also appeared on the emperor corpse, quickly asked in his mind.

“Ding, fifty percent of it was added when you were drunk. As for what Jiang Hanxi did to your emperor corpse, that remains unknown.”

After hearing the system's words, Wang Feng tried hard to recall the details, but he couldn't remember anything except a blur.

No matter how much Wang Feng tried to recall, he only vaguely remembered seeing Jiang Hanxi's face before drowsily closing his eyes and falling asleep.

Alas, how annoying. She won't even see me, so why dwell on it? It only makes me more upset.

Wang Feng gritted his teeth, clutched his head with both hands, and scratched it irritably, too lazy to think any further.

He also didn't know if the elusive and ethereal 'Fate' would still be effective now that Jiang Hanxi refused to see him.

He was unaware at this moment that although Little Dragon's physical body was still within the dragon head totem, its consciousness had gone to Jiang Hanxi's side.

Because Wang Feng and the emperor corpse shared the same origin, he didn't notice anything unusual about Little Dragon.

He felt that Little Dragon had been very quiet lately, as if it knew he and Jiang Hanxi were having an argument.

Without Jiang Hanxi by his side, at least he had the adorable Little Dragon for company, which was some comfort.

With a wave of his hand, the closed wooden window was blown open by spiritual power, and Wang Feng looked at the dimly lit scenery outside the window.

Wang Feng planned to take Little Dragon out to play to distract himself.

“Little Dragon, Papa will take you to buy food and play.”

Wang Feng gently called out a few times in his mind, but received no response for a short while.

Wang Feng wasn't anxious. Little Dragon was like that; as his cultivation improved and it was well-fed, it would occasionally fall into a state of suspended animation, like a little pig.

But as time passed, Wang Feng's brow gradually furrowed.

Because in the past, no matter how deep Little Dragon's suspended animation was, it would always respond to him with a tiny “Papa” sound.

“Little Dragon? Little Dragon?”

Seeing that he had been calling out in his mind for a long time and Little Dragon still hadn't called “Papa,” Wang Feng quickly extended his divine sense into the totem space.

What met his eyes was a pile of pottery jars and many spiritual minerals and spiritual weapons that had been gnawed into pits.

One could say that this totem space was similar to a storage ring, but it could only hold Little Dragon as a living creature.

Wang Feng looked past the pottery jars and saw Little Dragon quietly curled up in the middle of the pile of items, its breathing rising and falling peacefully.

Is it… asleep…?

Wang Feng observed it quietly with his divine sense for a while, but didn't find anything unusual.

He just felt a bit strange, but couldn't quite pinpoint what kind of strange.

It was like being bitten by a mosquito on the sole of your foot, there's a vague feeling, but when you try to scratch it, you find you can't.

He guessed that this time, it must be breaking through to some important ability.

That's why it needed to sleep, unlike its usual suspended animation.

After watching for a while, Wang Feng telepathically sensed Little Dragon and found that its inner self seemed very… happy???

Wang Feng gazed at Little Dragon in its true dragon beast form, still finding it so adorable.

In human form, it was a cute child; in beast form, it was a cute beast, bringing joy to one's heart.

The little fellow must be dreaming, haha…

Wang Feng couldn't help but chuckle. After confirming that Little Dragon was fine, he withdrew his divine sense.

“Sigh, even my daughter doesn't have time for me anymore.”

Wang Feng sighed, his expression awkward, and he got up, intending to go out for a walk by himself.

Stepping out of the inn and turning a corner, Wang Feng was instantly stunned.

From his vantage point, he saw an old man and an unfamiliar young girl selling green vegetables not far away.

This is… Village Chief???

Looking at that familiar yet strange face, Wang Feng was filled with surprise.

So many years had passed, and he didn't expect to see them again. And how did they end up in Central Continent?

Walking quickly forward, Wang Feng picked up some of the vegetable leaves and looked at them. Although not alarmingly fresh, they weren't bad.

“You….”

“Grandpa! He, he, he! It's, it's him!!”

Wang Feng's words were abruptly cut off, and the girl's voice echoed through the entire street, causing many eyes to turn their way.

“Mm, I know. Get ready to pack up the stall.”

Mo Lei, sitting nearby, gave Wang Feng a few lifeless glances, then began to quietly pack up his stall.

Although Mo Lei had aged further, he was still alive, yet he seemed as if he had already died.

“Village Chief, how did you get here?”

Wang Feng looked at the Village Chief's appearance, and a bad feeling began to creep into his heart. And what about the people from Liu Village?

“Let's talk about it when we go ba… back….”

Mo Lei paused mid-sentence. Home? They no longer had a home. This place couldn't even be considered home.

Walking on the road, Village Chief Mo Lei's posture was different from the upright figure Wang Feng first saw.

Now, he was hunched over, his face full of wrinkles, his hair white, as if he had already reached the age of having one foot in the grave.

The young girl beside him carried a basket of vegetables, gently supporting the Village Chief, and didn't say much. The atmosphere was a bit heavy for a while.

It wasn't until the three arrived in front of a dilapidated house that the heavy atmosphere finally eased with the sound of the basket hitting the ground.

“Cough, cough, cough, cough!”

The Village Chief suddenly started coughing, startling the girl, who became anxious and flustered, quickly unlocking the door to fetch a bowl of clear water from inside.

Even the bowl was chipped and pitted, which showed how miserable their situation was.

Wang Feng told the girl to take the bowl of water away and poured some low-grade Spiritual Source for the Village Chief to drink, which greatly eased his coughing.

“Village Chief, the people from Liu Village….”

“They died. Died outside. Died without an intact corpse.”

The Village Chief waved his hand, his eyes red. Now, just thinking about the horrifying scene made his heart ache.

“Cough, cough, cough! Cough, cough!”

Even after drinking the Spiritual Source, the stimulated Village Chief still couldn't stop coughing, even coughing up several mouthfuls of blood.

Seeing this, Wang Feng quickly took out a pill and was about to put it into his mouth, but the Village Chief pushed it back.

“Xiao Feng, the Village Chief has a favor to ask of you, cough, cough, cough!”

“The Village Chief asks, asks you… cough, cough! Just help me settle this child, cough, cough, cough!”

“I, I know you two are not on the same path. I don't ask you to take her with you, I just ask, ask you to help me settle her.”

The Village Chief endured the pain in his chest, his bloodshot eyes gripping Wang Feng's arm, and spoke with difficulty.

He didn't care if Wang Feng listened or not. He had nowhere else to go, and this child still had a bright future.

If he died, she would only be bullied and killed by those ruffians in this city, perhaps even losing her purity before death.

If it weren't for raising this girl, he should have passed away and left the mortal world years ago.

“Good, you eat the pill first before we talk!”

“Cough, cough, cough! No need, it would be a waste to eat it.”

Wang Feng ignored him and forced it into his mouth. This pill was a miraculous elixir for mortals.

But for cultivators, it was just average, and he had more than he could use.

“I'm not lacking. Besides, don't you want to spend a little more time with her?”

Looking at the girl who was already sobbing uncontrollably beside him, Wang Feng frowned and stared at the Village Chief, questioning him.

Seeing this, the Village Chief finally compromised….