From Joy of Life to Becoming a Saint

Chapter 38 Hunger Strike
Outside Kyoto, on the top of a mountain in the countryside, a number of relatively simple houses built of bamboo and wood are surrounded by each other to form a slightly desolate village.

At this time, in the best house in the village, Si Lili, with her hands and feet locked with iron chains, sat on the corner of the bed with her knees hugged. Her originally bright eyes had become tired and lifeless, and her face was extremely pale. She just sat there and did not respond no matter how people outside shouted.

"Miss Lili, I have sent a message to my eldest brother. He should be here soon. Just eat something!"

Si Lili still didn't respond.

Outside the room, several masked men looked at each other, and there was nothing they could do.

"Brother Dan, what should we do? If Big Brother's woman is really starved and something unexpected happens, we really won't be able to explain it to Big Brother."

Ye Dan sighed: "I can't help you asking me. You said she is the eldest brother's woman. We dare not go in unless she comes out."

Si Lili has been clamoring to see her elder brother since the day after his elder brother left. At first, Ye Dan did not take it seriously. He knew that his elder brother had gone down the mountain to return to Kyoto City for important business, so how could he just send a message to ask his elder brother to come back casually?

But what he didn't expect was that Si Lili directly threatened them by going on a hunger strike. It was already the third day and she still refused to eat or drink anything.

There was no other choice, so Ye Dan had to send a message to his eldest brother asking him to come back and visit.

A figure wearing a black iron mask quietly appeared behind them.

"what happened?"

Ye Dan and the other two were so frightened that they trembled and almost screamed.

"Brother, when did you arrive?"

Ye Dan patted his chest, his heart was filled with horror. With his elder brother's lightness skills, if he wanted to kill them, they would probably die without knowing how they died.

The person who came was Chen Qiye.

He was still wearing the same black clothes, but the veil on his face had been replaced with a black iron mask because he thought it looked more impressive that way, and he just picked it up on the way here.

Of course, even though it was just to satisfy my own bad taste, I still gave the money. I hope that the old man selling the mask won't be scared and think he's seen a ghost.

"Just arrived."

"Are you sending me a message about what happened on the mountain?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Dan told Chen Qiye about Si Lili's situation in detail. Chen Qiye was speechless after listening. Women are really troublesome.

In this situation, what choice does she have?

He raised his hand and said to them, "I understand. You guys can go out first."

"yes, Sir."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and turned to leave the house.

Chen Qiye, holding the food that the others had just prepared, pushed open the door and walked in. In a blink of an eye, he saw Si Lili huddled in the corner of the bed with a frail look on her face. She raised her head when she heard the door open.

His face was pale and he looked so pitiful.

Chen Qiye walked over to sit beside the bed and asked, "The person who threatened me with such a stupid method as a hunger strike sent a message to ask me to come here. Tell me, what's the matter?"

Si Lili pursed her cracked lips and said weakly, "I want to see Fan Xian."

"what?"

Chen Qiye looked at her in confusion.

Si Lili gritted her teeth and continued, "I want to see Fan Xian. Since you are working for him, you must be able to contact Fan Xian. Ask him to come see me."

Chen Qiye then remembered that Si Lili had always suspected that she was Fan Xian's man, and that she was kidnapped by Fan Xian's orders.

Instead of a clear response, he asked, "What do you want to see him for?"

Si Lili pulled at the chains that bound her hands and feet: "I've already given him my name, when will you let me go?"

Chen Qiye looked strange, and did not answer. Instead, he scooped up a spoonful of rice with a wooden spoon and handed it to her mouth. "Eat first."

But Si Lili was very stubborn and turned her head away from his feeding.

"I don't want to be imprisoned in this fog. Let Fan Xian come out and explain clearly what you want in exchange for letting me go, or killing me now."

"Let him come out. I want to see Fan Xian."

"I'll see your sister. I have the final say here. What's the point of you seeing him?"

"Open your mouth and eat."

Upon hearing this, Si Lili looked at the man in black in front of her in surprise: "Who... who are you? You are not Fan Xian's man?"

Chen Qiye replied vaguely.

"I will tell you when the time comes. You just need to understand that I am not anyone's lackey."

As he said this, he took advantage of the moment when Si Lili was stunned, pushed the spoon forward and stuffed the rice into her mouth.

"Well···"

"Eat well. If you really want to die, it's not too late to die after you're full."

Si Lili was very confused now, so she neither welcomed nor refused the food fed by the man in black, and passively ate the food he fed her.

She was very surprised at first. If this man in black was really Fan Xian's subordinate, how could he be so bold and extremely domineering? He didn't look like someone who would be inferior to others at all.

Is it a collaboration with Fan Xian? Or a deal?

"Ah... Come on, eat some meat to replenish your body. Don't let yourself get smaller due to starvation."

What do you mean by being smaller due to hunger? Shouldn't it be thinner due to hunger? This person's words are totally illogical.

Just as she was thinking this, Si Lili looked up and followed the other person's gaze slowly towards her chest. She instantly understood what he meant and was so angry that she raised her hand to slap him.

But with that little strength she had, not to mention being hungry for a few days, she couldn't even move Chen Qiye even at her prime.

Chen Qiye easily avoided the slap by leaning back casually.

"Eat quickly. After you finish eating, I'll take you out to get some fresh air and relax."

He knew that being locked in a room like this could easily cause him to get sick, especially in an environment like this where he didn't understand anything and didn't know when he could leave.

The purpose of kidnapping Si Lili was to prepare a connection with the Northern Qi royal family in the future, so it was naturally impossible to treat her as a prisoner.

"I don't want to eat it, you pervert, get out of here."

"If Miss Lili really wants to die, wouldn't it be more direct and decisive to just end your life? I don't think anyone can stop you on this mountain, so why resort to such a childish trick as a hunger strike?"

Si Lili bit her lower lip and stared at the faceless villain in front of her.

"What do you want?"

Chen Qiye scooped up a spoonful of chicken soup and handed it to her mouth. This time the beauty did not avoid it and drank it passively.

"Anyway, whether you believe it or not, I said I would send you back to Northern Qi and I will definitely do it."

"Miss Lili is not stupid. She should be able to see many things clearly. If she falls into the hands of the Inspection Office, I'm afraid she won't even dare to have such a self-harming mentality."

"Their methods are so powerful that even martial arts masters can't withstand them. Do you think you can have a good life if you go in there as a woman?"

"I snatched you from the Black Knight. No matter how you think about it, you should be grateful to me instead of foolishly wasting my patience."

"If I really piss you off, I'll just throw you to the people at the Inspection Office. Then, in a few days, Miss Lili will miss the days of being under my command."

(End of this chapter)