Destiny is ashes

Chapter 215 Cheap Land
An Jing was a little overwhelmed, but when he thought about it carefully, it was not surprising. When he first caught Huo Qing and asked him about the situation, the other party did honestly tell him everything he knew.

It's not a question of whether he keeps his mouth shut or not, he really answers every question. There's a gap in the wall!
"This world is not easy either. Supplies are scarce, and there are demons and monsters everywhere. Life is even more difficult for ordinary people."

Turning around, Aunt Huai said to An Jing seriously, "I can see that you've been working hard, but it's much better to have friends like this to help each other."

"That's true." An Jing also thought so. He sighed and said, "I was originally thinking about how to comfort you, but now it seems that there is no need at all."

"After all, I have lived for decades, so I am quite open to this life."

Aunt Huai smiled slightly and said, "Although I didn't die as I wished, but when I think about it carefully, my life, which is intertwined with the Divine Religion, is indeed not suitable for Ruhui to use."

"Your struggle with Ruhui gave me other options. I realized that I shouldn't die so easily."

Having said this, Aunt Huai took out a familiar brass knuckle fragment from her bosom.

There was only a finger hole left on the fragment, and it looked a bit like a ring.

It was the brass knuckle fragment left by Shu Zheng.

This dark gold "ring" now exudes a crystal-clear and warm luster. It does not mean "wealthy", it nourishes the soul and gives people the feeling that...

"Life weapon!"

You Ruhui slightly widened her eyes. She had seen the current form of the tiger knuckle ring, so she raised her eyes and stared at Aunt Huai in amazement: "You want to choose it..."

"Yes."

Aunt Huai nodded and said frankly, "Last night, I reviewed my life... I tried my best to help others, maybe it wasn't because I was born kind."

"I am not such a kind person. If I were, I would not sit idly by and watch the atrocities of the cult."

"I think I just don't want to disappear so easily... So I will do my best to survive, seek help from noble people, help others, and then leave traces."

Holding the brass knuckles gently in her hand, Aunt Huai said calmly: "But after Xiao Shu died, I understood something - those young people I placed my hopes on will also die."

"In this world, the more they want to accomplish something and leave a mark, the faster they will leave. I could have persuaded him to stay and guard Kanming City, but I didn't."

"Maybe if I had persuaded him, Xiaoshu, Anjing, Ruhui, your fate and mine would have changed. But I didn't persuade him. I didn't help him."

"I can't just wait like this... I have to really help others get through their fate and help them move on to the next stage of their lives, so that I can boast that I really helped them."

“This is the true meaning of [Resurrection of the Soul and Borrowing Energy].”

Raising her head, Aunt Huai looked at You Ruhui: "Even if I can't help you change your fate, I think I can help you in another more long-term form."

"This way, I can also leave a more lasting trace - it's helping you as well as me, so please don't refuse me again."

——In this world, how many people can truly recognize their own desires and understand their own destiny?

At least Aunt Huai is one.

Now, she used the life force she had stored for many years to extend her life.

But this is not to live longer, but to allow oneself enough time to nurture and leave behind a "life instrument".

As an old woman at the end of her life, she could not accompany You Ruhui for long.

In this case, it is better to turn into a life instrument to protect the other party's future journey. The truth of Aunt Huai's words made An Jing and You Ruhui speechless, and even unable to refuse - if Aunt Huai really turned everything she had into a life instrument, then even the Tianyi Demon Cult would not be able to track her fate.

And she can truly help those she wants to help, instead of just going with the crowd.

This was truly what she wanted.

"Let me worry about the affairs of a dying old man like me. An Jing, you still have a lot of things to do, right?"

Chuckling, she put away the pieces of the brass knuckles that had already transformed into the prototype of a life weapon, and closed her eyes: "Don't worry about an old woman like me, go and do what you should do."

Coincidentally, Huo Qing's excited voice was heard from outside: "An Jing! Found it! Found the right portal!"

"Come and see, this is still up to you to make the decision!"

Hearing this, An Jing stood up.

But before leaving, he still expressed his opinion.

"I know, Auntie, you want to use your death to sever the cause and effect between us and avoid causing trouble for us."

An Jing said: "But sometimes, you can be a little greedier... and think a little more. I may not be able to use it, but You Ruhui is still too young and really needs the help of an old man like you."

After saying this, he left, leaving the space to You Ruhui and Aunt Huai.

At this moment, Huo Qingzheng picked up the water mirror and handed it to An Jing.

Although with the chip, most people can log into various websites and applications and get the information they want by simply calling the chip.

However, when both terminals are unwilling and unable to connect to each other via the spiritual network, the water mirror is also a commonly used communication tool, and there is no need to worry about contracting a spiritual network virus that would damage your brain.

On the water mirror screen, there are rows of properties and prices in Chonggang Town. As Huo Qing said, these houses are very cheap, and the cheapest ones are those "plots" with only some scattered warehouses and fences.

"A three-story building with a basement, protected by a large number of city guards, only costs 10,000 merits?"

An Jing glanced at it casually and saw the information of a property. He couldn't help but be shocked by the price of the property: "Although I would never buy this type of property, it's a bit too cheap no matter how I think about it, right?"

What is the concept of 10,000 good deeds? Although it sounds like a lot, in the previous life, it should be more than one million. It is more than all the wealth that Nianqin has accumulated from smuggling for so many years.

But in fact, it is just the price of two or three complete first-level spirit stones. If it is converted into a spiritual object, it would be ten taels of jade steel.

Indeed, if other materials were added, this would be enough to create a high-quality flying sword that would be coveted by even a cultivator at the Foundation Establishment stage, but... this was only the cost of the raw materials.

Can you buy a house in a safe zone with the raw materials for a flying sword?
An Jing felt that this was beyond his imagination: "The labor cost and decoration cost should be more than this price, right?"

"How much are labor and decoration worth? A puppet can do it."

Huo Qing didn't care about this at all. He waved his hand and said, "As I said before, there are no restaurants and few convenience stores in Chonggang Town. Life is very inconvenient. Only a few mining companies have company cafeterias and shops. Although the houses are cheap, the cost of living is very high."

"Isn't that what all these companies do? They give you a low-cost or free version at first, but then you have to pay a lot for it later."

"Not to mention that the place has to be put under martial law from time to time to deal with monster attacks. Although it is quite safe with the guards defending it, the mental pressure is also great."

"But An Jing, you guys are just looking for a place to stay there. As long as you don't live there permanently, it's fine to use it as a warehouse or an emergency safe house."

(End of this chapter)