The abandoned cannon fodder girl's path to immortality

Chapter 217 Leaving
After the incident with the demonic cultivators, Chen Jinshu and the others kept a much lower profile in Qingquan Village, especially Wen Yushu.

They are no longer fixated on developing drought-resistant rice, but are instead following the trajectory of fate.

Chen Jinshu also reduced his attention to Liu Huameng.

Although Liu Huameng's family was not harmed when the demonic cultivators arrived, her parents have become increasingly vicious towards her.

His father had a motive to sell him to a human trafficker in town.

Without the secret assistance of people like them, the villagers of Qingquan Village faced even greater hardship after this setback with the demonic cultivators.

Those families, especially those without able-bodied workers, are having a very tough time.

More than one villager who had fainted from hunger had been brought to her for treatment, but what could she do?
To make her act even more successful, she produced a disguise pill she had prepared beforehand, making her appearance even more exhausted.

After all, she had absolutely no ability to farm, which the villagers all saw, so they would bring some grain as payment for her medical treatment.

She had accumulated a considerable amount of food, but she couldn't easily hand it over, or it would cause a lot of trouble.

Three more years have passed.

Life in Qingquan Village was relatively smooth. The famine and drought began to improve in the second year after the appearance of the demonic cultivators. Perhaps it was because Heaven saw the countless deaths and injuries of the people, but several torrential rains fell in those few days.

The previously parched fields were finally filled with rainwater, and the mountain streams resumed their usual flow.

That day, Chen Jinshu was busy tidying up medicinal herbs in the courtyard when her fourth senior brother's hurried voice reached her ears.

"Junior sister! Something's wrong!"

"Master is going to be sold out!"

Chen Jinshu was slightly taken aback upon hearing this. They had waited for five years, and had they finally reached the crucial moment in the plot?

Master must have encountered a major low point in his life during this period. If Master could see through the illusions of the world or change his past thoughts during this time, then this karmic tribulation would most likely have ended.

However, judging from what they have experienced before, this tribulation is still quite difficult.

Born into a poor family with an alcoholic father, Liu Huameng was burdened with the prejudice against boys. Her mother, unable to give birth to a younger brother, blamed Liu Huameng for her misfortune. She worked hard every day, but was always hungry and cold.

He used to pick wild vegetables in the corners to fill his stomach from time to time, and now his parents are going to sell him to a human trafficker in town.

This human trafficker wasn't a good person either. Based on what they knew about the progress, Liu Huameng would most likely be sent to a restaurant or a brothel.

Of course, Liu Huameng is only eleven or twelve years old now, and is not yet suitable for entertaining guests, but it is a good time for her to learn music and musical instruments.

It was during this period that Master displayed his amazing pipa skills.

However, every time she recalls everything that happened to her family during her childhood, it breaks her heart.

“We don’t have much contact with Old Liu’s family, so they probably won’t listen to our advice!” Huai Jingyi said in a deep voice.

By this time, a large number of villagers had gathered at the village entrance.

When Liu Huameng was about to be sold to the town by her father, several aunties from the neighborhood found out and quickly informed the village chief.

The village chief then arrived with a group of people to stop them.

However, even if they tried to stop them, it would be to no avail. How could Liu Huameng's alcoholic father and cowardly mother possibly agree to it?

The family was already starving, and old man Liu was no longer able to farm, so they had long since run out of food. They had no choice but to resort to dishonest means again.

"Village chief! I only let it go because I respect you as the village chief. Why are you blocking my way?" Old Man Liu asked as the village chief and a group of villagers came to stop him.

He retorted without holding back.

However, the village's role was still limited and it was completely unable to prevent Hua Meng from being taken away.

"Grandpa Village Chief. My dad wants to sell me. My mom doesn't want me anymore either. What should I do?" Liu Huameng cried, tears streaming down her face. Due to long-term malnutrition, she was about the same height as an average eight or nine-year-old child, or even smaller.

Although the crowd felt pity for Liu Huameng as she pleaded for mercy, they were truly powerless to help her and couldn't help but turn their heads away.

Nothing in this world is more cruel than being abandoned by one's parents, with even one's aunts and uncles, who were once quite caring towards them, unable to help.

"You! The child is so young, how could you be so heartless?" The village chief scolded Liu's father with a pained expression.

"Village chief, this is my family matter. If you are willing to provide some assistance, I can keep her a little longer! The main problem is that we have no food left at home. If we don't sell her, where will we get the money?" Old Man Liu sneered. These villagers just like to pretend to be nice people. How could he agree to give them his grain?

“Isn’t this all because you’ve been wasting your days at home! You don’t go to the fields, you don’t look for anything else to do. The dry season has just ended, and things are only getting a little better now. How are we supposed to help you?”

The village chief's tone was somewhat reproachful; wasn't all of this caused by Old Man Liu's own laziness?
This time they sold their daughter; next time it might be any of the things in the house, or even their own wife.

Seeing that the villagers ahead had stopped talking, he immediately stopped Liu Huameng and led her towards the town.

He had traveled the route to town countless times, and each time he would return to the village only after getting very drunk.

When Chen Jinshu and the others arrived, Liu Huameng had already been taken away by her father, and there were still some small drag marks on the ground.

"Village chief! Where's Menghua? Did her father really catch her and sell her in town?"

"We have no choice; we simply don't have any extra food to give them. The Liu family is a bottomless pit; not everyone can tolerate it!"

After hearing this, Chen Jinshu and the others gradually fell silent.

However, things have now progressed to the most difficult stage of Master's karmic tribulation, and about 50% of the previous ideological influences have been completed.

Their plan was to broaden Liu Huameng's horizons, which would be helpful for the development of the story.

They had already discussed it on their way here.

Their life in Qingquan Village is almost over, and the next step is to erase all traces of their life there and the villagers' memories of them.

In the evening, the second senior brother arrived at the front of Chen Jin's academy.

"I've knocked everyone in the village unconscious. You all need to hurry and clean up. Senior Brother is already in town, keeping a close eye on Master's movements!"

"Okay." Chen Jinshu had already packed his things, waiting for his senior brother to come and help remove the restrictions on his body.

A moment later, Chen Jinshu removed the bamboo house in front of him and used magic to make a large amount of weeds grow on the ground, which also piled up into a small hill that originally looked like the original.

Then they each took action to erase all the villagers' memories of them.

When Chen Jinshu left Qingquan Village, he felt a sense of emptiness. Having stayed in one place for so long, he had become accustomed to the lifestyle there, and leaving all at once was truly hard to bear.

However, their master's tribulation was about to enter its most critical phase, and they could not afford any mistakes.