Zhutian: Starting from the Space-Time Merchant

Chapter 185 First, take a look at yourself.

Thousands of silver threads fluttered down from the sky.

The pearls fell onto the roof tiles like pearls falling onto a plate, making a crackling sound.

Li Shishi painstakingly carried some firewood, found a house where the stove was still burning, and retrieved some kindling to start a fire.

Seeing the corpses scattered all over the road had already terrified her.

He kept telling himself that he had a celestial being protecting him, which is why he managed to stay upright and not faint.

At this moment, the immortal was nowhere to be found, only the immortal's magical mount remained outside the courtyard.

The firewood, soaked by the rain, wouldn't light no matter what she did, and it was emitting smoke that made her cough repeatedly.

When the Jurchens arrived, the world changed.

She had never done such hard work before, and it was rare to even see it.

Now that I'm trying to do it myself, nothing seems to work.

For a moment, she sat on the ground, feeling wronged, and wanted to cry again.

It's so hard.

"Gurgle~~~"

A series of sounds came from her stomach, reminding her that it was time to eat.

But nowadays, not to mention the snacks and dried fruits we usually eat, we can't even find a single piece of dry food, so we can only force ourselves to endure it.

For someone who has never been hungry, the feeling of hunger is like an invisible hand squeezing their stomach, making it unbearable.

Unable to bear the hunger any longer, Li Shishi got up and prepared to go out to find some food in other houses in the village.

Driven by hunger, the corpses outside were no longer so terrifying.

As soon as I opened the door, I saw a tall and imposing figure standing in the doorway.

"Ah~~~"

She screamed instinctively, but stopped halfway through.

"My benefactor, you're finally back~~~"

The tears she had been holding back finally fell, and Li Shishi longed to rush into her benefactor's arms and tell him about her grievances and fears.

"Step aside."

Lin Dao said calmly, "You're blocking the way."

Li Shishi instinctively stepped back, not knowing whether it was because she was wet from the rain or because she was too weak from hunger, she tripped and stumbled backward.

Lin Dao, carrying a takeout box in one hand, stepped forward and put his arm around her slender waist.

Despite the cold environment, a fiery masculine aura emanates from him.

Li Shishi's legs really went weak this time.

If this were a female-oriented website, it could at least be described in half a chapter.

Unfortunately, Lin Dao wasn't a fan of female-oriented content, so he helped her up and then casually put her down.

"Close the door, the north wind is blowing."

"Oh." Feeling disappointed, Li Shishi hurriedly closed the door, keeping the wind and rain out.

I walked to the table and put down the takeout box I was holding.

Lin Dao slowly turned his head and said, "Come and eat."

The takeout box was opened, revealing a box of rice, a serving of shredded green peppers and potatoes, and a bottle of carbonated beverage.

Tearing open the cutlery packaging, setting aside the disposable chopsticks, I handed it over, saying, "Eat first."

"No matter what you do, you have to fill your stomach first."

Lin Dao had seen too many hungry people.

Driven by hunger, they will only do one thing: find food.

The aroma of food made Li Shishi's stomach pound like a drum, her body frantically reminding her that she urgently needed to eat.

Reason temporarily suppressed the desire to eat; perhaps I wasn't hungry enough yet.

She looked up at Lin and said, "My benefactor, you should eat first."

"I have already eaten."

He had already eaten at a restaurant when he returned to the modern world to order takeout.

Li Shishi no longer held back and pounced on the food, wolfing it down.

This way of eating is absolutely unprecedented.

Lin Dao found a stool and sat down. Looking at the wet firewood in front of him, he immediately laughed, "How can wood that's been soaked in water possibly catch fire?"

"No wonder there was a pungent smell as soon as I walked in."

He got up and walked towards the door. Li Shishi, who was eating, hurriedly stood up, exclaiming, "My benefactor!"

The shouts were a mix of unspoken words, like the cries of a small animal fearing abandonment.

Lin Dao waved his hand without turning his head, "Eat your food, I'm going to get some things."

Before long, Lin Dao returned, carrying a backpack on his shoulder and a camping stove in his hand.

Light the stove and place a kettle filled with water on it.

The room fell silent.

Outside, the rain poured down relentlessly, while inside, the stove hissed and crackled, accompanied by the sounds of Li Shishi shoveling food into the stove.

The water boiled, and Li Shishi finished her meal.

Seeing her slightly conflicted expression, Lin Dao smiled and said, "No need to lick the plate clean, there will be more later."

Li Shishi blushed.

She had actually considered it before.
He opened the carbonated drink and handed it to her, then took out a cup, sprinkled in some tea leaves, and poured in hot water from the kettle.

Do you have any relatives?

Lin Dao will be very busy soon, so he plans to settle Li Shishi first.

After eating her fill, Li Shishi regained her intelligence and rationality.

She understood Lin Dao's meaning and immediately performed a deep bow.

"Benefactor!"

"My life was saved by my benefactor, and I am willing to serve him as a slave and follow him to his side!"

"When I was young, both my parents died and I had no relatives."

Even if it were possible, she wouldn't be willing to look for it.

In this chaotic world, the safest option is to follow the immortal.

Lin Dao, holding a teacup, glanced at her and said, "Isn't it about repaying kindness and serving others like a beast of burden?"

"what?"

Li Shishi didn't understand what this was all about and stood there stunned for a moment.

"I have things to do."

After taking a sip of tea, Lin Dao said in a muffled voice, "I have to go and kill hundreds of thousands of Jurchens. I don't have the time or energy to take care of you."

"You~~~"

Li Shishi crawled forward on her knees.

She held onto Lin Dao's legs, looked up at him, and said, "My benefactor, I can take care of your daily needs, and also..."

"I can warm my benefactor's bed and relieve his loneliness~~~" In order to survive, she has completely abandoned her former attitude.

The talented men in Bianliang City never imagined that this big star would be so obsequious.

She tilted her head back, blinked her eyes, and tried her best to show her best side.

Li Shishi believed that as long as the immortal was a man, he would not ignore such a peerless beauty as herself.

She had made up her mind that even if the immortal were to serve her right now, she would do her best to serve him.

"Pfft~~~"

The imagined caressing of her face, leaning over, picking her up, and placing her on the table did not happen.

Lin Dao, however, burst into laughter, laughing very happily.

Li Shishi was stunned. What could be so happy that she was laughing like that?

Lin Dao reached into his travel bag, took out a makeup mirror, and handed it to him. "Before you use your beauty to your advantage, take a look at what you look like right now."

Li Shishi, filled with doubt, took the small pink box, searched around for a while, and finally opened it.

Then, she saw an indescribable face appear in the small box.

"Ghost~~~"

Li Shishi was startled and threw away the box, burying her face in Lin Dao's arms.

"Is this the magical artifact used by the immortal to subdue demons and monsters?"

"It's not a ghost." Lin Dao tightened his belt. "It's a mirror."

Li Shishi, trembling with fear, froze instantly.

A moment later, she got up, picked up the box, and opened it again.

"Is it...me?"

Her once flowing hair is now half-dry, covered in dust and weeds, resembling a messy chicken coop.

Her once exquisite and beautiful face was now covered in dust and water stains.

The streaks left by tears, the mottled patterns formed by the pattering rain.

When all of them come together, they look like a ghost.

Li Shishi raised her hands to cover her face and squatted on the ground, sobbing softly.

She had even planned to use her beauty to seduce him, but she never imagined that she would look so pathetic.

This is so embarrassing!
After finishing his tea, Lin Dao packed his things, stood up, and instructed, "Get up."

Li Shishi subconsciously stood up, her eyes filled with doubt.

"Let's check the time." He glanced down at his wristwatch. "The Golden Man should be arriving soon."

On the official road several miles away.

Mouke Huligai, the commander of the Second Prince's household, led over a hundred cavalrymen to gather here.

"Mouke".

A Jin soldier stepped forward and spread his hands, saying, "We dug them out. Jia Gu and the others all had these things inside their bodies."

Huligai, soaked by the rain, reached out and picked up a bullet to examine it.

After a moment, he gestured to the crowd, "Does anyone know what this is?"

The Jurchens and Bohai people were all bewildered.

I've really never seen it before.

Someone muttered, "It looks like it's made of iron."

With a lash of the whip, Huligai laughed in exasperation, "Do you need to tell me!"

“Muke, the warhorses all have hammer marks on their heads.”

That's something everyone can see.

There should still be traces of tire tracks, but unfortunately they were all washed away by the rain.

In the rain, over a hundred Jin soldiers watched Huligai, awaiting his decision.

After a moment of silence, Huli summoned someone and said, "Eruda, take these things back and deliver them to the Second Prince."

After saying that, he handed over the collected bullets and casings to Eruda.

The man accepted the order and immediately led a few men to mount their horses and head towards the main camp.

"We are here on orders to find someone."

Huligai looked around and said, "We found the people, but they are all dead."

"If we go back like this, it won't be right in front of Meng'an."

He stretched out his riding whip, pointed it towards the road ahead, and shouted, "Go after them!"

"I've caught up with the villain who harmed the Jin soldiers, I'm going to cut off his head and use it as a chamber pot!"

The crowd responded enthusiastically, mounted their horses, and began searching along the search line.

A mere hundred or so riders dared to be so arrogant, running rampant within the territory of the Song Dynasty.

One reason is their invincible morale.

Furthermore, it was due to the contrast with the incompetence of the Song state.

How can a nation that actively kills enemy soldiers who fire artillery fire earn the slightest respect?
The Jin people moved forward and found the fleeing riders who had been killed by Lin Dao earlier.

"They seem to be from the Western Route Army; they all died in the same way."

Hu Ligai nodded. "That means we didn't go the wrong way. Let's keep going!"

Upon arriving in the fields outside the village, the numerous human and horse carcasses caught their attention.

"Mouke".

A Jin soldier stepped forward to report, gesturing with his hand, "It's still these lumps of iron."

Huligai nodded again. "Then that's right, this time I..."

The next moment, Huligai felt a tremendous force strike him, and he was sent flying backward.

Only then did they hear sounds coming from afar.

'boom! '

On the roof of a tiled house, Lin Dao, wearing a raincoat, lay prone and pulled the bolt of his gun, ejecting spent cartridges.

“Hit the target!”

He pressed his eye against the scope again, and saw that the Jin soldiers in the distance were in complete chaos.

His accuracy rate when hitting fixed targets is quite high.

After all, during daily training, we mostly shoot at fixed targets.

He caught sight of another Jin soldier and pulled the trigger without hesitation.

'boom! '

From the direction the sound came, under the slightly dim sky, the muzzle flashes of gunfire could be faintly seen.

These insights allowed the battle-hardened Jin soldiers to quickly find their bearings.

They shouted and spurred their horses toward the village.

Lin Dao's eyes flashed with a fierce light as he cocked the gun and locked onto his target.

"boom!"

(End of this chapter)