I Only Want to Lie Flat But Am Forced to Cultivate Immortality-Chapter 238 - 135: Thread in the Loving Mother’s Hand_2

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Guan Dazhuang was about to refuse, but Sun Erzhuang suddenly said: "The master has skills, Guan big brother, why not let him take a look."

Just one call of Guan big brother made the eight-foot-tall man freeze in place.

The next moment, the stunned big man suddenly felt a sharp pain on his body. Upon closer inspection, he saw that Xu Qing had already stuck needle and thread into his chest.

"Don’t move, it’ll be over soon."

Xu Qing’s needle flew, the Mother and Child Needle danced back and forth on his fingers, like bees and butterflies darting among flowers. The hideous wounds torn by tiger claws were rapidly knitting together.

Guan Dazhuang sweated profusely, he hadn’t taken any anesthetic, and now the needle and thread were truly piercing through his flesh.

Who knows how many stitches were sewn. By the time the Incense Candle was about to burn out again, Xu Qing finally finished the last stitch.

"How do you feel? If you think the sewing isn’t good enough, I’ll redo it for you."

"No need, no need! The master’s skills are superb. It’s sewn very well, I’m very satisfied!"

Guan Dazhuang hastily refused, then reached to touch his chest.

What was previously a grotesque mess of claw marks was now smooth as new, not even a trace of thread or scar to be seen.

As Xu Qing put away his needle and thread, he didn’t forget to slip the tiger fur he pulled from the wound into his sleeve pocket.

"As long as you’re satisfied. By the way, that leg of yours..."

Xu Qing glanced at Guan Dazhuang’s lame leg, eagerly seeking a challenge: "Could it be a broken bone? Shall I stitch it together for you?"

Guan Dazhuang’s tiger eyes widened, he wondered how a broken leg could be stitched. Could it mean drilling holes in the bone and threading it together?

"No need to trouble the master, my leg is just bruised, it’s a minor scratch, nothing serious!"

"Really nothing serious?"

Guan Dazhuang stood up and hopped around in front of Xu Qing.

"Master, look, really nothing serious!"

Once Xu Qing’s gaze moved away, Guan Dazhuang’s forced smile disappeared and he began to grimace and suck in cold air.

The reason was simple, his leg hurt!

...

At night, Fatty Sun fell asleep while keeping vigil, leaning against the coffin again. We wonder where he gets such deep sleep.

Xu Qing shook his head helplessly. This fatty has gone through so much, his mind is surely worn out. Sleeping well is actually a good thing; excessive sadness would be detrimental.

Thinking about it, Xu Qing took out a Soul Calming Incense and placed it near Fatty’s head, then took out the Filial Piety Stick. As soon as the Fusang Wood appeared, it dispelled the chill of the rainy night.

Seeing Fatty completely asleep, Xu Qing turned to Guan Dazhuang.

"Dazhuang, can I ask you something?"

"Master, please go ahead. If it’s something I know, I will definitely tell you everything."

Xu Qing raised his eyebrows slightly, thinking he might as well ask casually!

"Dazhuang, let me ask you, was Erzhuang really abandoned at the Mountain Lord Temple?"

Guan Dazhuang’s huge body shook, he laughed dryly: "Master, why do you say that?"

Seeing the big man’s reaction, Xu Qing already had the answer.

"You once said Guan Xiaohu was found by you in the wild hills, and secretly taken back to Guan Hua’s house... If there is once, there might be twice. You are quite skilled at this, maybe you were always doing it!"

In the revolving lantern scene, Guan Hua once told Guan Dazhuang to chase the parents who abandoned Sun Erzhuang, but the tiger turned back and said Sun Erzhuang’s parents had already jumped into a gorge and died.

How could such tight events happen in this world!

Parents escaping a disaster just abandoned their child, then quickly ran far away and jumped into a gorge to kill themselves?

Even riding a horse and trying to hurry to reincarnate wouldn’t be so fast!

Combining these facts with Guan Dazhuang later taking Guan Xiaohu into the sheepfold, the child certainly seems to have been taken home by this big man.

Xu Qing knew some domesticated pets like to bring things home, the tiger raised by Guan Hua might have the same habit.

Guan Dazhuang felt guilty and said: "Foster mother is human after all. No matter how filial I am, it cannot compare to the care from human descendants. If foster mother gets old, there must be someone close to take care of her..."

"So that’s why you brought Erzhuang home?"

Guan Dazhuang’s face turned red, like a child caught by an elder.

"Let me ask you again, when you picked up Erzhuang, where were his parents? Was he abandoned?"

Xu Qing held the Filial Piety Stick, looking stern, like a teacher in a school.

"Erzhuang was not abandoned..."

"Hmm?" Xu Qing’s eyebrows twitched, the Filial Piety Stick in his hand wanted to move.

Guan Dazhuang suddenly felt uneasy, he glanced at Xu Qing, and forced a slightly flattering smile.

"Master, please don’t overthink, there is more to this story."

In the Mountain Lord Temple, Sun Erzhuang’s snoring continued. After hearing Guan Dazhuang’s story, Xu Qing finally understood.

It turns out Sun Erzhuang wasn’t abandoned by his parents; when his family was moving, they encountered bandits. Guan Dazhuang was passing by during his patrol and saw the bandits had killed all the men in the convoy, leaving only some women.

Guan Dazhuang was taught by Guan Hua since childhood and had a sense of right and wrong.

Seeing what the bandits were doing, he was enraged and went forward to punish them.

Tigers have their own majesty, and Demon Tigers even more so. As soon as Guan Dazhuang appeared, with just one roar, some bandits died of fright. The remaining bandits, despite their ferocious appearance, were no match for Guan Dazhuang.

After handling the bandits, Guan Dazhuang returned to the devastated convoy and saw a woman holding a knife, about to stab a bundle on the ground.

Guan Dazhuang spoke human words, asking the woman why she was killing the baby.

The woman saw the tiger speak without any fear. She was in utter despair and said: "My husband is dead, I, as a woman alone, cannot possibly take this infant across thousands of miles. If both paths lead to death, it’s better to end it early and spare my child suffering."

Guan Dazhuang was shocked. Even fierce animals don’t kill their own. At most, abandoned by the mother tiger. How could a person want to kill their own child?

"What madness are you talking about? As long as I’m here today, you won’t harm this child one bit!"

Guan Dazhuang, quick as he was, took the child away while the woman was distracted.

The woman laughed instead when she saw the tiger take the child away.

Guan Dazhuang didn’t understand, he turned to see the woman slicing her throat with the knife.

This event would shock anyone, let alone a tiger, and might leave a psychological scar.

Guan Dazhuang was dazed until the baby in his mouth started crying, then he snapped out of it.

A child needs someone to care for them. Guan Dazhuang thought of Guan Hua, but was afraid to take the child home.

If he took the child home in front of his foster mother, how could he explain the child’s origin?

Could he say he killed the bandits, witnessed the baby’s mother commit suicide but failed to save her?

Guan Dazhuang dared not tell his foster mother he killed someone, even if they were heinous villains.

Thinking it over, the best option seemed to be leaving the baby at the temple, pretending it was abandoned.

After hearing all this, Xu Qing’s view of Guan Dazhuang changed slightly.

This straightforward-looking man has done quite a bit behind the scenes!

Guan Dazhuang sighed: "People say it’s due to cause and effect; I didn’t understand before. Now it seems these things are caused by me..."

Xu Qing chuckled: "It’s not about how capable you are. As for the future, no one can predict accurately. Better to live by your own thoughts, why ponder so much?"

Guan Dazhuang shook his head and sighed again. After a while, he suddenly asked: "Master, how do you intend to deal with the beast’s corpse?" freewebnøvel_com

The beast referred to must be Zheng Xiaohu’s corpse.

Xu Qing smiled faintly: "I’m a Funeral Master, you can trust me with burial matters. I’ll make sure he rests in peace."

The Three Corpse Transformations include Fire Corpse, Black Corpse, and Fur Corpse. He already has the Yin-Burning Fire and Unstable Black Water, only lacking the cultivation treasure for Fur Corpse.

The Fur Corpse belongs to the forest, and Guan Xiaohu is exactly a furred forest creature, perfect to be used for his cultivation.

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