The Lord of Void and Real-Chapter 298 - 294 Strange Incidents

Chapter 298: Chapter 294: Strange Incidents Chapter 298 -294: Strange Incidents Nie Caizhu was also speechless, feeling that the Shen Luo in her eyes was suddenly growing bigger and bigger, as if he was slowly filling up her vision.

Huo Kun silently carried Granny Long on his back, and along with Nie Renbei and others, left the Shen Family.

Before leaving, Nie Renbei threw down a sentence, “Do nothing for the Nie Family’s women,” and left with a flip of his sleeves.

After all the fuss of the Nie Family, Nie Caizhu and Shen Luo’s relationship became even closer.

Apart from his unalterable daily cultivation and talisman painting, Shen Luo would accompany Nie Caizhu to tour the nearby landscapes in his spare time, making them look more and more like a match made in heaven.

However, when they were alone, Nie Caizhu inevitably felt desolate and worried about her family’s situation.

Shen Luo saw this and, unable to bear it, proposed to accompany her back to Yunzhou. Nie Caizhu, not wanting him to take the risk, tactfully refused.

Time flew by, and another three months passed.

Shen Luo’s progress in the Nameless Cultivation Technique was not significant, but his Slanting Moon Steps were becoming increasingly proficient. When he used them, he would have a continuous moonlight shadow and his figure would appear and disappear.

At night, while Shen Luo was drawing talismans in his room, there was a sudden knock at the door.

Upon opening the door, there was Nie Caizhu, standing outside with a bowl of sweet soup.

“I noticed that you have been staying up late these days, so I made some red bean sweet soup, a special delicacy from Yunzhou. I don’t know if you can get used to the taste?” Nie Caizhu passed the soup bowl over and said.

“Why wouldn’t I be? Come in, let’s talk.” Shen Luo said, turning sideways to make way for her.

“You seem busy; I won’t go in. If you have time in the next few days, let’s go to the countryside outside the city?” After looking at the messy yellow talisman papers spread out on Shen Luo’s table, Nie Caizhu suggested with a smile.

“Sounds good. It’s the perfect season now as grass is sprouting and orioles are singing. The winter snow in Linyin Valley should have melted by now, and the scenery around Bibo Pond is just right. Let’s go the day after tomorrow.” Shen Luo replied after a moment’s thought.

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“Alright, we have a deal. Don’t overwork yourself, make sure to get some rest.” Nie Caizhu said.

Shen Luo laughed and nodded in agreement.

After she left, Shen Luo took a sip of the sweet soup. It was sweet but not greasy, very refreshing, so he drank everything in one go.

Putting down the soup bowl, he took a deep breath and returned to the table.

Shen Luo picked up the brush, dipped it in cinnabar, removed the half-drawn talisman paper from before, and replaced it with a new yellow talisman paper. With concentrated focus, he began to write with his mana again.

Blue light seeped from the tip of his pen, guiding the cinnabar to glide smoothly on the paper as he drew. The image of a Mountain Crossing Talisman began to slowly form.

For the past three months, Shen Luo hadn’t drawn many Small Thunder Talismans. Most of his time was spent practicing the Mountain Crossing Talisman.

Although this talisman wasn’t high-ranking, without the unique experience of instantly mastering symbols in Dreamland, practicing this talisman in reality wasn’t efficient.

However, perseverance paid off. Shen Luo’s repeated attempts weren’t in vain. While his current Mountain Crossing Talisman still lacked a bit of divine light, he was becoming more confident in drawing it.

As his brush strokes flowed like a dragon, a fully formed Mountain Crossing Talisman was finally successfully drawn!

As soon as Shen Luo lifted the brush, the ink on the talisman paper hadn’t dried yet but the runes suddenly flashed and lit up with a red light.

“Did… Did I succeed?” Shen Luo’s heart tightened in surprise.

He hurriedly picked up the talisman paper and examined it. But hardly had he held it for a few moments when the light flashed and then dimmed.

“As I thought, it still needs more practice.” Shen Luo scoffed at himself.

He put the discarded talisman aside and carefully examined the brush strokes, looking for flaws.

After examining it for a while, he took another piece of talisman paper and continued drawing.

…

In the afternoon of the second day, after eating lunch, the people of Shen Family went back to their rooms. Not long after Nie Caizhu returned to her room, a servant of the Shen Family rushed back from the main gate and handed her a letter.

After opening it, she had only read it for a moment before her face changed.

“Miss, what’s wrong?” The maid, Little Spring, asked worriedly when she noticed something was amiss.

Nie Caizhu held onto the letter, not letting go for a long time, and finally said slowly: “It’s a letter from home. As expected, the governor’s mansion has taken out its anger on our family because of my elopement. Many of our shops in Yunzhou have been shut down.”

“How shameless for the prestigious Governor’s Mansion to act in such a manner!” said Little Spring indignantly when she heard this.

Upon hearing her words, Nie Caizhu only responded with a silent shake of her head, without saying anything.

“Miss… is the letter urging you to return for the wedding?” Little Spring asked in a low voice.

“No, the letter doesn’t mention that, but… oh…” Nie Caizhu started speaking and then sighed deeply.

“What should we do then? Should we discuss this with our cousin, no, I mean, with Master Shen?” Little Spring asked with a worried look on her face.

“No, we cannot tell cousin, we can’t drag him into this any further. We are leaving the county town for Yunzhou tonight, after dinner.” Nie Caizhu immediately shook her head and said.

“Alright then.” Little Spring hesitated for a moment before agreeing.

“I’ll gather some gold and silver valuables later. You go into the city and buy a carriage and prepare some dry food for the road. Leave those preparations to the side. We’ll leave directly in the evening.” After reflecting for a moment, Nie Caizhu gave these instructions.

After Little Spring obeyed and left quickly, Nie Caizhu sat back down at the table and looked at the letter again.

In the end, she took out a pen and paper and hesitated for a long time before she started writing.

That evening, after having dinner with the Zhen family, Nie Caizhu said she wanted to go for a walk. After politely declining Shen Luo’s offer to accompany her, she left a pre-written letter behind and left without bidding farewell, along with her maid, Little Spring.

…

The next morning, Shen Luo got up early and went to see Nie Caizhu as planned.

However, upon reaching her courtyard, he found the door tightly closed, as if she wasn’t awake yet.

After a moment’s hesitation, Shen Luo decided to knock on the door.

“Knock, knock,…”

After he knocked twice, there was no response from inside the room.

“Knock, knock, knock, knock…”

Shen Luo felt puzzled as Nie Caizhu was not the type to sleep in. Why would she be sleeping in today?

So, he knocked more urgently. However, after a long while, there was still no response.

“Something isn’t right…”

Sensing something unusual, Shen Luo was just about to force open the door when it creaked open.

“Good morning, young master.” Little Spring, looking tired as though she had just woken up, greeted him and said sleepily.

“Little Spring, are you still not awake?” Shen Luo asked in surprise.

“Cousin, I’m feeling unwell today, so I won’t be going out.” At this point, Nie Caizhu’s voice could be heard from within the room, sounding somewhat weak.

“What’s wrong with you? I have some knowledge of medicine, so if you’re comfortable with it, I might be of some help,” Shen Luo offered immediately.

“There’s no need, it’s just that I did not sleep well last night. It’s nothing serious. A half day’s rest will do me good. Don’t worry about it,” Nie Caizhu reassured him hastily.

Upon hearing her words, Shen Luo could only relent and say,

“Then you should rest well. I’ll have the kitchen make some calming and nourishing soup for you at noon. It will be ready when you wake up.”

“Thank you, cousin.” Nie Caizhu expressed her gratitude.

After Shen Luo left, Little Spring quickly closed the door and hurried to the inner room. Looking at Nie Caizhu, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, she asked, “Miss, what is actually happening? Wasn’t it just last night that we had left?”