The Daughter Of Destiny Broke Off The Engagement? I Married Her Sister Instead.

At one point, Chu Qianqiu had to greet a large number of people who came to thank him every day.

These people often gave him the grand gesture of bowing three times and kowtowing nine times, treating him like an ancestor and presenting him with silk banners and various treasures from their homes. He truly became addicted to this kind of adoration.

Of course, after the storm passed, Chu Qianqiu felt a bit lonely.

He counted and realized that almost everyone he had helped had come back to see him.

Except for the first old man who took his prescription, Grandpa Mu, who had not returned.

He was very worried about this old man.

The next day, he finally saw Grandpa Mu, whose complexion had become much healthier, in the original place of the town.

This time, Grandpa Mu came with a smile, no longer showing signs of illness, and he held two things in his hands.

A special black bead and an old piece of parchment.

Chu Qianqiu immediately noticed that the bead was not ordinary.

"Child, thank you for saving my life."

"I have been taking your prescription these past few days and have been recuperating. I have recovered quite well today, so I came to find you."

"I no longer cough."

Grandpa Mu smiled, his pale beard hiding his smile, but the wrinkles on his face showed the change in his mood.

"Grandpa, I'm glad you're okay." Chu Qianqiu greeted him from afar, first bowing, then locking his gaze on the special bead in Grandpa Mu's hand.

"Ah, I'm already at such an old age. I can live a few more years thanks to you, young lad."

"By the way, this is a treasure I have kept for a long time. It's meaningless for me to keep it now, so I'm giving it to you."

Speaking in a slightly hoarse voice, Grandpa Mu handed the bead and parchment to the young man without hesitation.

Chu Qianqiu didn't hesitate either, he took them directly and carefully examined the peculiar bead.

"Grandpa Mu, where did you get this thing?" he asked, his eyes observing the flow of spiritual energy within the black bead.

This bead actually contained spiritual energy, and it was a sinister Yin energy.

Definitely not ordinary!

"Well... come with me, let's talk in a different place."

Grandpa Mu suddenly became mysterious.

Leaning on his cane, he led the young man to his house. After closing the door, he began to speak slowly.

"Have you figured out that this bead is not ordinary?"

"Actually, I knew a long time ago, but I didn't have the means of an immortal to study it thoroughly."

Chu Qianqiu frowned at Grandpa Mu's words.

He could tell that there must have been some extraordinary past events in the old man's life.

And Grandpa Mu didn't beat around the bush, continuing to tell the story and revealing some of the things he had experienced when he was young.

"I, Grandpa Mu, used to be a soldier of the Falling Star Empire."

"When I was young, I was the last survivor in a battle against the Rising Sun Empire."

"At that time, I remember waking up in a sea of corpses, realizing that I was still alive."

Dragging my injured body, I noticed that the Descending Star Legion was approaching from a distance."

"I didn't want to go back and experience those agonizing days, so I chose to become a deserter."

With strong willpower, I hid in the Wan Beast Mountain Range near the battlefield, wanting to pass through the forest here and go to the border area between the two empires to live in seclusion in the deep mountains."

"In fact, I was ignorant and thought too much at that time."

"The Wan Beast Mountain Range is vast, spanning the territories of both empires, and there are many demonic beasts. As a mere mortal, I dared to cross it."

"Soon, I became exhausted and lay under an old tree, gasping for breath, too weak to move."

"But I didn't want to go back and be a soldier again. I would rather die in these mountains."

"And just as I was preparing to close my eyes and await death, there was a great commotion coming from the distant mountains and forests."

"I panicked for a moment, trembling with fear, thinking that it was a monster, until the sound gradually subsided after a long time, and I dared to approach and investigate."

"When I arrived at the source of the sound, that area was already in ruins, with trees fallen and the ground shattered and sunken."

"In the center of this wreckage, I saw the remains of a dead cultivator and a giant green snake lying on the ground."

"This snake was exceptionally terrifying, and if its body were estimated, it could wrap around the entire Clear Pond Town."

"When I found it, it was already on the verge of death."

"Without paying attention to the snake, I first examined the remains of the fallen cultivator, and from that cultivator, I found this pearl and the old parchment."

"Of course, the cultivator was also wearing a ring at the time, which should have been a treasure, but unfortunately, it was protected by spiritual power, and I couldn't take it off."

"Just as I was about to leave with the pearl and parchment, the snake woke up."

"I felt a chilling gaze on my back and dared not take another step, so I could only turn around."

"The snake demon transformed into a beautiful human woman right in front of me."

"She was dressed in green, with disheveled hair, and her eyes were snake-like."

"And there was a sword inserted in her abdomen, causing her to bleed profusely and unable to move."

"Later, we made a deal."

"She swore to the heavens that if I helped her remove the sword, she would let me leave this place and find a quiet place to live."

"I believed her, and she kept her promise."

"Now that I think about it, I have also encountered a monster. This snake demon is quite trustworthy and a good demon."

...

Old Mu recounted his past experiences, telling the story of his encounter with the snake demon and the origin of the pearl and parchment.

Chu Qianqiu pondered for a moment and then replied.

"Is it possible that you were able to come back alive because of the snake demon's oath?"

"Yes, it's possible."

The two looked at each other and laughed.

Chu Qianqiu didn't spoil the atmosphere and instead put away the two gifts to study them later.

After a brief observation just now, he roughly guessed Old Mu's condition. It should be caused by the pearl.

The pearl carried an evil aura that ordinary people would find difficult to detect. Keeping this thing with him would inevitably lead to trouble.

Perhaps it was because Old Mu had accumulated virtue and done good deeds when he was young, and he had a righteous aura in his prime, making it difficult for evil to invade him. That's why he was able to suppress the pearl for so long until he grew old and was finally affected.

If it were an ordinary person, Chu Qianqiu estimated that they wouldn't last more than ten years before meeting their demise.

"By the way, please don't reveal to anyone that I used to be from the Falling Star Empire."

"I still have some relatives there, and I don't want them to be persecuted because of me."

After giving these final instructions, seeing that there was nothing else to explain, Old Mu planned to let the young man leave.

But just before parting, it seemed that he couldn't let go of something and stopped Chu Qianqiu again.

"Child, I want to give you one more thing."

"Take this snake tooth as well. It's a token given to me by the snake demon."

Hesitating for a moment, Old Mu took out a small snake tooth from his chest.

The snake tooth was a jade green color, crystal clear, as if made of crystal.

Chu Qianqiu accepted it but returned it to the old man, seeing the reluctance on his face.

"Old Mu, this thing must be quite important to you. I can't accept it anymore."

"No, child, I'm old. It's meaningless for me to keep this thing."

Old Mu spoke, his dim eyes becoming slightly moist, tears flowing for someone unknown.

"But, if you take this thing, can you help an old man with one thing?"