Cultivating Immortality Begins with Acting as a Girl Chapter 007

Louli Collection, located in the northern part of Suiyi City, is a gathering place for the poor within the Sphere of Influence of the Thousand Leaves Gang.

“Warrior adult, our house is just ahead, we’ll be there soon.” Zhao Li led the way, respectfully saying to Song Ling.

“Mhm.”

Song Ling nodded, his gaze sweeping around.

All the way, the scene of this “Louli Collection” appeared dilapidated and messy, with an indescribable oppressive atmosphere pervading the entire street.

Dilapidated wooden houses stood tightly together, as if they could collapse at any moment due to a strong wind. The air was filled with a strange, mixed smell, both the stench of rotting food and a faint floral scent drifting from who knows where.

Passersby, regardless of gender, were all dressed in rags and looked exhausted.

Occasionally, a few children chased and played in the corners, their laughter sounding particularly jarring in this dull environment.

“Warrior adult, we’re here, this is my home.”

After walking for a few more minutes, Zhao Li stopped in front of a dilapidated wooden house indistinguishable from its surroundings.

Just as she was about to push the door open, a dark-faced middle-aged man walked out.

The man held a coarse cloth sack in his left hand and a wooden box in his right. Although not tall, he was sturdy, appearing somewhat out of place in this slum where most people were gaunt and emaciated with sallow faces.

“Li Laosi?!”

Zhao Li saw this person and the things in his hands, a mix of shock and anger.

The sack contained their family’s last remaining food, and the wooden box held the heirlooms their father had left them.

“Yo, Xiaoli’s back. Your Uncle Li’s a bit tight on money lately, so I’m borrowing some things from your family. I’ll return them when I’m more comfortable.” Despite being caught stealing, Li Laosi showed no sign of fear, still swaggering as he prepared to leave.

“No, that’s our family’s last food! You said the same thing last time you came to borrow food, and you still haven’t returned it!”

Zhao Li grew anxious, stepping forward to block Li Laosi.

Li Laosi’s face turned cold, and without warning, he kicked Zhao Li. Zhao Li’s small body took the kick squarely, staggering back several steps, only prevented from falling by her younger brother Zhao He.

“Damn it, giving you face and you don’t want it! Saying ‘borrow’ was giving you face. It’s your good fortune that I, Li Laosi, take your family’s things. What are you, daring to block me, bah!”

The commotion at Zhao Li’s doorstep quickly drew the attention of the surrounding neighbors.

“Oh, Li Laosi is here again. He’s robbed all the neighbors around here. Can no one control him?”

“Control? How to control him? Li Laosi’s cousin is with the Thousand Leaves Gang. I heard he’s about to become a ranked warrior. How can anyone afford to offend him?”

“It’s a pity for Zhao Li and Zhao He, these unfortunate siblings. Their mother is already sick, and now their food has been stolen. It’s adding insult to injury. I’m afraid they won’t make it through this winter.”

Everyone whispered, but no one dared to step forward to help.

It wasn’t that they lacked sympathy, but they simply couldn’t afford to help. If they dared to speak up for the siblings now, their own families would surely be targeted by Li Laosi next.

Kindness requires capital, and they clearly lacked it.

Li Laosi heard the surrounding voices, his expression growing more arrogant:

“Hmph hmph, you little brats, I’m telling you, your house is my Li Laosi’s warehouse! I’ll take whatever I want!”

Zhao He looked at his pale sister, then heard Li Laosi’s declaration. He pulled out the rusty cleaver from his waist and glared at Li Laosi, angrily saying, “Put…put the things down, or else, or else I…”

“Tsk, you little stutterer dares to threaten me? Or else what? You’d kill me? You, with your ability, dare to touch me?”

Li Laosi dismissed him with contempt, even stepping forward two paces, actively walking in front of Zhao He, pressing his body against Zhao He’s cleaver, and shouting, “Kill me, you brat!”

Zhao He’s hands trembled, but he dared not act.

Firstly, he had never killed anyone. Secondly, he was wary of Li Laosi’s cousin from the Thousand Leaves Gang.

Seeing this, Li Laosi laughed loudly and was about to stride away.

At this moment, Song Ling spoke. He quietly asked Zhao Li beside him, “Are your father’s wood carvings in that box?”

Zhao Li nodded.

Receiving a positive answer, Song Ling reached out and stopped Li Laosi.

Li Laosi saw that Song Ling was also wearing old, coarse linen clothes and paid him no mind, cursing:

“Who the hell are you, quickly get out of my—”

Before he could finish speaking, Song Ling grabbed his head, exerted all his strength, and slammed it downwards!

Bang!

Li Laosi’s head heavily impacted the rough, stone-paved road, bursting open on the spot and losing all life.

The surroundings instantly fell silent.

Everyone stared at Song Ling in disbelief.

That strike just now was so swift and decisive, and the explosive power was so strong that it was absolutely impossible for someone who hadn’t practiced martial arts to achieve it. In fact, it was very likely an unranked warrior on the verge of ranking, or even an already ranked warrior.

Although Song Ling’s face was covered, it was still clear that she was a “young girl” of no great age.

So young, yet quite possibly a ranked warrior, and completely unconcerned about Li Laosi’s cousin in the Thousand Leaves Gang, killing Li Laosi so decisively…

Who exactly was she?

“Warrior adult…”

Zhao Li looked at Li Laosi’s corpse, feeling both relieved and worried: “This Li Laosi’s cousin is from the Thousand Leaves Gang, what if…”

“It’s fine. So many people saw with their own eyes that I killed him. It has nothing to do with you.”

Song Ling waved his hand, then bent down and picked up the box containing Zhao Li’s father’s wood carvings.

For him, Li Laosi’s cousin in the Thousand Leaves Gang held no deterrent. Firstly, the fact that Li Laosi was still lingering in the slum, living by extorting and robbing other poor people, proved that his cousin wasn’t doing well in the Thousand Leaves Gang, or their relationship wasn’t that good.

Whichever it was, it wasn’t enough to make Song Ling wary.

Even if his cousin were to seek revenge, Song Ling wouldn’t care.

He had no intention of staying in “Louli Collection” for long. Suiyi City was so big, and being alone, he could easily find a place to hide. Where would that cousin find him?

“You handle the body yourselves. I’ll go in and look at your father’s wood carvings first. Do not enter without my permission.”

Song Ling instructed Zhao Li, then took the box and walked into the house.

As soon as he opened the door, a damp, musty smell wafted out. The room was dim, with only a few rays of sunlight leaking through holes in the roof, barely illuminating the interior.

Besides the living room upon entering, there were two partitioned rooms on either side. In the room on the left, through the old cloth curtain, one could vaguely see a sleeping woman lying on the bed, presumably the mother of Zhao Li and Zhao He.

Song Ling gazed for a few seconds, confirming she was just a seriously ill ordinary woman, then walked into the room on the right and sat down at a simple wooden table.

He placed the box on the table and gently opened it.

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