" Elder, Iâm back with the money. Here is one silver coin," Long Chen told the old man as he placed a silver coin in the manâs hand.
" Ah, youâre back already. Good," the old man nodded his head. He picked up a paper from the stack of papers in front of him. The man stamped the paper and signed on it.
"Take this Paper. Itâs the proof of your registration. No one can stop you from taking part in the Entrance Test. Come back to the examination place after two days. Oh right, write your name and signature on the paper when you come for the examination. Thatâs all you need to write on this paper. Remember to have that filled when you come," the old man continued as he gave the paper to Long Chen.
"Iâll keep that in mind," Long Chen said, nodding his head before he turned back and left.
As Long Chen left, the old man closed his eyes as he started smiling.
"Demonâs son is going to take part in the Entrance Examination this time. Itâs going to get pretty interesting," the old man muttered.
"All Spirit Warrior Colleges will refuse to take him in even if he performs good, but that wouldnât matter as long as that College takes a liking to his performance. Itâll be interesting to see what the future holds for the young guy," the old man let out as he closed his eyes again.
Long Chen took the entrance pass in his pockets carefully as he walked through the streets. He didnât forget to buy something to eat. He spent the bronze coin that he had received to purchase food. He had promised Mi Liayi that heâd return with the food.
"I promised her that Iâd be back soon, but I did take a lot of time. Hope sheâs sleeping and didnât go out to look for me," Long Chen muttered as he walked towards the hut.
Long Chen walked through the streets of the city in his journey to the small hut in the isolated wasteland of the city.
He had already purchased something to eat, and he did that without any trouble.
Long Chen realized that he would have a hard time purchasing anything since people know Fu Chen. They already hate him, and they would definitely be suspicious of where he got the money from. It was going to be chaotic if he bought anything like that, so he used the Mask of Mischief to change his face once again. He bought the food with a different look.
After reaching the wasteland of the city, he got back to using Fu Chenâs face. He reached near the hut of Mi Liayi.
He opened the door and stepped inside. As he entered, he saw Mi Liayi cutting some leaves to make something to eat for when he returned.
"What are you doing?" Long Chen asked her as he hid the food he bought behind him.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
"Ah, youâre back already. Iâm making something to eat for when you return. Sit there; it will be ready soon," Mi Liayi replied as she looked back at him.
"You are really something," Long Chen let out as he sighed. "Youâre injured. You should rest instead of working. Didnât I tell you that Iâll take care of the food?"
"Iâm fine. Iâm not injured at all. I just needed some rest," Mi Liayi replied to him as she smiled. " After resting for an hour, Iâm perfectly fine. No pain at all."
Long Chen didnât say anything and simply walked closer to her. He held the packet of food in his left hand behind his back. He reached out his right hand and placed it on her shoulders.
"Argh."
A painful groan escaped the lips of Mi Liayi, but she closed her mouth instantly.
" Is that the perfectly fine you were talking about? Iâm young, but Iâm not stupid. Youâve been working so hard for me for years. Iâve seen you struggle but no more. Iâm already old enough to take on the responsibilities and get my life on the right track," Long Chen told her as he removed his hand from her shoulders.
"I didnât lie when I told you that I earned money today. Look at this," He said as he showed her the packet of food.
"T-that?" Mi Liayi was surprised as she saw the packet.
" Yup. Itâs something I bought from my first earnings. I earned a lot today from hunting. Tomorrow is going to be even better. I also found a few friends. Donât worry. Life is improving, and itâs just the beginning. You donât need to go to that place and work. Iâm here to take on the responsibility," Long Chen said as he patted Mi Liayiâs head.
"Now leave that and come eat. You must be hungry as well. Iâm also hungry, by the way," he continued as he sat down in front of her and started unpacking the food.
Mi Liayi just looked at him blankly as her eyes grew wet.
She hadnât expected that Long Chen was actually telling the truth about earning money. Not only that, but he also got a few friends? Did the gods finally take pity on them and started helping her son? She always wanted her son to have an everyday life, but she had realized that it was impossible under these circumstances. What happened today made her face a hope that it was actually possible.
"Y-you made friends?" she asked as if she was having difficulty believing it.
"Yeah. Itâs just the start, mother. Very soon, Iâll show you something even more incredible. Our good days are coming," Long Chen replied as he smiled.
"Iâm so happy today. Some people in the city have started accepting you as a friend already. Soon, the whole city might start behaving properly," Mi Liayi said as she looked at Long Chen with hopeful eyes.
" They sure will. Iâll make them," Long Chen muttered as he glanced at the soup bowl in front of him.
"Oh, right. As I said, you arenât going to work there in the future. Donât worry about money. Iâll handle that. Stay at home and rest. Now you wonât have to beg to the world for your dignity. Instead, the world will come begging you in the future," He continued as he brought the soup-filled spoon near Mi Liayiâs mouth.
Mi Liayi opened her mouth subconsciously and allowed Long Chen to feed her.
"But money..." She asked Long Chen.
"Here, these are three bronze coins that I earned today. This should be enough for some time. Donât go there. We wonât need to anymore," Long Chen said, smilingly.