Chapter 142: In your position, attend to its affairs

I was unconscious for half a day, Liu Junyan infused me with true qi, and I only groggily woke up the next afternoon.

Though I had woken up, I had no strength throughout my body and my face was very pale.

It was as if I had suffered a serious illness.

Liu Junyan had been guarding me; seeing me wake up, she half-supported my body and helped me sit up, leaning against the headboard, asking: "Do you feel better?"

I grunted: "I'm tired, no energy."

Li Qingying brought over a bowl of chicken soup, in which lay two poached eggs, and underneath there was a thumb-thick stalk of wild mountain ginseng.

Liu Junyan took it and fed me spoonful by spoonful.

"Hey sis, awake?" Hui Moqiong leaned against the doorframe with arms crossed, saying, "You'd better be more careful from now on; if your cultivation isn't enough, don't go doing good deeds recklessly—if you waste this little life of yours, someone will go crazy, sigh, what the heck……"

Before he finished speaking, Liu Junyan swept her long sleeve, sending a strong palm wind his way, and Hui Moqiong yelped as he was flung out.

Li Qingying couldn't help but laugh, also went out, and casually closed the door, leaving the space for me and Liu Junyan.

Liu Junyan remained silent, focusing on feeding me the chicken soup.

After the bowl of chicken soup was emptied and the two poached eggs eaten, he even fed me that wild mountain ginseng.

I dislike the taste of wild mountain ginseng, pursing my lips to refuse.

"Be good, eat it even if it's unpleasant—it replenishes qi and blood." Liu Junyan said.

I furrowed my brows, almost forcing myself to swallow after just one bite.

Fortunately the wild mountain ginseng wasn't large; I swallowed it in a few mouthfuls.

Liu Junyan placed the bowl on the bedside table, then took out a White Rabbit milk candy from her pocket, peeled off the wrapper and brought it to my lips; I opened my mouth and held it, and my brows instantly relaxed.

Liu Junyan then said: "Using lamp oil to ferry souls consumes about the same energy as using the Soul-guiding Lamp to judge souls; with your current cultivation, how could you withstand this? From now on, you must consult me before doing such things, understand?"

I nodded, feeling somewhat guilty, and said: "Back then the time was too tight—just one second shy of dawn, and once the rooster crowed, that girl's soul would have scattered."

"Is others' life important, but yours isn't?" Liu Junyan said sternly, "Xiao Jiu, your life matters more than anyone's—do you understand?"

He straightened his face, his tone becoming much stricter; I reached out to hook his neck to act coquettish, but I had no strength.

The next moment, Liu Junyan leaned in, and I easily climbed onto her with both hands, whispering softly: "I know; from now on I'll pay attention, I'll consult you on everything—I promise."

Liu Junyan lowered her head and kissed my forehead.

Then he reached out, pinched my chin, and carefully examined the character on the lower right side of my face.

I worried: "What's wrong?"

"Nothing." Liu Junyan said, "Just rest and nourish yourself; your health should be fine."

Upon his saying that, I understood: it must be that my weakened body caused the 'slave' character to darken in color.

I leaned in Liu Junyan's embrace, we chatted for a while, and the topic quickly turned to that pair of Buddha Eyes.

Liu Junyan said: "I've examined that pair of Buddha Eyes; they're very pure, a good thing, but I can't trace their origin right now. Hui Wu is contacting his former subordinates—he has many connections, so he should soon find some clues."

"We need to investigate not only the Buddha Eyes but also the person." I said: "That girl is named Gu Die; her attire is quite distinctive, somewhat like the festive dress of the Miao people on TV, with elaborate silver ornaments on her head, neck, and even ankles."

Liu Junyan noted them all, saying she would tell Hui Moqiong later.

I was mentally exhausted and soon fell into a dazed sleep again.

After many chaotic dreams, I finally dreamed of Gu Die being sucked into the door by a vortex, as she said to me: "Sorry."

Those three words kept wandering in the dream, surrounding me from all directions, inexplicably startling me awake.

The sky had already darkened; the room contained only me.

My heart was racing; I didn't turn on the light, curled up in the blankets thinking.

Why did Gu Die say sorry to me?

Could it be because she knew that using lamp oil to ferry her would drain too much of my vital essence?

But this is a transaction.

She pawned the Buddha Eyes to me, and I used a drop of lamp oil to ferry her—this is a recorded transaction, so she owes me nothing.

But if not for that, what else could it be?

Could it be because of that pair of Buddha Eyes?

Could that pair of Buddha Eyes bring me a lot of trouble?

That's quite likely, after all, hasn't a female corpse already come knocking for the Buddha Eyes?

I don't know if that female corpse will come tonight as well.

I can't figure out Gu Die's situation, but it reminded me of another matter.

When Dou Zhile pawned the Heaven-Earth Mandarins Duck Hook to me, the price was two drops of lamp oil.

He said he would come to collect it at the appropriate time.

Previously I didn't know when the appropriate time was, but now I've guessed it.

Probably when I find the souls of Dou Jinsuo's parents.

Those two drops of lamp oil were probably prepared for them.

Dou Zhile wants me to use two drops of lamp oil to ferry the souls of Dou Jinsuo's parents into reincarnation.

I glanced at my right index finger; the fingertip was reddish.

One drop of lamp oil nearly took half my life; two drops…… can I endure it, and can I really do it?

Such matters will likely only increase in the future.

In your position, attend to its affairs—since I am the manager of this pawnshop and control the Soul-guiding Lamp, this is my duty.

It's not that I shouldn't do these things, but that my ability is insufficient.

What I must do is to quickly and greatly enhance my ability.

I turned over and thought again of the Buddha Eyes in the refrigerator.

Gu Die pawned them to me, I have successfully ferried her into reincarnation, the transaction is complete, this pair of Buddha Eyes now belongs to me, and I can dispose of them as I wish.

They…… reminded me of my senior sister Yu Nian.

"Awake?"

The light was turned on, Liu Junyan walked over and asked, "When did you wake up?"

I replied, "Just woke up not long ago."

"Why didn't you turn on the light? What are you thinking about?"

Liu Junyan naturally leaned in, placed one arm under my neck, and pulled me into her embrace.

I honestly said, "I was thinking about my senior sister. When she was in her early teens, her mother was killed, and both of her eyes were gouged out. Liu Junyan, that pair of Buddha Eyes is so spiritual—do you think it's possible to transplant them into my senior sister's eyes so she can see again?"

That pair of Buddha Eyes is not a dead object.

My assumption is bold, but I really want to try it.

What if it works?

Liu Junyan thought for a moment and said, "The possibility should still exist, but the operation would be difficult; it might require a specially trained professional to pull it off."

Upon hearing that, I immediately thought of Bai Jingmo.

Bai Jingmo's medical skill is superb—needless to say, it's a family tradition.

But the key is, I've got a big grudge with the Bai family, and he hasn't shown up in a long time, so this route won't work.

Moreover, Bai Xian absolutely refuses to return to the pawnshop to sit in the hall; she's on our opposing side, so how could she help me?

This matter needs to be carefully considered…