Ren Fang's Choice (3)

With a whoosh, the head suddenly popped out of the ground in front of the two people and the cat.

Little Black Cat and Fanxin were bold and adaptable, and they had long since gotten used to Grandpa Nick being nothing but a head. Ren Fang, however, was somewhat timid. Although she had seen what Grandpa Nick looked like before, she still hadn't fully come to terms with it. When he suddenly appeared, she was so frightened that she hurried back to her room.

"Grandpa, you should let us know before you show up. Look how badly you scared her." Fanxin glared at Grandpa Nick, a little displeased.

As he spoke, he filled a bowl with mushroom and chicken stew and placed it in front of Grandpa Nick. Though he was somewhat displeased with Nick's behavior, the man was still his grandfather, so naturally he had to give him a share.

"Am I that scary?" Grandpa Nick thought otherwise. He didn't think there was anything frightening about how he looked.

"What do you think? I guarantee that if you went to the human world, you'd scare people unconscious, or even to death," Fanxin said. Who wouldn't be afraid of a human who was just a head? Even though he feared neither heaven nor earth, he had gotten quite a fright when he first saw Grandpa Nick.

"Grandpa Nick, you can control soil, so why not use it to make yourself a body? Then put on some clothes, and Miss Ren Fang won't be so scared."

Little Black Cat looked solemnly at Grandpa Nick as it spoke. It was used to him by now. After all, it had spent ten years with him and had long since worked up its courage.

But while it wasn't afraid, someone else was. So it made the suggestion to Grandpa Nick to help Ren Fang. Having spent so much time with her, it thought she was a good girl who had simply had a hard life. So it wanted to help her.

"I see. All right, then. I'll get a set of clothes later and take the form of a person." Grandpa Nick pondered for a moment, then nodded slightly and agreed.

Ren Fang would begin her training tomorrow. If she was afraid of the way he looked, she might not be able to devote herself fully to fighting, which would affect her results. So he decided it would be better to change his appearance.

"Mm." Fanxin nodded, filled Ren Fang's bowl with mushroom and chicken stew, and carried it to her bedroom.

Ren Fang had been happily eating, but Grandpa Nick had scared her so badly that she hadn't dared stay there. Fanxin didn't know whether she had eaten her fill, but he brought her a bowl anyway.

"Are you still not used to the way Grandpa Nick looks?" After entering the room, Fanxin set the stew on the table, then looked at Ren Fang.

Ren Fang was sitting curled up on the bed, her arms wrapped tightly around her knees. She looked very frightened.

"No, I just thought of my family. Those bad people cut off all their heads," Ren Fang said. Her lips trembled as she spoke. Clearly, she was very distressed.

"Sigh, it's already in the past. There's no need to keep thinking about it. Focus on living well now! You won't run into anything like that again, because starting tomorrow, you'll become a formidable person. If anyone wants to kill you, they'll have to see if they have what it takes," Fanxin said comfortingly.

He didn't know what Ren Fang had been through, but he knew it must have been extremely painful. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been so afraid. But the more you thought about something like that, the more frightened you became.

"Mm. Once I'm strong enough, I'll kill those bastards and avenge my family," Ren Fang said with a nod, a flash of killing intent passing through her eyes.

"Of course. But do you remember what they looked like? If you don't, getting revenge will be very difficult," Fanxin said.

"I'll never forget that face. Even if he were reduced to ashes, I'd still recognize him," Ren Fang said.

"Good. For now, don't think about anything else. Just take care of your health and cultivate hard. Once you're stronger, we'll go settle the score with that bastard," Fanxin said. He brought the bowl of stew in front of Ren Fang and added, "Eat this. You'll need the strength to train."

Ren Fang looked up at Fanxin and asked, "Why are you helping me?"

She was curious. She and Fanxin had been complete strangers, yet he had treated her like someone he knew and helped her all along the way. She was touched, but also deeply puzzled.

"I don't know either. The moment I saw you, I told myself that if I didn't step in, you would surely die. So I did," Fanxin said with a shrug.

"Hehe, you really are a strange person," Ren Fang said with a smile as she took the stew.

"Maybe. All right, bring the bowl and chopsticks out when you're done." Fanxin waved, left Ren Fang's bedroom, and went to the living room.

"Is the girl all right?" Grandpa Nick asked.

"She's fine. Her family were all beheaded by those bad people. So when she saw you, she couldn't help thinking of the people who died, and it scared her," Fanxin said with a wave of his hand. "Don't appear in front of her as just a head anymore."

"Oh, so that's what happened. I'm sorry about that," Grandpa Nick said. "I'll make preparations when I get back."

The two people and the cat said nothing more and continued eating the stew.

After they finished the pot of mushroom and chicken stew, Fanxin began washing the bowls and chopsticks. Ren Fang also brought hers out.

Fanxin took her bowl and chopsticks and washed everything before returning to his room for a good rest.

After a long day, he felt a little tired too. He returned to his bedroom, lay down on the bed, and fell asleep.

Little Black Cat went to Ren Fang's room at Fanxin's request. He had asked it to keep her company so she wouldn't let her thoughts run wild.

The next morning, Fanxin got up early.

Ren Fang and Little Black Cat were still asleep. He went into the forest by himself, picked some mushrooms, and hunted a large gray rabbit. After cleaning it, he made soup with the mushrooms and some of the rabbit meat, then stir-fried the rest.

When he was done, he woke Little Black Cat and Ren Fang.

After breakfast, the two people and the cat headed straight for the place Grandpa Nick had designated.

When they arrived, Grandpa Nick wasn't there yet, so the three of them waited. They didn't have to wait long before he popped out of the ground. This time, however, Grandpa Nick wasn't just a head. He was a complete person, and there was no sign of anything unusual about him.