5: Is There No Trust Between People Anymore?

A week later, Li Changsheng found Jiang Nannan and handed her the pill he had prepared long ago.

"Changsheng, does this thing really work?"

After taking it, Jiang Nannan lowered her head to look at the pill in her hand, her pretty little face full of worry.

Although she should not have doubted Li Changsheng, this concerned her mother's life.

What if something really went wrong?

"Don't worry, it'll definitely work. I guarantee it!"

Li Changsheng spoke with a smile, brimming with confidence.

If even the Grand Pure Daoist Venerable could not save Jiang Nannan's mother, then across all the myriad heavens and worlds, no one else would be capable of it.

"Nannan, bring it over."

At that moment, Mother Jiang, lying on the bed, spoke softly. "There's no point dragging this out forever, and I don't want to suffer anymore."

"Mom, don't tell me you mean...?"

Jiang Nannan's pupils contracted slightly. Clever as she was, she immediately understood what her mother was thinking.

Either it could be cured, or it could not.

"Everyone dies eventually. Why should I be any exception?"

In contrast to Jiang Nannan's worry and tears, Mother Jiang remained incomparably calm. "If it works, then that's good for everyone. But if it doesn't, don't be sad, and don't blame Changsheng. He means well. Rather than keep living with pain and illness, it would be better to give me a quick end."

"No, do you two really have that little faith in me?"

Watching the two act as though they were bidding each other farewell for life and death, Li Changsheng was speechless. "Let me put it this way: if even this pill doesn't work, then even if a deity from the Ninth Heavens descended in person, they still wouldn't be able to save her."

"Really? Is this thing that powerful?"

Hearing that, Jiang Nannan wiped away her tears and turned to look at the boy behind her.

"Of course. Trust me. Is there really no trust between people anymore?"

Li Changsheng curled his lips and rubbed his forehead helplessly.

"Nannan, give it to me. Trust Changsheng!" Mother Jiang said.

"Okay."

Jiang Nannan let out a soft breath, then, with a nervous heart, slowly placed the pill into her mother's mouth.

As the pill went down, both Mother Jiang and Jiang Nannan waited silently, not daring to say a word.

"It didn't work?"

Seeing no reaction at all, Jiang Nannan blinked and asked in confusion.

"Let the bullet fly a little longer!"

Although he did not know how severe Mother Jiang's injuries and illness were, he knew that as long as the Grand Pure Daoist Venerable acted, even someone who had already fallen and had their soul scattered could stand before him completely unharmed.

Sure enough, not long after he spoke, Mother Jiang, who had been lying on the bed, sat up on her own.

"I think... I'm cured!"

Mother Jiang lowered her head to look at her fair hands, her peerless face filled with shock and disbelief.

She had never imagined that the pill Li Changsheng brought would truly possess such terrifying power.

"Really?"

Jiang Nannan's beautiful eyes lit up as she hurriedly asked, "Mom, do you really feel better?"

"Yes, I'm completely healed."

Mother Jiang nodded. She lifted the blanket aside and, barefoot, stood on the floor. Smiling brightly, she said, "Not only that, even my Soul Power Level has increased. I've gone from level fifty-three to level fifty-nine. I'm only one step away from becoming a Soul Emperor."

As soon as she said that, Li Changsheng fell silent as well.

Because if he remembered correctly, the Grand Pure Daoist Venerable had said he would only save her.

As for the increase in cultivation, that was probably an accident.

Perhaps he had never imagined that this world was so low-level that something like this could happen.

Of course, it was also because the Grand Pure Daoist Venerable had not paid attention. Otherwise, with his command over the Great Dao and laws, how could such a thing have happened? Wasn't that a joke, an insult to the Grand Pure Daoist Venerable?

"See? I told you there'd definitely be no problem!"

Li Changsheng raised his head and spoke with a proud expression.

"Nannan was wrong to doubt you!"

Mother Jiang could not help smiling faintly. "How about this? I'll cook dinner myself tonight and treat you to a feast."

"Okay, okay." Li Changsheng nodded in agreement.

"Then you and Nannan should go into town today and buy some ingredients."

Mother Jiang reminded her, "Nannan, don't try to save money this time. Remember to buy some good food."

"Got it."

Jiang Nannan pouted and answered unhappily before taking Li Changsheng's right hand and walking outside.

She had clearly just been worried about him, afraid something might go wrong, yet once it was over, her mother immediately sent her out. Seriously, what was that?

Watching the two leave, Mother Jiang's lips curled upward, and the smile on her face grew brighter and brighter.

It seemed her judgment was as good as ever.

In that case, she would have to work harder in the days ahead and make sure these two little ones settled their relationship as soon as possible.

The moon shone bright while the stars were sparse; crows flew south.

The three sat together around the table, enjoying a feast as Mother Jiang asked, "Nannan, when do you plan to go to Shrek Academy?"

For nobles, this kind of food might have been terrible, but for them, they had truly never eaten anything this good before.

Especially Jiang Nannan and Li Changsheng.

Ever since Mother Jiang had fallen ill, nearly all the family's money had gone toward medicine and such. As a result, Li Changsheng and Jiang Nannan had lived very difficult lives these past years, stretching every coin as far as possible.

"I'll wait a little longer. Anyway, Shrek Academy's requirement is only that applicants be under twelve."

Jiang Nannan ate small bites as she spoke indifferently.

Before this, she had not actually planned to go, because if she truly went to Shrek Academy, there would be no one to take care of her mother.

Fortunately, things were different now.

"True."

Mother Jiang nodded in agreement, then turned her gaze to Li Changsheng and asked, "Changsheng, what about you?"

"Me?"

Li Changsheng froze slightly and said in great confusion, "Auntie, are you mistaken? How could I join Shrek Academy? Setting aside the recommendation letter from a main city, my cultivation doesn't even meet the requirements."

If the Morality Heavenly Venerate had not treated the Soul Power in his body like a fart and cleared it away, then he would definitely have had Innate Full Soul Power—perhaps even started with Innate level twenty Soul Power.

Thinking of this, Li Changsheng looked utterly dejected.