I Have Half a Grain-Repelling Pill. Want Some?

Su Clan’s Sixteen turned her head away, embarrassed to meet Song Shuhang's gaze.

It seems she didn't prepare any food or water.

"It's better to rely on yourself than others," Song Shuhang thought, and searched himself. He found a bottle with six Blood Qi Pill left, a Stench Pill, several Talisman Treasure, red banknotes, and a cell phone.

But these things can't be eaten as food, and Blood Qi Pill can't satisfy hunger.

"Huh? This is..." Song Shuhang finally pulled out a pill.

It's a used Grain-Repelling Pill! A senior Medicine Master gave it to him casually as lunch a few days ago, but he only used it once and kept it ever since.

I'm glad I didn't just casually eat it these past few days.

With a satisfied expression, Song Shuhang popped the Grain-Repelling Pill into his mouth, and his mouth was immediately filled with a fragrant aroma, and the hunger in his stomach vanished. After feeling a bit full, Shuhang took out the Grain-Repelling Pill and carefully wiped the saliva off it.

"Keeping this thing might save my life someday," Song Shuhang thought.

Gurgle, gurgle... Is that a strange sound coming from my stomach?

"Huh? My stomach is already full, so why is it making a rumbling sound again? Could it be that the Grain-Repelling Pill have expired?" Song Shuhang touched his stomach in confusion. It was full, no problem!

Coo coo coo... and another series of cooing sounds.

Song Shuhang looked at the Su Clan’s Sixteen daughter, who claimed to be able to the Grain-Avoidance Realm, with a puzzled expression. The Sixteen daughter forcibly turned her head away again, her face flushed.

After thinking for a moment, Song Shuhang tentatively offered the Grain-Repelling Pill in his hand and asked, "If you don't mind, would you like to try sucking on it?"

"No need, I can ward off..." A gurgling sound interrupted Sixteen.

After a moment, Sixteen gritted his teeth. "My cultivation level is different from yours. Even if I swallow this half of the Grain-Repelling Pill, it will only slightly alleviate my hunger."

"Then just swallow it," Song Shuhang, otherwise her stomach would keep rumbling, and Song Shuhang would feel uncomfortable all over.

Sixteen took the Grain-Repelling Pill, thought for a moment, and said, "Once we get through this crisis, I'll repay you a hundredfold with the Grain-Repelling Pill!"

"Okay, okay," Song Shuhang replied casually, as if dealing with a child.

Sixteen took a deep breath and swallowed the Grain-Repelling Pill like medicine. With this half- Grain-Repelling Pill in place, her stomach finally stopped rumbling.

Over here, Song Shuhang took out his phone and opened the chat software interface, wanting to log into the Nine Provinces Number One Group to take a look—calculating the time, Senior Su Clan’s Seven should be arriving here soon, so he could send him a distress message.

But when he turned it on, he discovered that the phone had no signal at all.

"Huh? Why is there no signal?" Song Shuhang asked, puzzled.

"Of course there's no signal. If we don't block all information, it'll be easy for people to find out. How can it be a secret room?" Sixteen replied.

At the same time, she glanced at Song Shuhang 'Song Shuhang phone screen and saw a familiar chat group in his group list. She exclaimed in surprise, "Nine Provinces Number One Group?"

"Huh? You didn't know? You haven't been paying attention to the group these past few days?" Song Shuhang asked back.

"I ran away from home... Using chat apps would reveal my location, and I didn't even bring my phone with me, otherwise A-Qi would come looking for me, which would be a real hassle," Sixteen said matter-of-factly.

No, even if you're not online, A-Qi can still find you. Song Shuhang thought to himself, thinking that A-Qi was probably already on his way to the Jiangnan Region.

Because there was no signal, Song Shuhang silently turned off his phone. He didn't plan to tell Sixteen that Senior Su Clan’s Seven had already gone to Jiangnan to look for her—it would be safer for Sixteen to be brought home as soon as possible.

"Have you guessed my identity? Did A-Qi post a message in the group asking everyone to help find me?" Sixteen suddenly asked. Since the man in front of her was a new member of the Nine Provinces Number One Group, he had probably already guessed her identity.

"..." Song Shuhang's face stiffened for a moment, and he was considering whether to tell a white lie to cover up the matter.

"No need to deny it, you're definitely not cut out for lying. Your expression already tells me the answer," Sixteen sighed.

"..." [Girl, you're not Zhao Yaya, don't just read answers from other people's expressions! It's so rude, it makes me feel like I have no privacy at all!]

"Will you tell A-Qi that I'm here?" Sixteen asked in a low voice, hugging his knees.

"..." [Probably?]

"Someone as kind-hearted as you would definitely tell A-Qi," Sixteen said to himself.

[You've said everything I wanted to say, what more can I say?]

The two rooms suddenly fell silent.

He remained silent for a long time...

Finally, Song Shuhang broke the silence and asked, "Why did you escape from the Su Clan Main House? Wouldn't your injuries have been better treated there?"

I remember when Su Clan’s Seven failed his Heavenly Tribulation, he said in the group chat that Sixteen only suffered minor injuries and could recover after returning to the Su Clan Main House. If that's the case, why did Sixteen escape? And why does he need to go to the hospital so often for painkillers?

"Because I'm about to die... I estimate I'll die in about twenty days." Sixteen calmly recounted, hugging her knees tightly. "The various methods recorded in the Su Clan Main House can't heal my injuries, and A-Qi can't help either. My injuries aren't just a matter of the Heavenly Tribulation; there's also a problem with my own cultivation technique. That Heavenly Tribulation merely brought out my latent injuries."

"Let's not talk about this anymore, I hate this topic." Sixteen suddenly stopped talking and looked at Shuhang: "You might know my name, I'm called Su Clan’s Sixteen, which is both my name and my Daoist name. And you? You've never introduced yourself to me before."

"Song Shuhang."

"What's your Daoist name?" Sixteen asked.

"I don't have a Daoist name yet. I'll think of one in a few days," Song Shuhang sighed. This was something that needed to be put on the agenda quickly, otherwise it would be difficult to get the seniors to change their minds once they all accepted his Daoist name as 'the pressure of the mountain of books'.

"Think of one yourself? Which senior in the group are you cultivating under? Didn't your master give you a Daoist name?" Sixteen asked doubtfully. Shouldn't formally accepted disciples be given a Daoist name?

Moreover, since the disciple was willing to be introduced into the Nine Provinces Number One Group, he must be a disciple highly appreciated by that senior. How could he not have a Daoist name?

"Well, the way I joined the Nine Provinces Number One Group was a bit... coincidental." Song Shuhang scratched his head and then began to tell Sixteen about how he joined the Nine Provinces Number One Group.

Song Shuhang spoke quietly, Sixteen listened attentively with his knees drawn up.

"That's roughly how it is," Song Shuhang shrugged.

"You... chose to become a cultivator yourself?" Sixteen raised his head slightly to look at Song Shuhang: "Don't you know the dangers of becoming a cultivator? Like— the Heavenly Tribulation I encountered, and countless other dangers!"

"I know. I knew about your Heavenly Tribulation before I chose to become a cultivator—I even saw the vast expanse of Tribulation Lightning with my own eyes," Song Shuhang replied calmly.

"Then why did you choose to become a cultivator?" Sixteen stared intently at Song Shuhang, his eyes wide.

"Why?" Song Shuhang thought for a moment and replied, "Perhaps, it's because I'm unwilling to live an ordinary life."

"Before becoming a cultivator, the only thing in the world that brought me joy was helping those in need to the best of my ability. If I hadn't joined the Nine Provinces Number One Group, perhaps I would have lived an ordinary life like everyone else. However, that's not the life I want... I don't have much ambition, but I crave a life full of adventure. Even with terrifying Tribulation Lightning and the calamities brought by evil cultivators, I will never regret my choice."

Song Shuhang found himself unable to find the right words to describe his feelings at that moment. What he really wanted to express was just one thing: the path of cultivation was a choice he would never regret!

Sixteen blinked. "I suddenly realize your passionate and impassioned style is a bit off, but... it's quite interesting. Let's get ready, we're going out."

The pain from her injuries subsided ahead of schedule. Now, she has accumulated a little more true energy, enough to deal with the Immortal Farmer Sect uncle outside!