The old woman chuckled upon seeing this, "Child, it's you! I never expected to see you here!"
Upon hearing this, Li Changfeng scratched his head and laughed, "Yes! Grandma! I didn't expect to see you here, so I wanted to buy some pears to eat!"
"Hehe! I see! Here, take these pears and eat them. You don't need to pay. I won't take money from someone as kind-hearted as you!" The old woman insisted on putting three or four pears into Li Changfeng's hands, saying kindly.
Seeing this, Li Changfeng quickly said, "That won't do! You have to pay for what you buy!"
Upon hearing this, the old woman immediately frowned, "You child! Why are you being disobedient! Are you trying to make this old woman angry?!"
Seeing this, Li Changfeng gave a wry smile, "Alright, alright! I'll take it! Don't be angry!"
"Oh! That's a good child!" the old woman said with a smile.
Suddenly, Li Changfeng's eyes lit up, and he looked at the little girl with a smile. "Little sister! Come here! Uncle has some candy! Come here! I'll give you some!"
The little girl put her index finger in her mouth and looked at the old woman expectantly, as if asking for her opinion; she was very well-behaved.
The old woman chuckled when she saw this, "Xiao Qing! Go if you want!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Xiao Qing walked up to Li Changfeng, raised her small hands, and said softly, "Thank you, Uncle!"
Seeing this, Li Changfeng smiled slightly, placed a few pieces of silver in her hand, and then vanished without a trace, becoming a blur.
Xiao Qing was startled when she saw this. These few coins were enough to buy a whole cartload of candy. She quickly ran to the old woman's side, "Grandma! Look! That uncle gave us so much money!"
The old woman was slightly taken aback when she saw this, and said with a wry smile, "This child is really something! He's such a good person!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Qing's face puffed up slightly, and she said angrily, "That uncle is a liar! He didn't give me any candy!"
The old woman chuckled upon hearing this, "What are you saying, child! There's enough money here for you to buy lots of candy. Come on! Grandma will take you to buy candied hawthorns!"
"Yay! Time to eat candied hawthorns!" Xiao Qing exclaimed with delight, pulling her grandmother along as they hurriedly ran to buy candied hawthorns.
At this moment, Li Changfeng observed them slowly from a distance, smiled slightly, and suddenly felt a sense of satisfaction. "It feels so good to help people! It seems that doing a good deed every day is necessary from now on!"
Li Changfeng suddenly realized that helping others was also a life experience, which was beneficial to his personal growth and greatly helpful to his state of mind and the universal salvation of all beings in Buddhism.
The next morning.
Li Changfeng got up early in the morning and strolled around the street. Suddenly, he found that the street was crowded with people and there were several constables and coroners doing their work.
Seeing this, Li Changfeng was filled with curiosity and slowly walked over. He immediately discovered two hideous corpses with cuts all over their bodies, which looked like they had been slowly tortured to death!
Li Changfeng's face was grave as he sighed, "It seems these two died because of me! Buddhist teachings say that every cause has its effect! I crippled them back then, but I never expected they would be killed by their enemies the very next day! What a sin!"
At this moment, the head constable heard Li Changfeng's mutterings, slowly walked over, cupped his hands, and said, "Master, were they killed because of you just now?"
Li Changfeng nodded upon hearing this, "Indeed! They did die because of me!"
The head constable frowned upon hearing this. "What do you mean by that?"
Upon hearing this, Li Changfeng slowly explained the situation to him. The constable frowned and said in a deep voice, "Master! These two people died on the street this morning. We couldn't find any clues with them, but we know that you have a grudge against them, so you are the prime suspect. Would you like to come back with us to investigate?"
Li Changfeng nodded upon hearing this, "Alright! The innocent will clear themselves! I'll go with you!"
Upon hearing this, the surrounding crowd immediately refused to get up, shouting, "Officer Chen! Don't wrong an innocent person! We don't believe that the master would do such a thing!"
"The master didn't kill them when they publicly humiliated him, and now you still doubt him? We ordinary people don't believe he's the murderer!"
Upon hearing this, Officer Chen frowned deeply. "These are all your one-sided accounts; there's no concrete evidence! This puts me in a very difficult position!"
Li Changfeng smiled slightly upon hearing this, cupped his hands, and said, "Thank you all for your kindness! The innocent will clear themselves! I believe that Officer Chen will investigate thoroughly and give me the truth!"
Upon hearing this, Officer Chen looked at Li Changfeng with gratitude, deeply admiring Li Changfeng's open and honest character. He cupped his hands and said, "Master! Rest assured, I will definitely investigate thoroughly and clear your name!"
Li Changfeng nodded upon hearing this and followed Officer Chen slowly toward the yamen. Suddenly, a hurried voice rang out, "Wait! I have something to say!"
A man dressed as a waiter ran up to them, panting, and said, "Wait... wait! I... I can testify that this master is innocent!"
Officer Chen was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, and quickly said, "Then tell me!"
Upon hearing this, the waiter quickly organized his thoughts and said, "I can prove that the master has an alibi! He stayed in the inn all day yesterday and never went out!"
Upon hearing this, Officer Chen frowned. "So many people come and go from the inn every day! How can you prove that he definitely hasn't left the inn?"
The waiter slowly replied, "I have a very deep impression of him! I accidentally spilled hot water on him, and he not only didn't blame me, but he also gave me a tip when we ordered! So I remember it very clearly!"
At this moment, the people around also chimed in, "Yes! I always felt that the master wasn't that kind of person!"
Upon hearing this, Officer Chen nodded and cupped his hands, saying, "In that case, Master, please return! With so many witnesses, I also believe you are innocent!"
Upon hearing this, Li Changfeng smiled slightly, cupped his hands in thanks to everyone, and said, "Thank you all for your great kindness!"
Those around him smiled slightly upon hearing this, saying, "Master, you don't need to go to such lengths! We all admire your character, and this is just a small favor!"
Seven days later.
During this period, Li Changfeng would go to the old woman's place every day to help her pick pears and carry them to sell, and in the process, he met some people who needed help.
He would do his best in everything and never found it troublesome, which earned him great praise from the people of Cloud City. They spread the word that Li Changfeng was a great philanthropist!
As usual, Li Changfeng went to the old woman's stall to help her with some work. However, when Li Changfeng arrived at the stall, he couldn't find the old woman at all. He quickly asked the people at the nearby stall, "Da Niu! Have you seen the old woman?"
Da Niu scratched his head upon hearing this, "No! I haven't seen them since early this morning, which I find quite strange! They're usually very punctual!"
Upon hearing this, Li Changfeng immediately felt a sense of unease. "Could something have happened?"