Ch 144: Peace Talisman Deflects Calamity
Lai Wang, having taken a punch, didn’t have time to retort or explain, and ran away.
Hmph, lucky you ran fast. Xiang Zhihang didn’t chase after him; he wanted to stay and accompany Qingyang, who had been frightened.
Lai Wang was running for his life, but he couldn’t catch up with Shen Ming. Shen Ming was already out of sight. How could this kid run so fast? He didn’t even pull him along.
Shen Ming himself felt strange. How could he suddenly run so fast? When he was in school, his physical education was the worst, and he was the slowest runner.
This time, not only was he running fast, but his face wasn’t red, and he wasn’t out of breath. It felt like he just moved his legs without needing to exert any effort; he was being pushed along.
Just now, the moment before Xiang Zhihang’s fist came down, this invisible force suddenly appeared, pushing him out and making him run.
Shen Ming was pushed all the way out of San Nan Village before the force disappeared, and he stopped.
Shen Ming looked down at his legs. They were still the same as before, with no changes. How did he manage to run with the wind just now?
Turning back to look, the entire country road was empty, without a single person in sight. Lai Wang hadn’t caught up yet.
Shen Ming reached out and rubbed his forehead, wondering how Lai Wang was doing now. Had he been beaten? He ran too fast just now and couldn’t take care of Lai Wang. This time, he didn’t dare to turn back and help Lai Wang.
Why could he run out, but Lai Wang couldn’t? Was it because he had an extra invisible force on him, helping him deflect a calamity?
Deflect a calamity? Shen Ming suddenly remembered the Peace Talisman that Du Qingyang gave him and quickly reached out to take it out and look at it.
It was okay if he didn’t look, but one look gave him a fright.
Of the two Peace Talismans, one was still fine. The other one looked like it had been burned and turned to ashes.
The burned Peace Talisman was blown away by the wind.
Shen Ming’s heart trembled, and he stood there stunned.
After a long while, Shen Ming, regaining his senses, quickly and carefully put away the other intact Peace Talisman.
This was a godly and precious thing that must be carefully treasured. In times of need, it could save his life.
What? This Peace Talisman was Lai Wang’s?
No, it wasn’t Lai Wang’s; Lai Wang had already thrown it away. Shen Ming picked it up from the ground. Finding treasure on the ground meant that neither heaven nor earth could take it away.
Wasn’t he supposed to take it back to Miss Xiang?
No, Miss Xiang wouldn’t care for it. It was more suitable for Shen Ming to keep it himself.
He didn’t expect to get such a treasure on this trip to San Nan Village. It was worth it, so worth it! All the grievances he suffered because of the trademark matter disappeared. At this moment, Shen Ming’s mood was as excited and joyful as if he had won the lottery.
In the Du Family Home, Xiang Zhihang carefully observed Du Qingyang, checking to see if she was injured.
“I’m really okay. They wanted to hit me, but they were too weak and not my match at all,” Du Qingyang said with a smile to Xiang Zhihang. Xiang Zhihang had been staring at her for a long time, making her feel embarrassed.
Confirming that Du Qingyang was really okay, Xiang Zhihang breathed a sigh of relief. But his eyes were still full of unease, and he instructed, “In the future, don’t open the door for strangers.”
After speaking, Xiang Zhihang gently patted Du Qingyang’s little head, his face full of indulgence. How could she open the door for strangers? This child was too naive and didn’t know how treacherous people could be.
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Xiang Zhihang had experienced how treacherous people could be since he was a child. The abuse from his adoptive parents and the cold looks from those around him made it difficult for Xiang Zhihang to trust others, and he was always vigilant.
Du Qingyang was different. Du Qingyang didn’t give him cold looks, but admired him, gave him candy, and called him a future Big Boss. At that time, Xiang Zhihang was still living under someone else’s roof, with nothing to his name. This silly girl Qingyang kept saying that she believed he would be successful.
Alas, what a kind girl!
How could Xiang Zhihang know that the deep emotion he felt was actually because Du Qingyang had foreseen the opportunity? Back then, Du Qingyang’s motives were impure; she wanted to curry favor with him. Where did the naivety and kindness come from?
“I’m not afraid!” Du Qingyang said with a playful smile. She wasn’t afraid of strangers at all.
“I’m afraid,” Xiang Zhihang frowned.
Xiang Zhihang was really afraid. In that kind of situation, if he had arrived late and Qingyang had really been bullied, what would he have done?
Clearly, those two people had already been kicked out the door. Anyone could see that Du Qingyang was the one bullying them.
But Xiang Zhihang couldn’t see it. Just because Du Qingyang said, “They want to hit me,” Xiang Zhihang became extremely nervous.
“Qingyang, why don’t you just stay by my side and let me protect you at all times?” As he said this, Xiang Zhihang stroked Du Qingyang’s hair again. His girl was too cute, and there were always bad people who wanted to hurt her. How could Xiang Zhihang feel at ease?
Du Qingyang dodged away and took two steps back. They were standing too close, and Xiang Zhihang’s actions were too ambiguous. Just now, she was just feeling playful and casually acting spoiled. Where did all this worry come from?
Stay by Xiang Zhihang’s side? The way that sounded was too ambiguous. It felt like the future Big Boss was going to take care of her.
Clearly, she, Du Qingyang, was also a Big Boss. Who would be taking care of whom was not yet certain.
“Don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid. I still have the Peace Talisman protecting me,” Du Qingyang suddenly regretted acting spoiled. Right now, Xiang Zhihang was treating her like a little rabbit that needed to be protected, and it felt weird.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she said this, Xiang Zhihang replied domineeringly, “How can it compare to me protecting you personally?”
Du Qingyang’s face twitched. She really wanted to retort, “The Peace Talisman is more reliable than you. It deflects calamity when there’s calamity, and it deflects disaster when there’s disaster. Peace Talisman, Peace Talisman, as the name suggests, it’s to protect the owner’s peace.”
“Whereโ” Suddenly, Du Qingyang remembered something, shouted, and looked pained.
“What’s wrong? Where do you feel uncomfortable?” Xiang Zhihang quickly reached out to support Du Qingyang. Had she been hit just now and suffered internal injuries that were now acting up?
He had to quickly take Qingyang to the Health Station!
No, the medical environment at the Health Station wasn’t good enough; he had to take her to the Health Center in Dong Town. If that still didn’t work, he would take her to the Provincial Capital.
Damn, he had come on his bicycle today and didn’t drive the tractor. Why didn’t he drive the tractor? The bicycle was so slow; it was really delaying things!
Then he would first ride his bicycle to take Qingyang to the Health Station and ask the doctor there to take care of her first. Then he would ride his bicycle to get the tractor and let Qingyang sit on the tractor to go to Dong Town together!
Yes, that’s how he would arrange it.
Just as Xiang Zhihang had arranged the itinerary in his mind, he heard Du Qingyang say, “I gave them two Peace Talismans!” After speaking, Du Qingyang beat her chest and stamped her feet.
She had actually given such good things to those two disgusting people! She was really blind! Du Qingyang was heartbroken.
Xiang Zhihang blinked. Qingyang was just heartbroken because she gave away the Peace Talismans, and not because she was feeling unwell?
