Urban Cultivation: The master who has overcome the tribulation is reborn

Jiang Ran walked into the house, and an indescribable stench became more and more obvious.

With the light of the moonstone in the main hall, everything in the house comes into view.

The damp floor and walls, a messy bed and a woman curled up sleeping.

Her sleeping posture was extremely strange, as if she didn't feel safe at all.

The woman's clothes didn't fit her properly and were covered in stains.

The hair was also tangled together, sticking to the clothes and body, emitting a lingering smell.

When footsteps were heard in the house, her curled up body couldn't help but tremble.

The amplitude of the vibration was very slight, but in Jiang Ran's eyes, it was clearly some kind of signal.

"You are not a native of Luoyin Mountain, are you?" He said in a cold voice with a very certain tone.

The woman lying on the bed did not reply and pretended to be asleep. Her breathing was not disordered, but there was clearly a pause for a moment.

Jiang Ran seemed unaware of the smell in the room. He moved closer to the bed and held her arm.

When my palm touched the other person's sleeve, I felt a strange touch, wet and sticky, like a towel that had not been washed for a long time on a rainy day.

The woman seemed to be awakened, and her whole body was like a frightened wild cat. Her muscles were tense and she let out a shrill scream.

"Ah-ah-"

She screamed like a madman and shrank back with her body bouncing.

However, Jiang Ran's face showed no emotion at all, and the hand holding the woman's arm was like an iron clamp, not moving at all.

After a long stalemate, the woman suddenly raised her head, her messy hair scattered on her face, revealing only a pair of eyes.

There was no light in her eyes, she stared at Jiang Ran with a dull look, a creepy laugh coming out of her mouth.

"Hehe...hehehe..."

No matter who looks at her, this woman is a woman who cannot be crazier.

It is difficult for ordinary people to treat her with a normal heart, and keeping a distance from her may be the choice of most people.

Jiang Ran thought about it and lost his patience. He reached out and held her neck with a little force, then moved her slightly away from the bed.

The woman's laughter stopped abruptly and breathing became extremely difficult.

She pinched Jiang Ran's wrist with her slender hands and struggled a few times symbolically.

Jiang Ran glanced at her lower body which was lifted off the bed and discovered that her legs were somewhat deformed.

This is not a congenital deformity, but the result of a broken leg bone that was not treated effectively.

"I ask you questions and you answer them. If you continue to play tricks, I will kill you."

He did not feel any sympathy because of this, and his voice was no different from when he entered the room, just as indifferent and calm.

As soon as he finished speaking, there were some noises coming from outside the door, followed by the sound of footsteps quickly fading away.

When the woman heard his words, she felt her neck relax slightly, and her eyes actually brightened up.

"Kill me." She raised her head and repeated with hope in her eyes, "Kill me."

It is Mandarin without any dialect. The voice is hoarse and dry, but not unpleasant.

As the other person raised her head, her messy hair fell apart, and Jiang Ran could see her face clearly.

Apart from the dirt on his face and the pale brown skin, his bones were still quite delicate.

The color of her face was not natural, but rather the result of long-term malnutrition and abuse.

Jiang Ran just took a quick glance, and seeing that she was no longer pretending to be crazy, he let go of her hand and let her fall back onto the dirty bed.

"Since we can communicate, why bother acting crazy and stupid?" He glanced at the woman coldly, ignoring the disappointment in her eyes.

The woman looked at him strangely, and a bitter smile appeared on her face, which had not shown much expression for a long time.

It's really ugly.

"Hurry up and go back the same way you came. Don't go any further."

She observed carefully for a long time, and did not see any expression of pity or disgust on Jiang Ran's face, so she lowered her voice and gave him some advice.

"Why do you advise me?"

There was no surprise in Jiang Ran's eyes, and he asked casually.

The woman was silent.

"If I'm not mistaken, your leg must have been broken by someone several years ago, right?"

Seeing that she seemed unwilling to communicate with others, Jiang Ran said some heartbreaking words in an extremely calm tone.

The woman's body trembled, as if she remembered something she couldn't bear to say.

It was not until she sensed the slightest bit of strangeness and mockery in the eyes of the person standing in front of her that she spoke in despair.

"They interrupted me, so what?"

Jiang Ran shook his head upon hearing this. "Not so good, you don't have to provoke me with words. I didn't come to Luoyin Mountain to investigate these unimportant matters."

"Of course it doesn't matter to you."

The woman sneered through her gums.

Perhaps it was because Jiang Ran's attitude from beginning to end was too indifferent that made her feel the long-lost equality and respect.

For a moment, he started talking about the past without being asked.

"Ten years ago, my best friend and I listened to the advice of nearby villagers and climbed Luoyin Mountain."

"Because of the weather, we turned back halfway and prepared to leave. A mountain villager offered to give us a ride on a tricycle."

"He asked for a huge amount of money, which lowered our vigilance. The nightmare began after we got in the car..."

When the woman said this, fear welled up in her eyes and she took a deep breath for a long time before continuing.

"When we woke up, we found that our cell phones and personal belongings had all been stolen."

"I thought it was a kidnapping, but I didn't expect that I would become a commodity to be fought over by a group of dirty and barbaric mountain people."

"The person who kidnapped us had the right to choose first. He picked me by drawing lots and has the exclusive right to own me for three years."

As she was talking, she dry heaved twice for no apparent reason, and it was unclear what she was thinking of.

"My poor best friend...she was attacked by a group of people within a few days...she bled so badly that she didn't make it..."

She didn't even cry when she mentioned her best friend's misfortune.

Perhaps this is the expression that only people who have never experienced it can show when they feel the same way.

As an eyewitness, she really couldn't cry.

"I tried to escape several times, but was caught every time."

"After I was captured the last time, the village chief had my legs broken, and I never left Luoyin Mountain again."

At the end of her speech, the woman stared blankly at the door with a melancholy and longing expression.

Jiang Ran heard her sincere words and knew without much thought that the truth was not far off.

He didn't even say a word of comfort, but only asked in a cold voice: "So why did you come to Luoyin Mountain?"

"There are so many beautiful places and historical sites in this country, but you don't want to go to any of them. Why do you have to come here?"

The woman came back to her senses instantly after hearing what was said. She looked at him speechless for a moment and actually felt like she had nothing to say.

After being stunned for a long while, he nodded nonchalantly, "You are right. It is all my own fault that I have ended up like this."

Jiang Ran changed the subject without commenting, "That girl just now, is she your daughter?"

The woman's expression inexplicably became a little strange, full of hatred and sadness, and she even seemed a little at a loss.

"I'm not her mother."

"There is not a single good species in Luoyin Mountain."

After a brief silence, Jiang Ran smiled softly, "That's right."