Long Road to Stardom

But Lin Xing found it a little strange why this person was so protective of the immortal.

Although she didn't care about what ordinary people said, she was surprised that someone would stand up to defend her, and she liked this person much more.

Sun Xiuyuan didn't know why he came out to defend the immortal in the rumor, but his intuition told him that this immortal might be the one who saved Jingyang City, so he couldn't help but stand up to defend him.

However, not only did he fail to defend himself, but he was also humiliated. Fortunately, he was used to it. He had experienced much greater humiliations in the past, so today's humiliation was just child's play.

Perhaps because he was now a scholar and not a commoner, those people were more lenient with him. However, if he wanted to escape from his situation, being a scholar alone was not enough, he had to at least pass the imperial examination and become a juren.

Sun Xiuyuan thought a lot and finished all the pastries on the table without noticing.

As he put down the money and prepared to leave, the waiter stopped him and said, "Mr. Sun, you haven't paid for the things you broke yet?"

"The money I left behind is enough to compensate you. Are you trying to extort money from me?"

"Mr. Sun, you are joking. If it was an ordinary teapot, it would be enough, but this broken teapot is the treasure of our teahouse, so it is naturally not worth this price."

"Since you are a scholar after all, I will give you ten taels for this teapot." After the waiter said this, he stretched out his hand to ask Sun Xiuyuan for money.

Sun Xiuyuan was so angry at this action that his chest was heaving. He gritted his teeth and said, "Don't go too far."

"Mr. Sun, we are just asking for compensation. How can you say that we are going too far? If you hadn't broken the teapot, this wouldn't have happened. What do you think?"

"However, I also know that Mr. Sun's family is poor. If he doesn't have enough money to compensate, he can just work as a waiter in a teahouse for a year and be even." The waiter said with a faint smile as he looked at Mr. Sun, whose chest was heaving.

Thinking of the money he could get from Master Wu's instructions, his smile deepened.

"you you……"

Sun Xiuyuan was so angry that he was speechless. He knew without thinking that he had been tricked again today. Just now he was wondering why Wu Yu let him go so easily today. It turned out that he was waiting for him here. If he really stayed in the teahouse for a year, he would miss the provincial examination and would have to wait another three years.

Seeing that he hadn't spoken for a long time, the waiter said impatiently, "Mr. Sun, have you figured out how to compensate?"

Before Sun Xiuyuan could answer, a voice came from upstairs, "I paid the money for him."

Everyone looked up and saw a young girl coming down from the upstairs. Although she was plain in appearance, she had a good temperament. They were all wondering how Mr. Sun knew this girl.

The waiter was furious. He was about to complete Mr. Wu's instructions but was interrupted by someone. With a slightly angry look on his face, he turned around and found that it was that young lady.

He quickly stepped forward and said with a smile, "Miss, are you acquainted with Mr. Sun?"

"I don't know him, I just admire him a little."

"Well, this money is enough for compensation!"

After Lin Xing finished speaking, he took out a gold ingot and threw it over, causing an uproar in the teahouse.

The waiter hurriedly took the gold, his heart beating as he said, "Miss, no... you don't need so much."

"You can take the extra ones yourself. I have plenty."

After saying that, he walked out of the teahouse. Seeing that Sun Xiuyuan had not followed him, he turned around and said, "Sun Xiucai, why are you still not leaving at this time? Do you want to be a waiter in the teahouse?"

When Sun Xiuyuan heard this, he hurriedly followed.

After they left, people in the teahouse were talking about how Mr. Sun was favored by a rich girl, but most of them were jealous and wished they could replace Mr. Sun.

Sun Xiuyuan followed the girl in confusion, wanting to ask something but not knowing where to start.

After a while, he realized that the path the girl took was the same route he took home.

He asked in a panic, "Girl, what do you want to do? Why do you know the way to my house?"

Lin Xing sneered, folded his arms and asked in confusion, "Is there anything in your house that is worth my concern?"

Sun Xiuyuan's face suddenly turned red, and he said stutteringly, "I...I didn't mean that. I just...I'm a little surprised that you know such a remote place."

"If you want to know, I'll tell you now." Lin Xing said, grabbed his arm, and the next moment they arrived at the door of a thatched hut.

Sun Xiuyuan then realized that the person before him was an immortal, and he was so shocked that he was speechless.

Suddenly, my neck felt tight, and the wooden token on my neck was already in the immortal's hand.

Before he could come back, the immortal in front of him asked him, "Where did you get this wooden sign?"

"This is something my father left behind. Is there anything wrong with that?"

"No, it's not a problem. Wearing it all the time can keep you healthy and free from disease."

Lin Xing returned the wooden sign after she finished speaking. She was just curious about the spirit gathering array engraved on the sign. It was just an ordinary piece of wood, but it could actually withstand such a thing. This made her very curious and she wanted to make some friends.

However, looking at the situation, Sun Xiuyuan probably didn't know that his father was a cultivator, or perhaps even a formation master, but a simple spirit gathering formation didn't mean anything.

Sun Xiuyuan took the wooden sign and touched the sign that he had lost and found again, wondering what he was thinking.

"Cough cough cough... cough cough..."

Suddenly, a rapid cough in the house interrupted his thoughts. Sun Xiu casually stuffed the wooden sign into his arms and hurried into the house.

"Mom, are you okay?"

"Yuan'er, you're back..."

"Ahem...Mom is fine, just having an old illness."

"Mom, lie down and rest for a while, I'll do the rest of the work."

Sun Xiuyuan said this as he helped his mother onto the bed.

Ji Yilan did not struggle. Looking at her son in front of her, she felt very relieved.

Seeing his mother lying down and sleeping, Sun Xiuyuan got up and walked to the kitchen. He had to boil the medicine for his mother so that she could drink it when she woke up.

Lin Xing watched all this outside the house without saying a word. He only walked in after his mother fell asleep.

From his mother's appearance, one can tell that she was definitely a great beauty in the past. She is just a little older now, but her body probably won't last much longer. It has reached the point of exhaustion.

Looking at the busy Sun Xiuyuan, Lin Xing asked curiously, "You should know that I am an immortal, why don't you ask me to save your mother's life."

Sun Xiuyuan paused and said slowly, "Fairy has helped me once just now, how can I be ungrateful and let the fairy treat my mother."

"Haven't you heard that too much debt is not a burden? So what's the harm in having one more debt?"

Sun Xiuyuan just shook his head and said, "That being said, this is not who I am."

"Now that you mention it, I want to save your mother's life even more."

"Are all goddesses so compassionate?"

"what?"

When Lin Xing heard this, a trace of confusion flashed across his eyes. Although it was fleeting, it was still caught by Sun Xiuyuan, and he became more certain.