Fast Travel Absurdity Sutra

In the evening in Liujia Village, the sun shines through the gaps in the leaves, casting mottled light and shadows. Next to the old well in the village, villagers are coming to fetch water to start their day's work.

However, the tranquility was broken by a burst of noise.

The door of Lantian's house was surrounded by villagers, everyone was whispering to each other, with different expressions on their faces.

It turned out that Lantian’s house had been robbed.

Village chief Liu Changsheng hurried over, frowning as he looked at the messy house with a look of worry on his face.

He pulled Lantian aside and said anxiously:

"Lantian, something like this happened in our village. I know you feel wronged. But can you put off calling the police for now? Our village has always had a good relationship with the neighboring village. If this gets to the police, the relationship will be strained. We won't see each other much in the future, which is not good. Besides, if a thief appears in the village, our village's advanced title this year will be ruined. You know what happened last year. Who would have known that there were spies lurking in our village? If, if this year... our village will have no chance of being an advanced title."

Fine beads of sweat appeared on the forehead of the village chief Liu Changsheng, sparkling with tiny lights under the sunlight.

As he spoke, he rubbed his rough hands together. His hands were covered with thick calluses from years of hard work, and there was dirt that could not be washed off embedded in the cracks of his nails.

His eyes were full of pleading, almost begging, as he looked at Lantian. His eyes were a mixture of helplessness, worry and expectation, as if to say that as long as Lantian did not call the police, he was willing to pay any price to maintain the delicate relationship between the two villages.

Lantian quietly watched the village chief's embarrassment, appearing calm on the surface, but secretly thinking in his heart.

Her eyes shifted away from the village chief's anxious face and slowly scanned the crowd of people watching the excitement.

In the crowd, some people were whispering to each other, discussing the theft; others were curious and stretched their necks to look at the situation in Lantian's house.

Lantian's eyes were like a sharp hook, weaving through the crowd. Seemingly casually, he had already locked onto the suspect.

This person was Xu Wanduo from the next village. His village was about thirty miles away from Liujia Village. Although the exchanges between the two villages were not frequent on weekdays, they did intersect from time to time.

Xu Wanduo is Liu Jianjun's cousin. It is said that the two grew up together and can always be seen playing together in the fields in the village.

They dug out bird nests and caught loaches together, played in the river in summer, and had snowball fights in the snow in winter. Their deep friendship grew stronger with the passage of time.

Ever since Liu Jianjun was imprisoned, Xu Wanduo has been thinking about his cousin.

He went to visit with his homemade pickles and some daily necessities.

In the dim visiting room, an iron fence separated the two people. Liu Jianjun's face looked a little haggard, but his eyes revealed unwillingness and resentment.

At that time, he didn't know that Cang Zhi and Cang Yong had been arrested, and he was still brooding over the fact that he had not been able to complete the task assigned by the organization - to kill Lan Tian.

He moved closer to the iron fence, lowered his voice, and kept telling Xu Wanduo about his unwillingness and resentment.

"Cousin, do you know? It was Lan Tian who deliberately framed me! I was wronged, and the organization will definitely investigate. You have to know that I'm not a bad person. I used to have a peaceful life, but now, because of Zhou Tian, ​​it's all gone to waste!"

There was a hint of crying in Liu Jianjun's voice and a fierce light flashed in his eyes.

As Xu Wanduo listened to Liu Jianjun's words, his brows furrowed more and more, and his hostility towards Lantian continued to grow in his heart.

Liu Jianjun noticed that Xu Wanduo's expression had changed, and instigated him even more vigorously:

"Cousin, you can't just let it go like this, you have to help me vent this anger!"

Xu Wanduo clenched his fists, anger burning in his heart.

From that moment on, he held a grudge and wanted to cause trouble for Lantian.

It was at this time that Lantian happened to go back to visit his relatives and there was no one at home.

After Xu Wanduo learned the news, he could not suppress his anger. He took advantage of the night to sneak into Liujia Village and came to Lantian's house.

He easily climbed over the wall of Lantian's house and entered the yard. He rummaged through the drawers and cabinets in the house, taking away all the valuables he could, venting his resentment towards Lantian in this way.

Lantian knew what was going on, but remained calm.

She smiled slightly and said to the village chief:

"Village Chief, since you've said so, I'll definitely listen to you. But there has to be an explanation for this loss."

Seeing Lantian give in, the village chief secretly breathed a sigh of relief and nodded quickly:

"Of course. The village will definitely compensate you and will never let you suffer any loss. If the thief is found later, the village will seek compensation from him."

In this way, Liu Changsheng used the thirty kilograms of coarse grains and thirty kilograms of sweet potatoes contributed by the village committee, and gave Lantian an additional twenty centimeters as compensation.

Lantian saw that he could not get any more compensation from the village, so he gave up.

Everyone saw that the problem was solved and waited for the villagers to disperse.

Lantian returned to the house. She closed her eyes, mobilized the spiritual power in her body, opened her spiritual sense, and instantly locked onto Xu Wanduo's position.

In the next few days, Lantian followed Xu Wanduo like a shadow, carefully observing his every move.

After some investigation, Lantian confirmed that Xu Wanduo was not an enemy spy.

He was just an ordinary person who was deceived by Liu Jianjun and made a mistake in a moment of impulse.

The night is like a huge piece of black silk, gently but irresistibly covering the entire world. Everything is silent, with only the occasional chirping of insects. In this boundless silence, the night becomes more profound and quiet, like a low whisper played by nature, yet unable to break the thick silence.

Lantian, like an elf born from the darkness, was dressed in a well-tailored black suit. The black fabric shone slightly in the moonlight and blended into the night.

Her figure was light and agile, and each step she took made no sound. She tapped the ground with her toes and sneaked into Xu Wanduo's home silently like a ghost.

The house was filled with a stale smell mixed with a faint scent of tobacco. The dim moonlight filtered through the tattered window paper, casting a few faint shadows, outlining the simple and messy furnishings in the house.

At this time, Xu Wanduo was lying on the bed with his legs spread out, snoring loudly.

His face still showed some signs of being drunk during the day, the corners of his mouth were slightly crooked, and he was sleeping soundly.

He had no idea that danger was approaching step by step.

One of his arms hung over the side of the bed, swaying slightly with his snoring, and he was completely defenseless.

Lantian's eyes were like torches, flashing with determination in the darkness.

She was quick-witted and quick-handed. She took a step forward and instantly covered Xu Wanduo's head tightly with the sack in her hand that had been prepared long ago.

Xu Wanduo was awakened from his sleep by this sudden movement. He let out an indistinct cry from his throat and his body instinctively tried to struggle to sit up.

However, how could Lantian give him a chance? Before he could react, her fists and kicks fell on Xu Wanduo like a storm.

Xu Wanduo twisted his body frantically in the sack, waving his hands in the air, trying to grab something to resist the violent attack.

He let out an indistinct cry, the voice full of fear and despair, but in the silent night, it could not be heard far away.

He kicked the bed hard with his feet, trying to kick Lantian away, but he just kicked the air in vain. The bed made a "creaking" sound and groaned with his struggle.

Lantian's punches and kicks were merciless, each punch hit the flesh, and each punch carried great power and landed accurately on Xu Wanduo's body.

Her fist hit his body with a dull sound.

This kind of primitive blow can make people feel very relieved and vent all the resentment in their hearts.

Under her attack, Xu Wanduo's body kept shaking, and his originally struggling movements gradually became slow.

In the end, he could only collapse on the bed, letting Lantian's punches and kicks fall without any ability to fight back. He had already fainted.

After beating Xu Wanduo up, Lantian stood there, his chest heaving violently and breathing heavily.

A thin layer of sweat broke out on her forehead.

However, she did not linger for too long. She quickly adjusted her breathing and gradually calmed down.

Lantian's bright eyes, like an eagle's, scanned every corner of the house sharply.

Her eyes seemed to be able to penetrate all disguises and concealments, leaving no clues unnoticed.

Then, with light and cautious steps, she began to quietly search for the place where Xu Wanduo had hidden his money.

She flashed and instantly came to a drawer.

She gently opened the drawer, and found nothing inside except some miscellaneous items. However, she was not discouraged. She quickly closed the drawer and continued to move towards her next goal.

She carefully checked the cabinets, the kang, the pig shed, and even the walls, leaving nothing out.

Hard work pays off. After a while, Lantian found a clue by the bed.

She squatted down, reached under the bed, fumbled for a while, and finally touched a tattered wooden box.

When she dragged the wooden box out from under the bed, she couldn't help feeling happy.

When the wooden box was opened, a stack of banknotes and several gold and silver jewellery were neatly arranged inside.

Lantian's lips curled up slightly, revealing a barely perceptible smile. She carefully took out the money one by one, then put it into the cloth bag she carried with her and tied the bag tightly.

After doing all this, Lantian slowly stood up and looked at Xu Wanduo, who was lying on the bed and had no power to fight back, for the last time.

At this time, Xu Wanduo's face was covered with bruises and he looked very embarrassed.

A trace of contempt flashed in Lantian's eyes, and then she turned around and disappeared quietly into the night, just like when she came, with footsteps as light as a ghost.

The next morning, when the first ray of sunlight shone through the window onto Xu Wanduo's face full of fatigue and pain, he slowly opened his eyes.

The waves of pain in his body made it almost impossible for him to move. Every muscle and every bone was protesting against the atrocities he had suffered last night.

However, no matter how hard Xu Wanduo shouted to the villagers about his experience of being broken into and beaten last night, no one was willing to believe him.

They looked at Xu Wanduo with suspicion and even a hint of sarcasm, as if he was making up an absurd story.

"How is that possible? Look at your body, there's not a single sign of injury!"

A villager said, shaking his head.

Another villager echoed:

"That's right, you must be confused in your sleep, right? Or are you having a nightmare?"

Faced with everyone's doubts, Xu Wanduo felt both wronged and helpless.

He pointed to the mess inside the house, trying to use it as evidence to prove that what he said was true.

But even so, the villagers remained unmoved.

At this time, more and more villagers gathered at the door of Xu Wan's house, talking in a flurry.

All kinds of speculations and rumors filled the air. If it weren't for the current crackdown on feudal superstitions, I'm afraid someone would have loudly accused him of doing too many evil things in his daily life, which is why he deserved this retribution.

In the eyes of the villagers, the unspoken words seemed to turn into invisible arrows, shooting straight at Xu Wanduo.

He could only silently endure these silent condemnations and ridicules, his heart filled with helplessness and despair.

Lantian punished the culprit and returned home to check the property he had stolen from Xu Wan's house. There were about twenty yuan in cash, ten kilograms of coarse grains, and ten kilograms of sweet potatoes.

Although she didn't eat these, she just didn't want Xu Wanduo to have an easy time.

Lantian threw these into the space, and then took out ten kilograms of white flour, ten kilograms of rice, some fine snacks, three cans of milk powder, two cans of malted milk, three kilograms of brown sugar, and two kilograms of White Rabbit milk candy from the space. Taking advantage of the night, he went directly to the cowshed.

Ma Pingyuan had known that Lantian had returned.

However, it was not very convenient for the three of them to come and visit Lantian.

During this period, the lovely little girl went back to her parents' home to visit her relatives, which made the three of them miss her very much.

I have to say, the little girl was very thoughtful. Before leaving, she left a lot of things for the three old people!

The food alone was enough for them to enjoy for several days. Moreover, the little girl had even prepared enough pills for health care.

As a result, instead of becoming physically weak due to the harsh conditions, they now feel that their energy and spirit are more abundant than before.

However, these three people knew the importance of hiding their weaknesses, so even if they were in good health, they still pretended to be sick every day.

On weekdays, they are quiet and make almost no noise.

In addition, with Liu Changsheng secretly hinting in the village, no villager would deliberately cause trouble for the three of them.

That night, Ma Pingyuan was sleeping in a daze.

Suddenly, a faint knock on the door reached his ears.

He suddenly shuddered and woke up instantly.

At the same time, Yin Hong and Li Haixin were also quickly awakened from their sleep.

Since being sent to this cowshed, the three of them have become extremely alert when sleeping. Few people can sleep so soundly and defenselessly.

After all, we are on someone else's territory, so we should be more vigilant in everything.

Ma Pingyuan slowly got up from the bed and walked towards the door with light steps.

After he approached the door, he paused for a moment, then lowered his voice and asked:

"Who?"

A soft female voice responded from outside the door:

"Professor Ma, it's me, Zhou Tian."

Hearing this familiar voice, Ma Pingyuan hurriedly reached out, grabbed the door handle, and quickly opened the door.

Lantian flashed into the room like an agile cat.

She placed the object in her hand gently on the ground with a swift movement, and said in her still gentle voice:

"Professor Ma, I just got back and thought I'd prepare some things for you, so I'll leave them here. It's getting late, and I can't stay here any longer, so I have to leave now. I'll come visit you again tomorrow night."

Before she finished her words, she dodged again and disappeared outside the door in the blink of an eye.

In fact, it’s not that Lantian doesn’t want to stay longer.

It was already late at night, and there was still a light on in the cowshed.

In such an environment, this faint light is as conspicuous as a fly lying on a bald head. If you are not careful, it may cause unnecessary trouble and attention.

So, even though he had many things to say to the three of them, Lantian still decisively chose to leave as soon as possible.