Chapter 16

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Looking at the serious look on Zhang Youwei’s face, Li Ru only had one thought in her mind.

Did Youwei go crazy because he was too stressed?

Once this thought appeared, it became uncontrollable.

Following that, Li Ru did not listen to a single word that Zhang Youwei explained to her. She felt that she could only see Zhang Youwei’s serious and excited face, and she felt that the whole world seemed to be spinning.

Then, Li Ru took out her phone from her bag and prepared to call the police.

Seeing the number on the screen, Zhang Youwei was shocked and hurriedly shouted, “Honey, don’t call the police. I can prove to you that what I said is true!”

Li Ru heard what he said clearly. She hesitated for a moment, put down her phone, and looked at her husband with vigilance.

She was like Xu Pingqiu last night, instantly believing that Zhang Youwei had joined a cult.

After all, ordinary people couldn’t think of any other explanation apart from this.

Immortal cultivation? Wasn’t this a fool’s dream?

Seeing that his wife was willing to see his proof, Zhang Youwei heaved a sigh of relief. Then, he said excitedly, “Honey, look carefully. I will smash this bedside table with my bare hand. If I succeed, you should be willing to believe me, right?”

Following the direction of Zhang Youwei’s finger, Li Ru hesitated for a moment and nodded.

Although she did not believe it in her heart, logically speaking, if Zhang Youwei could destroy this bedside table with a single palm strike, she should believe it even if she didn’t.

After all, their family could be considered a standard wealthy family. The furniture in their home was of very good quality.

In addition, Li Ru was very clear about Zhang Youwei’s physical condition. Even during normal times, Zhang Youwei’s health was definitely not considered good, not to mention now that he had a terminal illness.

To destroy this bedside table with one palm? That was absolutely impossible!

Seeing Li Ru nod, Zhang Youwei was overjoyed. He quickly went to the bedside table and stretched out his palm, accumulating strength for a while.

Then, he suddenly hit the table with his right hand.

Bang!

At this moment, the entire room became quiet. Li Ru could not help but stand up and go over to see the condition of the bedside table.

After all, who wouldn’t hope that their husband could really be saved?

In addition, when Zhang Youwei had been accumulating energy just now, he had indeed looked quite decent. He had really somewhat captured Li Ru’s attention.

Could it be that this immortal cultivation thing was real?

Just as Li Ru was hoping to see the bedside table being destroyed, Zhang Youwei, who had hit it, had an awkward expression.

He found that his palm was very painful, and judging from the touch. The bedside table seemed safe and sound.

That was because, when he was practicing in the Avenue Bookstore today, all the spiritual energy had been transferred to Luo Xiu’s small box. Right now, there was not a single trace of spiritual energy in his body!

If he had known earlier, he would have practiced spiritual energy circulation to generate some spiritual energy before attacking.

Anyway, it was useless to say anything now. Things had already happened. Zhang Youwei suddenly did not dare to raise his hand.

Noticing Zhang Youwei’s reaction, Li Ru’s expression became alert again, “Raise your hand and let me see if this bedside cabinet is broken.”

“Well…” Zhang Youwei looked embarrassed and stammered, not knowing what to say.

Although Zhang Youwei looked like a big boss outside, he cared about his wife’s feelings at home.

To put it bluntly, he was afraid of his wife.

When Li Ru was serious, Zhang Youwei immediately showed fear. Li Ru’s anger immediately rose when she saw Zhang Youwei’s cowardly look. She used all her strength to grab Zhang Youwei’s arm that was pressed on the bedside table and pulled it open.

Seeing the intact bedside table and then looking at Zhang Youwei’s reddened palm, Li Ru’s tears immediately fell.

“Zhang Youwei, you’re already over forty years old this year. You’ve experienced great storms and waves, and you’re an entrepreneur! How can you still believe in the fairy tales of immortal cultivation at this time? Can’t you just let me accompany you in this last month of your life?”

If Zhang Youwei hadn’t started cultivating, he would have been touched by these words. Now, however, Zhang Youwei felt extremely upset.

What do you mean by the last month? I’m not dead yet!

“I’m really not lying to you. I’m really cultivating right now. That was because I hadn’t circulated my energy. Wait for me to circulate my energy first!”

After Zhang Youwei finished speaking, he didn’t wait for his wife to reply and immediately began to cultivate the basics of spiritual energy circulation.

Seeing her husband do a few strange movements and then sit down on the floor, Li Ru was already extremely disappointed. She found it hard to believe that this cowardly man in front of her, who could even believe in cultivating to survive and had no doubts about it, was actually the man she had loved for more than ten years.

In her mind, the family head who had fought for his family and shouldered the burden of his family, the man who had gone through more than ten years of hardships with her, was completely dead.

The person in front of her now was just a terminally ill patient who was delirious.

At this moment, Li Ru was utterly disappointed, tears streaming down her face.

She picked up her cell phone and dialed, “Hello, police? My husband seems to have joined a cult. The address is…”

Throughout the entire call, Zhang Youwei did not hear anything.

After a few days of cultivation and Luo Xiu’s guidance, he was basically able to focus on his cultivation.

It was also because of this that, ten minutes later, he was brought to the police station.

“Why did you arrest me? I’m not lying. I’m really cultivating!”

“Honey, honey, you have to believe me!”

“Let go of me!”

“Mr. Zhang, if you have anything to say, you can say it at the police station first.”

In front of impartial police officers, any excuse would be useless. In the end, Zhang Youwei was still brought to the police car and went to the police station.

Zhang Yating looked at her father being taken away and asked her mother, Li Ru, with a face full of fear, “Mom, why was dad taken away?”

Li Ru’s face was full of tears as she sobbed and said, “Your father went astray and was deceived by the bad guys. The policemen wanted to save him.”

Although the young daughter did not understand those things, when she heard that the policemen wanted to help her father, she could only purse her lips and nod. She was so strong that she did not let herself cry out loud.

…

The next morning at six o’clock, at Avenue Bookstore.

Xu Pingqiu stood at the door alone for a long time. Her face was filled with confusion.

He had clearly made an appointment with Old Zhang to come earlier today. Why hadn’t he seen him yet?

He had already called Zhang Youwei a few times, but Zhang Youwei’s cell phone was switched off. No one picked up.

Not long after, the door of Avenue Bookstore was opened.

After Xu Pingqiu saw Luo Xiu, he greeted him and took the lead to enter the store, “Good morning, sir.”

Luo Xiu nodded slightly and then asked, “Zhang Youwei didn’t come today?”

Xu Pingqiu hesitated for a moment and replied, “I’m not too sure either. Last night, Old Zhang and I had already planned to come earlier today. Maybe he overslept? Do you need me to go to his house to take a look?”

Hearing this, Luo Xiu waved his hand, “Forget it. Maybe he has something to do. Cultivation depends on one’s own efforts. Others can’t persuade him.”

Hearing this, Xu Pingqiu could only nod and enter the shop to start cultivating.

This time, Zhang Youwei was not here, so Luo Xiu also personally cultivated the basics of spiritual energy circulation.

After all, Luo Xiu had used up a lot of his sea of consciousness yesterday in order to alchemize pills.

Moreover, he also needed to fill the Five Thunder Fiend Suppression Talisman with spiritual energy as soon as possible.

There were many things to do, and Luo Xiu did not have much energy to concern himself with Zhang Youwei’s matters. If he was not willing to save himself, then forget it.

A day passed.

Xu Pingqiu had already bid farewell to Luo Xiu, but Zhang Youwei still did not come.

He realized that something was not right. After all, the two of them had been old friends for more than twenty years. He knew Zhang Youwei too well.

This guy knew what was important and what was not. Unless something happened to his wife and daughter, there was no way he would delay his cultivation for other reasons.

Thinking of this, Xu Pingqiu set off on the road to Zhang Youwei’s home.

And when he arrived at Zhang Youwei’s home, Xu Pingqiu froze on the spot.

“What did you say? Old Zhang was arrested by the police?”