Apocalypse: My Apartment Has Traits - Chapter 37 - 33: Heaven Is Hard on Her
Chapter 37: Chapter 33: Heaven Is Hard on Her
If he remembered correctly, Humpty Dumpty was just like him yesterday, barely touching the threshold of the Skin Lock.
Then she ate three meals of ordinary beast meat since yesterday, practiced the Breathing Technique with him for a while in the afternoon…
And yet, as someone who ate several meals of Treasure Meat, he and she were evenly matched?!
“Am I really that useless, or… is Tongxi truly a genius???”
Su Lin fell into deep self-doubt.
“Brother Kirin?”
Su Tongxi looked at him cautiously, a bit apprehensive.
She knew some men have excessive male pride and dislike women being stronger than themselves.
She immediately regretted speaking out, thinking she shouldn’t have said it.
From Su Lin’s expression, she guessed her thoughts. He wrapped one arm around her slender waist and ruffled her hair with the other, speaking with genuine surprise:
“Don’t overthink it, I’m just amazed by you! I never thought you, this little one, could be a martial arts prodigy!”
Su Tongxi breathed a sigh of relief and gently rested her face against his chest, softly saying:
“Brother Kirin, I don’t care about my strength or talent, I only hope for your safety, so I can be at peace with Mr. Su and Mrs. Su in the afterlife…”
Su Lin’s eyes softened, and he chuckled:
“If you’re stronger, you can protect me too, right? Anyway, I just reached the point of unlocking the Skin Lock. Let’s go ask Grandpa about the precautions together. Also, let’s visit Master Liu and have him prepare two servings of Treasure Meat for tonight.”
“Ah? Treasure Meat? For me? No…” Su Tongxi was startled and immediately wanted to refuse.
Su Lin decisively interrupted: “It’s settled!”
His tone carried an undeniable command.
He had a streak of male pride as well, but he could accept the fact that his woman was stronger than him.
So what if his martial arts talent was poor? He had a golden finger trait, and who knows, someday he might draw a trait that enhances his talent!
What’s there to fear!
With his mind made up, Su Lin cut a small piece from the three pounds of meat Zhao Zhu sent, packed it, and went out with Su Tongxi to Grandpa’s house.
On the third day of crossing over, the scene outside remained unchanged.
Dim sky, dark yellow ground, wind carrying sand and unknown debris, air filled with the scent of rust, burnt fumes and faint bitterness.
A desolate silence.
But today, as Su Lin walked the streets, he keenly sensed the village atmosphere was somehow off.
Many people indeed looked at him as if they’d seen a ghost, scarcely believing he survived the night, but even more were hurried and anxious.
Even if they glanced his way, they still kept moving, faces filled with urgency.
As if something serious had happened in the camp.
Yet, Su Lin was focused on unlocking the Skin Lock, too busy to delve into it.
They quickly arrived at the Su Family’s Old Mansion, only to find Grandpa and Second Uncle were not home, just Zhao Yaxin looking after her little niece.
“What’s the matter?” Zhao Yaxin’s tone was cool.
“It’s Little Uncle!”
As soon as Su Yingying, who was playing with a doll and squatting in a corner playing with ants, saw Su Lin, her eyes instantly lit up, she ran over, and gave his legs a “strong assault” hug, smiling widely with her toothless mouth:
“Little Uncle! Little Uncle! Mommy said I can touch your head from now on!!”
Hearing her daughter’s words, Zhao Yaxin instinctively turned her face away.
The child’s innocent voice warmed Su Lin’s heart.
He had always liked worry-free cute children, not having to weigh words as with adults.
“Is that so? Then I must thoroughly pat Yingying’s little head! Wow!”
He bent over and gave a playful ruffling.
Su Yingying giggled, letting him tease her, happily playing with the doll.
After playing with his niece for a while, Su Lin turned to Zhao Yaxin:
“Sister-in-law, Tongxi and I can try unlocking the Skin Genetic Lock now, and came to ask if there’s anything to note.”
Zhao Yaxin had already unlocked the Flesh Lock as a Martial Artist, and with Treasure Meat, had become a top Tendon Lock expert in the village, only needing to replenish Qi and Blood to attempt the Bone Lock, just a step from being a First-Transformed Martial Artist.
She understood Su Lin’s query, shook her head:
“Nothing special for the Skin Lock. After consuming Treasure Meat, just practice Breathing Technique as usual. With Treasure Meat, everything falls into place naturally.”
She paused, her gaze swept over Su Tongxi with subtle surprise, clearly not expecting this girl to have reached this point.
Did Su Lin share Treasure Meat with her? Zhao Yaxin speculated.
She continued:
“Incidentally, your grandpa and second uncle headed to Gouhuo Tavern for something. You can go find Old Liu now, ask him to make two servings of Treasure Meat tonight.”
“Grandpa and Second Uncle went to Gouhuo Tavern?” Su Lin was slightly surprised, then remembered about the brown sugar, “Alright, I’ll head over now. By the way, Sister-in-law, do we have red sugar or dates at home? Tongxi just… cough, wanted to replenish her.
He felt embarrassed to say too clearly.
Once again, Zhao Yaxin shook her head: “None. You’ll need to ask Old Liu at Gouhuo Tavern, he often keeps various ingredients for making Treasure Meat, he might have some.”
“Alright.” Su Lin nodded, placed the bag of meat on the Eight Immortals Table, “This meat is for Yingying to supplement her nutrition, look at this little girl so skinny, almost skin and bones.”
Without waiting for Zhao Yaxin to refuse, he waved his hands, took Su Tongxi, and quickly left.
Upon reaching the marketplace, Su Lin immediately noticed the atmosphere was entirely different from usual.
The crowd was significantly larger and faster, many people walked hurriedly, looking somber.
Some of them were robust, armed with swords or longbows, with sharp eyes, differing in demeanor from ordinary villagers.
The air was tense, filled with a sense of impending battle.
Su Lin frowned: “Have you seen such an atmosphere before?”
Su Tongxi nervously surveyed around, lowering her voice:
“Previously… when the village was ready to go hunting the Lord, it was like this.”
Hunting Lord? It’s only the beginning of the month!
Su Lin’s heart tightened.
Grandpa and Second Uncle gathering at Gouhuo Tavern now, could it be for this issue?
If the Su Family gets involved in danger so soon… the consequences would be dire.
His recently relaxed heart due to the increase in strength tightened again as his pace quickened towards Gouhuo Tavern.
Near the tavern, security was tighter, more sharp aura warriors kept vigilance in the area, eyes scanning streets like hawks.
They glanced at Su Lin and Su Tongxi with curiosity but didn’t stop them, letting the young couple push open the tavern doors and enter.
Upon entering, Su Lin was shocked to see the tavern filled with injured people.
Grandpa, Second Uncle, Old Liu, and even Zheng Weimin, the new vice-captain of the second hunting team, were gathered around with solemn faces discussing.
The second hunting team’s core gathered?
The moment the door opened, several pairs of sharp eyes shot towards them.
Seeing it was Su Lin, Su Qi immediately frowned and rebuked:
“Why are you here? It’s not the time for you to get involved!”
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