Artifact Chapter 8: Cute Pet Attack

Chapter 8: Cute Pet Attack

Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Editor: Karai

Lu Ming had no doubt about it, and when he came back to his senses, he took out the only pieces of spirit stones he had in his pocket and handed them to the child, saying, “Go buy some good food.”

The child’s eyes widened in surprise, wanting to reach out to take it, but a little shy. His pair of bright eyes stared at Lu Ming, hesitant to reach out to take it.

Lu Ming was amused by the child’s cute reaction and shoved the spirit stones directly into his arms. The child stretched out his hand to protect his chest and said happily, “These spirit stones are enough to buy a hen, and mother will be very happy when she finds out.”

Lu Ming was infected by the child’s cheerful look, and somehow he remembered Lu You again.

At that time, Lu You was also such a cute child, smiling with his eyes and nose moving together. No matter how hard it was, as long as he thought of his brother, he could grit his teeth and keep going. If the heavens really give him another chance to return to modern times, he must go to ask Lu You himself, why he was hit by a truck when he died, and he was in the passenger seat. Although his heart was unwilling to admit it, Lu Ming clearly remembered that just at the moment he closed his eyes and lost consciousness, he clearly looked in Lu You’s eyes and saw a flash of remorse and self-recrimination.

“Young master, what happened to you?” A childish voice suddenly pulled Lu Ming’s thoughts back.

Lu Ming came back to his senses and said with a smile, “I’m fine, you can go deliver the firewood now, I have to go back to the mansion.”

The boy nodded and struggled to carry a large pile of firewood, looking at Lu Ming, hesitant to speak. His eyes were shining with hope, and only after a long time did he gather the courage to stammer and say, “Young master, can I still come to see you?”

Lu Ming stroked his head, feeling for the first time that his transmigration to this strange world was not so bad, and smiled slightly and replied, “Of course you can.”

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After that day, Lu Ming’s status in the He family changed dramatically. He Qingci’s recovery of aura was widely publicized among those few servants who witnessed it. Soon, the entire He family knew about it within a few days.

Lu Ming’s heart was clear, when he let those boys go, he knew this would be the result. However, if this matter reached the ears of the First Lady, that woman would definitely make some moves, so he had to be more careful in the future.

Fu Shu heard the good news and immediately rushed over, excitedly shedding many tears, chanting that God has eyes. And along with Fu Shu, there was this body’s biological mother, Xu Zhongyan.

Xu Zhongyan’s looks were very similar to Lu Ming’s idea of a woman in Jiangnan, beautiful but not ostentatious, gentle as a willow breeze. However, this Xu Zhongyan looked only in her early thirties, so Lu Ming thought of this woman, whose age was not much different from his previous life, and made it a little difficult to look at Xu Zhongyan and then stop talking.

When Xu Zhongyan saw Lu Ming’s reluctance to call her, her eyes turned red and she took out the handkerchief in her arms and gently wiped her tears while choking, “Qingci, it’s all mother’s uselessness that made you suffer so much.”

Lu Ming was sweating. This ancient woman had suddenly started crying and he really did not know how to deal with it. He put down his head and muttered, “Mother, I am fine.”

Xu Zhongyan was shaken, her eyes flashed with surprise, tears flowed more, “Qingci, you have not called me mother for years.”

Lu Ming, “…” It seemed that in the future, it was better to find out more about He Qingci’s usual speech and behavior.

Lu Ming was thinking when Xu Zhongyan came over and pulled Lu Ming to sit down. Her trembling hands caressed Lu Ming’s cheeks, eyes slightly red as she said, “This has been torture. Blame mother for being incapable. I let you suffer a lot of pain during the day. Qingci, that first lady is very powerful in the He family, you have to be more patient, don’t contradict her again.”

Lu Ming did not say anything, Xu Zhongyan continued, “If you no longer confront the First Lady, and listen to her more, the First Lady will not be so difficult with you.”

He Qingci had been tolerant in the past, almost to the point of not hitting back and not talking back when being scolded, the root cause of everything was this. If Lu Ming didn’t know that Xu Zhongyan was He Qingci’s real mother, Lu Ming would have thought that Xu Zhongyan was a lobbyist sent by Liu Shuyun.

At the side, Fu Shu’s face was not very good. The corners of her mouth hooked up a sneer, “Second lady is very right, if the young master was like you, with more patience, more obedience, how could he have been accused of stealing a bowl of soup and beaten with a hundred lashes, but also be forced to kneel in the hot sun for half a day. Even a commoner’s son is worse.”

Xu Zhongyan’s face turned white when she heard this, and her tears fell like broken beads, hugging Lu Ming and crying, “Qingci, I’m sorry.”

Lu Ming helplessly patted Xu Zhongyan’s shoulder, resisted the urge to twitch the corners of his mouth, patiently softened his voice and said, “Mother, it’s not your fault, it’s all because I caused the trouble myself.”

Xu Zhongyan also did not say anything, only knew to cry. Her tears seemed to be more and more, not able to collect herself.

“Young master, look at her!” Fu Shu was so angry that she stomped her foot and said in exasperation, “She always looks like this! She keeps crying when she can’t say a few words. You were injured and she didn’t even dare to come to see you! Why do you have to…”

“Fu Shu, stop it.” Lu Ming opened his mouth to stop Fu Shu’s next words, then said, “Now that my spiritual power has recovered a bit, I think the First Lady will not come to trouble me for the time being.”

Xu Zhongyan wiped away her tears and choked back a sob, “I hope that’s the case. Although you have recovered your spiritual power now, you still need to recuperate more.”

After saying that, she took out a small white porcelain bottle from her sleeve and handed it to He Qingci, urging, “This medicine is a spiritual medicine that I asked the doctor from the pharmacy to help me prepare, it is very beneficial to restore your spiritual energy, you need to remember to take one capsule every day.”

Lu Ming’s heart was warm and he held the porcelain bottle tightly in his hand. His parents had both died when he was young, and he had always had a longing for his mother’s love and affection. Although he had now become He Qingci, in the future, he had to live as He Qingci. If he could recover his aura, he could make money to support He Qingci’s mother, it is also considered to do filial piety for He Qingci.

Xu Zhongyan saw that He Qingci did not say no, so she nodded in satisfaction, stood up and poured a cup of water for him and sent it to He Qingci’s hand, smiling and saying, “Qingci, you can try this medicine first, if it works, I will go find some more tomorrow.”

Lu Ming nodded, opened the medicine, and stuffed a pill with a faint fragrance into his mouth.

[Don’t swallow it!]

At this moment, an eerie old voice suddenly sounded, as if it was close at hand, but also as if it was far away. It was like a thunderstorm in the ground, exploding in Lu Ming’s heart. Even if his mental quality is good, but could not help this vicissitudes of horror stereo sound effects. He was scared with a white face, his body stiff. With a shake of his hand, the entire glass of water was thrown out.

Xu Zhongyan and Fu Shu were also startled by Lu Ming’s action, and Fu Shu asked in amazement, “Young master, what’s wrong with you?”

Lu Ming was so shocked that he took a small gasp of air, wiped the cold sweat on his forehead and waved his hand helplessly. After a cautious look around, he let out a breath, reassuring himself that he must have been hallucinating.

Then just then, the creepy old man’s voice reappeared.

[Host, don’t eat that pill, it’s a poison that destroys foundation!]

Although Lu Ming was a bit afraid of where this strange voice was coming from, but hearing the words of this ‘Host’, he could not help but keep an eye out. He quietly rolled the medicine in his mouth with his tongue and pressed it under his tongue, then raised his head and asked carelessly, “Mother, who gave you this medicine in the pharmacy? Who gave you this medicine?”

Xu Zhongyan’s eyes flashed a trace of panic, but it was instantaneous, so fast that it was almost difficult to detect, but still did not escape Lu Ming’s keen eyes. He was now even more curious about the source of this pill.

Xu Zhongyan smiled softly and replied softly, “It was given to me by Mr. Liu of the pharmacy. You have been under his care since you were young. A few years ago, you encountered fierce beasts because you went into the secret realm by mistake, and thus your spiritual root was destroyed. He feels sorry for you, so he often hides some of the best medicinal herbs and quietly gives them to me, you must not let down his heart.”

Lu Ming nodded and said, “I will definitely thank Mr. Liu some day.”

Xu Zhaoyan’s face stiffened, and then smiled, “Mr. Liu has not been feeling well in recent days, and has been avoiding home, so would it be good if I went with you in a few days?”

He Qingci heard the words, the corner of his mouth hooked up a smile and said, “Okay.”

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After Xu Zhongyan and Fu Shu left, Lu Ming saw that there was no one around, then he spat the medicine out of his mouth, poured a cup of water and rinsed his mouth, then closed the door of the room, and only then said coldly, “Who are you?”

The old voice suddenly rang out again in the ear, as if someone spoke directly into his ears. Lu Ming, although doing a lot of heart building, still felt chills by this voice that would only appear in a horror film.

The voice said, [Host, my name is 233, a system distributed to you as your personal pet.]

Lu Ming frowned, puzzled, “System… What’s that? And what the hell is a pet?”

The voice protested, [I’m not a ghost, I’m an advanced artificial intelligence, the smartest machine in human history, Artifact Man!]

Lu Ming said in a cold sweat, “By the sound of your voice, do you also have middle-aged and old friend Artifacts?”

The voice suddenly became a little excited and said, [Host also thinks this voice is good, right? In order to find this voice, I watched at least hundreds of recorded horror movies in the human world to find this voice, and wrote a good program code.”

Lu Ming, “…”

After a long silence, Lu Ming continued, “According to your aesthetics, I’m actually starting to be a little curious about your appearance.”

As soon as Lu Ming’s words left his mouth, a strange situation suddenly occurred. In the air, just a few meters away from him, a blue light suddenly appeared out of nowhere. Immediately after that, the light became stronger and stronger, and the whole space seemed to be suddenly torn open like a mouth. A round unidentified object from the crack in a parabolic shape flew directly into Lu Ming’s arms.

Lu Ming scrambled to catch the small thing, rubbed his eyes, and began to carefully identify the thing in his arms. It was a small, rounded, horned, sky blue animal that was currently shrunken into a ball and covered with strange black patterns. Two large obsidian-like eyes looked around, excitedly flapping its tail, wrapped around Lu Ming’s wrist, and cheerfully called out, “Master!”

 

 

 

 

 

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