Chapter 10, Suspicions

After getting them some bread, Li Jain went on with his shopping.

He brought some children's clothes, books, ink and brushes. Li Jain felt distressed whenever he saw the children wearing old clothes.

He bought sugar, salt, oil, flour, rice wine yeast and three pestle, (a heavy tool with a rounded end used for crushing and grinding substances such as spices.)

He also bought house materials like, , dishes, spoons, cups, pots, buckets and baskets etc. 

Since this was a cultivation world, no one suspected anything when the things he brought disappeared from sight.

Li Jain spent two hundred gold coins all together and was left with one thousand eight hundred along with the energy stones.

Just when he was about to leave,  a thought popped up in his head and he went to the seeds shop to buy seeds.

He brought seeds that weren't in the space along with fruits seeds and vegetables that could be planted. 

Six thousand silver coins was spent all together. In a normal household this could last about two to three years.

"Father, are we going home now?" Li Zhang asked

"Yes," Li Jain wanted to take a horse cart back to the village, but thinking about all the noise and gossip, he decided not to. It was getting late and he needed to go home quickly and prepare dinner. Who knows if the little ones would get scared again?

"We are going to ride with the wind."

"What's that?" Li Zhang asked curiously

"I'll carry you with the wind talismen. We will arrive much quicker."

"Sounds fun."

Li Jain hold the two Children in his arms and activate the wind talismen. On the way, Li Cheng look at Li Jain from time to time and frown. 

"What's the matter?" When Li Cheng didn't talk along the way, Li Jain thought he was shy or rather he doesn't like to talk, but seeing the boy staring at him and frowning, he couldn't help but ask.

Li Zhang looks at Li Jain's face as he talks as if to detect any changes in his expression: "I feel like you have changed. If it wasn't for your appearance and the familiar breath on your body, I would've thought you were an imposter."

Li Jain felt amuse by Li Cheng observation, just as he wanted to speak, Li Zhang interrupted: "Same for you Cheng, although you were a wooden block before, at least you used to talk and smile. But as time went by, you became a log and would hardly say a word to me."

Li Cheng frowned: That's because you refuse to listen. As a man grows up, he'll begin to change and see new perspectives of things. Little Sheng knows that, how can you as an older brother not?"

Li Zhang disagree: "Children are supposed to be active and have fun with free mind. You need to stop teaching Sheng Sheng to be like you and brother Ning. What is so good about having a long face like an old man with a heavy load that lost his way? Huh?"

"Shut up!" Li Cheng snap but Li Zhang didn't care.

"When I get back I need to teach Sheng Sheng how to be a kid. Luckily, he has an older brother like me."

Liu Cheng know that Li Zhang wasn't stupid and might have noticed the change but refused to acknowledge it. Unlike Li Zhang who likes to escape reality, Li Cheng preferred to get to the bottom of things.

His thought was simple: since their oldest brother Yujian wasn't around, it was his responsibility to protect the younger ones. Even if it means from their father.

Li Jain was amused by their argument and laughed from time to time. These two were another violation of Jing Sheng and Jing Xuan.

Li Jain felt very fulfilled for the day. What he needed other than money was the power of emotion and desire. Just from leaving the house and communicating with these people, his cultivation has reached the seventh level of Physical Body realm. He'll break through the realm in no time.

Few minutes later, Li Jain came back to the village empty handed, the villagers weren't surprised that he didn't bring anything with him. Since he always goes out to buy drinks with his money. Li Jain also ignore and went home.

The two children next to him had invisible talismen stuck on to them so the villagers didn't see them. Li Jain didn't want the children to be met with mockery as soon as they came back.

"Daddy is back." Juanxin saw his father in the distance with his sharp eyes and called out exactly.

The other two came out to greet them.

"Welcome back, daddy."

"Brother Zhang."

"Brother Cheng."

Li Jain smiled sweetly: "I also brought things you guys would like." 

As expected, when the children heard it, their eyes lit up and they were very curious. 

Li Jain didn't keep them waiting and started to put the things out.

"Wow, it's oil, flour, milk, rice, and sugar. So many things." Those were the things that caught Jing Xuan's eyes.

"Father bought us new clothes. Wow, I loved it." Juanxin excitedly took the new clothes 

Jing Sheng's eyes lit up when he saw the books: "Father, are those books for us?"

The children's voices sounded one after another.

"All these things are for you guys. Go change your clothes. I'm going to make a nice dinner. We'll have a feast today. Cheng and Zhang, you two should shower and rest. Dinner will be ready in a while." Li Jain Instructed. 

"Thanks, daddy." Jingsheng was very excited. 

Seems like their family is about to change for good. The others were also happy to get new things. 

"Daddy can I help you prepare dinner?" Jingxuan volunteer 

"Sure."

As for today's dinner, Li Jain was making chicken fried rice with vegetables. The children also couldn't wait to try on the new clothes and ran inside.