Dao of the Bizarre Immortal

Chapter 965 - Father

Chen Zhaodi’s face lit up with joy when she realized that Li Sui was willing to help her.

“Aunty! You are my savior!”

Dropping to her knees, Chen Zhaodi kowtowed to Li Sui several times before darting out.

“Sigh...”

Li Sui dove back into the straw pile before looking at the clay figurines in her tentacles. “Father, I will help her find a good family once we reach a county. I can do that much, I suppose.”

Li Sui was confident in her ability to quickly do a simple background check on a family. No matter who she chose, they would be better than the old man with the five dead wives. At the very least, marrying someone from a county would increase her chances of surviving.

As Li Sui inhaled the scent of the straw, she slowly closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep. It had been a long time since she had slept so peacefully.

Li Sui had only slept for a few hours when Chen Zhaodi quietly entered her room in the dark, carrying a sack filled with her personal belongings.

“Aunty, I’m here.”

Li Sui said nothing. She gently held Chen Zhaodi’s hands and walked out of the house at night.

Chen Zhaodi’s heart raced—this was her first time disobeying her parents. If she were caught, she’d be punished.

A dog’s sudden barking startled them. “Woof! Woof woof!”

Li Sui silenced the dog with a single glare. The dog whimpered and sulked.

Under the cloak of night, they left the village and headed south along a dirt path. They continued until dawn, finally resting by a river.

Chen Zhaodi splashed her face with cold water, a smile breaking across her lips. “Auntie, thank you so much for saving my life! I will take care of you when you are older!”

After being granted a second chance at life, Chen Zhaodi hugged Li Sui tightly and held onto her arms.

Li Sui felt uneasy. She hasn’t felt genuine gratitude ever since she had been separated from her father. The people who approached her had always tried to kill her.

“Eat something first. Then we can head to the county.” Li Sui took out some jerky and shared it with Chen Zhaodi.

Chen Zhaodi spoke a lot during their journey. She kept talking about her hopes for her future too.

Soon, Li Sui let her guard down and even laughed while talking with Chen Zhaodi. The feeling was strange, almost reminiscent of the first time she had met Bun.

They soon reached the county, but Li Sui was hesitant to let Chen Zhaodi go. Maybe she wouldn’t be so lonely with Chen Zhaodi beside her during her journey.

However, Li Sui ultimately chose to leave Chen Zhaodi in the county. She had to make certain choices, no matter what.

Once there, Li Sui started finding a new husband for Chen Zhaodi as soon as possible. The county was crowded. Every second here increased the risk of her being discovered by the Surveillance Bureau.

Soon, Li Sui found an older merchant selling glutinous rice cakes on the street. The merchant was an honest man with a house inherited from his ancestors.

After finding a suitable candidate, Li Sui told Chen Zhaodi about the person. But Chen Zhaodi’s reaction wasn’t something she had expected.

“Aunty, I’m not getting married. I want to learn your craft from you.”

Chen Zhaodi was adamant about following Li Sui around.

“You can live a good life here. Why do you want to travel and suffer with me?

“I can’t trust anyone. I can only trust you.”

Chen Zhaodi hugged Li Sui tightly.

On that day, Li Sui experienced new emotions and understood the truth behind certain past events. She attempted to push Chen Zhaodi away but found herself unable to do so.

“You wish to follow me? Do you know what I am?”

Li Sui let her go and revealed the tentacles in her own body. Chen Zhaodi screamed extremely loudly.

But even though her face was pale, she still braced herself and chose to hug Li Sui in the end.

“I’m... I’m not scared! Even if you are a monster, I won’t be scared! You are a good monster!”

Li Sui sighed. “Very well. You can follow me, then. You should be able to help me find information...”

Before she could finish her sentence, a chakram ripped through the paper window.

“Careful!”

Li Sui pushed Chen Zhaodi to the side, but the chakram still cut off Chen Zhaodi’s left ear.

Rage surged through Li Sui as she ran out with Chen Zhaodi, only to find themselves surrounded.

Tens of people in black spun their chakrams as they surrounded the building. They stood on the roof while waiting for Li Sui.

Li Sui had overstayed and attracted the attention of Zuoqiu Yong’s informants.

“You evil entity! You are a Strayed One that killed thousands of people! The Chief of the Surveillance Bureau has orders to kill you on sight!” n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Without waiting for her response, they lunged.

Li Sui used her tentacles to hold onto Chen Zhaodi as she retreated. However, the people had come prepared and did not give her time to escape.

A Daoist in yellow robes stepped forward. He held onto two yellow flags and made seals with his hands before pointing at the sun above.

“Veiled in mist and haze lies the hue of blue and green. The yellow road and the purple palace shall stand apart! The crimson dawn and pure soul shall follow their doom!”

Li Sui’s body started to melt, revealing the tentacles beneath her. Chen Zhaodi was also melting.

Li Sui unleashed all her techniques upon the people surrounding her, but they had a counter to her every move.

Just as Li Sui slowly adapted to this world, the Surveillance Bureau of the Qi Kingdom also slowly adapted to her.

In the end, the first friend she made, the first person who showed her kindness, slowly melted into a puddle before Li Sui.

“No! No!” Li Sui wrapped her tentacles around the wriggling blood puddle.

It was still moving. Chen Zhaodi had melted, but she was still alive.

In the end, Li Sui had to assimilate Chen Zhaodi and turn her into a part of herself.

Li Sui felt her body change, but it was in a good way this time.

Even though she saved Chen Zhaodi, the situation was still dire. It wasn’t long before Li Sui melted too.

As her melted tentacles fell limply and her consciousness slowly faded, she murmured, “Am I dying...? I don’t want to... Father... I can’t die... When I am in danger, my father will come and save me... Father will definitely come and save me...”

Her consciousness threatened to fade forever.

“What the fuck are you doing?!” A thunderous shout rang out, stopping Li Sui from melting.

“Father?” Li Sui picked up an eyeball in the puddle and saw a streak of red circling around her. Everywhere it went, blood and viscera followed.

“Father!”