Max Level Metaphysician: A Debt Repayment Journey…?
Chapter 570: The Ancestor Captured by Delicacies

Chapter 570: Chapter 570: The Ancestor Captured by Delicacies

Unexpectedly, by the time they finished offering incense and returned to the side hall, Jiangli had already polished off most of the table full of delicacies, leaving only a cup of milk tea undrunk.

Even the somewhat greasy roast duck from the morning had been thoroughly devoured by Jiangli.

Seeing this scene left everyone stunned.

There were only seven of them, and the entire process of offering incense took no more than ten minutes.

This is...

All finished?

They looked at Jiangli’s figure; she was actually not short, considered tall among women.

But... she was unusually slender and seemed quite delicate.

It was hard to imagine that she could eat so much food by herself, especially in such a short period of time.

This...

Is this even a normal eating speed for a person?

"Abbot... have you finished all this?" Cai Wenxin was dumbfounded and couldn’t help but ask.

Jiangli took a sip of her milk tea and said with a giggly smile, "It’s delicious! So I ate a bit fast."

Cai Wenxin couldn’t help but laugh, ’a bit fast’? That’s an understatement.

This was simply... record-breaking.

Cai Wenxin and the others grew more at ease and became increasingly informal around Jiangli.

Seeing this, Jiangli gestured for them to come over. "Come sit down, let me do a divination for you."

The pilgrims had been waiting for this moment. At the mention of divination, they became modest, pushing each other forward.

Cai Wenxin did not position herself first; instead, she placed herself last as she had something to discuss alone with Jiangli and didn’t immediately come over.

Eventually, she placed herself at the end and quickly organized the order for the others.

Then Jiangli did divinations for them one by one.

While Jiangli was busy entertaining the pilgrims, Chu Xi’s father had already returned to the old house with the remains of his third daughter.

Chu Xi and his mother had been waiting at the door since early morning, their eyes filled with longing.

The moment they saw Chu Xi’s father appear on the mountain path, his mother rushed over to support him.

Chu Xi moved a step forward but then stopped, letting his father walk back with the remains in his arms.

Once in front of Chu Xi, his father’s voice was hoarse, "I’ve brought back your third sister; now let’s head back to F City."

Upon hearing this, Chu Xi made three deep bows towards the red cloth held by his father, his expression complex, before saying, "Let’s go, back home."

Chu Xi’s mother wanted to take the red cloth from her husband’s hands to help share the burden.

Just as Chu Xi was about to speak,

his father dodged his mother’s hands and said sternly to her, "I’ll do it."

Chu Xi’s mother opened her mouth but said nothing in the end.

A moment passed, and all that remained was a sigh.

The family went back to the town first, where Chu Xi’s father cleaned himself up and changed clothes before they got into the car to rush back to the center of F City.

However, once in the car, Chu Xi’s father suddenly developed a low-grade fever; he was groggy, swaying in his seat, and nearly fell several times.

Realizing something was wrong, Chu Xi’s mother supported him and discovered he had a high temperature. She looked towards Chu Xi, who was sitting in the front seat.

Chu Xi had not slept the previous night, standing watch at the door, but he hadn’t told his father.

Now, having called a chauffeur, he was catching up on sleep in the passenger seat.

Chu Xi’s mother didn’t want to wake him up.

But under the current circumstances...

She glanced at Chu Xi’s father, who seemed on the verge of passing out, hesitated for a moment, and then woke Chu Xi. "Xi, Xi, wake up quickly and look at your dad; he seems to have a fever."

Chu Xi woke up, his eyes still confused.

After hearing his mother’s words, he rubbed his face hard with both hands, took a deep breath to wake himself up, then moved closer and touched his father’s forehead.

The temperature was indeed very high...

Chu Xi frowned and said, "He seems to have a fever."

His mother was filled with worry. "What should we do? Should we go to the hospital first?"