Rebirth of the Supreme Immortal Emperor
Chapter 320 - 318: Gifting a Coffin! [Thanks to Yulu for the reward!]

Chapter 320: Chapter 318: Gifting a Coffin! [Thanks to Yulu for the reward!]

"Hey, why are you crying?"

Li Chen stepped back in front of Shen Xingchen and asked as he looked at her somewhat swollen eyes.

Shen Xingchen glanced at Li Chen, saying with a sense of grievance, "I miss home!"

Li Chen frowned and said, "If you miss home, then go home. What are you crying about here?"

Shen Xingchen wiped another tear and said, "I have no home to return to."

Li Chen asked, "What about your family?"

"No one’s left at home; I’m an orphan. I was raised by my master since I was young. Now, my master has been severely injured by his nemesis, his life hanging by a thread. Originally, with the Dragon Pattern Jade Pendant, my master had a chance of being saved, but..."

Shen Xingchen stopped there and looked up at Li Chen instead of continuing.

Li Chen was taken aback by her words and asked with confusion, "Who told you the Dragon Pattern Jade Pendant could prolong life?"

Shen Xingchen saw that Li Chen was serious and wiped away her tears before answering, "It was my martial uncle, Li Chongg!"

Li Chen said, "The relationship between this uncle of yours and your master must not be very good, I guess?"

Shen Xingchen’s eyes widened in surprise, asking, "How did you know?"

Having guessed correctly, Li Chen coldly replied, "The Dragon Pattern Jade Pendant is indeed a great treasure, but unfortunately, it cannot be used to save lives. If used rashly, it will backfire, causing one to bleed from the seven orifices and die!"

Shen Xingchen was so startled by Li Chen’s words that she remained silent for a long time.

Li Chen stood with his arms behind his back and said, "I can save your master’s life, but you have to take me to meet this uncle of yours. I think he should know the true origin of the Dragon Pattern Jade Pendant!"

"Really, you’re not lying to me?" Shen Xingchen’s eyes suddenly brightened, asking excitedly.

Li Chen looked at Shen Xingchen’s neck and the mountain peaks that had just risen beneath it, then nodded solemnly, "Hmm, really, I never lie to children!"

Seeing Li Chen calling her a child again, Shen Xingchen hated it so much that her teeth itched. She got up from the ground and deliberately puffed out her small chest, trying to prove how absurd his opinion was.

However, after straightening up several times and realizing that indeed it wasn’t very big, a sense of inferiority emerged in her heart.

Li Chen raised an eyebrow and asked, "Is your waist better now?"

Hearing Li Chen’s words, Shen Xingchen’s expression first froze.

Then, she covered her waistline with her hand and pretended to be in terrible pain, "Oh my, my old waist, it’s killing me!"

Watching Shen Xingchen’s poor performance, Li Chen shook his head with a smile.

Seeing that she had put so much effort into her performance, yet Li Chen turned a blind eye, that was tolerable, but then he even mocked her. Shen Xingchen ground her teeth together, making a crunching noise.

Li Chen saw her continuously grinding her teeth and casually asked, "Were you born in the Year of the Rat?"

Shen Xingchen shook her head, saying, "No, I was born in the Year of the Dog."

While speaking, she deliberately opened her mouth, making a dog-biting gesture, and bared her teeth at Li Chen.

Li Chen pretended to have a sudden realization and said, "Oh, I thought you were born in the Year of the Rat, needing to grind your teeth every day!"

Shen Xingchen was somewhat exasperated; at that moment, she wished she could bite Li Chen, that bastard, to death. However, after gauging the difference in combat power between them, she decisively abandoned the thought.

"Do you know the way to the coffin shop?" Li Chen looked off into the distance and asked Shen Xingchen.

Shen Xingchen blinked and asked in confusion, "What do you want with the coffin shop?"

Li Chen replied, "To give a gift!"

Shen Xingchen was astonished, "A gift? You’re not thinking of giving a coffin, are you?"

Li Chen glanced sideways at her and inquired, "Do you have an objection?"

Shen Xingchen dared not meet Li Chen’s gaze, which was sharp as a sword. She quickly averted her eyes and shook her head, saying, "No, no objections!"

After saying that, she extended her slender, white fingers, pointing ahead and saying, "Turn left on the street ahead, and there’s a coffin shop!"

Li Chen nodded and then walked in the direction Shen Xingchen had indicated.

"Hey, wait for me!"

Seeing Li Chen just walk away without any notice, Shen Xingchen shouted out in frustration, quickly catching up.

Li Chen rushed to the coffin shop just as they were preparing to close.

With cremation being promoted nationwide, the coffin shop’s business was dwindling day by day, and it was on the brink of closing down for good. Therefore, the area in front of the shop was very quiet, even the sun had not completely set, and they were already planning to close up shop.

Li Chen approached the coffin shop owner and asked, "Boss, do you sell coffins here?"

The coffin shop owner was startled, looked Li Chen up and down, and asked, "Young man, did an elder in your family pass away?"

Li Chen shook his head and said, "No, I’m planning to give it as a gift!"

"What the heck, give a coffin as a gift?"

The coffin shop owner was truly taken aback; he had been selling coffins all his life and had never heard of anyone giving a coffin as a gift.

Li Chen nodded and said very seriously, "Yes, to give as a gift!"

The coffin shop owner responded, "Young man, are you pulling my leg? Who gives a coffin as a gift?"

Li Chen took out a stack of cash and slapped it on the octagonal table, "Whether I’m kidding or not is none of your concern. Make me a custom coffin. I’ll come to pick it up in two days. Is that a problem?"

The coffin shop owner confirmed that the bills on the octagonal table were neither Joss Paper nor counterfeit, his eyes gleaming with gold.

But in the next instant, he put on a troubled expression, "If it’s a custom coffin, two days might be a bit tight. I’m not sure we can rush it out in time!"

Li Chen took out another batch of cash and tossed it on the table, inquiring casually, "Can you make it in time now?"

When the coffin shop owner saw the money on the table, he estimated it to be about a couple hundred thousand, equivalent to his entire annual net income.

Instantly, his eyes glowed, and with spirited excitement, he said, "Sure, even if it means pulling an all-nighter for two nights in a row, I’ll make sure to rush it out for you!"

As he spoke, he scooped the bills toward him, as if afraid the esteemed customer before him would change his mind.

Li Chen smiled and said, "Great, I’ll come back for it in two days!"

Having said that, he turned around and left the shop.

Shen Xingchen had by now understood for whom Li Chen was preparing the congratulatory gift, right?

She hurriedly chased after him, and seeing no one around, she pressed her voice down and asked, "Are you really going to Heming Mountain? The Heavenly Master Sect has been around for a thousand years..."

"Shut up!" Before Shen Xingchen could finish her words, Li Chen coldly cut her off.

Feeling snubbed, Shen Xingchen pouted and muttered, "Humph, it’s like a dog biting Lü Dongbin; you don’t recognize a good person!"

Li Chen couldn’t be bothered with her and kept walking forward on his own.

Seeing Li Chen walking away again, Shen Xingchen hurriedly caught up and asked, "The sun is about to set, where are we going now?"

Li Chen stopped and looked around for a bit, then pointed in the direction of Heming Mountain and said, "Let’s go check that place out. It might be dangerous, so you better not follow me!"

"If I don’t follow you, that would be even more dangerous!" Shen Xingchen shook her head vigorously.

Seeing Li Chen remain silent, she quickly caught up to him again. Circling around him, she chattered non-stop.

"Right, are you doing reconnaissance? Let me tell you, when it comes to reconnaissance, I’m a professional. There’s a lot to learn from this. It’s like going to war, needing the right timing, geographical, and human conditions. First of all..."

Li Chen got so annoyed by her chatter that he covered her mouth with his hand: "Give, me, peace, and, quiet!"

Shen Xingchen, her mouth covered, blinked her large, watery eyes and sounded muffled mumblings.

Li Chen said, "I can let go, but you have to keep your mouth shut, do you hear me?"

Shen Xingchen mumbled incomprehensibly.

Li Chen said, "If you heard me, blink once."

Shen Xingchen hurriedly blinked.

Seeing that she understood, Li Chen let go of her.

Shen Xingchen coughed violently a couple of times, then started up her prattle again, "Cough, cough... Do you know, you almost suffocated me just now. By the way, when was the last time you washed your hands? What’s this weird smell?"

Li Chen held his forehead with one hand, feeling a sense of impending collapse...

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The second installment is here. Some readers asked where Snake Woman is? Little Le would like to explain that it’s not that Little Le forgot. It’s just a plot hole for now, and our protagonist will fill it when he goes to sweep India’s Snake Spirit Temple.