Chapter 308 Beautiful Spider Spirit VS Cold and Ascetic Monk 12
Su Jin sat in the yard, the sunlight shining through the sparse clouds onto his handsome yet slightly melancholy face.

He gently stroked the leg that was lame due to the accident, feeling extremely unwilling.

Although he came from a poor family, he studied hard since childhood, hoping that one day he would be able to pass the imperial examination and bring honor to his family.

But this accident ruined his future.

When he first broke his leg, he never thought he would become a cripple.

He is in his youth and in good health. If he takes good care of himself, he will recover quickly.

During the period of recuperation, he did not go out, nor did he move too much. He just stayed in the room reading every day.

I was so stuffy that the most I could do was sit in my wheelchair and go to the yard to get some fresh air.

Miss Yu also took good care of him, and always provided him with all kinds of nutritious bone soups, meat soups, chicken soups, and medicinal foods.

Although he didn't know how much silver he spent, it must be a lot.

Su Jin also kept it in mind.

He couldn't understand why the baby became lame after being cared for so carefully?

Is it really fate? He has to stay in Sujia Village for the rest of his life? He has no future?

Just then, Yu Yao came over with a bowl of steaming medicine. The aroma was so fragrant that it seemed to be able to dispel all the pain and haze.

"Brother Jin, it's time to take your medicine."

Her voice is as gentle as water, but her eyes hide an unknown depth.

Su Jin raised his head and looked into those eyes that seemed to be able to see through people's hearts, and his heart was extremely complicated.

"Yao'er, my leg... I'm afraid I'll never be able to take the imperial examination again."

There was a hint of helplessness and loneliness in his tone.

Yu Yao smiled slightly, but the smile did not reach her eyes, "Brother Jin, there are many ways in the world, not just the imperial examination. You have the world in your heart and are talented, you will definitely be able to realize your ambitions in other ways."

She gently handed the medicine bowl to him and looked at him with encouragement in her eyes.

Su Jin took the bowl of medicine and drank it all in one gulp. The bitter medicine seemed to turn into a warm current that warmed his heart.

"Yao'er, if I can't be an official in this life, will you regret following me?"

His words revealed his uncertainty about the future and his deep affection for Yu Yao.

Of course, I was also afraid that she would leave me.

Yu Yao shook her head gently and looked at Su Jin with affectionate eyes, as if she really liked this man.

"Brother Jin, all I want in this life is to grow old with the one I love. Whether you are a high-ranking official or a hermit in the countryside, I am willing to stay by your side and never leave you."

However, behind this affectionate conversation, there is a coldness.

"Yao'er, you are so nice. It is my fortune to have you."

Su Jin's eyes were full of tenderness and he held her hand tightly, as if she was his only support and his only love.

"Yao'er, you are right. There are many ways in the world, and the only way is to take the imperial examination. Although I cannot continue to take the imperial examination to become an official, with my knowledge, I can still let you live a good life."

Yu Yao maintained a gentle smile on the surface, but her heart was full of ridicule.

If Su Jin had been so sincere to the original owner in the previous life, the original owner would probably be happy even if she had to eat coarse food.

Unfortunately, she is not the original owner, and these words have no effect on her.

"Brother Jin, I believe you."

She smiled gently.

But the smile did not reach his eyes, hiding a coldness.

She took Su Jin's empty medicine bowl and was about to step into the house.

Su Jin's eyes fell on her abdomen, staring at her with a look of scrutiny, "Yao'er, why do I feel like your waist has gotten thicker recently?"

When Yu Yao heard his words, she was shocked and looked down at her belly.

Although it is not very obvious due to the loose clothes, you can vaguely feel that the waist has become rounder.

She and Xuan Ji had a romantic encounter by the Zhoujiazhuang River, and the next day she ate a Dragon and Phoenix Pill.

Because Xuan Ji broke his vows, he returned to the back mountain of Wanfo Temple to meditate in seclusion and atone for his sins.

She herself came to Sujia Village to find Su Jin and avenge the original owner.

Before she knew it, three months had passed and her belly naturally began to show.

Yu Yao felt that she had been with Su Jin long enough, and was also sure that this man had fallen in love with her.

If she chose to leave at this time, or if Su Jin found out that she was pregnant with another man's child, it would definitely be a huge blow to this man, and he would never recover.

But she didn't leave immediately, always feeling that it was not enough and that she had to continue doing something.

She glared at Su Jin coquettishly, "It's all because of you. Every time I made you some nourishing soup, you deliberately said you couldn't finish it, but I didn't want to waste it, so I drank it all up. Didn't you make my waist thicker?"

Her coquettish and angry look made Su Jin laugh, but he did not doubt it and said happily: "I really can't drink it, but I didn't mean to make your waist thicker."

After saying that, he stared at Yu Yao's belly again, "Your waist used to be like a willow branch. You were afraid it would break if you exerted even a little force. It's good this way." "You are just deliberately comforting me. No, I won't eat tonight. I want to lose weight."

Yu Yao pouted and said this, then turned around and went into the house with the medicine bowl.

She just said that on purpose. Even if she didn't want to eat, she would not let her child go hungry.

When Su Jin heard her say that she would not eat tonight and wanted to lose weight, she just found it funny.

I also regretted saying that her waist was thick. How could she skip dinner? What if she was hungry?
He planned to have a good talk with her later.

The days passed by.

Su Jin seemed to have been enlightened by Yu Yao, and gradually cheered up. He was no longer as depressed and frustrated as before.

He bought the old house in the village. Of course, it was Yu Yao who paid for it, as Su Jin had no money.

Then he hired several craftsmen to repair it and prepared to transform it into a private school to teach the children in the village.

He had a lame leg and could no longer take the imperial examination to become an official, so the only option left for him was teaching.

Su Jin was determined to become a famous teacher with students all over the world.

Since I can't get an official position, I'd better ask for fame.

With fame, benefits will come naturally.

But I don’t know if it’s because I chose the wrong place or the old house has bad feng shui.

Whenever the craftsmen were ready to repair the house, heavy rain and wind would blow, causing the project to be delayed again and again.

Instead, due to several consecutive storms, the entire old house was blown down.

Also blown down was Su Jin's yellow adobe house.

But other families in the village are fine.

Even the few thatched houses on the west end of the village were in good condition.

It was late at night when the house collapsed.

Su Jin was sleeping in the house. He had no idea what was happening and was buried in the mud defenselessly.

It was the villagers nearby who heard the noise at night, realized something had happened, and rushed over in the rain, only then were they able to drag him out of the mud.

Although the person was dragged out in time, Su Jin was half dead and was dying.

But Su Jin was lucky and survived.

Although he survived, both of his legs were broken and could not be reconnected, so he was completely paralyzed.

Su Jin's house collapsed, and he is currently staying at his uncle Su Daqiang's house to recuperate.

When his aunt learned that Su Jin was paralyzed and would have to rely on others to take care of him for the rest of his life, she threw Su Jin out overnight.

Although Su Daqiang felt sorry for it, he also didn't want to keep a useless person at home, so he didn't say anything.

But in the end, out of consideration for their blood relationship, they moved him to an old thatched cottage that no one wanted at the west end of the village, threw in half a bag of rice, and left.

And Yu Yao seemed to have disappeared and had never appeared since the day the house collapsed.

Su Jin was worried that something had happened to her, so he asked everyone he met, but no one said that they had seen Miss Yu in the collapsed house.

Said she must have left.

"Didn't see her? Then why did she disappear?"

Su Jin was stunned. He would rather believe that Yu Yao was hiding somewhere to recuperate or that something had happened to her than to believe that she had left him.

He searched frantically where the house had collapsed.

It doesn’t matter if your legs are broken and you can’t walk, just use your hands to crawl over.

He crawled on the ground like a dog.

Every step he took was accompanied by great pain. The gravel and sharp objects on the ground pricked his skin and hurt.

He gripped the ground tightly with both hands, with dirt filling the gaps between his nails. He rubbed forward bit by bit, his body covered in blood from being rubbed by the gravel and rough ground.

But he had no feeling at all and did not retreat at all, but just stubbornly crawled towards the ruins of the collapsed house.

After an unknown amount of time, he finally climbed to the ruins.

"Yao'er, don't be afraid, I'm here to save you."

He murmured with deep affection in his eyes.

Afterwards, he used his hands to dig the soil in the ruins like a madman. Sharp objects pierced his skin, but he did not feel any pain. He just dug the soil with a numb expression.

Yu Yao did not leave, but hid in the dark and watched, with no emotion in her eyes.

In her eyes, Su Jin's affection was cheaper than grass.

Once upon a time, the original owner loved him this much, gave everything for him, and in the end even lost her life.

Now, it's just tit for tat.