Chapter 15

Chapter 15 – Hot Potato

Zhang Tong was sitting on the side of his bed, looking at the HUD map, frowning .

The red dot of the last otherworlder in this village was in the main hall of the Zhang's resident .

'Uncle told me Hua Tuo and co . were here again and they are currently in the main hall . '

'Then Hua s.h.i.+ should be here too . '

'She never appears in the history yet she exists here . '

'And the dot is in the main hall . '

'There's no other explanation . She's the last otherworlder!'

With the information Zhang Bao gave him, Tong made a conjecture . Tong guessed that the last red dot person should be Hua s.h.i.+ whom he met yesterday .

'How should I deal with her? Kill her? Talk to her first? Or wait and see?'

'All otherworlders are sinners . They all once were wicked criminals . '

'She cannot be 100% trusted!'

'But that Hua Tuo … I need an exit plan just the case the Yellow Turban collapses in the future . '

'I can't offend him yet . '

Even though Tong made hypothetical scenarios in his mind, one of which if Hua s.h.i.+ was an otherworlder then Tong would negotiate with her, he still couldn't force himself to make peace with Hua s.h.i.+ .

But the situation had changed . Hua s.h.i.+ should already be aware of his existence and the mission was still active until the end of today . She might be tempted to kill him for an extra reward . Tong had to adjust his plan .

'I'll negotiate first . If it doesn't work then I'll kill her, even if it means I have to offend Hua Tuo . '

…

Zhang Jiao leaded Hua Tuo and his family to Tong's courtyard .

Even though Zhang Jiao didn't want to play along with Hua Tuo, but having Hua s.h.i.+ looking at Tong's injury and his body condition wouldn't hurt .

As a father, he concerned about his only son well-being . He knew he didn't behave like a good father to Tong all these years and they rarely talked to each other . At the very least, he wanted to ensure Tong good future and good health .

They found Tong sitting alone on a wooden chair in the middle of an empty field, glaring at the visitors . He had a sword hanging behind his back .

Hua s.h.i.+ had a chill run down her spine . Tong didn't hide his killing intent . If she made a wrong move, Tong wouldn't hesitate to kill her one the spot in front of her father .

"Tong'er, you're here . "

Zhang Jiao felt awkward . He didn't know what to start . He hadn't talked to his son for a long time .

Tong's grumpy face turned gentler . He looked at his father and smiled .

"Dad, master Huo, could both of you leave us alone? I have something important to talk to the young lady here . "

Tong spoke with calm and gentle voice but his killing intent enveloped the entire courtyard . The three visitors felt uncomfortable standing there .

Hua Tuo and Hua s.h.i.+ were silent . This wasn't part of their plans . Why was Tong so hostile to them?

"Tong'er, I've brought the lady here to check on your injury . She has a special power . Why don't you let her see you wound . "

"… A special power, is it? Okay, but could you leave us alone, please?"

Zhang Jiao nodded, but his eyes sadden . He wanted to talk with his son more . There were too many things he wanted to ask .

"Well, let's leave this to the younglings . You saw her power so you shouldn't be worried . She can treat his wound and even detect deceases that I couldn't even notice . "

Hua Tuo laughed and left the courtyard . He already half-succeeded what he had come her for, dumping his immoral daughter to other family .

Zhang Jiao felt bitter . He turned around and were about to leave . But Tong spoke out .

"Dad, let's have a good talk after this . I'll explain everything to you . "

Zhang Jiao nodded in relieved and left, following Hua Tuo exiting the courtyard .

Seeing that both Zhang Jiao and Hua Tuo left . Tong glared at Hua s.h.i.+ .

"Now then, let's talk, shall we?" Tong spoke up .

"…"

Hua s.h.i.+ couldn't speak . She was nervous .

"Why don't you start by telling me what you are doing here?"

Tong smiled . He pulled an object out from his sleeve . It was a grenade . Tong put his hand on the pin while watching Hua s.h.i.+'s reaction .

"Oh, before you start . I need to remind you something . "

"One, I believe in gender equality so I don't mind beating up any man or woman alike . "

"Two, I already have a girlfriend so don't even bother seducing me . I'm not planning to be a Harem King . "

"Three, I have a skill that make me immune to this grenade in my hand . So if you try anything funny, I'll pull the pin . And I'll be sure to use every ounces of my strength to jump at you like a suicide bomber to ensure that you will be blown to pieces . "

"Now I have finished introducing myself . It's your turn . Be sure to tell me about your skill in detail and your intention of coming here . You have 30 seconds and it starts . . . now!"

Hua s.h.i.+ was flabbergast, stunned and fl.u.s.tered . She expected a civil discussion since both of them already met their quota for the mission clear . But Tong downright threatened her like she was some kind of criminal .

"Umm … please calm down-"

"25 seconds . "

"…!"

"23 . "

Tong pulled the pin and hold onto the lever . If he let go of the lever then the grenade would explode in a few seconds .

"Okay! Okay! I'll talk! I'll tell you everything! Put the ring back in!"

Hua s.h.i.+ narrated everything, about her skill, about her talk with Hua Tuo and about the misunderstanding which made Hua Tuo wanted to get Hua s.h.i.+ to marry Tong .

Tong looked at Hua s.h.i.+ with complicated face . What kind of nonsense story was this? Was this some kind of cliché story from a harem novel on online novel website?

"What crime did you do in your previous life, before you went to h.e.l.l?"

"Uhh … I don't remember I did anything wrong . "

"Bulls.h.i.+t, only criminals were sent to h.e.l.l and only sinners in h.e.l.l were sent here . What did you do?"

"Eh? I'm serious . … Though I was told that my taste of food was strange . "

"Strange? What did you eat?"

"Umm … Human brains?"

"…"

"Oh, and women thigh muscles, women b.r.e.a.s.t.s …"

"…"

"Also liver, and sometimes chewy heart-"

"Stop! That's enough!"

"Okay . You believe me now?"

Tong had a headache . What in the blue world was this girl in her previous life? A zombie?

"And how did you procure your … your food?"

"I took it from my patients . Most of them were about to die so I took the liberty taking a portion of their parts since they wouldn't be able to use it anyway . "

"When you took the parts, had they died yet?"

"Err … Nope!"

'You actually killed them you sicko zombie!' Tong wanted to curse out loud . But he continued asking .

"… You said they were patients, what were your job in your last life?"

"A nurse . "

The corner of Tong's mouth twitched . If she answered 'A doctor' then he would have thought that she was a reincarnation of H*nnibal Lect*r .

"Look, I've come in peace, okay? We don't have to fight anymore . We already completed the mission . Let's be friends, okay?"

Tong stared into Hua s.h.i.+'s eyes as if he tried to read her mind . Then he sighed and put the pin back into the grenade lever, stopping the trigger .

Tong had a rough idea why Hua Tuo suddenly wanted to shove his daughter to him .

Hua s.h.i.+'s hobby could incite an uproar and ruin Hua Tuo's reputation . As in ancient time in China, reputation of a family was very important especially to n.o.bles and top careerists such as physicians or officials .

If someone were to damage it even a slightest bit, the lowest punishment that the person would get would be beaten by a giant wooden stick a dozen times, which had a high chance to cripple or kill the person on the spot .

Such punishment was not just a tradition that was uphold within the ranks of n.o.ble family . Even the law made by the imperial court would also have a similar minimum punishment, whipping by logs .

Tossing Hua s.h.i.+ away to someone else's family like a hot potato could also be seen as a merciful act to protect a family member from such punishment by the family or the officials .

Tong was irritated by the plan of Hua Tuo for throwing away his own daughter to protect his own reputation as a physician . However, Hua Tuo's action sparked an idea for Tong .

'I didn't want to marry anyone but Friday or want to build a harem like one of those main characters in ReadReadNovelFulls . But I can use this zombie . '

'Hua Tuo may not want to work for anyone in the history . But this time, your heritage is mine . '

Tong withdrawn his killing intent and grinned at Hua s.h.i.+ .

"We can be friends . But I have a few conditions . "