Lu Shu frowned slightly as he stood beside the bed.
Crack.
A dry cracking sound echoed inside the room.
Lu Shu calmly lowered his head and looked at his right leg.
Lu Shu: Judging from the pain, I think it’s the fibula of my right leg.
Well, it’s a bit painful, but nothing important.
I’ll just use cursed energy to hold the broken bone together.
It’ll take time to heal and will hurt like hell, but normal walking should still be possible without problems.
He tilted his head slightly.
Lu Shu: But how did I break my leg?
On the bed, Li Qing’s heart almost stopped.
She was still pretending to sleep, but after hearing her son casually diagnose his own broken leg like he was discussing the weather, her scalp went numb.
“My son’s leg broke just from standing up…”
“What kind of miserable body did Shu’er live in all these years?”
“And why is he so calm about it?!”
“Normal children would cry their lungs out!”
“No…
after what that monster Sukuna did to him…
maybe this pain really means nothing to him…”
The moment she thought about those horrifying soul scars from yesterday, her eyes instantly turned red again.
Meanwhile, Lu Shu continued thinking seriously.
Lu Shu: Ah…
now I understand.
Lu Shu: A soul is like a piece of gold.
The purer and stronger the soul is, the heavier and bigger the gold becomes.
Lu Shu: On the other hand, the body is like a bucket carrying that gold.
Lu Shu: If the gold is too heavy, then naturally the bucket will suffer strain.
He slowly touched his chest.
Lu Shu: In my case, after healing my soul yesterday, my soul became far stronger than before.
The “gold” became too heavy for this weak body.
Lu Shu: But the main problem is that this body was already terrible to begin with.
Malnutrition, diseases, weak organs, weak bones…
Lu Shu: This is basically a broken bucket trying to carry a mountain-sized gold brick.
Lu Shu: Honestly, it would be stranger if my body DIDN’T break apart.
Li Qing nearly cried again hearing this explanation.
“Broken bucket…”
“Mountain-sized gold…”
“My poor son…”
Then her expression suddenly changed.
“WAIT!”
“That bastard Sukuna damaged my son so badly that even after reincarnating, his SOUL became too powerful for his body?!”
Li Qing silently cursed Sukuna inside her heart a hundred times.
“Damn monster!”
“If I ever meet that Sukuna, I’ll…”
She paused.
Then remembered Sukuna could probably kill her instantly.
“…I’ll glare at him very fiercely.
I’ll glare him to death.”
Lu Shu sighed internally.
Lu Shu: Well, I should thank Sukuna in one way.
Lu Shu: Because of that torturous death, I’ve become almost immune to this level of pain.
Li Qing’s face darkened.
“Thank him?
THANK HIM?!”
“My son has been tortured so badly that broken bones are now considered ‘minor discomfort’!”
“That demon deserves ten thousand deaths!”
Then Lu Shu started thinking again.
Lu Shu: I’ll heal these diseases and injuries after my Reverse Cursed Technique restriction ends.
Lu Shu: Now the real question is…
how should I interact with this current family?
He looked toward Li Qing secretly.
Lu Shu: Until yesterday, they thought I was autistic.
Lu Shu: Today I suddenly start speaking normally, explaining souls, cursed energy, binding vows, reincarnation and broken bone anatomy…
Lu Shu: Even brain-dead Chinese novel protagonists wouldn’t expose themselves this quickly.
Lu Shu: Let’s continue acting autistic for now and slowly reveal changes later.
Li Qing almost failed to maintain her fake sleeping act.
“Acting?!”
“My son was ACTING autistic?!”
Then she quickly denied it herself.
“No…
not acting…”
“He probably really couldn’t function properly because his soul and body weren’t synchronized…”
“My poor Shu’er suffered so much alone…”
Her heart felt like it was being stabbed repeatedly.
Meanwhile, Lu Shu had already moved on to more important matters.
Lu Shu: Well, I’m starving now.
Lu Shu: Let’s wake up my so-called mother first and get something to eat.
Li Qing: “…”
“So-called mother?”
Her chest tightened painfully.
Before she could continue being sad, she suddenly felt a small hand gently shaking her shoulder.
Lu Shu looked at her quietly with dull-looking eyes, perfectly acting like a timid child.
Li Qing immediately “woke up.”
The moment she opened her eyes and saw Lu Shu standing there with his thin body and pale face, her emotions exploded.
She pulled him tightly into her arms.
Li Qing: “Shu’er…”
Lu Shu was slightly stunned.
Lu Shu: She’s probably still scared after hearing me scream yesterday.
He awkwardly let her hug him.
Li Qing buried her face into his shoulder.
“He still thinks I’m a good mother after everything…”
“I didn’t even check whether he had eaten…”
“What kind of mother am I?”
“He suffered alone for ten years…”
“No.”
“Not anymore.”
Her eyes gradually became firm.
“This time, even if the heavens collapse, I’ll protect my son.”
Soon, Li Qing carried Lu Shu downstairs in her arms.
Lu Shu remained obediently quiet.
At the same time, he secretly started absorbing cursed energy from Li Qing again.
As cursed energy flowed into his body, Lu Shu could clearly feel his own physical condition improving slightly.
Li Qing, however, gradually became tired.
But strangely…
The more cursed energy she lost, the lighter and more relaxed she felt.
It was as if some invisible pressure around her body was slowly disappearing.
When they arrived at the dining hall, Lu Mu and Lu Xie were already waiting there.
The father and daughter immediately smiled when they saw Lu Shu.
Li Qing gently placed Lu Shu beside Lu Xie.
Lu Xie looked at her mother in confusion.
Lu Xie: “Mom, you look tired.
Didn’t you sleep well last night?”
Li Qing immediately answered guiltily.
Li Qing: “N-No, Xie’er.
I slept well.”
Lu Shu silently continued absorbing cursed energy.
Lu Shu: Well, I absorbed most of her excess cursed energy, so naturally she feels tired.
Lu Shu: But after resting, she’ll actually feel healthier and more energetic.
Lu Shu: After all, cursed energy is basically slow poison for ordinary humans who can’t use it.
Lu Shu: Judging by the amount she had…
Mother’s lifespan should’ve been around 70 years at most.
Lu family: “?!”
Lu Shu: But now she can easily live past 80.
If she takes proper care of her health she can live past 90.
The three family members froze.
Li Qing’s eyes instantly became wet again.
“My son…”
“He’s healing me…”
“Even after suffering so much himself…”
Lu Mu silently clenched his fists.
For the first time in years, the powerful businessman felt powerless.
His son had quietly saved his wife’s life right in front of him.
And he could do nothing except watch.
He could not help either his wife nor his son.
Meanwhile, Lu Shu casually grabbed Lu Xie’s hand next.
Lu Xie gave Lu Shu a gentle smile.
Then—
Lu Shu: Holy shit.
Li Qing, Lu Mu and Lu Xie were shocked to hear Lu Shu curse.
Lu Shu: Mother and Father had enough cursed energy to create third-grade cursed spirits…
Lu Shu: But Eldest Sister alone has enough cursed energy to create one second-grade cursed spirit or five third-grade ones.
Lu Shu: Just what has she been doing?
Lu Xie almost choked.
Lu Mu also slowly turned toward his eldest daughter.
Li Qing narrowed her eyes suspiciously.
Lu Xie panicked internally.
“WAIT!”
“WHY IS EVERYONE LOOKING AT ME?!”
“I DIDN’T DO ANYTHING!”
“Okay maybe I overworked some employees…”
“And maybe I made three managers cry…”
“And maybe I destroyed six business rivals…”
“BUT THAT’S NORMAL CAPITALISM!”
Meanwhile, Lu Shu remained completely calm.
Lu Shu: Well, whatever.
I’m not the one spreading negative emotions everywhere.
I’m just absorbing the cursed energy.
Then his stomach suddenly growled loudly.
Lu Shu: Ah…
speaking of absorbing energy…
Lu Shu: I haven’t eaten anything for two whole days.
Lu Shu: I originally woke Mother up just to get food.
The moment Li Qing heard this, she instantly stood up.
Li Qing: “Mom will cook today!”
Without waiting for replies, she hurried toward the kitchen almost guiltily.
Lu Mu and Lu Xie both looked at Lu Shu silently.
Their hearts ached again.
“He was starving…”
“Yet he still healed us first…”
“What kind of child is this…”
Meanwhile, Lu Shu simply sat there quietly.
Thinking only one thing.
Lu Shu: Please let there be meat.
Lot’s of meat.
But no ground, minced, diced and shredded meat.
Chapter End