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Chapter 224 - 200 [Love Hard to Let Go]

Chapter 224: Chapter 200 [Love Hard to Let Go]

Fushou Garden is located in the south of Qingpu in Dong hai, where the cemetery integrates pagodas, pavilions, towers, walls, graves, trees, and lawns into one. Its traditional classical architecture, beautiful courtyard scenery, unique cultural landscapes, and diverse artistic stele carvings make the entire cemetery grand and elegant in style.

As the once godfather of the Underworld in the Yangtze River Delta region, Situ Chen knew, just like everyone else on that path, that he had embarked on a road of no return. With one foot in prison and the other in Hell, he had purchased a plot with excellent Feng Shui in the Fushou Garden of Dong hai early on for himself.

That plot was right next to the grave of Situ Chen’s wife.

At eleven o’clock, Situ Chen’s funeral ended, and the guests left one after another. Pan Jueming and Jin Ye led the members of the Dong hai Gang to wait in the square behind the cemetery. Besides them, there were also Su Yuxin, Su Liuli—the sisters. Chu Ji had affairs to deal with in Yanjing and left right after the memorial service.

"Uncle Situ, please rest assured, I will take good care of Ruoshui,"

In front of the gravestone, Ye Fan looked at Situ Chen’s portrait and said word by word, "Similarly, I will not let your efforts be wasted. I will strengthen the Dong hai Gang, drive Nanqinghong out of Huaxia, and use Lin Tianyi’s head to pay tribute to your spirit in heaven!"

As he finished speaking, Ye Fan bowed deeply three times to Situ Chen’s gravestone.

After doing all this, he turned his head and saw Situ Ruoshui still looking at Situ Chen’s portrait with blurred tears, so he walked over, sighed softly and said, "Ruoshui, let’s go."

"Mm."

Situ Ruoshui nodded gently, then slowly walked to the front of the gravestone, stretched out both hands, and hugged the gravestone tightly. While letting her tears fall, she said in a hoarse voice, "Dad, you always said you were busy and didn’t have time to be with Mom and me. Now, you can be with Mom forever."

At this, Situ Ruoshui’s face was covered in tears, but she didn’t wipe the tears from her face. Instead, she showed a smile uglier than crying and said, "Dad, Mom, don’t worry, Ruoshui will be strong, I really will be strong..."

For some reason, hearing Situ Ruoshui’s words and seeing the smile uglier than crying on her face, Ye Fan just felt a pang of heartache. He walked up without saying anything, gently patted Situ Ruoshui on the shoulder, and then, with her sad and reluctant expression, put his arm around her shoulder and left the cemetery.

Although Situ Ruoshui had said she would be strong in front of the gravestone, she still left in tears.

Seeing this, Ye Fan wanted to comfort her, but felt powerless.

Having once been an orphan, he knew better than most the significance of family to a person!

If it were not so, the word "family" would not have become his emotional burden, preventing him from breaking through to the Early Innate Realm.

"Swoosh—"

A few minutes later, just as Ye Fan was about to leave the cemetery with his arm around Situ Ruoshui, a slight sound suddenly came from up ahead.

Hm?

Ye Fan’s body tensed instantly, and then with a move of his consciousness, he sensed a wild rabbit.

In the grass a few meters ahead, the grey rabbit, apparently sensing the powerful aura suddenly emanating from Ye Fan, squatted on the ground with its ears drooping and its body trembling.

Seeing this, Situ Ruoshui wiped away her tears and said softly, "Little bunny, don’t be afraid, we won’t hurt you."

Swish!

As Situ Ruoshui’s words fell, the rabbit, originally quivering with fear, suddenly perked up its ears, leaped into the air, and disappeared into the bushes.

"Big brother, it seems like it understood what I said."

This little episode lightened some of the sadness in Situ Ruoshui’s heart. She blinked her bloodshot eyes curiously towards the direction the rabbit had disappeared and murmured.

"Yes, it understood you, because you are an Innate Mage," Ye Fan said, seeing that Situ Ruoshui’s attention was diverted and her sad expression had lightened, he felt compelled to add.

"Eh..."

Startled by Ye Fan’s words, Situ Ruoshui asked in a daze, "What’s an Innate Mage?"

"Hmm... Mages are similar to Martial Artists; they are both cultivators," Ye Fan explained. "However, Martial Artists focus on cultivating the body, while Mages focus on cultivating the consciousness, or rather, the spirit."

"Ah—"

Situ Ruoshui exclaimed with her mouth agape and eyes wide, asking in bewilderment, "How... how could I possibly become a cultivator?"

"It’s like this..."

Seeing Situ Ruoshui’s curious face, Ye Fan felt moved, knowing this was the best opportunity to divert her attention and alleviate her grief. He stayed put and explained to her how she became an Innate Mage.

"I am a Mental Body? And also an Innate Mage?" After listening to Ye Fan’s explanation, Situ Ruoshui repeated to herself in a murmur, still seemingly in disbelief.

"Yes."

"Big brother, I remember you told me that Martial Artists are divided into Postnatal and Innate, and that Innate Martial Artists are much more powerful than Postnatal ones, right?" Situ Ruoshui, seemingly having reverted to her chatty self, asked again.

"Yes."

"Then Innate Mages must be much more powerful than Postnatal Mages, right?"

"Yes."

"Does that mean I’m even more amazing than Big Brother?" Situ Ruoshui suddenly remembered that Ye Fan had been a Postnatal Perfect Martial Artist before and was struck by the thought, asking with surprise-filled delight.

"——"

"Big Brother, am I really better than you? Doesn’t that make me the bug of the Martial Arts World?"

Seeing Ye Fan’s silence, Situ Ruoshui thought he had tacitly agreed. Her eyes widened in disbelief—in her memory, Ye Fan had cultivated in the deep mountains and forests for a long time.

"Well, I just became an Innate Martial Artist not long ago, and I was lucky enough to become an Innate Mage during the process of repairing your consciousness," Ye Fan pondered for a moment and then decided to tell Situ Ruoshui the truth.

"That’s what I thought. I haven’t cultivated at all, how could I possibly be better than Big Brother?"

Upon hearing this, Situ Ruoshui had a look of natural acceptance, but then something occurred to her and she asked, "Wait, Big Brother, I remember you never told me you were a Magician—could it be that you, like me, are a Mental Body and became an Innate Mage all of a sudden?"

"I just didn’t tell you, that’s all."

Ye Fan was both amused and exasperated. The image of the strange crimson Golden Crown appeared in his mind. He didn’t know what that thing was or why it had appeared outside his consciousness, but he knew that his sudden increase in mental strength and becoming an Innate Mage was entirely due to the crimson Golden Crown.

"Big Brother, I remember even when you were a Postnatal Martial Artist, you could appear and disappear without a trace, and the fights were more exaggerated than in the movies. Now that you’ve become an Innate Martial Artist, you must be even more incredible."

Situ Ruoshui mused thoughtfully, "So, now that I’ve become an Innate Mage, am I really powerful? What kind of Spells do I have?"

"Well... you can influence or even control others’ thoughts, even their consciousness, in a short period of time, making them act according to your will."

Ye Fan explained, "You can also control non-living objects to move, and the speed and distance of the movement are directly proportional to the strength of your Mind Power. Lastly, you can learn handprints to activate amazing Magic."

"Really?"

Situ Ruoshui felt as if Ye Fan had introduced her to a magical realm, her face no longer showed any traces of sorrow but was filled with curiosity and excitement.

"Well, if you don’t believe it, try moving that tree branch in front of you." Noticing Situ Ruoshui’s change in demeanor, Ye Fan fully relaxed and suggested with a smile.

"Tree branch, tree branch, obediently listen to my words, come here!"

Situ Ruoshui excitedly imitated the casting gestures from video games with her hands crossed in front of her chest and her eyes fixed on the tree branch ahead.

The next moment.

As Situ Ruoshui watched in stunned amazement, the tree branch in front of her rose from the ground as if heeding her call and floated towards her.

"Ah—"

After a brief shock, Situ Ruoshui danced with excitement, "It really came to me!"

"Yes, Ruoshui is very powerful."

Ye Fan couldn’t help but smile. Although Situ Ruoshui was an Innate Mage, because she hadn’t gone through cultivation, her Telekinesis was weaker than that of other Innate Mages, and she could only make the tree branch move slowly.

If it were him, a mere thought would be enough to make the small branch move swiftly!

"Big Brother, will you teach me the handprints? I want to try using Magic!"

Now convinced that she could indeed control inanimate objects, Situ Ruoshui fully believed Ye Fan’s words and couldn’t wait to try the amazing Magic.

"Magic is complicated and detailed; it’s not something you can learn immediately. It requires constant study, practice, and exploration."

Ye Fan replied with a wry smile, wiping away the lingering tears on Situ Ruoshui’s face, and said softly, "Everyone’s waiting for us. Let’s go back, and I’ll teach you when we get back, okay?"

"Okay, let’s go."

Situ Ruoshui nodded excitedly and instinctively took hold of Ye Fan’s hand. He felt a soft, smooth touch as if there were no bones in Situ Ruoshui’s hand.

Ye Fan didn’t think much of it and allowed Situ Ruoshui to hold his hand as they walked towards the square.

After the interlude, it seemed that Situ Ruoshui had completely emerged from the shadow of Situ Chen’s death. No longer sad or tearful, she was chatty and upbeat all the way, like a lively sprite.

Huh?

Seeing this, the members of the Dong Hai Gang, led by Pan Jueming, were stunned, filled with curiosity: How did Mr. Ye make Miss Ruoshui happy?

Not just them—even Su Yuxin and Su Liuli were puzzled.

Amidst their curiosity, Su Yuxin’s expression became complicated. She realized that from now on, Ye Fan would become the closest person to Situ Ruoshui!

"It seems like Yu Xin will become Ruoshui’s rival in love."

Noticing the change in Su Yuxin’s expression, Su Liuli sighed inwardly, her face filled with envy, while her heart ached slightly.

Unrequited love is like a mandrake, a seductive poison that can lead to addiction.

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