Best Young Master
Chapter 389 - 346: Having the Thought, Feeling Impulsive

Chapter 389: Chapter 346: Having the Thought, Feeling Impulsive

The setting sun bathed everything in a warm glow as a red Land Rover drove along the asphalt road leading to Ao Xiang Villa, with Situ Ruoshui having taken over the driving from Su Liuli.

Behind the wheel, Situ Ruoshui occasionally glanced at Su Liuli through the rearview mirror. She noticed that Su Liuli was listlessly resting her chin in one hand, staring out of the window at the swiftly passing scenery, a stark contrast to her usual demeanor.

In fact, since her encounter with Ouyang Lingfeng earlier in the morning, Situ Ruoshui had picked up on some odd behavior from Su Liuli.

Even though Su Liuli had tried her best to mask the abnormality throughout the day, while she could hide her expression, she couldn’t conceal her mood.

"Sister Liuli, what’s wrong?"

After driving the burgundy Land Rover into Ao Xiang Villa, Situ Ruoshui couldn’t help but ask.

"I might have drunk a bit too much last night," Su Liuli looked away from the window and forced a smile, "Right, Ruoshui, I think I’ll go back to sleep first and skip dinner. Please let Yu Xin know not to worry about me."

"Okay."

Hearing Su Liuli’s words, Situ Ruoshui subtly felt that Su Liuli seemed to be deliberately hiding something, but she couldn’t quite figure out why.

A few minutes later, after Situ Ruoshui had driven Su Liuli to the villa they shared, she intended to get out of the car and accompany Su Liuli upstairs, but Su Liuli refused.

As a result, she could only drive alone to Villa No. 10 in the estate.

While Situ Chen was alive, Villa No. 10 served as the dedicated banquet space for entertaining guests, with the entire villa designed to include two dining rooms—one Chinese restaurant on the first floor and a Western restaurant on the second floor.

After Situ Chen was assassinated and Dong Hai Gang fell into disarray, the servants and chefs who had been working in the villa fled one after another. It wasn’t until Ye Fan moved into Ao Xiang Villa with Su Yuxin and others that they rehired eight chefs to cook for Ye Fan and the rest, including the bodyguards and servants of the estate.

By the time Situ Ruoshui arrived at the restaurant, the chefs had already prepared the meals. Ye Fan and Su Yuxin were sitting at the dining table waiting, while Su Jindi, who was enrolled in a closed-door elite school, hadn’t been able to make it back.

"Ruoshui, why are you alone? Where’s Liuli? She didn’t go into cultivation again, did she?" Seeing only Situ Ruoshui, Su Yuxin couldn’t help but ask.

As she spoke, she couldn’t help but recall how, in the past few days, Su Liuli had often skipped meals due to her dedication to cultivation, to the point of ignoring sleep and food.

This was also the reason why Su Liuli had lost over ten pounds in just a little over a month.

"Yu Xin, Sister Liuli said she drank too much last night and wasn’t feeling well, so she didn’t want to have dinner and went back to the villa to sleep," Situ Ruoshui gave an unexpected reply.

Drank too much and feeling unwell?

Hearing Situ Ruoshui’s words, Su Yuxin felt somewhat surprised, while Ye Fan found it rather peculiar—as Su Liuli had already formed a Power Seed in her Dantian, officially stepping into the threshold of the Martial Arts. Her body had also strengthened a lot during her Meditation Cultivation.

Besides, Su Liuli had taken the ’Body Refining Pill’ he had given her, which greatly improved her physique, rendering her far superior to ordinary people. Even if she couldn’t hold her liquor, it was unlikely she’d still be feeling unwell today.

"It’s probably because Liuli has been practicing too hard these past few days, exhausting herself," Su Yuxin sighed.

"Liuli has already become a Martial Artist; her physical condition is much better than ordinary people. Even if she’s tired from cultivation, it’s nothing serious. A good rest will do her well," Ye Fan reassured Su Yuxin as he saw her concern.

Relieved by his words, Su Yuxin quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

Meanwhile, Situ Ruoshui, recalling how Su Liuli had been acting oddly since her encounter with Ouyang Lingfeng in the morning, hesitated to speak.

"Yu Xin, I won’t go check on Liuli later."

Sometime later, before Situ Ruoshui could voice her concerns, Ye Fan thought for a moment before saying, "I will begin a closed-door cultivation tonight. For the next while, you don’t need to worry about me. When my Martial Arts Cultivation breaks through to the Innate Great Success Realm, I’ll emerge."

"Mm."

Su Yuxin nodded her head.

...

After dinner, as previously mentioned to Su Yuxin and Situ Ruoshui, Ye Fan returned to his villa to start his closed-door cultivation.

Afterwards, Su Yuxin went to Villa No. 3 with Situ Ruoshui.

"Yu Xin, Sister Liuli has been acting off since this morning," Situ Ruoshui hesitantly brought up her concern as they approached Villa No. 3.

"Oh?" Su Yuxin was slightly taken aback and asked, "Do you know why?"

"I don’t know."

Situ Ruoshui shook her head, "But Sister Liuli started acting strange after meeting Ouyang Lingfeng."

"Ouyang Lingfeng?"

Su Yuxin’s brows raised slightly, then she inquired, "Why would Liuli act odd after seeing Ouyang Lingfeng? Did he do something to her?"

"No."

Once again Situ Ruoshui shook her head, "He just greeted us and mentioned some things about our elder brother in Yanjing, saying how he had become Huaxia’s number one young master and the like."

This time, Su Yuxin didn’t say anything but appeared pensive.

Shortly after, Su Yuxin and Situ Ruoshui entered the villa together. Su Yuxin went upstairs alone to Su Liuli’s bedroom door, knocked softly, and, seeing no response from inside the room, reached out to turn the doorknob.

Click—

The door opened in response, and Su Yuxin stepped in.

In the bedroom, Su Liuli leaned weakly against the headboard, her complexion pale and her eyes dull as she stared at the ceiling. Moisture rimmed her eyes, blurring her vision.

The sudden noise of the door opening startled her. She quickly scooted under the covers, deliberately turning her back to the door and pulled the blanket over her head, quietly wiping away the tear streaks at the corners of her eyes.

"Liuli, are you okay?" Su Yuxin walked up to the bedside, crouched down, and asked softly as she patted Su Liuli’s back.

"Sister Yuxin, I’m fine, just a bit tired and wanting to rest a bit."

For some reason, upon hearing Su Yuxin’s words, Su Liuli felt a sourness in her nose, but she forcibly held back her tears and tried hard to control her emotions. Her tone and voice sounded fairly normal, only slightly weary and weak.

"Then rest well, and if anything feels uncomfortable, let me know right away." Noticing Su Liuli’s exhausted manner, Su Yuxin said softly, then stood up and left the bedroom.

Hearing the sound of the door closing, Su Liuli involuntarily closed her eyes, and tears uncontrollably spilled over, trailing down her pale and haggard cheeks in silence.

"Su Liuli, why cry? Even if Ye Fan hasn’t returned to the Ye Family, so what if you’re not the illegitimate daughter of Bai Guotao? He is already Sister Yuxin’s boyfriend. Are you thinking about snatching him away from Sister Yuxin?"

Crying, as she cried, a stern voice resounded within Su Liuli’s heart.

Suddenly, a weak voice responded, "I never thought about taking him from Sister Yuxin, I just like him and want to be with him."

"Likeness necessitates togetherness?" the stern voice appeared again.

"It’s just a thought..." the other voice grew even weaker.

"Those are improper thoughts—even if he wasn’t with Sister Yuxin, your identities doom you to never be together!"

"Absolutely impossible!"

"Just give up!"

...

The stern voice rang out time and again, each time louder than the last, each piercing her heart like a needle, leaving her heart lacerated.

An indescribable pain radiated from her heart throughout her body, numbing her scalp and causing her to tremble all over, nearly fainting.

"Huff... Huff..."

After an unknown period, Su Liuli lifted the blanket from her head, panting heavily, while frantically shaking her head as if to shake off the deep-seated pain, or perhaps as a way to calm herself down.

However—

The more she deliberately tried to suppress the pain in her heart, the more intense it became, to the extent that her hands clenched the bedsheet tightly.

Hmm?

Suddenly, Su Liuli’s hand touched something, momentarily diverting her attention.

She turned her head and saw it was the Amitabha Sutra beside her pillow—since returning from Southern Tibet, she had formed the habit of placing it there, reciting it every night before sleep, even after she started practicing martial arts.

Touching the ancient Amitabha Sutra, Su Liuli felt as if drawn by it and instinctively picked it up, turning a page and beginning to recite without control.

"Shariputra. In the worlds above, there are Buddhas such as Fa Yin Buddha, Su Wang Buddha, Xiangshang Buddha, Xiang Guang Buddha, Da Yan Jian Buddha, Za Su Bao Hua Yan Buddha, Suo Luo Shu Wang Buddha, Bao Hua De Buddha, Buddha Who Sees All Meanings, Sumeru Mountain Buddha, and such. Each in their lands, they extend their broad and long tongues, completely covering the three-thousand great-thousand worlds..."

As she chanted the profound Buddhist scripture, a healthy blush emerged on Su Liuli’s pale face, and her entire demeanor underwent a dramatic change. No longer lackluster, she radiated a pure and divine aura.

Gradually, the pain in Su Liuli’s heart dissipated, leaving her mind clear and serene, as immaculate as a piece of flawless Liuli.

"Child, your heart is as clear as Liuli, spotless and pure; you have a connection with Buddha. Would you like to take me as your master?"

"Then again, you have yet to break through your emotional bonds, and your wisdom has yet to unfold. It is not yet the best time to convert to Buddhism."

As she continued reciting, the image of a mysterious and holy white-robed woman emerged in Su Liuli’s mind, and the words the woman had spoken echoed in her ears.

"Could this be my emotional trial?"

Su Liuli stopped reciting to ask herself silently, but couldn’t find an answer.

Meanwhile.

An impulse suddenly rose in her heart.

To convert to the Buddhist sect.

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PS: Su Liuli is one of the most important female characters in this book and will play an irreplaceable role later on, so I’ve devoted a bit more detail to her.

As I have said before, by the time this book concludes, this girl will be imprinted on your minds!

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