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Ch. 100 - Spirit Essence

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After receiving Ye Chuan's confirmation, Luo Xi looked at the medicine in her hand, then stood up abruptly. 

"Chuan Chuan, I'll be right back!"

With that, she rushed out, leaving only the image of her bouncing ponytail.

"Breakfast…" Ye Chuan started to say, but the only response was the sound of the closing door.

She was in a hurry.

It seemed she was really eager.

Ye Chuan shook his head; he could understand Luo Xi's eagerness to cure her mother. 

After all, she was a very filial daughter.

After Luo Xi left, Ye Chuan looked at Bai Qianshuang.

The girl was still quietly eating her dumplings, her plate almost empty. 

She had been focused on her food while Ye Chuan and Luo Xi were talking.

"Tastes good, right?" Ye Chuan asked.

Bai Qianshuang nodded. "Delicious."

But her chopsticks slowed, her eyes downcast, as if she was thinking about something. Noticing this, Ye Chuan asked, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing."

"Missing your mother?"

As if he had struck a nerve, Bai Qianshuang's expression became slightly more vulnerable, and she lowered her head, giving a soft "mm-hmm."

The loss of family was a wound that never fully healed, always tender to the touch.

Especially since Bai Qianshuang was also carrying the burden of revenge.

Ye Chuan wouldn't tell her to let go of her hatred; he couldn't understand her pain.

If Bai Qianshuang could avenge her mother and master, perhaps she could finally move on.

Seeing her like this, Ye Chuan didn't want her to keep it all bottled up.

Considering that tomorrow was the weekend, he suddenly smiled and said,

"Tomorrow's the weekend, why don't I take you to the amusement park?"

Amusement park?

Bai Qianshuang didn't know what that was.

Ye Chuan explained.

"Yay! I want to go too!" Lan Xiaoke chimed in.

"You're grounded."

"That hurts! So mean!" Lan Xiaoke clutched her chest and started whining, making Ye Chuan twitch his lips. "Fine, you can come."

Bai Qianshuang watched Ye Chuan and Lan Xiaoke bicker, and for some reason, her empty heart felt a little warmer, and she smiled faintly.

…

After breakfast, Ye Chuan and Luo Xi, who had returned, went to school together.

"Chuan Chuan, you know what? My mom is doing so much better after taking your medicine! She's so energetic now!" Luo Xi excitedly told Ye Chuan about her mother.

"I really feel like she's completely recovered."

"Isn't that great?" Ye Chuan said, seeing Luo Xi's happiness.

"Yes! I haven't seen my mom this healthy in years," Luo Xi grinned. And it was all thanks to Ye Chuan.

Thinking of this, she tightened her grip on Ye Chuan's arm and nuzzled her face against him.

"Chuan Chuan, I really, really like you."

"How much?"

"Super, super much!" Luo Xi raised her hand high and giggled.

"Louder, I can't hear you."

"Jerk!" Luo Xi bit Ye Chuan's arm playfully.

When they arrived at the classroom, Luo Xi saw her best friend, An Shiyu, and greeted her. "Morning, Fishy."

"Yo," An Shiyu replied, glancing at Ye Chuan and Luo Xi.

"The lovebirds are as close as ever?"

"What do you mean 'close'?" Luo Xi didn't understand. She hadn't done anything with Ye Chuan after entering the school.

An Shiyu: "..."

Even inside the school building, you're still glued to Ye Chuan, practically attached to him.

"How are the preparations for the school anniversary going?" An Shiyu asked casually.

"The broadcasting club is mainly responsible for hosting, but there's been a problem with the guy I'm partnering with," Luo Xi explained.

"What problem?"

"His name is Luo Hao. A few days ago, he said he saw a ghost and that his parents were fake, and then he stopped coming to school," Luo Xi said. 

She didn't know what had happened to Luo Hao, but the other club members said he was possessed.

It seemed he had encountered something unclean.

"Chuan Chuan, do you think ghosts are real?" Luo Xi asked Ye Chuan curiously.

"No, it's all just hallucinations," Ye Chuan chuckled.

There were no ghosts, none at all.

"I guess so."

The morning classes were uneventful. During lunch break, Ye Chuan received a message from Wang Yanran.

It was about the spirit essence.

Wang Yanran: Ye Chuan, I've booked a private room.

She also sent him the address.

Ye Chuan glanced at it; it was quite close to the school, just a short taxi ride away.

"Should I buy a car?"

Waiting for his ride, Ye Chuan pondered. Although he could fly with his sword, it was too conspicuous during the day.

A car would be more convenient.

But he didn't know anything about cars.

"I'll ask around sometime," Ye Chuan thought, and just then, his ride arrived.

After getting in the car, he looked at the driver and asked, "Sir, what kind of car do you recommend?"

"A car?" The driver looked back at Ye Chuan and patted his steering wheel. "Buy this one, a BYD, you know?"

"Don't know," Ye Chuan chuckled.

"Let me tell you, I once gave a girl a ride home, and her husband saw us, but she told him I was a Didi driver, heh," the driver said smugly.

"I'm actually just doing this part-time. I feel bad if I don't earn enough to cover my electricity bill."

"I see…"

As they chatted, they arrived at the restaurant.

Ye Chuan went to the designated private room and saw Wang Yanran, and a table full of food.

"You're here," Wang Yanran smiled.

"A lot of people?" Ye Chuan asked.

"No, just us."

Ye Chuan didn't mind and sat down. "Where's the spirit essence?"

Wang Yanran took out several jade bottles from a bag and placed them on the table in front of Ye Chuan. "It's all here."

Ye Chuan picked up a bottle and asked, "Can I open it?"

"Of course."

Ye Chuan opened the bottle, and in the next second, hundreds of spirit essences flew out, like tiny glowing orbs.

"So many?" Ye Chuan was surprised.

That was quite generous.

"Yes, this is the Wang family's sincerity," Wang Yanran said.

The jade pendant on Ye Chuan's chest glowed.

Drawn by the power, all the spirit essences were devoured by Lilith.