Chapter 48 Chapter 48 Breaking the Territory
Just as Shi Yuan had predicted, the talisman did not explode, but disappeared into the ripples.
Shi Yuan's fingers trembled slightly as a familiar sense of powerlessness welled up in her heart. She felt as if she had returned to the post-apocalyptic world, trapped in the zombie king's domain, powerless and with no way to survive.
At that time, Shi Yuan was already a powerful figure in the apocalypse, with fixed teammates who were also powerful figures.
It was an ordinary day, with bright sunshine and a refreshing breeze. If it weren't for the pungent smell of decaying corpses, Shi Yuan thought she would have definitely ridden her bicycle to a nearby scenic park to enjoy the beauty of nature.
After years of working together, the teammates had become like family, inseparable. They put their arms around each other, laughing and talking, and even made a pact to go to a bar for a drink after the mission was over and get drunk.
Shi Yuan closed her eyes. Even in the extremely quiet environment, she felt a ringing in her ears, and she covered her ears with all her might.
Xiao Wu, who was to the left rear, turned into a blood mist without warning. Before anyone could react to what had happened, Xiao Si's neck was suddenly broken.
Shi Yuan and his teammates stayed close together to keep watch, but they didn't even know where the enemy was.
It wasn't until the talisman arrays she threw out disappeared without explanation that she realized they might be imprisoned in a special place.
They didn't know this was a domain, but the zombie king, caught up in the fun, revealed himself and told them in a mocking voice that he was toying with them, the guardians, like dogs.
Every time he spoke, a cloud of blood mist would explode around Shi Yuan.
With bloodshot eyes and a heart full of hatred, Shi Yuan activated his supernatural power when the zombie king opened his arms and let out a strange, inhuman laugh, saying that he would rule the whole world. He transformed himself into a golden man from the inside out, and even his blood turned into slowly flowing liquid metal.
Then, she applied several speed talismans to herself, darted to the zombie king, grabbed him, and fused her arms and legs together, firmly welding herself to the zombie king's body before exploding!
It took a fraction of a second from the brain issuing the command to the body executing the self-destruction. In those fractions of a second, half of Shi Yuan's body had already turned into golden dust.
Shi Yuan had a splitting headache, her heart was overworked, and her blood was stagnant. It was as if she had returned to the time when her superpowers flowed through her body and she became a golden man. Shi Yuan knew that what awaited her was half of her body being cut off, crushed into ash, and then her core would explode, her energy would shatter, and she would be completely reduced to ashes.
Shi Yuan wanted to struggle, to cheer up, to resist, but his eyes began to glaze over.
Su Mei sat on the recliner with his eyes closed, looking completely relaxed. He was about to snap his fingers to end Yuan's life when he noticed that Yuan, who was trapped in his own mental world, had made a move. He stroked the jade ball with great interest.
With trembling fingertips, Shi Yuan painstakingly conjured a golden thorn and plunged it into her thigh without hesitation. The intense pain instantly brought her back to her senses.
Her eyes regained their clarity, and she remembered that because she had been prepared, even her blood had turned metallic, making it take a little time to cut the zombie king. It was that little bit of time that allowed her to successfully take the zombie king away! Along with his domain! Turned to ashes together!
She suddenly felt an overwhelming surge of courage; if she could shatter the domain once, she could shatter it a second time!
What trapped her wasn't the domain, but herself! She was blaming herself for not being more decisive, for not self-destructing sooner so that more teammates could survive!
Shi Yuan's eyes revealed a deep disgust. The master of this domain was using the thing she regretted and feared most in her heart to trap her to death. It was truly disgusting!
This manipulative tactic is somewhat similar to that of the zombie king she blew to ash in the apocalypse, and it is equally despicable!
She had to find a way to draw his attention to herself, so that he wouldn't have time to deal with Huan Ni and the others.
She needs to lure this person into the domain so she can kill him!
What should I do?
Shi Yuan began to recall the zombie king's personality: arrogant, conceited, reckless, and with a perverse desire for control!
Shi Yuan lowered her eyes and pondered. According to his idea, she should be trapped in her past now, powerless to resist, and then be wiped out by him like a chicken or a dog.
The fact that she didn't die means that her reaction exceeded his expectations and piqued his interest; he definitely wanted to play with her a little more.
She didn't care what he would do; she only cared about how to lure people in and kill them!
Su Mei saw that Shi Yuan was in a daze, her interest waning and replaced by a hint of annoyance. She lightly touched her fingertips and snapped her fingers.
Shi Yuan's carotid artery was severed, and blood spurted out. Shi Yuan clutched her neck tightly, her eyes lowered. Her last thought was: Ran Wen, you promised I could use the power of Nirvana, please don't let me down!
Shi Yuan's pupils dilated, and he stopped breathing. Su Mei lazily scoffed, "A newcomer from the Seventh Division, nothing special!" His tone was dismissive and full of disdain.
"Let me see how much progress the head of the Seventh Division has made over the years."
He was about to snap his fingers when he was surprised to find that Shi Yuan's fingertips twitched almost imperceptibly!
Within the domain, a golden-red light suddenly burst forth from the depths of Shi Yuan's unfocused pupils. In the next instant, Shi Yuan took a deep breath and came back to life!
Su Mei jumped up from the recliner with a "whoosh," trembling with excitement: "It can actually be resurrected!"
"No wonder he's a rookie!"
"Fun! Fun!"
He excitedly circled the deck chair: "You should ask her why she was able to come back to life!"
"right!"
"Find out the details, then take it!"
A madness flashed in Su Mei's eyes; people at his level would likely develop an obsession with immortality.
Although Shi Yuan is not immortal, she can be resurrected!
That's enough for Su Mei!
He almost killed Gu Linyuan back then, but he suddenly had a feeling that the opportunity for immortality he had been longing for had appeared! So he followed his heart without hesitation to pursue the opportunity.
What he had disappeared for years without any results has now come to him effortlessly!
He immediately withdrew the mental control over Shi Yuan from the domain; she couldn't afford to have any problems with her mind.
The next instant, he vanished from the spot.
When that dark blue fabric appeared before Shi Yuan's eyes, she knew she had made the right bet!
She controlled her breathing and slowly raised her head, looking into Su Mei's crazed eyes.
"Tell me, what is the secret to resurrection?"
Shi Yuan ignored him. Although she was under his control, she was not afraid of death. She and he were the same kind of people, equally proud and aloof.
Shi Yuan lowered her eyes and said one word: "Get out!"
Su Mei wasn't angry; instead, excitement and understanding flashed in his eyes. He squatted down opposite Shi Yuan, adopting a friendly, heart-to-heart talk posture: "Is your skill resurrection?"
"Amazing!"
"Do you know what my skill is? It's domain!" His excitement made the scars on his face look even more ferocious.
He observed Shi Yuan's expression and, sure enough, saw the covetous look he knew best on her face.
They are the same kind of people!
He was confident he could extract the secret to the resurrection!
Do you know what a domain is?
Shi Yuan glanced at him casually, then turned away, feigning indifference: "Either get lost, or let me out, or I'll kill you!"
Su Mei's eyes lit up with excitement. Yes! That's the tune! The tune he knew best!
Whenever he encounters someone he dislikes but can't get rid of, this is the kind of behavior he exhibits!
What was his favorite thing again?
Yes! Showing off! Comparing! Playing tricks on people!
"In my domain, I am a god!" Su Mei stood up, spun around, and spread her arms wide, striking a pose that seemed to say, "The world is in my hands." A blatant display of power!
Shi Yuan couldn't bear to look at this dead body! It looked exactly like the zombie king that had turned to ashes!
She coldly scoffed, "You're still going to die! All this competition! I can be resurrected, can you?"
Su Mei's eyes shone brightly. Yes! That's it!
He immediately performed a blizzard for Shi Yuan, then said smugly, "I will indeed die, but before I die, I can kill a lot of people. What about you?"
"You can't escape. You can only avoid being killed by me, but I can kill you as many times as you can revive!"
Do you want to know the secrets of the domain?
"What domain? It's just an illusion!" Shi Yuan scoffed. "You're just a little stronger than the average person in terms of mental strength, and you probably got some kind of lucky break."
"Let me tell you!" She stood up and faced Su Mei, tilting her head back and speaking to him through her nostrils, "I am a being whose soul has been tempered by karmic fire, truly immortal and indestructible!"
Su Mei's fists clenched and unclenched repeatedly as she tried her best to suppress the excitement in her eyes, afraid that Shi Yuan would notice and she would refuse to continue.
“You’re only half right!” he said, half-jokingly. “I did encounter an opportunity, but my domain isn’t just simple mental control.”
"That's a very complex cultivation system," he said affectedly. "You wouldn't understand even if I told you!"
"Ha!" Shi Yuan sneered, "As if you'd understand the secret to resurrection if I told you!"
Yes, that's the spirit of striving for excellence!
"Alright, I'll show you what the domain originally looked like!" I have to show my true skills now! I can't be perfunctory, otherwise, the other party will definitely be even more perfunctory!
He spread his right hand, and a jade ball engraved with a landscape painting appeared out of thin air. He pretended to be troubled: "Actually, I'm not that great right now." He deliberately showed weakness, which completely ignited Shi Yuan's competitive spirit.
“I’m using it to cast spells now.” Then, as if to show off, he gestured for Shi Yuan to come closer to look. “Your friends are all safe and sound inside. I haven’t hurt them.” It was both an unintentional threat and a way of telling Shi Yuan that they could turn enemies into friends.
Of course, he wouldn't leave something so deadly exposed to Shi Yuan's eyes forever; in a flash, the jade ball disappeared from his palm.
"Once I've mastered the technique, I won't need the jade ball anymore." He spoke with a smug tone, then Chaojue casually asked, "How did you obtain the resurrection skill?"
Shi Yuan blurted out, "My darling is no less than you!" She regretted it as soon as the words left her mouth, but seeing Su Mei's disbelieving look, she gritted her teeth and said, "I once accidentally obtained a cluster of karmic fire."
Just like how he always wanted to show off his jade ball, he would sometimes loosely clench his right fist and lightly tap his forehead with his index and middle fingers together.
Where the fingertips touched, a moon-white flower with a gold and red border appeared.
"This is karmic fire?" Su Mei's eyes widened, and she involuntarily reached out to touch it.
"What are you doing!" Shi Yuan took a step back and withdrew her hand, and the mark on her forehead immediately disappeared.
Su Mei regretted that he had been too hasty, but he regained his nonchalant demeanor: "Who knows if it's just a smokescreen?"
"Nonsense!" Shi Yuan retorted angrily. "I obtained the immortal soul only after undergoing body and soul refinement. Do you know how painful that was? How can you say it's an illusion!"
Su Mei's eyes shone with an unprecedented light. Afraid that Shi Yuan would see it, he turned away with feigned arrogance: "Hmph! I almost bled myself dry back then to gain Yu Qiu's approval!"
"No one has suffered more than me!"
"The most painful thing in the world is to be consumed by karmic fire and have your soul shattered and rebuilt," Shi Yuan said disdainfully. "What's a little bloodshed?"
“That’s right.” Su Mei seemed convinced. “You were covered in blood just now!”
Shi Yuan's voice was filled with pride: "So, I'm better than you!" She concluded, "If I knew how to use the Karmic Fire attack, you would definitely have been subdued by now."
"You're so powerful, why don't you use karmic fire?" Su Mei turned around, looking at Shi Yuan with just the right amount of admiration in her eyes. "I don't believe it. Excessive humility is just pride!"
Shi Yuan seemed very embarrassed, but seeing the admiration in Su Mei's eyes, she could only bite the bullet and say, "Right now, I can only use karmic fire to refine my body, but this is not for attacking people. It is for refining the body so that it can better contain the immortal soul."
Su Mei put his hands, which were trembling violently with excitement, behind his back and said, "All skills can be practiced."
"At first, because I didn't know how to use the jade ball properly, I just used it as a weapon to hit people." Of course, that was a lie to Shi Yuan!
This remark successfully amused Shi Yuan and lowered her guard.
Su Mei pressed her advantage: "How about this? This is a domain, so you don't need to worry about people seeing your karmic fire. I'll practice your attack skills with you, okay?"
Shi Yuan took a step back, her eyes filled with suspicion and wariness. She refused, saying, "No need." Then she tentatively asked, "Could you release me and my friend?"
She lowered her head slightly to avoid Su Mei's gaze, as if embarrassed by her sincere rejection: "If I want to practice skills, my friend will practice with me."
Su Mei sighed inwardly: Sure enough, they are not the kind of people who easily trust others.
But it's okay, he has a way.
"Aren't you afraid that if you use karmic fire outside, people will see it and covet it?"
"Also, can you trust all your friends?"
"Look at me, I have a treasure that's better than yours, so I won't steal yours, but what about the others?"
"Have you told your friends about the karmic fire?" Definitely not! People like them don't trust anyone!
Sure enough, Shi Yuan hesitated for a moment and then shook her head.
Su Mei sighed deeply: "Do you dare tell your friends that you can be resurrected?" This is a secret you can't tell even if your friends are dead!
Shi Yuan shook his head again, a clear wavering appearing in his eyes.
"You know the saying 'possessing a treasure is a crime,' right?" Su Mei finally completely took control of the conversation.
Shi Yuan nodded.
He sighed and said, "If people like us don't keep their mouths shut, we'll all end up having our treasures stolen and being killed." His blood was boiling; he was practically telling you, "I'm going to steal your treasures and kill you!"
"You can't just have treasures without being able to attack people, that's definitely not enough."
Shi Yuan blinked rapidly several times, but still did not give in.
Su Mei understands so well!
People like them are extremely selfish. They can have the best treasures and learn the most powerful skills, but they are absolutely unwilling to let a second person get the same benefits!
Shi Yuan is in this state right now; she's struggling with her decision!
Because she knew he was right, but she didn't know how to use the karmic fire attack. To practice, someone had to experience being burned by the karmic fire, and even later experience the soul being refined by the karmic fire, so that they could have the same resurrection ability as her!
But he knew Shi Yuan would compromise, because they felt insecure more than anyone else!
In the years when he first obtained the jade ball and had little power, he lived more cautiously than a dog.
If he had heard the words I just used to lure Shi Yuan back then, he would definitely have believed them!
Sure enough, the next moment, he heard Shi Yuan say, "Then, I'll have to trouble you. It will be very painful." At the same time, he saw a flash of murderous intent in her eyes!
This is a trap set to kill the donkey after it has served its purpose!
Most of it is done!
At this moment, Su Mei calmed down. He knew that the test had only just begun. What he needed was not only to refine his body but also his soul, and even more so, the karmic fire!
As for whether Shi Yuan can kill him? Don't ask such a ridiculous question. This is his domain, and within it, he is a god!
Who can kill a god!
He seized the opportunity to make a request: "I can help you, but I have one condition."
When he proposed his conditions, Shi Yuan's eyes showed both relief and wariness, fearing that he might ask for an exorbitant amount.
Su Mei said, "You must help me refine my soul!" Of course, making a request was a lie; it was just to make Shi Yuan think that he wanted something, so that he could feel more at ease.
He will lure people into his trap step by step, and in the end, everything will be his!
So what if he can be resurrected? Once he can be resurrected too, we'll find the trick and kill Shi Yuan.
"I don't know how!"
Su Mei stared at Shi Yuan: "Once you've mastered it, you'll have to refine my soul!"
After much deliberation, Shi Yuan finally agreed.
Su Mei's lips curled into a pleased smile.
He was lucky to have encountered Shi Yuan, who was still weak. If he had encountered Shi Yuan, who had become as powerful as him, it would have been hard to say who would have won!
"Let's begin then." After Su Mei finished speaking, he saw hesitation flash in Shi Yuan's eyes again, but this time, he didn't urge him. If he urged him again, Shi Yuan would stop trusting him. Too much of a good thing is bad!
Shi Yuan hesitated for a moment, and finally drew out a small cluster of golden flames from the center of her forehead. This flame was very different from ordinary flames. It looked full of metallic texture, as if it were carved from gold.
But the more this was the case, the more convinced Su Mei became that karmic fire could not be the same as ordinary fire!
"Sit cross-legged, with your palms facing upwards, and try to clear your mind of all distractions." Shi Yuan paused for a moment before adding, "You can bite a piece of cloth in your mouth; it will hurt a lot." There was an inexplicable hint of schadenfreude in her words.
Su Mei felt at ease. Shi Yuan was just like him; they were both people who couldn't stand seeing others do well!
He was even a little reluctant to kill Shi Yuan.
"I'm ready, you can begin."
"I'll tell you again, it will be very painful." Shi Yuan emphasized again, her tone more relaxed than ever before, with a hint of mockery from someone in a superior's eyes.
He was even more reluctant to kill her. What a pity! If he didn't kill her, she would have become powerful and come to take his jade ball.
Shi Yuan easily released her hand, and the "Karmic Fire" flew to Su Mei's head. She took a few steps forward and approached Su Mei, recalling Ran Wen's hand gestures and mimicking them a few times. In reality, she secretly used her special ability to control the "Karmic Fire" to transform into thousands of sharp needles.
"Explode!" Shi Yuan uttered a single word, and the "karmic fire" that had been condensed instantly exploded, transforming into countless sharp needles that pierced towards Su Mei!
"It hurts a lot, like I'm going to die. If you can't bear it, just tell me and I'll stop immediately." Shi Yuan spoke in a nonchalant tone while drawing one explosive talisman after another to form a talisman array behind his back, keeping a close eye on Su Mei to prevent him from having any thoughts of leaving.
Before Shi Yuan could finish speaking, Su Mei felt excruciating pain, as if she were being torn apart. The jade ball automatically protected its owner, and in the next instant, the golden needles were ejected from Su Mei's body.
"It seems like it won't work." Shi Yuan's words were filled with regret, but also with a hint of inexplicable joy.
Su Mei forced himself to say, "It's possible." He placed the jade ball on his lap. "Try again."
Shi Yuan refused, saying, "You look very pale." This indicated that she was backing down, feeling that the karmic fire tempering was too good for Su Mei.
"It's alright, continue!" At this point, you can't try to persuade Shi Yuan; you have to give her a direct order, and she will subconsciously obey the stronger person!
Sure enough, Shi Yuan bit her lip with a displeased expression and made a new hand seal. Su Mei naturally did not see the rings of runes behind her flashing with dazzling golden light!
"Explode!" Shi Yuan said softly again.
This time, the golden needle pierced Su Mei's body smoothly. He was pricked like a hedgehog, but he gritted his teeth and endured it.
Shi Yuan manipulated the golden needles to slowly pierce his body. Su Mei did not notice that almost all the golden needles were embedded in his body, but the golden needles in several major acupoints were not.
"Can you hold on?" Shi Yuan asked. "I need to increase the energy of the karmic fire."
"Yes!" Su Mei said, and blood flowed from her mouth along with her voice.
Shi Yuan didn't even blink. If she hadn't had the chance to form a contract with Ran Wen, she would have bled to death just now.
"Then hold on." After saying that, Shi Yuan made a hand seal again. She pursed her lips, controlled the golden needles inserted into Su Mei's acupoints with one hand, and put the other hand behind her back.
"Explode!" she shouted sharply, clenching her left fist tightly. Su Mei's major acupoints were instantly pierced by golden needles. Before he could react, Shi Yuan's right hand had already unleashed a rune array that exploded on his body. Then, one rune array after another exploded.
At the center of the talisman array, Su Mei felt a sharp pain in his body and spat out a mouthful of blood. He immediately reached for the jade ball on his lap, only to find that his hands and feet were immobile. Then, countless golden lights exploded in his eyes.
For a moment, he even suspected that this was karmic fire!
In that instant, the jade ball was blasted away from him by the exploding talisman!
With the last vestige of protective power gone, he vanished into the continuously exploding rune array, turning into ashes.
Shi Yuan continued throwing talisman arrays until the jade ball rolled to her feet. The domain disappeared, and she reappeared around the car. Next to the car lay Ran Wen and the others, who were still unconscious. Further away, Mo Xun and the others were also lying there.
She picked up the jade ball, and Ran Wen woke up. Her first reaction was to hold Huan Ni in her arms and then begin to look for Shi Yuan.
"What is this?" Ran Wen quickly realized that they had already left the domain.
Shi Yuan reached out, and Ran Wen, holding Huan Ni in one arm and using Shi Yuan's strength, stood up: "You broke through the domain?" His voice was very soft.
"Yes, let's leave here first."
"Okay." Ran Wen agreed without asking any further questions. She used her ginseng tendrils to put Gu Linyuan and He Tian into the car, then wrapped Shi Meili around her wrist, and piled Mo Xun and the others on the roof of the car to create an illusion and hide them.
Finally, only a small piece of ginseng remained unprocessed at the scene. Without hesitation, Ran Wen clenched his fist and crushed the small piece of ginseng.
She can have multiple selves, and those selves can have their own thoughts and even want to break away from her, but Ran Wen can only have one.
Even now, she can't believe that she created such a stupid clone.
Shi Yuan patted Ran Wen on the shoulder and whispered, "Let's go." Ran Wen nodded and got into the passenger seat.
Shi Yuan stepped on the gas, and the car sped away.
The houses not far away were as quiet as usual, and no one noticed anything unusual.
In the small white building in the city center, Liang Peilian did not go out. Instead, she helped Mo Xun prepare aromatherapy in the laboratory that Mo Xun had prepared for her. Her eyes shone as she looked at the liquid in the test tube, and the corners of her mouth slightly turned up.
"It'll be soon," she told herself.
Back at the small villa on the outskirts of the city, after settling Gu Linyuan and He Tian in, Shi Yuan returned to her room only to find her legs weak. She collapsed onto the bed, not wanting to get up again.
At this time, Huan Ni and Shi Meili had already woken up. Well, Huan Ni woke up on her own, while Shi Meili was woken up by Ran Wen. Of course, that's not important. What's important is that everyone is alright!
Ran Wen asked Huan Ni to weave an illusion for Mo Xun and the others that was still in the domain, and asked Shi Meili to watch over them. Then he and Huan Ni returned to Shi Yuan's room.
"Are you alright?" She sat on the edge of the bed. "You used the power of Nirvana, didn't you?"
Huan Ni, who had been somewhat nonchalant, immediately flew to Shi Yuan's side upon hearing this and asked her repeatedly, "Tell me quickly what happened?"
"Ran Wen, please quickly check if there are any aftereffects!"
"You're incredibly audacious! Is the power of Nirvana something you can just use casually?"
"I'm fine." Shi Yuan hugged Huan Ni tightly. "It's so good to hear you speak again!"
"Let me take a look at you." Ran Wen, with a complicated expression, placed his hand on Shi Yuan's pulse.
"You even know this? Ran Wen, you're amazing!" Shi Yuan praised sincerely.
Ran Wen smiled, breaking her serious expression, and withdrew her hand: "It's nothing, just get some rest and nourish your body."
Huan Ni was relieved and asked about Shi Yuan's experiences in the domain.
Shi Yuan didn't hide anything and told the whole story in detail, then took out the jade ball from her pocket.
"This is... a fragment of the Boundary Jade!" Ran Wen exclaimed. "No wonder that person was so powerful; I didn't even have a chance to react before I was sucked into his domain."
Huan Ni chimed in, "So it wasn't him who was powerful, but his magic weapon that was powerful!" "No, to be precise, it doesn't even fall into the category of magic weapon."
"He was once the boundary jade that separated the Three Realms and Six Paths!"
Shi Yuan looked at the jade ball in his hand, his eyes filled with solemnity and reverence.
"Then how do we deal with this fragment of the Boundary Jade?" she asked. "Do we need to nurture it like the Reincarnation Platform, and then put it back in its place?"
Ran Wen shook his head and chuckled: "He is different from the Reincarnation Platform. The Reincarnation Platform and the Three-Life Flower have retained a trace of divinity by some twist of fate."
"Otherwise, after nurturing them for so long, they would have become your protective artifacts long ago."
In reality, the Reincarnation Platform and the Three-Life Flower merely left a mark on the Soul Jade Imprint on her forehead. Shi Yuan knew that this was their bond with her. When she made a reasonable request, and they fulfilled it, the mark would disappear, marking the end of their karmic entanglement.
Ran Wen continued, "The Boundary Jade is shattered, its divinity is lost, and it is stained with mortal blood." She looked at the fragments of the Boundary Jade with regret, "Now that Su Mei is dead, it is practically just an ordinary piece of jade."
"Perhaps it has some protective effect."
“Give it to me,” Huan Ni said. “Even though it has become ordinary jade, it was once an awesome world jade, and it is in no way inferior to the other treasures in my storage world.”
Shi Yuan chuckled and casually handed the jade ball to Huan Ni: "Then keep it safe. Who knows, maybe one day it will suddenly regain its divinity."
Huan Ni opened her mouth and swallowed the jade ball: "If it were so easy to develop divinity, wouldn't the world be full of divine artifacts?" How many divine artifacts were shattered in that catastrophe? If they could all regain divinity, what a disaster that would be!
Not everyone can wait for a chance to be reborn like the Reincarnation Platform and the Three-Life Flower!
"By the way, I heard from Lin Feng that he's planning to reincarnate after returning to Beicheng this time," Huan Ni said, her tone somewhat sullen. She and Lin Feng had always gotten along very well.
Shi Yuan adjusted the height of her pillow, leaned back on the bed, and asked her while propping her head up, "Why are you in such a hurry?" She thought Gu Linfeng would spend more time with Gu Linyuan.
After all, he was Gu Linyuan's only family member in this world.
Huan Ni sighed: "There are many reasons. His obsession has always been to start anew. In addition, he has seen through the cold-hearted nature of Old Master Gu and does not want to become an obstacle for Gu Linyuan to take revenge on the Gu family."
It was rare for Huan Ni to speak so sentimentally, and Shi Yuan reached out and pulled her into his arms: "Are you reluctant to part with him?"
“A little,” Huan Ni said. “He’s been reincarnated into a completely new life, and he has nothing to do with the past or with us.” She rubbed Shi Yuan’s palm. “But don’t worry, I’m fine. It’s a good thing that he got what he wanted.”
“Gu Linfeng has lived his whole life in a daze. It’s a good thing that he can make up his mind to let go of the past and embrace a new life.” Ran Wen lay down next to Shi Yuan and poked Huan Ni with her finger. “People like us are used to separation. Don’t be so sentimental.”
"Hey! Who's calling me sentimental!" Huan Ni immediately bristled. "I'm just being loyal and devoted, you know that?!"
"Alright, alright, Lady Huanni is so kind and righteous, I admire you greatly." Ran Wen teased her, "Then, Lady Huanni, I heard you have a lot of good things in your storage world, why don't you take them out and share them?"
"Dream on!" Huan Ni immediately turned and buried herself in Shi Yuan's arms. "Stop staring at other people's storage world all day long!"
Ran Wen nudged her: "Don't be so stingy. You were born a divine beast with your own storage world, but I don't have one."
"All my belongings were sacrificed in the catastrophe. It's fine if you don't give them to me, just show them to me!"
"Ugh, you're so annoying!" Huan Ni hid even more tightly. Feelings aside, there was no way she would let you get the treasure from her!
Shi Yuan smiled as she watched, then slowly closed her eyes.
"She's asleep," Ran Wen said softly.
“Then let’s sleep too.” Huan Ni closed her eyes and fell asleep instantly. Ran Wen covered her mouth and made several “pfft pfft” sounds. “Look at you, so stingy!” Then she closed her eyes as well.
Downstairs in the room where Shi Meili was diligently tying up Mo Xun and the others: ...You guys just went to sleep like that? What about me?
When Shi Yuan woke up again, it was already broad daylight. Sunlight streamed in through the gaps in the curtains, and dust motes danced in the light and shadow. Huan Ni was sleeping on her left and Ran Wen was lying on her right. The room was quiet, with only the sound of their breathing.
With my hands behind my head, a phrase suddenly came to mind: "Peaceful and serene times!"
With sleepy eyes, Huan Ni leaned against Shi Yuan's shoulder: "What do you want to eat for breakfast?"
Shi Yuan chuckled: "I don't know, what do you want to eat?"
The matter of Ran Wen's clone has been resolved, the cleanup of the Haicheng black market is no longer their concern, and the biggest hidden danger, Su Mei, has also been dealt with. The Mo family's scheme to lure them into a trap has been foiled. Now she is almost free of worries and can accompany Huan Ni to explore the streets and alleys of Haicheng to find delicious food and fun activities.
Oh right, I also need to go to Jing'an District again to find some work for that cousin of the Wu family. This trip to Haicheng will be considered a success.
"Shall we go out to eat?" Huan Ni asked uncertainly. "What should we do with Mo Xun and the others?"
"Let's leave it to Gu Linyuan." Shi Yuan pushed the blame onto her superior without any hesitation. "The Mo family was after him anyway."
Ran Wen reached out and grabbed Huan Ni, pulling her into his arms: "All you do is eat, don't turn into a little fat girl!"
When Huan Ni struggled to emerge from Ran Wen's turbulent emotions, Shi Yuan had already washed up and dressed: "Call Shi Meili, let's go out for a stroll." She was in an exceptionally good mood, as if she had never experienced yesterday's life-or-death crisis.
When they came downstairs, Gu Linyuan had already prepared breakfast, which included glutinous rice balls, soy milk, and steamed buns. Shi Yuan and the others didn't stand on ceremony and served it directly.
He Tian was more attentive than ever before, preparing a dipping sauce and placing it in front of Shi Yuan with both hands, saying with a smile, "I put some chili sauce in the vinegar; it tastes great with xiaolongbao, would you like to try some?"
Shi Yuan readily agreed, picked up a small steamed bun, dipped it in the sauce, put it in her mouth, and nodded: "It's really delicious."
"And this too." He Tian placed the soy milk in front of Shi Yuan as well. "It's cooled down now, and it's salty."
Shi Yuan chuckled: "You don't need to be so polite."
"You're too kind!" He Tian hurriedly said, "You're my savior, and I've only done these small favors. I feel really guilty."
"That was my way of saving myself."
"That doesn't matter. Anyway, you're my savior. From now on, I'll listen to you, except for Master Gu!" He Tian said this with a smile, but his eyes were very serious.
Shi Yuan didn't mince words: "Alright, if I ever need your help in the future, I won't hesitate to ask."
"That's great! Just tell me what to do!" He Tian loved Shi Yuan's straightforward personality.
Seeing that Shi Yuan liked to eat xiaolongbao (soup dumplings), Gu Linyuan pushed another basket over to her, saying, "Then I'll listen to you from now on." It seemed like he said it casually, but his heart was actually pounding.
Shi Yuan paused, her hand still holding the xiaolongbao: "Seriously?"
"Of course!" Gu Linyuan said matter-of-factly, "Both of them saved my life, so I must repay them!"
"Okay!" Shi Yuan readily agreed as well. Gu Linyuan was the director of the Seventh Division, so if her performance wasn't up to par, she could ask him to use his connections!
Shi Yuan didn't go into details about the life-or-death struggle with Su Mei in the domain yesterday, and Gu Linyuan and He Tian didn't ask where Su Mei had gone either. The group chatted while eating breakfast, and the atmosphere was very pleasant.
"Oh, right." Shi Yuan swallowed the last mouthful of soy milk and tilted her chin toward the room next to the stairs. "Inside is Mo Xun and his lackeys. They were brought back together yesterday."
Shi Yuan didn't know why Su Mei had locked them up in the domain, but she didn't care. She brought them back mainly because she didn't want them to cause her trouble by making a ruckus.
Ran Wen casually remarked, "Mo Xun is dying." Shi Meili's beautiful voice came from the room: "It wasn't me!"
The group exchanged glances and naturally knew it wasn't Shi Meili. Then who could it be? Su Mei?
Su Mei: ...It's all turned to ashes now, so don't pin everything on me!
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