Chapter 285 (1/2)
Chapter 285
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Supper ended after Su Chan had calmed down from her emotional breakdown . Yundong had finished his meal anyway, and Su Chan had lost her appet.i.te . Bye-bye cheap monk .
They moved to the living room after Yundong cleared the table with Qi Kinesis . Su Chan had watched the whole display with subdued wonder . She had seen Master perform it countless times . But still . This was Yundong, someone who, just a few months back, knew close to nothing about Cultivation .
Now he was performing Qi Kinesis like a master .
Wow .
Su Chan would be performing cartwheels in the air right now if she wasn't feeling so down .
”Beloved?”
Yundong looked up from the phone box and smiled . ”Hmm?”
”Who are you calling?”
Yundong had been staring at the phone box for the past five minutes . He wasn't calling anyone on it though . He just pressed a few b.u.t.tons and then went back to staring at the screen .
”I was just texting Zi Yuan . ” He smiled . ”She told me to let her know as soon as I found you . ”
”Texting?” Su Chan watched Yundong put the phone box away . ”Oh . Is that the thing when you press a few b.u.t.tons and then Chinese characters appear on the screen?”
It was like writing a note or a letter by clicking a few b.u.t.tons .
Yundong reached over and pinched Su Chan's cheek . Normally, Su Chan would avoid his hands and then make a face at him . But tonight, she let him .
”Yes, princess . ” He sounded very amused . ”That's what texting means . ”
Su Chan didn't share his amus.e.m.e.nt though . ”Um… Yundong… Is… Is Zi Yuan zhenren . . . I mean, is she coming over…?”
Yundong shook his head . ”No . She's in Tiannan City at the moment . Recovering . ” Yundong glanced down at the phone box again . ”She asked us to meet her once we get back . ” Yundong looked towards Su Chan . ”She has a few questions for you . ”
Her alarm must have shown on her face because Yundong quickly began to explain himself .
”Don't worry, she's on our side . ” Their eyes locked for a moment . ”She's going to help you get your master back . ” Yundong stared at her earnestly . ”We're all gonna help . Even Ruan Hongling . ”
Warmth bloomed inside Su Chan's chest . ”Mm . ”
There had indeed been occasions where Su Chan had wondered about the exact nature of the relations.h.i.+p between Zi Yuan and Master . Of course, she wasn't surprised that they knew each other . After all, the great prodigy Ao Wushuang and Zi Yuan zhenren of the Linggong Sect were both Cultivators of considerable fame . But no, this had nothing to do with fame . Su Chan had the impression that they didn't just know each other by name, that they were more to each other than just pa.s.sing acquaintances . It was like Master and Zi Yuan zhenren respected each other, like they shared some kind of bond .
Whatever that bond was, Su Chan was certain that it had to do with w.a.n.g Yuanshan zhenren, the former leader of the Linggong Sect . For as long as she could remember, Su Chan had never seen Master fl.u.s.tered . And yet Master lost all her composure the moment Mo Ahs.h.i.+ mentioned w.a.n.g Yuanshan's name . That was how Mo Ahs.h.i.+ had managed to get the drop on Master .
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”Chan'er?”
Su Chan looked up from her lap . ”Hmm?”
”Are you alright?” Yundong patted her head . ”You zoned out a little . ”
”I'm alright, beloved,” she said, leaning into his touch .
Yundong hummed . ”I'm glad . ”
Su Chan cleared her throat . ”Recovering . You said Zi Yuan zhenren was recovering . Did she get hurt?”
Yundong suddenly turned away, but not before Su Chan caught a glimpse of the guilty look on his face .
Su Chan frowned . What was that about?
”Yundong?”
Yundong cleared his throat . ”Yeah… She got hurt during the—” Yundong paused as though he had just remembered something .
Su Chan waited patiently for him to continue .
Moments later, Yundong sighed . ”It's a long story . ”
Su Chan reached over and tugged his sleeve repeatedly . ”Tell me . Tell me . ”
Yundong smiled and pinched her b.u.t.t again . Yup . Definitely a new hobby .
At least she didn't squeak this time, but that probably had more to do with exhaustion than her non-existent self-restraint .
Yundong's smile fell away, and he suddenly turned his body so that he was facing her fully . ”I'll tell you everything . But I need you to know something first . ”
Something in his tone drew Su Chan's eyes to his face . Yundong's expression was gentle but determined .
”Your master is alive . ”
Su Chan nearly leaped off her stool . ”W- What?” She grabbed Yundong's hands . ”A- Are you sure, Yundong?”
A tiny smile played on Yundong's lips . ”Yes . ”
Su Chan could feel a load being lifted from her entire existence . ”S- She's… alive?”
Yundong nodded . ”This intel came from Zi Yuan . ”
Su Chan stared at her beloved, stunned .
Yundong smiled . ”Like I said, she's on our side . ”
This time, Su Chan did leap out of her stool . She ran around the table until she was standing beside Yundong, and then tugged his hand insistently . ”But the school… I mean, the a.s.sault! The—”
Yundong cut her off by pulling her onto his lap .
”Slow down, Chan'er . ” Yundong's chest vibrated against her back when he chuckled . ”I'll tell you everything from the beginning . ”
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”I survived my divine punishment yesterday . ” Yundong's chest rumbled against her back when he spoke . She had decided to remain on Yundong's lap instead of returning to her seat .
Right . Yundong's lap versus a chair . As if it was even a choice to begin with .
”Well . Technically, it was the day before yesterday,” Yundong continued, ”since it's past midnight now . ”
”Oh . ”
What had she been doing when Yundong was out there facing the Heavenly Thunder? Hmm . Most likely she was on her way back to the corn-door after another day of wandering Dongwu City . Or worst, she was busy dis.h.i.+ng out verbal abuse to that annoying stalker .