Li Xing helped the Ye Family eliminate the True Locust of Earth Elent, and Chu Yunyi had heard Ye Mubai talk about the details. He had also heard of the Elixir, but he couldn’t figure out how Li Xing would turn a living human into an elixir.
Li Xing noticed Chu Yunyi’s doubt and explained:
"I’m just making an analogy because the principles of the two are very similar. I can use dicine to push the traits of your Innate Holy Body to the extre, making your whole body emit an irresistibly delicious scent for Mingzhen. You just need to walk through the place where the sixteen appear to drive the real Mingzhen crazy with desire until it can no longer restrain its longing for the Innate Holy Body and strikes out actively!"
Chu Yunyi nodded slightly. Li Xing had previously told him that Mingzhen was an intelligent Insect Clan Star Beast, unable to break free from the instinctual needs of a Star Beast. This thod should be effective.
"Then let’s do it. I can start anyti."
"Aren’t you going to ask what will happen to you if you use this thod?"
Chu Yunyi chuckled lightly: "Even if I don’t ask, you’ll tell , won’t you?"
Li Xing looked into Chu Yunyi’s clear eyes, which carried not a single impurity, and sighed slightly.
"This kind of dicine will make you look extrely well, but in reality, it costs you your lifespan, forcibly mobilizing your blood essence source. Once you take it, you won’t live for even a month."
Chu Yunyi’s expression didn’t change at all. He quietly looked at Li Xing, waiting for her to continue.
"To ensure you appear radiant, your blood will prioritize your skin and muscles, leaving your internal organs in a constant state of ischemia, subjecting you to the tornt of organ pain at all tis. Headaches, dizziness, and declining vision and hearing will be your norm."
Chu Yunyi thought for a mont, then asked, "Can I still use the Primordial Spirit and spiritual power?"
Li Xing: "Yes, but the more you use the Primordial Spirit, the more painful it will be for you."
Pain was sothing Chu Yunyi had never cared about. He only worried about whether he would still be able to assist Li Xing if Mingzhen targeted him.
Li Xing: "Once you’ve used this dicine, even if you can’t bear the side effects and regret it, I have no ans to reverse it, let alone alleviate your pain. You can only grit your teeth and endure. So, do you still want to do it?"
Li Xing couldn’t quite understand her feelings at the mont. From a rational standpoint, using soone dood to die as bait to lure Mingzhen was beyond reproach. But emotionally, she couldn’t bear to let Chu Yunyi endure such imnse pain.
For a mont, Li Xing even hoped that Chu Yunyi would refuse her, giving her a reason to convince herself to overturn all her plans.
Li Xing stared intently into Chu Yunyi’s eyes, hoping to see regret, fear, or resentnt. But to her disappointnt, Chu Yunyi rely lowered his gaze slightly and, when he looked up again, his eyes were filled with determination and relief.
"Of course. Exchanging my fragile life for your safety and Qianyuan’s peace is well worth it."
To , your safety is more important than Qianyuan’s peace.
Li Xing was taken aback, then felt a slight heat around her eyes, and lowered her head without speaking.
Chu Yunyi picked up the now cold coffee and drank it all in one go. He then said half-comfortingly, half-jokingly:
"Rest assured, thanks to my Spirit Sea constantly breaking and rebuilding, I have a high tolerance for pain and won’t give the ga away, nor will I have any regrets halfway through."
Li Xing lowered her head, softly saying "Mm."
"I’ll prepare the Five Viscera Mist Pill as soon as possible. For the next few days... get so good rest and sleep as much as you can." Once the Mist Pill is ready, even sleeping will likely beco a luxury for him.
The sunlight stread through the window, highlighting the perfect profile of Chu Yunyi’s face, making him appear like a deity fallen to earth, unmatched in beauty.
Though she was familiar with that face, at this mont, Li Xing felt like she was seeing him for the first ti.
Noticing Li Xing’s gaze, Chu Yunyi looked up and t her eyes, full of gentle amusent.
"Mm, I will."
Realizing the unfamiliarity in her thoughts, Li Xing quickly suppressed it, and her gaze returned to normal.
"Today is the day my mother leaves the Chu Mansion. Could you see her off for ?"
Li Xing was puzzled: "Aren’t you going?"
Chu Yunyi’s expression returned to its usual calm: "I already said my goodbyes to her last night. The person coming to pick her up is Ning Yu. I don’t want to see him."
"I understand."
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After the divorce, there were still property division issues to sort out, so Ye Lan didn’t officially leave the Chu family until now.
To avoid paparazzi harassnt, the Chu family had issued a ban prohibiting unrelated persons from approaching within five kiloters of the Chu family’s vicinity. Drones and similar devices would be shot down imdiately if discovered. Despite this, Ye Lan cautiously wore a disguise mask and left lightly dressed.
Although Ye Lan had only acted as the family matriarch for a few years, she was fair in her dealings and never harsh to the servants, so most of the staff in the Chu family had a good impression of Ye Lan. Today, as the lady of the house left, the housekeeper led a large group of servants and guards to see her off.
"Housekeeper Lu, I’m just leaving the Chu Family, not dying. We can still et again. Why the long face?"
Housekeeper Lu was startled and quickly clasped his hands together in prayer: "Oh! May only the good co true. Madam, don’t say such things!"
Despite his words, Housekeeper Lu felt quite happy inside. He rembered that before Ye Lan married into the Chu family, she was always so easy-going and outspoken. After marrying Chu Yu, she gradually beca depressed and withdrawn.
It seems the Second Miss truly is the cure for her ntal distress. As soon as she returned, the madam seed completely cured.
"Don’t call madam anymore; call Miss Ye or Ye Lan."
Ye Lan raised her eyes to look in the direction where Chu Yunyi lived, her gaze full of reluctance.
"Housekeeper Lu, after I leave, I’ll rely on you to look after Yunyi."
Housekeeper Lu promptly bowed: "Rest assured, Miss Ye, Young Master Yunyi is the most esteed master of the Chu family. We will naturally be diligent in serving him, not daring to slack off even slightly."
Ye Lan slowly withdrew her gaze and said to the Wei Chen and Li Xing following her, "Let’s go."
After speaking, Ye Lan walked towards the main gate without looking back. Li Xing sensed a slight fluctuation of spiritual power, turned her head slightly, and mouthed "Don’t worry" in the direction the spiritual power ca from, then followed Ye Lan away from the Chu family.
Just as she exited the gate, Ye Lan saw a one-ard man waiting there. Even though he was wearing a disguise mask, Ye Lan recognized Ning Yu from the silhouette etched in her mind, and her vision imdiately blurred with tears.
"Ah Yu—!"
Ning Yu’s reaction was no better than Ye Lan’s. Had it not been for the presence of Li Xing and Wei Chen, he might have already lost his composure.
"Xiao Lan!"
The two rushed toward each other but restrained themselves from embracing at the last mont, instead tightly grasping each other’s hands, their eyes filled with tears.
Decades of separation hadn’t dimd their affection; the hardships they endured made them cherish their reunion even more.
"Ah Yu, am I dreaming..."
"No, I’ve co to pick you up. From now on, we’ll never be apart again!"
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