Chapter 125
Neither the person nor the dragon mentioned anything about compensation. In a way, Tu Lan and Yu Xun Ge shared a tacit understanding. They both wanted to get along well and help each other, but they also wouldn’t force the other to do something she didn’t like. Sometimes, it’s not necessary to go through grand, dramatic events to build a relationship; the process of daily interactions, understanding each other’s boundaries and personalities, can be just as meaningful.
The disguise skill had entered its cooldown phase, and today, it seemed there would be no buns to be had. It was likely that the buns were scared out of their wits.
“Licking blood off the blade, huh? That’s a mouthful!”
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At the same time, while Yu Xun Ge was disguised as an elderly woman feeding someone medicine at a McDonald's in the dead of night.
After leaving Yu Xun Ge’s house, Yu Xun Huan went to find Yu Qing Shan and Yi Qiu Guo. However, he hesitated as he prepared to enter the villa, standing outside for a long time.
He considered many possibilities, and after ruling them out one by one, the only scenario that could make Yu Xun Ge happy while still leaving the other two fearful of revealing the truth was this: Yu Qing Shan and Yi Qiu Guo were having a child.
They were nurturing a brand new, healthy, and innocent life.
He pondered what he should say, how to express his anger and sadness, but when the moment came, he felt a chill wash over him. His mind was as quiet as the villa area in the deep night.
It was pointless; questioning and anger were the least useful things. They wouldn’t make someone who had wronged you feel guilty or regretful. If a person could easily feel guilty, they wouldn’t have done something wrong in the first place.
Just like how well Yu Xun Ge treated him—did he feel guilty about deceiving her alongside Yu Qing Shan?
No, never!
He only thought that this sister was too easy to fool, and he would just have to trick her a few less times in the future.
Yu Xun Huan stood there until the early hours, sending a message to Yu Qing Shan in their small group chat.
【Miss, I was wrong】: If you still want to acknowledge me as your son, then please terminate the pregnancy.
Sure enough, the two hadn’t slept either, and they replied almost immediately, confirming Yu Xun Huan’s suspicions.
【Didn’t expect this from Qing Shan】: Xun Huan… Dad knows he made a mistake. This child is truly an accident. Once the child is born, we can tell them you are their father, okay?
【Qiu Guo didn’t want this either】: Ah, it’s my fault. Mom has a high fertility rate.
【Didn’t expect this from Qing Shan】: Xun Huan, please understand your dad…
【Qiu Guo didn’t want this either】: Xun Huan, forgive your mom. You will always be my favorite baby.
【Miss, I was wrong】: I’ll give you half a month. Mom, if the child grows too big, it’ll be harder on your body. Go soon.
With that, he turned off his phone, took one last look at the Yu family villa, and walked away.
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The next day, Yu Xun Ge woke up early, spent two hours grinding dungeons to stabilize her rank in the top 30, then rushed to Ze Lan Star for an hour of class. She hurried back to Lan Star to research Moon Fox data and complete rooftop orders, trained in the afternoon, and practiced cooking in the evening, most of which she ended up giving to Tu Lan.
Tu Lan flew in the air, watching Yu Xun Ge cook. While munching on chips, she said, “You seem busy every day.”
Yu Xun Ge corrected her, “I have something to do every minute. That’s called being fulfilled.”
Tu Lan nodded, “Well, I’m pretty fulfilled too.” Eating, sleeping, gaming, and playing with cats.
Yu Xun Ge: No rebuttal.
Yu Xun Ge felt secure only when she was busy, sensing her own progress. She felt she was living up to her second chance at life. “Besides, human life is very short. You dragons can live for thousands or even tens of thousands of years, but we humans can only live a little over a hundred.”
Even with human data digitization, humans hadn’t become a long-lived species. In the third year after the game invasion, the people of Lan Star announced the impact of human game digitization on lifespan.
For ordinary humans, after reaching 80 years, their maximum life value would begin to decline yearly, specifically shown as a portion of their health bar turning gray, making it impossible to recover.
Those with lower vitality lost a higher percentage of life value, while those with higher vitality had a slightly lower percentage locked. The lowest value discovered at that time was 5%, meaning that theoretically, one could live to at least 100 years. If they could still increase their vitality during that time, they could live even longer.
However, this was clearly not the limit. After all, it was only the third year, and the most powerful players were only in their twenties. Even if wealthy and powerful elders had someone to help them level up, how high could they really go?
At least, there were no elders in the top 100 rankings; they were all young people grinding dungeons day in and day out.
They weren’t playing to live longer; they simply enjoyed the game.
【Chapter 151: Milk, Stop Reciting…】
Tu Lan crunched on the chips loudly. In reality, dragon teeth were hard, and chips were like porridge to them, but she just loved the sound. The crumbs fell like snow, and Yu Xun Ge watched, her eyes pained, and used a cleaning spell on the floor.
Tu Lan cheerfully flew to the other side, “But you signed an equal contract with me, so your vitality will be enhanced. You’ll live at least five hundred years.”
Yu Xun Ge, who was just about to flip a pork chop, suddenly turned her head to Tu Lan, her voice trembling with excitement, “Really?”
Tu Lan replied, “Of course! Although we can’t share attributes, as long as one dragon is willing, the other party in the equal contract can receive a vitality boost.”
Yu Xun Ge confirmed, “So you’re willing???!!!”
Tu Lan flapped her little wings in the air, nonchalantly saying, “Sure! I won’t lose anything. It’s a dragon’s blessing. If I find you pleasing to the eye, I’ll just grant it to you.”
Yu Xun Ge asked, “But what if we argue in the future? Will you take it back?”
Tu Lan got angry, straightening up in the air, her wingtip pointing to the sky, “Of course not!!! Do you think I’m some kind of scummy dragon?! Giving something to someone and then taking it back would get me struck by lightning! Just like if one day I give someone fifty-three thousand twenty-eight gold coins, I would absolutely never take it back!”
Yu Xun Ge: …Thank you for not directly mentioning my name, just my bank balance.
Yu Xun Ge silently turned back to flip the pork chop, exaggeratingly exclaiming, “Oh no, it’s burning!!”
Tu Lan: …My wings are stiff!
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After dark, Bao Zi stood behind the coffee machine, lost in thought.
She had already seen yesterday’s events through the surveillance footage. That fake old lady seemed normal at first, appearing to genuinely want to make a deal with her. Given that she hadn’t lost anything but just an hour of memory, it was likely that her mind-reading ability had been discovered…
Well, one could only say that the world is vast; if she could read minds, why couldn’t others discover it?
Moreover, the other party had actually shown mercy, only erasing an hour of her memory. If they had been more ruthless, her life would have been in jeopardy.
While she was lost in thought, she suddenly heard an extremely jarring sound, as if something sharp was scraping against glass. Bao Pai Jiu looked toward the door, but there was no one there.
“Zii—”
It came again!
Bao Pai Jiu looked again, lowering her gaze to see a tabby cat standing outside. After locking eyes with her, the cat raised its paw and scratched at the glass.
Bao Pai Jiu: …After living so long, I really encounter all kinds of guests.
The tabby cat impatiently raised its paw and tapped on the door.
Bao Pai Jiu walked over, opened the door, and let the cat in. The tabby cat immediately walked to a table, stopped, then jumped onto the table, turning to look at Bao Pai Jiu, and tapped the surface with its paw: Come here.
Bao Zi didn’t use her mind-reading ability; she had tried it long ago. When using it on animals or people transformed into animals, all she heard was animal sounds. When used on other races, she only heard their language. The mind-reading ability didn’t come with a translation function.
While Yu Xun Ge was silently reciting the Great Compassion Mantra, she tapped the table again: Hurry up!!!
Bao Pai Jiu walked over and sat down, then saw the cat push over a piece of paper with a sentence written on it: 【Since I didn’t kill you yesterday and didn’t tell anyone about your talent, I want to ask you something. Can you hear my thoughts when I’m in animal form?】
This cat is the old lady from yesterday?!
She realized she couldn’t see the glow representing wealth on the other party anymore.
Bao Pai Jiu looked at the tabby cat with a complex expression: “No need to test. When I turn into an animal, I can only hear meows. Whatever you say now is the same sound I hear when I read minds.”
Yu Xun Ge’s whiskers twitched. She realized Bao Pai Jiu was still being evasive. She pulled out a second piece of paper: 【Do you have a translator that can translate animal language?】
Bao Pai Jiu’s expression shifted, feeling that this old lady was a bit too difficult to deal with: “No…”
Yu Xun Ge didn’t say whether she believed her or not. She picked and chose again, pulling out a third piece of paper: 【Don’t move while I’m gone. I’ll be right back.】
Bao Pai Jiu: …So you’re just going to take advantage of me, huh!!!
The tabby cat quickly jumped off the table, running to the restroom amidst the scattered exclamations of a few customers, “So cute!!” “Why is there a cat here!” It stood up, pushed the door open, and squeezed inside. A minute later, the old lady emerged, dressed in a floral outfit and cloth shoes.
Seeing the old lady again, Bao Pai Jiu forced a smile that was as fake as it could get: “So glad you came.”
Yu Xun Ge casually replied, “Glad to hear that.”
Her reaction yesterday was truly a reflex, but if given another chance, she would still act the same way.
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