Chapter 1576: Chase the Snow Lotus
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The flood dragon came back because it smelt the snow lotus. A snow lotus wasn’t only helpful for cultivators, it was also useful for monsters and ghosts. The flood dragon was quite excited, but unfortunately it lost the snow lotus.
The flood dragon lost the hint of the snow lotus, not because he moved slower than it, but because the snow lotus was tiny in its eyes. The flood dragon was too large so it was very easy for the snow lotus to hide from the flood dragon.
The snow lotus quickly ran into a gap between rocks, and the flood dragon couldn’t do anything about it. Besides, the flood dragon didn’t want to make loud noises in case Leng Shaoting was interrupted.
Luckily, as long as the distance between them was shorter than 10 meters, the flood dragon could still smell the snow lotus and followed it up here.
“I just found it too, but it ran away. You can stay here and guard Shaoting. I’ll chase it,” Gu Ning said. If she could catch the snow lotus, she wouldn’t forget to share it with the flood dragon.
Leng Shaoting couldn’t absorb the energy of the whole snow lotus, because he was still at a low level. It might hurt his body if he took the whole flower. In addition, the flood dragon had helped her a lot by now, and she should offer it something helpful for it to become a dragon.
She was the flood dragon’s master, and it would do her good too if the flood dragon still had loyalty to her after it became a dragon.
Gu Ning wasn’t afraid of any mortals, but there were many creatures other than mortals in this world. She wasn’t sure whether she could protect herself well if she encountered strong ghosts or monsters. Even the flood dragon was stronger than her and she was able to tame it only because she had the telepathic eye space.
Anyway, the flood dragon was her greatest helper now.
“No problem.” The flood dragon agreed.
It stayed to guard Leng Shaoting, and Gu Ning chased the snow lotus at once. She wasn’t actually slow, but she was much slower than the snow lotus.
Because the snow lotus could move along dangerous cliffs and tall mountains while Gu Ning could only be quick on flat ground, she had no advantage in the chase. In fact, she was even worse than the flood dragon because the flood dragon could jump and fly for a short distance, but she couldn’t. However, she was reluctant to give up.
Gu Ning hoped that she could have good luck today and catch the snow lotus as soon as possible. Sometimes it relied on one’s luck and wits to achieve something.
Although Gu Ning was much slower than the snow lotus, the snow lotus didn’t run far away. Because it didn’t see anyone following it, it went to have a rest in a gap on the steep side of the hill.
Gu Ning chased it for a while, then found it with her Jade Eyes.
However, the snow lotus hid itself on the steep side of the hill, and it was five meters away from Gu Ning. There was a cliff at the front so Gu Ning couldn’t take the risk.
It was snowy and she could die if she slipped by accident. Therefore, if the snow lotus was unwilling to leave the dangerous place, she could only stand there and watch it from the side.
Gu Ning was reluctant to waste time here.
Luckily, even though the snow lotus already became a being, it wasn’t very smart and didn’t know that it would be safe as long as it stayed in the gap. It panicked once it smelt a stranger coming and ran away again.
Gu Ning noticed its reaction, so she kept scaring it by hitting the rocks with a rope.
When the rope heavily hit the rocks and made scary sounds, the snow lotus was frightened. It was too terrified to stay in the gap. A few seconds later, it suddenly jumped out in fear.
It didn’t jump down the cliff, but continued to run ahead. Gu Ning saw that the road wasn’t rugged, so she chased it. Nevertheless, the snow lotus was far ahead of her.
It wasn’t easy for Gu Ning to catch it up, but she didn’t give up.
Because the snow lotus was glowing, Gu Ning could easily see it without the help of her Jade Eyes. It consumed her magical power whenever Gu Ning used her Jade Eyes. So since the snow lotus didn’t leave her sight, there was no need for her to use her Jade Eyes.
Jade Eyes could make things bigger in Gu Ning’s eyes when they were far away, so she could see them clearly. However, if there was something which was 10 meters thick in her way, she wouldn’t be able to see what was behind it. Therefore, as long as there was nothing standing between her and the snow lotus, it wasn’t difficult for Gu Ning to chase the snow lotus.
The snow lotus couldn’t smell Gu Ning when Gu Ning was 10 meters behind it, so it stopped after a while.
However, Gu Ning soon appeared again, and the snow lotus started to run once more. It stopped once Gu Ning was far behind it and kept on running the second Gu Ning caught up. It seemed that the snow lotus was playing with Gu Ning, and Gu Ning could never catch it.
Chapter 1577: A White Fox
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Even though Gu Ning knew that the snow lotus didn’t do it on purpose, she was still mad at it.
Right at this moment, a white fox suddenly dashed over.
It threw itself at the snow lotus, which surprised Gu Ning, because her plan would be ruined if this white fox got the snow lotus. Therefore, Gu Ning ran ahead with a handgun in her hand and she pointed it at the white fox.
The white fox also noticed Gu Ning, but it didn’t take her seriously because she was only a mortal in its eyes. It didn’t know what a gun was, so it wasn’t prepared at all.
A bullet moved super fast, and the white fox wasn’t far from Gu Ning, so it was impossible for the white fox to avoid the bullet. The bullet hit its tail causing it to scream in pain.
The white fox left the snow lotus behind and began to attack Gu Ning.
Although it felt great pain with a bullet in its tail, it was still strong. The white fox showed its sharp teeth and howled in great anger.
Although it was just a howl, Gu Ning could understand its language.
The white fox: Damn you, stupid mortal, how dare you hurt me!
The white fox was a monster now, so it disdained mortals.
At this moment, Gu Ning had to withdraw her sight from the snow lotus and focus on the fight against the fox.
Because the Kunlun Temple was far away, Leng Shaoting and the flood dragon didn’t hear the gunshot.
When Leng Shaoting was in his practice, he could hear other people’s conversation, so he knew that Gu Ning just left him. The flood dragon was left to protect him, so he wasn’t worried.
The white fox was quite strong, but it was still no match for Gu Ning. To its astonishment, Gu Ning was unusually powerful and it had the idea to give in.
However, Gu Ning wouldn’t allow it to escape, because she knew that foxes harbored bitter resentment and might return to pay her back in the future. Therefore, Gu Ning seized a chance and put it into her telepathic eye space.
After she solved the problem caused by the white fox, the snow lotus was nowhere to be found.
Gu Ning felt disappointed, but she could do nothing about it now.
All of a sudden, Gu Ning remembered the male ghost in her telepathic eye space. She had kept it inside for days, and it was time for her to deal with it now.
Gu Ning thought for a while, then let the male ghost out.
The male ghost didn’t look surprised when it saw Gu Ning again, but it didn’t understand why her clothes were different. In addition, the surroundings were also different. When it saw her last time, it was still summer, but now it was winter.
The male ghost was shocked and confused.
There was also thick magical power around them!
“W-What is going on here?” The male ghost stared at Gu Ning.
“Do you still remember what I told you last time?” Gu Ning said. “As long as I touch you, you’ll have to listen to me.”
“Of course I still remember it,” the male ghost said.
“Well, do you still remember the feeling when I touched you last time?” Gu Ning continued.
“I just felt that my soul was pulled out of my body, and now I’m here at a very strange place,” said the male ghost.
The male ghost had no idea of what had happened after he was put into Gu Ning’s telepathic eye space. In its eyes, it was just like a blink of time.
Now, the male ghost finally realized that Gu Ning was much more powerful than it thought. All of a sudden, it felt scared of her.
“Right, your soul was pulled into my telepathic eye space, and your memory and consciousness stopped at that moment. We’re at a place which is more than three thousand kilometers away from your grave, and days have passed by,” Gu Ning said.
It was necessary for her to let the male ghost know her ability if she wanted it to listen to her, but she wouldn’t tell it about her Jade Eyes.
“What?” The male ghost was shocked. It couldn’t believe a word Gu Ning just told him. However, it felt excited once it found out that it was out of the control of the grave. It was free now!
“Well, do you still want to act against me?” Gu Ning asked.
“Of course not!” said the male ghost.
“Great, shouldn’t you tell me your obsession now?” Gu Ning said.
“Why? I already left the grave, and I won’t affect you anymore,” the male ghost said. It was unwilling to leave this world, and even had curiosity about it.
Gu Ning changed her expression, because she was displeased when the male ghost changed its mind.
Although Gu Ning wouldn’t force it to go into the next incarnation, it would be a troublemaker if it stayed here.
Chapter 1578: Punished by Gods
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“If you stay in the mortals’ world, it’s against the rules and you’ll be punished by the gods,” Gu Ning said.
“So what? I’ve stayed here for a long time, and nothing has happened,” the male ghost said, and didn’t think it was a big deal. It had heard of the punishment from the gods, but had never witnessed it before, so it had doubts about it. In addition, even if it really existed, it hadn’t encountered it yet. Anyway, it was unwilling to leave right now. Instead, it decided to live its life by following its heart this time.
Thinking of that, the male ghost looked more determined.
“What do you want to do here?” Gu Ning asked.
“To improve my cultivation without doubt, because there is thick magical power,” said the male ghost and showed great ambition in its eyes.
It wanted to have a normal body to live in, and it had a chance to live like an ordinary person if it was able to reach a high level.
“It’s not easy,” Gu Ning said. In fact, it took years for a ghost to obtain a real body to live in by improving its cultivation with magical power.
Gu Ning didn’t think that this male ghost had patience for it. Besides, it carried heavy grudges, so it was impossible for it to only do the right things.
“I want to give it a try,” said the male ghost.
“Are you sure?” Gu Ning asked.
“Yes, I’m sure.” The male ghost nodded, and it felt slightly annoyed that Gu Ning kept asking it questions like that.
“Fine, I’m afraid I can’t stop your right now,” Gu Ning said and took out a porcelain bottle from her telepathic eye space. “Since fate brought us together, I can help you if you really want to improve your cultivation. This is a bottle of magical power crystals, that you can take if you want.”
Gu Ning opened the porcelain bottle in case the male ghost didn’t believe her.
Once it was opened, the male ghost smelt the pure, thick magical power and its eyes lit up.
“Thank you so much!” The male ghost was thrilled.
It was fully attracted to the magical power crystals, so it didn’t think further about why Gu Ning did that.
It reached out its hands to take the bottle. However, right when its hands were about to touch the porcelain bottle, the porcelain bottle disappeared and Gu Ning caught its hands the next second.
The male ghost was scared, but it was already put back into Gu Ning’s telepathic eye space again.
The porcelain bottle was simply a bait.
Gu Ning brought this male ghost out, so she shouldn’t allow it to stay here after she knew what it planned to do.
If the male ghost was unwilling to tell her his obsession, she could only purify it with the help of her telepathic eye space. It was also possible that she would tell the flood dragon to destroy it one day in the future.
Gu Ning sighed after she put the male ghost back in her telepathic eye space, then she walked back.
When she got back to the Kunlun Temple, it was already past 12 am.
Leng Shaoting was still waiting for Gu Ning in the yard. Because he didn’t know where Gu Ning went and when she would come back, he stayed in the same place waiting for her. He was worried about Gu Ning, and hoped that she would be fine.
The flood dragon was absent at this moment, because Leng Shaoting felt uneasy when it was with him.
The flood dragon understood that Leng Shaoting wasn’t weak, so it left once he finished his practice. Nevertheless, the flood dragon didn’t go far, but stayed in a corner of the yard. It was curious to know the latest condition of the snow lotus.
“My master, how is it?” asked the flood dragon once it saw Gu Ning.
“I didn’t catch it, but I’ll search for it later,” Gu Ning said.
It wasn’t a surprising result.
The flood dragon trusted Gu Ning, and didn’t think that she was lying. It had known Gu Ning for a long time, and knew Gu Ning very well.
Even if Gu Ning wouldn’t share the snow lotus being with it, she would still give it something else as reward. In addition, Gu Ning indeed failed to catch the snow lotus today.
After that, the flood dragon left and Gu Ning walked into the temple.
“Ningning, are you alright?” Leng Shaoting walked towards her at once.
“Why don’t you go into the room? It’s cold outside,” Gu Ning asked. She knew that Leng Shaoting stayed in the yard because he was worried about her, but she hoped that he would take good care of himself too.
“I was worried about you,” said Leng Shaoting.
Gu Ning smiled and they went into the room together.
Afterwards, Gu Ning told Leng Shaoting what she had gone through with the snow lotus being.
Chapter 1579: Tang Bingsen Finds Qi Ziyue
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Leng Shaoting absolutely wanted to get the snow lotus after knowing about its great effect, but he was unwilling to see Gu Ning being so tired because of him. However, he couldn’t stop it, because Gu Ning was determined to do what she planned to do, so Leng Shaoting only reminded her to be careful.
He also wanted to chase for the snow lotus with her the next time, so Gu Ning agreed. Because of the appearance of the white fox, Gu Ning realized that the Kunlun Sect’s place was very dangerous, and it was better if they stayed together. It was safer if they stayed together, because they were stronger together.
Late that night, Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting went to sleep.
…
In the capital city, Tang Bingsen finally found Qi Ziyue and arranged for some people to catch him.
Actually, Chen Yunlin’s father leaked the information to Tang Bingsen.
Chen Yunlin had stayed in the hospital to take care of Qi Ziyue these days, but her older brother, Chen Bingxi, found out by accident.
One of Chen Bingxi’s friends was sick, so he went to visit his friend in the same hospital and coincidentally saw Chen Yunlin. He didn’t greet Chen Yunlin, but instead followed her, because she had been acting very strangely recently and her family was worried about her.
“Ziyue, what did the doctor say?” Chen Yunlin asked with concern.
“I’m recovering steadily now, and I can leave the hospital in a few days,” Qi Ziyue said.
“Wonderful!” Chen Yunlin was delighted. “Let’s enjoy the meal now.”
She came to the hospital once she got off work and brought many delicious dishes for Qi Ziyue.
Chen Bingxi was stunned when he heard Qi Ziyue’s voice from the ward. Because he was familiar with Qi Ziyue, he easily recognized his voice.
Chen Bingxi was mad when he found out that his younger sister was still with Qi Ziyue. He knew what had happened with Qi Ziyue, and it wasn’t a secret that the Tang family was searching for him.
Although Tang Bingsen didn’t turn to the police for help, he would find Qi Ziyue sooner or later. Once Qi Ziyue was caught by the Tang family, he was doomed to be punished severely.
Chen Yunlin was protecting the Tang family’s bitter enemy, so the Tang family might get angry at her as well. Their family could also be affected, which was the last thing Chen Bingxi wanted to see.
Chen Bingxi was aware of Chen Yunlin’s romantic relationship with Qi Ziyue a few years ago, but he was surprised that the two still kept in touch with each other.
It was a serious matter, and Chen Bingxi had to talk about it with his father.
Chen Bingxi’s father was frightened when he learned about it, and he was very angry at Chen Yunlin’s behavior.
The Tang family hadn’t hesitated to ruin the Qi family years ago, and the Chen family could be punished too this time. They wouldn’t allow their family to be ruined because of Chen Yunlin’s stupid behavior, so Chen Yunlin’s father called her and told her to come back home as soon as possible.
Chen Yunlin tried to deny it when her father questioned her about Qi Ziyue, but her father wasn’t dumb. He severely criticized her and forbade her from acting against the Tang family again.
Chen Yunlin felt like crying, but also realized that she shouldn’t have helped Qi Ziyue without thinking about the impact on her family. She didn’t want her family to be ruined for Qi Ziyue. If her family was ruined, she wouldn’t be fine either.
She shouldn’t mess with the Tang family. However, she really loved Qi Ziyue and didn’t have the heart to stand aside and watch him being tortured.
“You can’t visit Qi Ziyue again from now on, understand?” Her father warned her.
“I know.” Chen Yunlin nodded.
Although Chen Yunlin agreed, her father was still worried. “You can stay home these days. Don’t go anywhere except for your workplace. I’ll arrange for a chauffeur to send you to work and pick you up.”
“Father…” Chen Yunlin wanted her freedom.
“What? Didn’t you agree with me on that?” Her father frowned.
Even though her father wasn’t aware of her old romantic relationship with Qi Ziyue, her father knew that they were very close in the past.
“I’m sorry.” Chen Yunlin had to apologize to her father.
“Yunlin, don’t be so stupid. You know we can’t mess with the Tang family. What if our family is ruined because of Qi Ziyue?” Her father was annoyed.
Chen Yunlin felt scared. “I understand, father.”
She had to give up the idea of secretly helping Qi Ziyue.
Chapter 1580: Qi Ziyue Is Knocked Unconscious and Taken away
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“Alright, I need to go out now. Bingxi, pay more attention to your younger sister,” Chen Yunlin’s father said.
“Sure.” Chen Bingxi agreed.
It was only 8 pm and their father sometimes went out to socialize with his friends at this time, so neither of them felt it was strange.
Although Chen Yunlin agreed to cut her relationship with Qi Ziyue, her father still believed that he should deal with it as soon as possible. He was left no choice but to be a bad guy now, so he decided to report it to the Tang family. As long as the Tang family found Qi Ziyue, Chen Yunlin and their family would be safe.
The Tang family was too powerful, and he was unwilling to risk their family’s future. In addition, the Tang family might have a good impression of him if he helped them find Qi Ziyue.
Anyway, he hoped that his family could stay safe.
Because there was a huge gap between the Chen family and the Tang family as to their social status, Chen Yunlin’s father didn’t have Tang Bingsen’s number. So he had to turn to his friend who was an official in the government for help.
This friend had a close relationship with him, so he didn’t bother to hide his intention to contact Tang Bingsen from his friend.
His friend didn’t ask further about it and agreed to help him. However, his friend didn’t dare to just give him the number of Tang Bingsen’s secretary, and needed to ask for permission first.
Chen Yunlin’s father completely understood.
A few minutes later, his friend called him back and gave him the number of Tang Bingsen’s secretary.
Without delay, Chen Yunlin’s father called Tang Bingsen’s secretary and said that he hoped to have a meeting with Tang Bingsen as soon as possible.
At this time, Tang Bingsen was working overtime in his company and his secretary was by his side, so his secretary reported it to him.
Tang Bingsen was excited when he heard the information about Qi Ziyue. Once he caught Qi Ziyue, he would go on to catch Tang Aining, which was actually a bigger problem for him.
Tang Bingsen agreed to meet Chen Yunlin’s father.
His secretary then told Chen Yunlin’s father to come to the headquarters of the Tang Organization.
Chen Yunlin’s father was thrilled to see Tang Bingsen. He was quite nervous in front of Tang Bingsen, but Tang Bingsen was very kind to him.
After that, Chen Yunlin’s father told Tang Bingsen the name of the hospital that Qi Ziyue stayed in and the number of his ward.
Tang Bingsen didn’t doubt his words, because he believed that Chen Yunlin’s father didn’t dare to lie to his face.
Since Tang Bingsen learned where Qi Ziyue hid, he would find out about Chen Yunlin’s relationship with Qi Ziyue sooner or later. In order to protect Chen Yunlin and their family, Chen Yunlin’s father was very honest with Tang Bingsen.
He explained to Tang Bingsen that Chen Yunlin was willing to take care of Qi Ziyue because she had sympathy for him.
Tang Bingsen actually didn’t care about Chen Yunlin, because all he wanted to do now was to catch Qi Ziyue.
Because Chen Yunlin’s father reported it to him, Tang Bingsen should thank Chen Yunlin’s father in some way, but not right now. Although the Chen family was much poorer than the Tang family, it didn’t lack money.
Besides, Tang Bingsen tended to build a good image in front of other people, especially outsiders.
When they finished the conversation, Tang Bingsen repeatedly thanked Chen Yunlin’s father, then told his secretary to walk Chen Yunlin’s father out.
Chen Yunlin’s father soon left.
Without hesitation, Tang Bingsen arranged for some people to find out whether Qi Ziyue was really staying in the hospital right now.
Once he made sure of it, he decided to take Qi Ziyue away in the night.
There were too many people in the hospital before midnight, so he needed to be patient. He wanted to attract as little attention as possible.
Because Tang Bingsen had an illegal gang to help him, he didn’t need to catch Qi Ziyue himself. Moreover, those gangsters were used to doing bad deeds, and it was pretty easy for them to catch a man.
Everything went smoothly as Tang Bingsen wanted.
Qi Ziyue was soon taken away by a group of strong men. Although many nurses and doctors saw them, nobody dared to stop them. As for other visitors in the hospital, they had already run far away.
It wasn’t their fault, because Qi Ziyue was only a stranger to them. It wasn’t their duty to risk their lives to rescue a stranger, especially when they had no idea what was going on.
A doctor called the police after the group of gangsters left, but the police didn’t arrive until Qi Ziyue had been taken away for a long time. So when the police wanted to chase them, they were nowhere to be found. (note: typical police moment)