The Awakened Couple

As Lu Siye emerged from the suburban woods, the sky was just beginning to lighten.

Standing by the quiet roadside, Lu Siye pulled his phone, cold as ice, from his pocket. The screen was already cracked like a spiderweb.

He tried pressing the power button a few times but found it wouldn't turn on.

When he was previously affected by the corpse energy, his whole body had been covered in frost. He guessed the phone was damaged then.

"Sigh~ looks like I'll have to walk home," Lu Siye sighed.

With his phone broken, he couldn't call for a ride or scan for a shared bike. He didn't have any cash on him, so he couldn't take the bus either. His only option was to run home on foot.

He looked around. There were no pedestrians on the dimly lit street.

Lu Siye leaped onto a tree trunk, gaining height. After orienting himself from the treetop, he turned into a blur and sprinted towards the Tongjiang Residential Complex.

Ever since he learned Lingbo Microstep, he'd enjoyed running from high places.

The introductory stage of Lingbo Microstep, "walking on cliffs as if on level ground," had granted Lu Siye fine control over his internal energy.

After all, to walk on sheer cliffs, one had to step on tiny protruding rocks.

If his control over his internal energy wasn't sufficient, he'd easily crush the protruding rocks or miss his footing.

While he couldn't yet use blades of grass or leaves for leverage, walking on leaves was no problem.

Looking at the wide view before him, feeling the wind rush past his body, it was a childhood dream of standing on high places, a feeling of freedom.

There was only one word for it: awesome!

The forest behind him gradually receded, and buildings began to appear in Lu Siye's sight.

Suddenly, Lu Siye's body flickered, and his face turned instantly pale.

The corpse energy he had suppressed in his Dantian began to surge back. His decades of Northern Darkness internal energy were barely enough to suppress it.

Lu Siye frowned. He needed to find a safe place quickly to absorb and convert this corpse energy.

Although he could choose to use Blood Essence or Yang energy to help suppress it, doing so would significantly deplete the corpse energy.

He couldn't afford to miss any opportunity to increase his strength by "freeloading."

He glanced around and immediately had a target in mind.

Before long, Lu Siye arrived in the living room of the self-built house where Black Abyss had hidden.

He extended his senses. There was no chilling aura in the room, and the family of three on the sofa had already been taken away by Wang Wenjing and the others.

He looked down at the floor. The bloodstains had been cleaned up. It seemed the Town Demon Suppression Division had done a good job with the aftermath.

Without bothering about whether the floor was clean, Lu Siye sat down cross-legged, mobilized his internal energy, and began to absorb and convert the corpse energy.

Although the purity of the corpse energy was far higher than Lu Siye's internal energy, its quantity was far less, only about one-tenth of his internal energy.

Under Lu Siye's conscious control, the corpse energy was forcibly dispersed and then converted and absorbed.

The Northern Darkness Origin True Qi slowly grew stronger during this process, able to control and contain more Northern Darkness internal energy.

After more than an hour, the corpse energy was completely absorbed, and his internal energy in his Dantian had increased by nearly a third.

Lu Siye walked to the window. The sky had fully brightened, and the sounds of cars driving by could faintly be heard on the street outside.

Now he couldn't play parkour on trees or rooftops anymore.

After walking honestly for a while, Lu Siye encountered a kind farmer brother heading into the city.

After fabricating a plausible excuse, Lu Siye hitched a ride on the kind farmer's three-wheeled motorcycle.

An hour later, Lu Siye waved goodbye to the kind farmer brother in front of a phone store opposite the university.

Entering the phone store, Lu Siye picked out the best domestic phone they had. He had money now, and he couldn't mistreat himself.

After transferring his SIM card and important information to the new phone, Lu Siye used his new phone to transfer nearly ten thousand yuan and then left with a flourish.

As soon as he stepped out of the phone store, a call came in. Glancing at the contact name, it was Wang Wenjing.

"Brother Lu, did you encounter any danger? Why couldn't I get through to your phone earlier?" Wang Wenjing's voice was filled with worry.

She had learned before dawn that there was a residual Yin energy reaction of Fierce Ghost level in the house where they had rescued the family of three.

Coupled with Lu Siye's hurried pursuit earlier, it was very likely he was chasing that Fierce Ghost.

She didn't know if Lu Siye had broken through to become a Night Wanderer Envoy. As a devoted fan of Lu Siye, she naturally worried about his safety.

However, Wang Wenjing didn't dare to disturb Lu Siye. She only called after dawn, but the call indicated the phone was switched off.

"I'm fine. My phone was accidentally frozen and damaged while dealing with a ghost. I just got a new one," Lu Siye explained.

"That's good!" Wang Wenjing breathed a sigh of relief. It was great that Brother Lu was okay.

"What did you call me for?" Lu Siye asked.

Could this fan girl have called just to confirm my safety?!

"Oh, right. The couple you rescued earlier have woken up. They want to meet their savior," Wang Wenjing finally remembered the purpose of her call.

"They woke up this quickly? Alright, give me the location, and I'll head over now." Lu Siye was surprised. He had thought it would take a day or two for them to wake up in such a situation.

"Brother Lu, I remember you don't have a car, right? Why don't I come pick you up!" Wang Wenjing inquired.

"Sure, I'll send you my location then." Lu Siye nodded after considering it for a moment, then hung up the phone.

Having someone pick him up was good; at least it would save him tens of yuan on a taxi fare.

After sending the location, he looked around but couldn't find any breakfast places nearby. There were quite a few food stalls and restaurants, but none were open this early in the morning.

This might have something to do with how college students like to sleep until the sun is high in the sky!

With no other option, Lu Siye found a supermarket and bought some bread and milk.

He needed to fill his stomach first; he hadn't eaten anything this morning.

Wang Wenjing didn't keep Lu Siye waiting long. About ten minutes later, a red sports car appeared in the distance and slowly pulled up in front of him.

Then, the sports car door opened, and a girl walked out. She wore sunglasses, had her hair in a ponytail, a white t-shirt, a pleated skirt, and white flat canvas shoes.

Wang Wenjing took off her sunglasses, revealing a sweet smile, and called out to Lu Siye, "Brother Lu, get in!"

At this moment, Wang Wenjing was radiating youthful energy. Her long legs were dazzlingly white under the sunlight, reminding one of the beautiful times when they first saw the campus belle during their university days.

Especially after she took off her sunglasses, her delicate profile and sweet smile had undoubtedly captured the restless hearts of many male creatures on the spot.

About ten college students who had just left the school gate stopped in their tracks, their gazes all directed this way.