Na'er's Letter

The next morning, sunlight streamed through the window and fell across Gu Chen's slightly weary face.

He slowly opened his eyes, and Na'er's departing figure immediately surfaced in his mind.

Without the slightest hesitation, Gu Chen quickly got up. After a simple wash, he went out and began searching door to door for Na'er.

Although Gu Chen knew exactly where Na'er had gone, he still had to put on an extremely anxious appearance and search everywhere to avoid arousing suspicion.

After all, if others found out that he was too calm about his sister's disappearance, it would likely bring unnecessary trouble. He might even be taken away for questioning and investigation.

Even if that was unnecessary, it would still be quite troublesome.

As he walked, Gu Chen pondered to himself, I'll settle on a thousand-year Spirit Ring for my second one. It'll probably be hard to find one that meets my requirements here, though. Looks like I'll ultimately have to try my luck in Eastsea City.

To be honest, this world had a planar rule: one could not break through to the next rank without a Spirit Ring. But that did not have much impact on Gu Chen.

If other cultivators continued cultivating when they should have obtained a Spirit Ring, they could temporarily accumulate Soul Power, but their future cultivation would become much more difficult.

However, even without obtaining a Spirit Ring, Gu Chen was almost completely unrestricted. Other people's cultivation speed might slow down.

But he was different. His cultivation would still be as fast as it should be, with almost no effect.

At most, the energy filling his body had nowhere to go, leaving him feeling somewhat stifled and uncomfortable.

All that Soul Power needed to be poured into a Spirit Ring. Otherwise, problems might arise in the future.

He could delay this for a long time, at least for more than a year.

But there was no need to do so at all. Aside from consolidating his foundation, he should obtain a Spirit Ring when it was time to obtain one.

Na'er's departure was like a cold wind sweeping across the lake of his heart, stirring layer upon layer of ripples. Though the chill made his heart ache faintly, it was far from enough to leave him utterly crushed and despondent.

On the contrary, Na'er's departure seemed to ignite a fire that blazed fiercely in the depths of Gu Chen's heart, completely awakening the intense thirst for power hidden in his bones. (Don't argue—Shi Yi alone made that obvious.)

In the end, the root of everything came down to one thing: strength. It was precisely because he lacked sufficient strength that he could not handle those troublesome matters for Na'er.

If he possessed strength great enough to look down upon the world, then all the difficulties before him would be resolved with ease and would no longer be stumbling blocks in their path.

Time quietly passed, and before he knew it, noon had arrived.

Gu Chen slowly returned with somewhat heavy steps. The instant he entered the house, he let out a long breath as though a burden had been lifted. Then he casually took off his black coat and tossed it onto the sofa nearby.

At that moment, it was as if most of his strength had been drained away. He looked far more exhausted than when he had left.

Gu Chen dragged his feet toward the kitchen and gently pulled open the Refrigerator door. A wave of cold air rushed over him, making him feel slightly more alert.

His gaze swept around before he finally took two cans of Iced Cola from the Refrigerator.

Then, like a deflated ball, he heavily collapsed onto the soft sofa.

With effort, Gu Chen raised one hand and gently pulled open the tab on one can. With a soft hiss, cool gas burst from the opening.

He immediately raised the can and took a large gulp, feeling the icy, stimulating liquid flow down his throat and bring him a brief moment of refreshment and relief.

After taking a drink, he casually placed the other unopened can of cola on the coffee table in front of him.

Gu Chen looked at the unopened envelope on the coffee table with his other hand, then slowly picked it up and opened it one-handed.

[Brother, I'm leaving. Thank you so much for taking care of me these past few years, but I remembered who I am. My family came to take me home.

I can only leave. I was very happy during the days I spent with you, truly very happy. I don't want to leave you either.

But my gradually returning memories told me that I have to leave this place. I have so, so many things I need to do.

Brother, I will always remember how you looked when you drove away those bad people for me. I will always remember the taste of all the delicious food you bought me.

We will meet again!—Na'er.]

"We will meet again!"

Looking at the letter, Gu Chen tossed it onto the table and took a fierce gulp of cola. Staring at the letter on the table, he condensed Soul Power in his palm, and the phone on the coffee table flew directly into his hand.

Gu Chen turned on his phone, entered Feixin, and opened Na'er's chat window.

[Double Pupil Bearer]: "Na'er, stay safe. If you run into any trouble, make sure to come to me."

"..."

He received no reply, but Gu Chen had long expected that.

He exited the chat, tapped Add Friend, and entered Tang Wulin's Feixin ID into the search bar. Almost instantly, account information appeared on the screen, displaying a profile picture of Tang Wulin himself.

The phones launched by Feixin Company were relatively affordable and not something out of reach.

Therefore, for most ordinary families, buying such a phone would not place too great a financial burden on them.

Tang Wulin's family might not have been a wealthy, extravagant household, but they had at least reached a moderately comfortable standard of living.

Thus, it was not unusual for each member of this small family of three to have their own phone.

It was worth mentioning that it was not only Tang Wulin's family like this. Gu Chen had bought Na'er a whole pile of phones.

Even if she used one and threw away one, it would take several days to throw them all away.

As for Tang Wulin's Feixin ID, he had casually mentioned it to Gu Chen back at Red Mountain Academy.

Perhaps even Tang Wulin himself had never expected that such an offhand remark would remain firmly in Gu Chen's memory, and that even after so many days, he still had not forgotten it.

Before this, the reason Gu Chen had not added Tang Wulin as a friend was simply because he felt there had been no need.

However, times had changed. As events developed and shifted, Gu Chen knew very well that his entanglements with Tang Wulin would only grow deeper in the days ahead...

[Enter verification message]

"I'm Gu Chen."

After filling it in and tapping send, Gu Chen directly tossed the phone aside and walked toward the bookshelf.

He could wait for Na'er's reply, but there was no need to wait for Tang Wulin's.

He still had many things to do.