Getting off halfway

Bang bang bang~

A knock sounded on the door that morning. ♬💢 💘♧

"Brother Ye... Brother Ye..."

Then, another cry was heard.

When Qian Ye woke up and opened her eyes, she saw sunlight streaming in through the window, and knew that it was already quite some time ago.

I checked the time; it was 7:30.

She could tell from the voice that it was Meng Yiran calling her.

"Brother Ye, is breakfast ready?" Meng Yiran called out again.

Thump~

Qian Ye opened the door and saw Meng Yiran standing outside. "Let's go!"

"Hmm," Meng Yiran responded resentfully. Didn't this person notice anything different about me today?

Meng Yiran got up at six o'clock this morning for Qian Ye and spent more than an hour getting ready before going out.

She had expected him to say something complimentary, but he didn't say anything at all, which greatly disappointed her.

Qian Ye noticed, but it was early in the morning, and she wasn't in the mood for it; she'd talk about it after breakfast.

The two entered the restaurant. Qian Ye and Meng Yiran sat down facing each other.

However, the Peerless Dragon Snake couple were nowhere to be seen; they would have to wait for them to arrive before they could begin eating.

Ta-da-da~

Suddenly, footsteps came from the doorway. Meng Yiran turned around and thought it was her grandparents, but instead, a man and a woman wearing masks walked in.

Qian Ye glanced at it, then smiled without saying a word.

The couple entered and sat down on either side of each other.

"Hey, who are you? Why are you sitting in my grandpa's seat?" Meng Yiran very angry; she naturally didn't want anyone else to take her grandpa's seat.

He then swept his gaze across the woman. "And you, this is my grandmother's seat, not yours!"

"Furthermore, this is my restaurant. Who exactly are you? Why are you wearing masks? Otherwise, don't blame me, Meng Yiran, for being impolite."

Meng Yiran spoke, she stood up.

Qian Ye remained seated there, unmoved.

Because he already knew who the man and woman in front of him were, but he simply chose not to say it.

Haha~

Hearing Meng Yiran's furious words, the young man and woman were not angry at all; instead, they laughed.

"What... what are you two laughing at?"

Hearing their laughter, Meng Yiran became even angrier.

At that moment, the young man and woman both reached out and removed their masks, immediately revealing their true faces.

Huh?

Meng Yiran saw the faces behind their masks, the woman was charming and alluring, and the man was handsome and dashing.

That face looks familiar!

"Are you... your grandparents?"

Meng Yiran walked over, circled the man and woman, tilted her head to examine them, touched them left and right. "That's right, these are Grandpa and Grandma when they were young. No wonder you looked familiar. Is it Brother Ye gave you two to eat, the 'Return... Return' pill..."

"Rejuvenation Pill!" Qian Ye added.

"Yes... the Rejuvenation Pill! Grandpa and Grandma, you really did return to the youthful appearance of twenty-year-olds in just one night!"

The young man and woman nodded in unison and looked at Qian Ye. Meng Shu spoke first, "Your Excellency, thank you for your Rejuvenation Pill, which has allowed us to return to our youthful adolescence."

"Without your elixirs, we'll really be old and ugly in a few years!"

Chao Tianxiang smiled radiantly, "Your Excellency, thank you so much for making me a young girl for the second time! It's simply unbelievable! A single pill can transform an old woman in her seventies or eighties into a young girl overnight, with her face, figure, skin, and features exactly the same as a young girl's."

Qian Ye looked at Chao Tianxiang, and just as he had guessed, she was indeed a stunningly beautiful woman in her youth. "It's nothing, it's nothing, it was just a small favor, don't worry about it."

"Your Excellency, you're mistaken!" Meng Shu said solemnly, "Perhaps this is just a pill to you, but for Xiangxiang and me, it's a chance to be young again and live a second life. It's no small matter; we're like second parents."

"Therefore, Xiangxiang and I will treat you like our parents, and we will always follow you, serving you like slaves, willing to go through fire and water for you."

Qian Ye: "..."

That's a very serious statement from Meng Shu.

"Old Meng, you're right. You are like a second parent to us, the Peerless Dragon Snake couple. From now on, your affairs are our affairs, and we'll be there whenever you call. The doors of the Peerless Mansion will always be open for you, and we'll take care of you for the rest of your life."

"..."

Qian Ye was speechless for a moment. They could be friends, but being parents was a serious matter.

Besides, I don't even have children that old myself!

After dinner, Meng Yiran insisted on taking Qian Ye for a walk outside.

Qian Ye is truly impressed by her, even more so than any wall.

Halfway there, Meng Yiran suddenly grabbed his hand. "Brother Ye, I also want one of those Rejuvenation Pill that my grandparents take. Can I have one?"

"..." Qian Ye was speechless, knowing that she must have something to say when she asked him to come out alone, "How old are you? It's useless for you to eat it. That's for people over fifty to restore their appearance and youth to that of a twenty-year-old. It's a waste for you to eat it."

Hmm~

Meng Yiran immediately started to whine to him, "I'm not eating it now, but just in case. I can wait until I'm over fifty or in my seventies or eighties to eat it, so I can be like my grandparents and regain my youth!"

That makes some sense.

Qian Ye smiled, thinking that she didn't need it; he could help her become a god when the time came, and whether or not she had the Rejuvenation Pill was unimportant.

"But I only have two now, and I gave them both to your grandparents, so I don't have any left. Of course, I can give you one as a reward after I refine some more later."

Although there were still quite a few left, I didn't want to give them to her.

"Then it's settled!" Meng Yiran took his hand, hooked her fingers with his, and made a pinky promise.

"Brother Ye, what kind of medicine did you use to refine your Rejuvenation Pill? It's too amazing!"

"It's amazing, but difficult to refine, so the production is very limited." He certainly wouldn't tell her that the Rejuvenation Pill was a reward from the Check-in System.

Two weeks later.

After bidding farewell to the Peerless Dragon Snake couple, Qian Ye stayed at Meng Yiran's house for more than half a month, and it was time to leave and go to other places.

However, before going to other places to check in, we need to take Meng Yiran to the Bright Soul Master Academy first.

Early in the morning.

Qian Ye bid farewell to the Peerless Dragon Snake couple and then set off with Meng Yiran.

This time, the couple, Peerless Dragon Snake, personally arranged for a carriage to take the two of them.

Qian Ye couldn't refuse, so he and Meng Yiran got into the carriage and were driven away by the coachman.

Halfway there, Qian Ye led Meng Yiran off the carriage and sent the driver back the way they came.

It wasn't that he didn't want to ride in a carriage, but given his incredible speed, there was no need for him to do so.

Qian Ye watched the carriage disappear into the distance along the mountain road, and then sat down on the grass by the roadside.

Looking out at the mountains and fields, I experienced the beauty of nature.

Meng Yiran sat down next to him, following his gaze. Whether or not they rode in a carriage was irrelevant to her.

She felt excited whenever she was with him.

"Meng Yiran, take a rest for a bit, then we'll continue our journey."

"But Brother Ye, I'm really hungry. Is there anything good to eat?"