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Chapter 126

Yuanyuan returned to Cloud-Hidden Town, trended again, and sparked speculation about his identity

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When Chenchen woke up, the light in the ward was dim.

The curtains were half-drawn, and the light filtering in from the other half fell on his face, illuminating his eyelashes with a pale gold hue.

He blinked and saw the light on the ceiling. The light was off, and it was white, like a square cloud.

He turned his head to the side, and the red string on his wrist dangled down, hanging over the edge of the bed.

Unaware that he had just gone through a life-or-death struggle, he only wanted to confirm whether the red thread that his Brother Yuan Yuanyuan had tied for him was still there.

He opened his mouth, but his throat was dry and he couldn't make a sound. There was a water glass next to the bed, and a straw next to it. He put his mouth to the straw, bit it, and took a sip.

The water is lukewarm, not hot.

The door opened.

Meng Xu walked in, holding some papers in his hand. He went to the bedside, put the documents on the bedside table, and looked down at Chenchen.

Chenchen looked at him too, and the two stared at each other for a few seconds before Chenchen spoke first, "Uncle, are you the uncle at the amusement park entrance last time?"

Meng Xu nodded. He sat down on the edge of the bed, the mattress sinking slightly. " Chenchen, how about living with your uncle from now on? Uncle will wait for your mom and dad with you."

Chenchen looked at him, his eyes round. He thought for a moment and asked, "What about my brother?"

Meng Xu knew he was referring to Qiguan Yuan: "Your brother is your godfather, so you'll see him often from now on."

Chenchen asked again, "Where's the older brother in the black clothes?"

Meng Xu thought for a moment and realized he was referring to Pei Yubai. He didn't understand why Pei Yubai was always called "older brother" but he was called "uncle": "That's your godfather's boyfriend, he's your godfather."

Chenchen counted on his fingers: one godfather, one godfather, and one father. "Uncle, are you going to be Chenchen's dad too? But Chenchen seems to have a lot of dads. However, Chenchen only has one mother. Uncle, why don't you be Chenchen's godmother?"

Meng Xu:...

Meng Xu: "One more or one less won't make a difference. Chenchen, just call him Dad."

He pulled Chenchen's hand out from under the covers and held it in his own.

Meng Xu's large hand enveloped Chenchen's small hand, completely covering it. "When you're better, I'll come to pick you up from the hospital. I'll come to see Chenchen often."

Chenchen looked up at him. "Uncle, you have to keep your word."

Meng Xu nodded. "Call me Dad."

Chenchen pursed his lips and said in a very soft voice, "Dad."

Meng Xu tightened his grip slightly. Hmm, very satisfied.

Shen Lingyi walked in from the doorway, carrying a bowl in her hand.

The bowl contained porridge, plain white rice porridge, with a few goji berries sprinkled on top.

She placed the porridge on the bedside table, sat down on the other side of the bed, and reached out to touch Chenchen's forehead.

Her fingers slid from Chenchen's forehead to his cheek, gently pinching it. " Chenchen, I'm your godmother. Come visit me when you're discharged from the hospital. Your godfather is outside on the phone; he'll come in to see you in a bit."

Chenchen looked at Shen Lingyi's face. "Grandma is so beautiful."

Shen Lingyi laughed out loud and pinched his cheek again, amused.

Pei Zhongkang walked in through the door, holding a cell phone in his hand, the screen still lit up.

He glanced at Chenchen, then turned his phone over and put it in his pocket.

He walked to the bedside, looked down at Chenchen, and after a few seconds, reached out and touched Chenchen's head. "Take good care of yourself. When you are discharged from the hospital, your godfather has prepared a gift for you."

Meng Xu glanced at Pei Zhongkang from the side but did not expose him.

That gift wasn't given waiting until I was discharged from the hospital; it had already been given out.

The contract to acquire the hospital is in Pei Zhongkang's car. When Chenchen is a little older, someone will hand the contract to him.

After Chenchen recognized the person Shen Lingyi walked up to Qiguan Yuan and said, " Yuanyuan, come back to the Pei Family with us. You haven't been home yet, and your room has been prepared."

Qiguan Yuan shook his head, his voice gentle. "I need to go back to Cloud-Hidden Town after leaving the hospital. There are some things I need to take care of. Let's do it later, Madam Shen."

Shen Lingyi said regretfully, "After you've finished your business, come back with Xiaobai. We've prepared a room for you at home, so please come back!"

Qiguan Yuan nodded. "Okay."

Chenchen sat up in bed and looked at Qiguan Yuan standing at the door.

Chenchen reached out her hand to him, but it was too far away; she couldn't reach it. "Brother..."

He clearly hadn't yet adjusted to the fact that Qiguan Yuan was his godfather.

Qiguan Yuan walked over, bent down, and Chenchen's hand touched his face, then his nose and eyes. "Brother, are you leaving?"

Qiguan Yuan nodded, looking at him, "I hope that next time I see you, you'll be a healthy little one."

Chenchen withdrew his hand, clutching the corner of the blanket, and nodded reluctantly with red eyes.

Qiguan Yuan straightened up and walked out of the ward.

Pei Yubai followed behind him, and the two walked down the corridor, their footsteps sometimes light and sometimes heavy.

The corridor is very long.

Qiguan Yuan walked slowly, with Pei Yubai beside him. They turned a corner, and the corridor was empty.

Qiguan Yuan stopped, turned around, and faced Pei Yubai.

He reached out, hooked Pei Yubai's finger around his, and pulled him to the corner of the corridor.

Qiguan Yuan leaned against the wall, and Pei Yubai stood in front of him, their bodies almost touching.

Qiguan Yuan slightly, pressed his lips to Pei Yubai's lower lip, and gently held it in his mouth.

Pei Yubai raised his hand, gripped the back of Qiguan Yuan's neck, and deepened the kiss.

Qiguan Yuan's lips were being held in his mouth, his teeth rubbing against Qi Guanyuan's lower lip. It didn't hurt, it just felt itchy.

After a while, Qiguan Yuan withdrew.

Pei Yubai's hand was still clasped around the back of his neck, and he didn't let go.

Qiguan Yuan pressed his forehead against Pei Yubai's, their noses rubbing together. "A farewell kiss, Pei Yubai, I'll be waiting for you to come find me."

Pei Yubai held Qiguan Yuan and kissed him again.

Qiguan Yuan's breath was blocked by him, his fingers gripping his collar, his eyes curving into a smile.

Pei Yubai released his lips, buried his face in the crook of his neck, his lips pressed against his neck.

Qiguan Yuan tilted his head slightly, only able to see Pei Yubai's thick hair.

"Next time, can we not be apart for so long, Yuanyuan?" Pei Yubai said.

Qiguan Yuan gently ran his fingers through Pei Yubai's hair. "I can grant you this small wish, Pei Yubai."

Pei Yubai nodded at the nape of his neck.

Qiguan Yuan released his grip, stepped out of Pei Yubai, and turned to leave.

The corridor was long, and he walked slowly, his red clothes standing out conspicuously.

Pei Yubai stood there, watching his figure grow smaller and smaller as he walked further and further away.

Pei Yubai stood there for a while longer, making sure Qiguan Yuan had left, before turning around and returning to the ward.

In a space unseen by everyone, Qiguan Yuan used magic to return to Cloud-Hidden Town.

His lodging was his residence. Qiguan Yuan walked to the door and, as usual, rang the copper bell hanging in front of the door.

He pushed open the courtyard gate and walked into the front yard.

A person stood under the Tree of Fate in the courtyard, wearing a red dress covered in feathers; it was Lu Zhao.

He looked up at the tree full of red ropes, then turned around when he heard footsteps.

"Senior," Lu Zhao called out.

Qiguan Yuan responded and walked past him to the pavilion at the back of the courtyard, where he sat down on a stone bench.

Lu Zhao followed behind him and sat down opposite him.

Qiguan Yuan casually poured him a cup of tea. "Why are you here so soon?"

Lu Zhao placed his hands on his knees and tapped them lightly twice with his fingers. "Originally, I was going to wait until you went to the Heavenly Realm to talk about this. But then I thought, as long as there are no mortals present, it's the same to say it here."

Qiguan Yuan looked at him, waiting for him to continue.

Lu Zhao continued, "Senior, I've been observing for the past eight hundred years. It's basically impossible to find someone's lost divine essence."

"However, it can be supplemented by another person using powerful strength. Senior, your divine status is currently unusable in order to maintain the soul of the Moon Official. But we can use the Power of Marriage, combined with my Yue Lao, to help."

Qiguan Yuan leaned back on the stone bench, somewhat puzzled. "If it's just about the Power of Marriage, that's simple. Why did you come to find me?"

Lu Zhao smiled bitterly, "Senior, you naturally have no problem. But this junior has a big problem."

"What I'm offering here is my own divine essence as a medium. Senior's divine essence is unusable; it needs to sustain Senior Moon Official Official's soul."

"If it only requires the Power of Marriage, Senior can solve it alone. But it requires the aid of divine power..." He paused, somewhat embarrassed, "This junior's abilities are very weak, not even one percent of Senior's, and I can't handle it. Therefore, I need the Power of Marriage to strengthen my own divine power."

"But the Power of Marriage relies on the accumulation of faith by mortals. I have only been in office for eight hundred years, which is far from enough, and I cannot improve it on my own in a short time."

Qiguan Yuan looked at him without saying a word.

After a few seconds, he spoke, somewhat puzzled. "How did you manage to be so weak?"

Lu Zhao opened his mouth, but swallowed the words that were about to come out.

He didn't know how to answer; it was so hurtful.

"What do you need me to do?" Qiguan Yuan gently.

Lu Zhao's smile spread from the corners of his mouth to his entire face, "Senior only needs to go to the northwest and gather more faith power for me. Faith power is currently weak in the northwest, so you can quickly break through there."

Qiguan Yuan picked up his teacup, took a sip, and said, "I understand. I'll go again in a few days."

He had already guessed this method, and he could also have figured out that Lu Zhao's divine power was insufficient to support the entire process, but he hadn't expected Lu Zhao to be this weak.

Lu Zhao was in a good mood after receiving a reply. He stood up from the stone bench and straightened his collar.

Then it became hesitant and indecisive.

When Qiguan Yuan cast a questioning look at him, he spoke up, "Senior, could you please help me arrange my marriage today as well? I've waited for you for a long time today, and I don't have enough time left to finish it."

Qiguan Yuan waved to him and casually flipped open the Marriage Register on the table.

Seeing his actions, Lu Zhao was overjoyed. Fearing that Qiguan Yuan, he turned and left without looking back.

Wuhu, no work today!

The recording of this episode of " Travel to That Unknown Place " is more than halfway complete.

The guests moved between various film crews in the film and television city, experiencing different job positions.

The events that unfolded among the guests during the event were quite interesting.

Pei Yubai would make a brief appearance at the recording studio after finishing his own scenes each day.

So even though Qiguan Yuan hasn't appeared in public and his popularity has decreased, it hasn't decreased by too much.

The Xiao Yuan Grains the only ones who aren't used to it.

After Qiguan Yuan left, they lost their reason to watch the live stream.

They started going back to examine the slices of Qiguan Yuan.

With ample time available, the Xiao Yuan Grains fell silent during their archaeological work.

Their Yuanyuan... seems to have some explanation.

One of the posts became a trending topic.

The poster's ID is "Xiao Yuan Grains-Yuanyuan".

He is a verified big fan of " Travel to That Unknown Place " and Qiguan Yuan's Super Topic.

He is also one of the very few male fans among the Xiao Yuan Grains highly regarded fans.

He wrote a long post with five pictures:

I was one of the Xiao Yuan Grains who met Yuanyuan at the Village Above the Clouds event. That day, Yuanyuan tied a red string around my neck and said something like wishing me good luck.

At the time, I thought it was Yuanyuan's blessing to her fans, and I didn't really take it seriously.

Until yesterday, I was driving home and I was so tired that I momentarily lost consciousness.

A large truck came rushing towards me from the opposite direction. I didn't have time to react at all, and I thought I was done for.

As a result, my car suddenly had a tire blowout, veered slightly, and narrowly missed a large truck.

I'm fine, and the car is mostly okay.

I was so scared that I sat in the car for several minutes before I calmed down. Later, when I got out of the car to check the tire, I found that the tire had blown out very strangely; there was no reason for it to happen, it just suddenly burst.

I squatted there and stared for a long time, and when I raised my hand, I found that the red string on my wrist was broken.

I've never taken this red string off since I put it on, and it's of very good quality. How could it suddenly break?

I took the red string down and looked at it carefully. I found a small but obvious burn mark at the break.

The red string hadn't been exposed to fire, so where did the burn marks come from? I'm not saying that Yuanyuan's red string had any magical power. I'm just sharing my experience.

I think Yuanyuan really is a deity, believe it or not.

The post included five pictures.

The first picture is of the accident scene; the front of the car is leaning to the side of the road, and the taillights of the truck are in the corner of the picture.

The second picture shows a blown-out tire. A gash has burst open on the side of the tire, and the edges of the gash are irregular, indicating it wasn't cut by a sharp object.

The third picture shows a broken red rope, with the two pieces placed side by side on a piece of white paper, and the marks at the break are clearly visible.

The fourth picture is a close-up of the broken surface. When magnified, the burn mark can be clearly seen, with the edges charred black and the center yellowish.

The fifth photo shows him wearing a red string, with the red string tied around his wrist.

After the post was published, it immediately became a trending topic.

Discussions about Qiguan Yuan have started to spread again.

Countless passersby, curious as they were, clicked on the first episode of " Travel to That Unknown Place," which had already been released, to watch.

Meng Xu's variety show has seen another surge in popularity, and the upcoming second episode is also generating a lot of buzz.

Without Qiguan Yuan appearing on variety shows or live streams, his Xiao Yuan Grains) have even more free time.

As a result, some things that happened to Qiguan Yuan were also thoroughly investigated.

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