Chapter 747 - 450: Mutation, Astonishing Cultivation Speed

Chapter 747: Chapter 450: Mutation, Astonishing Cultivation Speed

Zhou Tongtong smiled and nodded, emptying the two pieces of lean meat from the bag.

The Little White Cat and the Little Black Cat came forward, each snatching up a delicious piece of lean meat. Then, Zhou Tongtong asked them, "Who gave you that sausage?"

The Little White Cat replied, "Meow... Lin Li gave us the sausage."

"Oh, it was Lin Li! Did you two say thank you to him?" Zhou Tongtong asked.

The Little White Cat and the Little Black Cat exchanged a glance. Seeing their reaction, Zhou Tongtong guessed that the two little ones hadn’t said thank you to Lin Li.

So, the little girl immediately put on a serious expression and lectured the two little ones in a grown-up tone.

"It’s very rude to accept a gift from someone and not say thank you. You can’t do that again, understand?"

The Little White Cat and the Little Black Cat lowered their heads, admitting their mistake. They nodded, promising it wouldn’t happen again.

Seeing the two stray cats’ remorseful attitude, Zhou Tongtong reached out her small hands and stroked their backs. Wisps of faint golden Spiritual Energy flowed from her fingertips, seeping into their bodies.

Since she had to get to school, Zhou Tongtong told the two little ones she’d come play with them after class and left with the empty plastic bag.

"Tongtong, it looks like those two little ones are already eating something," said Xia Qing, who had just wheeled her electric scooter out of the shed. She looked at the two stray cats eating in the distance as she spoke to her daughter.

Zhou Tongtong tossed the plastic bag into a roadside trash can and told her mother, "Little White and Little Black are eating the sausage Lin Li gave them."

Xia Qing heard this and thought, ’Lin Li left so early today. Does he have something urgent to take care of?’

"Mom, let’s hurry! I need to get to school early today." Her daughter’s voice pulled Xia Qing from her thoughts.

Zhou Tongtong had a performance for the Mid-Autumn Festival, so she needed to get to school early for rehearsals these days.

Then, Xia Qing lifted her daughter onto the back seat. With a soft WHIR, the electric scooter started up, and she rode away from the complex with her daughter, heading for the school.

The two stray cats had just finished their sausage and were about to start on the lean meat Zhou Tongtong had given them when they had a delayed realization.

"Meow... Oh no, we forgot to tell Zhou Tongtong that the suspicious ’bad guy’ didn’t show up today!"

After they left the complex, Zhou Tongtong, sitting on the back of the scooter, subconsciously glanced toward the spot where the suspected "bad guy" used to park.

She was surprised to see that the stranger, the one who looked like a movie villain, wasn’t there today. She thought, ’He’s not here. Looks like Little White and Little Black were wrong.’

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Bright golden sunlight streamed through a glass window into the dim factory, casting a large, brilliant patch of light on the floor.

The silence of the abandoned wood processing plant was suddenly shattered by a ringing phone.

RING... RING... RING...

RING... RING... RING...

RING... RI—

The phone rang three separate times. On the third try, it stopped abruptly mid-ring.

The caller hadn’t hung up. The phone on the factory floor had simply run out of battery and shut down.

Not far from the phone, on the scorched ground, lay a pile of ash and a lifeless figure.

Overnight, the small pool of blood had dried, leaving a dark red stain on the ground.

When Zhu Daqi got up to use the toilet that morning, he had a sudden impulse to call Chen Xiaoyan and ask how things had progressed overnight.

He ended up making several calls in a row, but no one answered. The last call cut off halfway through.

When he tried calling again, the line indicated the phone was off. This left Zhu Daqi deeply confused.

’What’s going on? Why isn’t Yan answering my calls? And why is her phone off?’ The bewildered Zhu Daqi mulled it over for a long time but couldn’t make sense of it. He decided he would go find Chen Xiaoyan in the Urban Village right after breakfast.

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In the dim room, the brilliant morning sun shone on the curtains, and slivers of light squeezed through the gaps into the room.

A slender figure lay on her side in bed, her fair arms folded and her jet-black hair fanned out across the pillow.

Her long eyelashes fluttered occasionally, her vibrant red lips were slightly parted, and her sweet breath escaped in slow, even puffs.

The sleeping Su Yue turned onto her back. The thin blanket covering her did little to hide her pronounced curves.

Suddenly, a Spiritual Energy Wave emanated from the sleeping Su Yue.

The ambient Spiritual Energy in the air was affected, instantly becoming agitated and rapidly converging around her body.

Once the Spiritual Energy gathered around Su Yue reached a certain concentration, an immense pull emanated from her Dantian, rapidly absorbing the dense energy.

In a very short time, a massive amount of Spiritual Energy was drawn into her Dantian and swiftly refined.

Such cultivation efficiency would leave the vast majority of Cultivators in the dust. And the process didn’t stop; her Dantian continued to absorb the Spiritual Energy from the air.

As she absorbed more and more Spiritual Energy, the sleeping Su Yue felt a stifling pressure in her chest, making her extremely uncomfortable.

"Nghh..."

Her brow furrowed. She raised her left hand, pressing the back of it to her forehead, while her right hand clutched her heart.

Her even breathing became ragged, and she began to gasp through her rosy lips.

"Hahh..."

Her long eyelashes fluttered like a butterfly’s wings, and the discomfort in her chest finally woke her.

The moment her bleary eyes fluttered open, her normally clear irises were a brilliant, shimmering gold, filled with dazzling Spiritual Light.

"Ugh, this is awful! Is my condition flaring up again?" Su Yue gasped, pressing a hand to her chest as she muttered to herself.

The moment the soft words left her lips, her Dantian, which had been continuously absorbing the ambient Spiritual Energy, ceased its cultivation.

Once her Dantian stopped, the awful feeling in Su Yue’s body began to fade quickly.

The agitated ambient Spiritual Energy also calmed, and the dense concentration that had gathered around her body dispersed.

Su Yue felt the discomfort vanish, and her furrowed brow relaxed.

She patted her ample chest and mumbled, "This can’t go on. No matter what, when I go home this time, I have to get to the bottom of this illness and get it cured."

Su Yue wasn’t worried about her condition. Just as she’d told Lin Li the day before, her parents knew some exceptionally skilled doctors.

In fact, she had been modest when talking to Lin Li yesterday. Her parents knew more than just one highly skilled doctor.

Curing any illness, no matter how complex, was just a matter of time. As for the cost, given her family’s wealth, that wasn’t even a consideration.

She sat up, threw off the covers, and got out of bed.

Su Yue, dressed in a thin, white night slip, padded over to the window in her cyan slippers. She reached out with her fair hands and pulled the curtains open.

No longer obstructed, the brilliant sunlight outside rushed into Su Yue’s bedroom as if competing for first entry.

The weather was gorgeous. As far as the eye could see, there wasn’t a single cloud in the sky—a sight that couldn’t help but lift one’s spirits.

The sunlight fell on Su Yue’s smooth, jade-like cheeks, seeming to plate her in a layer of gold and giving her a breathtakingly saintly aura.

Bathed in the sunlight, Su Yue raised her arms and stretched lazily. It was a shame no one was there to witness the magnificent, rolling vista, a sight that would have left any observer utterly captivated.

After tucking a stray lock of hair behind her ear, Su Yue turned to leave the bedroom and wash up. Just then, the phone on her nightstand suddenly began to ring.

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