Ch. 4 - My Grandpa Died a Long Time Ago?!
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The lacy dress resembled a nightgown. Seeing Bai QianShuang's exquisite figure, Ye Chuan couldn't take his eyes off her for a moment.
Was’t it so that to look at a beautiful woman once is respect and to keep looking is continuous respect, Right?
Of course, Ye Chuan was too embarrassed to stare. Just as Bai QianShuang quickly grabbed the blanket to cover herself again, he took out a contract, the rustling of paper filling the air.
"Oi, young lady, let's make a contract."
Bai QianShuang: "?"
Seeing the confusion on her face, Ye Chuan explained the matter of renting the room. However, he didn't mention the app on his phone. After all, it involved the system, and he wasn't sure if Bai QianShuang would understand, even if he explained it.
Besides, how could he casually talk about such things with others?
Unexpectedly, Bai QianShuang shook her head and refused,
"There's no need to rent a room. I won't stay here for long."
"What?!" Ye Chuan panicked.
He really panicked.
So panicked he wanted to roll around on the floor.
The system finally arrived, and now his money tree was about to run away?! What did she mean by not staying long?!
His 2000 yuan a day! His beautiful and rejuvenating money tree!
At this moment, Ye Chuan had no desire for the beautiful woman, only the pursuit of money.
He really needed money. Medical treatment alone was a huge expense. Before, he had no choice, but now he just wanted to live.
He would definitely seize this opportunity to improve his life.
"I have a way to send you back!" As soon as Ye Chuan finished speaking, he noticed Bai QianShuang's gaze locking onto him.
She observed him for a moment and asked seriously,
"Is that true?"
"Yes, but I can't do it right now."
Ye Chuan nodded. He guessed that Bai QianShuang's arrival here might be related to the system.
If she really wanted to go back, it would definitely be through the system. Once he figured out how to use the system, or what functions it unlocked, he might be able to send Bai QianShuang back.
Hearing that Ye Chuan couldn't do it yet, Bai QianShuang's eyes dimmed for a moment, but she quickly regained her composure.
At least there was hope. Compared to wandering aimlessly outside, staying here to heal was indeed a good choice.
Provided that the man in front of her had no harmful intentions.
But as he said, if he wanted to harm her, he could have done so already. There was no need to wait for her to wake up.
"I understand." Bai QianShuang took the pen Ye Chuan handed her.
Although it was different from the pens used in her world, writing her name wasn't difficult. Under Ye Chuan's expectant gaze, she signed her name.
[Bai QianShuang]
The moment she signed, Ye Chuan's phone vibrated. He immediately picked it up and took a look—
[New Tenant: Bai QianShuang has successfully checked in]
[First day's earnings received]
[(Agricultural Bank of China) Your account ending with numbers in 4399 received a UnionPay transfer of 2000.00 at 17:24 on June 22nd. Balance: 2003.10.]
[Tenant: Bai QianShuang
Strength: Early Golden Core Stage
Status: Injured, Reincarnation Memories Unawakened
Daily Income: 2000, Chance to obtain cultivation-related items
Daily Points: 10
Plot 1: Locked
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Plot 3: Locked
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Now, a chibi avatar of Bai QianShuang appeared in his tenant interface. It looked quite cute.
Ye Chuan: "YES!" (TL: He says it in English, Bai QianShuang doesn't understand English)
Bai QianShuang saw Ye Chuan's excited roar, and a puzzled expression appeared on her small face.
‘His Grandpa died… but he's so excited?’
(TL: This is a bit of a misunderstanding based on the way Ye Chuan shouted “YES!” earlier. In Chinese, “爺死了” Yé sǐle (literally “Grandpa died”) is phonetically similar to someone exclaiming "Yes!" with intensity, and Bai Qianshuang took it literally. That’s the joke here.)
"Great! I'll cook you something. Stay here, don't move around."
Ye Chuan gestured for Bai QianShuang to rest in bed while he went to cook. After all, a patient needed to eat well to recover their strength.
"Oh?"
Bai QianShuang nodded, but for some reason, she felt like she had been taken advantage of.
After a while, Ye Chuan returned to the room with a plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes and a plate of green vegetables.
"Here, you must be hungry, eat something."
Bai QianShuang looked at the food Ye Chuan made and shook her head,
"We cultivators have long since achieved fasting (inedibility). We use our purest physical bodies to sense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, so we don't eat grains."
The next second, Bai QianShuang's stomach rumbled loudly.
Ye Chuan: "..."
Bai QianShuang: "..."
"I don't understand how cultivation works, but there's no spiritual energy in this world, right?"
Ye Chuan handed her chopsticks. "You used to absorb spiritual energy to replenish your energy, now don't you still have to eat? You can't violate the law of conservation of energy, can you?"
Bai QianShuang remained silent. Indeed, if she couldn't absorb spiritual energy, not only would her spiritual power not be replenished, but even moving would become incredibly difficult.
Another rumbling sound echoed, even more noticeable in the quiet room. Blushing, Bai QianShuang took the chopsticks from Ye Chuan and sat down at the chair, starting to eat in small bites.
"Delicious…" Bai QianShuang took a bite of the scrambled eggs with tomatoes and was surprised by the sweet and sour taste.
"How could free food not be delicious?"
Seeing Bai QianShuang eating, Ye Chuan smiled. "By the way, what do you eat when you cultivate? Some kind of immortal fruit?"
"Heavenly treasures," Bai QianShuang said. "They might not taste very good…"
"That sounds tough. Have some vegetables, I added MSG."
Perhaps because of her injuries and depleted spiritual energy, after her appetite was whetted, Bai QianShuang continued to eat in small bites.
Although each bite wasn't large, she ate quickly, and soon finished half a bowl of rice.
Ye Chuan silently observed Bai QianShuang.
Her eyelashes were long. A tear mole nested beneath her beautiful eyes. Ye Chen was taken by surprise by how the tear mole made absolutely no efforts to decrease the viewer’s interested gaze, but instead, added charm to Bai QianShuang’s near-perfect face.
She really was beautiful, embraced by an otherworldly air.
"Is there something you're wondering about?" Bai QianShuang's senses were sharp, and she noticed Ye Chuan stealing glances at her.
"No, it's just that I rarely see such a beautiful girl, so I'm taking another look," Ye Chuan admitted with a smile.
"Beautiful…" Bai QianShuang pondered. In their world, because every cultivator purified themselves of impurities, Bai QianShuang's level of beauty was quite common—in other words, there weren't many ugly cultivators.
However, being so directly complimented on her beauty by Ye Chuan was quite pleasing, and she simply blushed and continued eating.
"Oh right, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Ye Chuan."
"Ye Chuan."
"Yeah."
Bai QianShuang silently committed the name to memory.
After the meal, Ye Chuan cleaned up, while Bai QianShuang hesitated for a moment before asking,
"Ye Chuan, aren't you… upset?"
"Upset about what?"
Bai QianShuang asked, "Your grandpa died… why are you so happy?"
"Huh?" Ye Chuan was stunned. "My grandpa died a long time ago."