CHAPTER 148: CHAPTER 148 THE LEGENDARY CHEAP DADDY (4)_1

Qi Zhuochen jumped directly onto the large bed, closed his eyes, and slept. That night, they slept very deeply, constantly dreaming. Elder Qi even dreamed directly of Elder Shen, who relentlessly berated him, questioning why he helped that disgraceful couple.

In Qi Zhuochen’s dreams, it was always Shangguan You saving him from the lake that day, over and over again. He kept falling into the water, kept feeling the sensation of suffocation. Each time he thought he was going to die, Shangguan You would always appear at the right moment to save him and give him medicine, making him better.

In Shen Cheng and Wanqian’s dreams, they kept running as Wanyou chased them relentlessly from behind, demanding their lives. Each time they were on the verge of getting far away, Wanyou would catch them. Over and over again, this continued until nine o’clock. Only then did they get out of bed, weak and breathless. This constant torment in their dreams made them prefer staying awake to sleeping.

By the time Shangguan You returned to her room, it was already three in the morning. Looking at the quiet Shangguan Family residence, she immediately flashed into her space. There, she continuously cultivated Spiritual Energy and refined medicine with it. Over and over again. Since she couldn’t find a breakthrough point, this was the only way she could improve her Spiritual Energy.

When she was so exhausted that her body was weak and her Spiritual Energy was depleted from refining medicine, she lay on the lotus leaf, drenched in sweat. She took a shower in the space, changed her clothes, ate some Spirit Fruits, propped up her feet, and rested on the lotus leaf.

While absorbing Spiritual Energy and eating Spirit Fruits, she studied the dark mass on the lotus leaf. Sometimes she would mischievously kick it a few times, but the dark mass remained undamaged, occupying its spot on the lotus leaf.

Shangguan You had already eaten a few of the golden lotus seeds from the Purple Lotus. The remaining ones she had originally planned to give to her ’readily-acquired’ mother, her ’readily-acquired’ father, and Shangguan Yu and his wife, but she had not yet found an appropriate excuse to bring them out.

She also had no good reason to give away her medicines. She couldn’t just tell them she had made the medicines herself, that they were good for the body, could enhance beauty, and strengthen health. They would surely think she was mad. Having such fine things, yet only being able to hide them and not share them with her family. That was a pain too.

Blinking, Shangguan You ate another lotus seed. Finding it bland and without any special flavor, she gave up on the idea of finishing all of them. There were countless items in her space. None would spoil, and they might come in handy in the future.

She had lived too simply before.Now she realized that this world was full of wonders.Ye Sanshao was certainly one of the most peculiar individuals. Then there were Elder Qi and Qi Zhuochen. If she hadn’t heard it with her own ears, she would never have known that Yin Yang Eyes truly existed in this world. And that boy’s Yin Yang Eyes were probably why her talismans could be broken.

That boy must have realized that Wanyou was not human, but a phantom formed by several talismans, which was why he used water to break her spell.But it was good that it was broken; only then could she use even more drastic methods to deal with them.

"Girl, time to get up." Shangguan You had just come out from her space when Shangguan Qing’s voice rang in her ear. This time, Shangguan Qing didn’t just barge in but knocked on the door instead.

"Brother Qing, it’s not even dawn yet. Let me sleep a little longer," Shangguan You murmured. She didn’t want to wake up so early. Morning exercises were a torment, far less preferable to sleeping. "Girl, Grandfather and Daddy are waiting for you. If you train diligently now, you’ll suffer less when you join the army after the New Year. Otherwise, you’ll have a tough time then. Get up quickly."

"Brother Qing, that’s where you’re going. I just want to stay with Uncle and Auntie and take care of them for you, so I really don’t want to go."

CREAK. The door opened, and Shangguan Qing pushed it to enter. "Girl, get up, or I’ll pull the covers off and spank you."

"Ah, Brother Qing, you’re terrible, just terrible!" Shangguan You cried out in grievance but emerged from under the covers. In fact, she was already dressed; she just didn’t want to go for a morning run.

"You’re the terrible one, trying to trick your Brother Qing. You deserve a spanking." The two of them frolicked and chatted as they went downstairs. That day, only Shangguan Zhi and his son were downstairs. Li Wanying and Shangguan Rou had been so enraged by her that they nearly vomited blood. Old Madam Shangguan was also quite angry. The group of three had furiously gone home the night before. When they left, they didn’t even glance at Shangguan You.

Watching the three of them leave, Shangguan You felt even more elated.Finally, those three nuisances were gone.Those three were probably still sleeping at home and wouldn’t appear before her today.

Liu Ruoling and Aunt Zhang were preparing breakfast. Shangguan You had intended to skip the morning run, but under the collective gaze of the three generations of Shangguan men, she had no choice but to follow them out again.

Shangguan Zhi looked a bit pale that day, and his steps were shaky. Perhaps he had not slept well the night before due to excitement, or possibly he was disturbed by Li Wanying and her daughter. Although he got up on time for the morning run, he didn’t look well. Shortly after starting out, Shangguan Zhi clearly couldn’t continue and was gasping heavily for air.

"Grandfather, are you alright?" Shangguan You supported Shangguan Zhi, helping him to a pavilion, and naturally checked his pulse. Although her knowledge of Medical Arts was patchy, she could still take a pulse.

"So, our girl even knows Medical Arts," Shangguan Zhi teased good-humoredly, feeling a bit better seeing everyone’s concerned expressions.

"Grandfather, it’s better if you don’t worry too much about some things." Shangguan You gently removed her hand from his wrist. Shangguan Zhi was suffering from chest oppression, tightness, and shortness of breath. It was best for him to relax; otherwise, if he couldn’t catch his breath, it would all be over.She had just returned to the Shangguan Family; she didn’t want the old man to kick the bucket just yet. "Grandfather, please sit down. I’ll perform acupuncture and let some blood for you. You should stop worrying about those troublesome issues. Just let things take their course." Shangguan You had Shangguan Zhi sit down, took out eight Golden Needles, and pierced them into eight major acupoints on his head and chest.