Chapter 522: “I Want to Eat Tanghulu.”
“Bai Feng…”
“Yeah?”
Chu Chu leaned into his embrace, clutching his clothes with tiny fists: “Can I do whatever I want?”
“Mm, do whatever your heart desires, of course. Just don’t go overboard, or I won’t agree.”
Then… she tilted her head slightly, voice turning a bit more coquettish: “Well… I want to eat tanghulu.”
“Okay… huh?”
Tanghulu? How did Chu Chu suddenly have this craving?
Bai Feng paused slightly, but he didn’t ask why. Instead, he continued in a calm tone: “No tanghulu available. Want some cake instead?”
“But I really want tanghulu…” Chu Chu’s voice drooped, like a puppy whose favorite ball was snatched away.
…
Bai Feng looked down at Chu Chu’s forlorn face. If memory serves, didn’t he just tell Chu Chu to suppress her emotions with reason for now? Not to give up her brain entirely?
After a few seconds of pondering, he answered, “Fine, we’ll get tanghulu… but it’s pretty late now. How about we wait until we have a day off, then go buy some?”
“Mm.” Chu Chu nodded, her mood as gloomy as before.
A few minutes later, she lifted her head again: “Can you tell me a story?”
“…Sure.”
Bai Feng already had a vague idea. Maybe it was the Celestial Eye acting up—they seemed to have kept childhood emotions bottled up all this time, carrying them right into adulthood.
He recalled a phrase he once saw online: “A person’s life is mostly about making up for lost childhood.” Probably Chu Chu was just the same.
Honestly, if there was a problem with her, it was… he felt like he was taking care of a kid. Before, he’d thought about many things Chu Chu might do, but never once did he imagine her as a spoiled child throwing little tantrums on him.
At that moment, Chu Chu lifted her head slightly. Perhaps her brief dose of rationality returned. Her cheeks flared a little pink as she softly asked Bai Feng, “Um… am I really embarrassing? I’m already so old, but I still cling to things from my childhood…”
“There’s nothing to be ashamed of. I often reminisce about childhood regrets too, then suddenly get the urge to fulfill them, even if it’s already been ages.”
Like buying a bunch of snacks she rarely had or couldn’t afford back then, only to take a few bites and let them gather dust in the corner, until they expired and were thrown away. She knew she didn’t really like the taste anymore, but every time she saw them, she just couldn’t resist buying more.
“Mm.”
“Alright, let me tell you a story. You’ve been training hard for days—it’s time for a break.”
…
Chu Chu didn’t remember how she made it back to her bed. Her mind kept replaying the moments from training, over and over.
She instinctively reached out, her slender fingers gently touching her lips. Then, silently, she turned over and buried her face in the blankets.
“But… it’s really so relaxing…”
She kept recalling what had just happened, murmuring softly.
Once she let go of her emotions and fully entrusted them to Bai Feng, she felt an unprecedented lightness. No need to think so much, no need to suppress those hard-to-control negative feelings—just abandon reason and follow Bai Feng’s guidance.
“Next time… when will that be?”
Chu Chu hugged the blanket tightly, looking forward with anticipation.
Meanwhile, Bai Feng returned home, where Bai Yu Mo immediately greeted him. She stood before him, her eyes instinctively flicking away. “W-, Welcome back, big brother.”
“?”
Bai Feng’s face froze in confusion—what was Bai Yu Mo up to?
Noticing his puzzled look, she bit her lip and whispered, “Um… isn’t that what you said you wanted—fulfill childhood regrets?”
“…”
So you’ve been sneaking peeks!
Bai Feng felt a little awkward, but he had a thick skin, so the embarrassment didn’t linger long.
“So you’re calling me by childhood nickname? And you came all the way to the door just to wait for me?”
“Well… isn’t that normal?”
“No, it’s… very normal.” Bai Feng chuckled and shook his head. “You’ve just grown taller, that’s all.”
He could somewhat guess Bai Yu Mo’s intentions. From an outsider’s perspective, his biggest childhood regret was likely the falling-out with Bai Yu Mo—so he built an orphanage later, and there was that Little Qi girl calling him ‘Brother,’ which looked like he was trying to make up for past mistakes.
“Anyway, not much we can do about it…” Bai Yu Mo suddenly remembered something. “Wait, how about we go into the virtual training world? I can use my childhood form there.”
“No need. Whether it’s you as a kid or now, I like you just the same.” Bai Feng smiled as he lifted Bai Yu Mo into his arms. She instinctively reached out and hugged his neck. “By the way, what did you cook today? After we eat, let’s keep reminiscing about childhood.”
“Mm,” Bai Yu Mo blushed and nodded.
…
Central Continent, Siku Family.
Today, the Siku Family wasn’t as spirited as usual; a heavy, oppressive aura hung over them like a thick cloud, pressing down hard.
“Just as I expected—rejected again.”
A person shook his head lightly, seemingly not surprised.
“And what about the Bai Family? The main issue isn’t that guy who nearly died, but the attitude of the Bai Family Young Master.”
As long as the rising star of the Bai Family accepted their gift—not necessarily to be friends, even just standing by and watching coldly would do—it would be fine. In their view, as long as the Bai Family Young Master didn’t intervene, that Chu Chu girl, expelled from Central Continent like a stray dog, posed no threat whatsoever.
“The gift was rejected.” Another person shook his head and placed a beautifully wrapped box on the table.
A nearby man looked incredulous. “No way! That’s a note on array formations left by an immortal—not to mention how many array masters are coveting this treasure! Even the array master of Spirit Sealing Sect in the Northern Region came knocking!”
Any array master worth their salt wouldn’t refuse this gift!
“It looks like we underestimated that little b*stard’s relationship with the Bai Family Young Master.”
“Considering that their sister is in the Bai Family, and they’re related, even if the Bai Young Master wanted to take the gift, he’d need to think about his sister’s attitude.”
“Hah, all your rumors and schemes backfired. The Bai Young Master and that little girl with the Celestial Bone actually made up. Looks like they’ve seen through our behind-the-scenes moves.”
“What’s there to worry about? We’re a major family in Central Continent. The Bai Family is strong—surely they can’t reach into Central Continent, right?”
Amidst their arguments, someone’s gaze fell on a girl sitting among them. Her eyes were especially peculiar—ethereal, semi-transparent blue pupils that seemed to see straight into someone’s soul, making people instinctively want to look away.
She slowly raised her head, swept her gaze across the room, and the arguing gradually quieted.
She stood up calmly from her seat. “What’s there to fight about? If she wants to come, just let her come.”
“But…!” Someone hesitated to argue, but she raised her hand to cut them off.
“As the owner of the Celestial Eye, I will suppress all enemies of this world. Even if she heals her Celestial Eye—so what? I can take her away once, I can take her away twice.”
“…Yes, Miss.”
