Chapter 484 - 157: Chu Keqing’s Transformation
Chapter 157 [Changes in Chu Keqing] (6000)
In the middle of the night, Chen Yan returned to the room. Lu Sisi was already sitting on the living room sofa, struggling to keep her eyes open, nodding off periodically.
As soon as Chen Yan walked in, Lu Sisi was startled awake. She looked up, saw Chen Yan entering, and let out a sigh of relief before getting up to embrace him.
Chen Yan held Lu Sisi, gently smelling her hair: "Why aren’t you sleeping?"
Lu Sisi shook her head and merely looked up at Chen Yan: "It’s rare to come out with you. When you weren’t back yet, I couldn’t bear to sleep."
"Hmm?"
"We don’t often meet. When we’re together, I don’t want to waste time on sleeping."
Chen Yan laughed: "How is sleeping a waste of time?"
Lu Sisi shook her head firmly: "It’s just a waste of time."
Chen Yan felt the deep affection from his little girlfriend and stopped talking, pulling Lu Sisi to the room and lying back down with her.
Just as they lay down, Chen Yan suddenly felt a sensation, as if he had a premonition.
He immediately got up, walked to the window, and saw on the outdoor terrace a large grey bird quietly standing on the railing, looking at him.
Chen Yan sensed a trace of demonic power from the bird. Upon closer inspection, he saw a bamboo tube tied to the bird’s left foot.
Chen Yan thought for a moment and opened the window. The bird swiftly jumped over and stood on the windowsill.
"Chen Yan, my friend?" the bird spoke human words.
"It’s me."
"By my master’s order, I’ve come to deliver you elixirs."
As he spoke, the bird gently extended its left foot, allowing Chen Yan to untie the bamboo tube tied there.
"Your master is Ouyang?"
"Correct."
Chen Yan smiled, took the bamboo tube, and opened it. Inside were indeed two small porcelain bottles—Ouyang mentioned sending elixirs, and here they were delivered.
"Are you a demon cultivator?" Chen Yan asked curiously, looking at the bird.
"Yes," said the bird, speaking human words clearly and fluently, "I haven’t reached the Transformation Stage, just refined my hyoid bone to serve as my master’s messenger."
Chen Yan nodded politely: "Thank you, my friend, much appreciated."
The bird casually spread its wings, gently flapped them in acknowledgment, and then flew away into the sky.
Chen Yan carried the porcelain bottles back into the room and saw Lu Sisi standing by the window, looking at him in astonishment.
The girl sighed: "Ever since I met you, this world has seemed more and more magical."
Speaking, she looked at Chen Yan’s hand: "That talking bird came specifically to deliver something to you?"
"Yeah, just consider it like a special delivery."
Chen Yan then walked to the bed and sat down to check the porcelain bottles. Inside one was a Refining God Pill, and the other bottle contained a Bone Forging Pill—despite its name focusing on bone strengthening, the effect actually fortified the entire body, effectively replacing the need for Essence Nourishing.
Chen Yan picked up the elixirs, inspected them, and brought them to his nose for a sniff, noticing a rich medicinal aroma.
He thought for a moment, stored the pills separately, then took out his phone and sent a message to Boss He.
After sending the message, Chen Yan tossed his phone aside, reckoning Boss He was probably asleep at this hour. Chen Yan didn’t wait for a reply, instead pulling Lu Sisi into his arms and falling asleep.
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The next day, after waking up, Chen Yan picked up his phone to see several unread messages, responses from Boss He starting from the early morning.
The last message was likely sent after Chen Yan didn’t reply, revealing Boss He couldn’t wait any longer and had come directly to the hotel, now waiting in the lobby.
The time the message was sent was 9 AM.
Chen Yan looked at the current time—it was almost noon.
Chen Yan glanced at the still-sleeping Lu Sisi, didn’t wake her, and quietly got up, dressed, and went downstairs.
Coming out of the elevator, he saw Assistant Liu pacing back and forth in the hallway outside the elevator area. Upon seeing Chen Yan, his face lit up with joy and he greeted him.
"Mr. Chen! Chairman He asked me to wait for you here. He’s in the lobby bar."
Chen Yan nodded and walked over, with Assistant Liu following beside him, quickly adding, "Chairman He initially wanted to wait himself, but given his special status, standing here might easily get him recognized, causing some unnecessary trouble."
Chen Yan laughed: "No need to be so tense. It’s me who should apologize for sleeping in and keeping Chairman He waiting."
The hotel’s lobby bar had already been occupied by Boss He. His assistant, along with several security personnel, had cordoned off the area to prevent regular guests from entering, with hotel staff also accompanying, explaining to those attempting to enter that the lobby bar was temporarily closed.
Accompanied by Assistant Liu, Chen Yan walked over, and the seated Boss He stood up straight in greeting from a couch by the window.
From a distance, Chen Yan could see Boss He looked somewhat haggard, with dark circles under his eyes, evidently having not rested well after receiving Chen Yan’s message during the early hours.
Faced with Boss He’s eager gaze, Chen Yan didn’t tease him, and with a smile, handed over a porcelain bottle containing the Refining God Pill.
"Send this to the mountains for your mother; she will know how to use it."
Boss He’s body trembled, he took a deep breath, stared at the porcelain bottle in Chen Yan’s hand, and accepted it with both hands. After a glance at Chen Yan, he exhaled and spoke earnestly: "Teacher Xiao Chen’s kindness, I, He Jianbo, will remember in my heart! To be reunited with my mother in this life, not forever separated by life and death, is all thanks to you, sir!"