MHMWTTSBATUAS 468: Ruan Ruan, Are You Saying Mom is Still Here?
Chapter 468: Ruan Ruan, Are You Saying Mom is Still Here?
Hu Yiyuan was still pinching Qin Mei's ears, thoroughly enjoying himself.
He responded to Qin Ruan with a nonchalant tone, "My Hu family has been dealing with these monsters all year round. I couldn't be more familiar with them."
Qin Anguo watched as Hu Yiyuan touched his son's ear, feeling a tinge of envy.
Unable to resist, he also reached out to Qin Mei and pinched his other ear, gently rubbing it.
Qin Mei exclaimed, "Dad!"
His ears were quite sensitive, and being touched like this made him uncomfortable all over.
Qin Anguo turned a deaf ear, holding onto his son's ear and sighed, "The texture feels just like the real thing."
Hu Yiyuan raised an eyebrow, his face revealing a mischievous expression.
He proposed, "Uncle, if you like, I can leave this ear for you to play with in the future?"
Qin Mei's face turned dark, green, red, and a multitude of colors.
Looking at his youngest son's helpless appearance, Qin Anguo's face turned awkward. "Forget it, Yiyuan, help Ah Mei. School will start again soon, and I'm afraid he won't be able to leave the house."
"No problem!"
Hu Yiyuan let go of Qin Mei's ear.
In the next moment, he pressed down on Qin Mei's head with force.
Qin Mei felt a tremendous force pressing down on him, causing his body to uncontrollably sink until he knelt on the ground, then the pressure eased.
Hu Yiyuan expression became tense and solemn, with a flicker of dark light in his eyes.
He muttered incantations that nobody present could understand.
"Ah ah ah!!!"
Suddenly, Qin Mei let out a scream, his voice filled with agonizing pain.
The pain on his head was like being pricked by needles, penetrating deep into his bones and spreading throughout his body.
Qin Mei's face turned deathly pale, twisted in pain, cold sweat pouring down his face, dripping onto the floor.
The pain made all his muscles tense, and he continuously emitted low groans of pain.
Under the gaze of Qin Ruan, Qin Anguo, and Qin Jingcen, Qin Mei's long hair miraculously shortened, and the two visible cat ears on his head also disappeared at a visible speed.
Time unknowingly passed, and Hu Yiyuan was not at ease. Fine beads of sweat appeared on his face.
Finally, when Qin Mei's hair returned to its usual short length and the two cute and furry cat ears on his head completely disappeared, Hu Yiyuan finally withdrew his hand.
The moment he withdrew his hand, he staggered backward.
Qin Jingcen stepped forward and supported him, voicing his concern, "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine."
Hu Yiyuan pointed at Qin Mei, breathing heavily, and cautioned unsteadily, "Qin Mei shouldn't go out in the next few days. His body will be relatively weak during this time."
Qin Anguo said in a deep voice, "Yiyuan, rest assured, I won't let this little brat step out of the house until school starts."
Both father and older brother were concerned about Hu Yiyuan. Qin Ruan squatted beside her second brother, supporting his weak and limp body.
"Second brother, are you okay?"
Qin Mei felt the strength in his body quickly dissipate, and now he didn't even have the strength to take two steps.
He touched his short hair, not finding the cat ears that embarrassed him, and finally, his heart returned to his stomach.
He looked at Qin Ruan with a relieved and satisfied weak smile. "It's okay, I couldn't be better now."
Qin Ruan smiled and pursed her lips. "Do you have the strength to stand up? Let me help you upstairs to rest."
"Yes."
With Qin Ruan's support, Qin Mei slowly stood up from the ground.
The two siblings went upstairs without greeting anyone.
Qin Ruan couldn't help but feel heartbroken when she saw Qin Mei's weak appearance.
She didn't miss any of Hu Yiyuan's methods and how he forcefully absorbed the demonic power from the two cat spirits attached to her younger brother. In the process of absorbing the demonic power, he also absorbed the vitality from her brother's body.
Qin Ruan regretted letting him take action.
Hu Yiyuan chose the worst possible solution. If it were up to her, she would rather go find the two cat spirits herself.
After helping Qin Mei to the bedroom upstairs, Qin Ruan didn't leave.
She sat by the bedside, holding her brother's hand, and slowly transmitted her divine power to his body.
Qin Mei was too tired. The moment he lay down on the bed, he fell into a deep slumber, unaware of what Qin Ruan did to him.
Half an hour later.
Qin Ruan left the bedroom and gently closed the door behind her.
After going downstairs, she didn't see Hu Yiyuan's figure in the living room.
Only Qin Anguo and Qin Jingcen remained in the spacious hall.
They seemed to be engaged in a conversation, and Qin Anguo's complexion wasn't good, with his eyes slightly reddened.
Qin Ruan approached them. "Dad, eldest brother, where is Hu Yiyuan?"
A complex expression flashed across Qin Anguo's face. "He's not feeling well, so we sent him to a guest room to rest. How's Mei?"
"My younger brother fell asleep."
Sensing that something was wrong, Qin Ruan furrowed her brows slightly.
Qin Anguo stood up. "There's some food in the kitchen prepared by the servants before they left. Help yourselves. I'll go upstairs first."
He hurriedly left, almost as if he was trying to escape.
Qin Ruan stood still, feeling lost and unsure of what had happened.
"Elder brother, what's going on?"
Qin Jingcen's handsome face revealed a difficult expression, and he patted the seat beside him softly. "Come, sit here."
It seemed like he wanted to have a serious talk with her.
Qin Ruan sat next to Qin Jingcen, hesitatingly asking, "Elder brother, what's wrong with Dad? Is it related to Hu Yiyuan?"
"Yes." Qin Jingcen nodded, his voice deep. "Hu Yiyuan's ancestors are from Liaodong. Their family has been practicing immortal cultivation for generations, and Hu Yiyuan's second paternal uncle is the current practitioner in their family. Dad and Hu Yiyuan's second paternal uncle have known each other for a long time. It was through Dad's connections that Hu Yiyuan could come to the capital for school. I met Hu Yiyuan in middle school."
Qin Ruan felt a bit confused. She was more concerned about her own people. "Why did Dad get involved with the Hu family?"
Qin Jingcen tightly pursed his lips and clenched the hand resting at his side.
After a while, he said with a low voice, "he made contact when our mother passed away."
Hearing this, Qin Ruan seemed to understand something.
She widened her eyes and exclaimed incredulously, "Could it be that Dad did something with the Hu family, like summoning spirits?"
Qin Jingcen gave a bitter smile and said, "Close enough. Dad said he couldn't bear the blow of Mom's passing, so he was introduced to Uncle Hu Yiyuan by someone."
Qin Ruan's emotions became so complex that she couldn't put them into words. "And then?"
Qin Jingcen rubbed his forehead and said, "Dad sought the Hu family's help in communicating with Mom."
Qin Ruan looked sorrowful and recalled her father's trust in Hu Yiyin. She spoke with certainty, "It seems like it worked, otherwise, Dad wouldn't have such faith in Hu Yiyuan."
Qin Jingcen nodded. "Yes, since then, Dad had only two goals in life: to find you and take care of me and Ah Mei."
In their eyes, their father had never believed in ghosts and spirits. They could never have imagined that he would seek the help of a spiritual expert due to missing their mother.
It was something that would shorten his lifespan.
Qin Ruan didn't believe that her father was unaware of this situation.
Qin Jingcen stared at Qin Ru'an with a firm gaze and suddenly asked, "Ruan, do you think Mom is still here?"
"She's no longer here."
Qin Ruan didn't hesitate at all and directly dispelled the hope in her elder brother's eyes.
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