Volume 1: Rebirth and Refining Chapter 22: A Very Good Mood

  The two chapters have been combined together.

  "Huh, Xiao Yi, it's so late and you haven't left yet?" Before even entering the office, Chu Yu stepped out from inside wearing a white shirt, red sweater vest, and a black plaid woolen long skirt, carrying a small bag on her back.

  "How did you know my name?" Chu Yu clearly remembered that he had never told the beautiful teacher in front of him, who looked 30% like "her", his own name.

  "It's the first day of a new semester for a freshman like me, so I have to be extra careful, hehe."

  "Has the teacher finished work?" Chu Yu asked with a smile, tilting his head to one side.

  "Yes! I'm going home now, see you tomorrow."

  "If it's convenient, can I walk with the teacher?"

  "Are you sure we're on the same path?" Chu Nianxiao looked at Chu Yu's deep, dark eyes and suddenly felt a strange, inexplicable feeling that he couldn't quite put into words.

  "At least before we leave school, no matter what, we are fellow travelers." Chu Yu's mouth curved into a faint smile as he said calmly: "Teacher Chu, let's go."

  They walked together for almost an hour, not because they wanted to save money by not taking a car, but because they were eager to learn more about each other. Being able to walk back home was the best choice, and another reason was that one of them had just arrived in Shanghai and liked to take a stroll back home to see the surroundings.

  They chatted all the way, and Chu Yu's rich knowledge naturally made him very happy to talk with Chu Nianxiao. Later on, Chu Nianxiao couldn't believe that the student in front of her was still just a 16-year-old junior high school student. If she hadn't known earlier that Chu Yu was the top student in the third year of junior high at CY Middle School, she probably wouldn't have been able to accept this fact.

  "Teacher Chu, have you been to the Yu Tian Fortress that you mentioned this morning?" Chu Yu suddenly changed the subject at about the same time.

  "Yitianbao? Speaking of which reminds me, the second question you asked this morning made me feel like you've been to the UK before. Have you?"

  "Britain... " Chu Yu smiled and nodded, then turned his head to the side and said: "All along, Britain has been one of the countries I think is most suitable for settling down in. Because of my interests, so my understanding of that place is also more comprehensive."

  Chu Nian smiled and said, "I've never been to the Yu Tian Fortress. It's a private castle, and I heard that its owner has been missing for thirty years."

  Chu Yu's expression changed slightly, and he controlled his emotions as much as possible, saying: "Since you've never been inside, how did Teacher Chu know that the master of the Yu Tian Fortress had disappeared for thirty years?"

  To know that when Chu Yu Xing built the Heavenly Sky Fortress, it was done in the name of the Tian Bao financial group. Because he had always been low-key in his dealings, all external matters were handled by Bai Cen Can, Hua Tian Xiong and Lin Yu Hong. The vast majority of people considered the Heavenly Sky Fortress to be the property of these three men, with only a handful of individuals, such as "her" at that time, being privy to this information.

  Chu Nian didn't notice Chu Yu's inner excitement and casually said, "It was all from listening to my mother, she mentioned it many times since I was a child, and just now it came out naturally."

  If it weren't for Chu Nianxiao's age being really unsuitable, I estimate that Chu Yu would have already recognized her by now. If it weren't for Chu Yu's current appearance still being that of a teenager, he would also be willing to try probing in front of Chu Nianxiao by saying "her" name. But up until now, Chu Yu has already become 80% certain that Chu Nianxiao is the descendant of "her".

  "Oh, a private castle! Does Teacher Chu know who the owner of this Imperial Heaven Castle is?"

  Chu Nianxi slightly shook her head and said, "This is also something I've always wanted to know. I think my mother should know, but I've asked her many times and she won't tell me..." It seemed like she felt she had gone too far, or that discussing these things in front of her students was a bit unseemly. Chu Nianxi changed the subject, glancing at her watch and saying, "Let's not talk about this anymore. Oh dear, it's almost seven o'clock! We've already been walking for an hour and a half?"

  Chu Yu had already gotten a general idea in her mind, and looking at the gaze of Chu Nianxiao also contained more content, "Let's have dinner together, it's already so late, I know there is a very good Chongqing chicken pot nearby."

  "Eating is fine, but it's on me, the teacher. No haggling over prices, you lead the way and we'll follow." Chu Nian agreed surprisingly, having already somewhat regarded Chu Yu as a peer along the way.

  The Chongqing chicken pot recommended by Chu Yu was indeed very authentic, and Chu Nianxiao couldn't stop praising it from 7 to 8 o'clock. Chu Yu didn't ask any more questions with ulterior motives, and his tone became gentler, like a caring elder. Fortunately, Chu Nianxiao was attracted to the delicious chicken pot and didn't notice this. Moreover, Chu Yu's self-control was indeed strong enough, and he could always cover up many words that shouldn't be said at his age with clever language.

  When paying the bill, Chu Yu didn't let Chu Nianxiao rush to pay, and after leaving the store, a gust of cold wind blew by. Having stayed in the air-conditioned room for over an hour, Chu Nianxiao couldn't help but shiver. Looking at him, Chu Yu's heart tightened inexplicably, "You're wearing too little, take a taxi home. This time of year has the biggest temperature difference between morning and evening, it's easy to get sick."

  These words were spoken by a student to the teacher, and in the eyes of ordinary people, they are indeed strange. Chu Nianxiao naturally also felt a bit awkward at first, but when she met Chu Yu's caring gaze, she couldn't help but respond with a "yes". When she wanted to say something else, the latter had already walked forward, hailed a taxi, opened the door and said, "Teacher Chu, thank you for the chicken pot dinner. Be careful on the road, see you tomorrow."

  "Alright, you be careful too, go home early and see you tomorrow..." For some reason, Chu Yu's words always gave Chu Nian a strange illusion, making him feel that everything he said was a matter of course. Even though Chu Nian was very clear in his heart that Chu Yu was his student, a boy who wasn't even sixteen years old yet.

  Sitting in the taxi, Chu Nian softly shook his head and smiled, "This student is really very special, being with him makes it hard to distinguish who's the adult and who's the kid."

  As the taxi carrying Chu Nianxi drove away, Chu Yu's mouth curled up into a relieved smile. Just then, a ringtone sounded from his phone. After answering it, Bai Cenfan's voice came through, filled with inexplicable excitement: "Boss, I've got the information you asked me to investigate. You absolutely won't believe this - Chu Nianxi is an orphan, and her original name wasn't even Chu Nianxi. She was adopted from the orphanage at the age of three... And the person who adopted her is that Chinese female countess in London I mentioned to you before. Although there are still some relationships that haven't been clarified, there's already enough reason to suspect that she's 'Miss'..."

  "It's a descendant of Ruo Yun..." Chu Yu said with a faint smile on the other end of the phone.

  "Ah! Boss, you really think so?" Bai Cen Can exclaimed in surprise, flipping through a stack of documents in his hands.

  "Xiao Bai, I'm a bit tired now. Can you organize the materials you've collected and send someone to put them in my mailbox?"

  "Received, boss." Bai Cen Can sensed the change in Chu Yu's emotions from his calm tone, as one of the people who knew about it back then, Bai Cen Can was naturally clear about the importance of the three words "Ling Ruo Yun" to Chu Yu, and immediately ended the conversation without any extra words.

  He glanced over the bustling night market's dazzling streetlights, and Chu Yu didn't plan on heading back now. Today's encounter with Chu Nian had indeed made him involuntarily reminisce about too many past events.

  Ling Ruoyun, an indelible name in Chu Yu's life journey, and the only woman who can move his emotions. More than thirty years ago, she entered the world to cultivate, and nine years later, she left. In these nine years of secular life, Chu Yu felt that he owed her the most.

  "Recalling old feelings and memories of the past... recalling the past..." Chu Yu muttered to himself, unaware that in his heart he was thinking: "What a great name 'Nian Xiao', if you are her ancestor, then she is also my descendant. I will take good care of her until the day we meet again..."

  That Chongqing chicken pot shop is not far from Chu Yu's house, walking for about ten minutes or so. Unexpectedly, when Chu Yu walked halfway, a bright red Ferrari suddenly stopped beside him with a "whoosh" sound, and the door opened to reveal Duan Ziyu, whom he had met at Yun Ting Ye before.

  As for the first impression, Chu Yu didn't have a bad feeling towards this cultivator from a prestigious family who practiced the art of supplementing his deficiencies with inferior techniques. On the contrary, due to Duan Zi Yu's politeness and flattery towards Chu Yu at Yun Ting Ye, Chu Yu even had some good feelings towards him.

  "Xiao brothers, hehe, we meet again, what a coincidence."

  Listening to Duanzi Yu say the hole-ridden "what a coincidence", Chu Yu didn't expose him, because his mood tonight was particularly good. "Let's go, talk at your place."

  Surprised by Chu Yu's directness, Duan Zi Yu was only slightly stunned and immediately made a please gesture to open the car door for Chu Yu.

  From getting on the car to starting the engine, Duanzi Yu almost only used a few seconds, and the red Ferrari started flying.

  "After that day, did you try it as I said?"

  "Ah! Xiao brother, what you said was really accurate. After trying it out according to your instructions, my internal energy has increased by at least 20% compared to over ten days ago. To be honest with you, after confirming the effectiveness of your guidance, I immediately made inquiries about you from all sides and finally found out your whereabouts yesterday. So... so today isn't a coincidence... I've been waiting for you on that street near your house for over two hours, didn't expect you to come back so late..." Duan Ziyu said with some embarrassment.

  "You're actually telling the truth, I like that." Chu Yu nodded noncommittally and said: "Since you're being so sincere, I might as well be straightforward too. Now, I no longer need you to provide me with $200,000."

  Jokes, now that he's taken over the Tianbao Conglomerate, Chu Yu's net worth is over 2 trillion euros! Just the special credit card from China Bank in his hand has a quota of $5 million. Is he short of money? Even an Arabian sheikh wouldn't be short of money, let alone him!

  "Ah!" Duan Ziyu's voice was tinged with a hint of disappointment and confusion, "Xiao brother, don't joke around with me, if you're not short on money, what can I use to show my respect to you?"

  Because last time Chu Yu pointed out a few things to Duan Zi Yu, his cultivation had already been very effective, making the latter regard Chu Yu as a certain worldly hidden high-ranking person who was cultivating in secret. Although he also didn't understand why this hidden high-ranking person would let him prepare $200,000 at first, being able to get another pointer from the hidden high-ranking person, it wasn't just $200,000, even if it were $2 million, he wouldn't care!

  To know that the secular world's Xiuzhen sect families' children, as the most marginal group in the Xiuzhen field, indeed have a hard time, begging for grandfathers and grandmothers, nearly half of the wealth accumulated by several generations of ancestral halls was given to the Xiuzhen sects that transcended the mundane world.

  And what they got was just some unorthodox cultivation methods, and if they were lucky, they might get a few basic elixirs from someone. If the person they were being filial to was a powerful sect, maybe they would be so pleased that they would take in one of the younger members of this family as a nominal disciple. If they really had such good fortune, it's likely that the whole family would burn incense for their ancestors. No wonder Duanzi Yu, this big shot from the underworld, was so respectful to Chu Yu.

  Chu Yu didn't immediately respond to Duan Zi Yu, but instead smiled lightly and rolled down the car window, gazing out at the street scene outside. After a while, he said, "If I didn't want to help you, I wouldn't have gotten on this car today. Drive, we'll talk about it when we get to your place."

  Collected 6130 so far, Xianyun is touched, looking forward to more support.