Chapter 488

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Chapter 488: The Mysterious Zhao Zinan!

 

Zhao Zinan trembled all over, tears flowing, but she made no sound.

At this moment, the elevator had reached the first floor.

Zhao Jidao snorted coldly and walked out.

Walking out of the community gate, he approached the private car and was about to open the door.

At this moment, Zhao Jidao suddenly turned his head, looked at Zhao Zinan behind Zhao Xuan, and said coldly: “Timid? Now I must train your courage! You won’t be taking this car! Find your own way home!”

“Grandfather!” Zhao Xuan’s expression changed, wanting to speak.

But one glance from Zhao Jidao made him swallow his words.

Zhao Xuan turned to look at Zhao Zinan.

At this moment, Zhao Zinan’s face was pale, her pretty face covered in tears.

She looked at Zhao Xuan, her eyes full of pleading and fear.

Zhao Xuan’s heart clenched.

Their Zhao family was one that extremely favored boys over girls.

From Zhao Jidao’s generation to Zhao Xuan’s father’s generation, it had been this way.

Therefore, women in the Zhao family had extremely low status, with absolutely no say in matters.

Because of this, Zhao Zinan had been neglected since birth, often beaten and scolded by her father.

Her timid and shy personality was formed this way.

In the entire Zhao family, perhaps only Zhao Xuan and his mother truly cared for Zhao Zinan.

“Get in the car quickly! And don’t give her any money!” Zhao Jidao shouted when he saw Zhao Xuan still standing there.

Zhao Xuan’s face darkened. He bit his lip and said quietly.

“Zinan, later you hail a taxi, those green cars, then tell the driver you want to go to the Zhao family mansion in the central district. Tell him you’ll pay when you get home…” Zhao Xuan instructed.

“Brother, don’t leave…” Zhao Zinan sobbed quietly.

Zhao Xuan felt his heart breaking, but he had no choice.

In the entire Zhao family, no one could defy Zhao Jidao.

“Zinan, don’t be afraid…” Zhao Xuan comforted.

“Zhao Xuan! Get in the car immediately!” Zhao Jidao roared from behind.

Zhao Xuan’s body jolted.

He knew if he didn’t leave now, Zhao Jidao would truly become angry.

Zhao Xuan patted Zhao Zinan’s head, then turned and walked toward the car.

Zhao Zinan stood rigidly in place, watching helplessly as Zhao Xuan got into the car and left.

Only after the car disappeared from sight did she come to her senses, looking around in bewilderment and helplessness.

She didn’t have a penny on her, didn’t know where she was, and didn’t know the exact address of the Zhao family home.

But compared to going home, Zhao Zinan was more concerned about Zhao Jidao’s terrible attitude toward her.

She didn’t know what she had done wrong…

Zhao Zinan crouched on the ground, covering her face and crying silently.

…

At noon, Fang Yu prepared to go to the vegetable garden.

He had already understood the function of the Star Fruit seeds.

He wanted to conduct an experiment.

Su Lengyun was cultivating, so Fang Yu left the apartment alone.

Walking to the community entrance, Fang Yu casually glanced around and saw a familiar figure standing by the roadside.

It was Zhao Zinan whom he had met in the morning.

At this moment, Zhao Zinan’s face was streaked with tears, standing by the roadside, raising her right hand slightly then lowering it, not knowing what she was doing.

Why is she still here?

Fang Yu thought for a moment and walked over.

“Hey.” Fang Yu called out from behind Zhao Zinan.

Zhao Zinan’s body suddenly trembled, her reaction quite strong.

She turned around anxiously and froze when she saw Fang Yu.

“Master Fang…”

“Why are you here again?” Fang Yu asked.

“I…” Zhao Zinan began, her voice very hoarse, “I didn’t go back.”

“Didn’t go back? You mean you’ve been here since ten this morning until now?” Fang Yu asked in surprise.

“Yes.” Zhao Zinan nodded, her pale face full of fatigue.

She didn’t know how long she had been wandering here, but it must have been a long time because her feet hurt.

“Why didn’t you go home with your brother?” Fang Yu asked.

“I… I made grandfather angry.” Zhao Zinan answered softly.

“Your grandfather… Oh, I think I understand.” Fang Yu narrowed his eyes slightly.

Seeing Zhao Zinan’s pale lips, Fang Yu knew she was somewhat dehydrated.

“Would you like some water?” Fang Yu asked.

Zhao Zinan didn’t dare speak, knowing that Fang Yu and her grandfather had an unpleasant encounter this morning.

“Come with me.”

Fang Yu said, walking forward.

Zhao Zinan hesitated for a moment, then quickly followed.

There was a convenience store not far ahead.

Fang Yu entered the store, bought a bottle of mineral water, and handed it to Zhao Zinan.

“Thank you.” Zhao Zinan took the water, unscrewed the cap, and took a big gulp.

After drinking, she couldn’t resist the pain in her feet, crouched down, and rubbed her ankles.

“Let me help ease your pain.” Fang Yu said, extending his finger and touching Zhao Zinan’s forehead.

White light emanated from his fingertip.

The moment the true energy entered Zhao Zinan’s body, Fang Yu’s expression changed.

For any human, or any living being whether cultivating or not, the meridians inside the body are complex tube-like structures, similar to another set of blood vessels.

However, blood vessels transport blood, while meridians transport true energy.

But inside Zhao Zinan’s body… there were no meridians!

The existence of meridians was completely invisible!

Yet strangely, despite not seeing any meridians, the true energy Fang Yu infused into Zhao Zinan’s body was being absorbed.

How was this possible?

Without meridians as channels for true energy transport, how was the energy entering Zhao Zinan’s body?

Just as Fang Yu was puzzled, his expression changed again!

A tremendously powerful suction force suddenly appeared in Zhao Zinan’s body, frantically absorbing his true energy!

The strength of this suction was so powerful that the true energy in Fang Yu’s body completely lost control, flowing out continuously!

It absorbed at an incredibly fast rate and in enormous quantities!

For an ordinary cultivator, this would have caused them to explode and die instantly!

But Fang Yu was different; the true energy in his body was like a surging ocean, endless.

Therefore, this level of absorption wouldn’t cause him too much harm.

Fang Yu didn’t forcibly remove his finger, keeping it pressed against Zhao Zinan’s forehead.

He wanted to observe the source of that suction force and where the absorbed true energy was going.

At this moment, Zhao Zinan had her eyes tightly closed, and her entire body had become semi-transparent, almost ethereal.

Fang Yu released his divine consciousness, enveloping Zhao Zinan’s entire body.

Then, he could clearly see that after his true energy was absorbed into Zhao Zinan’s body… it simply vanished into thin air.

Zhao Zinan’s body had no meridians, no dantian, it was completely empty.

And the large amount of absorbed true energy, after entering her body, mysteriously disappeared without a trace.

From any perspective, this was an incredible phenomenon.

Fang Yu thought for a moment, closed his eyes, then opened them again with red light emanating from them, white symbols rotating in his pupils.

These eyes should have been able to see through everything existing in the void.

But when looking at Zhao Zinan, they suddenly malfunctioned!

There was no change!

Zhao Zinan was still Zhao Zinan, no laws of power could be seen on her, and his vision couldn’t even penetrate her body.

It was as if some invisible force was protecting Zhao Zinan.

This time, Fang Yu was completely stunned.

In his nearly five thousand years of life, this was the first time he had encountered such an inexplicable situation.

Could he be under an illusion?

Impossible. Leaving aside everything else, just these eyes of his couldn’t possibly be deceived by mere illusions.

Fang Yu was stunned for a few seconds, then suddenly realized that his true energy was still being drained in large amounts, and immediately tried to remove his finger.

But that suction force also held Fang Yu’s finger against Zhao Zinan’s forehead, making it difficult to move.

“This is ridiculous.”

Fang Yu was a bit displeased and exerted force to forcibly remove his finger.

“Pop!”

A light sound, and Zhao Zinan fell to the ground.

Her previously semi-transparent body was slowly returning to solid form.

After about ten seconds, her body completely recovered.

Zhao Zinan’s eyelashes fluttered, then her eyes opened.

As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Fang Yu’s face up close.

At this moment, Fang Yu was like someone examining a rare treasure, observing Zhao Zinan with the most meticulous gaze.

“Master, Master Fang…” Zhao Zinan had never been stared at so closely by a man before, and her face quickly turned as red as sunset clouds.

“How is this possible? Even those eyes couldn’t see through?” Fang Yu’s mind was full of questions.

“Master Fang…” Zhao Zinan couldn’t bear Fang Yu’s gaze and spoke tremblingly.

Fang Yu came to his senses, only then realizing that Zhao Zinan was awake.

“How do you feel now?” Fang Yu asked.

“Huh?” Zhao Zinan was stunned, not understanding Fang Yu’s meaning.

“How does your body feel? Are you still tired? Or do you feel full of energy?” Fang Yu asked urgently.

Zhao Zinan stood up, moved her feet, and said, “My feet don’t seem to hurt anymore.”

“Anything else?” Fang Yu asked.

Zhao Zinan looked at Fang Yu, blankly shook her head, and said, “Other than that… I don’t think there’s anything else.”

“How can that be?” Fang Yu scratched his head.

The true energy Zhao Zinan had just absorbed, if used for attack, would be no less powerful than a small nuclear bomb, capable of reducing everything within a ten-kilometer radius to ashes.

Yet after absorbing so much true energy, only her feet stopped hurting?

Where did such a large amount of true energy go?

Did it just vanish into thin air?

Fang Yu looked at Zhao Zinan before him, stepped back twice, with only shock in his eyes.

In the past five thousand years, Fang Yu’s biggest puzzle was why he couldn’t break through the Qi Condensation stage.

Now, Zhao Zinan had become his second great puzzle.

The overwhelmingly powerful suction force, the large amount of true energy that vanished into thin air, and a body that even those eyes couldn’t see through…

Fang Yu was certain that inside this shy and timid girl, there must be something extraordinary. Or perhaps… she herself was an extremely extraordinary being.

Seeing Fang Yu’s surprised face, Zhao Zinan was completely confused.

From the moment Fang Yu pressed his finger against her forehead, she felt drowsy and fell asleep.

When she woke up, she saw Fang Yu’s shocked face, and he asked several strange questions.

Besides these, she didn’t know what had happened.

“You’re not tired now, right? Then follow me.” Fang Yu said.

After speaking, Fang Yu walked forward.

Walking helps thinking – this was a conclusion Fang Yu had reached many years ago.

Zhao Zinan obediently followed behind Fang Yu.

“How can this be? What exactly…” All along the way, Fang Yu was muttering to himself.

After walking for about twenty minutes, he suddenly stopped.

“To verify this, I must try it.”

Fang Yu turned around, facing Zhao Zinan.

“Master…”

Zhao Zinan opened her mouth, about to say something.

At this moment, however, Fang Yu struck out with his palm toward her chest!