Chapter 489

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Chapter 489: We Are All Young People

Fang Yu’s palm strike was quite sudden, directly aimed at Zhao Zinan.

Zhao Zinan didn’t even have time to scream, just closed her eyes.

“Bang!”

True energy blasted from Fang Yu’s palm, rushing straight toward Zhao Zinan.

Fang Yu’s gaze was solemn as he stared intently at Zhao Zinan.

“Whoosh!”

The true energy completely struck Zhao Zinan’s body.

But Zhao Zinan didn’t cry out in pain, nor was she blasted away. Instead, she stood in place, her delicate body trembling.

That surge of true energy simply disappeared. Or rather, it was absorbed by Zhao Zinan’s body.

“Master, Master Fang…” Zhao Zinan opened her eyes, her black pupils glistening with tears.

She didn’t understand why Fang Yu had attacked her. She only felt fear and a sense of abandonment by the entire world.

Her grandfather scolded her, her brother left her alone here, and now even Fang Yu had attacked her…

What had she done wrong?

The more Zhao Zinan thought about it, the worse she felt. Her eyes reddened, filled with tears.

“I’m sorry, I just wanted to verify something. I meant no harm to you,” Fang Yu quickly apologized when he saw Zhao Zinan about to cry.

“It’s okay…” Zhao Zinan wiped her tears and lowered her head, speaking softly.

Fang Yu looked at Zhao Zinan, his confusion growing stronger.

Her body was like a black hole, able to absorb all external true energy!

What kind of constitution was this?

In his nearly five thousand years of life, Fang Yu had never heard of such a constitution, either in legends or reality!

Fang Yu thought for a moment, then seeing Zhao Zinan still standing there wiping her tears, he said, “Come with me. I’ll take you to the nearby ecological park for a walk.”

Zhao Zinan looked up at Fang Yu, seeming to consider it, then nodded.

Now she had no one to rely on except Fang Yu.

So, Fang Yu took Zhao Zinan to the vegetable garden in the ecological park.

“Master Fang… this is…” Zhao Zinan looked at the garden ahead, her beautiful eyes brightening.

“That’s right, this is my vegetable garden,” Fang Yu said. “And just call me Fang Yu.”

“Is that okay?” Zhao Zinan asked.

Even her grandfather addressed Fang Yu as Master Fang. It didn’t seem right for her to call him by name.

“It’s fine. We’re both young people, don’t worry about these formalities,” Fang Yu said without a hint of embarrassment.

“Okay, then I’ll call you Fang Yu… from now on,” Zhao Zinan said softly, her cheeks flushing.

Fang Yu walked into the garden, looking at the vibrant greenery, his mood improving considerably.

With the Star Fruit seed, the entire garden had become a small fountain of life, with all living things showing vigorous growth.

But this also meant losing the pleasure of watching plants slowly germinate and grow.

Now Fang Yu didn’t even need to water or fertilize, as a vegetable could mature in less than a minute.

“Maybe I should build another normal garden?” Fang Yu thought, standing in the garden looking at the lush green vegetables at his feet.

“…Fang Yu, may I come in and look?”

At that moment, Zhao Zinan asked softly from outside the garden.

Fang Yu glanced at Zhao Zinan and said, “Of course. If you like vegetables, I can give you some.”

“Then I’ll come in,” Zhao Zinan carefully entered the garden, afraid of accidentally stepping on the plants.

But as soon as she stepped onto the garden soil, the entire garden’s atmosphere suddenly changed.

The life energy in the garden was already abundant.

But after Zhao Zinan entered, this life energy surged again!

If the garden was previously a small fountain of life, now it had become a large one!

Normal humans staying in this garden for a while could extend their lifespan by several years!

Fang Yu looked at Zhao Zinan in surprise, then turned to look at the soil in the center of the garden.

That was where the Star Fruit was planted, with the seed underneath.

Now, that patch of soil was emitting a faint glow.

The soil slowly cracked open, and a purple leaf the size of a pinky finger emerged from inside.

The Star Fruit… had sprouted?

Fang Yu widened his eyes, walked forward, and crouched down to examine the tiny purple leaf.

He had never grown Star Fruit before, so he didn’t know how it developed.

But this was exactly where he had buried the Star Fruit seed.

“A Star Fruit that takes thousands of years to grow…”

Fang Yu looked at the purple sprout, then raised his head to look at the confused Zhao Zinan beside him, not knowing what to say.

“Fang Yu… what’s wrong?” Zhao Zinan asked, puzzled.

“…Nothing,” Fang Yu stood up.

At this moment, the garden was filled with intense life energy.

Someone skilled in magical arts could even use this life energy to save dying lives!

Anyone else would be ecstatic to possess such a fountain of life.

But not Fang Yu.

Life force meant nothing to him.

His mind was filled with confusion; he just wanted to understand the secret of Zhao Zinan.

After thinking for a moment, Fang Yu sat down and looked up at Zhao Zinan, saying, “Zinan, could you answer a few questions for me?”

Hearing Fang Yu’s form of address, Zhao Zinan felt shy, her face reddening as she softly said, “Yes.”

“Sit down first,” Fang Yu said.

Zhao Zinan obediently sat down in front of Fang Yu.

“Can you honestly tell me about your life… a summary from birth until now,” Fang Yu said.

Zhao Zinan paused, then nodded, “Mm.”

“I was born twenty-two years ago. My father’s name is Zhao Yong, and my mother is Zhuang Ningjing…”

Zhao Zinan began to speak, providing fairly detailed information.

Just as she was about to talk about when she was five years old, Fang Yu gestured for her to stop.

“I have a question I’d like to ask.”

“Hmm?” Zhao Zinan looked at Fang Yu, confused.

“Are you sure…” Fang Yu was about to speak, but seeing the innocence on Zhao Zinan’s face, he changed his mind and asked, “Have you ever experienced any accidents growing up?”

“Accidents?” Zhao Zinan frowned, trying to recall.

After a few seconds, she asked blankly, “Does falling while learning to ride a bicycle count as an accident…”

“No, something bigger, like a car accident or falling off a cliff,” Fang Yu said.

“Ah… then no,” Zhao Zinan answered.

She felt Fang Yu was acting very strangely today, completely different from when she had met him before.

“Alright, let’s go,” Fang Yu stood up and said.

“Mm,” Zhao Zinan also stood up.

Then, the two of them left the garden together.

The moment Zhao Zinan left the garden, the life energy in the entire garden suddenly decreased significantly.

Fang Yu looked back at the garden, his brow furrowing slightly, then left.

There was nothing unusual in Zhao Zinan’s self-introduction; she was just a girl who grew up normally in a wealthy family.

Was her constitution simply innate?

Though possible, the chances were extremely small. And if it was acquired later, but Zhao Zinan had no memory of it, that would be very strange.

The final possibility was what Fang Yu had wanted to ask but didn’t.

Was Zhao Zinan truly the biological child of her parents?

But this wasn’t something he could get an answer to from Zhao Zinan herself. Asking would only upset her. He would need to ask her family.

“Looks like I’ll need to meet with Zhao Jidao again,” Fang Yu thought.

…

Fifteen minutes later, Fang Yu led Zhao Zinan out of the ecological park, walking along an old-style street.

Along the way, Fang Yu and Zhao Zinan maintained a decent conversation.

During this process, Zhao Zinan’s shyness and timidity gradually disappeared.

“Fang Yu, what do you usually do?” Zhao Zinan asked curiously.

“Just like you saw, growing vegetables, sleeping,” Fang Yu replied.

“Aren’t you in school?” Zhao Zinan asked.

“No, but I teach at Nandu University every week,” Fang Yu said.

“Teach?” Zhao Zinan widened her beautiful eyes in surprise and said, “You’re a professor?”

“Strictly speaking, a visiting professor,” Fang Yu answered.

“You’re amazing…” Zhao Zinan said with admiration.

As they were talking, two young boys came toward them, laughing and chasing each other.

They didn’t seem to notice Zhao Zinan and Fang Yu ahead, running straight at them, about to collide with Zhao Zinan.

“Bang!”

At that moment, Fang Yu suddenly raised his right foot and kicked at the boy in front who was about to crash into Zhao Zinan!