After Song Cha returned to her cave, it was already getting late.
She felt the urge to cultivate. Once she thought about cultivating, she remembered the spiritual spring in her personal space. The Spirit Spring Pearl had been placed in the spring for quite some time, and she wondered what the spiritual energy was like now. With that thought, Song Cha entered her personal space.
As soon as she stepped into her personal space, she was astonished by the dense spiritual energy within. Indeed, the spiritual energy in her personal space was now incredibly rich, far beyond anything she had ever seen before. Even the spirit gathering formation she set up outside using top-grade spirit stones was nowhere near as concentrated.
When Song Cha reached the edge of the spiritual spring, she discovered that the spiritual energy in the spring was much denser than that in the outside world. She gently scooped a cup of spiritual energy. As soon as the spring water was poured into the jade cup, before even tasting it, Song Cha felt a refreshing and sweet sensation wash over her.
This spring water was truly much stronger than before. In the past, Song Cha would dare to drink a whole cup in one go, but now she hesitated. She only took a small sip from the jade cup and immediately felt the rich spiritual energy entering her body.
Without hesitation, Song Cha closed her eyes and began to cultivate. This time, the cultivation process went even more smoothly than she had imagined. The spiritual energy from the spring filled her body, and combined with the abundant spiritual energy from the outside world, it was evident that the external spiritual energy was extremely rich at the moment.
Under the influence of these two factors, the dense spiritual energy washed over Song Cha’s body, cleansing her with the purest and most concentrated spiritual energy. She even felt that in such conditions, she could easily break through to the late Golden Core stage, or even reach the Nascent Soul level.
But Song Cha held back.
She restrained her desire to break through to the late Golden Core stage and Nascent Soul, beginning to compress the purest spiritual energy, condensing it into the most refined energy to fill her meridians and dantian.
This cultivation had already lasted a full three days.
When Song Cha awoke from her meditation, she found that black mud had reappeared on her body.
Song Cha wasn’t too surprised by the black mud.
After all, she clearly remembered that during her cultivation, the spiritual energy within her had become so pure that it caused a significant cleansing.
This cleansing expelled the impurities from her body.
Song Cha used the Cleansing Technique again to wash away the black mud on her body, and after taking a bath, she finally relaxed completely.
Once relaxed, Song Cha took out a mirror from her spatial pouch and began to look at herself.
Due to the deep immersion in her cultivation, Song Cha had no idea that three days had passed.
As she stood in front of the mirror, she was stunned.
She noticed that her skin looked even better, and her already perfect features appeared even more exquisite.
What surprised Song Cha the most was that she now exuded an aura of compelling spiritual energy.
In the past, Song Cha had a certain charm, but it was different from the current captivating aura. The present Song Cha seemed to carry a subtle spiritual and ethereal quality that made people feel an instant fondness upon seeing her.
Moreover, the most important thing was that even when Song Cha looked at herself in the mirror, she felt an extraordinary purity, as if she were untouched by the mundane world.
Combined with her perfect face, the impact was overwhelming.
Song Cha selected the outfit that best highlighted her aura and stepped out of her cave.
As soon as she opened the door to her cave, she was taken aback.
Outside her cave stood two people.
One was dressed in white, exuding a cold and transcendent aura, while the other wore green, with long hair that reached her knees.
It was clear that the two people were Shao Yumiao and Wu Longyue.
What surprised Song Cha was that both Shao Yumiao and Wu Longyue looked unwell.
“Sister Yumiao, Sister Longyue, you came to find me?” Song Cha smiled gently.
Shao Yumiao: “…”
Wu Longyue: “…”
Shao Yumiao and Wu Longyue looked at Song Cha, who had just walked out, and were somewhat taken aback.
For some reason, Song Cha seemed even more beautiful and graceful today.
The amazement in their eyes was too obvious, and Song Cha felt a little happy.
As a green tea girl, she enjoyed the admiration of others for her looks. Especially when her admirers appreciated her beauty, her vanity was particularly satisfied.
“Cha Cha, I came to talk to you about Wu Longyue today.” Shao Yumiao frowned, showing some displeasure.
“What happened? Yumiao sister, did something happen between you two?” Song Cha asked.
Hearing Song Cha’s question, Shao Yumiao’s frown deepened: “Cha Cha, Wu Longyue is your good friend, and she is afraid of the dark, right?”
Song Cha: “…”
Song Cha knew very well that Wu Longyue was not afraid of the dark. However, since Wu Longyue had deceived her by saying she was afraid of the dark, Song Cha naturally knew how to respond in this situation.
Song Cha nodded very seriously: “Sister Yumiao, Sister Longyue is very afraid of the dark and doesn’t dare to walk alone at night.”
“And…” Song Cha said this with a hint of meaning, “and she wants me to accompany her at night because she is afraid of the dark.”
Shao Yumiao: “…”
Upon hearing Song Cha’s words, Shao Yumiao’s expression instantly turned cold, her vigilance skyrocketing.
Even though Shao Yumiao was a good friend of Song Cha, and there were no other feelings between them, she couldn’t let Song Cha accompany her at night!
“Cha Cha,” Shao Yumiao’s expression was somewhat serious, “Wu Longyue’s fear of the dark is really severe, almost to the point of being incurable.”
Song Cha: “…”
This was the first time Song Cha realized that a fear of the dark could reach such a critical level.
But that wasn’t the main point; the main point was… Song Cha was quite satisfied with what Shao Yumiao had said.
Song Cha’s expression also grew serious: “Sister Yumiao, is this matter really that serious?”
Shao Yumiao nodded: “Yes.”
Wu Longyue, who had been watching from the side: “…”
Listening to what Shao Yumiao and Song Cha were saying, Wu Longyue felt a deep sense of regret.
She felt she had made a mistake.
From the very beginning, she shouldn’t have mentioned her fear of the dark in front of Song Cha.
If she hadn’t brought up her fear, things wouldn’t have spiraled out of control to such a terrifying extent.
Wu Longyue wanted to speak up and say that she wasn’t really that afraid of the dark.
But before Wu Longyue could say anything, Song Cha and Shao Yumiao had already started talking again.
Shao Yumiao looked at Song Cha gently, appearing very patient: “Cha Cha, of course, I hope to help Wu Longyue overcome this. But it’s not as simple as you think.”
Song Cha was very interested in what Shao Yumiao was saying now. She looked at Shao Yumiao, waiting for her to continue: “Sister Yumiao, what makes it difficult?”
“Wu Longyue is not like a typical case,” Shao Yumiao’s voice had a hint of coldness, “Healing requires the patient to put in effort as well. If only the healer is willing, but the patient’s heart isn’t in it, then no method will work, no matter how good it is.”
Song Cha: “…”
Hearing Shao Yumiao’s words, Song Cha realized that Wu Longyue was resisting treatment.
However, she wasn’t surprised by this outcome.
Although Wu Longyue claimed to be afraid of the dark, in reality, she didn’t have that condition at all.
Without this condition, being forcibly taken away for treatment is truly an undesirable situation.
And Wu Longyue is not a fool; naturally, she is unwilling to be taken away for forced treatment under such circumstances. However, Song Cha craved that very feeling. Just the thought of Shao Yumiao taking Wu Longyue away against her will and using less than pleasant methods to treat her fear of the dark made Song Cha feel quite pleased. Could she say that this was exactly the outcome she wanted? Those who deceive her must pay an unpleasant price, even if that price does not come from her own hands.
“Sister Longyue,” Song Cha leaned closer to Wu Longyue, her voice soft, “since you are afraid of the dark, you need to get proper treatment, do you understand?”
Wu Longyue: “……”
Seeing Song Cha’s approaching face, Wu Longyue felt a bit nervous. She wanted to say something, but not a single word came out.
Song Cha was close to Wu Longyue for just a moment before quickly turning her attention back to Shao Yumiao: “Sister Yumiao, can I know why Wu Longyue is not cooperating with the treatment?”
Upon hearing Song Cha’s words, Shao Yumiao seemed to recall something unpleasant. She lowered her long lashes, and her eyes dimmed slightly: “Cha Cha, she destroyed the formation I set up and damaged my magical artifact.”
“That was a peak Nascent Soul magical artifact, worth three hundred thousand high-grade spirit stones.” Shao Yumiao seemed a bit embarrassed as she glanced at Wu Longyue, but then, as if remembering something, she lowered her head in disappointment.
Wu Longyue: “……”
Song Cha: “……”
Hearing Shao Yumiao’s words, Song Cha’s first thought was that Shao Yumiao was playing the victim. If she remembered correctly, Shao Yumiao had casually spent three hundred thousand spirit stones when they went shopping before. A Shao Yumiao like that couldn’t possibly be so greatly affected by the loss of three hundred thousand spirit stones. With this in mind, Song Cha glanced again at Wu Longyue, who was standing nearby.
“Three hundred thousand high-grade spirit stones?” Wu Longyue seemed completely stunned. She looked at Shao Yumiao and said, “Your Nascent Soul stage magic tool is worth at most one hundred fifty thousand high-grade spirit stones.”
Shao Yumiao: “……”
Unfortunately, Shao Yumiao didn’t continue the conversation with Wu Longyue but instead fell into her own thoughts, looking dejected.
“Sister Yumiao, don’t be sad.” Seeing Shao Yumiao so upset, Song Cha naturally wanted to comfort her.
If Song Cha hadn’t said anything, it might have been better, but with her words, Shao Yumiao became even more overwhelmed.
A hint of grievance appeared on her previously cold face: “Cha Cha, that’s three hundred thousand high-grade spirit stones.”
Song Cha: “……”
Song Cha fell silent.
Meanwhile, Wu Longyue watched the two of them, exchanging glances without words yet perfectly in sync, and felt a sudden discomfort in her heart.
“Three hundred thousand high-grade spirit stones, right?” Wu Longyue looked at Shao Yumiao, her voice icy cold: “I’ll compensate you.”
Hearing Wu Longyue’s words, Shao Yumiao’s eyes showed a hint of skepticism, as if she doubted that Wu Longyue could actually afford to pay those three hundred thousand high-grade spirit stones.
How could Shao Yumiao bear to be looked at with such doubt?
Without hesitation, she took out a storage bag filled with spirit stones and handed it to Shao Yumiao: “Five hundred thousand high-grade spirit stones, no need to give the rest back.”
Shao Yumiao did not accept the storage bag but hesitated before speaking: “You’re still short one hundred thousand spirit stones. I need to buy another magic tool to help you with your fear of darkness and set up a new barrier.”
Wu Longyue: “……”
Wu Longyue’s hand, which was originally extending the storage bag, suddenly froze.
She never expected Shao Yumiao would say something like that.
As the young master of the witch clan, Wu Longyue had never lacked spirit stones.
The witch clan lived in an area rich in spiritual energy, and with various strange techniques, there were countless ways to obtain spirit stones.
But now… Shao Yumiao said she needed another hundred thousand high-grade spirit stones to buy a treatment for her fear of the dark.
No matter what, Wu Longyue didn’t want to treat a condition that didn’t even exist.
However, with Song Cha here, she couldn’t figure out how to refuse.
“It seems you can’t come up with those hundred thousand spirit stones,” Shao Yumiao sighed. “That’s fine, for Cha Cha, I can cover that hundred thousand high-grade spirit stones for you.”
“After all, you’re a good friend of Cha Cha’s, and I can’t let you continue like this.” With that, Shao Yumiao took out a storage bag and combined it with the five hundred thousand high-grade spirit stones Wu Longyue had.
“I’ll go buy you the magical artifact right now.” Shao Yumiao glanced at her storage bag with a pained expression and spoke.
Wu Longyue: “……”
Wu Longyue was completely stunned.
What just happened? Why did things develop so inexplicably and spiraled out of control?
In just a few short minutes, where did all this drama come from?
Why did Shao Yumiao look so burdened and enduring?
“Wait.” Wu Longyue stopped Shao Yumiao, who was about to move forward. “I’ll cover the spirit stones.”
Hearing Wu Longyue’s words, Shao Yumiao finally stopped. She looked at Wu Longyue with relief: “Longyue, you finally agree to get treated properly.”
Wu Longyue: “……”
!!!
She had been tricked!
She had fallen for Shao Yumiao’s cunning act!
Wu Longyue remembered that she had previously disagreed with treating her fear of the dark.
When she arrived, she even planned to accuse Shao Yumiao of abusing her by locking her in a room.
But after coming here, things started to spiral out of control.
Even now, having reached such a frustrating conclusion that makes one want to spit blood.
Wu Longyue is really angry!
