Chapter 98: I, Immortal Chen, Want to Live!

"Qingran, where are you two planning to go?"

"Ah, Master!"

Li Qingran, who was walking through the mountains with Yue Qianchi, suddenly paused and blinked her big eyes, looking around. Only then did she realize that her master wouldn't physically appear beside her. She looked up at the void above her, her eyes filled with excitement.

"Master, Senior Sister and I are planning to go to Lingxi Valley to seek medicine~"

"Lingxi Valley? That's so far away!"

"It can't be helped~" Li Qingran explained, "Elder Liu searched the entire herb garden but could only gather a portion of the spiritual herbs needed for the Hundred Herb Detox Pill. The rest can only be found in Lingxi Valley, so I decided to go there to find the others."

After saying this, she pulled Yue Qianchi, who was standing beside her looking confused, closer.

"Master, this is Senior Sister Yue Qianchi. The Sect Master asked her to accompany me. With Senior Sister looking out for me, the journey will surely go much more smoothly."

Yue Qianchi looked around, up and down, but couldn't see where Li Qingran's so-called master was.

So, she could only awkwardly smile in the direction Li Qingran was looking and cupped her hands in a polite gesture. "Greetings, Senior?"

This was too strange. Was Li Qingran just talking to someone?

She hadn't heard anyone's voice.

Was it a private message to Li Qingran? That would be so awkward.

Yue Qianchi's toes curled in embarrassment. Although she was the senior sister in the Sword Pavilion, outside the sect, she was actually quite shy.

[Your electronic girlfriend has left the Sword Pavilion. Party mode activated.]

A party bar appeared in the top left corner of the screen.

The leader was Li Qingran, with a chibi avatar marked by a small red flag.

He was in the second row below Li Qingran, the deputy leader, with the avatar of a white-haired immortal, but his name was followed by an unknown buff labeled [Spirit Transformation].

Yue Qianchi wasn't in the party, but a join request popped up:

[Do you agree to let Yue Qianchi join the party voice chat?]

"Uh… agree." Chen Huaian's mouth twitched.

The bearded man had mentioned that a companion spirit called [Divine Brush] was similar to his.

But he didn't think any other companion spirit could be more interesting than his.

[Yue Qianchi, Senior Sister of the Sword Pavilion, has joined the party.]

With this notification, Chen Huaian realized he could now see Yue Qianchi's basic information.

[Yue Qianchi - Senior Sister of the Sword Pavilion]

[Traits: Loves alcohol, loyal, protective of her own]

[Background: As a child, she witnessed her parents perish in a fire and nearly died herself. She was later saved by the Sword Pavilion Master, Su Qinian, who happened to pass by. She possesses a golden single spiritual root, cultivates the Xuanwu Sword Intent, and is the direct disciple of the Sword Pavilion.]

Compared to unfamiliar cultivators, becoming a teammate allowed him to see more information.

He could even see a brief background introduction.

Chen Huaian was very satisfied with this.

"Hey, not bad. This must be something like a follower in an MMO game, right?"

He had been worried that Yue Qianchi might deliberately get close to Li Qingran. After all, people's hearts are hard to read, and his electronic girlfriend was full of treasures. What if Yue Qianchi had ill intentions? He couldn't keep an eye on her 24/7.

But it was just a game, not that complicated.

A simple information display put his mind at ease.

He even found Yue Qianchi more likable now.

[So, you're Yue Qianchi? I've heard my disciple mention you often.]

This time, Yue Qianchi heard the voice and was startled. But she was adaptable and had strong mental resilience. She immediately turned to Li Qingran and teased, "Looks like Junior Sister Qingran really likes me, huh?"

Li Qingran beside her blushed furiously.

Faced with Yue Qianchi's teasing gaze, she nervously averted her eyes, fidgeting with her fingers and pouting, "I haven't mentioned you that often. Don't listen to Master's nonsense…"

[With you looking after Li Qingran, I can rest easy.]

Chen Huaian's intention was to praise Yue Qianchi for being reliable.

Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, Li Qingran's eyes turned red.

"Master, what nonsense are you saying!" She frowned, her fingers clutching her skirt until it wrinkled, her voice trembling slightly. "Your disciple is foolish and still running around trying to cure you, uncomplaining and unregretful. Last night, I spent hours grinding and sorting those herbs, my eyes blurry, not daring to make a single mistake. Can't Master, for your own sake and for the sake of my efforts, pull yourself together? Stop saying such disheartening things about entrusting me to others!"

After saying this, Li Qingran wiped her eyes and lowered her head, staring at her toes in silence.

It was her fault for speaking so boldly to her master.

But she couldn't bear to hear such words, even if it meant being punished, she had to say it.

Yue Qianchi looked at the sky, then at Li Qingran, hesitated for a moment, and finally pulled Li Qingran into her ample bosom, ignoring the invisible presence floating in the sky that was Li Qingran's master, and said fiercely, "Senior, you'd better take care of your disciple yourself. I'm only twenty-eight, I don't want to suddenly have a child to look after, making it impossible to find a Daoist partner in the future!"

"Alright, Qingran, stop crying!" She gently patted Li Qingran's head and said softly, "Don't worry, if your master dares to dump you on me, I'll throw you into the Ten Thousand Mountains to feed the demon beasts. Let's see if he can bear it!"

Li Qingran: "…"

Chen Huaian in front of his phone fell silent.

He didn't mind Yue Qianchi's joke, but Li Qingran's voice still echoed in his mind.

To be honest, he had always treated Li Qingran's so-called Hundred Herb Detox Pill as just a game plot.

Because he had told Li Qingran that he was poisoned.

So Li Qingran was searching for the best antidote in the world for him.

But he knew that cancer cells weren't poison—they were something far more terrifying.

Even now, with the spiritual energy resurgence, the bearded man hadn't said it could be 100% cured, only that the awakener would give it a try.

"So, someone really cares about me, worries about me, works hard to extend my life, and… holds me in their heart?"

Chen Huaian murmured to himself, a spark of light flickering in his previously dim eyes.

"Even if it's just my companion spirit!"

The bearded man had said: Companion spirits live with their master and die with their master.

The companion spirit wanted him to live, the companion spirit wanted to save him.

So, the companion spirit was using the electronic girlfriend game, using Li Qingran's voice, to tell him.

Chen Huaian, live on.

Don't give up!

[Alright!]

The voice that rang out in the void made Li Qingran raise her eyes.

Their gazes met across two completely different worlds.

Chen Huaian pressed the communication talisman and took a deep breath:

[I won't die. I, will live!]

He, Chen Huaian, would definitely live.

"You damn heavens, you've made me suffer so much, and now you want me to die?"

"Well, I'm going to live!!!"

Baji, watching Chen Huaian shout at the ceiling, trembled in fear, thinking:

You're so amazing. If you live, I'll die…

It shook its head.

[He's gone mad, the boss has gone mad!]

[When memories start to awaken in stages, there's often this kind of mental instability. It seems the boss is not far from fully awakening…]

[I have to run! I must run!]

Chen Huaian took a deep breath. Before, he had felt that nothing mattered. Spending money didn't matter, being attacked by wolf demons didn't matter, facing the black-furred rat didn't matter, because he thought he wouldn't live long anyway, so when he died didn't matter.

Because nothing mattered.

So he dared to take big risks.

But now, to survive, he was also willing to take big risks.

Kill monsters, earn money, contact the best hospitals.

Wasn't there a special treatment that cost 1.5 million per injection?

If one injection wasn't enough, take ten!

If ten weren't enough, take a hundred!

If those injections didn't work, he still had the Spring Revival Acupuncture and the Meridian-Opening Acupuncture.

As long as he had money, he could keep upgrading, and eventually, he would cure himself.

Chen Huaian stood up, feeling a surge of热血 in his heart.

He was filled with determination, putting on his clothes and opening the door.

At the door, a petite figure was blocking the way.

The sudden opening of the door seemed to startle her. She let out a small cry, took a few steps back, and ultimately lost her balance, falling on her behind.

Chen Huaian recognized the girl who had fallen to the ground at a glance and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow:

"Three zeros?"

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