Chapter 1469: Setting Out on the Road Home (Part 1)

Xiu Xi chuckled softly, not refuting it.

After all, with what they had so far, he had only learned the basics; the essence was yet to be grasped.

Hearing that Yuan Manman was completely sealed, Duan Sishu finally let go of Duan Qianyang’s sleeve, then hurriedly ran inside, shouting things like my poor Nianian, my unfortunate Nianian...

Jiaojiao couldn’t help but roll several little eyes.

There really are all kinds of mothers in this world.

Although Yuan Manman was sealed, the matter was far from over, because even though she was sealed and the nightmare was automatically nullified, Feng Nianian’s body still needed the Master to personally draw the soul back.

As the Master brought Xin Miao into the house for soul drawing, Jiaojiao waited outside, looking at the pieces of the broken bell scattered everywhere, and asked Xiu Xi, "Meow?" What should we do about these?

"The Master will take them back."

"Meow?" What if someone secretly reforges them? Maybe we should scatter them to the ends of the earth."

It’s not that Jiaojiao was worrying unnecessarily; it’s just that in TV shows, villains are never defeated for long and always manage to resurrect through coincidental opportunities.

Xiu Xi didn’t say anything but was seriously considering it.

Half an hour later, the Master came out, and several people immediately greeted him. The Master nodded, indicating that the soul drawing was successful.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and Lady Xin once again knelt on the ground, kowtowing to the Master. The Master waved his hand, and as he took a step back, he stumbled, and Ruan Hao and Ruan Jianguo immediately supported him.

Only then did everyone notice that his face looked extremely pale.

"Meow?" Master, are you alright?

Jiaojiao looked at him worriedly, uncertain if it was her imagination, but she felt the Master seemed to have suddenly become much weaker and older. Helping them with all this, would it deplete his cultivation?

"I’m fine. You may rise. The two benefactors won’t wake up yet. Take good care of them at home; they’ll naturally wake up in 12 hours." The Master weakly waved his hand, but just as he finished speaking, he coughed up blood.

Everyone was shocked, and Ruan Jianguo was so anxious he nearly carried him up immediately.

The Master, unconcerned, wiped the corner of his mouth, closed his eyes, muttered a few words, and the shattered bell fragments all flew into his hand. He wrapped them in a cloth bag and enveloped them with a piece of yellow charm cloth.

After doing this, he fainted completely, causing everyone to rush around in a panic.

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With Yuan Manman’s issue resolved, Jiaojiao, as a cat, felt relieved. Although after returning home, due to the fright during the day, she departed from her soul once in the middle of the night, but it wasn’t anything serious. Xiu Xi quickly found her and brought her back into the cat’s body.

November 9th had finally arrived: Jiaojiao’s twelfth birthday.

For the Ruan Family, this birthday was indeed a good day worth celebrating. After all, the thing that constantly worried them was finally resolved; how could they not be happy?

The Master rested at the Shu Family’s house for a night and also saw a doctor. The doctor said he was overly depleted of energy, but with good rest, he’d be fine. The Ruan Family wanted to keep him at the Shu Family’s house to rest, but the Master insisted on leaving the next day, and the Ruan Family didn’t force him to stay. Before he left, Xiu Xi went out with him for half an hour. Jiaojiao guessed it was to discuss the fragments of Yuan Manman’s seal.

Jiaojiao’s birthday, originally intended to be a quiet family celebration behind closed doors, still attracted uninvited visitors.