Chapter 176 Bai Yu Pays Rent

Chapter 176: Bai Yu Pays the Room Fee

He ran to the surveillance room again, staring at the footage with no trace of Bai Yu. Wen Yu clenched his fists, trembling slightly.

Why did Bai Yu leave? What exactly did Yu Yingting say to her?

And without her phone or ID, where could she go? Could it be the Fairy Peak in T City?

Yes, Fairy Peak!

Wen Yu hurriedly said to Assistant Guan, "Book a flight to T City immediately!"

Without an ID, Bai Yu couldn't book a ticket and could only travel by bus or similar means. He was sure he could catch her by waiting in T City.

But Bai Yu, whom Wen Yu was thinking about, did go to Fairy Peak, but soon after, she went to J City.

*

J City, Nanhe Village.

Bai Yu and Jiang Yingxue were admiring flowers and drinking wine in the courtyard.

The wine was a fine spiritual brew—the Awakening Heart Dao Wine. Cultivators often drank it, as it greatly helped with future demon heart tribulations.

Although the two of them had long passed their demon heart tribulations, the wine was sweet and delightful, perfect for a casual sip to relax in their spare time.

Before coming to J City, Bai Yu had made a special trip to Y City to check on the Taowu. When she saw its massive body dissolving, she felt immensely relieved and in high spirits.

She also discovered the murals in the cave and another sealed site.

As a clever divine beast, Bai Yu speculated based on the murals' descriptions and the spiritual energy flowing out of the Taowu's dissolving body, which was identical to Blue Water Star's energy.

Her guesses were close to the truth.

This Taowu, having wreaked havoc on Blue Water Star, was sealed by cultivators from ten thousand years ago at Fairy Peak.

But even sealed, the Taowu was restless, stealing spiritual energy from the entire Blue Water Star.

Now, it seemed it had ultimately failed.

The Taowu's dissolution would boost the recovery of Blue Water Star's spiritual energy.

With the spiritual energy revival, rare treasures would also emerge in abundance, bringing more opportunities and challenges for cultivators.

Bai Yu was no longer in a hurry to leave. She pulled out a spatial ring and handed it to Jiang Yingxue.

"Yingxue, do you have a guest room?"

"Yes, as long as you don't mind it being simple."

Bai Yu looked around the courtyard's beautiful scenery and smiled, "Of course I don't mind."

Compared to the simple cave, this was a mansion.

Meanwhile, in Y City, Yu Yingting, after being wronged at the café, went home to cry to her parents about what happened, pouring out her grievances and humiliation.

She even threw her deep-sea dream sapphire bangle to the ground, sobbing, "Everyone's bullying me, boohoo..."

The Yu family parents were heartbroken. She was their precious treasure, whom they doted on, and now she was being bullied by outsiders—they couldn't let it slide.

Ou Jingzhi hugged her daughter, gently patting her back, and said softly, "Yingting, stop crying. Your crying breaks your mother's heart. Don't worry, Mom and Dad will make things right for you!"

That Wen Yu guy had made their daughter cry several times this month. They had thought he was decent before, but now they saw him as a total mess.

Yu Zhengxin said, "Yingting, I don't think Wen Yu is a good match. How about we look for someone else? Wen Yiling has three sons—if you liked the other two, we could've swapped you out ages ago."

But as soon as he said this, Yu Yingting cried even harder. "No! I won't switch! I only want Wen Yu, no one else! Boohoo... Dad, get rid of that damn vixen Bai Yu!"

Yu Yingting had no interest in anyone other than Wen Yu.

"Okay, okay, Dad will help you get rid of her."

After comforting their daughter, the Yus called the Wens to chew them out.

A few days later, Wen Yu returned home looking totally wrecked. He had waited at Fairy Peak for two days without spotting Bai Yu, and with his parents nagging him to come back, he finally returned.

"Dad, Mom, why did you call me home? I've got something to say..."

Before he could say he wanted to call off the engagement, he was met with a combined scolding from his parents.

Wen Yiling and his wife Kong Shurong had three sons: the second and third were twins. The three sons were 28-year-old Wen Yu, 25-year-old Wen Zhou, and Wen Zhi.

Kong Shurong fumed, "You've got some nerve asking what's going on! Yu Yingting is your fiancée, and you're bullying her over some other woman—you're just asking for it!"

"What kind of spell did that woman put on you to make you act so out of line?"

"Look at you, all sloppy like that—what a disgrace!"

"Wen Yu, you've been way too out of control lately!"

Wen Yiling said sternly, "You're marrying the Yu girl, like it or not!"

Wen Yu clamped his mouth shut and said nothing.

Wen Yiling raged, "You've been living too easy, haven't you? If you don't want your spot anymore, just say so—I've got other sons, you know!"

Wen Yu certainly didn't want to get pushed out by his brother in the group's hierarchy. After all these years, he had earned his position not just because he was a Wen, but through sweat and tears.

"Dad..."

"Wen Yu, you even bought that girl the same sapphire jewelry as Yingting, and she found out," Kong Shurong said, a flicker of disappointment in her eyes as she jabbed a finger at Wen Yu, exasperated. "You can't even manage this little thing!"

If he could balance Yu Yingting and Bai Yu, they, as parents, could look the other way and still have something to tell the Yus.

But with just two women, and Wen Yu couldn't manage this small matter, Bai Yu had to be gotten rid of.

Wen Yu looked confused, looking up at his mother. "Mom, did you just say I bought Bai Yu that deep-sea dream sapphire jewelry too?"

Bai Yu was a good girl with principles. During her days in Y City, though she mostly just ate and had fun, it was clear she wasn't interested in food but liked sightseeing better.

He'd tried all sorts of ways to give her expensive gifts, but Bai Yu turned down every single one. Even the phone he bought so they could stay in touch had been returned.

"Hmm," Kong Shurong said, "If you didn't give it to her, then who? Did she have the cash to buy it herself?"

Bai Yu indeed had no money to buy it, but it wasn't from Wen Yu either.

Wen Yu felt a surge of anger, thinking that the expensive jewelry must have been from that Lan Kai guy.

He thought he was way better than Lan Kai, on a different level, and had never taken Lan Kai seriously. But Lan Kai knew he liked Bai Yu and still gave her jewelry—what did he mean by that? Trying to compete with him?

"Heh." A mocking smile curled at the corner of Wen Yu's lips.

In Y City, everything was settled when Bai Yu gave away the peace jade pendant, completely cutting ties with her. No matter how they kicked up a fuss, it wouldn't affect Bai Yu.

*

Nanhe Village, Jiang Family.

Inside Xiao Zhao's nest was a fluffy little white ball. The original resident, Xiao Zhao, was playing outside the nest with a white rabbit.

Lu Caiyun came to bring Xiao Zhao food and saw this heartwarming scene, a smile instantly spreading across her face.

Then she got confused—when did the family get a cat and a rabbit?

“Ying Xue, when did you get a cat and a rabbit at home?”

Jiang Yingxue said, “Grandma, that thing in the nest isn't a white cat—it's a white tiger.”

Pointing at the rabbit, she added, “I didn't raise either of them. This rabbit was raised by the white tiger in the nest.”