Chapter 1447 A Surprise Visit
1447 A Surprise Visit
After flying for almost an entire day without rest, Yuan arrived at the Eternal Lotuses" headquarters.
The guards at the front gate were startled when he suddenly descended from the sky and landed before them.
"W-who are you?!"
Yuan greeted the female guards with a handsome smile and said, "h.e.l.lo, I am Yuan. I"m here to visit my little sister, Yu Rou."
"Yuan?" The guards" eyes widened with surprise, but there was a hint of doubt in their eyes for some reason.
"Please give us a minute to notify Yu Rou."
"Wait!" Yuan suddenly stopped them.
"I actually came here unannounced to surprise her, so if you don"t mind, can you let me inside without notifying her? You can let Bai Lianhua know, though."
"Sure—wait a second! How do we know you"re actually Yuan and not someone disguised as Yuan?!" One of the guards suddenly said with a doubtful frown on her face.
"For all we know, you could"ve consumed an appearance-
altering pill!"
After all, medicine and pills are part of the things that people are now able to acquire through the system, so things such as appearance-altering pills are becoming more common on Earth.
"Uh…" Yuan didn"t antic.i.p.ate being questioned in such a manner, feeling like he was still in Cultivation Online.
"I"m not sure how you want me to prove my ident.i.ty. How about my Cultivators" a.s.sociation ID card?"
"Those can be faked, too!"
Yuan sighed, "Aren"t you being a little too paranoid? I"m just trying to visit my little sister."
"As if! Player Yuan is at the top when it comes to stolen ident.i.ty right now! And Yu Rou is also very popular with countless admirers! There are plenty of people who would disguise themselves as Yuan to get to her! In fact, it has happened before!"
"Really?" Yuan"s eyes widened at this information, and he wondered when Yu Rou became so popular.
"If you can"t prove your ident.i.ty, you may scram before we escalate this!"
Hearing this, Yuan shook his head and proceeded to take out his cell phone.
He dialed a number before putting it on speaker.
"h.e.l.lo? Yuan?" Bai Lianhua"s voice resounded a moment later.
"Hey, sorry to bother you, and this will sound sudden, but I am outside your headquarters right now."
"Really?! I"ll be right there!"
"Thanks."
Yuan closed the call and silently stared at the female guards, their eyes as wide as saucers.
It was completely silent with neither of the guards uttering a single word until Bai Lianhua showed up.
"Yuan!" Bai Lianhua rushed in front of him with a strong urge to embrace him, but she managed to control her emotions at the last second.
"You should"ve notified me earlier so that I could"ve called for Yu Rou, as well!"
Yuan shook his head and said, "I actually wanted to surprise her, so I am glad you didn"t."
"Come, I"ll bring you to her."
He nodded.
"W-wait!"
The female guards suddenly stopped them.
"What is it?" Bai Lianhua asked, unaware of their circ.u.mstances.
Meanwhile, Yuan spoke with a calm smile on his face, "Don"t worry about it. You were just being diligent. Keep up the good work."
"Did something happen?" Bai Lianhua looked at him with raised eyebrows.
"No, nothing at all."
"If you say so."
However, Bai Lianhua silently glared at the guards, almost as though she was trying to tell them that she would question them later.
Once they entered the gates, Bai Lianhua brought Yuan straight to Yu Rou"s room.
"Hm? She changed rooms?" Yuan asked as they walked in a different direction.
"Yes. She was recently promoted, so she gets to live in her own room instead of sharing it. She"s a hard worker."
"Looking at your progress, I can say the same to you." Yuan smiled.
At a glance, Bai Lianhua"s cultivation was actually at 1st level Spirit Lord.
"This is mostly because of the treasures you left behind for my family," she said with a somewhat bashful smile.
"Speaking of your family, is everything okay for you guys? Are the other families bullying you?" he asked.
A bittersweet smile appeared on Bai Lianhua"s face as she suddenly stopped walking.
She turned around to look at him and sighed, "Since we refused to partake in that event where they ambushed you, they"ve been blaming us for several things. It"s nothing we can"t handle, but the pressure on us has been increasing lately because of the system update. Everything is a mess nowadays."
"How are they pressuring you if you don"t mind me asking?" he inquired for more information.
"They"re mostly messing with our business and bullying our faction with challenges. We"ve been b.u.mped down a few ranks because of that."
"Oh, right. A faction can challenge another faction to friendly matches to increase their rank. I forgot this system existed since we"ve never been challenged before."
"Who in their right mind would challenge your Demon Sealing Faction? However, things might change soon with everyone increasing their cultivation much quicker."
"I"ll keep that in mind."
Bai Lianhua then said, "Anyways, you don"t need to worry about us. We can deal with some bullying and they"ll eventually stop."
Yuan nodded, "Don"t hesitate to come to me if you need help."
"Of course."
They resumed walking shortly after and quickly arrived at Yu Rou"s new room, which was located right in front of a small but beautiful fish pond.
"Yu Rou, you have a guest." Bai Lianhua knocked on her door.
The door opened a moment later and a beautiful young lady in a somewhat messy appearance showed her face.
"You"ve grown up, Yu Rou."
"B-brother?! What are you doing here?!"
"I"ve come here to visit you."
"Why didn"t you call me beforehand?! I am not prepared to meet you! Give me a minute!" Yu Rou suddenly went back inside her room and even slammed the door on them.
Her actions left Yuan speechless.
Several minutes later, Yu Rou returned with her hair neatly combed, a cute dress, and a subtle touch of makeup adorned her face.
"Brother! What a surprise! When did you arrive?" Yu Rou greeted him with a bright smile, acting like their meeting a few minutes ago never even happened.
"You"ve grown up, Yu Rou..." Yuan repeated with a stiff smile on his face.