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Chapter 223: Chapter 223: You Yi Sent Her a Gift
"...Demon Hunter?"
Lu Sheng couldn’t help but be stunned, repeating the three words once again.
The girl’s reaction was clearly within You Yi’s expectations.
After all, in the cognition of ordinary humans, things like demons or ghosts don’t exist in this world; surprise or misunderstanding is normal.
"Yes," You Yi nodded, explaining, "The mission of my family through the generations has been to catch demons, and indeed, there are demons in this world."
"Those demons that have cultivated their souls to be quite powerful can possess human bodies."
"They appear no different from humans, yet they use Soul Power to commit evil deeds and harm innocent people."
"The existence of Demon Hunters is to eradicate these demons and maintain peace in the Human Realm."
Of course, Lu Sheng knew that there were demons in the world and that You Yi was a Demon Hunter.
It’s just that she didn’t expect You Yi to suddenly talk to her about this.
"I have to leave Jiang City tonight, I’m heading to Beijing because my senior brother told me that more than one powerful demon is active there."
"Some demons can quietly extract the Essence from humans; those whose Essence is extracted might not feel it, but their bodies will become weaker and weaker, or they’ll fall into some illness, and eventually die when the oil is spent and the lamp dies out."
"So if a demon transforms into a human and lies in wait beside humans, it is a very dangerous matter."
Saying so, You Yi’s eyebrows and eyes appeared even more handsome and resolute, looking at Lu Sheng with a serious expression, "There are demons in Beijing, and there are also demons in Jiang City."
"It’s just that some have Soul Power that is not strong enough to be detected by my instruments. Others intentionally avoid the pursuit of Demon Hunters and hide their tracks very well."
"What happened today, causing you to get hurt...I mean, you getting hurt during my class, I feel very guilty."
"So, before leaving, I want to give you something to express a bit of my apology."
Saying this, You Yi took out something from his trouser pocket and placed it in his palm.
Lu Sheng peered at it and saw that what You Yi had taken out was a red jade bracelet with a silver bell dangling amongst the jade beads.
The bracelet looked quite exquisite, the red jade warm and delicate, and the bell looked small and exquisite, with a certain pattern intricately carved onto it.
Lu Sheng recognized at a glance that the pattern carved on the bell was Bai Ze, a divine beast from China’s mythology that can repel evil and exorcise ghosts.
"This bracelet is..." Lu Sheng looked up at You Yi.
"This bracelet is just a regular red jade bracelet, however, this bell is called the Death Seeking Bell." You Yi said while handing the bracelet to Lu Sheng.
Lu Sheng took the bracelet, and when her fingertips touched the bell, she realized it was hollow inside.
A hollow bell means no matter how the bell shakes, it won’t make a sound.
"The Death Seeking Bell is one of the Magic Artifacts of our family and normally it does not make any sound," noticing Lu Sheng’s confusion, You Yi explained.
"But if a demon approaches you, or if a demon tries to exert Soul Power on you to do something that harms you, this bell will immediately sense it and start to ring."
Hearing this, Lu Sheng was somewhat astonished.
If the bell really has such an effect, why does it not make a sound when it’s near her?
You Yi continued: "Your intelligence, talent, and capabilities are among the top in humans, which means you are the kind of human with the highest quality Essence in the eyes of demons."
"I’m giving you this bracelet because firstly, the red jade has been blessed to ward off evil, and secondly, the Death Seeking Bell can protect you."
"If you ever get targeted by some demon later, and it tries to harm you causing the bell to ring, immediately contact me, and I will come to help you."
After finishing, You Yi handed over a business card.
The pure white business card only had the name [You Yi] printed on it along with a series of mobile numbers, just like the uncomplicated and neat style of the man in front of her.
"...Mr. You, this item is too valuable, I can’t accept it."
Lu Sheng wanted to return the bracelet to You Yi, but You Yi pushed it back to her, his expression earnest: "Please keep it, even if you don’t use it, it’s fine to just put it away."
"I know Lu Sheng doesn’t lack money, giving you something that can’t be bought with money makes me feel a bit more at ease."
"Now that I’ve expressed my apologies and delivered the gift, I’ll be leaving first."
You Yi glanced at Lu Sheng, his gaze as focused as when they first met today.
"So, Lu Sheng, may we meet again if fate allows."
You Yi arrived without warning and left just as decisively.
Watching You Yi’s figure disappear from sight, Lu Sheng retracted her gaze, slightly stunned as she looked at the string of beads in her palm.
Recalling the experience from her previous life when she was relentlessly pursued by You Yi and ultimately forced to die to evade him, Lu Sheng never expected that one day she would have a calm face-to-face conversation with You Yi, who even presented her with a magic artifact from his own family.
Today’s discreet, undercurrent-filled game, known only to the two of them, she should count as the victor.
And this string of beads... perhaps she really could make use of it.
It was possible Ning Yu might suddenly appear someday to scheme against her; wearing this bead string, she might be able to find Ning Yu in the future.
Fearing that Li Muchen would be jealous of her accepting a gift from another man, Lu Sheng quickly pocketed the bead string, planning to wear it later.
She maneuvered her wheelchair towards the car. As soon as Lu Sheng appeared not far outside the car window, Li Muchen had already gotten out of the car and walked towards the girl.
In another car, Lu Youye saw through the window that Lu Sheng had returned and was eager to get out of the car, but was held back by Lu Jingyan: "Wait a moment."
"What’s wrong, big brother? I want to help Shengsheng into the car," Lu Youye said somewhat anxiously.
"There are so many people in our car. Let Shengsheng ride back home in Li Muchen’s car," Lu Jingyan said.
"But..."
Lu Youye’s eyes widened, wishing he could kick someone out of the car to make room for his sister.
Looking around, the driver was his elder brother’s chauffeur, the front passenger seat was taken by his second brother, and the backseat was occupied by him, his mother, elder brother, and Lu Youming.
Among the family, he was the youngest. If it were truly necessary to kick someone out, it would only be himself.
Thus, Lu Youye could only sulk in resignation.
Knowing that Lu Youye liked to stick close to Lu Sheng, Lu Jingyan patted his younger brother’s head: "Alright, Youye. Doesn’t Shengsheng have to go home regardless of whose car she rides in?"
"Today, since Shengsheng is injured and Li Muchen must be worried sick, but with us around, he can’t even get close to her, let alone talk much with her."
"They are in a relationship now; as Shengsheng’s brothers, we should give them some space."
Big brother truly lives up to his role, always rational.
Though he would manifest his protectiveness over his sister earlier than Li Muchen, he wouldn’t keep her overly confined, thus affecting her and Li Muchen’s interactions.
Elsewhere, Li Muchen asked Lu Sheng, "Finished talking?"
"Yeah, we’re done," Lu Sheng nodded.
"Then, let’s go home," Li Muchen didn’t ask further, his voice low, as he bent over to embrace her.
Although Li Muchen didn’t inquire further, Lu Sheng took the initiative: "This teacher came to apologize."
"He feels guilty about the injury I got during his class. We just talked for a while, just small talk."
"Hmm?" Hearing Lu Sheng’s spontaneous explanation, Li Muchen paused in his movement and looked at her, "I’m sorry... baby."
"I just feel that the way he looks at you is not as simple as the way one sees a student, so I’m involuntarily on guard, does that put pressure on you?"
"No," Lu Sheng also looked into Li Muchen’s eyes, "You love me, care for me, being wary or jealous of men approaching me is human nature."
"I don’t feel pressured," Lu Sheng naturally wrapped her arms around Li Muchen’s neck, "On the contrary, I find your reaction quite endearing."
At her words, Li Muchen relaxed.
He lifted up the girl he yearned for and settled down with Lu Sheng in the car, bowing his head and instinctively kissing her hair.
"There’s soil in your hair," Lu Sheng reminded him timely, "I rolled over a couple of times when I fell, and both my head and body are covered in dirt, I haven’t cleaned up yet."
"It doesn’t matter," Li Muchen’s tone was deep, "Being able to kiss you when I wish to kiss you, I find that very blissful."
Chen An in the driver’s seat, upon hearing this, really wanted to sigh towards the heavens.
The President and Chairman of Li Group, worth over a hundred billion, was always expressionless, not showing any excess or happy emotions even in moments of success.
But now, for just a peck on the soil-covered hair of a girl, he showed such bliss.
Catching the scene in the rearview mirror, Chen An hurriedly averted his eyes.
He was afraid the sarcasm in his heart would be noticed by the boss and result in a deduction of his salary.
Both Lu Jingyan’s and Li Muchen’s cars were heading towards the Lu Family home, planning to have dinner together tonight.
Yet, Lu Sheng was unaware that at this very moment, at the Lu family residence, there was someone she didn’t expect waiting at home.
