Chapter 1717 Unsealing of Divine Power

"I think so too. The atmosphere between Grandpa Li and Grandma Hua is too ambiguous! Yet there's an indescribable sense of distance, as if they're doing it on purpose!"

Sure enough, people love gossip.

Once this topic comes up, even strangers can quickly become close friends.

Olena and Xiaoyue felt like they had known each other for a long time. "Xiaoyue, we hit it off immediately. Why don't you become my god-sister like Ruan Yu?"

Xiaoyue was naturally more than happy to accept it.

but……

"Wouldn't that mess up our generational hierarchy?" she said with a worried expression.

"You mean Hua Ling? Do you still have Li Lebin?" Olena waved her hand. "That doesn't matter. Let's just keep our own things."

"Okay." Xiaoyue thought so too.

The two were of the same mind.

Ruan Yu shook her head inwardly and chuckled.

After chirping for a while, Hua Ling returned. "What were you chatting about? You seemed so happy?"

She pretended to be angry, as if she was angry that the others had abandoned her and run away.

Olena: "Isn't this to make room for you? How was your chat with your brother-in-law?"

Brother-in-law?! Li Lebin?

"Heaven and earth bear witness, there is nothing between him and me!" Hua Ling quickly tried to avoid suspicion.

However, Olena and Xiaoyue were both too engrossed in the conversation and assumed that Hualing was just being shy and that's why she said that on purpose: "Oh, don't try to hide it from us. We can all see that there's affection between you two."

Was there any loyalty or affection? That's all in the past.

Hua Ling: "There's really nothing between us. If this continues, I'll get angry."

Seeing that she wasn't joking, Olena and Xiaoyue stopped laughing and asked, "What exactly happened?"

"You really... don't like Grandpa Li?"

Hua Ling said with absolute certainty, "I don't like it."

"Okay." Olena and Xiaoyue's expressions clearly showed disappointment.

Only Ruan Yu noticed that when Hua Ling said those words, there was regret and inner turmoil in her eyes.

She liked Li Lebin, but for some reason, she had to reject him.

Outside the door, Li Lebin stopped in his tracks, a look of pain appearing in his eyes.

"Let's get down to business," Ruan Yu said, seizing the opportunity to change the subject. "I've come back this time because I need your help with something."

She looked at Hua Ling.

Hua Ling was worried. She had clearly promised to help her clone, but because she had been cleansed of the traitor's mark, she couldn't use her divine power for a month, which delayed her.

She wanted to make up for her missing person status elsewhere.

But I don't know what to do.

"Why are you being so polite with me? Tell me." Hua Ling smiled slightly.

"I've agreed to the match with Grace on your behalf."

"Huh?" Hua Ling tilted her head in confusion. "What do you mean?" It was just a few simple words, but why did she not understand them when they were put together?

"That's how it is," Xiaoyue explained from the side.

After listening, Hua Ling nodded, "I see." But then, a bitter smile appeared on her lips, "But, my dear sister, aren't you overestimating me a little?"

“Before I left the elven realm, Grice was the elven realm’s foremost alchemist. His alchemy skills were definitely superior to mine.”

Compare? How do we compare?

“Don’t underestimate yourself,” Ruan Yu said.

Hua Ling smiled bitterly. It wasn't that she underestimated herself; it was simply that she couldn't do it!

Just hearing the words "I have to compete with Grace" made her want to back out, okay?

Not to mention the day of the competition, he might be too nervous to perform at his usual level.

“Grace only knows the alchemy of the elven world, while you have cultivated both human and elven alchemy.”

“I understand what you mean, but I…” Hua Ling was still not confident.

From a young age, she idolized Grace.

In the blink of an eye, she was asked to challenge Grice? How was that even possible?

"The competition is still a long way off, and your divine power hasn't fully recovered yet, has it?"

Ruan Yu's words made Hua Ling even more terrified: "Yes. By the time I regain my divine power, my alchemy skills will have become rusty." At that time, I will be even less of a match for her.

Waaaaah... Yu'er! You're such a good little sister to me!

"Externally, it will take you almost a month to recover your divine power."

As Ruan Yu spoke, she took out silver needles.

Hua Ling was terrified of needles and pulled Olena to her side protectively: "What are you going to do?"

"Stab you."

"...Don't do anything reckless."

"After a few needles, your divine power will be restored," Ruan Yu said.

"Really?" Hua Ling hesitated; she didn't think her clone would lie to her.

There's absolutely no need for that.

But she had never heard of a clone possessing medical skills!

While Hua Ling was lost in thought, Ruan Yu had already inserted two needles. Surprisingly, it didn't hurt at all!

Hua Ling's eyes widened. "Is it just my imagination? Why don't I feel anything at all?"

Ruan Yu: "It's not an illusion, it doesn't hurt at all."

Then, she quickly needled several acupoints on Hua Ling's body, and finally gave Hua Ling a pill to eat: "Try to mobilize the divine power in your body."

Hua Ling obediently did as she was told. The next second, a powerful divine force emanated from her body, and this aura was even stronger than before!

"I broke through?" Hua Ling didn't think it was because the traitor's mark had disappeared.

It's probably related to the needles that the clone inserted!

"Waaaaah, my dear sister, thank you!" The bottleneck that had plagued her for years had finally been broken!

Hua Ling was overjoyed and rushed over to hug Ruan Yu's neck.

Ruan Yu's body stiffened involuntarily.

The one who is familiar with Hua Ling is her clone, not her.

No matter how well she acted, that subconscious aloofness was impossible to hide.

Hua Ling also noticed. "You..." She looked at Ruan Yu, her eyes darkening as if she had discovered something.

But the words stuck in her throat.

"That's wonderful! Grandma Hua has now regained her divine power and has a full twenty-eight days. That's enough time for Grandma Hua to master the alchemy techniques of humans and elves and reach an even higher level!"

Xiaoyue clapped her hands happily.

Hua Ling: "?"

"What did you call me?"

"Uh... Sister Hua." Xiaoyue had gotten used to calling her that and hadn't changed it yet.

After being called upon, he immediately changed his address to: "Sister Hua!"

She said sweetly.

Olena smiled and linked arms with one of them, saying, "Hua Ling, I just recognized Xiao Yue as my little sister too."

“From now on, we are four sisters!” She tried to pull Ruan Yu along.

Unfortunately, there was no third hand left.

Ruan Yu walked over with a smile and stood with the three of them.

"Xiaoyue, you and your Grandpa Li don't need to look for a place to stay. Just stay at my house. Come on, I'll take you to tidy up your new room." Olena and Xiaoyue walked out of the room hand in hand, while Li Lebin, standing at the door, glanced back into the room.

Hua Ling felt that intense gaze; she lowered her head and remained silent.