Chapter 7

"Get lost!"

Su Chen watched as two security guards ran up, waving their sticks, but he stood still. With a couple of kicks, he sent them flying. Everyone heard the sound of bones breaking. When dealing with armed people, how could Su Chen be gentle?

These people were far inferior to professional boxers. Compared to Su Chen, they were like infants compared to a strong man. Su Chen easily took care of them and then pulled his sister forward.

Gu Ming was so scared that he crawled backward, his face turning pale. Seeing his own security guards being beaten like children by Su Chen, his mind was on the verge of breaking down.

Gu Changchun, with a stiff face, stepped forward, fearing that Su Chen would hit his son. He trembled and said, "Su Chen, I'm your uncle. Do you want to hit me too? Su Ling, your brother is committing violence, and you're not stopping him?"

"Uncle? Don't talk about family ties. Haven't you always called me a bastard? I haven't eaten your food or used your money. Instead, you want to take over our house and turn it into a storefront."

"When Gu Mama died, no one from your family came."

This couple, Gu Changchun and his wife, were the most despicable. After Teacher Gu's death, they tried every means to drive the siblings away and take over the land.

Their excuse was that they wanted to adopt Su Ling. By adopting the child, the family property would naturally be theirs. They didn't care whether Su Ling would live well or get medical treatment.

As for Su Chen, in their eyes, he was just a picked-up bastard and had no right to inherit anything. Su Chen could only endure it in the past. While working outside, he didn't hear much gossip, but Su Ling suffered a lot.

Today, after killing someone at the boxing gym, Su Chen's mood changed, and his actions were different from before. Gu Mama wanted him to be a good person, but it seemed he couldn't do that anymore.

"Look clearly!"

Su Chen took out the receipt for the ginseng from his pocket: "This is the receipt for the ginseng I bought at Huichuntang. Gu Ming falsely accused Su Ling of stealing your things, which is extortion and slander. How are you going to compensate Su Ling?"

"I'll compensate you with a ginseng!"

The Gu family ran a pharmacy, so they had plenty of ginseng. Seeing Su Chen's fierce gaze, Gu Changchun's eyes narrowed, and he quickly agreed to compensate.

Even Gu Ming and Wu Dashaolay on the ground, pretending to be dead, no longer dared to shout, probably thinking it was better not to provoke him at the moment.

As for any future retaliation, Su Chen didn't care. If they dared to come, they should be prepared to get beaten. Occasionally being a bad guy felt really good.

Su Chen pulled his sister back home. When they entered, he saw Su Ling smiling, knowing she was very happy. The siblings were used to being mocked by that family, and today's change in Su Chen's behavior was a great relief.

Soon, the rich aroma of ginseng and pork ribs stewed in the house, making them hungry. Su Ling quickly prepared the meal in the kitchen, moving swiftly and efficiently.

Su Chen lay on the sofa, feeling so comfortable that he almost moaned. He had been busy from morning to night and was quite tired.

Su Ling had been cooking since she was twelve. According to her, her brother's cooking was terrible, so she was responsible for all the meals at home.

"Let's eat!"

The two of them looked at the food on the table, feeling very satisfied.

"This ginseng is for you to nourish your body. I'll just eat some meat." Su Chen pushed the ginseng back to her.

"But there's another one, right? Just now..."

Su Ling didn't know how to evaluate the ginseng Su Chen had extorted from Gu Changchun, but she was smiling.

"Go ahead and eat. Your health is more important than anything. No matter how much ginseng there is, it's never enough."

Su Chen also smiled. A bad person needed to be dealt with by another bad person. As long as his sister could get better, he had no psychological burden.

"Rustle..."

Su Chen was smiling when he suddenly dropped his chopsticks in shock. He saw a purple-red jade pendant on Su Ling's chest emit a figure, a naked baby, only two or three years old.

She looked as thin as Su Ling and was now eating ginseng and drinking soup with Su Ling, but only by smelling it.

Su Chen rubbed his eyes and focused his mental energy. The baby was lying on the table, white light from the ginseng flowing into her small nose. Some of the white-lighted ginseng and soup were eaten by Su Ling, and both of their appearances improved.

The baby's thin face became a bit fuller, and Su Ling's complexion turned a bit rosier, looking healthier.

The baby's face was exactly like Su Ling's when she was young. Seeing this, Su Chen understood everything.

When Su Ling was young, she often said she saw a little sister playing with her. After she said it many times, Gu Mama took her to the hospital to see a doctor. Su Chen never believed it, thinking it was just a child's nonsense.

Later, Su Ling cried and came back from school a few times, and after that, she never said such "crazy" things again. But from then on, her health gradually deteriorated.

At first, they thought it was anemia, and later, it was diagnosed as malnutrition, but they never found the root cause. No matter how they tried to improve her health, it never got better.

Gu Mama later became depressed and fell ill early, partly because of the man who was nowhere to be found and partly because of her worry about Su Ling's health.

If he guessed correctly, the baby on the table was one of the twins who died at birth. She had always been with her sister, and the mixture of yin and yang energy was why both of their healths were poor.

Seeing the two sisters eating happily, Su Chen's eyes became moist. They must have been hungry for a long time, and the little girl's yin soul hadn't grown because she hadn't been nourished enough. Su Ling's yang energy was also gradually decreasing.

The two sisters were eating happily when they suddenly felt quiet. They looked up and saw Su Chen looking at them with tears in his eyes, especially at the little girl.

"Brother, you... you can see her." Su Ling asked in surprise, her voice trembling.

"Yep!" Su Chen reached out and gently touched the little girl's face, feeling a cool sensation, as if he had touched something, but also as if he hadn't.

"Brother, you can see Xue'er. She used to ignore me when I talked to her." The little girl's voice was soft, but her words were clear.

She floated over, hugged Su Chen's neck, and leaned her face against his.

"Okay, I see Xue'er. Eat first, and after you finish, I'll see if I can cure your illness."

Su Chen realized that his mental energy had greatly increased, allowing him to see yin souls and ghosts. Finally, the chip was activated, no longer passively used and unreliable. This gave Su Chen great confidence.

"We can't be too far apart. During the day, Xue'er's consumption is greater. But there is one advantage: unlike what books say, she can come out during the day, but she gets tired easily."

"Compared to me, Xue'er is more malnourished. I'm fifteen, but she's only the size of a three-year-old. But Xue'er is very obedient and smart. She understands everything I learn. And twice, when others bullied me, Xue'er chased them away."

After eating, Su Ling chattered about these things, and Su Chen understood that Xue'er and Ling'er had a symbiotic relationship and couldn't be too far apart.

Xue'er seemed to be hiding in the jade pendant, but she was actually hiding in Su Ling's body. Su Ling had to provide life energy for both of them and feed Xue'er with essence blood periodically to maintain her spirit.

However, the family wasn't wealthy, and ordinary home-cooked dishes couldn't provide enough nourishment for a ghost.

If Su Chen didn't find a way soon, they might not be able to hold on. This was also why Su Ling's face was pale and her body weak.

"Deficiency of both qi and blood."

Su Chen silently added this to his thoughts. The two ten thousand yuan he earned today was almost spent. He needed to find a way to earn more money to make both sisters healthy and plump.

"Chip, stimulate blood and qi."

Su Chen held Su Ling's hand, and his yang energy enveloped her. With a puff of green smoke, Su Ling's aura became sunny, and her face turned rosy.

The ginseng she had eaten earlier was activated with the stimulation of blood and qi, and she broke out in a sweat.

"So comfortable, Brother, it feels like basking in the sun, but much warmer."

Su Ling murmured, feeling better than ever. Su Chen patted her head, but he felt a bit sad. He couldn't input blood and qi into Su Ling's body; he could only dispel her yin energy, which was a temporary solution.

Although Su Ling's health improved, she was still very weak. To strengthen her foundation, they needed good medicine.

Or, if he could find some Daoist cultivation techniques to absorb the earth's qi and strengthen their roots, that would be ideal, but it was hard to come by.

Xue'er's condition was simpler. Her growth depended entirely on Su Ling. If Su Ling was healthy and had enough life energy, Xue'er would get more energy.

Su Chen picked up Xue'er's chubby body, making her giggle. Although she felt weightless, he could see and sense her mentally.

After eating the Red Flame Fruit, there was indeed a significant difference.

"Xue'er, can you attack others?"

Su Chen remembered the ghost stories. If Xue'er, who others couldn't see, could attack, she would be a powerful weapon. Even a weak ghost was still a ghost, and given Xue'er's intelligence, she could be considered a spirit ghost.

"Can attack!" Su Ling said, "Xue'er can make people sick, feel cold, and become weak when she touches them. But it doesn't work on very strong people, and it can hurt her. So I usually forbid her from attacking others."

"Whoever dares to bully Brother and Sister, I'll beat them!"

Xue'er floated around, making Su Chen laugh. He thought that if she couldn't attack very strong people, it was because she was still weak.

He needed to get more tonics to replenish Su Ling's energy, indirectly making Xue'er stronger, so they could deal with more powerful enemies. This relieved Su Chen's mind.

Usually, he was busy with his own affairs, but with Xue'er around, Su Ling wouldn't be bullied.

With a reason to earn more money, Su Chen's resistance to participating in the C-level boxing tournament diminished.