Chapter 825: Chapter 825

Since leaving Zhongzhou last time, it had been more than half a year since Fang Bai had entered his family home. The day before yesterday, his mother Yang Mei, finding out her son was in Yanjing, had specially called Fang Bai. First, she scolded him, and then she asked him to come home for a family gathering.

After Fang Bai had taken possession of this body, he inherited part of the original owner’s memories. Moreover, being a person of deep feelings and loyalty himself, he held profound affection for the family in this world. Upon hearing Yang Mei’s words, he immediately agreed with a laugh.

When Fang Bai drove back to Zhongzhou, Su Linglong was with him as well.

Su Linglong was returning to Zhongzhou because her family was currently preparing for two events, and as a direct member of the Su Family, she had to go back and help.

Fang Bai inquired and found out that one event was the upcoming birthday of Old Master Su, and on the same day of the birthday, Su Linglong’s brother, Su Yifei, was also getting engaged. It was truly a time of double happiness.

"I’ve been abroad recently and didn’t know about these family matters... Linglong, what gift do you think I should prepare?"

On the way back to Zhongzhou, Fang Bai asked this with a smile to Su Linglong, who was sitting in the passenger seat.

Today, Su Linglong was dressed in an off-white mid-length tailored coat, paired with tight pants and stepping on crystal high-heels, which accentuated her slender waist and long legs, and gave her a graceful figure.

Her schoolgirl ponytail had now been replaced by shoulder-length hair, losing a bit of girlish naivety and gaining more of a woman’s mature charm. She looked like a bundle of fresh and elegant orchids, carrying a captivating beauty of her own.

Su Linglong, who had previously worked with Fang Bai at Yanjing Hospital, used to see him every other day. But since Fang Bai had been away for a few months, she found it hard to adjust, and her longing grew by the day, making her somewhat distracted at work.

Sitting next to Fang Bai now, breathing in his familiar masculine scent, Su Linglong was enveloped in joy and happiness, hoping that Fang Bai would never leave her.

Hearing Fang Bai’s question, Su Linglong pursed her lips and smiled softly, saying, "You just attending Grandpa’s birthday party and my brother’s engagement ceremony is enough; you don’t need to bring any gift!"

"That won’t do, there has to be a gift! Never mind, I’ll think of something myself..."

He paused, then added, "Hard to imagine, huh? I haven’t seen you in months, and your brother has already gotten engaged. I wonder which family’s fortunate daughter has snagged your brother, this golden bachelor?"

Su Linglong said, "It’s Tang Haiyang’s youngest daughter, Tang Ya."

"Tang Haiyang? The Tang Family of Anxi?"

Fang Bai had heard from Wen Rou before that her second uncle, Tang Haiyang, was a businessman with several pharmaceutical companies, and assets worth over ten billion, enjoying a good reputation in the Huaxia pharmaceutical industry.

The Tang Family had risen to prominence primarily because of the two brothers, Tang Chongshan and Tang Haiyang.

"Yes, that’s Tang Haiyang of the Tang Family from Anxi, he is Wen Rou’s second uncle..."

When Su Linglong mentioned the name "Wen Rou," her beautiful eyes glanced at Fang Bai intentionally or unintentionally, with a half-smiling expression.

Previously, when Fang Bai had gone out to cultivate, he had specially gathered Su Linglong and other close female friends, along with his few disciples, to teach them some defensive and offensive formations. At that time, Su Linglong and the other women had realized that Fang Bai had an indescribable relationship with each woman.

However, all the women were extremely intelligent, and although they saw through it, no one took the initiative to speak out, nor did anyone express dissatisfaction or jealousy.

Fang Bai had said that once they embarked on the path of the Martial Dao, not only would they retain their youth, but they were also destined to have much longer lives than ordinary people, so they were not in a rush when it came to relationships. Who would end up with Fang Bai or who would leave his side ultimately depended on fate.

Su Linglong and Tang Wenrou were not familiar with each other at first, but later, they became friends while practicing the formations taught by Fang Bai and started referring to each other as sisters.

When Su Linglong mentioned Tang Wenrou, Fang Bai was struck by a thought, and immediately, the image of Tang Wenrou in a police uniform appeared before his eyes.

Tang Wenrou was a woman of few words and not good at expressing herself, keeping her thoughts to herself silently. Normally, unless you initiated conversation with her, she would remain silent.

During his previous journey of experience, Fang Bai’s other women friends would often call him, but it was Fang Bai who always initiated the calls with Tang Wenrou, and unlike the other women, Tang Wenrou did not know how to make conversation and would usually hang up after a few words.

But Fang Bai knew that Tang Wenrou’s few words already meant more than a thousand words.

This time, with Su Yifei and Tang Ya’s engagement, as a relative on the bride’s side and Tang Ya’s cousin, Tang Wenrou should also be there, right?

"By the way, Linglong, I have something for you..."

As Fang Bai spoke, he pulled over to the roadside, gently touched his left hand’s spatial ring with his right hand, and the spatial ring twinkled. Su Linglong exclaimed in surprise and watched intently, only to see that Fang Bai now had a jade rod over two feet long, colored green, in his hand.

Su Linglong saw the jade rod was thoroughly transparent, emitting a green light, and seemed to be made of fine jade, concluding that it must be a valuable treasure that Fang Bai had acquired from somewhere.

Fang Bai said, "This item is called the Jade Soul Hook Rod, and I got it from a powerful individual in the Hidden Sect World during my travels. It is a Wood Attribute Spiritual Artifact, and as you have an Innate Wood Spirit Root, it’s suitable for you to use as a weapon. With it to enhance your strength, you can become notably stronger."

Fang Bai had obtained this Jade Soul Hook Rod during his confrontation with Ghost Doctor Valley in the Hidden Sect World, where he had killed Supreme Elder Wei He of the Ghost Doctor Valley and kept it in his spatial ring, planning to give it to Su Linglong upon his return.

"A Wood Attribute Spiritual Artifact? But isn’t it made of jade? Wow... it’s so heavy!"

When Su Linglong took the Jade Soul Hook Rod from Fang Bai’s hand, she hadn’t expected it to be so weighty. It might have seemed insubstantial in Fang Bai’s hands, but in her own, it felt like it weighed hundreds of pounds, and if she hadn’t already become a Profound Level Martial Artist, it might have been quite cumbersome to handle.

"I’ll also give you this spatial ring, so you can keep the Jade Soul Hook Rod in it normally."

As he spoke, Fang Bai took out another spatial ring and handed it to Su Linglong.

This spatial ring, which Fang Bai had obtained from warriors He Huan and Pei Litong from a Minor World, had already secretly been given to Dragon Maiden in Yanjing, a gesture that had excited her for a long time.

After teaching Su Linglong how to use the spatial ring, Fang Bai had her drop blood on the ring.

From then on, Su Linglong officially became the "owner" of this spatial ring. Unless someone like Fang Bai, who was both an Array Master and Artifact Refiner, came along, no one other than Su Linglong herself could covet what was inside the spatial ring.