Chapter 702: Chapter 698: Youluo Fragrance

When she realized who he might be, Su Muyao’s face changed drastically.

All the sounds around her, and everyone, seemed to be automatically blocked out by her.

She had traveled through many places and so much time had passed, yet she hadn’t found Mei Qingchen, nor any clues about him.

The longing in her heart had turned into the softest yet most untouchable scab deep inside her.

She thought she had long become accustomed to this emptiness, but she hadn’t expected that a silhouette resembling his could instantly shatter her forced calm.

Now, he was wearing a black cloak, the edges embroidered with dark patterns. When the wind blew, they lifted slightly, revealing his tall and solitary outline.

Su Muyao walked quickly toward that side; the closer she got, the stronger the sense of familiarity, her heart pounding harder and faster as if it would burst out of her chest.

The wind rose again, lifting the corner of his cloak, and a strand of extremely pale yet strikingly noticeable snowy hair slipped through the gap, gleaming white as frost, cold as the moon in the backdrop of falling petals and black fabric.

When her eyes caught sight of the snow-colored hair underneath the cloak, her heart tightened suddenly, as if gripped by an invisible hand, and even her breathing faltered for a moment.

It’s him.

Not only was the silhouette right, but also his hair, unmistakably.

Ever since Mei Qingchen awakened as the Pure Lotus Golden Leopard, his human form hair has looked like this.

Moreover, the way he walked was exactly as she had engraved in the depths of her soul.

At this moment, Su Muyao’s heartstrings were suddenly stirred, as if a massive stone had been thrown into a long-silent pond, causing ripples that couldn’t settle for a long time.

She didn’t even have time to think, instinctively catalyzing her superpower, using her Wood Element Ability to leap toward his figure with Ruirui.

She leaped over the crowd, trying to come in front of him.

Ruirui could feel Su Muyao’s emotions, remaining obediently silent.

But just as Su Muyao was about to get closer, a sudden strange wind blew, blurring her vision.

She closed her eyes for a brief moment, and by the time she landed again, Mei Qingchen’s figure was gone.

"How could it be?"

"Where did he go?"

Su Muyao stood in the middle of the street, murmuring, her face pale, her expression dazed and lost.

She scanned her eyes back and forth, searching for Mei Qingchen’s figure, but his figure was nowhere to be seen on the street.

Not even a trace of his presence was left behind.

A sense of hollow pain surged in her chest in an instant.

If not for the contract mark of the Golden Leopard on her collarbone burning hot at that moment, she would’ve thought she was hallucinating.

Ruirui was holding Su Muyao’s little hand, looking up at his mother, knowing she was in a bad mood, and he was really worried about her.

Ruirui opened his mouth, wanting to speak, but instinctively felt now was not the time.

But there were many Beastmen on this street, and with his mother standing still in the middle, some people almost ran into her.

Ruirui didn’t care about being bumped into; he came over to Su Muyao’s side, trying to help shield her from the crowd.

But he was too small and nearly got knocked over.

Su Muyao sensed the commotion nearby and finally paid attention to Ruirui.

She snapped back to reality, hurriedly squatting down to pick up Ruirui, "I’m sorry, are you uncomfortable anywhere?"

Su Muyao’s face was very pale at the moment, and she was filled with guilt.

Ruirui reached out his little hand to gently touch Su Muyao’s cheek, "Mommy, Ruirui is fine." 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

"Mommy, don’t be sad, Ruirui will always be with you, will protect you."

Hearing those soft, tender words, for some reason, Su Muyao had an urge to cry.

How could the child be so wonderful?

Just those words could heal her heart.

Su Muyao held him tightly, "Ruirui, thank you."

Thank him for being by her side.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t even know what she would be feeling.

Ruirui imitated the way Su Muyao usually patted his back to soothe him, and he patted her back.

...

At that moment, in a secluded alley not far away.

Mei Qingchen leaned against the wall, his body trembling slightly, his face devoid of color, and he slowly wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with a handkerchief.

Beside him, Luo Liefeng watched his condition and said, "Is the Youluo Fragrance in your body acting up again?"

"Before you left, didn’t the Sect Master have someone send you medicine? Normally it shouldn’t act up, so why is it acting up?"

Mei Qingchen said faintly, "It’s nothing, handling proper business is more important."

Luo Liefeng looked at his trembling form and his expression, feeling that Mei Qingchen could really endure a lot.

When the Youluo Fragrance acts up, the pain affects even the bones and meridians throughout the body.

Most people can’t bear it.

But this Mei Qingchen can really endure.

Since Mei Qingchen was brought back to the sect, the halo of being the favored one in heaven over Luo Liefeng himself had been affected.

When facing Mei Qingchen, Luo Liefeng’s emotions were particularly complicated.

Luo Liefeng seemed to think of something and said, "Don’t resist the sect or any tasks in your heart, that way, you will feel better."

Luo Liefeng was the genius of the younger generation of the Luo Family, also the older brother of Luo Lie Min and Luo Leshuang.

He was the most talented in the Luo Family.

Of course, he also possessed the Luo Family’s deduction ability to foresee Heavenly Secrets.

However, ever since deducing to find Mei Qingchen once, Luo Liefeng’s deduction ability couldn’t be wielded anymore.

He didn’t know why.

Moreover, that time, he was severely injured and took a long time recovering in a coma.

He knew that Mei Qingchen wasn’t someone he could predict or deduce about. Since he attempted it, he suffered a backlash.

He almost died.

If not for the sect saving him, he would have died.

Of course, he couldn’t talk about such things lightly.

He also knew that Mei Qingchen initially wanted to kill him.

However, the control of the Youluo Fragrance is not so easy to escape.

He didn’t know why, but the Youluo Fragrance had been lurking in Mei Qingchen’s bloodstream all along.

The sect’s Sect Master had always been from the Black Panther tribe.

This Mei Qingchen’s true form was also a Black Panther, perhaps there was some connection.

Of course, these secrets were not something he could pry into.

When the Youluo Fragrance fully acts up, Mei Qingchen becomes extremely terrifying.

Luo Liefeng was also scared of the Youluo Fragrance acting up completely when he accompanied him out.

...

Su Muyao didn’t go cutting bamboo tubes; she bought some at the city’s marketplace and returned directly to the residence.

After returning home, she immediately drew Mei Qingchen’s appearance and the black-cloaked figure she had just seen, then called Shen Yi out.

"Shen Yi, please help me find him."

Shen Yi was the strongest, presumably able to help find Mei Qingchen.

"Be careful and don’t get discovered."

"Yes."

Upon receiving the command, Shen Yi disappeared from the place like a gust of wind.

Su Muyao was eating bamboo rice while communicating with the system, "System, I’m very sure he is Mei Qingchen."

The system replied, "But host, I feel his aura has completely changed, even the fragrance on him is different, are you sure it’s him?"

"I don’t know why either, I can’t detect him."

Normally, if this person were the host’s Beast Husband, the system’s upgraded and enhanced power should be able to sense it.

Upon hearing the system’s words, Su Muyao’s expression changed several times.

When she stood where Mei Qingchen had been, even the scent in the air wasn’t the same as it used to be on him.

It wasn’t the familiar fragrance she knew, but another intense scent.

"When Shen Yi returns, I want to go to Cloud Mist Mountain."

She wants to use the Time Reversal method to find out what Mei Qingchen experienced on Cloud Mist Mountain before.