Chapter 706: Chapter 706: The Last Soul Power_1
Upon seeing Qin Sisi’s refusal, Lan Di became anxious. He quickly pleaded, "Sisi, Black Cat, although we’ve only been trading during this period, I’ve already considered you guys my friends in my heart. I’m serious. I want to retrieve the memories I lost. Please help me. It’s truly important to me."
Qin Sisi stubbornly shook her head, a bit petulantly, "Lan Di, you’re mistaken. Those memories aren’t important to you. That girl was just someone you didn’t love. If you’ve forgotten her, then just forget her. Stop thinking of her."
Upon hearing this, Lan Di widened his eyes, struggling to say, "Someone I didn’t love? Then why does my heart feel so hollow, as if I’m missing something important?"
Qin Sisi frowned, feeling she really couldn’t keep talking. She stood up carrying Ye You, intending to go to the bedroom and ignore Lan Di.
Lan Di watched Qin Sisi’s back, dumbfounded. Then he suddenly stood up, loudly declaring, "Black Cat, I give you my Soul Power."
Qin Sisi stopped abruptly. Ye You looked surprised for a moment but quickly calmed down, seeming to understand Lan Di’s decision.
Qin Sisi turned around, her face filled with astonishment, "Are you crazy?"
As a Ghost Immortal with a respectable standing in the underworld, Lan Di had long stepped out of the cycle of reincarnation, no longer needing to suffer through the pain of birth, aging, sickness, and death.
If he bestowed his Soul Power, not to mention the thousand-year long wait, but also having to reincarnate and cultivate god know how many times to reach his current state again in the future.
This was something that just wasn’t worth it for him.
Lan Di hoarsely replied, "If I cannot find those lost memories, I will truly go crazy."
"I disagree." Qin Sisi lowered her head, sadness on her face as she let that sentence fall.
Lan Di was right. Although they had only been trading during this time, she had long since considered him a friend. Collecting the Soul Power of a friend was really heart-breaking.
Accepting Pei Pei’s Soul Power had already made Qin Sisi very upset. Although she resented Lan Di a bit regarding Pei Pei’s matter, for her to accept Lan Di’s Soul Power without any hesitation because of it was something she couldn’t do.
Lan Di looked at Qin Sisi, suddenly laughed, boldly declaring, "I’m happy that you’re worried for me, but the Soul Power is important for you, isn’t it? Black Cat, how much more Soul Power do you guys lack? I’m covering it."
Seeing that Qin Sisi had softened, he turned to directly negotiate with Ye You.
In a calm tone, Ye You replied, "Only one more is needed."
Lan Di froze for a moment, then laughed, saying, "You see, this is fate’s will. It’s destined that I am that last one. At a critical moment, you need a friend like me."
As he spoke, he patted his chest, seeming quite pleased with himself.
Ye You looked at Lan Di, emotion unidentifiable in his deep purple eyes. He paused, then said, "If you truly want to help, you could go to the underworld and catch a small ghost."
After all, once they’ve collected enough Soul Power, they would soon leave this place, no longer worrying about the underworld causing trouble.
Qin Sisi immediately agreed with Ye You’s suggestion.
Lan Di glanced at Qin Sisi, who was full of expectation, then after a slight hesitation, asked, "The girl that I lost, did she bestow her Soul Power on you two?"
Qin Sisi hesitated, then slightly nodded.
Having acquired the final answer, Lan Di obstinately said, "In that case, I should do the same."
Qin Sisi froze, loudly reminded him, "To meet her again, you’ll need to wait a thousand years."
Lan Di merely smiled, nonchalantly replying, "That’s alright. If she could do it, so can I."
After speaking, Lan Di looked at Ye You again, resolutely stating, "Black Cat, help me recover that memory, and I’ll give you my Soul Power."
"Are you sure?" Ye You sought confirmation once more.
Lan Di nodded forcefully, "Yes, I’ve decided. If I can’t recover such important memories, even if I were to exist forever in this world, I wouldn’t be happy."
Ye You raised his head to look at Qin Sisi, softly encouraging, "Agree to it!"
He knew Qin Sisi didn’t have the heart to do it, but with Lan Di’s determination and their urgent need for Soul Power, there was no reason to refuse.
Qin Sisi let out a long sigh and finally nodded.
Ye You jumped onto Lan Di’s shoulders, lifting his claw projecting a cluster of blue light that enveloped Lan Di’s head, using magic to awaken his lost memories.
Lan Di tightly shut his eyes, only to feel a brute force tearing messily within his brain, some vague fragments gradually becoming clear.
The bond of a spirit marriage, a sincere companionship, she was entirely devoted to him, while he took that readily available affection for granted, treating her with distant closeness.
Later, for some unknown reason, he suddenly fell in love with her, deeply and passionately, treasuring her as if she were a precious gem in the palm of his hand.
Then, at the most beautiful moment of it all, she vanished.
Only at this moment did Lan Di realize, the time they spent together in love in these six months was the most beautiful memory of his lifetime as a human and a ghost.
Opening his eyes with sadness in his expression, he asked Qin Sisi, "Why did I suddenly fall in love with her? And why did I suddenly forget her?"
Qin Sisi replied, "Because she exchanged a Love Potion with us using Soul Power. After you took it, you would fall in love with her. When its effects wore off after six months, you would forget about her forever."
Lan Di unconsciously reddened his eyes. To exchange eternal oblivion for six months of love, Pei Pei, was it really worth it?
With the resurgence of memories, the sense of loss in his spirit was far from being eased. Instead, that hollow feeling became more and more apparent, as if someone had torn open his chest and took away his heart.
"Pei Pei, if I had known I would miss you this much, I would have fallen in love with you sooner."
Lan Di softly muttered, then raised his head to look at Ye You, requesting, "Black Cat, a thousand years later, please let me and Pei Pei meet again. Before it was always her chasing me, it’s about time I chase after her in my next life."
"Alright." Ye You replied in a low voice, glancing next to him at Qin Sisi. Suddenly, he felt very lucky.
They were indeed lucky. When I loved you, you also just so happened to love me. There is no need to play a game of chase like Lan Di and Pei Pei, you run and I chase, I run and you hide.
Lan Di exhaled deeply, looked at Ye You, then at Qin Sisi, smiling as he said, "Lastly, I wish you happiness. It’s a shame that I won’t be able to attend your wedding."
Qin Sisi bit her lip and lowered her head, her eyes welling up.
"Take care." Ye You replied in a deep voice, slowly raising his claw, lightly waving it around to summon the Spirit Conversion Bottle.
