Searching for Treasures in the Clouds

Chapter 389 Yu Ru Returns

There was no breath coming out, and Yu Ru's body was very cold. She wasn't wearing much, but he couldn't feel her body temperature.

"Aru..." Yun Jixing called out softly to Yuru in a hoarse voice, gently patting her arm with one hand.

Yu Ru didn't react and remained quiet.

Yun Jixing didn't want to see her like this, so he lowered his head, pressed his face against Yu Ru's head, and hugged her tightly.

The scene before them made everyone feel extremely uncomfortable, as if they had been locked in that coffin along with Yu Ru. The cramped little space made it difficult to breathe and even instilled a sense of fear.

Seeing Yun Jixing like this, and Yu Ru in this state, made Sang Zhuxian unable to hold back her tears. She threw herself into Yun Bianzhi's arms, not daring to cry out loud, and desperately held back her sobs.

After a moment, Yun Jixing realized that with so many people around, it wouldn't be good to have someone else watching Yu Ru, so he decided to take her back to his courtyard. He looked down and saw that the person in his arms, who had been keeping her eyes closed, had opened them at some point and was looking at him.

He stared blankly at Yu Ru, thinking he was going crazy, unable to believe that Yu Ru had woken up.

Yu Ru smiled and stared at him, mouthing "Take me away." Yun Jixing didn't react, still staring at Yu Ru with that dazed look.

Yu Ru had no choice but to reach out and pinch his cheeks twice, whispering, "Take me away, I'm dizzy and tired, I want to rest."

"Okay, okay," Yun Jixing replied subconsciously. There was no smile on his face; he was afraid that all of this was a dream and dared not be happy too soon. However, after hearing Yu Ru's words, he ignored the others present, picked up Yu Ru, and hurriedly walked out.

After walking a few steps, he remembered that his grandparents and parents were also worried about Yu Ru. He didn't want to leave them so anxiously that they would get sick. So he turned around and called out to his elders, "Grandpa, Grandma, Dad, Mom, Aru isn't dead, she's still alive! She's not dead, she's not dead... I'm going to take her back to our courtyard to rest."

Upon hearing this, Sang Zhuxian stepped out of Yun Bianzhi's embrace and hurriedly chased after Yun Jixing to check on Yu Ru's condition. Yun Bianzhi also quickly followed.

"Not dead? Then why is his face so pale? Was his soul extracted? No, no..." Shanren muttered a few words as he watched the family leave, then called to his wife and followed them.

Just now, when Yun Jixing was holding Yu Ru, he deliberately turned his back to everyone and tried to cover her face so that no one else could see Yu Ru's appearance. Therefore, no one saw the interaction between Yu Ru and Yun Jixing, and they didn't know if she was really not dead or if Yun Jixing had gone mad. Everyone stood there looking at each other, then looked at Yun Zhonghe and Situ Ningzhai for their opinions.

The two elders, having heard Yun Jixing's words, were in better spirits. Situ Ningzhai beckoned to his descendants and said, "Have a sedan chair brought over for me; I'm going to the Nine Heavens Pavilion."

The next day,

When Yu Ru woke up, her mind was a complete blank. She struggled to open her eyes and turned her head to see Shan Ren sitting in front of her, taking her pulse.

Seeing that she was awake, Shanren smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, you're awake. How are you feeling?"

Yu Ru stared blankly at the person in front of her, coughed a few times, and asked, "Am I dead? Shanren, did you come to the underworld to take me back to the human world?"

At this moment, Yun Jixing sat down on the edge of the bed with a glass of water. "You're not dead, Aru, have some water."

"Yes, she didn't die, but... Sister-in-law, how did you get hurt? Did those people torture you?" Shanren asked.

With Yun Jixing's help, Yu Ru managed to sit up a little and drank some water from his hand. After a few sips of warm water, her throat felt much better. After drinking the water, she quickly lay back down on the bed.

"On the second day after I arrived there, a group of people I didn't know came and tortured me, demanding to know the secret of my immortality. The people who came to rescue me were too late, so I got a good beating," Yu Ru said weakly with her eyes closed.

"So that's how it is. Those bad guys are too arrogant. With such a mindset, they still want to become immortals? They're just delusional." Shanren said with resentment. After speaking, he stood up and turned to Yunjixing, saying, "Brother Yuan, take good care of your wife. I'll be going now. What she said suddenly reminded me of something I need to deal with. My wife has internal injuries, and my skills are not good enough to heal her. Please ask Grandpa Ling to come."

Yunji Xing also stood up. "Okay, Shanren, thank you."

"Why are you being so polite with us, family? Alright, I'm leaving now, you don't need to see me off."

As soon as Shanren left, Shanci crawled out from under the covers and hurriedly scrambled to Yuru's side. "Mommy! Waaaaah..."

"Waaaaah X﹏XX﹏X?╭╮? I've been waiting for you for so long, my mom! What will I do without you?!"

Yu Ru slowly opened her eyes and looked at Shan Ci, who was lying on her chest. She raised her hand with difficulty to stroke him. "Shan Ci, I'm sorry to have worried you."

“Mom, please don’t leave me again. (????????) The fox and I are so worried about you, and about Gu Xian’an.” Shan Ci said, choking back tears.

"Yes, it won't happen again." Yu Ru closed her eyes peacefully, using all her strength to hold onto Shan Ci's body with one hand.

Seeing how uncomfortable and weak Yu Ru looked, Yun Jixing stopped talking to her and left the conversation to Shan Ci. He bent down and kissed Yu Ru's forehead, whispering, "Aru, go to sleep now, it's safe. You're still weak, so talk less and save your energy."

"Ah."

Yunjixing had something to do, and left after confirming that Yuru was alright.

As soon as he left, Yu Ru opened her eyes again, and Shan Ci immediately noticed, "Mom, what's wrong?"

"It hurts, and I can't sleep."

"Where does it hurt? ╭(°A°`)╮" Shan Ci hurriedly climbed onto Yu Ru's face and gently pried open her eyelids to look inside.

Yu Ru reached out and took it off and put it back on the quilt. "You can't tell it's internal injury. Those people are ruthless. They have special methods to torture people so that no trace is left on the surface."

"These bastards! (???皿??)????? Mom, tell me who it is? Copy my program, I'll go to that person's house and self-destruct, then you can invent me again."

Yu Ru sighed and closed her eyes wearily. "I don't know who it was. I was in a daze there and met a lot of people. The identities of many people were kept secret, and I didn't know who was who."

"Mom, you've been away for so long this time, and all you've gained is a body full of injuries. You haven't gotten anything good out of it. (╬??д??╬) I feel sorry for you."

Yu Ru smiled with her eyes closed, "No, I still managed to get a small benefit."

Then, Yu Ru briefly recounted what happened after she was taken away.

"That's about it. The dumplings have been handed over to the state, and will most likely be improved by relevant technicians for use in military operations. From now on, they'll be on the government's payroll. Fortunately, it wasn't a buyout; I received patent fees, which amount to 1.5 million yuan annually. So... with the copyright fees from other works, I'll have around 10 million yuan a year, enough to live comfortably. It's a blessing in disguise; I gained some benefits and found an even bigger backer. The only downside is... now that the dumplings are on the government's payroll, they're essentially classified as military secrets. I can't use them casually anymore, otherwise it would be considered leaking state secrets and I'd go to jail."

"Mom, did the people upstairs just take the dumplings and then let you go? (????)"

“Not only that, I was forced to become a national security information technology officer. Although I had been in contact with them before and they helped me, that was more flexible. I could do it whenever I wanted. Now… I have no choice but to do it when the order comes down. And… sigh…” Yu Ru couldn’t help but sigh again.

“I also have to act as a spy to collect information and send it back. Do you think I can live a peaceful life? The higher-ups said that I am now considered to be eating the government's rice bowl, and that I will receive more than 20,000 yuan in pension every month when I get old. I don’t know if I will live to see that time, or if I will be able to receive that money.”

"Ah! =????=????(●???● |||)" Shan Ci scrambled up and stood on the blanket. "Mom, what does this mean? Being a spy...does that mean you're going to go to another country as an undercover agent? That's too dangerous!"

"No need to go to other countries, just stay at home, it's just... gathering information. Like what we experienced in the villa, spying on people's information on their phones and computers, and then compiling that information, something like that."

Shan Ci let out a sigh of relief. "That's more like it. Mom, as long as we don't have to go outside and can stay at home, there's still hope."

"Yes. But I have to go on business trips, and my methods of gathering information are all unorthodox, so there are bound to be some things I don't understand. The leaders wanted to arrange for a group of people to give me systematic training."

"Ah! ∑(??д??lll)" Shan Ci panicked again, "They say class is on, but what if something happens to you outside? Mom, is this class really necessary?"

"They said it was my choice, but I think they wanted me to go. They probably want to train me to be more capable and better at being a spy. There's nothing I can do about it. If I don't work for them, why would they protect my life? My existence involves too many interests, and I can't choose many things anymore. However, I'm seriously injured, so I have a legitimate reason not to go. I'll postpone it for now."

"Yes! Mom, let's drag this out for a year or two, or have them send someone over from their side."

"Ah."