Chapter 2274 - 2234: Foundation Establishment Stage Level 3 Early Stage

After Zhao Ruxue and those police officers took the eleven people away, Ye Qiu said a few words to Cai Yong, then he drove back to the Peach Blossom Source Villa Community.

As for Zhao Ruxue, it was still unknown how long she’d be occupied.

"Ye Qiu, it’s time to eat."

Xiaomai and Lin Xiang had been waiting for Ye Qiu to come back for dinner, unaware why Ye Qiu had left in a hurry earlier.

"Xiaomai, you don’t have to wait for me in the future to eat."

Ye Qiu sat down, and after dining with the two women, he went upstairs to continue playing on the computer.

At around nine in the evening, Ye Qiu prepared to shower and then continue his cultivation.

Because he could tell that it might snow heavily in the coming days.

By then, when it’s snowing, cultivation will definitely be difficult; almost impossible to see the moon.

Only if the weather is good might the moon be visible.

Ye Qiu’s cultivation requires Moonlight Essence and Sun Essence; without visibility, cultivation is impossible.

After showering, he returned to his room and saw his phone constantly ringing, discovering it was a call from Zhao Ruxue.

Zhao Ruxue had been busy the whole time.

Besides having to interrogate these suspects, then notifying the families of the missing children, also needing to find out where the children were sold.

All these take time.

Of course, she’s handed the rest of the work to her subordinates.

Thinking of Ye Qiu, she called him.

"Ruxue, what’s up?"

"I just finished my tasks, aren’t you coming out?"

"I just finished showering."

Originally, Ye Qiu hadn’t planned to go out, but it was hard for Zhao Ruxue to find any time.

Thus, he went downstairs.

At this time, Lin Xiang and Xiaomai were watching TV. Seeing Ye Qiu leave again, they still didn’t know where he was headed.

Ye Qiu got into the car and drove straight to the City Police Bureau.

Upon arrival at the City Police Bureau, Ye Qiu called Zhao Ruxue again.

Zhao Ruxue came out and got into Ye Qiu’s car.

With it being so cold outside, it was definitely not a choice to feel the river breeze.

Upon knowing Zhao Ruxue hadn’t eaten dinner yet, Ye Qiu took her to a Western restaurant.

He had brought Zhao Ruxue there before.

The two sat down and ordered food. Since Ye Qiu had already eaten and wasn’t hungry, he didn’t order much.

"Ye Qiu, you’re really amazing. How did you find those suspicious individuals so quickly?"

This was thanks to the influence of the Jiangbei Gang.

However, Ye Qiu didn’t want to elaborate on that.

"Actually, if your police force wanted to investigate, it might be easier than for me."

Zhao Ruxue didn’t believe it.

"Is there any news about the missing children?"

"There is, they’ve already been sold several times, all transferred to the north."

Sold to the north?

Clearly, the population in the north is declining, especially some families with only children, so now they may be resorting to these methods to abduct toddlers.

"Can they be found based on the clues?"

"They should be, following the connection lines, no matter how many times they were resold, they can be retrieved."

Actually, leniency towards these traffickers is too generous; otherwise, the impact of abducting children on a family is unimaginable.

Yet, Zhao Ruxue knows she can’t manage matters of law.

Zhao Ruxue gazed at Ye Qiu; she genuinely admired him greatly.

"What are you staring at?"

"If you joined the police force, became an officer, perhaps all those cases would be solved by you."

Become a police officer?

Ye Qiu felt it would be using a sledgehammer to crack a nut; how could he spend time on that?

"Why would I spend so much time on this; if not for you, I wouldn’t bother."

Zhao Ruxue naturally understood.

As the waitress brought the steak newly ordered, Ye Qiu knew she was hungry, watching Zhao Ruxue eat.

After the two had their fill, it was already past ten in the evening.

Suddenly, Zhao Ruxue felt discomfort in her stomach.

Perhaps a stomach ache.

She hadn’t been eating properly during this period, likely causing gastrointestinal issues.

"What’s wrong?"

"Perhaps it’s a stomach ache."

"Let me check."

While examining Zhao Ruxue, Ye Qiu found her discomfort was indeed caused by a stomach ache.

Before Ye Qiu went to Siberia, Zhao Ruxue had started investigating the mummy case, leading to irregular meals since then, worsening recently, making her gastrointestinal system unadaptable.

"I don’t know if it’s worth it."

Ye Qiu obviously didn’t want his woman to fight hard for others, even if Zhao Ruxue was working.

While heading to the car, letting Zhao Ruxue close her eyes, she was only aware of Ye Qiu placing his hand on her navel.

Feeling a cool sensation, her stomach ache quickly subsided.

"All good now?"

"Fine,"

Zhao Ruxue replied.

Ye Qiu drove away from there to the riverbank.

The two didn’t get out, but remained in the car, gazing at the lit night scene outside.

The wind outside howled; it was now only three to four degrees, and in a few days, it’d drop below freezing, then the snow would start.

"Ye Qiu, didn’t you go to Siberia a while ago?"

"How was it there?"

"Very cold, extremely cold, with temperatures of minus twenty or thirty degrees, even reaching minus forty or fifty."

Such cold?

Zhao Ruxue couldn’t believe it.

Around eleven at night, Ye Qiu knew he should take her back.

"I’ll drive you back to the community; get some rest early."

Driving back to the entrance of the community where Zhao Ruxue and her sister lived, Zhao Ruxue got out, and Ye Qiu reversed then left, heading back to the Peach Blossom Source Villa Community.

Upon returning to the villa, Ye Qiu found his parents and sister were home, greeted the three, and went upstairs.

He continued cultivating.

Uncertain for how long he cultivated.

After absorbing Spiritual Energy, converting it to True Qi days ago, and now tonight absorbing Spiritual Energy into the meridians, finally reaching the Dantian, as more True Qi congregated there, a transition from quantity to quality began, then like a dam bursting, Ye Qiu felt a boom in his brain as if it exploded.

In an instant, the True Qi surged even more mightily.

When that aura disappeared, Ye Qiu felt incredibly comfortable, and in the Dantian area, faintly perceived that lotus-like thing in the white mist.

He knew he had broken through from the Second Layer Peak of the Foundation Establishment Stage to the Third Layer Early Stage.

Upon opening his eyes and checking the time, it was just past three in the morning.

It was still early.

Ye Qiu just got up to shower before returning to the room; he didn’t continue cultivating and lay down to sleep soundly.

The next morning, Ye Qiu woke up to wash up, and heading downstairs, clearly felt today was much colder. Chen Fang said: "Ye Qiu, it’s colder today; you should wear a thicker coat."

"Mom, I know."