Chapter 60: Making a Wish, and the Meteor Shower Heading Back Home!

At this moment, Bai Wan felt a bit nervous, twisting his hands together as he said, "I, I haven't had many friends since childhood, nor have I ever experienced that kind of thing, so... I really don't understand."

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Su Yueling looked at the fidgeting Bai Wan before her, feeling somewhat speechless.

"What strange things are you thinking about? I meant to ask... do you have any dreams?" Su Yueling rolled her eyes and asked seriously.

Hearing this question, Bai Wan let out a sigh of relief and swallowed back the line, "I have loved," which he had originally intended to say.

Then, he began to ponder Su Yueling's question.

Dreams?

He had truly never considered such a concept.

If he had to have a dream, it should probably be to become a normal person and live out an ordinary life. Although the life of an ordinary person might also be hard and boring, at least they would have one or two friends.

He wanted to experience what it felt like to have friends.

Seeing that Bai Wan did not answer, Su Yueling's expression dimmed slightly as she said, "To be honest, sometimes I really envy you for having such powerful abilities... Unlike me, who has worked hard for a long time without making much progress. A year ago, I used to have many good friends, but in the classroom, they died one by one right before my eyes. Can you understand that feeling of utter helplessness?"

Bai Wan paused, scratched his head, and said, "Th-This, I'm sorry... I've never had any friends, so..."

"Um... That's true, never mind then..." The sorrowful mood Su Yueling had managed to build up was abruptly crushed.

"Generally speaking, it's just... I really envy your strength. I've always thought that if I had the same strength as you, I could protect more people.

"Of course... I'm not saying you have to protect anyone, everyone has different pursuits. I'm just talking about what I want." Afraid that Bai Wan would misunderstand, Su Yueling quickly explained.

Protect?

Bai Wan felt a bit puzzled. He didn't quite understand why one would want to protect others...

Suddenly, Su Yueling's eyes lit up. She pointed at the sky and exclaimed, "Bai Wan, look! A shooting star! Make a wish, make a wish!"

Instead of looking at the shooting star in the sky, Bai Wan kept all his attention fixed on the girl before him.

The girl with long, snow-white hair lifted her head to gaze at the heavens.

At this moment, her eyes were exceptionally bright, and that dazzling radiance was no less striking than the shooting stars in the night sky.

In that instant, Bai Wan's heart stirred slightly.

Noticing Bai Wan staring blankly at her, Su Yueling's gaze turned guarded.

"Hey, what are you thinking about? You wouldn't be thinking about pushing me into the river and then selling my gold and silver for money, would you?"

Startled by this, Bai Wan hurriedly said, "N-No way... That's just what I thought about before."

"Ha??? So you really *did* think about it!" Su Yueling's face was full of shock. Oh, Old Man Bai, you really dare to think about anything!

"Ahem... The shooting star is here, make a wish!" Bai Wan immediately changed the subject.

Easily fooled, Su Yueling's attention was immediately drawn back to the meteor shower in the sky.

The girl closed her eyes, her eyelashes trembling slightly, looking both sacred and beautiful...

Looking at Su Yueling, Bai Wan suddenly thought: What if one day, this lively white-haired monster was no longer around? What if no one was left to speechlessly complain about him, or to wander around everywhere trying to save others like some kind of saint?

In that case, it would also be very lonely, wouldn't it?

The thought that Su Yueling might eventually sacrifice herself like the others from the official bureau caused an inexplicable ache in Bai Wan's heart.

At this moment, he finally seemed to understand a little of what Su Yueling meant by the feeling of watching her friends die one by one before her eyes.

This was what it felt like when a friend sacrificed themselves... Is this what a friend is?

Watching Su Yueling earnestly close her eyes to make a wish, Bai Wan couldn't help but smile.

He had his first friend now, too.

Following her example, he brought his palms together, looked up at the beautiful night sky and the gorgeous meteor shower, and began to make his wish.

"I hope you can make me normal..."

Bai Wan murmured softly, voicing his wish to the heavens for the very first time.

The beautiful meteor shower flashed brighter and brighter, as if responding to Bai Wan.

A smile also appeared on Bai Wan's face, but it quickly froze.

To his horror, the increasingly bright shooting star suddenly made a sharp turn in mid-air, accelerated upward, and soared away from the Earth, looking as though it were preparing to pack up and head home.

Bai Wan: "..."

Bai Wan felt like crying without tears.

What the hell!! You were flashing not to answer my prayer, but because you had your hazard lights on to make a U-turn?!

At some point, Su Yueling also opened her eyes with a look of contentment.

She had made her wish; surely it would come true, right?

The moment she opened her eyes, however, she was met with the shocking sight of a shooting star traveling backward.

She looked at Bai Wan in confusion.

Staring at the sky with a profound expression, Bai Wan said, "Ningning, the shooting star has received your wish, and no doubt it's getting ready to take it back to Namek to process."

Su Yueling froze for a second before suddenly asking, "Bai Wan, why won't you look me in the eyes?"

Tilting his head up, Bai Wan answered guiltily, "My neck is twisted, temporarily unable to turn."

Seeing Bai Wan's guilty demeanor, Su Yueling instantly figured out what was going on and broke down, crying out, "Bai Wan!!! You are truly toxic!!!"

You managed to chase a meteor shower completely out of Earth's orbit—that is simply too absurd!!

Feeling immensely guilty yet wronged, Bai Wan protested, "I didn't do it on purpose..."

"Don't speak to me, we're cutting ties, we are definitely cutting ties!!!"

"No, no! You're my very first friend, and you promised me we would share weal and woe together!"

"I am going to..."

For the first time in her life, Su Yueling was driven to curse out loud.

After a moment's thought, she swallowed the words back, feeling an extreme sense of helpless despair.

Oh boy, she had said the wrong thing. Is there any way to recall a sentence?

How on earth had she ever dared to utter something like "sharing weal and woe together" in the past?!

However, though being friends with Bai Wan was a bit dangerous, it wasn't without its perks.

Su Yueling couldn't help recalling the previous dungeon instance, when Bai Wan had stood resolutely before her without a trace of fear, unleashing those terrifying crimson eyes to force the terrifying entity back.

She had to admit, Bai Wan actually looked a little handsome in that moment.

It was just that the threshold for being Bai Wan's friend was a bit too high, and Su Yueling wasn't certain she would survive the test of time.

Ding.

Her phone chimed. Su Yueling glanced at the text message and told Bai Wan, "Let's go, the captain has finished grilling the skewers."

Feeling his stomach rumble, Bai Wan eagerly anticipated the food.

The two of them walked slowly back together through the forest.

Neither spoke. In that quiet, peaceful atmosphere, letting their minds wander while walking quietly through the woods felt like a form of happiness in itself.

Soon, the two of them arrived back at the camp.

At that moment, the meat skewers in Captain Zhou Lu's hand looked exceptionally appetizing. The beef skewers, a perfect mix of lean and fat, glistened with juices and seasonings, and their savory aroma could be smelled from afar.

One of the beef skewers was particularly large and looked exceptionally delicious. Both Su Yueling and Bai Wan stared at the giant skewer with mouths watering.

Suddenly, Bai Wan's expression shifted. He pointed into the forest and exclaimed, "Goodness, the Painter has come out!!"

Startled, Su Yueling looked nervously toward the woods, only to find the forest empty and her expression filled with confusion.

Where was the Painter?

When she turned her bewildered gaze back to Bai Wan, she discovered that he had already snatched the largest skewer and had already eaten half of it.

"Ahhh! Bai Wan, you are so cunning!!" Su Yueling cried out as she lunged to snatch the skewer from his hand.

Stepping back, Bai Wan adopted a righteous tone and said, "Ningning, I'm doing this for your own good. Consider it a lesson: you're just too easy to fool. If you keep going like this, you might end up getting scammed by some male ghost in a dungeon!"

"No way! Ghosts are very pure! Not a single one of them is as sly as you! Hurry up and let me have a bite! I've had my eye on this giant skewer for a long time!"

Smirking smugly, Bai Wan replied, "Too pure, young grasshopper. A giant skewer goes to the capable! Did you really think you were some kind of feather assassin and that I'd be afraid of you?"

"Bai Wan!!!" Hearing the phrase "feather assassin" made Su Yueling bristle with utter rage.

She immediately charged at Bai Wan, kicking at him as she yelled, "Take my Bankai—A Flurry of Feathers!!"

"Aha, dodge! Dodge!! Behold my ultimate鲲-dodge technique!!"

And so, the two of them bickered and chased each other around.

Zhou Lu and the others watched the affectionate pair running back and forth with great amusement.

"Youth is truly wonderful," Zhou Lu sighed with emotion.

Suddenly, without any warning, a man dressed in loose-fitting clothes appeared, sitting down beside Zhou Lu with a smile as he watched the bickering youths.

"Ah, the atmosphere in the Lancheng branch is so wonderful. It's truly enviable."

Startled, Zhou Lu jumped. He hadn't sensed the person's arrival at all. When he caught sight of the man's face, he gasped in shock, "B-Boss??"

At the title of "Boss," everyone's attention snapped toward them, including Su Yueling and Bai Wan, who were still in the middle of their scuffle.

Bai Wan stared in absolute wonder at the man sitting on the ground. Outwardly, he looked completely ordinary, wearing black-rimmed glasses and squinting his eyes with a totally harmless expression.

Could this be one of the three giants of the Ghost Hunters, the Ghost Doctor, Fang Hanxin?

Smiling at Bai Wan, Fang Hanxin said, "This must be family, then. I've heard so much about you. Nice to meet you... Ah, no... I should say, it's been a long time, classmate Bai Wan."