Cultivation Online novel Chapter 995

Chapter 995 - Orphanage

An hour later, Yuan arrived at the orphanage that he and Chu Liuxiang used to call home.

"Wow, this place looks worse than it does in my memories…" Yuan was surprised by the poor condition of the place.

"Well, it's been over a decade since we lived here, and this place never had any money to begin with." Chu Liuxiang said.

And she continued in a sighing voice, "Even though the Chu Family had offered to give them donations multiple times, they would always refuse it."

"Why would they do that?"

"I have no idea." She shook her head.

"So this is where you two came from…" Meixiu was focused on the orphanage, as she considered this place as Yuan and Chu Liuxiang's true origins.

"Let's see if they are still in service." Yuan said a moment later.

They approached the worn building and knocked on the door.

A few moments later, the door opened, and a middle-aged woman appeared before them.

"How may I help you fine ladies and gentleman?" The middle-aged woman asked them with a gentle smile.

Yuan's eyes widened when he saw this woman's face, and he muttered in a low voice, "Sister Ellis…? Is that you?"

"Hm? Do I know you, handsome young man?" The middle-aged woman asked with a puzzled face.

"It's me, Yuan. Do you remember me? I used to play the harmonica all the time for you and the other orphans."

The middle-aged woman's eyes widened with surprise after hearing his words.

She covered her mouth and spoke in a trembling voice, "Y-Yuan…? Is that really you? My god… you've grown into such a fine young man… I couldn't recognize you at all!" _{freewebnøvel.coɱ}

"Sister Ellis, what about me? Do you remember me?" Chu Liuxiang spoke next.

Ellis turned to look at her.

"Lulu? You look almost the same as the day you left. Your beautiful hair and hazel eyes— it's hard to forget about you even if I want to, especially since you were always the loudest one."

She turned to look at Meixiu next and asked, "Were you also from this orphanage? Sorry, but I don't recognize you."

"No, I am not." Meixiu quickly shook her head.

"I see… Anyways, what brought you two back to the orphanage?" Ellis asked them a moment later.

"We're just visiting," said Chu Liuxiang.

"How are you and the orphanage doing nowadays, Sister Ellie? If there's anything we can do to help…" Yuan asked her.

"Unfortunately, the orphanage is no longer in service. In fact, we shut down just last week. I am still here just to finish closing this place down."

"What?! The orphanage is no longer in service?! What happened?" Chu Liuxiang exclaimed.

"Well, we ran out of money, so we can no longer operate."

"Seriously? My father told me that he'd tried donating to your orphanage, but you guys would always refuse. Is there a reason why even though you clearly needed the money?"

Ellis sighed and said, "The owner of the orphanage is a corrupt bastard. Any money that gets donated to this orphanage will be stolen by him, so I refused the Chu Family's donation, as I don't want to give him any more money even if it means shutting this place down."

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