An Su told the old Butler that sheâd traversed all the way out here at a certain someoneâs behest. And that someone was Qi Moâs daughter.
The old man could confirm that Qi Mo did have a daughter who was studying at the same school as An Su. Theyâd last heard from her 10 days ago, but hadnât heard anything else ever since.
And now, An Su was telling them that Qi Nian had actually already died a week ago.
Because she had yin-yang eyes, An Su was able to see the deceased Qi Nianâs spirit. Qi Nian pleaded with An Su to save her father.
Qi Nian was more of a loner at school, and her relationship with her family wasnât too good either. The emergency contact information she gave to the school wasnât very accurate, and none of her other classmates had known anything about Qi Nianâs family situation when An Su had asked.
An Su had tried to use the information Qi Nian supplied when she enrolled into the school, but had found that the place was currently under renovation. She couldnât find anyone who knew about Qi Nianâs real address.
As a result, no one at the mansion knew that Qi Nian had died even after a whole week had passed.
Fortunately, Qi Nian had told An Su about this place before. But since she wasnât familiar with the area, she had only just found it in the middle of the night.
After listening to An Suâs story, the old man immediately called the school. The news they gave him was roughly the same as what An Su had said.
Hanging up the phone, the old man appeared sapped of all his strength as his legs gave out from underneath him, weakened by the sudden blow of the unexpected tragedy..
âSir is already at deathâs door, and now the Young Miss is gone too.â
An Su could only offer him an apologetic look. âSorry Uncle Butler, I was afraid you wouldnât have believed me if I just told you upfrontâŠso I found an excuse.â
The old manâs muddy eyes were suddenly filled with tears and he unexpectedly started bawling. He had watched his Young Miss grow up. How could she be gone, just like that?
An Su was at a loss as to what to do with this weeping old man before her. She could only rush forward to support him. âUncle Butler, donât be like this. Qi Nianâs father still needs you. I promised her Iâd save her father.â
âDid you see who attacked you?â Feng Jin simply ignored the sobbing old man who was currently bawling his eyes out like a child and directed his dark gaze towards An Su.
An Su helped the grieving old man to a chair before sighing, âIt all happened too quickly. I didnât get a good lookâŠâ
Other than being able to see ghosts, all she knew were a couple of simple spells. She knew she was overreaching here, but she had been unable to reject Qi Nianâs final plea.
âIâm hungry,â Shi Sheng abruptly spoke up. She had been feeling hungry ever since she came here. âGhosts get really scary when theyâre hungry, you know? Are you done yet?â
Feng Jin briefly swept his gaze over her before lowering his eyes and walking out.
âDo you think it was a human or a ghost that did it?â Shi Sheng drifted behind Feng Jin. Without waiting for his reply, she rubbed her chin and gave her opinion, âThereâs plenty of amusing stuff around here.â
âNalan Yingâs going to come soon.â Feng Jin suddenly spoke up.
Shi Sheng subconsciously replied, âAn Suâs here. Of course heâs coming.â
âHowâs he going to keep screwing her if he doesnât experience trials with her?â
She then reacted as to what Feng Jin had meant by telling her that. She smiled very happily. âItâs gonna be more fun with Nalan Ying around.â
Feng Jinâs expression didnât change as he looked back at her. âShe definitely knows something. But⊠ever since we arrived at the mansion, sheâs never left my field of vision. The only time she has, was when she went out during noon for a little while.
But last night, she seemed to know something. If Iâd known, I wouldnât have brought her here.â
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Perhaps it was because An Su was Qi Nianâs schoolmate, and had received her last request, but the Butler had told her everything he knew. As a result, An Su could now openly inspect the entire mansion.
Once she got to Madam Qiâs room, she saw Shi Sheng float through the door. Soon after, shrieks of terror could be heard coming from inside the room.
Those piercing cries nearly shattered An Suâs eardrums. She hurriedly ran to the roomâs door, and pushed it open.
Madam Qi had fallen in front of the dressing table. There were several streaks of blood decorating the mirror. By the time sheâd entered, Shi Sheng was already wiping the blood streaks away in an unhurried fashion. She then calmly floated back out of the room.
âWhy did you scare her?â An Su suddenly grabbed onto Shi Sheng.
Shi Sheng only aimed a strange look at her hand that was currently being pulled by An Su. She felt a bit of warmth, but apart from that, there was no other sensation.
âBecause itâs fun,â Shi Sheng jerked her hand back before staring at the spot An Su touched thoughtfully.
An Suâs lips twitched. âYou scared her just because you found it fun?â
An Su wanted to continue speaking, but a servant who had heard all the commotion had arrived, and Shi Sheng used the opportunity to float out of the room.
When she returned to her room, Feng Jin was still in the same position he was in when sheâd left.
After meandering around the doorway for a few seconds, she appeared to have decided on something and glided over to Feng Jin.
Feng Jin looked up only to see a shadowy white blur and felt a cool sensation wrap around his wrist.
Shi Sheng bore with the intense burning pain as she rapidly concentrated the sparse spirit energy left in her body into her fingertip. But before she could send it into Feng Jinâs body, she was roughly flung away by a great force.
Feng Jin stared at her with a dark expression.
âWhat was she trying to do? Kill me?â
Shi Sheng gingerly held her numb hand as she clambered back up. Rage bubbled up in her chest, but she managed to swallow it back down in the end. âIf it had been me, and someone suddenly tried to touch me, Iâd have already brought out my swordâŠâ
She glared at Feng Jin. âWhy would I go through so much trouble just to kill you? Plus, we have a contract! If you die, I die! Iâm not an idiot!â
Feng Jinâs tensed body instantly relaxed upon hearing Shi Shengâs words. âWhy do you insist on touching me then?â
âTo the point where you can even ignore getting injured in the processâŠ?â
âHow come Iâm not allowed to touch you?â âWhat? Would touching you cause you to shatter to bits? Or would it make you pregnant?â
âYouâre a ghost.â
âSo what?! Donât ghosts have ghost rights too?! Are you discriminating against me?!â Shi Sheng flared up.
Feng Jin fell silent for a moment, his Adamâs apple bobbing a few times before he spoke, âHumans and ghosts canât be together.â
Shi Sheng, ââŠâ
âAll I(bbb)Â wanted to do was to confirm whether youâre Feng Ci or not. Too much imagination is a bad thing!â
Shi Sheng gave Feng Jin a couple of eyerolls, displaying her extreme distaste and contempt before carefully holding her hand and floating out of the room.
Feng Jin, ââŠâ âWasnât she thinking of me this way? If she wasnât, then why does she always want to touch me?â
Since then, Feng Jin didnât see Shi Sheng at all. He could only use their contract link to vaguely sense her location. She was still in the mansion. But before he could go out to look for her, An Su and Madam Qi were found missing.
No one had noticed when the two had disappeared. Only when the servants had gone to call them both down for dinner did they discover that they werenât in their rooms.
The servants couldnât find them despite thoroughly searching every inch of the mansion. And since it was pouring outside, there was no way they could have gone out there.
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At this moment, An Su was tied to a chair in a basement.
Shi Sheng casually hovered beside her with a gloating expression on her face, âHow you feelinâ?â
An Su was speechless. âHow did I get here?â
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The last thing she could remember was spending some time together with Madam Qi, but then, somehow, she had suddenly fainted. But, the moment she woke up, she only saw the gloating ghost floating beside her.
However, for some reason, An Su didnât feel afraid when she was around.
âKidnapped by someone, duh. How else could you have ended up here? I canât teleport you,â Shi Sheng smiled rather obnoxiously.
An Su couldnât help but make a face like this: (||| ÂŹ_ÂŹ)
It was easy to assume from Shi Shengâs infuriating behaviour that she was the kidnapper, but An Su didnât believe that. Even An Su herself felt it was strange that sheâd feel that way.