Chapter 119: My Guardian Spirit is Dead (5)
Xie Yunzhi felt like Jiang Zhiyan was getting back at her, but she had no proof. She decided to stay put, sat down in the living room, and called her mother, recounting the day’s events.
She didn’t even have to mention going to the Xie family estate; her mother offered to take her.
“Is she with you right now?”
“Mm,” Xie Yunzhi replied.
“Don’t be afraid.”
“I’m not afraid. According to that person, this vengeful spirit has been following me for a long time, I just couldn’t see her, and nothing has happened to me all these years,” Xie Yunzhi said, looking at Jiang Zhiyan not far away.
“I’ll take you to the Xie family estate tomorrow.”
“The day after tomorrow, I don’t have class then,” Xie Yunzhi said. “They haven’t been able to solve this for so long, one day sooner or later won’t make a difference.”
Her mother was a bit exasperated, but couldn’t refute her, it was true, but it also made her even more anxious, didn’t that mean there was no way to solve this?
“Life and death are predestined, wealth and honor are in the hands of heaven,” Xie Yunzhi said.
“Then you have to defy fate for me!” Her mother said angrily and hung up.
Xie Yunzhi blinked, put down her phone, looked at Jiang Zhiyan, leaned back on the sofa, and sighed softly.
The takeout arrived. Xie Yunzhi got up to open the door. Worried Jiang Zhiyan wouldn’t have enough, she ordered a lot.
She observed Jiang Zhiyan, who was sitting in front of a pile of barbecue, not chewing, just sniffing.
Xie Yunzhi, a seasoned horror movie viewer, picked up a skewer, took a bite, then quickly spat it into the trash can, her face contorted in disgust.
Jiang Zhiyan glanced at Xie Yunzhi, a bit speechless: “Isn’t there food for you over there?”
“Just curious,” Xie Yunzhi took a sip of water. “The texture is strange.”
“I don’t know, I haven’t tasted it,” Jiang Zhiyan said, asking Xie Yunzhi to pour her a glass of juice. “It’s been a long time since I’ve been this full.”
Xie Yunzhi glanced at her: “Don’t you eat people?”
“I don’t, I don’t know about the previous one.”
Xie Yunzhi stared at Jiang Zhiyan: “This is the first time I’ve heard of a vengeful spirit having a split personality.”
“The world is a vast and wondrous place,” Jiang Zhiyan replied.
Xie Yunzhi twitched her lips; she didn’t understand why Jiang Zhiyan always had so many illogical retorts.
She had originally planned to eat less tonight, but the aroma of the barbecue was too tempting, and she ate quite a bit.
The next morning, while taking out the trash, she felt like the other person taking out the trash was looking at her with a judgmental gaze.
She calmly threw the trash into the bin and quickly left.
Without Song Zhili, today was a particularly peaceful day, although more people were gossiping about her and avoiding her.
Early Friday morning, Xie Yunzhi’s mother came to pick her up and take her to the Xie family estate.
“Is she with you?” her mother asked.
“Mm,” Xie Yunzhi pointed diagonally in front of her. “Over there.”
Her mother’s face paled.
“I can open her eyes,” Jiang Zhiyan offered.
“Mom, she said she can let you see her,” Xie Yunzhi said.
Her mother: ?
“You’re communicating with her?”
“She’s very noisy,” Xie Yunzhi said with a hint of disgust.
Her mother’s eyes widened in alarm, but thankfully, nothing happened.
“Then, let me see…” Her mother took a deep breath, and just as she was about to tell Xie Yunzhi to prepare herself, a translucent figure appeared next to her daughter, and she stumbled back in fright. “H-Hello.”
“Hello, no need to be so polite, we’re family now,” Jiang Zhiyan said with a smile.
Her mother’s face paled even further, and she gave a couple of dry laughs: “Are you coming with us too?”
“Of course, why wouldn’t I?” Jiang Zhiyan floated into the car.
Xie Yunzhi and her mother got in the car and shivered from the cold, there was no need for air conditioning.
The Xie family estate was in City D, and they had to take a plane. Jiang Zhiyan followed them, floating around the plane. Xie Yunzhi was used to it, but her mother wasn’t, her face pale. The flight attendant asked her several times if she needed anything.
“I’m not going to do anything to you, why are you so scared?” Jiang Zhiyan asked.
Her mother shook her head: “I have a weak heart, why do you insist on following my daughter?”
“I like her.”
Her mother’s eyes widened. If Xie Yunzhi hadn’t been holding her, she would have probably fainted.
“Mom, just ignore her,” Xie Yunzhi said, giving Jiang Zhiyan an annoyed look.
Xie Yunzhi’s mother had contacted the Xie family in advance, and they sent a car to pick them up. They seemed fully prepared, but Jiang Zhiyan still managed to get into the car, their preparations seemingly useless against her.
The Xie family members could clearly see Jiang Zhiyan, and seeing that their preparations were ineffective, their expressions turned grim, but there was nothing they could do, they could only drive on.
Everyone in the car was silent, their expressions equally unpleasant, the calmest one was Xie Yunzhi, who was being stared at by Jiang Zhiyan.
Xie Yunzhi felt increasingly skeptical of these people, if she had been considering whether to listen to the Xie family before, she was now leaning towards Jiang Zhiyan.
Although making a deal with a vengeful spirit was risky, at least there was hope, and her life was already in Jiang Zhiyan’s hands.
After so many years, these people hadn’t made any progress at all.
Xie Yunzhi felt a hint of disdain, she felt like she had some talent, the talisman she drew yesterday had worked on her first try… She suddenly realized something, was it possible that she had to save herself?
Xie Yunzhi looked at Jiang Zhiyan, who was floating on the car roof, forget it, she would leave it at that for now, she couldn’t bring herself to attack Jiang Zhiyan, she would figure something out when Jiang Zhiyan actually tried to take her life.
The Xie family estate, after hundreds of years, was still in its original location, occupying a large area. From afar, you could see bamboo shoots emerging from behind the walls.
They got out of the car. The Xie family member leading them wanted to explain the rules of the estate, but Jiang Zhiyan had already floated inside.
“So many rules, so little skill,” Jiang Zhiyan said, annoyed.
The Xie family member’s expression darkened, but he still explained the rules.
Jiang Zhiyan looked down at the estate, arms crossed, the resentment of a vengeful spirit instantly spreading throughout every corner of the Xie family estate.
She heard screams, and the person who had just said “no loud noises,” his face grim, looked up and glared at Jiang Zhiyan.
Someone boldly threw talismans at her, which Jiang Zhiyan collected and stacked neatly on the ground, the Xie family members’ expressions turning even uglier.
This was no different from slapping the Xie family in the face, but they couldn’t do anything to Jiang Zhiyan.
The Xie family went to have a meeting. Jiang Zhiyan didn’t follow, just floated in the air, eyes closed.
As expected, the Xie family had Xie Yunzhi undergo a series of tests. After confirming her talent, their eyes lit up with delight.
“It seems like you’ll have to rely on yourself to solve this,” the Xie Family Head said to Xie Yunzhi, his tone serious.
Xie Yunzhi nodded: As expected.
Xie Yunzhi’s mother frowned, dissatisfied, but there was nothing she could do.
Xie Yunzhi sighed softly, the Xie family gave her a few books to read, all on the list Jiang Zhiyan had given her, they weren’t valuable books, you could buy them online.
A wasted trip. The Xie family wanted her to stay, but how could she? She still had scholarships to earn and awards to win, she couldn’t possibly not attend school, so they switched to online classes, she could come and get the books after she finished reading them, and stay at the Xie family estate during summer and winter vacations.
Just thinking about it was troublesome.
The Xie family members talked to Xie Yunzhi for a long time. Xie Yunzhi, looking at Jiang Zhiyan floating outside, watching her, felt like she was being gloated at.
And she felt like the Xie family was in decline, because they kept implying that the future of the Xie family rested on her shoulders.
“Can you memorize the contents of their books? I don’t want to keep coming back here,” Xie Yunzhi said, annoyed just thinking about it, the plane tickets weren’t even reimbursed, a round trip cost two thousand, her entire monthly allowance.
Jiang Zhiyan: ?
“You’ve lived for so long, and you haven’t memorized anything?” Xie Yunzhi continued to ask.
“I’m a vengeful spirit, your request is unreasonable,” Jiang Zhiyan paused. “Although I do know what’s in those books.”
Xie Yunzhi looked at Jiang Zhiyan: “You’re much more reliable than the Xie family.”
“Then why did you even bring me here?” Xie Yunzhi didn’t understand.
“To block the Song family.”
“Oh, I forgot.”
Xie Yunzhi wanted to leave that afternoon, but she was forced to attend an afternoon of basic lessons, although she had already drawn the talismans Jiang Zhiyan taught her yesterday, in the Xie family’s eyes, her talisman drawing didn’t conform to their standards at all.
Her mother left first, and Xie Yunzhi was scheduled to leave on Sunday afternoon.
Hearing this, Xie Yunzhi felt terrible. Sleeping in the guest room of the Xie family estate at night, she felt very uncomfortable.
“I feel like I’m incompatible with this place,” Xie Yunzhi said, staring at the ceiling. “I have to wake up at six tomorrow.”
“Six o’clock,” Xie Yunzhi emphasized again, this went against her biological clock, ever since starting university, she woke up at seven and slept at midnight, this disruption of her routine made her extremely unhappy.
“You figured that out after just one afternoon of lessons?” Jiang Zhiyan asked.
Xie Yunzhi hugged her blanket and turned to Jiang Zhiyan: “I don’t need to calculate to know that, most people here don’t like me, their looks make me uncomfortable.”
“A bunch of idiots who could barely get by, and now a genius like you appears, making them look even more foolish, and you’re so hardworking, of course, you’ll be ostracized, after all, even though the Xie family is in decline now, a dying camel is still bigger than a horse,” Jiang Zhiyan said with disdain.
“I don’t care,” Xie Yunzhi said, twitching the corner of her mouth. “Am I really a genius?”
“Mm,” Jiang Zhiyan responded.
“So can I really get rid of you?”
“No,” Jiang Zhiyan said, looking at Xie Yunzhi with dissatisfaction. “Don’t you think it’s a bit much to discuss this in front of me?”
“Isn’t telling you directly proof that I don’t have such intentions?”
“Who knows, you’re very cunning,” Jiang Zhiyan grumbled.
“Then isn’t it strange? You said I have to learn these things to become a god, but even after becoming a god, I still can’t defeat you? What are you? Isn’t this logic strange?”
Jiang Zhiyan floated to Xie Yunzhi, reached out, and poked her chest: “You won’t attack me.”
Although Jiang Zhiyan shouldn’t be able to touch her, Xie Yunzhi still felt the poke in her chest, she smiled: “You’re very confident.”
“What’s the conflict between you and the Xie family?” Xie Yunzhi asked.
“I don’t know, I told you, I’m not the same ghost as the last one.”
“If there’s no grudge, why are you following me?”
“Because I like you.”
Xie Yunzhi looked at Jiang Zhiyan and suddenly felt exasperated, the conversation always circled back to this. “I’m going to sleep, wake me up at six tomorrow morning.”
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