Chapter 127: My Guardian Spirit is Dead (13)
After failing to negotiate with Xie Yunzhi, the Xie family naturally wouldn’t sit idly by. They launched their own campaign, promoting the Xie family and trying to regain some business. Their tactic was “The Previous Head of the Xie Family Returns,” as he became the second person to be certified by the underworld.
They believed that the more experienced old man could overshadow Xie Yunzhi.
However, this only made the Xie family look even more pathetic, their younger generation unable to compete, they had to resort to bringing back a retiree.
“What were they thinking? None of the younger generation passed, so they bring out a retiree?” Xie Yunzhi said, scrolling through her phone, looking at the latest news about the Xie family.
“They have no other choice, they probably couldn’t find anyone more capable, the Xie family has truly declined,” Jiang Zhiyan said, looking at the phone over Xie Yunzhi’s shoulder. “No wonder they kept trying to get you to return.”
The younger generation of the Xie family could exorcise ghosts, but their skills were mediocre, the underworld’s standards were simply too high.
Regardless of how ridiculous others found it, the Xie family’s strategy of advertising their retired former head was successful, attracting quite a bit of attention, many still believed that older meant more reliable, and the Xie family was, after all, a century-old establishment.
Xie Yunzhi didn’t care, she already had a long waiting list of clients, but seeing the Xie family seemingly making a comeback, she discreetly leaked the information about the vengeful spirit haunting the Xie family to their rivals.
The other families had long suspected the reason why the Xie family was haunted, but because they had no proof, and the Xie family’s position was secure before, they didn’t dare make any accusations, they could only pretend not to see. And now, the Xie family’s foundation had finally been shaken, but they were trying to regain their footing by bringing back a retiree, this was causing headaches for the other families who were trying to compete with them, and the information Xie Yunzhi provided was perfect.
Jiang Zhiyan saw the articles revised and embellished by the rival families. She suspected they had hired professional writers, watching the videos, she felt like the Xie family was portrayed as the ultimate villain, it was clear that the competition in this field was truly fierce.
The Xie family tried to suppress the news online while publicly maintaining an air of innocence, condemning their rivals’ shameless slander.
But at this critical juncture, Xie Yunzhi’s aunt announced her departure from the Xie family. She had also passed the underworld’s assessment, and regarding the exposed information about the Xie family online, she sneered, although she didn’t explicitly say anything, her attitude spoke volumes.
There was no need for Xie Yunzhi to do anything more; the situation was incredibly chaotic.
After being besieged for half a month, the Xie family finally admitted it. To gain sympathy, several elders of the Xie family came forward and apologized, standing there with tears streaming down their faces, looking very pitiful.
Xie Yunzhi quietly posted the prices of the three elders’ clothes under the posts sympathizing with the Xie family, instantly reducing the number of people feeling sorry for them.
“Are you trying to ruin us?” a member of the Xie family called Xie Yunzhi.
“Of course not, but just apologizing isn’t enough, what’s your compensation plan for her?”
“She’s already a vengeful spirit, how can we compensate her? How?” the Xie family member said through gritted teeth. “Not everyone is as unconventional as you, making deals with vengeful spirits.”
Xie Yunzhi sneered and hung up.
“Alright, don’t be angry, we’ve done enough,” Jiang Zhiyan said, nuzzling Xie Yunzhi’s neck. “Let’s go, she wants to handle this herself.”
“Then I won’t be able to see the outcome,” Xie Yunzhi muttered.
“I’ll tell you,” Jiang Zhiyan looked at Xie Yunzhi. “Although I’m not usually interested in what happens after we leave a world.”
Jiang Zhiyan put her arm around Xie Yunzhi’s neck. To avoid freezing Xie Yunzhi, she couldn’t touch her for long periods, she had to wait until night to enter her dreams, it was truly agonizing.
And now Xie Yunzhi sometimes even worked overtime at night, her sleep time decreasing.
For someone who wanted to be glued to Xie Yunzhi, not being able to cuddle freely was torture.
Xie Yunzhi looked at Jiang Zhiyan’s resentful gaze and sighed: “Then I’ll listen to you.”
Before leaving, Jiang Zhiyan obtained a reduced sentence for the original owner from the underworld, after all, she had contributed so much, and the original owner hadn’t harmed anyone outside the Xie family.
This was the last thing Jiang Zhiyan could do for her.
Returning to the System space, Jiang Zhiyan immediately checked the subsequent events in that world.
As soon as she and Xie Liaoyi left, the vengeful spirit went straight to the Xie family to seek revenge. Xie Yunzhi didn’t follow, or rather, she didn’t even try to stop her, either because she didn’t react in time, or because she didn’t want to.
Jiang Zhiyan thought she would go on a killing spree, but she didn’t, she just let her resentment permeate the entire Xie family estate, occupied their mansion, and demanded they find her remains and rebury them, but after so much time, where could they possibly find them? But that wasn’t her concern.
“She’s much calmer than I thought,” Jiang Zhiyan said. “Indeed, if she wasn’t calm, she would have gone on a rampage long ago, she prefers psychological torment.”
The vengeful spirit went to the underworld herself. The Xie family members involved in the incident hadn’t reincarnated yet, because of their sins, they were doing community service in the underworld, and seeing a familiar face, they were almost scared out of their wits, she traveled between the mortal realm and the underworld, giving the living and dead members of the Xie family a little scare.
After realizing that the vengeful spirit didn’t intend to harm anyone, Xie Yunzhi let her be. She hadn’t seen her for a long time, just occasionally receiving gifts from her, like gold bars and other valuables, clearly found in the Xie family mansion.
Jiang Zhiyan also noticed that Song Zhili had tried to contact Xie Yunzhi several times, but was blocked by the vengeful spirit.
She raised an eyebrow: “How interesting.”
Jiang Zhiyan collected Xie Liaoyi’s soul fragments, held them in her arms, then lay back on the bed: “I’m going to find the Main God, I’ll be back later.”
The System sighed dramatically: “Host, are we really parting ways?”
It expressed its reluctance emotionally, then glanced at Jiang Zhiyan and found that her soul had already left.
System: What a heartless woman!
The Main God, sensing Jiang Zhiyan approaching, quickly searched for her coordinates, preparing to hide, but it was too late.
“Main God, what a coincidence, long time no see, I came looking for you last time, but you weren’t here.”
Hearing Jiang Zhiyan’s calm and polite voice, the Main God was puzzled for a second and became wary: “What do you want this time?”
“I’m planning to leave, do you have any objections?” Jiang Zhiyan’s voice became even more polite, although her question didn’t really give the Main God any choice.
“You’re leaving?” The Main God’s voice was clearly filled with delight.
Jiang Zhiyan: …
Although the Main God tried to suppress their joy, genuine happiness was difficult to conceal, Jiang Zhiyan felt like they were about to light firecrackers in celebration.
Jiang Zhiyan had always known that the Main God disliked her, but she didn’t expect it to be this much, she hadn’t even done anything, just become mentally unstable after Xie Liaoyi’s accident.
“When are you planning to leave? Have you collected all of Xie Liaoyi’s soul fragments?” The Main God checked and, seeing Xie Liaoyi’s current state, was a little surprised. “No wonder you want to leave… Hm? Why did you devour the world consciousness of my small world? Don’t you two go too far.”
“She didn’t do it on purpose,” Jiang Zhiyan defended Xie Liaoyi. “Don’t you know her? She loves peace the most, it must have been the world consciousness of that small world that provoked her, I’ve encountered world consciousnesses that tried to prevent me from taking fragments before.”
The Main God looked at Jiang Zhiyan intently: “I approve, leave whenever you want, but remember, don’t come back after you leave.”
Jiang Zhiyan sighed softly, looking at the Main God: “I suddenly feel reluctant to leave you, sigh, don’t worry, I’ll definitely come back and visit often, after all, this is where I was born.”
“Just get out of here.” The Main God approved Jiang Zhiyan’s request and then kicked her out of the Main God space.
Jiang Zhiyan wasn’t sure if it was her imagination, but she thought she heard the Main God laughing uproariously.
“Am I that annoying?” Jiang Zhiyan glanced at a robot floating nearby, it looked at her, then quickly changed direction.
Jiang Zhiyan: ???
Someone must be targeting her, why else would even robots avoid her?
Jiang Zhiyan returned to her own space and opened her eyes, the System’s whimpering cries echoing in her mind, sounding surprisingly realistic.
“Why are you crying?” Jiang Zhiyan frowned.
“Wuwuwu, we’re going to be separated, I’m sad, wuwuwu, Host, will we ever meet again?” the System cried, its voice getting louder.
“Yes, because we haven’t left yet, I haven’t collected all the fragments, so you can cry later, I’ve never seen such a crybaby System,” Jiang Zhiyan said helplessly, then paused. “I’ll ask her, if she’s willing to take you with us, I’ll take you.”
System: !!!
“Then I can retire early?” the System asked excitedly. “Oh my god, will I be the first System to retire?!”
“So you’re crying just because I can retire early?” Jiang Zhiyan asked faintly.
“Of course not, hahaha,” the System gave three dry laughs, its voice becoming more obedient. “Host, I’m very simple, I’m just reluctant to part with you, and who wouldn’t be happy to hear they can retire early?”
Jiang Zhiyan ignored it, placing the soul fragments in the System space, they emitted a soft glow, seemingly resonating with something.
“Wife, I miss you so much,” Jiang Zhiyan murmured. “Let’s go, next world.”
Perhaps, perhaps she would be able to see a complete and healthy Xie Liaoyi in the next world.
She closed her eyes peacefully.
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