Chapter Fifty-Nine p3
Bo Chi was most afraid of these small insects, her face turned pale with fright, and she couldn’t help but take a few steps back.
Just as she steadied herself, the spider that was weaving its web stopped, and suddenly said: “Chi Niang, aren’t you afraid of your soul being scattered if you get so close to that Buddha statue?“
Bo Chi stared at the spider blankly.
The spider’s puzzled voice sounded again: “What are you staring at me for? These insects are my prey, I won’t share them with you. You should focus on the passing scholars, they are your food.“
After confirming that it was the spider that was talking, Bo Chi’s pupils shook, and she almost screamed.
Her face was pale, she chuckled and responded, then carefully moved to the side, away from both the Buddha statue on the high platform and the spider, and began to receive the memory and plot with a cold sweat.
This was an ancient world with ghosts and monsters, very similar to the story of A Chinese Ghost Story, where a scholar stayed overnight in an ancient temple and met a female ghost. But in this world, the scholar was not the protagonist, but cannon fodder, killed by the female ghost at the beginning.
The female ghost got a taste of it, and wanted to kill the second lucky person, but the newcomer was an exorcist, who directly captured her in a demon-subduing bag and began to refine her soul.
During the following forty-nine days, the exorcist subdued demons and eliminated monsters along the way, experiencing many things. And just as the female ghost was about to die, the exorcist’s enemy came to her door and fought with her, both sides seriously injured.
The female ghost seized the opportunity and desperately perished together with the exorcist, successfully killing the protagonist with her weak and insignificant identity, turning this world into a tragedy.
A bad premonition suddenly arose in Bo Chi’s heart. She tremblingly opened Yu Zhao’s task, and saw a line clearly written on it – [Kill the female ghost Chi Niang. ]
Heh, hehe.
Obviously, Yu Zhao was now the protagonist of the story, the tragically dead exorcist.
Thinking of the setting where the exorcist’s whole family was killed by a ghost, which made her extremely hate demons, Bo Chi wanted to cry. According to this setting, how could she hook up with Yu Zhao?
In modern terms, she and Yu Zhao were now natural enemies!
Bo Chi was completely dejected, squatting in a corner, depressed.
When Jin Xi stepped into the temple, she didn’t react at first. After realizing that this white figure was a human-shaped creature, she immediately turned pale with fright, and screamed: “There’s a ghost!“
This scream also startled Bo Chi, who jumped up and ran outside, crying: “Ahhh, monsters and ghosts, go away!“
Jin Xi: “?”
Her footsteps slowed down, and Jin Xi looked at her in horror, and hesitated: “You’re not a ghost?“
Bo Chi was dumbfounded, and said belatedly: “Oh, you’re talking about me.“
Jin Xi was stunned, and said in confusion: “Are you human or ghost? Why are you alone in this deserted temple?“
Of course, Bo Chi wouldn’t tell the truth, and said seriously: “I’m naturally human, and a good person. The reason why I’m staying in the temple is because I’m passing by and staying here temporarily. But you, what are you, a girl, doing here?“
Jin Xi’s eyes widened, she subconsciously covered her chest, and stammered: “Wh, what are you talking about? I’m not a girl, I’m a man! And a scholar!“
Bo Chi looked at her with dead fish eyes: “Do you think I’m blind? Your face is delicate and soft, completely without the firmness of a man, your voice is delicate, you’re not tall, and most importantly, you don’t even have an Adam’s apple, and you’re telling me you’re a scholar – huh? Scholar?“
She remembered something, and said in surprise: “You’re not Jin Xi, are you?“
The food that was eaten by the female ghost in one bite in the plot?
Jin Xi was shocked again, and said fearfully: “H-How do you know my name!“
Bo Chi thought about the plot, and said casually: “I was sent by your parents. You impersonated your brother’s identity, wanting to go to Bailu Academy to study. Your parents are very angry, and they asked me to catch you and bring you back.“
Seeing that she knew everything about her, Jin Xi couldn’t help but believe her words, and pleaded with tears in her eyes: “I don’t want to go back, and I don’t want to get married, kind sister, please let me go.“
Bo Chi pondered for a while, her eyes lit up: “I can not take you back, but you have to let me follow you.“
She was now a new ghost who had just died not long ago. If she rashly appeared in front of Yu Zhao, her identity would definitely be discovered by the spirit-seeking compass. Only by consuming flesh and blood to a certain extent, or by having long-term contact with a woman with a cold constitution, would there be a chance of confusing the spirit-seeking compass’ tracking.
Bo Chi wouldn’t harm humans, so she could only set her sights on Jin Xi.
Fortunately, Jin Xi was only stunned for a moment, and quickly nodded readily: “No problem, sister, you don’t know how scared I’ve been along the way, but I really don’t want to get married. I want to study and take the imperial examination like my brother. Actually, the best choice is to become an exorcist, so that whether you’re a man or a woman, you can travel around, but I’m afraid of ghosts, I really don’t dare…“
Jin Xi, who had relaxed, treated Bo Chi as one of her own, and revealed her talkative nature, chattering non-stop about how scared she was of ghosts. Bo Chi listened attentively for a while, and said: “I’m afraid of ghosts, but ghosts haven’t harmed me at all. I’m not afraid of people, but people have hurt me all over.“
Jin Xi looked at her blankly: “Sister, wh, what do you mean?“
Bo Chi said profoundly: “People know that ghosts are terrifying, but ghosts know the evil of the human heart. Everything is not static. You have to learn to have your own judgment, and don’t blindly think that all ghosts are evil and all people are good. After all, those ghosts, in the end, are still transformed from people.“
Jin Xi was stunned, as if she had never heard such a statement before, and was lost in thought for a moment.
They returned to the dilapidated temple. The spider on the roof was staring at them on the cobweb. Bo Chi acted as if she didn’t see it, and pointed to the ground: “Gather the straw, you’ll sleep here tonight.“
Jin Xi came back to her senses, hurriedly responded, and while working, she asked: “Where is sister sleeping tonight? Do you want me to spread some straw for you too?“
“No need.” Bo Chi was now a ghost, and didn’t need to sleep: “I rested during the day, and I’m not sleepy at night. I plan to keep watch.“
——And absorb some yin energy by the way, to quickly consolidate her soul.
Jin Xi looked at Bo Chi gratefully, lay down on the straw and talked to her for a long time, until she fell asleep in a daze late at night.
After she fell asleep, the spider finally asked in confusion: “This person is human, why don’t you eat her to strengthen your soul, but instead keep watch for her?“
Bo Chi was silent for a while, and said seriously: “She’s too thin and small, I’ll wait until she’s fat before I make a move.“
Spider: “…You’re really picky.“
After dispelling her doubts, the spider didn’t say anything more, and began to taste the mosquitoes and insects that came to her door.
Bo Chi stood quietly at the entrance of the temple for the whole night. When the sky turned slightly white, she pinched her soft and slightly cold fingertips, and showed a satisfied smile.
Rustling sounds came from behind her. She turned around and saw Jin Xi rubbing her eyes and standing up, giving her a bright smile, and saying: “Good morning!“
As soon as she spoke, the person, ghost, and spider in the temple all froze with dumbfounded expressions.
The first to react was Jin Xi herself. She covered her neck in horror, her rough voice like that of a strong man: “Ahhh! My voice! Why has my voice become like this!“
The culprit swallowed, remembering the yin energy she had absorbed all night, and said weakly: “Maybe, maybe you have a cold and fever!“
Jin Xi burst into tears, and said in a loud and deep voice: “Wuwuwu, it’s so scary, sister, I’m so sad, wuwuwu.“
Bo Chi couldn’t stand her manly and coquettish tone, but thinking that she was the one who did it, she still closed her eyes and endured: “Don’t be afraid, I’ve studied medicine, this is just a temporary cold, you’ll recover after resting for a while.“
The girl was a living person, and it wouldn’t hurt her to lose a little yin energy. She would naturally return to normal after a few days, so Bo Chi wasn’t lying.
Jin Xi sniffed, believed Bo Chi’s words, and said with a dejected face: “Then, then I won’t talk until I recover!“
Bo Chi suppressed a smile, nodded and said: “Okay, if we meet other people on the road later, I’ll talk to them.“
Jin Xi hummed sullenly, wiped her tears, picked up her luggage and walked out.
Bo Chi’s gaze swept over the spider, and she nodded slightly as a farewell.
The two left the dilapidated temple and walked down the mountain.
Although Bo Chi had stabilized her body, she was essentially still a ghost, and it didn’t matter how long she walked. Jin Xi was different. Even though she could endure hardships, after walking for a whole morning, she was still very tired, and could only stop to rest with a bitter face.
After wiping the sweat on her forehead, she suddenly noticed something was wrong, and said in confusion: “Sister, why aren’t you sweating at all?“
Bo Chi paused, and smiled: “Because I have ice muscles and jade bones.“
Jin Xi suddenly realized, and said with envy: “Sister is so amazing, not only are you beautiful, but you can also come out alone to find me, and you even have such a magical physique, I’m so envious!“
Bo Chi coughed lightly: “Don’t be envious, you might have it in the future too.“
——This ‘future’ referred to after death.
Jin Xi didn’t understand her hidden meaning, and shook her head dejectedly: “I’m just an ordinary girl, I can’t even think about it in this lifetime. Sister, can I touch it? This is the first time I’ve heard that there really are ice muscles and jade bones in the world!“
Bo Chi, who had fooled the person, held her forehead, and helplessly stretched out her paw: “You can touch it.“
Jin Xi’s eyes rolled, and she smiled and pounced on Bo Chi, making a fuss: “What’s the point of just touching your hand? I want to touch sister’s bo— Hey, hey, hey, sister, be careful!”
She exclaimed, but Bo Chi was still pushed down by her unexpectedly.
The two of them were lying on the ground, and just as they were about to get up, they suddenly heard rustling sounds from the bushes beside them.
They instinctively turned their heads and met a girl’s calm eyes.
The girl didn’t look very old, with a peach wood sword on her back, her long black hair neatly tied up, and a compass in her slender hand.
Her features were beautiful, and even though she was wearing a gray robe and had a cold face, she still couldn’t hide her gorgeous and elegant beauty.
After staring at the two women not far away for a while, Yu Zhao looked down at the compass again, and then became confused.
According to the compass, the woman who was pinned down should be a ghost.
But… wasn’t there something wrong with a ghost being pinned down by a human?
The author has something to say:
At the beginning.
Yu Zhao: What a useless ghost.
Later.
Yu Zhao (pulling the sword with murderous intent): No matter how useless she is, you can’t bully her!
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