Chapter Sixty-Four p2
Bo Chi felt a little sad, and couldn’t even feel any secret joy because of her heartache. Knowing that the other party was still in the ghost realm, she resolutely turned around and returned to the cage that had imprisoned her for two years.
The blood moon hung in the sky, and the two people, in different locations, moved towards each other at the same time.
Yu Zhao traveled all the way south, and whenever she encountered a ghost, she would reflexively look at its face.
After finding that it wasn’t the familiar face, she continued forward as usual.
After traveling for dozens of miles, Yu Zhao’s heart gradually sank.
When the surge of yin energy reached her, she hadn’t realized the importance of the matter, and only thought that she was lucky this time, and that this ghost was not far from her.
After running for a while, she realized that she was wrong.
It wasn’t that the ghost was close to her, but that the ghost was too strong!
It could stir up such a surge of yin energy and affect her from such a distance, the strength of that ghost was truly unfathomable.
Yu Zhao’s pace slowed down, and she hesitated whether she should approach or not.
Before she could come to a conclusion, she suddenly caught a glimpse of a touch of scarlet from the corner of her eye. It was a fierce ghost, wearing a bloody human skin, seemingly also attracted by the yin energy, and thus came out to check.
Seeing the familiar and kind face on the fierce ghost’s human skin, Yu Zhao’s body couldn’t help but tremble, her eyes instantly filled with bloodshot eyes, and for the first time in two years, she drew her sword and instantly attacked the ghost.
The ghost was a little slow, as if it didn’t expect a human to appear in its home. After being stabbed through its ‘clothes’ by a sword, it roared angrily: “It’s you again!“
It recognized Yu Zhao, its expression twisted: “I’ve been searching for you for the past few years, I thought you were hiding, but I didn’t expect you to be in the ghost realm. I haven’t settled the score with you from two years ago, and today I’m going to peel off your skin, refine your flesh into corpse oil, and tear your soul into pieces!“
When enemies met, they were especially jealous. Yu Zhao tugged at the corners of her lips: “You want to settle the score with me from two years ago? I still want to settle the score with you from more than ten years ago! How you killed my Yu family that day, I will make you pay back a thousand times, a hundred times today!“
She fought with the ghost. She originally thought that after two years of training, she should be able to easily kill the other party, but the ghost hadn’t slacked off either, and fought her to a draw again.
Two years ago, they were both seriously injured, and now there were signs of this happening again. Yu Zhao and the ghost both became anxious, unable to tolerate the other party escaping from their hands again.
At the critical moment, a gentle surge of yin energy came like a wave, and when it swept over the two of them, it made them feel a mountain-like pressure.
Yu Zhao’s heart skipped a beat, guessing that the powerful evil ghost was coming. She suppressed the irritability in her heart, gradually calmed down, and decided to find an opportunity to escape before that evil ghost and the human skin ghost cooperated.
The human skin ghost’s mood was the opposite of Yu Zhao’s. Sensing that the new powerhouse in the ghost realm was approaching, she immediately laughed and shouted: “Senior, wait! A piece of food has sneaked in here, please help me, senior, capture her alive. After we catch her, the flesh and blood will be yours, and the soul will be mine, what do you think, senior?“
The yin energy was strong, rippling like water.
As the two sides approached, the water turned into thick fog, curling and dissipating into smoke and clouds, revealing the figure of a girl.
Her face was beautiful and delicate, black mist lingering between her slender and tender fingers, making her skin even whiter, like jade. Facing the human skin ghost’s plea and flattery, her red lips curled up slightly, but her gaze fell on Yu Zhao, and she called out softly: “Ah Zhao…“
Yu Zhao’s body trembled, and ignoring the fight with the human skin ghost, she suddenly looked up at Bo Chi.
Their eyes met, and Bo Chi smiled, her fingers swiping, and the black mist, as if it had come to life, bound the human skin ghost, who was still trying to attack, to the side.
And Bo Chi herself walked down from the black mist, her steps hurried and fast, and then, like a swallow returning to the forest, she threw herself into Yu Zhao’s arms, and said happily and affectionately: “Ah Zhao!“
Yu Zhao instinctively hugged her tightly, her throat as if stuffed with cotton, and she said hoarsely and in a daze: “Chi Niang.“
She seemed to be in disbelief, her arms around Bo Chi so tight that it hurt, and she kept repeating Bo Chi’s name, as if afraid that she was still dreaming.
Bo Chi’s eyes were slightly teary, she hugged her neck back, buried her face in her neck, and said muffledly: “It’s me, I’m back, Ah Zhao, let’s never be separated again, okay? I lied to you about what happened two years ago, I’m sorry, I’m really sorry.“
Mentioning the past, Yu Zhao came back to her senses from her daze, was silent for a while, and then said softly: “I don’t blame you, you were always by my side at that time, watching me kill your own kind, you must have been very scared. It was my fault for not realizing the truth earlier, and making you so scared… It won’t happen again.“
Bo Chi was stunned: “What do you mean? Are you going to change professions, and not be an exorcist anymore?“
Yu Zhao shook her head, and said seriously: “I won’t let you see me killing ghosts next time. As long as you don’t see it, you won’t be afraid of me.“
Bo Chi: “…”
Good heavens, self-deception, huh?
She couldn’t help but laugh, and then said helplessly: “Since I like you, how can I be afraid because you kill ghosts? I just hope that you can be a little more rational, and not kill all ghosts indiscriminately because of your past pain. If there are ghosts like me who don’t feed on flesh and blood, but only on yin energy, then what’s wrong with letting them go? Maybe they also have relatives, parents, friends, and lovers that they miss, and also want to go back and see them one day?“
Yu Zhao gently caressed Bo Chi’s face: “I understand, if I encounter ghosts that don’t kill, I will be merciful.“
Bo Chi smiled, hugged her and rubbed against her for a while, then remembered something, turned her head to look at the human skin ghost, and said fiercely: “As for this kind of cruel and bloody thing, I fully support you killing it! How do you want to kill it now? I’ll hand you the knife!“
The human skin ghost, who was originally dumbfounded, immediately turned pale: “Senior! Master! Don’t be fooled by this cunning food! She’s a human, and an exorcist, she doesn’t know how many of our kind she has killed, how can you help her to deal with us?“
“Who’s ‘us’?” Bo Chi curled her lips, hugged Yu Zhao tightly, and said proudly: “She’s mine, my wife!“
The human skin ghost’s face was ashen, and she looked at Yu Zhao as if she was looking at a femme fatale, while Bo Chi was the foolish ruler blinded by beauty.
Yu Zhao had a blood feud with the human skin ghost. Now that the opportunity for revenge was in front of her, she patted Bo Chi’s back, her voice cold and chilling: “I want to kill it myself, you stay away, don’t look.“
Bo Chi, who had just reunited with her, was obediently unlike before, nodded, went to the side, and turned her back to Yu Zhao to look at the moon.
The shrill screams behind her didn’t affect her good mood. She was already counting on her fingers when she could go back and see her old friends.
Not long after, Yu Zhao threw down her outer robe, walked over cleanly, bent down and picked up Bo Chi from the ground, and took her out of the ghost realm.
On the way, without Yu Zhao asking, Bo Chi told her about her experiences in the ghost realm like spilling beans.
Learning that she hadn’t encountered any danger, but had been diligently cultivating, just to be able to come out and find her early, Yu Zhao couldn’t help but lower her head and kiss her forehead, and sighed: “I’m not strong enough, that’s why you suffered this disaster.“
Bo Chi shook her head, not caring about being kidnapped in front of Yu Zhao before, but blinked her eyes and stared at Yu Zhao seriously: “You, you really don’t mind that I’m a ghost?“
Yu Zhao’s expression paused slightly, she lowered her eyebrows and said after a while: “When I first found out, you were in danger, and I didn’t have time to think about these things, and instinctively protected you according to my heart. After you were kidnapped, I also thought about it for two years. From the initial mixed feelings and complicated emotions, to later wanting nothing but for you to be alive, I clearly realized that nothing else mattered. As long as I could hold you in my arms again, those painful obsessions and memories could be put down with the passing of winter.“
“With you by my side,” she slowly relaxed her eyebrows, and smiled at Bo Chi, “it’s an eternal spring.“
Bo Chi’s eyes were filled with tears, she suddenly hugged Yu Zhao’s neck, and choked: “Ah Zhao, you’re so good… I will always like you!“
Yu Zhao gently caressed her back, and smiled gently: “Me too, I will always like you.“
**
Two years had passed, and the capital was still the same, bustling with traffic, and full of prosperity.
Yu Zhao and Bo Chi strolled to the front of the courtyard, intending to see if the courtyard was still habitable. As a result, just as they reached the door, the courtyard door was opened, and a woman in blue came out holding a basin of water, and looked directly at Bo Chi.
The next moment, her hand suddenly loosened, the basin fell to the ground, and she rushed over with red eyes, hugged Bo Chi, and started crying: “Chi Niang, is it really Chi Niang? It’s so good that you’re okay, I knew you would be okay!“
Bo Chi stumbled from her pounce. Seeing that the basin was about to fall, she swiped her finger, and black mist suddenly surged out, catching the basin. Then she put her hands on the woman’s shoulders, and smiled: “Why are you still crying when you know I’m okay? I finally came back, you should be smiling!“
Liu Qinger wiped away her tears, and smiled brightly with tears in her eyes. Then, seeing Yu Zhao with a dark face on the side, she was overjoyed again.
The few of them were talking at the door, and someone in the courtyard seemed to hear the movement, and a slightly unfamiliar, clear voice came: “Qing’er, who are you talking to?“
Bo Chi looked up and asked Liu Qinger in surprise and confusion: “Who is that? Your friend?“
Liu Qinger smiled through her tears, pulled her into the courtyard, and said loudly: “Everyone, come and see who’s back!“
The people in the courtyard looked up, and the people in the house came out. A group of people looked over here, and then a gust of wind blew, and the girls all rushed towards Bo Chi, squeezing Yu Zhao to the side, leaving her no place to stand.
It was also at this time that Bo Chi finally recognized the unfamiliar voice: “…It’s you? Jin Xi, it’s been a few years, how did your voice become so strange?“
Jin Xi was still crying, and when she heard this, her nose became crooked: “My voice has always been this clear! The exorcist masters said that you deliberately changed my voice into a rough man’s voice, how are you going to repay me for this?“
Bo Chi pretended to be deaf and dumb: “What are you talking about? I just wanted to help you blend into the academy, so I reluctantly made your voice a little rougher. Can’t you appreciate my good intentions?“
Jin Xi was so angry that she reached out and tickled Bo Chi’s waist.
Bo Chi immediately couldn’t keep a straight face, tears welling up in the corners of her eyes from laughter, as she dodged.
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