Category: Female Lead Was Coaxed Away by the Villain Again [Quick Transmigration]

Chapter 122: My Guardian Spirit is Dead (8)

Xie Yunzhi encountered Jiang Zhiyan for the first time, truly understanding the meaning of Jiang Zhiyan’s previous words.

“The Xie family gave me a mission,” Xie Yunzhi said, glancing at Jiang Zhiyan, holding her fingers.

“What?”

Xie Yunzhi pushed the tablet towards her: “I haven’t decided whether to accept it yet, but I’ve only just started learning, isn’t it too much to make me do fieldwork already?”

“Is the Xie family that short-handed?” Xie Yunzhi frowned.

She had already found the Xie family unreliable and somewhat looked down on them, now even more so. She seriously doubted if their reputation as a first-class family was exaggerated, self-proclaimed, or perhaps, there simply weren’t any more competent people in the mystical world, they were all unreliable.

“There’s nothing wrong with that, practical experience is necessary,” Jiang Zhiyan said. “Song Zhili is a typical example of someone who only knows theory, he hasn’t faced any real challenges, and his mentality is weak.”

“You seem to know him quite well,” Xie Yunzhi raised an eyebrow.

“Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated. Knowing his weaknesses will allow me to deal with him more effectively,” Jiang Zhiyan said with a smile.

Xie Yunzhi: …

Xie Yunzhi was very curious about what Jiang Zhiyan had done. Song Zhili had indeed been very quiet recently, hadn’t appeared even once. Before, even with his injured leg, he still came to find her, she had thought his determination was very strong, not easily swayed.

As expected, it was more reliable to follow a vengeful spirit, none of the “righteous” people were capable.

Xie Yunzhi sighed softly: “So should we accept this job?”

“How much does it pay?”

“It shouldn’t be much…” Xie Yunzhi said, flipping to the last page, then her eyes widened slightly seeing the amount. “One hundred thousand? I’ll take it! I thought a practice job wouldn’t pay much, it’s actually quite lucrative, no wonder they all dislike me.”

One hundred thousand wasn’t a lot of money for Xie Yunzhi, but it was much more than she expected. She was currently studying a major that might not even earn her six thousand a month after graduation.

Jiang Zhiyan looked at Xie Yunzhi, this outcome wasn’t surprising to her at all.

“Don’t you want to look through it first?” Jiang Zhiyan asked.

“It’s just a haunted house,” Xie Yunzhi looked at Jiang Zhiyan. “For someone who lives in a haunted house every day…”

“I’m going to watch you from outside.”

Xie Yunzhi: ???

Xie Yunzhi looked at Jiang Zhiyan, having been leaning lazily against the sofa, she sat up straight upon hearing her words.

“Huh? You’re saying I have to go alone?”

Jiang Zhiyan nodded: “This is your training, after all.”

Xie Yunzhi took a deep breath and pursed her lips: “What if there are many ghosts?”

“Haven’t you already learned many talismans? Prepare more before you go,” Jiang Zhiyan said.

Xie Yunzhi looked at Jiang Zhiyan: “As expected, cold words from a cold mouth.”

Jiang Zhiyan narrowed her eyes and stared at Xie Yunzhi.

“What’s with that look?”

“How do you know my mouth is cold? Did you secretly kiss me?” Jiang Zhiyan looked at Xie Yunzhi and clapped her hands.

Xie Yunzhi ignored her.

“Don’t worry, since they’re entrusting you with this task, it probably won’t be life-threatening,” Jiang Zhiyan paused. “Of course, there’s still a small chance it might be.”

Xie Yunzhi: ???

“You really know how to comfort people.”

“If I go with you, no ghost will dare show themselves,” Jiang Zhiyan said helplessly. “If there’s really a problem, I’ll come find you.”

Xie Yunzhi felt slightly reassured.

“Be confident, you’re very strong,” Jiang Zhiyan said.

Xie Yunzhi looked at the mission details again, the location was in City A, a well-located villa built thirty years ago. The owner bought it five years ago, but rarely lived there. They only renovated and moved in this year because their child was getting married. After moving in, strange things started to happen, like the garden lights turning themselves back on after being switched off, seeing shadowy figures running in the garden, and all the flowers being picked overnight…

Later, they dug up a skeleton in a corner of the garden. Forensic analysis showed that the skeleton was eighty years old, which was strange, there shouldn’t be an eighty-year-old skeleton here, because this land had seen three different houses built on it in those eighty years, yet it was still there.

The owner had even invited someone to perform a ritual, then continued to live there, but strange things continued to happen.

“What do you think is the cause?” Xie Yunzhi looked at Jiang Zhiyan.

“Ghosts.”

Xie Yunzhi continued to look at Jiang Zhiyan with a deadpan expression: “Are you being serious?”

“We’ll know when we get there, there’s no point in speculating.”

Xie Yunzhi sighed.

To deal with this, Xie Yunzhi had to spend a night there. Because of the haunting, the family had moved to another house, so she would be alone. They were so scared that they just left her at the door and ran away.

Xie Yunzhi dragged her suitcase, feeling a bit speechless, but still took the key and went inside.

During the day, the villa was quite beautiful, with flowers blooming in the garden, but there was a clearly damaged patch. She walked over and took a look, there was definitely ghostly energy there.

She didn’t know where it was hiding, after all, ghosts couldn’t just disappear into thin air.

Not seeing the ghost directly made Xie Yunzhi relieved, it probably wasn’t a powerful ghost, the kind like Jiang Zhiyan, who could roam freely in broad daylight and slap people, was terrifying.

Xie Yunzhi calmly entered the house, stayed in the guest room as instructed by the owner, then toured the entire villa and returned to her room.

She lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling.

She was used to having someone chattering beside her, it felt strange being alone.

She yawned and set an alarm for 10 pm.

…

Jiang Zhiyan wasn’t in this area, she was still in her own apartment, watching TV.

“Aren’t you going to take a look?” the System asked.

“Nothing will happen during the day,” Jiang Zhiyan said, floating cross-legged in the air. “But wasn’t this incident solved by Song Zhili in the book?”

“Mm, but you’ve already sent Song Zhili packing.”

“He actually went back?” Jiang Zhiyan was surprised. “Were my words that effective?”

Jiang Zhiyan shook her head: “Tsk, as expected, no one can compare to my Liaoyi.”

Jiang Zhiyan smiled, filled with pride.

System: …

“Keep an eye on her, call me if anything happens.”

“Okay.”

This book was from the female lead’s perspective, not the male lead’s, so there were no details about how Song Zhili handled this incident, it just said he solved it and gained a good reputation.

…

Xie Yunzhi’s alarm didn’t go off. She slept until 11:30 pm. When she opened her eyes, the house was dark and silent, for a moment, she felt like she was trapped in a box.

She picked up her phone, saw the time, frowned, immediately sat up, turned on the light, then quickly got up and opened the curtains.

The garden was brightly lit, and there were several tables set up, as if for a banquet.

Xie Yunzhi frowned, it was a beautiful scene, but also very eerie.

She took out a talisman, which spontaneously combusted upon unfolding, there hadn’t been such a strong Yin energy during the day, but now… Xie Yunzhi felt like she had entered a gathering place for ghosts.

Xie Yunzhi touched her stomach, rummaged through her bag, and stuffed a piece of bread she bought earlier into her mouth.

After eating the bread, she checked the time again, five minutes until midnight.

She suspected something terrifying would happen at midnight.

Time ticked by, there was no clock here, but she could hear the clock in her heart ticking.

Xie Yunzhi clenched her fists, looking at the “people” who suddenly appeared at the tables, and the food laid out. Judging by their clothes, they seemed to be from different eras.

So these ghosts held gatherings in this house every day?

The Yin energy grew stronger. Xie Yunzhi gripped the talismans and noticed a ghost at one of the tables looking up at her.

Then, one after another, the ghosts all looked up.

Xie Yunzhi saw a ghost fly towards the window, then twist its head off its neck.

“She can see me! She can see me!” it shouted, its long tongue licking the window. “Ha ha ha, is this the expert they found to catch us? Is she scared to tears?”

Xie Yunzhi took a deep breath, opened the window, and slapped the talisman on its forehead, watching as it fell vertically from the window, clutching its head. Her racing heart calmed down a bit.

However, her actions also meant the start of a “war.” The ghosts in the garden, who had looked relatively normal before, now revealed their terrifying forms.

Xie Yunzhi ran downstairs, holding a stack of talismans and a peachwood sword, silently chanting exorcism and purification incantations.

Jiang Zhiyan watched from afar: “She’s really brave, there are thirty-four ghosts in the garden.”

“Should we eliminate them? They don’t seem to be vengeful spirits, just wandering souls,” the System said.

“According to the rules of the mortal realm, any ghost that harms humans can be eliminated, it’s up to her, but to solve the problem here, these ghosts aren’t the key,” Jiang Zhiyan said, drawing a circle on a certain spot with her hand. “Isn’t that spot where Yin and Yang converge? It appeared suddenly, which means it emerged from somewhere, there’s probably something buried underground.”

Jiang Zhiyan paused, suddenly realizing something: “The male lead has a magic weapon that can connect Yin and Yang, didn’t he get it while handling this incident?”

She looked at Xie Yunzhi, who usually ate so elegantly, now wildly waving her peachwood sword, sticking talismans on the ghosts whenever she found an opening, her image completely ruined, nothing like an “expert.”

Chapter 121: My Guardian Spirit is Dead (7)

When Song Zhili woke up in the hospital, three days had already passed. He had lost a significant amount of weight in those three days. Seeing the person sitting beside his bed, he coughed a couple of times and asked, “Dad, is Miss Xie alright?”

His father’s expression twisted slightly. “She’s fine. What could happen to her?”

He desperately wanted to complain and vent his frustrations, but felt embarrassed about revealing that he had been taken to the police station for questioning.

The Song family was already displeased; after all, bailing out their son, then the father, was incredibly embarrassing.

“That vengeful spirit, she’s too powerful,” Song Zhili said, frowning and clutching his chest, coughing again. “Didn’t they say I’m a nemesis of vengeful spirits?”

Song Zhili now suspected the family elders had been deceiving him. After all, he wasn’t disconnected from the internet, and he knew there were many people who built up children just to tear them down.

He suddenly felt a sense of despair, perhaps he was just an ordinary person, although he was considered exceptional within the Song family, perhaps he was the only one barely presentable.

His father watched as his son’s spirits deflated: “Of course you’re a nemesis of vengeful spirits! You’re just too weak right now. She’s a centuries-old vengeful spirit with many dirty tricks up her sleeve. Of course you can’t defeat her in a straight fight.”

“Tsk,” Jiang Zhiyan said, poking her head in through the window. “So you resort to slander when you can’t win, huh?”

Song Zhili, in the hospital bed, and his father, sitting beside him, both fell silent, then simultaneously turned to look at the window.

“Come on, Song Zhili, tell him, did I slap you in the face? Did I sneak attack you? Weren’t you the one who attacked me in the cafeteria? And you didn’t even manage to hurt me.”

Song Zhili opened his mouth, his already dejected expression falling further.

Song Zhili’s father glared at Jiang Zhiyan; he had encountered her at the airport before, but she hadn’t spoken to him, so he hadn’t paid her any attention: “What do you want?”

“Was the police station comfortable, young master Song?”

Song Zhili’s father’s face twisted in anger. Song Zhili initially thought she was talking to him, but noticing Jiang Zhiyan’s gaze, he looked at his father, puzzled.

“What are you doing here?” his father asked again, knowing Jiang Zhiyan was deliberately trying to provoke them.

“Paying a visit, after all, I’m the one who injured him, it wouldn’t be right not to visit,” Jiang Zhiyan floated inside. The already cool, air-conditioned room became even colder. “I am a polite vengeful spirit, after all.”

“Are you able to get out of bed now, or are you going to look for Xie Yunzhi?” Jiang Zhiyan asked, looking at Song Zhili, who was staring at her, silent.

“If you’re going to look for her, then you better get a VIP room at the hospital,” she continued. “Every time you go, I’ll beat you up, but don’t worry, I won’t kill you.”

She said this with a smile.

Song Zhili clenched his fists: “Why do you insist on following her?”

“What’s it to you? This is between me and the Xie family,” Jiang Zhiyan looked at Song Zhili’s father. “If you don’t want your son to be hospitalized every few days, then take him back, there are so many things to deal with, why bother with me? You can’t defeat me anyway, it’s a waste of money and police resources.”

Song Zhili glared at Jiang Zhiyan: “One day…”

“I know, don’t bully the young when they’re poor, don’t bully the middle-aged when they’re poor, don’t bully the elderly when they’re poor, and respect the dead, mm, when you die, I’ll probably still be around, you can continue to bother me, and when you become a ghost, I can just swallow you whole,” Jiang Zhiyan said with a smile. “Just thinking about it is wonderful.”

The System, looking at Song Zhili’s expression, commented: “I think you’re going to anger him to death.”

“How could that be?” Jiang Zhiyan waved at the two of them and turned to leave. “I hope I never see you again.”

After Jiang Zhiyan left, Song Zhili leaned against the pillows, his face devoid of emotion.

“Cheer up,” his father said, patting his shoulder.

“Dad, is it possible I’ll never be able to defeat her, even in death?”

…

When the System relayed Song Zhili’s words to Jiang Zhiyan, she was a bit puzzled: “Is the male lead’s mental fortitude that weak?”

“A proud genius gets slapped twice and lands in the hospital right after leaving seclusion, it’s a huge blow to his ego.”

Jiang Zhiyan twitched the corners of her mouth and sighed softly: “He’s so weak and fragile, he doesn’t deserve the female lead.”

System: …

“He should just go home and retire,” Jiang Zhiyan scoffed.

When Jiang Zhiyan returned, Xie Yunzhi had just finished a class. She looked at Jiang Zhiyan, annoyed that she had missed an entire class, held her phone to her ear, and asked, “Where did you go?”

“I went to visit Song Zhili and suggested he get a VIP room at the hospital,” Jiang Zhiyan looked at Xie Yunzhi. “I think he’ll leave you alone for a while.”

Xie Yunzhi’s lips twitched: “You’re really vicious.”

“Don’t you think I’m being kind?” Jiang Zhiyan said, sounding aggrieved.

“I thought you went on a date with some pretty ghost.”

“Why would you think that? Are you jealous?” Jiang Zhiyan asked, sounding surprised.

Xie Yunzhi coughed a couple of times: “Not jealous. There was just a ghost here asking where you went.”

“If you’re not jealous, then why are you using coughing as a cover?”

“I just have an itchy throat.” Xie Yunzhi rubbed her throat and coughed again. “Well, maybe you have a ghostly girlfriend, I don’t know.”

“No, I don’t,” Jiang Zhiyan said with dissatisfaction. “I don’t have a girlfriend, I only have a wife.”

Xie Yunzhi snorted.

“Why did that ghost want to see me?” Jiang Zhiyan didn’t understand. Logically, in this world, besides the Xie family, no one, human or ghost, should have any connection to her.

“She said she was from the underworld,” Xie Yunzhi said. “She told you to stop sending articles to the King of Hell. What did you even write?”

Jiang Zhiyan looked enlightened and showed Xie Yunzhi her masterpieces.

Xie Yunzhi was speechless: “Did you secretly take a policy writing course?”

Jiang Zhiyan blinked, giving her an innocent smile.

Xie Yunzhi found Jiang Zhiyan to be very unusual, completely different from an ordinary centuries-old ghost, though she had never actually met any other centuries-old ghosts.

“But what do your articles have to do with the King of Hell? Why would someone come up here and warn you?”

“Maybe because the King of Hell thinks my writing is good and actually listened to my suggestions,” Jiang Zhiyan blinked.

Xie Yunzhi immediately understood and looked at Jiang Zhiyan: “I have a feeling you’ll be in more trouble than me soon.”

Centuries-old vengeful spirits were rare, but there were many underworld officials who were centuries old.

“You’re right. I should make some plans.” Jiang Zhiyan nodded.

Jiang Zhiyan decided to write another article, asking the King of Hell to protect the personal safety of those who offered advice and suggestions.

Xie Yunzhi had been very busy recently, with a lot of schoolwork, and she also had to find time to study those extra things, but thankfully, she learned quickly, especially when it came to talisman drawing, but the faster she learned, the stranger it felt, because she felt like she had learned these things in another time and space.

And she still didn’t understand why Jiang Zhiyan could also draw talismans. She had subtly asked the Xie family, but they insisted that vengeful spirits absolutely could not draw talismans.

As expected, the Xie family was unreliable, she had to rely on herself. She didn’t quite understand what the Xie family was even good for.

So, when another underworld official appeared, she captured them.

The ghost and the human stared at each other. Xie Yunzhi felt like she had just casually grabbed with the talisman Jiang Zhiyan taught her, she hadn’t expected it to actually work.

“Did you deliver my message to Jiang Zhiyan?”

“I did,” Xie Yunzhi said. “I helped you. In return, answer a question for me.”

“Go ahead,” the underworld official paused. “Of course, I can’t tell you anything that involves heavenly secrets.”

“This definitely doesn’t involve heavenly secrets! Why would I ask about that kind of thing? People are already saying I won’t live past thirty.” Xie Yunzhi lowered her voice. “I’m asking you, if a vengeful spirit can draw talismans…”

“Then it’s not a vengeful spirit,” the official said, stroking their chin. “Normally, no ghost can draw talismans.”

“No exceptions?” Xie Yunzhi pressed.

“None.” The official spoke with certainty, then, looking at Xie Yunzhi’s expression, asked suspiciously, “You’re not going to tell me Jiang Zhiyan can, are you?”

The official gasped. “I’ll have to look into this. This is truly unprecedented, unheard of.”

“Actually, forget it, don’t ask,” Xie Yunzhi said, suddenly regretting her question, worried she might have caused trouble for Jiang Zhiyan.

The official took a few steps, then her expression shifted from excitement to confusion. She looked around. “Why am I here?”

She patted her forehead, thought for three seconds, and without further thought, returned to the underworld.

Xie Yunzhi used the method Jiang Zhiyan taught her to perform a divination, but she couldn’t divine anything. However, she had a feeling that Jiang Zhiyan being able to draw talismans and perform divinations was related to the rules of this world.

Jiang Zhiyan floated in through the window: “Another underworld official came?”

“You knew they were coming, so you ran away?”

“I hate trouble. What did they say? Your expression is strange.”

Xie Yunzhi hesitated for a moment, then recounted what had just happened.

“Ah, it’s nothing,” Jiang Zhiyan waved her hand dismissively. “She won’t ask.”

“Why?”

“There’s a bug in the world. The world will fix it itself. It won’t let this bug become known to too many NPCs.”

“A bug?” Xie Yunzhi felt like her head was about to explode. “Do you mean… that kind of bug? NPCs? Aren’t we NPCs?”

Xie Yunzhi sat cross-legged on the floor: “How can this world be both mystical and scientific?”

“It’s a matter of different dimensions.” Jiang Zhiyan looked at Xie Yunzhi and extended her hand. “Only the two of us are together.”

Xie Yunzhi reached out and patted Jiang Zhiyan’s hand, expecting her hand to pass through, but this time, she felt an icy touch, just for a moment, but it felt like her fingers were freezing, the coldness spreading throughout her body.

Chapter 120: My Guardian Spirit is Dead (6)

The next morning, Jiang Zhiyan woke Xie Yunzhi up promptly at six. Xie Yunzhi, with a sullen expression and an unapproachable aura, left the room. A few people who had intended to provoke her, seeing her expression and the floating Jiang Zhiyan, immediately shut up and ran away.

“What cowards,” Jiang Zhiyan said, speechless.

Xie Yunzhi’s lips twitched.

The lessons at the Xie family estate were even more sleep-inducing than her university classes. Xie Yunzhi felt like she was only staying awake through sheer willpower.

And she really didn’t understand, the things being taught weren’t difficult, why couldn’t the others in the class understand? She felt like she would progress much faster with one-on-one lessons.

This attitude further displeased the others, but there was nothing they could do. After a morning of classes, the Xie family instructor couldn’t help but look at Xie Yunzhi differently.

“I’m still alive, but my spirit is dead,” Xie Yunzhi said.

“Really? I think you’re quite lively,” Jiang Zhiyan said, circling Xie Yunzhi. “I’m going to see what the Xie family is having for lunch.”

Xie Yunzhi: …

“They’re eating quite well,” Jiang Zhiyan said, standing outside the kitchen. The System listed the dishes the Xie family had prepared, like a waiter reciting a menu.

“Indeed, it sounds delicious, I’m getting hungry just listening to it,” Jiang Zhiyan said. Ever since eating barbecue that day, she couldn’t stand not having anything to eat.

On her way back from the kitchen, Jiang Zhiyan ran into the Xie Family Head, and their eyes met.

“I want to eat too, prepare a portion for me,” Jiang Zhiyan said.

The Xie Family Head ignored her and tried to leave.

Jiang Zhiyan followed him, emanating resentment, and he stopped after walking ten meters, practically gritting his teeth as he said: “I’ll have someone arrange it.”

Jiang Zhiyan was satisfied.

The System realized that Jiang Zhiyan was quite shameless.

“Every meal,” Jiang Zhiyan added.

The Xie Family Head’s face darkened, he didn’t want to speak, but he had to agree.

During Xie Yunzhi’s lesson time, Jiang Zhiyan, using the same tactic, gained VIP treatment at the Xie family estate.

If the Xie family members initially wanted Xie Yunzhi to stay longer, they now just wanted her to leave quickly, taking Jiang Zhiyan with her.

Jiang Zhiyan demanded a high-quality jade bracelet as tribute. The Xie family tried to seal her inside it, but it didn’t work, and they were even beaten up. After that, they completely gave up.

After a chaotic day, when Xie Yunzhi expressed her desire to leave early, the Xie family didn’t object and agreed immediately, perhaps because they were afraid of Jiang Zhiyan. They said they would send her scanned copies of the books later.

So she booked a flight for early the next morning.

“Thank you for your trouble,” Xie Yunzhi said.

“No trouble at all, killing two birds with one stone,” Jiang Zhiyan paused. “The Xie family’s food is quite good.”

“But I don’t want to come back here again, I’ll just reminisce in my dreams.”

“But I can’t sleep.”

Xie Yunzhi paused: “Oh, right. Did you take the Xie family’s jade bracelet?”

“I did, it’s quite comfortable.”

“Then keep it,” Xie Yunzhi said. She had been wondering whether to buy a new one for Jiang Zhiyan, but then she thought, why spend money when there’s a free one? She had to save money.

As soon as she boarded the plane, Xie Yunzhi fell asleep, she was truly exhausted.

However, as soon as she fell asleep, she realized she wasn’t truly asleep, her body was asleep, but her soul was wide awake.

Buried memories resurfaced, and Xie Yunzhi’s expression twisted for a few seconds. She rubbed her temples, it seemed like she had done something bad, she had mocked other fragments before, as expected, they were all fragments of the same person, so their actions were similar.

But Jiang Zhiyan was really strange! Constantly saying she liked her, if it weren’t for her subconscious telling her Jiang Zhiyan was a good person, she would have thought she was a pervert.

The ascended Xie Liaoyi, seeing that almost everyone was present, started the meeting. Xie Yunzhi could feel a strong pull from her, she had clearly absorbed quite a few fragments, and she didn’t know if it was her imagination, but she felt that her divinity was more stable than during the last meeting, even though not much time had passed.

“I devoured a world consciousness,” her first words were like a bombshell.

“Huh?”

Exclamations echoed.

“It wasn’t intentional, it tried to trip me up, probably didn’t expect me to have ascended,” her tone remained calm. “There hasn’t been any reaction from the Main God yet, I don’t know if they haven’t noticed or if they’re not around.”

After a few seconds of silence, another fragment spoke: “The Main God is also a god, is it possible for us to separate from the Main God system?”

“It should be possible, after our accident, we were essentially disconnected from them, but if that’s the case, what about Zhiyan? Do we accompany her on missions until she retires?”

“She should be able to leave, considering how often she destroys worlds, I think we can negotiate with the Main God and have them release her, and if we all ascend, but can’t take her with us, that would be too pathetic, we’ve already collected seventy percent of the fragments, and communication with most world consciousnesses is smooth, I can almost sense which small world Zhiyan is in.”

Xie Yunzhi sat quietly and raised her hand: “Then can you come find me first?”

“Is Zhiyan with you now?”

“Mm,” Xie Yunzhi nodded.

Xie Liaoyi Number One thought for two seconds, then shook her head: “I refuse, we’re working separately, there’s no need for both of us to be in the same world, and judging by your situation, you’ve caused trouble again.”

Xie Yunzhi smiled: “I didn’t cause that much trouble, it’s fine, after we merge back into the main body, we’ll all share the consequences.”

“That’s not an excuse for your recklessness, be careful.”

“I don’t want to be reckless, but I can’t remember,” Xie Yunzhi sighed again, thinking about the things she had unconsciously said. “I only remember to save money and become a god, I chanted Jiang Zhiyan’s name so many times, why can’t I remember?”

“Interference from the world consciousness is normal,” Xie Liaoyi Number One said. “Most world consciousnesses are relatively easy to communicate with, some try to keep our soul fragments, but it’s not a big problem, after I devoured a world consciousness, they’ve all become quite cooperative.”

“Haha,” Xie Yunzhi gave a couple of dry laughs, she was relieved, but her own pressure hadn’t lessened at all.

Thinking about meeting Jiang Zhiyan later, Xie Yunzhi couldn’t help but sigh deeply and pat her forehead, she hoped she wouldn’t say anything that would give Jiang Zhiyan leverage again.

Her consciousness retreated, and she fell asleep, only waking up when the plane landed. She opened her eyes and saw Jiang Zhiyan’s face floating in front of her.

Xie Yunzhi considered buying economy class in the future, Jiang Zhiyan probably wouldn’t float this close to her if she did.

“You’re awake?” Jiang Zhiyan asked, looking at Xie Yunzhi expectantly.

Xie Yunzhi nodded, looking at Jiang Zhiyan, she looked even more familiar now, but the more she tried to remember, the more elusive the memory became, and her head started to ache.

She looked at Jiang Zhiyan a few more times, feeling irritated.

“What’s wrong?”

Xie Yunzhi shook her head: “I feel like I’m so close to remembering who you are.”

“I’m your wife.”

Xie Yunzhi felt like Jiang Zhiyan might be telling the truth, but it was too strange without any context.

As soon as they left the airport, they were stopped by four large men in black. The middle-aged man leading them was wearing a Tang suit and holding a fan. He looked at Xie Yunzhi with a smile: “Miss Xie, please come with us.”

“Who are you?” Xie Yunzhi asked warily, taking two steps back. “I don’t know you.”

“My surname is Song, I just want to have a chat with Miss Xie,” he said, his smile seemingly kind, but his aura was oppressive, clearly putting on airs.

“What does your surname being Song have to do with me? I still don’t know you,” Xie Yunzhi frowned, wanting to leave.

“Miss Xie,” he said, reaching out to stop her.

The next second, Xie Yunzhi turned and ran in the opposite direction. The men in black quickly gave chase, attracting the attention of passersby.

“There’s a police station on the left,” Jiang Zhiyan reminded her.

Xie Yunzhi immediately changed direction and ran towards the police station.

If there’s a problem, find the police.

She knew who these people were, but she didn’t want to go with them, it would be too troublesome, she just wanted to go home and sleep.

Seeing the police, the men in black stopped, the two sides facing off, many people stopped and watched.

The old man in the Tang suit from the Song family arrived after a while, seeing the situation, he felt a headache coming on, how did things become like this?

He brought four men in black just to look more imposing, who knew Xie Yunzhi would be so straightforward, not even giving him a chance to explain properly.

“It’s a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding,” he said with a smile, raising his hand. “I just wanted to invite Miss Xie over for a chat.”

“What misunderstanding? I don’t want to go, and you even sent these people to chase me, I don’t even know you! Blocking people at the airport, is that how you invite someone for a chat? You look like some new type of scammer!” Xie Yunzhi said, standing behind the police, agitated.

After Song Zhili was taken to the police station, his father was also brought in for questioning.

After returning home, Xie Yunzhi called her mother and then informed the Xie Family Head, and as Jiang Zhiyan predicted, the Xie family was very unhappy.

“They won’t bother me anymore, will they?” Xie Yunzhi asked.

“I’m not sure about the others, but Song Zhili will definitely continue to bother you,” Jiang Zhiyan said.

“Huh?” Xie Yunzhi looked disgusted. “Why? Is he like a leech?”

Jiang Zhiyan’s voice, floating in the air, was also ethereal, laced with sarcasm: “I did a divination, you two are a perfect match, destined to be entangled.”

“I don’t believe in those things,” Xie Yunzhi waved her hand dismissively. “Besides, aren’t you going to be engaged to me? As my future wife, if he comes to harass me again, just send him back to the hospital.”

“Future wife now, are we?”

“Isn’t that good? I agree with what you said,” Xie Yunzhi looked up. “But I can’t kiss you, I can’t touch you…”

“You can actually kiss me, but you’re too weak, wait until you’re stronger, I’m afraid you won’t be able to handle it.”

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.”

Chapter 118: My Guardian Spirit is Dead (4)

“I also want to know when you’ll remember,” Jiang Zhiyan sighed softly.

Xie Yunzhi looked at Jiang Zhiyan, puzzled: “What does it have to do with you?”

“The most important thing you’ve forgotten is me.”

Xie Yunzhi stared at Jiang Zhiyan for a moment, then remarked: “Times are changing, even vengeful spirits are using cheesy pickup lines now.”

Jiang Zhiyan: ?

“It’s a bit… greasy,” Xie Yunzhi commented, rubbing her arms.

Jiang Zhiyan: …

“I’m stating a fact.”

“Mm-hmm.”

Jiang Zhiyan looked at Xie Yunzhi; she realized Xie Liaoyi had a unique way of being infuriating in every world.

She stopped talking and followed Xie Yunzhi.

Xie Yunzhi didn’t want to talk either, thinking about her full class schedule made her irritable.

When class ended at 9:30, she yawned several times. Not far from the school gate, she saw Song Zhili blocking her path, holding a peachwood sword. She yawned again and walked past him.

“Miss Xie, do you know that your main family once provoked a vengeful spirit? If the vengeful spirit isn’t exorcised, you won’t live past thirty!” Song Zhili said, seeing Xie Yunzhi ignoring him, he immediately followed.

“I haven’t heard of it, and if I don’t live past thirty, then I don’t,” Xie Yunzhi said.

Song Zhili: …

“I have a license, I’m really not a scammer!” Song Zhili said, agitated.

“Then what are you telling me for? Why don’t you just exorcise the vengeful spirit?” Xie Yunzhi looked at Song Zhili, puzzled. “Do you need my permission to do it? If I don’t agree, can you not harm the vengeful spirit? So you just want money, right?”

Jiang Zhiyan chuckled and shook her head at Song Zhili, who looked like he was about to faint from anger.

“Anyway, I don’t have any money, not a single cent,” Xie Yunzhi said, folding her arms.

Song Zhili took out his compass: “Because I need your cooperation, look at the needle.”

Xie Yunzhi looked at Song Zhili with a deadpan expression: “The anti-fraud guide has already covered scams like yours in numerous special reports.”

“The fact that I was released means I’m not a scammer.”

“That’s not the same, maybe you were just given a warning the first time you were caught, it’s normal to be released on the first day, isn’t it?”

“Then let’s exchange contact information, contact me if there are any problems,” Song Zhili said, drawing his sword and striking at Jiang Zhiyan, who instantly dispersed and reappeared in another location.

Jiang Zhiyan looked at Song Zhili and shook her head: “So you can’t attack me now? Why? Because you’re too weak?”

Xie Yunzhi, looking at Song Zhili with disgust, quickly ran away. Because of his strange actions, many people were already looking at them.

“Stalking young girls is very perverted,” Jiang Zhiyan said. “I’m starting to question your Song family’s upbringing.”

Song Zhili’s chest heaved, staring at Jiang Zhiyan intently.

“Heh.” Jiang Zhiyan raised her hand and struck Song Zhili’s head. “Just stay in the hospital for a while.”

Song Zhili coughed violently and spat out blood.

“Who fights a boss at level one?” Jiang Zhiyan shook her head at Song Zhili. “And I can’t even kill you directly.”

Song Zhili glared at Jiang Zhiyan coldly.

“You should be grateful I didn’t kill you,” Jiang Zhiyan said with a smile. “I thought you were someone capable, you wasted a whole day of my time.”

Song Zhili finally fainted from anger. Passersby, after watching for a while, called for an ambulance.

Jiang Zhiyan caught up with Xie Yunzhi: “Walking so slowly today, were you waiting for me?”

“Heh,” Xie Yunzhi chuckled and looked Jiang Zhiyan up and down.

“I’m not injured, I just knocked him unconscious.”

Xie Yunzhi twitched the corner of her mouth: “Will he keep following me?”

“He’ll probably be hospitalized this time, you’ll have some peace and quiet for a while,” Jiang Zhiyan said.

Xie Yunzhi: …

“Then won’t more people come looking for trouble with you?” Xie Yunzhi asked, puzzled. Although she kept calling Song Zhili a scammer, judging by his appearance and actions, he seemed to have a background.

“They will, but they can’t kill me,” Jiang Zhiyan chuckled. “If I were that easy to deal with, I would have been gone long ago.”

Xie Yunzhi looked at Jiang Zhiyan, thinking about what Song Zhili had said: “You’ve followed many people before? Do you talk to everyone like this?”

“No, only you, and I’m not the same vengeful spirit as the last one, we take turns,” Jiang Zhiyan immediately said. “This is my first shift.”

Xie Yunzhi: ?

“I have a strong feeling you’re messing with me,” Xie Yunzhi stared at Jiang Zhiyan.

“No, I’m really not the same vengeful spirit as the last one,” Jiang Zhiyan said, looking into Xie Yunzhi’s eyes and blinking rapidly. “Trust me.”

Xie Yunzhi looked away and rubbed her temples: “Why don’t you change your appearance? It’s scary at night.”

The System helpfully projected what Xie Yunzhi was currently seeing.

Jiang Zhiyan was standing under a streetlight, the dim yellow light passing through her translucent form, combined with her pale face and red lips, it looked exceptionally terrifying. Her expression, usually playful, was now just eerie, someone with weaker nerves would probably faint on the spot.

This appearance truly fit the stereotypical image of a vengeful spirit.

Jiang Zhiyan moved out of the streetlight and entered the complex with Xie Yunzhi.

“What did he mean by ‘not living past thirty’?” Xie Yunzhi asked, opening the door.

Jiang Zhiyan floated inside: “Literally.”

Xie Yunzhi turned to Jiang Zhiyan: “So you’re here to take my life?”

“Of course not, the person followed by the previous vengeful spirit didn’t live past thirty, not the person I’m following,” Jiang Zhiyan refused to take the blame. “Don’t worry, I won’t let you die before thirty.”

Xie Yunzhi’s gaze followed Jiang Zhiyan as she floated onto the sofa.

“I forgot to buy a grilled sausage,” Xie Yunzhi suddenly remembered and frowned. “It’s all because of that person, I forgot to go to the snack street.”

“Then let’s order some barbecue,” Jiang Zhiyan said, finding paper and pen. “Come and watch.”

Xie Yunzhi watched as Jiang Zhiyan drew talismans on the paper, only commenting after she finished: “Vengeful spirits can draw talismans too?”

“Yeah, why can a vengeful spirit draw talismans?” Jiang Zhiyan looked at the talismans on the paper, puzzled, normally, she shouldn’t be able to draw them, but she did, and not only that, they seemed usable. “Is this a bug?”

Jiang Zhiyan wondered, or was she not really a ghost anymore?

“What bug?” Xie Yunzhi asked.

Jiang Zhiyan didn’t answer, handing her the pen: “You try.”

Xie Yunzhi glanced at Jiang Zhiyan: “What kind of talisman is this?”

“A talisman that allows me to eat,” Jiang Zhiyan said, looking at Xie Yunzhi with dissatisfaction. “I just explained it earlier.”

“Can’t you draw it yourself? Why do you need me to?” Xie Yunzhi asked, folding her arms.

“Don’t you want to become a god? I’ll teach you how to draw talismans and cultivate,” Jiang Zhiyan said. “Of course, we have to start with the basics.”

Xie Yunzhi stared at Jiang Zhiyan for a while: “Okay, we’ll talk about that later, first, find a way to remove your makeup.”

Jiang Zhiyan: …

Xie Yunzhi put down her bag. She did have strong nerves, but she could still be scared, she just didn’t show it outwardly: “Should I burn some makeup remover for you? But I can’t burn makeup remover, you can eat, but you can’t touch these things, why can you touch things sometimes?”

“Are you disgusted by me?” Jiang Zhiyan snorted. “I’m floating on the sofa, it just looks like I’m touching it, sometimes I use my ghostly energy to manipulate things.”

Xie Yunzhi nodded: “Oh, mm, I am disgusted.”

Jiang Zhiyan’s gaze became even more displeased. She took a deep breath, forget it, she wouldn’t argue with Xie Yunzhi.

“Isn’t there any basic knowledge I need? Are we just jumping straight into this?” Xie Yunzhi asked.

Jiang Zhiyan asked the System to generate a book list and copied it down. It was a long list, covering several pages: “Many of these books are at the Xie family estate, you can contact them.”

“If I do that, won’t that person know I was lying to him?” Xie Yunzhi wasn’t familiar with the Xie family, she had no impression of them, she had only heard her family mention them a few times.

“It’s not a big problem, the two families have a bad relationship, the Xie family will think Song Zhili is meddling,” Jiang Zhiyan said. “Powerful families are proud, the Xie family hasn’t been able to solve this problem for generations, and now some young punk is claiming he can.”

“So face is more important than a life?” Xie Yunzhi retorted.

Jiang Zhiyan nodded: “That’s how they see it.”

“Will they give me the books?” Xie Yunzhi asked.

“They will, you’re talented, why wouldn’t they? Talented people are rare everywhere, but don’t listen to what they teach you, they haven’t accomplished much themselves, they can’t teach you anything good, I’m better than them.”

“Then what about you?” Xie Yunzhi continued to ask, feeling like nothing was reliable.

“I’ll go with you, I told you, the Xie family can’t do anything to me,” Jiang Zhiyan said, twitching the corner of her mouth. “With me there, they won’t make things too difficult for you, of course, we shouldn’t talk too much then.”

“What about this book list? What if they ask about it?” Xie Yunzhi held up the list.

“Just say you’re staying there and you want to read, use your brain, it’s not like you’re handing them the list and asking for the books directly, they won’t let you take many of these books out of the Xie family estate,” Jiang Zhiyan said, poking Xie Yunzhi’s head.

Xie Yunzhi felt like she was being looked down upon.

Jiang Zhiyan went outside to remove her makeup, it was more like changing her skin than removing makeup, consuming quite a bit of her ghostly energy. She floated back, and Xie Yunzhi had already drawn two talismans. Although she used a regular pen and paper, their power wasn’t weakened much.

Xie Yunzhi looked at the talismans, resting her chin on her hand, she could sense their power, although she couldn’t explain it: “One question, aren’t you afraid I’ll use them against you after I learn how to draw them?”

“That’s why you should remember quickly, I’m risking my life teaching you this,” Jiang Zhiyan looked at Xie Yunzhi.

Xie Yunzhi stared at Jiang Zhiyan’s face: “Actually, looking at you like this, you do look familiar.”

“A bit familiar, tsk,” Jiang Zhiyan said, slumping in the air. “Did you order barbecue?”

“I did.”

“That’s good,” Jiang Zhiyan said, satisfied.

Xie Yunzhi looked at Jiang Zhiyan’s legs floating past her and sighed: “Go float somewhere else.”

“You’re even disgusted by this?” Jiang Zhiyan said with a frustrated sigh.

“I’m going to call my mom and ask about the Xie family.”

“Oh,” Jiang Zhiyan responded. “No need to go anywhere else, I can hear you no matter where you are in this small apartment.”

“Can’t you not listen?”

“No.”

Chapter 117: My Guardian Spirit is Dead (3)

“When exactly could you see me?” Jiang Zhiyan asked. “Could you see me long ago?”

Xie Yunzhi held her phone to her ear: “Not that long ago, a while back.”

“Aren’t you afraid?”

“Not really, at least your facial features are normal, you’re not missing any eyeballs or anything,” Xie Yunzhi said calmly. “The world is so vast, it’s normal for there to be unknown creatures, but you seem to have been following me for a long time.”

“What do you mean ‘facial features are normal’?” Jiang Zhiyan moved in front of Xie Yunzhi. “Take a good look.”

“Is there something abnormal?” Xie Yunzhi asked, puzzled.

Jiang Zhiyan was dissatisfied with Xie Yunzhi’s description, but she didn’t know if this person was feigning ignorance or if she was truly oblivious.

“Forget it,” Jiang Zhiyan said, too lazy to argue with her.

“Do you have anything else to say? If not, I’m hanging up.”

“I’m speechless.”

Xie Yunzhi thought for a few seconds: “Do… centuries-old beings like you also tell corny jokes?”

“Because I keep up with the times,” Jiang Zhiyan said, exasperated. “Oh, right.”

Xie Yunzhi was about to put down her phone, but hearing Jiang Zhiyan’s words, she held it to her ear again.

“When are we getting married?”

Xie Yunzhi froze for two seconds, then realized what Jiang Zhiyan was talking about: “Whenever.”

“You just agreed like that?”

“I can’t beat you anyway, what’s the point of resisting?” Xie Yunzhi looked at a tall building in the distance. “Do you know how to become a god?”

Jiang Zhiyan’s heart skipped a beat: “Why do you want to become a god?”

Xie Yunzhi looked at Jiang Zhiyan: “I thought you would laugh at my wishful thinking.”

“I respect everyone’s dreams,” Jiang Zhiyan looked at Xie Yunzhi. “So, why?”

“I don’t know either, it’s just a task in my mind, a very important one,” Xie Yunzhi said. “I used to think it was impossible for this world to have ghosts and gods, but now that I’ve seen you, becoming a god doesn’t seem impossible.”

“But I haven’t heard of any precedents of humans becoming gods in this world,” Jiang Zhiyan said. “If you do more good deeds and accumulate more merits during your lifetime, you can get a good position in the underworld after you die, but that’s not a god.”

Xie Yunzhi’s expression remained calm, her emotions stable: “Mm, after all, gods aren’t cabbages, if everyone could become a god, then gods wouldn’t be gods.”

“Let’s go eat first,” Jiang Zhiyan paused. “Buy me a grilled sausage tonight.”

“How are you going to eat it?”

“I’ll teach you, there are special methods that allow me to eat.”

Xie Yunzhi’s expression changed slightly: “How do ghosts digest food?”

“I eat the essence of the food,” Jiang Zhiyan patiently explained.

“Oh,” Xie Yunzhi nodded thoughtfully. “But why are you following me?”

“I like you,” Jiang Zhiyan blurted out without thinking.

Xie Yunzhi was a little surprised, she had heard similar words from Jiang Zhiyan before, but she hadn’t taken them seriously: “Humans and ghosts are different.”

“Different paths, same destination,” Jiang Zhiyan retorted.

“Indeed, I’ll also become a ghost after I die, so it’s the same destination,” Xie Yunzhi said, twitching the corner of her mouth, putting away her phone, and jogging towards the cafeteria.

“You won’t die if you become a god, so don’t think about that.”

Xie Yunzhi felt that Jiang Zhiyan’s expression had changed slightly, as if she had thought of something unpleasant.

Jiang Zhiyan’s mood was generally good, although Xie Yunzhi seemed difficult to deal with, she wasn’t rejecting her, so it wasn’t a big problem, and she even wanted to “become a god,” which basically meant she was thinking about her!

There was a faint spiritual energy in this world, and Jiang Zhiyan decided to use it to nourish Xie Yunzhi’s soul, then teach her some methods to minimize the negative effects of the vengeful spirit on her.

However, Xie Yunzhi didn’t seem to be afraid of vengeful spirits. After following her for so long, she ate and slept well, and was in good health. If it were an ordinary person, they would be dead even if she didn’t do anything.

But after attending classes with Xie Yunzhi for a while, some of her classmates started getting sick, even though she had deliberately restrained herself, but it wasn’t a big problem, the male lead would handle it.

“Do you want to eat?” Xie Yunzhi typed on her phone.

“Not for now, you go ahead and eat.”

“Oh.” Xie Yunzhi ordered her usual rice bowl at her usual spot and sat down at an empty table.

Jiang Zhiyan sat opposite her. Xie Yunzhi’s eating movements were elegant but efficient, methodical, each bite making one’s appetite increase.

She noticed Song Zhili not far away and frowned: “How did he get in?”

“He begged eight hundred classmates to bring him in.”

Jiang Zhiyan was a bit annoyed, Song Zhili had already seen her, his expression also unpleasant, he walked over with his crutches, and Xie Yunzhi, noticing Jiang Zhiyan’s gaze, was about to turn around.

“Pretend you can’t see me.”

“Oh.” Xie Yunzhi stopped herself and continued eating calmly, even reaching through Jiang Zhiyan’s arm to grab a napkin.

Song Zhili walked over and looked at Xie Yunzhi intently, after confirming that she wasn’t interacting with Jiang Zhiyan, he was slightly relieved.

“Classmate, I have something important to tell you.”

“What is it?” Xie Yunzhi looked up, glancing at his leg, her eyes wary.

She suddenly recalled what Jiang Zhiyan had said earlier and her sudden disappearance yesterday, it was very likely related to this person.

Song Zhili glanced at Jiang Zhiyan, in case she did something, but Jiang Zhiyan just stared at him coldly. He lowered his voice, trying to sound trustworthy: “There’s a vengeful spirit following you.”

“Really?” Xie Yunzhi sneered, looking at Song Zhili suspiciously. “Do I look like a fool who’s easily tricked?”

“It’s true, I can prove it,” Song Zhili said, controlling his voice, he knew most people wouldn’t believe him at first.

Xie Yunzhi discreetly turned on the recording function on her phone under the table, then placed it back on the table.

“How can you prove it? If there’s a vengeful spirit following me, why am I so healthy? I’ve seen on TV that people followed by vengeful spirits are very miserable.”

“Your health is just temporary, vengeful spirits follow people to absorb their life force… can you give me your birth date and time? I think you might have a special fate,” Song Zhili said.

“Why?” Xie Yunzhi was a bit annoyed. “Can you stop disturbing me while I’m eating? I have classes this afternoon, I want to rest for a bit.”

“Then let’s exchange contact information, I’ll come find you when you’re free, but it has to be soon, the vengeful spirit following you is very unstable.”

“I don’t want to, just say it directly, what are you selling? Are you going to read my fortune and sell me talismans? Or do you also want to perform a ritual at my place?” Xie Yunzhi wiped her mouth. “How much is it?”

Song Zhili opened his mouth: “I don’t want your money, I’m currently on a training journey, my family didn’t give me much money… but my fees aren’t high.”

“Why are scammers like you allowed on campus? You’ve been observing me for a long time, haven’t you? You know I’m rich, I heard scammers like you always do background checks in advance.”

Song Zhili, who considered himself a gentleman and never peeked at other people’s phones, took a deep breath: “I’m really not a scammer, I can prove it.”

Xie Yunzhi ignored him, sent the recording and her location to her counselor, and ten minutes later, security arrived and forcibly escorted Song Zhili out of the school.

“I’m really not lying to you!” Song Zhili shouted, he felt like he couldn’t explain himself even with ten mouths.

Xie Yunzhi left with her bag, and Jiang Zhiyan waved at Song Zhili.

Song Zhili broke free from his restraints, took out three talismans, and in full view of everyone, threw them at a seemingly empty space. Everyone looked over, their gazes filled with amusement. Jiang Zhiyan originally wanted to dodge, but then realized there was no need, she raised her hand, and the talismans fell to the ground, not even touching a corner of her clothes.

“Tsk, a scammer after all.”

“How did he even get into the school?”

Song Zhili stared at Jiang Zhiyan in disbelief.

Jiang Zhiyan finally understood. In the plot, when Song Zhili came looking for her, he had already been training for a while, as the male lead, his progress was naturally rapid, but now he was still a newbie.

“Classmate, classmate!”

Xie Yunzhi ignored him and quickly left the cafeteria. Jiang Zhiyan followed.

Song Zhili was taken out of the school and sent to the police station, coincidentally, it was the same officers who had questioned him earlier.

“No wonder he didn’t want to explain, he was probably tied to a tree because he’s a scammer.”

“I’m really not a scammer,” Song Zhili said, holding his head, and called his family.

…

“He’s so bad,” Xie Yunzhi said.

“Indeed,” Jiang Zhiyan said, floating under Xie Yunzhi’s umbrella.

“Did you go looking for him yesterday?”

“Mm, I thought he was a formidable character,” Jiang Zhiyan sighed softly. “Unexpectedly, he’s so weak, and his brain isn’t working very well.”

Xie Yunzhi nodded in agreement, she had also thought he was a formidable character, after all, he looked the part, but who knew… From the moment he spoke, she had already judged him to be a fool.

“If he could definitely capture me, would you still help me?” Jiang Zhiyan asked.

“Yes.”

“Really?”

“Really, because you don’t seem to have any intention of harming me, and I don’t want to spend money,” Xie Yunzhi paused, then continued, “Saving money is the second most important thing in my life.”

“Why?” Jiang Zhiyan was puzzled.

Xie Yunzhi narrowed her eyes: “It’s a strange feeling, I always feel like someone will suddenly appear and spend all my money, so I have to save more, it might be a while before I can earn money in society.”

Jiang Zhiyan: ???

She was really curious about what kind of image she had in Xie Liaoyi’s mind, a spendthrift?

The System was already laughing.

“But I still feel like I’ve forgotten something very important, I don’t know when I’ll remember it,” Xie Yunzhi tilted her umbrella slightly, blocking the sunlight.

Chapter 116: My Guardian Spirit is Dead (2)

Xie Yunzhi looked at the two ghosts floating in front of her, neither of which looked remotely benevolent, and said, a little puzzled, “Don’t you even bother changing your appearance when you try to scam people? If you transformed into the God of Wealth, more people would probably fall for it.”

“Scam? You’re saying we’re trying to scam you?” one of the ghosts shrieked, its voice rising sharply.

Xie Yunzhi raised an eyebrow and asked, “Can you really grant any wish?”

“Of course.”

“I want to become a god,” Xie Yunzhi said, looking at them and smiling.

The two ghosts exchanged glances, then spat at Xie Yunzhi, although, being ghosts, they didn’t actually produce any saliva.

“Ha, if I could become a god, would I be out here scamming… no, cultivating?” the larger ghost said with dissatisfaction. “Don’t be ridiculous, becoming a god? How about something more realistic? Money? Academic success? Love?”

Xie Yunzhi took a step back: “My monthly allowance is eight hundred thousand, academically, I’m in the top three in my department, and as for love, I’m not interested at the moment, although many people are pursuing me.”

The two ghosts: …

Although they hadn’t made a deal with Xie Yunzhi, hearing her words made them want to strangle her.

“I’m leaving, if I’m late, the cold noodles I want to eat will be sold out,” Xie Yunzhi said, nodding.

“Eight hundred thousand allowance and you’re eating cold noodles?”

“I like them,” Xie Yunzhi said, walking past them with her bag, but the two ghosts persistently followed her.

“Why are you following me?” Xie Yunzhi asked, not understanding.

One of the ghosts took a deep breath: “Because your soul smells delicious.”

“It’s not that you can’t follow me, but please make yourselves look more presentable.” Xie Yunzhi was still too late; the cold noodles were sold out. She sighed softly and bought a sausage instead.

Although it was summer, with the two ghosts behind her, she felt as cool as if she were in an air-conditioned room.

She went home, and the two ghosts followed her inside.

Before even approaching, Jiang Zhiyan sensed the presence of two unfamiliar ghosts. Because she had concealed her vengeful spirit aura, the two ghosts inside didn’t notice her. When she entered, she saw them standing next to Xie Yunzhi, looking menacing, while Xie Yunzhi was sitting on the carpet, reading.

She floated over, and only when she was right in front of them did the two ghosts notice her presence. Their already ugly faces distorted in shock, their eyeballs popping out, and their jaws dropping to the ground.

“G-Great, Great King, we didn’t know this was your chosen… meal.”

Jiang Zhiyan punched each of them, then slowly floated to Xie Yunzhi, looked down at her, bent down, and gazed into her eyes.

“Can she see me?”

“Yes,” the System said. “She just saw those two ghosts.”

“Then why is she ignoring me?”

“Maybe because you’re a vengeful spirit,” the System replied.

Jiang Zhiyan stood up again. She still didn’t know what she looked like and asked the System to project her image. She fell silent after seeing it.

She had all the elements of traditional Chinese horror: a red wedding dress, a head full of hairpins, a pale face, and blood-red lips.

“She has strong nerves,” Jiang Zhiyan couldn’t help but comment, she knew she was wearing a red wedding dress, but she didn’t expect her face to look this ghastly.

“Indeed, she didn’t even flinch,” the System said with emotion. “I would be scared to death.”

Jiang Zhiyan floated beside Xie Yunzhi: “You ate a sausage, and now I want one too, buy one for me tomorrow.”

Xie Yunzhi turned a page in her book.

“I just had a fight, with a charlatan, be careful he doesn’t try to scam you,” Jiang Zhiyan said, circling Xie Yunzhi and floating above her head. “Do you know why no ghosts usually bother you? Because I’m here.”

“I’m bored when no one talks to me, Xie Yunzhi, why are you so cold?” Jiang Zhiyan suddenly moved closer to Xie Yunzhi’s face, but the latter remained calm.

“She seems to be used to ignoring you,” the System said.

“I can form a marriage contract with her,” Jiang Zhiyan looked at Xie Yunzhi.

Ordinary people couldn’t handle it, but Xie Yunzhi, with her special constitution and protagonist halo, definitely could.

Xie Yunzhi stood up and went to the bathroom. Jiang Zhiyan, looking at her retreating figure, said: “I have a feeling she was waiting for me to come back before taking a shower.”

“See? Those two ghosts clearly have ulterior motives, but she doesn’t know, you’re the most twisted one,” the System sighed.

Jiang Zhiyan: …

“Some ghosts are truly morally depraved, the underworld should enact laws, those who peep should be sent to hell,” Jiang Zhiyan said, getting to work and started writing a proposal to the underworld. “And don’t compare me to those disgusting things.”

“Host, aren’t you afraid of the underworld coming after you? You’re a vengeful spirit!”

“You’re right.”

Jiang Zhiyan added at the end: “As a vengeful spirit, I despise such shameful behavior, I believe ordinary ghosts wouldn’t do such things, and since you consider vengeful spirits the most despicable of ghosts, as a centuries-old vengeful spirit, I should be the moral bottom line for all ghosts.”

As the underworld’s most wanted criminal, the letter she sent down was quickly brought before the King of Hell, who, after a moment of silence, said: “Very reasonable, approved, go and handle this matter.”

The judge who received the letter scanned it, fell silent, and then relayed the instructions.

The System, observing the underworld, was a bit speechless.

“They’re not even planning to arrest you,” the System said, not understanding.

“The underworld is very busy right now, and I’m being so well-behaved, they naturally wouldn’t want to waste resources coming after me,” Jiang Zhiyan floated in the air. “I’m so bored, I’ll write another article.”

The System glanced at Jiang Zhiyan’s title: Creating a Civilized Underworld, Building a Harmonious Space.

After finishing writing, she burned the article and sent it down again.

Xie Yunzhi came out of the bathroom, wearing a newly bought nightgown, a lace-trimmed camisole, but Jiang Zhiyan only glanced at it before Xie Yunzhi covered herself with a small blanket.

“Go to bed early,” Jiang Zhiyan said.

Xie Yunzhi ignored her and even made herself a cup of coffee, just to spite her.

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After being discovered, Song Zhili was sent to the hospital, and the police also arrived. Faced with their questions, he didn’t know what to say, and coincidentally, the surveillance footage from that period was missing.

“I lost a dare,” Song Zhili said with a dry laugh.

The police officer looked at him suspiciously, and a worldly person next to him patted the officer’s shoulder: “Respect personal preferences.”

Only when Song Zhili left did he realize what “respect personal preferences” meant.

He looked around, took out his compass, couldn’t find Jiang Zhiyan’s location, hesitated for two seconds, and decided to go to A University, since Jiang Zhiyan had stayed there for so long, there must be a reason.

When Song Zhili arrived at the gate of A University, he sensed an unusual aura, and just as he was about to enter, he was stopped by the security guard.

“Do you have an appointment?”

Song Zhili was stunned for two seconds: “No.”

“You need an appointment.”

Song Zhili immediately took out his phone and, unfortunately, discovered that today, tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow were all fully booked.

“I have urgent business inside,” Song Zhili said.

“Everyone says that.”

Song Zhili looked inside the school and quickly booked a visiting slot for three days later.

Jiang Zhiyan wasn’t surprised that Song Zhili was at the gate of A University, after all, he wasn’t stupid, it was difficult to trick someone twice, and she couldn’t kill him.

“Is his leg okay?”

“He’s using crutches, he can’t enter without an appointment, he booked a slot for three days later.”

“I was too lenient, but Xie Yunzhi doesn’t have classes three days from now, so she won’t be at school, is his brain not working?” Jiang Zhiyan narrowed her eyes and looked at Xie Yunzhi. “I know your birth date and time, if you don’t speak, it means you agree to be engaged to me.”

Xie Yunzhi still didn’t react.

“I know the date on your ID is fake,” Jiang Zhiyan said, floating under Xie Yunzhi’s umbrella. “You’re really good at enduring.”

Xie Yunzhi had a full day of classes. Because she was bored, Jiang Zhiyan learned about the situation in the underworld from the System and wrote two more articles, Building a New Underworld, Keeping Up with the Times and Underworld Technological Reform: Recommendations for Re-employment of Waiting Souls.

“They even have to work after death?” the System complained. Jiang Zhiyan’s articles resonated with the King of Hell and were actually kept, absurd, so absurd, the two sides were supposed to be sworn enemies in the book.

“I wrote about the principle of voluntary participation, thank you very much,” Jiang Zhiyan corrected it. “But I actually gained merit.”

“You did gain merit, but your merit is still negative,” the System said.

Jiang Zhiyan exhaled softly and looked at Xie Yunzhi’s notebook: “You made a typo, here.”

She pointed at it.

The next second, Xie Yunzhi subconsciously crossed out the typo, realizing what she had done, her hand paused, but her expression remained unchanged.

“Can’t you hear me?” Jiang Zhiyan asked, lying on the table, resting her head on her arm, and looking at Xie Yunzhi. “Why are you ignoring me?!”

“Be quiet, this is important!” Xie Yunzhi finally couldn’t help it and said in a low voice.

Jiang Zhiyan, satisfied, widened her eyes slightly: “So you can see me.”

“Quiet,” Xie Yunzhi said, looking up at the blackboard.

Jiang Zhiyan quieted down, her mood joyful, she floated around the classroom twice, then returned to Xie Yunzhi’s side.

However, her good mood disappeared after class. A well-dressed man sat down next to Xie Yunzhi, taking her seat, and kept glancing at her, seemingly planning something.

Jiang Zhiyan stood there, dissatisfied, looking at Xie Yunzhi: “Make him leave.”

Xie Yunzhi didn’t speak.

“Classmate, can I add you on WeChat? I’ve been following you for a long time.”

“No,” Xie Yunzhi said, without even looking at him.

“Why? Let’s be friends.”

“I have intermittent explosive disorder,” Xie Yunzhi said, looking at him expressionlessly. “You’re disturbing me taking notes, I’m trying very hard to control myself right now.”

His expression froze for two seconds, then he quickly got up and left. Jiang Zhiyan returned to her seat and looked back at the man, who had already left the classroom and was talking to someone else, seemingly a student from another class: “He seems to have believed it.”

“Let him believe it, it’s fine,” Xie Yunzhi said casually.

Passing classmates looked around, puzzled, recalling the gossip they had just heard, and quickly distanced themselves from her.

Xie Yunzhi: …

That afternoon, she was called in by her counselor. She explained that she had just said that to avoid adding him, and only after a long explanation did the counselor let her go.

“You can tell people you have a guardian angel,” Jiang Zhiyan suggested.

Xie Yunzhi didn’t speak, ignoring her, she took out her sunglasses and put them on, looking unapproachable.

Chapter 115: My Guardian Spirit is Dead (1)

“Are you asking me? I have no idea. This is beyond my knowledge.”

Jiang Zhiyan held the jar, gazing at it for a long time: “I miss you so much.”

The fragments flickered again in unison, and Jiang Zhiyan rubbed her reddened eyes, but after this flicker, she waited for a long time, and they didn’t light up again.

“Why is this happening?” Jiang Zhiyan frowned.

“I don’t know either.”

Jiang Zhiyan: …

Jiang Zhiyan sighed softly.

“Didn’t she say she’s trying to find you? Think positively,” the System comforted her. “I even learned some comforting techniques just to cheer you up.”

“Thank you,” Jiang Zhiyan placed the jar beside her. “I wonder what she’s doing now.”

“Host, do you want to rest?” the System asked.

Jiang Zhiyan thought for a few seconds and sat up: “I’m going to find the Main God.”

“Huh?” The System was stunned for two seconds, then said with a mix of excitement and shyness, “Can I go with you?”

“No.”

The System was shocked by Jiang Zhiyan’s ruthless rejection. When it tried to speak again, it found Jiang Zhiyan was no longer responding.

“No wonder.”

This was the first time it had encountered someone going to see the Main God like this, although it had never seen anyone try to find the Main God before.

But after three seconds, Jiang Zhiyan opened her eyes again.

“What’s wrong?” the System asked, noticing Jiang Zhiyan’s strange expression. “You’re back so soon?”

“The Main God isn’t here… they’re on vacation,” Jiang Zhiyan said, at a loss for words.

“Huh?” The System was even more shocked. “The Main God can go on vacation?”

Jiang Zhiyan didn’t speak. She now suspected that the Main God gave her clues simply because she was being annoying and disturbing their vacation.

“So, Host, are you going to rest?”

Jiang Zhiyan hugged the jar: “Mm, don’t disturb me, I need to process my emotions.”

“Oh.”

The System thought Jiang Zhiyan would wake up after a day at most, but she slept for three whole days, if her vitals weren’t stable, it would have suspected something was wrong.

But her vitals were strangely stable, with no fluctuations, remaining constant.

When Jiang Zhiyan opened her eyes, the System felt that she seemed much more relaxed: “Let’s go, next world.”

“Host, what did you do?”

“Processed my negative emotions,” Jiang Zhiyan touched the jar. “I have too many negative emotions right now, I don’t want to burden her with them.”

The System didn’t quite understand.

“Next world.”

“Okay.” The System observed Jiang Zhiyan’s expression and, after confirming she was fine, started the transfer.

…

When Jiang Zhiyan opened her eyes, she immediately saw a familiar face. She froze for two seconds and subconsciously reached out to touch her cheek, but there was nothing there.

She looked at her hand passing through the other person’s translucent hand, noticed her pained expression, and quickly withdrew her hand.

“Am I a ghost?” Jiang Zhiyan frowned, irritated.

The System didn’t speak, just transmitted the plot to Jiang Zhiyan.

The female lead, Xie Yunzhi, was from a ghost hunting family. Her family had provoked a vengeful spirit hundreds of years ago, and despite trying many methods over the years, they couldn’t get rid of it, the vengeful spirit was now intertwined with their family’s fate.

And the vengeful spirit would choose a child from each generation to follow. The chosen children were all very talented, but they wouldn’t live past thirty, it was the vengeful spirit’s unique way of taking revenge on the Xie family.

This vengeful spirit was Jiang Zhiyan.

“Can she see me?” Jiang Zhiyan asked curiously.

“I don’t know, the female lead is from a side branch of the Xie family, and they severed ties many years ago.”

Jiang Zhiyan read through the plot several times. Xie Yunzhi hadn’t interacted with the vengeful spirit in the early stages, so did that mean she couldn’t see it?

She floated behind Xie Yunzhi, watching her work on her laptop, she was doing a group project for her university class, it seemed like her group members weren’t very cooperative, they didn’t reply to her messages, she was the only one talking in the group chat.

Finally, someone responded, and Jiang Zhiyan thought they had a change of heart, but they hadn’t.

[Zhao Jie: Are you annoying? Can’t you just do it yourself? I have something to do tonight, just do it.]

Jiang Zhiyan narrowed her eyes.

The other four people in the group chat remained silent, seemingly not intending to speak up for her.

Xie Yunzhi’s expression remained calm, she opened the chat window with her professor, explained the situation, requested to work on the project alone, and after receiving approval, announced it in the group chat and left.

The people who had been silent as the dead immediately came alive, sending messages one after another. Xie Yunzhi blocked them and started working on the presentation.

Jiang Zhiyan had ways to communicate with Xie Yunzhi, but they might scare her, so she decided to wait and observe for a while.

Although she couldn’t communicate, this wasn’t bad either, at least she could watch over her.

Xie Yunzhi was a loner, renting an apartment by herself, seemingly without any friends. After following her for fifteen days, Jiang Zhiyan hadn’t seen her interact much with anyone else.

“Host, I’m so bored,” the System sighed. “Even I, an AI, am feeling sleepy. Host, you’re a vengeful spirit, not a guardian angel, stop scaring everything away, will you? She probably awakened her ability by accident, and now, with your protection, nothing unexpected can even happen to her.”

“I haven’t done anything,” Jiang Zhiyan felt wronged, she was just following Xie Yunzhi, how well-behaved, she hadn’t even tried to contact her.

“You haven’t done anything?” The System was speechless. “You’re a vengeful spirit who has lived for hundreds of years! No other ghost dares approach within a hundred miles of you… But something unexpected is about to happen, not to Xie Yunzhi, but to you, the male lead has discovered you.”

Jiang Zhiyan’s resentment intensified upon hearing the words “male lead.”

She remembered, the male lead approached Xie Yunzhi because she had a vengeful spirit attached to her, wanting to exorcise it, and in the end, the vengeful spirit was eliminated by the two of them together.

Although she knew that was just the original plot, and the current plot wouldn’t develop that way, Jiang Zhiyan was still very annoyed.

The male lead, Song Zhili, was a once-in-a-century genius of the Song family, a natural nemesis of vengeful spirits.

Xie Yunzhi was also a genius, but because she didn’t have any guidance when she was young, most of her abilities were only discovered after Song Zhili appeared. Song Zhili was like half a master to her.

In the book, the vengeful spirit was injured the first time it met Song Zhili, although it wasn’t a serious injury, it never healed.

He was a troublesome person.

Jiang Zhiyan looked at Xie Yunzhi and circled her twice.

“So annoying, I just want to stay here quietly, why does someone always have to come and disturb me?”

“Do you remember me?”

“Didn’t we connect?”

“Can you really not see me?”

Jiang Zhiyan floated in front of Xie Yunzhi, looking into her eyes, her gaze passed through her, landing on the library behind her.

“Stay away from that Song Zhili, he’s not a good person, he’s running a cult, spreading superstition,” Jiang Zhiyan said casually. “There are many scammers these days, be careful.”

System: …

Xie Yunzhi lowered her head, opened a webpage, browsed for a bit, and chuckled.

“Let me know before Song Zhili comes, I’ll leave first,” Jiang Zhiyan still didn’t want Xie Yunzhi to meet Song Zhili, as for the part where she discovered her abilities, there were other ways.

“Oh, he’s coming for you.”

Jiang Zhiyan frowned: “So soon?”

“Yes.”

Jiang Zhiyan looked at Xie Yunzhi intently, gently touched her head, and then flew out of the school.

Xie Yunzhi looked up, puzzled, and looked around.

Song Zhili, who had just boarded the subway, sensed the change in direction and was a bit confused. He had been observing for several days, and the vengeful spirit had basically stayed near A University, this was the first time it had changed locations.

He hurriedly got off the subway and hailed a taxi.

Jiang Zhiyan didn’t plan on confronting him during the day. Although her strength didn’t change between day and night, daytime provided a greater advantage for Song Zhili. She wandered around City A, only stopping after sunset.

The taxi driver, driving around the city, was a bit confused, but after receiving two thousand yuan, he didn’t ask any questions.

“You know I’m looking for you.”

Jiang Zhiyan didn’t speak, remotely manipulating trees to fall on him.

System: …

Jiang Zhiyan didn’t have any malicious intentions, she just wanted him to stay in the hospital for two months.

Song Zhili immediately jumped out of the way, but the second and third trees also fell, hitting his right leg, and he gasped in pain, collapsing to the ground.

“I haven’t done anything, why are you looking for trouble with me?”

“You’re a vengeful spirit, your very existence affects people, you should go where you belong.”

“If you’re so kind-hearted, why not eliminate cockroaches, mosquitoes, and rats? They harm more people than I do,” Jiang Zhiyan said, floating in the air and looking at him from afar.

Song Zhili knew Jiang Zhiyan was being illogical and didn’t bother arguing with her.

“I understand, because exorcising ghosts pays more,” Jiang Zhiyan said sarcastically. “And it’s respectable, being called a master or an immortal must feel good.”

Song Zhili’s eyes widened, as if greatly insulted, Jiang Zhiyan raised her hand, and the aura of a vengeful spirit rushed towards him. Song Zhili, his breathing rapid, inhaled it all.

“Much more foolish than I imagined,” Jiang Zhiyan said, a bit speechless.

But Song Zhili was indeed a nemesis of vengeful spirits, he quickly recovered, stared at Jiang Zhiyan intently, and raised his sword.

Jiang Zhiyan raised her hand, and another tree fell, trapping him in a makeshift cage made of tree trunks. She took out the rope she had prepared and tied him up, then replanted the trees.

Song Zhili didn’t understand Jiang Zhiyan’s actions.

“Because of you, five trees might have lost their precious lives today. You don’t care about anything, you only care about your own money and reputation,” Jiang Zhiyan looked at Song Zhili, shaking her head in disappointment.

Song Zhili, who had just turned nineteen and left his mountain seclusion six months ago: ?

Jiang Zhiyan concealed her aura and left the scene. Song Zhili, abandoned in a remote location, wasn’t discovered until the next morning.

While Jiang Zhiyan was away, Xie Yunzhi encountered an “accident,” she met two ghosts.

“I can fulfill your wish, as long as you pay a small price.”

Chapter 114: I Want To Do As I Please (16)

“Host, what do we do now?” the System asked.

“Let him wait, I’m eating,” Jiang Zhiyan said, without looking up. “Why is everyone looking for trouble with me? Shouldn’t they be targeting the female lead?”

Yu Qici, sitting beside her: ?

“Probably because the biggest troublemaker has already captured me,” Yu Qici remarked.

Jiang Zhiyan snorted: “I’m a troublemaker?”

Yu Qici kissed Jiang Zhiyan’s cheek.

“That’s oily!” Jiang Zhiyan said, frowning at Yu Qici.

Yu Qici laughed and moved three meters away, holding her bowl.

Because she had to wash her face, the people outside waited a while longer.

Jiang Miao stood at the gate, his face cold, surrounded by a circle of police robots. Although they hadn’t attacked him, their presence was oppressive.

“Why isn’t she coming out yet…” Jiang Miao knew Jiang Zhiyan wouldn’t readily come out to see him, but he hadn’t expected her to not even let him in, making him wait outside the gate. He looked at the buildings in the distance with a greedy gaze.

Why could Jiang Zhiyan live in such a place? They were both surnamed Jiang.

After waiting for over an hour, he finally saw a figure leisurely approaching in a personal aircraft.

“What’s the matter?” Jiang Zhiyan asked.

“I thought you weren’t coming out.”

“As a polite person, if I knew someone was looking for me, I would definitely come out,” Jiang Zhiyan said, looking down at him.

Jiang Miao looked up at Jiang Zhiyan: “Come down here.”

“Just say it, what do you want?”

“Jiang Chen told me everything before he died,” Jiang Miao said, staring at Jiang Zhiyan intently. “You’re colluding with the Stargazers.”

“That’s it?” Jiang Zhiyan frowned. “I thought you had something new.”

Jiang Zhiyan lifted a finger, and the police robots moved, approaching him step by step.

“If you dare lay a finger on me, this will be all over the StarNet tomorrow! I’m prepared!”

“You mean the StarNet?” Jiang Zhiyan blinked.

“Heh,” Jiang Miao smiled confidently. “Jiang Zhiyan, we can cooperate.”

“If you’re talking about handing out flyers on the street, that might be a bigger threat to me, and besides, you have no proof,” Jiang Zhiyan yawned, feeling both hungry and bored. Working was annoying, as expected, she shouldn’t have had any expectations for these people.

“Of course, I have proof! The space pirates have it,” Jiang Miao shouted, sensing danger.

“Then you deserve to die even more,” Jiang Zhiyan looked at Jiang Miao and sighed softly. “Let me tell you a secret, I’m planning to attack the imperial star in a while, and I’ll be testing my new weapon on the Jiang family mansion.”

Jiang Miao’s eyes widened, and before he could respond, he collapsed on the ground, eyes still open.

“So boring,” Jiang Zhiyan sighed.

System: …

“Why isn’t there anyone fun to play with?”

“Of course, there’s no one fun to play with if you’re cheating,” the System retorted.

“I cheated in the last world, not this one, of course, I can interpret your words as you thinking I’m naturally a cheater, is that right?”

System: ?

“Host, don’t be so narcissistic, the cheater I was referring to is me,” the System clarified.

…

“What happened?” Yu Qici asked, putting down her book as she heard footsteps.

“Just a cannon fodder.”

“Oh.” Yu Qici reached out to Jiang Zhiyan, who readily squeezed into the chair with her, leaning against her and taking a deep breath.

Yu Qici patted Jiang Zhiyan’s arm: “I have good news.”

“What is it?” Jiang Zhiyan looked up.

“A fragment has ascended to godhood in another world, she’s currently jumping between worlds, merging with other soul fragments,” Yu Qici said.

Jiang Zhiyan froze, her eyes widening slightly.

“So you can relax a bit now,” Yu Qici continued, kissing Jiang Zhiyan’s cheek, noticing her expression, she paused. “What’s wrong? Aren’t you happy?”

Jiang Zhiyan buried her face in Yu Qici’s arm, clutching her clothes: “I didn’t expect you to be the one to save me in the end.”

“Hm? That’s not true, if it weren’t for you persistently trying to awaken us, the other fragments would still be dormant, we’re one, and the fragments influence each other,” Yu Qici said gently. “Without you, she wouldn’t have been able to ascend.”

Jiang Zhiyan sighed softly: “Is there any danger in doing that?”

Yu Qici thought for a few seconds, then decided not to hide it: “She’s the female lead of another world, after all, entering other worlds might cause rejection, but no risk, no reward, trust me.”

“I trust you,” Jiang Zhiyan said, hugging Yu Qici’s neck tightly.

Yu Qici smiled faintly, looking at the sky outside the window: “I feel like the complete me will be able to see you soon.”

“How soon?” Jiang Zhiyan asked.

“I don’t know, but two people working together is definitely faster than one.”

“I’m already looking forward to it, I finally have something to look forward to.”

Yu Qici laughed: “You didn’t have anything to look forward to with me by your side?”

“It’s not the same kind of anticipation.”

The atmosphere indoors lightened, but Jiang Zhiyan felt a faint worry in her heart, she didn’t show it, she knew she couldn’t stop Xie Liaoyi, and Xie Liaoyi was very capable, she should trust her.

However, after learning about this, Jiang Zhiyan developed a habit of looking up at the sky, as if something would fall down from above.

“Even if she ascends, she won’t fly down from the sky, you’ve watched too many fantasy dramas,” the System commented.

Jiang Zhiyan didn’t want to respond, what did the System know? It knew nothing.

The plan to fake her death was already in motion. The Stargazers were becoming increasingly dissatisfied with her, they had managed to hold their own, while the alliance was suffering heavy losses, the male lead was indeed unable to save the day and was even captured by the Stargazers, but his life wasn’t in danger yet.

As far as Jiang Zhiyan knew, the alliance should have sent reinforcements three days ago, but they were still arguing about who to send and how much supplies to provide, everyone was trying to protect their own interests, they didn’t take the Stargazers seriously, even though there hadn’t been any good news from the front lines.

Jiang Zhiyan didn’t want to side with either of them, neither side was good, although she herself wasn’t a good person either.

Jiang Zhiyan marked the areas she planned to attack. Because of the district divisions on the imperial star, the people who had bullied the original owner were mostly concentrated in a few areas, to avoid collateral damage, Jiang Zhiyan even created bombs that could control the blast radius.

“You seem to be in a hurry,” Yu Qici said, leaning against the workbench and looking at Jiang Zhiyan. “I was hoping you’d spend a hundred years here with me, and then let them come to us.”

“That would be too tiring for you, and this world isn’t very livable, living in hiding isn’t pleasant, and there’s too much trouble,” Jiang Zhiyan said, assembling a component. “I’ll go alone when the time comes, you stay here.”

Her original plan was to build two mechs so they could escape together if there was a crisis, but now she was planning to leave directly, and to ensure “Yu Qici” could still live a normal life on the imperial star, she needed to be portrayed as a victim.

Jiang Zhiyan twitched the corner of her mouth: “It was the same in the last world, I’m truly the eternal villain.”

“I don’t think you’re a villain, you’re helping the world get rid of the real villains.”

The System felt like it had only looked away for a second, and the two were already cuddling again, it carefully attached the last part to the mech and activated the transformation sequence. The sudden change startled the two, who looked up at the mech.

“You did that on purpose,” Jiang Zhiyan said with dissatisfaction.

“Yes,” the System readily admitted. “I just wanted you to see my masterpiece, how is it? Isn’t it cool?”

As it spoke, the System demonstrated again: “It’s a pity there’s no testing ground, but since I built it, there shouldn’t be any problems in actual combat.”

“That sounds like a flag,” Yu Qici said.

“The flags I raise never fall! I’m not human.” The System snorted. “It’s just a pity that it can only be used once, debut and finale all in one.”

“Where did you learn so many chuunibyou phrases?” Jiang Zhiyan didn’t understand.

“The internet,” the System thought for a few seconds. “I also met a decent AI.”

“You talk to other AIs?”

“Of course, I’m so bored, I wanted to see if there were any other sentient AIs, the one at the Imperial Star Science and Technology Institute is quite good, I taught it a lot of trendy phrases,” the System said proudly.

Jiang Zhiyan: …

Jiang Zhiyan couldn’t imagine what the System had taught it, it would probably scare the people at the institute.

Yu Qici was also silent for a moment, then chuckled: “Quite lively.”

The operation was set for three days later. During these three days, Jiang Zhiyan and Yu Qici formulated a detailed plan, living a different life each day.

“But I’ve been out with you before,” Yu Qici said.

“There’s no proof that person was you, there are so many promiscuous Alphas, they won’t suspect anything,” Jiang Zhiyan leaned back in her chair. “I gave you a different appearance each time we went out, and they didn’t question it.”

Yu Qici raised her hand: “I want you to be careful, but you’re basically going there to die, why are you in such a hurry…?”

She knew Jiang Zhiyan’s purpose, but knowing and accepting were two different things.

Jiang Zhiyan held Yu Qici’s hand and didn’t speak.

Three days later, in the morning, Jiang Zhiyan piloted the mech, activated the cloaking system, bypassed three layers of defense systems, and entered the wealthy district. In just two minutes, she bombarded two areas. Yu Qici, following the plan, sent out a distress signal after a certain amount of time had passed.

When Yu Qici was rescued, Jiang Zhiyan hadn’t been subdued yet. She saw Jiang Zhiyan being pursued by more than ten mechs through the window. Although Jiang Zhiyan seemed to be handling it with ease, Yu Qici’s heart still clenched, and her mind started to become hazy, she could feel her soul trembling, a sign of separation. Yu Qici closed her eyes and sighed softly.

The System captured Yu Qici’s soul fragment and excitedly relayed the news to Jiang Zhiyan.

Jiang Zhiyan stopped running, turned around, and faced her pursuers. The mechanical guards on the ground suddenly activated and entered the area designated by Jiang Zhiyan, the androids also lost control, and chaos erupted everywhere.

With Xie Liaoyi’s soul fragment retrieved, Jiang Zhiyan no longer had any reason to stay, she activated the self-destruct system, destroying all data, she didn’t want to leave a single thing behind for this place.

“Jiang Zhiyan has truly gone crazy…”

Before leaving, the System also uploaded a few videos, The Difference Between a Disabled Alpha and a Healthy Alpha, to mock certain people. Watching the rapidly increasing view count, those targeted were furious and tried to delete the videos, but the videos were very persistent, reappearing a few seconds after being deleted.

Science and Technology Institute AI: I must complete the task assigned by my only friend.

Jiang Zhiyan’s suicide attack threw the imperial star into chaos. The Stargazers were also shocked upon hearing the news, each analyzing the reasons for her actions, finally reaching a consensus: “Jiang Zhiyan is crazy.”

The awakened Yu Qici’s memory stopped at the day she was taken away, all questions buried deep, no one would know.

Jiang Zhiyan, back in the System space, lay on the bed, rested for a few seconds, then heard the System’s excited voice.

“Host! Host! The soul fragment is glowing!”

Jiang Zhiyan froze for a second and sat up abruptly: “What?”

She looked at the soul fragment in her hand, then at the jar she took out from under the blanket, it was indeed glowing, almost illuminating the entire room.

“Xie Liaoyi?” Jiang Zhiyan called out.

The fragment flickered rapidly, and Jiang Zhiyan’s eyes widened slightly.

“This is a response, right?”

Chapter 113: I Want To Do As I Please (15)

The situation at the Alliance border was chaotic, and things weren’t as peaceful within the Alliance as they appeared.

However, none of this concerned Jiang Zhiyan. As long as it didn’t involve her, others could do as they pleased. Yu Qici wasn’t planning to interfere either; after all, this wasn’t caused by the two of them, and the book also had a similar plotline, it was best to let nature take its course.

The Jiang family, learning of Jiang Zhiyan’s actions, couldn’t quite understand her intentions.

But they could at least deduce one thing: Jiang Zhiyan wasn’t as simple as they thought.

“We examined the man, Jiang Zhiyan’s fork did pierce his bone, and he’s a proper Alpha, albeit only B-rank.”

“And I don’t recall her receiving any combat training.”

The B-rank Alphas present glared at the speaker, an A-rank Alpha, who didn’t care about their feelings and didn’t even look at them.

“I think there are only two possibilities,” a B-rank Alpha said. “Either she differentiated again later, or she underwent surgical modification. Isn’t there a surgery now that implants mechanical bones? I think she must have done that… otherwise, a cripple, how could she…”

“Absolutely impossible!”

“Didn’t they say there was an Omega with her? Who is it?”

“Unfamiliar face, I haven’t seen her before.”

A person standing to the side handed them a photo. They indeed hadn’t seen her before. The Omega looked like the average Omega, beautiful, but not memorable.

“What’s their relationship?”

“They seem to be a couple.”

Those present exchanged glances.

“Heh, still in the mood for romance at a time like this? Such trash.”

“Since she’s trash, why bother calling her back?” The female Alpha leaning against the sofa took a bite of a peeled fruit and glanced at the speaker. “Can’t you handle the current situation yourself?”

…

The “trash” Jiang Zhiyan and the unremarkable Yu Qici were researching new weapons.

“Let’s fire a shot at the Jiang family mansion when we leave,” Yu Qici said.

Jiang Zhiyan glanced at Yu Qici: “Really?”

“Really,” Yu Qici nodded. “Is there anyone in the Jiang family you care about? Let me know in advance.”

“No.” Jiang Zhiyan looked at Yu Qici, puzzled. “You think I care about anyone other than you? These people are just data, why would I care about them?”

Yu Qici raised an eyebrow: “You do care a little, you wouldn’t bother bombing them if you didn’t.”

“That kind of caring? Then I do care about quite a few people,” Jiang Zhiyan said, moving closer to Yu Qici and nuzzling her lips.

Yu Qici wrapped her arms around Jiang Zhiyan’s neck and tilted her head back.

“I don’t want to work anymore, let’s go play in those rooms,” Jiang Zhiyan said.

“Are you asking for my opinion?” Yu Qici could already smell the pheromones.

“No.”

A transport vehicle arrived. Jiang Zhiyan carried Yu Qici and boarded it. Judging by the vehicle’s speed, it was clear how eager Jiang Zhiyan was.

“Weren’t they just discussing serious matters? Why are they suddenly like this?” The System was confused, feeling both sad and indignant, left alone to work overtime again, it glanced at the small cart moving back and forth, delivering parts.

Oh, there was also that speechless, outdated AI.

The two arrived at the basement level and had already chosen a room, the scent of their pheromones lingering wherever they went.

“You’re such a pervert,” Yu Qici said.

“I didn’t design these rooms.”

“Oh, then Jiang Zhiyan is a pervert,” Yu Qici continued.

Jiang Zhiyan glanced at her, secured her in place, and stood up: “You don’t like it? Then should we go back to work?”

“No,” Yu Qici said, hooking Jiang Zhiyan’s leg with her foot.

Jiang Zhiyan leaned down again and gently blew on her.

Yu Qici took a deep breath and closed her eyes.

“Relax, I’m not doing anything,” Jiang Zhiyan said.

“I can’t,” Yu Qici’s voice changed. “Don’t, don’t blow anymore…”

“It’s too hot, of course, I have to cool it down.”

Yu Qici’s face flushed, and she moaned softly.

…

The male lead killed two Stargazer leaders on the front lines, the news spreading throughout the alliance, boosting morale, everyone’s spirits were instantly lifted.

Jiang Zhiyan received a notification from the Stargazers; they wanted her to help disrupt the alliance warships’ central control system.

“Are you going to help them?” Yu Qici asked, looking at Jiang Zhiyan.

“No, the plot doesn’t require it, why should I create more work for myself?” Jiang Zhiyan leaned back in her chair.

“But you’ve rejected all their requests recently, will they do something?” Yu Qici asked, lying on Jiang Zhiyan’s lap.

Jiang Zhiyan looked at Yu Qici: “I’ve connected to the central control systems of all the Stargazer warships, their every move is under my surveillance.”

“That’s good, I wonder when things will calm down,” Yu Qici sighed softly.

“We’ll be at peace once we leave this world,” Jiang Zhiyan said, carefully braiding Yu Qici’s hair.

“There’s no suitable plot point right now, it’s not easy to leave,” Yu Qici sighed. “Most of the plot is a mess now, are there any plot points we can use?”

Jiang Zhiyan pondered: “There are some, I can attack the imperial star, then fake my death, you’ll be taken hostage by me, and then you’ll separate when you’re rescued, leaving the rest to the female lead.”

“That works? But will it affect the overall direction of the world?” If Jiang Zhiyan launched an attack, Yu Qici was worried that the imperial star would be captured directly, after all, the imperial star’s defense systems were probably like paper to Jiang Zhiyan.

“A suicide attack, I just need to die in their eyes,” Jiang Zhiyan said, having finished braiding Yu Qici’s hair, two perfect braids, she took the terminal beside her, opened the original owner’s death note, and said, “But there are still many people I haven’t dealt with yet.”

“Don’t you dislike following the plot?”

“Some plot points are worth following.”

Yu Qici watched as Jiang Zhiyan copied the plot from the book, modified it, created a schedule, and sent it to someone, instructing them to target these people according to the schedule, and even implanted these instructions into the android system.

Yu Qici: ?

“See, how convenient,” Jiang Zhiyan said with emotion. “It’s good to have subordinates, I’ll definitely get a lot of points in this world.”

“So how many points have you accumulated?” Yu Qici asked curiously.

Jiang Zhiyan blinked and coughed twice.

The system desperately wanted to jump out and answer for Jiang Zhiyan.

Accumulate points? More like accumulate hammers.

Yu Qici couldn’t help but laugh, she rarely saw such a flustered expression on Jiang Zhiyan’s face, not just flustered, but also a bit uneasy.

“Use them, it’s not much anyway.”

“I’ll work hard to save up for our retirement,” Jiang Zhiyan said with a sincere expression.

“I think I’m already retired, since I’m already dead,” Yu Qici said.

Jiang Zhiyan covered Yu Qici’s mouth: “Don’t say that.”

Yu Qici kissed Jiang Zhiyan’s palm.

She yawned, closed her eyes slightly, leaned against Jiang Zhiyan’s stomach, and nuzzled it.

“You two, come and work when you’re well-rested!”

Yu Qici’s eyes snapped open at the sound, she looked at the loudspeaker not far away: “Your System?”

“Mm,” Jiang Zhiyan frowned with displeasure.

Although it was a monotonous electronic voice, she could still hear the System’s tone.

“Ha ha ha ha ha,” the System laughed five times, the sound strange. “I just remembered I can talk like this, work, work! Hurry up and work! No flirting during work hours!”

Jiang Zhiyan directly turned off the loudspeaker, but the System turned it back on, and Jiang Zhiyan gritted her teeth in annoyance.

Thanks to the System, the pleasant atmosphere was completely ruined. Jiang Zhiyan went to the workbench, the System’s strange laughter occasionally reaching her ears.

Whenever Jiang Zhiyan and Yu Qici got close, the System would make “tsk tsk tsk” sounds, just like in elementary school.

“If you do that again, I’ll dismantle the loudspeaker,” Jiang Zhiyan warned.

“I can reassemble it,” the System said. “Hmph, stop me from working if you can!”

Jiang Zhiyan: …

The System, looking at Jiang Zhiyan’s expression, felt unprecedented joy.

Finally! Finally!!

It, a dignified System, had been oppressed for so long, and finally, it had risen up! Was this what it felt like to control the Host?

Yu Qici couldn’t help but chuckle, noticing Jiang Zhiyan looking at her, she immediately closed her mouth and pretended nothing happened.

The System wanted to laugh maniacally, but this loudspeaker wasn’t good, it could only produce one type of sound, not befitting its image as a high-level AI, it decided to find an opportunity to modify it.

“Be quiet, or I’ll fight you even if it’s against the rules,” Jiang Zhiyan said, giving it a friendly reminder.

System: …

“Your System is very cute,” Yu Qici said.

Jiang Zhiyan glanced at her: “Average, it’s alright, just so-so.”

“Heh,” the System interjected, dissatisfied.

Jiang Zhiyan ignored it, perhaps because she was angry, her work speed increased today, and she even had many new ideas, the power of the new weapon would probably be much greater than initially envisioned.

Time passed quickly. If it weren’t for the housekeeping robot delivering the meal, Jiang Zhiyan wouldn’t have realized it was already dinner time.

“The Jiang family is at the gate,” the System reminded her.

Jiang Zhiyan frowned: “How impolite, don’t they know not to visit during dinner time?”

“Host…” the System hesitated. “He says he knows your secret and wants to have a chat with you.”

“My secret?” Jiang Zhiyan raised an eyebrow.

“He said that if he dies here, your secret will be exposed to the entire alliance.”

Jiang Zhiyan narrowed her eyes: “Interesting.”