Chapter Sixty p1
In the wilderness, there were no signs of human habitation.
Bo Chi and Jin Xi turned their heads and saw Yu Zhao, and were immediately so frightened that they hugged each other and trembled.
Jin Xi couldn’t tell whether this person was human or ghost, while Bo Chi’s heart skipped a beat, and she thought tearfully—Why did Yu Zhao come so quickly! According to the plot, shouldn’t she arrive at the temple at night?
Bo Chi was anxious, and ignoring everything else, she immediately plucked another handful of yin energy from Jin Xi like plucking wool from a sheep.
Ghosts would undergo a drastic change in temperament after death, filled with resentment and malevolent energy. Very few ghosts would choose to slowly absorb yin energy to increase their strength, or perhaps the mortality rate of ghosts who chose this path was relatively high. Therefore, among evil ghosts, those who ate flesh and blood alive were more common, and very few exorcists knew about their other cultivation method.
Bo Chi, relying on Yu Zhao’s young age and lack of knowledge of those secrets, used this handful of yin energy openly to completely cover up the ghostly aura on her body.
The pointer on the compass immediately spun around, and finally returned to its starting point, no longer pointing at Bo Chi.
Yu Zhao was stunned, frowned and fiddled with the compass, obviously not understanding what was going on.
Jin Xi, who had been scared for a long time, seeing that she hadn’t moved for a long time, finally couldn’t help but say: “Hey, are you human?“
As soon as this muffled voice came out, Yu Zhao couldn’t help but be stunned. She looked at Jin Xi and Bo Chi for a while, then returned to her expressionless face, and said: “No wonder she was pinned down by you, so… you’re a man.”
Bo Chi: “…”
Jin Xi: “???”
The air froze strangely for a while, and then was broken by Jin Xi’s loud crying.
“I’m not a man!” Jin Xi cried so hard that the heavens and earth seemed to be collapsing, her voice shaking the earth, aggrieved and heartbroken: “I’m a girl! I’m not a man!“
A surprised look appeared on Yu Zhao’s calm face, and she said in confusion: “Then your voice…“
“It’s a cold.” Bo Chi helped Jin Xi up, and smiled: “She slept in a mountain temple last night, without a quilt, so she caught a cold and her voice became hoarse.“
“I see.” Yu Zhao said, but her long and narrow phoenix eyes were fixed on Bo Chi.
So far, her spirit-seeking compass had never made a mistake. Now, seeing the different reactions from the girl in front of her, she couldn’t let down her guard.
Yu Zhao carefully examined her. She saw that her hair was as black as ink, her lips were red and her teeth were white, and her skin was paler than ordinary people, but not as pale as a ghost without any blood.
Was it really the compass’s problem?
Yu Zhao thought to herself, and when she glanced at the girl again, her expression suddenly changed.
Because the girl was wearing a white gauze dress, but she was wearing a pair of red embroidered shoes!
Red and white clashed, and ordinary people wouldn’t dress like this. Only a ghost bride who died suddenly during her wedding, turning a happy event into a funeral, would wear red and white together with this resentment.
Everyone knew about this taboo, but the girl in front of her was still dressed like this. Yu Zhao looked at her, and endless vigilance and killing intent arose in her heart.
Bo Chi felt her hair stand on end from her gaze, followed her gaze and saw her red embroidered shoes, her heart skipped a beat, and she immediately shifted the blame: “How frivolous of the Daoist, staring at my feet!“
Jin Xi, who was wiping her tears, immediately protected her, and said in a rough voice: “You pervert! Rogue!“
Yu Zhao moved her eyebrows: “…This girl is still wearing shoes, how can I see her feet through the shoes? Besides, I was just thinking, everyone knows about the red and white taboo, why is this girl still wearing red embroidered shoes after wearing a white dress? Aren’t you afraid of evil spirits coming to take your soul in the middle of the night?“
Jin Xi looked down at Bo Chi’s shoes, and hissed: “That’s right, Chi Niang, why are you dressed like this!“
Bo Chi said without changing her expression: “I’m poor. Your parents insisted on me taking you back before giving me the money. I had no choice but to pick up a pair of dead people’s shoes after my shoes broke.“
Jin Xi immediately felt both guilty and scared, and hurriedly said: “Then let’s switch shoes first, and I’ll buy you a new pair when we enter the city.“
Bo Chi had no objections, and sat on a big rock on the side, taking off her shoes.
After her fair and delicate jade feet were exposed, Bo Chi suddenly looked up, her curled eyelashes fluttering like butterfly wings, revealing a pair of sly almond eyes: “Daoist, are my feet beautiful?“
Yu Zhao’s serious gaze froze, she looked at Bo Chi in a daze for a while, then suddenly turned her face away, and said angrily: “Shameless!“
Bo Chi burst into laughter: “It was clearly the Daoist who was staring at me intensely, why are you embarrassed now that I’ve said it out loud?“
Yu Zhao took a deep breath, and simply ignored her with a cold face.
Bo Chi felt a little regretful in her heart, quickly switched shoes with Jin Xi, and then walked towards Yu Zhao.
Yu Zhao reacted very quickly, and took a step back when she approached, frowning: “Since the girl thinks I’m frivolous, please stay away from me.“
Bo Chi looked innocent: “Is the Daoist too petty? We’re both women, I was just casually teasing, I didn’t mean to blame you.“
Yu Zhao sneered without speaking, her eyes still filled with endless vigilance.
Bo Chi’s expression paused slightly, knowing that it would be futile to approach her again, so she stopped, deliberately retreated to advance, and turned to look at Jin Xi: “We’ve wasted so much time, let’s continue down the mountain.“
Jin Xi didn’t want to talk anymore, just nodded and hummed.
The two of them walked down the mountain. After a while, footsteps came from behind them again.
Jin Xi turned around in horror, and found that Yu Zhao had followed them. She couldn’t help but point at her, and then at her head.
Bo Chi acted as a translator: “Daoist, Xiao Xi is asking if you have a brain.“
Jin Xi: “???”
No! She was asking what this Daoist was thinking! Why was she following them!
Bo Chi’s translation successfully scared Jin Xi. Jin Xi covered Bo Chi’s mouth, which was about to chatter, and decisively spoke herself, asking a series of questions.
Yu Zhao looked at their intimacy coldly, and said in a deep voice when she heard this: “I’m not a Daoist, but an exorcist. You can call me by my name, Yu Zhao.”
Jin Xi suddenly realized: “So it’s Master Exorcist… Wait, Master, why are you following us? Could it be, could it be that there are demons and ghosts around us?!“
She was frightened by her own imagination, and couldn’t help but hug Bo Chi in fear.
Yu Zhao narrowed her eyes, her gaze falling on Bo Chi beside her, but she asked: “Are you two acquaintances?“
Jin Xi, without any scheming, replied: “Yes, Chi Niang was sent by my parents, and we have a very good relationship.“
Yu Zhao frowned slightly, confusion flashing in her eyes.
Since she was sent by her parents, then she must have been with her all the way, never separated.
Even if an evil spirit could endure for a while, it wouldn’t endure for so long without taking action.
So… was it really a temporary error of the compass?
Yu Zhao couldn’t get an answer. Seeing Jin Xi, who was confused, about to pull Bo Chi and continue walking, her eyes darkened slightly, and she still followed them.
Jin Xi stopped again, this time her face was full of vigilance: “Why, why, why are you always following us! Could it be… you’re not actually an exorcist, but a real ghost?“
A thought suddenly occurred to Yu Zhao, and she looked at Bo Chi and said faintly: “What if I really am a ghost?“
Jin Xi’s face turned pale with fright, and just as she was about to pull Bo Chi and run, Bo Chi didn’t move, but blinked her eyes, and exclaimed: “A love story between a human and a ghost? Oh my, how exciting!“
Yu Zhao: “?”
Jin Xi: “?”
The other two’s pupils shook, obviously shocked by her words.
Bo Chi suppressed a smile, returned to her serious look, and said: “Master Exorcist is following us because she’s worried that we two girls will encounter danger. Xiao Xi, you should thank Miss Yu Zhao.“
Only then did Jin Xi understand, and she looked at Yu Zhao with shining eyes and started to flatter her.
Yu Zhao ignored her, her gaze fixed on Bo Chi, and her voice was cold: “Aren’t you afraid?“
Bo Chi’s eyes fluttered, and she said something Yu Zhao couldn’t understand: “I’m only afraid that you won’t follow.“
Yu Zhao snorted coldly, thinking that she was just putting on a brave face, and didn’t say anything more.
The three of them began to slowly walk down the mountain. Halfway down, the weather suddenly changed, and it started to rain heavily.
None of them had an umbrella, so they could only hurriedly look for a place to shelter from the rain.
Fortunately, they were lucky, and they found a dilapidated thatched hut, and went in to take shelter from the heavy rain.
This hut should have been built by hunters going up the mountain. It had been there for some years, and now it was shaking in the heavy rain, making Jin Xi tremble with fear, afraid that the hut would collapse.
While she was praying with her hands clasped together, Bo Chi and Yu Zhao were standing on the side. Because the hut was not big, their shoulders and arms inevitably touched.
Yu Zhao felt it for a while, lowered her eyes and looked at her: “Your body seems to be cold.“
Bo Chi’s expression became strange: “Miss Yu, your words sound like a rogue teasing a decent woman.“
Yu Zhao then reacted, the tips of her ears turning red, but her face became even colder: “Why do you always tease me? Are you scared?“
Bo Chi chuckled, and couldn’t help but say: “Yes, I’m so scared that Miss Yu will be tempted by my beauty and take advantage of me in this broken hut.“
Yu Zhao’s face darkened, her aura low, obviously unable to argue with Bo Chi, and very angry.
Bo Chi waited for a while, and seeing that she didn’t say anything, she couldn’t help but tease her again: “Why isn’t Miss Yu talking? Weren’t you staring at me just now? By the way, you don’t know my name yet, do you? My name is Bo Chi, you can call me Chi Niang.“
She kept chattering, and Yu Zhao felt irritated. Especially when she heard her name, her heart throbbed, and she inexplicably felt a little concerned. This concern was strange, and Yu Zhao didn’t understand, so she could only frown and say: “Shut up!“
Bo Chi was startled by her fierceness, her coquettish nature surfaced, she hummed and turned away, and went to talk to Jin Xi.
The two of them chatted happily, while Yu Zhao became more and more annoyed, and even regretted scaring the person away.
She endured it for a while, and finally couldn’t help but grab Bo Chi’s arm and switch places with her.
Bo Chi and Jin Xi’s chat was interrupted. She stared at Yu Zhao, who was standing in the middle, raised her eyebrows and asked: “Why aren’t you letting me and Xiao Xi chat?“
Yu Zhao snorted coldly: “Too noisy.“
Bo Chi: “…”
A miscalculation, she thought this blockhead was jealous!
Bo Chi closed her mouth unhappily and quietly watched the rain.
She became quiet, but Yu Zhao felt uncomfortable instead. After two seconds of silence, she took the initiative to ask: “Why are you two girls in this wilderness? Aren’t you afraid of encountering ghosts or wild beasts?“
Bo Chi glanced at her: “Are you concerned about me?“
Yu Zhao’s face turned red again, and she said angrily: “Why do you always tease me? Can’t you talk to me properly?“
Bo Chi: “…”
This was nothing, they had flirted with each other in previous worlds, why was the Yu Zhao in this world so innocent and rigid!
Bo Chi was speechless, rubbed her temples, suppressed the urge to get close to her, and replied seriously: “We want to go to Bailu Academy in the capital, so we have to pass by here.“
Yu Zhao thought for a while: “Bailu Academy only accepts male disciples, do you want to sneak in?“
She looked at Bo Chi and Jin Xi, and finally said faintly: “That girl can perfectly blend into the academy, you can forget about it.“
Jin Xi was confused, and said indignantly: “Don’t think I can’t hear you scolding me! Chi Niang said, I just have a cold, and when I recover, my voice will become clear again!“
Yu Zhao: “Oh, then you can’t enter the academy either.“
Jin Xi: “…”
The heavy rain lasted for a long time. There wasn’t much entertainment in the thatched hut, so the three of them could only chat with each other, and gradually became more familiar.
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