Fate Trading System – Chapter 71

Plan A

Gift of the Spring Breeze 5

Hugged

Qin Yi detests hypocrites most in his life, and upon hearing this, he couldn’t help but frown repeatedly.

The governor deserved to die.

Although he deserved to die, Qin Yi still needs to investigate who did it.

Who poisoned the governor, and who assassinated him? What is the steward’s identity? How many masterminds are truly behind this?

“Young master, if there’s anything you need from me, just say it. Do you have any other tasks for me?”

Su Xin blinked her eyes at Qin Yi, looking like a little loyal dog.

Qin Yi shook his head, looking at the female ghost in the room, wanting to speak but stopping short.

“Miss, could I ask you to step out for a moment? I have some words I want to speak with Pear.”

Ling Zhi frowned in embarrassment, carrying her umbrella as she walked through the wall to the outside.

Pear?

Pear blossom demon?

“What’s wrong, young master?”

Su Xin looked at Qin Yi in confusion.

“Pear.”

“Here!”

“Next time, be more careful and don’t trust just any random person.”

Qin Yi seemed a bit like a melancholy old father, although he’s not exactly young anymore, hasn’t seen even a shadow of a wife, let alone children. But for some reason, seeing the bewildered and seemingly silly pear blossom demon in front of him, a mountain-like fatherly love surged from his heart.

“Although there are many good people in this world, like me, there are also many bad ones.”

Su Xin tilted her head, looking at Qin Yi with a puzzled expression.

“Anyway, in the future, except for me, be cautious of everyone else, understand?”

Qin Yi feels that the demon’s mind is not yet mature. If people were to learn her identity and use her to do bad things, it would be the greatest disaster in the world.

“Young master is the best person, I know.”

Su Xin nodded seriously, thinking that if Qin Yi were not her lifesaving benefactor and a very righteous person, these words would really sound like luring little children.

“Do you want to always follow me?”

Qin Yi thought about this question.

He wondered when his destined great disaster would come. Qin Yi recalled that a Taoist had once told him about it, but at the time, he didn’t pay attention and sent the person away.

Thinking back, he should feel a bit of regret.

“Yes, I want to follow you until your destined great disaster is over. After that, you won’t face any life-threatening disasters, and I can leave. I will certainly protect you, just like you protected me back then.”

The pear blossom demon patted her chest confidently as she spoke.

She came this time to guard this person well.

Suddenly, the sound of background music echoed in Su Xin’s mind, and she silently turned dark-faced.

【My old father…】

Fortunately, the background music sang only one line before being turned off.

Master Fourteen, what on earth.

【I just thought it was fitting to create some atmosphere.】

Damn creating atmosphere.

Originally, the original owner had romantic feelings of admiration towards Qin Yi, but due to Su Xin’s actions, it turned into a strong father-daughter relationship.

After all, Su Xin did not show Qin Yi any girlish admiration, nor did she display the charm and grace typical of girls, acting simply like a silly deer.

Qin Yi is not a hypocrite swayed by beauty; his character ensures that he doesn’t fall in love at first sight because of appearance. Su Xin doesn’t mind showing a lively scene in front of him, cutting off any possibility of Qin Yi liking her.

Although it’s said that he won’t fall in love at first sight because of appearance, looking at a good-looking person for a long time inevitably stirs some fondness in the heart. Of course, this is only Su Xin’s thought, as she admits to being a face-controller.

Qin Yi looked at the ambitious pear blossom demon, thinking that it had always been him who said he would protect others.

Qin Yi was about to say something, but he was interrupted by a red-clothed woman who suddenly burst in.

Ling Zhi felt a force trying to pull her back to the place that binds her, just like the previous time at the entrance of the Chenghuang Temple. She had used Su Xin’s strength to walk out, but after several incense sticks’ time, that force pulled her back inside the Chenghuang Temple again.

Ling Zhi hastily grabbed Su Xin’s sleeve, and that force immediately disappeared.

Ling Zhi let out a sigh of relief. It seems like the time she can leave the Chenghuang Temple is related to how long she is in contact with this person, but the specifics are still unclear.

Holding hands once can allow her to leave for several incense sticks’ time, and hiding in the umbrella while being held allows for a relatively short leaving time. Could it be that the closer the contact, the longer the leave time can be?

“What happened?”

Su Xin looked confused at the female ghost who suddenly came in.

“Nothing, it just seemed like there was something I wanted to say to you, but I forgot what it was.”

Ling Zhi smiled apologetically, her finger unintentionally brushing past Su Xin’s palm.

Su Xin only felt a coolness in her palm, and that touch was fleeting, so she didn’t pay much attention to it.

After all, the chance of someone secretly touching her was not very likely; it was probably just an accidental touch.

“Oh, okay.”

Su Xin nodded.

“Let’s go out first; the young master wants to rest.”

Su Xin called to Ling Zhi. Originally, she even wanted to watch over Qin Yi while he slept, but Qin Yi opposed it.

Qin Yi said that the great disaster couldn’t possibly happen suddenly at night, and his alertness is very high. Having such a big living person watching him sleep would make him very uncomfortable. Although Su Xin can become invisible, just thinking about having someone he can’t see in the room watching him is very scary.

Ling Zhi nodded, and the umbrella turned into something like a string bracelet, which she wore on her hand.

Ling Zhi naturally held Su Xin’s hand, opened the door, walked outside, and then closed the door.

Although for people like them who can pass through walls, this behavior is very unnecessary, but since Su Xin is not in an invisible state at the moment, going out directly like that would scare people.

Qin Yi was writing a secret letter, inquiring about matters regarding spies.

Just a prefect, yet there are so many doubts about the cause of death. Who exactly is manipulating things behind the scenes?

Su Xin sat on the rooftop, with Ling Zhi beside her.

The round moon overhead looked as if it was about to press down on them, yet when they looked up, it seemed so distant.

“Are you a pear blossom demon?”

Ling Zhi asked, resting her chin on her hand, with long black hair draped beside her face, giving a special feeling under the bright moonlight.

Her bare feet dangled in midair, with both hands supporting the tiles. Her already pale face emitted a lustrous glow under the moonlight.

“Yes.”

Su Xin nodded.

“Why did you come to the human world?”

People have their territories, and demons have their domains.

However, unlike humans, who are social animals, demons are few in number and are mostly mountain spirits, rarely appearing in the human world.

“To repay kindness, he saved me, so I want to help him.”

Su Xin pointed below.

Ling Zhi’s hand suddenly rested on Su Xin’s hand. Su Xin instinctively wanted to pull back, but Ling Zhi held on.

“Wait, I want to see why my ghost core unconsciously runs into your body.”

This was a very confusing matter for them, as both parties were unclear about it.

Ling Zhi closed her eyes, while Su Xin, not understanding, kept her eyes open, watching her.

A cold breath from where Ling Zhi’s hand touched passed into her body, finally gathering in the dantian area.

It was very uncomfortable.

Su Xin frowned, wanting to push Ling Zhi away, but Ling Zhi released her hand first.

“How do you feel?”

“Very cold and uncomfortable, just like that day when your little bead suddenly broke into my body, but it’s a bit lighter than that time. When it went in, it felt very, very cold, much colder than a freezing winter.”

The pear blossom demon described her feelings simply and directly, without any ornate embellishments.

“And now?”

“After you let go, I don’t feel anything.”

It was the same last time; once that bead was removed from my body, the cold feeling disappeared.

“That’s strange. I wonder if it’s just you or if all demons are like this.”

When Ling Zhi tried to input her power, she felt like it was sinking into the sea, unable to retrieve it, as if those powers were being swallowed.

“I don’t know either. After all, since I was born, I haven’t seen another of my kind.”

Su Xin shrugged her shoulders. Now her flowering period was over, and the fruiting period was not far away; soon, there would be many pears to eat.

Although she’s called a pear blossom demon, to be accurate, she’s a pear demon, as the pear tree is her main body.

Ling Zhi wanted to experiment with time, so she casually touched Su Xin’s hand and then started timing by looking at the moon.

Su Xin felt a bit strange, wondering how Ling Zhi always managed to brush against her. Could it be that they were just too close and crowded?

She always felt this ghost sister had a gay-like vibe.

Su Xin silently shifted her position a bit to the side, lying back on the tiles, and breathed in the air filled with moisture.

It’s coming.

Ling Zhi felt that force and immediately reached to the side, but her hand came up empty.

She turned her head and noticed the demon had somehow moved a bit further away.

Too late.

Ling Zhi lunged towards that side, felt the force disappear, and breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, if she got bounced back, getting this demon to help again wouldn’t be so easy.

She had just breathed a sigh of relief when she met a pair of eyes; Ling Zhi calmly looked at Su Xin.

Su Xin, who was almost asleep in the breeze, suddenly felt something press down on her body, and the spot where it pressed was quite awkward and a bit painful.

“Sorry, just now the power had some issues, it wasn’t intentional.”

Ling Zhi apologized and climbed off Su Xin’s body.

It sounded as if it were true.

Su Xin, after being pressed, was now awake, rubbed her forehead, and sat up.

“Where are you going next?”

Ling Zhi turned the bracelet on her hand.

“I don’t know, wherever he goes, I go.”

“How about taking me along?”

Ling Zhi gathered her long hair and tilted her head to look at Su Xin.

“Why?”

“Because I feel you’re very powerful, and I want to be friends with you, to see the human world together. You know, I’ve been locked in there and can’t come out. I’m very lonely. If you’re not willing, that’s fine. Anyway… anyway, no one would like me, after all, I’m a ghost.”

Ling Zhi’s desolate expression made it hard for others not to feel soft-hearted.

As a pure and kind-hearted demon, Su Xin naturally agreed immediately.

“Great, thank you.”

Ling Zhi hugged Su Xin, showing a satisfied smile.

Hugged.

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