CH 16

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Chi Rui only saw the shape of his mouth move, vaguely recognizing the word “gege” form. His face darkened, and he said darkly, “Now you’re admitting defeat?”

Chi Jiayan wasn’t even looking at him. He was staring at a certain space in the air, a little happily. “You finally decided to see me. How did you know I’d be here?” g2iXSd

Ling Xiao had been carried here by Cang Feng, and it was a place that had shown up in his dreams.

But he said nothing, not quite understanding why Chi Jiayan was smiling.

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“Ah, I forgot you’ve been here before,” Chi Jiayan said. “Did Gege finally remember?”

Ling Xiao was suddenly displeased by this misunderstanding. kKW9P0

“No.” Ling Xiao paused, then expressionlessly said, “Speech spirit, I am not who you think I am.”

Chi Jiayan stared at him blankly.

In this dark, dingy, and frigid space, the blond haired hooligan had a skin full of goosebumps. He nudged Chi Rui. “Who’s this kid talking to? Why is he so weird?”

Chi Rui also didn’t understand, so he moved closer. The others all shuffled around to assess the situation.

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Yu Xiaoqiu suddenly covered her mouth. The lock and chain on Chi Jiayan’s ankle suddenly broke.

“Ahh!!”

She screamed.

Everyone jumped in fright, exclaiming in confusion. They all pulled out their ear plugs one after another. elh0go

From within the basement came the howl of a wolf, piercing through the depths of their souls. It drew out their fear and dread, causing them all to tremble against their will.

“A ghost!”

“And a wolf! There’s a wolf somewhere!”

“Where’s the wolf??” mWFIHo

“Don’t be scared, it’s just an illusion! Quickly tie up that snot-nosed brat!” Chi Rui yelled. “Don’t let him escape!”

A few people had just started to move forward. Their hands hadn’t even touched Chi Jiayan when they were blasted back by some invisible force, spitting up blood as they cried out.

Shortly after, a tall and overbearing figure in black materialized out of thin air.

It was a man as cold as frost, his five facial features handsome and as sharp as a knife. umqKZd

His face was expressionless. There was no sign of human emotion within the depths of his eyes. In the dim lighting, his pale face almost seemed to give off light.

“Humans,” Ling Xiao said. “Your existences are so annoying.”

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“Ghost! It’s a ghost!”

“Save me!!!” sCQ7MX

These pieces of scum scattered and fled, scared witless.

Ling Xiao grabbed the air, and a golden whip took form. With one lash, everyone was rounded up.

And with another lash, everyone was thrown against the wall in a heap of screams.

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“Spare us Jiajia!” The blond haired hooligan crawled towards Chi Jiayan’s legs, grabbing hold of his pants. “Don’t kill us!”

Chi Jiayan thought he was gross, kicking him away.

“Qiuqiu jie, you should leave first,” Chi Jiayan said to her. There was no hatred in his eyes, not even anger. xw0kGb

Yu Xiaoqiu blinked. Tears suddenly fell from her eyes.

“I’m sorry.”

“I don’t blame you.” Chi Jiayan smiled, his dimples showing. “You should still keep your distance from me in the future. That way, you won’t get caught up in a mess like this again.”

Yu Xiaoqiu turned and left. pkU3Gy

After seeing her go, Chi Jiayan turned to face Chi Rui. “My gege came to save me. Chi Rui, are you scared?”

Chi Rui looked at him with bitter resentment. “What do you want? Don’t forget, your life is still under the hands of my family.”

Chi Jiayan squatted down. After not eating for a few days, he was dizzy. In this posture, he looked even more thin and frail. In a monotone voice, he said, “You lost money, and you only needed me to say one thing to fix it, but I wouldn’t save you even if I died. Your mistake was getting Qiuqiu jie to threaten me. Not only do you not care about your relatives, you also have no morals. Chi Rui, I thought you learned your lesson, but who knew you were really this vile.”

“I am your gege.” Chi Rui shouted, “You wouldn’t save me even if I were to die?” WytcxN

“No you’re not.” Saying this, Chi Jiayan looked at Ling Xiao. “That’s my real gege.”

Chi Rui also faced Ling Xiao. In a rapid change of expression, he became deranged, grabbing a brick off to the side to ruthlessly charge at Chi Jiayan. “Go die!”

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Chi Jiayan had been starving for days. His reaction times weren’t as sharp, and there was no way he could block Chi Rui.

Luckily, Ling Xiao suddenly moved in front of him. Chi Rui’s hand made two cracking sounds. The brick in his hand fell to the ground, followed by an ear piercing shriek. iV2v45

With this one intent to murder also came the wrath of the Grim Reaper.

Chi Rui faced his own death instance.

Humans naturally faced fear when confronted with death. His eyes widened, terrified, every one of his hopes crumbling to dust.

Ling Xiao’s robes were tugged on. du1E8o

Chi Jiayan said, “Gege.”

At some point, the entire basement had become inundated with a heavy black fog.

The people scattered across the floor, as well as Yu Xiaoqiu, were all unable to flee. The black fog from the Underworld entered straight through their mouths and noses, painfully assaulting all five of their senses.

If this was to continue a little longer, five lives would be taken here. aJKWBl

“Gege, are you going to kill them?” Chi Jiayan’s voice brought Ling Xiao back to his senses.

Ling Xiao thought it was almost laughable. “Are you pleading with me?”

This speech spirit had been locked here, almost losing his life, and he still cared about these scum.

Chi Jiayan bit his lip and said with difficulty, “I’m not pleading with you…It’s just that you shouldn’t act like this.” R9jpts

Ling Xiao released his hand, coldly looking at him.

“You can’t do this because of me. Lu Cheng told me, life and death are ruled by fate. Even Gege can’t go against it.” Chi Jiayan’s face was concerningly pale. “Don’t worry. I’ll make sure they’ll be done for.”

They could still hear the endless choking sounds from the people on the ground.

Ling Xiao silently withdrew the black fog, his expression even colder than before. I1h4it

The sleeve Chi Jiayan had been holding onto suddenly disappeared from his grasp.

Ling Xiao had already exited the villa. He summoned Cang Feng and soared into the sky, his fury not completely abiding.

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Cang Feng spiraled into the night sky and became one with the stars.

This was the first time Ling Xiao had ever been this furious. vRaGPI

He was not only furious at those pieces of scum, but more importantly, he was furious at his own loss of control.

Just because of that child he had briefly come across, he had been willing to break the natal chart, if only to allow those who deserved to die become bones and ashes.

This was the first time he didn’t want to listen to the equilibrium of the natal chart.

Chi Jiayan walked alone on the street. fYM4oK

He didn’t have any money, and he had starved for a while, so he walked sluggishly.

After a while, Ling Xiao suddenly appeared in front of him, not saying a word.

“Can you carry me?” Chi Jiayan wasn’t surprised.

Ling Xiao squatted down. oUNV8r

Chi Jiayan happily crawled onto his back. Ling Xiao supported his thighs and stood up, not at all feeling like there was any weight there.

“Ah, I haven’t showered for a few days.” Chi Jiayan’s voice was muffled. “I probably stink.”

Ling Xiao: “Mm.”

“They really should die.” Chi Jiayan laid down on Ling Xiao’s back. “Good thing you came, or else I would’ve continued to smell.” IMsiHA

Seeing that Ling Xiao wasn’t saying anything, Chi Jiayan thought he was still mad from earlier, so he obediently said, “I already lectured them. I told them they weren’t allowed to leave the basement and that they had to starve for at least three days before they could go, so they couldn’t move. I even had them slap each other in the face until they were all swollen. Hahahaha! What a bunch of pig heads.”

“Childish,” Ling Xiao laughed coldly. “You almost died.”

“I won’t die.” Chi Jiayan wasn’t the least bit concerned. “There’s no way I could die that easily. I’m not even afraid of dying, did Gege forget?”

That’s right. Last time because of Yu Xiaoqiu, he was willing to bargain with his life. 9pOgFD

Even now that Yu Xiaoqiu had betrayed him, he was still able to let her go.

Ling Xiao thought it was laughable.

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“What a powerful speech spirit I am,” Chi Jiayan said. “Moreover, Gege came, so there’s no way I’d die.”

“Explain.” zgbsmI

“I’m different from them. I’m still young, and I don’t want to harm people.” Chi Jiayan’s tone of voice became downcast. “Last time…it was you who stopped me. I’m more powerful than them, and crushing them would be just as easy as crushing a few ants. But I couldn’t do that, and if I wasn’t careful, I could’ve become really, really bad.”

Ling Xiao was silent for a moment before he said, “I wasn’t talking about this. Speech spirit, explain what you meant when you said there was no way you’d die if I was there.”

This caused Chi Jiayan to think for a while. He asked, “Gege, how many grim reapers are there in the world?”

Ling Xiao stood still. HrzQBN

It took him a good while before he answered, “One.”

“Then…can grim reapers travel through time?”

Ling Xiao made a noise of affirmation.

Chi Jiayan wasn’t dumb. He roughly understood. This Gege wasn’t the same as the one from the past. Not having those memories therefore wasn’t weird. JyLdmS

But this Gege treated him just as well as the other one. He was still a bit confused, but he understood a little better.

Chi Jiayan made an “oh” before continuing his earlier point. “Last time, you said you would take me away when I died. I had been locked away in the basement for so long and you didn’t come, so there was no way I could’ve died yet. Actually, I was pretty scared when I saw you. I thought you were there to take me away but…Gege, you came to save me.”

Ling Xiao: “…”

“Why is it that even though it isn’t the day I die yet, you still came before me?” Chi Jiayan asked. “I’m guessing that before someone dies, the grim reaper accompanies them.” lbf8EL

“There is no such thing,” Ling Xiao said.

“Then that’s where I’m different.” Chi Jiayan’s tone of voice became lighter. “It must be that the future me did something great, so God appointed you to accompany me before I died. It has to be.”

Ling Xiao didn’t know the answer to this either.

“Which means I can’t be a bad person even more,” said Chi Jiayan. “I’m not that saintly; I can be mean. I just feel like if I don’t become a bad person, God will encourage me a little longer.” GVkaWO

Ling Xiao paused, adjusting himself to have a better grip on his legs.

Chi Jiayan had starved for a while, so even a figure as small as he was able to eat three big bowls of watery porridge.

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He hadn’t had the chance to take a bath before he fell asleep.

The house had been tidied up quite a bit. It seemed that the owner spent a lot of time being mindful. 4fh0kl

“Gege, stay with me,” Chi Jiayan muttered drowsily. “I’m very obedient…and I’ll obediently wait for you to take me away…”

Ling Xiao’s face was hidden by the shadows as he watched over this speech spirit.

Ling Xiao stood by the bed for a while. He put on his mask and prepared to leave, but suddenly froze.

Because that thousand year old, deathly white mask, at some point unknown to him, had cracked. 0PXAdQ

That small crack was only as long as a finger, and it was only conspicuous under the light of the moon.

This mask was of no use anymore.

Ling Xiao tossed the mask aside without a care. He rested his hand in his pocket, only to feel a piece of candy and a slip of paper inside.

That slip of paper had a smiley face drawn on it. POQa4c

Ling Xiao knew it was best if he didn’t come here again.