TVIRAD – Chapter 57

Arc 5
There is a Ghost in Your Heart (1)

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“He ran away.”

38 reminded Ye Chen, who had floated up. Ye Chen sighed and covered her face with her palm, “”I can see that.”

“Won’t you chase him?”

“Chase him for what… At this point, I am afraid I will scare him to death.”

As she said that, Ye Chen noticed an oddity, “Didn’t you say that Feng Shui is normal in this world? Why is he so afraid of ghosts?”

“Normal is also quite relative.” 38 was a bit ashamed, “Feng Shui World. It is called a world because there are many circles about them and others know about the existence of those circles. Though, they generally can’t get in touch with it. The current Lin Jianxi is an ordinary junior high school student. You think about it, how were you when you were in junior high? Were you not afraid of ghosts?”

Afraid……

Afraid to death……

Ye Chen shrunk her neck and she instantly understood Lin Jianxi’s feeling. She felt that it was imperative for her to find a mirror to see what she looked like now. If she had a green face and tusks, she might need to find a ghost doctor in the ghost world to help her with her face. No matter how good-looking a ghost was, it’s hard for an ordinary person to accept it. Not to mention an ugly-looking ghost.

Thus, Ye Chen floated to the bathroom. At this time, she found that Lin Jianxi’s home was remarkably impressive. His home was full of spells and the placement of items was especially particular. 

Basically, they were used to exorcise ghosts, but why did these things didn’t work for her?

She had this question in her mind, and she had the answer at once.

For people in the Feng Shui world, the strength of ghosts depended on the solidity of their souls. People in the Feng Shui World simply had strengthened their souls, so even if they were dead, they were a lot more powerful than ordinary ghosts. And, Ye Chen, this genius, was deadbeat strong.

Ye Chen understood this part from the original memory of the original owner. In fact, the original owner had no practical understanding of these things, after all, she had never died herself. She only knew little about ghost life.

Ye Chen floated to the bathroom and inspected herself in the mirror.

Ye Chen’s appearance was no different from before her death. She had phoenix eyes and a beautiful face. She exuded killing aura only from her cold face. If the coldness from Ye Chen in Yao Wang Valley was the coldness of the Gaoling Flower, then, the Feng Shui Master Ye Chen’s coldness was from her strength, like the fierce storm in the cold winter. Not only did it make people lose the courage to approach her, but it also made them afraid of her. 

Still, beauty was a beauty, even if it made people afraid. With this kind of look, it was as if she had “I am a Master” written big on her face. 

Ye Chen pursed her lips, with this face… emmm… it’s indeed a bit difficult to get close to a teenager like Lin Jianxi.

Also, Ye Chen quickly discovered one thing.

No matter what expression she made, there was no wave on her face. She was taken aback for a moment, and eventually reacted—

“Can facial paralysis affect even the soul?!”

“Why don’t you realize that the facial paralysis of the soul itself caused the facial paralysis of the body?”

Ye Chen, “……”

Oh. I see.

She now understood the ultimate reason for Ye Chen’s poker-face.

A woman who grew up with facial paralysis like this. Wasn’t it a miracle if she wasn’t cold?!

When Ye Chen thought of a chatty genius with facial paralysis, she judged that the picture was too spicy.

She shook and then began to worry, “How do you think I can get close to Lin Jianxi? I’m really hungry. Just now I read from the book that a lonely ghost like me must be worshiped by someone……”

One person and one system fell into deep contemplation. A beat later, Ye Chen proposed,  “How about this. I let other ghosts bully him, and then I save him. Good, no?”

“Very good.” 38 immediately accepted the idea, “Host is clever.”

“Okay, 38, go ahead, do it. Don’t look for someone who is too good, though. I am not familiar with this body. If I can’t win, it will be for nothing.”

There was silence. After a while, it stretched out its short hand towards Ye Chen.

“What?” Ye Chen blinked.

38 stressed, “Points.”

“We are this close and you still count points with me?!” Ye Chen gawked. 38 defended itself at once, “We are this close. Why aren’t you willing to give me points?”

This time, Ye Chen was the cause of the silence. She sat cross-legged on the ground.

“Skip. Next plan.”

One person and one system continued to meditate.

38 abruptly prompted, “Host, here comes the opportunity, right next to the park!”

“Mn?”

Ye Chen blinked twice. 38 cheered, “Lin Jianxi is entangled by ghosts, go and save him! ”

Ye Chen’s eyes brightened. She floated out and flew to the community to search for Lin Jianxi.

At this time, Lin Jianxi was sitting on a park bench, talking to a white-bearded old man in a Tai Chi^[1] suit.

The old man was originally doing Tai Chi in the park. When Lin Jiangxi ran, he didn’t know where to go. Seeing that there were so many people in the park, he simply went to the park and sat down. The old man was doing Tai Chi and stared at him obliquely with his eyes from time to time. A little ghost quietly approached Lin Jianxi. The old man jumped over and seized the little ghost with one hand, and shouted angrily, “Evil begone!”

Then, there was a fire in his hand, and the little ghost wailed. His soul vanished in an instant.

Lin Jianxi’s eyes widened. He realized the person in front of him was a Master! A real Master!

Lin Jianxi rushed over and almost cried, “Master! Master, help me!”

The old man showed a kind smile and said softly, “I just saw the Yin Qi shrouded behind you. I was afraid that you had encountered something unclean today. I initially planned to ask you about it. Now, you might as well tell me, what’s wrong?”

With that, Lin Jianxi sat down with the old man. He started to describe in detail his experience of encountering ghosts in recent years. He also told about the female ghosts he met today, he was extremely afraid of her. He voiced to the old man, “My home is especially safe, but I don’t know why, the thing I met today is completely not afraid of the spells and arrays in my home. She goes in and out freely in my home. Currently, she doesn’t follow me around, but I am clueless of what to do…”

The old man nodded, stood up, and said, “Your situation is indeed very tricky. Your name is Jianxi. Jian belongs to water and Xi belongs to gold. Gold generates Water. Are your five elements lacking water?”

Lin Jianxi was taken aback. He never knew the meaning of his name. He heard that it was hung around his neck when he was picked up at the entrance of the orphanage.

Jianxi… did it belong to water?

He was quite puzzled. He followed the other party in his steps. The other led him to a bridge by the river. Lin Jianxi thought about things, and he didn’t notice the direction of their walk. He sincerely asked for advice, “Do these things I encounter have anything to do with my name?”

“Give me the eight characters^[2] of your birthday. ”

The other party spoke with the appearance of an expert, Lin Jiangxi was startled, and then sheepishly said, “I…I don’t know. ”

He was an orphan. How could he know what the eight characters of his birthday were? At most, he only knew the day when he was abandoned, and regarded that day as his birthday.

The other party was silent. His expression didn’t look good anymore. He demanded, “Then, give me a strand of your hair. ”

Lin Jianxi felt a chill in his heart when he heard that. He knew by heart the importance of physical things. Why did this master want his hair?

“What’s with that look?” The other party saw the hesitation on his face, “Don’t want to? It’s normal not to be unwilling, but if you don’t give it to me, I really can’t do anything. If you give me a hair, I can explore your past, know why you provoke these things, and help you solve the problem.”

Lin Jianxi gritted his teeth. Since his grandma passed away, he had lived alone and had long been afraid of death. He really desired to be a normal person and to live a normal life. This thought made him almost ignore everything. “Okay! ”

Then, he raised his hand and plucked a strand of his hair.

At this time, Ye Chen just arrived. She saw Lin Jianxi raise his hand and plucked off a strand of hair, and was about to hand it to the thing.

Lin Jianxi couldn’t see it, but Ye Chen could see it clearly. The thing was covered with blood and evil aura, and there was a large array painted on the broken bridge behind him. It was obviously a Feng Shui Master who was dead and deceived the living to sacrifice themselves to resurrect himself!

Ye Chen just glanced at the array, but she instantly knew what it was.  As long as Lin Jianxi gave the other party the eight characters of his birthday, or a certain part of his body, the old man would drag Lin Jianxi into the array, and Lin Jianxi’s body would belong to him!

She didn’t know why this person was attracted to Lin Jianxi’s physique, which was the same as living in hell. But, the purpose of the other party was clear. 

When Lin Jianxi was about to hand her hair to the other party, Ye Chen yelled, “Don’t give it to him! ”

At the same time, an array of Tian Jian Sect appeared.

The Feng Shui World and the Cultivation World had similar systems, but the spells and things related to it from the cultivation world were weak here. The Qi couldn’t support the powerful array. Still, it got the other party to quickly retract his hand. Ye Chen had already rushed to Lin Jianxi, pushed the young man behind him, and glared coldly at the old man on the opposite side, “As far as I know,  it’s wrong to deceive a child like this, you know?”

The original Ye Chen was ambushed on her way to Ye Family house, so she was still wearing the unique clothes of the Feng Shui Master of the Ye Family. The intricately patterned stand-up collar was buttoned between the necks, and the black robe draped down naturally. The sleeves were quite long, just enough to show a little more of her hands. The corners of the robe were painted with complex runes, embroidered with white silk threads, appearing elegant and solemn. Combined with Ye Chen’s prideful and cold temperament, it perfectly bloomed a sense of righteousness!

The other party’s jaw dropped. He reacted fast and shot back, “You are the evil thing that is haunting this child. How courageous of you to show yourself here?!”

His remarks would make the original owner blow up and go into a fight.

However…..

Ye Chen didn’t dare.

She was not familiar, not to this body or the knowledge in her mind. What’s more, the other party’s eyes nakedly expressed, “Ye Chen, it’s you.” 

It made her even more afraid to fight at this time.

Hence, Ye Chen could only use the coercive aura of the original owner. She tugged a corner of her lips up and waved her hand, “Only by death could you discover who the real evil is.”

As soon as her voice fell, Ye Chen lifted her hand and swung it. Ye Chen just intended to scare the opponent. Who knew that when she lifted her hand, a golden fire burst on her hand, and smashed straight to the opponent’s face.

The other party saw the fire and his expression twisted. Unexpectedly, he didn’t fight her head-on, instead, he turned into a cloud of black smoke and dispersed in an instant!

The fire hit the broken bridge, and the bridge exploded. Standing behind her, Lin Jianxi stared at her palm and trembled with fright.

Strong, too strong.

This madwoman… Oh, wait, it’s not right. This mad ghost, she’s the one who was stalking him.

He’s done, he’s really done.

Realizing this, Lin Jianxi calmed down. He stopped escaping and totally gave up resisting.

It’s no use. What was he running for? The other party was this strong, could he really escape her?

He pinched the strap of his school bag and was ready to be skinned by the woman. Anyway, everyone around him was dead; He had nothing to miss. He desired to live, but he couldn’t live… He had no regrets.

Just, he felt a bit unwilling in his heart, as if he was waiting to meet someone , yet he was about to leave before he could meet this someone. 

He shivered and his face paled from fear.

While Lin Jianxi was busy with his thoughts, Ye Chen stared at her palm. Then, at the broken bridge.

She suddenly learned that she had the capital to offend people everywhere thanks to the original owner’s body, the Big Boss. Serve tea to the Big Boss ah.

As time passed, Lin Jianxi peeked at the female ghost who hadn’t paid any attention to him. Cold sweat began to drench his back.

He was busy escaping before and didn’t take a careful look at the woman’s appearance.

Looking at her back, she appeared to be tall, half a head taller than him, about 1.7 meters tall. She had a thin figure with a complexion of blue and white unique to ghosts. Her hair flowed down behind her, almost reaching her hips, draped down like a waterfall, almost in harmony with her black robe. 

Lin Jianxi had seen many ghosts. Different ghosts have different fronts. This ghost certainly was nearly human.

This made him feel less scared, but after all, she was a ghost. No matter how human she was, she was no longer human.

Lin Jianxi pondered over the female ghost’s intention. At this time, the other party seemed to finally remember his presence.

She turned around and revealed her face. It was a beautiful face with phoenix eyes and thin lips. Her face was calm and indifferent, like a proud Phoenix, looking down at him.

Lin Jianxi stared at the face in a daze. There was an inexplicable sense of closeness in his heart, and the empty feeling of waiting for a long time… was finally gone.

He listened to the other party’s words. She spoke carefully, as if thinking about a suitable introduction, “My name is Ye Chen. I am a Feng Shui Master who just died. I want to make a deal with you. I protect you; You support me. How is it?”

She meant no harm.

Lin Jianxi sensed it, but there was nothing wrong in being careful, so he asked, “Support you… What kind of support?”

“This…” Ye Chen was a little sad, “We need to discuss it together. After all, I haven’t been a ghost before. ”

Ye Chen glanced back at Lin Jianxi’s community. She put her hands inside her sleeves and floated forward.

“Let’s go back first. I’m hungry.”

Lin Jianxi’s heart dropped. Hungry? Does she want to eat him?!

She noticed him frozen and paused. She turned her head and frowned, “What’s the matter with you?”

This time the Villain, or rather, her Gu Jianan, Jun Yan, Elt, Shen Jingfeng… Nevermind, just call him Shen Jingfeng. She liked his name the most……

This time Shen Jingfeng, why was he such a worrywart? Obviously, he had never been like this before!

Lin Jianxi saw Ye Chen’s frown and gulped. He gathered up the courage to ask, “What… What do you want to eat?”

She instantly understood what’s all this about. Her gaze wandered across Lin Jianxi’s face, “Don’t worry, it’s not you.”

If I want to eat you, I will wait for you to grow up first.

Ye Chen was quite upset when she thought of it. She and Shen Jingfeng just got married. Yet, in a blink of an eye, they became teenagers again.

He was only 14 years old, how could she eat!

“38 ah,” Ye Chen quietly questioned, “Has the Villain of the next world been decided?”

“No, the Main System hasn’t decided it.”

“Then, for the next world, please pick one with the right age. It’s best to be in the twenties.”

It’s the best age to eat.

“Oh… Okay…”

38 said with mixed feelings. It breathed a sigh, “Host, so many worlds have passed and I think you have lost your bottom line. You used to just look at their face and do nothing else. Now, look at you……”

Ye Chen didn’t answer. 

She wasn’t going to tell it. 38 ah, I have found him, the one person that I truly like.

Because she had liked him from the beginning, of course, would continue the business she had already started!

But, 38, this System, was an idiot.

Ye Chen considered herself stupid, but she believed 38 was even more stupid than her. If 38 was not, then it must be a scheming bad system! In any case, she couldn’t be hasty and told her findings to 38 before she figured out the System’s rules.

Thus, Ye Chen remained silent. She floated a few steps and glanced back at Lin Jianxi behind her. 

Lin Jianxi was currently fourteen years old, around 1.6m tall. He had delicate eyebrows and beautiful eyes. He was similar to Gu Jianan.

But he was taller and slightly stronger than Gu Jianan, unlike the fourteen-year-old Gu Jianan, who was emancipated, thin and small.

It seemed that Lin Jiangxi was actually doing quite well, at least he could have plenty of food and clothing.

Because his living conditions were better, Lin Jianxi’s temperament was much milder. He did not have the hostility and coldness of Gu Jianan. He was just like any ordinary student, with a youthful aura unique to young people, plus a little… timidity and cowardice.

Lin Jianxi’s tense look as he held onto his schoolbag made Ye Chen sad. When she was sad, her paralyzed face became even colder, in turn, Lin Jianxi became even more scared.

One person and one ghost returned to Lin Jianxi’s house without any dialogue. After entering the door, Ye Chen sat cross legged on the ground. She commanded to Lin Jianxi, “Cook.”

Ye Chen had no doubt about the Village’s consistent cooking skills.

She’s going mad from hunger.

Lin Jianxi went to the kitchen and started cooking without any complaint. 

There were jingling sounds from the kitchen. Ye Chen herself began to concentrate on finding a way to eat as a ghost.

In the book provided to her by the system, there was only one sentence about eating.

“Eat the rice offered by others.”

Just that.

The question was, how should one offer the food?

Should they set up a memorial tablet first?

Ye Chen mulled about it, so while Lin Jianxi was cooking, Ye Chen floated out and soon found an incense shop on the street. She stole a memorial tablet, incense burner, and money paper. At this time, Lin Jianxi had prepared the food.

Twice-cooked pork^[3]. Stir-fried pork. Sweet and sour pork ribs. Sweet Corn and Carrot pork ribs soup.   

Ye Chen gazed intently at the table full of her favorite home-made dishes and made efforts not to ruin her characters. She threw the memorial tablet to Lin Jianxi and said, “Write my name and offer it to me.”

Lin Jianxi did as she instructed. He took a brush from his room and wrote beautiful golden words— Ye Chen.

Simple and clean.

He put on the incense burner and lit the incense. He placed the food in front of the tablet. Then, burned the money paper.

As soon as the money paper was burned, a stack of gold coins appeared in Ye Chen’s hand. She stuffed it into her purse unceremoniously. Plus, the incense smelled very nice, strengthening her soul.

Then, she discovered that there was only a problem left, the food一 She still couldn’t eat it.

Lin Jianxi stood respectfully beside her. He watched Ye Chen’s not so good expression as she stared at the food on the table, moving her hands like chopsticks throught the food over and over again.

She tried it for some time and Lin Jianxi felt amused. The tenseness he felt before gradually disappeared as the cold female ghost in front of him tried her best to eat. 

At this time, Ye Chen came up with a new way and ordered Lin Jianxi, “You burn the dishes.”

Lin Jianxi, “???”

A moment later, he hesitatingly spoke, “This, I can’t burn it…”

“Pour some gasoline.”

“Will the taste deteriorate?”

“Then, do something!” She didn’t get to eat and was not pleased. She rose to her feet and shouted, “I am starving! Too starving! I’m starving to death, can’t you see it?!”

“Aren’t you already dead?” Lin Jianxi glimpsed at the female ghost who had completely lost her character because of food. His fear totally vanished. Hence, he blurted out the words.

Ye Chen, “……”

Her temperament waned in a second, like a lost puppy who had lost her beloved. Lin Jianxi cautiously suggested, “How about… I offer you some splashed rice?”

Splashing rice was originally used to exorcise ghosts. For ordinary ghosts, it was equivalent to bribery. If they took it, they wouldn’t harass the offerer. For fierce ghosts, Daoist Water Talisman was required to exorcise them. 

And for Ye Chen, a powerful foodie ghost……

Splashing rice may be similar to a meal.

So, Ye Chen’s eyes lit up. She may have facial paralysis, but Lin Jianxi saw the excitement from her eyes.

Lin Jianxi held back his smile. He went to look for a bowl, he put the food together and poured water.

Ye Chen stared at it in contempt, “Will this affect the taste?”

“If it’s not delicious, then don’t eat it. ”

Ye Chen, “……”

She deemed that Lin Jianxi was not afraid of her anymore. Not only was he not afraid of her anymore, he also made great progress at learning to disdain her.

Ye Chen followed Lin Jianxi to the door. Lin Jianxi splashed the rice on the ground and began to read, “Here comes the rice for Ye Chen, here comes the rice for Ye Chen…”

Ye Chen, “……”

She had to admit that the thing he read while splashing water was really straightforward.

Following Lin Jianxi’s words, plates of dishes began to appear in front of Ye Chen. It also came with chopsticks.

The moment Ye Chen held the chopsticks, she nearly wept. She sat cross-legged on the ground and began to eat.

Familiar taste; Familiar person. Ye Chen buried her head and focused on eating, holding back her tears. 

Lin Jianxi glanced sideways at the girl who was eating very sweetly next to him. He didn’t know why, but he felt that this scene was very familiar. He couldn’t restrain his laughter.

When Ye Chen finished eating, he burned another piece of paper.

Ye Chen wiped her mouth, and praised him, “Mn, very good. You are attentive.”

“As it should be,” Lin Jianxi nodded. Soon afterward, he asked with a bit of certitude, “From now on…… you will cover me, right? You can cover me, can’t you?”

If you raised a ghost out of thin air at home, you had to collect some payment.

Ye Chen nodded, then remembered something. She turned her head and said to Lin Jianxi, “Not only do I want to cover you, but I also want you to worship me as a teacher. ”

Lin Jianxi blinked foolishly. Ye Chen put her hands behind her, her expression was flat. “You have good qualifications. You have the right mind. If you practice well, you will become a good Feng Shui Master. Would you like to?”

“I don’t want to!”  Lin Jianxi refused without thinking. 

Ye Chen was stunned. 

Don’t want to?

Young man, could you please play by the rules and follow the script?

Lin Jianxi refused and he moved away. Ye Chen hurried to catch up, “Don’t want to? Why don’t you want to? Do you know how much money a Feng Shui Master can earn a year? Do you know how high their status is? Do you know how capable a Feng Shui Master is? Save the world and become a hero, a Feng Shui Master is your only way out!”

“I refuse.” Lin Jianxi didn’t waver and still refused. “My dream is to be able to change my physique. I won’t meet any ghosts again nor will I see any ghosts again. I will be just like an ordinary person. Go to work, get off work, find a girlfriend, buy a house, get married, and have children.”

“Oh, also, it’s best if I can be a programmer.”

“Pro… Programmer?”

Ye Chen was dumbfounded, “Why do you want to be a programmer?”

“The salary is high, and I don’t need to have any contact with others. It’s perfect.”

Ye Chen, “……”

The dream was so simple and plain that Ye Chen couldn’t refute it. After all, she also thought Lin Jianxi’s dream was quite reasonable… 

As if!

He was the Villain, he was born talented! He had a lot of enemies! If she didn’t teach him to become stronger, what should he do if the Lin Family looked for him in the future?! She could only stay here for five years ah! She wanted to protect his three views and safety, to make him the Patriarch of the Lin Family and the good brother of the Male Lead! What’s more, she wanted to fall in love with him!

Programmer?

A perfect and safe life as a programmer in this life… it could only be in his dream!

But, these words couldn’t be said for now.

Ye Chen had experienced so many worlds, and her IQ had improved to a certain extent. With so much information, she had to take her time telling him this.

She took a deep breath and trailed behind Lin Jianxi. She listened to Lin Jianxi’s words, “I think, in fact, the focus of the offering is to clarify the object. Tomorrow, let’s try to see if I can offer the food just by calling your name. Oh, what else do you want besides food?”

Lin Jianxi opened the door, waited for the ghost to make a request. At the same time, he said, “I will try to do my best, but I also hope you can try to protect me with your best.”

“I understand.” Ye Chen nodded, “I don’t have any other requirements. I just want to ask… Can you turn on the TV for me? I want to watch the latest Korean dramas.”

God knew that since the first world, she hadn’t watched any TV series for more than a hundred years!

Lin Jianxi showed a subtle look.

A Feng Shui Master that met an early death; Someone who loved watching Korean dramas and couldn’t even turn on a TV… Could she really protect him?

Ye Chen saw the distrust in his eyes.

Ye Chen immediately defended herself, “I just died. I don’t know how to utilize the power of my soul yet. Still, I absolutely have no problem beating other ghosts!”

“Oh.”

Lin Jianxi was not convinced in the slightest. 

Ye Chen couldn’t help but say, “Should I tell you more about my previous reputation?”

“No need.” Lin Jianxi smiled, “I believe you一”

Ye Chen let down her heart, only to hear Lin Jianxi continue in a small voice, “are definitely not a powerful person.”

Ye Chen, “!!!”

Just as she was about to rebuke him, he added, “If she is really powerful, why would she be reduced to this state, to the point she couldn’t eat any food and must come to me?”

Ye Chen, “……”

Yes, it was the original owner who was powerful, not her. If it was the original owner and not her, how could she be reduced to this state and couldn’t even eat?

Ye Chen was dispirited and moved her gaze down.

Lin Jianxi glanced at her. He turned on the TV and streamed “Ju-On”, he fast-forwarded it to the most horrifying scene and walked into his room.

Ye Chen heard the Japanese voice and wondered, could it be that Lin Jianxi played a Japanese Drama?

No problem. She liked it too.

Then, she raised her head and saw the scene……

What was this! What was this!!! This was her childhood nightmare!!! The shadow of her life!!! Ju-On!

“AH AHH AHHH! HELP!”

Ye Chen screamed and rushed into Lin Jianxi’s room, shivering within Lin Jianxi’s arms.

She was unable to touch Lin Jianxi, but at that minute, she could. A strange force surged out of her body, and she actually could hug Lin Jianxi!

Lin Jianxi was warm, so warm that he made her feel at ease. Ye Chen buried her head in his chest, still shivering. Lin Jianxi looked down at her, a little speechless.

“What are you afraid of?”

“I’m afraid of ghosts! Ah ah ah!”

Lin Jianxi, “……”

Ghosts were still afraid of ghosts. He learned a lot today.

When he played Ju-On, he indeed wanted to know……

If ghosts were afraid of ghost movies.

Ye Chen’s reaction satisfied his curiosity and reassured him completely.

This kind of ghost who loved watching Korean dramas, was afraid of watching ghost movies, and tried her best to eat. What was there to be afraid of? 

However, at the same time, this kind of ghost may not be able to protect him. She was not affected by the array of his house, it was probably because of some special circumstances.

Lin Jianxi was both relieved and lost. He sighed in his heart, then looked down at the female ghost hugging himself, and finally said, “Have you hugged enough? If you have, go. I have to do my homework.”

Ye Chen blinked twice. She looked up and realized she could touch Lin Jianxi!

There were one and there were two. She sensed the strange power in her body. If she retracted it, she wouldn’t be able to touch Lin Jianxi. If she released it, she could touch him. In a flash, she understood the concept of the power of the soul. 

She got up quickly. She remembered that Lin Jianxi was only fourteen years old now. In the original world, he seemed to have never attended any university. He just stayed home and never went out.

This time… She hoped he could study well.

Ye Chen peeked at Lin Jianxi, who had his homework spread out in front of him. She raised her hand and rubbed his head. “If you have any questions, you can come to me. My grades are good. ”

“Really?” Lin Jianxi looked up and hurriedly showed his homework, “Can you solve this question?”

As soon as Ye Chen saw that it was mathematics, her head ached. “Young man, you read the books by yourself, and you walk the road by yourself. When you encounter difficulties, you must go ahead bravely and find a way to solve them. How can you ask people right away? You think about it for a month first before you ask me again!”

Ye Chen put her hands behind her back and floated out like a Master she was.

Lin Jianxi looked at her pretending to be wise. He sneered and turned his head away. He opened the search engine in his notebook and typed two words.

Ye Chen.

If ordinary people looked at the page, they probably only saw it as it was. Awards, expertise, and all kinds. Lin Jianxi was born to be able to see things that ordinary people couldn’t see, so he saw a lot of strange pages, such as—

Ye Chen’s Fans Club Forum

Yin Yang Forum— Congratulations to Ye Chen for winning the first place in the Rookie Competition of the 15th Feng Shui Conference.

Weibo— Feng Shui Master XX. “Today, Master Ye Chen made another move, tearing up Jiang Shuang, the Feng Shui Evil Master who killed people in the name of Feng Shui! Beaten to a pulp! Really to a pulp! She beat him very skillfully! Wonderful! Superb! The best in Feng Shui World!”

……

and so on.

With so much news, it was sufficient to show Ye Chen’s status in the Feng Shui World.

However, Lin Jianxi still had some doubts in his heart. Could it be that she was really a Master?

He clicked on Ye Chen’s Fans Club and found that the latest recommended and most popular post was— Ye Chen’s Ten-Year Classic Fighting Montage.

Lin Jianxi’s lips twitched and he opened the post. 

He clicked on the video.

When the magnificent BGM came, photos of Ye Chen flashed along with them. Some of Ye Chen’s sword skills, some with arrays blooming in her hands, and some holding talisman paper and reciting spells… Some were photographed from the side, from the back, from the left, and from the right.……

So many photos come together into one sentence— Ye Chen’s face was flawless!

Then the BGM accelerated, the blood surged, and the photos moved quickly. Ye Chen’s sword slashed, and then it turned into a brilliant bloom in her hand. She stood in the center of the altar and hundreds of souls rushed past.……

He was not sure whether it was because of the BGM or the photos, but Lin Jianxi couldn’t move his gaze away. From the time she was twelve years old to the present, almost every wonderful fight she had was recorded in this video.

No matter what scene or opponent, her expression would remain the same, indifferent, calm, and noble. All the time, she did not look at others, as if there’s never anything she’s afraid of in this world. Like a phoenix, arrogant and powerful.

Just by looking at her, as long as she stood there, you could feel her innate strength.

This kind of power made you bow down, made your heart ripple, made you want to raise your arms and shout her name, and made you want to work hard to follow her steps.

Worship her; Chase her, wholeheartedly. There was only her in the heart.

In the fifteen-minute video, Lin Jiangxi didn’t blink his eyes until the photos ultimately ended with water droplets, rippling like ink dripping into a pool of water. Then, there was someone in a black robe with a stand-up collar with long hair like a waterfall. The hair on her ear was clipped with a blue butterfly hairpin. In the pure white background, the woman gradually appeared in the center, the BGM gradually slowed down and faded away. The woman turned her head sideways, and then the large characters brushed down—

Ye Chen.

Ye Chen. Ye Chen. Ye Chen.

In an instant, Lin Jianxi’s mind was full of this name.

He suddenly wanted to rush out, so that he could express his admiration. He now understood it, that word— fanboy.

What’s a fanboy?

Right now, he was probably that.

He stood up and was about to go out. Then, he saw Ye Chen standing at the door holding the remote control, patting the remote control, and complained, “Jianxi, the TV buffered and the FM can’t be adjusted. Is the signal broken or the remote broken? My Oppa is about to appear!”

Lin Jianxi, “……”

He felt cold water drenching him from the sky, splashing him awake.

He raised his hand and wiped his face, then said, “I will check on it.”

“Jianxi ah,” Ye Chen floated behind him, “Tomorrow is the weekend, shall we go out for a stroll?”

Lin Jianxi didn’t speak. He seldom went out since he was a child, because for him, the world was an unknown terrifying place, and he didn’t dare to go to places he was not familiar with. Especially places like amusement parks where there were many children and the ghosts were fearless. The formidable ghosts enjoyed going to entertaining places like that, after all.

Still, Lin Jianxi was only 14 years old. He also wished to try a lot of things. While he restarted the TV, the enchanting appearance of Ye Chen flashed in his mind. He questioned, “Are you Ye Chen, the most powerful young Master of the Ye Family in the North?”

Ye Chen was taken aback. She was excited. He asked that question. It must be that he wanted to worship her as a teacher! It must be! He was conquered by her power!

Ye Chen nodded. She looked at him with her paralyzed face and asked, “That’s me. What about it?”

“Then, I want to go to an amusement park once,” Lin Jianxi pursed his lips, a little embarrassed, “Can you bring me there?”

An… Amusement park?

She noticed the red tips of Lin Jianxi’s ears and was dumbfounded. She really wanted to say, Jingfeng, I have known you for four lifetimes, since when you are like this!

Then she thought again. That’s not right, The Villain she met in each life was quite distinct, maybe this Lin Jianxi… was on the normal side.

He grew up in an orphanage and had lived in caution all his life. It’s not a surprise that he had a great desire to know more about the outside world.

Initially, Ye Chen intended to refuse his request, after all, she hadn’t adapted to this body, but, when she looked at Lin Jianxi’s eager eyes, her heart softened. 

In four lifetimes, he seldom, really seldom, requested her for anything.

Thus, Ye Chen grinned in her heart.

Ah, whatever! If she couldn’t use her soul power, she still could use her sword!

“I can, rest assured.”

She spoke faintly. 

Then, the TV sounded and the Male Lead appeared. Ye Chen’s focus diverted at once and she floated over. She expressed in her cold voice, “Ah, my Oppa is here.”

Lin Jianxi, “……”

Ye Chen, who was talking about her Oppa in a flat voice, made him feel that it was very spicy.

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Doctor, “……”

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Footnotes

1. 太极 – tài jí. A form of martial arts. It involves a series of movements performed in a slow, focused manner and accompanied by deep breathing.↵

2. 八字,- bāzì; lit. Eight Characters. Fortune chart; Horoscopes. A person’s birth date based on the Ganzhi (stem-branch) calendar. A concept that a person’s destiny or fate can be divined by the characters assigned to their birth year, month, day, and hour.↵

3. 回锅肉 – Twice-cooked/Double-cooked pork. Sichuan dish of fatty pork leg or belly that gets two very different cooking preparations.↵

Ry’s Corner

If anyone wondered, Ye Chen’s robe is similar to Hu Tao from Genshin, but longer.

Each Arc 5 Chapter is around 5-10k words. Yeay. I’m ded.

I actually don’t think Ju-On is that scary… or perhaps because I watched it with my friends and made fun of all the scenes. In fact, I can’t stand horror movies! Why do people like to scare themselves!

If Ye Chen’s childhood nightmare is Ju-On, then mine is probably the Last Exorcism? I freaked out at the ending. We let our guard down and stopped making fun at the movies after the ‘ending’, who would have known that there was an extra scene. Asshole.

I mean, the Conjuring is also scary but… the after-effect is not as lasting as the Last Exorcism’s ending. God, I hate horror movies but I keep watching them.

Please consider checking ‘The Memory Lost in Space‘ in case you like a good read(feels)! I’m gonna always put this here because I’m obsessed with it! No thanks needed.

If you like what I do please consider buying me ko-fi! Who needs sleep, anyway. I don’t offer Advanced Chapters like Lyre yet, but you are free to water this thirsty cat!

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