Chapter 43: The Fifth Reincarnation

  Xizi squeezed onto the crowded subway to head home. She was squished so much that she looked like a black and white photo as she stumbled into her house. Her father, who was sitting on the couch reading the newspaper, saw Xizi come in and put down his paper, asking: "You were supposed to go on a trip, how did you get into trouble again? Your mom told me to wait for you to come back so I could scold you properly."

  Xizi sat down beside her dad, holding his hand and leaning on his shoulder. Looking at the empty dinner table, she coquettishly asked: "Everyone is almost exhausted, why hasn't mom cooked yet today?"

  Xizi's father casually asked and saw that his daughter was hungry, so he got up and went to the kitchen. "It's all because of your second aunt's divorce."

  Second aunt? Xizi immediately followed into the kitchen and asked: "Is my second aunt really divorced?"

  "That's also fake." Xi Zi's father said as he stood in front of the stove and covered the pot full of water with a lid.

  Xizi originally told a casual lie, but it unexpectedly came true. With some guilt in her heart, she asked: "Then where is my second aunt now, has she been found?"

  Xi Zi's father took out the chopping board, cutting tomatoes and said: "Found is found, but your grandma was afraid that something would happen to her. Now your mom is responsible for watching her 24 hours a day."

  "Are you going to eat the food I cook from now on?" Xizi knew that Er Yi was safe, and she began to worry about her own future meals. Although her mother would often nag, she had taken care of her and her father's lives in an orderly manner. Now that no one was taking care of them suddenly, it felt a bit uncomfortable.

  Xizi's dad chuckled and put the tomatoes and noodles into the pot. "It's not that you have to eat the meals I cook, but rather we'll both take care of ourselves. Today I see you're tired, so I'm helping out a bit. From now on, I'll eat at the cafeteria every day at work and give you 20 yuan for food expenses each day."

  Xizi's eyebrows drooped, and she shook her father's hand, saying: "Isn't that so, Dad? Give me a little more, I know you're the best."

  "Hey, stop fidgeting." He said, looking at the boiling pot and turning off the fire. Holding a rag, he wiped down the brand new stove. "Haven't you noticed? Our kitchen just got renovated?"

  Xizi looked around and indeed it had been renovated. Taking a closer look, it must have cost a lot of money. She asked helplessly: "Can't you really give me a bit more?"

  Xizi's father took out a bowl and filled it with tomato and egg noodles. He handed it to Xizi, saying: "I'm really nervous too."

  Xi Zi frowned and looked at the egg noodles in her hand. She pouted at her dad and smiled, saying: "Forget it, I know you love me the most, so I'll just eat more at school during lunch."

  "Alas, is that all right? Actually, eating more at noon and not eating at night doesn't matter." Xizi's father looked at his clever daughter and happily pushed her out to eat.

  After dinner, Xi Zi took a shower and was about to sleep. The Jinwu APP on her phone suddenly made a notification sound. Xi Zi got up impatiently and opened the voice message.

  Jinwu Customer Service: "Jinwu Envoy, I reviewed the previous information about Jinwu. The records say that their spiritual power cannot be opened, and it is likely that they have brought with them the resentment or obsession left by people from their past lives."

  Xizi sneered and sent a message saying, "Big brother, you've already said it's from the previous life. You asked me to find Jinwu, now I have found him. Your past life affairs, you guys solve them yourselves. Don't come to bother me with all sorts of problems, okay?"

  Jinwu Customer Service: "Jinwu Envoy, you don't seem to be very clear about your mission yet. Let me tell you again. Find them and unlock their spiritual power. Gather the nine Golden Crows and bring them back under the Fusang Tree in Penglai's East, then your task will be considered complete."

  Xizi was already worried sick about whether Qi Chuo was the Golden Crow, and now he's saying that his spiritual power can't be opened? What does he want her to do?!

  The wronged Jinwu customer service complained: "You're also too bullying, right? I've helped you find Jinwu, which is already hard enough. Now their past grievances, do I have to take care of them too? Can't help but wonder who buried their grudges in the past and who's been holding onto what kind of obsession."

  Jin Wu customer service seemed to understand Xi Zi's difficulties. Softening his tone, he replied: "I know you've been working hard, but only you can do these things."

  This sentence brought comfort, and although it made Xizi feel a bit better. But listening to the meaning, is he really going to let himself cross over? How can I go to school, what about my parents? Anxiously asked: "You won't actually make me cross back, will you? I'm illiterate, if I go back in time I'll die. My parents won't be able to find me either, and they'll die too."

  "It's not about letting you travel through time, but rather letting you enter their dreams."

  Xizi: "In a dream? In dreams I've seen you before! What's the use of going to a dream?"

  "Everyone is born with five lifetimes of karma. So from their dreams, they can enter the memories of their past lives. However, there's a problem - it's the special properties of the Golden Crow. Therefore, we are unable to enter their dreams."

  "Isn't that just nonsense? Are you teasing me?"

  Jinwu Customer Service: "However, you can observe the people around them. This life's encounter must be a predestined relationship from past lives. When you have a suspicious target, notify me. I'll go with you to their dreams and help you find out why they were sealed."

  It was like this. "Okay, then I'll pay close attention recently and notify you once it's confirmed."

  "Hard work, good night."

  "Cut——" Xi Zi scrunched up her face, looking at the words on the screen, and complained. "What's this? If I get reimbursed for my travel expenses this time, I'll be in a slightly better mood."

  The next morning, Xizi washed and dressed cleanly. She packed her backpack, took out the dirty clothes, and prepared to pack up her books and go to school.

  "Huh? What's this? Such a beautiful rubber band! Look at the pearl on it, it must be expensive." The rubber band that Liang Ziqin had tossed into her bag fell out along with Xizi's clothes. Xizi clutched it in her hand, wondering who could have given it to her without saying a word.

  Liange Creek? Impossible, she never even gave them a glance. Qi Si? By the sea, his eyes only had Yu Feier in them. Liang Ziqin? Doesn't seem like it either, he wouldn't be so kind-hearted. Speaking of which, there's also his princess, Shi Meitong. Even if buying gifts, he would probably only buy for her.

  Xizi thought about all the people who could have touched her backpack. Suddenly, she felt happy and started smiling again. If it wasn't those few people, then it must be my class leader. Although he has someone he likes, maybe it's just a fantasy? Maybe he'll find out that I'm actually the most suitable for him, or maybe not.

  Ding dong - Xizi's phone WeChat notification sounded. Xizi opened her phone and it was Qishuo. Unexpectedly, he kept his promise and sent over the photos of this assignment. However, since she shared a room with Liangxi, she had already taken pictures of Liangxi's assignment earlier. Last night, after chatting with Jinwu customer service, she suddenly felt energized. So she finished her homework before going to sleep.

  However, I thought of Gu Xiao and what she said on the balcony that night. Replying to Qi Shuo's message: 'Master Qi, indeed a guarantee of quality. Although I already have an offer from a university, I don't want my Gaokao scores to be too bad either. So thank you, no need to send me homework pictures anymore.'

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