24 Hero Saves Beauty

  The wind in June is still a bit cool, my clothes were roughly torn open, I couldn't speak and was unable to move. My consciousness was scattered, I could only tightly bite my lips, the bloody taste in my mouth kept me slightly awake.

  Finally, in despair, I closed my eyes. Although I was reluctant, there was nothing I could do about it. After all, I'm just an ordinary person, how can I possibly fight against a fierce ghost with supernatural powers? Death is only a matter of time.

  Just as I had given up on the idea of survival and was about to succumb to the evil spirits' slaughter, my body suddenly fell into someone's arms, while at the same time hearing the mournful wails of the evil spirits.

  I strained my eyes to see vaguely a giant python coiling its body around the soul of the color devil, wrapping it round and round, accompanied by the sound of tearing flesh and lungs and the cries for mercy.

  I looked up vaguely at the person holding me, excitedly grasping his clothes, and struggled to open my mouth: "Please take this evil spirit away... and give those wrongly killed spirits justice..."

  "Xiao Yue, how are you?" The familiar voice carried a rare tone of concern. I forced a smile and grasped my disheveled clothes, saying self-deprecatingly: "You were right, I really got what was coming to me... won't dare again in the future..."

  My strength should have been sucked dry by that fierce ghost, because when my neck was pinched, the energy in my body kept flowing out, so I couldn't struggle.

  But I never thought that at the last moment, Ming Yan would bring Chang Yu to save me. All my resentment disappeared. In the moment before I fainted, I was grateful. After all, I'm still alive and unharmed.

  When I woke up, I was already at home. The room was lit and when I looked at the time, it was already late at night, after midnight. My uncle was keeping watch over me, he was lying on the bed, sleeping soundly with drool flowing from his mouth. At such an old age, his sleep was still like that of a baby, I smiled and shook my head.

  Suddenly remembered that I almost got possessed by a fierce ghost, and with a start, I sat up, lifted the quilt to look at myself wearing pajamas and clothes inside that hadn't been changed, and slightly breathed a sigh of relief. Except for my neck, I didn't feel any pain in my lower body, so I let out a breath, as if nothing had happened.

  Maybe it was the action of sitting up that was a bit too sudden, and as soon as I came to my senses, I had a feeling of dizziness, with many stars jumping in front of my eyes.

  Ming Yan, on the other hand, sat at the edge of the bed with a guilty look on his face. His originally pale complexion had turned even paler, and in recent days, being by my side seemed to have improved his complexion, which no longer looked as pale and weak as when I first met him. But this time when I woke up, he had reverted back to the same pale complexion as when we first met. Had he been injured?

  "You..."

  He looked at me, I looked at him, we both opened our mouths to ask each other, and then simultaneously looked at each other in dismay before lowering our heads in silence.

  There was an uncle next to me, I didn't dare speak loudly, and could only say in a low voice: "Thank you for saving me, and thank you for forgiving my unreasonable behavior and willfulness."

  "Sorry, Little Yue." Meng Yan, who usually didn't like to continue the conversation, surprisingly said sorry after I apologized, leaving me puzzled. What was he apologizing for? He hadn't done anything wrong, it was all my fault and had nothing to do with him.

  "I..."

  Just as I was about to speak, the uncle with a light bulb head interrupted our conversation. Seeing me leaning against the bedhead, Uncle's eyes were filled with tears and he grasped my hand, sobbing: "Little auntie, you've finally woken up! If something had happened to you, how could I have explained it to your deceased parents?! People always say that when we're angry, we can't run around wildly. In our line of work, it's easy to attract unclean things. How are you? Are you hungry? Uncle will make you something to eat?"

  I shook my head, feeling a bit sorry for him. I had gotten myself into this trouble with my own impulsiveness, and now he, who wasn't even of age yet, was following me around worrying and getting anxious. I thought he must have known something had happened to me too, but didn't know what Chang Yu had said to him when she brought me back. All I could do was put on a brave face and pretend ignorance, asking: "Uncle, our car broke down and I left it by the side of the road. What happened after that is a bit fuzzy...I think I got knocked out by someone, and then..."

  "It's broken, so be it. That old car should be replaced anyway. I'll take your uncle to the used car market tomorrow and get a new one. This is just selling junk. And, forget it, as long as you're safe and sound, that's all that matters. In a few days, I'll go find someone to ask for a protective charm for you, with even stronger powers than this one, absolutely cannot let that unclean thing hurt you again."

  He didn't say anything, probably because he was afraid of embarrassing me, so I didn't elaborate either. As long as everyone understands in their hearts, that's enough. As for that amulet, forget it! This time I've learned my lesson, it's completely unreliable, not only did it not save my life but almost got me killed.

  I looked at the black and white wristband on my wrist, which had somehow been put back on again, and felt a sense of calm with it on. My uncle saw me spacing out and glanced at the time, then just told me to get some rest and went back to his room.

  I spilled a cup of water on the ground, but I didn't feel any guilt. Facing Ming Yan, I asked: "What were you just going to say to me?"

  His Adam's apple bobbed up and down, he clenched his fists and walked towards me, standing in front of me with a very self-reproachful and remorseful gaze, saying: "You're not wrong, I was the one who wrongly accused you without distinguishing between right and wrong, and it almost got you killed by an evil spirit because of the resentment in your heart. I'm sorry."

  His figure was somewhat unstable, his face was pale and weak, just speaking had no energy and lacked spirit. After apologizing to me, he even leaned forward and fell into my arms, his body almost transparent.