Chapter Six: Doubts

  Ji Su Yin! This name is very unfamiliar! But for Ji Su Yin, Qi Xiu always had a very strange feeling. The first time he saw Ji Su Yin was probably at the public cemetery in B City, where he went to pay his respects to someone and happened to run into Ji Su Yin coming out.

  The girl was wearing jeans and a white T-shirt, with thick bangs and a pair of weird brown glasses that made it impossible to see what she looked like. As for others, he never paid extra attention, just a fleeting glance, but the dull feeling that welled up from deep within his body, although faint, couldn't be ignored. At first, he thought it was just a coincidence that he had stumbled upon something strange, and it didn't have anything to do with the ordinary-looking girl. After all, in a place like this cemetery, running into weird things was only to be expected.

  But the second time he met Ji Su, that strange feeling surged up again, and it was clearly abnormal. On the day school just started, when driving past the annoying Chinese parasol tree, he deliberately accelerated.

  In an instant, that feeling surged up again, clearer than the last time. Through the rearview mirror, the girl with a sky blue umbrella standing by the road, shrouded in rain, couldn't be seen clearly, he thought it was because of the thing under the tree, but having seen many such things before, why did he have strange reactions every time, this was unreasonable. To unravel the doubts in his heart, he decided to go and investigate the thing under the phoenix tree again that night.

  At night, when the darkness is most profound, the yang energy is hidden, and the yin energy is at its strongest. The Chinese parasol tree has been entwined by evil spirits for several years, accumulating a ghostly aura that, although still very weak and not yet formed, will not bode well for either the living or the malevolent spirits if one stays in this place for too long.

  He doesn't consider himself a good person, and as for the exorcism rituals, he couldn't care less. He's just afraid of trouble, and during his time at this school, all the things that could possibly cause him trouble should just get lost. Otherwise, he'll snuff them out while they're still in their infancy!

  He circled the wutong tree a few times, chose a direction with shade, pinched his left hand into a finger seal, and made a slash on the trunk of the big tree with a low shout "Break", opening up an entrance.

  He tore open the entrance and walked in. Before his eyes was a vast expanse of emptiness, surrounded by a faint grey-white aura. This was the small ghost domain that the little demon had created, still small and fragile, unable to withstand even one blow! Just as he was about to take action and shatter the ghost domain, Zixiu lazily considered whether using too much force would cause the little demon's soul to become incomplete, making it difficult for him to attain Buddhahood.

  Just as he was about to wave goodbye, he felt a surge of spiritual energy fluctuation, not very strong, but fleeting. Someone? And he hadn't even noticed! Although there were also people from the three major families attending this school, this spiritual energy fluctuation was unfamiliar and didn't seem like anyone from the three major families. Could it be those guys from the branch family? Strange! When did those nobodies in the branch family produce someone with such pure spiritual energy, and yet they hadn't been discovered and taken back by the main family?!

  He ignited his rare curiosity, reined in his breath, and walked towards the place with the thickest ghostly energy. As he passed through the ghostly energy like white fog on a clear morning, the scene before him gradually became clearer. Qi Xiu looked around, was this the original school site? It was just slightly different, the blue-roofed cafeteria in the distance had disappeared, what's going on?

  He furrowed his brow and continued to approach the wutong tree. He stopped in his tracks, there was someone under the tree! He quickened his pace to get closer, gradually making out that the little ghost was grasping onto someone's hem, that person wearing loose pajamas, barefoot and gazing deeply at the little ghost.

  It's the girl from that graveyard! How is she here? Looking at the girl, who seemed unable to move, he furrowed his brow and asked aloud: "How are you here?" The girl and the little ghost turned around simultaneously, their two pale faces, barely visible in the dim light, one stiff and the other terrified, creating a scene that was utterly eerie.

  The next moment he was shocked! The girl just disappeared in front of him out of thin air! How strange! How can a person disappear into thin air?

  Qizhao stood still, bowing his head in contemplation. The little ghost sensed danger and retreated from the ghost domain, hiding inside a tung tree. White smoke swirled around, gradually dispersing, leaving only Qizhao standing alone under the tung tree. For a moment, it was eerily quiet and dark.

  Qizhao looked up at the tung tree, and its branches seemed to respond by rustling softly. He felt a bit puzzled, so he didn't plan to take action for now, but rather observe quietly first. Having made up his mind, Qizhao turned around and left. The tung tree behind him swayed gently in the windless air, and faintly audible were bursts of clear, crisp children's laughter...

  The next day, Qi Xiu saw the mysterious girl again. It turned out that she was also studying international trade and was in the same class as him. When it was time for roll call, the girl didn't know whether she was sleeping or playing with her phone, and only responded after being called three times, and even responded in a strange way!

  The girl's name was Ji Suyin, and at that moment, he tried his best to search for possible families in his mind, but none of them matched. Strange! Could it be the so-called "ancestral bloodline"? To be honest, if Ji Suyin was really an "ancestral bloodline", then Qi Xiu would not care about her anymore. However, he had a faint feeling that something was off, even though "ancestral bloodlines" were very rare and he hadn't seen many cases before. He just felt that things wouldn't be so simple.

  So, he began to gaze at Ji Su-yin intentionally or unintentionally, and even used his power to investigate her. Holding the documents he had just received in his hand, Qi Xiu casually rubbed his freshly washed black hair, which was still dripping with water droplets, and started flipping through them while wearing a towel.

  Ji Su-yin's family background is very simple, just five pages of thin paper, and her ancestors for eight generations have been investigated. Ji Su-yin's family is considered to be well-off, although it is a single-parent household, but Ji Shao-an works in a fairly large foreign company, holding the position of deputy general manager, and is an excellent professional manager.

  Mother Ye Mansheng passed away due to illness when Ji Suyin was three years old. Was that day a memorial service for her mother? Flipping through the two-page report about Ji Suyin, it can be seen that his growth process was ordinary, with the only difference being that he suddenly fell out with all his friends in high school and was isolated by teachers and students due to unbearable rumors, resulting in poor performance on the college entrance exam.

  Looks like she's been through some really tough times! But recalling the Ji Su-yuan I've observed recently, it's really hard to believe that she would be like what the rumors say. If not for the data showing otherwise, it's really unimaginable that a girl who grew up without her parents' company could go through so many terrible things and still grow up to be... how should I put it? The silly smile that floats in my mind is probably considered optimistic and sunny.

  It's just that I don't know if the way she presents herself is her true self, but... Would someone deliberately make themselves look... really stupid? Zixiu stared at the ID photo on the file, her face hidden behind thick bangs and brown glasses, making it impossible to discern her features. It was truly intriguing!

  No! The glasses are brown, but the information doesn't mention that Ji Su has color blindness? Would an ordinary person deliberately wear such ugly glasses? Is there something unusual about her eyes that she needs to hide them on purpose? Maybe others would think it's no big deal, but in his world, there was someone who had heterochromia!

  Or is it because of some kind of purpose, a certain contract was made, causing the eyes to change! What situation will this Kisaragi be in?

  It's all just his speculation, and in fact, nothing is true. Looking at her parents' ancestry, there's no sign of that bloodline. So how can it be explained that Qiu Suyin appeared out of thin air that night and then vanished?

  He let out a deep breath, threw down the documents in his hand, and lay down on the sofa. His left hand clenched into a fist, with his thumb pressing against his brow. What was it about? That strange feeling, was it really because of Ji Su Yin? It made him somewhat concerned! He furrowed his brows tightly, to be honest, Qi Xiu had always been indifferent, but suddenly being so bothered by some unknown guy really annoyed him!

  For the next half month, he secretly paid attention to Ji Su's every move. As time passed, he felt more and more that Ji Su was not like a girl in some ways!

  When playing with those boys and girls, it's always very noisy, and some stupid situations that make people unbearable keep appearing. Even the nickname "Season Girl" is so stupid that it's unbearable! That afternoon in self-study class, the classroom was in an uproar, he had earphones plugged into his ears, ignoring everything.

  Suddenly, the 200-person classroom fell silent, and a sudden voice was heard: "Have you ever seen a boy with such a thick waist?" Amidst the laughter, he couldn't help but curve his mouth in admiration of Ji Su's foolishness.

  After class, he saw that Ji Su-yin hadn't left yet, so he deliberately walked towards the back door, wanting to take a look at her as they passed by. He wondered if that strange feeling was because of her. Just as he had walked halfway, he saw Ji Su-yin looking in his direction with a terrified expression, and she hastily hugged her books and ran away.

  A surge of anger suddenly rose in his heart, was he being avoided? Fine! Very good! Qi Xiu had never been treated like a ghost before! Walking out of the classroom, he gazed at the distant figure running away and curled up the corner of his mouth in a cold smile...