Pei Yuancheng was clearly stunned when the gust of wind slapped him in the face.
It wasn't that the gust of wind hitting his face hurt much. On the contrary, besides being a little cold, he didn't feel much.
He was just shocked by his grandmother's sudden change of face.
This, this, this...
"I... Xuxu, she... she likes me... she's been following me every day..."
Pei Yuancheng realized for the first time that his mouth was so clumsy.
Jiang Xuxu didn't bother to look at him, her delicate face full of frost.
The Old Madam looked at her grandson's attitude, and then thought of what Jiang Xuxu had just said. How could she not understand? She immediately felt that her grandson was a disappointment.
"That Guan family girl following you before was because of me, it was because of my relationship with her grandmother that she helped take care of you. How could she possibly like you?!"
The Old Madam spoke plainly, and Pei Yuancheng was stunned again.
"Taking care of me? You... you asked her to?"
Even if Pei Yuancheng wanted to deny it, he couldn't doubt his grandmother's words.
It couldn't be that Jiang Xuxu specially asked his grandmother to act in order to deny her feelings for him, right?
His heart instantly sank.
"Grandma, what exactly is going on? Why..."
He didn't understand why his grandmother, who should have died, hadn't gone to reincarnation, but instead found someone to take care of him.
And judging by Jiang Xuxu's abilities, she clearly understood the techniques of metaphysics.
What could be the reason for such a person to take care of him?
Seeing her precious grandson looking so disheartened, the Old Madam couldn't bear to be too harsh on him. She could only tell him what had happened before.
It turned out that after the Old Madam's death, she hadn't left because she was always concerned about her loved ones.
Her soul had always stayed in the room, and she would occasionally watch her son and grandson at night. Even if they didn't know of her existence, she was willing to watch them a few more times.
Until a day more than half a year ago.
She found that her grandson had unexpectedly contracted Yin Sha.
And that wasn't just ordinary Yin Sha, but more like the Yin Sha of a death curse.
Although the Old Madam was a ghost, she was only a new ghost, and she hadn't been to the temple, so she had no power at all.
Seeing her grandson entangled by Yin Sha, the Old Madam was anxious but didn't know what to do. She could only follow her grandson to and from school every day.
In this way, she accidentally met Jiang Xuxu at school.
Jiang Xuxu initially thought that the Yin Qi on Pei Yuancheng was from the Old Madam. Out of kindness, she advised her a few words.
After all, it wasn't uncommon for people to be entangled by Yin Qi because they couldn't bear to part with their loved ones, causing the other party to contract Yin Qi.
But she didn't expect that because she had spoken a few more words, the Old Madam would cling to her.
Knowing that she was the daughter of the Guan family, she even used her friendship with the Old Madam of the Guan family, who had passed away, to convince Jiang Xuxu to help her grandson solve the Yin Sha on his body.
"At that time, fortunately, I met the Guan family girl. She understood this kind of thing, and I could only ask her for help."
The Old Madam said,
"At that time, you also didn't know what you had provoked. That Yin Sha belonged to a mark placed on you, and when the time came, it would make you die a sudden death. The other party would then take the opportunity to occupy your body."
Pei Yuancheng never expected that there was such an evil matter behind this, and he was actually unaware of it at the time.
No, that wasn't right.
He did feel that his condition wasn't good during that period. He often felt that he couldn't sleep well, and his body felt inexplicably cold.
But he really didn't take it seriously at the time.
Thinking that he might have been entangled by evil spirits at the time, Pei Yuancheng felt his heart skip a beat,
"What was that thing? Is it, is it still here?"
The Old Madam looked at her grandson lovingly, her eyes full of compassion,
"With the Guan family girl here, that naturally has been taken care of. Otherwise, Grandma wouldn't have been able to line up for reincarnation."
Seeing that the conversation had reached this point, Pei Yuancheng was clearly convinced. Jiang Xuxu then took over and said,
"The evil spirit you encountered at the time wasn't an ordinary ghost, but a demigod. This kind of demigod generally resides in some sculptures or small statues of offerings. They generally don't directly harm people's lives, but they will seek offerings."
It was just that, unlike the offerings to regular gods, the offerings required by the demigods would be more demanding.
At first, it might have been small dead things like chickens and ducks.
But gradually, it would require the head of the family to offer living things for the purpose of devouring the other party's flesh and blood.
When its power grew, it would demand the offerings to be changed to large animals like pigs and sheep.
As the head of the family wanted more, the demigod's demands would also increase, until it started killing people.
Unfortunately, what Pei Yuancheng provoked at the time was a demigod that had been offered before and had already harmed several lives.
"I guessed at the time that the demigod you encountered was abandoned by its owner because it had been stained with too many human lives. After the demigod harmed human lives, it was already extremely fierce, and coupled with the anger of being abandoned by its owner..."
Jiang Xuxu said, her gaze looking at Pei Yuancheng gloomily,
"You happened to run into it at this time, and you might have left your own blood at the time..."
Pei Yuancheng's face turned deathly pale when he heard this, obviously already thinking of something. His voice trembled slightly,
"I... I climbed a mountain with my classmates before, and I accidentally fell on a stone carving... and cut my hand..."
Thinking that he might have fallen on a statue of a demigod at the time, even though he knew the matter had been resolved, Pei Yuancheng still couldn't help but feel afraid.
Jiang Xuxu nodded,
"That demigod already had a vicious nature and tacitly regarded you as its offering, so it put a mark on you...
I also watched you for a while at the time before waiting for it to appear, but your grandmother was afraid of scaring you, so she didn't let me tell you the truth."
Jiang Xuxu didn't forget to glance at the Old Madam beside her when she said this.
Just because the Old Madam had pleaded with her not to let him discover the clues, Jiang Xuxu didn't pay too much attention even though there were some rumors in the school.
But she never expected that she would be pestered by the other party because of this.
If she had known earlier, Jiang Xuxu would definitely not have heeded the Old Madam's plea at the time, and she would have let him experience the demigod's enthusiasm.
The Old Madam looked at Jiang Xuxu's eyes, and immediately showed a smile that was both embarrassed and flattering.
Then, she lectured her grandson,
"You young people are just too self-absorbed. You always think that others are secretly in love with you. Hurry up and apologize to Master Guan, she is the benefactor who saved your life!"
Listening to his grandmother's words, Pei Yuancheng only felt as if a slap had been dealt across his face.
Wasn't he just self-important?
During that time, faced with the ridicule of the people around him, he even felt good about himself. Even when facing Jiang Xuxu, he had an air of superiority...
Looking at Jiang Xuxu again at this moment, Pei Yuancheng only wished that time could turn back, allowing him to return to the past and slap that self-righteous version of himself.
"Xuxu, I'm sor--"
However, before he could apologize, Jiang Xuxu had already firmly raised her leg and was about to leave.
"There's no need for an apology. Just don't appear in front of me again in the future."
Saying this, she turned around and left without any hesitation.
Pei Yuancheng looked at her cold and decisive back, and this time he truly believed it.
It turned out that she had never liked him.
But... why did he feel so empty in his heart?
Like disappointment, and also like regret...
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