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I live in a rural area, and my family's circumstances are not great. We don't have much money, and I lack any particular skills. The only advantage I have is that I'm somewhat good-looking, but that's about it.
Finding a wife has always been a problem for me because being handsome doesn't put food on the table.
Now that I'm 24, I'm still single as ever.
However, happiness seems to have come a bit too quickly for me, so fast that my heart can hardly bear it.
Not only has a beautiful girl with long legs appeared in my life, but there's also an unborn child on the way. Am I really going to become a father?
The girl is indeed beautiful, but unfortunately, she's not human.
What's even more absurd is that I've had a child with her. So when this child is born, will it be human or ghost?
I can't even bear to think about it; it feels too terrifying.
But when I saw Mu Yan glaring at me with anger, meeting her icy gaze made me hesitate to speak. I could only shake my head in distress and say that wasn't my intention. Her expression softened a bit after that.
I sighed in relief. Although Mu Yan said she didn't mean to harm me, she is still a ghost, not a human. If I accidentally upset her with something I said, I'd be the one to suffer.
Just as I was feeling overwhelmed, the door to the room suddenly swung open, and a shadowy figure stepped inside.
I jumped in surprise and shouted, "Who is it?"
To my surprise, Mu Yan reacted even more strongly; she immediately hid behind me and whispered in my ear, "Don't let him come near me; I'm scared."
Fear
Emotions can be more timid than a person's courage.
Nevertheless, I could indeed sense her fright from Mu Yan's tone.
Before I could say anything, the lights in the room turned on, and a familiar voice followed. Zhou Zhen said, "It's me."
Zhou Zhen
When I saw that it was him who entered the room, my expression darkened immediately. Ignoring Mu Yan behind me, I shouted, "Why did you just get here? Where were you earlier?"
He had been sleeping in the same room with me out of concern for my safety, yet he was nowhere to be found when things went wrong.
I couldn't believe that he hadn't heard my loud calls.
Now that everything seemed fine, he suddenly appeared, which made me genuinely suspect that he might be the one trying to harm me.
So I cut straight to the point and asked, "Did you place the Eight Character Death Curse on me? Are you the one who truly wants to harm me?"
Although I was angry, I still kept a wary eye on him after speaking.
Zhou Zhen rolled his eyes at me and replied irritably, "If I really wanted to harm you, would I need to keep following you?"
"That's because you have ill intentions, deliberately following me to show off. Otherwise, why would you help me for no reason?"
They say there's no such thing as a free lunch in this world, and Zhou Zhen's unconditional assistance made it hard not to associate him with the previous actions of the Cloud Ghost General.
Upon hearing my words, Zhou Zhen straightforwardly nodded and said, "I admit, I do have a bit of selfishness in helping you."
I scoffed coldly, "It seems you're also after the energy within me."
"The energy within you?"
At my remark, Zhou Zhen first furrowed his brows slightly, then his gaze shifted to Mu Yan behind me. He soon understood and nodded, saying, "So it was her who told you."
"You don't need to concern yourself with that."
I replied irritably. Zhou Zhen's candid response put me in a bad mood; it felt like there were no good people left in this world.
Seeing my displeasure, Zhou Zhen awkwardly chuckled and said, "You've misunderstood me. The reason I didn't show up earlier was actually intentional; otherwise, how could she have made her appearance?"
As he spoke, Zhou Zhen glanced at Mu Yan with a light smile.
I frowned slightly. "You were afraid that the Manticore Scale on you would harm her, so you left?"
Zhou Zhen nodded lightly. "Exactly."
At that moment, Mu Yan, who was hiding behind me, whispered in my ear, "I did feel that he was in the room next door when I arrived."
I frowned slightly at the thought of him being right next door.
If that's the case, then Zhou Zhen must have temporarily left because he was afraid that the Manticore Scale on him would harm Mu Yan, and this was his way of drawing Mu Yan out.
After all, according to previous speculation, Mu Yan indeed wouldn't harm me, and Zhou Zhen had mentioned wanting me to meet Mu Yan, but I had refused.
Looking back now, I couldn't rule out his method of forcing the issue.
However, I still frowned and asked, "So what exactly is your purpose in helping me?"
"For a person."
"What person?"
"A Senior Expert."
"What does that have to do with me?"
"Good things. He wants to take you as his disciple."
Zhou Zhen told me that although he only understood a bit about Maoshan, he could see that my fate was exceptionally suited for cultivation. If I could enter that senior's tutelage and receive his careful guidance, my future abilities would undoubtedly be unfathomable.
"Damn, it's still unfathomable."
I was left speechless. At that moment, Zhou Zhen felt like a typical insurance salesman to me. I hadn't even seen a single hair of the so-called Senior Expert, yet he had already sung their praises to the heavens.
"Don't believe it?"
Seeing my expression of disbelief, Zhou Zhen asked.
I shot him a disdainful glance. Setting aside whether I believed him or not, even if the Senior Expert he mentioned truly existed, someone of such high caliber wouldn't simply take me on as a disciple.
It couldn't be that easy.
It seemed he sensed my thoughts. Zhou Zhen went on to emphasize my unique constitution, claiming that I was born during the time of utmost Yin, with a fate aligned with Yin. He insisted that practicing Daoist Arts would yield twice the results with half the effort and, more importantly, it could save my life.
I dismissed most of what he said as nonsense, but the last part about saving my life caught my attention, and my expression softened slightly.
Still holding onto my skepticism, I asked, "Then that Eight Character Death Curse wasn't cast by you?"
"Of course not," Zhou Zhen replied firmly, making it hard to doubt him.
"Then who is this person you mentioned?" I asked curiously.
Zhou Zhen shook his head and said, "Don't worry about who that person is for now. You'll find out when you meet him later. The most important thing right now is for me to know what exactly is inside your body."
As he spoke, he turned his gaze towards Mu Yan, who in turn looked at me with a questioning expression. I felt a bit speechless; it seemed they really did consider me her man.
The couple's dynamic was quite impressive.
Zhou Zhen's words convinced me to some extent, and I too wanted to understand what that energy inside me was and how it had come to be there.
So I nodded at Mu Yan, and she proceeded to repeat what she had just told me in detail.
After listening, Zhou Zhen furrowed his brow slightly, seemingly deep in thought.
However, after pondering for a long time, he still couldn't figure out what that energy inside me was. In the end, he could only draw one conclusion.
That thing was something good—something that attracted ghosts.
Because that kind of energy was somewhat similar to Ghostly Energy, Spirit Entities could absorb it to strengthen themselves, making it undoubtedly the best food for them.
His words made my face turn pale instantly, and I asked him what we should do.
He shook his head and said he didn't know. Just as I felt utterly disheartened, he mentioned that he had already called someone powerful and expected them to arrive by tomorrow night.
Perhaps then they would be able to identify what that energy inside me truly was and see if they could lift the Eight Character Death Curse.
I was a bit curious about what kind of impressive person this was.
Zhou Zhen only told me three words: "Mao Shiba." I searched for Sister Suo and Yin Wife online, but they seemed fierce.
That was his name, but I had no recognition of this person at all.
After saying that, he glanced at Mu Yan, who was standing beside me, and smiled, "Now it's good. With her accompanying you, I don't have to squeeze in with you."
As he spoke, he turned to close the door. I immediately felt anxious; sharing space with a big man was much better than being alone with a ghost.
But Zhou Zhen shook his head and said, "Don't worry. Having her by your side is safer than being with me."
With a loud "bang," the door was shut.
I was so angry that my teeth were itching. I cursed inwardly, but then my body turned uncontrollably, and I suddenly saw a scene that made me want to bleed from my nose. My body instinctively moved closer to the bed.
The sight before me left me stunned, and I shouted in desperation, "Aren't you pregnant? Can we please be careful?"
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