Fourth, How About We Go Big?

Upon learning that she would be spending some time with Carlos, Yi Qing did not object.

He could hear the sounds of the outside world even from inside the dagger, but he still drifted out of the blue mist and gave Carlos a symbolic glance.

The Sheqing Ghost looked down at him with a half-smile, the crystal ornaments on his robes dangling and swaying in front of Carlos's face.

He coughed lightly, finally realizing his posture was somewhat disadvantageous, so he got up and put the dagger in his pocket.

No one knows what he did, but his pockets didn't even bulge or show the slightest curve; it was as if they had simply disappeared.

Watching him perform his "magic trick," Yi Qing chuckled with interest, then turned into wisps of smoke and dissipated around Carlos.

That was settled.

Yu Xing that they were more relaxed in his living room than he, the host, Yu Xing acquiesced to their behavior and glanced at the sky outside the window.

There was no sun, but the clouds were thin, and the sky was bright enough.

Today is a cloudy day.

He left the instance in the afternoon, and it was only a little past four o'clock now. After thinking for a moment, he took out his spare phone from his bedroom, logged into WeChat, and sent a message to the person he had pinned to the top of his chat list.

[San: Want to go out for dinner? My treat.]

There was no immediate response from the other end.

Yu Xing wasn't in a hurry. He opened the news interface and browsed the recent events in this world. Around 4:30, his phone vibrated rapidly.

[Z: Yu Xing!]

[Z: You're back!]

[Z: When should we meet? Time and place, I'd like to eat barbecue.]

[Z: I'd also like to see my sister while I'm at it. Is she here now?]

[Z: Can I make a phone call now?]

Even through the screen, Yu Xing could feel the excitement and joy emanating from Zhu Yan.

Zhao Yijiu, standing to the side, cast a questioning glance, as if wondering who he was chatting with, and why he was laughing as he talked.

Qu Xuanqing did the same, but before she could even make a sarcastic remark, Yu Xing took the initiative to make a WeChat call.

The dial tone made Qu Xuanqing swallow her words.

Yu Xing made a voice call because Zhu Yan didn't like video calls; the ghostly magnetic field around her would affect the video footage and ruin her perfect disguise.

The phone rang for three seconds before the other end answered.

Zhu Yan.

Yu Xing greeted them first with a smile.

He actually contacted Zhu Yan when he came back last time, during the few days he stayed at the snow mountain scenic area.

Zhu Yan showed no sign of blaming him. Instead, after confirming his safe return, she chattered and whined softly, making Yu Xing's heart melt completely.

Aside from Zhu Yan's repeated offer to help him with the deduction, which he refused, their relationship remained the same as before. Zhu Yan was very clingy to him and very well-behaved.

She never showed any negative emotions, always presenting her most positive side to Yu Xing.

"Yu Xing! How are you?"

Perhaps due to the impact of her year-long disappearance, Zhu Yan's attitude was better than before. She first showed concern before mentioning the evening's plans.

"I want to try the new barbecue place that just opened near the university town. All my classmates recommend it, but I haven't been there yet," the girl said enthusiastically.

Yu Xing could almost see a girl blushing as she made a phone call, hunched over her desk in the dorm, under the gossipy gaze of her roommates.

"Okay, let's eat there." Yu Xing naturally agreed to everything. He glanced at Qu Xuanqing, "Little Qu is next to me, do you want to talk to her?"

Zhu Yan called Qu Xuanqing sister.

Strictly speaking, Zhu Yan's life wasn't saved Yu Xing; it was Qu Xuanqing Xianqing's reckless attitude that was key to saving Zhu Yan at the most critical moment.

They were close friends when they were young. Qu Xuanqing left for several years and they lost contact, but recently their contact seems to have become more frequent again.

"Then invite her over tonight, but right now I only want to talk to you." Zhu Yan started teasingly, "I haven't heard your voice in so long, you have to make it up to me~"

With Yu Xing's hearing, he could clearly hear the other women's voices jeering from Zhu Yan's side.

However, Zhu Yan used to explain things to others, but now she has no desire to explain at all.

"I'll go shopping with you tonight. You can buy whatever you want." Yu Xing accurately identified Zhu Yan's preferences. It wasn't that Zhu Yan was short of money; she just enjoyed the feeling of Yu Xing buying things for her.

Zhu Yan has two great hobbies: Yu Xing accompanies her shopping and Yu Xing listens to her share stories about police cases.

In other words, unlike Qu Xuanqing, who is used to and enjoys acting alone, Zhu Yan is actually a girl who needs companionship a lot.

Thinking about this, Yu Xing a little guilty.

Zhu Yan has always been most attached to him since she was little. When she was very young, she liked to sleep on him because she felt safe and secure with Yu Xing's muscles.

The little ghost clings to the "big ghost" as if it were an instinct.

Before becoming a deducer, Zhu Yan was the person who accompanied Yu Xing the longest and the most, but since becoming a deducer, Yu Xing has neglected her.

I heard from Qu Xuanqing that after he disappeared, Zhu Yan came here much more frequently, often waiting at his house and staring blankly at the fake memorial tablet.

He felt really bad for Zhu Yan.

"Great! I have to go 'work' for a bit later, but I'll be free at six. Let's meet at the school gate, okay? Anyone else want to come over for dinner?" Zhu Yan offered. "The more the merrier! Everyone except that pervert is welcome!"

Zhao Yijiu, who had been eavesdropping, stiffened, and her neck began to turn red again.

Yu Xing laughed out loud without any restraint.

Unfortunately, the "pervert "Zhu Yan was referring to specifically meant Zhao Yijiu in her ghost form. Ever since being traumatized by the Ghost Wine, Zhu Yan had kept her distance from Zhao Yijiu.

Even though Zhu Yan had become familiar with the people who had broken the mirror during the year, she still stubbornly maintained her prejudice against Zhao Yijiu, because she had unfortunately witnessed the scene of Ghost Wine waking up two or three more times.

Sometimes, luck just gets really bad.

Yu Xing didn't intend to force Zhao Yijiu to go, but he wanted to tease both of them, "Really not okay? With someone even more freakish than him here, he can't do anything to you."

Zhao Yijiu: "..."

Zhao Yijiu's expression was complicated.

He really wanted to say that he had no intention of scaring a little girl.

Zhu Yan on the other end of the phone choked up, and after thinking for a few seconds, she muttered softly, "No way, he'll steal your attention."

"Okay, okay." Yu Xing didn't know why Zhu Yan said that, but replying with "okay, okay" was the right thing to do, so he readily agreed. "Just the three of us tonight, no one else."

Carlos, sitting on the sofa, let out a soft, regretful click of his tongue.

Nobody paid him any attention.

Yu Xing talked to Zhu Yan for a while longer, until Zhu Yan was about to go to the police station, before hanging up the phone.

Zhao Yijiu coldly replied, "I'm not a pervert."

There are some titles he simply cannot accept. Unlike Yu Xing, he can't shamelessly claim to be more perverted than a pervert.

Qu Xuanqing continued, "But when you get twisted, you're not human."

To be honest, that Ghost Wine is both perverted and inhuman; that's absolutely true.

Zhao Yijiu snorted lightly, knowing the true nature of her vengeful ghost form, and couldn't refute it.

He stood up, took the towel from the table, and muttered, "Going to exercise."

He still maintains his exercise routine.

His explosive muscles became increasingly firm and defined, with broad shoulders and a narrow waist; he could easily be a male model.

Qu Xuanqing had secretly observed Zhao Yijiu's physique and always felt it was even more exciting than a male model's, so she enjoyed teasing him even more.

Watching Zhao Yijiu's figure disappear outside the gate, Qu Xuanqing suddenly turned her head. "Yu Xing."

Yu Xing: "?"

"Have you considered letting him in his ghost form go into the Yugi with you?" Qu Xuanqing's puppet body couldn't display overly detailed expressions, otherwise her eyes would be shining. "You haven't seen the Ghost Wine since you came back?"

"So you don't know just how far he's come to control the power of vengeful spirits."

"If you don't experience it for yourself, you'll definitely misjudge Zhao Yijiu's strength, right?"

That's true.

However, judging from this, it seems that Ghost Wine has become stable enough to continue as a friendly unit in the simulation?

Qu Xuanqing said mysteriously, "Zhao Mou will be present in the next round of the simulation, so it's a sure thing. Besides, you should need teammates with stronger theoretical abilities to help you compete for a spot."

She practically said, "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

The more she acted this way, the more curious Yu Xing became.

He hadn't thought much of it at first, but now he actually wanted to uncover Brother Jiu's vengeful ghost state and study it carefully. (End of Chapter)