Chapter 5

"What do you mean, not necessarily?" Mother Feng immediately grew anxious. "He's gay. Instead of telling your son to stay away from him, do you want them to get together?"

Mother Feng turned around, tightly grasped Feng Yang's hand, and warned him, "Son, stay away from him from now on. Don't let him infect you."

"Being gay isn't contagious." Feng Yang laughed helplessly. Seeing how intense Mother Feng's reaction was, he found it hard to tell her that he was gay too. Changing the subject, he said, "By the way, Uncle Su and Aunt Liu don't know about this. Don't spread it around either. Su Nan is still young. He still has a life ahead of him."

Feng Yang only wanted the Feng Family to be more wary of Su Nan. He had no intention of ruining him over it. After all, Su Nan was quite favored by Heaven's Will and had just provided him with a fist-sized mass of golden merit light. It was necessary to warn the Feng Family. S City was simply too small; at the slightest stir, everyone would practically know about it. Besides, people were relatively conservative and not very accepting of homosexuality.

The Feng Family nodded absentmindedly. As long as Su Nan did not come after their Feng Yang, Feng Jianguo and his wife would not gossip outside. This was no joking matter. At that moment, Mother Feng felt increasingly fortunate that Feng Yang had already graduated from high school. Once he entered university, Su Nan would no longer be able to cling to their son. Wait—

Mother Feng suddenly came to her senses. "I remember that you and Su Nan both applied to Yanjing X University, right? Do you think he'll keep pestering you after you start university?"

In his previous life, Feng Yang had been disfigured and badly burned, his family destroyed and everyone dead. He had even been treated as a lunatic and nearly sent to a sanatorium. After finally escaping in secret on the road, utterly despairing, Feng Yang had never considered going to university again. More than twenty years later, hearing Mother Feng mention X University once more, Feng Yang, who had just put on an act of being a good person before his family, froze.

He suddenly remembered that the vengeful ghost had once casually mentioned that he had graduated from X University too. Judging by their ages, the vengeful ghost who was still alive at this point should have been entering his junior year after the semester began, right?

The Vengeful Ghost Talisman in his right palm grew faintly warm. Feng Yang felt as though his entire heart had suddenly fallen into an electrified swimming pool. A dense, lingering pain spread through his body, accompanied by a faint numbness. He seemed to be suffocating, though he did not know whether the pain had made him unable to breathe or whether he simply did not dare breathe.

"Yangyang?" Seeing their precious son suddenly space out, Feng Zhenguo and his wife exchanged glances and called to him carefully.

Feng Yang came back to himself and said calmly, "I know what I'm doing. Don't worry."

After a pause, Feng Yang added, "Dad, Mom, I want to travel during summer vacation. Isn't graduation travel popular these days?"

Feng Jianguo and his wife's eyes lit up. "Sure! Where do you want to go? Somewhere in the country or abroad? Your dad and I don't have much going on anyway. Have your brother take some time off too, and we can make it a family trip."

Hearing his parents' enthusiastic suggestion, Feng Yang was tempted too. Including his previous life, he had not spent proper time with his family in more than twenty years. But this time, it really would not work. "I want to take a spontaneous solo trip first. To prove that I'm grown up now, that I'm a mature person."

Actually, he wanted to see someone. But before seeing that person, he needed to prepare a gift. And that gift was a matter of life and death!

Chapter 5

A City was not particularly prosperous, nor did it have many tourist attractions. However, some time ago, a lifestyle content creator on a short-video platform had whimsically gone to the countryside west of A City and livestreamed a farming video called the "Most Pristine Ten-Day Tour." It became popular online, so many netizens had followed the trend and come here to travel.

Feng Yang chose A City as the first stop on his graduation trip. But his purpose was obviously not sightseeing. To ensure that his upcoming plan could be carried out smoothly, Feng Yang rested with his eyes closed throughout the journey while continuously refining his plan in his mind.

The train slowly pulled into the station. The seated passengers rose one after another and took their luggage down from the racks. Several young women seated diagonally across from Feng Yang, who had secretly filmed him with their phones throughout the trip, huddled together to discuss it. In the end, they sent a girl in a pink shirt and black shorts as their representative. She walked up to him, blushing as she asked, "Handsome, handsome, could you help us take down our suitcases?"

Feng Yang said nothing. He simply stood up absentmindedly, walked to the luggage rack across the aisle, and helped them take down their rolling suitcases and backpacks. Though he had only just graduated from high school, his love of sports had already brought him past six feet one. He was not so striking while seated, but once he stood up—especially when he raised his arms to take down the luggage—his broad shoulders, narrow back, slim waist, and long legs made for an incredibly sexy figure. Dazzling sunlight streamed through the train window, forming a halo around him. His white T-shirt seemed to glow, and even the lines of muscle exposed on his arms looked especially beautiful. Combined with his excessively handsome face and aloof temperament, not only were the young women who had secretly filmed him dazzled, even the surrounding passengers could not help brightening at the sight.

The middle-aged woman seated across from Feng Yang sighed again. "That young man is really handsome. Just like a big star."

Unaccustomed to chatting with living people, and even less accustomed to being watched by them, Feng Yang handed the luggage to the young women before retrieving his own guitar and backpack. The girls accepted their belongings with flushed faces and pounding hearts, thanking him. The girl in the pink shirt, who had spoken to Feng Yang before, looked at his guitar and asked, "Handsome, can you play guitar too?"

With someone taking the lead, the other girls gathered their courage and began chattering questions. "Handsome, are you here to travel too?"

"Are you alone?"

"Did you see the video online too? Are you going to Peach Blossom Village?"

"We're going there too. Want to travel together?"

Feng Yang was still preoccupied with how to save someone without arousing suspicion, so how could he be in the mood to respond to their invitation? After declining calmly, he remembered why he had come to A City and warned them, "You're all girls, so be careful when you go out. Never take unlicensed taxis or stay at shady hotels. When you get in a car, remember to send the license plate number and a photo of the driver to your family WeChat group. Don't lose contact with your family. Don't go into little grocery stores whose storefronts block your view either. When you eat, try to choose more reputable restaurants."