Chapter 99

Li Wenji was only eleven or twelve years old, with a rather slender body. Su Xing carried Li Wenji on his back and felt almost no weight, making it very easy.

The West Tower was very quiet, with dim lights creating a hazy and drowsy atmosphere.

Su Xing's heart pounded. To be precise, ghosts below the Ghost General realm had no internal organs, but he was now very nervous because it was the first time he had carried a female ghost, and she was no ordinary ghost—she was the daughter of the City God of Fengdu.

Li Wenji gently wrapped her slender arms around Su Xing's shoulders, remaining very quiet without saying a word.

Her arms were so slender, was it because of her age?

The little girl was very light and slender, and carrying her felt like carrying no weight at all.

After all, she was only eleven or twelve years old. Although she could sometimes be fierce, she was still a little girl.

In the quiet environment, various thoughts involuntarily flooded Su Xing's mind.

His large hands supported the two buttocks of the little girl, separated only by a layer of pajamas and underpants. He could clearly feel that Li Wenji's buttocks were very small, not as fleshy and full as Dong Mei and Duanmu Qing's, but very elastic.

Su Xing couldn't help but move his hands a few times, enjoying the sensation of the little girl's buttocks.

Su Xing carried Li Wenji from the wooden mobile rack to the library entrance, as if it had been a long journey. He suddenly stopped.

"Master, where is your room?" Su Xing turned his head and asked.

"The top of the West Tower." Li Wenji replied calmly.

"Oh." Su Xing responded calmly and continued carrying Li Wenji, climbing the spiral staircase of the West Tower. Li Wenji was not heavy, and he didn't feel tired.

"What's your name?" Li Wenji suddenly asked.

Su Xing was taken aback and answered, "Charlotte Su Victorica."

"Charlotte? You don't look like a foreigner." Li Wenji asked, puzzled, as if she had opened up.

"Oh, that's my foreign name." Su Xing replied, having already thought of a Chinese name in his mind.

"Okay, then I'll call you Charlotte." Li Wenji didn't ask about Su Xing's Chinese name, and Su Xing felt as if he had punched into thin air.

After a brief silence, Li Wenji spoke again.

"You are so tall."

"Yes, I was born that way. I'm mixed." Su Xing answered succinctly.

"Do you know Mendel's pea experiment?" Li Wenji suddenly asked.

"..."

Su Xing was taken aback, somewhat surprised, and glanced at Li Wenji out of the corner of his eye, seeing a bit of her hair and her porcelain-like side face.

"What famous experiment? I learned it but forgot. Master, do you like science?" Su Xing asked curiously.

"Um..." Li Wenji shook her head and then nodded.

"Charlotte, your back is so broad. I never knew that's what books mean when they describe a broad back." Li Wenji murmured, her voice getting softer, and her head rested on Su Xing's shoulder.

"No matter the background or the growth experience, a child is still a child." Su Xing shook his head, a gentle smile appearing on his face. He thought of his own childhood, even though he had experienced such bitter hardships, he had once been innocent, with a pure heart, which was very rare.

The West Tower was built very high, not as high as the Star-Picking Tower of the Hanlin Academy, but from the top, the beautiful scenery of the West Garden could be seen, showing the designer's careful thought.

As Su Xing climbed the spiral staircase, he also observed the layout of the West Garden through the windows, the distribution of the ghost servants, and even analyzed the shift changes and blind spots.

When Su Xing left, he wouldn't have to crawl out but could walk out boldly using the blind spots and shift changes.

"We're here." Su Xing spoke softly, waking up the dozing Li Wenji.

"Umm..." Li Wenji mumbled, slowly waking up, rubbing her sleepy eyes and seeing a patch of light at the end.

At the end of the dim spiral staircase, a bright door was open, revealing a faint, warm, and comfortable atmosphere, like a beautiful painting.

Li Wenji felt the warmth and breadth of Su Xing's back, looked up at the end of the spiral staircase, and whispered, "Home..."

"Yes, we're home." Su Xing said calmly, stepping through the bright door.

Suddenly, the view opened up, and they were in a spacious room, transformed from the top of the bell tower, filled with a literary and warm, elegant atmosphere.

Su Xing was amazed. No matter how beautiful and ingenious the room's design was, the central area, where the large clock used to be, was now a huge astronomical telescope. The square roof had been transformed into a round one, like a dome, dark and star-studded, just like the night sky in the human world.

"Grand design!"

After a moment, Su Xing came to his senses and couldn't help but exclaim.

"How is it?" Li Wenji raised her face, proud.

"Did you design it?" Su Xing asked, surprised.

Although the City God's Mansion had powerful ghost techniques in some courtyards, creating day and night, there were no stars. But in Li Wenji's room, looking up, it felt like being under a pristine, unpolluted sky!

"Of course!" Li Wenji nodded proudly.

"Amazing." Su Xing was genuinely impressed, never expecting Li Wenji to be so talented, designing such an astonishing building at such a young age.

"Come down." Su Xing walked to the princess bed, took off Li Wenji's pink rabbit slippers, and crouched down so Li Wenji's feet could easily touch the bed.

Li Wenji's small feet touched the soft princess bed, but her slender arms, which had been around Su Xing's neck, hesitated, unwilling to leave his broad, solid back.

"Master, it's time for you to sleep." Su Xing reminded her.

"Okay." Li Wenji got off Su Xing's back, poked her buttocks into the bed, and then peeked out, looking at Su Xing.

"Oh..." Su Xing slapped his forehead, standing there in a daze.

He had infiltrated the West Garden, disguised as a maid, to punish this little girl and make her call off the ghost servants' pursuit of him. But now, looking at the cute little girl, he suddenly didn't know how to proceed.

"Charlotte, do you have anything else to do?" Li Wenji asked.

"I..." Su Xing was momentarily speechless, not knowing how to start. He couldn't suddenly take off his maid's outfit and tell her, "I'm a man, the one you hate so much, the one who can grind his teeth in anger, Su Xing."

"Nothing? Then tell me a story. My last maid used to tell me bedtime stories every night." Li Wenji blinked her big eyes, looking innocent.

Absolutely, absolutely not!

Three black lines appeared on Su Xing's forehead, and he inwardly fumed.

"Then I'll tell you the story of the two monks. Once upon a time, there was a mountain..." Su Xing began.

"I've heard that one. Once upon a time, there was a mountain, and in the mountain, there was a temple. In the temple, there were two monks, a young monk and an old monk. The old monk told the young monk, 'Once upon a time, there was a mountain, and in the mountain, there was a temple...' It goes on and on, like an infinite loop. Don't fool me."

Li Wenji pouted, looking unhappy.

"Infinite loop..." Su Xing was speechless, realizing that the underworld was vast, and even a little ghost was hard to fool, being very clever.

"Then I'll tell you the story of the three monks who had no water to drink. Once upon a time, there was a mountain..." Su Xing was about to continue.

"No, I've seen that one, oh, I've heard it too." Li Wenji said.

"Then 'Andersen's Fairy Tales'!" Su Xing gritted his teeth.

"All heard!"

"Then 'Grimm's Fairy Tales'!"

"Heard!"

"Then 'Aesop's Fables'?"

"Heard too."

"Then 'One Thousand and One Nights'?"

"Already heard."

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Su Xing was sweating profusely. This well-read little girl was too difficult to handle, having read more books than he had. He even mentioned 'Sherlock Holmes' and other stories outside the realm of fairy tales and fables, but she had read them all.

"Can you do it or not?" Li Wenji looked at Su Xing with a doubtful eye.

How dare she say I can't. Su Xing almost burst, feeling humiliated by a little girl.

"Then 'Necroverse,' you definitely haven't read that!" Su Xing said through gritted teeth.

"'Necroverse'? What is that? I've never heard of it." Li Wenji asked.

"Of course you haven't, because I made it up. Now, close your eyes and listen carefully." Su Xing said confidently, though sweat was already forming on his forehead. 'Necroverse' was something he had just thought of, a mere shell with no content.

"Go on." Li Wenji closed her eyes and listened quietly.

"Oh... a long, long time ago, the three realms were chaotic, with no cycle of life and death, and the underworld had not yet been created... A young man fell into a crack, floating between life and death, and discovered a dark and terrifying place. Yes, that was hell... From then on, the underworld..."

Su Xing slowly narrated, initially struggling with no clear ideas and many flaws, but gradually becoming smoother and more engaging. Li Wenji listened quietly and fell asleep without realizing it.

"Finally, the young man who created the underworld sacrificed himself for the beings of the three realms." Su Xing said gently, concluding the story.

He gazed at the sleeping Li Wenji for a moment, then found paper and a pen from the bedside table...

In the morning, although the sun did not rise in the West Garden, it was indeed light. The warm morning light shone through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the top floor of the West Tower, illuminating the pink princess bed, making it feel warm and cozy.

"Umm..."

Li Wenji woke up, groaning comfortably, then stretched a little. She had slept very well last night.

She glanced at the tightly tucked-in blanket and a smile appeared on her face.

"Charlotte." Li Wenji called out.

"Charlotte!" She called again.

"Charlotte?"

Li Wenji was taken aback and immediately got out of the princess bed, noticing a piece