Chapter 29

On the way back to his residence, Jiang Wei found out that Lin Nianluo actually lived very close to him, just a few buildings away.

"Senior Sister, I feel like you're quite different from what the rumors say; oh, no, I should say, very different!" Jiang Wei and Lin Nianluo were now fellow disciples under the same master, so their relationship was naturally closer than that of ordinary fellow disciples. After a day of interaction, Jiang Wei also discovered that Lin Nianluo was not as cold and distant as the rumors suggested, but rather quite interesting and cheerful. So, Jiang Wei spoke more freely, saying whatever came to mind.

"How do the rumors describe me?" Lin Nianluo asked, already knowing the answer.

"Cold, proud, unapproachable, and not part of the ghostly world!" Jiang Wei replied.

In the rumors of Tianhuang Pavilion, Senior Sister Lin Nianluo was completely portrayed as a cold and beautiful goddess. Many ghosts lusted after Lin Nianluo, but most felt unworthy, and very few dared to take action. Even those who did, like Fang Siqi, were all ignored by Lin Nianluo—yes, ignored, purely and simply, not even bothering to acknowledge them.

Over time, Lin Nianluo's coldness became even more famous.

"It's normal for outsiders to think I'm cold; I'm not familiar with them, and I have no interest in interacting with them, so I just ignore them!" Lin Nianluo said matter-of-factly, then added, "If it weren't for Master taking you as a disciple, I wouldn't have bothered to acknowledge you!" Lin Nianluo indeed had an incredibly proud heart, so proud that she was not very willing to speak to other ghosts.

However, Lin Nianluo was quite warm to the ghosts she was close to; for example, knowing that Jiang Wei would become her "close junior brother," she treated him quite "caringly." Lin Nianluo's personality had a strong dual nature—cold as ice to outsiders, but warm as fire to those close to her.

"Besides, don't you think that my attitude towards outsiders is actually a pretty good disguise?" Lin Nianluo suddenly said with a teasing smile.

"Disguise?" Jiang Wei didn't understand.

"It's normal that you don't understand!" Lin Nianluo had the air of a senior sister, "Fighting is a science; as you spend more time with Master, you'll gradually understand!"

"But what does this have to do with fighting?"

...

After saying goodbye to Lin Nianluo, Jiang Wei didn't linger and headed straight for the outer city.

From Jiang Wei's residence to the inner city gate, there were several checkpoints. However, with his identity token, Jiang Wei naturally passed through without any hindrance. Many ghosts, upon discovering that Jiang Wei's identity token was that of a formal disciple of Tianhuang Pavilion, came forward to flatter him. Jiang Wei, unlike Lin Nianluo, was not cold, and he politely dealt with those who came to flatter him.

However, by the time Jiang Wei left the inner city, he had completely forgotten which ghosts he had met along the way.

After entering the inner city once and returning to the outer city, Jiang Wei's feelings were completely different. Walking through the streets of the outer city, he saw countless homeless ghosts and felt a deep sense of emotion.

Just a few days ago, Jiang Wei was just like these homeless ghosts, aimless and without purpose, sitting under someone else's high wall, idly wasting away his yin life. In just a few short days, Jiang Wei had become one of the core disciples of Tianhuang Pavilion, highly regarded by the Pavilion Master. He then became a disciple of Elder Bai Yeyue, one of the top superiors in Original Sin City.

From then on, Jiang Wei would begin a life in the ghostly world that was completely different from that of ordinary ghosts! Although he was in the inner city, separated from the ordinary ghosts in the outer city by just a wall, it felt as if they lived in two different worlds, with almost no chance of ever intersecting!

And in the ghostly world, nine out of ten ghosts would remain ordinary ghosts for their entire lives!

"Xiao Hao!" Soon, Jiang Wei found Li Hao.

It had to be said that the area near Zhang Xiuxian's residence was indeed a good "safe zone." Li Hao, staying here, could only be watched from a distance by the ghosts of the Zhou family, who dared not approach him.

"A Wei, you're back!" Li Hao said with surprise, "How did it go?"

Jiang Wei smiled but didn't answer, just took out a token and tossed it to Li Hao.

Li Hao caught it and read the words on the token: "Tianhuang Pavilion... Hey, why is there a 'Deputy' character at the end?"

Jiang Wei explained, "This is a 'Deputy Token,' so it has the 'Deputy' character; but with the Deputy Token, you can go to most places in the inner city without any hindrance! Keep this token safe! And I..." Jiang Wei took out his own token and showed it off, "use this 'Main Token'..."

"You're awesome, right?" Li Hao rolled his eyes, but he was genuinely happy for Jiang Wei.

"By the way, is Zhang Xiuxian at home?" Jiang Wei suddenly asked.

A few days ago, when Jiang Wei first arrived in the ghostly world, he had already heard about Zhang Xiuxian; and the ghosts in this small area seemed to respect Zhang Xiuxian greatly. To be honest, Jiang Wei was quite curious about this Zhang Xiuxian.

"I don't know," Li Hao shook his head.

Zhang Xiuxian's door was always closed, and no one knew if he was at home; but even so, no ghost dared to cause trouble near his residence, and many ghosts with enemies often came here to seek refuge.

Jiang Wei hesitated for a moment, then walked to the front door and knocked.

If it were a few days ago, Jiang Wei wouldn't have dared to knock on Zhang Xiuxian's door at will; but now, as a core disciple of Tianhuang Pavilion, his master, Elder Bai, had said that he could just mention his name when faced with problems. So, Jiang Wei had the courage to knock.

However, whether Zhang Xiuxian was not at home or simply didn't want to acknowledge Jiang Wei, there was no response after a long time of knocking.

"Maybe Zhang Xiuxian isn't at home—forget it, let's go, let's go, I'll take you to my place first!" Jiang Wei pulled Li Hao, "You've been in the ghostly world for ten years, and you've probably always been homeless, haven't you?"

"Never lived in a house before!"

For ordinary ghosts, a house was something unattainable; and Li Hao wouldn't spend money to stay in an inn just for the sake of it. So, although Li Hao had been in the ghostly world for ten years, he had wandered around every day for those ten years, never living in a house.

So, Jiang Wei pulled Li Hao, just like they did in the human world ten years ago, and headed towards the inner city, with their arms around each other's shoulders. However, now that Jiang Wei had the body of an adult and Li Hao still had the body of a teenager, this arm-around-shoulder pose was somewhat awkward.

However, before Jiang Wei and Li Hao had taken a few steps, they were blocked by a dozen ghostly figures. One of them, with a single horn on his head, sneered, "Young Master Li, I thought you would always hide on Zhang Xiuxian's territory, but you actually came out! Oh? I heard your friend here is quite skilled, what should I call him, 'Young Master'?"

Needless to say, it was definitely the ghosts from the Zhou family seeking revenge.

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