Chapter 82: Seeds of Revenge (’゜e゜)

“Are you okay?” Hong Die asked again, feeling a bit worried about Yu's dazed expression.
“I’m fine…” Yu sat up from the sofa, reflecting on the scenes he had just seen, which felt both real and unreal.
“Xun Fu is probably still over there, right?”
“Yes.” Yu shifted his gaze from Hong Die's face to Miao Jiu, who was lying on the bed.
Miao Jiu was already awake, sitting up in bed, while his sister, with a worried expression, was supporting him and bringing him a cup of water.
Yu walked over.
“How did you get to the Underworld?” he asked Miao Jiu.
Miao Jiu was enveloped in a sense of exhaustion and sorrow, with unshed tears still lingering at the corners of his eyes.
“我自己也不知道，睡着睡着就看到了她，就随她过去了……你知道的，我很想她。”缪久沙哑地声音苦笑道，“我还能再见到她吗？”
“Brother!” Miao Yao shouted angrily, “Have you lost your mind?!”
Yu felt that Miao Yao was obviously asking a question she already knew the answer to; it was clear that Miao Jiu had already lost his sanity. Perhaps this is what love is? To love someone, even if they turn into a vengeful spirit, is it to love them until the end?
“If you see Xun Fou next time, and he takes you away again, no one will ever bring you back.” Yu warned him and turned to leave.
“Will my brother encounter trouble again?” Miao Yao asked anxiously.
“It's better to manage your brother than anything else,” Yu sneered, his attractive peach blossom eyes lacking any softness at this moment. “By the way, Xu Nao's father is still alive, right?”
“Of course,” Miao Yao adjusted her attitude, “Haven't you heard the saying that bad people live for a thousand years?”
“Where is he now?”
“He's sitting in prison! Are you still hoping he’ll come out and harm other families?” Miao Yao said sharply.
Yu has no right to comment on the past matters of the Xun and Miao families.
"Tell me the address, I have something to ask him."
Finding Xun Fu's father seemed to be the only hope for Yu. He initially only wanted to uncover the reason for his parents' deaths in order to take revenge, but now he no longer knew when this path had started to drift further and further away, becoming more and more misguided...
Hong Die extinguished the candle that had burned more than halfway and unhesitatingly tossed it into the trash can. She packed the candlestick and the glass beads into her backpack and casually pulled open the curtains.
The blinding light outside illuminated the entire room, causing everyone to squint their eyes and try to adjust to the brightness.
“You should have a good talk with your brother; don’t let him obsess over a vengeful ghost anymore,” Hong Die advised Miao Yao, who rolled her eyes and glared at her.
```htmlHaving said that, she walked outside with Yu, preparing to leave. Yu suddenly remembered something, stopped, and turned to Miao Yao, giving her a flirtatious glance.
“Don't forget to transfer the labor fee to my previous card, don't make a mistake,” Yu said cheerfully.```
Then he waved goodbye to the two siblings and left the Miao family.
Walking out of the courtyard, the sky outside had already darkened, reflecting the ground's light; the entire sky glowed with a purple hue, seeming to indicate the impending snowfall.
“Do you think it will snow tomorrow?” Hong Die looked up at the sky, her eyes sparkling; it seemed like she and Yu were on the same wavelength.
“I don't know, but it looks likely; it should be snowing by now.” Yu paused, turned his head to look at Hong Die, “Haven't you ever seen snow?”
“Of course not.” Hong Die smiled seductively, her black long dress enhancing her charm, “There’s no winter in Bai Dao, where would I go to see snow?”
Yu raised an eyebrow.
“Have you never left Bai Dao all your life?”
“I have left before,” Hong Die's eyes held a fleeting beauty, “but only spirit communicators can leave Hundred Islands. I went to find my ex-boyfriend before and left Hundred Islands, but unfortunately, I never encountered snow in his city.”
She spoke, her lips curving into an involuntary smile, as if the memories filled her with happiness.
“Oh.” Yu blurted out a single word.
Something felt strange in his heart; it was hard to articulate why. This feeling was odd, too strange. Clearly, no matter what, Hong Die was his future beloved, so why did he feel uneasy hearing her talk about her past? Moreover, he had never admitted to having feelings for her!
“If one day it snows here, come and watch it with me!” Hong Die said, her tone a mix of coaxing and commanding.
"Hmm."
The two got into the car and drove along the road back to Jingling Garden.
“Are you just going back like this? Don't you want to eat something?” Hong Die asked in confusion.
“I have something to do. You can go back and eat by yourself, sister.”
Yu wasn't lying to her; he really had no appetite to eat. He indeed needed to find someone, as his mind was filled with a strange yet familiar phrase.
```html“By the way, aren't you curious about the underworld?” Hong Die crossed her legs, her figure graceful.
“What good does it do to be curious? Knowing too much doesn't benefit me. That's not my world. I was just tasked with bringing Miao Jiu back. My job is to purify the malicious spirits that wander and harm people in the human realm; I can't manage matters of the underworld.” Yu frowned, driving seriously.```
“Wasn't Xun Fano just in the underworld?” Hong Die retorted, seemingly confused by Yu's indifference.
“She is there, and there's nothing I can do. I can only wait for her to return to the human world and possess someone else before I can guide her to transcendence.”
“Then why, when she possessed Fang Wei, did you rather wait for her to control Fang Wei to cut his own leg instead of timely cleansing her soul?” Hong Die asked sharply, then provocatively gazed directly at You.
Yù's heart skipped a beat!
“Because he hasn't fully possessed her yet; only after he completely possesses her can he wash her soul,” Yù said dismissively, pressing harder on the gas pedal.
The street was bustling with vehicles, and many passersby were startled by the loud exhaust sounds.
“Is there nothing else?” Hong Die questioned skeptically again, “Are you… waiting for something?”
“Sister, don’t guess randomly. What can I wait for?” Yu curled his lips into a smile, “Do I really want to see Fang Wei break his leg?”
“Did you know that Xun Fou before?” Hong Die's tone became unusual.
"I don't know."
“Did you know? I found out in the underworld that she is not just an ordinary soul.”
"What does that mean?"
“She's not merely an evil spirit; she is a pawn of vengeance,” Hong Die said quietly.
"A pawn of revenge?" Yu's palms were sweating around the steering wheel.
That line from Xun You, "The seed within me has already bloomed," suddenly echoed in his ears! Yu's mind raced as he realized that Xun You was originally from Xingguang Town, being the granddaughter of Town Chief Xun. The death of Town Chief Xun was quite mysterious, so—
Is there a necessary connection between them?!
"How did you figure it out?"
“I’m a ghost master, little brother,” Hong Die said nonchalantly. “I can sense the power of every soul lingering in the underworld, whether it’s great or small. In theory, Xun Fou only had a disability in her lifetime and lived an unfortunate life; even if she was murdered, it shouldn’t lead to the kind of misfortune she has now. The power within her is certainly not just her own.”