I Have a Date with a Thousand-year-old Female Corpse-Chapter 54 Ni_1

After a moment of thought, you turned and said to Wu Qiyi behind you, "You lead them outside, I’ll go in and take a look."

However, Wu Qiyi didn’t hesitate before responding, "I’ll go in with you."

You immediately refused, speaking in a slightly deep voice, "No, no one knows what’s actually inside. I’m not even confident I can come out unscathed, let alone with you added to the mix."

Wu Qiyi didn’t continue to speak, she just looked at you with a determined gaze.

At that instant, an image that had been hidden in your heart for years suddenly flashed before your eyes!

Under the sunset, within the golden afterglow, a little boy gazed tenderly at the little girl in front of him, who looked just like a porcelain doll.

"I love you."

"If you love me, you have to take responsibility."

"Don’t worry, we are no longer three-year-olds."

Among the brilliantly blooming mountain flowers, the seven and a half-year-old boy kissed the lips of the girl of the same age.

"You have to wait for me, I will definitely come back."

"Mhm."

"You must wait for me!"

On that day, it was with such a look that the little girl stared at you!

At that moment, you were stunned, for at least a dozen seconds!

You had never imagined that the goddess you had secretly adored for three years was actually the little girl who had left without return, who had disappeared without a trace!

Headache!

You rubbed your forehead lightly and with a bit of a headache said to Wu Qiyi, "Even if I beg you, don’t cause trouble for me now, okay?"

"If it were any other time, you can go wherever you want and I wouldn’t care, but not now."

Sure enough, Wu Qiyi was as stubborn as she used to be, and you had never expected that she, as a goddess, would cling onto you like this.

Now that you knew she was that obstinate little girl from the past, you understood her temperament and knew that continuing the argument would be futile. So, you sighed lightly, "Since you insist on following me, don’t act on your own once we’re inside. Stay close to me."

"Mhm."

Wu Qiyi nodded slightly, her deep eyes rippling.

Under the nervous gaze of the others behind you, you took Wu Qiyi into the classroom.

The man with glasses didn’t pay any attention to Xiao Feng and the others who stayed behind; he followed you into the classroom, his foot barely stepping in before the classroom door closed with a sound.

When you entered the classroom, you didn’t feel anything special, and the classroom was empty, with none of the students who had been reading moments ago visible; when the door closed, however, a creepy sensation arose spontaneously, and in the blink of an eye, rows of students were sitting in front of you.

Each child sat quietly in their place, and aside from their slightly pale faces, they weren’t any different from the living children outside—their young faces also brimmed with smiles and exuded innocence.

The man with glasses went to the lectern and, in his unique voice, spoke to the children below, "Classmates, shall we welcome brother and sister with a song?"

Hearing this, you gave Wu Qiyi a look; she understood and just as the two of you were about to block your ears, a melodious song came from the children, "How happy our lives are, how joyful our lives are, the spring breeze flutters the Five-Starred Red Flag, sunshine spreads over thousands of rivers and mountains..."

The song carried a crispness, as well as the children’s boundless longing for their future lives, but did they have a future?

You and Wu Qiyi lowered your hands and quietly listened; after the song ended, the man with glasses invited you to sit aside and observe his class.

It had to be said, the man’s teaching was quite good, lively and interesting, with the children participating enthusiastically.

After the class ended, the man opened the classroom door, and the children filed out one after another to play on the playground.

However, when you and Wu Qiyi walked out of the classroom, you didn’t see Xiao Feng and the others; even more bizarrely, it was now bright daylight outside.

"Where did they go?" Wu Qiyi, frowning, turned to look at you.

You glanced around and said in a low voice, "We are still within the barrier he set up, so we can’t see Xiao Feng and the others."

The man with glasses came out of the classroom slowly, stood by the corridor, and with a natural smile on his face, looked at the children playing down on the playground, "Such innocent children. In their world, there’s none of the deceit of adults, no sadness, no deception, no sin."

You looked at the man and asked, "But this so-called wonderful world, it’s one you’ve woven for them. They will have to grow up, they will have to leave someday."

"I know, and I’m very aware that I won’t be able to protect them forever, but what can I do?" The man sighed softly, "Since you could come here at this time, you must know something about what happened here in the past."

"Not in detail. Someone has completely obscured the truth. What people outside heard, it’s just a part that someone deliberately fabricated. Actually, part of my intent in coming here was to find out what really happened here back then."

He gave you a meaningful look and said with a smile, "You’re different from the others."

You shrugged, "You’re no different."

After a brief pause, the man looked up at the children playing in the distance and said, "Sorry, I really don’t want to revisit that heartbreaking past. And even if I did tell you, the children wouldn’t be able to come back to life."

"I have a question," you suddenly say.

"Please, go ahead," the man turns his head to look at you.

"What exactly are you?"

The man does not show any fluctuation of emotion because of your words; he continues to smile indifferently, "I didn’t expect you to notice. After that Taoist Priest arrived years ago, it took him quite some effort to probe and barely get to know my identity."

Actually, you had already roughly guessed some of it, but since this is your first encounter, you cannot help but feel somewhat worried. Therefore, you do not blurt it out rashly but wait for him to confess on his own, so the conversation can continue more easily afterward.

The biggest difference between ghosts and humans is that ghosts are one of the three souls of a person, and they no longer possess the cunning and scheming they had in life; they show their true nature at its rawest. Hence, when talking with them, there is no need to worry about deceit or roundabout ways, just sheer honesty is enough.

However, this seemingly genteel man in front of you is not a ghost, but something else.

"Before I answer that question, I’d like to know who you are," he says.

"Me?" you point at yourself and say nonchalantly, "My name is Li Muyun, just a freshman in college. If I must give myself a title, it would be ’spiritual detective.’

The man looks you up and down and asks, "Have you studied Taoism?"

"When I was young, I was forced by my elders to learn how to draw talismans. As I got older, I developed an interest and gained a general understanding of ghosts."

The man nods and asks with a smile, "Then what do you think I am?"

"Do you really want me to say?"

"Speak, if you guess correctly, I will agree to complete one task for you."

After a moment of contemplation, you speak with a slightly cautious tone, "If I’m not mistaken, you are supposed to be Ni."

He laughs.

"Am I right?" you ask tentatively.

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"I am very curious, who did this to you? Generally, ghosts do not kill each other, let alone truly kill each other."

"Nobody did this to me, it was all voluntary."

Hearing this, your eyes widen in shock: "You committed suicide? After becoming a ghost, you still committed suicide!?"

My God!

This is the first time you have heard such alarming information since you started dealing with ghosts.

"Do you know that after a ghost becomes a Ni, they will be forever imprisoned within the depths of the Ming realm, never able to reincarnate for all eternity? What on earth made you do this?"

The man falls silent. He turns around to lean on the railing, looking down at the children who are laughing and running wildly on the playground. He smiles again, his smile bearing a sense of happiness.

At that moment, you seem to understand, letting out a gentle sigh, "But you must also know that this is only a temporary solution. Not to mention how long you can maintain this barrier, those people outside won’t allow this area to remain vacant forever."

At this time, Wu Qiyi, who has been silent, speaks up gently, "According to the next target set by the city, they are going to carry out maintenance and renovation of the old city area. Within two years, this school will definitely be demolished."

"No need for two years. If you hadn’t come, I would have vanished in half a month," he says.

You are taken aback and then ask, "What about these children?"

The man does not reply but suddenly turns around and drops to his knees before you!

"What are you doing!?"

You hurriedly go forward to help him up, but your hands pass through thin air, he’s just an apparition!

The man lifts his head to look at you, and two lines of tears suddenly slide down: "Although we are strangers, I still implore you to help these children."

Without a moment’s hesitation, you say directly, "Tell me, how can I help?"

"These children died with Resentful Qi in them, and the reason they seem so cheerful now is that I have sealed their memories. Once I dissipate, the Resentful Qi accumulated over nearly a decade will turn them into extremely fearsome Vengeful Spirits." He points at the highest floor of the school building, "I have gathered the children’s Resentful Qi there. Once you leave the barrier, you must find a way to dispel that Qi."

You help up the man and nod to him solemnly, "Leave it to me. Rest assured, I won’t let your efforts be in vain."

"Thank you."

The surroundings flash abruptly, and you and Wu Qiyi find yourselves standing back in the corridor, not far behind Xiao Feng and others are chatting to boost their courage.

Seeing you and Wu Qiyi suddenly appear, Lin Panxia rushes over and throws herself into your arms, "Brother Mu Yun, why did you stay in there for so long? I was so scared waiting for you."

You affectionately stroke Lin Panxia’s head and say with a smile, "It’s alright now, here I am."

Xiao Feng walks over with everyone and asks, "How did it go, is it resolved?"

You frown and say, "It’s not that simple."