IMMFBCG Chapter 59

Chapter 59: Reincarnation

Bai Liu slapped himself with great force.

The “smack” echoed sharply in the silent night.

Ye Xue looked over in confusion. Under the dimming lights, the five finger marks on Bai Liu’s face were glaringly obvious, drawing attention.

Ye Xue: “…”

After hearing the noise, Yu Qi slowly turned to look at Bai Liu, but after just two seconds, he quickly averted his gaze and gently brushed Ye Xue’s cheek.

Bai Liu, already in shock, froze even more when he saw the affectionate gesture between Yu Qi and Ye Xue. The shock he felt was far greater than the pain from the slap. He muttered to himself, “No, I must still be asleep. Otherwise, why would I be seeing things?”

How could he be seeing Ye Xue hugging someone, and that person was Yu Qi?

Ye Xue gently released herself from Yu Qi’s embrace. Seeing Bai Liu in a daze, she called out, “Bai Liu, junior apprentice…”

Bai Liu, hearing Ye Xue’s voice, let out an exasperated “What the hell?”, “My God, even hallucinations can talk? This is some next-level technology!”

“…” Ye Xue couldn’t help but facepalm. “You just slapped yourself like that, and you’re still unsure whether you’re hallucinating?”

The cold wind had already sobered Bai Liu up.

He touched his stinging cheek and suddenly came to his senses. Looking at the intimate scene between the two in front of him, he was so stunned that he couldn’t speak, stammering, “No… I… you… you two…”

Ye Xue smiled and explained, “Stop with the ‘you’s. As you can see, Yu Qi and I are together now.”

When Yu Qi heard his name, he looked at Ye Xue, noticing her smile and the way her eyes curved. He couldn’t help but lightly peck her brow and eyes.

Bai Liu had never seen Yu Qi act this way. Seeing him so familiar with Ye Xue, his mind went completely blank. His limbs felt stiff.

How clingy was Yu Qi after getting drunk?

Ye Xue saw Bai Liu shivering in his thin jacket from the cold wind and looking deeply affected, probably traumatized. She said, “It’s late. You should head back now. If you have any questions, we can talk tomorrow.”

“There’s nothing to ask anymore,” Bai Liu replied absent-mindedly. As he took a few steps back, he suddenly remembered, “Wait! I needed to go to the bathroom!”

Saying this, he dashed toward the bathroom as if in a sprint.

Ye Xue watched his flustered figure and couldn’t help but chuckle. She turned to Yu Qi and said, “Stay here and wait for me. I’ll go get some hangover soup for you.”

But just as Ye Xue stood up, she was pulled back by Yu Qi.

“Yu Qi?” she asked, surprised.

The young man looked at her and stubbornly shook his head, “I’m not going.”

Yu Qi seemed to think she was about to leave, and he refused to let go of her hand.

Ye Xue felt a bit of a headache. They couldn’t stay like this, could they?

She sighed and held his hand, smiling helplessly, “Alright, ‘little one,’ let’s go to the kitchen together.”

After Ye Xue made the hangover soup and gave it to Yu Qi, they went back to their room to sleep, and it was already close to 3 a.m.

She almost fell asleep as soon as she lay down.

However, after sobering up, Yu Qi lay awake, staring at the empty ceiling. He couldn’t sleep, his mind replaying what had just happened.

Subconsciously, he touched his hot earlobe and let out a soft sigh.

…

The next morning, as soon as Ye Xue opened the door, she bumped into Yu Qi, who was standing by the door, about to knock.

He was holding a bag with hot breakfast inside.

When they returned to the room, Ye Xue opened the bag and found pastries from Jinji, a well-known bakery.

The pastries from Jinji were very popular. If you arrived late, you might miss out, as long lines formed outside.

Ye Xue took the items out and asked, “Isn’t there usually a long line? How did you get up so early?”

Yu Qi answered honestly, “It wasn’t a long wait. This bakery is owned by Yu Group.”

Ye Xue was taken aback by the answer and smiled teasingly, “Ugh, the evils of capitalism.”

Yu Qi wasn’t upset, only smiling indulgently at her.

Ye Xue blushed a little under his gaze. “I’m going to wash up first.”

She picked up the cotton doll and took it with her to the side hall for some incense offerings.

Not long after Ye Xue left, Bai Liu arrived. Originally, he had planned to knock, but seeing the door was already open, he walked right in.

When Bai Liu saw Yu Qi sitting at the table, he almost lost his balance and fell. “Wait, what? Mr. Yu, you… you slept here?!”

Yu Qi glanced at him indifferently, somewhat confused.

Bai Liu silently cursed the heavens. He had never been this troubled in his life.

He sat down next to Yu Qi and advised, “My master is still young, Mr. Yu, you can’t be so reckless!”

Yu Qi gave him another glance, only correcting, “I’m five years older than Ye Xue.”

Bai Liu almost swallowed his words. “Oh, right.”

He nearly forgot that Yu Qi was only about 23 or 24 years old. He was only a little older than them, but because Yu Qi usually appeared so mature and composed, Bai Liu often forgot his real age.

At such a young age, he was already supporting such a large family business. Bai Liu felt a bit useless in comparison.

But that wasn’t the point!

Bai Liu almost got distracted. “No, the point isn’t age. It’s that you…”

Yu Qi looked at him with some confusion in his voice. “I just got here.”

“Just got here and didn’t… Ahem!” Bai Liu choked on his words, realizing his mistake, and laughed awkwardly, “Oh, that’s what happened.”

Ye Xue finally returned and, seeing Bai Liu was there, smiled, “Junior apprentice, you’re up early today? Just in time, Yu Qi bought breakfast, let’s eat together.”

Her face still had droplets of water, and her bangs were a little damp.

Yu Qi expertly took out a handkerchief and gently wiped Ye Xue’s face.

Seeing his smooth actions, it was clear he had done this countless times before.

Bai Liu felt like he was being fed dog food and nearly choked.

He sighed, “Sigh…”

Then he turned his frustration into hunger.

It wasn’t long after the玄真觀 temple opened that many visitors arrived to offer incense.

Bai Liu went to the side hall to light incense for the cotton doll. Noticing the area around it was a bit dirty, he quickly wiped it down with a cloth.

After putting the cotton doll back, his peripheral vision caught Ye Xue and Yu Qi in the backyard.

Yu Qi was carrying a bucket of water, watering the vegetable garden.

Ye Xue stood beside him, keeping him company.

Bai Liu was about to look away when he saw Yu Qi lean in and kiss Ye Xue on the cheek.

He quickly turned his head back.

Damn that nauseating love-struck smell!

Bai Liu felt like his teeth might rot from the acidity.

He gloomily wiped the offering table, but then heard Cotton Doll let out a long sigh and say with a hint of envy, “I wish I could kiss Ye Xue too!”

Bai Liu: “???”

…

That day, Bai Liu received a notification to take a wandering soul to the city hospital for reincarnation.

Just as his soul was leaving his body, Ye Xue walked into the room and carefully helped his body onto the bed.

Ye Xue asked, “Bai Liu, where are we going today?”

Bai Liu, having finished tying the soul-reaping rope, said, “No soul-reaping today. I’m taking a female ghost to the city hospital.”

“City hospital?” Ye Xue thought for a moment, “I’ll go with you.”

“Really?” Bai Liu was flattered, “This is the first time you’ve come to work with me, Master Uncle.”

Seeing how pitiful Bai Liu sounded, Ye Xue wasn’t sure if she should tell him the truth, so she sincerely said, “Lu Xuezhen is in the hospital. I’ll stop by to visit the patient.”

Bai Liu looked at her with a resigned glance, “I knew it…”

Ye Xue smiled, “Alright, let’s go. We shouldn’t delay the good timing for reincarnation.”

Bai Liu nodded, then asked, “Isn’t Mr. Yu coming with you?”

Ye Xue answered, “The Yu family had something come up. He got a call and left.”

Assistant Zhou rarely bothers Yu Qi with other matters, so it was probably something Yu Zhu did that they couldn’t handle, which is why they called him.

As they were about to leave, they ran into Bai Zi’ang, who was on the phone with someone.

Ye Xue overheard a bit of the conversation and realized he was asking about the craftsmen making the golden statue.

Finally, Xuan Zhen Temple was going to have a golden statue of a deity!

Once the reward for finding the female sword was deposited in the bank, Ye Xue divided it in half: one part for road repairs, the other for the golden statue of the deity.

She wasn’t very familiar with the process of creating a golden statue, so it would naturally be handled by professionals.

After Bai Zi’ang finished his call, he looked over at Ye Xue and the soul of Bai Liu, who appeared in ghostly form and smiled. “Remember to come back for dinner this afternoon. I have something to discuss with you.”

Ye Xue nodded, “Alright.”

The believer standing next to Bai Zi’ang, however, looked confused. He glanced at Ye Xue, who had already walked away, and asked, “Master Bai, wasn’t it just Daoist Ye alone? Where did ‘you’ come from?”

Bai Zi’ang’s expression froze for a moment, but he quickly recovered and casually said, “I said ‘you,’ not ‘you all.’ Did you hear it wrong?”

The believer scratched his head, “Is that so?”

Despite still having doubts in his heart, the believer figured Master Bai wouldn’t lie in such a place and didn’t press the issue further. “Ah, I must have heard it wrong.”

After adding a bit of oil money to the donation box, the believer went to the main hall to offer incense.

Wiping sweat off his brow, Bai Zi’ang realized he couldn’t be too careless with his words in the future, to avoid misunderstandings or panic.

…

Ye Xue and Bai Liu were on the bus.

When they got on, Ye Xue dropped four coins into the fare box. The driver glanced at her and said, “Hey, young lady, you put in too much. I won’t give any change.”

Ye Xue calmly replied, “It’s fine, uncle. I like paying double fare when I ride.”

The driver raised an eyebrow in surprise.

Ye Xue and Bai Liu found seats.

Bai Liu held back a laugh, “Look at that, such a good chance to ride for free.”

Ye Xue didn’t respond to Bai Liu.

When Ye Xue was outside, her acting was always impeccable, and she could ignore the presence of spirits without a second thought.

Seeing that she was silent, Bai Liu knew she had “entered character” again and didn’t try to speak to her.

Once they arrived, Bai Liu and Ye Xue went directly to the city hospital, finding a quiet spot.

Bai Liu glanced at the time, puzzled. “It’s almost time, why haven’t they arrived yet?”

Just as he finished speaking, a cold wind blew, and a voice called out, “Sorry we’re late. We didn’t hold up any time, did we?”

Two female ghosts hurriedly came, each holding a cup of milk tea.

One of them stared at Ye Xue for a while and then, realizing something, said, “So you can see us? I didn’t realize it that day in the bathroom. Your acting is very good! Are you an actress?”

But since she was so pretty, it wouldn’t be surprising if she were an actress.

Ye Xue glanced over and recognized them as the two female ghosts she met in the bathroom that day.

Before Ye Xue could speak, Bai Liu casually said, “Well, what else can I say? The whole world owes my Master Uncle an Oscar!”

Ye Xue: “…”

She was probably about to get hit again, wasn’t she?