THIP Chapter 79

In the end, Mu Liuyin still couldn’t leave. She knew all too well that Lin Xi wasn’t joking when she said she could find her at any time.

Still, Mu Liuyin asked, “Why are you following me around?”

“You woke me up,” Lin Xi replied innocently, her pale eyes blinking. “Besides, this place was mine to begin with.”

Mu Liuyin: “…”

Why did it feel like, after all this time apart, not only had Lin Xi’s eyes changed color, but her entire personality had become so much harder to deal with?

Lin Xi added, “Don’t be upset. It’s not like I’m some kind of evil spirit. Look—I’m still surrounded by merit energy.”

Mu Liuyin thought to herself: You’re right, you’re not an evil spirit… you’re the Ghost King!

But what Lin Xi said made her remember that, in the original storyline, the Ghost King never actually did anything wrong. She had only ever existed in legend until Yin Che awakened her and spread the news across the metaphysical world, which eventually led to both of them perishing together.

Mu Liuyin sighed inwardly and asked, “Then why don’t you reincarnate and move on?”

Lin Xi’s pale eyes reflected Mu Liuyin’s confused expression. She spoke softly, “Because I’m looking for someone. If I can’t find her, how could I be willing to give up my memories and move on to the next life?”

Her voice was so gentle that it made Mu Liuyin wonder—what kind of deep, unwavering obsession could keep someone lingering in the human world for so long?

Even if she truly had the power to send Lin Xi on, would she be able to do it?

Mu Liuyin stayed silent.

The girl in red narrowed her pale eyes slightly, leaning closer to whisper in Mu Liuyin’s ear, “My name is Lin Xi. What about you, Master Exorcist?”

As her cool breath brushed past, Mu Liuyin pressed her lips together and replied, “Qi Jue.”

That night, Mu Liuyin noticed Lin Xi voluntarily head into another room, and she let out a quiet sigh of relief. She wasn’t sure why, but she kept feeling that the person Lin Xi was searching for… might be Yin Xiu.

Lying on the bed with her eyes half-closed—but not truly asleep—Mu Liuyin asked in her mind, 【Why is Lin Xi a mission target again? And where did Yin Che’s system come from?】

Xiao Jiu’s beautiful cat-like eyes looked a little guilty. He muttered, 【Because the mission target needs the host’s help?】

Mu Liuyin: 【…Heh.】

【Yin Che’s system was created with the sole purpose of destroying the Ghost King QAQ.】 Xiao Jiu drooped his fluffy little head, sounding downcast. 【Also, if this mission world is completed, the system will reach 100% progress. Which means… host, you’ll finally be able to return to your original world.】

【This is the last mission world?】 Mu Liuyin paused, stunned. After a moment of silence, she asked, 【One last question. Is the person Lin Xi is looking for Yin Xiu?】

Xiao Jiu hesitated, then mumbled, 【I don’t know either.】

Mu Liuyin: 【Oh.】

She should’ve known better than to expect too much from Xiao Jiu. With that, she turned over and went to sleep.

What Mu Liuyin didn’t know was—once she was truly asleep, Lin Xi made herself invisible and quietly slipped into bed beside her.

The next day was the start of the new school term. Lin Xi didn’t bother hiding her presence; instead, she openly walked next to Mu Liuyin. Her traditional red robes had been replaced with a red dress.

Mu Liuyin looked down and noticed Lin Xi had a shadow. She blinked in surprise—there was nothing that set her apart from a normal person.

Lin Xi smiled at her with curved eyes. She looked stunning.

Mu Liuyin was momentarily dazed. In the first mission world, Lin Xi had been cold and distant, especially after being reborn with a heart full of hatred. Back then, she rarely smiled. But here… she smiled all the time.

Was it because enough time had passed that the hatred carved into her bones had finally faded? Or was it simply because her enemies were long gone, leaving nothing to hate?

As she pondered, the bus arrived at school.

Since it was the start of the semester, the place was packed. Most students were being dropped off by parents. Mu Liuyin scanned the crowd casually until her eyes locked onto a young man in the distance. The moment she saw him, Xiao Jiu immediately warned her: It’s Yin Che.

Lin Xi narrowed her pale eyes as well. That man—there was something off about him.

At the time, Yin Che was chatting with a girl.

Xiao Jiu scoffed, Looks like he’s hitting on another girl.

Mu Liuyin frowned slightly, debating whether or not to intervene. But when she remembered how Ye Hanyi had seriously insisted that Yin Che and one of his many girlfriends, Li Jingjing, had no “improper” relationship… she couldn’t help but twitch her lips.

Was the plot so overpowering that every girl ended up falling for Yin Che?

Looking through her original body’s memories, Mu Liuyin couldn’t help noticing that Yin Che resembled her first mission world’s host body—Yin Xiu. And now, watching Yin Che flirt with so many girls, she felt a little grossed out.

She started walking toward them. Naturally, Lin Xi followed.

The girl talking to Yin Che smiled and said, “Senior, could you walk me to the girls’ dorm?”

Yin Che had been about to agree, but out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of Lin Xi and Mu Liuyin walking over. The words on his lips instantly turned into a polite rejection.

The girl looked a bit disappointed, but Yin Che’s eyes were now fixed entirely on Lin Xi. The moment there was a prettier girl in sight, he completely forgot about Mu Liuyin.

The girl he had just been speaking to was cute, but compared to Lin Xi, there was no competition.

The approaching girl was ethereal—features exquisitely refined, dressed in a flowing red dress that made her already-fair skin appear even more luminous. She was strikingly beautiful.

Seeing Yin Che’s unabashed, openly admiring gaze, Lin Xi’s expression turned cold.