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Today there are only two updates...
Kouxin does not have the habit of saving drafts, always writing as much as possible and posting it all. There have been days with three updates. However, today I saw many people saying that they should save drafts, so it seems Kouxin needs to think carefully about this issue!
"Who is calling me?"
"I... I'm the one calling you... Old Friend..." For a full fifteen days, Ouyang Zixin had shouted the words Old Friend countless times in her heart, but unfortunately, it was of no use.
"What do you want?"
"Old Friend, you finally appeared... If you hadn't shown up... I would have starved to death..."
"Oh? So I'm that important?"
"Important! Very important..." Thank goodness, Ouyang Zixin's call finally received a response. She firmly believed in her heart that as long as this Old Friend appeared, they would take good care of her, just like her parents said. Then at least she wouldn't have to worry about starving.
In recent days, Ouyang Zixin had to perform her "crying and wailing" act almost every day. It was said to be a way to vent her inner grievances, and crying herself to sleep meant she wouldn't feel hungry.
At first, Liu Ying and Liu Lu didn't find anything strange about it, but the more they listened to Ouyang Zixin's cries, the more they felt something was off.
"What happened to the young lady? It's different from a few days ago," Liu Ying quietly asked Liu Lvy.
"I'm listening; it sounds like the young lady is talking to someone, but..." There were only the three of them here; who else could she be talking to?
"Don't scare me; besides the young lady's voice, I haven't heard anyone else's," Though both had some cultivation, women were generally more timid when it came to supernatural matters.
"You didn't hear anything either? I'm not trying to scare you; the young lady really seems to be conversing with something... something," Liu Lvy was no braver than Liu Ying, and as she spoke, she became even more frightened.
The two maids dared not interrupt and could only grit their teeth and listen.
Ouyang Zixin did not notice the increasingly pale faces of the two maids or their looks as if they were staring at some monster. She was wholeheartedly recounting how hard it had been waiting for over a month, watching her food supply dwindle, feeling so wronged, so scared, and so helpless.
"Old Friend, are you here to take me away?" Her father said that this Old Friend lived in seclusion in the mountains; surely this visit was to take her away.
"Miss, what are you talking about? Who wants to take you away?" Liu Ying and Liu Lu were genuinely frightened; could their mistress have encountered a ghost?
The old man had warned that the living should never casually agree to follow a ghost; once they did, they would never return. Now that the three of them relied on each other, with Ouyang Zixin as their leader, if anything happened to her, they would have no way to survive.
As soon as they heard Ouyang Zixin mention anything about going or not going, they rushed over, crying out for her to wake up, insisting she couldn't go anywhere...
Ouyang Zixin was nearly knocked off her stool by the two of them and was startled by their tear-streaked faces.
"What are you crying about? Our parents' Old Friend has finally come to take us; why are you crying instead of laughing?" In the past few days, to prevent Ouyang Zixin from going hungry, Liu Ying and Liu Lu had barely eaten themselves. Could it be that they were so starved they had lost their senses?
"Alright, alright, stop crying. I won't leave you behind; I will definitely have our parents' Old Friend take you both along..."
Upon hearing Ouyang Zixin's words, Liu Ying and Liu Lu felt the last bit of color drain from their faces. Had their mistress really been possessed?
"Old Friend..." Ouyang Zixin continued to comfort the two maids while turning her head. "Make sure my two maids come along too... Huh? Where is he?"
She called out into the air a couple of times and wanted to go outside to check, but Liu Ying and Liu Lu held her back tightly, refusing to let her go.
"What are you doing?" She had already said she would take them with her; why were they still holding her back? Was Ouyang Zixin the kind of person who would abandon them?
Ouyang Zixin felt a bit angry and anxious, causing her tone to become harsher.
"Miss, there is... there is no Old Friend. Since just now, you... you've been talking to thin air..." The two maids spoke over each other, recounting what they had seen, repeating everything Ouyang Zixin had said in between.
"No one? But I clearly..." She had distinctly heard the voice of a middle-aged man.
When she expressed her grievances, that voice offered comfort; when she complained, that voice was understanding; when she...
It was just a voice. Ouyang Zixin was certain she had conversed with the man who claimed to be an "Old Friend," yet now that she thought back on it, she realized she had no memory of what this Old Friend looked like.
What was going on?
Ouyang Zixin was filled with confusion. She only heard his voice but did not see him. How had she not noticed anything strange at the time? If it weren't for the two maids rushing in upon hearing her mention going or not going and interrupting their conversation—no, interrupting her soliloquy—would that Old Friend have truly taken her away?
Who was Ouyang Zixin? A former journalist; she could never believe in such ghostly tales. Yet with the two maids right in front of her, their words were so compelling that she couldn't dismiss them.
What exactly is going on?
Ouyang Zixin recalled everything from the beginning again, but she couldn't remember what that person looked like at all. Could it be that she was hallucinating?
Liu Ying and Liu Lu watched as Ouyang Zixin stopped talking to herself and seemed to be thinking seriously, which made them feel somewhat relieved. They wiped the tears from their faces; Ouyang Zixin hated seeing people cry, as long as the young lady was fine.
"Old Friend, Old Friend, could it mean someone who has passed away?" Ouyang Zixin was unwilling to believe in ghosts and deities, yet she also felt that it might not be entirely impossible. After all, she had already experienced reincarnation; what else could be deemed impossible?
"Girl, those who have passed away won't care whether you're hungry or not..."
Here it comes again!
It was that voice. Ouyang Zixin felt a sense of vigilance in her heart, but she was also afraid of scaring Liu Ying and Liu Lu again. If they acted impulsively and the voice disappeared, wouldn't that leave an unsolved mystery?
"You two, just do whatever you want. There’s only this much rice left anyway; I'll stay here by myself for a while." Whether it's a hallucination or not, she had to give it a try!
After sending the two maids away, Ouyang Zixin no longer needed to pretend to be calm. She jumped up high and pointed at the air, shouting with a bit of bravado—what kind of hero uses tricks? Dare to show yourself!
Ouyang Zixin also wanted to say something profound like those experts—since you’re here, why not show yourself?
Unfortunately, Ouyang Zixin couldn't do that! Shouting might bolster her courage a bit, but act deep? If something really did appear, she would be the first one to be scared to death!
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