He grabbed the man with one hand and fumbled for the flashlight with the other: "You shameless rapist, how dare you climb into my bed in the middle of the night? I'll take you to the police station in a moment."

The dim light made the atmosphere in the dormitory even more terrifying. Ji Ke saw the wide sleeve in his hand and swallowed involuntarily: "I won't meet a ghost, right?"

He secretly pressed the touch in his hand: "Fortunately, I can touch it, but it's a little cold."

Cheng Yuyang looked at him gently: "Have you touched me enough? You're holding my hand and won't let go, and you still have the nerve to call me a pervert?"

Ji Ke reacted and raised the flashlight upwards, looking at a handsome man with long hair and ancient costume. He realized that he had really met a pervert, and a century-old one at that.

He knew that he couldn't anger him now, so he could only deal with him: "Brother, you are not acting like an ancient flower thief, are you?"

Cheng Yuyang grabbed his hand and said, "I was wondering why you turned into a man. That Taoist priest is too unreliable. But as long as it's you, it doesn't matter whether you're a man or a woman."

"It doesn't matter to you, it does to me. I'm a completely straight man and only like pretty girls. I'm not interested in pretty boys like you. No matter if you're a human or a ghost, get out of my world now."

Cheng Yuyang took out a jade pendant from his waist and handed it to him like a treasure: "This is a token of our love. Do you still remember it?"

Ji Ke shook his head: "I have no impression at all, brother, you really recognized the wrong person."

Cheng Yuyang felt a little disappointed that his former lover had lost his memory: "Let me tell you a story."

"A long time ago, a poor boy who only knew how to practice martial arts accidentally rescued a young lady who was being kidnapped."

Minister Ning looked at the man supporting his daughter and gestured to the maid beside him to take his daughter. "Thank you very much for saving my daughter's life. I wonder what revenge you seek."

Cheng Yuyang bowed and said, "When encountering injustice, it is the duty of all martial artists to draw their swords and help others. Now that the young lady has found her relatives, I will take my leave."

As an official appointed by the imperial court, Minister Ning did not want to owe favors to outsiders: "My benefactor, I have a hundred taels of silver here. You can take it and share it with your parents at home, or it can improve your life."

"Sir, my parents were injured or killed, so I don't need so much money. Don't worry, I will never ask for a favor in return."

Minister Ning smiled awkwardly after his little trick was exposed. After that, he saw Cheng Yuyang's clear eyes and his love for talent died in his heart: "Since Master Cheng has nowhere to go right now, why don't you stay at my house first? Then you can win the honors and serve the country in the spring exam next year."

The phrase "serving the country" touched Cheng Yuyang's heart. His father was a veteran who had retired from the battlefield and had been telling him stories about it since he could remember. "Thank you very much for your kindness, sir."

"After moving into the Shangshu Mansion, Miss Ning and I often met, and we secretly fell in love. However, I knew that without any honors, I was not qualified to be with the daughter of a powerful family.

In order to get the chance to marry her, I trained even harder, and finally advanced in the spring exam, and won the first place in the palace exam, earning the title of number one scholar.

After I became a First-Rank Sword Guard, I expressed my desire to marry Qingxue to Minister Ning."

Minister Ning pondered for a long time, thinking that although Cheng Yuyang had an official position, he had no good friends in the court and no one to support him. If his daughter married him, if something happened in the future, he would be able to control this person and prevent his daughter from being bullied.

Moreover, since he dared to propose marriage directly, it meant that his daughter and he had already secretly decided to spend their lives together. His daughter's temper was as stubborn as his wife's. If he didn't agree, who knows what trouble would happen.

“Since you both have a relationship, I have no objection, but holding a wedding right after you enter the official career is not good for your development and it is also bad for Xueer’s reputation.

If you really like Xue'er, wait until next year to propose to her!"

Minister Ning's words made Cheng Yuyang ecstatic: "Thank you, sir. I will come again next year."

"A year later, I successfully got engaged to Qingxue. Just as I was preparing for the wedding, news of war broke out at the border.

In order to quell the war, I had no choice but to postpone my wedding and lead my troops to the border to defend against the enemy. Before leaving, Qingxue secretly came to see me and gave me a jade pendant.

"This jade pendant was given to me by a high-ranking monk on my first birthday. He said it could protect me. I'm giving it to you today. You must return safely. I'll wait for you to marry me."

Cheng Yuyang put the jade pendant on his body and said: "I will be careful, but the battlefield is brutal. If I die, you can forget me and find someone who treats you well and marry him."

After saying that, he rode away on his horse without hearing Ning Qingxue's words, "Life and death depend on each other."

"Perhaps God was jealous of our happiness. I unfortunately died in the last battle. To my surprise, I did not go to the underworld after death, but stayed in the mortal world instead.

When I found out I was still able to wander around the world, my first thought was to go back and see Qingxue, so that he wouldn't do anything stupid after knowing I was dead.

I lay in a coffin and returned to the capital with the army. His Majesty, in appreciation of my military achievements, gave me many rewards. Since I had no family, these rewards naturally fell on me and the Ning family with whom I was related.

I am happy that my death can leave Qingxue with a fortune, so that even if she remarries, her future in-laws will treat her better because of my contribution.

But I underestimated Qingxue's love for me. After she knew I had passed away, she stopped eating and drinking and sat in the yard crying all day.

Ning's father and daughter were afraid she would become depressed, so they had someone watching her all day. On the day of our originally scheduled wedding, she avoided all those watching her.

Ning Qingxue took out a pill from the box: "I prepared this before you left for the battle. I promised you that we would live and die together, so of course I won't break my promise."

Cheng Yuyang stood in front of her and tried to stop her as soon as she took out the pill, but ghosts have no physical form, so he could only watch her put the pill into her mouth.

"Finally, His Majesty was moved by our sincerity and made an exception, allowing us, a couple who were not yet married, to be buried in the same tomb."

"After she died, I wanted to go to the underworld to look for her, but I tried countless ways and couldn't find the gate to the underworld. I was desperate and could only stay in Qingxue's room to miss her.

That day, when I was half asleep and half awake, an old man with a white beard appeared before me."

"Young man, I know that you two have a deep bond. I have a pill here. If you take it, you will be able to stay in the human world until you meet your beloved again."

"After I woke up, I found a pill in my hand. After I took it, I felt much lighter and could even touch the human body with my mind."