Chapter 6 Chapter 6 The clingy spirit begins to show signs

Jiang Li seemed to be lost in thought and did not respond.

The hand on Yun Si's shoulder subconsciously tightened.

Yun Si turned around with his back to her and asked, "Sister Ali, why aren't you talking?"

Jiang Li tried his best to hide his surprise: "Did you kill people like this before?"

"No, it's the first time." He said in a flat tone, as if he was talking about something very ordinary.

Jiang Li was slightly stunned. The first time killing someone?

She looked at the back of the man in front of her, but the evil smile on his face and the madness in his eyes when he killed someone involuntarily appeared in her mind.

A hint of curiosity suddenly arose in my heart: What would this face that looks so innocent look like when it makes such a crazy expression?

"Are you angry, sister?" Yun Si lowered his head. "Because he hurt you, I..."

"No, you did a great job." Jiang Li leaned close to his ear, his breath softly caressing him. "A Si is saving me, how could I be angry?"

She suddenly approached, and Yun Si felt secretly delighted: "Then how about I protect Sister A Li for the rest of my life?"

The boy's innocent words made her sneer inwardly.

Jiang Li didn't answer his question, which shattered his fantasy. He just turned his head and glanced at the spider that was still devouring the corpse.

Yun Si didn't move for a long while before he spoke again: "Which direction is Sister A Li's home?"

"Head west."

The wind howled from the mountaintop, and Jiang Li suddenly came to her senses, only half of the body remaining on the ground. The smoke from the mountain had dissipated, and she had ruined the sacrifice as she wished.

Jiang Li lay on his back and walked down the mountain.

The destination was the yard where Tu Niang stayed.

Yun Si walked steadily, afraid to bump her along, and the short distance seemed to last a long time. Jiang Li's hand remained tightly gripping his shoulder, and Yun Si remained silent.

The gate of the courtyard is right in front of us.

Jiang Li said: "We're here, let me down."

Yun Si didn't let go, staring at the yard for a long time, and suddenly said angrily: "Sister Ali lied to me! There is obviously more than one room here!"

Jiang Li was speechless for a moment and just let him carry him and went straight into the house.

Then, Yun Si carefully placed her on the stool.

Jiang Li was about to stand up, but Yun Si held him down with his hand: "Whatever you want to do, I'll do it."

Jiang Li was stunned. Did he pick up a servant who would obey his every command?

But she doesn't like being worshipped by others, nor does she like worshipping others.

"Yun Si."

"What's wrong?" Hearing Jiang Li calling his name, Yun Si looked at her expectantly.

Jiang Li said that nothing was wrong, but he just felt uncomfortable all over.

She rarely dropped her disguise and asked, "Are you trying to please me? What do I have that's worth your flattery?"

After saying that, she stretched out one arm to support her head and leaned on the table beside her.

"My mother told me that I should be caring and gentle to my wife, never make her angry, and always go along with her in everything." Yun Si smiled, "So, it's not really flattering."

In his eyes, am I already in the role of a wife?

Jiang Li's dull eyes suddenly lit up: "So, I am the most important person besides your parents?"

"The only important person," he added, his voice lowering. "My mother and her family are gone."

Jiang Li frowned. Is Yun Si the same as her?

"So, I only have Sister Ali."

Jiang Li raised the corner of his mouth and said to him: But you have the wrong person, Sister Ali, she is a bad woman.

Yun Si suddenly remembered something and looked around: "Where are my sister's parents?"

"Dead." She answered calmly.

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Yun Si claimed that in order to help her recover faster, he wanted her to rest and not worry about anything. Jiang Li was happy to have some free time, so she naturally had no objection.

She sat upright on the stool and watched Yun Si busying around.

She cleaned the room, served tea and water, and finally even cooked for her.

Jiang Lisu was not good at cooking. He just wanted to fill his stomach and cooked something casually.

Yun Si placed the food on the table, handed over the bamboo chopsticks, and asked with a smile, "Sister, do you still want me to test the poison?"

Jiang Li didn't feel embarrassed when he was joking. Instead, he said jokingly, "Even if it's poisonous today, I accept it."

After she finished speaking, she picked up her chopsticks and took some food.

The taste... was indeed much better than what she made. In his peripheral vision, Yun Si ate normally, looking calm and composed.

After a day of running around, Jiang Li felt tired. After Yun Si boiled some water, she took a shower, changed her clothes, and prepared for bed.

Jiang Li was about to tell him that someone could sleep in the next room, but when he looked around, there was no one in sight.

Jiang Li was too lazy to look for him, so he blew out the lights and candles and went to bed.

Unexpectedly, just as I lay down, the bedding beside me moved and a person suddenly crawled out.

It goes without saying that it must be Yun Si.

Jiang Li sat up suddenly and asked in a cold voice: "What are you doing here!"

Yun Si's voice was as soft as a mosquito: "The room next door hasn't been cleaned yet, there's nowhere to rest..."

"Didn't you say that during the day?" Jiang Li said coldly, "You can sleep anywhere, on the table, on the stool, on the floor."

"I..." Yun Si sighed softly, "Okay, I'll go down now."

He got up reluctantly and stood by the bed.

Seeing that he didn't move, Jiang Li asked, "What are you going to do?"

"I'll sleep next to the bed," he said, groping to open the closet door, "closer to my sister..."

Jiang Li was startled and pointed at the cold ground: "You want to sleep here?"

"Yeah." Yun Si replied softly, "Sis doesn't allow me to sleep on the bed, but the floor should be fine, right?"

Jiang Li understood that he had no intention of moving. She gritted her teeth and said, "There's no extra mattress for you. If you still want to sleep, hurry up before I change my mind. Otherwise, get out."

"Really?" Yun Si slammed the cabinet door shut, hope ignited in his eyes, "Can I sleep with my sister?"

"If you ask again, go out and sleep." Jiang Li ignored him and turned over to lie down.

Yun Si jumped onto the bed as nimbly as a civet cat, and with another rustle, he crawled into the quilt.

Jiang Li's eyelids were heavy, and he warned vaguely: "Don't touch me... Don't move... Don't..." Before he finished speaking, he fell into a deep sleep.

Seeing that her breathing was becoming even, Yun Si leaned over and placed a kiss on her forehead, then reached out and held her in his arms.

He had already made up his mind: if Jiang Li was so cruel as to let him sleep on the floor, he would wait until she fell asleep before climbing up. Recalling the soft warmth she had laid on his back during the day, a smile curved his lips.

It seems... his sister Ali is more innocent and lovely.

She probably never noticed that whenever he put on that pitiful look, a barely perceptible touch of emotion would always flash across her eyes.

He buried his head in her neck and sniffed the scent of the bath spices he had specially prepared.

Now, they smell the same.

The next day, Jiang Li woke up and found that there was no one beside him.

It was unusual last night, as she slept so soundly for the first time.

Looking up, the food was already prepared on the table.

Yun Si pushed the door open and walked in. Seeing Jiang Li standing up, he said softly, "Sister, are you awake? It's time for breakfast."

Jiang Li's eyes swept across the table full of cups and plates. "You mean, you came in and out so many times and I didn't even notice?"

Yun Si nodded meekly: "I think I was too tired yesterday and slept deeply."

Jiang Li's heart trembled, and she felt something was wrong. She was always alert and would wake up at the slightest movement.

"I made soup today. I wonder if it suits your taste..." Yun Si said as he went to serve the soup.

Jiang Li secretly suppressed the doubts in his heart and got up to have breakfast.

But before he could even eat the meal, he heard a noise outside the door.

Jiang Li put down his chopsticks and prepared to check the situation, but was stopped by Yun Si: "Sister, don't move. I'll check for you."

"My foot is injured, not broken." Jiang Li ignored him and stood up, walking straight past him. "You won't die if you take a few steps."

Yun Si curled his lips and was about to reach out to help her, but she pushed him away.

Yun Si's hand froze in the air, and a hint of loss flashed in his eyes.

But he said to himself in his heart: If you don't let me touch it, I will touch it back at night.

A group of people gathered outside the door. In addition to a few "old stubborn people" from the village, there was also a couple. As soon as Jiang Li left the door, he was met with a barrage of questions: "Where is my son?"

The person questioning was a man in his forties, holding a shovel in his hand.

Jiang Li asked back, "That's your son, why are you asking me?"

"He was ordered by the high priest to bring you back to the ancestral hall, but it's been a whole night and you haven't come back yet!" His eyes were red.

Jiang Li instantly understood that the son the man was referring to was the man who had been eaten by a spider the previous day. She scoffed and retorted, "The High Priestess ordered the arrest. If you need to question someone, ask her. Why are you looking for me?"

Yun Si stood behind him without saying a word, just watching quietly.

"Don't try to sow discord!" the man said excitedly. "Someone saw it with their own eyes. He followed you down the mountain. Don't try to explain yourself!"

Jiang Li was about to speak when she saw a centipede on the man's trouser leg. She turned around suddenly and glared at Yun Si.

Yun Si quickly smiled, moved his fingertips slightly, and took the insect back with a guilty conscience.

Jiang Li said to the man, "When you have evidence, come and question me. If you want to accuse me of something, I will not let it go.

You should understand.”

Seeing Jiang Li's confident look, those people shut up and dared not speak.

They have seen how powerful Jiang Li is.

There was a time when the poultry of Cangshui Village kept disappearing for unknown reasons, and rumors spread everywhere. Someone started the rumor that Jiang Li had attracted the wild beasts in the mountains and that he would be sacrificed to them.

When Jiang Li heard the news, she immediately opened the gates of every household's pens. Overnight, all the poultry disappeared.

She said it was a curse from the evil star.

One year there was a severe drought, and some people accused Jiang Li of angering the gods, which was why it refused to rain.

Jiang Li naturally refused to swallow his anger, so he took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention and burned down the farmland of the family that was gossiping about him.

She said this was the punishment from the evil star.

Jiang Li had previously worked under Tu Niang, and she cried so passionately when Tu Niang died. People thought she was a pushover, someone they could easily bully. But later, they discovered she was incredibly strong, and no one dared to mess with her anymore.

After sending the man away, Jiang Li turned around and went back to have his meal.

She remembered the poisonous insect Yun had just released, and stopped in her tracks, asking, "Who told you to do that?"