Chapter 123 The Luo Family

Xin Que only opened her eyes when the snowflakes brushed against the tip of her nose, feeling a chill.

She lay back on the bench, watching the snowflakes, as large as goose feathers, swirling and falling from the sky.

Sitting up, Xin Que saw a vast expanse of white before her and finally came to her senses.

Time seems to flow exceptionally fast here.

Just one night later...

The morning bell rang, and soon a group of children of different ages poured out of the dormitory building.

The snow is getting heavier.

Xin Que saw Jin Cheng walking against the flow of people towards the backyard once again.

His appearance has changed a little, and he has grown taller.

Xin Que then realized that perhaps what passed in this one night was not just autumn, but all four seasons.

Jin Cheng was visibly more mature than when Xin Que first met him yesterday, and his features were sharper, gradually resembling the appearance of Luo Huayi in her memory.

"Jin Cheng?" The dean rushed over and called to him, "Come here, there's a guest you need to see."

Jin Cheng paused, then reluctantly followed the dean.

Xin Que lifted her foot and followed.

In the office, it was that same elegantly dressed couple again.

The Luo family has come again.

This time, however, the two were accompanied by an elderly man in a Zhongshan suit.

“Master Zhen,” the man winked at Jin Cheng as he was brought in, then lowered his voice, “the one whose birth date matches is him…”

The old man fiddled with a string of sandalwood beads that had been polished for many years, his shrewd gaze sweeping over Jin Cheng before he nodded slightly.

“We’ve already consulted a master,” the man said with a smile, looking at the dean and Jin Cheng. “This child’s birth chart is compatible with our family’s, and my wife and I have decided to adopt him.”

The dean immediately gave Jin Cheng a wink.

Now, Cheng is like a wooden statue, standing motionless at the door, eyes focused on his nose and mind focused on his heart.

But his opinion didn't seem to matter much in this room.

Xin Que felt that the bracelet in the master's hand looked somewhat familiar.

...

"Mr. Luo and his wife will come to pick you up this afternoon," the dean said, and after completing the formalities with the Luo couple, he pulled Jin Cheng to the backyard. "The richest man in our area is willing to be your parents, and you're still looking so sad?"

Jin Cheng's nose turned red, perhaps from the cold of the dead of winter. "I'm doing just fine here," he said.

The dean sighed, "Nothing compares to the Luo family."

“The older the child, the harder it is to adopt,” the director earnestly advised him. “Others who want a new father or mother can’t find one. You’re lucky, yet you’re still not satisfied… Look, the Luo family has come every year for the past few years, and every time they’ve wanted to take you away.”

“Besides, you’re back in the Luo family now that you have a new family, not going to jail,” the director joked, patting him on the shoulder. “Doing well, don’t forget our orphanage, come back and visit when you have time.”

"If things aren't going well... just come back."

In the director's eyes, Jin Cheng was probably just going through a rebellious phase, coupled with the separation anxiety that came with being in the orphanage.

But in her experience, well-off families can give their children much more generously than welfare institutions can.

As long as the Luo couple treat him with all their heart, it's inevitable that the child's anxieties will vanish after a good night's sleep.

But the Luo family had no reason to treat Jin Cheng badly. They were a middle-aged couple who had been childless for many years. If Jin Cheng went into such a family, he would only be destined to enjoy a life of luxury.

After the dean breathed a sigh of relief for Jin Cheng, he began to worry about the other children.

After the volunteers, their fingers red from the cold, worked together to clear the snow from the brick path of the orphanage, the Luo family's Rolls-Royce once again pulled up in front of the orphanage.

The assistant held an umbrella for the couple, while bodyguards followed closely behind, remaining vigilant at all times...

Two black umbrellas stopped behind Jin Cheng, who was sweeping snow with his head down.

“From now on, you are a child of the Luo family,” the man smiled kindly and extended his hand to Jin Cheng. “I will personally teach you.”

Jin Cheng gripped the broom tightly in his hand.

As Xin Que followed Jin Cheng into the car, she finally remembered why the sandalwood bracelet in the master's hand looked familiar.

The bracelets held by those who believe in cults at the Women's Virtue Academy are exactly the same as those held by this master.

Xin Que frowned slightly. Was it a coincidence?

still……

“This is your room,” the man gestured to the butler to pack his belongings into the bedroom. “Everything you need for living here is here. Get used to it as soon as possible.”

"Tomorrow I will ask an etiquette teacher to teach you the proper manners and etiquette for a rich kid."

The woman agreed and quickly left with the man.

Xin Que searched through Jin Cheng's bedroom thoroughly.

Jin Cheng, holding his schoolbag, sat in the corner, gazing absently at the spacious window.

"What is this thing?" Xin Que, who was crawling back and forth under the bed, finally found something wrong.

The gaps in the bed frame were covered with densely packed runes painted with reddish-brown pigment.

Through the hollow headboard, two strands of hair tied with red rope were seen; one strand was thick and short, belonging to a man, while the other was thin, soft, and long, belonging to a woman.

There were also many copper coins inlaid behind the headboard.

Xin Que found quite a few similar rune-inscribed copper coins in the wardrobe on his desk.

But they are all hidden in the shadows, either on the side against the wall or embedded in the wood panels.

Xin Que emerged from the floor and looked at Jin Cheng, who was leaning against the corner of the wall, nodding and dozing off.

Even beneath the solid wood flooring, there were dense, reddish-brown runes.

Is this couple trying to turn this bedroom into a magic circle for Jin Cheng's practice?

Xin Que walked over and grabbed the schoolbag from Jin Cheng's arms.

With a sudden jolt, I immediately came to my senses.

"Huh?" The boy rubbed his eyes. "How did you fall asleep here..."

Xin Que tugged at his schoolbag again.

Jin Cheng saw his schoolbag being pulled by a force that appeared out of nowhere, and he was so frightened that he straightened up.

"Help..." He had barely uttered a sound when Xin Que swiftly covered his mouth with the strap of his backpack that he hadn't let go of.

"Don't make a sound!" Xin Que whispered, scolding Jin Cheng. "Are you afraid you'll die too slowly?"

Jin Cheng shuddered.

He couldn't hear what Xin Que was saying at all; he could only sense a ghost breathing on the back of his neck.

Jin Cheng rolled his eyes and collapsed to the ground.

Xin Que: "...Damn it."

That's incredibly cowardly.

Having no other option, she had to search through the part of the backpack that Jin Cheng hadn't let go of to find the contents of his bag.

Unable to find the comic book with Xin Que's name on it, she had no choice but to write him notes using his pen and paper.

When I opened my eyes again, the room was pitch black.

Jin Cheng, enduring his headache, got up and went to find the light switch.

After fumbling to turn on the light, he realized it was already past ten o'clock.

From the time he fell into a coma in the afternoon until now, no one in the Luo family has noticed anything unusual about him.

Jin Cheng's discomfort grew stronger and stronger.

The Luo family doesn't seem to like children as much as they did when they were at the orphanage.

Just as he was about to raise his hand to rub his temples, Jin Cheng's gaze was drawn to something unusual in his hand.

A small piece of paper was stuck to his palm with double-sided tape.

There were two lines of text on the note.

[I need to know about the manga featuring a demon king named Xin Que.]

[After looking at the head of the bed, it's clear there's something wrong with the Luo family.]