Chapter 6 Troublemaker

He didn't want to stay with this shameless ghost anymore!

Gu Yuan glared at Ji Yunzhou fiercely, and with anger and shame in his heart, he strode angrily towards the path leading down the mountain back to the village.

The footsteps on the fallen leaves made a rustling sound.

Ji Yunzhou looked at the thin but straight back and chuckled.

He took his time and followed behind Gu Yuan at a moderate pace.

The afternoon sun filtered through the sparse leaves, casting dappled shadows on his figure.

A man and a ghost, one in front and one behind, one walked angrily and the other followed slowly, strolling leisurely along the winding dirt road towards the village.

The early autumn sun has passed its hottest noon and is now hanging obliquely in the sky, but its power is still quite strong.

Not long after Gu Yuan left, he began to sweat.

Sweat quickly soaked the thin clothes on his forehead and back.

He was first affected last night and vomited blood, which seriously damaged his vitality. Then he was tormented by Ji Yunzhou, the unrestrained ghost, for half the night.

I got up again in the morning and forced myself to preside over Grandpa Lin's funeral. I was busy running around and didn't eat anything.

It was okay to be so nervous before, but now everything is settled.

The fatigue that had been forcibly suppressed surged up like a flood that broke through a dam.

I feel dizzy, my eyes are blurry, my legs feel weak, and the ground feels soft when I step on it.

My vision was getting dark and everything I saw was double.

My body felt as heavy as if it were filled with lead, and every step I took was a struggle.

He had to slow down, his whole body was staggering, and he looked like he would fall to the side of the road in the next second.

Ji Yunzhou, who had been following silently, frowned slightly when he saw this.

This kid's physical condition is even weaker than he thought.

If we continue like this, something bad might happen.

"Hey, kiddo."

Ji Yunzhou's voice rang directly in Gu Yuan's dizzy mind: "Relax, don't resist."

Gu Yuan's mind was blank and he was slow to react: "Wha...what?"

He asked subconsciously, his voice a little floating.

"Just don't resist...I'll take care of the rest."

Before Gu Yuan could fully understand the meaning of these words, he felt a powerful, cold will instantly invade his body!

It wasn't the lustful invasion like last night, but a pure, controlling takeover.

He instinctively wanted to resist, but Ji Yunzhou's words "Don't resist" flashed through his mind. In addition, he was so tired that he didn't even have the strength to resist, and his body began to relax.

The next moment, Gu Yuan felt like he had become a bystander.

His body was still walking, but his steps became steady and powerful, and his back was straight, completely free of the shaky feeling he had just had.

He could even feel a calm, slightly distant expression automatically plastered on his face.

His eyes also became somewhat different, with a hint of Ji Yunzhou's unique depth and...

A bit of nonchalant laziness.

Ji Yunzhou occupied Gu Yuan's body, took big steps, and walked back along the village road in an arrogant manner.

When I passed by the village chief's house, he was sitting on the threshold smoking a pipe with a worried look on his face.

Seeing "Gu Yuan" coming over, looking surprisingly energetic and walking steadily, the village chief was obviously relieved.

The wrinkles on her face relaxed a little, and she nodded at him: "Xiao Yuan, are you exhausted? Go back and rest. If you need anything, just give me a call!"

"Gu Yuan" didn't stop, but just turned his head and nodded very slightly to the village chief as a response.

There was no expression on his face, and he didn't say anything. He walked straight towards the small house that belonged to Gu Yuan.

The village chief looked at "Gu Yuan"'s back and felt that the look in his eyes and the way he walked just now...

It's a little strange and hard to explain, as if I've become much more mature and stable all of a sudden?

He shook his head, thinking that the child had just experienced a big event and grew up overnight.

At this moment, Gu Yuan, who was "trapped" in his own body, was conscious. He watched Ji Yunzhou use his body to move, and his heart was filled with mixed feelings.

This feeling... is so weird!

"Gu Yuan" pushed open the familiar, somewhat shabby courtyard door as if he was familiar with the place and walked in.

The yard was quiet. He had a clear goal and walked straight towards Gu Yuan's room.

"Okay, we're here."

Ji Yunzhou's voice rang out in Gu Yuan's mind, with a hint of disdain: "You have such a small body, take a break quickly. If you keep struggling, don't blame me if you fall apart."

After saying that, he returned the initiative of his body to Gu Yuan.

Gu Yuan instantly felt that control of his body was back, but what followed was a dizziness and heavy fatigue that was ten times stronger than before.

His legs went weak and he almost fell to the ground. He quickly held onto the door frame, gasping for breath, his forehead covered in cold sweat.

"you……"

Gu Yuan took a deep breath and was about to curse this self-willed ghost.

"Save your energy."

Ji Yunzhou's figure appeared beside him, with his arms folded, looking at him leisurely.

The corner of his mouth was once again covered with that playful arc that made Gu Yuan hate him so much:

"First, think about how to hide this 'Tang Monk's Flesh' of yours. Don't really attract those evil spirits. If that happens, you won't be the only one to suffer. I'm afraid that everyone in the entire Heli Village, young and old, will be buried with you. And..."

He deliberately prolonged his tone and glanced at Gu Yuan:

"'After-sales service', how do you feel about it? Would you like to... give it a five-star rating?"

"Ji! Yun! Zhou!"

Gu Yuan was so angry that his vision went dark again. He grabbed the broom leaning against the door and threw it at him.

The broom, of course, passed through the air and fell to the ground with a clatter.

The only response he got was Ji Yunzhou's low and joyful chuckle.

"Oh……"

In the empty yard, it looked particularly clear and particularly annoying.

Gu Yuan struggled to move to the bed and fell headfirst onto it, not even bothering to take off his shoes.

The moment my body touched the bed, I felt a strong chill and heat at the same time, and acid began to seep out from between my bones.

It’s over… He thought vaguely that this broken body couldn’t hold on any longer.

It wasn't long before a burning sensation, rising higher and higher, swept over him.

My cheeks were burning, my lips were cracked and chapped, and my breath was scorching hot.

My body feels like a furnace, but also like it's been stuffed into an ice cellar, alternating between hot and cold...

He was so uncomfortable that he curled up in the thin bedding, unconsciously groaning in pain.

“Tsk—”

A clear, impatient smacking sound echoed in the room.

Ji Yunzhou's figure appeared beside the bed.

He looked at Gu Yuan's flushed cheeks and furrowed brows, and his brows also furrowed.

He stretched out his cold fingers and touched Gu Yuan's hot forehead.

"What a troublemaker."

He cursed under his breath, his tone not only filled with disgust but also with annoyance?

Then he turned and disappeared into the room, as if he had never appeared.

Gu Yuan's burning sensation caused the whole sky to become dark and gloomy.

The village chief was still worried about him, so he came over to check on him with a bowl of thin millet porridge.

When I opened the door, I saw Gu Yuan's face flushed with fever, his lips chapped, and he was mumbling something incoherently, as if he was cursing or calling out to someone.

The village chief's heart suddenly tightened. This kid must not get into trouble again!

He quickly ran over to pull over the half-baked barefoot doctor in the village.

The old man opened Gu Yuan's eyelids and took a look, then touched his burning forehead and neck, and sighed:

"I'm so angry, overworked, and weak, this fever is coming on like a raging fire!"

He swiftly took out a few white fever-reducing tablets wrapped in oil paper and asked the village chief to find a way to feed Gu Yuan.

He fetched another basin of cold water, wrung out a wet towel and placed it on Gu Yuan's forehead as a physical cooling method.

The village chief stood by and looked at Gu Yuan who was unconscious from the fever, with a worried look on his face.

This child has such a hard life!

When he was just over six years old, he was abandoned by his cruel parents in an old house in Heli Village. If he hadn't been taken in by Brother Lin, he would have been fed to stray dogs.

The grandfather and grandson have depended on each other for more than ten years. Their life is hard, but they have someone to rely on.

Who would have thought that after Brother Lin left, Xiao Yuan was left all alone.

How old is he? He just got into college!

How will I live in the future?

How much would tuition and living expenses be for universities in that city?

In the poor mountain village of Heli, every household is tightening their belts to make ends meet. Who can afford to spend this much spare money?

The village chief squatted at the door of Gu Yuan's shabby yard, puffing on his pipe. The pungent smell of the smoke could not dispel the gloom in his heart.

He thought about it over and over again in his mind, and after thinking about it, it seemed that there was only one solution left, which was not a solution:

Mobilize the whole village, have everyone tighten their belts and contribute money to support Xiaoyuan's schooling?

But as soon as this idea came to his mind, he was startled.

Who in the village isn't poor? Who doesn't have a few mouths to feed?

How easy is it to get everyone to scrape money out of their teeth?

Even if someone is willing, how much can they come up with? It's just a drop in the bucket!

"well……"

A heavy sigh came out of the village chief's mouth, which seemed particularly desolate in the quiet evening.

The cloudy old eyes looked at Gu Yuan's closed door, filled with a sense of powerlessness.

"Son, I don't know how to pave the way for you from now on. When you wake up, we can discuss it in detail..."

He murmured to himself, this child has his own ideas, perhaps...

Does he have some ideas of his own?

The village chief had no light in his heart and felt that the road ahead was gloomy.