Zhang Yu stammered, unable to speak. He couldn't very well tell his cousin that the young lady had left without a reason; that would be too hurtful.
"Miss Biao has gone back to her hometown to visit her parents. Their death anniversary is in a few days, and she will be back soon. Sir, please rest well and don't worry."
Zhou Qi coughed a few times, his brows furrowed. "Death anniversary? I've never heard her mention it. Besides, she couldn't have left without telling me beforehand."
Zhang Yu wiped the sweat from her forehead. "She left in a hurry. She probably had some things to take care of at home. Don't worry, Master, Miss Biao will be back soon."
Zhou Qiyan noticed his evasive gaze and had a bad feeling. He struggled to get up.
Zhang Yu was startled and quickly helped him up, saying, "Sir, you should rest well and not get out of bed."
"Did she leave? You're talking nonsense, aren't you? She doesn't want me anymore, does she?"
Zhou Qi coughed up blood, and Zhang Yu cried out, "It's not like that, Master, don't scare me, don't scare me!"
"She won't not come to see me."
Zhou Qiyan spoke stubbornly, his whole body weak and powerless. He wanted to stand up and walk out, but found that he had no strength at all.
"Zhang Yu, is it because I was too pathetic in the first half of my life that I've ended up in this wretched state?"
Zhang Yu shook her head, crying.
"I want to see my mother. Go, go and call her."
"Alright, I'll go and call Madam." Zhang Yu scrambled out.
Zhou Qiyan lay on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling. He felt like he was going to die. There were some things he needed to tell his mother.
His poor mother only had him as her child in her entire life. If he were to leave, she would be all alone and would surely cry every day. She loved to cry the most.
Zhou Qiyan thought of Sisi again, and he couldn't help but wonder if she left him because he was about to die.
Soon after, Madam Zhou rushed over. When she saw his appearance, she broke down in tears.
"My son, don't scare your mother! Zhang Yu, hurry, hurry and call the doctor, hurry!"
Zhou Qi coughed and said, "No need, Mother. I have something to tell you. Don't speak, let me speak. After I die..."
Time moves slowly in the Heavenly Palace, but flies by in the mortal realm. By the time Sisi destroyed the Cycle of Reincarnation and quelled the turmoil, seven years had passed in the mortal realm.
"He's probably long dead by now, after those seven years," Wen Yuan couldn't help but sigh. "When you left, he was so ill; he must have hated you to the core!"
Sisi opened the book of phenomena, and she also believed that people who had died and been reincarnated were still alive.
He was now twenty-two years old, riding a chestnut horse down the street. He was not spirited, but full of malice. When the people saw him, they would shun him as if he were a plague god.
"He's still alive, but he has demonic energy on him? Did he harbor evil thoughts?" Wen Yuan frowned slightly. "Logically speaking, demons shouldn't be able to appear in the human realm."
"It's possible that some fish slipped through the net."
Sisi closed the book of phenomena. "It seems that the demon used his inner core to prolong his life."
Wen Yuan watched her stand up, feeling somewhat reluctant. "Are you going to the next term now? Won't you wait a little longer?"
"We can't wait any longer."
...
Qingcheng.
A commotion broke out in the street as people gathered together, trembling as they looked at the plague god.
After Zhou's son recovered from his serious illness, he would occasionally come to the street, and killing people with a single punch became commonplace for him. No one was not afraid of him.
Which shop makes steamed rice cake?
The voice was icy and chilling.
A shopkeeper walked out shakily, "I...I...Uncle Zhou, how much...how much do you want?"
Zhou Qiyan looked down at him and said, "Ten taels of silver, hurry up, I'm in a rush."
Yes, yes, yes.
The shopkeeper hurriedly wrapped up a large bag of steamed rice cakes for him, and watched as this plague god rode away on horseback. All the shopkeepers on the street breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhou Qiyan returned to the Zhou residence, and a girl in a red dress happily ran over from the corridor.
"Ah Yan, did you buy the steamed rice cake?"
"Um."
Seeing what he was carrying, Yu Jin pouted, "There's so much, Jin'er can't possibly finish it all."
Zhou Qiyan stuffed the food into her arms, a stiff smile appearing on his lips. "If you can't finish it, you can share it with the other people in the manor. Don't force yourself."
Yu Jin laughed, and Zhou Qiyan's gaze became somewhat unfocused. If Wen Yuan were here, he would definitely say that Zhou Qiyan was ridiculous, having found a substitute when he couldn't find the person in question.
This Yu Jin looks about 70% like her.
Sisi watched them from afar, her gaze shifting momentarily to the Guanshan Lake dug by the Zhou family.
It turned out to be a red-tailed snake in human form.
Zhou Qiyan sensed something and looked over, but the lakeside was completely empty, and a hint of dejection appeared in his eyes.
"Ayan, what are you thinking about?"
Yu Jin boldly took his hand, but Zhou Qiyan instinctively shook it off. She held on tightly. "Let's go find Mother. Lunch is about to start."
Yu Jin saved your life. Yu Jin is the one you should cherish, Zhou Qiyan. Don't think about anyone else.
"good."
Wen Yuan smiled faintly, "How come every time he goes down to the next level, he always has someone else by his side? Sisi, this time he saved my life, are you still going to insist?"
Why are you always following me around?
"The Heavenly Palace is boring."
Sisi smiled and said, "It seems like there's not much official business to attend to."
"..."
It was winter in Qingcheng, and a heavy snow fell during the night. The people in the Zhou family went to bed early, and Sisi waited until the lights in Zhou Qiyan's courtyard were turned off before going in.
As soon as she stepped into the house, a cold gaze shot over her, fixed on her with resentment.
"Not asleep?"
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