Chapter 176 is very different.
"That's a good idea!"
Lin Yuesha indicated that she could contribute her efforts to the creative process if needed. She couldn't offer financial assistance, as she only had a few taels of silver in her savings, the rest being held by her mother, Chen. However, she was willing to help with the conceptualization.
Creating a story to allude to Zhang Qing'er isn't enough. It would be best to hire a makeshift opera troupe from the north and have them perform all the way to Kyoto. Then we'll see how Lin Qian will have the nerve to smear Zhang Qing'er in Kyoto.
Others are one thing, but we have to be wary of scum like Lin Qian.
It is said that doctors have the heart of parents and value character even more. No matter how skilled a doctor is, if his character is tainted, it is difficult for people to trust him.
The time was almost up, and the noises from next door were getting more and more frequent. Zhang Qing'er pushed open the door and saw the old woman secretly gesturing to her. She nodded.
Thanks to her mother's understanding and fear that she might suffer from pent-up anger, Zhang Qing'er was willing to stand up for her. Otherwise, she really wouldn't have been able to do everything so flawlessly. If she had been exposed, she would have become the subject of gossip.
"My darling, my darling."
Lin Qian was very excited. He had always been chaste, but after meeting Qingdai, he realized how pleasurable the relationship between men and women could be, and he couldn't control himself.
Qingdai blushed, adding to her beauty.
A cold wind blew by, and the oil lamp in the room grew smaller and smaller. After a few flickers, it suddenly went out, plunging the entire room into darkness.
The surrounding guest rooms were dark, without a single ray of light. Lin Qian's eyes had not yet adjusted to the darkness, and he could only see the outline of Qingdai. He shivered and barely managed not to hide under the covers.
He has a problem: he's afraid of the dark.
So even at night, Lin Qian had to light a candle or oil lamp to fall asleep, otherwise he would feel very uneasy and tremble all over.
"Brother Lin, what's wrong?"
Qingdai hugged her arms, feeling a little cold.
Lin Qian didn't speak, his gaze fixed on the window.
Just now, he thought he saw someone by the window. Could it be that the two of them had entered a shady shop and that the gang was going to rob them of their money tonight?
Traveling from south to north, Lin Qian, being the son of an official, stayed at a post station with Qingdai. However, since there were no post stations in the border town, he had to settle for an inn instead.
Lin Qian shuddered, his hair standing on end.
"Brother Lin, I'm here, I'm here."
Qingdai noticed Lin Qian's unusual behavior and moved closer to him, hoping to ease his tension.
Now that you know his little secret, the two of you should get even closer.
"Who? Who's at the window?"
Lin Qian remained motionless, speaking in terror.
Just now, he saw a white shadow moving at an extremely fast speed.
"Brother Lin, are you sure you're not mistaken? There's no shadow."
Qingdai lived in the mountains, where there were many rumors about spirits and monsters, and she was much bolder than Lin Qian.
“I saw it.”
Lin Qian was very certain, emphasizing that he disliked the distrust in Qingdai's words. He said, "So what if I saw it? Would I try to scare her with that?"
Suddenly, a gust of wind came from nowhere, and the window creaked open.
Lin Qian rubbed his eyes. Although he was scared, he unconsciously walked towards the window, trying to see what was outside.
He pinched Qingdai, heard her scream, and realized that it was not an illusion.
Lin Yuesha was ready. She had climbed onto the wooden plank with wheels. To reduce noise, she had wet the ground and applied a layer of oil to the wheels during preparation.
Lin Qian had just reached the window when Lin Yuesha quickly swept past. At the window, she seized the opportunity, turned her head rapidly, and revealed her pale, bloodied face.
"Ah, a ghost!"
Lin Qian took a step back, his body covered in cold sweat, and he almost fainted.
He tried to move, but found his legs were weak and he couldn't move no matter what he did.
Next door, Zhang Qing'er heard the noise, smiled, and thought to herself, "So this is what it feels like to punish scumbags."
She gently opened the door, wanting to experience firsthand what it would feel like to frighten Lin Qian.
Lin Yuesha waved her hand at Zhang Qing'er. Too much of a good thing can be bad. Although Lin Qian was scared, after a while, he got used to it because it wasn't him; he was with Qingdai.
Right now, the others don't need to do anything; she has a brilliant idea.
Jiang Baozhu floated away for a moment, and then everything returned to calm.
Zhang Qing'er pouted, but still obediently nodded. Lin Qian was a smart man, and she was afraid of leaving a loophole if she did it wrong, since she knew he was afraid of ghosts.
"Qingdai, did you see that? This inn is haunted!"
Lin Qian's pupils dilated. After a long while, when there was no sound outside, he stood up, fumbled for his purse, and lit a tinderbox.
Qingdai stared at her purplish-blue arm; just moments ago, Lin Qian had pinched her hard.
Her skin was very delicate, and even a slight touch would leave a mark. Lin Qian was strong, and her arm was already covered with purplish handprints. Qingdai felt very wronged.
Shouldn't he ask at this point?
The idea of it being haunted is ridiculous. It's just that the wind blew the window open; there's no ghost involved.
If there's anything fishy going on, it's that Lin Qian felt guilty towards Zhang Qing'er, and that's why he caused this mess, showing that he felt guilty and wanted to back out.
The inn is haunted, isn't it just that they want to move to the Zhang residence? What about her?
The gentle and tender Qingdai, harboring resentment in her heart, did not respond to the conversation.
"I saw it, a woman with a deathly pale face, without feet, she floated over!"
Lin Qian was eager to find a sense of belonging, so he held onto Qingdai's hand tightly and emphasized it again.
"I didn't see it."
Qingdai was also annoyed. No matter how many times she said it, she didn't see it!
"Brother Lin, are you seeing things? Where did this ghost come from?"
To confirm, Qingdai opened the door, only to find the corridor completely empty.
The wind blew the corridor window open, which affected the windows inside the room, so Qingdai closed it.
“I really saw it, believe me.”
Lin Qian believed that he had no reason to lie about this, but Qingdai's expression clearly showed disbelief.
"Okay, even if it's haunted, where can we go?"
The inns in the north are not as good as those in the water towns of Jiangnan. The guest who stayed next door mentioned during the day that he saw a big rat, which was probably the cause of the disturbance.
"What big rat? That's utter nonsense!"
Lin Qian was extremely disappointed in Qingdai; she didn't trust him. He had assumed she would always take his words to heart.
"Okay, it's haunted, it's haunted."
Their good time together during the day had been interrupted, and now it was the same again. Qingdai was too lazy to say anything, so she could only coax Lin Qian.
Lin Qian lit the extinguished oil lamp and sat on the table, unusually calm at that moment.
Strangely enough, before this incident, he had fantasies about Qingdai, imagining that the two of them could travel together to famous mountains and rivers, search for herbs, and study medicine. Just thinking about not being alone in the future gave Lin Qian hope.
But now, Qingdai's thoughts are different from his, very different.
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