"I don't know..." Gu Qingqiu felt very insecure right now, and there was none of the overbearing behavior she had shown at the beginning when she took the initiative to express her love. She hesitated and said, "Can we hold hands?"
Qi Huaijin's warm, large hand enveloped Gu Qingqiu's cold, small hand. "Like this?"
"Then...can I hug you?" Gu Qingqiu squeezed Qi Huaijin's hand back.
This time, Qi Huaijin answered Gu Qingqiu with his actions, embracing her tightly.
Feeling the warmth and strong heartbeat emanating from Qi Huaijin, Gu Qingqiu's tears involuntarily streamed down her face. "Then... can we kiss?"
Qi Huaijin seemed to hear Gu Qingqiu's thoughts. He gently wiped away the tears from the corners of Gu Qingqiu's eyes and showered her face with delicate kisses.
Gu Qingqiu closed her eyes, and then felt Qi Huaijin gently yet domineeringly pry open her mouth, as if he wanted to devour her completely.
Qi Huaijin kissed her; he likes her, doesn't he?
As Gu Qingqiu thought about it, she felt the unease in her heart slowly disappear, but...
Qi Huaijin slowly released her and said restrainedly, "Good night."
“…Good night?” Gu Qingqiu looked up blankly.
Qi Huaijin smiled at Gu Qingqiu, then turned and went into the bedroom.
The male protagonist system couldn't stand it anymore and jumped out immediately after Qi Huaijin closed the bedroom door.
Male Protagonist System: [Host, aren't you going to do it yet?]
Gu Qingqiu: [Huh? Oh...]
Male protagonist system: [Host? What's wrong? Didn't you react?]
Gu Qingqiu: [That's about right. What's the current experience bar progress?]
Male Protagonist System: [The experience bar is currently at 88%. If the host is a little more proactive, the task can be completed even faster.]
Gu Qingqiu stood up. She had just asked Qi Huaijin what their relationship was. Qi Huaijin did not answer directly, but he was very indulgent towards her. If that was the case, she should not be kicked out even if she ran into Qi Huaijin's room, right?
Gu Qingqiu slowly placed her hand on the doorknob, which she had secretly touched several times already.
No restrictions...
Gu Qingqiu entered Qi Huaijin's bedroom without any trouble. It was dark inside, and the curtains were drawn tightly. She quietly locked the door and then slowly squeezed under the covers from the edge of the bed.
The bed was warm and cozy, carrying Qi Huaijin's unique scent, which made Gu Qingqiu unable to resist moving closer. But just a second before Gu Qingqiu was about to touch Qi Huaijin, Qi Huaijin's clear voice came—"You've come."
Gu Qingqiu stopped moving in fright, but after considering Qi Huaijin's tone, she realized it wasn't angry, so it was...?
Qi Huaijin helplessly pulled Gu Qingqiu into his arms. "Am I really that bad? Is that why you don't even dare to tell me what's on your mind?"
Gu Qingqiu silently shook her head; she was already quite satisfied with this.
Qi Huaijin gently stroked Gu Qingqiu's back again and again, as if coaxing a child to sleep. Gu Qingqiu was actually coaxed into a sleepy state, and this nocturnal ghost actually started to doze off.
When Gu Qingqiu woke up the next day, she even ate breakfast made by Qi Huaijin. Although... the taste was very average, it seemed that she really was living with Qi Huaijin.
Qi Huaijin was a little embarrassed. "I'm used to eating whatever I want when I'm alone, and my diet is low in oil and salt, so it probably doesn't taste very good. If you really can't eat it, that's fine. I'll cook you something nice."
"You're cooking for me?" Gu Qingqiu put down her chopsticks, somewhat surprised.
"Yes." Qi Huaijin pointed to a bag of paper items in the living room. "I noticed yesterday that your tombstone hasn't been cleaned. Has no one burned paper money, clothes, or food for you in a long time?"
That's pretty much true. After all, Gu Qingqiu "died" before she was born. At that time, only some relatives burned some paper money when she was buried, but that was thousands of years ago. Their relatives in the mortal world have all passed away one after another. Who would burn paper money for their family?
A pang of heartache flashed through Qi Huaijin's heart. "Then I'll burn paper money and clothes for you regularly, okay? Just tell me what else you want, and I'll burn it for you."
Seeing that Qi Huaijin had already skillfully begun making paper skirts, Gu Qingqiu was amazed. "Master Qi, you have this skill too?"
"Hmm, but I don't usually take on this kind of work, it's a waste of time. I only do it for my master occasionally." Qi Huaijin asked indulgently, "What color dress do you like?"
Gu Qingqiu smiled, "I like everything you make."
Qi Huaijin laughed, "Then let's get one of each color? Do you have enough room for them?"
Gu Qingqiu thought for a moment about the enormous Chujiang King's Palace, then waved her hand and said, "Of course, no problem."
"Okay." Qi Huaijin's hands moved quickly, and she finished making a dress in no time.
A day passed just like that. At night, Qi Huaijin, carrying a bag of folded paper items, returned to Chujiang Cemetery with Gu Qingqiu, and then burned the items one by one in front of Gu Qingqiu's grave.
The warm firelight reflected in Gu Qingqiu's dark pupils, making her feel somewhat unreal.
After everything was burned, Gu Qingqiu asked, "Can I go home for a visit? I want to see what you burned for me."
"Of course." Qi Huaijin finished tidying up and slowly stood up, hugging Gu Qingqiu. "Come back soon."
On her way back to the Chujiang King's Palace, Gu Qingqiu saw many ghost messengers carrying packages one by one towards the palace. Dozens of packages were already piled up at the entrance of the Chujiang King's Palace.
King Chujiang glared at the delivery ghosts at the door, "Whose package is this? Who is the recipient?"
"It's me! It's me!" Gu Qingqiu quickly raised her hand.
"Young lady, why are you buying so much stuff?" King Chujiang said helplessly, "Prices are so high these days, can you please stop being so wasteful?"
"I got this for free!" Gu Qingqiu said, hands on her hips. "My husband in the mortal realm burned this for me!"
"What?" King Chujiang exclaimed in shock, slamming his hand on the table.
The ghost messenger also confirmed that the direction from which the express delivery originated was indeed the mortal realm.
“You…you…” King Chujiang’s vision went black as he slowly sat down. “You are separated by life and death, how can you marry in secret?” He originally thought that Gu Qingqiu was just playing around. Moreover, according to his investigation, that mortal was a sorcerer who should strictly follow the rules of the Taoist sect. How could he be fooling around with Gu Qingqiu and doing such an outrageous thing?
Seeing that she could no longer hide it, Gu Qingqiu had no choice but to tell the story of how she had transferred ghost energy to Qi Huaijin in an emergency.
"Why are you only telling me now about something so important?" King Chujiang paced anxiously. "Do you even realize how serious this is? You... you turned a mortal into a living dead without my permission! This is a grave sin! Do you know that if you don't let go sooner or later, your soul will be scattered to the winds!"
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