The sudden brightness made Dou Qitong close his eyes subconsciously, and when he opened them again, he suddenly found that there was another person in front of him.

No, it’s a ghost, the female ghost I saw in the garden during the day!

Dou Qitong was already convinced that he had encountered a ghost. As for why he could encounter a ghost in broad daylight? Needless to say, it was snowing and there was not even a sun. It was not surprising that a powerful female ghost would come out to harm people.

As a result, his face turned pale, his legs were trembling, and cold sweat was pouring down.

But he wanted to run but couldn't. For some reason, he suddenly couldn't move. Only his mouth could make a weak sound: "Help, help..."

It was wishful thinking to call someone over with such a sound, so Dou Qitong immediately gave up the idea and begged for mercy: "Please let me go, I was just confused for a moment——"

Seeing the female ghost approaching, Dou Qitong was almost scared to death and cried out in a crying voice: "Not really, I didn't kill anyone or set any fire, and I didn't even touch your little hand. If you take my life like this, then I will become a fierce ghost. I tell you, I am a man, and the fierce ghost I become is a male ghost. Male ghosts are definitely more powerful than female ghosts. I will take revenge when the time comes..."

Dou Qitong closed his eyes and shouted: "So you can't kill me, otherwise you will be the one who suffers——"

A chuckle interrupted Dou Qitong's nonsense: "Killing someone will certainly cause trouble, so I won't kill you."

Dou Qitong suddenly opened his eyes and stared at the "female ghost" in front of him without blinking.

Perhaps it was because they were too close, or perhaps it was because of the teasing laugh, Dou Qitong suddenly realized something and shifted his gaze downward.

The light stretched the girl's shadow on the screen window, making it graceful and slender.

Dou Qitong breathed a sigh of relief.

Thank God, it’s not a ghost!

Since it was not a ghost but a little girl, and a stunningly beautiful one at that, Dou Qitong suddenly became bolder and asked about Jiang Si's identity: "Who are you?"

Ginger seems to raise his eyebrows.

This is what is called being extremely audacious. He was clearly unable to move, but when a strange woman with ill intentions appeared in front of him in the middle of the night, he still had the energy to be curious.

She smiled.

Under the dim light, that smile was eerily brilliant, causing a layer of cold sweat to suddenly break out on Dou Qitong's back.

The girl said softly, "I am here to purify you."

"What, what, what?" Dou Qitong thought he had heard wrongly and asked stutteringly.

A pair of shiny scissors appeared in the girl's hand, and she even moved the handle of the scissors, making a slight clinking sound.

Dou Qitong was completely frightened, and his upper teeth knocked against his lower teeth, making a "duo duo duo" sound.

Jiang Shichong raised his chin towards Ah Man.

Ah Man walked over quickly, looked down at the man, and her pretty face was full of contempt.

There was a swish sound, and Dou Qitong's pants were pulled off.

"Man, men and women should not touch each other..."

"Puh!" The little maidservant spat at Dou Qitong, pinching her waist and cursing, "Now you're saying that men and women shouldn't touch each other, how dare you be so bold in the garden in broad daylight?"

He glanced down at his cool thighs, then looked up at the shiny pair of scissors. If Dou Qitong could move, he would have knelt down and begged for mercy. But now he could only beg for mercy verbally: "Please spare my life. I was confused in the daytime. I have never seen such a beautiful woman before..."

Ah Man pursed his lips.

This is the truth, her daughter is really pretty.

She couldn't help but look at Jiang Si.

Jiang Si still had no expression on his face, and his voice was colder than the wind outside the window: "I have never seen such a lustful man, so you'd better cut it off, otherwise you will hurt others in the future."

“No, no—” Dou Qitong looked at the scissors reaching towards him and tried to roll his eyes several times, but unfortunately he was still very sober.

It turns out that people don't faint when they are extremely frightened.

"Ah Man, hold down that evil guy of his, I'm going to use the scissors."

The girl's voice was sweet and gentle, but to Dou Qitong's ears it sounded sinister and even more terrifying than a ghost.

He was wrong, humans are scarier than ghosts!

"Big sister, please don't touch my vitals. I just peed and haven't showered yet. It would be bad if your hands are dirty..."

Ah Man took out a handkerchief and shook it, sneering: "Who touched it with their hands? I have a handkerchief to cushion it."

Dou Qitong screamed in dismay.

What kind of people are this master and servant? One of them holds a pair of scissors and points it at the grown man's vitals without batting an eyelid, while the other one even uses a handkerchief to touch it!

The girl's voice rang out again: "Don't blame me. After much thought, I think this method is the best solution. Otherwise, I can get away with it today, but what if you meet another girl and continue to hurt people in the future?"

Dou Qitong seemed to feel the chill emanating from the scissors, and burst into tears with fear: "No, I won't dare to do it again, even if you kill me..."

Jiang Si put the scissors back and played with them in his hands: "But men's promises are the most unreliable. As long as you live here, I will not be at ease--"

Dou Qitong couldn't wait to promise: "I'm leaving, I'm leaving!"

"You're leaving?" Jiang Si finally heard what he wanted to hear and a smile appeared on his face.

Otherwise, this man would be stupid. He should have told her what she wanted to hear earlier. She wouldn't have been so scared.

Dou Qitong's reaction was far beyond his usual state. He quickly found hope from the change in Jiang's expression and said repeatedly, "I will leave early tomorrow morning and will not stay even a quarter of an hour longer."

He didn't want to stay in this horrible place anymore, with ghosts everywhere and a woman who was scarier than the ghosts.

Jiang Si frowned: "But if you leave for no reason, what will the old lady and uncle think? Don't they think you are neglecting the guests?"

Dou Qitong wiped away his tears and said hurriedly: "I said that it is not good for a grown man like me to live in someone else's house for a long time. I still want to be self-reliant..."

Seeing the girl nodded, Dou Qitong smiled flatteringly: "Do you think this is okay?"

"Then you can go to pay your respects to the old lady tomorrow morning and say goodbye to her. But I have to say this first——"

"You say."

"If you stay here tomorrow, I will come again at night." Jiang Si smiled coldly, "Don't think that I have servants to protect you. Since I can make your servant die in sleep, I can make others die in sleep. Well, this includes you. I may not bother to talk to you by then. When you wake up the next day, you will find that you can enter the palace to serve the nobles."

Dou Qitong burst into tears: "Don't worry, I will definitely leave."

Jiang Si put away the scissors and said, "Ah Man, let's go."

Ah Man glanced at the man's lower body with regret and shook his head.

Every time she shook her head, Dou Qitong shivered, and he was still shaking like a sieve even after she left.

After a sleepless night, the day finally dawned.

The servant who was sleeping soundly came in rubbing his eyes: "Sir——"

Dou Qitong suddenly jumped off the bed and grabbed the boy by the collar: "Did you die last night?"

"Sir..."

"You really didn't hear anything last night?"

The servant shook his head in confusion.

Dou Qitong let go of his hand and staggered out.

"Sir, you haven't washed yet!"

In Ci Xin Hall, upon hearing that Mr. Dou had come to pay his respects, Old Madam Feng ordered Ah Fu to invite him in.