Chapter 3: Is She Being Courted by a Human?

And this ghost of a thing, whose origins are unknown.

It has already been with Jiu Jiu for a very long time.

Jiu Jiu only knows the name of this ghost of a thing is—【Mie Changsheng】.

Its function is to make her return to the past countless times, like Reincarnation, watching her parents break apart over and over again, watching her mother collapse into her arms time after time.

She does not like this.

She does not want to return to the past again and again.

However, it clings to her like a nightmare; if she resists this Reincarnation, her brain falls into inexplicable agony.

Therefore, she found a way to find joy in suffering.

In hundreds of Reincarnations, Jiu Jiu has grown accustomed to the fickleness of the world, and with a playful, teasing mindset, she goes to mess with everyone she has met in the Reincarnations.

In hundreds of Reincarnations, Jiu Jiu has seen many, many people she has encountered countless times, and their identities never change.

Those wealthy families in Guanzhong, after experiencing hundreds of Reincarnations, are still the wealthy families of Guanzhong.

However, this person in front of her named Gu Jiangming is the first stranger Jiu Jiu has encountered in hundreds of Reincarnations.

But, for a monster like Jiu Jiu, she would not keep a momentary curiosity in her heart; time would make her forget everyone on her journey.

And that so-called forbidden ground in Guanzhong.

Jiu Jiu has also been there many times, but her knowledge comes from her mother, and regarding other monsters, she is also in a state of confusion.

In previous Reincarnations, Jiu Jiu had also been to the home of the Du family, which had been wiped out, to investigate the situation; it was an extremely evil aura.

Without deeper clues, she would not go to understand it further, nor would she delve into it.

After all, for a monster like her, this kind of thing is not actually important.

Whether to go or not depends on whether she wants to or not.

Seemingly out of a momentary good mood, Jiu Jiu decided to go take another look, because today a human in Guanzhong offered her some tributes.

Even if it was just a few sesame cakes.

【You have encountered someone familiar.】

【He is squatting in the ruined courtyard with a heavy expression, extending his fingers to touch the traces on the ground, seemingly investigating something.】

【"Why are you here?"】

【He has noticed you.】

【And you remember his name; it seems to be Gu Jiangming.】

【"Could it be that this is your home?" Gu Jiangming said with a serious expression: "This is not a place where ordinary people can live; you had best not stay here."】

【He seems to have some misunderstanding, mistakenly thinking you are truly a beggar, a poor beggar who is homeless and wandering the streets, and because you have no place to stay, you are lodging in such a dangerous place.】

【"Seven years ago, a bizarre case occurred here; a family living here was wiped out. This does not look like the work of ordinary martial families seeking revenge," Gu Jiangming explained to you: "It is more like the work of monsters and evil spirits; it is very dangerous for you to live here."】

【You have some playful thoughts in your heart; you want to tease the rigid man in front of you.】

【"I don't have a home," you said: "The only places I can live are these places that ordinary people dare not live in."】

【"Those ruined temples have... have many beggars stronger and taller than me fighting over them."】

【"But they won't let me stay unless I share the food I beg for every day with them."】

【He fell into thought, then immediately said: "I should still be living in Guanzhong for a long time; I will likely buy a house to settle down."】

【"I am lacking a servant by my side; if you don't mind, come with me, I will provide your meals."】

【You originally wanted to refuse, but in the long passage of time, it is quite interesting that a somewhat intriguing human has suddenly appeared.】

【You finally agreed to this matter.】

【You and he returned to the city from outside the city together.】

【He bought you a set of pageboy clothes, and at first, he did not realize that you were a girl.】

And Gu Jiangming, from another perspective, was also consolidating all the information he had obtained.

The Du family massacre; he is basically certain it was the work of monsters and evil spirits.

This world truly does have monsters.

As for the beggar he picked up on the road, Gu Jiangming did not have other thoughts; if he had to say, it was just to keep and play with.

Furthermore, there is the law of the monster world.

There are three types of people you must never offend: one is a beggar, one is a famous courtesan on a dance boat, and another is a 'Buddha statue' in a temple.

Just consider it accumulating some Fortune for himself.

It is just that Gu Jiangming did not expect that the beggar he thought he picked up was a boy, but now that they are washed clean and have changed into a set of clothes, it is basically certain that this is a little sister.

However, Gu Jiangming was even happier instead.

How pleasing to the eye this is.

Look at this character art, look at this appearance; Gu Jiangming felt some release from the pressure under the invisible terror.

It is fake anyway, it is virtual.

What?

You won't even let me raise a wife inside here?

Moreover, regarding this matter he has to investigate, with his current martial strength, he probably does not have many years left to live.

How can a mortal body resist monsters and evil spirits?

Under such pressure, raising a 'wife' to relieve stress is also very normal.

【Tianming Calendar Year 32, you opened a morning tea shop here, selling some breakfast items to maintain your current life.】

【After you knew that Jiu Jiu was a girl, you took good care of her, sending her some rouge, flowers, and hairpins every day.】

【As time went on, you told the other party the causes and consequences of your arrival in Guanzhong.】

【You told her that you came to look for your father, whose whereabouts are unknown and who has been missing for a long time; eight years ago, he lost his trail when he came to investigate the massacre of the Du family, a prominent family in Northern Wei Guanzhong.】

【Your father treats you extremely well; finding your inexplicably missing father is something you are very urgent about.】

【And judging by the situation at the Du Family residence, you lament that this was likely an evil deed committed by a great demon; continuing to investigate with your own level of Dao cultivation would likely be a nine-deaths-and-one-life situation.】

【"Then do not delve into this matter any further."】

【She urges you to give up.】

【You merely smile.】

【"Father taught me swordsmanship and taught me the principles of being a person; how could I hesitate and stop just because of chaotic and sinister affairs?"】

【"If one must give up upon encountering things one is powerless to change, then such a life is destined to be a failure from the start."】

【You lived together for another three years.】

Gu Jiangming felt that his time was about up, and no matter what, he had to take action next.

Having cultivated until now, he had fallen into a state where he was completely unable to make any progress.

Whether it was the Zhetianbir swordsmanship or the Towards Heaven Palace, both were in a state of being nearly at the maximum level for the current stage.

"The way I die this time should be by being killed by a demon."

He thought about how he had inherited the disposition of Gu Changqing, and in this Reincarnation life, he was deeply devoted, having and only being able to have one romantic partner.

There were no other candidates now anyway.

Moreover, having lived together for so many years, although Jiu Jiu was a poor person who started as a beggar, she was indeed a good girl, and her appearance perfectly matched his aesthetic preferences.

There was no reason not to give it a try.

It could also be considered drawing a period to this life of his.

Go for it!

Thinking of this, Gu Jiangming was actually feeling a bit nervous.

He was actually quite afraid of being rejected in 【Mie Changsheng】; after all, being rejected by an NPC was truly embarrassing.

And when he proposed the request for marriage.

Looking at Jiu Jiu in the scene within his mind, her complexion also gradually became abnormal, and her emotions showed a long-lost fluctuation.

She... was she being courted by a human?

W-what is the situation?

(End of this chapter)