Translator: Exodus Tales
Editor: Exodus Tales
Over the next few nights, I was constantly invaded by nightmares. I would wake up at least once in the middle of the night. Xu Zixi’s terrible appearance from my dream would appear in front of me all the time. Wherever i went; no matter whether I was in the washroom, eating, in class, sleeping, and even when I farted in secret, she would suddenly appear and stare at me fiercely.
Previously, I disdained Ming Si who would grope me, but now I rarely saw him. I missed him and over the past few days, became disheartened after not seeing him.
I was stunned to find that as long as Ming Si was beside me, any sinister entities would retreat on their own. However, when Ming Si was not here, the nightmares would keep invading me.
I couldn’t wait for him to come to me quickly. It would be best if he troubled me all day long.
The only thing I was thankful for now was the ring that Ming Si gave me, which stopped Xu Zixi from possessing my body. Also, from then on, I never removed the blindfold on my left eye so that she could only bother me in my dreams.
Despite this, I was still plagued by her, to the point where I lost weight.
Right now, I was on lunch break. But I was too lazy to line up in the cafeteria, so I walked toward the retail shop weakly.
I just bought a piece of bread and a carton of milk and walked slowly to the tree-lined trail behind the teaching building. I found a quiet bench to sit down and started indulging myself with my simple bread.
After finishing my meal, I threw the bread and milk carton into the trash can. Then, I laid down comfortably on the bench.
It was already October. The weather was slightly cooler, but the afternoon sun was still scorching.
The shade from the big trees on both sides of the trail were just enough to shield off the scorching sun, leaving only thin trails of sun rays permeating through the leaves. The tender sun rays enveloped me, warming my heart.
Since I’m napping in broad daylight, Xu Zixi would not be able to scare me in my dream, right?
Recently, she kept chasing me, disrupting my meals and my sleep. I was almost going crazy from lack of sleep. I was dozing off in the classroom with a pair of panda eyes every day. Of course, I was warned sternly several times by teachers in various subjects.
I closed my eyes and felt the warm breeze and warm sun; sleepiness struck me again.
“Wang Fu [1], Wang Fu…”
I didn’t know who kept shouting ‘Dowager [2].’ Alerted, I opened my eyes and what entered my vision was Lu Xi who approached slowly. He was staring at me as he crouched on the floor. It was a face that was pale as paper.
“Wang Fu, you woke up.”
Wang Fu… Those who didn’t know would think it meant “Dowager.”
What’s with this special address?
I sat up, and Lu Xi sat down next to me.
He was dressed in a black shirt and black trousers. In addition to the silver dagger at his waist, he also carried a sword on his back, which looked heavy.
“Wang Fu, we have met once before and haven’t had time to introduce myself. I’m Lu Xi, Hades’ personal guard. I came here…”
He was completely serious, without a hint of emotion. I couldn’t help but interrupt him, “Wait, who is Wang Fu?”
He turned his head to look at me. His profound eyes were like still water – cryptic, and far-reaching. Compared with Ming Si, he felt even colder to me. His face was as though it was paralyzed due to the lack of any expression.
“Naturally, it is you.”
“Why do you call me Wang Fu?”
“You are the wife of Hades, referred to as Wang Fu.”
“…”
What logic is this!?
“Is Wang Fu dissatisfied with this title?” He asked me sternly; his tone a little cautious, but still cold.
I nodded heavily and said, “I’m not just dissatisfied. I’m quite dissatisfied. Call me Sixi. Hear it right! Auspicious and jubilant.”
Although my name seemed childish, I liked it very much. It sounded jubilant and auspicious. It was very important to flush out the bad omen in me.
Wang Fu had the same pronunciation as ‘Dowager.’ It sounded awkward and inauspicious.
“I need to respect your status. I can’t do that.”
“I said you have to so you must follow. Don’t ever call me Wang Fu. If you really can’t call my name, then you call me… Student Ji. En, Student Ji.”
I felt that the address, Student Ji was still acceptable to me. Sometimes the teacher called me that.
Lu Xi looked at me. He seemed to hesitate. After a while, he seemed to accept it and tried to call me Student Ji.
I asked him, “Did you come here to look for me?”
“Yes.”
We finally got to the point.
“How about my elder brother?”
He was stunned, and it took him a while to understand that the elder brother was referring to Ming Si. He replied, “He is in the netherworld.”
“Why didn’t he come to me? Could you ask him to come to me?”
I hoped Ming Si would accompany me every day. Even if he squeezed in a bed with me, I would be fine with it. If he was beside me, Xu Zixi would not dare to bother me anymore.
I looked at Lu Xi hopefully. He did not answer but asked a question, “Is Student Ji not angry with Hades?”
“What do I need to be angry for?”
“Hades thought…” He stopped talking, and only continued after a short pause, “Hades thought you were angry with him. He thought you were abandoning him, so he didn’t want to see you recently.”
How did this happen?
Why would I dare to abandon him? I can’t wait for him to hurry and come to me. How could I possibly abandon him? How did he have such a weird idea?
“No, absolutely not!”
I swear to God.
Lu Xi looked at me and closed his thin lips, “I’m afraid Hades still can’t come to see you.”
I was extremely lost, “Why?”
“Hades got in a huff with himself.”
“Why so?”
Lu Xi stood up upright. He was tall, with wide shoulders and narrow hips, and had a good figure. Standing in that serious manner made him seem like a military officer.
“Hades is waiting for you to grow up, but you are growing up too slowly. He can’t wait.”
“…”
What!?
Sure enough, this fellow only had these ill thoughts occupying his mind!
I suddenly recalled the night when Xu Zixi fell off the building. Ming Si and I squeezed on a bed; he groped me with his restless hands. As a result, I threw his hand away with no mercy. Could it be that he thought I disdained him because of that?
Why is he so cute!?
I couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
Lu Xi stared at me inexplicably. It was a scene of me laughing frantically with an emotionless man standing beside me. The way I laughed silly was like I was a psychopath! I stopped laughing and said to him righteously, “You tell your elder brother that I am not angry with him. I like him very, very, very much. I hope he can visit with me often.”
In order to make Ming Si come see me quickly, I repeatedly said ‘very’ many times despite being a person who held grudges in my heart. This should be enough.
Lu Xi, “I see. I will tell Hades what you said.”
He turned to leave. I quickly stopped him and asked the doubts in my heart, “Can’t my Elder Brother clean up those wandering ghosts?”
Lu Xi frowned slightly, and said coldly, “It’s not impossible. It is just that he doesn’t want to.”
“Why?”
“In a nutshell, Hades doesn’t like to cause trouble for himself. The wandering ghosts that wander in the mortal world are under the jurisdiction of Hell King. Hades and that Hell King have always been completely incompatible.”
“That is to say – there are two kings in hell?” The more I listened, the more confused I was.
Lu Xi corrected, “Wrong! Hell King is in charge of hell. Hades is in charge of the netherworld. Both worlds are two completely different concepts.”