“Flower Goddess, please don’t misunderstand. We were merely concerned for your safety and meant no offense,” Prince Ning’s gentle voice carried a hint of urgency as he explained.
“No need to trouble yourself,” Yun Qingxue replied bluntly.
The person outside hesitated for a while longer. Seeing that Yun Qingxue truly had no intention of opening the door and not wanting to provoke her, they tactfully left.
“Thank you,” the girl said with a charming smile directed at Yun Qingxue.
“You’re welcome,” Yun Qingxue smiled back. “Who are you? How did you end up here? I think I heard you mention something about being on a business trip to ancient times?”
“Ah—” The girl rolled her eyes, a mischievous cuteness unintentionally slipping through. “Well… um… you must have misheard!”
“Haha,” Yun Qingxue chuckled. “No need to hide it from me. Just one look at your outfit tells me you’re from the modern era, right? Did you time-travel?”
The girl’s eyes widened as she instantly caught the keyword in Yun Qingxue’s words. She stared at her. “You… you’re a time-traveler too?”
Yun Qingxue nodded with a smile.
The girl rushed forward and hugged Yun Qingxue, exclaiming excitedly, “Wow! This is amazing! Unbelievable! Who’d have thought I’d meet a fellow modern person on a business trip to ancient times? Is time-traveling as easy as buying cabbage these days?!”
Yun Qingxue’s eyes sparkled as she looked at the girl. “You said you’re here on business—does that mean you have a way back to the modern world?”
The girl stiffened, releasing Yun Qingxue and taking a step back. “Well… I am here on business, but… but… I can’t take you back with me.”
Yun Qingxue smiled, sensing the girl had her own difficulties and didn’t press further. “It’s fine. I was an orphan in my past life anyway—no family to speak of. So, going back or not doesn’t really matter…”
Still, if possible, she would have liked to visit the kind old lady who ran the orphanage where she grew up.
But she could see the girl’s hesitation. Besides, the girl was here on business—who knew when she’d leave? And Yun Qingxue herself had no intention of leaving until she avenged A’dai.
“I’m not deliberately refusing to help you…” The girl seemed guilty, her face scrunched up apologetically.
“It’s really fine,” Yun Qingxue reassured her.
“Ugh!” The girl tugged at her hair, looking conflicted. “I… I’m actually not human!”
“Hmm?” Yun Qingxue raised an eyebrow, amused by the girl’s dramatic expression. “Then what are you?”
The girl stared at her. “Promise you won’t freak out when I tell you!”
Yun Qingxue blinked. “Go ahead. I won’t be scared.”
The girl still looked troubled. “But if you do get scared, I’d feel terrible!”
“Then don’t say it,” Yun Qingxue replied, slightly exasperated by her antics.
“But if I don’t, you might think I’m refusing to take you back on purpose! Even though we just met, and you’re not exactly eye-catching, the fact that you helped me hide means we could be friends!”
Yun Qingxue sighed. “Say it if you want to. If not, that’s fine too. I’m not easily scared.”
After experiencing time-travel, turning from a human into a plant, then back into human form, and surviving countless dangers, Yun Qingxue doubted anything could faze her now.
“You’re really not scared?” The girl narrowed her eyes, unconvinced.
Yun Qingxue was torn between laughter and exasperation, simply nodding helplessly.
“Then I’ll say it!” The girl puffed out her chest, took a deep breath, and declared, “I’m saying it now!”
Yun Qingxue nodded.
“Don’t be scared!” The girl warned.
Another nod. “I won’t be.”
The girl raised her voice. “I’m really saying it!”
Yun Qingxue: “…”
→_→ Are you going to say it or not? Make up your mind!
The girl glanced at Yun Qingxue, mustering her courage like a warrior facing death. “I’m not human—I’m a ghost!!!”
“Oh.” Yun Qingxue nodded. So the girl was a soul transmigrator.
The girl blinked at her reaction. So calm? Was she too shocked to react?
“Don’t be scared! Even though I’m a ghost, I’m a good ghost!” she explained earnestly, worried her identity had frightened Yun Qingxue.
“Mm.” Yun Qingxue acknowledged, her expression still unreadable.
The girl blinked again, growing increasingly uneasy about Yun Qingxue’s lack of reaction.
Shouldn’t a normal person scream in terror upon seeing a ghost? Why was she so calm? Was she in shock?
Or… did she not believe her?
Considering this possibility, the girl pursed her lips. She felt the need to prove her ghostly nature—physically.
Without hesitation, she placed her hands on her face, lifted, and pulled her head clean off her neck. “See? I really am a ghost!”
Yun Qingxue felt a vein throb in her temple as she stared at the headless ghost. She had never once doubted her!
Sure, she had a strong stomach after being reborn in this fantastical world, but did this ghost really have to prove herself so… enthusiastically?
By detaching her head?!
→_→ What kind of logic was this?
“Now you believe me, right? Don’t be scared—I’m a good ghost!” The disembodied head spoke again, looking utterly innocent.
Yun Qingxue took a deep breath. This ghost’s thought process was definitely not normal. She’d just ripped her head off and was now sweetly telling her not to be scared! If she didn’t want to scare people, maybe she shouldn’t do terrifying things in the first place!
Thankfully, Yun Qingxue had nerves of steel. (o^▽^o)
“I believe you. Now put your head back on.”
Even with her strong constitution, she wasn’t fond of such grotesque displays.
The ghost blinked, once again struck by Yun Qingxue’s unnatural… calmness. How to describe it? Unfazed. Yes, completely unfazed!
This was *not* how a normal person reacted to seeing a ghost!
Had she actually traumatized her?
Guiltily, the ghost reattached her head and peered at Yun Qingxue. “Are you… okay?”
“I’m fine,” Yun Qingxue waved her off.
“But I… I… *sniff*… Did I… *sob*…” The ghost suddenly burst into tears.
Yun Qingxue frowned. What now? Was this ghost mentally unstable? Then her eyes widened—she’d just realized something.
This ghost was definitely a few screws loose.
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