Chapter 126
Qiu Chi had stayed in the ghost world for nearly a year, and it was time to go to the magic world.
“You’ve become quite powerful now. If you want to know something, go investigate it yourself.”
Lou Ye looked up at Qiu Chi while grilling meat.
Over the past year, Lou Ye’s cooking skills had improved by leaps and bounds. He was currently brushing sauce onto the meat. Hearing Qiu Chi’s words, he fell silent for a moment before asking, “You’re leaving?”
Although Qiu Chi was very irresponsible and her attitude was mediocre at best, he had grown accustomed to her presence over the past year.
Besides, it was the magic incantations Qiu Chi had taught him that had made him powerful.
He had memorized all the incantations, though there were still some he didn’t quite know how to use.
He had long known that Qiu Chi would eventually leave, but now that the day had arrived, he couldn’t help but feel a mix of complicated emotions.
Qiu Chi couldn’t comprehend his feelings and said heartlessly, “That’s right. I’m giving you some time to play on your own. After all, you won’t live much longer. You’d better hope you don’t see me again too soon, because the next time we meet, you might already be dead.”
Lou Ye was speechless. “…”
Such dampening words managed to dispel the complex feelings in Lou Ye’s heart.
He silently finished grilling the meat, portioned it, and handed it to Qiu Chi.
Qiu Chi took it, had a bite, and offered a compliment. “Not bad. Your grilling skills have gotten pretty good. A pity you’re going to die sooner or later.”
Lou Ye could only remain silent.
For over a year, Qiu Chi had constantly repeated this phrase, perhaps to remind him and help him prepare mentally.
In truth, he had been prepared long ago—ever since he agreed to learn magic.
He had always been indifferent to his own life. Even if Qiu Chi had never appeared, he might have one day set the Lou family home ablaze while everyone was asleep, dying along with it in a sea of fire.
Now, Qiu Chi’s appearance had made him powerful, allowing him to investigate the truth about his biological father and see the outside world. He was, in fact, already quite content.
After finishing the grilled meat, Qiu Chi glanced at Lou Ye, who was eating with his eyes lowered, lost in a daze. “I’m leaving,” she said.
As soon as she spoke, Qiu Chi had already drifted far away.
After getting along for over a year, even though she had mostly ignored Lou Ye, Qiu Chi could still more or less sense some of his thoughts.
Qiu Chi thought it was no wonder that even though Lou Ye had the best opportunity, the role ultimately fell to Yi Luo. After all, with Lou Ye’s disposition, if he were in charge, the world might as well not develop at all and just die.
As for Murong Yi from the magic world and Chu Huai from the mecha world, both were a step behind Yi Luo.
Yi Luo was naive, but Murong Yi was naive and playful, while Chu Huai was simply all brawn and no brains.
Naivety wasn’t necessarily a bad thing, but this world was not suited for it. Lou Ye, on the other hand, was too pessimistic. Therefore, the only choice was Yi Luo, who was naive yet energetic, and possessed a small sense of responsibility.
She just didn’t know if this world would ultimately survive, and if it did, what it would evolve into.
As Qiu Chi drifted toward the magic world, she pondered this for a moment before tossing the thought aside.
Whatever happened to it had nothing to do with her. She should just mind her own business. Worrying about others’ affairs when her own weren’t even sorted out—she must have too much time on her hands.
The magic world.
At present, Murong Yi was still just a little brat who hadn’t yet enrolled in the magic academy.
Qiu Chi had no intention of waiting for him to enroll in the academy to stage a chance encounter; she drifted directly to his home.
Murong Yi came from a well-off family and was doted upon, but his family kept a very strict watch over him, basically never letting him leave the house.
This was because, at his birth, he came with a prophecy from a magic scroll.
It prophesied that he would face a fatal calamity at the age of twenty and that he must not take a single step outside the magic world before his twenty-first birthday, or he would surely die.
While the first part of the prophecy was vague, the latter part was crystal clear.
Murong Yi was talented, but because of this prophecy, his family lived in constant fear. The prophecy forbade him from leaving the magic world, so they confined him to the manor all day. Even when he did go out, it was with a large retinue of attendants, and he was not allowed to leave the city. This caused Murong Yi to yearn deeply for the outside world.
In the original plot, Murong Yi was, of course, extremely disobedient and ran out of the magic world with Yi Luo and the others. And indeed, the fatal prophecy was fulfilled.
Now that Qiu Chi had arrived, she still had to ensure his fatal prophecy was fulfilled.
Before that, however, she could let him experience the vibrant and colorful nature of the outside world.
Murong Yi was now twelve and a half, still a bratty kid cooped up at home, unable to go out.
The cooped-up brat had no desire to study magic properly; he just wanted to play, to go outside, to court death.
He slipped away from his guards and maids, secretly climbed a tree, and huffed angrily, “Other kids get to go out and play, so why can’t I? On what grounds! What stupid prophecy? I don’t believe it for a second!”
It was at this moment that Qiu Chi appeared.
She drifted in front of Murong Yi.
Despite his young age, Murong Yi was quite bold.
Although he was frightened for a split second upon seeing Qiu Chi, his interest was quickly piqued. His eyes sparkled as he stared at her, and when he saw that she was floating, he grew even more excited.
“Who are you? How can you stand in mid-air without using magic? Where did you come from? Can you take me outside?”
He hugged the tree trunk tightly to keep from falling, but his eyes were glued to Qiu Chi, afraid she would disappear.
Qiu Chi spoke. “I can take you outside, but not right now.”
Murong Yi, who had been thrilled just a moment ago, was deeply disappointed. “Why not now? What’s wrong with now? Is it because of that stupid prophecy, too? It’s fake! I’d rather go out now and die at twenty than be suffocated in here. It’s driving me crazy!”
Murong Yi was still too naive. Unlike Lou Ye, he didn’t understand the meaning of the word “death.” His words were nothing more than a childish tantrum.
Qiu Chi didn’t bother arguing with him. “It’s not because of the prophecy. It’s because if you want to go out, you need to study magic diligently. I’m just The Drifter right now; I can’t help you.”
Even if she could, she wouldn’t.
Murong Yi studied Qiu Chi again and nodded. “Oh, you have a point. But I really, really want to go out and play—”
Qiu Chi said, “…Shut up!” So noisy.
Murong Yi obediently shut his mouth and looked at Qiu Chi with a pitiful expression.
Devoid of sympathy, Qiu Chi said, “If you study magic properly, I can show you what the outside world is like.”
Murong Yi’s eyes lit up. “Really? You’re not tricking me?”
Seeing Qiu Chi nod, Murong Yi said, “Fine, then. I can reluctantly believe you, and I suppose I can promise to study magic properly. But you have to swear to the God of Magic.”
Qiu Chi stared at him, her face blank. “Study or don’t. It’s you who wants to go out and see the world, not me.”
Murong Yi was speechless. “…”
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