Chapter 127
Murong Yi finally compromised. "Fine, no swearing. Isn't it enough that I'll learn?"
Although he said he would learn, had sufficient talent, and was even a native of the magic world...
...Murong Yi was still no match for Lou Ye, because he was always getting distracted.
Before he had even fully memorized a single incantation, he couldn't help but look at Qiu Chi and ask, "Hey, where are you from? I heard the outside world is different from here. What's your world like?"
To prevent Murong Yi from always wanting to go out, few people ever mentioned other worlds in front of him.
Qiu Chi said expressionlessly, "Memorize the magic incantations properly. Ten a day. There's a reward if you finish. If you don't, you'll have one more tomorrow, and you'll have to memorize the previous day's as well."
When dealing with a bratty kid, being gentle and nice was useless. You had to be strict!
Being strict wasn't actually very effective on Murong Yi either, but because the dazzling outside world was dangled in front of him, he still gave in.
"Fine, I'll memorize them. It's just this little bit. Who wouldn't be able to memorize this? Hmph."
Who wouldn't be able to memorize it?
Murong Yi, of course.
He said he would memorize them properly, but in reality, he couldn't help but get distracted—one moment looking at Qiu Chi, the next gazing out the window, then touching this and poking at that.
By the end of the day, he was lucky if he could recite five incantations.
With Lou Ye as a point of comparison, Qiu Chi could only shake her head at someone like Murong Yi.
Having failed to complete his task, Murong Yi felt a little guilty. "These incantations are so long and tongue-twisting, and I'm still young. Memorizing five is already pretty good. Just tell me about the outside world, please? Pretty please?"
As he spoke, he started to wheedle.
Murong Yi had been well-raised and was now a young boy with rosy lips and pearly teeth. When he acted cute, most people truly couldn't resist.
Unfortunately, Qiu Chi's heart was as hard as iron, and she was unmoved by Murong Yi's wheedling. "No. If you don't finish memorizing, there's only punishment. If you want to know, then memorize properly. Take a look at what you've done all day. You have the nerve to say you're still young and act cute? How shameless."
Murong Yi, whose wheedling had almost never failed except when it came to going outside, was dumbfounded. "You... you... you... how can you be so cold, so heartless?"
Qiu Chi replied, "I am just that cold and heartless. Less nonsense. If you don't want to sleep, keep memorizing."
Murong Yi said, "...I'll sleep." What a cold, heartless woman.
Murong Yi acted up for a few days, but after discovering that it was useless against Qiu Chi, he became a bit more obedient and started to earnestly memorize the incantations.
When he finally succeeded in completing the task Qiu Chi had assigned, he was ecstatic. "Ahhh, I've finished memorizing! Did you see that? I'm done! Quick, tell me what the outside world is really like!"
Qiu Chi was true to her word and tossed him a magic scroll.
The scroll contained a recording Qiu Chi had made with a magic scroll while watching the drama unfold in the metaphysics world.
Murong Yi watched, completely captivated.
After watching, he couldn't help but curse, "Wow, how can that man be so evil? He got off way too easy..."
Qiu Chi ignored his outburst and explained, "This happened in the metaphysics and ghost small world. The woman in it was possessed by a vengeful ghost. The ghost finally disappeared because its lingering obsession dissipated, so it vanished on its own."
Murong Yi nodded, his gaze turning to Qiu Chi. He asked in a low voice, "So, are you a ghost too? Why are you different from that ghost? Will you disappear? Why can't other people see you, but I can?"
Murong Yi had a bellyful of questions he wanted to ask, but unfortunately, he had been too much of a troublemaker before, and since he hadn't completed his task, Qiu Chi had ignored him.
Now that the task was complete and he had seen what happened in the ghost small world, he was getting a little carried away, thinking that Qiu Chi would answer any question he asked.
Qiu Chi answered part of his question. "No. Don't concern yourself with too much. Just do what you're supposed to do. I won't disappear, but you will."
Murong Yi looked dumbfounded. "???"
"Why will I disappear? I'm not a ghost. If you're not a ghost, what are you? Where did you come from? You..."
It was as if Murong Yi's mind contained an encyclopedia of questions; he had a million of them.
After a moment, Qiu Chi grew impatient. "Shut up. Where are all these questions coming from? You will disappear because you will die."
Although she was impatient, Qiu Chi still made a point to explain the fact that he would die.
Murong Yi pouted and said in a small voice, "Then I have one more question to ask..."
"...Ask."
"I'm a person now. People only become ghosts after they die. When I die, why will I disappear instead of becoming a ghost?"
Qiu Chi: "..."
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