Chapter 131
Chu Huai’s face was exceptionally suited for feigning innocence.
At the very least, when he played dumb in front of the clan leader and his wife, he was incredibly convincing.
After Chu Yang ran off, he went straight to his mother. Hearing his story, she was actually a little scared too.
After all, she had conspired with the love-brained clan leader to kill Chu Huai’s mother.
Chu Yang’s mother had someone summon the clan leader. Although the clan leader was a bit of a love brain, he still had some worldly experience. He patted Chu Yang’s mother, who was nestled in his arms like a delicate bird, and said, “Don’t be afraid. This place is different from the ghost world. It’s impossible for there to be ghosts.”
After calming Chu Yang’s mother, they summoned Chu Huai. Then, one played good cop while the other played bad cop, asking Chu Huai what exactly had happened.
Chu Huai looked completely bewildered.
Although he was telling the truth, he himself now knew everything.
Qiu Chi watched from the side, thinking that Chu Huai couldn’t be that stupid, but his reaction just now hadn’t seemed fake.
So, was he both stupid and smart? Did a fool have a fool’s luck?
Qiu Chi had her reasons for thinking this.
Chu Huai pretended not to know that someone was trying to harm him. When the clan leader and Chu Yang’s mother asked, he answered honestly, occasionally glancing at Qiu Chi.
The two sitting above him were observing him closely. Chu Huai’s current actions could be described as a happy accident.
Even the clan leader, who was firmly convinced that the mecha world couldn’t possibly have ghosts, felt a chill.
When Chu Huai looked at Qiu Chi again, the clan leader finally couldn’t hold back and exploded, “Just answer the questions properly! Why do you keep looking to the side? Is there something there? Is it that good-looking? Can’t you speak properly without looking?”
Chu Huai shrank his neck, looking like someone who was often scolded.
Chu Yang’s mother, who had been playing the good cop, also remained silent, because she too was very dissatisfied with Chu Huai’s behavior.
Chu Huai said with an innocent face, “There is someone over there. Can’t you two see her? She’s been talking to me this whole time. She is quite good-looking…”
The clan leader and his wife: “…” It seemed this conversation was going nowhere.
Qiu Chi: “Heh!”
Composing himself, the clan leader held his wife’s cold and slightly trembling hand and said in a cold voice, “To think you’d even make up such a lie to evade responsibility. You’ve truly disappointed me!”
Chu Huai glanced at Qiu Chi again, then looked at the clan leader in confusion. “What responsibility am I evading? I’m not lying; I’m telling the truth. Can you really not see her? She’s moved over to your side now…”
That last sentence made the couple’s bodies instantly stiffen.
Whether it was psychological or for some other reason, they felt a cold chill, as if someone was blowing air on their ears.
The clan leader was a bit better off, because he remembered a Daoist priest had once come and said their world had no ghosts. Although he couldn’t help but let his imagination run wild and his face turned a little pale, he didn’t lose his composure completely.
But his wife couldn’t handle it. She was on the verge of throwing herself into his arms, regardless of Chu Huai’s presence.
And Chu Huai, the cause of all this, still wore an innocent expression. “Dad, Mom, what’s wrong with you two? You don’t need to be afraid. Although she seems to have a bad temper, she doesn’t harm people. See, aren’t I talking to you just fine? If she really harmed people…”
“Enough! Shut up and get out!”
The clan leader, unable to bear it any longer, interrupted Chu Huai and berated him.
Chu Huai pressed his lips together, looking a bit pitiful. “Alright then, I’ll go out first.”
After saying that, he deliberately glanced at Qiu Chi again before leaving.
Qiu Chi glanced at the clan leader, who was clearly terrified but still forcing himself to act calm. Then, gusts of eerie wind blew past. No longer bothering with the terrified couple, Qiu Chi leisurely floated out.
Outside, Chu Huai frowned in confusion. “You didn’t even do anything. Why do my dad and mom look so scared?”
Qiu Chi looked at his innocent little expression and chuckled. “If you’ve done nothing wrong, you have nothing to fear. While that’s not always true, their reaction clearly shows they have a guilty conscience.”
Chu Huai was still frowning in distress. “Although Dad is too strict with me, it’s for my own good. Mom is quite gentle with me. What kind of guilty things could they have done?”
Qiu Chi gave him an exasperated look and couldn’t resist slapping him again. “Are you fucking stupid or just pretending? What just happened was so obvious, are you fucking deaf and blind that you couldn’t see anything?”
“And ‘strict is for your own good’? If I tell you to go die, it’s also for your own good. You’d better remember to obediently go to your death then.”
Chu Huai clutched his head and looked at Qiu Chi. “You want my life?”
“That’s right, I want your life. You’d better remember to serve it up yourself, since it’s for your own good, after all.”
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