Chapter 78
Chapter 78
Hua Jiunan understood why the little animals had gone to teach Zhao Fei a lesson, but why were there Ghost Soldiers scaring him?
According to what Hua Jiunan knew, Hemp-clad Grandmother only had female ghosts under her command; she didn’t have Ghost Soldiers. Furthermore, she had no way of knowing about his fight with Zhao Fei. Even if she did find out, she likely wouldn’t bother with such a trivial matter. Besides, Hua Jiunan hadn’t even come out on the losing end!
After a moment of reflection, Hua Jiunan spoke up.
“Zhao Fei, I can promise that no more little animals will bite you. But as for the Ghost Soldiers, I can’t help you with that! Their appearance has nothing to do with me!”
Zhao Fei was shocked to hear this.
“No way! Hua Boss, you didn’t send those Ghost Soldiers?!”
Before Hua Jiunan could respond, Chen Daji interjected.
“My Big Brother never lies. Believe it or not, it’s up to you!”
Zhao Fei froze, then slumped onto the ground.
“Then I’m totally screwed! I’ve attracted some filthy things!”
He immediately remembered Hua Jiunan’s identity and pleaded, “Hua Boss, I beg you, show some mercy! Have your Immortal Spirits get rid of the filthy things haunting me! I’ll pay whatever it takes! Just name a price!”
Chen Daji glanced at Zhao Fei with a face full of contempt.
“Shut up! Don’t mention money in front of me! My family has so much of that crap, I’ve been sick of looking at it since I was a kid! If my Big Brother wanted money, I could send him a whole truckload right now. Why would he need yours?!”
Only then did Zhao Fei realize that Chen Daji, whose family literally owned mines, was standing right there. Trying to compete with him in wealth was just asking for humiliation.
“Hua Boss, what should I do then? I’ll give you anything, as long as you can help me drive those filthy things away!”
Hua Jiunan knew his own limits better than anyone. He didn’t actually know how to exorcise ghosts. If they really encountered a ghost, Chen Daji’s nosebleed would probably be more useful than he was…
“It’s not that I won’t help you, but I’m truly powerless here. Besides, with your family’s resources, it shouldn’t be hard to find a spirit medium disciple with real cultivation.”
Upon hearing Hua Jiunan’s words, Zhao Fei had a sudden realization. After hurriedly thanking him, he took out his phone to call someone to pick him up.
Hua Jiunan was kind-hearted and wasn’t the type to leave someone to die. That night, after everyone else had fallen asleep, he took Chen Daji to the back playground. Sure enough, a fox and a rat were waiting there.
The two little animals’ eyes were full of intelligence. They raised their front paws and bowed repeatedly toward Hua Jiunan.
Hua Jiunan politely returned the gesture, while Chen Daji pulled out two bags of spicy strips and gave them to the pair.
“Eat up! If you like them, just come find me for more! My name is Chen Daji, hehe!”
The little animals clearly weren’t interested in him. The little fox jumped onto Hua Jiunan’s shoulder and gently rubbed its head against his face, while the little rat hopped into the palm of Hua Jiunan’s hand.
Hua Jiunan asked, “Do you two know where those Ghost Soldiers from the other day came from? Are they dangerous?”
At the mention of the Ghost Soldiers, the two little animals’ eyes filled with terror, and they began squeaking and chattering incessantly. From their expressions, Hua Jiunan knew the Ghost Soldiers were not to be trifled with, so he abandoned the idea of helping Zhao Fei. He couldn’t ask these little spirits to risk their lives for a stranger. Besides, the Zhao family was powerful; they should have no problem hiring a capable spirit medium, monk, or Taoist priest!
Life on campus remained peaceful. Every day, Hua Jiunan stayed close to Xu Fangcao, as they encouraged each other and improved their studies together. Of course, in Chen Daji’s eyes, this was nothing but “collusion and illicit romance.”
In truth, Chen Daji wasn’t idle either. He spent every day following Li Yun around like a loyal puppy.
“Yun, look at this new love letter I wrote. Aren’t there way fewer typos now? Also, I’ve been working really hard lately! I listen in class and don’t cause trouble. I haven’t been forced to stand in the hallway for two whole days!”
Seeing that Li Yun was ignoring him, Chen Daji continued his rambling.
“The math teacher even praised me yesterday!”
This sentence actually piqued Li Yun’s interest.
“Oh? How did the teacher praise you?”
With a face full of pride, Chen Daji said shamelessly, “The teacher praised my good behavior! He said I haven’t been snoring while sleeping in class lately, so I haven’t been disturbing the other students!”
Hua Jiunan happened to be walking by and heard this. The water he was drinking sprayed all over Chen Daji’s face. Faced with Chen Daji’s resentful gaze, Hua Jiunan hurriedly apologized.
“Sorry, sorry! I just had a cough, I really couldn’t hold it in!”