Free Web NovelChapter 1143: Chapter 775: Peeping_2
The entire cooking process prohibited the chubby boss from touching the ingredients. Seeing this, Yang Xiao felt relieved, folded his hands behind his back, and adopted the posture of a leader as he patrolled the area.
When the aroma of rice wafted out, Yang Xiao returned to the kitchen. The person in charge of surveillance first allowed the restaurant owner’s family to eat, and once confirmed there were no issues, they served Yang Xiao two portions.
The rice was contained in green bamboo tubes, stuffed with sticky rice and curry chicken. Yang Xiao had no particular fondness for this sticky mess, but as he sniffed it, he suddenly recalled the big chicken legs from the canteen at his workplace.
Now that he was acquainted, every day the canteen prepared a pot, and when Yang Xiao came for a meal, they would serve him four chicken legs without a word. Finally, they would ladle a generous serving of broth, pouring it over the white rice on his plate, making it look incredibly appetizing.
The canteen, whether in terms of chef skills or ingredient selection, surpassed the roadside stalls near the rental house where Yang Xiao had once lived many times over. However, as life got better day by day, Yang Xiao could no longer experience the happiness he once felt.
"Get me another one." Shortly after, Yang Xiao took three portions of bamboo rice and walked back.
Of course, he couldn’t eat all of them himself; he brought them for someone else. Arriving at a secluded and dark place, confirming no one was around, Yang Xiao entered the Mirror World with the meals.
Opening the door to the secret room, he saw the Mirror Ghost sitting on the ground with his back facing him, balancing a thick stack of books on its head.
An alien girl sat opposite the Mirror Ghost, puffing her cheeks, also balancing a stack of books on her head. It seemed like they were in a contest.
As Yang Xiao opened the door, the Mirror Ghost seemed to sense something, its shoulder twitched slightly, causing the books on its head to wobble and collapse dramatically. At this moment, the girl across widened her mouth with a happy jump and pulled out a crayon from somewhere, starting to draw on the Mirror Ghost’s face.
Once the girl accomplished her task, Yang Xiao approached the Mirror Ghost. The next second, when the Mirror Ghost turned its head, the scene left Yang Xiao astounded.
On the Mirror Ghost’s pale face, various doodles sprawled; flowers covered the left cheek, a flock of small birds adorned the right, and a clumsy tortoise was resting on its forehead.
Seeing Yang Xiao, the Mirror Ghost’s eyes turned red and swollen. After a moment, it shed two streams of clear tears. freewёbn૦νeɭ.com
Yang Xiao could roughly imagine the life the Mirror Ghost had been leading lately, with its head adorned with little braids.
The colorful string originally tied to the girl’s arm was now fastened to the Mirror Ghost’s neck, showing the girl had a particular fondness for the Mirror Ghost.
Smelling the aroma of the bamboo tube rice, the girl’s eyes lit up. She took it and sat on the ground, devouring heartily.
"Eat slowly, don’t choke, there’s plenty." Yang Xiao also squatted down, sitting across from the girl.
The girl carried a Yin Talisman, protected by ghosts, clearly from a prominent family in the Myanmar and Thailand region. Had she not been kidnapped to Xiang Ma Town, she would be living a carefree life with her family, not suffering so much.
Thinking of this, Yang Xiao couldn’t help but feel more sympathy for the girl before him.
"Do you remember where your home is?" Yang Xiao asked softly, "Or your parents’ names?"
But no matter how Yang Xiao asked, she kept her head buried in her meal. After a while, she finished an entire serving, prompting Yang Xiao to quickly hand her another, attentively opening the lid.
It seemed the girl didn’t understand him, and after such a long time of interaction, he noticed her mind seemed a bit off. Yang Xiao now worried that her family may have encountered a catastrophe, potentially having lost her parents and relatives.
After finishing two and a half servings of bamboo rice, the girl wiped her mouth with the back of her hand, revealing a contented expression.
Calculating that it was about time, Yang Xiao bent down to clean up the bamboo tubes, intending to leave. But suddenly, the girl stood up and cupped his face with both hands, a sudden change that made Yang Xiao freeze, fearing being attacked by the Yin Ghost.
But the next second, with a "pop," the girl kissed Yang Xiao on the right cheek, leaving an oily mark.
Then, she released her hands, tilting her head up to show Yang Xiao a smile as friendly as a small animal.
Yang Xiao did not move for a full ten seconds. Until he hadn’t been retaliated by the ghost, Yang Xiao breathed a sigh of relief and also smiled. Seeing the girl’s somewhat flattering smile, he suddenly felt a sense of achievement akin to nurturing a small character in a life simulation game.
He first raised the Mirror Ghost son, and now he had a daughter. In some sense, this made him a winner in life.
"Thank you." Yang Xiao instinctively reached out, gently ruffling the girl’s hair, creating a heartwarming scene.
However, this warmth didn’t last long. Out of the corner of his eye, Yang Xiao suddenly caught sight of another face — the Mirror Ghost stood in the corner, silently watching them, with a gloomy expression, completely discordant with the scene.
Yang Xiao immediately withdrew his hand, awkwardly glanced at the Mirror Ghost, and said, "Uh... don’t misunderstand, Daddy loves you too."
The Mirror Ghost turned away, facing the wall.
Yang Xiao packed up and left the Mirror World. On the way, he didn’t mind taking a few bites of the remaining half-box of bamboo rice. But just as he returned to the real world and walked back, he keenly sensed something amiss, as if someone was spying on him.
Yang Xiao continued walking nonchalantly until he turned into a dim corner, and in the next second, he activated the Soul-Capturing Mirror, disappearing instantly.
In the Mirror World, Yang Xiao shuttled freely, using various reflective "windows" to observe outside. But after searching around, he couldn’t find those prying eyes, everything seemed normal around.
Logically, if the spy noticed his sudden disappearance, they would panic and likely reveal a flaw. But after searching for several minutes, Yang Xiao found nothing.
Unwilling to give up, Yang Xiao chose a concealed place to reappear, grasping the Human Bone Staff tightly to conduct a detailed sensing, yet he detected no malevolent intentions, the surroundings were unusually quiet.
His mind was racing, Yang Xiao did not believe in coincidences. Someone capable of avoiding his scrutiny and slipping away definitely had at least a Ghost Level status. Yang Xiao first thought of Tai Wenqin.
Although Professor Cui trusted him, Yang Xiao dared not fully believe it. Earlier, revealing his cards was an attempt to test him.
Yang Xiao immediately hurried from the back yard to the front hall, where Captain Zhao was overseeing the night watch with his men.
"Where is Mr. Tai?" Yang Xiao asked after glancing around, remembering that Tai Wenqin had promised to stand guard tonight.
"I don’t know, he was here not long ago," Captain Zhao said with some surprise, "I thought he went to look for you."
"This isn’t good..." Yang Xiao was alarmed, immediately thinking of Professor Cui as he rushed upstairs.
If that mysterious person was indeed Tai Wenqin, seeing his disguise exposed, he might have harmed Professor Cui before leaving, possibly even kidnapped him.
But when Yang Xiao reached upstairs and opened the door, he only saw Professor Cui talking with Tai Wenqin. Seeing Yang Xiao’s anxious appearance, Professor Cui thought something had happened.
Yang Xiao, seeing nothing unusual between the two, casually found an excuse to gloss over the matter. Tai Wenqin seemed to notice Yang Xiao’s concern, and quickly took his leave.
After confirming Tai Wenqin had left, Yang Xiao spoke to Professor Cui about sensing someone spying on him earlier and pointed suspicion toward Tai Wenqin. Yet, Professor Cui immediately shook his head in denial, "It can’t be him, he’s been with me the entire time."
"How long has he been here?" Yang Xiao pursued without giving up.
Professor Cui glanced at the time on the wall, estimating, "It’s been almost 20 minutes; he came to explain that you might have some misunderstanding about him regarding the Dharma Sect tonight."
"Uncle, forgive me." Yang Xiao wasn’t listening to that and directly took out the Ghost Lantern, lighting it to shine on Professor Cui.
He suspected Tai Wenqin had performed some means on Professor Cui, altering part of his memory, and to achieve this kind of detailed work in a short time, it was hard not to leave a flaw.
But after careful examination, he discovered no spiritual power residuals on Professor Cui.
Seeing this, Yang Xiao immediately went out, found his men who had been guarding the door, and inquired about when Tai Wenqin arrived, receiving the same answer as Professor Cui.
This left Yang Xiao perplexed, "Could it be... I really misunderstood him?"
