CH 21

yoantlers [Translator]12-15 minutes

Chunnan City had developed rapidly in recent years, but there was still an obstinate slum on the edge of the city.

This area was originally all rental houses. The land belonged to the local aborigines, and all the houses were repaired without much thought. After twenty or thirty years, they became dilapidated. However, many migrant workers and people in the lower rung lived here. RZkcvt

The local tyrant cooperated with other companies to buy this fixer upper district and improve the commercial area, but these poorer class people were too stubborn, not willing to be moved even when forced. Most of them had lived here for over ten years, and the leases they signed still had a long way to go, so they couldn’t be driven away at all.

They could be patient, but real estate companies couldn’t afford to.

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In the beginning, the local tyrant thought of many ways to remove these sticks in the mud, but none of them worked.

Later, some people suggested a crooked method of dealing with them, saying that there was a master of making words come true on a dark and shady local forum. zgXKj

The local tyrant asked someone to search for the source. He found out that this master really did have some ability, so he went to go find him.

“How much might you charge?” The local tyrant sat at the table. He faced the young man and said the formal “you”, feeling like he was squeezing it out of his throat.

Chi Jiayan was lanky and slender. His eyebrows were clear, and there was a fresh scar on his neck, but he didn’t seem all that fragile or delicate.

“It’s not difficult. As long as I can get to the people, I can do it.” He poured a glass of water for the local tyrant. “Ten thousand.”

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“Ten thousand?” The local tyrant was surprised.

Even the assistant couldn’t help the flash of contempt in their eyes. It was too cheap.

They thought it would take at least ten times the price to hire this legendary god.

It wasn’t a good thing that the price was so cheap. The local tyrant began to wonder if this young man had any skill at all, and perhaps that was why he wasn’t charging high? 5CvVr6

“Are you certain you can handle it?” the local tyrant couldn’t help questioning. “I’ll tell you, those people are not as easy to deal with as you might think. I sent people to offer them money before, and they didn’t leave, yet you say you can persuade them with a couple of words?”

Chi Jiayan poured himself some water. “Mhm. Relax. If I can’t then I won’t take your money.”

The local tyrant had his doubts. He was still considering when he heard the next sentence, almost believing he’d heard wrong.

The young man said casually, “Besides, I’m talking about ten thousand yuan per household. No bargaining.” SJK6 a

“Ten thousand per household?” The local tyrant was shocked. “Are you kidding me? Kid, you might be better off stealing that.”

There were at least a few hundred households in that dilapidated area. If each household was ten thousand, the total would be a price of several million. Even those famous fengshui masters who were hired when building the buildings didn’t warrant this price. And now this kid who looked like he’d barely grown hair yet was asking for it?

“Then forget I said anything.” Chi Jiayan wasn’t pressed. “Take care. I won’t see you out.”

Seeing his attitude, the local tyrant felt furious that he had been tricked into running all the way here. l8PwEd

He stood up and left affrontedly with his assistant.

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Before this had come up, the two grim reapers were always in the house, and Chi Jiayan had been aware of their presence this whole time.

At this point, he didn’t conceal his needs, and he didn’t feel any guilt, so he answered calmly.

“There’s no shortage.” Chi Jiayan didn’t avoid their gazes, as if he was saying something that was completely normal. “I won’t let myself go back to the life I used to live. I don’t care if I was born under a lonely star. So what if I die alone; money can give me a life that no one else has, and it can also give me a sense of security. If you have money, what else could you need?”

“Money doesn’t buy everything,” the other two said at the same time. uvTIsJ

The Grim Reaper and Ling Xiao exchanged glances. Since they were basically the same person, they didn’t have to hesitate to know what the other person was thinking.

They had been in this world for thousands of years, so they were accustomed to seeing what kind of human desires and pursuits there were.

Having money indeed was a good thing, but it was also something that always caused people to lose wisdom.

“Being able to buy anything I want is whatever. I don’t really care about that,” Chi Jiayan said. “Nobody will stay with me, so I’ll control someone to be with me. I don’t have friends, so I’ll buy them. What’s wrong with that?” dArgBn

At some point, Ling Xiao’s expression had grown heavy.

He suddenly moved to appear right in front of Chi Jiayan, his pair of bottomless amber eyes colder than a thousand year old ice.

His face was pale. Looking down at Chi Jiayan, he stretched out a hand to caress the back of Chi Jiayan’s head.

“Friends don’t leave without saying goodbye.” Chi Jiayan also raised his head to look at him. His breathing was a little out of rhythm due to this intimate action. “You don’t even regard me as your friend.” 7yNcfz

Ling Xiao’s tone was dangerous. “Speech spirit, you have lost yourself.”

Chi Jiayan smiled. “A death instance is like a knife. It has been hanging over my head since the day I saw you. Gege, I’m not afraid of death. I’ve tried to work hard, but look at me; nothing I do is worthwhile. I can’t not focus on myself.”

Ling Xiao’s thin lips moved, and the Grim Reaper could already tell that he was about to say something disgraceful.

The Grim Reaper teleported, knocking Ling Xiao away in an instant. GS6sic

He wasn’t about to let him make a promise to not let this boy die!

Standing in place of Ling Xiao, the Grim Reaper’s cold hands wrapped around the boy’s throat.

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Chi Jiayan’s eyes were devoid of expression.

Even though his smile remained unchanging. 17d49T

“Just finish me off,” said Chi Jiayan. “Gege. There’s no point in me staying alive.”

The Grim Reaper let go of him.

This speech spirit, from the time when the Grim Reaper traveled back to when he was five years old, knew that he wasn’t intended to become this kind of person, but he still followed the path of developing into that same  twenty-seven year old.

No matter what, from the start, he had always been that undoubtedly kind hearted person. FTljZD

The Grim Reaper didn’t know if every speech spirit had to struggle through the mud until they walked down the road of no return, but Chi Jiayan was certainly doing that right before his eyes.

There was mercy in the Grim Reaper’s eyes.

Ling Xiao stood behind Chi Jiayan and wrapped his arms around him.

This was none other than a position of possessiveness. BFlAWC

He faced the Grim Reaper and said, “He can’t die right now.”

“Why?” the Grim Reaper asked emotionlessly.

At that moment, the door slammed open. It turned out the local tyrant had come back, sweating profusely.

He didn’t appear to see any abnormalities inside the house, saying hurriedly, “Mr. Chi! Mr. Chi, I am willing to agree with your price. But going back to the beginning, I’ll only pay you one household at a time as they move away, alright?” Pb4nTZ

Chi Jiayan leaned into Ling Xiao’s arms. His broad chest made him feel very comfortable, so he squinted his eyes like a cat. He was not surprised to see the local tyrant regret and run back.

The reason was because he knew that the local tyrant’s car would break down for no reason, and there would be a long traffic jam on the road under the scorching sun. The important point was—the local tyrant received a call from his assistant, and the other party scolded him, saying that this matter had to be resolved quickly, or else he would have to bear the consequences.

When people were in despair, they would make untrustworthy decisions.

“Fine,” replied Chi Jiayan. “We can go now.” lh4y3V

The Grim Reaper and Ling Xiao followed behind him.

In order to not expose the fact that two grim reapers existed at the same time, the Grim Reaper put on his mask to hide his face.

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Ling Xiao’s mask had been cracked and disposed of long ago anyway, so even if he had it, it would be pointless.

It was a testament to his weakness. t7m1Mj

This let Chi Jiayan be able to clearly tell which one was from the future.

Sensing the gloom on the Grim Reaper, Ling Xiao said, “I can see his potential. You should give him another chance. You’re trapped here anyway, aren’t you?”

When they came to the run-down area, Chi Jiayan got out of the car and looked around, feeling like the area was familiar.

He explained to the two of them, “I have a high school classmate who lives here. It cost a lot of money to get into A high school. His family conditions are not good, probably—about as poor as I used to be. I followed him here once. Several times.” LX80kF

The Grim Reaper didn’t ask why.

Ling Xiao asked.

The two were like two sides of the same coin, or more like, that was exactly what they were.

Whether a god or a human being, they always had different views about things at different times. JhgBys

The Grim Reaper knew the result of the future, and he thought that everything had to be changed step by step until it was finally resolved.

Ling Xiao had seen the past and the present, and he thought that not everything was at it seemed, and that everything still had a chance.

They knew each other as well as they knew themselves.

That’s why when one asked a question, the other remained silent. uLlfqm

The local tyrant and his assistant went to call people for a meeting as ordered while Chi Jiayan explained the situation.

It turned out, his dropping out of school wasn’t without reason.

At first, he was just isolated, but later, in order to ensure that this classmate wouldn’t be targeted by the school bully, he secretly followed and protected him. Who would’ve thought, not only was he not thanked for helping this classmate, but the other party also claimed that he was a pervert and an evil spirit.

Whether the classmate had voluntarily or been forced to say so didn’t matter; Chi Jiayan wasn’t too surprised. CDQei2

It wasn’t until one day, he was put in a sack in the school bathroom and beat up. One of the people who beat him up was the classmate he had helped, which left him completely disappointed.

Every time, when there was someone he wanted to help or grow close to, like his uncle’s family, like Yu Xiaoqiu, like this classmate, or even the Grim Reaper, all he received was disappointment.

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If a person could learn to not hold onto hope and to live as one desired, said person would no longer have to experience disappointment or sadness.

“I didn’t expect it to be here.” Chi Jiayan looked up at the old building in front of him. “What a coincidence.” 7tls93

The assistant brought over a small loudspeaker. Chi Jiayan took it and stood on a raised platform.

Looking at the crowd of people below, he calmly took out a stack of papers and read loudly, “Tenants, this land has been sold. The developer will give you compensation accordingly, but this land no longer belongs to you. Please move out immediately!”

There was a lot of commotion from the people. They seemed to be riled up by the news, and those who were weak-willed headed home to start packing.

Bright red streams of blood flowed down Chi Jiayan’s nostrils. He covered his nose effortlessly without a change in his expression. DEsdfj

“If you don’t move out within three days, your house will collapse.”