CHAPTER 55: CHAPTER 28: THE PRICE IS TEN YEARS OF LIFESPAN

After the live broadcast, Mu Yunchu and Jiang Ci had a brief private chat. Originally, Jiang Ci wanted to take the high-speed train to find Mu Yunchu, but he was afraid of alarming his roommate, which could lead to some irretrievable situation.

So in the end, Mu Yunchu bought a plane ticket herself.

Li Shang felt that it wasn’t worth it for her to do this.

After all, for this divination she only charged him a thousand yuan, while the round-trip airfare was nearly two thousand.

But Mu Yunchu’s answer to her was: It’s not about whether it’s worth it or not. The Borrowing Luck Technique is an Evil Technique, and since she encountered it, she couldn’t just ignore it.

Moreover, what she gained from Jiang Ci was not just the divination fee, but also merit.

All things considered, she had no loss.

The flight took just over an hour to reach the neighboring Xianyue City.

Disembarking with the main crowd, Mu Yunchu, not needing to collect luggage, exited the airport earlier.

As soon as she reached the pickup area, she quickly spotted Jiang Ci among the crowd.

He indeed looked handsome and appeared to have dressed up carefully, so he was quite eye-catching.

Jiang Ci was stunned when he saw Mu Yunchu.

After a while, he remembered to wave the pickup sign with her name written on it.

However, by then Mu Yunchu was already standing in front of him.

Scratching his head embarrassedly, he looked every bit like a shy young man, even his hands at his sides seemed awkward.

Jiang Ci had lived for more than twenty years, not to say relying on his looks, but wherever he went his looks were definitely among the top.

But at that moment, walking side by side with Mu Yunchu, for the first time he felt he paled in comparison.

"I’m sorry, Master, for troubling you to come in person."

"Consider the airfare a debt I owe you, and I’ll repay it next month when I save enough money."

"It’s fine," Mu Yunchu replied calmly.

"Then... shall we go eat something first?" Jiang Ci, having borrowed some money, felt he couldn’t lose the guest’s courtesy no matter what.

But Mu Yunchu had just eaten airline food and wasn’t in the mood to eat with matters unresolved, so she directly refused, "No need, let’s go to your place directly."

Jiang Ci pursed his lips with some regret.

Then went outside to hail a cab.

Their rented place was closer to the city center, so it was far from the airport.

All the way, Jiang Ci wanted to chat with Mu Yunchu, but each time he saw her unapproachable aura, he failed.

Thus they spent an awkward forty minutes and finally arrived at the bottom of Jiang Ci’s building.

Before going upstairs, Jiang Ci reminded, "At this time, my roommate should not be home."

According to his usual lifestyle, he’d sleep until naturally waking at noon, then go out to find food, not returning until the afternoon.

Almost without fail.

Having lived with him these days, this timeline was basically set.

However, Mu Yunchu shook her head, "No, he’s home."

Jiang Ci was stunned.

When they opened the door, they indeed found his roommate gaming in the bedroom.

The three pairs of eyes met in the air, becoming quite awkward for a moment.

Especially Jiang Ci’s roommate, whose eyes seemed glued to Mu Yunchu, unable to be dragged away.

"Who, who is this?"

The game in his hands was abandoned, his attention shifted to nothing else, Zhao Nan slowly stood up, swallowing as he looked at Mu Yunchu.

For some reason, that look made Jiang Ci very uncomfortable.

So he blurted out, "She’s my girlfriend."

"What!?"

In an instant, Zhao Nan’s expression was rich with emotions: jealousy, envy, and a hint of confusion and malice. If every emotion were a color, it was like a palette.

But precisely because of this, he didn’t even notice the momentary guilt on Jiang Ci’s face after speaking, nor the worried look towards Mu Yunchu fearing she’d be angry.

Zhao Nan’s smile became less natural.

"So it’s my sister-in-law."

"Jiang Ci, as your best buddy, how come you’ve never mentioned her? That’s really unfair."

He elevated his status to get acquainted with Mu Yunchu while venting his displeasure.

Inside, he silently cursed: I’ve stolen all this brat’s luck, how can he still find such a beautiful woman.

Then, eyes rolling, he had the idea to steal Mu Yunchu from Jiang Ci.

Women are realistic.

As long as he showed this woman that Jiang Ci was just an empty shell without money.

He didn’t believe she’d stay with him.

He immediately proposed, hosting dinner for Mu Yunchu and Jiang Ci tonight.

"Well then, Jiang and I have known each other for a long time, I’ve always treated him like my little brother. Since there’s such a big happy event, I’ll go buy some abalone and king crab..."

Zhao Nan said while observing Mu Yunchu’s expression.

But didn’t see the expected excitement, feeling a bit disappointed.

Got it.

Pretending to be high-minded, huh.

He didn’t believe there’s a woman in this world that money can’t buy.

If money can’t do it... he’ll use that method instead.

After all, he’s only in his twenties, losing some life span is not a big deal.

Thinking this, he didn’t stay further.

Saying he’d leave them space to be alone and went out to buy groceries, but in reality, he was seeking backup.

Once Zhao Nan left, Jiang Ci inexplicably felt uneasy.

A classic phrase popped into his head: Qiu Ya’s getting married, and you’re dancing around here.

The motive for digging at his wall was overly obvious.

But Mu Yunchu didn’t mind any of this.

From the brief meeting, Mu Yunchu sensed something odd in the two auras lingering lightly around his roommate.

"Is it because he borrowed luck?" Jiang Ci asked upon hearing this.

"Yes."

"He faintly shows a purple aura and a black aura. The purple aura is naturally the luck borrowed from you, and the black aura..." she paused and squinted, "I suppose it’s due to what’s being done behind his back."

Borrowing luck defies nature, and such a condemned act surely requires paying a price.

...

As soon as Zhao Nan reached downstairs, he urgently dialed a number saved with a ’star’.

"Hello, Master, it’s me, Zhao Nan."

The voice on the other end was a man.

Upon hearing Zhao Nan, he asked, "What are you calling me for? Hasn’t your roommate’s luck been transferred to you?"

Though unseen, Zhao Nan’s expression visibly turned obsequious.

This was a master he stumbled upon online, initially thinking he was a fraud, but ended up encountering a deity instead.

He mentioned wanting Jiang Ci’s luck, and the master actually made it happen.

The cost was ten years of his lifespan.

"I’m calling this time to ask the master... Jiang Ci has an incredibly beautiful girlfriend, can you help me steal his romantic luck too?"

Just thinking of Mu Yunchu’s face made him feel hot.

She’s too beautiful.

In all his years, he’s never seen such a beautiful woman in real life.

So even sacrificing another ten years of lifespan, he’d find it worthwhile.

However, his hopeful request met with the master’s insults.

That was because the master, having calculated upon hearing this, quickly realized something was wrong.

"Fool!"

"That person is a Daoist your roommate found, there to break your Borrowing Luck Technique."

Zhao Nan, upon hearing this, was so shocked that he almost dropped his phone.

He wondered why Jiang Ci’s attitude towards him had felt odd these past few days.

Thought it due to his disappointment wanting to retire from the circle.

Thinking of how he hid the red talisman paper under the other’s pillow...

"No good!"

Zhao Nan slapped his thigh, realizing something, and turned to rush upstairs.