Never again

3. Not a ghost? Definitely a demon

Rushing to a room, a jade pendant could be seen lying on top of a table in the middle. Glowing with a green light, the room was lit up with a green hue. As the light slowly began to dim, Kai finally made his way over to hold the pendant. Lost in thoughts, his hand was tightly clutching onto the pendant.

Then, he uttered a single command. "Prepare to depart. We're leaving first thing tomorrow."

The subordinates that have followed him began to leave one-by-one, relaying the message as well as to prepare. But when the room begins to empty, a beautiful woman stepped in. Standing at the doorway, with the sunlight behind her back, she looked like a fairy. With clothes as pure as snow and steps as elegant as water, she was like a white lotus. Innocent and pure.

"Kai'er." , she called. Her voice, soft and sweet like honey. Her beautiful eyes stared affectionately upon the handsome man inside the room.

"Li Yue... What is it?" He replied. His sword-like brows pinched into a slight frown.

"What is it that's so important? Where are you planning to go?"

Shaking his head, "It's nothing."

Li Yue's brows wrinkled. They were childhood friends and he would always tell her everything. Everything but, for one topic. "Is it related to... that girl?"

Nodding his head, her brows wrinkled even more. Whenever it's about that girl, he would always forget all about her and would not even spare her a glance. Holding in her resentment, "Kai'er, can I come with you?"

"...No. Your father wouldn't allow it anyways."

"But I can always convinc- "

" No." he firmly states. With pendant in hand, he excused himself and left, leaving Ling Ling behind in the room fuming with anger.

When he was no longer in sight, Li Yue smashed the table into pieces. Who is this slut that's more important than her?! So what if that girl has saved Kai once? She, Ling Ling, was his childhood sweetheart! Still fuming in anger, she cursed a girl she never met.

"Achoo!" Rena sneezed for the third time and she scowled in annoyance.

Ai! Just who is cursing her?

Rubbing her nose, she was currently inspecting the room she was in. These walls... are they even sturdy? And the ceiling, even though they are patched up with leaves, there are still holes. Seeing the dirt floor with insects scurrying around, three black lines appeared on her forehead.

This house... is too poor. Extremely poor.

Sighing, she decided to stop looking at the house and look for people instead. A noise led her outside and into a small shed where she found a man cooking there. Humming, he suddenly turned around to reveal a young but handsome face of a teenager.

Frozen with surprise, they stood staring at each other until the boy's face suddenly turned deathly pale.

" G -ghost!" , he pointed at Rena with a shaking finger.

Ghost?

"Ah...G -Great spirit, forgive me. I-I only found your body in the river and bought you back here. I didn't do anything! Please don't be mad!" He stuttered in a hurry.

Looking at him, she wondered if she met an idiot.

Then, he suddenly turned around and frantically scoured his kitchen covers. His face then lit up and he pulled out a paper talisman.

Running over, he taped the talisman onto Rena's forehead and shouted, "Ghost, begone!"

" ... "

" ... "

" ... "

The three black lines reappeared on Rena's forehead.

"Begone!" , the young man tried again, to no avail. " Disappear! Leave!"

SMACK!

"Ow!", the young man held his head where Rena just hit him.

With a scary look in her eyes, "Still think I'm a ghost?"

Shaking his head in denial, he rubbed the sore spot where she smacked him. Muttering under his breath, "Not a ghost, but definitely a demon ah. "

SMACK!

"Ow!!"