Young Prime Minister, a Hermit

Chapter 7

Yun Yan nodded in satisfaction, then suddenly smiled mysteriously and said, "However, you must have seen Lin Yu's body just now!"

I almost choked on the water. When I looked up, I saw that Feng Yihan also looked a little awkward and was silent with his head down.

"In that case, you should take responsibility."

Feng Yihan looked up in surprise and asked, "How will you take responsibility?"

Yunyan covered her mouth with her fan and smiled, saying, "Of course I'll marry her!"

"Pfft—cough cough..." I choked and my face turned bright red. Yun Yan suppressed her laughter and reached out to help me catch my breath. But her gaze was fixed intently on Feng Yihan, whose face was flushed.

A moment later, Feng Yihan's face returned to calm, and he said indifferently and coldly, "Madam is joking." After saying that, he turned and walked out, leaving Yun Yan behind, who was looking at me with a strange smile.

"Grandma, you should go out now!" I hurriedly pushed her out, saying angrily, "I haven't even taken a shower yet! Knowing I have amnesia, why didn't you tell me this sooner!"

Yunyan coughed twice, her cheeks flushed, looking incredibly beautiful: "My dear husband, who wouldn't even know if they were a man or a woman? But oh well, at least I've found you a good home."

I chased after her, ready to hit her, but Yunyan half-covered her face with a fan and ran away. As she passed Feng Yihan outside the door, she gave him a deep look, and only after seeing his cold expression crumble did she leave with a grin.

I slammed the door shut, cursing under my breath with a few curses I wouldn't normally utter, and turned away angrily. Suddenly, I saw a white-clad man with waist-length hair, wearing a scholar's hat, floating lightly about ten centimeters off the ground, curiously looking around the room. Then, his brown, semi-transparent eyes landed on me.

"Ahhhhhhh!!" I let out my second blood-curdling scream since I came into this world.

As expected, Yi Han rushed in again, asking worriedly, "Young Master, what's wrong?"

A cool breeze blew in as the door opened, causing the man in the air to sway back and forth. My gaze followed him slowly upwards. I raised my trembling fingers and asked in a stammering voice, "Yi...Yi Han, what...what is that?"

"Where are you referring to, young master?" Yi Han grabbed my almost collapsing body, looked up at the sky I was pointing to, and asked in confusion.

"There... there!" I exclaimed, turning my face away in horror.

"Can you see me?" A pleasant, warm voice, with a double echo, suddenly entered my ears.

My face turned deathly pale, and I huddled in Yi Han's arms, trembling all over, as I looked up.

A look of wild joy spread across the man's fair, translucent face, and his voice became excited: "You really can see me!"

"Ah—!! A ghost! A ghost!" I turned around and clung to Yihan, my whole body trembling with fear as I screamed.

"Young Master! Young Master!" Yi Han's voice was no longer as cold as before, and he said worriedly, "This subordinate will go find the Madam, Young Master..."

"No! Don't go!" I clung tightly to his neck, refusing to let go even a fraction, my voice almost choked with tears, "I'm scared... I'm scared of ghosts."

"I'm not a ghost." The voice had calmed down, tinged with helplessness. "I'm a lonely soul from beyond the Nine Heavens. I won't hurt you, and I have no power to hurt you!"

"Ghost... no one would believe you!" I thought angrily, clinging to Yi Han's helpless face like an octopus.

"I truly am not lying to you. My name is Han Fei, courtesy name Zimo. I was the top scholar in the thirteenth year of the Jiahe era of the Jin Yao Kingdom. My entire family was framed and unjustly killed in prison. My soul has been wandering outside the Nine Heavens ever since. Who knew that today a purple light suddenly enveloped me, and when I came to my senses, I was already in Miss's room. Please believe me, Miss."

"Really...really?" I asked in a trembling voice, still pressed tightly against Yi Han's chest, turning my head back. My gaze darted around, only daring to look at him halfway. "Then why can't Yi Han see you?"

"Young Master! Young Master!" Seeing that I was getting increasingly confused, Yi Han asked anxiously, "What are you saying, Young Master?"

“I don’t know why he can’t see me, but from what I’ve just observed, the reason you can see me is probably because of the water chain on your wrist.”

"A water chain?" I looked up curiously and exclaimed, "Isn't this my modern crystal bracelet? How did it get here?!"

“Miss,” the ghostly, gentle voice came again, “why don’t you ask your friend to leave first, so I can have a detailed discussion with you.”

"Why...why should I believe you?" I thought angrily to myself, but I held onto Yihan's hand tightly.

Zi Mo, who was floating in the air, smiled gently and said, "Whether you believe it or not, doesn't Miss want to know how to return to her own world?"

I stared at him intently, my fear completely forgotten. He simply smiled faintly and remained silent, his eyes gentle and clear, showing no fear of my probing.

I took a deep breath and said, "Yihan, I think I was just hallucinating because my head was hurting too much. I'll be fine after a shower."

Yi Han sighed and released me, saying, "Young Master always does things that are unexpected."

My lips twitched. Is...is that so? So the original owner of this body was actually abnormal...Pah! That's why they were completely unaware of my strange behavior.

"I'm right outside." Yi Han stepped back and said calmly, "If there's anything you need, young master, you can call me. There's no need... cough, I'll take my leave now."

I turned around, a twitch at the corner of my mouth, and saw that ghost with a smirk on his face. I couldn't help but say sullenly, "What are you laughing at? And..."

“Miss, you don’t need to speak. As long as you think that you are speaking to me, I will be able to hear you.”

"That's great!" As soon as the words left my mouth, I realized I was about to use ventriloquism, so I quickly shut my mouth and said, "Zimo, you said you were the top scholar in the thirteenth year of the Jiahe era of the Jin Yao Kingdom. When exactly was the thirteenth year of the Jiahe era?"

Zi Mo floated in the air with his hands behind his back, gazing at a piece of calligraphy and painting that was both elegant and vigorous, and said, "If my estimation is correct, it should be more than 150 years from now."

"Huh?!" I followed his gaze in astonishment and was shocked to find that the inscription on the painting read: "Written by Yu in the fifth year of Tianying of Jin Yaoguo."

How do you know I'm not Lin Yu?

Zi Mo smiled and said, "I don't know if Miss is Lin Yu, but when I was swept down from the Ninth Heaven by that light, I saw a soul from outside the Ninth Heaven, just like me, falling at a faster speed and finally attaching itself to this body. So I guess that if Miss is not a lonely soul like me, then she is from another world. In that case, Miss's reaction to my behavior just now explains everything."

I raised an eyebrow. 'You say you know how to get me back?'

Zi Mo nodded proudly, floated in front of me, and sat down cross-legged on the chair in mid-air. After I stared in disbelief, he said, "I have been wandering alone outside the Nine Heavens for 150 years, so I naturally know many things beyond reason. Just now, while Miss was in a flurry of activity, I entered the water chain in Miss's hand to investigate. I found that it contained an extremely powerful and inexhaustible Bagua formation. As long as you rotate the button connected to the Bagua formation, you can activate the time hub, absorb your soul, and send you to another time and space where the water chain is located."

'So, if I just start it now... I can...'

Zi Mo smiled, her thin, translucent lips curving upwards: "No! The so-called rotation is not actually turning the water chain, but rather activating the energy source. And the activation of the energy source requires a medium, which I still do not know. Therefore, Miss can only wait and search for the moment when this medium appears."

My face fell, and I said dejectedly, "You made me happy for nothing. By the way, Zimo, stop referring to yourself as 'this humble one,' and stop calling me 'Miss,' it's so cheesy! My name is Lin Jialan, you can call me Jialan, or you can call me Lanlan."

As long as he doesn't call me a stupid woman or a brat like that jerk did, I'm fine. Has Xu Lie already noticed I've disappeared? Is he worried about me? Or... is he relieved?