Chapter 423 (1/2)

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t.i.tle: The Dreamer in the Spring Boudoir

Translator: Fuyu Neko

Chapter 423 - Kept under confinement (2)

The imperial prison was almost pitch black. It was a ghastly place that wasn't the slightest bit romantic. Not far away from here, there was the sound of rats scurrying around. In the distance, they could also hear the convicted prisoners groaning.

But, when the moonlight spilled through the window, the two of them lied down together. It was probably because the moonlight was too beautiful, so Ji Man couldn't resist asking, ”Marquis, you know that I'm not Nie Sangyu, so why have you never questioned my ident.i.ty. Are you not curious who I really am?”

Ning Yuxuan pursed his lips. ”I did feel curious, that's why I brought you to a temple, but when we went there, you weren't scared of the Buddha statues. You even brought me forward to pay respects to them. So, I knew you weren't an evil spirit.”

The corners of Ji Man's lips twitched. She really wanted to tell him; Bro, those Buddha statuses aren't very discerning. It was true that she and Nie Sangyu weren't evil spirits though.

”I originally wanted to thoroughly investigate your ident.i.ty, but there was no way to begin. You haven't done anything unfavorable to me either, so over time, I almost forgot about it.” Ning Yuxuan closed his eyes.

How he could forget something like this? He was too broad-minded, ah. Ji Man was left momentarily speechless. ”As a person from ancient times, shouldn't you be scared of supernatural things? Just from all those hauntings that occurred in your estate, shouldn't you be scared of me?”

”Will you harm me?” Ning Yuxuan asked.

Ji Man shook her head. ”I won't.”

”Why should I be scare of you then?” He said, ”Feelings are the most gentle and warm things in the world. If there are feelings, there won't be any great evil.”

Haha. Ji Man didn't agree with this. Everyone had feelings. Weren't there plenty of people that did wicked things for love?

”You said... As a person from ancient times?” Ning Yuxuan was somewhat confused. ”Where are you from then?”

Ji Man thought about how to phrase her next words. Since there was nothing else to do, she might as well boast a bit.

”I'm from the Heavens,” she said, ”In order to fulfill the wish of the owner of this body, I intentionally descended to the mortal world. Of course, I don't have access to my magic, so I have to do everything myself.”

Ning Yuxuan was somewhat taken aback. He opened his eyes and looked at her in shock. ”A celestial immortal?”

”Exactly.” It was a rare sight to see this normal astute person looking so stupid. Ji Man suppressed her laughter and kept her expression looking especially serious. ”That why sometimes you can't understand the words I'm saying. It's because those are words spoken in Heaven. Heaven's language is very different from the language spoken here. The writing system is different too. That's why I wasn't familiar with the words here.”

Ning Yuxuan was skeptical. Furrowing his brow, he propped himself up. ”If you're a celestial immortal, do you have power over your life and death?”

If she did, then he wouldn't have to worry so much.

”That's not possible.” Ji Man smiled and said, ”If I die here, I don't know if I can return home. So, you can't let me die. Of course, I'll do my best to keep my life too.”