Chapter 217: Unborn
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
When the sun had completely disappeared from the horizon, the little paper man finally returned to Ji Jing’s side.
Seeing the little paper man flip in through the window sill, Ji Jing breathed a sigh of relief. Although these little paper men didn’t have much consciousness, Ji Jing still didn’t want to sacrifice any of them randomly.
The little paper man was more carefree than Ji Jing, and it eagerly went to play with its companions on the bookshelf.
Ji Jing had already notified Fu Xian and Xiao Taowu in advance, but she had hastily escaped earlier and couldn’t coordinate the timing with He Xin. She didn’t know when He Xin would come to find her.
She hoped it would be sooner rather than later… Ji Jing looked at the gradually enveloping moonlight outside the window and felt a bit anxious.
The longer Xue Meng’s soul remained separated, the more dangerous it became. Once the time outside the body exceeded a certain limit, Xue Meng might never be able to return. Moreover, he had a father waiting for him at home.
Ji Jing had gathered a lot of information at hand, hoping to make more preparations for the soul-calling.
Father… Yes, does Xue’s father know about their twin status?
This question suddenly arose in her mind, and Ji Jing paused in her research.
She quickly sent a message to Xu Tian inquiring about it. Unexpectedly, Xu Tian was highly efficient; even though it was already after work hours, he replied immediately and sent a large amount of information.
“Detention… Ji Jing furrowed her brow as she looked at the information in her hand.
It turned out that, at the time of Xue Meng and Xue Zhong’s birth, Xue’s father had been detained due to an economic dispute.
Ji Jing suddenly recalled what Wu Tian had blurted out: if it weren’t for their family, Xue’s father would still be in prison. It should be related to this incident.
So, in the eyes of the Xue family, Xue Zhong was a child who should not have been born?
Ji Jing was astonished, quickly flipped through the documents, and after skimming various pieces of information, she finally found the most critical part.
Indeed, Xue’s father had worked for Wu Lin for more than ten years, and the “kind-hearted person” who had bailed Xue’s father out at the time was Wu Lin. The hospital where Xue’s father and Xue’s mother chose to give birth due to trust was also funded by Wu Lin.
What a clever scheme to hide the truth! Ji Jing instantly connected all these clues.
Wu Lin had set his sights on the twin brothers, Xue Meng and Xue Zhong, over a decade ago, intending to separate them in this manner!
But why did he do this? Was it just to create a ghost servant?
Ji Jing thought of the eerie attic. No, this didn’t make sense.
Wu Lin should want to resurrect the woman inside the Resurrection Attic. Why would he spend over a decade just to create a ghost servant? There had to be something she hadn’t discovered yet. Ji Jing bit her pen and pondered: Xue Zhong, resurrection, soul-lock…
Suddenly, music played, and Ji Jing’s phone rang.
“Ji Jing, that He Xin you mentioned has come to find us,” Fu Xian said on the phone.
“So soon?” Ji Jing was somewhat surprised. It seemed that He Xin’s side also wanted to resolve this matter as quickly as possible. “I’m heading over right now. You all wait for me.’
Saying that, Ji Jing quickly organized the documents at hand, shouldered her long sword, and was about to head downstairs.
Wait a minute.
Ji Jing looked left at the window and right at the door. Maybe she should go through the window to avoid her siblings from causing trouble.
“Woof!” Wangcai, the dog, saw its owner jumping down gracefully and immediately got excited, jumping up with suppressed barks.
“Hush! Be quiet, Wangcai. I’ll take you out for a run,” Ji Jing untied Wangcai’s leash.
“Woof! Woof!” Wangcai happily jumped up and barked twice, restraining its excitement.
Ji Jing stuck a talisman on Wangcai. “You better run fast when the time comes, stick close to me.”
With that, Ji Jing displayed her lightfoot skills and ran out of the Ji family house. Of course, she didn’t forget to avoid the surveillance cameras along the way.
However, avoiding the surveillance didn’t mean she could escape human eyes.
“Is she a sprinter? She could participate in the Olympics with this speed!” Someone on the second floor, looking out from a dark window, watched Ji Jing walk away at a speed that was beyond normal.
What was even more astonishing was that Ji Jing suddenly disappeared when she turned the corner outside. No matter how he looked, he couldn’t spot her again..