My Girlfriend is the Nether King

The night was deep, and the wind howled relentlessly down the desolate and cold Nan Yuan Road.

Within the villa at number 12 Nan Yuan Road, Mrs. Zhang and the maid, Huang Ma, had both taken Chen Hao upstairs to hide in a room, instructing him not to go out no matter what happened later. Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao sat on the bed in Huang Ma's room, waiting for midnight to arrive.

Chen Hao, who had been somewhat afraid at first, gradually lost his sense of nervousness over time, lulled by the fragrance wafting from Ye Yuqiao.

After a long silence.

Suddenly, Chen Hao "pfft" let out a laugh and sighed while looking at Ye Yuqiao, "I feel it's inappropriate for a single man and a single woman to stay in such a dark room together!"

Ye Yuqiao rolled her eyes at Chen Hao and then said, "When that female ghost appears later, I'll just lock you in with her, and I won't feel that way anymore."

At this moment, Chen Hao moved a few places closer to Ye Yuqiao.

"What bad idea are you brewing now?" Ye Yuqiao asked.

"It's too dark; I'm a bit scared," Chen Hao explained, "I feel safer when I'm closer to you."

Having said that, Chen Hao drew Ye Yuqiao into an embrace, fingers entwined, and whispered to her, "Ye Yuqiao, can you hear my heartbeat?"

"Hmm!" Ye Yuqiao looked up puzzled at Chen Hao's chin.

"Ye Yuqiao, actually, on the first day we met, when you wanted me to be your assistant, my condition was for you to be my girlfriend—I merely said it on a whim, never expecting you to agree, and we even did that. I admit I was only attracted to your beauty at that time, but after spending these days with you, I've found myself starting to like you!"

Ye Yuqiao suddenly left Chen Hao's embrace, straightened her slender waist, and commandingly said to Chen Hao, "You'd better not fall for me. It's best if we maintain the type of relationship we had before."

"Why?"

"No reason!" Ye Yuqiao's expression turned cold. After saying that, her brows furrowed, trying to pull away from Chen Hao.

Chen Hao, not willing to let go of Ye Yuqiao, grasped her more firmly with both hands and said, "Ye Yuqiao, can you just stay quietly in my arms for a while?"

Ye Yuqiao widened her eyes and glared at Chen Hao, and after a long time, she leaned her head back against his chest.

Chen Hao closed his eyes and quietly savored the scent of Ye Yuqiao's hair and her warmth. This was the first time he truly felt Ye Yuqiao's presence.

And Ye Yuqiao, lying in Chen Hao's arms, listening to the gradually calming beat of his heart, felt an ominous premonition of an impending storm within her. She slowly closed her eyes, bracing herself for the deluge that would touch her heart for the first time.

Finally, as they waited, midnight arrived.

Chen Hao opened his eyes and then stood up together with Ye Yuqiao.

In the suffocating wait, the mournful crying at last began, followed by sitting meditation in the room. Chen Hao activated the Nether Eye Power, and saw a ghost in white crouching in a corner of the room, staring at him and Ye Yuqiao with a resentful and fierce look. Although it wasn't the first time he had seen a ghost, Chen Hao was still a bit scared.

At that moment, Ye Yuqiao lit three sticks of incense, opened the door, and left the room holding them. To a Yin Soul, the smoke from burning incense is a guide.

Chen Hao took a prepared bell from under the bed, walked in front of the female ghost, shook the bell, and said to her in a deep voice, "Off you go, on your way, this is not the place for you!"

The ghost in white slowly stood up upon hearing the bell.

Chen Hao gasped, then turned around, shook the bell, and walked out of the room; the white-clad ghost followed closely behind him. As he led the ghost through the living room, out of the villa, and into the yard, he was about to step out through the gate when the ghost stopped and let out a sharp, piercing wail to the sky.

Upstairs at that moment, Mrs. Zhang and Huang Ma were anxiously waiting in their room. Startled by the wailing, they clung to each other. Ye Yuqiao had warned them to stay upstairs no matter what they heard and not to look out the window. Both women carried scents and memories familiar to the ghost; if she saw either of them when turning back, she would cling to that person, or even possess her.

This shriek from the ghost also startled Chen Hao; he had never heard such a terrifying scream! After he snapped out of the shock, he continued to shake the bell and urged, "Come on, move along. Ultimately, this isn't your final resting place—there's nothing left to cling to!"

After looking back at the villa one last time, the ghost finally stepped through the gate. Outside on the roadside, Ye Yuqiao was burning paper money, and had even placed two red candles, intending the ghost to eat and drink her fill before giving her some money to send her on her way.

Ten minutes later, after the paper money was completely burned. Ye Yuqiao patted the ghost on the shoulder, pointed to the smoky area ahead, and the ghost nodded before drifting into the smoke. Watching the ghost's figure fade into the distance, Chen Hao walked up to Ye Yuqiao and asked, "Actually, the ghost was quite beautiful; where do you think she'll go?"

"She had obsessions before her death and couldn't enter the Netherworld, so now she can only wander as a lonely spirit," Ye Yuqiao replied while watching the ghost's silhouette. Turning to Chen Hao, she asked, "Why? Do you miss her? It's still not too late to chase after her."

Chen Hao raised an eyebrow and retorted while holding Ye Yuqiao's hand, "What, are you jealous because I said she looks pretty? But rest assured, you're the only one I can't bear to part with."

Ye Yuqiao's face darkened as she whispered, "Maybe one day, I'll end up like her."

"When that time comes, I'll come after you!"

Ye Yuqiao broke free from Chen Hao's grasp and returned to the villa's courtyard. She took a shovel and dug a hole in the lawn next to the entrance, placing a box of cinnabar in the hole before filling it back in. With the cinnabar there, wandering ghosts and spirits dared not enter the villa.

"Time to finish up!" Ye Yuqiao dusted the dirt off her hands.

"Mrs. Zhang, it's all settled!" Chen Hao called out loudly.

Soon after, Mrs. Zhang and Nanny Huang came downstairs to meet them, thanking them profusely and paying Chen Hao his fee, even adding an extra thousand yuan.

After leaving number 28, Ye Yuqiao and Chen Hao walked along Nanyuan Road. The area was remote and deserted, so they had to walk a fair distance before they could find a taxi.

They hadn't gone far when Chen Hao suddenly stopped and crouched down, saying, "Ye Yuqiao, let me carry you on my back!"

"No need, I'm not tired at all today," Ye Yuqiao shook her head.

"Quit your nonsense!" Chen Hao reached behind to grab Ye Yuqiao's legs and forcefully hoisted her onto his back. After getting up, he said, "Just lie there and rest for a bit; I'll definitely get you safely into bed later."

Ye Yuqiao frowned and hesitated for a long time before she closed her eyes and leaned her head on Chen Hao's shoulder. Her heart once again began feeling like a heavy rain was pouring down inside it. She feared that one day she would be overwhelmed by that rain.

...

The next morning, Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao walked hand in hand toward the school. Halfway there, Chen Hao suddenly stopped and looked ahead, saying in a panic, "This is bad, I see Xie Xiaoluan – he's coming toward us with a group of people. Run!"

Without another word, Chen Hao turned and fled with Ye Yuqiao.

Seeing Chen Hao escape, Xie Xiaoluan immediately shouted to the people around him, "That guy running up ahead is Chen Hao. Chase after him, don't let him get away!"

The group with Xie Xiaoluan were members of a gang from Y City, called in by Niu Dawei to beat up Chen Hao. After Xie Xiaoluan left the villa at number 28 on Nanyuan Road the night before, he had gone to find Xie Xiaofeng, who was at the pool hall with the other three of the Four Little Tyrants.

Niu Dawei, who had been looking for a good excuse to get even with Chen Hao, agreed to help Xie Xiaoluan take action. This way the beating would seem to come from Xie Xiaoluan, not related to the Four Little Tyrants, hence not breaking the public promise he had made to Chen Hao when he was taught a lesson by him.

A few minutes later, Chen Hao led Ye Yuqiao into a dead end.

"We're screwed, this is a dead end!" Chen Hao said with a distressed look on his face.

"What are you afraid of?" Ye Yuqiao looked contemptuously at Chen Hao, "With your current abilities, are you still afraid you can't beat a few thugs?"

Chen Hao, gasping for breath, countered, "It's hard to fend off multiple attackers with just two hands. They aren't just a few thugs; they look to be at least a dozen, and there's no telling if they're carrying knives."

"Don't forget, you have an immortal body!"

"Immortal, maybe, but I'm still afraid of pain. If I get stabbed by accident, it'll probably hurt like hell."

Ye Yuqiao's eyes widened as she thought for a moment and then asked, "What if I could make you feel no pain for a little while?"

"Then what's there to be afraid of? That's practically like turning on god mode!" Chen Hao said, getting a bit excited, "What, do you have a way to make me temporarily numb?"

Ye Yuqiao nodded and extended her right hand toward Chen Hao, "Give me your left hand."

"Are you going to draw Yang Energy from me again?" Chen Hao asked, pushing on Ye Yuqiao's shoulder.

"Yes, hurry up, they're coming!"

Chen Hao stretched out his left hand, and as their palms touched, he immediately felt the warm Yang Energy flow out of his left hand.