I, feeling the air of ghost blowing to my face, couldn't see clearly what was happening in front of me. At that moment, Rong Qi slammed against my wrist and took a hard bite.

　　Blood rushed out.

　　"You..."

　　I, greatlyfrantic as I was, couldn't believe it. The male ghost who had been pacifying me with soft words just now bit me unexpectedly at the next moment. My uncle was right - ghosts were absolutely not trustworthy.

　　I conjured a handful of beans refined by the blood of black dogs and cast them towards Rong Qi, just like raindrops. But obviously, he already foresaw my move.

　　He retreated immediately and made an invisible barrier in front of his body in the meantime. Those b.l.o.o.d.y beans all hit to the barrier and then fell to the ground.

　　Rong Qi was uninjured, but his figure, compared to that a few minutes ago, became more dimly discernible.

　　"What do you want?"

　　I shouted outrageously.

　　Rong Qi responded with full composure, "Leave a mark on you. If you betray me someday, it will be easier for me to get even with you."

　　"If you don't believe me, why are you asking for my help?"

　　My eyes suddenly turned red. I had fallen on hard time recently. Why the h.e.l.l did I come here to be bitten by a ghost?

　　Rong Qi, having seen that I was so sad, apologetically came over. I vigilantly took three straight steps back, showing my guard against him. Rong Qi finally had no choice but to stop his pace.

　　Consequently, a person and a ghost were in a stalemate inexplicably, at this dark cold night.

　　I was seething with anger, and Rong Qi was merely a bit apologetic at first. But soon, he lowered his head and looked at his toes carefully, just like a child who had done something wrong.

　　"Little girl..."

　　"Don't call me that. I'm not that young."

　　"..."

　　"Don't give me a hard time, please. I do believe you. How about I pay you?

　　"As much as you want."Rong Qi looked at me, apologizing sincerely.

　　I glanced at him and replied with a bad att.i.tude, "I don't want ghost money; it's not in circulation here."

　　Rong Qi, having seen that I had leeway in the discussion, showed sort of relief on his handsome face and repeatedly a.s.sured me, "You can rest a.s.sured, I won't give you ghost money. Just tell me how much you want. As long as you say a number, I can pay you."

　　I pondered a while and figured out that it was not worth it to fall into a rage with a ghost. It would be much better to get real money.

　　"Really? You will pay me as much as I want?"

　　I asked eagerly.

　　Rong Qi nodded deeply.

　　Then, I stretched out five fingers as he did just now, "I want five thousand yuan."It was a lot of money for me, at least my living expense of three months.

　　"Can you pay me now?"

　　I stretched out my hand, bold and straightforward.

　　Rong Qi smiled with a guilty conscience, "Well, money is really not a problem."

　　"Then, what's the problem?"

　　I scoffed, raising the corners of my mouth.

　　"The problem is I just haven't gotten the money..."

　　But I know where my money is, and you can get it as soon as the day breaks. I promise not to lie to you. If you don't believe it, you can hold the crescent jade as a guarantee."

　　Rong Qi pledged in all sincerity and seriousness.

　　I had to believe it at that moment. Then, I stood up and asked, "So, where are you going now?"

　　Rong Qi waved his hand, "I have just come out for a few days. I have been secretly following you all the time. I don't know where to go. Anyway, it's still before dawn now. Why not find a place to stay for a while?"

　　I looked at the watch and found that more than an hour had pa.s.sed imperceptibly. I was about to suggest my dorm, but he opposed my idea firmly, "Don't go to the small house you live before. It's too crowded. How about finding another place to live, or stay at an inn?"

　　The inn he was talking about was a hotel. As is known to all, the hotels around the university were mostly for student couples. I had stayed single for a couple of years.

　　I could never imagine that the first time I stepped into a hotel was with a male ghost. "The bill is all on you. If you can't pay me tomorrow, I will p.a.w.n your crescent jade."I grumbled and then felt the creepy wind blowing behind my back.

　　After walking a few steps, I, without seeing him following up, looked back curiously and saw him, with his miserably pale face, staring at me. He warned, "I will pay you. The jade can't be p.a.w.ned."

　　I felt a panic fear after hearing that. How could I forget that he was a ruthless ghost?!

　　I had gone too far.

　　"Well, if you say so..."

　　I, stubborn and reluctant to admit defeat, kept walking swiftly. In a blink of an eye, I found a relatively cheap hotel and checked in.

　　The light of the room was dim because of the dust on it or something else.

　　Rong Qi tried the mattress upon coming in and then lay down on it. I asked curiously, "Would the ghost have to sleep?"

　　"Of course not, but you need to rest. Just go to sleep, or you would blame me for being mean to you."He said while patting the place by his side.

　　This kind of economic guestroom had only one room and one bathroom. The bed was for two. However, I couldn't help but think of the fact that a male ghost was lying beside me. It crept me out.

　　Immersed in the dim light, I found that his figure was not as light as what I had seen before, but more of a sense of solidity. At first glance, it looked like a living person lying there with graceful bearing.

　　He had a slender figure, with the height of 1.75 to 1.8 meters; his face was light-complexioned and attractive. He was catnapping there lazily, which made me feel a little bit shy suddenly.