My Zombie Husband

Chapter 45 What Is Falling in Love

Translator: Cheryl_M

“Mingyu, what did you do just now?” He Nai came out of the room with a smile instead of a grim face. Upon seeing Xia Mingyu, she greeted him proactively.

Xia Mingyu came to his senses and replied absent-mindedly, “Oh, I… I went to the bathroom.”

“Oh, I see. Then I’ll go down and watch TV. Bye.” He Nai waved and went downstairs. On the halfway he remembered something and mumbled, “It’s pretty weird. Isn’t there a bathroom in Mingyu’s room? Which bathroom did he use?”

He Nai felt puzzled and decided to give up and go to discuss about the information she had just obtained with Wangchuan.

“Young Master.” Wu Jiuge stood at the door and saw Xia Mingyu walking back in a sullen mood. Tengxiao on his shoulder jumped up and then flew onto Xia Mingyu’s head. “Hey, little guy, what’s wrong with you? Who makes you so unhappy?”

Wu Jiuge reached out and grabbed Tengxiao back, saying in a warning voice, “Don’t make a fuss. Dumbass, be quiet.”

“Chirp!” Tengxiao pretended to be an ordinary bird, and also rubbed against Wu Jiuge. Having been flicked on the forehead by Wu Jiuge, it finally became quiet. Xia Mingyu lay on the bed weakly, staring at the ceiling in a daze.

Sensing that Xia Mingyu was disgruntled, Wu Jiuge walked over and sat quietly next to him, seemingly waiting for Xia Mingyu to speak first. However, the young man stared at the ceiling and fell asleep.

“Young Master, what’s wrong with you?” Still worried about Xia Mingyu, Wu Jiuge turned around and stared at the young man, asking. Xia Mingyu was awaken and opened his big amber eyes with a confused face. After a while, he finally came to his sense. When he saw Wu Jiuge staring at himself, he turned around uncomfortably and had his back to Wu Jiuge, saying, “It’s okay. I fell on the ground just now and it kind of hurt.”

Hearing the grievance in the young man’s voice, Wu Jiuge didn’t know what to say. He had a feeling that Xia Mingyu was definitely disgruntled about falling. After all, he still struggled to survive when he was bitten by the ghosts at that time. How could he be afraid of such a little pain? But Wu Jiuge didn’t know what had just happened.

“Jiuge, am I a burden?” The young man suddenly asked in a soft voice, attracting Wu Jiu from his trance. Then the young man mumbled, “I feel that I am a useless person, who can only drag others down and always make trouble for them. I’m a man but I am no better than a girl…”

“…” Wu Jiuge raised his hand to stroke the head of Xia Mingyu, but his slightly soft stroke made Xia Mingyu feel much better. Xia Mingyu’s eyes became moist but he didn’t shed tears. He closed his eyes. He knew that he was being too sentimental. It was only that Cao Cao set Zhao Yun up with a girl. Big deal? In this way, he wouldn’t rely on Zhao Yun anymore.

Tengxiao jumped onto the bed, flew to Xia Mingyu’s front and put its head against his forehead, saying seriously, “Um, Wu Jiuge doesn’t know how to comfort you, so let me do it for him. Kid, if you are sad, just sleep more; when you fall asleep, you won’t feel sad.”

Bang. Teng Xiao was slapped away by Wu Jiuge. “Get lost, dumbass.”

Tengxiao was so frustrated. Because it wanted to chase after Qiqi, it had to endure the torture of Qiqi’s owner.

Wu Jiuge stared at this troublesome vulture and then said to Xia Mingyu, “Young Master, why don’t you leave with me? I’ll protect you well.”

It was okay to leave with Wu Jiuge but Xia Mingyu was afraid that he would get Wu Jiuge into trouble. He couldn’t shake the memory about the soul-eating worms off his mind. If they met the soul-eating worms again one day and Wu Jiuge got injured, what to do then? To die with him?

“No, I’m just complaining. Don’t worry about it, Wu Jiuge. You can stay here and get recovered.” Xia Mingyu refused Wu Jiuge’s suggestion. Wu Jiuge was dazed and slightly shook his head. “Young Master, no need to worry about me. For me, your safety is much more important.”

“Wu Jiuge.”

“Umm?”

“Is it because I’m the one with the Heavenly Soul that you devote yourself to protecting me like this?” Xia Mingyu wanted to turn around but he still gave up. Instead, he lay on his side, staring at the balcony. However, there was still no sunlight outside. Only the cold wind blew inside, frequently lifting his hair.

Stunned by his question, Wu Jiuge was silent for a while and then said, “Yes.”

Faced with this confirmed answer, Xia Mingyu appeared as if he had guessed it before. With his eyes full of sadness, he said in depression, “I’m sorry that you have to serve such a master like me. Do you know other ways to get rid of the blood deed without hurting Yun? If possible, I hope to do away with the blood deed.”

Wu Jiuge thought about it and replied, “Not for now, but I can ask the spirits. Maybe there is a way.”

“Please help me with it then. After the blood deed is erased, I will go with you and won’t bother others anymore. In addition… Tell me the mission now. Weak as I am, I don’t want to flinch in face of my fate.”

Wu Jiuge agreed. Then he hesitated for a moment, and told Xia Mingyu, “Your mission is quite strange and it has been split into scattered parts. However, there is one thing you must do is to kill the Evil Soul.”

“Evil Soul? What is it?” Xia Mingyu turned around in confusion and lay on his back, staring at Wu Jiuge. Yet, he felt like Wu Jiuge was far away from him. He wanted to reach him but he didn’t do it. He just listened to Wu Jiuge talk about the mission quietly.

“The Evil Soul emerges with the Heavenly Soul in the world at the same time. The Heavenly Soul is one chess piece of the game while the Evil Soul is one on the opposite side, but the latter doesn’t have to complete any so-called mission. He has only one thing to do. That is, to kill the Heavenly Soul.”

Xia Mingyu clenched his fists and couldn’t help raising his eyebrows. He was quite a trouble indeed. Not only various spirits and demons wanted to eat him, but also the Evil Soul was hiding in the darkness to kill him. He increasingly believed it a tough job to be the one with the Heavenly Soul, but it seemed that the soul keeper was more tired…

“There is no soul keeper for the Evil Soul, so he has to act solo. However, the Evil Soul will chase the Qi of the Heavenly Soul and find a chance to kill you. Young Master, I have to say that you will be in danger if you expose yourself.”

Wu Jiuge analyzed the situation for Xia Mingyu objectively, the latter was lying weakly on the bed with his eyes closed to get some rest, who was frowning in anxiety. “How do I recognize the Evil Soul?”

“His eyes can captivate humans. Besides, he features extreme Yin, able to summon the demons for his own use. The soul-eating worms that day… are actually demons.”

What Wu Jiuge implied was that Xia Mingyu had been found by the Evil Soul? “Are those demons very powerful? If I stay here, will Yun and my other friends be attacked too?”

Xia Mingyu sat up nervously, but as soon as he finished speaking, the door of the room was knocked. They were both stunned. Wu Jiuge said, “Please come in.”

It was Zhao Yun who came in, followed by the girl whom Xia Mingyu saw downstairs. The girl greeted politely. Instantly, Xia Mingyu pulled a long face and yet, when she reached out her hand, he smiled in return, even though he hated but she recovered her smiling face when the other party approached, even if he hated to feign like this.

The girl shook hands with Xia Mingyu, saying with a sweet smile, “Mingyu is really cute. You are my favorite.”

Xia Mingyu was shocked for no reason and wanted to draw back his hand, but the girl held so tightly. It was beyond Xia Mingyu’s understanding. Wasn’t it Zhao Yun that the girl was sent to by Cao Cao?

“Why do you try to flinch? Do you not like me?” The girl smiled and almost completely leaned against Xia Mingyu. He took a few steps back and fell on the bed.

“I… I don’t understand what you’re saying. Can you let me go? I don’t feel comfortable.” Xia Mingyu went to get rid of the girl’s hand. The girl laughed and then let go of Xia Mingyu. Staring at his relieved look, she teased, “According to your reaction, I guess you don’t even know what falling in love is.”

“Of course I do!” Xia Mingyu replied quickly, just as he did when Cao Pi said that he did not understand having feelings for somebody. Of course he did. If you had feelings for someone, you would miss him when you couldn’t see him. So falling in love was… Um, what was it? What was the feeling of falling in love?

The young man’s anger immediately eased. He blinked his amber eyes in confusion. Zhao Yun shook his head and said to the girl amicably, “Don’t make fun of him. You uncle is still waiting for you downstairs. Now that you’ve checked his condition, shouldn’t you go home now?”

He talked so gently just like saying to a baby. This tone sounded so familiar to Xia Mingyu. That was the very tone Zhao Yun always used when talking to Xia Mingyu. It turned out that… Zhao Yun’s gentleness was not exclusive for him.

“Umm, I want to spend a while more with Mingyu.” The girl smiled and suddenly hugged Xia Mingyu. “Mingyu, if you are in love, you always want to be with the one. And I’m in love with you, so wherever you go, I will always find you.”

After saying that, the girl kissed Xia Mingyu on the cheek. Upon seeing him stunned in situ, she grinned and ran away. Xia Mingyu finally came to his sense and saw Zhao Yun smiling resignedly, who seemed to be saying that kids were always so mischievous. Out of fury, Xia Mingyu put on a long face and snapped, “I’ll go to the bathroom.” Then Wu Jiuge and Zhao Yun were just left in the room.

Xia Mingyu closed the door of the bathroom and turned on the faucet to fetch the water for washing his cheek. He didn’t stop until the cheek that was kilssed blushed. Then he just looked into the mirror and stared blankly.

“Are you kidding me? It’s the first time we’ve met. Why do you love me?! And why would I be with you?! Who asked you to come to me?!” Xia Mingyu banged the mirror fretfully. Instinct told him that the girl was unusual and that he should stay away from her, but Zhao Yun just let her flirt with him like that. What an idiot!

With his nose burning and his eyes getting moist, he saw through a blur that he seemed to be smiling a sinister smile. He rubbed his eyes and found nothing this time.

“Mingyu, aren’t you done yet?” Outside came the voice of He Nai, who also came into his room. “Master and Mr. Sun are back.”

“I’m coming.” Xia Mingyu replied and stared at the mirror, sighing without rhyme or reason, “Why am I not a girl… What am I talking about? Falling in love… I’m not in love. Not with anybody…”