Chapter Fifteen: Saying Thank You Makes Us Strangers
Liu Haoyu asked doubtfully about the little loli’s quiet mumbling.
“What are you saying?”
“No, it’s nothing.”
Qin Liu, blushing, turned her head away.
“Also, can you put me down?”
The two of them were in a rather intimate position, so Qin Liu naturally felt shy.
“Okay.”
Liu Haoyu put down the little loli in his arms.
When her feet touched the ground again, Qin Liu almost fell to the ground.
Fortunately, Liu Haoyu was quick and caught her.
“Are you really okay?”
“Ah…”
Qin Liu clutched her slightly aching head.
“It’s probably because I hit my head earlier… I feel a bit dizzy now.”
The bump on her head, coupled with the frantic run, made Qin Liu feel that her mind was a bit hazy.
She leaned against the wall, trying to stand steadily, but Liu Haoyu still held her body.
“If you really can’t, then sit down.”
“It’s okay…”
Qin Liu shook her head. She forced herself to stay conscious and asked Liu Haoyu.
“Did you get those books?”
“I got everything except for the one about the seal.”
Upon receiving the answer, a trace of regret inevitably showed in Qin Liu’s eyes.
She also knew that with Gu Qianyang’s personality, he would never let her get such important things so easily.
However, even so, she was content to see the books in Liu Haoyu’s hands.
Food is eaten one bite at a time, and a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
With these books, she had her initial capital.
“Boom!”
At this moment, a violent impact sound came from above again.
“A clone of that old hag! Die!”
Before Nekomata’s voice had finished, an ear-splitting thunderclap followed.
The battle seemed to have ended. Hearing the footsteps approaching from above, Qin Liu immediately signaled Liu Haoyu to hide.
The latter understood and hid in a corner.
After all, although others couldn’t see him, they could see the books in his hands.
“It seems you’re not dead.”
Nekomata leaped down from above and landed lightly in front of Qin Liu.
“Alright, you should go back.”
Saying this, she picked up Qin Liu like a chicken. Judging by her rough handling, she didn’t care if the little loli lived or died.
Then, Nekomata carried Qin Liu all the way to a room on the third floor.
Looking at the house, which had turned into ruins, Qin Liu remained silent.
She knew that these ghost exorcists were very strong, but she didn’t expect them to be so powerful.
“Go in.”
While she was thinking, Nekomata threw her into the room and locked the door.
Qin Liu fell to the ground, but fortunately, Liu Haoyu caught her, so she didn’t fall anywhere significant.
Seeing that the other party had only closed the door and had not left, she hurriedly asked,
“Can you give me some bandages?”
Qin Liu’s forehead was not only swollen and red from the previous impact, but it was also bleeding, so she naturally needed bandages to wrap it.
But Nekomata merely glanced at her.
“It’s fine if you’re not dead, why do you need bandages?”
“Besides, taking care of you is the job of those servants, what does it have to do with me?”
As soon as she finished speaking, Nekomata’s footsteps faded away.
A biting north wind blew into the room from the broken window, hitting Qin Liu and making her shiver.
Looking at these cold people, Qin Liu couldn’t help but sigh.
“Forget it… Who am I to complain, being a living sacrifice?”
Liu Haoyu witnessed her sigh and clenched his fists.
Looking at the wound on the young girl’s forehead and her experience, he felt a pang of sympathy.
He had heard from the Black Book long ago that Qin Liu’s childhood was not exactly happy, and could even be described as tragic.
Now that he was here in person, he realized that what Qin Liu had experienced as a child seemed to far exceed his imagination.
“It’s okay,” Liu Haoyu crouched down, gently lifted her bangs, and looked at the wound on her forehead as he said, “Don’t I have you?”
Qin Liu, who had been feeling a bit gloomy, was startled by Liu Haoyu’s words. She looked up at the man in front of her and was momentarily lost in thought.
Undeniably, although this man was a bit of a Shrimp Head, his character was truly very good.
And upon closer inspection, it was not difficult to see that although his name was rather unremarkable, his looks were quite good.
Hiss… Why was she focusing on a man’s looks?
Qin Liu shook her head, and the sudden movement made her head feel a bit dizzy.
“You should lie down and rest. I’ll get you some bandages and medicine.”
Feeling a bit dizzy from the bump, it meant her head had suffered some concussion, but it wasn’t too serious.
After wiping the blood from her forehead, Liu Haoyu helped her lie down on the bed, urging her to rest quickly.
Not long after Qin Liu lay on the bed, that drowsy feeling instantly surged into her brain.
She dizzily watched Liu Haoyu slowly walk away, and softly uttered two words.
“Thank you…”
Hearing this voice, Liu Haoyu looked back.
Then, he smiled, patted her head, and said.
“Saying thank you makes us strangers.”
With that, the man left the room.
Qin Liu’s consciousness began to sink, and finally, she fell into darkness.
——
On the other side, after Liu Haoyu left the room, he went straight to the living room.
The living room had already become riddled with holes due to the battle between Nekomata and the Night Walker’s clone.
The servants who had woken up were cleaning up the innocent people who had died from the battlefield’s ripple effects.
Their eyes were numb and vacant, as if they had lost their souls.
Liu Haoyu frowned slightly at this.
It seemed that the servants here were being controlled by something.
And the person controlling them was most likely that Nekomata.
“Hello?”
Liu Haoyu shifted his gaze to the sofa in the living room and saw Nekomata holding a mirror, seemingly talking to someone.
“Gu Qianyang, I’ve demolished your house. Remember to find someone to repair it tomorrow.”
“What’s going on?”
A hoarse and familiar voice came from the mirror.
Liu Haoyu hid in the dark. He knew whose voice it was – Gu Qianyang.
Nekomata crossed her legs, her voice filled with considerable impatience.
“A clone of the Night Walker came to kill the living sacrifice for the seal.”
“Is that so…”
Gu Qianyang also seemed to fall into thought, and Nekomata continued.
“Old man, that little girl, I feel something is wrong with her…”
Hearing Nekomata’s words, Liu Haoyu immediately perked up his ears.
