"To be honest, I wasn't expecting that I would see her again. After all, I rarely took that route going ho as I'd always left the school late, but I couldn't help but see if I would be able to et her again." Gu Liuxian continued, while Zhao Yichen remained silent as he observed his friend and the demoness standing behind him.
To think that his friend would also encounter sothing paranormal while he wasn't around… Zhao Yichen didn't expect it at all. Anyway, he was aware that he wasn't the only human who could see these creatures. Gu Liuxian was two years older than him, so Zhao Yichen wasn't sure if Gu Liuxian was acquainted with another.
"So I visited the place again after my midterm exams, and I found her seated on a nearby bench, looking after the flowers that were yet to bloom that season. I'd always found her in the sa place around the sa ti."
"Is she still dressed in a pink robe?" It was the first inquiry Zhao Yichen made since his friend opened up this story to him. No doubt Gu Liuxian never told a single soul about his encounter with the demoness.
"En," Gu Liuxian affird.. "In fact, ever since our first eting, I've never seen her dressed in a different outfit. I thought that she might be a priestess or a follower of so weird sect and that's why she was dressed like that."
"Did she tell you her na and what she was doing there?" Zhao Yichen continued to probe again. If he and Yu Yan were to cast this demon out, they better knew first what kind of creature they were dealing with.
"She called herself Yulan, and I'm not even sure if it was her real na. You see, unlike other won I've t in the past, she barely talks, but she's a great listener. I was drawn to her, and I admit that I enjoyed her company, so our etings never ceased. She beca a good friend with whom I can open up my troubles, and she never judged for my shortcomings."
It was obvious to Zhao Yichen that his friend was enamored with the mysterious woman he t in the past. The helplessness in Gu Liuxian's tone as he talked about the woman sowhat made Zhao Yichen feel sympathy for him. Even the demoness behind Gu Liuxian looked pitiful as the latter talked about their encounter.
"I trusted her, but I felt like she wasn't honest with . As I get older, she remains the sa, as if ti has no effects on her appearance. Whenever I t her, she would always avoid being seen by other people. I realized sothing wasn't right and that I knew nothing about her, but I couldn't muster the courage to confront her about it."
"Do you think she's a ghost, then?" Zhao Yichen asked.
"Yeah, I think so. There's sothing else that I noticed during our encounters."
"What is it?"
"She doesn't eat. Well, to be clear, I have never seen her eat nor drink anything, and we've known each other for over five years. She always declined my offer whenever I asked her to eat out," Gu Liuxian explained. "I know sothing was wrong with her. I didn't know what happened, but one day, she stopped showing up."
"Don't tell you two had a fight?"
Gu Liuxian shook his head. "No. That's not it. We rarely had disagreents, but Yulan would never leave without a word. She wasn't like that."
The demoness behind him shook her head and shut her eyes. It looked like she wanted to say sothing, but she stopped herself midway.
"Then, why do you think that happened?" Zhao Yichen probed. He could clearly see the demoness with Gu Liuxian, but why couldn't the latter see her?
"I'm not sure. We were supposed to et before I started my residency, but that never happened. She just disappeared without a word. Sotis, I wonder if all our encounters were just fignts of my imagination, and Yulan had never been there in the first place."
However, obviously, that wasn't the case… because the woman he'd been yearning to see and talk to again was just standing next to him.
"But, Brother Xian, why are you telling this?" Zhao Yichen didn't beat around the bush and confronted the older man. He needed to know.
"To be honest, I was hoping that the rumors about you seeing ghosts were true. If only that ant that you could help see her again. However, I realized that this is so selfish of .
"I want to know what happened and why we never t again. I wasn't able to tell her how much she ant to and how happy I was to et her. I don't know who she really is, but the ti I spent with her is precious to ."
Zhao Yichen didn't know what to tell his friend. Should he tell Gu Liuxian that the woman he was looking for had been with them all this ti? That she didn't go missing? That sohow, it was Gu Liuxian who lost the ability to see her?
"Forget it. It has been years since I saw her. If she really wanted to see , she would have done it already," Gu Liuxian said. "Why don't you tell how you feel now, so I can report sothing to your grandfather?" He added as he attempted to change the topic between them.
Zhao Yichen nodded and allowed Gu Liuxian to ask a few questions and check his blood pressure. The older man also reminded him to take his dicines on ti and to call anyti he felt any pain and discomfort.
He could only watch as Gu Liuxian left his ho, the demoness staying behind.
"Why are you still here? Aren't you going to follow him?" Zhao Yichen asked the woman, whose eyes were fixed on Gu Liuxian's retreating figure.
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