Unusual Fate Records

Chapter 236, Section 027: Transformation
After dinner, Jin Ziyue washed the dishes, while Sanshui returned to her room first.

After taking out the kitchen waste, the mother-in-law returned and stared at Jin Ziyue's retreating figure for a long time.

Then, carrying the bucket of kitchen waste, he asked, "Jin... are you serious about that child?"

The rushing water stopped abruptly.

Jin Ziyue didn't turn around, lost in his own memories.

“This time, even I can tell that you’re truly in love,” the mother-in-law said.

Suddenly, she felt that what she said was a bit inappropriate, and explained, "Of course, it's not that you didn't have feelings for the previous girls, but it's different. Although the old woman's eyesight is failing, she's not blind. You treated the previous girls more like an older brother, but you actually got angry when it came to Sanshui."

"Mother-in-law, you've misunderstood," Jin Ziyue said with a wry smile.

“Sanshui is a good girl.” The mother-in-law smiled and said, “If you can marry her someday, I’ll sell my house to buy you a wedding home.”

"Mother-in-law..."

Jin Ziyue didn't refute anymore, because he seemed to detect a hint of sadness in the landlord's tone, different from his usual joking.

His mother patted his shoulder, smiled gently, and said, "After you finish washing the dishes, go and keep them company."

After saying that, the old lady walked away with faltering steps.

……

When Jin Ziyue returned to the room, Sanshui Linxin was sitting on the sofa playing on her phone.

The girl was so engrossed in her phone screen that she didn't even make a sound when Jin Ziyue entered the room.

"The curry sauce is delicious."

Jin Ziyue walked over, but for a moment he didn't know what to say, so he could only mutter this sentence.

"My mother-in-law was mainly cooking, and I just peeled potatoes and helped out."

Sanshui said without even looking up.

"The curry sauce tastes a little different from the one my mother-in-law makes, but it's still very delicious. I haven't had such a tasty curry sauce in a long time."

The man found a cushion on the ground, sat cross-legged, and symbolically took out some mechanical-looking box, absentmindedly wiping it.

"I'll reluctantly accept your compliment. So, what do you want?"

Sanshui put down her phone and looked at Jin Ziyue with some confusion.

Ever since Jin Ziyue came back last night, well, how should I put it? His attitude towards her has inexplicably improved a lot.

"Is this... an apology?"

Sanshui stared intently at the man's face and noticed that he was adjusting the equipment with his head down. Rather than pretending not to care, it was more accurate to say that he simply didn't have the courage to face her directly, which made Sanshui feel somewhat strange.

Jin Ziyue paused in his work, put the box aside, and said, "Now I believe you really did dream about me."

"Ah."

San Shui Lin Xin wasn't mocking him, but rather she sensed an incredibly awkward apology in his words.

The subtext is that he believes he can discern his thoughts from his actions, and he himself is not opposed to it.

Damn arrogant.

Sanshui didn't know why, but whenever Jin Ziyue made any move, this information would continuously gather in her mind, exposing the true nature of that seemingly indifferent man.

Well, since the other party has backed down, it seems there's no need for me to argue.

Sanshui's mood suddenly improved.

"The day after tomorrow is the night of the full moon," Jin Ziyue suddenly mentioned.

"Hmm," Sanshui said, trying to sound casual.

"Are you really going back to the ancestral home of the Sanshui family?"

San Shui Lin Xin rolled her eyes at him and said, "If I don't go to communicate with the spirits, are you the one who should?"

"I go with you."

Jin Ziyue always speaks concisely and to the point.

But San Shui Lin Xin fell silent.

Her eyes lowered slightly, her long eyelashes fluttered, and she curled up, hugging her knees with both hands, and whispered, "You cheated."

"Although I really want to experience what it feels like to be loved, I also know that there is no love without a reason in this world."

Sanshui said this in her heart, then hunched over and shrank further into the sofa.

“I know your heart is with Fu Qin, but… but if this continues, I’m really afraid I’ll lose my mind. I don’t like doing things that have no results, and I don’t like losing my mind. This is my only weapon to survive.”

She looked up at Jin Ziyue, her eyes blurry with tears, and said, "Let me have some peace and quiet."

The man's eyes held a secret, and he said nothing more.

Before him stood a girl as she was, without any pretense of affected cuteness, only a cautious and absolutely rational approach to survival.

Jin Ziyue reached out to touch her face, but after thinking it over, he reluctantly withdrew his hand.

"Have you found out something?"

Sanshui seemed to sense something and asked.

“If you go to activate the Spirit Ascension Array, you may be in danger,” Jin Ziyue said without hiding anything.

The girl, with glistening tears still clinging to her eyelashes, said, "Are you saying that evil spirits are already lying in ambush on me?"

Jin Ziyue remained noncommittal. (Hmm)
"Are you worried about my safety?" Sanshui Linxin found it inexplicably funny.

"Only you can lead us to Qin's soul." (Yes)
Jin Ziyue's defense-like statement was straightforward and to Sanshui Linxin's ears.

"I understand." She wiped her eyes and forced a smile. "I still have a guardian spirit. Once we get to the clan, I'll definitely have to summon it to protect me. Besides, don't I have you? Jin will protect me, right?"

Jin Ziyue said, "It is not a wise move to entrust one's life to others."

(I will protect you, but I'm worried I might not be able to do it, so you must take good care of yourself too.)

"it is good."

San Shui Lin Xin responded.

She couldn't help but become curious about what he had done that day that caused such a big change in his attitude upon his return.

Sanshui rarely saw Jin Ziyue looking radiant, or rather, the man had closed the windows of his soul for a long time. It was as if she had drawn back the curtains, letting in sunlight that cast long, slanted shadows, a testament to the presence of light.

Why think so much? The most important thing right now is the night of the full moon. The Spirit Ascension Array and the Spirit Summoning Array can provide the most direct answers.

Sanshui didn't dwell on it; men are still trustworthy.

"Let's leave it at that for now," Jin Ziyue said.

"Now tell me about your ancestral home. Is there anything I should be aware of?"

Sanshui nodded and said, "The address is not within the metropolitan area, but in the southwestern suburbs of Zuojingdu. It has now become fields and haystacks. The ancestral home is a 'gang'-shaped building with three walls and an 'X'-shaped partition in the middle that separates the four major spirit arrays. Although it has been in disrepair for many years, the spirit arrays are protected by the ancestors enshrined in the ancestral hall and are filled with spiritual energy from the mountains. Maintaining the power of the spirit arrays is not a problem. However, activating the spiritual energy requires an equivalent amount of energy."

Jin Ziyue nodded and said, "Give me the power of the destiny words."

Sanshui smiled sweetly.

She didn't even specify what kind of energy was needed, yet Jin Ziyue already understood. Is this... what tacit understanding is?

……

For the rest of the days, Jin Ziyue didn't run around. Instead, he took Sanshui and Linxin shopping, buying them daily necessities for girls, and cooking with them when he had free time.

Their lives returned to normalcy, and Sanshui Linxin felt a sense of unreality.

Soon, the night of the full moon arrived.

(End of this chapter)