Ning Dao Covered with Snow

Chapter 119 Pretending to be a ghost
Yan Ciwan lifted the quilt and got out of bed quietly.

In order to avoid making any noise, she didn't even wear shoes or socks, and walked barefoot on the ground. She pulled out the Ning sword hanging on the head of the bed, and approached the window quietly.

She placed her hand on the window frame and gently pushed it open a crack.

The cold wind brought in snowflakes from the cracks, making her shiver all over. She endured the cold, bent down, and peeked out through the crack in the window.

The grass and trees in the courtyard were covered with ice and snow. On the thick snow-covered ground, there was a string of small footprints.

Yan Ciwan followed the footprints and saw a girl in a red dress.

The girl in the red dress was walking towards the west wing opposite, so Yan Ciwan could only see her back but not her face.

The girl has disheveled hair that flutters in the cold wind, and two pointed fox ears on her head.
The bright red dress and the white snow formed an extremely strong contrast, making it difficult not to notice her.

Yan Ciwan's heart was pounding. Could this be the fox demon that was said to capture people's souls? !

She held her breath and her palms began to sweat.

The girl in the red dress walked to the door of the west wing. She first lay on the door and tried to peek into the room. When she found that she could not see anything, she walked to the window and reached out to pull the window frame, but found that there was a wooden bolt inserted in the window and it could not be opened from the outside.

Yan Ciwan saw this series of actions and felt suspicious. If the girl in the red dress was really a fox demon, why didn't she use magic but instead pushed doors and opened windows like ordinary people?
The girl in the red dress was wandering outside the west wing, seemingly wondering how to get into the house.

Suddenly, she seemed to realize that someone was peeping at her, and she turned around abruptly, her eyes staring straight towards the east wing!
The other party's action came too suddenly, and Yan Ciwan had no time to dodge, so her eyes happened to meet the girl in the red dress.

With the white light reflected from the snow, Yan Ciwan could clearly see the face of the girl in the red dress. Her complexion was pale, her lips were as red as blood, and there was a trace of bright red blood at the corner of her mouth. She looked like a horrible female ghost in a play!
In an instant, Yan Ciwan felt that the blood in his body almost solidified.

Did she really see a ghost? !

However, the next moment she noticed that there was a shadow under the feet of the girl in the red dress.

She herself had the experience of being a ghost and knew that ghosts have no shadows and that living people cannot see ghosts.

The girl in red in front of me must be alive!
The girl in red grinned at Yan Ciwan, revealing her blood-stained teeth, with an extremely ferocious expression.

Yan Ciwan had already concluded that the other party was playing tricks, so she naturally would not be scared by his appearance. She directly pushed open the window frame and asked in a stern voice: "Who are you?"

The girl in red paused.

She obviously didn't expect Yan Ci Wan to be so bold. She subconsciously took two steps back. Then she bared her teeth at Yan Ci Wan even more fiercely and opened her arms, as if she was going to pounce on him and bite him.

However, her feet moved quietly towards the gate of the courtyard.

Yan Ci Wan realized her intention to escape, so he leaned on the windowsill with one hand, climbed out of the window with a knife in hand, and rushed straight towards the girl in red.

The girl in red immediately ran away.

Unfortunately, her speed was far slower than Yan Ciwan's. Before she could reach the gate of the courtyard, Yan Ciwan grabbed her hair from behind.

Yan Ciwan grabbed the girl's hair and pulled it back hard, and the fox ears that were originally on her head fell off.

It turns out that they are fake ears made of fox fur and leather!
The girl in red was in so much pain that she staggered and fell into the snow.

She raised her head and stared at Yan Ciwan angrily, opened her mouth to reveal her scarlet teeth, and let out a sharp howl.

The cry was sharp and piercing, echoing throughout Shaoguang Courtyard.

Yan Ciwan's ears hurt from the noise. After letting go of the other person's hair, he put the Ning Dao on the other person's neck and shouted at him.

"Shut up!" The door of the west wing was opened, and Xiao Wang, wearing a cloak, walked out quickly. When he saw the scene clearly, he immediately took off his cloak and put it on Yan Ciwan.

When he saw Yan Ciwan walking barefoot in the snow with his toes frozen red, he immediately spoke to Chaolu who had just run out from the east wing.

"Go get Ah Ci's shoes."

Chaolu discovered that Yan Ciwan was not wearing shoes. She hurried back to the house, took out the shoes and put them in front of Yan Ciwan.

Yan Ciwan lifted up his numb feet and put them into his shoes.

At this moment, Xiao Wang and Chao Lu were already standing beside Yan Ciwan, and the three of them were looking at the girl in red sitting on the ground.

No matter what they asked, the girl in red didn't answer, but just kept screaming and screaming.

It was impossible for Yan Ciwan to really kill her with a knife.

Just when they were in a dilemma, Madam Ling hurriedly ran into Shaoguang Courtyard. When she saw the girl in red on the ground, she immediately rushed over to hug her and called out anxiously.

"Axue, why are you here?"

She immediately raised her head and explained to Yan Ciwan, "Her name is Fu Xue, she is my daughter. She is too naughty and often pretends to be a ghost to scare people. She actually has no ill intentions, she just wants to play with you. Please consider her young age and be lenient and don't argue with her."

Yan Ciwan put away his Ning Dao, frowned and asked, "Could it be that Zhang Dalang from Zhang's Mutton Shop was frightened by your daughter?"

Madam Ling stood up holding her daughter and nodded helplessly: "Yes, Ah Xue likes to play tricks on people. Almost everyone in the villa has been frightened by her. I am really sorry for causing trouble to you."

She bowed to Yan Ciwan and apologized, her face full of guilt.

Yan Ciwan retracted the knife: "Since it's a misunderstanding, let it go."

Xiao Wang warned sternly: "Since you know your daughter likes to scare people, you should have disciplined her. It's late at night and it's snowing heavily. If a little girl runs around everywhere, if anything happens to her, you parents will regret it too late."

Madam Ling repeatedly assured that she would discipline her daughter well in the future and would not let her run around again.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she finished speaking, Fu Xue suddenly pushed her away with force.

"You are not my mother, you are not!"

After the girl in red finished screaming, she ran out of Shaoguangyuan like a gust of wind.

"Axue!" Madam Ling was extremely anxious. She didn't even have time to say goodbye to Yan Ciwan and the other two, so she picked up her skirt and hurriedly chased after them.

Xiao Wang bent down and picked up the fox ears on the ground. The fox ears were crudely made and it was obvious that they were made by a child.

If it were daytime, you could immediately tell that the fox ears were fake, but in the dim light of the night, it would be easy to be fooled at first glance.

He looked at Yan Ciwan and asked, "Are you not hurt?"

"No."

Since everyone was safe and sound, the matter was dropped. It was still snowing and the cold was biting, so it was not suitable to stay outside for long, so the three of them returned to their rooms.

It was only when he entered the bedroom that Yan Ciwan remembered that he was still wearing Xiao Wang's cloak.

(End of this chapter)