What if you were targeted by a cool and aloof beauty?

There are artisans selling small sugar figurines by the roadside.

Turning around, An Chen bought one for Jiu Ge and led her into the nearby snack street.

"You've never tried it before? It's very sweet. When I was in elementary school, people used to sell it on the roadside all the time, but now it's rare to see it."

Seeing Jiu Ge staring intently at the sugar figurine drawn in the shape of a dragon, looking quite intrigued, An Chen chuckled.

Sugar figurines are one of China's intangible cultural heritages and belong to traditional handicrafts with a history of over 600 years.

The sugar is brownish-yellow and is made by heating and mixing cane sugar and maltose. Drawing sugar may seem simple, but it requires many tricks and skills. In the process of drawing, there may appear to be pauses, but in fact, the sugar figure is being treated in a relief style, with each strand connected and continuous, requiring quick eyes and hands to complete the work in one go.

Every sugar figurine maker has a spinning wheel in front of their stall, displaying various designs such as flowers, fruits, animals, figures, and birds. If you can't choose a design, spinning the wheel will solve your decision-making problem.

"I've never eaten it. My family wouldn't buy me these things when I was a child."

Jiuge gently shook her head, unsure of how to begin.

It would be such a waste to eat such beautiful sugar figurines.

No matter where you start biting, it feels like you're dismembering a living thing.

This was the first time she had ever seen sugar figurines, and the first time she had ever witnessed this craft.

An Chen chose the shape of the sugar figurine, so the two of them watched as the old man drew the "dragon" by hand.

Throughout her primary and secondary school years at Jiuge Primary School, her family placed very strict demands on her.

She is basically not allowed to travel alone, and all her outings are arranged by private car.

Jiuge fought hard for the life she can now live alone; she almost broke with her family to achieve this.

"Don't be stingy with your food, you can eat it from anywhere. If you like, you can come back and buy some more later."

Jiuge looked so cute that An Chen couldn't bear to tease her.

She's never even eaten sugar figurines; her family must have been very strict with her.

If we don't take advantage of this opportunity to eat it more often, this traditional craft might be lost in the future.

Nowadays, it's very rare to see sugar figurines on the streets, and in the near future, this folk craft will likely become even rarer.

The economic benefits are not high, and most young people are unwilling to hone this skill day after day for ten years.

Thinking about this, An Chen realized that his understanding of Jiu Ge was only superficial.

They had been spending quite some time together, but for the first time, he found himself wanting to understand Jiu Ge more deeply.

"Mmm." Jiuge nodded, seemingly thinking about where to start biting.

"By the way," An Chen was about to speak when Jiu Ge, who was standing next to him, bit off the dragon head and started asking him questions first.

Chapter 51: They Don't Remember Me Anymore

"I have a question for you." Perhaps because the sugar figurine was delicious, Jiuge showed a very beautiful smile.

"What?" An Chen asked.

"You haven't mentioned your parents to me." Jiuge munched on a sugar figurine, her lips smeared with sugar stains.

She swallowed the dragon head in her mouth and looked at An Chen with curiosity.

An Chen was taken aback, seemingly not expecting to be asked this question.

After a moment of silence, he decided to answer truthfully.

"My parents don't remember me anymore."

When he said those words, An Chen's expression became somewhat forlorn.

He handed Jiuge, whose eyes were wide and whose smile had frozen, a tissue and continued, "I will tell you the specifics when the time is right."

He squinted, trying to hide his sense of loss.

The plan has only just begun; it's not the right time yet.

Whether it's family or friendship, these things seem to have drifted away from him for a long time without him even realizing it...

"okay."

Jiuge loosened her grip on the hem of her clothes, took the tissue, and wiped her mouth.

She nodded and didn't ask any further questions.

After observing the nearby shops for a while, An Chen pointed to a barbecue restaurant called "Barbecue Shop" in a relatively hidden location in the distance.

“I heard from a spirit that the barbecue at that restaurant is delicious.”

That was about a year ago, when a spirit resembling a young girl bumped into An Chen on the road.

Because he hadn't expected to be hit head-on, he hadn't had time to empty his spiritual energy beforehand.

By sheer coincidence, An Chen was entangled with that spirit for a long time.

The other person didn't realize he was dead and chattered on and on, lamenting that no one had paid any attention to him along the way, and that he was lucky to have met An Chen.

Finally, An Chen listened quietly to her venting her feelings. Seeing that she had no unfulfilled wishes, he persuaded her and gently helped her pass on to the afterlife.

Therefore, young people should be careful about staying up late. If their sleep schedule is irregular for too long, they may accidentally cause an accident, which would be a great loss.

If his memory serves him right, the girl ordered barbecue from this restaurant on a food delivery app the night she had the accident.

Before leaving, the other person reluctantly told An Chen just how delicious that barbecue restaurant was, and that he should definitely order the extra spicy version.

Because he had heard so many descriptions of how delicious barbecue was, and because he had a deep memory of his face covered in acne, An Chen still remembers it vividly to this day.

"Was that spirit male or female? Young or old?"

Hearing An Chen say that, Jiu Ge secretly glanced at him out of the corner of her eye.

An Chen recalled for a moment and said, "It's a woman, and she's quite young, probably in her early twenties."

With a face full of acne, heavy dark circles under the eyes, and a youthful and energetic style of dress, she looked like either a college student about to graduate or someone just starting out in the workforce.

"I see."

Jiuge smiled, but there was no smile in her eyes.

An Chen took a breath: "Your smile is terrifying."

He didn't know what he had offended, but Jiu Ge's smile sent chills down his spine.

"Am I that scary?" Jiuge's expression returned to normal, but her voice had become anything but cute.

"I'd like to confirm this."

An Chen might be a little slow to notice certain things because he has less contact with people.

But he wasn't stupid; with careful thought, he could make some guesses.

"Confirm what?"

Jiuge bit the dragon's body with great force, making a crunching sound between her teeth.

Along the way, no spirits came up to scare her, but when she thought about how An Chen had been haunted by strange female spirits in the past, her mood became very complicated.

An Chen was a little scared; he seemed to have seen news about yandere women committing murder online.

"you……"

Seeing Jiuge chewing the candy so vigorously, he felt like he was about to be devoured alive.

"Me?" Jiuge looked up, her eyes still devoid of warmth.

After a pause, An Chen rubbed his forehead and said, "Although I'm not entirely sure, are you jealous?"

If his analysis is correct, the reason why Jiuge suddenly became in a bad mood this time is because he answered that the person who had approached him before was a female spirit.

"I didn't." Jiuge was stunned for a moment, then denied it on the spot.

"Are you jealous?" An Chen asked again to confirm.

"I didn't, you're narcissistic." Jiuge looked into the distance and spoke in a mechanical voice.

"..."

An Chen was speechless.

After hesitating for a moment, he slowly began to explain: "I've encountered many spirits in the past, all of them accidentally coming to me. Because I'm a dud, I'm afraid of affecting myself, so I've always tried to pretend I don't see them. But after so many times, accidents are inevitable. Spirits can float, and often they can't escape even if they want to."

If possible, An Chen wouldn't want Jiu Ge to have such a misunderstanding.

"Why are you explaining all this? I'm not interested." Jiuge looked somewhat suspicious.

She was actually very happy inside, but she just wouldn't say it.

"If that's the case, then why are so many spirits starting to avoid you, and some even starting to fear you?" Jiuge looked at An Chen with some suspicion for a moment.

“There’s a reason for that,” An Chen blurted out.

"What exactly is the reason?" After gnawing off the last few dragon legs, Jiuge threw the stick into the trash can beside him and wiped his mouth with a lingering sense of satisfaction.

She was very interested in this.

She knew An Chen was different from everyone else, but she never knew the specific reason.

If possible, she would also like to learn.

If other normal spirits were also afraid of him, Jiuge wouldn't always have to live in fear.

Low-frequency spirits are different from evil spirits. Evil spirits are spirits that have become completely obsessed because they cannot achieve their goals. Low-frequency spirits are morally corrupt spirits that know that being close to humans is harmful, yet they deliberately absorb people's positive energy and yang energy.

It's good to know Jiu Ge's spirit, especially the low-frequency spirit with malice. Knowing that she is powerful, they dare not provoke her.

At the same time, perhaps because Jiuge is beautiful, innocent spirits who don't know her like to scare her for no reason.

Several of them even made a bet, finding amusement in who could scare the pretty little girl, who seemed to be able to see them, into reacting.

Since signing the contract with An Chen, apart from Mao Mao Tou and the first spirit that pretended to be dead, Jiu Ge seems to have never been frightened by a large number of spirits, either individually or collectively.

Surprisingly, apart from the regular "Catch the Mysterious Man" mission, the association's daily mission rate has plummeted.

Jiuge has a reasonable suspicion that the association has been neglecting its focus recently, not knowing what it is currently concentrating on.

Upon hearing Jiu Ge's question, An Chen paused for a moment, his mind racing.

"The power of the human spirit is very strong."