Chapter 191: Ye Wenxin’s Golden Finger (Second Update)

“I was afraid that others might pass by and see, so I tied my brother to the tree first,” Gu Xiangsi explained. With a light leap, she cut the rope, and the headless corpse fell to the ground with a thud.

Gu Xiangsi hid behind “Ye Meijing”, clutching her clothes somewhat fearfully.

“Cultivators are always going to see blood. If you’re this scared, how will you manage in the future?” Seeing the nervous Gu Xiangsi behind her, left “Ye Meijing” a little bemused. She even wondered how Gu Xiangsi had managed to hang Gu Aotian up on the tree by herself earlier.

“No, I’m not afraid of the corpse. It’s just that the explosion was so sudden. I can still remember how my brother looked when he died,” Gu Xiangsi shook her head more vigorously, refusing to go forward for a closer look.

“Ye Meijing” simply stepped forward on her own to carefully examine Gu Aotian’s corpse. She saw that the headless body was stiff, with the upper limbs slightly bent, lower limbs straight, toes slightly turned outward, thumb bent towards the palm and covered by the other four fingers, and the hands in a half-fist state.

After confirming that the signs of the corpse fully matched the state of death, with no possibility of any reanimation, “Ye Meijing” continued to search the body, her actions so practiced that it made Gu Xiangsi cry out.

“Sis, why’re you touching the corpse?!”

“Cough, cough, occupational habit.”

“Ye Meijing”, startled by Gu Xiangsi’s voice, realized she had fallen back into her old habits again.

Back then, to survive, “Ye Meijing” had killed many people and naturally looted them each time; seeing Gu Aotian now, her reaction was purely reflexive.

However, it must be said that Gu Aotian was truly poor.

In his bag of holding, aside from a few first-grade pills and a very ordinary-looking wolf tooth pendant, there was nothing else. For a moment, “Ye Meijing” even suspected that Gu Aotian had been robbed by Su Mei, and in his desperation, decided to rob his own sister before running away.

But this was just a preliminary guess; there were too many contradictions. “Ye Meijing” wasn’t interested in why Gu Aotian came looking for Gu Xiangsi. What she was concerned about was Gu Aotian’s so-called golden finger (cheat/special ability).

Could it be that this seemingly insignificant wolf tooth was it?

“Ye Meijing” held up the wolf tooth pendant, studying it. In the moonlight, she saw the character “Long (dragon)” appear on the surface of the wolf tooth.

“Ye Meijing” silently repeated this character in her mind, then thought about the name Gu Aotian.

Could it be…

“Ye Meijing” turned to look at Gu Xiangsi and uttered this new name, “Long Aotian.”

A surprised look crossed the face of the unsuspecting Gu Xiangsi, seemingly reacting to this name. But immediately, she shook her head vigorously, denying it.

“No, my brother’s name is Gu Aotian.” Clearly, there was some hidden, unknown secret here.

Thinking of the surname Long, “Ye Meijing” couldn’t help but associate it with the Golden Age Dynasty. In this world, only the Golden Age Dynasty’s imperial family dared to use the surname Long. It seemed that both Gu Aotian and Gu Xiangsi had some connection with Long Qingyue’s family.

“Right, right.”

“Ye Meijing” responded absentmindedly. Since Gu Xiangsi wasn’t willing to tell the truth, she decided not to press further. After all, it was probably another clichéd royal family feud.

Even if Gu Xiangsi was a descendant of the previous dynasty, she wouldn’t be able to stir up any trouble with Eldest Princess Long Qingyue around.

After thinking this, “Ye Meijing” looked at the wolf tooth again.This time, she saw a faint golden light on it. “Ye Meijing” felt like her eyes were playing tricks on her more frequently. She quickly shifted her gaze and noticed a black aura emanating from Gu Aotian’s body.

She blinked, but the black aura did not dissipate; instead, it grew thicker, completely covering Gu Aotian’s corpse. Then, some golden energy emerged from Gu Aotian’s body and flew towards Gu Xiangsi.

“Ye Meijing” didn’t understand what was happening. When she looked back, she saw the golden light reappearing on Gu Xiangsi. This time, no matter how much “Ye Meijing” blinked, the golden light did not disappear. It clung to Gu Xiangsi, moving with her, like an unremovable background effect.

“Sis, why’ve you been making such strange faces?” Gu Xiangsi felt uneasy under “Ye Meijing’s” intense gaze, not understanding why her look had suddenly turned so fervent.

“It’s nothing, just got a bit scared by the corpse… But Xiangsi, haven’t you noticed everything’s been going very smoothly for you lately?”

“Ye Meijing” made a few perfunctory remarks and then, using the tone of an elder, continued to question Gu Xiangsi. As she spoke, she gently touched Gu Xiangsi’s shoulder, her hand subtly wandering downward.

The golden energy recoiled from ”Ye Meijing”, clearly showing no intention of getting close to her.

This puzzled “Ye Meijing” even more. She tried harder to draw some of the golden energy away from Gu Xiangsi. However, the golden energy only moved faster, swirling around Gu Xiangsi and refusing to leave her.

“Things have been going very smoothly,” Gu Xiangsi replied, not noticing “Ye Meijing’s” inappropriate behavior. As “Ye Meijing’s” hand reached her waist, Gu Xiangsi didn’t offer any strong resistance.

Still, her face turned slightly red, unaccustomed to “Ye Meijing’s” sudden excessive enthusiasm.

“Ye Meijing” was sweating profusely from her efforts. She tried hard to absorb the golden energy, but whenever she managed to draw a bit towards herself, it would immediately return to Gu Xiangsi, giving “Ye Meijing” no chance to steal it.

Exhausted, she plopped down on the grass. She looked at Gu Aotian’s corpse, almost entirely engulfed by the black aura, and then at Gu Xiangsi, who was covered in a faint golden glow. Finally, she realized that the golden light might represent luck.

And she, Ye Wenxin, after fifty years in this world, finally understood that her special ability was to see other people’s luck.

The black aura likely symbolized death and danger, while the golden aura surrounding someone like Gu Xiangsi probably meant she was a female lead or a person destined for greatness. At last, “Ye Meijing” no longer had to worry about misidentifying lead characters.

However, if she couldn’t absorb others’ luck, what was the point of her ability?

“Sigh.”

As “Ye Meijing” let out a weak sigh, the glowing Gu Xiangsi moved closer, still puzzled by the intense fluctuation in “Ye Meijing’s” emotions.

“Something on your mind, Sis? I’m willing to share your burdens.” Gu Xiangsi, earnestly trying to secure a place in “Ye Meijing’s” heart, naturally wouldn’t let this opportunity slip by.