I became the Counterpart of the Winner in a Period Novel-Chapter 195 - 192: You’re a Ghost Too

After Jiang Mingyue returned to her room, she immediately locked the door and entered the space, landing at No. 42 Magpie Street.

It was dark at this time, and at first glance, there was no light in the courtyard while those tree shadows swayed eerily, giving off an inexplicably spooky feeling. Jiang Mingyue shivered, missing the dazzling lights of the future streets.

However, before she could recover, a ghostly figure appeared on the wall, causing Jiang Mingyue’s heart to stop abruptly. She was an atheist, yet she was afraid of ghosts and darkness. In her past life, she was often mocked by her elder cousin for this. Even in this life, despite experiencing strange events, she still feared ghosts. The ghostly figures and faces in TV dramas always appeared at inopportune moments to scare her, and now was no different.

"Ha! You really can’t handle a scare!" The ghostly figure sneered, though there was an unmistakable pampering tone, and with a leap, the person landed in front of her.

Realizing it was her brother, Jiang Mingyue relaxed and then noticed she was covered in a cold sweat, immediately glaring resentfully at the culprit.

Jiang Ming’an chuckled slightly, reaching out to ruffle her hair: "Why are you still so afraid of ghosts? You’re a ghost yourself now."

Jiang Mingyue glared angrily: "..." Can you speak properly? She was clearly alive and well now.

You could hear the person above seeming quite happy, bursting into laughter.

Strangely enough, even though it felt spooky just a moment ago, the atmosphere had completely reversed, becoming exceptionally warm, giving the illusion of a Mid-Autumn tea party, of course, if there had been a bonfire in the courtyard.

"Brother, let’s talk business." Jiang Mingyue recounted the matter with Cheng Jun and Xu Ya, and the siblings sat in the courtyard analyzing everything one by one.

"It’s not working, brother, you don’t have any useful clues here. It looks like we really should go see Xu Ya." She thought she should have gone to see Xu Ya earlier, so why did she come back? It was to see Xu Ya!

"I didn’t stop you, but do you know where to find her now?"

Jiang Mingyue paused, realizing this was indeed a problem. Her instinct was to return to the Jiang Family courtyard to find her, but she also recalled last time when Xu Ya hurriedly went to Pear Blossom Lane. The book mentioned that Xu Ya’s cousin was in Pear Blossom Lane. She couldn’t remember the cousin’s name, only vaguely recalling he was a collateral relative of the Xu Family, supposedly adopted when actually born to another woman. Jiang Mingyue immediately released her spiritual power to track within her reachable range. Unfortunately, this wasn’t Qingshan Village, so after sending her power out and pulling it back, she achieved nothing.

Out of reach!

"Thud!" Something suddenly fell in the courtyard, and Jiang Ming’an got up to pick it up, unsurprised.

Jiang Mingyue recalled seeing a shadow seem to throw something in from outside earlier, so this must be it.

"The message has arrived, let’s go."

Jiang Mingyue: So, they were chatting for so long, waiting for the message.

She pondered, why did Xie Yunhai leave? Was it really work-related? Wasn’t it after office hours by that time? Although she had no evidence, she felt this message was brought by Xie Yunhai.

But the person delivering the message certainly wasn’t Xie Yunhai.

Following the message on the note, Jiang Ming’an took Jiang Mingyue to the cinema, almost at the end.

Jiang Ming’an was about to buy tickets when Jiang Mingyue pulled him away.

She dragged him aside, while her spiritual power had long spotted Xu Ya’s presence.

She truly admired them; these two dared to openly come to watch a movie.

In this era, people really went to the movies just to watch movies. Using spiritual power, she could clearly see her cousin’s appearance in the darkness.

Such broad shoulders and thick body! Standing would make him a burly man, yet that face was like a separate head, a typical pretty boy’s face, completely mismatched with that burly body. Jiang Mingyue was amazed, so Xu Ya liked this mismatched type.

She couldn’t help but compare the pretty boy to Jiang Kangsheng, whose build was weak compared to this man. Jiang Kangsheng had a refined and scholarly temperament, with a lean and proportionate frame. As for his face, despite his age, his good aura gave him a sense of antiquity, making him someone young girls of the future would admire for his status and looks.

Basically, normal people would still choose someone like Jiang Kangsheng.

Jiang Ming’an pulled her to stand under the street lamp. The yellowish glow illuminating the girl’s face seemed to show her thinking under the light, a moment blending the two images together. Actually, speaking of now, her appearance was different from the past life; not even familiar people could tell apart, and with her aura, it was even harder to distinguish.

At this moment, one person used spiritual power to look inside as if she was having an out-of-body experience, while the other kept their attention on the girl.

So absorbed were they that they did not realize the danger approaching.

When the sudden stick appeared above Jiang Ming’an’s head, both Jiang Ming’an and Jiang Mingyue flinched. Jiang Mingyue instinctively pushed Jiang Ming’an, and Jiang Ming’an instinctively protected his sister, so neither managed to dodge, but fortunately, Jiang Ming’an shifted slightly. The stick did not smash his head, but hit his shoulder instead.

Even so, Jiang Ming’an groaned, as the other person’s strength was immense, like a thousand-jin weighing down, though luckily it struck his shoulder, otherwise his head would’ve been smashed open.

Jiang Mingyue had already chased after the assailant, simultaneously using her spiritual power to attack. The person indeed froze for a moment, and Jiang Mingyue was about to tie him up, but someone immediately took him away.

Jiang Mingyue shifted her target for attack, but her spiritual power suddenly failed. From past experience, Jiang Mingyue knew she’d encountered a master.

She attempted to pursue, but Jiang Ming’an immediately called her back.

"Ming Yue, come back!"

Remembering her brother’s injury, Jiang Mingyue had no other concerns and rushed back to support Jiang Ming’an, only to discover he was already in a cold sweat from the pain.

"Brother, you...I’ll get you medicine." Her hands were trembling, unable to work properly.

Jiang Ming’an calmed her: "I’m fine, help me back first." This place was crowded and not suitable for administering medicine.

Listening to Jiang Ming’an, she helped him back to the nearby Pear Blossom Lane, closed the door, and helped him onto the bed in the room.

"Brother, wait, I’ll fetch the medicine." 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Jiang Ming’an was already numb to the pain, responding with difficulty.

Once Jiang Mingyue entered the space, he began to carefully recall everything that had just happened.

The person’s target was clearly him, but going to the cinema was a last-minute decision. How did they know? Or was it that Xu Ya’s presence was just bait, waiting for him to walk into the trap?

But that didn’t seem right; Xu Ya was indeed at the cinema. Could it be the enemy used real information to lure him in?

If that was the case, then from the moment he received the message, he’d fallen into someone else’s trap.

Thinking about it now, the message was thrown over the wall into the courtyard, which was the method he and Xie Yunhai used to communicate during this period.