Even After My Death
Chapter 164 - 130: Qi Xingzhou’s Ability (Two in One)_3

Chapter 164: Chapter 130: Qi Xingzhou’s Ability (Two in One)_3

"I’m really curious, how did you do it?" Jiang Ning speculated to herself, "Did you sneak out to catch small prey in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?"

But that didn’t seem right either; even if she slept soundly, she couldn’t possibly miss the significant disturbance of Qi Xingzhou leaving the tent, could she?

And how would one explain those animals that acted so foolishly and affectionately in front of her?

This was something Jiang Ning just couldn’t figure out.

"I can communicate with small animals," Qi Xingzhou slowly began, his voice immature yet with a hint of depth.

He rarely spoke, but his voice was particularly pleasant to the ear.

Jiang Ning: "...Communicate?"

Was it the meaning she was thinking of?

"Yep," Qi Xingzhou carefully observed Jiang Ning’s expression, his hands hanging by his side a little tense.

When Qi Xingzhou was younger, the Qi family members were quite worried about his emotional detachment and loneliness. Thinking he was still young and should interact more with the outside world, they often took Qi Xingzhou outside to play.

At that time, Qi Xingzhou was young and didn’t understand the need to hide his abilities.

Although he disliked communicating with people, he enjoyed interacting with small animals—for instance, insects passing by, rats scurrying out of the gutters, caterpillars basking on leaves, and ants busy moving house...

Qi Xingzhou could squat all day watching ants move house. The children the Qi family brought over for him to play with were all about the same age. They saw Qi Xingzhou was indifferent to them but liked talking to a bunch of insects.

Qi Xingzhou’s "social avoidance" and "unconventional behavior" prompted the kids to label him a fool, and some started mocking him. Gradually, the mockery grew, later escalating to joint physical bullying.

...By the time the Qi family became aware of it, it was too late.

Qi Xingzhou became more withdrawn, ceasing all communication with the outside world, not even speaking to the insects anymore.

Qi Xingzhou blinked gently, his long eyelashes veiling the nervousness in his eyes.

He was clearly much taller than Jiang Ning, but at that moment, he hunched his shoulders pitifully, standing before Jiang Ning like a prisoner waiting for judgment.

Jiang Ning lifted her hand and gently touched Qi Xingzhou, her voice tinged with a hint of mirth, "I don’t believe it unless you show me."

Show her?

Qi Xingzhou probably hadn’t expected Jiang Ning’s reaction to be so relaxed and indifferent.

During the time he was mocked and bullied, he, being of tender age, realized that the ability to communicate with animals was considered "strange."

Not to mention that Qi Xingzhou was now grown up and knew much more.

He looked up solemnly at Jiang Ning, as if trying to ascertain whether she was joking or serious.

Jiang Ning also looked up to meet Qi Xingzhou’s gaze, allowing him to look freely without reservation.

Then, without hearing Qi Xingzhou speak, she saw him turn around and say, "It’s here."

Indeed, a soft rustling sound came from outside the tent. The curtain that Jiang Ning had deliberately left open moved slightly, and a small, spotted snake slid in from the outside, looking somewhat familiar...

Jiang Ning took a closer look.

If she remembered correctly, this snake seemed to be the same one that had coiled around Huo Ziheng’s ankle, terrifying Huo Ziheng to the point of wetting his pants...

The snake did not fully enter but poked its head in at the tent entrance, lifting its body tall and, with its small head, gave Jiang Ning and Qi Xingzhou a nodding greeting before turning away like a gentleman. Its small figure was composed and unruffled.

"My little buddy, you’ve seen it before," Qi Xingzhou explained in a soft voice while watching Jiang Ning’s expression, "The other two buddies are rabbits. They led me through the forest and found you."

Jiang Ning: "..." She had never seen such fantastical things in her more than twenty years of life!

However, thinking about the System on her, Jiang Ning quickly accepted that Qi Xingzhou’s ability to communicate with small animals was plausible.

And thinking about it, it seemed everything made sense now.

"So, the prey you’ve brought in the last few days, and those two rabbits that committed suicide in front of me the other day, did you ask them to do that?"

Qi Xingzhou did not deny, he just nodded obediently.

Jiang Ning felt a pang of sympathy for Qi Xingzhou, "You asked them to do this... Do they want to?"

If that snake could be considered Qi Xingzhou’s buddy, then what about the other animals?

"Why wouldn’t they want to? They are meant to be eaten," Qi Xingzhou looked at Jiang Ning a bit oddly, but deep down, he felt a twinge of happiness.

For many years, Jiang Ning was the only one willing to believe him.

Whether in the past or now.

A strong desire to confide surged in Qi Xingzhou’s heart; he stared intently at Jiang Ning, having much he wished to say to her.

Qi Xingzhou couldn’t help but lower his head, reach out to embrace Jiang Ning, and affectionately nuzzled her neck.

The overwhelming masculine scent enveloped Jiang Ning’s breath in an instant. Jiang Ning raised her hand, instinctively wanting to push Qi Xingzhou away, but the next second, she heard him complain in a slight voice, "They all bully me and throw stones at me."

His tone was somewhat aggrieved, suppressed for many years, and finally, he had found someone willing to communicate with him. His emotions, restrained for over twenty years, burst forth like a flood breaking through a dam, ceaselessly flowing.

Jiang Ning’s initial impulse to push him away paused in mid-air, and after a long moment, it slowly moved upward, gently landing on his broad back: "It’s okay, it’s all in the past. Next time someone bullies you, just gather all the mosquitoes around and have them go to his house for a buffet at night."

Thinking like this, Jiang Ning felt that Qi Xingzhou was truly favored by heaven.

If she had the power to communicate with animals, she would definitely make all the mosquitoes in Capital City settle down in the Huo Family’s home, ensuring that they were unable to sleep soundly night after night!