My incredible luck and the girl I picked up

“Let’s make a deal.” Hearing Kang Meng’s words, Leng Yihan looked at her with suspicion.

"Oh? What kind of deal?" Leng Yihan asked curiously.

“Let’s start with my bargaining chips: how you use your hexagram and what exactly the oracle is,” Kang Meng said.

"Oh? What do you want to trade with me?"

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"You're finally here! Where's the water? I'm dying of thirst..." As soon as Xiao Yulin saw Leng Yihan and Kang Meng appear at the park entrance, she rushed over to ask for water. Leng Yihan also took out a bottle of water from the plastic bag she was carrying and threw it to Xiao Yulin. Her expression was a little strange, but it wasn't very obvious under the cover of night.

"Here, your water. I also bought some food, which Kang Meng is carrying. You can ask her for some if you want," Leng Yihan said, handing two bottles of water in a plastic bag to Hu Li.

"Hmm? Yihan, what's wrong?" Hu Li noticed that Leng Yihan's expression was a little off and asked, "No, nothing, I was just thinking about some unpleasant things from the past."

"Oh... okay, tell me if you have any problems, I should be able to help you."

"Sigh... I hope so..." Leng Yihan sighed, handed the two bottles of water to Leng Binglan and Lin Yin, and lingered on Leng Binglan for a moment.

On their way back to their respective homes or hotels, Leng Binglan suddenly said, "By the way! Let's go have some barbecue now!" Leng Yihan agreed, "Yeah, let's go have some barbecue together."

"This is a death flag, I feel even less likely to eat it now," Xiao Yulin complained, squinting. To her surprise, Xu Qing and Hu Li agreed. "Yeah, it's been a long time since we've had barbecue," Hu Li said. "We could... have it once in a while, right?" Xu Qing added.

"Sister Xiao Xiao..." At this moment, Kang Meng tugged at Xiao Yulin's sleeve, looked up (there was a slight height difference between the two) and looked at Xiao Yulin expectantly.

"Ugh—I give up! Let's go eat barbecue, it's on me." Xiao Yulin irritably ruffled her hair (though she later combed it back up), looking like she was giving up on herself.

"Yuxiao, you've treated us so much today, so let us split the bill. You don't need to pay."

"Okay, okay, I'm happy to save some money." Xiao Yulin rolled her eyes at Leng Yihan but didn't refuse. Otherwise, a normal person would feel embarrassed if a girl around their age or younger than them covered all their daily expenses... Oh, I'm talking about those guys who aren't as thick-skinned as a city wall.

The group, who were heading towards the hotel and their villa, suddenly turned and went to a barbecue stall not far away (at this point, everyone realized that Leng Binglan said she wanted to eat barbecue because she saw a barbecue stall).

"Hey, Yuxiao, I have a question for you."

"Go ahead and say it." Only then did Yu Xiao notice that Leng Yihan had somehow managed to send Leng Binglan and Lin Yin away, and Kang Meng had also gone to find Leng Binglan and Lin Yin. Xu Qing and Hu Li weren't fools either; seeing that Leng Yihan seemed to have something to say to Xiao Yulin, they kept a certain distance from him.

"Kang Meng is your maid, right? When and how did you find such a maid? You can choose not to answer." Leng Yihan.

Hearing Leng Yihan's words, Xiao Yulin was stunned for a moment. After hesitating for a while, she said, "A month ago, I found her in an alley on my way home from buying breakfast. At that time, she was covered in injuries. I took her to a nearby clinic for some basic treatment and then took her home to eat something. The next day, after the maid I hired came to work, the maid and I took Kang Meng to a big hospital for a checkup..."

"And then they discovered her wounds were completely healed?" Leng Yihan continued, picking up where Xiao Yulin left off.

"Huh? How did you know?" Xiao Yulin looked at Leng Yihan in surprise, only to see him sneer, "Her stamina is off, she has too much, and on the way back just now, she was cut by a rock and got a small wound, but as far as I can see now, that wound has disappeared."

"Hmm... Indeed, her self-healing ability seems exceptionally good, and she said she has no family, but she is clearly highly educated... That's why I made her my personal maid."

"Aren't you worried about the danger of having someone like this around?" Leng Yihan asked.

“I’ve investigated, but… her information is normal, yet very strange…” Xiao Yulin said, frowning. “She is indeed an orphan, but during her time in the orphanage, from age 2 to 16, she definitely did not receive any higher education. But on the day she turned 17, she left the orphanage on her own, and then it was as if she vanished into thin air. The next time she appeared was in the alley where I found her, covered in injuries.”

"I'm suddenly a little curious about where you got your information. So you really are the daughter of some big boss?" Leng Yihan suddenly stopped talking about Kang Meng and started teasing Xiao Yulin about her identity.

"Ah... I don't deny that. But I'd like to ask you why you're asking about Kang Meng? You haven't taken a liking to her, have you?"

“I’m not interested, and I have nothing to say unless she’s willing to tell you herself,” Leng Yihan said. “Then I’ll go back to Lin Yin’s first.” After saying that, Leng Yihan started walking away. Xiao Yulin’s brows, which had relaxed after hearing Leng Yihan’s words, furrowed involuntarily. “‘Unless she’s willing to tell you herself…’ Okay, although I was mentally prepared, there really is something she’s keeping from me.” Even so, she quickly regained her composure.

Oh, did I forget to mention that it was already 21:30 PM when we got on the Ferris wheel, and now... it's 22:00 PM, but even so, the barbecue stall is still very lively, with quite a few people still having late-night snacks here.

At this moment, Kang Meng saw that Leng Yihan and Xiao Yulin had finished talking, and silently walked back to Xiao Yulin's side. After the seven of them found a place to sit down, they took turns ordering food. Taking advantage of this gap, Leng Binglan was about to ask Leng Yihan what she had asked Xiao Yulin, but her gaze had only lingered on Leng Yihan for less than a second when she immediately looked at a small alley not far behind Leng Yihan, and a hint of horror flashed in her eyes for a moment.

Kang Meng had noticed something was wrong even before Leng Binglan turned around. Her face was pale as she 'stared' at the strange 'person' in the alley, or rather... he wasn't human at all.

Sensing that the 'person' was about to emerge, Leng Binglan and Kang Meng quickly averted their gaze. A middle-aged man, indistinguishable from a normal human, walked out of the alley. Leng Yihan noticed Leng Binglan's reaction and curiously turned back to look, only to see the man waving kindly at him. Out of politeness, Leng Yihan waved back, adding a friendly smile. (I don't know why I did it so spontaneously; maybe it was to avoid a death flag.)

The man smiled politely and slowly walked over. Feeling his approach, Leng Binglan broke out in a cold sweat. "Oh, it's you again. What do you want today?" The barbecue stall owner asked with a smile as he saw the man enter. It seemed that the man was a regular customer.

"Boss, the usual is fine," the man said, sitting down at the table next to Li Leng Yihan.

"Wait a minute, wait a minute? This guy is a vengeful ghost! How come he can communicate normally with people without killing them... and people can even see him? Could it be that I haven't cultivated in a long time and I'm seeing things wrong? Strange, strange..." Leng Binglan thought to herself, then stole another glance at the man, only to see that he was also looking at her. She immediately looked away. "Wait a minute, this really is a vengeful ghost! With my current strength, I can't deal with a ghost of this level! I'm doomed..."

"Um... Hey little brother, why are you staring at me like that?" The man's voice rang out next to Leng Binglan. Upon hearing this, Leng Binglan stiffly turned her head to look at her side and saw that the man was talking to Leng Yihan.

"Ah... I was just curious why you're still here when you should have work to do tomorrow morning." Sensing that Leng Binglan was acting strangely, Leng Yihan knew that the man might also be acting strangely, so she made up an excuse to deal with it.

"Hmm... Can't I just leave home to buy a late-night snack?"

“You’re still dressed formally, uncle… I don’t think you don’t have any other clothes to change into. You probably haven’t been home yet.” Leng Yihan said, pointing to the man’s clothes.

"Brother, brother! Stop talking! Stop the conversation! This guy is a vengeful ghost! He might kill everyone here if we say something wrong!!!" Leng Binglan only shouted in her heart, but on the surface she still looked calm.

"Ah...it seems quite lively here. Would you mind if I joined you for a meal? I think I could chat with you and avoid being bored eating and drinking alone." The man suddenly looked up and asked the others.

After exchanging glances, the people at the table spoke first, "It's okay, you can sit next to him. There's only one seat left here. Oh, by the way, we ordered quite a lot of food, and you ordered some too. You probably can't eat much, so you can eat with us." As Xiao Yulin spoke, she pointed to Hu Li.

"Oh, thank you very much." The man nodded and sat down in the empty seat next to Hu Li. By the way, Hu Li was just one seat away from Leng Binglan, and the man sat down right next to Leng Binglan.

"Hmm? Little girl, why do you seem so afraid of me?"

"I...I..." Leng Binglan's words were broken and incoherent, unable to form a coherent sentence. Leng Yihan immediately helped her out, "Oh, I'm sorry, Uncle, my cousin is very shy..."

"Oh, I see. I'm so sorry," the man said hastily, looking a little embarrassed. Meanwhile, Kang Meng, who was leaning against Xiao Yulin and appeared calm on the surface, was thinking, "Why is this ghost so polite? Am I seeing things? This is a ruthless ghost that kills without blinking an eye!" (These two have special ghost-reading skills.)

A dozen minutes later, the group chatted back and forth, and of course, the topic was all about the man (the vengeful ghost). According to him, his name was Cheng Tong, an ordinary employee of an ordinary company, and he was quite handsome. Even though he was a bit old now, you could still see his former glory.

"Ah, have any of you played Oracle?" Cheng Tong suddenly asked. "Ah? Yes, of course! It's the hottest VR game in recent years!" Lin Yin replied immediately upon hearing Cheng Tong's question, her expression somewhat excited, since everyone present had played Oracle.

"Oh, so... have you heard of Uncle Pingfan?" Cheng Tong suddenly asked.

"Uncle Pingfan?" Xu Qing was stunned for a moment, not quite understanding. Leng Binglan quickly chimed in, "I've heard of him! How could I not have? Uncle Pingfan fought his way up from the Human Ranking to the God Ranking, and even managed to pull Yu Xiao, who was usually second on the God Ranking, off the list once. He almost defeated Ji Han, who was first on the God Ranking..." Xiao Yulin, still confused by Leng Binglan's actions, was about to speak when Kang Meng gestured for her to be quiet. Then, she hinted at it to Xu Qing in the same way. Lin Yin received a signal from Leng Yihan, and everyone understood. As for Hu Li... this guy roughly guessed Leng Binglan's meaning from her actions: don't reveal that everyone knows Ji Han and Yu Xiao, and don't expose that they were listening in.

"Oh? He's that good? He actually beat someone like that?" Cheng Tong looked at Leng Binglan with some surprise, then glanced at the others as if asking if it was true. "Yeah, but it's a pity. It seems that Uncle Pingfan has stopped playing Oracle because of work..." Leng Yihan said, with a regretful expression on her face—Uncle Pingfan is very strong, no doubt about it.

"Oh, I see... That's such a pity." Cheng Tong said, with a sigh. "I used to play with him, but I haven't touched this game in a long time."

"Huh? Why..." Lin Yin was about to ask a question when Leng Yihan covered her mouth. At this moment, the dishes had been served, but only some of them were served, and some of them were still being grilled.

"Oh! It's here. I'll start eating then?" Cheng Tong picked up her chopsticks and prepared to eat as soon as the food was served. "Okay, let's eat too," Leng Yihan quickly said, and everyone picked up their chopsticks and started eating as well.

"Burp~ Eating barbecue and drinking beer is so refreshing! Brother Hu, cheers!"

"Oh~" The only man present who could drink, Hu Li, started drinking beer with Cheng Tong, while the others... none of them liked drinking. (Hu Li wasn't a big drinker either, but he was doing it to appease Cheng Tong, though he could hold his liquor.)

"Ah, Uncle Cheng, what's your Oracle ID?" Leng Yihan asked.

"Me? My name is Tongcheng."

"Hey? You also like to use your real name as your game name?" Leng Yihan said. In fact, everyone present except for Hu Li (whose ID is Empty Lonely Cold, I don't know if you guys remember him) did the same.

They chatted about this and that, talking about the many new modes recently released in Oracle, which Cheng Tong hadn't played in a long time. They ate and chatted until 11 o'clock, when the owner was about to close up shop. The seven people and one ghost quickly finished their food, paid for Cheng Tong's meal, and left the barbecue stall.

After parting ways with Cheng Tong, at an intersection, Xiao Yulin and Kang Meng changed their route to go home, while the remaining five people continued back to the hotel.

It wasn't until she arrived at the hotel and returned to her booked room that Leng Binglan's tense nerves finally relaxed, and she collapsed onto the bed.

"Binglan? What's going on?" Lin Yin asked, still confused, but Leng Binglan rolled over and said, "I mean... just now, everyone at the barbecue stand was jumping around on the edge of death, do you believe it?" As she spoke, a look of lingering fear appeared on her face.

"Is there something wrong with Cheng Tong?" Leng Yihan immediately realized something. The first time he saw Cheng Tong, he was standing in front of a small alley. "Yes, he's a vengeful ghost, a ruthless ghost who kills without blinking an eye."

"Huh?" Lin Yin's mind went blank.

"Oh...Is that so..." Upon hearing this, Leng Yihan understood why Kang Meng and Leng Binglan were acting strangely while eating barbecue. "You could tell he was a vengeful ghost, but you couldn't deal with him?"

"You should have seen what's going on with him, right? He's clearly a vengeful ghost, and should be killing everyone he sees, but he not only acts like a real person, he's also very polite. He doesn't seem like a vengeful ghost at all. If I weren't certain for some reason that he's definitely a vengeful ghost, I would have thought he was a real person..."

"So, this ghost is so powerful that he can suppress his true nature?" Leng Yihan deduced based on what Leng Binglan said.

"That's right~ I could handle him when I was at my peak, but not now... not."

"Huh? No, no, what are you talking about?! What ghost?! Binglan, can you see ghosts?! Are there really ghosts in this world?! Why can you handle Binglan?!" Lin Yin asked a bunch of questions in a daze, but was met with a long and awkward silence.

Cold Blue: "Oops, I let it slip."

Leng Yihan: "Oh no, I forgot she was there."

Leng Yihan glanced at Leng Binglan, then at Lin Yin who was waiting for an answer. Her mind raced, and she immediately started making things up. "Um... Lin Yin, I hope you won't spread what happened today. Actually, our family has been Onmyoji for generations, but no one has ever known that."

"Huh?! What will happen if word gets out..." Lin Yin said with some fear. Leng Yihan's expression was serious, and he even called her by her name Lin Yin, which seemed to indicate the seriousness of the matter from all aspects.

“If word gets out… I can’t protect you, even if you’re special,” Leng Yihan said. Lin Yin could understand what Leng Yihan meant: Even if you are my lover, I cannot save your life…

"I understand! I know! I will never reveal it! I swear!" Lin Yin swore, while Leng Binglan listened to Leng Yihan's nonsense the whole time, not understanding what the "special" meant. Because she was worried about ruining Leng Yihan's plan, she didn't say a word the whole time, but just looked at Lin Yin nervously.

"That's good. Okay, everyone go wash up and go to bed. I'll sleep on the sofa tonight..."

"No!"

Leng Yihan turned her head in confusion, looking at the two women with a puzzled expression, and began to ponder.

"Um, you two..."

"No! We have to go together!"

The two women said in unison, then glared at each other fiercely, "Okay, okay, okay, okay." Leng Yihan didn't really object to sleeping with the two beauties. (Because he was used to it, one was his girlfriend and the other his cousin. At this point, I could occasionally have the protagonist say, "I treat you like a cousin, but you want to sleep with me?!")

Hmm, tonight looks like it's going to be another wonderful night.

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"Welcome to the guessing game with no prizes!"

"I am one of the hosts, kz."

"I am one of the hosts, MC."

"Let's get straight to the point and get to the answer to this question." kz

"Question: How many death flags did the main characters manage to dodge this time? If you know the answer, please leave a comment below, and the author will tell you if it's correct~" (mc)

"That's settled then. If you have any further questions, please call 565257059." kz

"See you next time~ Bye-bye~" MC

Just as the two were having a great time, Shui Yiqing walked out from the side and gave each of them a flick on the forehead, "Have you two had enough fun? If you're done, come and work for me!"

71. About Cheng Tong and Uncle Pingfan

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At that moment, Leng Yihan opened his eyes without warning. He quickly realized what was happening. Because of the familiar hunger in his stomach, he hurriedly got up, went to his backpack, and took out the two life-saving daggers, Youming and Wuzhe. Then he left the room, left the hotel, and headed to the barbecue stall.

"What exactly is the concept of Ice Blue at its peak... It must be very strong, I wonder what level it corresponds to in the Oracle." As Leng Yihan pondered this, she hid herself in the darkness and moved forward quickly, soon arriving at the barbecue stall she had visited before.

The barbecue stall had already closed, and there was no one left. After staring at the alley where Cheng Tong had come out for a few seconds, Leng Yihan put a hand on his shoulder. "Oh? Isn't this the little brother from before?"

"I suppose you truly live up to your reputation as a vengeful ghost?" Leng Yihan said without changing her expression. "You're no longer bothered by it? It seems you have some trump card that emboldened you to come looking for me. But unfortunately, in every sense of the word, you can be considered a ghost, so I won't be provoked by a ghost... Of course, it's not necessarily the same if you're human." Cheng Tong removed her hand from Leng Yihan's shoulder, and Leng Yihan immediately turned around and jumped back, looking warily at the smiling Cheng Tong.