The Rebirth of the Cultivation Leader Qin Zhao as a Celebrity
Chapter 173 - 170 Su Xiaotong Seems to be Possessed

Chapter 173: Chapter 170 Su Xiaotong Seems to be Possessed

Mu De returned home and took out the prepared clay figure.

The handkerchief stained with Su Xiaotong’s blood was soaked in a bowl of warm water, turning the water red. He then dipped a brush into the bloodied water and applied it to the clay figure.

After the application was complete, Mu De dropped his own blood onto the clay figure’s forehead.

In the dark basement, a series of ancient and obscure spells echoed.

Over at Su Xiaotong’s place, she pruned the stems of the roses and then placed them in a vase on the living room coffee table.

"They’re pretty fresh."

Su Xiaotong didn’t notice anything unusual and even sniffed at the roses.

At this time, Qin Yu called her again.

"Have you calmed down?"

"Mm-hmm."

Hearing her somewhat proud tone, Qin Yu couldn’t help but laugh.

"Little swan, may I have the honor of inviting you out for dinner tonight?"

Su Xiaotong thought the roses had been sent by him, assuming he was quite good at appeasing her, and had already cooled off by that time.

"Sure, but I don’t want to go to any ordinary restaurant."

"It’ll be even tastier than Lizhu Garden last time. Want to try?"

"Okay, I’ll get ready and head out."

Qin Yu sighed with relief and reminded her, "Remember to add me back."

"Got it."

Su Xiaotong hung up the phone and added Qin Yu on WeChat.

She dressed herself up and even put on some pretty makeup.

Eager to see Qin Yu, as they hadn’t met for several days, Su Xiaotong forgot to tell Qin Zhao about it and soon left the house.

Qin Yu finished his work early, so he had no other arrangements for today.

Since he was planning to have dinner with Su Xiaotong, he drove to her apartment complex and waited downstairs.

Nearly an hour later, the two arrived at the restaurant.

As Su Xiaotong was looking at the menu, Qin Yu noticed a band-aid on her finger.

"What happened to your hand?"

"It’s because of the roses you sent. The delivery guy didn’t have time to deal with the thorns, and I got pricked.

But the flowers were very fresh and beautiful."

Qin Yu was taken aback, "The roses I sent?"

"Yeah, a big bunch of red ones."

Qin Yu frowned. He hadn’t sent any roses to Su Xiaotong.

But he didn’t say it outright, instead wondering if someone else was pursuing her.

"Do you like roses?"

"They’re okay."

Qin Yu sipped his tea nonchalantly. What’s so special about red roses? Tomorrow, he’d have someone send a variety of much prettier pink, white, and even green roses, 999 of each kind.

When the waiter came in to take their order, Su Xiaotong unreservedly ordered quite a number of signature dishes.

But after ordering, she began to space out, sitting at the table.

Her gaze stayed fixed on Qin Yu without shifting for a long while.

"Is there something on my face?"

Qin Yu, although a man, was made to feel somewhat embarrassed by her stare.

He couldn’t resist touching his face with his hand, but Su Xiaotong did not respond.

"Xiao Tong?"

Qin Yu sensed something was off and waved his hand in front of her face.

As he waved his hand, Su Xiaotong’s head mechanically moved for a bit.

"Are you feeling unwell?"

Qin Yu looked concerned. He stood up and walked to her side, reaching out to touch her forehead.

But as soon as he touched her forehead, Su Xiaotong suddenly stood up.

With a slap,

Su Xiaotong expressionlessly slapped him across the face.

"Don’t touch me!"

"..."

Qin Yu, who had been slapped out of the blue, looked at her in shock.

Wasn’t everything just fine a moment ago? Why the sudden slap!

"Su Xiaotong, what do you mean by this?"

She didn’t speak, just numbly sat back down in her seat.

Qin Yu became somewhat angry, his face darkening as he stared at her, "First you delete me on WeChat, and now, after things are explained, you still hit me? Do you have a tendency towards violence or something?

Speak, why did you suddenly hit someone?"

Su Xiaotong still didn’t speak. He reached out to touch her, but was brushed away again.

"Don’t touch me!"

It was that same sentence again, as if that was all she could say.

After Su Xiaotong brushed his hand away, she continued to sit coldly in her seat.

"You...! This is utterly nonsensical!"

Anyone who was suddenly hit for no apparent reason would be in a bad mood.

Qin Yu turned around, ready to leave the restaurant, and Su Xiaotong followed him out.

"If you clear things up now, I might still forgive you."

He had thought she would apologize, but she simply walked past him, as if she didn’t know him.

Su Xiaotong, like a robot, went to the side of the road and hailed a taxi.

Qin Yu was almost beside himself with anger. He walked over to his car, opened the trunk, and was about to throw away the gifts he had bought.

But a second before throwing them away, he suddenly felt something was off.

Wasn’t everything fine when we had just met?

And with Su Xiaotong’s personality, even if she was upset, she wouldn’t be as cold and emotionless as a robot.

This behavior was a bit like she was... possessed?

The more Qin Yu thought about it, the more it didn’t seem right, and he hurriedly drove after that taxi.

The taxi stopped at the entrance of the residential complex where Su Xiaotong lived, then she got out and walked straight in.

During that time, her shoulder bag slipped off and fell to the ground, but she didn’t pick it up. Not even bothering to glance down at it, as if unaware that her bag had dropped.

But anyone normal would feel their bag fall; it’s impossible not to even give it a look.

Qin Yu became even more certain of his suspicions, picked up her bag, and followed her from a distance back to her place.

When they arrived at the elevator, he saw a strange man waiting in front of Su Xiaotong’s apartment door.

This man was wearing a gray hoodie, which was crumpled and stained with some brown marks, making him look not very clean.

The hood was on his head, his head bowed, covering part of his face.

The way he was dressed and his behavior didn’t seem like those of a good person.

As the elevator opened, the man’s gaze instantly turned to Su Xiaotong, and he walked towards her.

Qin Yu, who had been a step away from Su Xiaotong, stepped forward and took Su Xiaotong into his arms, his expression wary as he stared at the strange man.

After the man saw this, he tugged at his clothing and walked past them, limping with an apparent injury on his leg.

He entered the elevator and did not look at Su Xiaotong again.

As the elevator doors closed slowly, Su Xiaotong pulled away from Qin Yu and walked to her apartment door on her own.

She seemed completely unaware of her surroundings, simply opening her door and going inside.

Qin Yu followed her in, and she didn’t seem to notice at all.

Seeing her like this, Qin Yu thought back to the man he had just seen and felt a chill in his heart.

If he hadn’t followed her, would she even have known if that man had broken in?

"Su Xiaotong."

Qin Yu called her name, first and last.

Still no reaction. After taking off her shoes, she just sat blankly on the sofa in the living room.

Qin Yu thought she might really be possessed, so he made a call to Qin Zhao.