"You are dead." The President looked at Li Xiu, and his first sentence sent Li Xiu's mood plumting.
"Could it be that I am truly dead, now just a wandering ghost?" Li Xiu frowned to himself.
The President walked up to Li Xiu, circled around him twice, and then said with a wry smile, "You're already dead, why don't you go see your family instead of coming here?"
"President, are you sure I'm really dead?" Li Xiu didn't believe he was really dead.
"Don't you know if you're dead or not?" The President retorted.
"I feel like I'm not dead, but except for you, no one can see ." Li Xiu stared at him and said.
"What a pity, a young talent, unparalleled in the world, so young, yet... sigh..." The President lanted with a look of regret.
"Isn't there any way out?" Li Xiu asked.
"If you have any unfulfilled wishes, you'd better say them now." The President shook his head and said.
Li Xiu's heart sank; even the President, who could see him, said this, which suggested things might really be going awry.
"Why can you see ?" Li Xiu stared at the President and asked.
"You should be asking, what can't I see?" The President chuckled, sat down on a stone bench, made himself a cup of tea, and said while drinking, "Tell , how did you die?"
"I don't know either." Li Xiu replied with a bitter smile.
"You don't even know how you died?" The President frowned and asked.
"I feel like I'm not dead." Li Xiu said.
The President laughed, "So you're a muddled ghost who doesn't even know you're dead? Tell what you've been up to, and I'll help you analyze it."
"Don't bother analyzing it for ; if I'm really dead, what use is knowing that?" Li Xiu said with a pout.
The President said matter-of-factly, "Of course it's useful. You died inexplicably in the immortal realm, and I naturally want to figure out the reason to prevent others from dying as cluelessly as you."
"So it seems I, this dead person, still have so value." Li Xiu didn't argue further and told him about winning the Ancient Gold Box at the auction and then opening the Spirit Jar.
"You opened a Spirit Jar from the Bottomless Pit inside the Ancient Gold Box?" The President asked sowhat surprised.
"You know the origin of the Spirit Jar?" Li Xiu hadn't ntioned the origin of the Spirit Jar, but the President revealed it directly, apparently aware of that thing.
"If you were killed by the Spirit Jar, then it's troubleso," the President sighed. "The Spirit Jar from the Bottomless Pit harbors a demon. Out of all the things you could provoke, you had to go for that."
Li Xiu was about to say sothing when the President suddenly showed a strange smile: "The fact that I can still see you ans the demon hasn't consud your soul yet. There still seems a faint hope."
"What hope?" Li Xiu asked suspiciously, looking at the President.
The President said mysteriously, "First, you have to answer a question for . This question concerns your life and death, and you must answer truthfully."
"What question?" Li Xiu felt that the President's expression was a bit odd.
"Honestly, are you still a virgin?" The President asked seriously.
"What does this have to do with my life and death?" Li Xiu felt as if the President might be ssing with him, yet the President's serious deanor made it seem like he might not be joking.
"It not only has a connection but a significant one. You must tell truthfully, so I can know if there's still a glimr of hope for you." The President's expression grew increasingly solemn.
"I suppose so," Li Xiu responded.
"It's either yes or no. What do you an by 'suppose so'?" The President was obviously dissatisfied with such a vague answer.
"Does never having been with a woman count as yes or no?" Li Xiu asked.
Upon hearing this, the President imdiately laughed, "If you haven't been with a woman, that's fine. Other things don't count as losing one's virginity. This is good; there's hope for you."
The President said mysteriously, "I have a Secret Technique that might help you co back to life. Rember, if you encounter the Spirit Jar again, you must seize the chance to urinate into the hole on it. If you're lucky enough, you might be saved."
"President, now's not the ti to joke with ," Li Xiu said with a bitter smile.
The President solemnly stated, "I'm not joking. Haven't you heard that virgin urine is the best counter for evil spirits? Anyway, I've taught you the Secret Technique. Whether you believe it or not is up to you."
"Are you sure this trick will work?" Li Xiu looked at the President with a strange expression to confirm once more.
"It works," the President nodded.
"You're not joking?"
"No."
...
Li Xiu looked at the President with a strange expression, unable for a mont to discern whether what the President said was true or not.
"You should go now." The President urged Li Xiu to leave, not forgetting to remind him to definitely urinate into the hole of the Spirit Jar.
Li Xiu left the City Lord's Mansion with uncertainty; he didn't believe a word the President said.
But, on the other hand, the President was the only one who could see him, so it seed unlikely he would say these things just to deceive him.
After pondering for a mont, Li Xiu headed towards Courtyard Seven. He deliberately bypassed the place where he had just separated from the Spirit Jar and drifted back to Courtyard Seven.
After all this fuss, it was already noon.
Old Jia was sitting on the stone steps at the big gate, leisurely smoking a tobacco pipe, seemingly unaware of Li Xiu's disappearance.
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