Transmigration: Experiencing Life's End - Dying Peacefully in One's Sleep

Chapter 312 Modern Supernatural 3

Thinking of this, he looked in Qiao Chu's direction. He thought it was an accident that he wasn't injured last night, but now he was sleeping so well. Could it all be related to her?

Thinking of this, he quickly got up, went to wash up, and then tentatively discovered that he was really not unlucky anymore. He was pleasantly surprised and even became less reluctant to cook for her.

Murong Bai finished cooking, hesitated for a moment, and then walked to the door and knocked.

dong dong dong~

After knocking a few times, the door opened from the inside, and Qiao Chu appeared in front of her. Upon seeing her, Murong Bai instinctively took a step back.

"I've come to call you for dinner!" He glanced at her, then immediately looked away.

I thought to myself, this ghost is indeed different from the others; it needs to eat and sleep.

Qiao Chu glanced at him, walked into the living room, and sat down at the table.

Looking at the white porridge, a plate of green vegetables, and a plate of scrambled eggs on the table, it looked bland and lacked any oil.

She thought to herself, this person is not only unlucky, but probably also poor.

Murong Bai turned around and looked at her back before walking over.

He stood in front of the table. Qiao Chu glanced at him and said, "Sit down, what are you doing standing there!"

She appeared completely at ease; anyone who didn't know better would have thought she was the one in charge of the house.

Hearing her say that, Murong Bai went over and sat down.

The two sat facing each other. Qiao Chu served herself a bowl of porridge, which she drank plain; she liked to add sugar to her porridge.

Murong Bai also drank his porridge, but only picked up the vegetable dish with his chopsticks.

He rarely eats eggs himself; he usually makes porridge and at most adds a simple vegetarian dish.

Because of my unlucky constitution, I always have accidents at work, so I can only find part-time jobs.

I barely managed to finish my part-time job each day, so I naturally lived a rather frugal life.

Qiao Chu sized up the person opposite him. He looked to be in his early twenties, with a slender build and prominent collarbones. He was rather thin overall.

The clothes he was wearing looked to be of average quality, and he must have been wearing them for many years.

His face is alright, but he's not very fleshy.

Looking at the dishes on the table and the furnishings of the house, she could tell that he didn't live a very good life.

"What's your name?" Qiao Chu asked casually.

The person opposite paused for a moment before slowly speaking: "My name is Murong Bai."

Qiao Chu raised an eyebrow: "Surname Murong?"

Murong Bai lowered his eyes, seemingly lost in thought, and said, "Hmm."

Seeing his expression, Qiao Chu asked Xiao Qi in her mind, "What is his relationship with the male lead?"

“Host, they are half-brothers,” Xiao Qi explained.

"Oh? They're both from the Murong family, but the male lead is a pampered young master living a life of luxury, while Murong Bai is a pitiful fellow struggling to make ends meet?"

The memories Qiao Chu received didn't mention Murong Bai; they only contained the story of the male and female protagonists. This is a drawback of the novel world—the plot only revolves around them.

“Yes, host. Murong Bai’s birth was an accident. His mother had a relationship with the drunk Murong family head and was then paid off. She only found out she was pregnant later and secretly gave birth to the child. Murong Bai’s mother passed away a few years ago, leaving him all alone!” Xiao Qi said, looking at the investigation results.

Qiao Chu asked, "Didn't she go to the Murong family?"

"He went but was driven away. His mother was unwilling to give up and wanted to make money, which is why Murong Bai was given the surname Murong and not changed. Later, she fell ill and died, and Murong Bai had no desire to have anything to do with them."

"His mother wasn't that great to him either."

"Yes, host. In the original story, he died early on. After all, he attracted ghosts and had a bad luck constitution."

Hearing this, she saw Murong Bai across from her looking hesitant, before finally asking, "And you?"

"My name is Qiao Chu."

Murong Bai nodded, then asked curiously, "Are you really a ghost? How come you're different from other ghosts?"

"Of course, can't you feel it?" Qiao Chu said with a smirk.

Upon hearing this, Murong Bai didn't ask any more questions and lowered his head to continue eating.

She was indeed different; she had almost finished her meal without any unexpected incidents.

Even when he's eating normally, he often chokes or bites his tongue by accident.

Qiao Chu glanced at him, finished her porridge, thought for a moment, then reached into her spatial storage and took out a wad of cash, placing it on the table.

Fortunately, the money in his own space can be exchanged with Xiao Qi for money in each world.

Murong Bai looked over and asked in confusion, "What's this?"

"This is money for your groceries. Buy me something nicer next time." After she finished speaking, she walked towards the room.

"This is a bit too much!" Murong Bai quickly said, "Buying groceries shouldn't cost that much."

Qiao Chu didn't turn her head and said, "The rest is up to you."

Murong Bai was left with a somber expression. He hesitated for a long time before putting it away.

I do need money right now, otherwise I won't have money to buy groceries for her.

He usually doesn't have enough to eat. He eats two meals when he's working and one meal when he's not working.

Yesterday's part-time job was another disaster because I almost caused an injury, so the boss told me not to go anymore.

Thinking of this, he sighed, stood up, cleared the dishes, and went to the kitchen to wash them.

*

As night fell, Murong Bai slept soundly on the sofa, already fast asleep.

Just then, a dark figure suddenly appeared outside the window. The figure lingered outside for a while before passing through the window and coming directly to the sofa.

It moved toward the person who was fast asleep, its eerie gaze fixed on its prey.

Just when things were at their most critical, Murong Bai opened his eyes and quickly dodged to the side.

Looking at the terrifying ghost face in front of him, Murong Bai remained expressionless.

"Hehehe, how did you, an ordinary person, manage to find me?" A ghostly laugh echoed in the living room, and a chilling aura spread.

Murong Bai remained calm, though his lips were slightly pale. He quickly backed away, his mind racing as he tried to figure out how to escape.

The ghost opposite him seemed to read his mind: "You've finally found a little treat; you can't escape."

After saying that, it walked forward with great interest, while Murong Bai turned and ran towards the door.

He had to pass the sofa to get to the door, so he ran forward as fast as he could, but just as he was about to touch the doorknob, a suction force pulled him back.

A chilling aura gradually enveloped Murong Bai, and his face began to turn pale.

Inside the room, Qiao Chu lay on the bed, looking out through the wall at the situation outside.

"Host, aren't you going to save him?" Xiao Qi asked.

"Xiao Qi, why do you think ghosts all want to eat him?" Qiao Chu said.

Xiao Qi thought for a moment and said, "This must be his special characteristic."

"Isn't this a setting usually reserved for villains or protagonists? Why wasn't he mentioned in the plot?" Qiao Chu asked in confusion.

"Host, this is a poorly written novel. I guess the author originally intended to write a story where Murong Bai becomes a ghost after his death and starts killing innocent people and opposing the male and female protagonists."