He Said He Was a Ghost… But Saved a Life

The youth who claimed to be a ghost clearly had no idea how outstanding his own
appearance was.

He looked less like a ghost and more like a fairy who had descended to the
mortal realm.

Besides…

Wen Zhaoyan: “There are no ghosts in this world.”

Mo Bai thought about it and realized that was true. This was the interstellar
era.

In this age of advanced technology, who would believe in ghosts?

Mo Bai had no choice but to stop pretending to be eerie. “Okay fine, then, if
you say there are none, there are none.”

With an outsider here, he couldn’t very well go soak in the water.

He sat down by the edge of the pool, dangling his feet in the water, swaying
them lazily, his posture very relaxed.

His skin was very pale.

Especially against the backdrop of his waist-length black hair, his exposed feet
looked especially fair and adorable.

Right now, he looked like a mermaid sitting by the shore playing in the water,
captivating people’s gaze.

The fish and lotus leaves, which he had infused with a few breaths of his divine
power, emitted a faint glow of faith.

He soaked his feet contentedly, his posture growing increasingly languid.

Wen Zhaoyan had been watching him the whole time.

The youth didn’t seem to mind being stared at, enjoying himself without a care.

Just then, the butler walked out of the estate.

“Your Highness, Kai is on his way with his mermaid.”

Wen Zhaoyan turned his head, his gaze falling on the butler.

The butler didn’t seem to notice anyone sitting by the pool.

Wen Zhaoyan narrowed his eyes slightly and asked the butler, “You don’t see
anything?”

“See what?” the butler asked in confusion.

Following Wen Zhaoyan’s gesture toward the pool, the butler looked but saw
nothing out of the ordinary. “What’s wrong? Is something off with the pool?”

The butler couldn’t see him.

Wen Zhaoyan looked at the youth, who happened to look back at him and smile
faintly.

His small dimples looked especially adorable.

“Nothing,” Wen Zhaoyan said, looking away. “How much longer until Kai arrives?”

The butler said, “Soon, I should think. Shall I go inform Madam Mo?”

Wen Zhaoyan’s consciousness sea was exceptionally sensitive.

His mental energy was the strongest in the empire’s history, giving him an
extremely broad perception.

He had sensed it when Mo Xiangtian’s mental energy began to go violent.

After learning that the Mo family couldn’t find a mermaid, Wen Zhaoyan hesitated
for a moment, then decided to help.

Wen Zhaoyan grunted in acknowledgment.

The butler hurried off to the neighboring villa to inform Mrs. Mo.

Upon learning they had helped find a mermaid who could provide soothing, Mrs. Mo
was overwhelmingly grateful.

After soaking in the water for a while, Mo Bai found his soul feeling much
better.

He stretched his arms lazily and said to Wen Zhaoyan, who had been staring at
him with an inquisitive gaze, “Do you have any coins?”

In the interstellar era, most currencies were digital.

Of course, due to the demands of certain special markets, paper currency and
coins were still in circulation, just relatively rare.

So finding coins these days was indeed not easy.

However, Wen Zhaoyan actually had some.

He took a rather large-denomination coin from his space button and handed it to
Mo Bai.

Mo Bai didn’t take it. Instead, he pointed to a lotus leaf in the pool and said,
“Throw it over there. You can also make a wish. It’s very effective.”

Wen Zhaoyan didn’t respond.

The youth had said the same thing last time.

Seeing he hadn’t moved, Mo Bai muttered quietly, “Really! If it doesn’t work,
I’ll refund your money.”

In the end, Wen Zhaoyan tossed the coin over.

With his strong mental energy and incredibly high physical constitution, the
coin landed lightly and precisely in the center of the lotus leaf.

Mo Bai gave him a thumbs up. “Nice. You can make your wish now.”

The youth’s voice was truly pleasant to the ear, even more soothing than a
mermaid’s song, and seemed to carry a bewitching, coaxing quality.

Wen Zhaoyan had never believed in such superstitious things.

But at this moment, he really did seem to have been coaxed into taking the bait.

His thoughts were involuntarily drawn by the youth, and he unconsciously
thought—

Make a wish?

Wish for what?

He didn’t have any need for such an insubstantial spiritual sustenance.

If the youth insisted he make one, then…

Fine. Let’s just hope the Imperial Father doesn’t make it here tomorrow.

He was tired of that kind of hypocritical paternal love.

What Wen Zhaoyan didn’t know was that as he made this wish in his heart, Mo Bai
had already closed his eyes.

In his mind, a connection had appeared—a connection to the wishing well.

Only when someone truly made a wish to this ‘wishing well’ could it become a
true wishing well.

Just like a road: only when someone walked it did it become a road.

A wishing well without believers was just a small pool.

Mo Bai opened his eyes and felt that his soul had become a bit more stable.

This made him very happy.

Even the way he looked at Wen Zhaoyan grew much more affectionate, even carrying
a hint of benevolence.

“Thank you. I’ll protect you from now on.”

This was a benefit reserved only for his very first client.

Wen Zhaoyan was taken aback.

Protect him?

He looked at the youth’s slender limbs…

But before he could voice his doubt, the youth’s form swayed and abruptly
vanished on the spot.

A hint of darkness flashed in Wen Zhaoyan’s eyes.

Did ghosts truly exist in this world?

When Mo Bai woke up, he found himself sleeping on the sofa.

Perhaps because the wishing well had successfully evolved into a true wishing
well, gaining its first genuine believer, his soul had been stabilized and
hadn’t left his body for long.

The mermaid Wen Zhaoyan had sent for had already arrived.

The isolation shield was opened.

The mermaid’s song was like heavenly music, not only purifying the soul but also
soothing the violent mental energy.

Seeing him awake, Mrs. Mo quickly comforted him gently. “Baby’s awake?”

Mo Bai nodded, his gaze falling on the beautiful, singing mermaid.

That was a real mermaid—a blue tail on its lower half, a human upper body,
extraordinarily beautiful.

Mrs. Mo patted his head soothingly, unsure whether she was comforting herself or
him. “It’s okay, it’s okay. Daddy will be okay too.”

But the mermaid stopped singing halfway through, tilted its head curiously, and
looked toward where Mo Xiangtian was.

It chattered something in its own language to its owner.

The mermaid’s owner was a man in military uniform named Kai.

Kai turned to Mrs. Mo and explained, “Madam Mo, my mermaid says the Master Mo is
already fine and doesn’t need soothing.”

Hearing this, Mrs. Mo quickly said, “He doesn’t need it? But tonight, when his
mental energy erupted, the power was very strong, extremely violent. Look at the
things in this room—they were all shredded by his mental storm.”

Kai also found it strange. “But Xixi says Master Mo has already been soothed.”

Xixi was the mermaid Kai kept.

It was well-known in mermaid circles for being exceptionally well-behaved, very
close to humans, and highly skilled at soothing.

Mrs. Mo had also heard of Xixi’s reputation and naturally trusted its judgment.

Mrs. Mo hesitated. “But before you came, no one soothed my husband.”

In fact, the Mo family was completely without help right now, unable to find
even a mermaid.

“Could it be that the calming spray worked?”

Kai shook his head. “The calming spray doesn’t have that much effect. According
to Xixi’s judgment, whoever soothed Master Mo should be a very powerful
mermaid.”

That was even more impossible.

If a mermaid had entered, they couldn’t possibly not know.

Just then, Mo Xiangtian also woke up.

Seeing strangers in the house, he immediately became alert.

Mrs. Mo quickly explained the situation.

Although his consciousness sea had been violent, Mo Xiangtian had been soothed
well and hadn’t completely forgotten the incident. He soon let down his guard
and thanked Kai.

Kai was good-natured and smiled. “You’re too kind, Master Mo. Do you remember
who soothed you?”

Mo Xiangtian actually had a faint impression.

He fell into thought and recollection, murmuring, “I remember I was very
confused at the time, and vaguely… vaguely I saw a young man wearing a long
robe… his hair was very, very long… he, he was very beautiful.”

Then he grew uncertain again and said somewhat sheepishly, “He looked a little
like my baby, I think.”

Mo Bai was surprised for a moment, then quickly understood.

He had been inside Mo Xiangtian’s consciousness sea, refining that violent
spiritual energy.

It was possible Mo Xiangtian had seen his soul form as well.

Mrs. Mo, however, glared at her husband in exasperation. “You’re dizzy from
confusion, aren’t you? How could he look like Baibai?”

Chastised, Mo Xiangtian grew even more embarrassed. “Maybe I just love our baby
too much.”

As he spoke, he picked up Mo Bai and said lovingly, “Was baby scared by Daddy?”

Mo Bai shook his head. “Not scared.”

With him around, Mo Xiangtian would be fine.

And if something did happen, he would save him.

Even gods believed in karma; Mo Xiangtian was the parent of this body. Even if
it meant his divine power completely dissipated and he completely disappeared,
he would still save him.

Besides, Mo Xiangtian doted on him.

Mo Xiangtian was deeply touched by this. “Baby is so brave!”

Mo Bai: “…”

Mo Xiangtian continued to the others, “I don’t remember what happened after
that, but it should have been him who saved me.”

Kai looked thoughtful. “Then he must be a very powerful mermaid.”

Based on Mrs. Mo’s description, Mo Xiangtian had almost certainly been exposed
to something like a spiritual inducing agent, which had caused his sudden
outbreak.

The damage from such an outbreak was irreversible; even if he recovered, there
would be aftereffects.

But looking at Mo Xiangtian now, his mental state actually seemed better than
before.

This suggested that the mermaid who soothed Mo Xiangtian must be very powerful.

However, was there a mermaid registered with the Mermaid Association who was
this powerful?

One who came without a trace, and left without a shadow?

Who kept it?

Or perhaps… no one kept it?

Could a mermaid without an owner truly exist?

Mo Bai frowned his little brows and raised an objection. “Maybe it wasn’t
necessarily a mermaid. It could have been someone else.”

Mo Bai was clearly a bit displeased that they assumed it was a mermaid.

His adorable little brows were practically twisted into a knot.

He didn’t realize it himself, but after returning to a child’s body, that
child’s body was extremely susceptible to emotions.

So his cheeks were also a bit puffed out.

He was very upset!

Mrs. Mo explained, “Baibai is still young and doesn’t know yet. Only mermaids
have the special ability for soothing. No one else has that ability. When Baibai
grows up a bit, he’ll have to get his mental energy tested too.”

If his mental energy level was high, they would also need to start looking for a
mermaid for their son.

But given the Mermaid Association’s current attitude…

A trace of worry appeared in Mrs. Mo’s eyes.

So that was it. Mo Bai had no choice but to say, “Okay.”

But his little brows knitted even tighter.

Mo Xiangtian said firmly, “Maybe it’s just as our baby said—maybe it really
wasn’t a mermaid. But no matter what, he saved my life. Whether he’s a mermaid
or not, he’s my benefactor. If he ever needs my help in the future, I will not
hesitate!”

Mo Bai’s eyes lit up, and the way he looked at his father gradually grew warm
and benevolent.

His father knew how to think flexibly.

Exactly—who said it had to be a mermaid?

Mo Bai nodded, his little expression one of approval. “Daddy is right.”

Echoed by his son, Mo Xiangtian grew even more cheerful and respected the
mysterious person who had saved him even more.

“If I ever get the chance to meet that lord again, I will definitely thank him
properly!”

Mo Bai was also touched.

He reached out his chubby little white hand and gently patted Mo Xiangtian’s
shoulder, his voice milky and soft, gentle and affectionate—

“No need for thanks,” he said approvingly.

Actually, it would make him even happier if they burned incense for him
occasionally.

But he couldn’t just say that out loud. Besides, this was his body after
reincarnation, his own. It wasn’t as if he would go without food or offerings if
no one worshipped him.

Still, his father deserved praise.

Mo Bai praised him. “Knowing to repay kindness—you’re a good child.”

And he was completely unaware that he was using the most babyish voice to say
the most precocious things.

After speaking, Mo Bai even patted Mo Daddy’s head, very pleased.

He hadn’t saved him for nothing!

Mo Xiangtian: “…???”