《The Female Taoist Priestess’s Childhood Sweetheart Is a Male CEO》


 Chapter 1: If I had known that I would tell foreigners’ fortunes, I should have learned English well

    <h4>Chapter 1</h4>


    !!!Brain storage: The whole story is fictional. Don''t take it too seriously. When reading my novel, leave your brain here first. Remember to take it back after finishing reading!!!


    Under an overpass in Z City.


    Jian Xi was sitting on a small mat, with a foreigner half-squatting in front of her.


    The two were talking about something, gesturing back and forth, which made the old man selling fruits next to them very anxious!


    A few minutester, the two finally stopped the movement in their hands.


    Perhaps because he had been squatting for a long time, the foreigner stood up and moved his legs.


    Jian Xi, sitting on the small mat, looked up at the tall foreigner in front of her, organized thenguage, and said in a sweet but stuttering voice: ¡°Luckin, um, money making, that, that, southwest, go!¡±


    The blond foreigner seemed to understand and not understand. He confirmed with Jian Xi again, ¡°I''ll be lucky if I head southwest?¡±


    The air was quiet for about a minute, and the foreigner and Jian Xi stared at each other!


    Suddenly, as if remembering something, the foreigner took out his cell phone, opened the trantion software on it, repeated what he had just said, and then handed the phone to Jian Xi.


    Jian Xi took the phone in confusion and looked at the words on it, I''ll be lucky if I head southwest?


    Jian Xi: "..." Why didn''t you take it out earlier!


    After the foreigner left, Jian Xi carefully put the fifty dors into her small bag, and murmured: "I should have learned English well with my brother''s teacher back then, knowing that there would be a day I read fortune for foreigners!"


    The 100 dors for today has been earned enough, time to pack up!


    The old man at the fruit stand next door saw Jian Xi start to tidy up the two copper coins on the ground and the small mat. He smiled and asked, "Girl, you finished today. Will youe tomorrow?¡±


    Jian Xi stopped her movements, turned her head and smiled back at the old man, "Old man, I won''te tomorrow. I have almost saved enough for the bus ticket. I''m going to leave here and find my brother. Thank you for taking care of me these days."


    The old man waved his hand, "A few fruits can''t be considered taking care of you. I think you are a lovely girl, clearly someone with good fortune!" It was a pity that she believes in feudal superstition, but he did not say thest sentence.


    Jian Xi shook her head and disagreed: ¡°Old man, I''ve set up stalls here for so many days. Not only do you give me an apple every day, but sometimes you also help me keep my spot. I really appreciate you!"


    The old man smiled. Just as he was about to say it was just a convenience, he didn¡¯t get to open his mouth. He heard Jian Xi continue to say, "Old man, I''m leaving tomorrow. We had an affinity. Ask your son to go out at 10 o''clock tomorrow morning and walk southwest, the direction of your home. Maybe hispany can still be saved!"


    Jian Xi did not affirmatively say that the old man''s son''spany must be saved, because she only looked at his face, and faces can also change. It mainly depends on what the old man''s son would do!


    The noble person rted to the old man lives very close to him, so meeting is only a matter of time, Jian Xi just elerated the process.


    After saying this, Jian Xi bent over to pick up her small mat, smiled at the old man and said goodbye, then left.


    Seeing Jian Xi leaving, the old man hurriedly called her back, took money out of his pocket, took it out while saying, "Wait, girl, I haven''t given you the fortune telling fee yet!"


    "No need, old man, just take it as a thank you for the apples you gave me these days! Farewell!" Jian Xi said and left directly.


    As for why it was not "see youter", it was because the affinity between her and the old man was only limited to this, and they would never meet again!


    After leaving the overpass, Jian Xi came to a small inn and returned to her room to tidy up her luggage.


    In fact, she didn''t have much to tidy up. There were only a few of her clothes in her luggage, some yellow paper and cinnabar for drawing symbols, oh yes, and a few old books.


    It took less than five minutes for her to tidy up. She simply cleaned up the room, took the peach wood sword and flute and went downstairs to check out.


    Sitting at the front desk was a woman in her forties who was eating melon seeds while watching TV series.


    "Auntie, room fee!" Jian Xi said.


    "Little girl, I said you can just save it up and pay me all together at thest minute, paying day by day is so troublesome!" The auntie said, but she didn''t even look at Jian Xi, her eyes were always staring at the tablet. She stretched out her arm to take the thirty dors from her hand.


    Jian Xi didn''t exin too much to her. She thought that if only she could save money!


    She was not too concerned about the auntie''s attitude either, because she knew the auntie was straightforward, and very warm-hearted at heart.


    "Auntie, I''m not staying today. Thank you for making an exception to let me pay the room fee in installments. Farewell." Jian Xi said politely to the auntie.


    The small inn here usually requires all amodation fees to be paid in full upon check-in, plus a deposit. At that time, Jian Xi discussed with her if she could pay day by day. The auntie felt sorry for her and made an exception to let her pay daily without collecting her deposit!


    Hearing that Jian Xi was not staying, the auntie paused the TV series, looked up at Jian Xi, and said, "Not staying today, what''s going on, did something happen? If you have anything just tell auntie. It''s not easy for a young girl like you outside! "


    Jian Xi smiled and shook her head, "Auntie, I''m fine. I''ve saved enough money for the bus ticket. I''m going to find my brother!"


    The auntie seemed relieved. She shrugged her shoulders and said, "That¡¯s good if nothing happened. Have a safe trip." After finishing speaking, she clicked to continue watching the TV series.


    "Thank you, auntie, I''m leaving!" Jian Xi said.


    The auntie still didn''t look up, just waved her hand at her.


    Jian Xi smiled and shook her head. She put on her small package and left the inn.


    She took out an old mobile phone that was rarely seen nowadays from her small bag. Jian Xi clicked the screen on and nced at the time on it.


    Well, taking the airport bus to the airport now should still be able to catch thest flight of the day!


    Putting her mobile phone back into the small bag, tightening the package on her shoulder, she walked towards the direction of the passenger transportation hub.

 Chapter 2: Here comes the surprise

    <h4>Chapter 2</h4>


    Jian Xi got off the airport shuttle bus and arrived at the airport in Z City.


    She was dressed very simply in coarse hemp cloth, but her appearance was exceptionally sweet. Carrying a small package, she also held a wooden sword and a jade flute in one hand. Most people in the airport couldn''t help buty their eyes on her.


    Jian Xi didn''t care how others looked at her. She first went to the airport courier service, then walked straight to the number seven ticket service counter in the domestic area.


    There were several people inquiring about tickets in front of the service counter, so Jian Xi quietly lined up behind them.


    Soon, the two people in front left, and it was finally her turn.


    "Hello, I have... oh it''s you, Jian Xi. You''vee to ''pay'' again today?" Feng Xueqing said with a smile.


    Jian Xi was also happy, the corners of her lips curving up. "Yes, sister. Today I''vee to give you the rest of the money. Take a look, it should be enough to buy an air ticket to B City now." As she spoke, she took out all the money she had left today, forty-five yuan, and handed it to Feng Xueqing.


    Feng Xueqing took the coins Jian Xi handed over. "Wait a moment, let me take out all your money and count it up. I remember it should be enough with this forty-five yuan!"


    Jian Xi nodded, the smile still on her lips. "Okay, thanks Sister, trouble you!"


    It must be enough!


    Feng Xueqing took out a key and unlocked a drawer under the service counter, taking out a bag that was not too big. She opened it and took out all the money inside.


    It was a very thick stack, organized very neatly by Feng Xueqing with clips, and there were even a few one yuan coins. She poured them all out and started counting.


    Jian Xi nced at the neat stack of money, and the smile at the corner of her lips deepened a little more.


    Although the stack Feng Xueqing was holding was thick, they were all small change - tens, twenties, with fifties being the highest!


    In fact, Feng Xueqing was also very surprised when Jian Xi first came to her. Nowadays there were very few people still buying air tickets with cash, let alone ''paying in installments'' over a month like her.


    But on second thought, the little girl must have some difficulties. If I can help, I''ll help.


    And so she helped Jian Xi deposit this money every day until there was enough to buy a ticket to B City.


    After counting it once, Feng Xueqing put down the money in her hand, then checked thetest price of thest flight to B City again. Indeed it was enough!


    "Jian Xi, your money can buy a ticket to B City now, and there are three yuan left. Shall I buy it for you now?" Feng Xueqing was also very happy for her, her tone a little excited!


    "Buy it now, buy it now. Thank you, sister." Although Jian Xi knew today that this was definitely going to work out, she still couldn''t help being overjoyed!


    "Okay, I''ll book the ticket for you now. Give me your ID!"


    After a series of operations, Feng Xueqing went to the check-in counter and took out her boarding pass too.


    When handing these things to Jian Xi, she also reminded her, "Boarding in two hours. Go through security now, then follow the signs." She pointed to the departure gate number on the boarding pass, "Just go to departure gate B6 and wait to board. Remember it?"


    Jian Xi nodded. "I remember, thanks!"


    Seeing that she really remembered it, Feng Xueqing felt relieved too. She tidied up the things on the counter, and also gave Jian Xi the three yuan left.


    Jian Xi put everything in her small bag, except she kept the three leftover coins.


    She picked up the three coins, looked at Feng Xueqing, and asked, "Sister, to thank you for helping me, why don''t I give you a fortune telling? Do you have anything you want to ask?"


    Feng Xueqingughed. The little girl was quite interesting. Holding three coins, she really looked the part. And there was no oneing to inquire about tickets right now anyway. She would ept her thanks. "Alright, then can you give me a fortune about rtionships?"


    She was now safe and sound with her family, naturally she didn''t need to ask about those things. In the end she chose to ask about her rtionships. Whether it turned out well or not didn''t matter!


    Jian Xi didn''t hesitate. She picked up the three coins and tossed them casually.


    Feng Xueqing watched as the three coins Jian Xi threw out spun around on the counter several times before stopping!


    The first twonded heads up, thest one tails up. Feng Xueqing naturally didn''t understand. She looked sideways at Jian Xi, waiting for her to speak.


    Jian Xi didn''t say anything, but picked up the three coins on the counter and threw them a few more times. The second time was still two heads and one tail. The third time it changed to two tails and one head, and Feng Xueqing didn''t remember thest three throws.


    Feng Xueqing didn''t remember, but Jian Xi remembered them all. After the final throw, Jian Xi picked up the coins in her hand.


    In fact, she had looked at Feng Xueqing''s face. She was upright and kind. Her life pce was full and bright, and her parents pce was also slightly prominent without any bias or nt - tall, round and clear. Her life was also full of blessings, which was also why Jian Xi came to her for help initially!


    However, face reading, eight trigrams and fate calctions are different from fortune telling. Face reading, eight trigrams and such can know a person¡¯s destiny in life, while fortune telling analyzes a specific matter.


    Feng Xueqing already had a good destiny. This was also why Jian Xi chose to give her a fortune reading instead of telling her anything else. After all, some things were a person''s secret - saying too much might even change one¡¯s original destined path!


    Jian Xi spread open the three coins in her hand and handed them to Feng Xueqing. The corner of her lips hooked up into a smile. "Sister, you already have someone you admire. You reunited with him a month ago. You and he have an affinity by fate, and it''s even a positive affinity. That means in the future before you get married, there may be some small troubles, but as long as you two trust each other, you can resolve them. Speaking of which, what a coincidence - you may receive a big surpriseter!"


    Jian Xi nced at the time on the screen next to her. Hehe, she could witness this kind sister''s happy moment with her own eyes!


    Feng Xueqing stared nkly at Jian Xi, subconsciously taking the three coins from her hand.


    She did admire someone - her high school ssmate. When they were in school, she had a secret crush on him, but they lost contact after the college entrance exams. They reconnected at a high school reunion a month ago!


    "Surprise? What surprise will I getter?" Feng Xueqing reacted and curiously asked.


    Jian Xi shook her head mysteriously. "It''s confidential. You''ll know soon. I''ll go through security first. Keep the coins as a souvenir, Sister. Well then...till we meet again!"


    With that, Jian Xi waved at Feng Xueqing, then turned around and did not head to security first, but went to the bathroom instead.


    After all, she still had to witness this kind sister''s happy moment herself. Going to the bathroom shouldn''t make her miss it!


    Soon, Jian Xi came out of the bathroom. After washing her hands, she took out her phone from her bag to check the time. Her red lips parted slightly. "5, 4, 3, 2, 1!"


    As soon as she finished speaking, sounds of astonishment came from the service counter area.


    "Wow! A confession scene!"


    "Wow! What a perfect match!"


    "Wow! Say yes to him!"


    "Say yes to him!"


    "Say yes to him!"


    Not far away, Jian Xi saw Feng Xueqing ept the gentleman''s red rose with a smile blooming across her face. "The surprise is here now!" Then she turned around and walked towards the security checkpoint!

 Chapter 3: Jane, Jane, Fang will dance.

    <h4>Chapter 3</h4>


    This was the first time Jian Xi had ever been on a ne. Feng Xueqing had booked her a window seat. As she looked out at the scenery below, she murmured softly, "So this is the view above the clouds. It''s so beautiful. I wonder what Brother is doing right now?"


    She had rarely even gone down the mountain before, let alone traveled alone like this.


    She had been raised by her brother since she was small, but he wasn''t her biological brother. He was an "outsider" living at the Taoist Temple.


    He wasn''t called an outsider because people treated him like one, but because he wasn''t a Taoist priest himself, just someone staying at the temple temporarily to cultivate his health.


    To be more urate, she had been picked up by him!


    She was an orphan, abandoned at the temple gates shortly after birth. That day, when her brother had gone out for morning practice and opened the temple gates, he had found her and brought her back to the temple.


    When she was three years old, the abbot of the temple, Master Xuan Yi Daoist, who was also her master, discovered she had an innate yin-yang eye. He said she was born to make her living in metaphysics, so he took her on as a disciple.


    And so she began her journey as the temple''s little Daoist apprentice, bing the youngest disciple there.


    Not counting her, there were six disciples total at the temple. She was ranked seventh, so her Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters all called her Little Seven, which was her nickname.


    But her brother was the only one who didn''t call her Little Seven, only calling her Xi Xi, because that was the name he had given her.


    It came from the Book of Odes poem "Jian Xi" - "Jian xi, jian xi, fang jiang wan wu."


    She was the little darling of the temple, doted on by everyone. When she was ten, her Senior Brothers and Sisters had all finished their training one after another. Her Master told them to go out into the world freely to develop themselves.


    But every two years, no matter how busy everyone was, they would return to the temple at the same time to gather for two days!


    Those were always the happiest times for Jian Xi, because not only could she see her Senior Brothers and Sisters again after so long, she would also receive many gifts!


    Over a month ago, her Senior Brothers and Sisters had alle back for a visit, and her Master had even let them stay an extra day, which was rare.


    But after they left, her Master passed away just a few dayster.


    She had wanted to notify her Senior Brothers and Sisters toe back, but her Master had instructed her on his deathbed not to call them back.


    Aside from that, her Master had left the temple to her in his will, which surprised her at the time. She didn''t understand why her Master would leave her the temple, when he clearly knew her situation.


    She was born with five faults and three deficiencies, and she also had the fortunes of solitude and wealth!


    She could not legally own property with her name on it. The most she could have each day was one hundred yuan. Anything more would not stay with her!


    But her Master gave no exnation, only leaving her those words before breathing hisst breath.


    And so, it wasn''t long before the temple really did have to close down. She could only pack up and leave the mountain to go find her brother.


    She didn''t know exactly where her brother lived, only that it was in B City. When her brother had left the temple, he had given her his address and phone number, but she had carelessly lost them. So now she could only blindly search for him.


    As for why she didn''t just divine her brother''s location, it was because she couldn''t divine anything about her brother. She had tried divining him when he was there, but couldn''t get anything. She had even asked her Master why.


    She remembered her Master had also been puzzled for quite a while, his expression a bit strange, before finally telling her it was likely because her brother''s fortune was too great - people like that were protected by the Way of Heaven, which was why she couldn''t divine him.


    Now she could only throw the Five Emperors'' coin every day to see which direction it pointed to for good fortune!


    Her brother had left the temple when he was eighteen and she was only fourteen. She didn''t have a cell phone back then. The phone she had now was left to her by herte Master, but it didn''t have her brother''s number!


    In fact, every two months after her brother had left, he would send her many gifts without fail over those four years.


    Some of them were electronic devices, but the night she received them, there was a huge rainstorm, and somehow a roof tile over her room hade loose...


    As luck would have it, it was right above where her brother''s gifts were. One could imagine the result.


    That was just how she was - the things others gave her she could keep, but not too many. Too many would still not stay with her!


    However, her Master had divined for her before that she only truly had the fortune of solitude. As for wealth, that was just temporary. It could be resolved once she married in the future!


    Thinking of this, Jian Xi sighed helplessly. B City was so big - how long would it take her to find him?!


    Actually, Jian Xi could have divined the locations of her Senior Brothers and Sisters first, butpared to them, she wanted to find her brother first. After all, it had always been her brother by her side since she was little, so she was closer to him.


    "Cough, cough, cough..."


    The sudden sound of coughing interrupted Jian Xi''s reminiscing.


    She nced to the side. It was the boy sitting in the same row as her but on the other side of the aisle. He looked only a little older than Jian Xi and also seemed to be traveling alone.


    At this moment, he was coughing nonstop, his lips turning purple as his chest heaved rapidly and he gasped for breath!


    The two people sitting next to him were also frightened by this sudden situation and didn''t know what to do. In an instant the ne was in chaos.


    Everyone craned their necks to see what was happening here. Some had even taken out their phones and started recording, nning to post it online once theynded and had inte.


    The flight attendants rushed over as soon as they heard the sounds.


    But the young man''s condition seemed quite serious. The ne was currently flying over the ocean and couldn''t make an emergencynding. The flight attendant had no choice but to ask the passengers for help.


    The inte sounded: "Dear passengers, there is a passenger who has suddenly fallen ill on the ne. Are there any doctors on board?"


    The announcement was met with silence - clearly there were no doctors on the ne.


    The crew was highly trained. From start to finish, everything happened in less than a minute.


    Jian Xi nced at the young man''s condition, pressed her lips together, then stood up. "Excuse me, pardon me please. Thank you."


    Since she was sitting in the veryst row, she had to pass two people to get out into the aisle.


    Just as she went past the first person, a man walked over from first ss. He was wearing gold rimmed sses and looked refined and handsome. He was probably about 185 cm tall.


    He arrived next to the flight attendant and said gently, "Hello, I''m a doctor from Huaqing Hospital in B City. My name is Shen Xiaoheng. I should be able to help."

 Chapter 4: The original just calm is her pretend ah

    <h4>Chapter 4</h4>


    "Great, great! Thank you for being willing to help!" the flight attendant expressed gratitude.


    As soon as it was known that there was a doctor on board, everyone made way for Shen Xiaoheng. The noisy voices in the economy ss quieted down as Shen Xiaoheng began examining the young man.


    At this point, the young man was basically in a state of unconsciousness, and the flight attendant beside him was using a makeshift breathing apparatus to manually assist his breathing.


    Under these circumstances, it was impossible to ask him about his medical history.


    Shen Xiaoheng conducted a thorough examination and tentatively determined that the young man had asthma. However, in order to determine the specific type of asthma, further investigation was required. Moreover, it seemed that this was the first time the young man had an attack, which made it even more dangerous!


    Shen Xiaoheng furrowed his brow and asked the flight attendant, "Is there any asthma medication in the first aid kit?"


    The flight attendant shook her head, "No."


    As soon as these words were uttered, the passengers erupted in anger, and many began to criticize the airline''s staff.


    "Asthma medication should always be avable. Isn''t your airline being irresponsible?"


    "That''s right! I won''t book a flight with this airline again in the future, feeling so unsafe!"


    "Me neither!"


    For a while, the economy ss was in chaos. People were saying all sorts of things,pletely forgetting that there was a patient who was in critical condition!


    Without any equipment or medication, Shen Xiaoheng was also at a loss.


    Suddenly, a sweet and clear voice cut through themotion and reached everyone''s ears, "Let me try!"


    Jian Xi went past Shen Xiaoheng and approached the young man. She crouched down and ced her hand on his wrist.


    After a couple of breaths, she withdrew her hand and took out a smaller cloth bag from her personal bag.


    Unfolding the cloth bag revealed a row of silver needles. Jian Xi asked the flight attendant for alcohol and disinfected the needles.


    Shen Xiaoheng looked down at her. Pulse diagnosis? Acupuncture? Did this young girl know traditional Chinese medicine?


    Since it was almost summer now, the young man was not wearing much clothing. He had a baseball jacket with a short-sleeved shirt underneath. While disinfecting the silver needles, Jian Xi instructed the people nearby to remove the young man''s upper body clothing.


    Shen Xiaoheng nced at his wristwatch and pursed his lips, saying, "Young girl, it''s useless. For acute asthma like his, there''s no way to alleviate it without medication. We can only hope he can hold on a little longer. The captain should have already contacted the ground. After crossing this ocean, we''ll be in City B in less than thirty minutes."


    (The above details about asthma are my own setting. I''m not very knowledgeable about it as a non-professional. Hearts!)


    Just as Shen Xiaoheng finished speaking, Jian Xi had already pulled the young man''s wrist and inserted the first needle into the depression between the radial bone prominence and the scaphoid bone¡ªTaiyuan Acupoint!


    Standing up, she held the young man''s head with her hand, making him lower his head and expose the back of his neck. Her little hand turned over the highest bone behind the neck, and she inserted another needle into the depression below it¡ªDingchuan Acupoint!


    Jian Xi skillfully manipted the young man, causing him to bow his head and exposing his entire back. At the same time, she took out two silver needles and swiftly pierced the Gao Huang and Fei Yu acupoints on his back.


    (Note: This is a fictional scenario. Do not attempt to imitate!)


    Although it seemedplicated, the entire process took less than a minute. Jian Xi lightly flicked each needle, causing them to tremble slightly.


    Her actions sparked discussions among the onlookers.


    "This young girl looks so young. Can she really perform acupuncture? I hope she''s not randomly poking him!"


    "I''m not sure, but I''ve heard that if acupuncture is done incorrectly, it can lead to disability!"


    "Oh no! In the past, I only trusted older doctors when it came to traditional Chinese medicine. This girl seems barely of legal age. Isn''t she harming people?"


    The discussions grew louder, and even the flight attendants started to panic because the young man was still expelling more breath than taking in, showing no signs of waking up.


    Shen Xiaoheng, with a slightly widened gaze, observed Jian Xi''s calm demeanor. Interesting, this girl is surprisingly bold. Unfortunately, she will definitely face legal consequences for taking a life!


    Jian Xi paid no attention to them and silently counted in her mind.


    "3."


    "2."


    "1."


    She removed the needles!


    At the moment Jian Xi withdrew thest silver needle from the young man''s body, a magical scene unfolded before them.


    The young man, who had been bowing his head, suddenly lifted it and took deep breaths.


    He woke up!


    Shen Xiaoheng''s eyes widened slightly, a hint of astonishment flickering within them. His gaze towards Jian Xi became intriguing.


    Instantly, silence fell upon the entire economy ss cabin. Except for the roaring sound of the airne engine, the only thing left was the young man''s heavy breathing!


    After a short moment, apuse broke the tranquility. Secondster, it was followed by enthusiastic apuse and praise, as if all the doubts and ridicule from before had never existed!


    The flight attendants also breathed a sigh of relief.


    Jian Xi calmly packed her small cloth bag, then once again took the young man''s wrist to feel his pulse. After confirming he was fine, she stood up and said, "Your respiratory condition is severe. After getting off the ne, go to the hospital for a check-up."


    Upon realizing that Jian Xi had saved him, the young man quickly expressed his gratitude and wanted to exchange WeChat information, promising to thank her properly after disembarking.


    Jian Xi politely declined.


    In fact, Jian Xi could have prescribed medicine for him, but his family would not trust a prescription from a stranger. So, it''s better to avoid unnecessary trouble. As long as she saved him, the rest was not her concern.


    Jian Xi secured her bag and carefully zipped it up.


    Shen Xiaoheng, who had been motionless, observed her actions and noticed her small bag. He nced at her attire and raised an eyebrow. Limited edition paired with coarse clothing?


    Interesting!


    "Ladies and gentlemen, we are currently descending. Please return to your seats, fasten your seat belts, stow your tray tables, and adjust your seat backs to the upright position..."


    The voice announcement sounded, and the cabin crew quickly tidied up the first aid kit on the floor. The flight attendant bent down slightly to Jian Xi and Shen Xiaoheng, saying, "Madam, sir, thank you very much for your help. The ne is about tond. Please return to your seats and fasten your seat belts."


    Jian Xi nodded. "Okay." When she turned around, the two people next to her had already moved aside, and she thanked them politely.


    Shen Xiaoheng also walked towards the first-ss cabin. Halfway through, he stopped and looked back at Jian Xi.


    He saw her take a deep breath, puff up her cheeks, and then quickly exhale!


    Haha, so it turns out she was just pretending to be calm earlier!

 Chapter 5: Down-to-earth...... Moving bricks

    <h4>Chapter 5</h4>


    "Ladies and gentlemen, the ne hasnded at B City Airport, with an outside temperature of eighteen degrees Celsius. The ne is taxiing... See you next trip!"


    The ne hadnded. Jian Xi quickly passed the two people next to her, grabbed her own luggage, rushed to the very front of the economy cabin, and lined up in the first ce. When it was time for the economy cabin to disembark after the first ss passengers had all gotten off, she dashed off like a wisp of smoke.


    The flight attendants looked at each other. They hadn''t even properly thanked the little girl yet, so how could she have run off like that!


    The male student who had been saved had the same thoughts as the flight attendants. He had just grabbed his bag and turned around, and his lifesaver was already rushing out!


    This...


    Because Jian Xi ran very fast, the first ss passengers had only walked halfway down the jet bridge when they suddenly felt a gust of wind and a figure shed before their eyes.


    Everyone paused in their steps, especially Shen Xiaoheng, who had originally wanted to wait at the front for Jian Xi and get to know her. He came to aplete halt and watched Jian Xi''s back with regret.


    At this moment, his cell phone, which he had just turned on not long ago, rang. He took it out and nced at the screen, which disyed "He Qingchen."


    He tapped to answer. "Hello, Qingchen. The ne justnded. I''ll go to the old residence to see Grandfather''s condition tonight, but you need to be prepared. Grandfather''s condition has deteriorated by the day over the past few days. I''m afraid he won''t be able to hold on for much longer."


    ...


    Jian Xi ran all the way from the subway station without any change in her breathing rate.


    She found a subway route map and nced at the routes on it. She tapped her thumb on her other fingers a few times, and the corners of her lips curved up as she murmured, "Line 6, it''s you. Let''s go!"


    While waiting in line for the Line 6 subway, Jian Xi took out her phone to check the time.


    18:35.


    She had already eaten the in-flight meal on the ne, so she wasn''t very hungry now. She decided to find a hostel to stay first when she arrived, and then make ns afterwards.


    Unfortunately, she didn''t expect that B City was much more prosperous than Z City. Small hostels were very hard to find, and consumer prices in B City were more than double those in Z City!


    After getting out of the subway station, Jian Xi looked around for a long time but couldn''t find a small hostel.


    Hugging her luggage, she squatted on the curb in front of a hotel, fiddling with three small pebbles in her hand that she didn''t know where they came from. Her little face was wrinkled up, "That can''t be right. The oracle said it was definitely southwest. So why can''t I find it?"


    When she was at the subway station, she had divined that she wouldn''t have to spend the night on the streets if she went southwest tonight.


    But she had already walked for nearly three hours and still hadn''t found lodging under eighty yuan!


    And right behind her, even the cheapest room in this hotel cost one hundred and eighty!


    "Oh!" Jian Xi heaved a deep sigh, threw away the pebbles in her hand, stood up, swung her luggage over her shoulder, dusted off her hands, and prepared to continue walking southwest, because her divination had never been wrong before!


    Suddenly, she remembered the blonde foreigner and cheered herself on, "Southwest, go!"


    But she had just taken two steps when there was a bang, and the door of the hotel behind her was smashed open.


    A man who had armed himself heavily with a mask and hat ran out. The moonlight glinted off something silver in his hand that shed in Jian Xi''s eyes.


    It was a knife!


    The man hadn''t gotten very far when a woman chased out of the hotel behind him, shouting loudly, "Robbery! Robbery!"


    Jian Xi recognized the woman as the hotel owner.


    The man seemed to want to escape as quickly as possible, so he brandished the knife in his hand while shouting at passersby, "Get out of the way!"


    When the pedestrians saw that the man had a knife, they all fled far away.


    The man was running in the direction where Jian Xi was standing. A kind-hearted auntie hiding to the side loudly warned her, "Youngdy, hurry and get away! What he''s holding is a knife!"


    Jian Xi didn''t move and gently said, "I know, thank you, auntie!"


    The auntie thought Jian Xi hadn''t heard her words clearly, and was about to shout at her again to get away when she saw Jian Xi walk forward and actually go to meet the armed thug!


    "Little girl,e back, he has a knife. That''s a knife!"


    The auntie''s words had just fallen when she saw Jian Xi dodge the man''s knife swing, grab his wrist holding the knife, twist it lightly, and the knife in the man''s hand fell to the ground, apanied by a painful cry!


    Not far away, the auntie saw this and secretly ran over from themppost, kicking the knife on the ground far away, then quickly running back to her original position.


    The reason was simple. She didn''t want her old bones to drag the little girl down. This thug was so big, if he pushed her even a little, it would be enough to do her in!


    Jian Xi''s eyes didn''t miss the auntie''s actions. She couldn''t helpughing out loud. This auntie was just too cute!


    The man whose wrist was being mped was focused on the pain in his wrist and naturally didn''t notice the auntie''s actions.


    Hearing Jian Xi''sugh, he suddenly felt that she was insulting him. A grown man like himself was actually being subdued by a little girl who could fit two of him. This was simply trampling his face on the ground and grinding it forcefully!


    A huge humiliation! A huge humiliation!


    If this got out, how could he continue mixing in the ''jianghu'' after this!


    But before he could finish his inner monologue, he heard Jian Xi lightly say,


    "I see in your face that you will suffer prison today. You can''t escape. We can be considered to have an affinity. Let me point you to the right path. Three years and seven months after you get out of prison, go to the construction sites in the eastern suburbs, any site in the eastern suburbs will do. There is work for you there, moving bricks is the only job in your life where you can earn money! You are born stupid, don''t think about shady ways, you are not suited for this kind of brain work!"


    The man was puzzled and subconsciously asked, "Does it have to be moving bricks? Won''t other jobs do?"


    Jian Xi shook her head. "No, your Fate Pce has damaged ws, indicating a life of poverty and setbacks, and your Wealth Pce is also ckish green, destined for no great fortune in this life."


    The man became a little anxious. "Is there really no way to change this?"


    "There is!" Jian Xi calmly replied.


    The man''s eyes lit up. "What method?"


    "By..." Jian Xi paused for a moment, and the man unconsciously held his breath.


    After a while, Jian Xi opened her lips and uttered two words: "Moving bricks!"

 Chapter 6: Three Uncle Sorrow

    <h4>Chapter 6</h4>


    The man was stunned, not breathing for a good long while, almost suffocating himself.


    The auntie in the distance really could not hold back. "Pfft, hahaha, this young girl is just too amusing!" She was right, which family with any brains would go rob a hotel? And at the height of the evening rush at that!


    Herughter shook the man out of his despair over his fate of only being able to do hardbor jobs.


    Unfortunately, it was already toote. The hotel owner''s husband had arrived, and police sirens could be heard in the distance.


    Jian Xi''s heart thudded.


    It was over!


    He really wanted to p himself, he was truly stupid beyond measure, how could he chat with the person who had just apprehended him instead of running away!


    As Jian Xi was escorted onto the police car, he red fiercely at Jian Xi.


    Jian Xi frowned. She had kindly offered to read his fortune and light his path forward, so why was he looking at her as if he wanted to eat her alive!


    Humph! This was the thanks she gets for trying to help!


    Naturally, Jian Xi was then brought to the police station to give her statement after this. Coincidentally, the station was not far, in a direct southwest line from the hotel.


    Jian Xi looked at the faces of the hotel''s boss and his wife who were also giving their statements. She knew where she would be spending the night.


    She consoled herself that it was not a big deal to spend one night at the police station. With so many uncle policemen around, she would feel very safe!


    *


    At a manor in City Bte at night.


    The room on the second floor was filled with people, both men and women, and everyone was staring intently at a refined looking man with gold rimmed sses and a white coat. He was currently examining an elderly man.


    If Jian Xi was here she would definitely recognize this doctor in the white coat. He was the man on the ne who had saved someone, Shen Xiaoheng!


    The person standing closest to him was an exceptionally handsome man, leaning against a table behind him, looking at the elderly man lying in bed who had wasted away to skin and bones. A trace of indiscernible emotion shed across his sharp eyes.


    But that onlysted a fleeting instant, before he resumed his nonchnt and indifferent demeanor.


    He looked away from the old man, and stroked something hanging around his corbone.


    A whileter Shen Xiaoheng finished his examination, and everyone looked to him the moment he stopped moving.


    Shen Xiaoheng nced around at everyone before finally resting his gaze on He Qingrou''s somewhat reddened eyes. Unable to bear looking any further, he shifted his sight to the closest person, He Qingchen, and shook his head.


    He Qingchen did not speak, only nodded to indicate he understood.


    A slightly overweight woman dripping in gold and jewellery squeezed her way to the front from the back, impatiently asking, "How much longer does the old master have?"


    "Ow ow ow! You stepped on my foot!" the young man behind her that she had trodden onined.


    Yu Xue was a little impatient, but still restrained herself. "Jiaxu, I''m so sorry, I was just anxious when I heard the old master was unwell."


    Having said that, Yu Xue immediately asked Shen Xiaoheng again, "Doctor Shen, please tell us the truth, how much longer does the old master have? It would be good for us to have some time to prepare!" As she spoke, she even squeezed out some crocodile tears. She looked truly heartbroken!


    Behind her, He Jiaxu was vigorously rolling his eyes. He was standing right behind Yu Xue, and had a perfect view of her pinching her own thigh the entire time.


    Tsk! She was really going at it fiercely! He would have to keep away from Second Aunt in future, this woman was vicious enough to even harm herself!


    Next to He Jiaxu stood his mother, Gu Jiaying. She simrly rolled her eyes hugely at Yu Xue, then bent down next to her son''s ear and whispered, "Son, give your Second Aunt a wide berth in future. With her build, you can''t beat her!"


    "Great minds think alike," He Jiaxu had not expected to be on the exact same wavelength as his mother!


    In response to Yu Xue''s question, Shen Xiaoheng gave a direct reply, "I can''t give a specific timeframe, but it definitely won''t exceed half a month, unless a miracle happens."


    Upon hearing Shen Xiaoheng''s words, the atmosphere in the room grew even more mournful.


    Having received this reply, Yu Xue was very satisfied. As for that miracle, she did not have it in mind at all. This matter was handled by that person, there was absolutely no chance of failure!


    All she needed to do now was await her appointment as the He family matriarch. Of course these were just her private thoughts, outwardly she still kept up the appearance of being unable to ept the news.


    After an appropriate amount of yacting, Yu Xue and He Bohuai left. Ever since he entered this room, He Bohuai had not uttered a single word. Even when Shen Xiaoheng said his father only had half a month left, his expression did not change at all. If an observant person examined his face carefully, they would discover that he actually looked a little happy!


    He Jiaxu rolled his eyes yet again at his Second Uncle and Second Aunt''s retreating backs. "Tsk, such great pretenders!"


    After the couple left, only six people remained in the room.


    He Qingchen still had not moved, leaning against the table with arms crossed. He Qingrou sat down on the chair by the bedside, wiping down the old man''s hands and feet without letting the servants help.


    Gu Jiaying walked over and patted He Qingrou''s shoulderfortingly. He Qingrou looked back at Gu Jiaying, but in the end could not hold back. "Auntie, grandfather is so unwell. I don''t understand why he suddenly became like this. Just a few months ago grandfather was still hale and hearty, how could he suddenly copse! Wuwuwu...everything was perfectly fine!"


    Shen Xiaoheng who was packing up his things nearby halted his actions. He looked to He Qingchen.


    He Qingchen imperceptibly shook his head.


    Shen Xiaoheng shifted his gaze to the extremely distraught He Qingrou. His grip on the stethoscope tightened unnoticeably. He knew this room was not an appropriate ce for this conversation!


    Gu Jiaying looked at He Qingrou, whose looks were almost identical to her cousin''s, feeling extreme heartache. She opened her arms to hug He Qingrou, her eyes brimming as she said: "Don''t be like this my dear, grandfather would not want to see you in this state!"


    He Jiaxu also did not know how tofort his cousin, and could only stand quietly by the side.


    Just then, He Bocheng who had gone to the bathroom returned. The moment he entered the room and saw his daughter-inw cradling his weeping niece, his heart lurched. He hurried to his son''s side and anxiously asked, "Has your grandfather''s condition deteriorated?"


    He Jiaxu looked at his dad and nodded. "Brother Shen said grandfather has at most half a month left."


    "What? Half a month?" He Bocheng''s eyes instantly widened in shock.


    He looked to Shen Xiaoheng. "Little Shen, is there really no other way?"


    Shen Xiaoheng was silent. He Bocheng closed his eyes briefly. "I will move back to the family home starting today until..." He did not finish his sentence, but everyone understood his meaning.


    As He Qingchen walked past He Bocheng to exit the room, he calmly said: "Uncle, my condolences."

 Chapter 7: Your brother’s name is He Qingchen

    <h4>Chapter 7</h4>


    He Bocheng was stunned for a moment, then looked at He Qingchen in disbelief! After He Qingchen finished speaking, he strode out of the room,pletely ignoring He Bocheng''s disappointed expression!


    However, before he even left the room, He Bocheng''s loud scolding came from behind, "He Qingchen! He is your grandfather. Hasn''t your grandfathere to apany you for a period of time every year since sending you to the Taoist temple? He hasn''t missed a year in over ten years!"


    Speaking to this point, He Bocheng suddenly remembered something and angrily said, "At first, who knows who spread the word that you had amazing fortune--that with you in the He family, the He family would flourish, and without you, the He family would be destroyed--so many people eyed you and sent you away. It wasn''t our original intention, but we also did it to protect you!"


    He Qingchen interrupted without turning his head. His voice was cold, "Enough! Uncle San! I don''t like hearing these things. Don''t bring it up again in the future. I''m only saying this once!"


    He Bocheng''s trembling finger pointed at He Qingchen as he angrily said, "You, you, you..." After saying "you" for a long time, He Bocheng still did not say anything. After all, it was his nephew!


    He Qingchen walked out of the room. Shen Xiaoheng took another look at He Qingrou, who was leaning against Gu Jiaying, then followed him out.


    The Rolls Royce drove out of the old house. Shen Xiaoheng, who was in the passenger seat, pushed his sses and said, "The old man has at most another month left."


    Yes, just now at the old house, he did not tell the truth. In fact, the old man only had a month left rather than half a month as he said. By saying that, he wanted to see if He Bohuai would reveal anything.


    "Mm," He Qingchen responded lightly.


    Shen Xiaoheng nced at him. In four years, he had never seen through him even once. Normally, someone raised in a Taoist temple since childhood should have a warmer personality, but he was the opposite--willful and moody!


    Suddenly remembering something, Shen Xiaoheng asked him, "Why didn''t you dispose of the wiretaps in the old man''s room?"


    He Qingchen had one hand on the steering wheel. He turned his head to look at Shen Xiaoheng and said, "My second uncle and aunt are listening right now. If I disposed of them, how could they listen for some ''news'' they wanted?"


    Shen Xiaoheng nodded. "That makes sense! But your third uncle was really angry just now." Most importantly, Qingrou''s eyes were cried swollen!


    He Qingchen smiled. "Of course he would be angry. Who told him to be too soft-hearted? Otherwise, I wouldn''t have had toe down the mountain four years ago!"


    Shen Xiaoheng suddenly remembered something. "By the way, when I examined the old man earlier, those two fu talismans had turned gray. Doesn''t that mean the old man''s illness this time is a bit suspicious?"


    Not long after the old man first fell ill, He Qingchen had him put two fu talismans under the old man''s mattress. At that time, Shen Xiaoheng was stunned for quite a while. Later, he thought that He Qingchen had grown up in a Taoist temple since childhood, so even if he wasn''t a Taoist priest, he would have been immersed in it to some extent.


    But he thought wrong. Later, He Qingchen told him that he had no talent for learning metaphysics at all. The two fu talismans were given to him by Xuan Yi Daoist when he came down the mountain. Xuan Yi Daoist also told him that if an elder in the family fell seriously ill and had these two fu talismans ced beside them, if the talismans turned gray, then the illness was unusual.


    It seemed He Qingchen expected this already. "Mm, I know."


    "Do you want me to call Xuan Yi Daoist down the mountain? He will definitely help you," Shen Xiaoheng asked.


    He Qingchen just shook his head without answering.


    Seeing this, Shen Xiaoheng stopped asking too. After all, it was his family''s business. He wasn''t anxious, so why should Shen Xiaoheng be anxious? He had wanted to tell him about meeting a very skilled young Chinese medicine practitioner on the ne, but now it seemed unnecessary to bring up since the old man''s illness had a metaphysical cause. That young girl probably wouldn''t be able to do anything.


    The car became quiet. He Qingchen caressed the Five Emperors coin again.


    It wasn''t that he didn''t want to find Xuan Yi Daoist, but rather he didn''t have a way to contact him. However, when he left the mountain, Xuan Yi Daoist had told him that his grandfather was destined for a long life and someone would naturallye to help him through this tribtion, so there was no need for him to look for Xuan Yi Daoist.


    He just didn''t know when the person Xuan Yi Daoist mentioned woulde and exactly who it would be.


    *


    In the morning, before leaving the police station, Jian Xi remembered her master once told her that if she had problems aftering down the mountain, ask the police for help!


    So cleverly, she asked the policemen to help check how many people named He Qingchen, aged 22, were in City B.


    "Your brother is called He Qingchen?" A young policeman on duty looked up at Jian Xi. Could it be that He Qingchen he knew?


    Jian Xi nodded. "Yes, his name is He Qingchen. He''s 22 this year."


    The young policeman looked at her clothing. He instinctively denied his spection. The He family was a prominent family among prominent families. Besides, He Qingchen only had an older sister, so where did this little sistere from?


    "Do you have any other information?" asked the young policeman.


    Jian Xi pursed her lips and shook her head. She didn''t know anything else!


    Actually, Jian Xi felt quite depressed. After over ten years with her brother, she didn''t even know where her brother''s family was located, let alone who was in his family. She only knew he had a grandfather who came to stay at the temple for half a month every year.


    Thinking of this, Jian Xi scolded herself in her heart. What kind of little sister was she, only knowing how to make trouble and cause mischief,pletely neglecting her brother. She made a decision to pay more attention to her brother after finding him again. She would definitely not overlook anything about her brother ever again!


    However, seeing that she was carrying a bundle and not dressed very nicely, the young policeman still helped check. "Little sister, there are a total of three 22-year-old He Qingchens in City B. Two of them are still in college. Thest one..."


    Of course those two in college wouldn''t be her brother, because her brother had private tutors at the temple since childhood. He had alreadypleted his university courses before leaving. She had even asked him if he needed to attend university afterwards. Her brother said it wasn''t necessary since he already had all his graduation certificates.


    But she had been curious at the time--how did he obtain so many certificates without leaving the temple? Later she learned that her brother had taken correspondence courses. (Let''s just assume it''s possible, don''t take it too literally.)


    After waiting half a day without hearing the rest from the young policeman, Jian Xi tilted her head slightly and asked, "What about thest one?"


    The young policeman looked at her again. A few secondster, he finally spoke, "Thest one probably isn''t your brother either. He''s the CEO of the He Group in City B. He only has one older sister, no younger sister."


    Jian Xi said, "May I see photos of them?"


    The young policeman nodded and turned theputer screen to face her, because he felt the He Qingchen was definitely not her brother, so he didn''t put his photo first.


    "This isn''t my brother," Jian Xi shook her head. "This one isn''t either."


    On thest photo, Jian Xi saw a familiar face. She was so excited that she jumped up from her chair, pointed at He Qingchen''s photo on theputer and eximed, "This one! This is my brother, he is my brother!"

 Chapter 8: The President of the Hershey Group

    <h4>Chapter 8</h4>


    Ten minutester, Jian Xi came out of the police station with a small note in her hand. She lowered her head and took a look at the note in her hand.


    888 Tian Tian Road, He Group, B City


    Jian Xi carefully folded the note and put it in her little bag, then walked towards the subway station.


    On the way, she passed by a breakfast shop and bought breakfast - two buns and a soy milk, costing 10 dors in total. Jian Xi felt heartache, thinking that B City is indeed the most prosperous city, with prices several times higher than Z City! In Z City, 10 dors could buy two breakfasts!


    Jian Xi took out her phone to check the time. It was still early. There was a park nearby, so she decided to finish her breakfast before taking the subway.


    She found a bench and sat down to eat her breakfast. As she ate, she took out that old mobile phone and opened it, looking at the nk contact list. Jian Xi felt helpless. Her master would never take the initiative to contact anyone, so there was no one at all in his contact list, not even the phone numbers of his fellow apprentices!


    So now with this phone, the only use for her was to check the time!


    Jian Xi quickly finished her breakfast, threw the trash into the park''s trash can, and got ready to leave the park for the subway station.


    Suddenly, someone patted her. She turned around and saw it was the auntie fromst night!


    "Youngdy, it really is you! I knew I didn''t see wrongly! How was it, did you get hurt anywherest night? You''ve got guts rushing directly towards that big guy, simply remarkable!" said the auntie, giving her a thumbs up.


    Jian Xi smiled. "Thank you, auntie. I know some self-defense techniques. Dealing with that guy was easy. But you too, auntie!" She also gave a thumbs up to the auntie.


    The auntieughed too, sounding somewhat proud, "I know right, that''s what I thought too! But I didn''t dare tell my old man about this. If he knew, who knows how long he would nag at me!"


    Then, the auntie noticed the baggage on Jian Xi''s shoulder. Nowadays, which youngster still carried cloth bundles when going out? Judging from the girl''s outfit though, her family must be very poor. No, she had to help her. "Youngdy, I''ve got a new small luggage bag at home. It''s brand new. Take it if you don''t mind. I live nearby. Wait for me here, I''ll go grab it for you."


    Jian Xi quickly waved her hands. "Thank you, auntie, but this baggage isn''t heavy. You should keep it for your own use."


    "I won the luggage bag from a supermarket lottery. It''s been sitting at home ever since. I hardly go out, how could I have any use of something like that!" said the auntie with augh.


    Jian Xi patted the auntie''s hand that was grabbing her arm. "You''ll be using it real soon!"


    "Impossible, how could I..." Before the auntie could finish speaking, her phone rang.


    You''re my most beautiful cloud in the horizon,


    I pour wine to make you stay,


    Hey! Stay!


    After ending the call in a short while, the excited auntie looked to Jian Xi, "Oh my! Girl you''re truly psychic, how did you know I''m leaving for a long trip? My daughter just called me, she said she''s pregnant and misses me, asking me to stay with her for some time!"


    "Congrattions auntie! Hurry back and pack up, or you''ll miss thest bus!" Jian Xiughingly reminded.


    The auntie pped her thigh. "Oh heavens, the morning bus! I''ve got to rush home and pack!"


    Jian Xi waved her hands at her. "Farewell, auntie!"


    After the auntie had left, Jian Xi started walking too.


    Soon she arrived at the subway station. After studying the routes for a bit, she found that her brother''spany was located at the central business district downtown, so there were many lines that went there.


    She picked the nearest one: Line 3. What a coincidence, her current location was right by Line 3.


    It was the nearest route alright, but it was also the most crowded. Looking over, it was a sea of people.


    Instead of squeezing with them, she stood aside and waited for the next train. She wasn''t in that big of a rush anyway.


    The next train soon came, but upon a backward nce, Jian Xi saw that the crowds remained the same. Still, she had gotten a spot right at the front this time.


    Getting onto the train, there were hardly any seats left. Of course: this train was the fastest route to downtown, so it was packed full of professionalsmuting to work. No matter the time, it would always be jam-packed.


    Jian Xi sighed. Life moved quick in a bustling city. She was used to freedom and getting doted on back in the mountains. Would she be able to adapt to such a lifestyle? She couldn''t always rely on her brother either. He would start his own family sooner orter. She couldn''t stay by his side forever.


    Thinking of her pathetic fortunes though, oh well, might as well depend on her brother for the time being first.


    Upon getting off the subway downtown, Jian Xi was somewhat stunned when faced with the soaring towers before her. So this was where her brother worked?


    After asking a passerby for directions, she quickly arrived at He Group headquarters.


    Everyone who passed by would give Jian Xi a second look from when she appeared at the He Group entrance. But she waspletely oblivious right now, still shocked by the magnificently tall building in front of her.


    She craned her neck upwards. My god, it''s so tall! Her brother worked at the top floor of this highest tower!


    She murmured proudly, "As expected of my brother! So awesome! Just not sure what he does..." Though she had asked the young policeman, but he didn''t tell her.


    Wasting no more time, she strode into He Group, arriving at the front desk on the first floor.


    Sitting at the front desk were two young female receptionists. Jian Xi spoke up, "Hello, may I ask if there''s someone called He Qingchen here?"


    Chen Xueyan nced at Jian Xi''s face, then at the cloth bundle over her shoulder. She didn''t stand up, and spoke harshly, "Do you have an appointment?"


    Need an appointment to see my brother? Is his position very high?


    "I don''t have an appointment. I''m his sister. Could you please help me contact him?" Jian Xi asked politely.


    "Sister?" Chen Xueyanughed and rolled her eyes at Jian Xi. "Our CEO only has one older sister. Where did this sister pop up from? No appointment, no entry. Leave quickly!"


    CEO?


    Jian Xi was stunned. Her brother was He Group''s CEO?


    The female receptionist beside Chen Xueyan quickly stood up and smiled at Jian Xi. "I''m sorry, but you do need an appointment with our CEO in order to meet him. Please make an appointment with Mr. He first before we can let you in."

 Chapter 9: I will give you a home

    <h4>Chapter 9</h4>


    "Lin Meimei, Chairman He doesn''t even have a younger sister, you know that, right? She''s obviously just a country bumpkin from some vige. Why are you paying any attention to her?" Chen Xueyan said to Lin Meimei.


    Lin Meimei didn''t reply to her, and Chen Xueyan didn''t continue either. She just went back to her seat and got busy with something else.


    But even though she had lowered her voice, Jian Xi was standing close by and could still hear very clearly.


    Lin Meimei gave her an apologetic smile.


    Jian Xi steadied her breathing and looked towards Lin Meimei and asked, "Excuse me, if I want to make an appointment to see He Qingchen, who do I need to contact?"


    Lin Meimei pressed her lips together, lowered her head and wrote a string of numbers down in her notebook. She tore the page out and handed it to Jian Xi, "This is the number for the President''s Office. You can call them to make an appointment. If Chairman He agrees to see you, then the appointment is sessful. If not, then you still won''t be able to meet with him."


    Jian Xi took the slip of paper Lin Meimei handed her and smiled at her, "Thank you! I''ll call right away to try and make an appointment." She leaned in a little closer to Lin Meimei and said in a low voice, "Sister, when you get off workter, don''t take a taxi, take the subway instead. You''ll get a nice surprise!"


    Lin Meimei didn''t really understand but she didn''t say anything impolite either. "Thanks, I''ll remember. You should hurry up and call the President''s Office. It looks like you''re in a rush. They''ll be getting off work soon!"


    "Okay, I''ll call right now." Jian Xi dragged her little purse towards herself and took out her phone from inside, preparing to call the President''s Office.


    But before she could even take out her phone, the sounds around her suddenly quieted. Sounds of "Good Morning, Chairman!" rang out behind Jian Xi. Even Chen Xueyan, who didn''t pay attention to people, hurriedly took out a mirror to check her appearance and then stood up with a charming smile on her face.


    Jian Xi turned around to see many people walking out from the inside, with the lead being none other than her brother, He Qingchen!


    He Qingchen was talking to the people behind him and didn''t look towards the front desk area. And Jian Xi was also afraid of disturbing him while he was busy, so she didn''t rashly go up to him either.


    Jian Xi was blocking Chen Xueyan''s line of sight. Feeling irritated, and seeing that He Qingchen was about to reach the door and she would soon lose sight of him, Chen Xueyan called out to the security guard, "Security! Please escort this woman out. Letting just anyone wander into the He Corporation building, I don''t know what you all usually do!"


    The security guard didn''t dare offend Chen Xueyan either, she was the niece of HR Director Chen after all. So he quickly went up to ask Jian Xi to leave.


    Seeing the security guards'' awkwardness, Jian Xi said, "It''s fine, I''ll go out myself, no need to trouble yourselves."


    She had just finished speaking when He Qingchen, who was about to step out the door, stopped in his tracks.


    The people behind him nearly couldn''t stop themselves in time, especially his assistant Xu Yan who was closest to him. He almost crashed right into He Qingchen.


    Everyone was puzzled as to why He Qingchen had suddenly stopped. They quickly turned to look in the direction he was staring. It seemed some people were surrounded by security over there. Things like this happened from time to time so it was pretty normal. They didn''t usually see the Chairman paying attention to such things, so why did he turn back today?


    Soon, the security guards moved aside to reveal a beautiful young woman. Ah, it''s just another woman who came for the Chairman!


    When Jian Xi said she would leave by herself, the security guards had stepped aside. She was preparing to wait outside for her brother to finish up, then look for him again.


    But the moment the security guards moved aside, her gaze met He Qingchen''s, who had turned back to look in this direction.


    She instinctively called out, "Brother!"


    An odd silence descended on the surroundings as everyone''s expressions turned strange.


    Seeing He Qingchen, Jian Xi didn''t know why but her eyes started stinging. The corners reddened as tears welled up and she called out pitifully again, "Brother, I came looking for you."


    He Qingchen''s brows furrowed.


    Seeing his reaction, everyone silently worried for Jian Xi. This youngdy probably annoyed the Chairman.


    Because as far as they knew, Chairman He never let anyone call him brother. Even his cousin He Jiaxu had to address him as Cousin Brother He.


    This youngdy probably didn''t know about the Chairman''s taboo!


    Oh no, the Chairman is definitely going to blow his top!


    "Xi Xi,e here!" He Qingchen said gently.


    His frown was because when he saw Jian Xi''s pitiful appearance, he wondered what had happened. She had actuallye down the mountain. He had originally nned to settle everything before going back to the Guan estate to look for her. But now she had appeared right in front of him herself. With her luck,ing here must have been an ordeal!


    Hearing He Qingchen call that cherished ''Xi Xi'' after so long instantly broke Jian Xi''s restraint. She rushed right over and threw herself into He Qingchen''s arms, tears flowing uncontrobly. "Brother, Master passed away. I don''t have a home anymore, wuwuwu..."


    He Qingchen was stunned for a moment before putting an arm around her and raising his other hand to gently stroke her head. His voice was gentle, "Xi Xi, be good. Your brother is here. From now on, I''ll give you a home, okay?"


    In He Qingchen''s arms, Jian Xi nodded and choked out in a muffled voice, "Thank you, brother!"


    After sniffing, she extracted herself from He Qingchen''s embrace. There were still many people around. She couldn''t embarrass her brother further, even though she already had quite a bit!


    But when she moved back from her brother''s arms, the people around them had disappeared. The only ones left in the great hall were the two of them. Even the front desk staff Chen Xueyan and Lin Meimei, who weren''t allowed to leave their stations, were gone!


    What was going on?


    "I asked them to leave first. Are you hungry? Brother will take you out for a meal." He Qingchen removed the bundle from Jian Xi''s shoulders and grabbed her hand to lead her out of the He Corporation building.


    Outside, Xu Yan had already driven the car over early on. To be honest, he still hadn''t recovered from the shock.


    In over four years as He Qingchen''s assistant, this was the first time he had seen He Qingchen voluntarily speak to a woman. The events from earlier had left himpletely dumbfounded!


    So, seeing the opportunity, he had efficiently signaled for everyone to hurry and leave the lobby. He had also seen off the investors who hade today to discuss partnerships, postponing the lunch appointment to an undeterminedter time. He would ask He Qingchen again before setting a time.


    When He Qingchen led Jian Xi out, holding her bundle, Xu Yan quickly went up to take it from him. "Chairman He, allow me."


    "No need, I''ll carry it myself." He Qingchen said lightly.


    Xu Yan was stunned for a moment but quickly reacted to go open the rear door of the car instead.


    After He Qingchen and Jian Xi got in, he also entered the vehicle. Since the driver was on break today, he would drive them himself.

 Chapter 10: The Little Money Man

    <h4>Chapter 10</h4>


    "Go to Sui Garden," He Qingchen said.


    "Okay, Mr. He," Xu Yan responded, then tapped the switch to raise the partition, separating the interior of the car into two spaces.


    For a moment, the back seat was quiet. Jian Xi had gotten over her earlier grievances and didn''t know what to say¡ªafter all, she hadn''t had any contact with He Qingchen for four years!


    Although she knew there was no awkwardness between them, she didn''t know where to start.


    After a while, He Qingchen asked, "When did youe down from the mountain?"


    "April 3rd," Jian Xi answered honestly.


    "The Daoist temple..." He Qingchen said halfway.


    Jian Xi naturally knew what he wanted to ask and nodded, helpless and depressed, "The Daoist temple closed down!"


    He Qingchen put his hand on her head and rubbed it, saying gently, "Then will youe live with your brother from now on?"


    Jian Xi''s eyes turned red again and she choked out, "Okay."


    She scolded herself silently for being so easily upset; she wasn''t a child anymore. How could she cry in front of her brother after just a little grievance?


    Having grown up with her, how could He Qingchen not know what she was thinking?


    He held her as he did when she was little, letting her sit on hisp while gently wiping away the tears on her face.


    He knew Jian Xi seldom cried. Even when the martial arts training with Xuan Yi Daoist was so arduous, she never shed a tear. She just endured until she could curl up in his arms at night and cry about how much it hurt.


    Although he was only four years older than Jian Xi, since he took her in, he had kept her by his side as she grew from a chubby toddler to a youngdy, never missing a day of her growth!


    Not until four years ago when sudden changes happened in the family was he forced to leave her when she was fourteen.


    He Qingchen gently stroked her back, casually asking, "Did your martial brothers and sisters go back?"


    Jian Xi shook her head. "They all came back a week before Master passed away. Master even asked them to stay an extra day, which was very unusual. I guess the elderly man knew something, that''s why he made an exception to keep them longer. When Master was on his deathbed, he told me not to notify them, so they still don''t know that Master has already..."


    He Qingchen guessed what happened. If all of them had suddenly left B City urgently, it would definitely have caused some disturbances!


    So she had been busy with everything alone during that time?


    He held Jian Xi tighter. "Our Xiao Xi has worked hard!"


    "No, I should do all that. I''m just upset with myself for not keeping the Daoist temple. Brother, am I useless?" Jian Xi looked up at He Qingchen slightly, asking in a sad tone.


    He Qingchen flicked her forehead, his tone heavier, "Don''t say that!"


    That flick just now had used some strength. Feeling the pain, Jian Xi shrank back into He Qingchen''s arms immediately.


    The cold scent on He Qingchen''s bodyforted her. She relied on it a lot.


    She remembered when she was little, she would fall asleep in his arms every night. Not until she turned eight did he stop letting her sleep with him. When she asked why they couldn''t sleep together anymore, he said she had grown up and was a big girl now, so she had to sleep by herself.


    However, she would always sneak back into his bed and snuggle under his quilt after he fell asleep. He was helpless against her!


    "I''ll take care of the matter with the Daoist temple," He Qingchen said.


    His words pulled Jian Xi out of her reminiscence. She immediately wriggled out of He Qingchen''s arms and waved her hands in refusal. "No need, no need. I have to do this myself. After all, it was left to me by Master. I need to earn money myself to revive the Daoist temple."


    The corners of He Qingchen''s lips curved up slightly and his eyebrows quirked in amusement as he looked at her. "You? A hundred yuan a day?"


    Here ites. This damn smile and tone. Her brother would talk to her like this and make this expression whenever he mocked her.


    Jian Xi felt a little indignant. "Humph, I''ve already figured it out. I want to use your name. Give me a bank card under your name. I''ll deposit the money I earn into your bank ount, so it won''t be under my name. When the Daoist temple is revived, I''ll start saving up. And when I get married in the future, you can sign the Daoist temple back to me. You''ll have to return the rest of the money to me too!"


    He Qingchen flicked Jian Xi''s forehead again. "Little money grubber!"


    She grinned. "Hehe, I admit I''m a little money grubber. I can''t help it since I have no fortune. The less you have of something, the more you like it. So now all I can think about is money!"


    Jian Xi waspletely exposing her true nature, but only to He Qingchen would she act like this. In front of others, she was always calm andposed.


    Just as He Qingchen only had patience and gentleness for Jian Xi.


    Shen Xiaoheng had wondered before how a Daoist temple that cultivated character could raise someone with such a ''fickle'' personality. And now here was another one!


    What he didn''t know was that the two of them were not the only ones who did not match the personality nurtured by the Daoist temple. There were six more!


    He Qingchen asked some more questions about what Jian Xi did aftering down the mountain.


    She told him as Sui Garden approached.


    He Qingchen held her hand as they went in.


    Having received the message from Xu Yan, the lobby manager of Sui Garden had already prepared He Qingchen''s private room.


    The lobby manager nced at their interlocked hands and was secretly surprised before quickly looking at Jian Xi''s face.


    It wasn''t that he was gossiping but he needed to remember Jian Xi''s face. That way, if the youngdy came alone next time, he would recognize her. This was the first time the boss had brought a woman here. He had to serve them well!


    Feeling the lobby manager''s gaze, Jian Xi also nced at him. She frowned briefly then quickly looked away, scanning the surroundings. Her eyes finallynded on the fire extinguisher in the corner.


    Her actions did not escape He Qingchen''s notice. After ordering her favorite dishes, he had the lobby manager leave.


    Only the two of them were left in the private room.


    "Fire?" He Qingchen poured her a ss of orange juice and ced it in front of her.


    Jian Xi smiled. He could always tell what she was thinking or about to do from just a gesture or expression!


    Seeing her smile, He Qingchen''s mouth also curved up slightly. "When?"


    Jian Xi drank some of the orange juice, narrowed her eyes, put the ss down and said, "Around noon tomorrow, right during mealtime. Someone tampered with the fire extinguishers here."


    "Okay, I see," He Qingchen said calmly.


    Jian Xi looked at He Qingchen, her gaze moving down to his neck.


    The top button of He Qingchen''s shirt was undone, so she immediately noticed the red braided string she had made with her own hands. The corners of her lips curved happily!

 Chapter 11: The Third Five-Emperor Coin

    <h4>Chapter 11</h4>


    Jian Xi got up and went to He Qingchen, wanting to take the Five Emperors'' coins from around his neck.


    He Qingchen held her hand. "No need. I''ll get someone to take care of this little thingter, sister."


    Jian Xi understood. Her brother knew who did it. She retracted her hand and sat back down across from him. "Okay."


    Soon, the lobby manager knocked on the door of their private room and started bringing food.


    The table was filled with all her favorite dishes. Jian Xi''s eyes lit up. "Wow! Brother, you actually still remember my tastes!"


    While putting food on her te, He Qingchen chuckled, "How could I dare forget the tastes of my little princess? Eat up and see if you like the vors."


    Jian Xi picked up her chopsticks and started eating the dishes He Qingchen had put on her te, her cheeks stuffed full.


    Seeing her eat happily, He Qingchen smiled. He wasn''t hungry, so he only took a few bites before putting his chopsticks down, content to just watch her eat.


    Leaning back, He Qingchen rubbed the Five Emperors'' coin around his neck, recalling how she was willing to use this little trinket over such a trivial matter. He couldn''t help but smirk.


    This Five Emperors'' coin was given to him by Jian Xi the night before he left the mountain. He knew this was one of the three Five Emperors'' coins she had used since learning divination.


    Giving this to him, he knew what it signified.


    These three Five Emperors'' coins were no ordinary coins. They were one of her magic artifacts. She usually only used one or two of them, rarely needing all three unless something big was happening!


    When all three coins were cast together, she would enter another state¡ªthe opening of her heavenly eye, as Xuan Yi Daoist had said!


    It was as Xuan Yi Daoist said, she was born to master mysticism, and even when she didn''t want to learn it, the Dao forced it upon her. Now, it seemed like only she could open the heavenly eye in the whole mysticism world!


    Each of her fellow apprentices could only master one mystic art, but in just over ten years, she hadpletely mastered them all. He remembered that before he left, Xuan Yi Daoist no longer had anything to teach her, only able to give her the ancient texts left at Xuantian Temple for her toprehend on her own.


    The little girl really made him so proud!


    After finishing their meal, Jian Xi suddenly remembered something and said to He Qingchen: "Brother, my sword can''t pass security checks, so I sent it and my flute to the airport to be delivered here. I''ll probably need to go pick them up at the cargo terminal the day after tomorrow." (Just go with this plot point, don''t nitpick!)


    At the time, she didn''t know when she would find He Qingchen, so when shipping items from City Z''s airport, she could only put down City B''s airport address. They should arrive the day after tomorrow, so she had to go pick them up.


    He Qingchen nodded. "Okay, when the cargo terminal calls you, I''ll take you to pick them up."


    Jian Xi nced at the clock on the wall. It was already half past one. She reminded him, "It''s gettingte, shouldn''t you be heading back to thepany for work?"


    He Qingchen didn''t move, just smiled. "I''m the CEO."


    Jian Xi tilted her head, confused. "I know, so?"


    She didn''t understand what each corporate position did, only hearing from Eldest Apprentice Brother that CEO was the position second only to Chairman, lording over all below.


    As soon as He Qingchen said his grandfather was Chairman, Jian Xi instantly understood why thepany was called He Corporation.


    Speaking of his grandfather, Jian Xi asked, "Brother, is Grandfather well? Ist saw him when you left. When Grandfather has time, please take me to visit him."


    "Okay, I''ll arrange it and take you to see him. But Xiao Xi will probably have to work hard then." He Qingchen said, ruffling Jian Xi''s hair.


    Hearing He Qingchen say this, Jian Xi frowned, swatting his hand off her head. She stared at his face for a while but still couldn''t glean anything.


    Seriously asking, "Brother, tell me the truth. Did something happen to Grandfather? Have you not been doing well these past few years?"


    He Qingchen nced at Jian Xi, the corner of his lips quirking up teasingly. "Our Xiao Xi can divine and calcte, why don''t you divine how I''ve been doing these past few years?"


    Jian Xi pouted. He was just teasing her, clearly knowing she couldn''t divine anything about him. Even using her heavenly eye, she still couldn''t see anything!


    Unwilling to admit defeat, she huffed, "Hmph, it''s because your fortune is too strong, protected by the Heavenly Dao! I can''t divine you!"


    He Qingchen just smiled. "I''ve been doing very well, don''t worry. Grandfather did encounter some matters. You can help take a look when the timees."


    Jian Xi nodded. "Then let''s not go to the mall first. Let''s go see Grandfather directly." Every year when Grandfather visited the temple, he would bring her lots of tasty treats and gifts, treating her very well. He had even said several times he wanted to adopt her as his granddaughter!


    Thinking of Grandfather''s kind face, she couldn''t sit still, wanting to go cure Grandfather right away.


    He Qingchen soothed her, "No rush. I still need to arrange some things first."


    In fact, from the moment she appeared, he had guessed that the person Xuan Yi Daoist said could resolve his grandfather''s tribtion must be Jian Xi!


    ncing at him, Jian Xi didn''t say anything more.


    Soon, they arrived at the mall. He Qingchen led Jian Xi out of the car.


    As soon as they got out, a whole convoy of cars behind them also stopped. Over ten men dressed uniformly in ck suits and ck earpieces stepped out, a conspicuous bulge visible at their waists.


    Jian Xi only nced at them before withdrawing her gaze, already guessing in her heart.


    Seeing her look at the bodyguards behind them, He Qingchen gripped her hand tighter. "Let''s go."


    "Okay." Jian Xi responded and let him lead her into the mall.


    Although it was her first time at such a big mall, Jian Xi''s mind was not on shopping at all. Brother was already so skilled, easily handling ten men alone. Even Eldest Apprentice Brother and Fifth Apprentice Sister specialized in martial arts yet weren''t his match. And now he had to bring so many professional bodyguards when going out, all armed at the waist...


    Sigh, just what kind of days had her brother been living these past few years!

 Chapter 12: Only transferred his sister $100 pocket money

    <h4>Chapter 12</h4>


    "Enough, stop thinking about it and go try on the clothes," He Qingchen flicked her forehead to bring her back to her senses.


    Although she didn''t feel much pain, Jian Xi came back to her senses. She took a look around, it was a clothing store with very high-end decor.


    She didn''t recognize any brands, in the past He Qingchen would just buy her whatever he wanted her to wear, and she would wear it. But she had already outgrown those clothes from four years ago. She had grown much taller over the years, and developed quite a bit in the chest area as well.


    However, when Jian Xi took a look, the three shop assistants standing in front of her were each holding several dresses and outfits in their hands.


    So many!


    She took a step back and nced at He Qingchen, who was already sitting on the sofa. "Brother, isn''t this a bit too much? You know I can''t ept so many all at once."


    He Qingchen nodded his chin at the shop assistant behind them, "I know what I''m doing, go try on the ones she''s holding first."


    Jian Xi went with the shop assistant to the fitting room to try on clothes, while He Qingchen patiently sat on the sofa waiting. At the same time, he was calcting how much he would need to spend on Jian Xi today without triggering her bad luck.


    When it came to Jian Xi''s fortune, he and her fellow disciples had done no small amount of experimenting before arriving at a conclusion.


    First, she could only possess 100 yuan per day, whether it was physical cash or bank bnce. Anything over that exact amount would start to bring her bad luck, which would eventually require dispelling the curse and avoiding financial ruin!


    Second, she reacted much better to gifts from others. Based on their observations, the maximum a gift could be worth was 500,000 yuan, within a period of two months.


    In other words, today he could only buy her things totaling 500,000 yuan. If he wanted to buy her anything else, he would have to wait two months.


    When he had left the monastery and came down the mountain around the same time as her fellow disciples, they made an agreement - each person had a limit per gift!


    Because everyone wanted to give Jian Xi more presents, after much contesting they decided to draw lots, and he got the highest limit.


    At lunch earlier, Jian Xi had mentioned that the phone and tablet he gave her were gone, surely because thebined gifts from him and her fellow disciples had exceeded the limit, thus causing the loss.


    Now it had been over two months since theyst gave Jian Xi presents, so today he just needed to stay under 500,000 yuan!


    "Brother, I''m done changing, what do you think?"


    Jian Xi''s voice pulled He Qingchen''s calcting thoughts back to the present.


    He looked over upon hearing her voice. She was wearing a white retro-chic strappy maxi dress, ending at her calves, decorated with ck floral prints. A light pink knit cardigan over it, with a pair of white shoes. With her naturally sweet and beautiful features, her whole being exuded a soft, charming allure!


    He Qingchen realized in that moment that girls undergo drastic changes aftering of age. This little girl had truly grown up, bing a beauty that caught his gaze and wouldn''t let go.


    Seeing He Qingchen lost in thought, Jian Xi called to him again, "Brother?"


    Snapping back to reality, He Qingchen nced at her. Her clear peach blossom eyes blinked twice at him, obviously waiting for his opinion.


    He Qingchen nodded, "It looks great, keep it and try on some others."


    Every girl loves to hear praise, and Jian Xi was no exception. Hearing He Qingchen say she looked great made her happy too, so she happily scurried back to the fitting room to try on the second outfit.


    He Qingchen had good taste, over the next six outfits spanning different styles, most looked very good on her. Only thest one he didn''t keep.


    Not because it didn''t look good, but rather because Jian Xi''s current figure was simply too stunning. The dress that was just slightly sexy on its own became overtly tempting on her. Even He Qingchen had to forcibly draw his eyes away!


    So of course, that one could not stay.


    Jian Xi didn''t mind, she had no particr opinions when it came to He Qingchen buying her things. In the past or now, whatever he bought for her she would wear it. Her brother certainly wouldn''t cheat her!


    What she didn''t know was that in the future, on a certain day when she put on the pitifully skimpy negligee, she would realize how naive her thoughts were today!


    These six outfits totaled 280,000 yuan. After leaving the boutique, He Qingchen also took Jian Xi to buy 3 sets of pajamas costing 20,000 yuan, 4 sets of underwear costing 10,000 yuan, a new phone costing 10,000 yuan.


    After shopping for an hour, they had spent 320,000 yuan so far. Next were some small essories to match the clothes, a few small handbags for her to carry her phone and talismans when going out.


    The 500,000 yuan limit was left with only 80,000 yuan. He Qingchen didn''t buy her anything else with this remaining amount, instead keeping it for her.


    They weren''t at the monastery now, so it was very possible she would need to spend on something unexpected, keeping it in reserve.


    "I can only buy you this much today, in another two months I''ll buy you whatever else you want," He Qingchen said.


    Jian Xi wouldn''t stand on ceremony with him, giving a cheerful grin, "Thanks, brother!"


    Recalling something, He Qingchen took out his phone and said to Jian Xi, "Let me transfer 100 yuan to you first, I''ll add moreter when you use it up."


    Xu Yan, who was driving in front, still hadn''t recovered from Mr. He''s extravagant actions this afternoon. And now hearing the CEO only transfer 100 yuan as pocket money to his sister, he was stunned once again.


    He sneakily peered at He Qingchen in the rearview mirror - he clearly doted on and cherished this suddenly appeared sister, even the way he looked at her was filled with a gentle affection Xu Yan had never seen before. So why was he so ''calcting'' when buying her things?


    His own shirts cost tens of thousands, his belts hundreds of thousands, yet the six outfits he bought his sister today didn''t even add up to the price of one of his shirts!


    The jewelry didn''t even exceed 10,000 yuan either. This was just so contradictory!


    The two people in the backseat didn''t care one bit what Xu Yan was thinking.


    Jian Xi also took out her new phone from her handbag, the salesperson had already helped downloadmonly used apps for her. She tapped to check the transfer, then checked her bnce - 100 yuan!


    Happy! Having money just feels great!


    After a morning of shopping, Jian Xi was getting sleepy. She yawned, then very naturallyid down with her head resting on hisp, facing outward.


    Her brother said it would still be a while before reaching his home. Her originally sweet voice was nowzy with drowsiness, "Brother, wake me when we arrive, I''m going to nap for now."


    "Mm, sleep." He Qingchen''s right hand held his phone replying to some messages, while his left hand habitually rested on her arm, gently patting. Every action between them was familiar and natural!


    Inhaling his familiar scent, Jian Xi felt extremely reassured. She fell asleep almost instantly!

 Chapter 13: He Qing Chen Like an old mother

    <h4>Chapter 13</h4>


    Jian Xi woke up when the sun was almost setting. She rubbed her eyes and sat up in bed, looking around to confirm that this was her brother''s bedroom. The minimalist ck, white and gray style, with therge ck bed on the right not far from the walk-in closet separated by transparent ss, and therge floor-to-ceiling windows with white gauze curtains on the left, vaguely allowing some of the evening sun''s rays through.


    *(Dear readers, I have provided two simr options, please feel free to use your imagination!)*


    Jian Xi got out of bed, and when her feet touched the floor she realized she wasn''t wearing socks, and at some point they hade off her fair little feet.


    There was a pair of pink slippers next to the bed and she put them on to go look for where the bedroom door was.


    But before she could take more than a few steps, the diagonal door across from her opened, and it was He Qingchen.


    "You''re awake?"


    "Yeah, I''m awake. The sun''s nearly down, howe you didn''t wake me up, brother?" Jian Xi pointed to the sliding door on the left. "Brother, is this the bathroom over here? I want to take a shower."


    He Qingchen chuckled softly. "Don''t shower yet. Eat first, then showerter. Let me show you around first - this is your home now too. You shouldn''t not even know where all the room doors are!"


    Jian Xi was astonished. "Brother, did you install surveince devices on me? How do you know about all my embarrassing moments?!"


    "I watched you grow up." That implied that he understood her all too well.


    Jian Xi wasn''t convinced. "You''re only four years older than me, and you don''t have a gentle disposition either. Howe you''re like a..."


    With his arms crossed, leaning against the wall, He Qingchen asked "Go ahead, say what I''m being like."


    Jian Xi walked over with a smile on her face and quickly made a funny grimace at He Qingchen. "Boogey boogey boogey! Like an old fussy granny!" Having said that, she dashed out.


    "Wrong way. The stairs are on the left."


    Two secondster, Jian Xi slowly ''passed by'' the doorway again, walking to the left side of the bedroom.


    The corners of He Qingchen''s mouth raised as he walked out of the bedroom, leaving the door open.


    He walked her through every room on the second and third floors, exining to her what each room was for.


    Jian Xi was so amazed her eyes nearly popped out: simply because it was all so huge!


    The gym, recreation room, home theater room, and more.


    Jian Xi asked He Qingchen, "Brother, aren''t you afraid to live alone in a house this big?"


    "I am afraid." He Qingchen said with interest.


    Jian Xi looked at him as if he were an idiot. "You''re afraid, yet you still live here?"


    "But now there''s you here!" He Qingchen returned that look from earlier. Then he headed toward the elevator.


    After reflecting for a bit, Jian Xi raised her voice, "He Qingchen! You big liar! Even a vicious ghost lingering for five hundred years, you dared to shield me from it. What do you have to fear?!"


    ......


    After heading downstairs, Jian Xi immediately smelled the scent of food. "Brother, you cooked?"


    He Qingchen went into the kitchen to dish her up some food. "Yeah, otherwise the little ancestor would wake up hungry."


    Jian Xi sat in the chair. The white marble dining table held four dishes and a soup.


    She obediently waited for He Qingchen.


    He Qingchen ced a full bowl of rice in front of Jian Xi and sat down across from her.


    Seeing him sit, Jian Xi couldn''t wait to pick up her chopsticks and take a piece of sweet and sour ribs, but she didn''t eat it first. Instead she put it in He Qingchen''s bowl, ttering him: "Thanks brother, you worked hard!"


    He Qingchen also returned a piece of sweet and sour ribs to her bowl. "Knock off the cheekiness and hurry up and eat."


    "Yes sir!"


    Jian Xi took a bite of the ribs. The taste was just as she remembered: delicious!


    Back at the Taoist temple, there were no servants so they had to cook for themselves. It was also mandatory curriculum for each person.


    But for some reason, no matter how she tried to make her sweet and sour ribs, they neverpared to her brother''s. She just so happened to especially like eating this dish too, so He Qingchen would make it for her every several days.


    In a sh, it had been four years since shest ate a meal he made, so the aroma made Jian Xi salivate intensely. She ate two whole bowlfuls in session, each piled very full!


    After the meal, Jian Xi was stuffed to the gills. She slumped limply onto the sofa.


    He Qingchen got up and started clearing up.


    But before he could even get started, Jian Xi called for him to stop. "Hold on, don''t move, I''ll do it."


    Her small bag was sitting on the living room sofa. She dragged it over and fished a talisman out from inside, pinching it between two fingers. Reading out an incantation, the paper talisman ignited on its own without fire.


    In the blink of an eye, all the dishes on the table became as clean and polished as new.


    Jian Xi begged for praise. "What do you think, brother? Have I gotten more formidable? This is a cleaning talisman I created myself after reading the old Patriarch''s secret manuals he left behind. Quite convenient, eh?"


    "It is rather convenient. From now on taking care of the household will be your job. I''ll tell the housekeeper not toe tomorrow." He Qingchen put the clean dishes away in the kitchen.


    Jian Xi readily agreed. "No problem, leave it all to me!"


    He Qingchen asked if she wanted fruit. She said she was too full so he didn''t wash any for her. He went to the sofa and sat down next to her.


    He patted his thigh and Jian Xi understood instantly, lying down with her head pillowed on it.


    Once she was settled, He Qingchen ced hisrge hand on her stomach, gently massaging clockwise to help her digest.


    "Brother, for that matter at the restaurant, what do you n to do about it?" Jian Xi asked with her eyes closed,fortable.


    He Qingchen said tly: "To repay evil with justice."


    When he put it like this, Jian Xi knew the other side definitely wouldn''t have any good oue.


    She had just casually asked as she was bored. She still believed in He Qingchen''s capabilities. At the very least she was very clear on what kind of temperament he had. It would still be quite difficult for others to make him suffer a loss!


    After massaging her for a while, He Qingchen stopped and tapped her stomach. "Time to get up. Go shower and sleep."


    "Oh right, I prepared a chauffeur for you. Pick whichever car you like from the garage and have him drive it for you. After you''ve gotten used to things for a bit, I''ll sign you up at driving school to get your license. Then, you can ''borrow'' whichever of my cars you want to drive from then on." He Qingchen emphasized the word "borrow".


    Jian Xiughed. "Alright, brother you really are ''generous''."


    Having said that, she got up from the sofa and headed upstairs.


    But when she had just gotten to the bottom of the stairs, she suddenly recalled something and turned back to ask He Qingchen: "Brother, which room am I staying in?"


    "The one next to mine. The rooms are cleaned daily so it''s clean. I already put your clothes in my walk-in closet, go ahead and grab someter. Tomorrow I''ll have the wall adjoining your room knocked down and make you a walk-in closet so your clothes and stuff will have storage space from now on."


    He certainly hadn''t let up at all after she fell asleep, personally attending to everything rted to her affairs.

 Chapter 14: I invite you to see a free fireworks

    <h4>Chapter 14</h4>


    He Qingchen took out his phone and sent Xu Yan a message, arranging for a designer toe tomorrow to redecorate Jian Xi''s room ording to her preferences.


    After sending the message to Xu Yan, he made a call and gave a couple of instructions before hanging up, feeling uneasy upstairs. He rushed up the stairs with big steps.


    Sure enough, he bumped into Jian Xi right at the stairnding.


    She was wearing a bathrobe, holding two bottles in her hands with her hair still dripping water. "Brother, these two bottles have English all over them o(¨i_¨i)o I don''t recognize them."


    "The blue one is shampoo and the white one is shower gel," He Qingchen exined to her. ncing down, he saw her fair bare feet without slippers.


    It was just entering spring and the floor was very cold. Back in the Taoist temple, they would take off their shoes and socks as soon as they returned to their rooms. The winter in City Z was very cold but all rooms had floor heating, so the floors would not be icy. City B was different. Although the winters were not cold, the floors were still very cool.


    It seemed that wall-to-wall carpeting would also need to be arranged for the whole house tomorrow.


    He Qingchen shook his head helplessly. Did he owe her in his past life that he could give her unlimited indulgence when it came to her?


    He bent down and picked her up horizontally. His tone waspletely devoid of any me, but rather a little helpless. "That''s because you didn''t learn English well back then."


    "When I see those letters my head hurts. Even the Duke of Zhou woulde to y with me. What could I do?" As if recalling something, Jian Xi craned her neck and said, "Now there''s the trantion function on mobile phones. I can understand them without learning English."


    He Qingchen nced at her. "So you know about this?"


    Jian Xi looked awkward. "Hehe, back in City Z I gave a fortune telling for a foreigner before."


    He Qingchenughed. Giving fortune telling to foreigners? He asked, "Did you trick him?"


    "I don''t think I tricked him. He wasn''t looking at physiognomy anyway, he just asked which direction he would have good luck or fortunes. I flipped two copper coins and told him the result after divining, so it wasn''t a trick." Jian Xi exined.


    If that foreigner had asked for face or palm reading, or eight characters, then she might have tricked him!


    He put her down at the bathroom door of her bedroom. "Go take a bath quickly and remember to blow dry your hair after shower."


    "Got it, Mother He!"


    He Qingchen, now dubbed Mother He, heard her start to hum a tune from inside. He added, "The hair dryer is in the drawer under the sink."


    "I know!"


    Only then did Mother He feel assured to leave her bedroom.


    Fortunately there were only the two of them here. If there was one more person, they would all think He Qingchen was possessed!


    How was this still that notorious Underworld Emperor of City B? This was simply Mother He incarnate, no no, Father He!


    He Qingchen himself was not unaware of this, but there was no way around it. He had been used to taking care of her since she was little, and some actions had be subconscious. Even with those four years of no contact between them at all!


    Such was the horror of habits. Even if the rtionship was severed, the instincts still remained.


    After her bath, Jian Xi came out of the bathroom and obediently blow-dried her hair. She took out her glyph drawing tools and sat down to start drawing glyphs.


    Although her brother didn''t say exactly what had happened to his grandfather, she felt that this matter was absolutely not simple. Also, his bodyguards were all armed, which meant he was in great danger now, or taking that recuperation break in the Taoist temple had been a desperate measure back then!


    She had to make preparations in advance. No matter what kind of monsters and demons wanted to harm him, she would not let them seed!


    After drawing glyphs for two hours, her desk was already full. She stopped drawing and started sorting them into categories.


    Many of them were her own creations. Some were research results from deciphering the lost arts in the ancient manuals left behind by their ancestors. The remaining small portion weremonly seen ones in the market now.


    She stuffed her small bag full. Jian Xi felt it necessary to properly research the storage glyph in the ancient manual. Once she figured it out, she would ask her brother to ¡°gift¡± her a piece of uncarved jade. She would carve the glyph on the jade to make a storage bracelet which would definitely be very convenient.


    As for all that money her brother had spent on her, she would pay him back after getting married and breaking her damnable fortune.


    With great difficulty, she managed to zip up the small bag. Jian Xi was also tired. She went to bed, turned off the lights and fell asleep in one smooth motion!


    Drawing glyphs would still consume some mental strength, so Jian Xi soon fell asleep.


    Not long after she fell asleep, her room door was opened.


    He Qingchen, now changed into a fresh set of clothes, came to the bedside and looked at the soundly sleeping Jian Xi, the corner of his lips curving up.


    From now on, he would not be alone anymore. The little girl hade back to his side again!


    He saw that Jian Xi was properly covered by her nket before leaving.


    He didn''t return to his own bedroom, but went outside Pleasant View Creek Garden instead.


    A ck luxury car was already waiting there.


    He got into the car and said to the driver in front, "Let''s go."


    Half an hourter, He Qingchen stood outside a vi in the suburbs, calling He Bohuai via video call on his phone.


    It rang for a while on the video side before it was picked up.


    He Qingchen smiled and said, "Good evening, Second Uncle."


    Although smiling, his tone was extremely cold. Even He Bohuai on the video side sobered up somewhat.


    "Qingchen, it''s sote. Do you need anything?" He Bohuai sat up from his bed and asked gently.


    Beside him, Yu Xue also woke up and asked, "Who is it? Are you crazy to disturb people''s sleep sote into the night!"


    He Qingchen heard Yu Xue''s voice. "Just in time. Second Aunt is awake too so let''s watch the fireworks together."


    He Bohuai''s eyebrows bunched up as he straightened his body and asked, "What fireworks?"


    He Qingchen smiled sinisterly without answering his words. Instead, he said, "This afternoon, a helper chef from Sui Garden restaurant that I own suddenly resigned without even taking this month''s sry."


    Before He Bohuai could speak, Yu Xue beside him blew up impatiently, her annoyed voice rising several pitches. "Qingchen, are you so free that you''re calling your second uncle in the dead of night over a resigned helper chef? Are you..."


    Stopping mid-sentence, Yu Xue seemed to recall something as she nced at He Bohuai. Could it be that matter?


    "Heh, I am quite free. So free that I''vee to the suburbs in the middle of the night to set off some fireworks." He Qingchen shifted his body to reveal the vi not far behind him that was now in the camera view.


    "If I remember correctly, Second Uncle and Second Aunt do enjoy setting off fireworks. So you must like watching them too, right? Since I''m free anyway, let me treat you to a fireworks show."


    Right after he finished speaking, the vi behind him caught fire. First the yard, then the mes gradually spread towards the building.


    In less than a few seconds, Yu Xue''s horrified voice rang out from the video. "Stop! Enough!"


    "Hubby, that''s Jun Ting''s vi! He''s still inside!"


    "Jun Ting, Jun Ting, please answer the call! Please answer..."

 Chapter 15: He Qingchen’s Two Big Taboos

    <h4>Chapter 15</h4>


    Yu Xue was wailing next to He Junting as he answered the phone, while crawling out of bed to get dressed.


    He Bohuai narrowed his eyes and gloomily looked at He Qingchen on the screen.


    He Qingchen raised an eyebrow at his gaze, "Uncle, did you enjoy the fireworks?"


    He Bohuai didn''t answer him, instead he directly hung up with a dark face. He got out of bed, put on some clothes, and drove with Yu Xue to the suburbs.


    At this moment, in the second floor bedroom of the vi, He Junting was sleeping soundly while hugging a beauty. The phone had been ringing for a long time before he picked it up to see who it was. He answered in an annoyed tone, "Mom! What are you doing calling sote at night?"


    "Junting, get out of the vi quickly. He Qingchen has set your vi on fire. Hurry, get out!" Yu Xue anxiously shouted in a crying voice.


    "What? He Qingchen set a fire?" He Junting tumbled out of bed and ran to the floor-to-ceiling windows, drawing back the light blocking curtains. He saw the courtyard filled with raging mes and was so frightened that he ran outside without even putting clothes on. He even forgot about the woman still in his bed.


    He didn''t care and was only concerned about saving himself! If that woman hadn''t woken up when his phone was ringing like crazy, she definitely would have burned to death inside!


    When He Bohuai and Yu Xue arrived, the firefighters had already extinguished the mes consuming He Junting''s vi. He was standing outside alone, bare chested and shivering from the cold.


    Seeing his parents arrive, He Junting cried sorrowfully whileining to them, "Can you tell me why you had to provoke that grim reaper? I almost burned to death. How are we supposed to live now? Our family isn''tcking money. The annual dividend from thepany stocks is over 100 million. Even if Dad, you aren''t Grandpa''s own..."


    p!


    "Shut up!" He Bohuai pped He Junting. "You know nothing, useless fool!"


    Yu Xue pulled He Junting behind her and red at He Bohuai. "What are you doing hitting him? Junting just narrowly escaped death, yet you hit him? Why don''t you go hit He Qingchen instead?"


    He Bohuai looked at the obese woman in front of him and the useless son behind her. His eyes were filled with disappointment.


    A graceful figure shed through his mind and resentment welled up in his chest again.


    He got into the car and left. Now was not the time to turn against Yu Xue. He would wait a little longer, until after the old bastard died. When he had He Group under his control, then... Humph! Get the hell out, all of you!


    *


    The next day, Jian Xi woke up at 6:30am as usual due to her biological clock.


    After getting up, she washed and cleaned up first before getting the cleaning talisman to work and start tidying up.


    Once everything was tidy, she went downstairs and started preparing breakfast. Unfortunately, she didn''t know how to use some of the kitchen gadgets like the coffee machine and bread maker.


    She only knew how to use the gas stove, so she simply cooked meat shreds congee in a pot and made a refreshing cucumber sd.


    Just as she was about to go upstairs to wake He Qingchen, he came down. "Let''s eat, Sis!"


    He Qingchen looked at the breakfast on the table, then at Jian Xi standing next to it. His eyes flickered and the corners of his lips curved up. "Alright,ing."


    This was the simplest breakfast He Qingchen had eaten in four years, yet also the most delicious.


    After the two finished eating, He Qingchen took Jian Xi back to the main residence.


    Given the fireworks fiascost night, He Bohuai should be able to restrain himself for a couple days. So now was a good time to return to the main residence.


    Before leaving, he had already asked Shen Xiaoheng to go over first and send everyone else away.


    So when he and Jian Xi arrived, only Shen Xiaoheng was left in grandfather''s room.


    When Shen Xiaoheng saw Jian Xi behind He Qingchen, he was startled. Wasn''t this the girl from the ne? What was she doing here?


    At the same time, when Jian Xi saw him, she also paused. Wasn''t this the doctor who helped save someone on the ne? What''s he doing here?


    Although both had endless questions running through their minds, Shen Xiaoheng was the first to greet Jian Xi. "We meet again, little miss!"


    "What a coincidence, um..." Jian Xi trailed off. What did he say his name was back then?


    Shen Xiaoheng smiled and didn''t mind introducing himself again. "Shen Xiaoheng, a doctor at Huaping Hospital."


    Jian Xi smiled politely. "Jian Xi."


    He Qingchen, who hadn''t said a word, looked at Jian Xi waiting for her exnation.


    Seeing He Qingchen''s expression, Jian Xi quickly exined, "Remember I told you about saving someone on a ne? Doctor Shen was the other doctor who helped save the person."


    He Qingchen understood and told Jian Xi, "He''s my private doctor, more or less one of us."


    "Alright, let me check on grandfather first." Jian Xi smiled politely at Shen Xiaoheng again before going over to examine grandfather''s condition.


    Shen Xiaoheng walked over to He Qingchen''s side and asked suspiciously, "You know this girl?"


    He Qingchen looked at him as if he were an idiot and simply uttered two words, "What do you think?"


    Shen Xiaoheng didn''t mind and continued asking, "Is Miss Jian trained in traditional Chinese medicine?"


    "Mm." He Qingchen grunted in affirmation, which answered his question since that was one of her skills.


    Shen Xiaoheng studied Western medicine surgery and was world ss in terms of Western medical knowledge. However, what many people didn''t know was that he was also very interested in traditional Chinese medicine.


    Just as he was about to go over and observe, he saw Jian Xi rummaging through her limited edition handbag.


    He figured she was going to take out acupuncture needles, so he turned and grabbed some alcohol to disinfect for herter use.


    But what he absolutely didn''t expect was for her to take out not the small cloth bundle fromst time, but a talisman sheet!


    Shen Xiaoheng gently closed his eyes for a moment before opening them again.


    Sure enough, it was a talisman sheet and he hadn''t seen wrong.


    He turned to look at He Qingchen''s reaction, only to see him lookingpletely calm.


    Alright, so the clown was only himself!


    In less than a minute, Jian Xi spoke up, "Bro, I need grandfather''s eight characters."


    Bro? Shen Xiaoheng was shocked. Could this Miss Jian be the sister who gave He Qingchen that Five Emperor coin?


    Was this little Taoist priestess down the mountain now?


    While Shen Xiaoheng was distracted, Jian Xi had already obtained grandfather''s birth details and calcted his lifespan. She now had a sense of his condition.


    This was one of grandfather''s critical life obstacles!


    However... brother''s parents!


    After delving deeper into the calctions, she frowned. "Bro, I need your parents'' birth details. Do you know them?"


    Shen Xiaoheng sharply looked at Jian Xi, then nced sideways to see He Qingchen''s reaction.


    This was one of He Qingchen''s taboos!


    Everyone in their circle knew he had two major taboos. First, no one was allowed to mention his parents. Second, no one was allowed to call him brother!


    "May 3rd 1980 at 7-9am. The other, November 18th 1980 at 5-7pm," He Qingchen answered without any hesitation, as if the details were engraved in his heart.

 Chapter 16: Haunting

    <h4>Chapter 16</h4>


    When Jian Xi got the two eight characters, her fingers moved a few more times.


    Her eyebrows were twisted tighter and tighter, and finally her red lips were pressed into a straight line as she closed her eyes.


    Too outrageous!


    Her brother''s parents'' deaths were not an ident, but were deliberately murdered, and the person who cursed Grandfather was actually the same person who killed his parents. The eight characters could only reveal that this person was someone close to them but not a blood rtive.


    Jian Xi was angry.


    She quickly came to He Qingchen''s side and reached out to untie the red rope around his neck.


    He Qingchen realized what she was trying to do. He put his arm around her waist and pressed the hand that was trying to untie the rope, shaking his head, "I''ll deal with that person myself. He won''t be able to make trouble for long. Let Grandfather wake up first, be good!"


    Jian Xi was still clearly unwilling. "Brother! He has bullied you so much, and killed your parents and plotted against Grandfather. How can I not do anything? Give me the Five Emperors'' coin and let me see who it is. I will get rid of him!"


    He Qingchen had never seen her so angry before. He tightened his arm around her waist and held her in his arms, gently patting her back. "I''ll do it myself. I won''t let you get involved. I''ll tell you everything you want to know when we get home tonight."


    He was reluctant to let her use the Celestial Eye to find out about that scumbag.


    Because he had seen her exhausted state after using the Celestial Eye, and that pale little face!


    Yes, the Celestial Eye was an existence that defied the heavens, but it could not be opened whenever one wanted. Using the Celestial Eye consumed Jian Xi''s mental and vital energy!


    Master Xuan Yi had warned Jian Xi many times not to open her Celestial Eye unless absolutely necessary!


    So, the Five Emperors'' coin that Jian Xi wore around He Qingchen''s neck was arguably the most useless thing Jian Xi had, but it could also be said to be the most important thing to Jian Xi!


    Jian Xi closed her eyes for a while to calm herself down. When she opened them again, she had already cooled down.


    She thought, what kind of person was her brother? He must already have a n. She couldn''t ruin his ns just because she was angry.


    Coming out of He Qingchen''s arms, she said to him, "I sensed Master''s talisman. The one you got from Master when you went down the mountain, right? Fortunately there were those two talismans, which suppressed the parasite''s ability to feed, so Grandfather''s soul and vitality have not been damaged yet. That will make it much easier for me to remove the parasiteter."


    "What can I do?" He Qingchen asked.


    Jian Xi took a step back and clutched her little purse. "You don''t have to do anything. Just watch." If you try to help, I''ll have my hands full!


    He Qingchen rubbed his nose and leaned very cooperatively against the table next to him, taking on an "I won''t go near" look.


    Watching the two interact, Shen Xiaoheng was puzzled. Why was Jian Xi so reluctant when He Qingchen offered to help? There must be some embarrassing story about He Qingchen in the past. When he got more familiar with Jian Xi in the future, he would definitely ask about it. That way, chasing after He Qingchen''s sister would be easier!


    While he was happily plotting, he heard Jian Xi calling him. "Dr. Shen, please help me take Old Master''s clothes off and roll his pants up to his knees. Thank you."


    He was closest to the bed, so Jian Xi called him instead of calling He Qingchen over.


    While Shen Xiaoheng was undressing Old Master, Jian Xi sterilized the silver needles.


    After Old Master''s clothes were taken off, Jian Xi held five needles between her fingers. Seeing the withered old man on the bed, a hint of distress shed through her eyes.


    In the blink of an eye, five silver needles had been inserted into the old man''s body, on both hands and feet, and thest one sealed on top of his head.


    Jian Xi lifted Old Master''s chin to make him open his mouth wide. She took another silver needle from her cloth bag and inserted it into her middle finger.


    Leaning against the table on the side, He Qingchen''s brow furrowed as he stared at the drop of blood on the tip of Jian Xi''s finger, his eyes gradually turning icy cold.


    He didn''t watch Jian Xi save his grandfather anymore, but took out his phone and sent out a message.


    With He Qingchen''s head lowered, Jian Xi let the blood from her finger drip into the old man''s mouth, then dabbed a little on the corner of his lips.


    Then she quickly drew out a talisman and closed her eyes to wait quietly.


    One minute passed, then two minutes, until almost five minutes had passed when Jian Xi suddenly opened her eyes.


    She flicked the talisman paper towards the old man''s mouth.


    Shen Xiaoheng''s eyes widened in surprise. The talisman paper Jian Xi had thrown out didn''t stick to the old man''s mouth, but still remained a considerable distance away, hovering in midair.


    Just as he was shocked by this sight, he heard Jian Xi mumble something. Then the talisman paper burst into blue mes on its own, without any visible source. The mes burned outpletely without leaving behind any ashes!


    Her series of actions left Shen Xiaoheng quite baffled. This was his first encounter with such things, so he was very curious indeed!


    He couldn''t help but blurt out the thoughts in his mind: "That''s it?"


    Jian Xi nodded as she started removing the needles from Old Master''s body. "Yes, it''s done. The rest will need Dr. Shen''s help now. I''ll give you a prescriptionter. If you follow it and give him the medicine on time every day, Grandfather can fully recover in two months!"


    Recover fully in two months? Shen Xiaoheng looked at the emaciated old man on the bed, lost in thought.


    When he snapped out of it and was about to ask Jian Xi when Old Master would wake up, she had already been pulled over to the sofa across the room by He Qingchen.


    He could only put Old Master''s clothes back on for now and wait to askter!

 Chapter 17: Mine, not Yours.

    <h4>Chapter 17</h4>


    He Qingchen pulled Jian Xi to the side, picked up her hand which was still oozing blood droplets, and pressed the needlepoint with a cotton swab, "You really stabbed this needle in deeply."


    Jian Xi giggled and said, "Hehe, used too much force, used too much force. Brother, grandfather should be able to wake up after a while. However, he has a severe deficiency now and won''t stay awake for long, probably just around ten minutes. You should hurry up."


    He Qingchen nodded, indicating that he understood.


    "Then Dr. Shen and I will go out first. I''ll tell him some things to pay attention to with grandfather," Jian Xi retracted her own hand and looked at it. The bleeding had stopped. "Okay."


    He Qingchen threw the cotton swab into the trash can and ced his big hand on top of Jian Xi''s head, rubbing it. "Go on, go downstairs to eat some snacks and fruits to pad your stomach. I''ll take you out for hot potter."


    Upon hearing hot pot, Jian Xi''s eyes lit up. "Okay, okay."


    She turned her head, "Dr. Shen, let''s go out first." Jian Xi said to Shen Xiaoheng with a faint smile.


    Shen Xiaoheng smiled. Her change in attitude was really too fast! She was like a little girl who refused to grow up when with He Qingchen, but to others she was polite and aloof, handling matters calmly and decisively.


    He looked at Jian Xi then looked at He Qingchen. These two really grew up together since childhood! Their simrities were indeed extraordinary.


    Shen Xiaoheng went downstairs to the living room with Jian Xi. The few passing servants looked over, but only nced for a moment before hurriedly averting their eyes and continuing with their work.


    At this time, Shen Xiaoheng received a phone call. He went to the side to take it and gestured for Jian Xi to sit first.


    Just as Jian Xi sat down on the sofa, a servant came over to ask what she would like to drink. Jian Xi said, "Just water, thanks."


    "Alright, please wait a moment."


    Soon, the servant brought over the water, along with some snacks and fruits.


    Jian Xi took a sip from the ss, put it down, and took out her phone to fiddle with it.


    She didn''t really have time to y with the new phone He Qingchen bought her yesterday, so she decided to check it out now since she had nothing to do.


    After researching it for a while, Shen Xiaoheng walked over. She put away her phone.


    Shen Xiaoheng sat down and smiled as he asked, "Miss Jian, may I ask you a question?"


    Jian Xi replied, "Go ahead Dr. Shen, ask what you want."


    "Just now, Qingchen said he would help but you didn''t ept it. He also grew up in the temple, so shouldn''t he know about such matters too?" Shen Xiaoheng was very curious.


    Jian Xi looked at him for a moment but didn''t answer his question. Instead, she said, "Dr. Shen, your issue is more with grandfather rather than my brother, so whether my brother knows or not is irrelevant!"


    Shen Xiaoheng froze. She could tell with just one look?


    He pursed his lips, hesitating on whether to ask outright. But before he could say anything, Jian Xi spoke again, "Don''t worry, you and her are destined for each other. Just follow your heart!"


    Destined for each other! Shen Xiaoheng immediately grasped the key point. "Miss Jian, do you mean Qingrou also likes me? Really?"


    He asked while barely breathing as he waited for Jian Xi''s reply.


    Jian Xi didn''t speak, only nodding once to give him an affirmative answer.


    "I know what to do now, thank you Miss Jian," Shen Xiaoheng expressed his gratitude, utterly delighted inside.


    Suddenly thinking of something, he looked at Jian Xi and said, "Miss Jian, let me transfer you money. I can''t ask for your insight for free."


    Jian Xi shook her head. "No need. My brother said you''re one of us, and I didn''t really say anything."


    "Then thank you again Miss Jian," said Shen Xiaoheng.


    Jian Xi smiled lightly.


    Just then, a voice came from the entrance, "Bro Shen, who is this?"


    Jian Xi nced over. A man in his early twenties with some semnce to He Qingchen - this should be the old master''s other grandson and her brother''s cousin, He Jiaxu.


    He Jiaxu didn''t have sses this afternoon and had just returned from school. The moment he entered, he saw a girl sitting in the living room. With just a side profile, he could tell this girl must be very beautiful!


    Sure enough, when Jian Xi looked over, his eyes lit up. She was so gorgeous - delicate features on a sweet face, big bright eyes, cherry lips, rosy cheeks like flowers. She looked just like a little fairy descended to earth!


    He Jiaxu felt that all the school belles and departmental flowers would have to make way before her, because she wore not a trace of makeup,pletely natural!


    Shen Xiaoheng first introduced Jian Xi to He Jiaxu, "Miss Jian, this is He Jiaxu, Qingchen''s cousin."


    "This is Miss Jian, she is Qingchen''s, um, sister."


    He Jiaxu was puzzled. Looking at Shen Xiaoheng, he said, "Sister? That can''t be right. Our He family doesn''t have any distant rtives left. If I had a sister, how would I not know about it?"


    Just as Jian Xi was about to exin, an icy voiceced with anger cut in ahead of her.


    "Mine, not yours." He Qingchen had heard He Jiaxu''s words as he came downstairs and felt he was being too nosy.


    He Jiaxu shrank back, immediately silencing himself.


    Seeing his reaction, Jian Xi pressed her lips, wanting tough. He acted like a little overlord outside but became so meek before her brother!


    In fact, He Jiaxu also didn''t know why. Ever since he first met He Qingchen four years ago, he had been rather afraid of him. The aura he exuded was very oppressive, especially when he stared at him, it was like being choked by the neck and unable to breathe!


    "Cousin, you''re here! I''ll go check on grandfather. You all chat, heh, chat away." He Jiaxu didn''t care about any sister business now. His life came first, so he hurried upstairs as fast as he could.


    "Wait!" Jian Xi called out to him.


    He Jiaxu halted his steps, looking at Jian Xi puzzledly. What did she want from him?


    Jian Xi rummaged in her purse and took out a safety talisman. She got up and handed it to him, "Keep this on you."


    He Jiaxu was even more confused now. He stared at the paper talisman in Jian Xi''s hand, what was the meaning of this?


    "Take it if it''s given to you, keep it on your person," He Qingchen said.


    "Oh, oh, alright. Thank you sis, thank you Miss Jian." He Jiaxu hurriedly expressed his thanks, then rushed upstairs with the safety talisman, moving at lightning speed.


    Jian Xi put away her bag, slinging it across her body. She nced around. The servants had all disappeared after He Qingchen came downstairs. She asked, "Did grandfather fall asleep?"


    "Mm," He Qingchen affirmed with a sound. Then he said to Shen Xiaoheng, "Everything will be settled by the day after tomorrow at thetest. Put the bugs back for now, don''t let them find out. Thanks for your hard work."


    Shen Xiaoheng: "Got it, leave it to me. I''ll stay at the old residence these few days."


    "Alright, let''s go." He Qingchen said, then led Jian Xi away by the hand. However, Jian Xi pulled him to a stop.

 Chapter 18: The Day He Found Her

    <h4>Chapter 18</h4>


    "Wait a moment, brother, I haven''t given Doctor Shen the prescription yet." Jian Xi suddenly remembered that she hadn''t written the prescription yet, because there was no pen and paper here.


    Shen Xiaoheng went to find a servant to bring paper and a pen, and Jian Xi started to write the prescription, as well as some precautions, "I''lle to give acupuncture to grandfather in a week, so he can recover faster this way."


    She handed it to Shen Xiaoheng, and then the two left.


    Today when the two of them came, it was He Qingchen himself who drove the car instead of calling a driver.


    Jian Xi obediently sat in the passenger seat, "Brother, Doctor Shen will be your brother-inw soon!"


    "Is that so." He Qingchen looked as if he had known all along, and was not very surprised.


    "You knew?" Jian Xi asked.


    "The way he looks at He Qingrou is too obscene. It would be hard not to know." He Qingchen deliberately emphasized the word "obscene".


    Jian Xi chuckled, "What! That''s called secret love, those are eyes full of liking, how did it be obscene when it got to you!"


    He Qingchen clicked his tongue, "They''re the same."


    "Brother, you won''t be able to find a wife like this in the future!" Jian Xi kindly ''reminded'' him.


    He Qingchen changed to hold the steering wheel with one hand, nced at her sideways, and quickly turned back again, sneering, "Little brat knows quite a lot, Su Yinghe hasn''t sent you little novels in the past four years."


    Secret love, eyes full of liking, you seem to know everything!


    "Not much, not much, elder martial sister has only sent me a dozen books." Jian Xi said with a smile, "Hehe, you know too, I don''t have much contact with anything in the Taoist temple. I was very bored, you were all gone After that, the Taoist temple was empty and I was even more bored!"


    He Qingchen didn''t look at her, just reached over with his right hand past the center console and rubbed her head.


    Jian Xi pushed his big hand away, "Speaking of the fifth martial sister, I remember she is also in B City, and the sixth martial brother, do you have their phone numbers?"


    "The phone is there, find it yourself, they are all their names." He Qingchen said.


    "Okay!"


    Jian Xi picked up his phone that was on the center console. There was a password. Without thinking, she entered 0818 and opened it.


    She tilted her head and nced at He Qingchen. Her eyebrows were curved and this was the day he picked her up.


    There weren''t many contacts in the address book. Jian Xi pressed to enter the names of the people she wanted to find, and then saved their phone numbers to her own phone.


    After doing this, she also set a password for her phone, 0818.


    Seeing her fiddle for a long time, He Qingchen said, "Don''t do it anymore, you''ll get carsickter."


    Jian Xi put away her hand, "I know, Mother He!"


    "Che~"


    *


    Nanshan Vi.


    Today Yu Xue did not go to listen to the situation at the ancestral home. She was taking care of He Junting.


    Last night was so exciting that He Junting got a fever. This fever burned him badly. His mouth kept muttering deliriously, saying things like "Don''te over, I didn''t mean it, don''t kill me," and so on.


    At first, Yu Xue just thought he was talking nonsense from the fever, but at dusk the He Junting on the sickbed suddenly opened his eyes. His eyes were blood red as he looked at Yu Xue, full of hatred, and rushed at her directly, still saying something about paying with his life or something.


    Yu Xue realized something was wrong, broke free from He Junting, and hurried back to her room to lock the door. She took out her phone and called He Bohuai.


    "Hello, dear,e back soon, something happened to Junting. Call Master Luo quickly." Yu Xue said anxiously.


    On the phone, He Bohuai pinched his brows impatiently and said a sentence, "I know."


    After hanging up Yu Xue''s phone, he found Master Luo''s number and dialed it.


    But he waited for a long time and Master Luo did not answer the phone.


    A sense of unease suddenly surged in He Bohuai''s heart. He called several more times but still no one answered.


    He hurriedly called someone else.


    This person was his insider at the ancestral home.


    The phone was answered before it automatically hung up.


    "Why did it take you so long to answer the phone?" He Bohuai asked with narrowed eyes.


    A woman''s voice came from the phone, "I was in the old master''s room just now, eldest miss and third madam were both there."


    "How is the old master, was there anything abnormal today, who was at the ancestral home today, were there any outsiders at the ancestral home?" He Bohuai asked.


    There was a pause on the phone before she replied, "The old master has nothing abnormal. Third Young Master is not here today. Young Master returned in the afternoon after he was done with sses. As for outsiders...none."


    He Bohuai: "OK, keep an eye on things. When I take over the He family in the future, the position of housekeeper will be yours, and the benefits won''t becking either."


    "Yes, thank you Second Young Master, I will keep a close eye on things for you."


    The call ended. He Bohuai threw his phone onto the table. The unease in his heart still did not dissipate at all.


    At the same time, in a basement, a woman knelt on the ground with her hands and feet tied together. Next to hery an unconscious man.


    "I''ve said everything ording to what you told me to say, please let me go." The woman knelt on the ground pleading with the man in front of her.


    The man had a cigarette dangling from his mouth as he sat in a chair ying with a gun in his hand, not saying anything,pletely ignoring the woman kowtowing desperately on the floor.


    Suddenly, a ringtone rang. The man threw the gun to the person next to him and answered the phone.


    "Boss."


    "How is it going?"


    "He Bohuai just called, I''ve said everything ording to your instructions."


    "Hmm, those two are useless now."


    "Okay, I''ll hand them over to the policeter."


    "Cheng Bei, go to Nanshan Viter. He Junting has gone mad, he can be sent to a mental hospital now."


    Cheng Bei was stunned, "Okay, Boss."


    After hanging up the phone, Cheng Bei flicked away the cigarette butt with his toes and trampled it out. He said to the person next to him, "Call the police. The woman stole, the man deliberately set fires to kill."


    "Yes."


    After instructing this side, Cheng Bei left the basement and went straight to Nanshan Vi with people.


    Two hourster, a mental hospital vehicle and a hospital ambnce appeared at the gate of Nanshan Vi at the same time. A young man and a bloodied woman were carried out from inside respectively and lifted onto the vehicles, heading in opposite directions, mental hospital south, hospital north!


    At this moment, Pleasant View Creek Garden.


    He Qingchen had just finished telling Jian Xi about the He family affairs, including about him and his parents.


    Jian Xi eximed, this is exactly the dog blood drama in wealthy family novels! So they really exist too!


    Her summary of what He Qingchen said was that He Qingchen¡¯s father and second uncle fell in love with He Qingchen¡¯s mother at the same time, but He Qingchen¡¯s mother liked his father, so the two got together.

 Chapter 19: Your eyes only He Qingchen this brother is it

    <h4>Chapter 19</h4>


    His second uncle was unwilling to ept this. Then he identally found out that he was not He''s child, but was just picked up by Old Master He. So he started having wicked thoughts.


    Jian Xi''s parents were both harmed by him. Old Master He was also harmed by him. That guy was very good at disguising himself and didn''t leave any handles for others to catch him.


    It was a typical story of a snake harming a farmer!


    Now when I think about it, the prophecy made when her elder brother was born must also have been arranged by him.


    "Today, when I was dispelling the soul-locking curse on grandfather, the person on the other side should have already be waste. The bacsh of the mother insect of this soul-locking curse can take lives. That evil sorcerer was also a brainless guy who would personally raise insects. How foolish!"


    When she eliminated the insects, she knew that the mother insect of this curse was inside the body of that evil sorcerer!


    Jian Xi hated evil sorcerers who used evil arts to harm others the most. The existence of metaphysics is to help others dispel evil and avoid harm, not to hurt others!


    If you have the ability, you should help others instead of hurting others for money and status!


    But now she felt more and more distressed about her elder brother. Since childhood, he had been forcibly separated from his family. His parents had also lost their lives because of a white-eyed wolf. If she had mastered fortune-telling and fate earlier, could she have fought for a ray of life for them through Grandfather''s face?


    Unfortunately, there were no ifs. She first cultivated mountain studies, then medicine. She only started practicing fortune-telling, face reading and divination when she was eight years old.


    So every year after she turned eight when she looked at the old master''s face again, another child pce of his had be dim and lightless!


    The most important thing was that she could not calcte He Qingchen''s fate!


    "Are you going to get busy tomorrow?" Jian Xi asked.


    He Qingchen shrugged. "It''s alright. Grandfather woke up today and told me where the equity transfer agreement was hidden. I''ve already let Xu Yan inform the group''s shareholders. There will be a shareholders'' meeting tomorrow morning to formally announce my identity as Chairman of the Board. As for his ending, it will be recuperating overseas."


    But with the chaos overseas, who knew how long he could live!


    Jian Xi looked at him, then narrowed her eyes and moved closer to him. "You are not allowed to get your hands dirty personally! Although I know the people below, my rtionship with them is not close enough to be able to ''destroy evidence'' for you to the extent needed!"


    He Qingchen smiled without rebutting.


    Seeing that he didn''t say anything for a long time, just smiling meaningfully, Jian Xi sternly said again: ¡°Did you hear me?¡±


    He Qingchen pinched her face. "Do you think you look silly? Don''t worry, I won''t get my hands dirty personally!" He raised his hand and patted her head. "Thank you, Jian Xi. If you hadn''t saved grandfather, I might not have been able to close the so quickly!"


    In fact, if he didn''t consider that the He Group was his grandfather''s lifetime achievement built up from nothing over half a lifetime, he would have directly destroyed this He Bohuai long ago without needing to consider what "scandals" would cause turmoil in He Group¡¯s stock market, thus putting He Group in crisis.


    Grandfather''s shares had already been transferred to him. He now held 15% of the shares in He Group. Adding Grandfather¡¯s 30%, he held a total of 45%. His third uncle He Bocheng still held 15%. So even if all the remaining people supported He Bohuai, he still had no chance of winning.


    However, the most critical thing was Grandfather''s 30% stake!


    "In fact, when grandfather was first cursed, he felt something was wrong, so he signed the equity transfer agreement early. But before he could hand it to me, he fell into aa." He Qingchen exined.


    "s, sometimes Grandfather is too soft-hearted. After he recovers, it is better not to tell him about this. I''m afraid he will get sick again if he can''t stand it." Jian Xi sighed.


    He Qingchen did not refute this. No matter how long you raise a dog by your side, it is impossible not to have feelings for it. Moreover, Grandfather still didn¡¯t know that his parents were killed by his adopted son! That was why Grandfather was lenient towards him again and again!


    "Alright, it¡¯s veryte now. Go to bed quickly!" He Qingchen urged her.


    Jian Xi got up from the sofa and obediently went upstairs to sleep, because she knew He Qingchen still had things to deal with.


    She couldn¡¯t help with the rest, but after she returned to the room, she threw two coins and divined good fortune!


    Reassured, she went to sleep!


    The next morning, Jian Xi got up wanting to make breakfast for He Qingchen, but when she came out, she found that he had already gone to thepany.


    There was a note on the table telling her that breakfast was prepared for her in the kitchen!


    After Jian Xi finished breakfast, she took out her phone and opened her contacts to call Su Yinghe.


    In a top-floor penthouse in the center of B City, an extremely beautiful girl was sleeping soundly sprawled across a two-meter wide bed.


    A corner of the silk quilt was hanging off the edge of the bed, and the rest had fallen onto the snow-white long-haired carpet.


    The phone rang for a long time before the girl stretched out her hand to grope for it.


    She picked up the phone, forced her eyes open to look at the screen, which showed a local number with no note.


    She impatiently pressed decline and threw the phone to the side, continuing to visit Zhou Gong in her dreams.


    After Jian Xi¡¯s call was declined, she pursed her lips without calling again. Instead, she called someone named Huo Chengxi in her contacts.


    The call connected in just a few seconds, but there were noisy, moring soundsing from the other end.


    "Who is this?"


    A male voice came from the earpiece.


    Jian Xi sweetly called out, "Sixth Senior Brother!"


    There was a momentary pause on the phone, then Jian Xi heard a rustling sounding from the other end, simr to the sound of a chair leg violently scraping the ground.


    "Little Seven? Is it really you? Did youe down the mountain?" Huo Chengxi''s voice rose very high.


    Before Jian Xi could answer his question, she heard him anxiously say, "Where are you in Z City? I''ll book ne tickets right now toe get you. Don''t you know what kind of situation you''re in? How can you casuallye down the mountain? You must have been living from hand to mouth these past few days. Bear with it a little longer, Sixth Senior Brother will definitely take the earliest flight toe get you!¡±


    "Stop, stop, stop, Sixth Senior Brother, listen to me first. I''m in B City now, with my elder brother." Jian Xi said.


    After hearing Jian Xi say this, Huo Chengxi finally felt relieved.


    He had been a little too anxious just now. Only now did he suddenly remember that the Master would never save their phone numbers. They always took the initiative to call the Master. So the junior martial sister definitely wouldn''t know his number. Since she was calling him now, someone must have told her!


    "Alright, then I''m relieved. When did you get to B City?" Huo Chengxi asked.


    "I arrived the day before yesterday." Jian Xi obediently answered, but she pulled the phone away from her ear.


    Sure enough, angry shouts could be heard from the phone, "Jian Xiaqi! In your eyes there''s only your brother He Qingchen, right! You''ve been in B City for two days, yet you only just remembered to call me, your Sixth Senior Brother!"

 Chapter 20: Six brothers, Master, his old man...... died

    <h4>Chapter 20</h4>


    Jian Xi did not choose to exin, but directly pleaded in a soft and tender voice: "Sixth senior brother? Sixth senior brother! Sixth senior brother~"


    Huo Chengxi held his forehead. Every time it was this move, but he still couldn''t do anything about her.


    "Alright, alright, little ancestor, I won''t say anything more to you. Where are you now? I''lle pick you up," Huo Chengxi asked.


    "No need. Brother arranged a driver for me. Which university are you at? I want toe find you and take a look around. I''ve never been inside a university!" Jian Xi asked Huo Chengxi.


    Huo Chengxi teased, "I''m not He Qingchen. Our omnipotent little junior sister only needs to lift a finger to know where I am!"


    Jian Xi rolled her eyes over the phone. "Sixth senior brother, are you stupid?"


    "Just kidding with you. I''m at B University,e on over. I''ll go wait for you at the entrance!" Huo Chengxiughed.


    "Okie dokie!"


    After hanging up the phone with Jian Xi, Huo Chengxi didn''t even eat his meal before hurrying over to the school entrance to wait for her.


    The people in the cafeteria looked at each other and immediately broke out into lively discussion.


    The main topic was exactly who could make Young Master Huo so anxious that he not only went to pick her up in person, but even called her little ancestor!


    That''s right, Huo Chengxi had taken Jian Xi''s call right there in the cafeteria.


    Although it was very noisy here, Huo Chengxi''s influence at B University couldn''t be ignored. He would attract a lot of attention as soon as he appeared, after all, who wouldn''t notice someone so exceptional in both academics and family background, not to mention devilishly handsome!


    After Huo Chengxi left, quite a few people also trickled out of the cafeteria, seemingly random but all heading towards the same destination: the school gate: and some even hurried back to their dorms to grab their DSLR cameras!


    Yijing Xiyuan wasn''t very near or very far from B University, taking around half an hour by car. He Qingchen had said she could ''borrow'' any car from the garage, so she chose a white one. She didn''t recognize cars, but the driver told her it was a Porsche 911, a limited edition model.


    She didn''t understand cars; this one simply seemed the most low-key out of the entire garage!


    After getting into the car, she secretly thought to herself that in a few days she would definitely get a driver''s license first, so she wouldn''t have to trouble anyone else!


    At the B University entrance, Huo Chengxi held his phone, debating whether or not to announce to the group that his little junior sister hade down the mountain. But after thinking about it some more, he decided not to say anything for the time being.


    It wasn''t that he didn''t want to tell them, just that he wouldn''t say anything these next few days. Otherwise his little junior sister would definitely get snatched away!


    Especially by his fifth senior sister Su Yinghe: he couldn''tpete with her!


    Huo Chengxi muttered to himself, "Don''t know which of He Qingchen''s residences little seven came from."


    There were benches at the school entrance but he didn''t sit, only kept standing there while continuously looking all around.


    What he didn''t notice was that the flow of people in and out the school gate was already two or three times greater than usual!


    A full half hour passed with Huo Chengxi not moving an inch, maintaining his original posture the entire time.


    Just when the people waiting behind him were starting to get a little impatient, he moved.


    Everyone raised their heads to look. In the distance, a white car approached. They all craned their necks.


    Huo Chengxi took two steps forward. His eyes were incredibly sharp, able to see Jian Xi through the car''s windshield before it had even gotten close.


    The car had just stopped when Jian Xi eagerly threw open the door and burst out like a cannonball, sprinting straight towards Huo Chengxi. "Sixth senior brother!"


    Huo Chengxi opened his arms wide to catch the human cannonball. "Why did you lose so much weight? Does He Qingchen mistreat you?"


    Jian Xi straightened her body. "How could my brother bear to wrong me? I just... oh, never mind, being thinner looks better, what would you understand!"


    "What nonsense! Do you think a skeleton from theb looks good?" Huo Chengxi red at her.


    Jian Xi changed the subject, looking behind him at B University''s front gate as she eximed in admiration, "Wow! So this is the university Sixth Senior Brother attends? Such impressive atmosphere, the aura of Wenqu Xing is so dense here!"


    Huo Chengxi''s topic was sessfully redirected. Somewhat arrogantly he said, "Of course, this B University is the number one institute of higher education in the country! Your Sixth Senior Brother managed to test in through actual ability, even getting first ce!"


    Jian Xi gave him a nk look and made a disdainful noise. "Sixth Senior Brother, I''m not blind. You might as well go ahead and stick a sign directly on your forehead saying ''I''m Wenqu Xing descended to earth'' in big characters!"


    The usually shameless Huo Chengxi uncharacteristically scratched his head in embarrassment.


    This entire interaction between the two of them simply dumbfounded the crowd that hade to snoop.


    Although they were too far away to hear what the pair was saying, they could see their actions crystal clearly. Huo Chengxi had actually hugged that girl!


    And it wasn''t only girls who hade to watch the spectacle, there were also many male students. When they saw Jian Xi emerge from the car, they were stunned by her beauty!


    Thus the cries of "I want all this girl''s information in five minutes!" arose one after another.


    *


    Huo Chengxi gave Jian Xi a tour of the campus. Jian Xi was very curious, asking about this ce and that ce the whole time.


    She happened to arrive right when it was almost time for ss, so most students who had sses were on their way there.


    As a result, the rate that heads turned to look back at Jian Xi walking together with Huo Chengxi was extremely high: nine out of ten!


    Jian Xi couldn''t help but quip, "Sixth Senior Brother is really unusually popr huh, I received sooooo many hostile looks!"


    "Stop spouting nonsense. I''m not popr at all, don''t pretend you didn''t see, along the way the number of male students looking back exceeded females!" Huo Chengxi shot back, refusing to admit inferiority.


    Jian Xi saw everyone hurriedly rushing to ss. She had forgotten to ask Sixth Senior Brother if he had ss too. "Sixth Senior Brother, do you have ss? If you do, just go. I can wander around and explore on my own."


    "No sses." Huo Chengxi was indeed telling the truth, he didn''t have morning sses. But he had grown used to rising early for martial arts practice at the Daoist temple, so he wouldn''t sleep until noontime if he didn''t have sses like other students.


    After strolling for a while and covering over half the campus, the two found a milk tea shop to sit for a bit.


    Jian Xi took a sip of her boba milk tea and her eyes lit up. "Delicious!"


    Huo Chengxizily sprawled on the sofa, looking at Jian Xi as he asked, "Go on, tell me what happened. How did you end uping down the mountain? What about Master?"


    Jian Xi''s milk tea drinking motions paused, her lips leaving the straw. They pressed together into a straight line.


    Seeing Jian Xi''s distressed expression, Huo Chengxi''s eyebrows knitted together as he slowly sat up straight, asking again, "What exactly happened? Did something go wrong?"


    Jian Xi rxed her lips that she had bitten white. Looking into Huo Chengxi''s eyes, she said with difficulty,


    "Sixth Senior Brother, our Master... has ascended to immortality!"

 Chapter 21: She’s Got to Get Hoi Shing Hee

    <h4>Chapter 21</h4>


    Huo Chengxi was stunned for a good while before he managed to find his voice again, his eyes brimming red as he asked, "When did this happen?"


    Jian Xi didn''t dare to look at Huo Chengxi, afraid that if she saw his expression, she would lose control of her own emotions. She said, "A week after you guys left."


    The air was quiet for a few seconds before Huo Chengxi seemed to have a sudden realization. "No wonder. So the old man already knew that he would..."


    He couldn''t finish the sentence. He stood up and knelt facing the direction of the Taoist temple, knocking his head heavily three times. With each knock he said, "Master, your disciple has been unfilial!"


    Currently it was ss time, so there were only a few sparse customers in the milk tea shop. Seeing Huo Chengxi''s actions, they were all curiously craning their necks to look over.


    After knocking his head, Huo Chengxi stood up again and sat back down,pletely ignoring the eyes of the others.


    Jian Xi was the same, she took out some wet wipes and handed them to Huo Chengxi for him to wipe the dust off his forehead, revealing the purplish bruises underneath, showing just how heavily he had knocked.


    "It must have been hard on you, little seven," he said. He didn''t ask Jian Xi why she hadn''t notified him toe back, because he knew it must have been arranged by the master. He also understood now why Jian Xi had be so much thinnerpared to two months ago.


    Jian Xi shook her head.


    "Do eldest senior brother and the others know yet?" Huo Chengxi asked.


    "They don''t know yet. I''ll tell them when I see them," Jian Xi said.


    Huo Chengxi nodded. "Talk to senior brother about how you got through that time alone."


    Obediently, Jian Xi began to tell Huo Chengxi about her days after the master''s passing. When she got to the end, she apologetically said, "I''m sorry, sixth senior brother. I wasn''t able to protect the Taoist temple."


    Huo Chengxi frowned severely. "What are you saying? Master did that naturally for a reason. If there''s any fault, it''s ours for letting you fend for yourself. It won''t happen again in the future."


    He had originally wanted to say that from now on, sixth senior brother''s home is your home. You can do whatever you want in City B. But then he thought of He Qingchen, and it seemed a bit excessive to say that, after all among them little seven was the closest to him!


    After finishing the milk tea, Jian Xi suddenly received a call from the airport express delivery office that her sword and jade flute had been returned!


    He Qingchen was probably busy right now, so Jian Xi didn''t want to disturb him. She let Huo Chengxi take her to City B''s airport.


    Huo Chengxi told Jian Xi to wait for him at the milk tea shop while he went to get the car.


    Jian Xi obediently sat there waiting, drinking the milk tea she hadn''t finished.


    At this time, two female students walked into the milk tea shop. One with short hair saw Jian Xi and nudged the long haired girl in a white dress next to her, "Hey, isn''t that girl the one who was hugged by Huo Chengxi in the photo posted on the school forum? She looks even prettier in person than in the photos!"


    Xiao Jingyi nced indifferently at Jian Xi sitting to the side. A sh of disdain passed through her eyes. "You think so? I feel like she''s just average."


    Wang Xuanxuan spoke straightforwardly, "Just average? If she''s average then there wouldn''t be any beauties left in this world!"


    Xiao Jingyi rolled her eyes at the girl. She took her milk tea and walked out without even waiting for her friend.


    Seeing her reaction, Wang Xuanxuan suddenly realized she had misspoken. Xiao Jingyi was the campus belle of B University, and everyone knew she liked Huo Chengxi!


    She didn''t even take her milk tea, immediately chasing out after her. She couldn''t afford to offend Xiao Jingyi, since her father still worked at the Xiao Corporation!


    Just as Xiao Jingyi walked out the door, Huo Chengxi''s car happened to stop in front of the milk tea shop.


    She recognized every car Huo Chengxi had, so she hurriedly tidied her skirt, pushed back the hair by her ears, then walked over intending to knock on the window to greet him.


    But before she could even get close, Huo Chengxi''s window was already rolling down, revealing that handsome face she had liked for many years.


    Huo Chengxi smiled at Jian Xi who had just walked out of the milk tea shop, "Little seven, get in the car."


    "Wait, I still have one sip left. I''ll finish it and throw away the cup so I don''t bring it into the car," Jian Xi responded.


    Huo Chengxi chuckled lowly. "Little slowpoke, I won''t rush you. Drink slowly, don''t choke."


    Xiao Jingyi, who was watching their interaction from afar, was surrounded by a dark aura, her expressionpletely distorted.


    Wang Xuanxuan didn''t even dare to breathe loudly beside her, afraid that making any sound now would bring misfortune upon herself!


    Xiao Jingyi watched as Huo Chengxi''s car drove away. She suddenly thought of something and hesitated for a moment before taking out her phone to make a call. "Hello, give me the contact information for that master you mentionedst time!"


    A female voice came from the other end of the phone, "Yo, Miss Xiao didn''t you say you didn''t need it for now? What happened to stimte you?"


    "It seems Huo Chengxi has a girlfriend now. I can''t wait anymore. Since I can''t get him to love me normally, I don''t mind using some methods either. He must be mine!" Xiao Jingyi''s facepletely distorted.


    The Xiao and Huo families had cooperated for many years, so they were quite familiar. She had started liking him since seeing him once at old Mr. Huo''s birthday banquet three years ago. She had been pursuing him for three years, and he had rejected her for three years!


    At first she thought that as long as she persisted tirelessly, she would definitely seed. After all, a woman who chases a man isn''t separated by ayer of gauze. Butter she realized he had rejected all the girls who pursued him, and his reason was the same as with her - that he didn''t want to date right now and would consider it after graduating university.


    So she just kept waiting. But she waspletely provoked today upon Jian Xi''s appearance, because she had never seen Huo Chengxi be so gentle and patient with a girl before. In the past he couldn''t stand to be within ten meters of any girl!


    She panicked. If Huo Chengxi really had a girlfriend now, what would she do? She liked him so much, he couldn''t be allowed to like someone else!


    It just so happened that she had just recalled that a good friend of hers some time ago got to know some Master Luo who was very effective at doing rtionships and making someone love you even if they didn''t love you before!


    She didn''t normally believe in such things, but her friend had also liked a boy for a long time who already had a girlfriend. The two were very loving. So as a joke her friend did one of the rituals, unexpectedly it was very effective. Within two days the boy broke up with his girlfriend and started actively pursuing her friend instead!


    After they got together, her friend knew that she had liked Huo Chengxi for many years already, so had also rmended this Master Luo to her. But she had always hesitated on whether to do it or not, since that stuff needed your own blood, the target''s hair and birth details. It was quite creepy!


    Mainly because no girl had ever gotten close to Huo Chengxi, so she had politely declined her friend, saying she wasn''t in a hurry and could keep waiting.


    But she didn''t expect a girl to now appear by Huo Chengxi''s side today, and their rtionship seemed very familiar. Most importantly, his actions toward this girl were full of indulgence and care!


    So she didn''t care anymore whether it was creepy or not. She had to obtain Huo Chengxi!

 Chapter 22: A Shot at Life

    <h4>Chapter 22</h4>


    Wang Xuanxuan took two steps back. She was frightened by the expression on Xiao Jingyi¡¯s face just now, as well as her calling someone ¡°master¡±. What was she trying to do?


    Xiao Jingyipletely ignored Wang Xuanxuan''s reaction and headed straight for the parking lot at B University. She was going to find her best friend now!


    *


    On the way to the airport, Jian Xi received a message from He Qingchen saying he might not be able toe back at noon. He had already ordered lunch that would be delivered at noon, and told her to remember to eat.


    Seeing the message, Jian Xi''s lips curled up and she replied telling him she hade to visit Huo Chengxi and y, so he should tell the restaurant not to deliver the food. She also told him to focus on his own work and not to worry about her!


    "He Qingchen?" Huo Chengxi asked aloud.


    Jian Xi was surprised, "How did you know?"


    With a scoff he said, "I can also deduce things~"


    Jian Xi rolled her eyes at him, "You trained in martial arts. Teacher said your talent for metaphysics is negative, even worse than Brother''s!"


    "Alright, He Qingchen is the best, isn''t he? He Qingchen is the greatest, go on, say it. We grew up together from childhood, so howe? Just because He Qingchen found you back then, huh." Huo Chengxi said sarcastically.


    Isn¡¯t Big Brother also my brother? Howe from childhood until now, this girl has only stuck to He Qingchen? It makes no sense!


    Jian Xi muttered under her breath, "My brother is the best!"


    Huo Chengxi was toozy to argue with her over this point, because in this girl''s eyes, that He Qingchen fellow would always be the best!


    Noparison, noparison!


    It was quite far from B City to the airport, nearly two hours.


    The two found the courier desk, picked up Jian Xi¡¯s magic tool, and were about to head back. At this moment, a row of stewardesses walked over pulling their luggage.


    Jian Xi''s footsteps halted. It was them!


    Huo Chengxi noticed her reaction and asked, "What''s wrong?"


    Jian Xi did not answer him, but directly stopped the stewardesses who were about to walk through the security checkpoint.


    "Excuse me, may I ask which flight you will be onter?" She asked with a grave expression.


    The stewardess walking in front was puzzled by Jian Xi, but still smiled and answered her, "Hello, our flightter will be MK7770 from B City to S City. May I ask if there is anything I can help you with?"


    Jian Xi shook her head at her with a smile, "No, thank you!"


    After thanking her, she quickly walked towards the check-in counters. As she walked away, the broadcast sounded that check-in for MK7770 had begun!


    Her brows furrowed. She quickened her pace until she was jogging. There were some things she still needed to confirm.


    Huo Chengxi could tell something was wrong with Jian Xi. Having seen her stop the stewardesses and ask about their flight, he knew something was going to happen!


    Carrying Jian Xi¡¯s belongings, he ran after her.


    Jian Xi ran to the check-in counter area and looked at the line for flight MK7770. There were men, women, young and old, nothing out of the ordinary to others. But to Jian Xi it waspletely different!


    Because each of these people''s Life Pce (Yintang) was emanating ck qi!


    Jian Xi''s frown grew tighter. Her fingers quickly pinched and calcted while she closed her eyes and conjured up a huge Eight Trigrams Array in her mind.


    As long as there was a ray of hope, she would save all hundred-plus of these lives!


    Huo Chengxi stood silently waiting.


    After a while, Jian Xi opened her eyes and breathed a sigh of relief. There was hope, they could be saved!


    "Sixth Brother, there is still a ray of hope. You are the hope!"


    Huo Chengxi pointed at himself, puzzled, "Me?"


    "Yes, to be precise, not you, but the Huo family!" Jian Xi exined.


    "When I saw the stewardesses earlier, all of their Yintang were ck, a sign of impending death. So I guessed the flight they were about to take would meet with disaster. That''s why I asked which flight it was. Coming here and looking, it really is as I guessed." She pointed at the queue, "The Yintang of these people are also emanating ck qi. I calcted just now that they are not entirely without a shred of hope for life, they can all be saved!"


    Huo Chengxi understood after hearing the exnation, although he was not well versed in metaphysics, he knew the theory.


    What Jian Xi meant by this ray of hope was that although they showed signs of impending cmity, it was not certain death, only a tribtion that could be ovee! (Don''t ask, just take it as the setting!)


    Generally when encountering people with death omens, it is not easy for them to escape, but today they were very fortunate to meet Jian Xi!


    When Jian Xi mentioned the Huo family, Huo Chengxi thought of it. The Huo family had invested in this airport. He took out his phone, "I''ll call my dad right now, you wait here."


    "Okay, go quickly." Jian Xi urged.


    Huo Chengxi went to make the call, leaving Jian Xi unable to intervene anymore. She had done all she could, now she obediently stood there waiting.


    At this time, a family had just checked in and was heading towards security. The adults watched the pair of twins frolicking ahead, also smiling.


    "In a few more hours, we''ll be able to see father-inw and mother-inw. I took half a month off this time. Let''s stay in S City for a good while and apany them!"


    "Thank you dear!"


    "What are you saying thanks for, it''s me who should be thanking you. I''m sorry you married me and have to go so long without returning home each year."


    "If you feel guilty then spend your whole life loving me well to make up for it!"


    "Alright, a lifetime!"


    "Big Treasure, Little Treasure, slow down you two, watch your step, don''t bump into anyone, hey hey!"


    Just as the woman finished speaking, the two children bumped into Jian Xi''s thighs.


    The two snowy dumplings stopped and looked up at Jian Xi, apologizing, "Sorry, sister, we bumped into you! Does it hurt? Let me blow on it for you?"


    Seeing the ck qi between the brows of the two treasures dissipating, Jian Xi smiled and squatted down, patting both their heads, "Sister is fine. Did you two get hurt from the bump?"


    The two little darlings simultaneously shook their heads. The little girl happily said, "I''m not hurt. Brother definitely isn''t hurt either, because his head is an iron head. Last time he used his head to bump into the tofu mom just bought and bumped it to smithereens!"


    Hearing this, the little boy quickly covered his sister''s mouth to keep her from continuing.


    Jian Xi chuckled. Bumping tofu with his head?


    Hahahahaha!


    The children''s parents came over, also apologizing to Jian Xi and asking if anything had happened. Jian Xi said she was fine, so the two were relieved to lead their children away!


    As they left, the little boy looked back at Jian Xi. His eyes seemed to be asking if he was very powerful?


    Jian Xi smiled and gave him a thumbs up.


    Seeing this, the little boy bared his teeth in a grin and waved to Jian Xi, calling out, "Bye sister!"

 Chapter 23: My brother Knows I’m coming

    <h4>Chapter 23</h4>


    "Notice, passengers taking MK7770, due to some reasons, the ne cannot take off normally. Please wait while we check it. Please go to boarding gate B6 to take MK6688 instead. We apologize for the inconvenience caused. Ladies and gentlemen......"


    As soon as the broadcast sounded, discussions arose in the waiting hall at the boarding gate.


    *


    On the way back to B University, Huo Chengxi praised Jian Xi, "Oh my, our little seven is getting more and more amazing. Today she saved more than a hundred people!"


    Jian Xi was also happy. With a smile blooming on her face, she said, "That''s also because they still had this ray of hope. If it was destined cmity, even if I moved the heavenly eye I would be powerless!"


    "That makes sense. Anyway, I don''t understand. All I know is that although there is hope in the Huo family, you were the one who really saved them!"


    Jian Xi smiled without answering. A person will experience many disasters in his life. Some people can go through peacefully while others cannot.


    In fact, she didn''t save everyone either, because among those people there were a few whose hall of impression was still ck instead of dispersed. That meant that even if they sessfully dodged this disaster today, they would still die tomorrow due to all kinds of idents, because their allotted lifespan could onlyst until today.


    King Yama has ordered you to die at the third watch, but today Jian Xi stubbornly kept some people alive until the fifth watch!


    When the two returned to the city center, it was almost afternoon. Huo Chengxi took Jian Xi out for a meal.


    After the meal, Huo Chengxi received a call from the schoolb. The supervisor said there was a problem with the data of the experimental project and asked him toe back to take a look.


    However, even though he was in a hurry, he still waited until the driver came to pick up Jian Xi before driving back to school.


    Jian Xi did not choose to return to Yi Jing Creek Garden either, but went to He Qingchen''spany to wait for him to get off work so they could go home together.


    As soon as she entered He Group, she took a nce at the front desk. There were still two receptionists, one was Lin Meimei whom she had seenst time, and the other was a neer!


    Seeing Jian Xi arrive, Lin Meimei enthusiastically stood up and greeted her, "Miss Jian, hello."


    Jian Xi smiled knowingly as she walked over and said, "Hello, can I go up and wait for my brother?"


    "You can. The president has instructed that when youe, take you upstairs directly." Lin Meimei replied with a smile.


    ¡°Alright, thanks for the trouble.¡±


    Lin Meimei led the way ahead for Jian Xi and took the president¡¯s private elevator up.


    In the elevator, she peeked at Jian Xi many times. Jian Xiughed. When she first saw her, she had already noticed that her Red Phoenix Star was moving. The corner of her mouth curled up. "Keep up the good work and seize the opportunity!"


    Lin Meimei finally stopped peeking. She widened her eyes in great surprise. Miss Jian knows?


    As soon as this thought came out she scolded herself for being silly inwardly. This Miss Jian obviously could see something. After all, it was her who told herself not to take a cab when leaving work that day, and said there would be a surprise if she took the subway instead. Wasn''t it on the subway that she met her senior whom she had a secret crush on for many years during college? Coincidentally, the senior worked in thepany next door.


    Upholding that she didn''t want to leave herself with any more regrets this time, she plucked up the courage to strike up a conversation with the senior and asked for his WeChat. Unexpectedly the senior really gave it to her!


    "Thank you, Miss Jian." Lin Meimei expressed her gratitude.


    "Ding!" The elevator arrived.


    Jian Xi strode out of the elevator and said, "The Red Phoenix Star has moved. Your destined partner has arrived. Even if it wasn''t me, you would still meet in a while!"


    After leaving the elevator, she happened to run into Xu Yan walking over, who directly took her to He Qingchen''s office.


    The top floor was veryrge. In addition to the president¡¯s office, there was another one with the words "President''s Office" written on it.


    Opening the door to He Qingchen''s office, Xu Yan said, "Miss Jian, please take a seat first. President He will be back after the meeting ends soon. The fruit juice and little cakes you like have been prepared for you. Someone will bring them soon."


    Jian Xi was surprised. "Does my brother know I''ming?"


    Xu Yan exined, "The president doesn''t know you¡¯reing. But since you came to thepanyst time, the next day the president instructed to prepare some things you like to eat every day!"


    "Thank you. Has my brother been in meetings all day?" Jian Xi asked.


    Xu Yan nodded. "It''s been a whole day. First he talked privately with Second Young Master He for a long time. Then there was the shareholders meeting. Second Young Master He announced voluntarily giving up all his shares and withdrawing from He Group!"


    Jian Xi narrowed her eyes and smiled lightly at Xu Yan. "Did my brother not eat lunch because of that scumbag?"


    Stunned for a moment, Xu Yan nodded.


    Getting up, Jian Xi shouldered her bag which had just been ced on the sofa. "Assistant Xu, I''ll head back first."


    Xu Yan was puzzled. Why did she want to leave as soon as she came? "Miss Jian is not waiting for President He?"


    Waving her hand, she said, "I won''t wait anymore. I¡¯ll go home and cook for my brother first so that he can eat as soon as he gets home from work!"


    After saying that, Jian Xi headed straight for the elevator.


    Not even five minutes after she left, He Qingchen came back. As soon as he entered the office, he vaguely smelled the familiar fragrance of gardenia flowers.


    He called Assistant Xu in and asked him, "Was Xi Xi here just now?"


    Xu Yan was amazed at how President He knew. But still he respectfully answered, "Yes, Miss Jian came today. But after hearing that you didn''t eat lunch, she hurried away again, saying she was going home to cook for you so that when you get off work and go home you can eat!"


    ncing at his watch, He Qingchenmanded: ¡°Arrange for He Bohuai to be sent to Country M. Cheng Bei knows what to do with the rest.¡±


    ¡°Alright President He, I¡¯ll take care of it now!¡± Xu Yan responded and then exited He Qingchen¡¯s office.


    He Qingchen did not return to his desk. Instead, he walked over to the floor-to-ceiling windows, gazing at the direction of Yi Jing Creek Garden in the distance for quite a while.


    In the morning, He Qingchen called He Bohuai to thepany, with only the two of them present. He Qingchen threw the evidence to He Bohuai.


    At first when He Bohuai saw the evidence, he didn¡¯t take it too seriously. Because He Group was founded and built up by He Zhiliang (Old Master He), so he gambled that even if they had all his evidence, they wouldn¡¯t dare send him to jail!


    It had to be said that he gambled right on this point. Moreover, he had already secretly bought up all the shares of the shareholders other than He Bocheng and himself. Unless Old Master He could wake up now, thepany¡¯srgest shareholder was himself at the moment. He had even thought of convening a shareholders meeting tomorrow to remove He Qingchen. He certainly didn''t expect that he woulde to find him first!


    But what he never imagined was that He Zhiliang had kept an extra hand, and had transferred all the equity to He Qingchen in advance!


    He lost! He lost thoroughly!


    In the end, He Qingchen gave him a transfer agreement to sign.


    Of course He Bohuai still wanted to struggle at thest moment, but how could He Qingchen let him seed!


    He Qingchen left with He Bohuai¡¯s signed equity transfer agreement.


    He Bohuai clenched his broken hand with gritted teeth, ring fiercely at He Qingchen''s back. He believed there would always be a way out as long as the green hillsst, at worst he would only be sent abroad. When he rises again in the future, he can still trample them under his feet!

 Chapter 24: Don’t worry, he won’t see the sun tomorrow.

    <h4>Chapter 24</h4>


    He Qingchen''s gaze retracted, his footsteps turned away from the floor-to-ceiling window, and he sat back in his chair, leaning back and stroking the five emperor coin at his vicle.


    In fact, he could have left directly just now, but he was waiting for someone, the one he was waiting for was his third uncle He Bocheng.


    Sure enough, He Bocheng pushed the door open and entered shortly after.


    "Qingchen, what''s going on with your second uncle''s matter?" He Bocheng asked anxiously.


    He Qingchen was stillzily leaning there, looking up at He Bocheng, "Didn''t you just hear it at the meeting, he voluntarily gave up all his equity to go to country M for retirement!"


    He Bocheng frowned, "Qingchen, did something happen?"


    He signaled him to open the file bag on the table, "Take a look."


    He Bocheng looked at He Qingchen, did not sit down either, reached out and picked up the file bag on the table, and opened it.


    He read it carefully, and his expression gradually became unbelieving and then furious!


    His second brother was actually the murderer who killed his eldest brother and sister-inw!


    Not only that, he wasn''t even a child of the He family at all, he was just picked up!


    What''s more, he made the old man fall into aa!


    "Damn it, I want to kill him, where is he!" He Bocheng burst out swearing, his eyes were red, and he strode out.


    "Tsk~ No wonder Grandpa didn''t let you know anything, third uncle, with this hot temper. He must be pressed onto the ne to country M now. Don''t worry, he won''t see the sun tomorrow." He Qingchen said.


    He Bocheng stopped, turned around and looked at He Qingchen. Although his tone was indifferent, he still heard a lot of emotions from it.


    No matter what those emotions were, in general, everything was under his control. He suddenly remembered what the old man had told him that Qingchen was a born leader!


    At that time, he still didn''t understand what his father meant, but now he knew. For so many years he seemed arrogant and unruly, but every word he said was just right. Under his leadership, the He family has taken more than one step forward.


    He even suspected now that the rumor back then was not spread by He Bohuai, but was true!


    He Qingchen didn''t care what He Bocheng was thinking. He got up impatiently, put on his coat, and walked past the absent-minded He Bocheng, saying, "Third uncle, go take a look at grandpa." After speaking, the person left.


    He Bocheng came back to his senses, thought of something, and hurriedly ran out.


    But when he ran to the elevator door, he found that He Qingchen hadn''t waited for him at all. When the elevator door closed, through that gap, he saw He Qingchen smile at him.


    He Bochengughed and scolded, "This brat!" He thought that the one in his family would be good if he had half the ability of He Qingchen. Was it inherited from his own "simple kindness"?


    He didn''t know that at this moment, his "simple-minded" son was being surrounded by ghosts!


    In the suburbs cemetery, several boys and girls were wandering around in ce, and only one boy was standing to the side with a terrified look on his face, shouting at them, but no one responded to him.


    His face was a little pale, probably from the fright. Even so, he still did not leave them alone.


    This boy was He Bocheng''s kind-hearted son, He Jiaxu!


    On a whim recently, he had joined the school''s paranormal society. Nothing had happened in the previous trips, so he didn''t believe so much in ghosts in this world anymore. He was going to quit the society today.


    But as soon as he arrived at the paranormal society, the president Qin Feng said he had heard of a new paranormal rumor today, saying that ghosts were making trouble in the suburbs cemetery recently, and several night watchmen had been scared into the hospital. Now no night watchmen could be recruited for that cemetery. They decided to go and see if this matter was true or not, so they asked him if he wanted to go.


    Seeing everyone in the club full of enthusiasm, he didn''t want to spoil their enthusiasm. Having nothing to do anyway, he would just apany them on this trip, and he could talk about quitting the club when he came back.


    That was how he followed them to the suburbs cemetery.


    At first everything was normal, and nothing strange happened to them. Everyone was losing interest in an instant, but just as they were on their way back, strange things happened suddenly!


    Originally, five boys were circling two girls while walking, but the president Qin Feng behind didn''t walk anymore and started spinning around in ce!


    Then the girl closest to him, Zhan Tiantian, the rest of the people didn''t notice at first until He Jiaxu looked back and found that the two of them hadn''t kept up at all.


    The few panicked then, wanting to pull Qin Feng and Zhan Tiantian, but before they could get to the two, they simrly had empty eyes and, like the others, started spinning around in ce.


    He Jiaxu was stunned. Although he was afraid, he would not easily abandon them. He plucked up courage to step forward, pulled them, and shouted their names loudly, but it was useless.


    Strangely though, they neatly kept their distance from him, so he stepped forward again, and they retreated again, as if not wanting him to get close to them, but their movements did not stop, still wandering around the one square meter range below their feet!


    Now he really didn''t know what to do. He wanted to call his cousin He Qingchen, because the first thing he thought of was that his cousin grew up in a Taoist temple since he was a child, he must know some Taoists, and such things should be handled by Taoists!


    But when he took out his cell phone, he found that there was no signal here at all!


    His heart thudded. He was screwed now!


    Forcing himself to calm down, he analyzed the current situation. First, he felt that these ghosts didn''t seem to want to hurt them, otherwise they wouldn''t still be alive. Second, now only he was sober, although he didn''t know why, at least there was still him who could ask for help.


    What he had to do now was to get out of this cemetery as soon as possible, find a ce with phone signals, and call for help!


    Having figured it out, he hurried towards the exit of the cemetery!


    After running for a while, he finally ran out. Outside the cemetery, he looked at his phone again, and there was a signal as expected!


    He quickly dialed He Qingchen''s phone, praying in his heart that his cousin must answer the phone!


    *


    Yijing Creek Park.


    When He Qingchen returned home, he saw that Jian Xi had already prepared the meal.


    Seeing him back, Jian Xi hurried to serve the rice, "Brother, go wash your hands quickly, it''s time to eat!"


    He Qingchen saw the peach wood sword and flute on the coffee table, and asked her, "Did Huo Chengxi apany you to pick them up?"


    "Yeah, the airport express delivery called me this morning. I was at martial brother Liu''s ce, so he apanied me there." Jian Xi brought out two bowls of rice from the kitchen and said.

 Chapter 25: Cemetery on the Outskirts of Town

    <h4>Chapter 25</h4>


    "Hurry up and eat, Assistant Xu said you didn''t eat lunch." Jian Xi urged.


    He Qingchen washed his hands and sat down at the dining table, and the two of them started eating.


    When they were almost done eating, Jian Xi asked, "How did things go?"


    "Everything is taken care of. He Bohuai is now on a ne to Country M, Yu Xue is in a vegetative state, and He Junting has also been tortured by that female ghost and won''t be leaving the psychiatric hospital anytime soon!" He Qingchen said lightly while drinking his soup.


    Jian Xi raised her eyebrows and said in a cold tone, "Karmaes around, what goes aroundes around. Their family has taken more than just a few lives!"


    It''s just pitiful for those girls who were harmed by He Junting. Only one soul remains, the rest were all scattered by that damn warlock. They were already pitiful enough, yet he wouldn''t even spare their souls!


    Jian Xi thought to herself that if she ever encounters that warlock again, she will definitely make him pay the price!


    Just as she was thinking this, He Qingchen''s phone rang. He picked it up and nced at it - it was He Jiaxu.


    Before He Qingchen could even speak after answering, the other end yelled loudly, "Cousin, save me! I ran into a ghost!"


    He Qingchen held the phone away from his ear, an impatient look on his face. He nced at Jian Xi, and Jian Xi counted on her fingers and nodded.


    "Address."


    Half an hourter, a silver Bugatti Veyron pulled up at the outskirts of the city cemetery, and two people got out.


    With just a little moonlight, He Jiaxu could see clearly that it was his cousin and his sister!


    Though was that a sword his sister had on her back?


    "Cousin, I''m over here!" He Jiaxu waved his hand.


    He Qingchen and Jian Xi ignored He Jiaxu and headed straight into the cemetery.


    As they passed by He Jiaxu, Jian Xi gave him another talisman and said, "Here, take this."


    Looking at the talisman in his palm, He Jiaxu seemed to remember something. He hurriedly reached into his pocket, only to touch a handful of paper ashes. He suddenly realized that it was thanks to the talisman Jian Xi had given himst time at the old house that he was safe and sound today, with no mishaps!


    She was a Taoist priestess!


    He Jiaxu gripped the talisman tightly, swallowed, and hurried to catch up.


    He had originally wanted to lead the way for them, but the two people in front seemed like they didn''t need his help at all, heading straight for where the incident urred!


    All he could do was follow closely behind.


    As soon as Jian Xi got near the cemetery, she sensed a very familiar aura - it was her senior brother Zhang Luoyu''s spell formation!


    But it was very weak, as if it hadn''t been reinforced for a long time.


    She looked around, seeming to want to find the reason.


    He Qingchen noticed her actions and exined to her, "This area around the suburbs used to be Zhang Luoyu''s territory, butter it was taken over by someone else."


    Jian Xi understood andined, "They took over but don''t have the ability to manage it properly? Although these ghosts are harmless, isn''t it still not good to just let them be!"


    The cemetery business isn''t something just anyone can do. If you can''t subdue them, it can lead to very serious consequences!


    She remembered her senior brother telling her that when he first came down the mountain, he made his fortune by running cemetery businesses. And it wasn''t just the cemetery business in City B, he had pretty much monopolized all funeral-rted businesses. As for how big he had developed now, she didn''t really know.


    It seems someone must have seen him making money and gotten jealous, wanting a piece of the pie too?


    "Your senior brother is now the big boss of the national funeral industry. In recent years he has also started expanding into other industries." He Qingchen said.


    Jian Xi''s eyes lit up. "Senior brother is so amazing. It hasn''t even been seven years since he came down the mountain, and he has all the funeral services of cities across the country?"


    He Qingchen''s footsteps stuttered almost imperceptibly. "Four years ago, the He family''s market value was 30 billion. Now it''s 120 billion!"


    Jian Xi stopped andughed out loud, but not because of He Qingchen''s words. She saw ahead a few ghosts ying tricks on two boys and two girls, spinning them around until they threw up!


    "Brother, what did you just say? I didn''t hear clearly!" Jian Xi felt like He Qingchen had said something just now.


    He Qingchen clicked his tongue in annoyance. "Nothing."


    "Then I''ll go talk to ''them'' first. The sooner we get it done, the sooner we can go home." Jian Xi headed towards the few with a talisman pinched between her fingers.


    He Jiaxu wanted to go along too, but was stopped by a look from He Qingchen. He felt like his cousin seemed a bit... unhappy?


    Jian Xi shed over to the few mischievous little ghosts.


    That''s right, little ghosts. The older ones would either be square dancing or ying mahjong, only these little ones still liked to y around!


    There were five in total. Jian Xi rewarded each with a ghost-sealing talisman!


    Then the little ghosts stood at attention in a line, looking at Jian Xi in confusion.


    Because they had suddenly stopped, the members of the paranormal club, carried by momentum, spun around several more times before stopping.


    When they stopped, they were all bent over vomiting nonstop, just short of spewing out bile!


    Jian Xi went up and gave each a knock on the head. Putting on a stern little face, she said, "What are you all doing! How can you act like this, don''t you know it''s very rude!"


    "Can''t you see you made the sisters vomit?"


    "Hurry up and apologize!"


    Having been here spinning for nearly two hours, the paranormal club members were now covered in heavy yin energy, so they could also see all the ghosts here!


    But they were still too busy vomiting to take note of their surroundings, only lying on the ground trying to resist the vertigo.


    Still, when they heard Jian Xi''s voice, they were curious enough to open their eyes.


    The next second, four shrieks echoed throughout the entire cemetery!


    "Ahhh ghost!"


    "There are ghosts, ghosts, help!"


    Their shouts were loud enough to scatter a nearby mahjong table.


    A pale-faced olddy said impatiently, "What''s with the racket, won''t even let people y mahjong in peace. Kids these days are so easily startled, noposure at all!"


    "That''s right, noposure whatsoever!" the scrawny old man with bulging eyes sitting next to the olddy echoed.


    At this, the paranormal club members shut up, but their eyes were still wide open in shock and fear.


    Jian Xiughed. These people were really cute. Don''t they know to close their eyes when afraid? Staring with eyes so wide open will only make them more frightened!


    "Alright, grandpa and grandma, please continue. I''ll take these guys away so we don''t disturb your fun!" Jian Xi said with a smile.


    Looking down at the little ghosts, they quickly added an apology.


    The people on the ground from the paranormal club got up, and Qin Feng forcefully suppressed his fear to bow and apologize to the old man and olddy as well as the little ghosts before them. He admitted they shouldn''t have shown disrespect to the ghosts and spirits, and were truly sorry for the offense. He promised that in a few days they woulde back and burn some paper money aspensation.

 Chapter 26: Ten Times to Congratulate the Family Ancestral Instructions

    <h4>Chapter 26</h4>


    Jian Xi was very appreciative and took a look at Qin Feng. This kid still understands some rules, not bad, not bad!


    The table that was disrupted listened and then sat back again. The five little devils who were released by Jian Xi also ran away in a sh.


    Because He Jiaxu had Jian Xi¡¯s amulet in his hand, he was not contaminated by any yin. He could not see those ghosts.


    When he saw his ssmates bowing and apologizing to the air, his whole body''s hair stood up, and he moved closer to He Qingchen''s back imperceptibly.


    He Qingchen noticed his move but didn¡¯t move away in disdain.


    Jian Xi felt that bringing a sword today was aplete mistake, just moving her lips!


    "You guys will definitely have bad luck for a few days. Don''t be too curious about unknown things. This time it was a ghost without any attack, but if you encounter some evil ghosts or even fierce ghosts, you may not have tomorrow!" Jian Xi said solemnly.


    For unknown things, many people have a strong curiosity, but no matter how strong curiosity is, they cannot explore it when they arepletely incapable in this respect!


    As the president of the Spiritual Society, Qin Feng quickly expressed his gratitude to Jian Xi, "Thank you, little sister. We know we were wrong. We won''t be so reckless next time. Before, we held a half-believing attitude towards these spiritual events. I didn''t expect that we saw them with our own eyes today. This world really has ghosts!"


    Jian Xi said, "People have three souls. The heavenly soul returns to the heavenly path, the earth soul returns to the underworld, and the human soul wanders between the tombs. These human souls will also dissipate in the human world after a certain amount of time. Except for the extremely few ghosts with great resentment lingering in the human world, the rest basically have no harm to people. They just guard their own graves for a period of time."


    She reminded, "Those things you want to explore, wherever there can be supernatural events is definitely not safe. Don''t hold a fluke mentality. Even if they are harmless, they can still make you suffer. Just like now you are all contaminated by yin qi, you will definitely have bad luck for a few days. It''s fine to bask in the sun more when you have nothing to do."


    Jian Xi looked at Qin Feng, "Remember the promise you just made!"


    Qin Feng promised: "I will, I will!"


    Turning around, Jian Xi walked towards He Qingchen. Several people behind her also followed. Two of the girls stumbled as they walked and could only support each other.


    Jokingly, even crawling to follow the leader out of this graveyard first!


    "Brother, it''s over. Let''s go back. Phew! Just moved my lips, this sword waspletely unnecessary!" Jian Xi shrugged her shoulder where the sword was carried.


    He Qingchen rubbed her head, "Let''s go, go home."


    After saying that, he ignored He Jiaxu behind him and took Jian Xi out of the cemetery. He left him with one sentence, "Go back and copy the He family rules ten times. Hand it to me after ten days."


    He Jiaxu was silent, thinking about the thick He family rules, ten times!


    My cousin is more terrifying than a ghost!


    After the Bugatti left, Qin Feng and the others got into the car, and they finally recovered a little from the shock just now.


    The few people also tacitly did not mention this matter again, but Qin Feng now had a n in his heart, which was to disband the Spiritual Society after fulfilling his promise!


    Some things were not something they could touch. This time it was the best lesson for their ignorance!


    However, looking at the worried He Jiaxu, he suddenly felt a little embarrassed. After all, it was the person he found who saved them!


    "Brother, thank you today. Not only did you not leave us behind, but you also found someone to save us. Let''s copy those ten times together!" Qin Feng leaned over to He Jiaxu and said.


    He Jiaxu shook his head and said lifelessly: "No need. If my cousin knows about it, I''m dead!"


    Seeing this, Qin Feng couldn''t say anything more. "Okay, brother, then I can''t help you with this. But you are my sworn brother. From now on, if you have anything, just speak up. As long as it doesn''t vite morality, I''ll do it for you even if I have to climb a mountain of des or dive into a sea of mes!"


    As soon as he said this, several people from the Spiritual Society also expressed their stance!


    He Jiaxu was finally not so depressed. Just as he was about to say something, his phone rang. It was his mother.


    As soon as he picked up, a torrent of scolding came down, "Where did you run off to again? Why didn''t you answer the phone for so long? I don''t care where you are now, hurry back to the old house. Your grandfather woke up!"


    He Jiaxu''s eyes widened in excitement, "What? Grandpa woke up? I, I''m going back now!"


    "Qin Feng, turn around and take me to the mountain top manor first."


    "Okay."


    *


    On this side, after returning to Pleasant View Creek Garden, the two returned to their respective rooms. Jian Xi washed up and went to sleep, while He Qingchen didn''t.


    Although the matter of the He family was dealt with on the surface, thosepanies and shares that He Bohuai had in his hands still needed to be rectified step by step.


    Including those shares he took back.


    After this incident, the He Group can also change from a joint-stock to a sole proprietorship!


    00:21.


    He Qingchen''s phone rang, disying a message - Boss, it''s done.


    He didn''t reply, took a sip of coffee, narrowed his eyes, and then continued to lower his head to deal with the documents that needed signing.


    The next morning, the news broke that a private ne bound for Country M had exploded and crashed into the sea for unknown reasons. The second master of He Group, He Bohuai, was on board, on his way to Country M for retirement and vacation!


    Jian Xi only found out when she was on her way to the old house after breakfast. She pursed her lips. It was cheap for him!


    Today she came to see how Grandpa''s recovery was going, so after breakfast He Qingchen apanied her here together.


    They came at the right time, just when the old man was awake.


    When the He patriarch saw Jian Xi, the smile on his face never stopped. He held her hand and thanked her over and over again, making Jian Xi feel embarrassed.


    Finally she was rescued by He Qingchen.


    Jian Xi took the old man''s pulse. Everything was fine. The nutrients in the body were also slowly replenishing. After eating Chinese medicine for a few more days, acupuncture could be started in conjunction!


    The old man was not awake for long and fell asleep again after a while. Everyone left the room and came to the living room on the first floor.


    He Qingchen introduced them one by one to Jian Xi, the He family members, "This is my third uncle, third aunt, and this is my sister He Qingrou."


    He Jiaxu beside him didn''t make a sound, trying to minimize his presence.


    "This is my younger sister, Jian Xi. She was the one who saved Grandpa."


    It was a simple sentence, although they knew it was a master who saved the old man, they didn''t expect it to be such a little girl!


    However, after listening to He Qingchen''s introduction that this little girl was his younger sister, everyone understood that this should be the little girl Grandpa kept praising for a long time whenever he came back from the Taoist temple that He Qingchen brought back!

 Chapter 27: A Thousand Peace Charms

    <h4>Chapter 27</h4>


    He Qingrou''s eyes were still red. She pulled Jian Xi over, speaking gently, "Xi Xi? Can I call you that?"


    Without even waiting for Jian Xi to respond, He Qingchen rejected first, "No, call her Little Seven."


    He Qingrou remembered that was what he called her upstairs just now. Wasn''t that her nickname?


    Jian Xi grinned, "Sister Qingrou, my nickname is Little Seven. Just call me Little Seven!"


    He Qingrou looked at He Qingchen then Jian Xi again. There was a sh in her eyes and her smile grew even deeper. "Little Seven, thank you! If you don''t despise me, from now on the He family is your family too. I''m your sister!"


    Jian Xi''s eyes lit up as she happily responded, "Why would I despise that? Thank you, Sister Qingrou!"


    "What Sister Qingrou, just call me sister!" He Qingrou was overjoyed. This little sister was so gentle, much better than that sullen younger brother!


    Gu Jiaying came over too, "Little Seven, I''m your third aunt. Yesterday my worthless son caused you trouble. Third aunt wants to thank you for saving her too. Give third aunt a bank ount numberter and I''ll transfer over a token of thanks."


    Jian Xi''s eyes curved into crescent moons. "No need, no need. You''re all Ge''s family. Didn''t we just say the He family is my family too now? We''re all one family, there''s no need to stand on ceremony."


    Gu Jiaying smiled too. She liked this girl''sck of pretense.


    He Jiaxu looked at the currently delicate Jian Xi, then thought of the expressionless girl fromst night teaching members of the paranormal club a lesson. Were they even the same person?


    He Bocheng called He Qingchen upstairs to the study to talk. Shen Xiaoheng went to observe Grandfather''s condition. The only ones left in the living room were Jian Xi, He Qingrou and the Gu mother and son.


    He Jiaxu was ying on his phone to the side. The other three women were chatting animatedly.


    Despite her age, Gu Jiaying''s mental age was basically no different from He Qingrou and the others.


    In the study, He Bocheng asked He Qingchen about things at thepany and if there was anything he needed help with. "Qingchen, your third uncle misunderstood you these past few years. I formally apologize to you today. Fortunately your grandfather asked you toe back, otherwise I''m not sure I could have handled someone so deep as..." He sighed. "I saw the news this morning. Your big brother and sister-inw finally got their retribution."


    "Mm. After grandfather recovers, I''ll hand thepany over," He Qingchen said lightly.


    He Bocheng frowned. "Your grandfather is getting old and I''m not cut out to run thepany either. If not you, are you going to leave it to Jiaxu or Qingrou?"


    He Qingchen didn''t respond. He Bocheng was anxious. "Let me tell you He Qingchen, don''t expect me to take over. I wanted to tour the world with your third aunt after your grandfather gets better!"


    He Qingchenughed at his agitation. "Third uncle, isn''t that unfair? I wanted to take Xi Xi out to y too."


    Looking at him for a while, He Bocheng changed strategies. If being hard didn''t work, he''d try to be soft. "Qingchen, how about this? You take over thepany for now. When your third aunt and I return from touring the world in the future, I''ll take over then. How does that sound?"


    Seeing the sincerity in his eyes, He Qingchen raised a brow. "Fine, one year should be enough time, right?"


    That one year would also let Xi Xi get used to life down the mountain first!


    He Bocheng hurriedly nodded. "Enough, enough! One year is enough! After your grandfather fully recovers, your third aunt and I will set off."


    "Alright, nothing else right? If not I''m leaving." He Qingchen stood up.


    He Bocheng didn''t move, just waved his hand. "Nothing else, you can go."


    After He Qingchen left and closed the study door, He Bocheng turned on theputer and printed out a share transfer form. He signed his name and ced it in the safe.


    The He Group Corporation nowpletely belonged to a ''single owner''!


    Having done all that, He Bocheng''s lips hooked up into a smile.


    At lunch, He Qingrou asked Jian Xi to stay and eat at the old residence. As for He Qingchen, there was no need to ask since he would definitely stay as long as Jian Xi did.


    After the meal, when Jian Xi was leaving, He Jiaxu said his ssmates fromst night wanted to buy peace talismans.


    Jian Xi got a little angry. "They still want to..."


    Seeing her misunderstanding, He Jiaxu quickly waved his hands and exined, "No no, the paranormal club disbanded. They just want to buy them for peace and safety!"


    "Oh. Peace talismans are 1,000 each," said Jian Xi. She didn''t expect that her first business transaction aftering down the mountain woulde so quickly.


    He Jiaxu took out his phone."Little Seven, let''s add each other on social media. I''ll go back and tell them. Let me know how many they need."


    Jian Xi also took out her phone. He Jiaxu scanned her code and they became friends.


    "Don''t send me money. Tell me the quantity and I will give you an ount number. You must not send me money directly. This is very important," Jian Xi repeatedly reminded him.


    Although very confused, He Jiaxu obediently nodded in agreement.


    After He Qingchen and Jian Xi left the old residence, He Jiaxu immediately posted in the group chat:


    ¡ªI asked my sister about the peace talismans. It''s 1,000 each. Let me know who wants them. I''ll tally them up and pass to my sisterter!


    When he typed out "my sister", He Jiaxu felt extremely proud. Unfortunately he only dared show off in front of his ssmates. He absolutely didn''t dare let He Qingchen know he privately called Jian Xi his sister!


    Qin Feng: ¡¾What? 1,000 each, that cheap?¡¿


    Lin Hui: ¡¾I remember famous grandmasters sell theirs for 4-5,000 each right? @He Jiaxu your sister is so powerful yet she only charges 1,000?¡¿


    Zhan Tiantian: ¡¾Yet those 4-5,000 ones didn''t even work! I had one on me that day at the graveyard yet I was still yed around by that ghost!¡¿


    Qin Feng: ¡¾I want, I want 3. One for each of my family of 3.¡¿


    Zhang Tianyi: ¡¾I want one.¡¿


    Zhan Tiantian: ¡¾I want two.¡¿


    ¡¾I want two.¡¿


    ¡¾I want one.¡¿


    He Jiaxu ran straight back to his room and specially made a spreadsheet to tally up the quantities.


    Little did he know, this would soon be his daily job!


    It didn''t take him long to finish tallying. He passed the total number to Jian Xi, and transferred all the money his ssmates sent over to the ount Jian Xi gave him.


    When making the transfer, he realized the ount name didn''t belong to Jian Xi but his cousin instead. He confirmed with Jian Xi once more, and she told him it was correct and to just transfer any payments to that ount in future.


    Then Jian Xi patiently reminded him again not to directly send her money on WeChat!


    Jian Xi was nestled on the sofa watching TV when she nced at the phone and saw there were 18 peace talismans ordered. Not a huge quantity that would take more than 5 minutes to make. She''d do them after finishing this movie!

 Chapter 28: Cut the Peach Blossom

    <h4>Chapter 28</h4>


    Before going to sleep, she casually finished drawing those talismans of peace and asked He Jiaxu how to give them to him.


    He Jiaxu exined that he woulde over after sses the next day. Jian Xi thought since he was also studying at B University, she would deliver them tomorrow and visit her sixth senior brother. Last time, she noticed he had attracted two ill-fated romantic rtionships just by his appearance, but she forgot to tell him after dealing with airport matters.


    Perfect timing to help him cut off those connections!


    She couldn''t help it; her sixth senior brother was naturally prone to attracting those ill-fated romantic rtionships, and they kepting. It would only get better when the destined love appeared!


    Interestingly, this trait was quite simr to hers, but hers was rted to wealth.


    Lost in her thoughts, her breathing gradually became steady.


    The next day, He Qingchen still prepared breakfast and went to thepany early. After Jian Xi had her breakfast and used a cleansing talisman to tidy up, she grabbed her small bag and headed out.


    Today, she had the driver take the white Porsche to B University. Xu Yan had already enrolled her in driving school, and once the procedures were done, she could start learning to drive.


    The driver dropped her off at B University, and He Jiaxu was already waiting at the entrance.


    Though he didn''t cause as big a reaction as Huo Chengxi did, it was still noticeable. People passing by the entrance asionally turned their heads, wondering who thisputer science heartthrob was waiting for.


    Until Jian Xi appeared, igniting everyone''s gossip.


    Despite not being a B University student, Jian Xi had gained some fame there. After the incident with Huo Chengxi, where he rified on the campus forum that she was just his junior, many still didn''t believe it!


    No matter how much people tried to dig into Jian Xi''s information, including Xiao Jingyi, who had long harbored feelings for Huo Chengxi, there was nothing to find.


    Seeing Jian Xi, He Jiaxu quickly smiled and greeted, "Xiao Qi, over here!"


    His loud voice attracted even more attention to Jian Xi. She jogged a few steps to reach He Jiaxu and said, "No need to shout, I saw you."


    He Jiaxu scratched his head, "Did you have breakfast? Let me take you for breakfast."


    "I already ate; my brother made it for me this morning," Jian Xi replied.


    Surprised, He Jiaxu asked, "My cousin? Cooking?"


    "Yeah," Jian Xi couldn''t understand the surprise. She lifted his chin with her hand, turned, and walked towards B University.


    Last time, she only explored half of the campus before going to pick up a package.


    He Jiaxu snapped back to reality and hurried after her.


    Little did they know that the moment Jian Xi lifted He Jiaxu''s chin was captured by someone and posted on the campus forum!


    Instantly, the forum buzzed with discussions, and everyone started mentioning Huo Chengxi.


    At this moment, Huo Chengxi, who was dealing with a headache, couldn''t care less about the forum. Sincest night, he felt something was off, but he couldn''t pinpoint it. His intuition told him someone had done something to him!


    He called Jian Xi, "Hey, Xiao Qi."


    "What? You''re at B University?"


    "Why didn''t you tell me? Where are you? I''ming to find you."


    "Alright, I''ll be there soon."


    Huo Chengxi sprang up from his bed in the dormitory, hastily put on his clothes, and rushed out of the room.


    Inside the dorm, besides Huo Chengxi, there was another student with sses, who was busy texting on his phone.


    Qi Zheng pursed his lips, nced at the closed door, then looked down at his phone screen. After hesitating for a moment, he typed a message on it.


    [He''s gone out. Just answered a call from that girl.]


    *


    On the basketball court, He Jiaxu apanied Jian Xi to watch the game.


    Jian Xi was excitedly watching, cheering whenever someone scored, which made the yers on the court y even more intensely, showing off their skills.


    Seeing the guys on the court starting to show off, He Jiaxu shot them a re, reminding them that this was his cousin''s sister, essentially his own family, his precious one!


    With his intimidating gaze, the guys on the court toned down a bit.


    Before long, Huo Chengxi arrived.


    Jian Xi squinted when she saw him, thinking that this ill-fated romantic rtionship was quite intense this time!


    "Jiaxu, you go back first. Huo Chengxi and I have something to discuss," Jian Xi told He Jiaxu, then pulled Huo Chengxi towards a less crowded area.


    Knowing their rtionship, He Jiaxu didn''t say anything and left. Jian Xi handed him the talismans of peace; he still needed to call them toe pick it up.


    "Xiao Qi, I''ve been feeling something off sincest night, but I can''t quite put my finger on it," Huo Chengxi said.


    Jian Xi was about to say that an evil sorcerer had cast a love spell on him, but before she could speak, another girl approached them.


    Huo Chengxi stopped in his tracks, looking at Xiao Jingyi, his heart pounding rapidly, his gaze momentarily infatuated, but quickly returning to rity.


    "Brother Chengxi~"


    "Xiao Jingyi?"


    Jian Xi also stood still when he stopped, not moving.


    She smirked at Xiao Jingyi, her eyes gleaming with coldness, was this girl voluntarily throwing herself into the mix?


    Xiao Jingyi also nced at Jian Xi, raising her eyebrows provocatively.


    Jian Xi chuckled, how foolish!


    Clearly, this girl liked her sixth senior brother and saw her as a rival. It seemed there was a reason for this ill-fated romantic rtionship to go sour this time!


    Huo Chengxi bit his tongue, trying to resist the strange flutter in his heart, but the more he resisted, the stronger it became.


    It seemed he had found the source of his unease!


    Xiao Jingyi approached, wanting to link arms with Huo Chengxi, but he took two steps back, tilting his head and shouting, "Xiao Qi, take action."


    Jian Xi nced up and down at Xiao Jingyi, her smirk gradually fading. "Tsk~ Miss, using such underhanded tactics on anyone else would be bad enough, but you just had to use them on my sixth senior brother!"


    Hearing her words, Xiao Jingyi''s heart skipped a beat, her smile freezing for a moment. She turned to Huo Chengxi and said, "Brother Chengxi, what is she talking about? Why can''t I understand?"


    Huo Chengxi looked at her without speaking, Xiao Jingyi started to panic, did they find out something?


    Impossible, how could anyone know about this!


    "Too bad, the spell you castst night seems to be the first time you''ve met me, Sixth Senior Brother." Jian Xi lowered her head, flipping through a small bag. With a pinch of her fingers, a talisman appeared on her fingertips.


    She chuckled, "Sorry to disappoint, but your spell seems to have been in vain~"


    "What are you doing, stop!" Xiao Jingyi''s face paled, Master had warned her about the repercussions if this spell was broken, she would suffer bacsh!


    She lunged towards Jian Xi.


    "Toote!" Jian Xi tossed the talisman into the air. Instead of falling to the ground quickly, it hovered in mid-air.


    "Chichi yangyang, sunrise in the east, Imand this decree, dispel all misfortune... Break!"

 Chapter 29: Go to the Mall

    <h4>Chapter 29</h4>


    The talisman paper burning midair burst into blue mes.


    At the moment it was burnt to ashes, the two people in front of Jian Xi showed two different states.


    "Pfft~" Xiao Jingyi''s face turned ashen, and she directly spurted a mouthful of blood!


    Huo Chengxi felt his whole body rx as his expression revealed rity. He nced at the person who had already fallen to the ground, took out his phone and dialed 120, "Hello, hi, someone vomited blood by theke beside B University."


    Walking to Xiao Jingyi''s side, Jian Xi looked down at her, the coldness in her eyes clearly visible, "Miss Xiao, it''s fine to like someone, but using these indecent tricks when you clearly know the other person doesn''t like you, that''s very annoying. Besides, did the Master Luo who did the ritual for you tell you that this ritual would burn your life force?"


    Burn her life force? Master Luo didn''t mention that. He only said there would be minor bacsh if it was broken by someone!


    Then, could her best friend be...


    Seemingly seeing through her thoughts, Jian Xi sighed, "You have already crossed the river as the merciful goddess, yet you still care about others?" After looking at Xiao Jingyi for a moment, this person was still decent, just toopetitive, temporarily blinded for a moment. But regretting now was useless anyway!


    Huo Chengxi remained silent throughout, although he would never go easy on those who plotted against him, after all she was a girl, and he saw Jian Xi handling it with restraint, so that proved this Xiao Jingyi was not an extremely treacherous viin, perhaps just a momentarypse of judgement.


    Therefore, that emergency call could be considered giving the Xiao family face!


    Xiao Jingyi couldn''t speak now, nor did she answer Jian Xi''s rhetorical question. Her eyes looked towards the expressionless Huo Chengxi beside Jian Xi. In the instant their eyes met, she suddenly understood that, in fact, she should have stopped liking him many years ago. It was just herpetitive mindset and jealousy acting up.


    But regretting now was useless anyway. She closed her eyes, although her body was piercingly painful at this moment, her consciousness was extremely clear. She murmured, "Huo Chengxi, I''m sorry!"


    Jian Xi''s lips curled up slightly. This lesson was not learned in vain, she had understood!


    By the time the ambnce arrived, Xiao Jingyi had already fainted. She was carried onto the ambnce, and her supervisor went along to the hospital with her.


    She didn''t have any major issues, the bacsh wasn''t too severe either, after all the ritual done justst night hadn''t consumed too much of her life force yet. Also, this was the first time she had seen Huo Chengxi today, and Huo Chengxi wasn''t too infatuated with her either, so it was just a matter of suffering for a few days. Even if one has a sudden awakening, punishment must still be received for doing bad deeds!


    The two of them stood by theke, watching as the ambnce left. Huo Chengxi asked, "Any more?"


    "No more, just this one for this month!" Jian Xi shrugged.


    He held out his hand in front of Jian Xi, "Give me two peace talismans."


    "One thousand each!"


    "......"


    Jian Xi was joking, of course. She took out two folded peace talismans from her bag and gave them to him, "Treat me to a meal, I want to eat at your B University''s cafeteria!"


    "Let''s go, order whatever you want to eat!" Huo Chengxi tucked the peace talismans into his pocket, then put his arm around Jian Xi''s neck and led her towards the direction of the cafeteria.


    Jian Xi wanted to struggle, but she was no match for Huo Chengxi''s martial arts skills, because he specifically practiced martial arts. Apart from him, there was still one senior sister she couldn''t beat, and that was Fifth Senior Sister Su Yinghe!


    With Sixth Senior Brother''s peach blossoms severed, Jian Xi enjoyed the culinary delights of B University''s cafeteria before heading back.


    In the afternoon, He Qingrou called Jian Xi, wanting to ask her out shopping, and she readily agreed since she was bored and didn''t know what to do anyway!


    Jian Xi sent He Qingchen a message, telling him that she and his sister were going shopping. She would go find him at hispany after they were done and head home together with him.


    He Qingchen, who had been in meetings all morning, had a terribly ck face. Beside him, Xu Yan was even breathing extremely lightly!


    However, after the boss nced at the ringing phone and replied to the message, the oppressive atmosphere in the meeting room lightened for a fleeting moment. But the moment he put down his phone, the suffocating feeling swept over the room again!


    Xu Yan, "......" Happily took advantage of that moment.


    *


    Mingchen Mall, the biggest shopping mall in B City.


    Jian Xi had been here once before, that time He Qingchen brought her here a few days ago.


    However, she wasn''t in the mood to go shopping then. Her mind was full of thoughts about the trials and tribtions her brother had endured these past few years, and worries over her grandfather''s condition.


    It was different this time. With nothing weighing on her mind, He Qingrou and her started their raid!


    Although it was only He Qingrou doing the buying, Jian Xi was just there to offer opinions, but that didn''t stop her from feeling excited!


    When He Qingchen received Jian Xi''s message, he had also sent He Qingrou a message to inform her about Jian Xi''s special circumstances, so she couldn''t buy things for her. Because of that, He Qingrou felt dejected for quite a while.


    Her original intention today was to get Jian Xi some new stuff, but unexpectedly it ended up with her shopping for herself!


    After browsing the first floor, the two of them came to the second floor.


    The second floor was filled with fragrance brands, one of which was He Qingrou''s usual brand. Coincidentally, on the way here, the store had called her to say this year''s new fragrance had arrived and asked if she wanted it delivered to the mansion for her to try out or if she would drop by the store to try it.


    He Qingrou said she woulde by the storeter, so after finishing the first floor, the two headed straight there.


    Although the matter with He Paihuai was resolved, the He family was the number one aristocratic n after all, and naturally had many rivals lurking in the shadows too. Therefore, He Qingrou would still have five to six bodyguards following her whenever she went out.


    After the two of them entered the store, the bodyguards all stood outside the door.


    The store manager was a woman in her thirties, very well maintained. She took out a bottle of perfume from a separate crystal disy counter, "Miss He, this is our new fragrance for spring, also a limited edition called ''Love''. The top notes are fruity - grape, lemon, pomelo; the middle notes are osmanthus, sweet pea, green leaves; and the base notes are woody.


    After the introduction, the store manager handed He Qingrou a fragrance blotter to let her try it out, and also gave one to Jian Xi.


    He Qingrou held the strip near her nose and waved it twice before sniffing it. "Little Seven, does it smell nice?"


    Jian Xi''s sense of smell was rather sensitive. The moment she entered the shop she had been strongly resisting the urge to sneeze from the overpowering scents. It did smell nice, but altogether it was somewhat choking!


    However, just this particr fragrance on its own did have a very pleasant aroma, so she nodded.


    He Qingrou also quite liked it and indicated to the store manager that she would take this bottle of perfume.


    The store manager''s smile grew even wider as she hurriedly asked someone to pack it up.


    Suddenly, a strong perfume smell wafted over. Jian Xi really couldn''t stand it anymore, she turned her head sideways and covered her mouth as she let out a sneeze!


    Suddenly, a shriek rang out not far away, "Ah! What are you doing? How disgusting! My clothes!"

 Chapter 30: The Viaduct in Question

    <h4>Chapter 30</h4>


    Jian Xi looked like a tired old man on the subway as he gazed at Li Luxi, who was two meters away.


    "Oh my! Isn''t this Qingrou? I''m Li Luxi, Wang Youquan''s daughter. We met at the auctionst time," said Li Luxi with a smile as she approached He Qingrou.


    As Li Luxi drew near, the scent of her mixed perfume made Jian Xi frown.


    Jian Xi quickly got up and headed out of the store, where he sneezed several times in a row outside. His eyes even welled up with tears.


    Seeing this, He Qingrou paid no attention to Li Luxi either. She got up from the sofa and went to check on Jian Xi''s condition. "Little Seven, are you okay?"


    Li Luxi would never miss a chance to talk to He Qingrou, so she followed them outside.


    After observing Jian Xi, she noticed his clothes were just ordinary brands. His entire outfit wouldn''t be worth more than 50,000 yuan. She wondered where this no name from a no name family had the good fortune to get close to He Qingrou.


    But Li Luxi wasn''t stupid either. Seeing He Qingrou''s unpleasant expression, she realized she shouldn''t show disdain anymore!


    "Miss, it seems you''re allergic to perfume. Why don''t you wait outside for now? I can keep He misspany," said Li Luxi with an insincere smile, thinking to herself that Jian Xi should know his ce. How could someone like him expect to enter high society?


    From Li Luxi''s up and down nce, Jian Xi already understood her thoughts. He didn''t say anything but took a few more steps back, really not wanting his nose to suffer anymore.


    Seeing Jian Xi''s difort, He Qingrou was incensed. He was perfectly fine until Li Luxi came in and started sneezing nonstop. She wouldn''t indulge Li Luxi''s behavior, no matter if she was the daughter of Wang Youquan or Li Youquan!


    She turned around and looked at Li Luxi impatiently. "Miss Wang, are we that close? Can''t you see my sister is allergic to your perfume? Why do you keep leaning in?"


    Miss Wang? A trace of dissatisfaction appeared on Li Luxi''s face, but she endured it.


    He Qingrou was raised with pampering in the He family. Don''t let her gentle demeanor fool you. At heart, she was a little spitfire. As long as you didn''t provoke her, everything was fine. But if you did, she would explode!


    Preupied by He Qingrou calling her Miss Wang, Li Luxi didn''t notice her referring to Jian Xi as her sister.


    Seeing He Qingrou angry, Li Luxi quickly apologized. "Miss He is right. I''m sorry, little sister. I didn''t know you were allergic to my perfume. I won''t go near you now. You two go ahead. I won''t disturb you."


    As she turned to leave, the smile on Li Luxi''s face gradually faded. She clenched her bag, deforming it. She remembered that girl''s face. She had embarrassed her in front of Miss He today. If they met again, she would make sure to embarrass her until she wished she could hide her face in the Pacific Ocean!


    This little episode didn''t affect their mood for shopping. After the store manager packed up the perfume, He Qingrou took Jian Xi on a shopping spree.


    With grandfather seriously ill recently, she hadn''t rxed like this for a long time.


    Once the two were tired from shopping, He Qingrou took Jian Xi to get a spa treatment.


    Jian Xi''s little face turned bright red throughout the full body massage, as it was her first time being rubbed down naked, even if by female staff. She was still very shy.


    Seeing Jian Xi''s adorable shy expression, He Qingrou found it so cute!


    By the time they finished enjoying themselves, the sun was nearly setting. He Qingrou checked the time. "Little Seven, let''s go eat first. A newmercial area opened recently in the north of the city. It has many specialty restaurants. Let''s go check it out. If the food is good, we can unlock a new map for the future. We''re tired of the few ces in the downtown area. It''s boring."


    At the mention of good food, Jian Xi''s eyes lit up even more. Compared to shopping, food was much more motivating to her!


    So shepletely forgot about going to find He Qingchen. She just followed He Qingrou to the newmercial area.


    He Group


    Xu Yan reminded He Qingchen that it was time to get off work. ncing at the time, He Qingchen saw it was already 9 pm.


    He picked up his phone and called Jian Xi. "Where are you?"


    As soon as the call connected, He Qingchen heard Jian Xi''s voice in the background. "Oh! I forgot about my brother."


    Then, after a few seconds, the noisy sounds quieted down. Next came Jian Xi''s coquettish voice, "Bro~ I''m sorry. I got carried away and forgot about you!"


    "Hmm, you''re truly sincere~" He didn''t fuss over it with her. "When will you finish up? I''lle get you," he asked.


    "No need, bro. I''ll finish up soon. Sister Qingrou said she''d take me home. Have you eaten yet? What do you want to eat? I can bring something back for you. The food here is pretty good." Jian Xi tried to curry favor by asking if he had eaten.


    "Oh? Our Xi Xi actually cares if her brother has eaten!" He teased her a bit, then got up, grabbed his coat, and left the office. "Send me your location. I''lle get you. It''s not on He Qingrou''s way."


    After hanging up, Jian Xi sent over her location. Xu Yan asked He Qingchen if he needed a driver, but he declined, telling them to clock out.


    The executive elevator went straight down to the basement garage. He Qingchen drove off in his Rolls-Royce Phantom toward the newmercial area in the north of the city.


    It really wasn''t easy for this new area in the north of the city to open up!


    The elevated bridge from the east to the north of the city was supposed to have beenpletedst year. But for some reason, construction on thest section of the bridge pier just couldn''t be finished, no matter what methods were tried.


    "So how did it finally get built?" Jian Xi curiously asked while sipping on lemon water.


    He Qingrou shook her head. "I heard they had a mastere take a look. After he performed some rituals, it was fine!"


    Jian Xi frowned, feeling something was off but couldn''t pinpoint what. But upon further thought, there was nothing strange about it. Perhaps some roadblock ghosts had interfered, and the master''s rituals drove them away, allowing construction to proceed smoothly.


    With this rationale, Jian Xi felt resolved. But He Qingrou''s tone shifted. "Though it is a bit odd. Since the elevated bridge opened for trafficst month, it seems there have been a lot of idents. Just half a month ago, my friend got into a minor car ident there. Luckily no one was hurt, just some scrapes."


    Hearing this, Jian Xi''s brows furrowed even deeper.


    She had an uneasy feeling. Her daoist sixth sense told her something was wrong with that bridge!


    Her thoughts were interrupted by a phone call. It was He Qingchen.


    Before she could say anything after picking up, his voice came through.


    "Xi Xi, you''ll have to wait a bit for me. There''s been a major ident under the overpass, traffic is backed up."

 Chapter 31: The Ghost Under the Viaduct

    <h4>Chapter 31</h4>


    ¡°Sis, my brother is stuck under the overpass, I want to go take a look. Could you ask your driver to give me a ride over there?¡± At this time it was impossible to get a taxi to go over there. She could only ask her sister Qingrou He''s driver to give her a lift.


    Qingrou He was puzzled, ¡°How could there be a traffic jam? I remember the road under the overpass is very wide!¡±


    Xi Jian exined, ¡°A very serious car ident happened, I guess traffic won''t resume for a while.¡±


    ¡°Okay then, let your brother Qingchen He get out of the car. I¡¯ll ask the driver to go over.¡± Qingrou He took out her phone to call the driver.


    Xi Jian stopped her, ¡°No need, sis. Just drop me off on the other side of the overpass. I might need to deal with some things. Once I''m done, traffic should resume.¡±


    ¡°Alright then, be careful!¡± Qingrou He didn''t insist and asked the driver to take Xi Jian to the ident site.


    The section where the ident happened was under thest stretch of the overpass, the same section Qingrou He mentioned earlier where minor idents happened frequently. Xi Jian got out of the car, ran swiftly across the oppositenes. (This is just for the plot, please don''t imitate!)


    Xi Jian tiptoed and took a look at the first vehicle involved in the ident. It was a small cement mixer truck. The front of the truck waspletely gone. It was obvious the driver did not survive.


    Behind it was a small ck sedan. The cement drum of the mixer truck buried it. Further behind was a coach bus, probably tipped over from hard braking...


    Many people stood on both sides of the road. Police blocked off the front. They couldn''t get through either, just gossiping about the ident here.


    After listening for a while, Xi Jian also got the gist of it. Not much different from what Qingrou He said, that this stretch of road often had minor idents. Those who had idents here all said they felt dizzy for no reason when they got to this stretch and crashed into the bridge pir. But usually they were minor idents. A fatal one like today was the first.


    Xi Jian closed then opened her eyes. The scene before her changed, ¡°Oh my god, what a grudge!¡±


    In the distance, next to the first vehicle, the cement mixer truck, stood a man. No, to be precise, a male ghost!


    The male ghost''s face was livid, his eyes sunken, bloodshot. He wore worker''s clothes and a safety helmet. He was surrounded by ck mist, his features almost invisible!


    Xi Jian''s heart thumped. Not good, he''s turning into an evil spirit!


    She rushed towards him, pinched out a talisman and flung it past the police line.


    She moved very quickly. With the dark night, no one noticed her.


    The Calm Heart Talisman ignited before the male ghost. The ck mist around him receded a little and turned ckish red.


    The red evil aura was because he killed someone. A ghost like this would be thrown into the 18 levels of hell after death for having taken a life!


    Xi Jian was anxious on this side. There were still police guarding the police line. She couldn''t get through. The male ghost also seemed to be restrained, unable toe over.


    The two stared at each other from afar.


    Just as she was wondering what to do, a voice called from behind Xi Jian, "Xi Xi."


    She looked back. It was Qingchen He, "Bro?"


    Qingchen He''s car was stuck not far away. He got out for some air and happened to see Xi Jian running towards the police line, so he swiftly came up behind her.


    "This ident is not simple?" He asked.


    Xi Jian nodded, lowered her voice, "A male ghost. His grudge is very deep. I temporarily suppressed him just now, but I can''t get through now. He also seems unable toe over."


    She concisely exined the situation then looked back at the male ghost again, worried.


    Qingchen He frowned and made a phone call.


    Soon, a man in his thirties walked out. His brows showed heroism.


    Xi Jian looked between this man and Qingchen He. This man was a close rtive of her brother''s!


    Sure enough, the next second, Qingchen He called the man, "Uncle."


    "Xi Xi, call him uncle. This is my uncle Gu Jinnan." Qingchen He introduced Xi Jian to Gu Jinnan.


    Gu Jinnan looked Xi Jian up and down. Qingchen He was his nephew. Of course he knew about his matters. So when he called just now saying this traffic ident was not simple, and he happened to be here, Gu Jinnan immediately rushed over.


    Xi Jian obediently called him uncle. Gu Jinnan also nodded in response, "Xi Xi, hello."


    "Uncle, my nickname is Little Seven." Qingchen He added.


    Gu Jinnan was surprised and looked at Qingchen He but didn''t say anything. He turned to Xi Jian, "Little Seven, just now your brother told me everything. Could it be this ident was not an ident but man-made?"


    Xi Jian shook her head, lowered her voice, "Not man-made, ghost."


    Gu Jinnan frowned, digesting this information. After a moment, he asked Xi Jian, "So the idents that happened here were all because of this, ghost?"


    Xi Jian nodded slightly.


    Gu Jinnan looked troubled. Not that he didn''t believe her, on the contrary he believed her very much, but the only difficulty was, if it was a person he could still handle it, but if it was a ghost, invisible and intangible, how could he catch it?


    "Uncle, can you let me go in to talk to him?" Xi Jian asked. She knew Gu Jinnan didn''t doubt her words, on the contrary believed her, that''s why he had that expression. She reassured Gu Jinnan, "I can resolve it."


    After looking at Qingchen He and seeing him nod, Gu Jinnan brought the two of them in.


    Gu Jinnan was the captain of the B City Criminal Police Brigade. Since lives were lost in this traffic ident, the criminal police had toe to the scene to assess the situation.


    Xi Jian and Qingchen He came before the male ghost. He stood right in front of the pir where the ident happened, staring fixedly at the cement mixer truck.


    Looking at the pir behind him, Xi Jian understood - pile driving!


    "Was it him?" Xi Jian asked.


    The male ghost red sharply at her. Her words caused the evil aura around him to thicken.


    Qingchen He looked expressionlessly at the male ghost. When they entered earlier, Xi Jian had already opened his third eye for half an hour, so he could also see the male ghost before them.


    "No." The male ghost said resentfully, "He was only in charge of pouring the cement."


    "So he knew?" Xi Jian continued asking.


    The male ghost shook his head and looked at the front of the cement mixer truck, "Whether he knew or not, what does it matter? As long as he got into an ident, that person would definitelye, right? Since he''s his rtive and worked under him!"

 Chapter 32: Driving a Pile

    <h4>Chapter 32</h4>


    Chen Dajun was an ordinary construction worker who mysteriously disappeared at the end ofst year. No matter how people looked for him, he could not be found. At that time, the incident even made the news. Later, the person in charge of the projectpensated Chen Dajun''s family, and the matter was left unsettled.


    However, no one knew that his death was not an ident, but someone had deliberately murdered him!


    And the person who murdered him was the project manager of this overpass - Liu Qingshan.


    The overpass had been under construction for over a year. When the project was nearingpletion, problems urred with thest bridge pier. No matter what methods were used, it could not be erected. They spent a whole month trying to deal with it.


    Liu Qingshan had been working on construction projects for many years and certainly knew that when this kind of situation urred, there must be supernatural causes that normal methods could not resolve.


    With the year-end approaching, the workers'' sries and other expenses were considerable sums each day. Furthermore, his superiors were urging him toplete the project by the end of the year. So he invited a master to try to resolve this matter.


    That master gave him an idea - live piling!


    Live piling refers to the practice of burying living people at construction sites where idents often ur during construction. It is equivalent to making sacrifices to ghosts and gods, simr to the practice of using living people to make sacrifices to river and mountain gods. This is done with the hope of reducing idents at construction sites.


    The process is terrifying and evil beyond description!


    And the person Liu Qingshan chose was Chen Dajun. The reason was that Chen Dajun was honest and did not have many rtives. He only had a wife and a three-year-old child. Liu Qingshan thought he could easily settle the matter with somepensation moneyter!


    So Chen Dajun was buried alive in thest bridge pier of this overpass. At this moment, his soul was shackled by his corpse, without even a chance for reincarnation!


    "Haha, isn''t it ridiculous? Just because I''m honest, I deserve to die? My mouth, nose, esophagus, stomach are all filled with cement. I''m pressed down tightly, surrounded by darkness everywhere. I''m in pain, I''m in pain!" Chen Dajun became more and more agitated, his entire body shrouded in ck air.


    Jian Xi was at a loss. She could only chant a tranquilizing spell, "Chen Dajun, you don''t have much time left. The Underworld Messenger should be on the way."


    "It doesn''t matter, I know. Actually today I''m gambling. If he arrives before the Underworld Messenger, then I win the bet." Chen Dajun''s bloodshot eyes looked at Jian Xi. He tilted his head to reveal a miserable smile. "Little Daoist, are you going to stop me?"


    Jian Xi curled her lips into a smile and shook her head, taking a step back to indicate her stance.


    If Chen Dajun did not have blood on his hands, perhaps she would have intervened, because that would also be saving him. But now...there was no need anymore. In any case, he would end up in hell, so he might as well drag his enemy down with him!


    She did not cultivate kind deeds, so she would not advise others to be kind without experiencing their sufferings.


    What she could do was to truthfully inform the police of the matter and reveal the truth. As for the rest, she chose to turn a blind eye.


    She would surely be reprimandedter. No matter, her master had often been reprimanded in the past too. This time it would just be her turn!


    Jian Xi gave He Qingchen a look. He had heard everything about Chen Dajun earlier. He could go and tell Gu Jinnan about it.


    Gu Jinnan had been observing Jian Xi and He Qingchen''s actions ever since they walked towards that bridge pier. However, they just stood in front of the pier without moving. Only that little girl, Jian Xi, said a few words to the air. If one did not pay close attention, one would think she was speaking to He Qingchen instead.


    In just over ten minutes, He Qingchen finally moved and walked towards Gu Jinnan.


    Gu Jinnan took two steps forward and anxiously asked, "What happened? Did little seven resolve it? Was it really a ghost?"


    "Yes, the ghost''s name is Chen Dajun," He Qingchen replied. His eyes were still watching Jian Xi from the corner.


    The name sounded familiar to Gu Jinnan. "Chen Dajun?"


    "Yes, it''s the missing construction worker Chen Dajun from this site at the end ofst year. He..."


    He Qingchen recounted the story to him.


    After listening to him, Gu Jinnan exploded on the spot. "Damn, harming people without regard! I''ll go back and file the case right away. Later when Liu Qingshan arrives, I''ll apprehend him directly!"


    Just as he was about to take out his handcuffs, Liu Qingshan suddenly rose into the air the next second, eyes bulging wide open. With a cracking sound, his neck twisted and he died just like that!


    This scene stunned everyone for a long time, because they all saw that without any external force, Liu Qingshan floated up, as if something was fiercely clutching his neck and dragging him into midair, before twisting his neck and breaking it!


    Jian Xi did not witness this scene because He Qingchen had covered her eyes. By the time he removed his hands, Liu Qingshan was already lying limply on the ground.


    Chen Dajun, who was standing next to Liu Qingshan, had a faint smile at the corner of his mouth. He did not turn back but just said, "Little Daoist, I won the bet, thank you."


    "Don''t thank me, don''t ever thank me. It was because my cultivation wascking, I couldn''t stop you!" Jian Xi quickly waved her hands in refusal.


    Chen Dajun was taken aback for a moment. Then seeing the White and ck Envoys of the Underworld approaching from a distance, he instantly understood. With his revenge fulfilled, hepletely lost that vicious air about him. Scratching his head sheepishly he said, "The little Daoist is right. I''ve be an evil spirit already. How could you be my match!"


    The approaching ck Envoy of the Underworld, Fan Wujiu, twitched his lips. Did they think he and the White Envoy were fools!


    As they drew closer, time froze for everyone else except Jian Xi and He Qingchen. Even the ghosts Chen Dajun and Liu Qingshan became motionless.


    He Qingchen inconspicuously shielded Jian Xi behind him. Xie BiAn waved the iron chains in his hands. "Old ck, you handle your business first. I want to have a ''talk'' with little seven." He emphasized the word "talk".


    Jian Xi shrank further behind He Qingchen.


    Xie BiAnughed in exasperation. "Where do you think you can hide? Do you think I can''t do anything to you just because you''re hiding behind this brat? Little seven~"


    In the past whenever Xie BiAn reprimanded her master, Jian Xi would prepare tea beforehand and sweetly plead with him to stop scolding her master. But now there was no tea here!


    "Jian Xi!" Xie BiAn directly called out her full name.


    Left with no choice, Jian Xi slowly shuffled out from behind He Qingchen. But before she could take two steps, He Qingchen stopped her.


    He looked straight at Xie BiAn, lips curving up politely. "Mr. Xie, have you finished drinking thest batch of tea leaves? I''ve prepared more top grade Pu''er tea. Tomorrow I''ll have Xi Xi open the ghost gate and send them over to you."


    Hearing this, Fan Wujiu, who had just finished binding Chen Dajun, also looked over. Of course He Qingchen could not leave him out. He smiled and added, "There are also two boxes of 80-year Maotai liquor."

 Chapter 33: Jane Takes a Woman

    <h4>Chapter 33</h4>


    Xie BiAn and Fan Wujiu looked at each other, "Don''t let this happen again, Jian Xi."


    As soon as Jian Xi heard this, she immediately crawled out from behind He Qingchen and nodded vigorously twice with a smile, "It won''t happen again, hehe, it won''t happen again."


    On the surface, she was sweetly agreeing, but in her heart, she was thinking that they would talk about things next time when they happen!


    Xie BiAn helplessly nced at Jian Xi. This girl and her master were the same, having said the words "it won''t happen again" hundreds of times, but they still did what they wanted.


    "Alright, let''s go back. Let''s also bring back Liu Changqing''s soul, so the Underworld Messenger doesn''t have to make an extra trip." Fan Wujiu said, dragging Chen Dajun and Liu Changqing''s souls.


    Liu Changqing''s soul was still struggling, but Fan Wujiu kicked him into the Ghost Gate with one kick, and he disappeared before Jian Xi and He Qingchen''s eyes.


    Here, after the White and ck Envoys of the Underworld left, time resumed its course. The scene was still chaotic. The paramedics came to try to save Liu Changqing, but it was toote, he had already been stone cold dead.


    Evil has its retribution, the time hase!


    Gu Jinnan was busy and anxious, with Chen Dajun''s corpse in the bridge pier and Liu Changqing''s ''idental'' death.


    However, these things had nothing to do with He Qingchen and Jian Xi anymore. Chen Dajun''s soul had already gone to the underworld, so there would naturally be no abnormal idents here because of him. So the rest was left to Gu Jinnan.


    The crane came and hoisted away the rear tank of the cement mixer truck, and traffic at the scene resumed. He Qingchen took Jian Xi home.


    It had been a busy day for Jian Xi - resolving Huo Chengxi''s messy romantic rtionships in the morning, shopping in the afternoon, and dealing with a "supernatural event" at night.


    When the two returned to Pleasant View Creek Garden, it was already 11:30 at night. Jian Xi was exhausted, so she took a bath and went straight to bed.


    The next morning aftering downstairs, Jian Xi saw four antique wooden boxes added to the living room.


    He Qingchen walked out of the kitchen and put the fried eggs on the dining table. Seeing Jian Xi curiously looking at those big boxes, he said, "Two boxes of tea and two boxes of wine. After breakfast, open the Ghost Gate and deliver the goods."


    Jian Xi suddenly remembered that He Qingchen seemed to have promised to give out thingsst night so that she wouldn''t get scolded.


    She smiled and hugged He Qingchen''s arm, "Hehe, thanks brother, you spent money again because of me. I''ll pay you back when I make money in the future."


    He shook off her paws, and He Qingchen said, "Hurry up and eat."


    "Okay!"


    After the meal, He Qingchen apanied her to open the Ghost Gate.


    The reason why Jian Xi summoned the ck Envoy of the Underworld instead of Fan Wujiu was simple - Fan Wujiu didn''t like to talk much and wouldn''t admonish her!


    After delivering the goods, He Qingchen went to work and Jian Xi obediently stayed at home.


    For two consecutive days, Jian Xi did not go out until the third day when she was supposed to go to the old house to acupuncture He Zhiliang.


    Today was Sunday and He Qingchen didn''t have much work to do, so he didn''t ask the driver to send them. Instead, he drove and took Jian Xi back to the old house himself.


    Shen Xiaoheng had arrived at the old house early in the morning. He certainly couldn''t miss this opportunity to observe.


    When Jian Xi arrived, everyone was there, including Elder Master He who was awake. Seeing her arrival brought smiles full of wrinkles on his face.


    First, she took the pulse for the Elder Master, then took out the silver needles for disinfection. "Grandpa, don''t resist when you feel sleepyter. Just take a nap and I''ll finish the acupuncture."


    He Zhiliang nodded, "Okay, little seven has worked hard. I''m ready."


    "Then I''ll start. Grandpa, rx," Jian Xi said and then started needling.


    Shen Xiaoheng was taking notes carefully with a pen and notebook, but Jian Xi''s movements were so fast that before he could react to which acupoint she was needling, she had already inserted another one. His eyes couldn''t keep up with her hands!


    In just a few breaths, Elder Master He was already full of silver needles like a porcupine. Jian Xi tweaked one of the silver needles, causing the other silver needles to vibrate as well. Elder Master He also fell asleep peacefully.


    Shen Xiaoheng was stunned. Such mastery seemed familiar to him. Two years ago, he had coincidentally watched a video of the legendary Chinese medicine master Lin Yichen''s acupuncture technique, and the method was exactly the same, even the skill level wasparable!


    Could it be that this Lin Yichen was also...


    "Xiaoheng? Xiaoheng!" He Qingrou called him.


    Shen Xiaoheng returned to his senses, "Yes, little rou?"


    He Qingrou''s gaze was dodging with red ears. "Little Seven called you several times."


    "Oh, what can I do for you Miss Jian?" Shen Xiaoheng asked.


    He Qingrou''s reaction waspletely seen by Jian Xi. With a smile on her lips, she said, "It''s nothing. Grandpa''s prescription needs to be changed. Can you lend me your pen and notebook? I''ll write down the new one for you. From now on, I''lle every other day to do acupuncture for grandpa. It''s a 7-day treatment course, and none of the medicine doses can be missed."


    Shen Xiaoheng made a mental note of it and handed the notebook and pen to Jian Xi.


    When he looked over, Jian Xi pointed her chin towards He Qingrou''s direction and said, "The weather is so nice today, and it''s an auspicious day too. There are even two magpies at the door!"


    Her random words left everyone in the room puzzled. After reacting for a moment, He Qingchen responded in a slightly dissatisfied tone but still went along, "Humph, yes, it''s pretty nice."


    Shen Xiaoheng saw Jian Xi''s gesture and heard what she said, coupled with He Qingchen''s reaction. He instantly understood!


    Miss Jian was giving him a hint that today would be a good day to confess his feelings!


    What was he waiting for? Shen Xiaoheng bowed slightly to Jian Xi in gratitude. "Excuse me, I have something urgent to attend to. I''ll be right back."


    After speaking, he hurriedly went out. He had originally nned to confess after the Elder Master recovered. But since the weather was so nice today, he didn''t want to wait. Although he didn''t have time to prepare properly, at least a bouquet of flowers and the handmade bracelet he personally crafted were necessities!


    Jian Xi chuckled while He Qingchen just looked at her helplessly.


    Ever since she started reading the novels given to her by Su Yinghuo, she had been very keen on matchmaking and ying cupid. Back on the mountain, she couldn''t do much except talk to him daily about the characters in the novels. But aftering down the mountain, she hadpletely unleashed her innate talent.


    He remembered that she had said she also helped matchmake the pretty nice receptionist at hispany with her destined partner, bringing their red thread of fate together at least half a year in advance!


    Moreover, after discovering the marriage affinity between Shen Xiaoheng and his sister He Qingrou, she had been raving about it in front of him several times already. She probably couldn''t stand Shen Xiaoheng''s slowness and gave him a helpful push.


    Oh well, Shen Xiaoheng was quite reliable after all, and had liked his sister for so many years. It would be decent enough for them to be together, so just let it be.

 Chapter 34: Jane Wants to Buy the Rough Stone.

    <h4>Chapter 34</h4>


    Jian Xi pulled out the silver needles for Old Master He. The old master was still asleep. Then everyone withdrew from the bedroom.


    Just when they reached the living room on the first floor, He Qingrou was stunned. Not only her, but the others were also stunned, except for Jian Xi and He Qingchen who knew about it beforehand.


    Shen Xiaoheng took a deep breath and walked towards He Qingrou nervously, holding a huge bouquet of roses in his hands.


    He Jiaxu and Gu Jiaying realized that Dr. Shen was going to confess to Qingrou!


    Then the mother and son became the atmosphere makers, and the cheers came from their mouths, making He Qingrou blush badly.


    Shen Xiaoheng had prepared a long confession, but in the end, he stuttered nervously and only had one sentence left, "Little Rou, I''ve liked you for a long time. Will you be my girlfriend?"


    Since He Qingrou also liked Shen Xiaoheng, she naturally agreed.


    Just like that, the two got together smoothly.


    Seeing a real-life confession for the first time excited Jian Xi endlessly. Although she had set this up, it did not prevent her from being thrilled!


    Even in the car on the way back, Jian Xi was still chattering away.


    But as she spoke, she sighed, "s! It''s a pity I can''t calcte fortunes, otherwise I would definitely calcte when your destined one will arrive, brother, so I could set you up in advance too. I don''t even know what my future sister-inw will be like, will she be charming? Gentle and virtuous? Or sweet and cute?"


    Jian Xi looked at He Qingchen curiously and gossiped, "Brother, what type do you like?"


    He Qingchen nced at her. His Adam''s apple moved slightly. He said indifferently, "I like them all."


    "Eh~ I didn''t expect you to be like this, brother. This is not ancient times. You are not the emperor!" Were you thinking of having three wives and four concubines?


    However, Jian Xi knew he was just teasing her. She knew her brother was not that kind of person. Although she could not see through him, she knew he was a very dedicated person, and very deep in his feelings. Once he had chosen someone, it would definitely be only her!


    Suddenly thinking of something, she sighed again, "s! I don''t know what my future husband will be like either, and when will he show up?"


    Hearing her say husband, He Qingchen''s eyebrows twitched slightly. His hand caressing the steering wheel tightened slightly. An inexplicable irritability welled up in his heart and he stepped harder on the elerator.


    But he did not realize any of this, and Jian Xi next to him, who was imagining what her future boyfriend would look like, was alsopletely unaware!


    When they returned home, He Qingchen went straight into the study. Jian Xi murmured as she watched his back, "Why do I feel like brother is in a bad mood?"


    But she was carefree and only muttered it for a moment before forgetting about it.


    In the days that followed, Jian Xi went to the old house every other day to give Old Master He acupuncture. After two and a half treatments, Old Master He had basically recovered seventy to eighty percent, which was a little earlier than Jian Xi and Shen Xiaoheng had said.


    Jian Xi said it was mainly because the old master''s constitution had been quite strong before. Now that he had gotten through this disaster, he would be healthy from now on.


    After the old master recovered, He Bocheng apanied him for nearly another month before slipping away with his wife in early June.


    It was after they left that He Jiaxu handed over the equity transfer agreement to He Qingchen.


    He Qingchen looked at the equity transfer agreement on the table, then looked at He Jiaxu and Old Master He on the sofa. "Heh, Grandpa, did you know about this too?"


    To tell the truth, He Zhiliang did not know at first because at that time, he only woke up a limited number of times. But one day half a month ago, his third son suddenly came to talk to him about it.


    He knew his sons'' dispositions. However, he neither objected nor agreed but just said one thing, "I am old now. Anyway, I can''t control the He family anymore. As for the matters between you nephews, I won''t get involved!"


    After listening to the old master''s exnation, He Qingchen was amused by them.


    But there was nothing he could do anyway since his third uncle had already run away and it would probably be hard to find him back for a while.


    Next to him, He Jiaxu had almost curled himself into a ball. He kept chanting in his heart, "You can''t see me, you can''t see me. I''m just a speck of dust, I''m just a wisp of air!"


    He Qingchen did not make things difficult for him either. He knew He Jiaxu was not capable of running thepany, and as a freshman, he should focus on his studies first. After his graduation and some time grinding in society, he would start training him then!


    It was a good thing Jian Xi did not know about this idea, otherwise she would definitely feel distressed. He was only two years older than He Jiaxu. If not for everything that had happened in the past, he would still be in college too!


    Of course, He Qingchen would never let Jian Xi know about this.


    Time flew by, and Jian Xi had already been in B City for over two months.


    One day when He Qingchen was free, he realized that her two months deadline was up. He was thinking about what to spend the 50,000 yuan on for her when Jian Xi took the initiative to tell him that she wanted a piece of rough stone.


    "Rough stone?"


    Jian Xi nodded. "Yes, rough stone. Last time I said I hadprehended my ancestor''s secret manuals, right? There is a storage talisman inside. I want to carve it into a good piece of jade and make it into a bracelet, a storage bracelet! That way in the future when I go out on business, I won¡¯t need to carry my sword and flute around, which is too eye-catching."


    He Qingchen recalled thatst time she did say she had learned a storage talisman, but this talisman needed some spiritual energy to activate it, and such spiritual energy could only be found in high quality jade!


    "Alright, coincidentally there will be a rough stone auction in B City three dayster. I¡¯ll bring you to take a look, see if there are any you like." He Qingchen said.


    "Thank you, brother!" Jian Xi sweet talked him.


    *


    Three dayster, He Qingchen appeared in a suit at the B City Rough Stone Auction, apanied by a beautiful girl who made people unable to take their eyes off her at first nce.


    The two of them caused quite a stir when they appeared at the auction.


    On one hand, people were discussing why He Qingchen, who had never been interested in the jade business, would show up here today.


    On the other hand, many were focused on the key point: who was that girl beside He Qingchen? She looked unfamiliar!


    Most of them were from B City¡¯s upper circle or had partnerships with the He Group. Thus, they would keep an eye on He Qingchen''s dynamics at all times. After all, those without partnerships with He hoped to get a chance to meet He Qingchen in person while existing partners hoped for even more opportunities!


    In fact, some of them had seen Jian Xi once before when she went to He to look for He Qingchen for the first time.


    However, she had been "travel-stained" then and hadn¡¯t stayed for them to take a clear look at her face before Executive Assistant Xu hurriedly signaled her to leave. So they only knew that He Qingchen had a younger sister, but did not know it was Jian Xi in front of them!

 Chapter 35: Tagged

    <h4>Chapter 35</h4>


    Jian Xi came to the auction for the first time. She was not particrly nervous. On her way here, she had already asked He Qingchen if there was anything she needed to pay attention to and the rules of the auction.


    Today she wore a light pink strappy dress with a white knit cardigan. Her hair was still in a bun, making her look obedient and gentle.


    Many people looked Jian Xi up and down several times. Finally, someone could not hold back and came up to He Qingchen and Jian Xi, looking familiar. "Mr. He, I have admired you for a long time. I am Zhai Yuan from Hengyuan Group. Your girlfriend is so beautiful, you are so lucky!"


    Girlfriend?


    He Qingchen paused. His hand in his pocket clenched.


    Before he could exin, Jian Xi had already pulled her hand out of his and smiled. "Mr. Zhai, you misunderstood. I am his sister!"


    Zhai Yuan suddenly realized. He had heard that He Qingchen had a sister of unknown origin recently, but no one could find any information about her. He did not expect it to be the woman in front of him!


    He quickly apologized, "I''m sorry, I was rude to make casual guesses without understanding. I''m sorry Mr. He, I''m sorry Miss He..." He stopped, not wanting to make the mistake again!


    Jian Xi saw his embarrassment and introduced herself, "My name is Jian Xi."


    "I''m so sorry, Miss Jian," Zhai Yuan said embarrassedly. "Mr. He, Miss Jian, I''ll leave you be."


    After that, he hurried away. Although He Qingchen did not show any displeasure in his expression, he had still spoken wrongly in front of the brother and sister after all, so he should not linger around them.


    The opportunists in the venue had pricked up their ears to eavesdrop when Zhai Yuan went to greet them. So everyone knew that the woman beside He Qingchen was his rumored sister! Thus, they all went up without hesitation topliment them. After all, that fool Zhai Yuan had already paved the way for them!


    Faced with the greetings from these people, He Qingchen waszy and aloof. His expression was indifferent, gradually bing impatient. He hardly said a word from beginning to end. Jian Xi helped him out of many awkward situations!


    Finally, the crowd around them dispersed. Jian Xi whispered disapprovingly, "Brother, one should not hit a smiling face. They greeted you enthusiastically, you should at least respond a little. Look how embarrassed they were just now."


    Hearing her serious lecture, He Qingchen chuckled. His eyes were gentle,pletelycking the impatience from earlier. "I''ll be careful next time, alright?"


    Jian Xiughed. She tiptoed and rubbed He Qingchen''s head, saying, "To err is human, good boy!"


    He Qingchen indulged her, allowing her little hand to mess up his hair. He even lowered his head slightly to match her tiptoeing!


    Their interaction fell into the eyes of most people in the venue. The impression of Jian Xi in people''s minds became even deeper. The reason was that this fierce He Qingchen doted on his sister very much!


    Jian Xi was soonbeled by the crowd as someone who should not be provoked lightly in B City!


    There was still some time before the auction started. There were also many original stones on disy in the venue, dozens of varieties such as old pit types, new pit types, ss types, blue types of jadeite rough stones, etc. These were for buyers to identify in advance. They all had numbers on them. Once buyers took a liking to a piece after inspection, they could bid for it at the auctionter.


    Of course, there were also many that were not for auction but priced outright. Those could be purchased directly.


    However, the vast majority of those were not good quality rough stones, with low probabilities of cutting out high quality jadeite. Thus, there were few people at the outright pricing section, only a handful examining them with jade shlights.


    When Jian Xi and He Qingchen walked past, those few people were quite surprised.


    Although this was He Qingchen''s first time at a rough stone auction, he should not be unaware that there was nothing good here!


    However, seeing his bored expression and him quietly following behind his sister watching her carefully select, they realized He Qingchen was merely here to apany his sister!


    What they did not know was that He Qingchen also wanted to take her to see the good stuff, but s, the ''limit''... So he felt very helpless!


    But it was fine. He still believed Jian Xi would definitely be able to choose what she wanted, since she could sense the aura within the stones.


    The host, Zhang Tong, who was also the chairman of the Jade Association, heard that He Qingchen had arrived and hurriedly came to greet them personally. But when he did not find them at the inspection area, the staff told him Mr. He was at the non-auction area.


    So he hurried towards the non-auction area.


    At this moment, He Qingchen did not show any impatience at all. He followed behind Jian Xi, watching her touch one piece of rough stone after another, finally stopping at a stone priced at only 13,000 yuan.


    To be honest, this stone was quite big, almost reaching Jian Xi¡¯s knees when ced on the ground!


    Jian Xi carefully sensed the rich aura within it and nodded satisfactorily. Dimples appeared on her face as she pped the table and said, "This one!"


    "Done choosing?" He Qingchen asked.


    Jian Xi nodded affirmatively.


    He Qingchen reached out his hand. An attendant walked over. He handed the attendant his ck card. "Swipe the card."


    The attendant took the card. "Alright Mr. He, please wait a moment." He turned to go swipe the card.


    At this moment, Zhang Tong rushed over. "Wait!"


    Hearing his voice, Jian Xi looked over and frowned.


    "Mr. He has graced us with his presence, why didn''t you let me know in advance? Please ept my apologies for the inadequate reception. This must be Miss Jian?" Zhang Tong had an ingratiating smile on his face.


    Although He Qingchen was not involved in the jade industry, he had seen Zhang Tong before. The chairman of the Jade Association. He owned several auction houses in B City.


    "Mr. Zhang is too kind. I just came with my sister on a whim to take a look around. We''ve already chosen." He gave Zhang Tong some face by saying the longest sentence he had uttered since arriving here. After all, someone had lectured him earlier.


    However, impatience could still be heard in his words, implying that we have finished choosing and want to leave, you can stay wherever is most convenient.


    Clearly, Zhang Tong did not pick up on the otheryer of meaning in his words. He even took two steps forward, smiling and said, "Mr. He, since you rarelye by, how can you leave so soon? I have a lot of good stock on my side. Let me take you to see?"


    "No need, this will do," He Qingchen directly rejected him. He turned and asked Jian Xi, "Xi Xi, do you want to cut the stone here or somewhere else?"


    "Let''s just cut it here," Jian Xi was toozy to go elsewhere either. It was all the same anywhere.


    Zhang Tong looked at the stone Jian Xi chose. It was the worst piece on site. "Miss Jian, this material is not very good. It can''t cut out anything nice. Why don''t I take you to see..."

 Chapter 36: I’ll give you a Divination for Free

    <h4>Chapter 36</h4>


    "Thank you, I''ll just choose this one, no need to look further," Jian Xi declined politely.


    Seeing this, Zhang Tong didn''t try to persuade her further. Instead, he directly led the two to learn about the stone room.


    The auction hadn''t started yet, so there was no one in the stone room, including those jewelers that worked with jade and stones.


    But after the three people entered, more and more people came in to take a look.


    Of course, most of them were people preparing to tter Jian Xi. They had all thought it through - no matter whether this young miss was able to unlock any colors from this stone or not, even if it turned out to be a waste stone, they would still buy it at a high price.


    However, there were also many people who came just to watch the excitement. Was it because the legendary billionaire He Qingchen only bought a 10,000+ yuan original stone for his sister, and didn''t even take her to the appraisal area, an indication that he didn''t actually like his sister that much?


    Everyone who came in to watch the stone unlocking process had different thoughts in mind, and no one looked favorably upon the original stone Jian Xi had chosen.


    He Qingchen, on the other hand, had apletely calm expression on his face. He sat on the sofa ying with his phone without even ncing at anyone.


    Since the original stone was quiterge, it took some effort for the master stone worker to carry and ce it on the table. He hadn''t even opened his mouth to ask Jian Xi if she wanted to draw the lines herself, when she had alreadye to the table. She picked up the pen and drew two lines. After finishing, she politely thanked the master and told him that he could rx now. From her skilled movements, those who didn''t know her would have thought she was a veteran!


    The master stone worker ced the stone in the machine, closed the lid, and set the machine to work ording to the lines Jian Xi had drawn.


    The only sound left in the entire stone room was the buzzing of the machine. Those jewelers didn''t even nce at the machine.


    The moment the machine stopped, they immediately started shouting out prices.


    "Miss Jian, I''m the owner of Xuan Nian Pavilion. I bid 1 million to buy this piece of material from you."


    "Miss Jian, I''m from Ling Long Jade and Stone Shop. I bid 1.5 million."


    "Miss Jian, I bid 1.8 million."


    "Miss Jian..."


    Jian Xi remained standing without moving. She just gave them a polite faint smile. "I''m not selling, thank you all for your kindness." She knew they were only trying to y nice because of her brother''s face.


    Before she even finished speaking, the stone master suddenly gasped.


    Everyone''s attention was drawn over by this sound. They saw the stone master tremblingly take out the stone that had been cut open, wipe off the dust on it, and reveal the obvious color inside.


    It was purple!


    Gasps of surprise now arose one after another, along with heated discussions.


    He Qingchen remained as calm as before on the sofa, still engrossed with his phone, as if he had expected this all along and didn''t even nce that way.


    Before those jewelers could speak, Zhang Tong directly opened his mouth and bid 50 million.


    Jian Xi shook her head. Facing the stone master, she said, "Please cut the second line."


    The stone master kindly reminded her, "Miss Jian, if the second cut doesn''t go well, this piece will be wasted. Are you sure you want to cut it?" He had been in this profession for 20 years and had seen many people be greedy - a piece that could have fetched a good price with one cut, they insisted on trying for more, and with the second cut the fine material instantly became scrap.


    "Thank you for your good intentions, master. Please cut it," Jian Xi said politely, thanking him for his concern.


    Zhang Tong felt somewhat anxious at the side. This piece was not thought highly of in the first ce. They had tossed it aside as scrap, hoping some rich fool would take it away. He didn''t expect there to actually be purple color in it, what''s more an extremely rare variety. But now, it seemed there were a lot of impurities. After one more cut, even that little bit of purple would likely disappear, given how small a portion would be left from Jian Xi''s second cut line.


    If she didn''t cut it, he could take it for 50 million. After some time he could auction it off again for a greater profit, earning He Qingchen''s favor at the same time.


    Just as the stone master was about to ce the stone in the machine again, he was stopped by Zhang Tong.


    "Miss Jian, why don''t we just stop cutting. I can add another 10 million, so 60 million total. I''ll take it for 60 million," Zhang Tong said, not daring to speak forcefully but still trying to persuade her.


    Jian Xi felt displeased. Could this person not understand human speech? Hadn''t she already said clearly she wasn''t selling!


    But before she could speak, a voice sounded from the sofa. "Cut it."


    No one knew when He Qingchen had put down his phone. Raising his eyes to look at Zhang Tong, he uttered that one word.


    With He''s gaze upon him, Zhang Tong instantly felt an overwhelming pressure. Subconsciously, he loosened his grip.


    The smile on his face gradually disappeared as well, reced by displeasure. He took two steps back.


    He felt he had already given He Qingchen enough face today, but this guy was still arrogantly disregarding his face, indeed matching his notorious reputation!


    He patted the stone master on the shoulder and said softly, "Go ahead and cut it nicely!"


    The stone master pressed his lips together, nced at Jian Xi, and helplessly nodded. He turned around about to press the start button, except his little finger lingered over a small hole right below the button instead.


    Sighing softly, he forcefully pressed that little hole, before moving to press the start button.


    "Wait a minute," Jian Xi suddenly called out to stop him.


    She met Zhang Tong''s eyes. Although the corners of her lips were upturned, her eyes contained a bone-chilling coldness. "Master, I suddenly don''t want it cut anymore."


    Everyone looked at Jian Xi puzzled. Why the sudden change of heart? They were still waiting to see the unveiling!


    The stone master secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Afraid Jian Xi was having second thoughts, he hurriedly pressed the button to open the lid and removed the original stone back onto the table.


    He Qingchen walked over. "Not cutting anymore?"


    "Mhm. I just noticed there''s a specialty shop right across for stone cutting. Let''s go over there to cut it," Jian Xi said.


    "Alright." He Qingchen didn''t ask for her reasons. He simply made a phone call for his bodyguards outside to carry the stone over.


    After He Qingchen and Jian Xi left, the rest of the people in the room also followed them out.


    Ten minutester, a burst of excited cries erupted from across the street.


    "Top grade purple jadeite! This is the peak of purple jadeite! "


    "A whole piece this big, it must be worth at least 100 million!"


    "I really didn''t expect Miss Jian''s luck to be so astonishing. She''s simply blessed by heaven!"


    "Miss Jian, won''t you really consider selling it?"


    "Yes, please think it over Miss Jian. If you are willing to sell it, I''ll offer 150 million!"


    150 million! Jian Xi silently counted all those zeros in her mind.


    What a pity! She couldn''t sell it. Such windfall wealth counted as improper gains for her. Even if it was under He Qingchen''s name, she couldn''t, because she was the one who chose it and it had been tainted by her fortune!


    Waa waa, her money was flying away!


    Jian Xi painfully rejected them. "I''m sorry everyone, as I''ve said, it''s not for sale. Thank you all the same."


    The crowd heard this and became very disappointed. Jian Xi paid them no heed and had the bodyguards put away the goods to load in the car. She directly went to the store to grab a set of jade carving tools before leaving with He Qingchen.


    The group sent the two to the entrance before returning to the auction across the street, which would start in another 10 minutes.


    But as soon as they stepped outside, they saw Zhang Tong standing at the entrance across the street.


    Eyeing the few people behind Jian Xi and He Qingchen, he raised his hand and pointed at them. In a loud voice directed at the security guards at the auction venue entrance, he said, "Those few jewelers I just pointed out, from now on, they are not to set foot in any of my auctions!"


    Those were the jewelers who had tried to tter Jian Xi earlier!


    Having said that, he turned again to face He Qingchen and Jian Xi with a pleased expression. "Mr. He, Miss Jian, please walk slowly for I won''t be sending you off?"


    He Qingchen gave a mockingugh at Zhang Tong''s face devoid of expression, though the aggressive aura between his brows increasingly intensified!


    This guy seemed a bit silly!


    He signaled to Xu Yan, and Xu Yan instantly understood. Taking out his phone, he started to call Cheng Bei.


    "Assistant Xu, no need to make that call!" Jian Xi called out to stop Xu Yan.


    Xu Yan stole a nce at He Qingchen, then put down his phone.


    Jian Xi whispered something into He Qingchen''s ear, and the corners of He Qingchen''s eyebrows raised slightly, but he did not say anything.


    Zhang Tong had barely walked a few steps when Jian Xi''s voice sounded behind him, "Mr. Zhang, please wait."


    He turned his head back in puzzlement to look at Jian Xi, "Miss Jian, what else can I do for you? I''m very busy!"


    Jian Xi was entirely unconcerned, the corners of her lips curving up slightly as she slowly andzily said, "Since you and I have some karma today, how about I give you a free reading?"

 Chapter 37: Zhang Tong Is Caught

    <h4>Chapter 37</h4>


    As soon as she said this, the air around them became even quieter. Zhang Tong paused for a moment, then burst outughing.


    However, everyone could tell from hisughter that it contained contempt. "I didn''t expect Miss Jian to know this stuff. Since you''ve said it already, I will listen attentively."


    He Qingchen felt his hand itch slightly and moved his fingers.


    "The nostrils are withered and dark, wealth is diminishing, destitute and homeless, prospering at first then decliningter. Cmity and misfortune hover like mist, disaster clings to the body. The pce of fate is red, indicating punishment and harm." Jian Xi spoke unhurriedly.


    The others present were all wealthy and privileged. Many of them believed in this stuff, some even kept geomancers or experts in metaphysics in their homes. So most could grasp the general meaning of Jian Xi''s words.


    Zhang Tong''s face had grown darker and darker since Jian Xi spoke her first sentence, but shepletely ignored him. Her sweet voice rang out again, but this time with a cold edge.


    "Mr. Zhang, do you think that just because you changed your name and moved to a different city, you can cover up the damaging things you did when you were young? You can''t hide fire with paper forever. You will certainly face prison within five days!"


    Zhang Tong stared at Jian Xi in disbelief, his mind nking for a moment.


    How did she know about that!


    Stay calm! That happened many years ago. No one could possibly know about it. Even if she did know, the police couldn''t have found evidence back in those backwards times!


    "Haha, Miss Jian sure knows how to joke around. I''m half in the grave already after living fifty good years as aw-abiding citizen. I''ve never even shorted the taxman a penny!" Zhang Tong forced himself to stayposed.


    "Oh, is that so? Then let''s wait and see!" Jian Xi shrugged indifferently. The motion was very simr to He Qingchen''s.


    Having said her piece, she turned back to look at He Qingchen. "Brother, I''m hungry. Let''s go eat. I want hot pot."


    "Alright, let''s go." He Qingchen gave Xu Yan a significant look. Xu Yan understood instantly that he could start preparing to enter the jade industry.


    Jian Xi hooked her arm around He Qingchen''s. As they walked past Zhang Tong, she paused and said just loud enough for him to hear clearly, "Do you know why your wife has never been able to conceive? It''s because Zhang Tong is watching over you two from behind!"


    Zhang Tong looked at Jian Xi in horror, a chill running down his back. His whole body froze.


    "Brother, I want milk tea."


    "Let''s go, I''ll take you to buy some."


    After the two of them left, light music sounded from the auction hall behind Zhang Tong. The auctioneer''s voice rang out at the same time.


    "Ladies and gentlemen, wee to Jade Association Chairman Zhang Tong''s raw jade auction. I hereby announce the official start of today''s auction!"


    *


    With just the short time it took Jian Xi and He Qingchen to eat hot pot, the prophecy she gave Zhang Tong spread through the upper circles of City B.


    They were shocked that He Qingchen''s unknown sister actually knew how to fortune tell!


    At the same time, a video went viral online. It showed the interior of a ne. A girl with an extremely sweet appearance calmly gave acupuncture to an unconscious young man, reviving him after a short time. The whole ne cheered!


    That life-saving girl was none other than Jian Xi, currently sprawled in the passenger seat rubbing her stuffed belly.


    The person who posted the video was actually another passenger on the ne. Since the inte was disabled during the flight, she decided to just record it on her phone and post it afternding. After all, it was positive news about a good deed.


    But she had a bad memory. Afternding, she got caught up chatting with colleagues andpletely forgot about it. She only remembered this morning when scrolling through her photo album, so she uploaded it on a whim.


    She never imagined that by the end of her workday, the video would have over 30 million views and shares!


    The video went viral!


    No, to be precise, the girl in the video went viral!


    *


    Jian Xi, who hated dragging things out, returned to Pleasant View Creek Garden and immediately went upstairs to her bedroom, a box of carving tools in her left hand and the b of carved watermelon tourmaline in her right.


    He Qingchen didn''t even need to think about it. She wouldn''te out of her bedroom for a while.


    Jian Xi had always been like this, utterly devoted whether it was learning or working. When focused, she was oblivious to everything else!


    He decided not to go to thepany that afternoon and just work from home instead.


    Shortly after entering his study, he received a call from Xu Yan. "Mr. He, Miss Jian has gone viral!"


    "Gone viral?" He Qingchen''s writing brush halted.


    Xu Yan exined, "Yes, a video of Miss Jian saving someone was posted online. It already has over 30 million views and shares this morning and it''s still climbing. Many people are looking into Miss Jian''s background."


    He Qingchen frowned. "Handle it."


    "Yes, Mr. He, I''ll get right on it." Xu Yan acknowledged.


    "Wait. Don''t handle it yet. Let me ask her first and see what she thinks." He Qingchen rubbed his brow.


    It wasn''t until evening that Jian Xi finally emerged from her bedroom, for no other reason than following her nose!


    While eating, He Qingchen told her about what was happening online and asked how she wanted to handle it.


    When Jian Xi first heard about this, she was a bit confused and didn''t have any ideas. After thinking for a while, she still didn''t want that much attention, so she told He Qingchen to help take the video offline first.


    He Qingchen called Xu Yan and within an hour, all traces of the video featuring Jian Xi''s rescue disappeared from the inte.


    But even though the video was gone, news of it still reached many people in the upper circles of City B. Many of them had seen Jian Xi at the jade auction, so they recognized her as He Qingchen''s sister!


    Now they werepletely in a frenzy. That very morning, they had personally heard her dere that Zhang Tong would be imprisoned within five days. Then that afternoon, a video emerged of her miraculously saving someone with acupuncture!


    But in fact, many held skeptical attitudes, waiting to see how things yed out.


    If after five days, Zhang Tong was still safe and sound, the one losing face wouldn''t be Miss Jian, but Mr. He Qingchen of the esteemed He n!


    And so, everyone kept a close eye on Zhang Tong''s activities.


    The auction proceeded normally that day with Zhang Tong making a huge profit. That night, he attended a banquet with friends along with his wife.


    The next day, he spent the morning leisurely drinking tea with the vice chairman of the Jade Association and announced an uing overhaul of the jade industry, including stricter auditing procedures for new entrants.


    On the third day, he toured all of his jade shops together with his wife.


    Those watching Zhang Tong closely for three consecutive days saw that his work and personal life werepletely normal.


    No bad news about him surfaced whatsoever, let alone anything warranting imprisonment.


    Some said that Miss Jian did specify within five days. There were still two days left, what''s the rush!


    On the morning of the fifth day, Zhang Tong was seen cheerfully grocery shopping hand-in-hand with his wife, looking utterly carefree.


    That afternoon, he appeared as a guest on an appraisal master''s interview show, recordingte into the evening. Still, nothing happened.


    Just as people were about to lose patience, news came from ahead.


    The president of the Jade Association, Zhang Tong, was taken away in handcuffs by the police right outside the appraisal master''s live studio. He was cuffed by the chief of police himself!


    Less than two hourster, a police notice came out, the gist of which was that Zhang Tong''s original name was Zhang Ren. Thirty years ago, he got into a fight and identally killed someone. His twin brother advised him to turn himself in, but he refused. In the midst of their quarrel, he mistakenly killed his own brother as well.


    At the time, he was already involved with his brother''s wife, who is now his own wife. The two came up with a n - they would pretend Zhang Ren had alreadymitted suicide out of guilt!


    From that day onward, the real Zhang Ren took over the identity of his brother Zhang Tong!


    Back then, their family was from an impoverished, remote area where even the census takers might not make it. So he managed to sessfully keep it a secret!


    And so, Zhang Ren escaped thew''s punishment for so many years in this manner.

 Chapter 38: First Light

    <h4>Chapter 38</h4>


    After reading the bulletin, everyone began to scold Zhang Tong, no, Zhang Ren, and his wife as beasts. His own younger brother and her own husband were actually so cruel!


    But some people raised doubts that this had happened thirty years ago, so how was it dug up again?


    So everyone investigated again. It turned out that B City¡¯s police department had just appointed a new chief who happened to be the captain in charge of Zhang Ren¡¯s case back then!


    He had always felt that something was wrong with this case and it had always been a thorn in his side. Over the years, he had been investigating it on and off, and finally the heavens favored his efforts. He found a witness and went to apprehend Zhang Ren personally!


    The matter thus ended, and Jian Xi also became famous because of this hexagram.


    Early next morning, Xu Yan came to Yi Jing Creek Garden, because he had received calls from all sorts of people past midnight.


    Not only him, even Cheng Bei who was specially responsible for He Qingchen¡¯s covert affairs had received a few calls from elsewhere.


    ¡°They want to meet Miss Jian,¡± Xu Yan said respectfully.


    While feeding Jian Xi strawberries as she yed games, He Qingchen asked, ¡°Meet?¡±


    ¡°Meet! How else can I earn money? I still have to rebuild my ancestral hall after getting married!¡± Jian Xi said directly. Her goal was very clear. That day, she had publicly said she would give Zhang Tong a hexagram, not just because she was a little angry, but also because she thought ofying the foundation for future business.


    Hearing the two words ¡°getting married¡±, He Qingchen¡¯s eyebrows started throbbing uncontrobly, but there was no alternative since she could only rebuild her ancestral hall under her own name after marriage!


    ¡°Xu Yan, redecorate the small wooden house next to the main building tomorrow. Xi Xi will tell fortunes there in the future. Three hexagrams per day from Monday to Friday, 10,000 yuan per hexagram. Fees for ¡®other matters¡¯ will be calcted separately. No business on Saturdays and Sundays. Reschedule if anythinges up.¡± He Qingchen directly made arrangements and instructed Xu Yan.


    ¡°Okay, Boss He. I¡¯ve noted it down.¡± Xu Yan responded.


    Jian Xi felt a little embarrassed. ¡°But Assistant Xu still has to handlepany affairs. Won¡¯t he be too busy?¡±


    Xu Yan said, ¡°It¡¯s no problem, Miss Jian. I can manage. I have several assistants working under me!¡±


    Alright then...


    ¡°When the small wooden house is renovated, I¡¯ll open for business. Right, Assistant Xu, deposit all my hexagram fees and remunerations into my brother¡¯s ount. Don¡¯t transfer it to the wrong one by mistake!¡± After Xu Yan agreed, he left. He still had to personally arrange the appointments himself. After all, these upper-ss figures were hard to deal with, and his subordinates probably wouldn¡¯t be able to handle them. As for the renovation, his people could take care of it.


    He Qingchen asked Jian Xi if she wanted to attend a banquet with him that night. He had thought that she would definitely agree given her curiosity.


    But this time, he guessed wrongly. Jian Xi shook her head furiously like a rattle drum. ¡°I¡¯m not going. I already promised Sixth Senior Brother yesterday that he would take me out to y!¡±


    ¡°Where to?¡± He Qingchen asked.


    Jian Xi said, ¡°I don¡¯t know! He just said he would take me out to y without saying where we were going. Don¡¯t worry, aren¡¯t you assured of our martial arts prowess?¡±


    He Qingchen didn¡¯t ask further. He was indeed assured of Huo Chengxi¡¯s martial arts skills!


    But before noon, Huo Chengxi hade to pick her up without even having lunch with He Qingchen!


    As a result, He Qingchen¡¯s face was ck when he went to hispany!


    *


    When night fell, nightlife began.


    Huo Chengxi swallowed. It wasn¡¯t his first timeing to the nightclub street. On the contrary, he was a regr here. Why was he so nervous then? It was all because of the little ancestor Jian Xi by his side!


    In the afternoon, he had apanied her to y in the amusement park. He had originally wanted to take her for a nice meal before sending her back to He Qingchen after dinner. After all, when he had picked her up just now, He Qingchen had looked so coldly at him!


    But unexpectedly, while dining, the people at the next table had talked about the newly opened and fun nightclubs on the street. Jian Xi¡¯s eyes then lit up as she kept calling him Sixth Senior Brother, saying that He Qingchen had a banquet tonight, so she could returnter!


    And so, the two of them were now standing here!


    ¡°Little Seven, why don¡¯t we just go back? If He Qingchen finds out that I brought you to a nightclub, I¡¯m afraid I won¡¯t get to see tomorrow¡¯s sunlight. You know I¡¯m no match for him!¡± Huo Chengxi said cowardly.


    Jian Xi had a wicked, smug look. ¡°Sixth Senior Brother, since we¡¯re already here, there¡¯s no turning back for you. Otherwise, I¡¯ll call my brother now and say you insisted on bringing me to a nightclub!¡±


    The familiar little devil Jian Xi was out!


    Huo Chengxi brought Jian Xi to Night, a club often frequented by him and owned by his cousin Chu Chengran.


    When they arrived at the entrance, the bouncer recognized Huo Chengxi as the boss¡¯ cousin. Fearful of offending them, he nced cautiously at Jian Xi beside him.


    Huo Chengxi knew what the bouncer was worried about and said aloud, ¡°She¡¯s of age.¡±


    The bouncer smiled awkwardly. ¡°Sorry, Young Master Huo. She looks a little young so I thought...¡±


    It wasn¡¯t his fault really. Today, Jian Xi wore a blue Peter Pan cored shirt dress and a pair of white sneakers, with a small sling bag slung across. With that outfit and her sweet countenance, she looked just like a high schooler!


    Jian Xi smiled at him before the two entered directly.


    The moment they stepped inside, Jian Xi nearly fainted!


    The loud music made her involuntarily cover her ears. She felt much better after adapting for a while.


    Huo Chengxi brought her to the VIP booth with the best view. Jian Xi looked around and saw the people going wild on the dance floor in front. She thought, ¡°It doesn¡¯t seem as fun here as those girls described just now. And I don¡¯t see any handsome guys either!¡±


    Soon, the server brought an alcoholic drink and a ss of orange juice.


    Jian Xi asked doubtfully, ¡°Sixth Senior Brother, do you want fruit juice?¡±


    ¡°The fruit juice is for you!¡± Huo Chengxi pushed the orange juice in front of Jian Xi and picked up the Long Ind Iced Tea to take a sip himself.


    ¡°What! I¡¯m already eighteen, okay? I can drink alcohol now. Moreover, it¡¯s not like I haven¡¯t drunk before in the mountains!¡± Jian Xi pouted to show her dissatisfaction but still obediently drank her juice.


    ¡°Hehe, with your alcohol tolerance? No self-awareness at all?¡± Huo Chengxi mocked. ¡°Who was it again who secretly drank Master¡¯s rice wine then hugged a tree and refused to let go despite my and Fifth Senior Sister''s efforts to pull her away? Her strength was so great!¡±


    As Jian Xi listened eagerly, she quickly covered Huo Chengxi¡¯s mouth to stop him from continuing. ¡°Sixth Senior Brother, do I have no face?¡±


    Huo Chengxi removed her hand andughed. ¡°No one else can hear us anyway. Speaking of Fifth Senior Sister, have you called her recently?¡±


    ¡°No. My brother said she seemed to have gone abroad so I didn''t call her.¡± Jian Xi exined.


    Huo Chengxi said, ¡°It¡¯s been so long. I saw that she had posted return to country photos on Moments a week ago.¡±


    Jian Xi''s eyes lit up. ¡°Really? Then I''ll call her now!¡±


    Unbeknownst to them, at that moment, Su Yinghe, who had just bumped into He Qingchen at the banquet, was striding rapidly towards her car while holding up her long dress in one hand and her phone in the other!


    Coincidentally, as Su Yinghe was calling Jian Xi, Jian Xi was also calling Su Yinghe at the same time, so both of their phones disyed that the other person was on a call.


    Jian Xi hung up and called Su Yinghe again, but it still showed that she was on another call, so Jian Xi hung up again.


    Huo Chengxi asked, "She didn''t answer again? Where has this fifth sister run off to now!"


    Just as he finished speaking, his phone started vibrating on the table.


    He picked it up and looked, the screen disyed three big words: fifth sister.

 Chapter 39: Miss Su Yinghe

    <h4>Chapter 39</h4>


    "Hey, Eldest Sister Su."


    "Huo Chengxi, where is Little Seven? Is Little Seven with you? Where did you take her?!" Su Yinghe''s agitated voice unconsciously grew louder.


    Huo Chengxi helplessly responded. What a damn coincidence. "Eldest Sister Su, Little Seven was just calling you. We''re at the Night Club. Do you want toe over now?"


    "What? You took Little Seven to the Night Club? Huo Chengxi, you''ve got some nerve!" Su Yinghe''s voice grew even louder.


    Huo Chengxi rubbed his nose and responded, "It wasn''t me. Little Sev-"


    His exnation was interrupted by Su Yinghe. "Okay, I''ll be there soon. Just you wait. Oh right, don''t let Little Seven drink any alcohol!"


    "Okay, okay. I ordered fruit juice for her. Don''t worry," Huo Chengxi quickly responded.


    Su Yinghe hung up the phone, got into the backseat of the car, and told the driver, "Go to the Night Club."


    "Yes, Miss," the driver responded.


    Inside the nightclub, Jian Xi had moved closer when she heard Huo Chengxi call out "Eldest Sister Su." She asked, "Was that a call from Eldest Sister? Is sheing?"


    "Yes, she''ll be here soon. Let''s wait for a bit," Huo Chengxi responded, feeling somewhat troubled that he would inevitably receive a tongueshing from Eldest Sister Suter!


    After finishing a ss of fruit juice, Jian Xi felt the urge to use the restroom. "Sixth Brother, I need to go to the restroom real quick."


    "I''ll go with you," Huo Chengxi put down his drink and stood up.


    Jian Xi stopped him, "No need. I''ll go by myself. It''s just over there." She pointed in a direction to show she knew where the restroom was.


    "Okay,e back quickly and don''t wander around," Huo Chengxi saw that she knew where it was and didn''t say anything else as he sat back down on the sofa.


    After going to the bathroom, Jian Xi was washing her hands at the sink when there was suddenly a loud thud as the door behind her mmed shut. Jian Xi was startled.


    She looked up at the mirror which reflected a couple passionately kissing behind her.


    The restroom was divided into two sides for men and women, but the sink area was open.


    It was quite awkward.


    The man and woman were fiercely clinging to each other,pletely oblivious to Jian Xi washing her hands there.


    A faint blush appeared on her cheeks, but outwardly she didn''t show it. She thought to herself, the nightclub is quite disorderly and bored, no wonder Sixth Brother didn''t want to bring her here. She better leave quickly with Eldest Sister when she arrives!


    Trying to minimize her presence, she walked around to the other side and headed out of the restroom.


    The couple was so engrossed they didn''t notice her at all.


    Outside the restroom, Jian Xi felt relieved. She walked towards the private lounge area.


    While walking, she pulled out her phone to send a message to He Qingchen asking what time the banquet would end.


    Looking down at her phone, she didn''t notice several people walking straight towards her. She idently stepped on the foot of the man in the middle.


    "I''m so sorry, are you injured?" Jian Xi quickly apologized.


    "You f&%#@$..." The man named Yan Sen was about to curse from the pain but instantly stopped when Jian Xi looked up at him.


    Where the hell did this fairy-like beautye from? She''s way too pretty! "Oh, no problem. I''m not injured. Are you okay? Did you hurt your foot stepping on me?" He took a step closer and gave what he thought was a gentle, charming smile.


    Jian Xi frowned and took a step back. "Sorry, if you''re okay then I''ll be on my way."


    Yan Sen saw she wanted to leave but how could he let her get away. Such a beauty and still seemingly pure and innocent looking, definitely hasn''t been tainted by other men!


    "Wait, little sister. Let''s get acquainted first and be friends." He stepped towards her again.


    The others with him all thought, Young Master Yan has his eye on this one. Although they were also shocked by her beauty, they didn''t darepete with Young Master for a woman!


    A glint of coldness appeared in Jian Xi''s eyes. The corners of her lips turned up in a slight smile as she said "Oh? You want to get acquainted with me?"


    Yan Sen didn''t notice the momentary profound look in her eyes. Hearing she was interested, his smile deepened. "I do. Let me introduce myself, I am Yan Family''s Second Young Master Yan Sen. You must have heard of the Yan Family right?"


    Jian Xi just looked at him quietly without responding as he continued boasting. "Our Yan Family is one of the top families in B City, on par with the He Family. We stand at the very top. If you be friends with me, I guarantee I can let you have free rein in B City and no one would dare bother you!"


    "Thank you for the offer, but no need. I don''t require that. Goodbye." Not wanting to hear more of his nonsense, Jian Xi figured it was about time for Eldest Sister to arrive.


    She walked off to the side to go around them and back to the lounge area.


    Yan Sen saw she was leaving but how could he allow that. She was his first target tonight, he couldn''t lose her.


    "Wait! Did I allow you to leave?" Just as he was about reach out to grab Jian Xi''s shoulder, the world spun and immense pain exploded on his back.


    His followers were still watching the show and hadn''t expected this girl who looked to be a high schooler to judo flip a six foot tall Yan Sen.


    Indeed, when Yan Sen stretched out his arm, Jian Xi had immediately thrown him over her shoulder onto the floor.


    She looked down at the groaning Yan Sen and blinked innocently. "I thought the esteemed Yan Family would have taught you not to casually grab girls."


    "You!" Yan Sen red at her furiously. "What are you guys standing around for? Grab her! Fuck, if you won''t drink the wine, then you''ll drink forfeit!" He picked himself off the ground.


    The men started towards Jian Xi when an alluring yet angry voice called out. "Let''s see which one of you dares to touch her!"


    Jian Xi''s eyes lit up. Eldest sister is here!


    Hearing the voice, Yan Sen and his gang were stunned into silence. Why was Young Miss Su here?


    "What a coincidence to run into Young Miss Su here. How fortunate!" Yan Sen smiled brightly at Su Yinghe.


    This year, his Yan Family finally managed to partner with the Su Group after much effort. He must make a good impression on the young miss to gain her favor, which would surely allow him to surpass that man in his father''s eyes!


    Su Yinghe looked at him in distaste, curling her lips. "Oh I remember now...isn''t it that illegitimate child of the Yans...Yan Sen?"


    "Yan Sen, nice to meet you," he smiled obsequiously.


    "Hmph," Su Yinghe disdainfullyughed and slowly walked over.


    She hade straight from the banquet and hadn''t had time to change. Her red skin tight halter evening gown had a slit on one side revealing glimpses of her fair, delicate thigh. Her 8cm stiletto heels clicked crisply on the marble floor with every step. Her powerful aura made everyone unconsciously straighten their backs as if to wee the queen.

 Chapter 40: Su Yinghe: "I’m not the one you should apologize to."

    <h4>Chapter 40</h4>


    Yan Sen and the others'' hearts skipped a beat when Jian Xi called out, "Fifth Sister! I missed you so much!"


    Did they know each other?


    Su Yinghe tapped Jian Xi on the nose and said, "Fifth Sister missed you too, missed you to death. Come, let me ruffle your hair!" She reached out her ws toward Jian Xi''s head.


    Jian Xi obediently let her ruffle her hair. Su Yinghe loved ruffling her hair, though Jian Xi still didn''t understand why everyone loved ruffling her hair so much!


    With others around, Su Yinghe didn''t go overboard. After ruffling for a bit, she removed her hand.


    She turned her gaze to Yan Sen and kicked his knee with her high heels. "Who were you saying you''d take away just now?"


    Yan Sen''s leg went limp from her kick and he copsed on the ground. After getting judo flipped earlier, now he got kicked. He felt like he had lost all dignity.


    He was furious, but didn''t dare offend Su Yinghe due to the Su family''s status. "Miss Su misunderstood. I was drunk and spouting nonsense. Please be the bigger person and forgive me this once?"


    Jian Xi scorned him. What a bully!


    Su Yinghe spoke unhappily, "You should apologize to her, not me."


    Yan Sen was grinding his teeth. He struggled up from the ground and bowed to Jian Xi, "I''m sorry Miss. I didn''t know Mount Tai. Please don''t take offense with me."


    The few men behind him also bowed and apologized. Of course they knew who Su Yinghe was! The Su family only had this one daughter, the future heir to Su Corporation. They were just some unimportant second generation rich kids. How could they afford to offend her!


    If only they knew Su Yinghe didn''t even know who they were!


    Jian Xi didn''t want a big fuss. It wasn''t that she was afraid, she just found it annoying!


    Ignoring their apologies, she turned to Su Yinghe, "Fifth Sister let''s go. Sixth Brother is still waiting!"


    Su Yinghe understood her intention and didn''t say more. Taking advantage of her height, she wrapped her arm around Jian Xi and walked away.


    After they left, Yan Sen straightened up from his bow. His gaze was vicious as he watched their departing backs. "Just you wait!"


    When Jian Xi and Su Yinghe got back to the private room, there were more people beside Huo Chengxi. They seemed to be chatting about something.


    Jian Xi looked over. This man looked a bit like Huo Chengxi. He gave off a gentle schrly air, like a spring breeze. Veryfortable!


    Seeing them return, Huo Chengxi scooted over. Jian Xi noticed his ears looked a bit red and asked, "Sixth Brother what happened to your ears? Why are they so red?"


    Huo Chengxi nced at Su Yinghe behind Jian Xi. She gave him a warning look. What else could it be? It was because he took her to a nightclub and got scolded by Fifth Sister!


    "Oh, nothing. Just felt itchy so I scratched it." Huo Chengxi said shamelessly.


    "Let me introduce you. This is my cousin, Chu Chengran. Cousin, this is my junior martial sister, Jian Xi!" Huo Chengxi introduced without mentioning Su Yinghe, since everyone already knew each other.


    Chu Chengran spoke politely, "Pleased to meet you Miss Jian. I''ve heard a lot about you from Chengxi."


    Jian Xi smiled. "Nice to meet you too, Brother Chengran."


    Chu Chengran nodded. "You all have fun. Put tonight''s bill on me. I have to go now."


    "Thanks Brother. We should get going too. It''ste and we need to take Little Seven home." Huo Chengxi also stood up and said.


    Chu Chengran didn''t reply, just hmm''ed and turned to leave.


    Su Yinghe pursed her red lips. As they walked out, she ced her purse on Jian Xi''s back and said, "You two go wait outside. I''ll be right there."


    After saying that, she hiked up her skirt and followed the direction Chu Chengran had left.


    Huo Chengxi and Jian Xi exchanged a nce. Huo Chengxi asked, "Why is Fifth Sister in such a hurry?"


    Jian Xi shook her head.


    They headed outside. Suddenly Jian Xi remembered something and stopped. She asked Huo Chengxi, "Sixth Brother, how old is Fifth Sister this year?"


    "She''s two years older than me, 23. What''s up?"


    Jian Xi''s expression wasplex as she nced back and sighed, "Nothing. Let''s go."


    Huo Chengxi didn''t ask more since Jian Xi didn''t voluntarily tell them.


    The two waited at the entrance for a while before Su Yinghe emerged from inside.


    She looked a little downcast, but seeing Jian Xi and Huo Chengxi, she adjusted her mood in a second. "I''m here, let''s go."


    Jian Xi looped arms with her. "Hurry, hurry, finally some peace and quiet. I''m nevering to a ce like this again, it''s so noisy I could die!"


    Huo Chengxi suddenly spoke up, "Don''t you dare leak about me bringing you to a nightclub tonight, got it?"


    Jian Xi now understood what kind of ce a nightclub was. She zipped her lips to indicate she absolutely would not leak anything!


    Huo Chengxi felt a little relieved but still uneasy.


    Su Yinghe found it amusing. She reached out and pinched Jian Xi''s cheek. "Little Seven, you''re so adorable. Howe you get so timid whenever He Qingchen is mentioned?"


    Her words looped in Huo Chengxi as well, but only thest part!


    Jian Xi touched her nose awkwardly. "What are you talking about? I''m not scared of him at all!"


    "Hehe~" Huo Chengxi mocked from the side.


    The three of them took Su Yinghe''s car. Huo Chengxi had drank so his car was left at the Nightclub entrance.


    Su Yinghe dropped Huo Chengxi off at the academy first, then Jian Xi.


    She wanted to kidnap Jian Xi too, but thinking of He Qingchen''s ck face, she decided against it.


    On the way, Jian Xi told Su Yinghe that Master had passed away. Su Yinghe didn''t say anything for a long time as she processed the news.


    After pulling over halfway, she got out of the car, lifting her skirt.


    Jian Xi knew what she was doing and also got out to stand at the side.


    There were still some pedestrians on the big road. They watched as an exquisite, charming woman emerged from a luxury car. Her temperament was even more outstanding than celebrities!


    But the next second, the woman fell to her knees facing the direction of Xuantian Temple!


    The asphalt road, the gravel... Su Yinghe heavily kowtowed three times towards Xuantian Temple and choked out, "Master, your disciple cannot send you off on your final journey. I''m unfilial. Rest assured I will take good care of Little Seven in the future!"

 Chapter 41: Mr. Zhou, you already have a baby. It’s a girl.

    <h4>Chapter 41</h4>


    When Jian Xi came back, He Qingchen had already taken a shower, changed into loungewear and was sitting on the sofa waiting for her. Seeing that she hadn''t been drinking, he was relieved and let her go to bed.


    Over the next few days, the renovation of the little wooden house began. Su Yinghe upied Jian Xi every day, picking her up in the morning and sending her back at night, taking her to almost every corner of B City.


    Jian Xi also used what little time she had before going to bed at night toplete her storage bracelet, leaving some unfinished beads that she made into several peace talismans, which she personally engraved with peace charms.


    There was no need to give one to He Qingchen since he was already wearing the Five Emperors coin pendant she made for him around his neck, which was much more powerful than these peace talismans.


    So she made one for Old Master He, one for Huo Chengxi, one for Su Yinghe, and one each for He Qingrou and He Jiaxu.


    In just a few days the little wooden house was renovated, but He Qingchen did not let Jian Xi move in right away. Although the renovation materials used were the best, it was still better to air out the smell for a while. He had always been most cautious when it came to anything regarding Jian Xi ever since they were young.


    Two dayster, Jian Xi weed her first client.


    Xu Yao had discussed this with her beforehand, so she knew that the man in front of her was called Zhou Junhe and was the heir of the Zhou Family.


    When Zhou Junhe first arrived at Pleasant View Creek Garden, he was quite restrained. It wasn''t that he had never seen the world before, but this was He Qingchen''s residence! Everyone in their social circle knew He Qingchen''s temperament, and even his close friends wouldn''t dare to casually step into his private domain, let alone the main building or even the yard. So when Assistant Xu told him to go to Pleasant View Creek Garden for a reading, he had confirmed it several times in disbelief!


    On his way there, he thought that even if Miss Jian''s reading was inurate, he certainly wouldn''t say anything about it. After all, it was just 10,000 yuan at most, which was like a drop in the bucket for these prestigious families, barely enough for a meal.


    When Zhou Junhe arrived, Jian Xi had already brewed tea and was waiting. With a sideways nce, he looked over the small wooden house. Though small, it had everything one needed. The whole decor was based on natural, original colors for an antique style. Andscape screen separated the front hall from the reception area,pletely obscuring the inside from the entrance.


    The assistant told him to wait here for a moment while she went in to announce his arrival.


    This assistant was called Gu Lingling. She was originally Assistant Xu Yao''s assistant. Now Xu Yao had sent her here specifically to receive Jian Xi''s clients.


    "Miss Jian, your client has arrived." Gu Lingling went inside and told Jian Xi.


    "Pleasee in," Jian Xi replied.


    Zhou Junhe was invited inside. There he saw arge tea table with a beautiful woman in green seated inside. This was his first time seeing Jian Xi, and she made quite an impression on him. The youngdy looked quite young, yet she had a gentle and tranquil grace.


    Of course, that was just his superficial impression since they weren''t familiar.


    Across from Jian Xi was a cup filled about seven-tenths full with steaming hot tea, clearly indicating that was his seat!


    "Mr. Zhou, please have a seat," Jian Xi said with a smile.


    Zhou Junhe sat down. "Thank you."


    After a brief moment of silence, Jian Xi spoke up, "Mr. Zhou, would you like me to give a reading or analyze your birth chart?"


    When Zhou Junhe entered, Jian Xi already knew that he was just here to go through the motions. But adhering to professional ethics, she still asked first.


    "What''s the difference?" Zhou Junhe asked, puzzled.


    Jian Xi pursed her lips in a forced smile. "They''re different. A reading asks about matters at hand while a birth chart analyzes fate."


    Her exnation was simple and easy to understand. Zhou Junhe quickly grasped the difference. After thinking for a bit, he said, "Hmm... Then I''ll go with a reading. Ask about...ask when I can have a child!"


    Jian Xi had already taken out her two Five Emperors coins, but hearing his question, she was puzzled. Putting the items in her hands down, she said, "Mr. Zhou, you already have a daughter."


    At first Zhou Junhe froze for a second, then he felt it was a little funny. He reminded her, "Miss Jian, I''m not even married yet, how could I have a child?"


    At the same time, he thought to himself that He Qingchen''s sister wasn''t very urate in her readings either. It seemed her high praise recently was mostly just ttery towards He Qingchen!


    Jian Xi shook her head in disagreement. "No, Mr. Zhou. The pce of children on your facial features clearly shows you already have a daughter." As she spoke, she pinched the two Five Emperors coins and tossed them onto the table surface.


    Zhou Junhe watched the two spinning Five Emperors coins on the table, then looked back at Jian Xi''s serious expression. Although he didn''t understand, surely she wouldn''t try to trick him like this? Weren''t fortune tellers supposed to use three copper coins? Howe Miss Jian was only using two coins!


    Just as he was feeling speechless, the two Five Emperors coins stopped spinning. Jian Xi slowly spoke, "The reading shows that two years ago in mid-July, you were plotted against by a mortal enemy."


    Zhou Junhe was startled. When he thought back, there was indeed such an incident. But he didn''t feel it was anything remarkable. After all, everyone in their social circle knew about that incident, and he was the first client with such a long appointment time. It wouldn''t be surprising if she had looked into his background in advance.


    But Jian Xi''s next words made his eyes go wide.


    Jian Xi didn''t continue talking about the previous incident. Instead, she changed the topic. "In college, you had a girlfriend you loved deeply, but due to your mother''s objections, you two ultimately didn''t end up together. She''s the mother of your daughter."


    "How...how is that possible? We broke up in our senior year. It''s been four years now. And when we were together back then, we hadn''t...we didn''t..."


    At that time, he had been very responsible towards Xu Yao. Even if it was difficult to endure, he didn''t do anything to her. He wanted to save all the beautiful moments for when they got married after graduating college. But unexpectedly, they still didn''t make it over that rocky path in the end.


    Part of the reason they broke up was also Xu Yao''s inferiorityplex. Her family circumstances were average, even a bit difficult. When she found out he was the Zhou Family''s young master, she felt very inferior. Then his mother''s opposition directly caused her to overthink until their arguments became more and more frequent, finally leading to their breakup.


    Jian Xi sighed. "Two years ago, she was working at the bar where you got in trouble that night. The day you got in trouble, she was the one who took you to the hotel."


    Zhou Junhe''s pupils contracted. He gaped for a long time, unable to get any words out.


    After a while, he processed this information. His expression was hard to describe, possibly due to the tremendous shock from this revtion. He got up and said, "I''ll look into this matter. Thank you for your reading, Miss Jian. I''ll have my assistant transfer the reading fee shortly."

 Chapter 42: That’s Another Price

    <h4>Chapter 42</h4>


    "Mr. Zhou, the road ahead for you two has some bumps that are not too difficult to ovee. As long as you give her enough sense of security, she will walk out of that dead end," Ling Sister said while seeing off the guest.


    Ancient Ling Ling made a "please" gesture. "Mr. Zhou, this way please."


    Zhou Junhe nodded and thanked Jian Xi again before following her out.


    He still did notpletely believe everything. He needed to investigate himself first before knowing if it was true or not!


    When Zhou Junhe left, he happened to run into someone he knew - Li Ren from the Li family in S City. Although there was no cooperation between the two families, they did know each other.


    He exchanged brief pleasantries before leaving. Li Ren was then brought into the small wooden house by Ancient Ling Ling.


    Li Ren had seen Jian Xi before at the jade stone auction. But he did note today for a fortune reading. Instead, he wanted Jian Xi to help look at his recent fortunes.


    Recently, he had just been very unlucky. While not quite at the level of things going wrong whenever he tried to do something, it was still a case of stumbling and falling every few days. No matter what stocks he bought, they would fall. Even just walking on the streets, he could get bird droppings on him!


    Just now, when he got out of the car at Pleasant View Creek Garden, he almost twisted his ankle when he stumbled!


    When Jian Xi saw him, her small face was wrinkled. There was no need to ask what he was here for. She directly said, "Has Mr. Li been very unlucky recently?" With that heavy yin energy on him, tsk tsk!


    If he hade a few dayster, he would probably be dead or crippled!


    Li Ren was surprised but nodded. "Miss Jian, could you tell me what is going on? Is someone cursing me?"


    Jian Xi shook her head. "No one is cursing you."


    "Then what is it?"


    Looking at him, Jian Xi reminded, "Have you collected anything recently that you should not have?"


    Li Ren said, "I did collect a batch of items recently, but I don''t know which one you''re referring to?"


    He liked collecting antiques. Basically, the older they were, the more he liked to collect them. All kinds of antiques would enter his collection room every month. Just a few days ago, he had collected quite a few pieces. Could there be an issue with those items?


    Just as he was thinking, he saw Jian Xi throw two coins onto the table. She then calmly said, "The painting of thedy hung on the southwest corner of your bedroom wall, burn it when you get home. Then everything will be fine. In the future, don''t collect just anything."


    Li Ren could not believe it. That painting of thedy was also among the batch of items he collected a few days ago. He thought it looked nice, so he hung it in his bedroom.


    "Is there an issue with the woman in the painting? Is she a ghost?" Li Ren asked in horror.


    Jian Xi almost could not hold back herughter. This person had quite the imagination. "There''s no issue with the painting itself. The issue lies with the painting''s original owner. He liked this painting a lot. After he died, the painting followed him into his grave. So the yin energy on it is very heavy."


    Li Ren instantly felt his scalp tingle as a feeling of disgust rose within him. To think the painting had spent so many years with a dead person, and he actually hung it in his bedroom!


    "Miss Jian, will it be fine as long as I burn it? Will I stop having bad luck then?" Li Ren asked.


    "Yes, it''ll be fine once you burn it. But it''ll take some time for the yin energy on you to dissipate. When you have time, get more sun. It''ll naturally go away after half a month."


    Li Ren felt a headacheing. To think the bad luck wouldst half a month!


    He asked, "Miss Jian, is there any other quicker way to get rid of the yin energy on me?"


    "There is. I can give you a talisman to dispel yin energy. But that will cost extra," Jian Xi smiled slightly.


    Li Ren''s eyes lit up. Without even asking the price, he directly said he wanted five.


    But Jian Xi shook her head. "One is enough for your situation. Having more is useless."


    With a flip of her fair and delicate wrist, a talisman appeared out of thin air in Jian Xi''s hand.


    Of course, she had operated under the table so Li Ren did not see anything.


    "Keep it on your body. When you sleep at night, ce it under your pillow. The talisman will change color in the morning. Burn it after it changes color. The talisman costs 2,000. You can pay it together with the divination fee to my assistantter."


    Li Ren received the talisman carefully and put it in his pocket, repeatedly saying OK.


    "Ling Sister, please see the guest out."


    After Ancient Ling Ling brought Li Ren out, Jian Xi took out another cleansing talisman from her bracelet again. She waved it around twice. The talisman burned up by itself.


    After it waspletely burned, Jian Xi could finally breathe easy again. "Too smelly!"


    Not only could she see yin energy, she could smell it too. Things that had been in graves tended to smell very bad!


    Of course, normal people could not smell it. Even among metaphysicists, very few had the ability to smell it!


    Neither Zhou Junhe nor Li Ren had tea. The water had turned cold. Jian Xi got up and moved around a bit, then boiled a new pot of water. She took out a red canned milk drink from the refrigerator. Recently, she had started liking to drink this. So He Qingchen had prepared a lot for her to store in the refrigerator.


    Just as she was drinking with her head tilted back, Ling Ling brought in the third guest of the day.


    Seeing the red canned milk drink in Jian Xi''s hand, Chen Qingdong''s mouth twitched. Wasn''t this the same brand his five-year-old nephew liked to drink?


    "Miss Jian, thest one for today. President Chen is here." Ancient Ling Ling respectfully said.


    "Alright." Jian Xi responded. Noticing Chen Qingdong staring at the milk drink in her hand, she put it down and asked, "Does President Chen want one too? There''s more in the fridge. I can take one out for you?"


    Chen Qingdong quickly waved his hands. "No need, Miss Jian. No need."


    "Then please take a seat, President Chen." Jian Xi sat back down as well. Sizing him up, she definitively said, "President Chen, you did note today for a fortune reading, but to have me take a look at an illness."


    Chen Qingdong was surprised. His face also flushed slightly. "Since Miss Jian already saw through it, I''ll be straightforward. I do have some private problems with my body. I had already given up all hope, but after seeing your video of saving someone on a ne, I, I..."


    For such matters, he had originally wanted to look for Lin Yichen, known as the number one Chinese medicine doctor. But the elusive master doctor could not be found no matter how many connections he used. He could only reluctantlye to try his luck with Jian Xi.


    "Sorry, Miss Jian. Was I too abrupt?" A close-to-forty-years-old man like Chen Qingdong did not even dare to lift his head in front of a young girl like Jian Xi. Because his condition was indeed difficult to speak of.


    He had infertility issues!


    Jian Xi knew he felt embarrassed andforted, "There''s no need to feel embarrassed, President Chen. I''m a doctor, you''re the patient."


    The implied meaning was that before age and gender differences, I''m first and foremost a doctor. I cannot avoid diagnosing an illness due to squeamishness.


    Hearing this, Chen Qingdong also felt relieved. At least he had not imposed on Miss Jian too much.

 Chapter 43: Fame Again

    <h4>Chapter 43</h4>


    Jian Xi let Chen Qingdong stretch out his hand and ce it on the table. She put three fingers together and pressed them against his wrist pulse.


    After a while, she retracted her hand.


    Chen Qingdong seemed to be waiting for the verdict. He held his breath and looked at her nervously, not daring to ask.


    Jian Xi gave him a faint smile to rx him, and said softly, "It''s treatable."


    When these two words came out, Chen Qingdong was greatly relieved. What followed was bitterness¡ªa man in his forties was on the verge of tears in front of Jian Xi.


    The rumors over the years had nearly crushed him. Fortunately, he had thepanionship of his wife who did not abandon him. Moreover, the Chen family was a single heir for three generations. When he found out about his infertility, his parents aged overnight. One can imagine how much pressure he was under!


    Jian Xi could understand. For some people, offspring were truly important, it was their legacy.


    "Thank you, Miss Jian." Chen Qingdong stood up and bowed to thank her.


    Jian Xi dodged to the side. "Mr. Chen, it''s too early to thank me now. You can thank me again when you have good news, it won''t be toote."


    Treating his infertility was not difficult, but Chinese medicine and acupuncture must bebined. "From now on, Mr. Chen,e here at ten o''clock every morning. I''ll give you a prescription for the medicine, and write down the usage instructions. It can be cured after ten days."


    Chen Qingdong''s eyes widened in disbelief. He doubted his own ears. "Miss Jian, did you say how many days?"


    "Ten days. What''s wrong? Your illness has dragged on for a long time and can''t be rushed. Otherwise, the effect won''t be very good and you''ll suffer a lot." Jian Xi patiently exined.


    Realizing she had misunderstood, he hurriedly waved his hands and exined, "No, Miss Jian, I think ten days is too fast!"


    Jian Xi looked up at him. Wasn''t he anxious? Why did he think ten days was too fast?


    "It''s not that either, I just, I..." Chen Qingdong was so excited that he was a bit incoherent. In the end, he could only squeeze out one sentence, "Miss Jian, you are too amazing!"


    Jian Xi felt a little embarrassed by his praise. "I said it''s still too early to say things like that now."


    She handed him the prescription, instructed him toe on time tomorrow, then let Gu Lingling send him out.


    The divination of the three hexagrams for today had beenpleted, taking less than two hours in total. She looked at the time on her phone, it was 11 o''clock.


    Zhao Sister-inw should have finished cooking. She got up, cleaned up the small wooden house with a cleaning talisman, and headed to the main building.


    Zhao Sister-inw was an elderly person from the old house. He Qingchen was busier now than before, and sometimes could note back in time to cook for her. Not wanting her to work hard cooking by herself, he had selected someone from the old house to be responsible for Jian Xi¡¯s three meals a day.


    At the beginning, Jian Xi refused, saying that she could cook by herself and it was not necessary to trouble others. But He Qingchen insisted, so she obediently listened.


    It had to be said that this Zhao Sister-inw really knew how to cook, and her specialties were all Jian Xi¡¯s favorites!


    Today He Qingchen would not be back for lunch, so it was just Jian Xi by herself. Zhao Sister-inw cooked four dishes and one soup for her, all in single serving sizes.


    In the afternoon, Jian Xi received a call from Gu Lingling saying that Zhou Junhe wanted to ask her to divine another hexagram.


    Jian Xi had expected this, but she just didn¡¯t expect Zhou Junhe to act so quickly. Indeed, power and influence made a difference! Without letting Gu Lingling hang up the phone, she directly reported an address for her to pass on to Zhou Junhe.


    Gu Lingling was now Jian Xi¡¯s little fangirl. She hadn¡¯t even said what Zhou Junhe wanted divined again, yet Miss Jian already knew it in advance!


    *


    In the evening, in a resettlement building in B City, a young woman was cooking in the kitchen, but her eyes kept ncing at the ypen in the living room, because a sleeping baby was lying inside.


    This woman was Xu Yao, the woman Zhou Junhe had frantically looked for all over the city this morning!


    The range hood was not turned on in the kitchen. She was afraid the noise would wake the baby, so she could only simply cook some noodle soup.


    This was also her first meal today. As a new mother, she often went without food to take care of the baby, because it was just her alone without any help.


    Soon the noodles were cooked. She did not carry them to the dining table, but ced the noodles on the coffee table closest to the ypen and sat on the floor. Her eyes watched her daughter while she carefully ate the noodles.


    Looking at her daughter who looked like she came out of the same mold as Zhou Junhe, she gradually lost herself in thought, and her hand holding the chopsticks slowed down.


    After she and Zhou Junhe broke up, her heart had been sealed off. She thought that was it for her life, but unexpectedly two years ago when she was working as a bartender, she met him again. Moreover, he had been plotted against, and she willingly became his antidote without a second thought.


    Afterwards, she hurried away, because she didn¡¯t know how to face him when he woke up, and even less wanted the Zhou family who already looked down on her to think she was sleeping her way up. So she asked her colleague to help delete all the surveince videos rted to her.


    But unexpectedly, a month after the incident, she discovered that she was pregnant. She chose to give birth because to her, this was the best gift he could give her!


    Suddenly the baby''s cries brought her thoughts back. She put down her chopsticks and hurried tofort her daughter.


    Before she even finished soothing the baby, there was a knock at the door. Without time to consider who it could be sote, she just held the child and opened the door.


    The moment the door opened, Xu Yao was stunned. The man standing at the door turned out to be the one she had just reminisced about!


    "Waa--Waa--"


    The crying sounds of the child were extraordinarily loud in the quiet space. Xu Yao came back to her senses, and quickly hid the child in her arms. Could he havee to take away her daughter, who was her only light? He must not be allowed to take her away!


    Xu Yao took steps back. Zhou Junhe did not hesitate to stride into the room.


    The door mmed shut.


    The night was still long, perfect for talking through until dawn!


    ...


    A few dayster, the Zhou family sent Zhou Junhe¡¯s wedding invitation, inviting Jian Xi and He Qingchen to attend.


    On the wedding day, He Qingchen brought Jian Xi. Zhou Junhe and Xu Yao held hands on stage, and together bowed to Jian Xi in gratitude. Jian Xi did not evade, and epted it.


    She gave their daughter a peace talisman as a gift, wishing the little baby to grow up healthy!


    Jian Xi caused another sensation again. Xu Yan was getting endless calls, with appointments getting longer and longer. Yet this was still not the peak moment.


    Because another weekter, the head of the Chen family, Chen Qingdong, announced that his infertility had been cured by Jian Xi. The hospital checkup report already showed normal results!


    From then on, more and more people wanted to find Jian Xi, whether or not they were from B City, or from prominent families.

 Chapter 44: Special Security Bureau

    <h4>Chapter 44</h4>


    Jian Xi still thought this was quite good, so she herself would have money to earn, and the Taoist temple could also be rebuilt as soon as possible!


    This Saturday, He Qingchen did not go to thepany either. He did not spend much money buying jadest time. Now it was already summer, and he was preparing to add some things for Jian Xi.


    For this reason, he carefully calcted it again.


    Xu Yan now also knew more or less about Jian Xi''s specialness, and would no longer think that He Qingchen was mean to her.


    When the two were about to go shopping, Su Yinghe happened to call, and when she knew about it, she insisted on following them.


    At the mall, all the money was spent by Su Yinghe. He Qingchen wanted to pay the bill, but she told him about their agreement, "I said I would treat Jian Xi this month, so I''ll do it this month, you stand aside."


    He Qingchen raised his eyebrows and took back his card, "Okay, you pay." He didn''tpete with Su Yinghe, otherwise his ears would have been in turmoil from today!


    Halfway through shopping, He Qingchen took a phone call and left first. Su Yinghe took Jian Xi to eat.


    The restaurant they chose today was inside the mall. After the two ordered the dishes, a table of people came next to them.


    There were four people, three men and one woman.


    Jian Xi felt a different aura and nced at them briefly before withdrawing her gaze.


    Colleagues!


    The waiter brought menus to the few people. After they ordered, they also sat there waiting for the food to be served. In the meantime, they started chatting.


    Shi Fan stretchedzily, rubbed his neck, "Oh my, it was really hard to deal with today, it tired me to death."


    Tang Xingyou mocked, "It must have been difficult, after all it was a hundred-year-old evil spirit!"


    Qi Yunzheng pushed his sses, "But fortunately we subdued him andpleted the task smoothly."


    Shi Fan nodded in agreement.


    They spoke very softly, ordinary people couldn''t hear clearly what they were talking about, but Jian Xi and Su Yinghe had good hearing, so when they discussed today''s "case"ter, the two of them could hear it clearly.


    It turned out that they were from the Special Security Bureau, responsible for investigating supernatural events that urred among the people, and it was also an official organization. From what they said, they were also a kind of police!


    Thispletely opened the door to a new world for Jian Xi. She didn''t know that in addition to the Xuan Society in Shanxia, even the country had special departments in this area!


    It was a pity that she was busy making money now, otherwise this would have been a good job with an iron rice bowl!


    While they were talking, the dishes on Jian Xi''s side had been served.


    With delicious food, Jian Xi''s and Su Yinghe''s attention was brought back.


    The dishes on the table next to them were also served shortly after theirs, and the group stopped talking and concentrated on eating.


    Just halfway through the meal, Jian Xi''s face changed, and she looked sharply at the people next to her. Seeing that they were unaware, she hurriedly warned them, "He''sing out."


    The man sitting on the far edge was the one his colleagues called Lin Xi Wen.


    Lin Xi Wen was a little confused by Jian Xi''s words, but it was obvious that this girl was talking to them, so he asked, "What did you say?"


    "I said he''sing out, he''s going to break through your magic artifact!" Jian Xi repeated solemnly.


    They were all stunned for a moment, and in the next second, a torrent of yin qi rushed out, catching them off guard for a moment.


    Jian Xi was prepared, with a ghost-subduing talisman already pinched between her fingers.


    In an instant, the ck and red human-shaped aura was immobilized, and the fog around them dissipated.


    Jian Xi did not choose to directly destroy this hundred-year-old evil spirit, but took out another talisman from thin air and captured it in it.


    Because they were sitting in the corner, this little episode did not affect other people in the store, and everyone was unaware that a furious ghost had appeared in the store just now!


    In this short less than two minutes, the Special Security Bureau were dumbfounded, staring nkly at Jian Xi''s actions.


    Although Su Yinghe couldn''t see ghosts, seeing Jian Xi''s actions, she knew what had happened.


    She gave her apprentice a big thumbs up, her junior sister was the best!


    After yfully winking at her, Jian Xi turned to look at the people on the other side.


    After the shock, Lin Xi Wen was the first to react. He hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Miss, do you know metaphysics?"


    Su Yinghe rolled her eyes in her heart, was this guy stupid? Isn''t this obvious?


    Jian Xi smiled and handed him the talisman that trapped the evil spirit, "Yes, this is for you. The evil spirit of this evil spirit is heavy. I''m afraid you still need to clean up the evil spirit here. They are all more or less contaminated."


    Although the evil spirit had only been out for less than a minute, it was still an evil spirit, different from ordinary ghosts!


    "Okay, I''ll call our boss now to clean up the evil spirit. Thank you for your help today. May I ask your name?" Lin Xi Wen asked.


    Jian Xi did not hide it either. After all, these were all government officials. Getting acquainted with them now woulde in handy if she "did business" with them in the future!


    So she introduced herself, "My name is Jian Xi."


    Lin Xi Wen reached out his hand, "Nice to meet you Miss Jian. I am the deputy director of the Special Security Bureau, Lin Xi Wen. This is Shi Fan, Qi Yunzheng, Tang Xingyou."


    He introduced Jian Xi to them one by one. After all, Miss Jian could be considered their lifesaver. Without her timely help, the few of them would probably have been injured, no, not probably, but definitely injured, and seriously at that!


    However, wasn''t this Miss Jian a little too young? Was this girl even an adult?


    Also, her series of actions just now, subduing a hundred-year-old evil spirit in less than two minutes and sealing it in a talisman, was something even their director probably couldn''t do!


    Little did he know that not just him, but the others behind him were thinking the same thing!


    Jian Xi noticed that Lin Xi Wen had said he would wait for their boss toe and eliminate the evil spirit, and asked doubtfully, "Why do you have to wait for your boss to eliminate the evil spirit? How long will it take for him toe? The people in the store will have left by then."


    Lin Xi Wen''s eyes behind his gold-rimmed sses shed a hint of embarrassment. He slowly exined the reason: "I''m ashamed to say our Taoism is still not enough. Dispelling yin qi is fine, but evil qi..."


    Jian Xi: "..."

 Chapter 45: The Grades of the Mystic

    <h4>Chapter 45</h4>


    People kepting into the restaurant in a steady stream, while others were just about finishing up their meals and leaving, so there was a constant ebb and flow of customers.


    Jian Xi nced at the few people, then looked back at Su Yinghe, feeling a little confused. Hadn''t her master said that dispelling evil spirits was one of the basics?


    Su Yinghe shrugged. She didn''t really understand either. She had chosen to cultivate ancient martial arts precisely because her master had told her that shecked talent for metaphysics, so she had opted for the martial path instead.


    In fact, you couldn''t really me Jian Xi. She had never interacted with other metaphysical masters from the secr world before. Even when she went down the mountain, her master would only bring her to capture ghosts, then they''d go back as soon as the ghosts were caught. She had never met any other practitioners at the same level, so she truly did not know what kind of level other people''s cultivation bases were at.


    Besides, Xuantian Temple was hidden from the mundane world to begin with. Her master''s daoist name was not something that just anyone could know about, including the incense-offering pilgrims who visited Xuantian Temple. They definitely all had a karmic connection.


    She did not think any further about it and simply said, "I''ll do it," then immediately started pinching seals to dispel the evil spirits.


    In the blink of an eye, the talisman paper had burned up.


    Ordinary people did not feel much, only that the cold from before seemed to have disappeared. But these metaphysical masters were shocked!


    One talisman had taken care of it?


    If it were their boss here, it''d probably take three or four talismans to deal with!


    Lin Xi Wen pushed up his sses and thought to himself, was her cultivation level really high? Or was it that the power of her talismans was strong?


    These two points were essentially very different. If her talismans were powerful, there would be nothing too shocking about it¡ªgood talismans were rare but could still be found on the market, though the prices were extremely high. Whether for daily-use talismans or those bat" ones, the base price started from 50,000 yuan at least.


    Additionally, based on the different effects produced by the talismans, the metaphysicalmunity categorized them into low, medium and high grades. And then there were also those top-grade talismans from ancient times that had been lost for ages. Naturally, the prices differed based on grade.


    Nowadays, many people in the metaphysicalmunity specialized in drawing talismans. They were known as Talisman Masters.


    Ye Ze, the new chairman of the Metaphysics Association, was a Talisman Master by his second identity. Mid-grade talismans came easily to him, and high-grade ones still emerged every now and then¡ªdon''t let his age of 27 fool you, he was a pir of the metaphysical world, like a celebrity.


    In summary, expensive stuff was expensive. But if you had money, it could still get the job done. However, if her cultivation level was high, that would be a huge deal.


    High cultivation level referred to having a high level of attainment in one''s metaphysical abilities, or simply put, having a high bat power" value in metaphysics. With such capabilities, even pinching low-grade talismans could produce high-grade effects by channeling one''s own cultivation level to enhance the talisman''s power.


    Likewise, in recent years, the metaphysicalmunity has also tiered the cultivation levels of metaphysical masters:


    Levels 1-3 were Low Grade. Levels 4-6 were Mid Grade. Levels 7-9 were High Grade.


    As for Lin Xi Wen himself, he was a level 4 metaphysical master. The few people behind him were level 3. Their team leader Nie Xiujin was level 5.


    Currently, Ye Ze still had the highest cultivation in the metaphysical world. Otherwise, he would not have be chairman. He was close to level 8.


    The tier system seemed simple enough whenid out, but crossing each level was an extremely difficult chasm for these metaphysical masters. Metaphysics was declining nowadays, and there was an extreme shortage of gifted disciples, let alone prodigies!


    However, the moment this question surfaced in his mind, Lin Xi Wen scolded himself for being an idiot. If he couldn''t even make out Jian Xi''s cultivation level, then she was clearly above him¡ªat least a mid-grade metaphysical master!


    He focused once more to carefully sense the talisman that Jian Xi had used to seal the vicious ghost.


    A high-grade Spirit-Sealing Talisman!


    What was going on here? Did this girl have both the finances and strength?


    After Jian Xi finished dealing with the ominous energy in the restaurant, she wanted to leave with Su Yinghe. Though the two did not eat much, they had lost their appetite now.


    Seeing that the two wanted to leave, Lin Xi Wen quickly asked, "Miss Jian, may I have your contact details? When I get back, I will report this matter to my superiors and apply for a reward on your behalf, to express our thanks. What do you think, will that be okay?"


    As soon as he said this, Su Yinghe''s internal rms instantly went off, and she gave Lin Xi Wen a probing look.


    Lin Xi Wen naturally noticed her gaze and knew she had misunderstood. He exined, "My apologies, I do not have any other intentions. Miss Jian can be considered our life-saving benefactor, and we are from an official organization¡ªwe can apply for rewards for Good Samaritans. So I was thinking to put in an application for Miss Jian, nothing more."


    Of course Su Yinghe believed the government''s credibility. Seeing his sincerity as well, she took back her judgmental look.


    Jian Xi declined the reward and said, "I don''t need the reward money. My destiny chart indicates poor luck in finance." Since they were all metaphysical masters, issues like karmic hindrances and deficiencies weremon knowledge. Anyone in this line of work usually had such problems!


    Hearing her reason, Lin Xi Wen and the others instantly understood as well, so they did not push further. They thanked her once more.


    Jian Xi bid them farewell, then left with Su Yinghe.


    After leaving the restaurant, Su Yinghe continued shopping with Jian Xi until almost 500,000 yuan of the allotted budget was used up. Only then did they stop¡ªof course, Su Yinghe had kept 30,000 yuan, because He Qingchen had repeatedly reminded her before leaving to keep some leeway for Jian Xi to use as needed when necessary!


    Originally, Su Yinghe wanted to send Jian Xi back, but it turned out that He Qingchen said he had gotten out of his meeting and was on the way to pick Jian Xi up.


    When Jian Xi told her that He Qingchen woulde to fetch her soon, Su Yinghe rolled her eyes dramatically. She thought inwardly, this He Qingchen was really going overboard! From young till now, he protected Jian Xi even more closely than a real elder brother, simply treating her as the apple of his eye. Although He Qingchen had picked up young Jian Xi and raised her until she grew up, wasn''t his possessiveness still a little too strong?


    Suddenly, a thought sprang into Su Yinghe''s mind¡ªcould He Qingchen be...?


    Once she entertained this line of thinking, the gaze she turned on Jian Xi grew a littleplicated. No, she must closely observe He Qingchen. If he really harbored such intentions... If that happened, what could she do? He Qingchen, that big bad wolf, she might really be incapable of anything!


    She was done for!


    Would their little Jian Xi get carried off by the wolf?!


    There''s a saying that outsiders see clearer than those directly involved. Su Yinghe abandoned her own car at the shopping mall and sat in He Qingchen''s vehicle, all for the sake of observing him.


    Unfortunately, the interaction between these two people was the same as when they were back at the temple¡ªother than He Qingchen''s eyes reflecting even more doting than before, nothing else seemed out of ce.


    Su Yinghe began to suspect she was overthinking things.


    Yet she had overlooked something. He Qingchen might have grown up with her and Jian Xi since young, but his attitude towards Jian Xi waspletely different from how he treated Su Yinghe and the rest!


    Moreover, in the years since he left the temple, countless beauties had appeared by his side, but he did not so much as nce at them. Because all of his favoritism and affection were reserved solely for Jian Xi.

 Chapter 46: Watch a Scary Movie Together

    <h4>Chapter 46</h4>


    That evening, Jian Xi finished her shower feeling a bit thirsty. Coincidentally there was no more water left in her room, so she went downstairs to find something to drink.


    He Qingchen also happened to finish up in his study and walked out at the same time, running into each other head on.


    It was summer, and the weather was hot. Jian Xi had just gotten out of the shower and was wearing a silk strap nightgown. Her hair was still wet with drops of water trickling down into her dress.


    He Qingchen''s eyes unconsciously shed a hint of awkwardness as he thought to himself that the young girl really had grown up.


    Jian Xi was happily surprised to see him finish work so early today when usually he would still be in his study after she went to bed. She cheerfully bounced over to him and smiled, "Brother, you finished work?"


    As she drew nearer, the scent of her bath gel, which he had bought for her, wafted into He Qingchen''s nose - osmanthus.


    He reflexively responded "Mm," and said "There wasn''t too much work today, so I finished quickly."


    Jian Xi''s eyes lit up as she asked, "So brother, you don''t have anything else to do now?"


    He Qingchen didn''t look at her. He took the cup from her hand, turned around, and walked with longer strides than usual towards the living room downstairs.


    After getting water, he handed it to her and stood with his arms crossed, watching her and asked "What mischief do you want to get up to now?"


    After drinking a few sips, she put the cup down, smiled, and pleaded, "Hehe, sister number five rmended a horror movie to me. Will you watch it with me?"


    He Qingchen raised his eyebrows. "You, are you sure?"


    Jian Xi nodded her little head eagerly like a chick pecking at rice, eyes full of anticipation.


    He Qingchen chuckled lowly. "Alright."


    Hearing him agree, Jian Xi cheered. Then she headed towards the stairs.


    He Qingchen went to her bedroom first to get her hair dryer before going up to the home theater on the third floor.


    When he arrived at the home theater, Jian Xi had already found the movie. He pressed pause, dried her wet hair to about 80% dry first, then sat down on the sofa and started the movie.


    The movie was about a group of college students hiking up a mountain. Halfway up, they discovered an abandoned mansion and out of curiosity, some wanted to go inside and explore since it was still daytime and there was nothing to be afraid of.


    So far nothing scary had happened in the plot yet, and Jian Xi was watching with great interest. He Qingchen was feeding her milk, strawberries and cherries by her side.


    Right when He Qingchen reached out to feed Jian Xi another cherry, the atmosphere in the movie suddenly became eerie and tense. She unconsciously became nervous too and forgot to pay attention. She directly took his finger into her mouth.


    He Qingchen''s heartbeat skipped. His body suddenly tensed up. Jian Xi''s attention was focused on the movie, so she unconsciously sucked on his finger lightly!


    Even though it was just a quick suck, the feeling on his finger was amplified. He Qingchen''s gaze darkened slightly. He retrieved his finger and rubbed it a few times subtly, seeming to want to relieve the tingling sensation.


    But before he could recover, Jian Xi suddenly shrieked and curled into his embrace, burying her little face into his chest.


    "Oh gosh that female ghost is so scary!" She said, muffled against his chest.


    He Qingchen let her be, having expected this would happen. Who would have thought the genius little Taoist master of metaphysics would actually be afraid of watching horror films!


    She wasn''t actually scared of real ghosts at all, yet she was afraid of the ghosts in horror movies - he was the only one who knew this secret.


    And the more of a scaredy cat she was, the more she liked to watch them.


    That was why earlier when Jian Xi had suggested they watch a horror movie, He Qingchenughed softly and asked her, "You sure?"


    "Is she gone? Did she leave?" Jian Xi asked him.


    "Yes, she''s gone," he answered.


    Hearing He Qingchen say the female ghost had left, she finally emerged from his embrace. But the instant she looked towards the screen, that ghost with blood streaks running from her eyes and mouth grinning hideously was right there, crouched and smiling!


    "Ah!" This time shepletely threw herself onto He Qingchen!


    He Qingchenughed smugly a couple times, the vibrations reverberating through his chest, his expression very delighted. Afraid she would fall off, he adjusted her position and had her sit directly on hisp.


    Sitting on He Qingchen''sp, Jian Xi straightened up, her little face puffed indignantly. She admonished, "Brother, how could you!"


    He Qingchen poked her cheek with his finger, and said teasingly, "It just goes to show how big of a scaredy cat you are."


    She narrowed her eyes at him and threatened in a deliberately pretentious tone, "What did you just say?"


    "Timid little chick?" He Qingchen was clearly provoking her on purpose.


    Jian Xi raised an eyebrow, the corner of her lips quirked up. She didn''t bother refuting him.


    The next second, she reached her little hand directly towards his waist and started viciously tickling him!


    When Jian Xi extended her hand, He Qingchen already knew what she was going to do. This was his little secret that only Jian Xi knew - he had an extremely ticklish spot at his waist that was unbearable if touched.


    What Jian Xi didn''t know though was that the ticklish spot on his waist had stopped feeling ticklish when he was about fourteen or fifteen. Perhaps it was due to his nerves maturingpletely, so he didn''t really feel anything there anymore. But each time Jian Xi tickles him there, he still pretends and acts tickled because he doesn''t want her to find out that the weakness she had finally discovered is suddenly gone, otherwise she would definitely be very disappointed!


    So it was the same this time too. He yed along,ughing and ''begging for mercy''.


    Jian Xi sat on He Qingchen''sp, and the two horsing around together once more. In the midst of their rambunctiousness, their positions shifted bit by bit.


    At first he was still ughing'', but He Qingchen''s expression soon froze and theughter became quieter and quieter.


    Jian Xi was feeling very smug and didn''t notice anything off. She just kept attacking that one spot on his waist.


    She felt her clothes were obstructing her output so she directly slid her little hands under He Qingchen''s shirt and attacked again!


    He Qingchen''s expression became even more unsightly. Because now he truly felt ''tickled''!


    He abruptly grabbed Jian Xi''s naughty little hands. His eyes shed withplicated emotions - this feeling seemed strange.


    Jian Xi waspletely oblivious. She looked at him triumphantly with the posture of a victor and arrogantly dered, "Admit defeat!"


    "Mm, I admit defeat." He Qingchen felt thirsty suddenly, his throat a little hoarse. He lifted her from hisp and drank several mouthfuls of water from the ss on the table.


    "Hmph, that''ll teach you tough at me again. I won''t go easy on you next time!" Jian Xi said. Then she shifted her focus back onto the movie without ncing at He Qingchen again.


    Feeling like one ss wasn''t enough to quench his thirst, He Qingchen''s Adam''s apple bobbed twice as he drank. He lowered his head with a somewhat absent look in his eyes as he gazed at the top of Jian Xi''s head.


    His physical reaction just now was extremely clear to him. He couldn''t ignore it even if he tried. Right now he needed to calm down and sort out his own feelings properly!

 Chapter 47: The Secret Service wants Jane.

    <h4>Chapter 47</h4>


    He was not the kind of person who would evade problems. On the contrary, he would face issues head-on when they arose.


    For instance, he now realized that his attention toward Jian Xi had gone beyond the concerns an elder brother would have for a younger sister, bing the interest a man would have in a woman. He would not ignore this change but would take it seriously, re-examining this shift in himself.


    Because it pertained to Jian Xi, even if it was just himself, he would never allow any harm toe to her!


    While absorbed in thought, he apanied Jian Xi in finishing the movie. When the female ghost appearedter on, he covered Jian Xi''s eyes before she could react, so no more screams were heard from her in the theater room afterwards.


    He Qingchen was also curious why Jian Xi was fearless when catching ghosts, yet couldn''t handle horror movies.


    Jian Xi exined that modern ghosts cared a lot about their image and seldom revealed their ghastly appearance. Even frightening ghosts could be subdued easily with one talisman from her. The horror movies'' creepy atmosphere, however, left her helpless. She couldn''t possibly burn down the TV with a fire talisman, could she!


    Moreover, Jian Xi would only be scared at the time. She''d forget about it afterwards and still want to watch such movies again. This was why He Qingchen called her "the more inexperienced, the more daring in y"!


    After the movie, the two returned to their respective bedrooms to sleep. But He Qingchen waspletely sleepless that night.


    Meanwhile, Jian Xi enjoyed a dreamless, deep slumber!


    *


    The moon hung high on the branches.


    In B City near B University, the lights on the second floor of an inconspicuous bookstore were still on at thiste hour.


    Today, all staff of the Special Security Bureau were working overtime for a meeting.


    That''s right. This bookstore was actually the Special Security Bureau''s base. Due to the unit''s sensitive nature, it could not make its existence public and so operated covertly among the masses.


    Lin Xi Wen had already reported the incident at the restaurant this afternoon to Supervisor Nie Xiujin and Director Wang Jian''an.


    Upon hearing about it, Wang Jian¡¯an promptly called a meeting. As metaphysics masters were bing increasingly rare, Director Wang rose to the asion and came up with the idea of recruiting Jian Xi after listening to Lin Xi Wen¡¯s and the others¡¯ ount.


    The Metaphysics Association had coborated with the Special Security Bureau in the past, but that was still not an official organization. Their few instances of support for the nation were already quite considerable, given the Association¡¯s centuries-old foundation. Ultimately, the Bureau would have to expand its own team to increase its strength.


    In fact, the Special Security Bureau had not been around for that long either, just over a decade. Wang Jian¡¯an was its first-ever director, and the few people present were elites he had painstakingly headhunted over time. He had even shamelessly poached Nie Xiujin from the Metaphysics Association!


    Now, upon hearing that an girls who had juste of age could subdue a centuries-old fierce ghost with a single move, how could he remain unmoved!


    "Xi Wen, do you have that Miss Jian''s contact information?" Wang Jian''an asked, eyes shining bright.


    Lin Xi Wen shook his head. "No, I wanted to ask for her number, but she didn''t give it to me. She said her destiny was unique and her financial fortune extremely poor, so she could not ept our gesture of thanks or reward."


    Wang Jian¡¯an¡¯s hopes were instantly dashed.


    Tang Xingyou, the only female of the group, sighed and said, "What a pity! That youngdy was truly incredible. My intuition tells me her demonstration today was just the tip of the iceberg."


    Everyone fell silent. Tang Xingyou¡¯s instincts were remarkably urate. Despite having the lowest proficiency among them, she had helped them sessfully steer clear of danger in several risky operations through her intuitions.


    Nie Xiujin tapped his fingers on the table a couple of times. While Lin Xi Wen and the others were talking just now, he had not uttered a word because he was checking the restaurant¡¯s surveince footage. There was something familiar about this girl that he couldn¡¯t quite ce, as if he had seen her somewhere before.


    Suddenly, his fingers halted, and his eyes shed with realization. ¡°It¡¯s her!¡±


    Five pairs of eyes zoomed in on him instantly. ¡°What do you mean ¡®it¡¯s her¡¯?¡± Wang Jian¡¯an asked.


    "That youngdy who saved someone with acupuncture on a flight in that viral video recently, it''s her! I''ve seen that video before," Nie Xiujin asserted confidently.


    The video was sent to him by his old buddy Li Ren (the second divination Jian Xi did on her first day, the unfortunated who got tainted by yin energy). Li Ren also mentioned having met Jian Xi, who urately predicted time and all that the Jade Market''s Zhang Tong would be jailed.


    After recounting all he knew, Nie Xiujin hesitated before continuing solemnly, "However...she''s He Qingchen''s sister."


    Wang Jian¡¯an frowned. Lin Xi Wen was taken aback. "You mean that He Qingchen?"


    Nie Xiujin nodded. "Yes, it''s him."


    Just seconds ago they were ted to uncover information about Jian Xi, but now their hopes had been doused with cold water.


    "Compared to big shots like them, our annual ie probably can''t even afford one of their bags, can it?" Shi Fan murmured dejectedly.


    A hush befell the conference room at Shi Fan¡¯s remarks.


    Tang Xingyou looked around cautiously before raising her hand. "Um, my intuition tells me Jian Xi has a noble spirit!"


    All eyes turned to look at her. Flustered, Tang Xingyou quickly put her hand down.


    The corner of Wang Jian¡¯an''s mouth twitched as he seemed to make up his mind. "I''ll pay the He Corporation a visit tomorrow to see if I can meet with He Qingchen."


    No one said anything further. They all knew that since they didn''t have Jian Xi''s number now, they''d have to go through He Qingchen to see her.


    However, they had no idea if He Qingchen would simply turn them down the moment he learned their intentions regarding Jian Xi!


    Still, Wang Jian''an was reluctant to give up so easily. After all, a talent like hers was truly rare!


    He sighed and said, "Let''s end today''s meeting here. Regarding the list of ghosts with outstanding karmic debts that cannot reincarnate this month from the Underworld - there are quite a lot, over forty. Nie Xiujin, I''ll have to trouble you and your team with this."


    Nie Xiujin nodded, acknowledging the task.


    After Wang Jian''an left the conference room, Shi Fan let out a wail. "Over forty! There goes our break this month again!"


    Qi Yunzheng patted his shoulder and sighed too. "If only we knew how to control ghosts. Then we wouldn''t have to summon them one by one."


    Shi Fan rolled his eyes at him. "Dude, that''s controlling ghosts! Even the legendary Ye Shen takes half a year just to control ten ghosts at one go, and that''s already his maximum!"


    "Oh right, that is the legendary Ye Shen, one of the top metaphysics masters! We''d train for decades and still not reach his level of mastery!" Qi Yunzhen said longingly.

 Chapter 48: Wang Ju came to see He Qingchen

    <h4>Chapter 48</h4>


    Tang Xingyou nodded her head several times. Whenever Ye Ze was mentioned, her eyes were full of little stars! She was Ye Ze''s number one fan!


    Nie Xiujin spoke up, "Alright, rest well today, we''ll be busy starting tomorrow!"


    "Yes, boss." Everyone responded in chorus.


    *


    The next day when Jian Xi went downstairs, He Qingchen was already dressed and ready to go to thepany.


    "Brother, have you had breakfast?" Jian Xi asked him.


    He Qingchen lowered his head to put on his shoes, answering her question out loud, "I''ve eaten, hurry up and go eat breakfast yourself. I have to go first."


    After putting on his shoes, he raised his hand to open the door.


    "Wait a minute!" Jian Xi called out to stop him.


    He Qingchen turned sideways, "What''s up?"


    Jian Xi jogged up to him in a few quick steps, standing on her toes as she moved closer to him.


    He Qingchen unconsciously put his arm around her waist, his heartbeat skipped!


    He frowned, this reaction was bing more and more obvious after he realized he had started seeing Jian Xi differently!


    Jian Xi straightened his tie and patted it into ce, satisfied. "Brother, your tie was crooked. Even if you don''t like wearing formal clothes, you still have to pay attention to your image!"


    "Okay, I''ll be mindful." He ruffled her hair and urged her, "Hurry up and go eat breakfast." He didn''t like wearing formal clothes because they felt too constricting. He didn''t like that feeling at all. The only reason he was wearing a suit today was because there was a video conference call with overseas partners, otherwise he couldn''t be bothered.


    Jian Xi responded with an "okay" and reminded him to drive safely before turning and dashing towards the crab roe xiaolongbao on the dining table.


    The corners of He Qingchen''s lips turned up slightly as he chuckled softly and walked out the door.


    After Jian Xi finished eating breakfast she went to her little log cabin. Even though she doesn''t do fortune telling on Sundays, her money tree needed watering!


    Since she was already there after watering the nt, she decided to stay and began drawing talismans.


    Thanks to He Jiaxu and the other members of the paranormal society''s promotions, sales of Jian Xi''s peace talismans had also grown somewhat. Even rtives of society members, after hearing about what happened to them, had gotten them to buy several peace talismans for each family member to wear one.


    Now He Jiaxu was in charge of keeping track of talisman sales statistics for Jian Xi, also acting as another one of her assistants.


    Moreover, because of Jian Xi, He Jiaxu and Huo Chengxi had also be very good friends. Sometimes He Jiaxu would even help keep track of the statistics!


    The two most handsome men on B University''s campus were also rumored to be more than just best buddies because they spent so much time together and had even made the school forums. He Jiaxu and Huo Chengxi felt somewhat helpless about this but didn''t pay it much attention. They took the opportunity to help promote Jian Xi''s peace talismans!


    When Jian Xi found out she was overjoyed, saying that after some time passes she would treat them both to a meal, but they could only eat at the B University cafeteria because she only had 100 yuan per day!


    *


    At noon, He Qingchen had just finished the video conference call with country Y when Xu Yan knocked and entered.


    "President He, the front desk said someone named Wang Jian''an iming to be the Director of the National Security Bureau wants to see you. I checked his credentials and there were no issues."


    He Qingchen''s brows furrowed. "National Security Bureau?"


    "Yes."


    He Qingchen closed the document he had been signing along with the pen in his hand, calmly saying, "Send him in."


    Xu Yan responded, "Alright."


    Soon Wang Jian''an was brought up by the president''s office staff to He Qingchen''s office door. After knocking twice and hearing a response to enter from inside, he respectfully said, "President He, Director Wang is here."


    "Mm."


    Little Liu moved to the side and gestured for Wang Jian''an to enter. "Director Wang, please go inside."


    After Wang Jian''an entered, Little Liu quietly closed He Qingchen''s office door.


    He Qingchen, still seated in his chair, didn''t stand up. He looked at Wang Jian''an standing by the door and motioned for him to sit down.


    Although Wang Jian''an had been a director for many years and was a high level leader, when facing He Qingchen his momentum was still weaker by a bit.


    He still didn''t quite understand why, when he was of He Qingchen''s uncles and father''s generation, how could he still not match the aura of a young man!


    But he only grumbled to himself in his heart about this. On the surface he still had a smile as he sat down on the sofa.


    Only after Wang Jian''an was seated did He Qingchen move. He got up and came over to the sofa side as his assistant knocked and brought in a freshly brewed cup of tea, also bringing He Qingchen a cup of ck coffee.


    He Qingchen didn''t say anything as he looked at Wang Jian''an sitting across from him.


    That gaze was very clear - you came to see me, so speak up about why you''re here.


    Of course Wang Jian''an understood what He Qingchen meant. So first he introduced himself and then exined his purpose foring today.


    "Hello President He. Let me introduce myself, I''m Wang Jian''an, the Bureau Director of the B City National Security Bureau. Please excuse my intrusion today, but I came because I wanted to meet your younger sister, Miss Jian Xi!"


    He Qingchen narrowed his eyes. It was obvious this person did note to ask Jian Xi for a fortune reading appointment. If that was the case he would have gone directly to Assistant Xu to make an appointment, and wouldn''t havee looking for him personally. And the words "National Security Bureau" clearly marked what kind of department he was from, so the Director Wang in front of him was very likely someone from the national government!


    (Wang Jian''an: How would I know I could make an appointment in advance! If I had known I could meet Jian Xi by making an appointment I wouldn''t have had toe here and be oppressed by you. I''m still a bureau director, don''t I have any face left!)


    Seeing that he remained silent, uneasy feelings began to stir inside Wang Jian''an. He still didn''t know if He Qingchen would give him Jian Xi''s contact information.


    After a few seconds of silence, He Qingchen took a sip of coffee and calmly asked, "Director Wang, how do you know my sister Xi Xi?"


    Wang Jian''an was startled. He didn''t expect that he would ask this. There was no harm in exining since he wanted to recruit the man''s younger sister, he should still demonstrate some sincerity!


    So he gave He Qingchen a brief summary of what happened from start to finish.


    When He Qingchen heard Wang Jian''an praising Jian Xi, a sh of pride and tenderness appeared in his eyes!


    Sensing the excitement in the words of the Director across from him, He Qingchen''s brows knitted together slightly. This man had subdued spirits haunting his bureau for over a century, yet he was so excited. What kind of abilities did this department have? Could it be that they were even inferior to that Ye Ze?


    If Director Wang here knew He Qingchen''s thoughts right now he probably would spit blood on the spot!


    But you couldn''t me He Qingchen for this. After all, he had only been down the mountain for four years. In those four years he didn''t understand the level of mortal Xu practitioners, and had used Ye Ze as the minimum benchmark. Because in terms of capabilities, the only three he ranked were: First was Elder Xu from the Xu family, second was Jian Xi, andst was Ye Ze!


    Actually there was one thing he didn''t know: in the four years since he came down the mountain, Jian Xi''s strength had long surpassed Elder Xu. She hadpletely crushed her master!

 Chapter 49: Jane Xi Reply to Wang Bureau

    <h4>Chapter 49</h4>


    "Mr. He, I understand what you mean. Xi Xi always makes her own decisions about these kinds of things. Please leave your contact information and I will pass it on to Xi Xi. It will be entirely up to her what decision she makes," He Qingchen said politely.


    Wang Jian''an was a little surprised. He had expected to have to do a lot more persuading, but He Qingchen was being so "understanding" and not at all like his reputation.


    He took out his personal business card and handed it to He Qingchen, saying gratefully, "Thank you so much, Mr. He. This is my card with my contact information."


    He Qingchen reached out and took it with an indifferent "Mm," and said nothing more.


    Wang Jian''an didn''t mind. He still had a smile on his face, though he couldn''t hide the excitement in his voice. "Well, I won''t disturb your work any longer, Mr. He!"


    He Qingchen nodded and saw Wang Jian''an out of his office.


    After the door closed, He Qingchen nced down at the business card in his hand, and the corners of his lips turned up slightly. He knew Jian Xi - even if she couldn''t officially join, she would probably go and help out whenever needed.


    After all, she had always treated things like this as her own responsibility!


    The meeting was over, so He Qingchen went directly home from thepany.


    When he got home, Jian Xi was still in the little cabin, studying the martial arts manuals left behind by their ancestors.


    Formations were something that most metaphysicians would have known a hundred years ago, but nowadays when metaphysics had declined, there were hardly any who still knew formations.


    What''s more, formation masters now held a very high position in metaphysical circles!


    Her senior brother Zhang Luoyu had specialized in studying formations. After leaving the mountain, he had gone into the funeral and cemetery business, which was why when she had gone to save He Jiaxust time, she had felt the aura of his formations in that cemetery which had once been Zhang Luoyu''s territory.


    Jian Xi practiced as usual with pebbles instead of talisman paper, because the formation she was learning today was an attacking one!


    She was very serious about everything she did, and didn''t even notice when He Qingchen came home.


    He Qingchen was in no hurry either, and just sat there waiting for her.


    The housekeeper Auntie Zhao had made dinner and sent Jian Xi a message, which finally pulled her out of her focused learning state.


    Studying formations took a lot of mental effort, so when Jian Xi put away the manual in her bracelet, her stomach was already growling loudly.


    He Qingchen chuckled softly at the sounds.


    Hisughter gave Jian Xi a shock. "Brother? When did you get back? You scared me!"


    "I''ve been back for a while. You were too focused and didn''t even notice me sitting here this whole time." He Qingchen said as he got up from the chair and headed outside. "Let''s go, you''re hungry right?"


    Jian Xi grinned and followed him. "Brother, I figured out thest formation in the manual today, the Ghost Binding Formation, and even made some improvements to it. It can trap ghosts over a thousand years old for at least an hour now. Aren''t I amazing?"


    He Qingchen smiled and praised, "Mm, our Xi Xi is a genius, amazing!"


    Ever since she was little, He Qingchen had never stinted on praising her whenever she learned something new, and it had be a habit between them over the years. By now, Jian Xi would always seek praise!


    It wasn''t that she was arrogant, just a matter of habit!


    The two chatted as they returned to the main building, where Auntie Zhao had alreadyid out the dishes on the dining table.


    He Qingchendled her a bowl of soup first. "Eat slowly, have some soup first. If you eat too quickly you''ll get a stomachache again."


    When she was eight and training in martial arts, she would wolf down every meal, and then always end up with a stomachache. He Qingchen had been quite young himself back then and couldn''t always look after her properly. It was only after noticing her habit that he started correcting it!


    Jian Xi took the soup. "I know, I know, Mama He!" She quickly finished the entire bowl. Then she started on the rice, and after two bowls she finally set down her chopsticks.


    After the meal, He Qingchen gave Jian Xi the business card that Wang Jian''an had left him and told her about Wang Jian''an''s visit.


    Seeing her turn the card over in her hands again and again, He Qingchen pushed an apple in front of her and asked, "What do you think? Do you want to go?"


    Jian Xi pushed the apple away. "No thanks, I''m full."


    She put the card down on the coffee table. "I do want to go, since getting a national job would make things more convenient in the future. But if I join their department, wouldn''t I have to be at the office all the time, like the employees at yourpany?"


    "If that''s the case, then I wouldn''t have time to do fortune telling and earn money. That won''t work!" Her goals were very clear - rebuilding the Taoist temple was still her top priority!


    Seeing her regret, He Qingchen ruffled her hair. "For departments like theirs, there are probably consultant positions. You can ask first."


    Jian Xi thought about it. "Alright, I''ll call Bureau Chief Wangter. Even if I don''t go, I should still give him a reply."


    "Mm, no rush. Sleep first and call him after you wake up, it won''t be toote." He Qingchen said.


    "Brother, I just finished eating, do you think I''m a pig?" Sleep right after eating?


    He Qingchen nced at her sideways. "Hmm, a little white pig."


    Jian Xi''s foot mercilessly kicked his shin, though not too hard, just to show her displeasure at being called a little white pig!


    After joking around for a bit, Jian Xi went to call Wang Jian''an.


    The call was picked up after the first ring, catching Jian Xi by surprise. She paused briefly before speaking first. "Hello, this is Jian Xi. Is this Bureau Chief Wang from the Special Security Bureau?"


    Wang Jian''an had been waiting with his phone in hand ever since returning from He Group, even taking it with him when eating and using the bathroom.


    He''d thought Jian Xi wouldn''t call until nighttime, so getting her call in the afternoon excited him greatly. "Yes, yes it''s me! Miss Jian, hello!"


    "Hello, Bureau Chief Wang." Jian Xi greeted him politely in return.


    Wang Jian''an wasn''t one to beat around the bush either, and got right to the point. "Miss Jian, first let me thank you on behalf of the Bureau for your help the other day. Secondly, I''d like to invite you to join our Special Security Bureau. Would you be interested? We''re part of the same system as the police, so sry and benefits will not be an issue if you join us as a national civil servant. And it would be an official government position..."

 Chapter 50: Jane Agrees to join the Secret Service.

    <h4>Chapter 50</h4>


    He told Jian Xi about many of the benefits of joining the official organization, but there was no confidence in his tone as he spoke. After all, she was He Qingchen''s younger sister, and He Qingchen was a very important figure who currently held power in the He family. Like what Shi Fan said, their little welfare benefits probably wouldn''t even be enough for the He family to buy a single bag!


    But there was nothing that could be done about it. He could only tell her everything upfront, which might give him a glimmer of hope, whereas if he didn''t say anything, there would be no hope at all.


    But these were just his thoughts, not Jian Xi''s.


    As Wang Jian''an spoke, Jian Xi listened attentively without interrupting him. Only after he had finished did she speak up, "Director Wang, my brother has already given me a general overview of this matter, but my situation is a bit special. Let me ask if your department can ept it or not. If you can, I''ll join. If you can''t, then I''m afraid we''re not fated to work together!"


    When Wang Jian''an heard this, he thought there was hope! He immediately responded, "Please go ahead, Miss Jian."


    "First, I still have my own things to do and can''t sit in the office all day. But as long as there are ''cases,'' I will definitely show up on the scene and handle things together with everyone. Second, I have an unusual destiny pattern and extremely low innate fortune. As for sry and benefits and so on, could you... set them aside for the time being until the dayes when I break this fortune pattern, then give them to me?" Jian Xi said somewhat awkwardly, then quietly awaited Wang Jian''an''s response.


    Wang Jian''an fell silent on the phone. Jian Xi felt a sh of disappointment, but it passed instantly. After a moment, just as she was about to speak up and say forget it if it won''t work, Wang Jian''an asked, "Nothing else?"


    Jian Xi was startled. "No, that''s it, just those two things."


    Wang Jian''an felt the pleasant surprise hade too fast. In an instant, he stood up from his chair, "No problem. Both of those things are easy to handle. As long as you agree to join, nothing else matters!"


    "Alright then. Director Wang, as long as you feel those two conditions pose no problems, then I agree to join the Special Security Bureau," said Jian Xi.


    "Great, great! Um, Miss Jian, I''ll need to use your ID documents to process your onboarding. You''ll also need toe to the office once. I''ll arrange a consultant position for you which happens to align with the first condition you mentioned, and it''s also an official establishment position with the same benefits and welfare and such." Wang Jian''an assured her.


    Jian Xi nced at the time on her phone. "In that case, can you give me the address? I can head over now. Otherwise I''d have to wait until tomorrow afternoon toplete my onboarding procedures, since I still have divination appointments scheduled for tomorrow morning."


    She had barely finished speaking when Wang Jian''an fell briefly silent on the phone. Then, in an excited tone, he asked, "You can do divination as well? Fortune-telling or destiny reading?"


    Although he had not yet witnessed Jian Xi''s abilities firsthand, just the fact that she could subdue a centuries-old fierce ghost within seconds was already incredible to him! Add to that the fact that Nie Xiujin mentioned this youngdy could also do Chinese medicine and acupuncture. And now she was saying she could divine as well? He felt like he had picked up an incredible treasure!


    The next words out of Jian Xi''s mouth made Wang Jian''an almost want to jump for joy on the spot:


    She replied inly, "I know a little bit about both fortune-telling and destiny reading."


    Jian Xi wasn''t bragging. In truth, she and He Qingchen had simply never encountered other metaphysicians, so she assumed what little she knew was basic knowledge to others in the field. Just like with her senior brothers Zhang Luoyu who specialized in arrays but also knew some simple talismans and seals, and Ye Ze who specialized in talismans and seals yet still grasped feng shui, destiny reading and more.


    Moreover, her thinking was quite simple¡ªDirector Wang had risen to be the director of the Special Security Bureau, so he must be exceptionally capable. She shouldn''t unt herself in front of him!


    "Wonderful, wonderful! In that case Miss Jian, please feel free to head straight over if it''s convenient. Onboarding in our department is much less cumbersome than in other departments. We can finish within half an hour!" He had to hurry up and bring such a talented person on board so he could rest assured. Otherwise he certainly wouldn''t sleep well tonight!


    Jian Xi asked, "Alright, I''ll head over now then. Do you need me to provide anything?"


    Wang Jian''an quickly answered, "Just your ID card, nothing else!"


    "Okay then. Let me add you as a friend, Director Wang, then you can send me the location of the Special Security Bureau," said Jian Xi.


    The call ended, and the Bureau''s address was instantly messaged over after Jian Xi added Wang Jian''an.


    A smile spread across Jian Xi''s face as she bounded happily to He Qingchen''s study.


    She knocked a few times then immediately let herself in.


    He Qingchen was looking over some contracts that required his signature. Hearing the rhythmic knocks at the door, he knew she must have gotten her wish, as she always knocked cheerfully when happy.


    She had loved the police profession since she was little, so a metaphysical police department should still count as a kind of police. She must be thrilled!


    As expected, no one understood Jian Xi better than He Qingchen. The moment she opened the door, she excitedly dered, "Brother, Director Wang agreed! He asked me to go over andplete my onboarding procedures. Can you give me a ride over?"


    "Let''s go." He Qingchen set the contracts down and stood up to head out of the study.


    Jian Xi skipped along behind him, chattering about needing to schedule driving lessons soon, otherwise having the chauffeur shuttle her around all the time would be inconvenient.


    "If you want lessons, tell Xu Yan tomorrow to sign you up at a driving school," said He Qingchen.


    Jian Xi felt that would work. She learned quickly, so in the mornings after finishing giving divinations she could set aside a few hours every day for driving lessons. She should be able to get her license quite soon!


    He Qingchen was a man of action¡ªin the few minutes it took to get to the garage, he had already arranged the matter with Xu Yan.


    Jian Xi told He Qingchen the address. He was quite surprised¡ªhe had assumed an agency like theirs would have offices in one of the government buildings. But it turned out they were based inside a little bookshop!


    However, on further reflection it also seemed quite reasonable. On the government level, metaphysics was handled with a neutral position, neither actively supporting or opposing it. After all, talk of ghosts and gods if outright endorsed by the country would certainly induce panic among some of the citizenry. And it would also increase the number of scammers trying to cheat through metaphysical means!


    So their department couldn''t be visible to the general public. The other departments'' awareness of the Special Security Bureau''s existence was probably limited and fragmentary as well.


    Indeed, He Qingchen was brilliant. From nothing more than an address, he hadpletely guessed the circumstances of the Special Security Bureau.


    An hourter, He Qingchen''s car stopped outside a bookshop in front of B University. The two got out and directly entered the store.


    The staff member on duty today was Tang Xingyou, the only woman on their Bureau''s roster¡ªthough now there would be two with Jian Xi''s imminent induction.

 Chapter 51: The Bookstore

    <h4>Chapter 51</h4>


    Tang Xingyou was organizing book archives when she looked up and saw Jian Xi and He Qingchen. Although she didn''t recognize He Qingchen, she did recognize Jian Xi!


    "Miss Jian! You''re here!" Tang Xingyou said happily. Chief Song had already told her that when Jian Xi arrives, hurry and take her to his office!


    "Um, just call me Jian Xi or Little Seven, this is my brother, He Qingchen," Jian Xi said with a smile.


    Tang Xingyou quickly nodded, "Okay, I''m definitely older than you, so I''ll call you Little Seven from now on." She also greeted He Qingchen.


    He Qingchen nodded, and Jian Xi said to her, "I''m here to report for duty to Chief Song."


    "I know, Chief Song said, just give me a moment to close up the shop, then I''ll take you upstairs," Tang Xingyou said.


    Then, Tang Xingyou squeezed out from behind the front desk and ran to the shop door. She locked it from the inside and flipped the sign to closed.


    "Let''s go, I''ll take you upstairs," Tang Xingyou said as she led the way.


    There were no stairs in the bookstore, so ordinary people would assume there was only one floor. Tang Xingyou led them to a white marble wall withmps.


    She casually ced her palm on a piece of marble. Instantly, the warm yellowmps turned bright white, even the cracks between the marble lit up, looking very high-tech!


    The wall split open from the middle to each side, revealing the stair entrance.


    Tang Xingyou led them upstairs. Upstairs was arge square hall. In the middle were seven circr scattered workstations.


    "This is where we work. That''s my station with stuff on it. The ones without stuff are vacant. The standalone one is our supervisor Nie Xiujin''s spot. The others haven''t arrived yet, theye after sunset," Tang Xingyou exined.


    Jian Xi asked curiously, "Why at night? Don''t they work during the day?"


    Tang Xingyou exined, "Usually we work days, but this month there are more ghosts that don''t add up in the Underworld. So they''ve been working nightstely and napping during the day."


    Jian Xi frowned but didn''t say anything more. She knew that the Underworld gets flooded with ghosts daily that the yin servants can barely keep up, not to mention the ghosts that can''t find their way to the ghost gate. So those ghosts stranded in the human world are generally sent through the ghost gate by metaphysics masters in the human world.


    Now the state also has agencies for this. The Underworld is even working directly with the human agencies!


    Jian Xi thought that she would certainly have more contact with Older Brother Xie and Older Brother Fan than before! He Qingchen was thinking simrly, but more about having Xu Yan find more high quality tea and wine, or just buy a tea ntation and winery. That would make things more convenient!


    The two were lost in thought as Tang Xingyou led them around the office area to Chief Song''s door. Just as she was about to knock, the door opened from the inside.


    The office wasn''t very soundproof. Hearing footsteps, Chief Song hurried to open the door.


    "Miss Jian, Mr. He,e in! I just finished steeping tea, was waiting for you!" Chief Song stepped aside. He didn''t mention boiling kettle after kettle while waiting for them.


    After showing them in, Tang Xingyou asked Jian Xi for her ID to process her employment.


    Chief Song poured tea for Jian Xi and He Qingchen as they sat across from him on the sofa.


    He couldn''t hide his excitement, even more than when he poached Nie Xiujin. "Miss Jian, I really didn''t expect you to agree to work here. I''m truly delighted you came!"


    Honestly, Jian Xi had a good impression of Chief Song. He didn''t put on airs and had good karma. She thought working at an agency like this would be fun, and other than that supervisor Nie Xiujin, she had met everyone else. They seemed decent.


    "Just call me Jian Xi, Chief Song. It''s also my honor to join your agency. I''ll be your subordinate now, please give me lots of guidance," she said, blinking yfully, rarely acting cheeky in public.


    Chief Songughed. "No need for superiors and subordinates here. You''re all like my children, I''ll take good care of you!"


    They chatted a bit more about the nature of the Special Security Bureau while Jian Xi listened attentively.


    When he finished, Chief Song suddenly remembered he hadn''t asked Jian Xi what level metaphysics master she was. So he asked.


    The question baffled Jian Xi. She looked at He Qingchen confused, "There are levels for metaphysics masters?"


    He Qingchen shook his head, just as unaware.


    Chief Song didn''t know Jian Xi''s background. He had assumed she was a well-protected little princess of He Qingchen, likely having had no dealings with other metaphysical groups besides himself.


    So he exined, "Levels for metaphysics masters is a recent categorization. It''s normal you don''t know. When you start taking cases, you''ll find out your level. If you can trap a hundred-year-old fierce ghost with one move, you''re surely above level four."


    He thought to himself that destroying it in one move would make her on par with himself, which would be extraordinary! But he didn''t say that part. After all, the ghost trapping talisman Lin Xi Wen had brought back was high level, yet this girl had so easily trapped a hundred-year-old fierce ghost, surely owing to the power of that talisman.


    Jian Xi and He Qingchen exchanged a look, not voicing their thoughts, yet thinking simrly - trapping a hundred-year-old fierce ghost in one move is considered powerful? Isn''t that just standard operating procedure?


    Jian Xi thought, if not for their red tape, I wouldn''t have just trapped it, but destroyed it outright with a wave of my hand! What''s the point of wasting effort taking out a talisman to seal the ghost away!


    Should she exin things? She was actually quite curious what level metaphysics master she would be categorized as!


    But before Jian Xi could respond, there was a knock at the door. It was Tang Xingyou, "I finished Little Seven''s employment registration. Here is her ID. Other documentation wille tomorrow, but I''ve uploaded everything on the intraweb, so Little Seven is officially a consultant for our bureau now!"

 Chapter 52: There’s a New Case.

    <h4>Chapter 52</h4>


    "Thank you, Sister Tang Xingyou," said Jian Xi as she took back her ID card and put it away.


    Tang Xingyouughed, "You''re wee! From now on we are colleagues, I''m finally not the only woman here anymore. You have no idea how boring it is being with a bunch of men every day."


    Jian Xi giggled with Tang Xingyou.


    After finishing the onboarding, Jian Xi and He Qingchen got up to take their leave, but at that moment Chief Song''s phone rang. It was a call from the Criminal Investigation Team.


    There was a new case!


    Chief Song looked very unhappy. "Little Tang, call them and tell everyone not to sleep! We have work to do!"


    Jian Xi exchanged a nce with He Qingchen, her eyes shining eagerly.


    He Qingchen helplessly patted her head and urged, "Be careful, safety first. Call me when you''re done and I''lle pick you up."


    Jian Xi quickly nodded, "Okay, okay. Brother, you can go back first, drive slowly."


    After He Qingchen left, she asked Chief Song what the case was about.


    Chief Song Jian''an said they received a report from the public at noon. A corpse was discovered in a park. The victim was a man who died bizarrely. His whole body didn''t have any wounds at all, but there was not a single drop of blood left inside. The autopsy revealed that while his other organs were intact, his heart was missing!


    It was as if his heart and blood had vanished into thin air!


    "With current technological capabilities, this is impossible to achieve. So Zhang Team Leader from the Criminal Investigation Team felt something was wrong and called me, asking us to take a look too."


    Chief Song frowned as he recounted the case.


    "There were no surveince cameras in the park?" Jian Xi asked doubtfully.


    Chief Song nodded. "That''s why Zhang Team wanted us toe over. The surveince footage shows the victim walking normally, but suddenly he stopped in his tracks with a horrified look on his face, staring ahead. In just about one second, he copsed. No one else appeared on the camera until someone discovered him and called the police."


    When he finished, Tang Xingyou sitting to the side meekly raised her hand. "My intuition tells me this wasn''t done by a person, and that the ghost is scarier than the hundred-year-old fierce ghost fromst time! I''ll call them now to get to the scene as soon as possible."


    "Alright, call them and take Jian Xi with you to check it out too," said Chief Song.


    As Tang Xingyou walked away while taking out her phone to notify people one by one, Jian Xi quietly followed behind her. This was her first case. Although it sounded quite frightening, it was probably just an evil ghost of about five hundred years at most.


    Because many evil ghosts kill living people and eat their hearts to cultivate themselves!


    When facing these kinds of ghosts, Jian Xi would normally directly destroy them. But now she was a civil servant who had to handle things by the book!


    Sitting in the car waiting for Tang Xingyou to finish herst call, Jian Xi finally spoke up, "Sister Tang Xingyou, for those five hundred year old evil ghosts who kill to cultivate, how do you guys usually handle them?"


    "Huh? Those kinds of ghosts and fierce ghosts, we try our best to capture them and bring them back to the bureau for Chief Song to open the ghost gate and send them to the Underworld. For older ones like you said, five hundred years or so, we can only seek help from the Chairman of the Metaphysics Association or the gods of the Underworld, because even Chief Song probably can''tst very long!"


    Jian Xi continued asking, "So directly destroying them would be against regtions?" She wanted to know if she could directly destroy them to save trouble.


    The traffic light turned red and the car stopped. Tang Xingyou burst outughing. "Little Seven, you''re thinking too naively. Even Chief Song, a level six metaphysics master, can''t easily destroy ghosts and fierce ghosts, unless it''s the Chairman of the Metaphysics Association. He still can."


    Jian Xi''s eyes lit up. "So that means directly destroying them is allowed!"


    Evil ghosts were different from fierce ghosts. Fierce ghosts may still have grievances that need resolving, so she would only act after confirming things clearly. But evil ghosts were purely bad. They cultivated themselves by feeding on people''s hearts or blood. Although it was also a kind of ghost cultivation, it was wicked!


    Seeing how she kept insisting on whether destruction was allowed or not, Tang Xingyou didn''t want to discourage her and directly told her, "There are no rules saying direct destruction is not allowed. All evil spirits can be directly destroyed."


    Jian Xi was satisfied. Not bad, this job didn''t seem too restricting. "Got it!"


    Understand? Understand what?


    Although puzzled, Tang Xingyou didn''t say anything more.


    The incident happened quite far from the city center, so the drive took a long time before the two women finally arrived at the park when the sun had already set in the west.


    After parking the car, Jian Xi and Tang Xingyou got out and walked in.


    The corpse had been moved away, but the scene was still cordoned off with police tape while many criminal investigators searched around for other evidence that could be collected.


    As soon as they approached, a young policeman stopped them. Tang Xingyou was used to it already. She took out her ID and handed it to him directly.


    The young policeman looked at Tang Xingyou, then Jian Xi.


    "She''s a consultant for our Special Security Bureau," Tang Xingyou exined.


    Jian Xi gave the young policeman a smile. He instantly blushed!


    The young policeman returned the ID to Tang Xingyou and watched as the two women went in, murmuring to himself that the consultant from the Special Security Bureau was so beautiful, she just looked too young. She seemed even younger than himself!


    Arriving at the crime scene, Jian Xi looked at the body outline marked on the ground and nced around, sniffing.


    Bingo! It really was an evil ghost of about five hundred years as she had guessed, and the kind that didn''t even let go of the victim''s soul.


    She frowned in disgust, a cold glint shing through her eyes.


    Lin Xi Wen and Nie Xiujin had arrived earlier before the two women, as the location was closer to where they lived.


    Tang Xingyou brought Jian Xi over and called out, "Boss! Deputy Team Leader! I''ve brought Little Seven with me!"


    Hearing that, Nie Xiujin and Lin Xi Wen looked over. Jian Xi walked up and politely introduced herself to them.


    She had seen Lin Xi Wen before so they naturally knew each other already. But this was her first time meeting Nie Xiujin. What she didn''t expect was that his righteous aura was even stronger than Chief Song''s!


    "Nice to meet you, Miss Jian. I''m very happy to have you join us," Nie Xiujin said, holding out his hand.


    Jian Xi lightly shook it. "Just call me Jian Xi. I''m also very d to join you guys."

 Chapter 53: The Matter is Settled

    <h4>Chapter 53</h4>


    Lin Xi Wen beside said: ¡°Alright, Jian Xi, let Xiao You take you around first to have a look, if you have any thoughts, just say it directly.¡±


    Jian Xi nced around and said lightly: ¡°It¡¯s an evil ghost, there is still its residual aura here, the soul of the victim has also been devoured by it.¡±


    Nie Xiujin squatted down and pointed at the human-shaped line on the ground with his finger, the position of the head, closed his eyes and carefully sensed it for a while, then spoke out: ¡°Hmm, the cultivation of this evil ghost should have reached over four hundred years already.¡±


    As it is known to all, the cultivation of evil ghosts relies on eating the blood or heart of living people raw, an evil ghost that has cultivated for over four hundred years, how many people must it have killed!


    Tang Xingyou cried out in rm, ¡°Over four hundred years! Then even if we add up, we probably can¡¯t beat it!¡± She looked at Nie Xiujin and Lin Xi Wen.


    Lin Xi Wen sighed, it was the first time they encountered a case of this level, even Wang Ju who has been at the Special Security Bureau for almost half of his life probably seldom met it a few times!


    At this time, Jian Xi made a correction in a t tone, ¡°It¡¯s not four hundred years, it has been over five hundred years.¡±


    Nie Xiujin frowned and looked at her, ¡°Are you sure?¡± If it¡¯s four hundred years they could still let Wang Ju try his best, but if it¡¯s really as Jian Xi said, then it looks like they can only invite the Underworld ghosts and gods or Ye Ze!


    Jian Xi nodded, indicating certainty. She pursed her lips and asked him, ¡°Umm, I should be able to find it and lure it over, but there are still many police officers here, you need to let them leave first.¡±


    ¡°What? You can find it?¡± Lin Xi Wen¡¯s voice rose a bit.


    The criminal investigation team members who were collecting evidence nearby looked over here. He reacted and smiled at them waving his hand to indicate it was nothing and let them continue their work.


    Tang Xingyou pulled Jian Xi¡¯s clothes and said in a low voice, ¡°Xiao Qi, how are you going to lure it over, that¡¯s an evil ghost with over five hundred years of cultivation, even if you have a way to lure it over, we are not its opponent, we should report this matter back to the bureau first.¡±


    Jian Xi raised the corners of her lips and patted Tang Xingyou¡¯s hand to indicate not to worry.


    She looked up at Nie Xiujin and Lin Xi Wen, ¡°Captain, Deputy Captain, leave this matter to me, I can resolve it. Please help me get them away first.¡±


    Jian Xi pointed at those criminal investigation people.


    Nie Xiujin and Lin Xi Wen looked at each other. Lin Xi Wen still patiently persuaded Jian Xi, ¡°Jian Xi, this matter is no small matter, let¡¯s report to Bureau Chief Wang first, okay?¡± She could always subdue a hundred-year-old fierce ghost with one move, but that¡¯s not the same concept as a five-hundred-year evil ghost!


    Jian Xi was helpless, but she also knew they meant well because they still didn¡¯t know about her own strength so they wouldn¡¯t let her take risks easily.


    She patiently exined, which was rare to see, ¡°I¡¯m confident, don¡¯t worry,ter I will use a defensive formation to surround this ce, nothing will happen!¡±


    Defensive formation, she was also a formation master!


    The three were instantly speechless. It was already known that Jian Xi was a metaphysics master and knew metaphysical medicine. ording to Bureau Chief Wang, she also knew fortune-telling. She actually knew four out of the five metaphysics skills!


    Tang Xingyou asked reflexively, ¡°Xiao Qi, can you also do ancient martial arts and stuff like that!¡±


    Jian Xi was startled for a moment, ¡°I know a little bit, just didn¡¯t learn well.¡± There were several people in the Taoist temple that she couldn¡¯t beat, ancient martial arts was her weakest field!


    Lin Xi Wen adjusted his sses that had slid down due to his facial expression going out of control. Although Nie Xiujin looked calm on the surface, there were also turbulent waves rising in his heart. Jian Xi had no reason to boast and lie to them, because everyone would definitely know in the days toe, there was no need for that. So this little girl was really a metaphysics genius!


    For some reason, looking at Jian Xi¡¯s determined gaze, Nie Xiujin chose to believe her. But still, he confirmed with her again, ¡°How confident?¡±


    Jian Xi didn''t speak, but the confidence in her eyes gave him the answer!


    ¡°Xi Wen, Xiao You, you two notify the criminal investigation team to withdraw. I¡¯ll stay here with Jian Xi,¡± Nie Xiujin issued the order.


    Jian Xi: "......" Actually I wanted to say, I could handle such a small matter myself!


    But she didn''t say it out. After all, they also meant well!


    ......


    More than ten minutester.


    Lin Xi Wen and Tang Xingyou made sure the criminal investigation team hadpletely withdrawn and there was no more personnel ess around before returning to Jian Xi¡¯s side.


    ¡°We are back, Xiao Qi, wait a little longer, Shi Fan and the others said just now they could arrive in another five minutes. More people means more power. Wait another five minutes, no hurry!¡± Tang Xingyou said as she ran over. Behind her followed Lin Xi Wen holding magic weapons.


    Jian Xi nced at the still dumbfounded Nie Xiujin, then turned her head and said to the two of them, ¡°No need.¡±


    Tang Xingyou didn''t understand and asked puzzled, ¡°What no need?¡±


    ¡°You can tell them they don''t need toe, just go back to the bureau directly. It''s been handled here.¡± She said lightly.


    Lin Xi Wen opened his mouth wide, ¡°Han... Handled?¡± He looked at Nie Xiujin for confirmation.


    Nie Xiujin nodded stiffly.


    ......


    On the way back, Lin Xi Wen was driving, Nie Xiujin sat in the passenger seat, while Jian Xi and Tang Xingyou sat in the back.


    The atmosphere in the car was quiet to weirdness.


    Nie Xiujin stared out the window without saying a word. He still hadn¡¯t recovered from the shock just now.


    His memory shed back to half an hour ago.


    After Lin Xi Wen and Tang Xingyou started taking action, Nie Xiujin took out his magic weapon, the Soul Calming Bell, and got ready to fight.


    He was just about to say that he was ready and they could start.


    But before he could speak, he saw a jade flute appearing out of thin air in Jian Xi¡¯s hand. She put the jade flute to her lips and blew it.


    The melody was melodious, the sound ethereal, listening to it made one feel carefree and happy. Not only did he have this feeling, all ghosts within ten li who heard it were also attracted over as if fascinated.


    Jian Xi gestured him to collect all these ghosts first, because most of them should be on the register of the Underworld, just check one by one when going back!


    After Nie Xiujin collected them all, Jian Xi¡¯s tune changed from the original soothing to passionate!


    In less than a minute, a thinyer of sweat appeared on Nie Xiujin¡¯s forehead, because it seemed something was resisting Jian Xi¡¯s melody!


    He knew, it must be that evil ghost. Jian Xi was forcibly pulling it over with her melody!


    Realizing this, Nie Xiujin looked sharply at Jian Xi, only to see Jian Xi looking as usual without any strenuous expression at all.


    Now he knew what her gaze meant when he asked her just now how confident she was!


    It looked like he had to report to Bureau Chief Wang when he went back and voluntarily give up the captain position!

 Chapter 54: The evil Ghost has been destroyed by Jane.

    <h4>Chapter 54</h4>


    Just as Jian Xi was thinking, the rhythm of the music she was ying suddenly sped up.


    In an instant, a strong evil aura rushed up, and the staggering ghost appeared.


    With a blue face, fangs, dripping disgusting drool, skin like ancient tree bark, blood red eyes, and a body giving off ck smoke!


    Ugh, extremely ugly!


    Nie Xiujin gripped the soul-calming bell in his hand, wanting to step forward to attack it, since it was currently being controlled by Jian Xi, this was the best opportunity.


    But Jian Xi''s actions were faster than his. In her hand, seven talismans appeared out of thin air once again, and she threw them towards the ghost.


    The talismans stopped in front of the ghost, surrounding itpletely, each one positioned differently.


    Jian Xi pinched hand seals and mumbled an incantation under her breath.


    In a sh, the ghost didn''t even struggle, and as her spell chanting stopped, the talismans ignited and the ghost let out a miserable cry, then disappeared into the night without a trace, as if it had never appeared at all!


    Nie Xiujin was deeply shocked by the scene that had just unfolded before his eyes. A ghost with over five hundred years of cultivation was destroyed just like that?


    And looking at Jian Xi''spletely rxed expression, he suddenly felt how ignorant he was.


    She was not just a genius, she was simply a monster!


    ...


    As Nie Xiujin''s recollection ended, the car also arrived at the bookstore entrance.


    The nightlife of college students was just beginning, and the street was very lively, with many small food stalls set up.


    Jian Xi looked over in that direction. Having just expended a lot of spiritual power, she was rather hungry now!


    But she didn''t say anything, and followed everyone into the bookstore.


    As soon as they entered, she saw Chief Song from the service counter, along with Shi Fan and Qi Yunzheng walking out from inside.


    There was no one else inside the store, so Lin Xi Wen who wasst in line locked the door.


    The group headed upstairs with solemn expressions. Chief Song and the others didn''t know what had happened yet so they were still on high alert, while Nie Xiujin and the rest were still immersed in disbelief over Jian Xi''s abilities after finding out about them, not having recovered yet.


    As a consultant for the Special Security Bureau, she didn''t have to go to work normally, but still had to see a case through to the end once undertaking it, and a final summary still had to be done.


    The lights in the conference room were switched on, and the meeting regarding this case officially began.


    Chief Song spoke first, asking, "Xiujin, talk about the situation at the scene. Was it confirmed to be a supernatural event? If confirmed I''ll go get the case from the criminal investigation team right away."


    Nie Xiujin looked at Chief Song exceptionally, then nced at Jian Xi across from him with an impassive face. He took a deep breath and began his report.


    "Chief Song, this case was indeed a supernatural event, a malicious ghost injuring people. The ghost had over five hundred years of cultivation, but..." it had already been destroyed by Jian Xi.


    Before he could finish speaking, he was loudly interrupted by Chief Song, "What did you say? A ghost with over five hundred years of cultivation!"


    Along with Chief Song''s shocked cry were the sounds of stools falling over on the ground.


    Jian Xi pressed her lips together without making a sound, rather nauseous from hunger. She had to get food first thing after the debrief!


    "What do we do, I''ll go invite the Ghost God right away, you guys wait here a bit." After dropping those words, Chief Song was about to leave the conference room to prepare some items needed to invite the Ghost God.


    Nie Xiujin called him back, "Wait Chief Song, the ghost has already been destroyed by Jian Xi."


    Stopping in his tracks, Chief Song thought he was hearing things. He turned back to look at Nie Xiujin and asked, "What did you say?"


    Shi Fan and Qi Yunzheng who hadn''t made it to the scene yet also stared at Jian Xi in disbelief, gaping.


    Nie Xiujin repeated: "I said, the ghost has already been destroyed by Jian Xi, you don''t need to invite the Ghost God!"


    Chief Song opened and closed his mouth, gaze settling on Jian Xi''s face, seeming to want to hear it from her own mouth.


    Jian Xi naturally nodded, affirming Nie Xiujin''s words.


    One minute of silence, two minutes of quiet, three minutes of eeriness.


    Five minutester, Chief Song found his voice again, "Jian Xi, you see, if you''re interested in the deputy bureau chief position..."


    Jian Xi shook her head, "Consultant is good enough, Chief Song is there anything else? If not I''ll get off work first."


    I''m so hungry! o(¨i_¨i)o


    There was still the case summary left to do, but she had destroyed a five hundred year old ghost, clearly exhausted, who cared about summaries!


    Chief Song fawned, "You can absolutely get off work, go back and rest, we''ll handle the rest."


    As soon as he finished speaking, all that was heard in the conference room was Jian Xi''s "bye", then a sh before their eyes, feeling a gust of wind. The conference room door opened, then closed again. Jian Xi had left!


    After reacting for a bit, Chief Song hurriedly returned to the meeting table, "Xiujin, quick, tell me exactly what happened."


    What followed was Nie Xiujin''s recounting of how Jian Xi destroyed the ghost, and how she had summoned back half of the "missing souls" on the list from the Underworld along the way.


    Besides Nie Xiujin, everyone else in the conference room listened as if to a fantasy story!


    Lin Xi Wen and Tang Xingyou were the same. Because when they returned, Jian Xi had already finished battling, although they were at the scene, they actually knew nothing!


    ...


    After leaving the conference room, Jian Xi came to the entrance, unlocking and opening the door. She looked around, took out a yellow talisman paper from her bracelet, and casually tore it into the shape of a small paper effigy.


    She took out a wolf hair brush and cinnabar, dabbing the paper effigy''s forehead, chanting a spell, and the paper effigy then "came alive", jumping from her palm and squeezing through the door crack, locking it from inside!


    Right after locking the door, the paper effigy wilted, but Jian Xi was very satisfied. She had just recently researched this paper effigy art - it was secret arts from her ancestors'' memoirs, being able tost one minute was already very good!


    "Snack street, here Ie!" Jian Xi''s eyes shone looking towards the nearby stalls.


    Then, a girl with a bun happily traversed the entire snack street, roasted cold noodles in her left hand and grilled squid in her right.


    An hourter, a silver Bugatti Veyron stopped at the edge of the snack street, attracting many gazes.


    Jian Xi got in the car while burping from fullness and opened the door.

 Chapter 55: Sudden Possessiveness

    <h4>Chapter 55</h4>


    In the car.


    Jian Xi rubbed her stuffed belly, she didn''t expect the snacks to be so cheap, her 100 yuan was less than half spent and she was already full, plus she even bought two of the snacks she felt were most delicious for He Qingchen!


    "Brother, I also bought some snacks for you, put them in your bracelet, they should still be hot when we get home. Let me tell you, Granny''s baked squid was really tasty, I ate two skewers!" Although she was already full, Jian Xi still felt like drooling when she thought of the taste.


    "Get Zhao Sister-inw to make it for you in the future if you want to eat it, your stomach itself is not good, don''t eat something bad and get a stomachache." He Qingchen said helplessly, thinking that when they got home he would have to call Shen Xiaoheng and ask what medicines to prepare.


    Sure enough, when they got home not long after, before Jian Xi could even take out the snacks from her bracelet for He Qingchen, her stomach started to hurt.


    After running to the bathroom several times, He Qingchen hurriedly called Shen Xiaoheng, getting him toe over in the middle of the night.


    In the end, Shen Xiaoheng diagnosed Jian Xi with acute gastroenteritis, and had someone deliver medicine and set up an IV drip for her!


    After Shen Xiaoheng left, Jian Xi noticed He Qingchen''s face looked a bit dark. She pouted and said aggrievedly: "I won''t casually eat outside food ever again in the future!"


    Seeing her like that, He Qingchen didn''t say anything. He was angry with himself, for not being attentive enough and taking care of her before.


    Looking at her somewhat pale little face, his eyes darkened somewhat, "Don''t randomly eat outside food again next time, understand?"


    Jian Xi thought he was angry, and hurriedly nodded, responding, "Won''t eat it, won''t eat it."


    It couldn''t be helped, her gastrointestinal tract really wasn''t very good. It was because when practicing martial arts in the past, she overexerted herself physically, and also didn''t pay attention when eating, wolfing food down. In the end it left her with this illness.


    Actually Jian Xi could have given herself a couple injections, but she had been running to the bathroom so frequently, she really didn''t have any strength left. She fell asleep before even finishing the first IV bag.


    He Qingchen kept watch at her bedside, after the medicine finished dripping he removed the needle, left a ss of warm water by her bedside, before leaving her room.


    He didn''t sleep that entire night,ing to check on her every hour.


    Jian Xi''s recuperative abilities were quite strong, and she was back to full health the next day. Seeing the dark circles under He Qingchen''s eyes, she knew he must not have slept the entire night.


    It was always like this when she was small, every time she got sick he would stay up all night taking care of her, as if this habit was ingrained in his bones. She really couldn''t imagine when he started his own family in the future, if he would also take such attentive care of his own wife?


    As soon as this thought came out, Jian Xi was stunned, because she had actually had a very inappropriate idea just now!


    She frowned, examining the ufortable feeling in her heart.


    Across the table, seeing her standing there staring into space, her expression continuously changing, He Qingchen didn''t know what she was thinking about.


    "Come eat breakfast, what are you thinking about, or are you still feeling ufortable somewhere?" he asked.


    He Qingchen''s voice pulled her out of her thoughts, she slowly walked to the dining table and sat down on the chair. In front of her was a bowl of vegetable porridge, from the smell she could tell it wasn''t made by Zhao Sister-inw.


    "Eat quickly," he said curtly, urging her to eat.


    Today was Monday, there were scheduled fortune-telling appointments. He Qingchen had originally wanted her to properly rest for the day, but Jian Xi insisted she was already fine.


    In the end, He Qingchen could only go along with her. Seeing that she really was alright, he also went to thepany.


    After he left, Jian Xi directly went to the little wooden house. It was still early, Gu Lingling had not yet arrived.


    She went to the fridge, opening it wanting to take out a can of drink, but suddenly remembered He Qingchen''s instructions before leaving that she couldn''t drink cold drinks these few days, so she closed the fridge door again, and turned around to boil some hot water for herself.


    She sat on the chair watching the bubbles rise in the transparent kettle, somewhat zoning out.


    The thoughts from this morning involuntarily popped up again.


    She didn''t want her brother to take care of other women, even if it was his wife it was uneptable!


    This was very wrong, extremely wrong!


    But she clearly knew it was wrong to think this way, yet from the moment this idea appeared it had taken firm root in her heart.


    She felt somewhat disgusted with herself, this sudden possessiveness made her feel somewhat panicked and guilty even when making eye contact with him.


    She wasn''t stupid, it was very obvious these thoughts had already crossed the boundary between a younger sister''s feelings for her elder brother.


    The only thing she couldn''t figure out was, exactly when did she start having different feelings towards He Qingchen?


    If He Qingchen found out about this matter, what would he think? Would he slowly distance himself from her in the future?


    One by one, ideas bubbled forth like the boiling water in front of her.


    Lost in thought, she didn''t even notice when Gu Lingling came to stand in front of her.


    "Miss Jian."


    "Miss Jian?"


    Jian Xi came back to her senses, "Oh? You''re here, sorry just now I was lost in thought."


    "Miss Jian, the first customer today, Old Lady Feng, has already arrived. Should I let her in now?" Gu Lingling asked respectfully.


    Jian Xi nodded, "Let her in."


    "Alright." Gu Lingling went out and brought the person in.


    The visitor was an extravagantly dressed olddy in her sixties who was meticulously maintained, but with one nce Jian Xi could tell her real age.


    "Please sit," Jian Xi didn''t stand up, only gesturing slightly with her hand.


    Old Lady Feng pretended not to mind, but was extremely displeased in her heart. But because this was He Qingchen''s home, she also didn''t dare make a scene.


    "Fortune-telling or divination?" Jian Xi was toozy to say another word. She knew what kind of person this olddy was as soon as she entered the room.


    Her children were estranged, her husband was having affairs, yet all of this was not worthy of pity, because she was the one who had brought it upon herself. She was suspicious by nature, covetous of vanity. She had concealed it very well, making her way up in the first half of life through schemes, even carrying a person''s death on her back!


    And she had probablye today to resolve that matter, because there was a faint ck color between her brows, a sign of impending death!


    Jian Xi was somewhat puzzled though, how did that person suddenly die? Weren''t the previous bacshes added together not that serious?


    Her fingers moved under the table, in less than half a minute, the corners of her lips hooked, it must have been her brother!


    "Miss Jian, I didn''te today for you to read my fortune, but to ask you to cure my illness. Recently I''ve been suffering from frequent headaches, and my body has been growing weaker day by day. No matter how manyyers I wear, I still feel cold. The hospital couldn''t find anything wrong with their examinations, but I heard your skills in traditional Chinese medicine are formidable, so I''vee to try my luck." Old Lady Feng looked at her and said.


    The corners of Jian Xi''s lips curled up, even at this point she was still testing her? Then should she just y along?


    Her eyes nced at the female ghost clinging to Old Lady Feng''s back, her bloodshot eyes looking at Jian Xi, a trace of resolve shing through them.

 Chapter 56: I miscalculated just now

    <h4>Chapter 56</h4>


    Jian Xi withdrew her gaze and calmly took a sip of the still scalding hot water, "You''re not sick, I can''t cure you."


    A gleam shed across Feng Old Lady''s eyes, but before she could say anything, Jian Xi spoke again.


    "At most three days, and you will certainly die. Go back and prepare yourself."


    These words were like thunder, and Feng Old Lady jumped up from her seat in shock. She looked flustered. "Miss Jian, could you please take action to eliminate her?"


    Jian Xi frowned in disgust and lifted her head arrogantly, "Why would I eliminate her?"


    Feng Old Lady could not help but be angry, "She''s a ghost who endangered my life. Shouldn''t she be eliminated? Isn''t that your duty as a Taoist priest?"


    Jian Xiughed. "Who told you that eliminating ghosts is our duty as Taoist priests? At this point, are you still clinging to your delusions? When you harmed her back then, did you ever think this day woulde? You thought that finding an evil sorcerer to suppress her soul would be the end of it? You never imagined that after that Metaphysics Master died, with his techniques no longer suppressing her, she woulde back to find you!"


    "I, I..." Feng Old Lady was instantly rendered speechless.


    Indeed, the evil sorcerer who had helped Feng Old Lady was the same person as the one who had previously helped He Bohuai and Xiao Jingyi (Huo Chengxi''s ill-fated love who did business in hexes). And the one who helped them was also the same person!


    And this Metaphysics Master was already dead. The female ghost attached to Feng Old Lady carried his aura. Jian Xi had already divined that it was He Qingchen who had taken action, and upon learning that the old master had been harmed by the Metaphysics Master found by He Bohuai, he must have secretly looked for someone.


    Since Jian Xi had no information about this evil sorcerer, finding someone would certainly require the use of the Five Emperors'' coin to open the heavenly eye. However, He Qingchen did not mention this matter to Jian Xi, but instead sent people to secretly investigate that Metaphysics Master until they finally caught him!


    As for how he died, Jian Xi did not know, nor would she ask He Qingchen.


    Feng Old Lady slumped down on the chair, not daring to look up at Jian Xi. In an extremely weak voice, she said, "Miss Jian, please help me. I can give you anything you want, no matter how much. I''m already halfway into the coffin, so please just let me die peacefully and go to the underworld to receive punishment, okay?"


    Jian Xi rolled her eyes dramatically. This obstinate woman was still putting on an act of pity in front of the wrong person.


    "Sister Ling, please show our guest out!" Jian Xi was toozy to waste any more words with her!


    Seeing that her act was ineffective, Feng Old Lady immediately dropped the pretense. She stood up with an arrogant attitude, "Little girl, you have some skills, but don''t think you''re the only talented one in the metaphysics world. Not earning money that was right in front of you, how stupid can you be!"


    Having said that, Feng Old Lady turned around and walked straight out.


    Jian Xi narrowed her eyes, flicked her wrist, and a talisman for eliminating restrictions flew out and stuck onto the female ghost. The ghost''s yin energy suddenly intensified, and all the scarce suppressive power left on her vanished without a trace!


    At the same time, the dark energy between Feng Old Lady''s brows spread even thicker.


    Jian Xi smiled smugly. Raising her voice a little, she said, "I''m sorry, I miscalcted just now. You only have one day left. Make the best use of your time!"


    Feng Old Lady, who had one foot out the door, staggered upon hearing this. She turned back and red viciously at Jian Xi.


    With that stagger, she nearly collided with Xu Yanxin who was just about to enter. He quickly stepped back to make way, and he had clearly heard those words as well!


    He looked at Feng Old Lady in shock. Their family knew Feng Old Lady. They were all upper ss people. Even if they didn''t have deeper ties, they still knew of one another.


    Feng Old Lady also red angrily at Xu Yanxin, then hurried away, not for anything else but because she felt even colder around her body after Jian Xi spoke those words just now. She had to hurry and find someone else to help her!


    Xu Yanxin felt somewhat puzzled, but he didn''t say anything and followed Sister Ling into the little wooden house.


    After seeing Jian Xi, Xu Yanxin also stated his purpose foring today. He was not actually a child of the Xu family. He had been adopted by the Xu family. The Xu family originally had their own son, one year older than him. But when that son was four years old, he went missing. Xu''s parents had looked for him for many years but never had any results.


    As a result, Xu''s Mother was dealt a huge mental blow. She was depressed and grief-stricken every day. Because the two of them had conceivedter in life, Xu''s Mother could no longer get pregnant. So in order for Xu''s Mother to have something to attach herself to emotionally, Xu''s Father went to an orphanage to adopt him.


    "After I arrived in the Xu family, my parents treated me extremely well, but I knew that their missing son had always been a thorn in their side. So I wanted to ask Miss Jian to help me calcte whether he is still alive, whether I can find him and bring him back! Even if he''s... I still have to find him and bring him back!"


    Xu Yanxin looked at Jian Xi full of hope.


    "Do you know his date and time of birth?" Jian Xi asked.


    "I know, I know!" Xu Yanxin hurriedly took out his phone and opened the notes app to show Jian Xi.


    Jian Xi nced down at it, then picked up two Five Emperors'' coins from the tableside, threw them a few times, and said, "He is still alive, and all these years, he has been by your side!"


    Xu Yanxin stood up excitedly, "Really?"


    Jian Xi gestured for him not to get too excited yet. "The divination shows that he is in the northeast branch of your familypany. Judging from his date and time of birth, his position now is not low. He has a family, with a son already. His wife works in education. Their family life is happy and perfect. But you have to go this morning. There has been a change in the trajectory of his career. He should have submitted a resignation letter, preparing to switch industries!"


    "Thank you Miss Jian. If I can really find my brother, the Xu family will definitelye to your door and express our gratitude!" Xu Yanxin said gratefully.


    Jian Xi smiled charmingly, "There''s no need toe and express gratitude. Just pay the normal divination fee."


    Xu Yanxin was startled for a moment, then hurriedly said, "That''s different. If I can really find my brother, then you will be our Xu family''s greatest benefactor!"


    Jian Xi looked at him and said, "You are straightforward and sincere. Let me give you one piece of information. You are not an orphan. Your parents are also alive and well, it''s just that they are not in City B. And they have never given up looking for you! But their circumstances are nowhere near as good as the Xus. If you make up your mind, you cane find me. I''ll give you that divination for free!"


    Seeing such a pure and innocent person put Jian Xi in a slightly better mood.


    This year is the crossroads of his life. Let''s see which path he chooses!


    If he chooses well, although the first half of his remaining life will be more bitter, as long as the whole family pulls together, life will get better and better. If he chooses poorly, he will just stagnate.


    After all, once the Xu family''s biological son returns, he will surely have a huge gappared to him. And emotionally, he was only a spiritual sustenance. That wonderful illusion only existed under the premise that the biological son had not been found!


    Moreover, his "sister-inw" was no saint. There would be no ce for him there!

 Chapter 57: You have Another Life

    <h4>Chapter 57</h4>


    As expected, when Xu Yanxin heard these words, he paused for a moment and then sat back down in his chair.


    "Miss Jian, I have a favor to ask. I don''t know my exact birthdate and time, can you help me calcte it?" Xu Yanxin asked.


    Jian Xi took two ancient coins in her hand and said, "To find a person, we don''t need your exact birthdate."


    Xu Yanxin looked slightly surprised but kept his lips sealed, waiting for the answer.


    After throwing the coins a few times, the divination wasplete. He obtained the location of his biological parents and bid farewell, leaving.


    He wanted to find his biological son from the Xu family first, as a way to repay their kindness in raising him. ording to Jian Xi, his parents didn''t abandon him and had never given up on searching for him. Even if their circumstances were not good, they should still be reunited!


    He transferred twenty thousand yuan to his assistant, Jin, as a gesture of gratitude. This money was earned by himself, as he knew from a young age that even though the Xu family treated him well, he had no reason to demand anything from them.


    Since high school, he had been secretly working part-time jobs. In college, he studied finance and used his expertise to grow his small savings into a substantial amount.


    He believed that no matter how difficult his biological family''s circumstances were, as long as he worked hard enough, everything would be fine.


    As Xu Yanxin left, a smile appeared on Jian Xi''s face. Only one divination was left, and she would be off work for the day.


    But she never expected that she would have to follow along on thisst divination.


    However, it was fine to make the trip because the person she was about to take away probably didn''t match the standards of the underworld.


    The visitor was a middle-aged man named Wei Yuan. He said his father had been acting strangelytely, locking himself in his room and demanding two meals be left outside the door every day, not allowing anyone to enter.


    At first, Wei Yuan thought it was because his mother had passed away, and his father couldn''t ept the fact. After all, they had been childhood sweethearts and had a deep emotional bond.


    But whenever he passed by his father''s room, he could hear his father talking to someone. At first, he thought he might be mistaken, but this had been going on for a week!


    He suspected that his father might have encountered a ghost, so he quickly sought help from Jian Xi through connections.


    When he arrived, Wei Yuan exined to Jian Xi that today''s appointment wasn''t originally his, but he had traded with someone because he was afraid that if there was indeed a ghost, it might harm his father''s health.


    "That is indeed a ghost, but she won''t harm your father. It''s actually your recently deceased mother who is lingering around your father because she''s worried about him and unwilling to move on to the afterlife," Jian Xi exined.


    Upon hearing Jian Xi''s words, Wei Yuan was stunned and stammered, "My... my mother?"


    Jian Xi nodded her head.


    Wei Yuan suddenly realized, "No wonder, no wonder the dishes my dad ordered were all my mom''s favorites. It turns out, from beginning to end, it was my mom!" Saying this, a middle-aged man in his forties actually turned red-eyed and shed tears in front of Jian Xi.


    Jian Xi stood up from her chair and took the lead in walking outside. "Let''s go, let''s go see the old master. Some people, even if they are reluctant, still need to let go. Otherwise, it''s not good for anyone!"


    Wei Yuan quickly got up and followed Jian Xi''s footsteps.


    It''s now half past ten, and Wei Yuan''s home is a distance from Pleasant View Creek Garden. The journey takes half an hour by car. However, his home is closer to the He Group. How about going to find He Qingchen after dealing with this matter at noon?


    Although the terrifying thought that came out of nowhere in the morning is still lingering in her mind, she still wants to go with the flow because the thought is not that strong yet. Apart from that, she doesn''t have any other thoughts. Let''s observe first. If it''s really confirmed that she has fallen in love with He Qingchen, she won''t escape either!


    On the way to Wei''s house, Jian Xi sent a message to Sister-inw Zhao, telling her that she won''t be eating at home for lunch today, so there''s no need to prepare her meal.


    Sister-inw Zhao replied that she received the message.


    Arriving at Wei''s house, Wei Yuan, with aplex expression, brought Jian Xi to the second floor, to his father''s room.


    Jian Xi gestured for him to call his father out.


    Wei Yuan pursed his lips, took a deep breath, and knocked on his father''s bedroom door.


    After a while, the door opened a crack.


    Through the crack, Jian Xi could see that it was pitch ck inside.


    It''s daytime now, obviously, the old master had covered all the sources of light in the room tightly for the sake of histe wife''s spirit.


    A pair of not-so-clear eyes looked at Jian Xi and Wei Yuan through the door crack, and a hoarse voice made a sound, "What''s the matter?"


    Wei Yuan''s eyes welled up, he closed his eyes, and spoke frankly, "Dad, this is Miss Jian, a renowned Taoist."


    As soon as these words were spoken, the old man''s eyes widened instantly, and he hurried to close the door.


    But at this moment, a voice came from inside the room, "Old Wei, don''t close the door."


    As soon as this voice came out, Wei Yuan shivered, not out of fear, but out of excitement. He had been listening to this voice since he was a child, for more than forty years. It was his mother''s voice!


    Wei''s father''s action of closing the door stopped because of this sentence. His back gradually hunched, and his hand holding the doorknob turned white due to exertion. His tone was somewhat choked, "Can''t you stay?"


    Obviously, he wasn''t asking Jian Xi and Wei Yuan, but the person inside the room.


    "No, Old Wei. It''s been so many days. Although you didn''t say it, I can tell that your health has been affected by my presence, right?"


    Wei''s father released his grip on the doorknob, and his hand drooped weakly.


    A gust of cold wind blew, and the door opened halfway, revealing Wei''s mother.


    Wei Yuan called out, "Mom!"


    "Ah, Mom is leaving. You must take good care of your dad from now on. He has a bad temper, so don''t argue with him. Also, he secretly drinks alcohol, thinking I don''t know. You should keep an eye on him for that too. His liver is already not good. And you, don''t drink too much during social gatherings. Live a good life with your wife. Little Bao is still young, so don''t fight all the time..."


    These nagging words used to be heard every now and then, but this is thest time. From now on, even if you want to hear them, you won''t be able to!


    Old Wei, Little Wei, both of them listened particrly attentively this time!


    From start to finish, Jian Xi didn''t say a word. But after sending off Wei''s Mother, she did something unprecedented¡ªshe turned around and said something to Wei''s Father.


    "Good people for three lifetimes, a love destined for three lifetimes. Don''t entertain thoughts of suicide. You still have your next life!"


    After saying that, Jian Xi went downstairs and left. Wei Yuan chased after her to see her off, while Wei''s Father stood at the doorway of his own bedroom, lost in thought for a long time.


    Five minutester, Wei''s Father''s eyes cleared up a bit. He turned around and entered the bedroom, pulling back the heavy curtains, allowing sunlight to shine through the ss and illuminate the room.

 Chapter 58: The Invisible Door of He Qingchen’s Office

    <h4>Chapter 58</h4>


    Wei Yuan dropped Jian Xi off at the entrance of He Group. On the way, he couldn''t help but ask Jian Xi about the meaning of what she said to his father.


    Jian Xi exined it to him. What she said was quite clear - Wei Yuan''s father and mother were good people for three lifetimes, and thus formed a karmic bond spanning three lifetimes. They would be together again in their next life. However, if Wei Yuan''s father harbored any thoughts of pursuing his mother, that would be a different story.


    Those whomit suicide vite thews of yin and yang. Their lives are not yetplete, so they would face judgment in the Underworld. More often than not, the result is that they cannot be reincarnated, even if they have umted merits. Good deeds are good deeds, and wrongdoings are wrongdoings - they cannot cancel each other out.


    That''s why Jian Xi warned Wei Yuan''s father against entertaining any inappropriate thoughts!


    Wei Yuan was very grateful to Jian Xi and thanked her repeatedly. After Jian Xi left, he asked Gu Lingling for Jian Xi''s ount details and transferred one million as a token of gratitude.


    However, when he saw that the ount name belonged to He Qingchen, he double-checked with Gu Lingling before confirming the transfer.


    After getting off Wei Yuan''s car, Jian Xi didn''t rush into He Group. Instead, she sent a message to Tang Xingyou by the roadside, asking if there was a name "Cao Hongting" (Wei Yuan''s mother) on the list of souls for the Underworld that month.


    Tang Xingyou replied quickly, confirming that the name was on the list.


    Jian Xi briefly exined the situation and told her that they didn''t need to look for that ghost anymore, as she had already sent her to the Underworld.


    A whileter, Tang Xingyou responded that she would inform Team Leader Nie after finishing her work.


    Jian Xi only had Chief Song and Tang Xingyou as contacts; she hadn''t had a chance to add anyone else yet.


    She put away her phone, intending to enter the building. At that moment, Tang Xingyou sent her another message, this time with an image.


    The image showed a small paper figure.


    Tang Xingyou: [Little Seven, is this yours? Did you use it to lock the doorst night when you were in a hurry to leave?]


    Jian Xi: [Yes, since you all were upstairs and didn''te down, I used the paper figure spell to lock the door in my hurry.]


    Tang Xingyou: [...(??????)?? Master!]


    Tang Xingyou: [Ah! Ah! Ah! The long-lost paper figure spell! How did you manage that, Little Seven?]


    Even through text, one could sense Tang Xingyou''s excitement. Jian Xi smiled and sent her a voice message, "If you want to learn, I can teach you."


    Within two seconds, her phone was bombarded with several voice messages from Tang Xingyou.


    "Really?"


    "Can I really learn it?"


    "Little Seven, you''re the best!"


    "From now on, I dere you my goddess, and everyone else, including the President of the Metaphysics Society, Ye Ze, can step aside!"


    "Little Seven, when do you have time to teach me?"


    And so on! Jian Xi tapped on the fourth voice message and listened again, as she thought she heard her second senior martial brother''s name. "From now on, I dere you my goddess, and everyone else, including the President of the Metaphysics Society, Ye Ze, can step aside!"


    It really was her second senior brother. He was now the President of the Metaphysics Society?


    She remembered that just a couple of years ago, he had only recently joined the Metaphysics Society. Did promotions in the society happen that quickly?


    Little did she know that if Ye Ze heard what she said, he would definitelyin to her. Last year when they gathered at the Taoist temple, he had mentioned it, but she wasn''t paying attention!


    Jian Xi didn''t mention that she knew Ye Ze and simply replied to Tang Xingyou, "Wait for my message." She then put away her phone and entered the He Group building.


    Her fingerprints had been recorded in the system for the executive elevator, so she could now go directly to the top floor without needing an escort or someone from the president''s office to receive her.


    Upon reaching the top floor, she went straight to He Qingchen''s office.


    Xu Yan respectfully greeted her as "Miss Jian" when he saw her, then continued with his work.


    He Qingchen had instructed that there was no need to notify him when Jian Xi arrived; she could enter as she pleased.


    Jian Xi knocked on the door of He Qingchen''s office before entering.


    To her surprise, the office was empty.


    She was about to leave and ask Xu Yan about He Qingchen''s whereabouts when she heard faint noisesing from inside the office.


    Following the sounds, she ended up standing in front of a padded wall. When she reached out and moved it slightly, a gap appeared, revealing a hidden space behind.


    Curious, she peeked her head inside.


    Coincidentally, He Qingchen, who was changing clothes in the resting area, also heard the noise and turned around.


    Their eyes met, and Jian Xi''s heart pounded rapidly as her face turned beet red.


    At that moment, He Qingchen was only wearing a pair of underwear, with nothing covering the rest of his body. A towely at his feet, presumably the one he had just taken off!


    Jian Xi froze, her gaze fixed on He Qingchen''s bare form.


    Although she had grown up with He Qingchen, this was the first time she had seen him in such a state of undress!


    His pale skin, slender frame, and toned abs with a visible Adonis belt were just like the descriptions of male leads in the novels she had read.


    Forgetting her embarrassment, Jian Xi unconsciously let her gaze wander downwards as shepared He Qingchen''s physique to those of the male leads in her books.


    Oh my, what was she doing!


    Snapping out of her trance, Jian Xi hastily closed the hidden door and ran off.


    Seeing her reaction, He Qingchen smirked and leisurely put on his pants. His ck shirt had two buttons undone, and he slowly fastened his belt before stepping out of the resting area.


    He was surprised that Jian Xi hade, as he had been too engrossed in his work earlier and forgotten about the cup of coffee his assistant had brought in, knocking it over and spilling it on his pants. That''s why he had taken a shower and changed clothes.


    Who would have thought that Jian Xi would arrive at that very moment, just as he had removed his towel!


    However, seeing the little girl''s adorable embarrassment, his heart softened. He just didn''t know if she had run off or not.


    Quickening his pace, he opened the door of the resting area and peeked out. Thankfully, she hadn''t been scared away and was sitting obediently on the sofa.


    "What brings you here today? Have you eaten?" He Qingchen asked casually, as if nothing had happened earlier.


    Jian Xi''s face was still slightly flushed as she sipped the water she had poured for herself. "Ah, I went to the Wei''s family earlier, and then I came here to have lunch with you!"


    He Qingchen sat down at his desk and continued working on the unfinished document from before, uttering two words, "Wei''s family?"


    "Yes, Wei Yuan''s Wei''s family. I took care of a small matter there, and it''s all resolved now," Jian Xi answered his question.

 Chapter 59: Online Posting

    <h4>Chapter 59</h4>


    He Qingchen signed the document swiftly and then pressed the extension number for Xu Yan''s internal line, saying casually, "Order some light dishes for lunch today."


    Sitting on the sofa, Jian Xi stole a nce at him, only to be caught red-handed by He Qingchen!


    "If you want to look, then look openly. Why not? Should Ie sit closer?" he teased her.


    Teasing her again!


    Jian Xi took out her phone and started ying games, ignoring his remark.


    He Qingchen chuckled softly and opened the next document.


    The office fell quiet, with only the sound of rustling papers. Jian Xi, afraid of disturbing his work, yed her games on mute.


    It wasn''t until Xu Yan came in with their lunch that there was noise again.


    With delicious food in front of them, though light, it still looked appetizing. Jian Xi ate happily, forgetting the awkwardness in the lounge earlier.


    After finishing the meal, He Qingchen didn''t immediately return to work but chatted with her for a while, telling her, "The driving school has been contacted. Xu Yan has already enrolled you. You can start learning to drive whenever you want."


    Jian Xi''s big eyes blinked twice, "Really? Then I want to go now, I have nothing much to do in the afternoon. If I learn to drive every afternoon after doing fortune-telling in the morning, I can get my driver''s license soon and it will be convenient to go out!"


    He Qingchen leaned back on the sofa, smilingzily, "Sure, whatever you want. I''ll have Xu Yan take youter."


    Jian Xi nced at the time on her phone, not even noon yet. "Let''s wait until 1:30 pm, we should still let people rest during the lunch break." She suddenly felt drowsy and yawned.


    "Oh no, you''re really turning me into a pig! No, I need to get up and walk around, I can''t sleep right after eating!"


    Jian Xi stood up and started walking circles around the office to help digestion.


    Fortunately, He Qingchen''s office was spacious, but he still found her antics amusing, his lips curled into a smile as he watched her circle around.


    Finally, on her secondp, he took action, grabbing her and carrying her to the lounge door. He pushed the door open, went in, and tossed her onto the bed, urging her, "Quick, take a nap."


    With that, he turned and left without another word.


    Jian Xi''s face flushed red, shaking her little fists at He Qingchen''s retreating back. "He Qingchen, I''m not a child anymore, yet you still carried me! Don''t I have any dignity?"


    Of course, the only response she got was a snort ofughter, followed by the sound of the door closing!


    Hmph, nap time!


    Jian Xi kicked off her little white shoes and slid under the covers.


    The bedding carried He Qingchen''s scent, making her feel at ease. Even though it was her first time sleeping in this bed, she fell into a deep slumber within two minutes!


    The lounge door opened again, and He Qingchen approached the bedside. He gazed down at Jian Xi''s sleeping face for a moment, his eyes seeming to hold unfathomable emotions!


    After watching her for a while, he suddenly leaned down, slowly bringing his face closer to Jian Xi''s.


    As their noses were about to touch, He Qingchen stopped, not moving any closer.


    Because this experiment was alreadypleted. He straightened up slowly, a tender light flickering in his eyes.


    As for the result, it was undoubtedly his racing heart from being so close to her!


    He smiled at the corner of his lips, clearly satisfied with the experiment''s oue.


    At the end of the bed, he tucked her little feet securely under the covers, then turned and left the lounge.


    "Phew..."


    The supposedly ''sleeping'' Jian Xi suddenly opened her eyes, sitting up abruptly and looking towards the lounge door, her face gradually flushing red.


    Just now, what was he trying to do by getting so close?


    Did I have something on my face?


    She went to the washroom, first checking herself in the mirror from left to right, but there was nothing. Then she hurriedly took care of her bodily needs.


    Actually, she had been asleep, but perhaps from drinking too much water on the sofa earlier, she was soon awakened by the urge to urinate.


    However, she could feel the warmth on her face and the familiar scent all around her, so she didn''t dare move. Although she hid her wakefulness well, she knew her own heart was about to leap out of her throat!


    Fortunately, he left soon after!


    Aftering out of the washroom, Jian Xi sat on the edge of the bed, no longer sleepy.


    Her heart hadn''tpletely settled down, still fluttering with palpitations!


    Although Jian Xi didn''t have much experience in the real world, she was a veteran novelist. This feeling was almost identical to what books described as having feelings for someone!


    Just this morning, she had improper thoughts, and by noon, she had confirmed her feelings. Was it too hasty? Should she verify it again?


    But what method could give her an urate conclusion?


    She frowned, racking her brain for a while but couldn''t figure it out. Helpless, she could only turn to the inte''s knowledgeable users for help!


    She was already quite skilled with her phone and posted a question online: "How can I tell if I like someone?"


    As soon as the post went up, it couldn''t get replies instantly. Jian Xi wasn''t in a hurry, lying back on the bed, ying games while waiting.


    Ten minutester, her post got its firstment.


    [Sister, when you asked this question, didn''t you already have the answer in your heart? If you didn''t like him, you probably wouldn''t even care about this question!]


    Immediately after, anotherment came in. [The one above is right, sister. If you still want to confirm your feelings, try getting close to him and see if your heart races!]


    Jian Xi recalled when He Qingchen leaned close to her earlier, not only did her heart race, it was about to jump out!


    Just as she was about to reply that she felt her heart flutter, anotherment popped up.


    [Sister, don''t be shy, kiss him! You''ll definitely know if you like him or not then!]


    Jian Xi''s eyes widened when she saw thisment...


    [Wow, bold! I like it, (#^.^#).]


    [+1, kissing someone you like is really enjoyable! But don''t try it rashly, unless the other person likes you too, otherwise being rejected would be awkward!]


    [Why not just confess and see? That way you''ll know for sure.]


    [Yeah, be a bit more reserved. What if you confirm your feelings are just an illusion after all? Wouldn''t you have wasted your first kiss?]


    [I agree!]


    Morements kepting in, but Jian Xi''s mind was stuck on that one line: [Sister, don''t be shy, kiss him! You''ll definitely know if you like him or not then!]

 Chapter 60: I’m Earlier than You

    <h4>Chapter 60</h4>


    The phone screen went dark, and Jian Xi instinctively pursed her lips, her ears beginning to emit puffs of hot steam!


    In her mind, she subconsciously envisioned a scene from a movie where the male and female protagonists kissed, except their faces were automatically reced by He Qingchen and herself!


    Ah! Jian Xiaoqi, how shameless you are! What are you thinking?


    It''s over, it''s all over, she should have never gone online and posted, theseizens are really too blunt!


    She turned over, reached for a pillow, and buried her face deep into it, holding her breath, trying to stop her imagination from running wild!


    Suddenly, she thought of something and immediately sat up, getting out of the rest room.


    At this moment, He Qingchen, sitting in the boss''s chair, wasn''t working but rather pondering how to express his feelings without scaring Jian Xi. Would she be able to ept him as a lover instead of a brother? If she knew his thoughts, would she be disgusted and stay away from him?


    One possibility after another emerged in He Qingchen''s mind.


    For the first time, this usually decisive man felt at a loss!


    His gaze gradually deepened, he had already made up his mind and avoiding the issue was never his style.


    With that thought, he stopped tapping on the desk, stood up, and headed towards the rest room.


    But as soon as he moved, the rest room door opened, and Jian Xi strode out, full of vigor.


    He Qingchen sat back down and asked in a gentle voice, "You woke up so quickly?"


    Without answering his question, Jian Xi continued walking towards him until their shoe tips touched.


    He Qingchen was sitting, while Jian Xi was standing.


    Due to this position, Jian Xi was a bit taller than He Qingchen. She lowered her head slightly, then mimicking a pose from a novel, she ced one hand on the back of the chair and raised He Qingchen''s chin with her thumb and forefinger of the other hand.


    Jian Xi felt her face heat up, organized her thoughts, and then spoke rapidly, "He Qingchen, I need your cooperation on something, sorry, brother, you''ve been wronged!"


    After saying that, seeing He Qingchen''s brows furrow and his lips move as if he were about to speak, Jian Xi quickly lowered her head and pressed her lips against his.


    Yes, that''s right, she pressed them!


    Our brave Jian Xi truly had no experience, and on top of that, she was extremely nervous, so she didn''t actually kiss him!


    "Ouch! It hurts!" Jian Xi''s teeth hit her own lip.


    He Qingchen wasn''t doing much better, except he was still in a daze, but Jian Xi''s cry of pain snapped him out of it.


    He pulled her onto hisp, turned her face towards him, and said, "Open your mouth."


    His voice was quite calm, not betraying any emotion. Jian Xi obediently opened her mouth for him to see the injury.


    The wound wasn''trge, but there were still drops of blood emerging. He raised his gaze to look at her wet eyes.


    Jian Xi felt a little guilty and embarrassed, her gaze wavering, not daring to look at him directly.


    The phone he had just ced on the desk rang and the screen lit up. He Qingchen nced at it.


    [OP, which method did you end up choosing to confirm your feelings? You have to give us a follow-up, we''re waiting!]


    Jian Xi''s pupils constricted, and she hurriedly reached for the phone, but He Qingchen picked it up before her.


    She wanted to snatch it back, but He Qingchen held her down and opened the post instead.


    After a while, Jian Xi didn''t receive any reproach from He Qingchen, only hearing him give a dryugh, "Heh."


    Jian Xi was confused by He Qingchen''sughter. What was heughing at? Wasn''t he going to ask her what she was thinking, or how she could have developed different feelings for him?


    His fingers gently caressed her face, his fingertips slightly cool. Jian Xi''s eyshes fluttered, not understanding what he was about to do.


    With his thumb and forefinger, he mimicked Jian Xi''s earlier gesture, stopping at her delicate chin. His face slowly approached hers, "Xixi, we really do share a mind! But for this kind of thing, it''s better if the man takes the lead."


    Jian Xi''s eyes widened instantly because He Qingchen had kissed her!


    He kissed her!


    Why would he kiss her? Could it be that he had also developed different feelings for her? And what did he mean when he said they shared a mind?


    It was He Qingchen''s first time kissing someone too, so he was also quite clumsy at first. But men seem to have a natural talent in this area. However, he didn''t go too far because he was afraid of scaring Jian Xi. His tongue merely licked the wound on her lip before letting her go!


    A flush of red bloomed on Jian Xi''s cheeks, making her shyly beautiful!


    The atmosphere was serene. After a moment, Jian Xi, having regained herposure, asked seriously, "Brother, what does this mean?" They both needed to ''exin'' what happened today.


    "When did it start?" He Qingchen didn''t answer but asked her in return, meeting her gaze.


    Jian Xi understood his question. She pursed her lips, "This morning, an unpleasant thought popped into my mind, and that''s when I realized it. But I don''t know exactly when my feelings changed."


    He Qingchen tightened his arms around her waist, "What unpleasant thought?"


    Jian Xi obediently answered, "That I didn''t want you to take care of other girls, even if they were to be your wife in the future. I didn''t even want to see you marry someone else!" She honestly expressed her thoughts.


    After saying her part, she met He Qingchen''s gaze and asked, "What about you? When did you start feeling... different towards me?" How did she not notice it?


    "Earlier than you."


    Although He Qingchen only gave those four words in response, Jian Xi''s lips immediately curved into a smile, not knowing why she felt a sense of bnce!


    She smiled shyly, only now feeling a little embarrassed. She changed positions, burying her face in the crook of his neck and giving a softugh.


    Now that she thought about it, did she develop these romantic feelings a bit too quickly? That morning, she was still troubled by these unfamiliar emotions, but before the afternoon was over, she was already in a rtionship?


    Not to mention that she didn''t expect it, even He Qingchen didn''t dare imagine it would be this smooth and quick. He had nned to gradually make Jian Xi stop seeing him as a brother before eventually winning her over!


    This sudden change in their rtionship didn''t cause any awkwardness between them. However, it still felt a bit different from before.


    Jian Xi couldn''t pinpoint exactly what was different, she only felt that she knew how to be ''shy'' in front of He Qingchen now!


    As for He Qingchen, well, there wasn''t much change in him, except for one thing - the way he looked at Jian Xi now held a certain something, which he made no attempt to hide!

 Chapter 61: The Feng Family Reported a funeral.

    <h4>Chapter 61</h4>


    Originally, Jian Xi had nned to go to driving school at 1:30 pm, but this n couldn''t keep up with the rapid changes. After just confirming their new rtionship, she suddenly didn''t want to leave!


    Sitting across from He Qingchen''s desk on a chair, supporting her chin with her hands, blinking her big eyes as she looked at this freshly minted boyfriend, she couldn''t help but feel astonished.


    Jian Xi looked at his calm demeanor and finally couldn''t help but ask, "Brother, He Qingchen, don''t you feel ufortable?"


    "Why ask that?" He Qingchen raised his eyes to look at her, pausing what he was doing with his hands. He reached out and flicked her forehead lightly. "What''s up, are you thinking of backing out?" His tone wasn''t very friendly, with a slight hint of threat.


    The implication was clear: ''Dare to back out, and you''ll see!''


    "I''m not backing out, I just feel like it''s unreal. How did we go from being siblings to boyfriend and girlfriend? If we break up in the future, can we go back to being siblings?" Jian Xi rambled on with her free-flowing thoughts.


    He Qingchen was amused by her words. "Heh, little Jian Seven, you''ve got nerve. We''ve only been together for less than an hour, and you''re already thinking about breaking up in the future? Also, let''s get married on August 18th two years from now."


    Jian Xi was shocked, her mouth wide open. Then her eyes narrowed as she threw his own words back at him, half-mocking, "Heh, brother, you''ve got nerve too. We''ve only been together for less than an hour, and you''re already thinking about marriage?"


    After saying that, she mischievously curved the corners of her lips into a yful smile that seemed harmless but was actually quite sly!


    After a moment of silence, He Qingchen met her teasing gaze and said very seriously, "Xiao Xi, in my ns for the rest of my life, you''ve always been there, no matter what our rtionship is. You will always be a part of my life n."


    His sudden seriousness left Jian Xi silent for a moment. Without a word, she stood up, leaned forward, and kissed him on the lips to express her attitude.


    From now on, for the rest of their lives, he would also be a part of her n!


    After the kiss, Jian Xi shyly ran off. "Brother, um, I''ll go find Assistant Xu to get the number for the driving instructor. I''ll go check it out first, get familiar with it. Bye!"


    He Qingchen didn''t even have a chance to respond before she had already run out of the office.


    Leaning back in his chair, elbow propped on the armrest, he lightly touched the spot where Jian Xi had kissed him with his fingertip, the corners of his lips curling up involuntarily.


    After running out of He Qingchen''s office, Jian Xi went to find Xu Yan, the CEO''s assistant.


    Xu Yan drove her to the driving school.


    On the way, Xu Yan received a call. Through the rearview mirror, he nced at Jian Xi. "Miss Jian, regarding the matter of Feng Old Lady''s life ending tomorrow, word has spread, and many people are inquiring about the truth of it."


    Jian Xi was ying with her phone in the backseat and didn''t look up. "Yeah, it''s true. Before noon tomorrow, she will undoubtedly die. How did this get out?"


    She was toozy to figure it out. Since Assistant Xu mentioned it, he must know who spread it.


    Sure enough, upon hearing her question, Xu Yan respectfully answered, "It was Feng Old Lady''s driver."


    Jian Xi put away her phone and turned her head to look out the window, murmuring softly, "From now on, it''ll only get busier. Finally, I won''t have to be idle every day!"


    Sinceing down from the mountain, she had really been quite free, but she found this leisurely life a bit boring!


    Now it was good. After tomorrow, her business would only increase, and more work meant more money to earn. Besides rebuilding the Dao monastery, she had another goal - to save up for her dowry. Heh heh!


    Great, great!


    Xu Yan thought Jian Xi would feel mncholic about the increasing workload, but when he nced in the rearview mirror, she seemed quite happy. What was going on?


    In the afternoon, Jian Xi stayed at the driving school to start her lessons. She let Xu Yan go back first.


    She studied driving until around 5 pm, when He Qingchen came to pick her up.


    As soon as he appeared at the driving school, everyone''s attention was drawn to him, just like when Jian Xi had arrived and gotten out of the car earlier.


    Jian Xi saw him as she was getting out and gestured for him to wait a moment while she said goodbye to her instructor before leaving.


    The two didn''t return to Pleasant View Creek Garden. Instead, they went on a date, having dinner and then watching a movie. Although their interactions were simr to before, there was a much sweeter atmosphere than in the past!


    The next morning, Jian Xi was divining in the little wooden house as usual. After finishing all three divinations, Gu Lingling came to tell her that the Feng family had reported a death!


    Feng Old Lady was dead!


    A crystal chandelier had fallen on her, with a crystal pir piercing straight through from the top of her head to the soles of her feet. No need for emergency treatment - she died instantly on the spot.


    Even without Gu Lingling''s report, Jian Xi had sensed the arrival of the female ghost from Feng Old Lady early that morning, as she was already waiting outside Pleasant View Creek Garden.


    After saying she understood, Jian Xi let Gu Lingling leave work, while she went to the front gate herself.


    Compared to yesterday''s encounter, today the female ghost had umted much more ominous aura. However, she still retained her sanity, only taking revenge on Feng Old Lady due to her hatred, without harming anyone else.


    But Jian Xi wouldn''t let her harm other innocent people either. The talisman she gave her yesterday not only lifted other seals on her, but also imposed another restraint from Jian Xi!


    "Wrongs have their source, debts have their owners. Your grievance has been avenged, so go to the Underworld. However, you will certainly not escape the hundred-year punishment of burning in fierce fires." Jian Xi said coldly.


    The female ghost nodded. She opened her mouth but no sound came out, because in the afterlife, an evil sorcerer had pierced her throat with a Ghost Nail, rendering her unable to speak.


    Jian Xi sighed and produced a talisman from thin air. "Come in. I''ll send you to a ceter, and they''ll deliver you to the Underworld. Don''t worry, even if you can''t speak, the judges at the tribunal will know what happened to you!"


    The female ghost nodded again to show her understanding, then disappeared into the talisman that Jian Xi was holding at the entrance.


    After lunch, Jian Xi had her driver take her to B University, where she needed to visit the bureau.


    She had no choice - if she didn''t want to get scolded on the scene, she had to hand over the female ghost to the Special Security Bureau so they could send her through the Ghost Gate.


    Otherwise, no matter who was on duty at the Ghost Gate today, they would scold her for ''not following the rules'' again as soon as they saw the female ghost!


    Although this way she couldn''t avoid it entirely, at least she wouldn''t get scolded right away, since He Qingchen wasn''t by her side to plead for her!

 Chapter 62: The Ghost

    <h4>Chapter 62</h4>


    When she entered the bookstore, she still saw Tang Xingyou at the service counter, and when she asked, she learned that others were still out looking for ghosts.


    Half of the people she summoned back when she dealt with evil spiritsst time were still needed to continue the search.


    Jian Xi understood and handed the talisman to Tang Xingyou, briefly exining the matter of the female ghost. After everyone else in the bookstore had left, she closed the door and affixed a talisman to the frame.


    She took out the Soul Flute from her bracelet andzily began to y the tune of soul control.


    Although it was daytime, when Jian Xi yed the flute, ghosts still appeared one by one in the bookstore.


    Not needing to work every day, it was rare toe here, so they had to do something productive.


    When the music ended, Tang Xingyou was stunned for a moment, speechless.


    After Jian Xi collected all the ghosts into the talisman, Tang Xingyou regained her senses, looking at Jian Xi with admiration, as if she were some rare treasure!


    Tang Xingyou let out a scream of excitement, then eximed, "Xiao Qi, you''re my idol like no other!"


    Jian Xi put away the flute and smiled, "I''ve summoned everyone within a ten-mile radius. There shouldn''t be many left. Keep up the good work. I have to go learn to drive now. I''ll leave first. Call me if you need anything."


    Tang Xingyou reluctantly watched Jian Xi leave while holding the talisman in her hand.


    Then she closed the door and ran upstairs. Such an important matter definitely needed to be reported to Chief Song. Oh, right, she also needed to call Team Leader Nie and let them know that Jian Xi hadpleted their task!


    *


    Jian Xi walked out of the bookstore towards her car, but before she took a few steps, she coincidentally met Huo Chengxi and He Jiaxu who had just left the school gate.


    "Xiao Qi!"


    Hearing someone calling her, Jian Xi turned around, "Sixth Senior Brother! Jiaxu Brother!"


    Huo Chengxi and He Jiaxu quickened their pace and soon reached her.


    When they reached her, Huo Chengxi grabbed Jian Xi''s ear first, "Little Qi, what about the dinner you promised? Where''s the dinner? Never mind the dinner, we can''t even see you. What have you been busy with all day?"


    He knew Jian Xi earned money by fortune-telling every day, but those three fortunes were child''s y for her, taking no more than two hours, assuming all three were major events!


    But this dinner was arranged days ago, and not seeing anyone was not about the meal but about being valued!


    She doesn''t value herself!


    Huo Chengxi didn''t squeeze Jian Xi''s ear too hard. Jian Xi smiled awkwardly, "Hehe, Sixth Senior Brother, I''ve really been busytely. I''m going to driving schoolter."


    Releasing her ear, Huo Chengxi eximed, "You''re learning to drive?"


    Jian Xi nodded obediently, "Yeah, you know I don''t like to bother others, and I''ve realized it''s really inconvenient not knowing how to drive nowadays."


    Huo Chengxi shrugged, feeling reluctant, "I can teach you how to drive, why bother going to a driving school?"


    "Do you have a driver''s instructor certificate?" Jian Xi asked.


    "Yes..." Huo Chengxi paused, realizing he didn''t have a driver''s instructor certificate, but could his racing instructor certificate suffice?


    "Okay, then you don''t."


    Seeing his dejected expression, Jian Xi couldn''t help butugh, and He Jiaxu, standing beside them, also suppressed a smile.


    Since they couldn''t have lunch, there was still time for a cup of milk tea. Jian Xi and the two others found a milk tea shop and chatted for a while.


    "I was actually going to call youter if we didn''t run into each other today," Huo Chengxi said.


    Jian Xi''s mouth remained on the straw as she looked up at him, asking, "What''s up?"


    "Yeah, it''s about my roommate. He''s been dreaming about a girl in bridal attiretely, calling him ''husband'' in his dreams. He wants you to help him figure it out."


    Jian Xi asked, "Do you have his birthdate? Give it to me, I''ll take a look."


    "Yes, he sent it to me. Here." Huo Chengxi showed Jian Xi the chat record on his phone. He understood some basics, so when his roommate asked for Jian Xi''s help, he immediately requested his birthdate.


    After ncing at it, Jian Xi handed the phone back to Huo Chengxi and calcted for a moment.


    "He''s been involuntarily involved in a ghost marriage, but he agreed to it." Jian Xi took a sip of her milk tea, chewing on the pearls mixed inside.


    He Jiaxu felt a bit outraged, "Is Li Junyu an idiot? He voluntarily entered a marriage with a ''female ghost''?"


    Huo Chengxi frowned, "Li Junyu usually seems like a decent guy, I didn''t expect him to deceive me!"


    Jian Xi swallowed the pearls, "I haven''t finished yet! He agreed without knowing!"


    Now both of them were puzzled. How could he agree without knowing?


    "He lost both his parents at the age of five, was raised by others, and had a tough life. Fortunately, he''s resilient and intelligent, but his rtives are not kind-hearted people. Without his knowledge, they ''sold'' him for their own benefit!"


    After Jian Xi exined, Huo Chengxi and He Jiaxu understood.


    "No wonder Li Junyu never mentioned his family matters in the dorm." Huo Chengxi said. He actually had a good impression of Li Junyu. Although he spoke very little, he had a good character, otherwise he wouldn''t have asked Jian Xi for help.


    He Jiaxu asked Jian Xi, "So, what can be done about this? Is it hopeless?"


    Before Jian Xi could answer, Huo Chengxi gave He Jiaxu a disdainful look, then proudly said, "You''re underestimating our Little Seven, aren''t you? For her, it''s definitely a piece of cake!"


    But just as he felt triumphant, Jian Xi spoke up, "This is actually quite difficult to resolve, because they signed a blood contract marriage book. It can''t be forcibly terminated, otherwise Li Junyu will die!"


    Huo Chengxi was taken aback when he heard about this life-and-death marriage contract. "Damn, it seems like Li Junyu''s rtive really doesn''t wish him well. This Blood Contract Marriage Book is basically selling Li Junyu to a female ghost, unless the female ghost voluntarily divorces him, otherwise, it''s an unsolvable situation!"


    He Jiaxu didn''t understand and looked at Jian Xi with suspicion.


    Jian Xi took another sip of milk tea, nodded, indicating that what Huo Chengxi said was true.


    "Damn, how can there be such wicked people in this world, they''re still family after all!" He Jiaxu clenched his fists angrily.


    Jian Xi remained silent, drinking her milk tea while casting her gaze back and forth between Huo Chengxi and He Jiaxu, assessing them.


    After a moment, she set down her milk tea, a smile ying at the corners of her mouth, a hint of cunning in her eyes. "It''s not entirely hopeless, but you two need to cooperate with me a little!"


    Sensing her dubious intentions, they both asked in unison, "What do you n to do?"


    Jian Xi smiled, then uttered two words, "Deceive ghosts!"

 Chapter 63: How is it different from yesterday

    <h4>Chapter 63</h4>


    "Trick the ghost?" The two spoke the question in unison.


    Jian Xi nodded, "Yeah, you heard me right."


    Huo Chengxi and He Jiaxu exchanged a nce, how were they supposed to trick a ghost?


    Jian Xi gave them a brief exnation of her n, a slight smirk ying on her lips.


    The two men wore matching expressions of refusal after listening to her.


    "Do you still want to help your roommate or not? This is the only way I can think of right now," Jian Xi shrugged nonchntly.


    After a moment, the two men steeled themselves, with Huo Chengxi coping better than the reluctant He Jiaxu.


    Jian Xi first sought He Qingchen''s approval, then instructed Huo Chengxi to invite Li Junyu to the small wooden cabin in Yijing Stream Park at 11 pm that night.


    As for why she chose the cabin, it was simply because she couldn''t be bothered to go out, so she told them toe straight there. Once she was done, she could head right back to the main building and sleep!


    After parting ways with the two men, Jian Xi went to the driving school.


    *


    On the other side, Nie Xiujin received a call from Tang Xingyou.


    "Hey, boss, where are you?" Tang Xingyou asked.


    "New Century Mall," Nie Xiujin reported a location, then asked, "What''s up, got a new case? We''re heading back now."


    Tang Xingyou hurriedly exined, "You do need toe back, but it''s not for a case. Jian Xi just came by."


    Nie Xiujin was puzzled, "What did shee for?"


    "Ah, she brought a ghost and asked us to help send it to the underworld. Then she sang some spirit-summoning song that called back a lot of ''missing persons.'' So you guys need toe back and reorganize the list, but I feel like we''ve basically found everyone. Even if there are still a few left, I don''t think there will be many!"


    After Tang Xingyou finished speaking, Nie Xiujin fell silent for a moment before responding, "I''m with Qi Yunzheng. Give Lin Xi Wen a call too, he''s with Shi Fan."


    "Got it, I''ll call them now."


    After hanging up, Nie Xiujin informed Qi Yunzheng, and the two headed back to the Special Operations Bureau.


    Lin Xi Wen did the same upon receiving the call, hurrying back.


    In the car, Shi Fan excitedly said, "I just knew something was off when we could only find half the traces before they vanished. Turns out Jian Xi summoned the ghosts away! So impressive. After thest time, I researched a bunch of ult materials but couldn''t find any records of this technique. I only knew of spirit-summoning spells with simr effects, but those can only call living souls, not the dead. And I''ve never heard of a ''spirit-summoning song'' before!"


    "Deputy Chief, have you heard of it?" Shi Fan asked the driving Lin Xi Wen.


    Lin Xi Wen shook his head, "After the boss mentioned itst time, I looked into spirit summoning techniques too, but couldn''t find anything. It''s like this ''spirit-summoning song'' was created by Jian Xi herself!"


    As his words trailed off, they coincidentally reached a red light, and he mmed on the brakes, exchanging a look with Shi Fan.


    Created by Jian Xi herself?!


    "Just who is this Jian Xi to be able to create her own techniques?" Shi Fan eximed in astonishment.


    Lin Xi Wen adjusted his sses and pursed his lips, "That''s just our spection. I''ll ask Jian Xi about it the next time shees!"


    Shi Fan noticed that Lin Xi Wen used the word "ask," and after working together for years, each knew the other well. He had already determined with 80% certainty that the spirit-summoning song was Jian Xi''s own creation!


    If Lin Xi Wen could think of it, then Nie Xiujin, Wang Jian''an and the others surely could too!


    At that moment, as Jian Xi practiced driving, she felt her ears burning, asionally sneezing. After the fourth sneeze, Jian Xi frowned, wondering who was talking about her so incessantly!


    But s, she couldn''t figure it out, so she could only endure the burning sensation.


    Her ears were still hot when she finished driving practice. She didn''t have He Qingchen pick her up today since the driver was waiting outside.


    However, when she returned home, He Qingchen was already there.


    After changing her shoes, Jian Xi hurried over to the sofa, "Brother, why are you back so early today?"


    Instead of letting her sit on the sofa, He Qingchen pulled her onto hisp, "Nothing much at thepany today, so I came back early to keep youpany."


    "Brother, you''re the best. Oh, I mentioned earlier that I had something arranged for tonight at the small cabin, right? It''s like this..." Jian Xi briefly exined Li Junyu''s situation to He Qingchen.


    Jian Xi had her hair in a high ponytail today, and as He Qingchen listened, he yed with a strand of her hair.


    After hearing her out, he repeated his earlier words, "You''re thedy of this house. Do as you please, no need to ask me from now on."


    They had exchanged text messages earlier, but now his alluring voice sounded right by her ear, and she immediately felt her face and ear tips grow warm.


    Jian Xi instinctively shrank her neck.


    This small movement revealed a new discovery to He Qingchen: her ears were an erogenous zone!


    A yful thought crossed his mind as he leaned close, his thin lips brushing her ear as he called out softly, "Xiao Xi~"


    Jian Xi shuddered at the husky whisper, the warmth breath caressing her ear sending tingles through her body. She struggled in panic to escape He Qingchen''s embrace.


    But He Qingchen wasn''t about to let her go, tightening his arm around her waist as he continued murmuring her nickname in her ear.


    Jian Xi squirmed in his arms, finally freeing her hands to cover her burning red ears.


    Seeing her flushed cheeks and glistening eyes blinking at him in seeming reproach for teasing her, He Qingchen felt something stir in his heart.


    He leaned in, his gaze intense as a glint of desire shed in his eyes, followed by smoldering heat.


    Jian Xi shrank back from the scorching look, asking warily, "What are you... mmph!"


    His breath mingled with hers as he captured her lips, one hand cupping her face while the other still held her waist.


    This time, he didn''t restrain himself, following his instincts as he forcefully parted her lips in a slow, thorough conquest.


    Jian Xi''s eyes went wide, startled by the change from yesterday''s kiss.


    As she surrendered dazedly, a slightly husky voice murmured against her lips, "Focus. Close your eyes."


    Ever the obedient one, Jian Xiplied, slowly learning to respond in kind.

 Chapter 64: Oh, silly white Sweet

    <h4>Chapter 64</h4>


    At 11 PM, Huo Chengxi and He Jiaxu brought Li Junyu to the Yijing Stream Garden.


    Jian Xi thought that Li Junyu was quite handsome and could be considered a heartthrob, no wonder the female ghost agreed.


    Inside the small wooden cabin were not only Jian Xi but also He Qingchen.


    He wasn''t looking at Li Junyu, but rather at Huo Chengxi and He Jiaxu, both of whom were dressed in suits and had styled their hair.


    He Qingchen raised an eyebrow and asked Jian Xi, "What''s up with them?"


    As he asked, the two men''s already reluctant faces darkened further. Jian Xi smiled and whispered an exnation to He Qingchen.


    After hearing it, He Qingchen also smiled and tapped Jian Xi''s little head with his finger, "Only you woulde up with such a mischievous idea."


    Jian Xi red at him, "As long as it solves the problem, it''s a good idea. I want a drink, I''m thirsty."


    He Qingchen helplessly got up to fetch her favorite milk drink.


    Jian Xi looked at Li Junyu, "She usuallyes to find you punctually at 11:30 PM every day, right? Let''s wait for her."


    Li Junyu had dark circles under his eyes and looked pale as he raised his doubts, "With so many of us here, will she still appear?"


    Jian Xi didn''t answer him but pointed at the talismans pasted on the door frame and walls, which formed an illusion formation that she had set up specifically for ghosts.


    After seeing this, Li Junyu didn''t ask any more questions. Huo Chengxi and He Jiaxu, who were sitting next to him, were even more reluctant to speak. Who could have ever imagined that one day they would have to use their own good looks to seduce a ghost!


    They couldn''t tell if they should feel honored or miserable!


    As soon as 11:30 PM arrived, the only one without any protection, Li Junyu, suddenly felt the air around him turn icy cold, and he couldn''t help but shiver.


    The few people whose Yin-Yang eyes had been temporarily opened by Jian Xi also had serious expressions, because a ''woman'' wearing a red wedding dress appeared inside the small wooden cabin.


    "Husband, I''vee to find you...who are you people?" Qin Xiaorong, who had initially been smiling, suddenly changed her expression.


    Hearing this voice, Li Junyu''s body trembled. Huo Chengxi patted his shoulder, signaling that it was okay.


    Jian Xi had already stood up, revealing a sweet and harmless smile, "Sister, don''t be angry. We''re not bad people. We came here today to discuss something with you."


    "What is it?" Qin Xiaorong stared at Jian Xi with suspicion.


    Jian Xi shifted her body and pointed at Huo Chengxi and He Jiaxu, "Sister, you can see that Li Junyu doesn''t like you at all, and he was even deceived by his family into being sold to you as a ghost groom. As they say, a forced marriage is never sweet. Today, I''m here to mediate and suggest we change the marriage contract. How about that?"


    Qin Xiaorong''s eyes shifted, "I don''t care. His family sold him to me as a ghost groom, so what if it''s a forced marriage? He''s good-looking, and that''s enough for me."


    Jian Xi revealed an expected smile, "Sister, he''s not that handsome. I''ve found two better-looking men for you, and they''re both willing to ''marry'' you. More importantly, as soon as you annul your marriage with Li Junyu, they can immediately marry you. What do you think?"


    Saying this, Jian Xi deliberately moved aside to reveal Huo Chengxi and He Jiaxu behind her, "Sister, one for two, it''s not a bad deal!"


    With this movement, Qin Xiaorong finally saw the two men sitting behind and her eyes instantly lit up like stars, gazing back and forth between Huo Chengxi and He Jiaxu.


    Jian Xi flicked her wrist, and the talismans on the door and walls burst into mes, releasing an alluring voice, "How about it? Do you agree? As soon as you destroy the marriage contract with Li Junyu, you can have them. They''re worth having!"


    Qin Xiaorong nodded mechanically, "I agree."


    Jian Xi smiled, "Then you can destroy that marriage contract now."


    In front of Qin Xiaorong appeared a red silk cloth with her and Li Junyu''s birth dates written on it, and a drop of Li Junyu''s blood at the end.


    She tapped the marriage contract, and it burst into green mes. As the contract burned to ashes, Li Junyu felt a weight lifted off him.


    By burning the marriage contract with her ghostly fire, Qin Xiaorong essentially agreed to the annulment, and now this living person and ghost had no rtionship whatsoever.


    Jian Xi quietly moved behind Qin Xiaorong.


    Qin Xiaorong shyly nced at Huo Chengxi and He Jiaxu, but before she could ask when she would be able to sign a marriage contract with them, she felt a sudden pain in her butt, and the next second, everything went ck as her surroundings changed!


    Grey skies, swirling yellow sand, and fields of red spider lilies, also known as the Flowers of the Underworld, in the distance.


    The gates of the underworld had closed. Jian Xi stretched her ankles and let out a mockingugh, "Heh, stupid naive girl!"


    Li Junyu was dumbfounded, He Jiaxu was dumbfounded, but Huo Chengxi seemed fine.


    Only He Qingchen frowned as he looked at Jian Xi''s shoes.


    He stood up, lifted Jian Xi with one arm and ced her on the table, then took off her shoes and threw them into the trash can. He then picked her up again, holding her by her butt, and walked out.


    At the door, he didn''t forget to tell He Jiaxu, "Take out the trash."


    He Jiaxu: "..."


    Seeing He Jiaxu''s dazed expression, Jian Xi wanted tough. She swung her little legs and waved at Huo Chengxi, "I''m going back to sleep. Don''t forget to lock the door, bye Senior Brother Six!"


    Huo Chengxi: "..."


    After a while, Li Junyu finally spoke, "Miss Jian, you really handled that efficiently. Haha, haha, who should I transfer the money to, you two?"


    In the end, the money was transferred to He Jiaxu, since he was the one managing Jian Xi''s purchases of talismans.


    It wasn''t arge sum, only two thousand yuan, but it was Li Junyu''s entire savings.


    He Qingchen directly carried her back to her bedroom and urged her to take a shower and go to bed immediately.


    Jian Xi obediently followed, as she was indeed tired.


    Although she sleptte, Jian Xi still woke up on time the next day.


    As she came downstairs, she saw that He Qingchen was already in the living room. She went over and gave him a big bear hug, then nted a loud kiss on his cheek.


    "Good morning, Brother!" Jian Xi said with a bright smile.


    He Qingchen smiled back and returned the kiss on her lips, softly replying, "Morning."


    At the door, Xu Yan, who had witnessed the entire scene, stared wide-eyed with one foot already inside. He was stuck, not knowing whether to enter or not.


    Oh no, did he just learn some unspeakable secret? Would he be silenced by Mr. He?


    Lost in thought, he was noticed by Jian Xi, who quickly patted He Qingchen''s shoulder, "Put me down quickly, Assistant Xu is watching!"


    Xu Yan had been summoned by He Qingchen because they were going to J City to discuss a project with a substantial amount, so he needed to go in person. Since J City wasn''t far, they would be back by noon the next day, meaning Jian Xi would be alone tonight.

 Chapter 65: Su Yinghe takes Jane to Sister Bureau

    <h4>Chapter 65</h4>


    He had already told Jian Xi about his uing business trip.


    He Qingchen had a simple breakfast and then set off with Xu Yan.


    Since it was the neighboring city, they had to go by car, and the driver had been waiting outside early.


    Actually, there was no need to rush, but ever since Jian Xi arrived, whether it was work or socializing, he always felt an eager desire to return to her!


    After He Qingchen left, Jian Xi went to the little wooden cabin to start her work for the day.


    Su Yinghe somehow got word that He Qingchen was not at home today, so she picked Jian Xi up at noon and didn''t n to send her back in the evening!


    Jian Xi gave Zhao Sister-inw the day off and also informed the driving instructor that she wouldn''t be attending ss today. Then she went off to have fun with Su Yinghe.


    In the evening, Su Yinghe and a few of her friends organized a get-together and invited Jian Xi to join them. It was a perfect opportunity for Su Yinghe to introduce Jian Xi to her group of girlfriends since Jian Xi didn''t know many people in City B.


    Jian Xi was happy to go along and meet new friends!


    At this point, neither of them knew that some of Su Yinghe''s girlfriends had already heard of Jian Xi''s reputation, as her name had asionally been mentioned by their elders or family members.


    One girl named Li Shujing''s father had even booked a fortune-telling session with Jian Xi half a year in advance!


    So when they learned that Su Yinghe was bringing Jian Xi along, they were all eager to befriend her!


    At the Jinse Club''s VIP Room 666, several girls were excitedly discussing how to win over Jian Xi when she arrived. Among them was a morously dressed woman who feigned agreement with a disdainful look in her eyes.


    Li Luxi thought to herself, "What''s so great about this fortune-teller? I don''t know why you''re all so eager to impress her!"


    Li Luxi was the daughter of the wealthy and influential Wang Youquan, whose advances toward He Qingchen''s sister had been rebuffed at a mall''s perfume store.


    Originally, Li Luxi wasn''t invited to this gathering, but she showed up uninvited. Although Wang Youquan wasn''t from a prestigious family, he was still a prominent figure in the upper echelons of society. Everyone present was part of the same circle, and their families had some business cooperation. They all knew about Li Luxi''s unsavory rtionship with Wang Youquan, but since she was already there, they couldn''t very well kick her out!


    After being humiliated by He Qingchen and Jian Xi that day, the first thing Li Luxi did was run back to Wang Youquan andin, but he scolded her harshly, warning her never to mess with the woman named Jian Xi again.


    Ever since bing Wang Youquan''s mistress, he had doted on her, but this was the first time he had been so harsh with her. Furious, she refused to eat for an entire day, but Wang Youquan showed no sympathy and instead went to his paralyzed wife, ignoring Li Luxi for several days.


    It wasn''t until Li Luxi promised not to bother the "vile woman" Jian Xi again that he finally returned to her!


    However, Li Luxi was a vindictive person who couldn''t let this go. She hired private investigators to look into Jian Xi''s background¡ªhow could this woman who didn''t share He Qingchen''s surname im to be his sister?


    Unfortunately, her efforts were in vain as He Qingchen had protected all of Jian Xi''s information, revealing nothing!


    Li Luxi couldn''t swallow this humiliation. She never expected to run into Jian Xi at this gathering, but the Su family''s young mistress Su Yinghe seemed like a formidable person as well!


    While outwardly agreeing with the others, Li Luxi''s mind raced, wondering if there was a way to exact revenge on Jian Xi without anyone finding out it was her.


    Meanwhile, Su Yinghe drove Jian Xi to the Jinse Club, and a server led them to the private room.


    "Girls, I''m here!" Su Yinghe announced as she pushed open the door and brought Jian Xi inside.


    Su Yinghe was a bold and straightforward person who associated with those she liked and ignored those she didn''t, though she wouldn''t openly show her dislike.


    ncing around the room, she noticed a few people she disliked, but didn''t express any displeasure, knowing how hard some had tried to force their way into her circle.


    What she didn''t know was that one of these unwee guests was actually nning to harm her mentor''s apprentice!


    Of course, she was unaware of this at the time.


    "Come,e, Little Seven, let me introduce you to..." Su Yinghe introduced Jian Xi to her closer friends one by one, but there were a few in the room, including Li Luxi, whom she didn''t introduce.


    Li Luxi bit her lip hard, digging her nails into her palm, but there was nothing she could do. She couldn''t afford to offend the Su family, especially since she wasn''t the only one left out of the introductions. With this thought, her expression softened somewhat.


    Jian Xi smiled and greeted each of the girls Su Yinghe introduced, addressing them as "Sister."


    Among this group of youngdies from prominent families, even the youngest was three years older than Jian Xi, so Su Yinghe had her call them all "Sister."


    Jian Xi didn''t say much around unfamiliar people, so she mostly listened quietly as the others chatted, sipping her juice in small sips. The others were drinking alcohol, but Su Yinghe had strictly instructed Jian Xi to only drink juice!


    Initially, they just made small talk, trying to make Jian Xi feelfortable by asionally steering the conversation to include her.


    Gradually, as the atmosphere livened up, they started ying games, and Jian Xi was drawn into the fun.


    The room wasrge, but there was a stark contrast between the two sides of the sofa. Jian Xi''s group was ying enthusiastically, while Li Luxi and two other girls on the other side were quietly engrossed in their phones.


    Eventually, the two girls couldn''t take it anymore and nudged Li Luxi. "Luxi, why are we even sticking with them? This is just embarrassing for us. Let''s just leave."


    The other girl chimed in, "Yeah, they''re all just stuck-up youngdies. They''ll never y with us, so let''s go!"


    Li Luxi red at them and said dismissively, "You two don''t understand! These girls are all from top families, and that Su Yinghe is even from one of City B''s most prominent families. If we can sessfully be part of this circle, it would be hugely beneficial for your family''spanies and my... godfather!"


    The two girls exchanged nces and fell silent, realizing Li Luxi was right. That was precisely why they had shamelessly tried to join this group in the first ce: to be part of their exclusive circle!

 Chapter 66: I’m gonna Teach Two People a Lesson.

    <h4>Chapter 66</h4>


    But... those few people had no intention of paying attention to them at all!


    Li Luxi looked at the two unimpressive people and thought, forget it, if I can''t rely on them, I''ll do it myself!


    She picked up her wine ss and walked towards the group that was having a great time ying games. She plopped herself down right next to the girl sitting beside Jian Xi. The reason was simple: Wang''s Group and this girl''s family had several project coborations, and this girl was the only one among them that Li Luxi was somewhat familiar with.


    Li Luxi reached out and patted her, then asked with feigned curiosity, "Mengmeng, what game are you all ying? It looks so much fun. Can I join you?"


    Her attitude was quite humble, but she had a grating tone that made people feel ufortable. The few people ying the game stopped their movements, their faces showing impatience, thinking, "Big sister, this is a gathering of girls, what are you trying to pull off here?"


    Luo Mengmeng was also a bit annoyed by Li Luxi. It''s not like their families just started coborating - they''ve been partners for a while now. Yet Li Luxi kept pestering her, which was really getting on her nerves!


    But Luo Mengmeng was someone who hated confrontation. Thinking it''s better to keep the peace, she would always politely decline Li Luxi instead of saying anything harsh. But this woman just didn''t seem to understand, and kept asking Luo Mengmeng out every so often.


    In recent years, Wang''s Group had been developing rapidly and could potentially be a top-tier family business in a few more years. So for the sake of long-term interests, Luo Mengmeng''s father told her to be patient and not antagonize Li Luxi for now, since Wang treated her like the apple of his eye!


    Jian Xi sensed that everyone disliked this woman. She also curiously examined Li Luxi. This person was quite unappealing - big ears, small nose, skinny legs - clearly destined to be a mistress. Her exposed nostrils suggested ack of self-restraint. Most importantly, her furrowed brows revealed a narrow-minded personality prone to retaliation.


    Hmm, this person was indeed unappealing, but Jian Xi couldn''t help but feel she had seen her somewhere before, though she couldn''t recall where exactly.


    Ah, whatever, she was toozy to think about it. It had nothing to do with her anyway.


    So she just sat there hugging her arms, quietly watching the drama unfold.


    Luo Mengmeng nced at everyone''s displeased expressions and fell silent, feeling conflicted.


    They were all friends, and the others didn''t want to see Luo Mengmeng in an awkward situation. So a short-haired girl stepped in to smooth things over, "Alright, alright, it''s perfect that there are seven of us now - an odd number. With her, we can pair up. Come on, let''s keep ying. Ms. Li can pair up with Mengmeng."


    Luo Mengmeng gave the short-haired girl a grateful look. She had no choice - Li Luxi had used the excuse ofing to y with her today. How annoying!


    And so, Li Luxi sessfully joined the game.


    But whether it was a coincidence or not, Jian Xi had been losing continuously before, but after Li Luxi joined, whenever she was paired against Jian Xi, she would lose and be punished with having to drink alcohol.


    Li Luxi felt that Jian Xi must be targeting her, and her grip on the cup tightened as her face grew darker and darker!


    Little did she know, she was simply projecting her own behavior onto Jian Xi!


    At first, Jian Xi didn''t know how to y, but after a few rounds, she caught on to the rules of the game, so of course she wouldn''t keep losing!


    After downing ten cups of wine, Li Luxi''s face turned red, and she withdrew from the game and headed to the restroom.


    In the hallway, she ran into Yan Sen, the second young master of the Yan family. Thest time she had hired a private investigator to look into Jian Xi, she happened to learn that this Yan Sen seemed to have some kind of grudge against the two of them.


    With this in mind, she directly stopped Yan Sen, "What a coincidence, Young Master Yan."


    "Well, well, if it isn''t Ms. Li. Not apanying Mr. Wang today, so you have time toe out and y?" Yan Sen said in a nonchnt tone, cigarette dangling from his mouth.


    Li Luxi smiled coyly and said, "My godfather is still at thepany. Wang''s Group just signed several big projects recently, so he''s been really busy. That''s why he let mee out and y on my own. As it happens, my sisters were hosting a gathering, in the private room number 336. You should know all of them - there''s Luo Mengmeng, Li Shujing. Oh, and Su Yinghe came too, and she brought her sister, I think her name is Jian Xi. She''s quite a beauty!"


    When Yan Sen heard the names at first, he didn''t react much. But upon hearing Su Yinghe and Jian Xi''s names, he dropped the cigarette from his mouth and crushed it viciously with the tip of his shoe!


    The ''humiliation'' from that incident at the bar still haunted him, to the point where he had be theughingstock among his group of brothers. He had been holding a grudge against them this whole time, but hadn''t found a good opportunity to teach them a lesson until now!


    Seeing his reaction, Li Luxi knew that this Yan Sen really resented Su Yinghe and Jian Xi. Actually, she didn''t intend to bring Su Yinghe into this, since she had no grievances with her. But thinking about Su Yinghe''s arrogant demeanor and her familiarity with Jian Xi, she figured Su Yinghe could share Jian Xi''s misfortune.


    Li Luxi put a hand to her forehead, feigning drunkenness, and said apologetically, "Ah, you see, my brain... I forgot that Young Master Yan has only been back in the country for a few months, so of course you wouldn''t know my sisters. I''ve had a bit too much to drink today."


    "You don''t know, the sister Su brought today is a youngdy. She''s the only one in the room drinking juice since she can''t have alcohol. The littledy is quite good at games - I''ve already had ten cups of wine, while she''s only just finished her first ss of juice. Anyway, Young Master Yan, I''m going to sober up a bit first. When the server brings the littledy more juiceter, I''ll have to battle her a few more rounds!"


    Without waiting for Yan Sen''s response, Li Luxi headed towards the restroom!


    "Room 336, juice, huh?" Yan Sen muttered, then turned and went to the stairwell, taking out his phone and making a call.


    "Get some people toe to Jinse. I need to teach two people a lesson."


    *


    A knock came at the door of Su Yinghe''s private room - it was the server delivering juice.


    The server set down the juice and left. Soon after, Li Luxi returned, but this time she didn''t join their new game. Instead, she sat there ying on her phone, though her attention was clearly not on the screen.


    Jian Xi was still struggling to understand the new game at first, so she picked up her juice, prepared to ept the penalty.


    But just as the ss reached her lips, she paused for a moment, her lips curling into a slight smirk. Then she threw her head back and took a big gulp before continuing to y the second round of the new game.


    On the sofa, Li Luxi breathed a silent sigh of relief, a glint of malicious joy shing in her eyes.


    Earlier, when she wasing out of the restroom, she had witnessed Yan Sen slipping a check to that server and pouring some unknown liquid brought by the men behind him into Jian Xi''s juice, before instructing the server to deliver it to the private room.

 Chapter 67: Here she is, Jane.

    <h4>Chapter 67</h4>


    After a while, Jian Xi also exited the game, her brows tightly furrowed, seeming to feel a bit ufortable. "You all continue ying. It''s stuffy in here; I''m going out for some air."


    Seeing herplexion wasn''t too good, Su Yinghe immediately put down her wine ss. "Alright, that''s enough for today. We''ll meet up again next time."


    Holding Su Yinghe back as she was about to stand up, Jian Xi blinked at her twice and said, "Fifth Senior Sister, you keep ying. I''m just going out for some air, I''ll be right back." She blinked again after speaking.


    Su Yinghe frowned slightly, nodded, and sat back down, continuing to engage the others in the game. However, her peripheral vision kept following Jian Xi as she left the private room.


    This round, Su Yinghe lost. After downing a ss of red wine, she stood up. "I can''t anymore, I can''t. I''m going to the restroom first, be right back!"


    As she walked out, she said a few words to the girl called Li Shu Jing beside her, then left the private room.


    After she left, Li Lu Xi also wanted to go out, but Li Shu Jing stopped her, reasoning that since they were now short two yers for the game, she should stay.


    Li Shu Jing''s attitude wasn''t one of discussion, but rather insistence. Li Lu Xi wanted to refuse but couldn''t.


    At the end of the corridor, eightrge men were lying on the ground. Each was either clutching their arms in pain or hugging their knees in agony. Two were lying motionless.


    Jian Xi coldly looked at the few people before her. She had smelled something off about that ss of fruit juice when she brought it close, but she still drank it without showing any reaction. After drinking it, she quietly pressed on a few of her acupuncture points, then silently took out a silver needle from her bracelet and pricked her finger, expelling the drug.


    At the time, her mind raced through who might want to harm her, since she didn''t know anyone here beforeing and couldn''t possibly have any grudges.


    Suddenly, she recalled an incident¡ªbefore the server brought the questionable fruit juice, only one person had gone out: that woman she found vaguely familiar!


    Could it be her? No wonder, when she drank the fruit juice earlier, she felt the woman''s gaze on her!


    Unfortunately, she couldn''t see through the woman, and the third Five Emperor Talisman wasn''t with her either, so she couldn''t bepletely sure!


    Nevermind, whatever grudge the woman had against her, bring it on¡ªshe wasn''t afraid!


    Just as she was about to check the surveince, she suddenly sensed a gaze and swiftly moved to the fire exit door, forcefully pinning someone down.


    Yan Sen didn''t expect Jian Xi to discover him, much less move so quickly. Before he could turn around, she had already pinned him down!


    At that very moment, Su Yinghe also rushed over.


    When Jian Xi winked at her earlier, Su Yinghe sensed something was off. So she instructed Li Shu Jing not to let anyone leave the private room, then went out to ask Jian Xi what was going on.


    Su Yinghe hurried over, ncing at the people lying on the ground with a furious look. She had finally managed to bring her junior sister out to y, yet someone dared to bully her?


    Nodding towards the man Jian Xi pinned down, "This one, from the barst time." Jian Xi had recognized Yan Sen as he turned his head earlier.


    Su Yinghe grabbed Yan Sen''s hair, forcing him to look up so she could get a good look at him.


    Yan Sen''s voice had already been muted by Jian Xi''s strike. His eyes were filled with resentment and viciousness. However, he thought it was fortunate he hadn''t chosen to harm Su Yinghe earlier. Even if the Su Family doted on Su Yinghe, they likely wouldn''t go after the Yan Family over one of her friends, since the Yan Family was also a prominent household in B City.


    Yes, upon weighing his options earlier, he hadn''t chosen to harm Su Yinghe. Back at the bar, Su Yinghe had only humiliated him because of that other girl. At the root of it all was that girl''s fault. Plus, there were no prominent families surnamed Jian in B City.


    "How do you want to deal with him?" Su Yinghe''s gaze was icy cold.


    Jian Xi pondered for a moment. "Let''s report it to the police. But I feel this matter isn''t so simple. That woman in the room seems suspicious too. You know I can''t see through myself, so I can only go by my instincts. And when I drank that questionable ss of fruit juice earlier, I felt her gaze on me."


    Su Yinghe: "What? The fruit juice was tampered with too? Then why did you still drink it? Are you feeling unwell anywhere?"


    "Fifth Senior Sister, you still don''t know my capabilities. Don''t worry, those petty tricks can''t harm me!" Jian Xi smiled.


    She kicked Yan Sen in the stomach, feigning releasing him. He immediately copsed to the ground, the color draining from his face as he writhed in pain, nearly passing out.


    Su Yinghe raised her foot, about to kick his leg, but Jian Xi stopped her. "Fifth Senior Sister, wait. I still have questions for him. If he passes out, he can''t answer."


    Su Yinghe halted her motion. Yan Sen couldn''t speak, but he let out a long breath of relief. He felt that if Su Yinghe''s kick had connected with his leg, he might have spent the rest of his life in a wheelchair!


    Jian Xi pressed a point between the first and second cervical vertebral spines, and Yan Sen''s wails poured out with her motion.


    "Shut up, stop screaming. If you make another sound, I''ll make sure you can never speak again!" Su Yinghe said coldly.


    Yan Sen grit his teeth. "Su Yinghe, I''m the second young master of the Yan Family. Are you really going to turn against my entire family for the sake of a friend with no status? Either kill me today, or my father will demand an exnation from your Su Family once he finds out!"


    Jian Xi, who had been silent until now, raised an eyebrow upon hearing this. She thought this truly exemplified the saying "bullying the weak but fearing the strong."


    "Heh, that''s the mostughable thing I''ve heard. Let''s not even talk about whether our Little Seventh has any status. Just look at what your Yan Family amounts to, daring to stand up to the Su Family like this? And I heard your grandfather has been trying to book a divine doctor for a while now, only managing to get an appointment two months from now?" Su Yinghe smirked, her tone yful. "Do you know the divine doctor''s surname?"


    Yan Sen didn''t understand her meaning. What did this have to do with the divine doctor his grandfather booked? Moreover, he never cared about that old man, so how would he know the divine doctor''s name?


    Su Yinghe gestured towards Jian Xi. "Her. Her surname is Jian."


    Disregarding Yan Sen''s shocked expression, Su Yinghe continued with another sentence. "Oh, and she has a brother too. Do you know who he is?"


    Yan Sen shook his head instinctively, momentarily forgetting the pain in his stomach. His intuition told him the name Su Yinghe was about to say would be someone significant.


    "Well, let me kindly inform you. His name is He Qingchen!"

 Chapter 68: All are the bullies.

    <h4>Chapter 68</h4>


    When she heard the name He Qingchen, Jian Xi''s pupils suddenly constricted. For a moment, she forgot about the excruciating pain in her stomach. Yan Sen snapped back to reality, crawled over to Jian Xi, knelt down, and kept kowtowing and shouting, "Miss Jian, you are a great person. Today, I drank too much and was not in my right mind. I heard you were here, and for a moment, I had impure thoughts. I..."


    His voice trailed off, then he suddenly seemed to remember something. "Oh yes, it was that vile woman, that Li Luxi. She must have told me you and Miss Su were here. She definitely knew about the grudge between us and intentionally misled me. She even specifically said that you were the only one drinking juice in the private room!"


    "Please forgive me this time. From now on, I will stay far, far away and never offend your eyes again!"


    "Please, great one, forgive this insignificant person''s transgression. Could you forgive me just this once? Please don''t tell Mr. He about this, I beg you!"


    As he spoke, Yan Sen kowtowed in front of Jian Xi, but she didn''t move, allowing him to keep kowtowing.


    Jian Xi frowned. It seemed her guess was correct - there really was something involving that woman. She gave Su Yinghe a look, and Su Yinghe nodded slightly before heading towards the private room.


    Soon after, Li Luxi was dragged out by her, apanied by the manager of Jinse Club who had rushed over from the stairs, along with the server who had delivered the fruit juice.


    In fact, the server had also been forced into a difficult position, so he had pretended to ept the bribe. However, he couldn''t switch out the fruit juice, so he had hurried to inform the manager about the situation.


    When the manager learned of this incident, he was so terrified that he stumbled over in a panic. He knew who thedy Miss Su had brought today was - not only was she He Qingchen''s sister, but even without the He family''s status, her position in the upper circles was quite renowned!


    Many prestigious families had issued warnings that anyone who dared offend thatdy would be making an enemy of them!


    It seemed only this newly-returned young master from abroad was foolish enough to do such a reckless thing. Although the Yan family''s second young master had always been an idler, if only he had inquired about Jian Xi after returning to the country instead of frequenting pleasure houses, he wouldn''t have made such a stupid mistake and provoked her!


    By the time the Jinse Club manager rushed over those few steps, he had already cursed out Yan Sen''s ancestry eight ways to Sunday in his mind!


    As long as they didn''t implicate him, he didn''t care if they were seeking death! If the He family found out about this, Jinse Club would likely disappear from City B the next day!


    However, he never expected Jian Xi to be so understanding. After learning that he was the manager and about the server''s actions, she didn''t give them any trouble and told them to stand aside and wait.


    "Little Seven," Su Yinghe called out to Jian Xi, then extended her slender finger towards the fallen Yan Sen.


    Jian Xi shook her head helplessly, gave an affirmative hum, and pressed Yan Sen''s mute pressure point again.


    Then, two cracks echoed through the hallway!


    There were no cries of pain, not only because his mute pressure point had been struck, but also because he had instantly passed out!


    "Ah! What are you going to do?" Li Luxi''s face turned pale from the scene, frightened. When Su Yinghe dragged her out, she already sensed that something was wrong, but her phone and purse were still in the private room, so she had no way to call for help!


    Hearing her scream, Jian Xi finally looked at her directly and asked curiously, "Miss Li, I have a question for you."


    Li Luxi''s voice trembled, "You, you want to ask what?"


    "Do I know you?" Jian Xi looked at her seriously.


    Li Luxi nearly fainted from anger upon hearing those words. So Jian Xi really didn''t take her seriously at all!


    Of course, Jian Xi had no idea what Li Luxi was thinking at the time. If she had known, she would have undoubtedly said, "Why would I take you seriously? Who are you?"


    "Miss Jian truly has a poor memory. Thest time, when you went shopping with Miss He, we met at the perfume shop," Li Luxi gritted her teeth in ''reminder''.


    With that reminder, it only took Jian Xi less than a minute to recall - it was that woman with the overpowering perfume scent that made her sneeze repeatedly.


    "Oh, I remember now. But I didn''t say a single word to you then. Why did you try to harm me today?" Jian Xi asked curiously, unable to figure out why Li Luxi would harbor a grudge against her when they had never spoken.


    Li Luxi had been forcibly dragged into the game earlier by Li Shujing and the others and had also drank quite a bit, so the alcohol was starting to take effect. Forgetting the scene she had just witnessed, she retorted, "You said I tried to harm you? For what reason? I can''t touch He Qingru, so how could I do anything to a little girl like you? Besides, I didn''t do anything to you. What evidence do you have that I did something to you?"


    She became more agitated as she spoke. "You''re just acquainted with He Qingru, oh no, and the greatdy of the Su family too. Would they really make their families move against the Yan and Wang families for your sake?"


    As she said this, the fallen Yan Sen had just regained consciousness. He shook his head desperately, [Stupid vile woman, don''t drag our Yan family into this, damn it, vile woman!]


    But s, he couldn''t make a sound, and his limbs had been broken by Su Yinghe, leaving him utterly helpless and unable to call for heaven or earth''s aid!


    Jian Xi smiled wryly. Ah! Here was another coward who only dared bully the weak.


    After learning why Li Luxi harbored such resentment towards her, Jian Xi was too speechless to even open her mouth - she was utterly speechless!


    Not only Jian Xi, but even Su Yinghe was rarely stunned for such a long time.


    What kind of reasoning was this? Were these people''s brains diseased or something?


    Su Yinghe lost her temper and kicked Li Luxi against the opposite wall with such force that even the paintings hanging on the wall fell down.


    Li Luxi was instantly knocked unconscious.


    The hallway fell silent. Su Yinghe asked Jian Xi, "How do you want to deal with these two?"


    Jian Xi tilted her head, pondered for a moment, and said, "Hmm, I''m an officer now, so I can''t do anything illegal. Let''s call the police!"


    She had already informed Su Yinghe about joining the official organization. Since Su Yinghe didn''t have any furtherments, she nced towards the Jinse Club manager waiting in the corner and asked, "Do you know what to do?"


    The manager''s voice trembled as he respectfully replied, "Don''t worry, Miss Jian and Miss Su. We have evidence and witnesses. I''ll hand everything over to the police shortly."


    Su Yinghe gave an affirmative hum, then left with Jian Xi. However, before they departed, two more cracks echoed through the hallway.


    Since you two were birds of a feather, you might as well share the same fate!

 Chapter 69: I Want a Leave of Absence

    <h4>Chapter 69</h4>


    Su Yinghe returned to the box first and greeted the others, then took Jian Xi back to her own ce.


    Of course, it wasn''t the Su family home, but her own residence.


    "Jian Xi, what about that old man from the Yuan family? Are you going to treat him?" Su Yinghe asked.


    "Yuan Sen is Yuan Sen, and a patient is a patient - two separate matters. Since he made an appointment, I''ll treat him normally," Jian Xi replied.


    Su Yinghe nodded slightly. "That makes sense. But today really opened my eyes. Since I returned to B City, I haven''t encountered such an idiot!"


    Jian Xi smiled and shrugged. "Well, you met one today!"


    Su Yinghe tapped her head,ughing. "As if youe across them often."


    Jian Xi giggled.


    After washing up, the twoy on Su Yinghe''srge bed and chattedte into the night. After all, such opportunities were rare - who knew when Su Yinghe would be able to take Jian Xi out again?


    *


    Since it was Friday, Jian Xi still had fortune-telling duties, so early in the morning after the two had breakfast outside, Su Yinghe sent her back.


    It was still early, so Jian Xi returned to the main building first. After yesterday''s events, Jian Xi discovered a problem: she might need to use her Heavenly Eye ability more often in the future.


    Like yesterday, if she had the third Emperor''s Coin, she wouldn''t have had to go through so much trouble!


    It seemed she still needed to study further - aside from the coin she had already given to He Qingchen, what else could substitute for the Emperor''s Coins when opening her Heavenly Eye? Or could she open her Heavenly Eye without using the Emperor''s Coins?


    Lost in thought, shepletely failed to notice that He Qingchen, who should have returned only around noon, was already standing by the sofa, smiling as he watched her!


    Since childhood, Jian Xi had this bad habit of lowering her head and only looking at the path in front of her feet whenever she was deep in thought.


    He had no intention of avoiding her, and simply watched as she bumped into his chest. He then lifted her up by her thighs.


    Jian Xi was startled, letting out an "Ah!" "He Qingchen! You scared me!"


    He Qingchen chuckled. "Should I call your soul back then?"


    "Never mind, I''m afraid you''ll summon the wrong soul," Jian Xi said with disdain.


    He Qingchen yfully smacked her little butt as punishment for that look.


    Jian Xi pouted, giving him an aggrieved look.


    He Qingchen swallowed hard, no longer able to restrain himself, and captured those red lips in a kiss.


    He hadn''t intended to go too far, but the sweetness was too addictive.


    Jian Xi also enjoyed being intimate with He Qingchen. Someone hadmented on her post that one way to tell if you really liked someone was whether you enjoyed doing ''intimate'' things with them, because you would only feel physically and mentally at ease doing those things with someone you liked!


    She was very clear that she liked He Qingchen - the romantic kind of like.


    When two people who like each other don''t want to hold back, what is the eventual result?


    Of course, Jian Xi went to the small wooden house with slightly swollen lips to start her first fortune-telling session of the day!


    However, before the first session began, Gu Lingling reported something to her - the head of the Xu family wanted to see her to express his gratitude for helping them find their biological son, and he had prepared a generous gift!


    Jian Xi instructed Gu Lingling to directly refuse the Xu family, and to tell the head of the family that she had already epted Xu Yanxin''s fortune-telling fee.


    With just that one sentence, but as intelligent people, they would understand her implication - that Xu Yanxin hade to her for a fortune-telling session, so they should be thanking him!


    After the first client entered, Gu Lingling called the head of the Xu family and ryed Jian Xi''s exact words to him.


    The first client today was a driver from the Qi family, and Jian Xi deeply frowned the moment she saw him.


    The reason was simple - his body was tainted with a severe yin energy!


    Song Zhou immediately knelt before Jian Xi. "Miss Jian, I''m a driver from the Qi family. My name is Song Zhou. Please save my daughter, she seems to have provoked one of those things, and she''s not herself anymore!"


    Jian Xi stepped aside to avoid his action and said softly, "Get up first and wait outside. After I finish the next two sessions, I''ll go with you."


    Hope shed in Song Zhou''s eyes. He never expected Jian Xi to agree without even asking any questions. "Thank you, Miss Jian, thank you. I''ll wait outside for you now."


    Jian Xi nodded slightly.


    Song Zhou''s daughter had indeed been possessed by an evil entity, and not an easy one to deal with. Fortunately, it couldn''t harm her life for the time being, as forcibly fusing souls wasn''t something that could be aplished overnight. So there was no need to rush - she would take care of that malicious entity after finishing the remaining two sessions!


    It didn''t take half an hour for Jian Xi to resolve the other two sessions. Feeling that going alone would be a bit boring, she called Tang Xingyou, since she might need to use the Paper Figurine Technique today - hadn''t Tang Xingyou always wanted to learn it? She could take this opportunity to teach her!


    Jian Xi found Tang Xingyou''s contact and made the call.


    It rang twice before Tang Xingyou''s excited voice came through. "Hey, Jian Xi!"


    Hearing her barely concealed excitement, Jian Xiughed. "Sister Xingyou, why are you always so happy whenever I call you?"


    "Of course I''m happy when you call me - it''s never for a bad reason!" Tang Xingyou said directly.


    Jian Xi said helplessly, "Alright, this time it''s for a good reason. I have to go out and take care of something soon, and I might need to use the Paper Figurine Technique. Since you wanted to learn it, take two hours off work ande with me."


    She knew that the Special Operations Bureau didn''t have any major cases recently. Thest time she went to the bureau, she had basically taken care of everything they needed to do. Just yesterday, she saw Shi Fan mention in their group chat that this was their most rxed month, even tagging and thanking her!


    At that moment, in the Special Operations Bureau office, Tang Xingyou jumped up from her seat with sheer delight upon hearing Jian Xi''s invitation to learn the Paper Figurine Technique. Her face flushed with excitement. "Really? Jian Xi, I''ll really be able to learn the Paper Figurine Technique?"


    "Hahaha, just wait. I''ll go request leave right now. Star Gxy Community, right? Okay, I''ll drive over and find you soon. Wait for me!"


    After hanging up, Tang Xingyou rushed to Wang Jian''an''s office to request leave, then rushed back to her desk to grab her car keys before hurrying downstairs.


    After she left, Shi Fan got up from his seat and also went to the bureau director''s office.


    Next were Yi Yunzheng and Lin Xiwen.


    Just as Wang Jian''an was wondering why everyone was requesting leave from him, Nie Xiujin knocked on the door and entered, looking slightly embarrassed. "Ahem, Director Wang, I''d like to request some leave as well. Could you please watch over things downstairs for me?"

 Chapter 70: Her Body will soon be Mine

    <h4>Chapter 70</h4>


    Before Wang Jian''an could even ask him, Nie Xiujin ran away directly.


    Wang Jian''an: "......"


    Helplessly, he could only take a thermos cup from the office and go to the service desk on the first floor of the bookstore for his shift!


    There was no choice but to dote on his own subordinates.


    Little did he know, when he found out that they had gone behind his back to find Jian Xi and learn the lost art of paper maniption, he really wanted to p his present self!


    *


    Tang Xingyou hummed a song all the way and didn''t notice that several cars were following behind her.


    After arriving at Star Gxy Community and getting out of the car, just as she closed the car door and took a few steps, she saw several very familiar cars. She was stunned. Weren''t they Big Brother and the Deputy Squad Leader? Did Xiaoqi also call them toe together?


    Shi Fan got out of the car and walked quickly towards Tang Xingyou. "Xiaoyou, you are so unfair! You wanted to secretly learn a skill and didn''t even call me!"


    "Wasn''t it Xiaoqi who called you guys?" Tang Xingyou asked in surprise.


    Shi Fan confidently replied, "Of course not, I overheard your phone call and followed."


    Tang Xingyou nced at the several people behind him. "Big Brother, you guys too?"


    Nie Xiujin nervously touched his nose. "Yeah."


    Tang Xingyou: "......"


    Since they were already here, what could she do? Just go together!


    So when Jian Xi saw that everyone in the bureau except Director Wang hade, she was a bit surprised, butter Tang Xingyou whispered to her and exined what was going on, then she understood.


    She chuckled. Originally, she didn''t n to keep it for herself. On the contrary, she really wanted them to learn it so that they could cooperate more easily in future cases. However, she nned to teach Tang Xingyou first and then tell her to teach the others when they returned. She didn''t expect that they would all follow along.


    "Let''s go, this one is quite troublesome today. It will probably take some time," Jian Xi warned them in advance.


    "It''s fine, it''s fine. We took the whole afternoon off!" Shi Fan chimed in.


    Tang Xingyou rolled her eyes. She only took a two-hour break, but they all took the whole afternoon off!


    Jian Xi smiled. "Well, we won''t need that much time. Let''s go and see what''s going on."


    In fact, when she sensed the Yin energy from Song Zhou in the morning, she already knew what kind of spirit it was.


    The technique of parasitic spirits usually involved preserving one''s soul after death and cing it in a "container." Then, finding a living person born on the same day, month, and year as the deceased, dripping their blood into the "container," and carrying the container close to their body for forty-nine days. This parasitic spirit would then merge with the soul of the living person, recing it.


    The reason she didn''t rush over earlier was that when she looked at Song Zhou, the Yin energy was dense but not fully merged yet, only about seventy percent.


    She had once detached a parasitic spirit that was already ny-five percent merged. Although it took two hours, she was sessful. So the situation with Song Zhou''s daughter was still rtively good.


    However, these were her own thoughts. When Jian Xi told Nie Xiujin and the others that it was a parasitic spirit and it had already merged over seventy percent, they looked at Song Zhou with sympathy in their eyes.


    Parasitic ghosts were no strangers to them, especially Nie Xiujin, who had witnessed Kong Shan Taoist Priest, the former president of the Metaphysics Association, separating a half-fused parasitic ghost. It took him two whole days to sessfully separate them, but the person''s soul suffered severe tearing and still hadn''t woken up even now!


    Later on, Nie Xiujin left the Metaphysics Association, but he heard that the current president, Ye Ze, was able topletely separate a parasitic ghost that was already halfway fused without harming the original soul.


    Unfortunately, he hadn''t had the opportunity to witness him separating another parasitic ghost before joining the Special Security Bureau.


    Of course, such opportunities were rare. Parasitic ghosts weren''t exactlymonce!


    For a moment, the atmosphere among the group was unusually quiet. After all, he was just a thirteen-year-old child!


    Song Zhou was quiet because he was nervous, Nie Xiujin and the others were quiet because they felt regret, and Jian Xi remained silent while calcting the time in her mind. She needed to solve this as soon as possible because she had a scheduled driving test at 2 p.m. It was currently half past twelve, seventy percent of the time was left, one hour, plus the travel time to the driving school. Perfect!


    Song Zhou''s home was a three-story elevator apartment. He lived in 302, a two-bedroom, one-living-room house. He was a single father whose wife had died in a car ident seven years ago. He hadn''t remarried and had been raising his daughter, Song Min, alone.


    At first, his daughter was very attached to him, but as she entered adolescence, there were many things she no longer talked to him about. He was also someone who didn''t express himself well, so they gradually stopped chatting.


    Later, he became the driver for the Qi Family, and he spent less and less time at home. Sometimes, the family would use the car at night, and he worried that his daughter wouldn''t be safe at home alone, so he applied for a dormitory for her at school.


    At first, everything was normal, but in the past month, the teacher had called him several times, saying that his daughter had been involved in three fights within a week, started wearing makeup, started dating, and her grades suddenly dropped to the bottom of the ss!


    All these things werepletely different from the previous Song Min. But sometimes, she would return to being well-behaved, and her grades would immediately return to the top of the ss... It was abnormal. He still remembered the teacher hesitating for a long time before reluctantly suggesting that he take Song Min to see a psychiatrist.


    He didn''t believe it at the time, until the teacher sent him a photo of the different Song Min. The explosive hairstyle that was only popr in the 90s, the heavy ck eye makeup... It scared him, and he almost didn''t recognize his own daughter.


    The teacher said that she was dressing like this more and more often, at least five days a week.


    So he hurriedly brought Song Min back from school and took her to see a doctor, but he remembered the expression on Song Min''s face at the time¡ªdisdain, mockery, and sarcasm.


    The visit to the hospital yielded no results. Everything appeared normal, but Song Min''s abnormal behavior persisted, which forced Song Zhou to consider other possibilities.


    He was the driver for the Qi Family and had certainly heard about the recent famous Jian Xi. Without hesitation, he directly called Xu Yan to make an appointment.


    As for why he was so certain that his daughter had provoked that kind of person when he met Jian Xi in the morning, it was because Song Min overheard his phone call to Xu Yan.


    At that time, she stood not far away, her gaze icy and her tone mocking, saying, "Don''t bother with those futile efforts. Soon enough, her body will be mine!"

 Chapter 71: Naked Provocation

    <h4>Chapter 71</h4>


    At that time, he looked at Song Min, gritted his teeth, and directly locked her in the room.


    He lived on the third floor, and sometimes Song Min was alone at home, so every window had burr bars installed. He was not worried that this thing controlling his daughter would take her and run away.


    For the past few days, ''Song Min'' had shown no resistance at all. Every time he came to deliver her meals, she would look at herself disdainfully, repeating the words she said that day. Oh no,st night she added one more sentence, which was, "I have already merged seven-tenths of her soul. You might as well give up. Song Min is already ''dead''."


    At that time, he looked at that extremely arrogant unknown thing wearing his daughter''s face, and he wished he could p her twice, but he refrained from doing so after some thought, because that was still his daughter''s body!


    On this journey, Jian Xi and the few people behind her, although he didn''t know what they were doing, they had intentionally or unintentionally cast sympathetic looks at him. He wasn''t a fool and could sense their sympathy!


    On this journey, Song Zhou''s heart was pounding. It seemed that what that thing said was true - Min Min was beyond saving!


    He didn''t understand such matters and didn''t know whether removing that thing would harm his daughter''s body. He thought that since his daughter was already beyond help, as a father, he must at least try to keep her body as intact as possible. After all, his daughter''s biggest dislike when she was alive was being injured and scarred!


    In the elevator, Song Zhou''s hands clenched tightly into fists. He pursed his lips forcefully, took a deep breath, seeming to have made a decision. "Miss Jian, I have one request. Please try to keep my daughter''s body intact when you take actionter."


    As soon as the words left his mouth, the elevator doors opened. Their group walked out of the elevator. Jian Xi looked him in the eye and smiled understandingly, "Don''t worry, Mr. Song. Of course, I will keep your daughter''s body intact."


    Song Zhou nodded, "Thank you, Miss Jian."


    Tang Xingyou, standing next to Jian Xi, felt her eyes sting. Thatst sentence was a father''s final plea, wasn''t it? But how could she tell him that after removing the parasitic ghost, his daughter''s appearance wouldn''t be harmed at all? Only her soul would be damaged. With a seven-tenths merger, she would probably never wake up again.


    For a moment, the hallway fell silent again. Jian Xi was puzzled. Why did she feel that Song Zhou looked so sad? Didn''t she tell him she could keep his daughter intact?


    Iprehensible!


    "Mr. Song, open the door," Jian Xi urged. She had an exam to take soon, so she needed to resolve this quickly.


    Song Zhou trembled as he ced his finger on the fingerprint scanner. ''Ding'', a voice sounded, "Verification sessful, door unlocked."


    Apart from Song Zhou, who couldn''t sense the ominous aura, and the nonchnt Jian Xi, everyone else gasped and took a step back.


    The ominous aura was so thick, they could barely see the furnishings inside the house. No wonder Song Zhou had absorbed so much of it!


    They had only heard about parasitic ghosts but had never encountered one before. Even Cheng Xiuchen had only observed one from a distance at the Metaphysics Society, never getting in close contact.


    With a flick of her wrist, Jian Xi tossed a talisman into the room, and the ominous aura inside instantly dissipated.


    Song Zhou had intended to invite them in directly, but when Jian Xi took action, he quickly halted his steps and maintained his position holding the door open.


    Jian Xi stepped into the room, followed by the others.


    Tang Xingyou tugged at Jian Xi''s clothes and whispered, "Little Seven, can we use paper dolls to remove this parasitic ghost?"


    Jian Xi shook her head. "There''s no need for that, but I find parasitic ghosts dirty, so I don''t want to use my own hands."


    Upon hearing this, Tang Xingyou understood. Jian Xi wanted to use paper dolls as a proxy to avoid getting her hands dirty while removing the ghost!


    After realizing this, Tang Xingyou suddenly stopped in her tracks and stared wide-eyed. Removing a parasitic ghost already consumed a lot of spiritual power, let alone also controlling paper dolls. Little Seven, she...!


    Song Zhou led everyone to the master bedroom door.


    The master bedroom had always been where his daughter stayed, and now his ''daughter'' was locked inside.


    Inside the room, ''Song Min'' heard the footsteps outside but didn''t move an eyelid as shey on the bed. She shouted loudly, "For lunch today, I want to eat hot pot."


    After a while, without hearing a response from Song Zhou, she finally moved, approaching the door. She knocked on it, the jade bracelets on her wrist jingling. "I said I want to eat hot pot, old man. Did you hear me? I''m telling you, just ept reality. I''ll take care of you in your old age too. Just treat me like your daughter, alright? You''re so stubborn, stubborn... what was that word again?"


    Before ''Song Min'' could remember the word, the door in front of her was pushed open with a creak.


    "You mean to say ''knotty wood cannot be carved'', right?"


    "Holy crap, why are there so many people?"


    ''Song Min'' blurted out a curse.


    She hadn''t been out for days and wasn''t wearing any makeup, looking gentle and demure, which waspletely at odds with the words she had just uttered.


    Suddenly, ''Song Min''s'' gaze changed as she stared fixedly at Jian Xi. "You''re Metaphysics Masters?"


    With her arms folded across her chest and an arrogant expression, she said, "Heh, old man, you really want your daughter to die, don''t you? Last night, I merged eight-tenths of her soul. No Metaphysics Master can expel me. Don''t let her deceive you. Why don''t you keep that money at home as my dowry? It would be better, right?"


    "Let me tell you, I''ve already looked into it. There''s a man named He Qingchen in B City, the head of the first wealthy family. I n to marry him. Then you can enjoy the good life too. Why make such a fuss?"


    "Heh~" Jian Xi raised an eyebrow. The audacity of this ghost was truly... well...


    After pondering for a while, she couldn''t find a suitable adjective to describe how brazen the ghost''s face was, as no existing word could adequately capture it.


    When the ghost mentioned He Qingchen, Song Zhou''s heart tightened. He quickly nced at Jian Xi''s reaction, worried that this thing might actually dare to dream about bing her future sister-inw!


    Fortunately, he saw anger shing across Jian Xi''s face, and his mind was put at ease.


    ''Song Min''s'' attention then shifted back to Jian Xi. "What are you smirking at? What can a little girl like you do? I was much older than you when I died. I''m standing right in front of you, upying this body. What can you do about it?"


    This tant provocation exhausted Jian Xi''sst bit of patience.


    She surveyed the surroundings. Hmm, the room was quite spacious, enough for her to maneuver.

 Chapter 72: Quality and Quantity

    <h4>Chapter 72</h4>


    "Mr. Song, step back." Jian Xi pinched out a few talisman papers and threw them out together. The talisman papers flew to various parts of the room and hovered in mid-air, encircling ''Song Min''.


    Song Zhou retreated from the room and stood not far away, at a position where he could clearly see ''Song Min'' frantically iling in the air.


    Jian Xi produced several sheets of pre-cut yellow paper from thin air, along with a wolf-hair brush.


    She calmly distributed the yellow papers to Tang Xingyou and the others, "Help me tear them, let''s start with thirty." A paper person takes two minutes, so thirty would be an hour, enough time.


    While pricking her finger with a silver needle to draw a drop of blood and dipping the wolf-hair brush into it, she took the first little paper person handed to her by Nie Xiujin and dotted his forehead, "Ethereal and spirit-like, highest jade rity, aid the imperiled, paper soldiers cut, three souls to the left, seven spirits to the right, rise swiftly, obey mymands."


    As the words fell, the little paper person instantly came to ''life''. Jian Xi uttered a sentence, "Go, drag that parasitic ghost out for me!"


    The little paper person ''understood'' and ran straight towards ''Song Min''.


    "The mysteries of heaven and earth, the vast primordial chaos, the waxing and waning of sun and moon, the arrayed stars..."


    Jian Xi took out her peach wood sword and tapped ''Song Min'' on the shoulder.


    The nowpletely immobilized ''Song Min'' let out a horrifying scream, causing Song Zhou outside the door to shudder, his heart wrenched as if gripped by an unseen force!


    For the scream he had heard was definitely not his daughter''s voice, but that of someone else''s!


    Jian Xi sheathed her peach wood sword, and the first little paper person crawled up ''Song Min''s'' body to the spot Jian Xi had tapped, less than a centimeter from her shoulder. It immediately sank its teeth in and started twisting and pulling outwards!


    Nie Xiujin and the others stopped tearing the paper people, staring dumbfounded at the slowly retreating little paper person and the parasitic ghost letting out agonizing screams in sync with its movements.


    Yes, a parasitic ghost, not Song Min.


    Now in their eyes, Song Min''s face had another face on it, that of another young woman with a ghastly paleplexion and heavy goth makeup, her panda-like eye makeup more twisted in pain!


    "Keep tearing, we''ll run out soon!"


    Jian Xi''s voice snapped them back, and they startled before hastening their paper-tearing pace.


    When she took the second paper person from Lin Xi Wen, Jian Xi dotted its forehead again and recited the incantation, sending it scurrying to relieve the first paper person.


    Nie Xiujin made a note - one paper person took about two minutes.


    As Jian Xi took the third paper person from Tang Xingyou, she said to her, "Xingyou, watch carefully. When you practice thister, you must pay attention - you don''t just dot the cinnabar directly. You need to do it like this, like this, and like this, with swift and fluid motions in one go, or it will fail. Understand?"


    "Also, when reciting the incantation, you must calm your heart and coordinate with your magic weapon. The magic weapons contain spiritual energy that can empower the spell."


    The parasitic ghost: ...Are you people even polite?


    Soon they had gone through the instructions for the paper person technique. At this point, the fifth paper person was already ''working''.


    The group carefully noted down the method and incantation for the paper person technique. It sounded simple, but to truly master it would undoubtedly take a year or two, perhaps even three to five years!


    Suddenly, there was a knock at the main door. "Hello, police. We received a noiseint about this residence!"


    Song Zhou panicked - if he opened the door, the police would surely discover what Jian Xi was doing and it would cause her trouble. What should he do?


    As he racked his brain, Jian Xi called out "Fan, could you handle this?"


    The reason Jian Xi didn''t ask Qi Yunzheng, who was closest to the door, was that among them, Fan was the clumsiest at tearing the paper people - his looked utterly disfigured!


    ncing at the still incessantly screaming parasitic ghost, Jian Xi resignedly took out a noise-canceling talisman she had invented from her bracelet and affixed it to the half of the ghost''s head that had been pulled out.


    Instantly, the room fell silent.


    With no noise, Fan simply took out his ID at the door. "The Special Security Bureau is conducting an operation here. It''ll be over soon, apologies for the trouble."


    The two beat cops examined Fan''s ID, returned it to him with a salute, and left without further questions.


    Song Zhou, who had apanied Fan, was astonished. The people following Jian Xi were official agents? He wasn''t blind - that was clearly a police badge on the ID!


    So the nation had a department for handling these kinds of matters?


    Was Jian Xi also an official agent?


    Noticing the dazed Song Zhou, Fan took out his phone, tapped it a few times, and handed it to him. "Sign this, please, Mr. Song." They had all heard Jian Xi address him as such earlier, so they knew his surname was Song.


    Taking the phone from Fan with both hands, Song Zhou saw it disyed the fourrge characters: Confidentiality Agreement.


    He read through the dense terms and conditions before finally signing.


    Meanwhile, on Jian Xi''s side, they were on the twentieth paper person already. By the neenth paper person, Jian Xi had noticed that she seemed to be controlling them for longer periods, so she reset the timer on the twentieth.


    Though somewhat fatigued, she was exceptionally excited, for her control time had increased from two minutes to five minutes!


    Was this a result of practice making perfect?


    Prior to today, she had only used this paper person technique from her ancestral secret manual a handful of times in total. Today, however, the process of exorcising this parasitic ghost had inadvertently sharpened her skills!


    She celebrated inwardly,pletely oblivious to the looks Nie Xiujin and the others were giving her - they seemed to be staring at some kind of ''monster''. To continuously improve while expending so much mental effort, how was that even possible?


    This was just unfair!


    Jian Xi pondered for a moment, then took all the remaining paper people into her hands, dotting each one with a drop of her blood. She wanted to test something - if one paper person could be controlled for five minutes, could five paper people be controlled together for one minute?


    While one referred to quality and the other to quantity, the difference between the two was worlds apart.


    Controlling one paper person for five minutes only required a single portion of her mental focus. But to control five paper people simultaneously, although the time was reduced, she would need to split her consciousness into five parts.


    Only mystic cultivators like them could appreciate the immense difficulty involved!

 Chapter 73: His Daughter is awake

    <h4>Chapter 73</h4>


    In front of the stunned gazes of Nie Xiujin and others, five little paper figures scurried over and bit into the parasitic ghost''s remaining leg that hadn''t been pulled out yet.


    United they stood, with all their might the five little figures tugged and pulled that leg right out.


    At the same time, Jian Xi ced a Soul-Stabilizing Talisman she had prepared earlier on Song Min, stabilizing her soul, and also removed the jade bangle with bells from her wrist.


    Jian Xi knew that the jade bangle was the ''vessel'' for the parasitic ghost. The ghost had been possessing Song Min''s body earlier, so the bangle couldn''t be removed then. But now...


    She held the jade bangle with distaste, turning to look at the parasitic ghost.


    Zhang Xiaoxia stared at Jian Xi in horror,pletely taken aback by how someone could separate a being that had already fused eighty percent with its host!


    And moreover... she looked at the unconscious Song Min on the bed, not even a single hair on her soul had been harmed!


    Zhang Xiaoxia released her power, trying to break free from Jian Xi''s restraints. "Impossible, impossible! I want to go back, that body is mine! Mine! I still need to marry He Qingchen, give me back my bangle!"


    Jian Xi: "......"


    At this point, she was still thinking about marrying her boyfriend? This, Jian Xi could not tolerate.


    It was noon, He Qingchen should be free at the moment. Jian Xi made a video call to him, standing in front of Zhang Xiaoxia.


    The screen showed Zhang Xiaoxia''s corporeal form. Jian Xi tilted her head slightly, a mischievous smile on her red lips. "Since you want to marry He Qingchen so badly, I''ll grant you that wish before you dissipate into nothingness!"


    The video connected, revealing He Qingchen''s handsome face. Seeing Zhang Xiaoxia behind Jian Xi, his brow furrowed slightly.


    Just as he was about to speak, Jian Xi cut in, "Boyfriend, there''s someone, no, a ghost who says she wants to marry you. What do you think?"


    "Heh, in this lifetime, I''ll only marry you." He Qingchen spoke each word deliberately, his expression yful yet his tone utterly serious.


    Jian Xi''s brows curved in delight, nodding in satisfaction. She turned to Zhang Xiaoxia, arching an eyebrow. "Did you hear that? My boyfriend said in this lifetime, he''ll only marry me!"


    On the video, He Qingchen let out a low chuckle. Sometimes Jian Xi''s possessiveness was quite strong, but he liked that about her. "I have an exam soon, hurry and deal with this. After the exam, I''lle pick you up. Hanging up now."


    "Sure, see you at the driving test center." Jian Xi ended the video call.


    Jian Xi''s wordspletely stunned everyone present. Wasn''t he supposed to be her brother? What was with this sudden torrent of dog food?


    The five agents from the Special Security Bureau felt like their brains weren''t working properly today!


    Jian Xi sensed everyone''s gazes, suddenly remembering that her public identity was supposed to be He Qingchen''s sister. Now she had abruptly be his girlfriend, which might be a bit hard for them to process!


    Well, she was toozy to exin. Let them figure it out themselves.


    Zhang Xiaoxia''s sinister gaze was fixed on Jian Xi''s face, the ominous aura around her growing thicker and thicker, provoked by Jian Xi''s words. But Jian Xi ignored her, holding the jade bangle with distaste as she nced at the name and birth date inscribed on it.


    "Zhang, Xiao, Xia. To satisfy your own vanity, you forced your parents to buy you all those brand-name items. When they didn''t buy them for you, you threatened to jump off a bridge and kill yourself. But you didn''t expect that year to be a drought - the river was too shallow, and the impact when you jumped was too great, killing you instantly?"


    Shi Fan couldn''t help butugh mockingly, "So she ended up killing herself!"


    Jian Xi heard this and arched an eyebrow in agreement with Shi Fan''s words. She continued her analysis, "Your parents truly spoiled you. To give you a chance at reincarnation, they even used their own life forces as payment to have a wicked sorcerer turn you into a parasitic ghost. Tsk, such excessive indulgence! No wonder you became so pampered and willful!"


    "You also have a human life on your hands. Growing up without discipline, relying on your parents'' boundless pampering, you bullied your female ssmates at school. One poor girl couldn''t take the torment and jumped off a building to her death, but you escaped legal punishment by exploiting your minor status."


    Jian Xi calmly recounted every one of Zhang Xiaoxia''s misdeeds from her previous life, not leaving out a single detail.


    Originally, Jian Xi had nned to destroy Zhang Xiaoxia outright. But afterying out all the facts, she changed her mind.


    For someone like her, dissipating into nothingness would be too merciful a fate. Being sent to Hell to face judgment would be far more fitting.


    Knowing Judge Cao''s character, the Fourth Level Mirror of Retribution for a few hundred years, then being thrown into the Fourteenth Level Hell of Wrongful Death for a few more centuries. And even if she was eventually reincarnated after all that, she would likely only be reborn into the animal realm at best!


    As for her parents, they had already been waiting for her down below for a while.


    Jian Xi still had an exam to take, so she didn''t bother wasting any more time on Zhang Xiaoxia. She took out a talisman and wrapped the jade bangle with it, then chanted the Fire Attack Spell.


    The bangle and Zhang Xiaoxia were linked, so as the bangle burned, she also suffered immense agony, her soul gradually bing transparent.


    Once the bangle had turned to ash, Jian Xi opened the Ghost Gate and kicked Zhang Xiaoxia through it.


    With this matter resolved, only the still-unconscious Song Min remained. Checking the time, Jian Xi saw she still had a spare ten minutes, plenty of time.


    She approached Song Min''s bedside to examine her condition.


    Beside her, Lin Xi Wen adjusted his sses and said, "I''ve already spoken with Mr. Song. We''ll be sending her to the hospital shortly. I tried convincing him for a while, but he still doesn''t want to give up on his daughter."


    "Give up... on Song Min? Why would he give up on her?" Jian Xi was puzzled.


    Lin Xi Wen exined, "You may not know this, but the ongoing treatment costs for a vegetative patient are extremely high, likely more than a single father like Mr. Song can afford."


    As he spoke, he nced at Song Zhou, who seemed unsurprised, as if he had already prepared himself for this.


    Having said so much already, Jian Xi was toozy to keep talking. She was thirsty now. Turning to Song Zhou, she said, "Mr. Song, do you have anything to drink at home? I''m thirsty!"


    Though still consumed by the sadness of his daughter potentially bing a vegetative patient, Song Zhou also felt a bit embarrassed. This woman had been working tirelessly for his family''s sake, yet he hadn''t even offered her a drink. That was uneptable.


    "Sorry about that, I do have drinks. Let me go get some water for everyone."


    As Song Zhou went to get water, Jian Xi didn''t idle either. She took out a silver needle and an alcohol swab from her bracelet, sterilized the needle, then jabbed it right into the area between Song Min''s eyebrows.


    "Ah!" Song Min let out a pained cry, her brows furrowing.


    Lin Xi Wen behind her was dumbstruck. Nie Xiujin froze in shock. Tang Xingyou, Shi Fan, and Qi Yunzheng all let out shrill screams like prairie dogs!


    Song Zhou rushed back in, carrying six water bottles. "What happened? What''s going on?"


    When he saw his daughter, now awake and looking at him, the water bottles slipped from his hands and fell to the floor.


    His daughter was awake!

 Chapter 74: Don’t Accept Things from Strangers.

    <h4>Chapter 74</h4>


    Jian Xi stooped down to pick up the bottled mineral water that had rolled to her feet. She twisted off the cap and gulped down several mouthfuls, ncing at Song Min. "Little sister, remember not to ept things from strangers, okay?"


    Song Min looked at Jian Xi with a bewildered expression, clearly not understanding her words.


    Jian Xi uttered two words, "Jade bangle."


    "Jade bangle?" Song Min seemed to recall something and looked down at her wrist.


    The jade bangle that an elderlydy had gifted her half a month ago on her way to school was gone.


    She had encountered the olddy who had insisted on giving her the bangle despite Song Min''s initial refusal. When the olddy stumbled and fell, with no one around, Song Min hurried to help her up. The olddy held onto her, refusing to let her go, saying she had to express her gratitude by giving her the jade bangle. Song Min tried to take it off to return it, but the olddy said that would be an insult to her gift. In their tussle, the olddy''s nails even scratched Song Min''s wrist, drawing blood that stained the bangle.


    Eventually, seeing the olddy''s firm stance and the bangle''s beauty, Song Min epted it.


    As they bid farewell, the kindly olddy reminded Song Min that the jade bangle had protective powers and would keep her family safe as long as she wore it close to her body.


    Thinking of her father who was often on the road, Song Min thanked the olddy and kept the bangle.


    Of course, all of this was what Song Min and Song Zhou recounted to Jian Xi after she left.


    After saying those words to Song Min, the retired Jian Xi took Tang Xingyou with her to drive to the driving school for her test.


    Jian Xi was the first to finish the test despite being one of thest to enter the exam room.


    She was indeed quite exhausted that day and fell asleep in the car as He Qingchen drove her home.


    She slept straight through until the next morning.


    When she first woke up, she was a bit dazed and went to take a shower.


    She entered the bathroom with one eye closed and started undressing. Halfway through removing her nightgown, she suddenly paused, looked down at her clothes, and snapped fully awake.


    It was empty!


    Empty!


    Jian Xi didn''t know how she managed to finish that shower, as her mind was in a daze the entire time.


    Even after going downstairs, the flush on her face hadn''t subsided.


    It was Saturday, and she didn''t have work. He Qingchen hadn''t gone to the office either.


    During breakfast, Jian Xi seemed hesitant to speak, and He Qingchen noticed, suddenly feeling yful.


    "You slept so soundlyst night that I didn''t wake you up and just took you back to the bedroom. I also changed your clothes for you."


    Jian Xi took a sip of her porridge, feigning nonchnce with an "Mmm," thinking, "I''m not blind. I can see, can''t I? Why remind me again?"


    The next second, He Qingchenzily uttered five words that made Jian Xi spit out the porridge she had just taken, "The feel was pretty good."


    "Cough, cough, cough, He Qingchen!" Jian Xi gritted her teeth as she called out his full name.


    At first, He Qingchen onlyughed softly, but seeing Jian Xi''s flushed and awkward expression, he couldn''t help but burst into raucousughter.


    Jian Xi refused to acknowledge him, puffing out her cheeks. After finishing breakfast, she went upstairs to study how to activate her Celestial Eye.


    It wasn''t until noon, when He Qingchen took Jian Xi out for a delicious meal, that he managed to cate her.


    For the next two days, Jian Xi either cuddled with He Qingchen or researched ways to activate her Celestial Eye, though it didn''t seem as easy as she had imagined.


    When He Qingchen learned that she was studying the Celestial Eye, he returned the third Emperor''s Coin talisman to Jian Xi, but she refused to ept it. She had already given him the talisman, and she wouldn''t take it back. Plus, the Emperor''s Coin could protect him, putting her mind at ease.


    Since she could activate the Celestial Eye, she didn''t need to rely on that particr method. With plenty of time, she could take it slow and keep researching.


    So, she spent her mornings fortune-telling, her afternoons practicing for her driving test, and her evenings studying the Celestial Eye. Finally, half a monthter, she seeded in activating her Celestial Eye!


    For this, she nearly turned the books and secret manuals left by her ancestors inside out.


    In fact, she had taken a detour. Initially, due to her young age and shallow cultivation, she needed to rely on talismans to enhance her cultivation and open the Celestial Eye. But now, her cultivation was strong enough to support activating the Celestial Eye on her own. However, she was stuck in a fixed mindset, always thinking the Celestial Eye had to be aided by talismans.


    It wasn''t until she read a line in thest page of the first ancestor''s notebook that she understood the true nature of the Celestial Eye. It said, "For those who can open the Celestial Eye, the Celestial Eye is the window to the heart. Remain calm and receptive, merge and unite, and only then can you perceive the past and future."


    That''s when she realized that activating the Celestial Eye didn''t require external aid.


    However, the ancestor had also highlighted an important point, just as her master had told her: It was easy to observe the past with the Celestial Eye, but observing the future came at a price. Unless it concerned life and death, one should not use it lightly.


    Seeing those words, Jian Xi felt as if she could hear her master''s admonitions.


    Now that she knew she could open the Celestial Eye without the Emperor''s Coin talisman, Jian Xi decided to start practicing.


    But before she could begin, Chief Song from the Special Security Bureau called her, saying that at the end of the month, each local bureau would send representatives to attend an exchange conference at the Metaphysics Association. Each city had to send three people.


    Chief Song also mentioned that the annual exchange conference didn''t have a fixed location. This time, it would be held in City H, quite far from B City, and he asked if she had time to travel there for the event.


    Upon hearing about the Metaphysics Association exchange conference, a glimmer of excitement shed in Jian Xi''s eyes. She eagerly asked, "Will the chairman of the Metaphysics Association be attending?"


    Wang Jian''an didn''t assume she was a fan of Ye Ze. A while back, those few young officers had reported to him in detail how Jian Xi had dealt with the parasitic ghost, and he was overjoyed, nearly jumping on the spot.


    He couldn''t believe he had managed to unearth such a formidable expert. She had sessfully integrated eighty percent of a parasitic ghost while preserving the host''s soul intact. With just a single needle, she had revived the host. In the current metaphysical world, who else could match her?


    That''s why Wang Jian''an arranged for Jian Xi to attend this exchange conference. Though it was called an exchange conference, it was really just apetition organized by the higher-ups. In previous years, his bureau could only achieve mediocre results. But this time, with the formidable Jian Xi on their side, they could definitely hold their heads high and show those old-timers a thing or two!


    "Chief Song? Chief Song?" Jian Xi''s voice from the phone pulled Wang Jian''an back to the present.


    "Ah? Ye Ze? He''ll definitely make an appearance."


    "Alright, I''ll go." Jian Xi agreed, as this would allow her to see her second master brother whom she hadn''t seen in months. She truly missed him.

 Chapter 75: The Exchange

    <h4>Chapter 75</h4>


    After she agreed, Wang Jian''an hurriedly said, "Good, then I''ll put your name down."


    "By the way, Chief Song, how long will the exchange conferencest, and who else will be going with me?" Jian Xi asked.


    "The exchange conferencests three days in total. I''ve booked your tickets to leave one day earlier, on the 25th. Let me know when you want to return after it ends, and I''ll book your return tickets. This business trip will cover all your food, amodation, and transportation expenses. Xiu Jin and You will be going with you."


    Considering that Jian Xi was a woman, he arranged for Tang Xingyou to apany them as well, so the two of them could keep each otherpany and Jian Xi wouldn''t feel bored.


    The arrangements were settled. Today was only the 21st, with four days until departure. Jian Xi nned to call Xu Yanter and move up all her appointments for those few days, freeing up her schedule.


    She didn''t n to tell Ye Ze about attending the exchange conference right away, intending to surprise him. She also hadn''t told him about joining the Special Security Bureau.


    Indeed, her senior martial brothers and sisters at the Xuantian Temple had recently learned about Jian Xi leaving the mountain.


    Since they returned to the temple every two months, Su Yinghe reminded her, and she then called each of them to share the news, including that of Xuan Yi Daoist''s passing.


    When Xuan Yi Daoist was on his deathbed, he had told her not to specifically inform them of his passing, only to mention it when they met.


    Her senior martial brothers and sisters understood Xuan Yi Daoist''s character, so they didn''t say much, only feeling sorry for Jian Xi having to endure it alone and regretting not noticing anything amiss during theirst visit to the temple.


    Before Jian Xi left the mountain, they had not formed a group chat, instead calling each other individually when needed. Even if they had a group, it would likely have been a ghost chat. But now, things were different. With their junior martial sister leaving the mountain, Huo Chengxi directly created a group chat for them, where they could discuss matters from then on.


    Jian Xi named the group - "Xuantian Temple Family."


    After she chose the name, the group fell silent for a while until the Eldest Senior Brother, known for being the most reserved, praised it as a good name. Only then did the chate alive with messages.


    Initially, when they learned that Jian Xi had left the mountain, she was overwhelmed by everyone wanting to drop their work and return to City B to see her.


    She spent two full days persuading each of them, eventually resorting to adding He Qingchen to the group to finally put a stop to their impulsive intentions.


    The group had quieted down these past few days since Jian Xi didn''t want them abandoning their work to visit. They decided toplete their tasks first before returning, making it easier.


    Coincidentally, just yesterday Ye Ze had mentioned in the group that he would be free by early next month and could then return to City B to see his junior martial sister. Today, Chief Song happened to call Jian Xi about attending the exchange conference!


    How could she surprise her second senior martial brother?


    Unable to figure it out by nightfall when He Qingchen returned, she asked him how to surprise her second senior brother.


    "Your presence would itself be a surprise. You don''t need anything else," he said.


    Jian Xi blinked herrge eyes and asked, "Really? But what if I suddenly appeared at yourpany''s reception?"


    "Hm." He Qingchen lowered his head and pecked her little mouth. "It would be the biggest surprise since I left the temple those four years ago."


    The corners of Jian Xi''s eyes curved up as her fair face flushed a rosy red, and she giggled.


    He Qingchen asked her, "How many days will you be gone?"


    "Leaving on the 25th, and the exchange conference is three days. Chief Song said if I want to stay and y in City H, he''ll also reimburse me. The benefits at the Special Security Bureau are quite good, don''t you think?" Jian Xi said excitedly.


    "Heh Corp has a bid at the end of the month, an important one from higher up, though it''s already decided. Still, we need to go through the motions. After your exchange conference ends, I''lle pick you up, and then we can spend a few days in City H. There''s the sea there, and I''ll take you to see it."


    Upon hearing about the sea in City H, Jian Xi grew even more excited. "Yay, I haven''t seen the ocean yet. I''ll definitely have to go to the beach then!"


    Seeing her happy expression, He Qingchen''s lips curved up as well. He patted her head twice and nted a firm kiss on her lips.


    After dinner, Jian Xi called Xu Yan and asked him to arrange for all her appointments over those few days to be moved up, clearing ten days in her schedule.


    Ten days would certainly be enough for both work and y.


    Over the next four days, Jian Xi was truly busy, with only the evenings left. Even then, He Qingchen kept pulling her into hugs and kisses, reasoning that since he wouldn''t see her for several days, he needed to get his fix in advance.


    Jian Xiughingly asked if he couldn''t just make up for it when she returned.


    He firmly stated two words: "Not possible!"


    He Qingchen didn''t let Jian Xi take amercial flight, telling her not to let Chief Song book tickets. Instead, he had Xu Yan file for a private flight route.


    On the afternoon of the 25th, he personally saw Jian Xi onto his private ne.


    On the ne, while Xiu Jin was still ratherposed, You was incredibly excited, as this was her first time on a private jet.


    In fact,pared to You, Jian Xi was quite thrilled too, since this was also her first private flight experience.


    Worried that Jian Xi might not adjust well, He Qingchen had Xu Yan apany them to City H before returning.


    The flight from City B to City H took three and a half hours. Xiu Jin retreated to the small library to read a book, while Jian Xi listened to You exining the exchange conference proceedings.


    After a while, Jian Xi understood. "So it''s just using the guise of an exchange to hold apetition?"


    "Yeah, sort of. The top few ranks in the evaluation get significantly higher budgets for the next year. For each event, first ce gets an extra million, second ce gets eight hundred thousand, and third ce gets five hundred thousand. The ranks after that don''t receive any rewards."


    "Actually, it''s not about the rewards. The annual budgets provided are already more than enough, even with surplus left over. The rankings are just for the bureau chiefs to openly and secretlypete with one another. What are they vying for? Face, of course - who doesn''t want their team to be the strongest?"


    Jian Xi asked her, "Then why is it organized by the Metaphysics Association? Is it under orders from above?"


    You shook her head. "No, the Metaphysics Association used to hold exchange conferences every year, just like the old Martial Arts Conventions. But as the Community of Mysticism declined and the number of Metaphysics Masters dwindled, only this tradition remained. Now, apart from the Metaphysics Association, the only other organization left is the official Special Security Bureau. So it evolved into this format, with the officials also participating."

 Chapter 76: The Bet

    <h4>Chapter 76</h4>


    "What is the Metaphysics Association doing in this exchange meeting? Will they also participate in thepetition? It seems they don''t need funds, right?" Jian Xi asked curiously.


    "They won''t participate in thepetition, but the Metaphysics Association doesn''t have many members now. However, each of them is very powerful, all above the fifth level. They will serve as judges for thepetition," Tang Xingyou exined.


    Jian Xi understood, "What will they judge then?"


    "The exchange meetingsts for three days. The first two days will be apetition of the Five Metaphysical Techniques, and the third day will be talisman drawing."


    "That sounds simple. For the techniques, can we do anything? Or is it free expression?" Jian Xi asked meticulously. After all, she couldn''t just go andpete without preparation. Even for paper figure techniques, she would need to prepare yellow paper.


    Tang Xingyou knew why she was asking this. "Free expression is fine. The Metaphysics Association will provide all the materials needed. The Five Metaphysical Techniques will be judged separately: mountain arts, medicine, fortune-telling, physiognomy, and divination. They will proceed in that order. After each techniquepetition, the rankings will be announced immediately. Chief Wang said we should try to win an award in at least one category this year."


    Jian Xi nodded, thinking that with Chief Wang''s personality, one award might not be enough for him to boast about. She should aim for a few more!


    After observing them for a long time, Jian Xi had a general idea of their abilities. Chief Wang said that the other cities were roughly at the same level as them, so she was quite confident about thispetition.


    The three-plus hours passed quickly as the two chatted.


    After getting off the ne, Xu Yan arranged for them to stay at the He Family''s hotel in two presidential suites. Jian Xi and Tang Xingyou shared one room, while Nie Xiujin had a separate room.


    Originally, Xu Yan had arranged for three rooms, but Jian Xi felt that one room would be too spacious and empty, so she chose to share a room with Tang Xingyou.


    The hotel was located in the city center, and the exchange meeting was to be held in the hotel''s conference hall. Most of the rooms had been booked, and the lobby was crowded with people when they arrived.


    However, the manager who had been waiting there didn''t even have them check in; he personally escorted Jian Xi and the others to their rooms.


    Xu Yan gave the manager some instructions and then returned to City B.


    "Miss Jian, if you need anything, you can find the manager here. His name is Pei Xuhai. I''ll be leaving now," Xu Yan said.


    Jian Xi replied, "Okay, thank you, Assistant Xu. Your hard work is appreciated."


    "Miss Jian is too kind," Xu Yan said before leaving.


    After Pei Xuhai greeted Jian Xi, he also went back to work.


    Back in the presidential suite, Tang Xingyou was unpacking her luggage after closing the door.


    She didn''t n to stay and y, as she and Nie Xiujin had to rush back after the exchange meeting because they needed to interface with the underworld''s emissaries at the end of the month and the beginning of next month.


    With only three days, their luggage wasn''t much, and it didn''t take long to unpack.


    Jian Xi, on the other hand, didn''t bring any luggage. All her belongings were in her bracelet.


    This wasn''t a secret from Tang Xingyou and the others, as Jian Xi had previously taken things out of her bracelet in front of them. Although she didn''t exin, they didn''t ask, and everyone just silently envied her ability.


    It wasn''t that Jian Xi didn''t want to exin; it was just that they hadn''t asked!


    Jian Xi sat on the sofa, wondering if she should go find her second senior brother, but thinking that he was probably busy, she decided not to bother him. Instead, she went out with Tang Xingyou to explore the area nearby.


    Private jets were much morefortable thanmercial flights, so despite not resting, the two of them still had plenty of energy. They wandered around until it got dark and then returned to the hotel after eating dinner outside.


    As soon as they entered the hotel lobby, they saw Nie Xiujin talking to two people, a young man and a young woman.


    Upon seeing Tang Xingyou, the woman waved at her, "Xingyou!"


    Tang Xingyou waved back, "Xiaoning!"


    Pulling Jian Xi along, Tang Xingyou introduced them, "Jian Xi, this is our consultant who will be participating in the exchange meeting with us."


    "Little Seven, this is Director Yang Tian from the neighboring City J, and his girlfriend, also from their department, He Xiaoning."


    "Hello, Jian Xi. It''s a pleasure to meet you," He Xiaoning extended her hand towards Jian Xi.


    Jian Xi shook her hand, "Hello."


    Although Yang Tian didn''t shake Jian Xi''s hand, he did nod and smile at her, which counted as a greeting.


    Since they were neighboring cities, they often had joint operations, so they were quite familiar with each other. Additionally, He Xiaoning''s maiden home was in City B, so she would sometimese back and meet up with Tang Xingyou for fun!


    Women could often findmon topics to discuss, especially those in the same profession. It wasn''t long before the three of them were engaged in conversation.


    Aside, Yang Tian asked Nie Xiujin, "Is this Miss Jian an adult? How can she be your consultant? Did Chief Wang agree to this? Or is she some big family''s youngdy here to show off?"


    Nie Xiujin looked at him and replied with a tone of pride, "You''ll find out tomorrow."


    Yang Tian scoffed, "What''s with the secrecy? Aren''t you guys always outperformed by us every year?"


    "Oh, we rank twelfth, and you rank eleventh. Neither of us is in the top three, yet you keep bringing it up every year," Nie Xiujin ruthlessly revealed the truth.


    Yang Tian acted nonchnt, "Never mind the rankings. The key is that you''ve never beaten us, and that''s a fact. Being one rank higher doesn''t matter."


    Nie Xiujin nced at Jian Xi''s group and confidently said, "That won''t be the case this year!"


    "Well, we''ll see who''s giving you that confidence," Yang Tian mocked.


    Nie Xiujin ignored him. Yang Tian''s abilities were only slightly better than his own, yet he kept running his mouth. Nie Xiujin didn''t understand how his cousin, He Xiaoning, ended up with him.


    That''s right, He Xiaoning was Nie Xiujin''s cousin, and this Yang Tian was her cousin-inw.


    The Nie Family was a renowned metaphysics household with few members, most of whom pursued metaphysical careers.


    Suddenly, an idea struck Nie Xiujin, and he said to Yang Tian, "Why don''t we make a bet?"


    "About what?" Yang Tian asked.


    A hint of mischief shed in Nie Xiujin''s eyes. "If our department makes it into the top three this year, you''ll buy me thetest game console. How about that?"


    Yang Tian agreed without hesitation, "Sure, but what if you don''t make it?"


    Not make it? With Jian Xi''s long-lost paper figure technique alone, not to mention the top three, first ce was guaranteed. So there was no question of not making it. This game console was as good as his!


    Still, Nie Xiujin said, "If we don''t make it, I''ll buy it for you."


    "Deal, I''ll take that bet," Yang Tian said confidently. "Be prepared to spend two months'' worth of sry, because thattest model isn''t cheap!"


    Nie Xiujin didn''t respond further, but a satisfied smile yed on his lips.

 Chapter 77: Jane Xi, B City Special Security Bureau, full report.

    <h4>Chapter 77</h4>


    When Jian Xi returned to her room, it was already past 8 PM, almost 9 PM. Only then did she remember that she hadn''t called He Qingchen to let him know she was alright.


    She quickly took out her phone, but the airne mode was still on!


    During dinner, Tang Xingyou had paid, so Jian Xi hadn''t touched her phone since getting off the ne.


    She thought she was doomed as she switched back to normal mode, and the screen indeed showed many missed calls, all from He Qingchen.


    She hurriedly called him back with a video call.


    It had already connected, but there was no one on the screen, only bright lights and a steamy ceiling.


    It was He Qingchen''s bathroom!


    There was no sound on the other side, so Jian Xi obediently waited.


    After a moment, the sound of water stopped, followed by faint noises, and then the image shook a bit, revealing He Qingchen''s upper body on Jian Xi''s phone screen.


    His phone must have been left there, as Jian Xi first saw his chiseled abdominal muscles, then two rosy buds above, and finally his handsome face from all 360 degrees, even at this lethal angle, still full of spirit and charm.


    He Qingchen casually wiped his hair with a towel, then nced down at his phone.


    On the other side, Jian Xi was enjoying the view when the image shifted, leaving only He Qingchen''s deep, amused eyes.


    Tsk ~ she hadn''t seen enough!


    "You''ve got some nerve, Jian Xi. You go out and I can''t find you? Xu Yan has already arrived in B City, but your phone was still unreachable?"


    He Qingchen''s tone was a bit dangerous, but Jian Xi knew he wasn''t actually angry. She quickly put on an appeasing smile and whined, "Ah, my bad, I forgot to turn off airne mode. I promise it won''t happen again."


    Her sincere apology left He Qingchen speechless.


    He Qingchen came out of the bathroom and sat on the bedroom sofa. "Just got back?"


    "Mm-hmm, I went out with Sister Tang Xingyou for a bit. I''m going to take a shower and sleep soon, there''s apetition tomorrow."


    Jian Xi set her phone aside and took out toiletries and sleepwear from her bracelet.


    "Competition?"


    "Yeah, this so-called exchange is actually apetition..." Jian Xi repeated to He Qingchen what Tang Xingyou had said on the ne.


    "You didn''t know? Although it''s held in different ces each time, they usually choose hotels under He Corporation."


    Jian Xi thought he would know.


    "No, I didn''t." The He Corporation had countless subsidiaries, and hotels were just a tiny part. He naturally wouldn''t know such minor details, and thest time he saw Ye Ze, he might not have even be the president of the Metaphysics Association yet.


    "Well, our Mr. He is a busy man, how would he know about something so small? Anyway, I''m going to take a shower now, good night." Jian Xi teased.


    He Qingchen chuckled, "Heh, you need a lesson."


    After showering and drying her hair, Jian Xi crawled into bed and adjusted the air conditioning temperature.


    ......


    Jian Xi slept soundly through the night. When she woke up in the morning, Tang Xingyou was still asleep.


    She called for room service breakfast. After Tang Xingyou finished eating, the two got ready and headed to the 10th floor conference room.


    As the exchange wouldn''t officially start for another ten minutes, there were only a few scattered people around.


    Tang Xingyou had attendedst year''s exchange, so she recognized many faces, but they weren''t acquainted, only exchanging polite smiles.


    The venue was arge square room with a main stage and a row of tables and chairsbeled "Judges'' Panel." Jian Xi saw five chairs, with the middle one bearing the name of her second martial uncle, Ye Ze.


    There were also several rows of audience chairs below, around sixty seats in total.


    Jian Xi felt excited, wondering if her second uncle would be surprised to see her!


    Tang Xingyou brought Jian Xi to the registration desk. "There aren''t many people now, so let''s sign up for the events we want to participate in to avoid the queueter."


    Jian Xi nodded obediently. She wasn''t too familiar with the procedures, but if Tang Xingyou asked her to register, then she would register.


    The registration staff was a young man who had been eyeing Jian Xi since she entered. As the annual registrar, this was the first time he''d seen such a beautiful metaphysician. Not that other female metaphysicians weren''t pretty, but Jian Xi''s sweet looks were exactly his type!


    As Tang Xingyou and Jian Xi approached, Guo Yulin quickly stood up. "Hello, are you here to register?"


    His enthusiasm caught Tang Xingyou off guard - she recalled the Metaphysics Association people being rather aloofst year, without even a smile when she registered.


    However, Tang Xingyou noticed his furtive nces at Jian Xi and reddened ears, realizing what was going on.


    Too bad for the boy - our Little Seven already had an owner, and a formidable one at that!


    "Ahem, yes, we''re here to register. Note this down: I''m Tang Xingyou from the B City Special Security Bureau, registering for the Talisman Drawing event." After her own, Tang Xingyou turned to Jian Xi. "Little Seven, what about you?"


    Guo Yulin wrote down Tang Xingyou''s information and looked up at Jian Xi, waiting for her to speak.


    Jian Xi''s sweet, melodious voice replied, "Jian Xi, B City Special Security Bureau, registering for everything."


    Those two simple words, "everything," made Guo Yulin''s pen stutter. "E-Everything?"


    Jian Xi calmly nodded. "Everything - Chinese Medicine, Divination, Physiognomy, and Talisman Drawing."


    Tang Xingyou was also a bit surprised, but only for a moment - their Little Seven was an expert, after all!


    Seeing Guo Yulin''s daze, she reminded him, "Young man, write it down."


    Snapping out of it, Guo Yulin shifted his gaze from Jian Xi''s face and wrote her name, affiliation, and checked all the event boxes.


    "Thank you. We''ll go take the front seats, closest to Mr. Ye." Tang Xingyou pulled Jian Xi to the very front row and plopped down.


    "What are those chairs for?" Jian Xi had noticed that area earlier but didn''t understand its purpose if this was apetition.


    Tang Xingyou exined, "That''s the speech area. Before thepetition, the Metaphysics Association''s president will give an opening speech. They can''t just start the event right away, they have to warm up the audience first!"


    "Oh~" Jian Xi nodded in understanding.

 Chapter 78: Second Brother Ye Ze

    <h4>Chapter 78</h4>


    The two chatted for a while, and soon people started arriving one after another. He Xiaoning came quite early, and Tang Xingyou and Jian Xi had secured seats for them, so six of the eight front row seats were upied by B City and J City.


    Besides He Xiaoning and Yang Tian, J City also had another man named Gong Da, whom Tang Xingyou and Jian Xi introduced as the deputy squad leader of J City''s Special Security Bureau.


    The remaining two seats were taken by two female Metaphysics Masters. Jian Xi nced back and saw that basically all the female Metaphysics Masters were gathered in the front rows, as there weren''t many of them.


    The exchange session was about to begin, and the seats were filled. Those attending the exchange session from twenty cities, sixty people in total, were all present and seated, waiting for the judges to enter.


    The side door of the venue opened, and five people in formal attire walked in. Their ages varied, with one of them having white hair. Jian Xi looked over and saw that the one walking at the back was her Second Senior Brother whom she hadn''t seen for several months.


    However, this was the first time she had seen her Second Senior Brother dressed so formally, and he did look quite handsome!


    Suddenly, there was an outburst of shrill cries around her, "God Ye! God Ye!"


    This gave Jian Xi quite a fright, as Tang Xingyou had also shouted out loud.


    The venue was quiterge, and the words "God Ye" echoed for a long time. Jian Xi thought she had mistakenly entered some fan event!


    Looking at her Second Senior Brother, his expression was calm, as if he was used to this.


    Realizing this possibility, Jian Xi suppressed augh, her shoulders shaking.


    Her Second Senior Brother usually had a poker face, rarely showing any excessive expressions, but his inner world was quite rich. He must have been drumming in his heart every time he encountered such a scene!


    Indeed, her Second Senior Brother had a mild case of social anxiety disorder. You read that right - the current Chairman of the Metaphysics Association, a Level-7 Metaphysics Master, outwardly calm andposed, was actually just pretending to be indifferent, using an expressionless facade to conceal his inner nervousness.


    The five judges took their seats, and Ye Ze was organizing his speech notes, head lowered without looking down or responding to the cries of "God Ye."


    It wasn''t until someone beside him reminded him that it was time for his speech that he lifted his gaze and scanned the audience below.


    Suddenly, his gaze froze, and his pupils dted, an expression of delighted surprise on his face. He subconsciously started to stand up, but Jian Xi lightly shook her head.


    Come on, this was a formal asion, not the time for a "reunion."


    Receiving Jian Xi''s signal, Ye Ze sat back down after raising himself slightly, his lips unconsciously curling into a smile.


    Little did he know that this smile of his made the girls below gasp in surprise.


    God Ye smiled?!


    Tang Xingyou excitedly grabbed Jian Xi''s arm, saying in an excited tone, "Xiao Qi, Xiao Qi, am I seeing things, or did God Ye smile?"


    Jian Xi found it amusing. "Yes, he smiled."


    "Oh my god, is the sun rising from the west now? I haven''t seen God Ye smile since I met him. This is a treat today!"


    Jian Xi patted the hand gripping her tightly. "Calm down, calm down." Looking at Tang Xingyou''s flushed face, she was afraid she might faint from the excitement!


    Ye Ze''s voice rang out, the official opening speech as formic as ever, but his pace was much faster than in previous years, as if he wanted to finish the two-page speech in one breath.


    Ten minutester, Ye Ze concluded his speech, saying, "Next, please get ready everyone, we will begin this year''s evaluation."


    He went down, and the next task was for others to handle.


    Everyone stood up, and the staff in the venue cleared the area where Jian Xi and the others had been sitting, then brought in many tables.


    The first Taoist Boxing Techniques evaluation would begin in half an hour.


    During this time, many of the participants began stretching their muscles. Jian Xi had registered for all events, so she would also be participating.


    There were ten people in total participating in this event, all men except for Jian Xi, the only woman. Opponents were randomly assigned by theputer, so no one knew who they would be facing until it was time to take the stage.


    Ye Ze said something to the people beside him on the judges'' panel and then came down from the stage, heading straight towards Jian Xi.


    Jian Xi was stretching, as she hadn''t practiced her martial arts since disciplining Yan Sen aftering down the mountain.


    She didn''t notice Ye Ze approaching, but Tang Xingyou behind her did. "Xiao Qi, Xiao Qi, God Ye ising over, it seems he''s walking towards us."


    The noisy chatter around them quieted down a bit.


    Jian Xi turned around, herrge eyes curving into a smile as she called out, "Second Senior Brother!"


    Ye Ze came over and ruffled Jian Xi''s hair. "Jian Xiaoxi, you''re quite something,ing to the exchange session without even telling me in advance? You said in the group yesterday that you were waiting for me to return and see you, but you were already here then, weren''t you?"


    Jian Xi swatted away Ye Ze''s hand from her head. "Why does everyone like ruffling my hair! I just wanted to surprise you. How was the effect?"


    "Heh, I indeed didn''t expect it." Ye Ze smiled and said. By Jian Xi''s side, he exuded a rxed demeanor. "By the way, have you joined the Special Security Bureau now?"


    Jian Xi shrugged. "Isn''t it obvious? An advisor for B City''s Special Security Bureau."


    Ye Ze pursed his lips. "He Qingchen really spoils you. Why don''t youe to the Metaphysics Association instead? I''ll give you the position of Chairman, how about that?"


    Snapping out of her daze, Tang Xingyou instinctively shielded Jian Xi, giving Ye Ze a hostile look. "God Ye, you can''t poach her!"


    Seeing her cute reaction, Jian Xi burst outughing. It was only then that Tang Xingyou realized her behavior might have been inappropriate, her face turning red with embarrassment as she shrank back.


    Ye Ze was taken aback by Tang Xingyou''s sudden outburst, ncing at the retreating figure. He didn''t say anything further, thinking to himself that this woman seemed a bit... silly?


    "Second Senior Brother, you can stay as the Chairman. I won''t take it. I came this time to bring glory to our Bureau!" Jian Xi said with a smile.


    Ye Ze''s lips twitched. "Then take it easy, at least leave a couple of first prizes for the other cities."


    "But I''ve registered for every event. Can I still change it now? Or should I just forfeit two events?" Jian Xi asked seriously.


    Ye Ze: "......"


    He flicked her head and said helplessly, "Never mind, just do whatever makes you happy."


    Jian Xi red at him while rubbing her head. Why did everyone have a problem with her head?!

 Chapter 79: First Race, First Place.

    <h4>Chapter 79</h4>


    "Alright, thepetition is about to begin. You should hurry back to your judge''s seat." Jian Xi ushered him away, as she had just btedly noticed the inquisitive gazes around them.


    Ye Ze also sensed it, and his body tensed up a bit. Then he nodded, as he had been preupied with finding his junior sister and ignored the surrounding people!


    He didn''t say much more and quickly headed towards the judges'' tform.


    Jian Xi watched Ye Ze''s stiff back as he walked away, her lips curling into a slight smile.


    After Ye Ze left, Tang Xingyou straightened her hunched body and asked Jian Xi, "Little Seven, you and the Immortal Ye, you two..."


    As soon as she said this, everyone nearby pricked up their ears, wanting to hear the gossip.


    Knowing what she meant, and since there was nothing to hide, Jian Xi told her about her rtionship with Ye Ze, "He''s my second senior brother, we''re from the same sect."


    Holy crap!!!


    This was explosive news - the president of the Metaphysics Association actually had a junior sister!


    And his junior sister had even joined the Special Security Bureau!


    Suddenly, everyone''s attention was drawn to Jian Xi, as they all wanted to see what kind of ability this junior sister of the legendary Immortal Ye possessed.


    After all, Ye Ze had practically said outright earlier, "You''ve left some leeway for others."


    There was no way to cheat in metaphysics, so no one was worried that Ye Ze would give Jian Xi any special treatment. Everyone relied on their own skills, and the level of one''s martial arts could be easily seen once they started fighting.


    Thepetition began, and Jian Xi told Tang Xingyou they would talk moreter before going on stage to await her turn.


    After Jian Xi went up, Nie Xiujin also returned from the restroom, looking a bit unwell with a sickly pallor on his face.


    Seeing him return, Yang Tian''s eyes zed with anger, "Nie Xiujin, did you already know that your consultant girl was Ye Ze''s junior sister? I''m telling you, the bet is off. How could Ye Ze''s junior sister be weak!"


    Nie Xiujin looked utterly confused. Ye Ze''s junior sister?


    Before he could react, the first round of thepetition was announced to officially begin.


    The venue was divided into five arenas, with ten people paired up in one-on-one matches. Jian Xi''s opponent was a tall man nearly 1.9 meters in height.


    One punch would determine the winner - whoever took more steps back would be the loser.


    It was simple, as they wereparing internal force rather than fancy martial arts moves.


    With a ''ding'' sound, the match began!


    Jian Xi cupped her fists, her sweet voice carrying no sense of intimidation, "My apologies."


    As she spoke, she put her right hand behind her back and clenched her left fist, channeling her energy.


    Her opponent, the tall man, also cupped his fists in salutation before clenching one hand into a fist.


    Guo Yulin, the observer, looked at Jian Xi''s fist, then at the man''s, and saw there was a difference of at least twice the force!


    Although he knew they wereparing internal force, he still couldn''t help but feel concerned.


    Half of the audience''s attention was on Jian Xi''s match, and everyone was quite tense.


    Tang Xingyou''s heart was also hanging in suspense. She sneaked a nce at Ye Ze on the judges'' tform, but he wasn''t looking at Jian Xi. Instead, he was watching Jian Xi''s opponent!


    But what was that look in his eyes? Tang Xingyou wasn''t sure at first, but after another nce, she confirmed it - sympathy!


    "Bang!" The two fists collided, and then quickly separated.


    Jian Xi''s body merely swayed a bit, but her feet remained firmly nted.


    As for her opponent, the tall man nearly 1.9 meters in height, he staggered back seven or eight steps. He stared at Jian Xi in disbelief, realizing she had only used about seventy to eighty percent of her force. More importantly, she had used her left hand!


    Setting aside the fact that she used her left hand, if she had used her full force, he would have likely been knocked out of the ring.


    Steadying himself, he said to Jian Xi, "I concede defeat." Then he turned and retreated to the spectator area.


    Guo Yulin raised his hand, signaling that Jian Xi had won the first round.


    "Yay! Little Seven is awesome!" Tang Xingyou cheered loudly.


    Up on the judges'' tform, the corner of Ye Ze''s mouth curved into a proud smile, his eyes shing with pride. Of course my junior sister is the best, even stronger than me!


    The results of the other four matches also came out in quick session, with Nie Xiujin persevering through his physical ailment to advance to the second round.


    In the second round, there were five remaining contestants: Yang Tian, Nie Xiujin, Jian Xi, and two others from different cities.


    One person would sit out the fifth match, determined by a random draw. The one who drew the bye was one of the two contestants from the other cities.


    Then the big screen randomly generated the matchups: Jian Xi against Yang Tian, and Nie Xiujin against the remaining contestant.


    "Miss Jian, I won''t be going easy on you, I''m afraid," Yang Tian said.


    Jian Xi curved her lips. "Captain Yang, I won''t be going easy either. Please impart your guidance!"


    As before, she put her right hand behind her back and clenched her left fist, meeting Yang Tian''s right fist. With a resounding "bang," even those outside the ring felt a powerful burst of force.


    Seeing that her left foot had taken a step back, Jian Xi''s brow furrowed slightly. It seemed she had indeed been a bitxtely. After this, she would have to join He Qingchen for morning practice every day!


    In this exchange, Jian Xi had used the same amount of force as in the previous match, not going all out. She only needed to ensure she didn''t lose; there was no need to use her full power.


    Yang Tian wasn''t naive; he could sense it. But instead of feeling dejected by his defeat, he had a bold idea!


    Two meters away from where he had just stood, Yang Tian cupped his fists and said, "Miss Jian is formidable. I have lost."


    Jian Xi also cupped her fists in return. "Not at all, I just got lucky."


    After the courteous exchange, Jian Xi turned her attention to Nie Xiujin on the other arena. She knew he wouldn''t win this round, not because his opponent was stronger, but because Nie Xiujin had been unwell and spent a restless night, likely leaving him with little energy.


    Sure enough, the winner was decided within seconds. Nie Xiujin took three steps back, while his opponent only took two.


    Nie Xiujin and Yang Tian both retreated to the spectator area.


    Now, only Jian Xi and the one who had just defeated Nie Xiujin remained on stage.


    Tang Xingyou was excited and yelled out without regard for any awkwardness, "Go, Little Seven!"


    Jian Xi shed her a sweet smile and gave her an "OK" gesture.


    Up on the judges'' tform, Ye Ze nced at Tang Xingyou again. Hmm, no matter how he looked at her, she seemed foolish!


    In the next two matches, Jian Xi easily and overwhelmingly won, securing the first ce in the exchange event!


    The rankings were announced on the spot, and the rewards were given out immediately - a gold medal and an honor certificate as individual awards.


    Of course, Jian Xi''s gold medal didn''t end up around her neck, as Ye Ze had directly taken it off her. She only received the certificate.


    Jian Xi looked at Ye Ze pitifully, clutching the medal that wasrger than her palm.


    Wuwuwu, she couldn''t keep it.


    Seeing her dejected little face, Ye Ze chuckled softly. During the photo session, he quickly said, "Don''t worry, after thepetition is over, I''ll give all of this to He Qingchen and have him keep it safe for you!"

 Chapter 80: She signed up for all her projects

    <h4>Chapter 80</h4>


    After taking the photo, Tang Xingyou rushed over and squeezed Ye Ze aside, "Little Seven, you were simply amazing! First ce, yeah! Our department can finally hold our heads high this time!"


    She turned to Ye Ze apologetically: "Sorry God Ye, you''re no longer the god in my heart. Little Seven is!"


    Ye Ze: ......


    After a ten-minute break, the second round officially began. This time, there were even fewer participants, with only one man from the local Special Security Bureau named Du Yuanzheng. He was already forty years old, though this was just a hobby for him and he didn''t study it deeply.


    The patient that the Metaphysics Association brought in was the family member of an operative from the Special Security Bureau, an elderlydy who had been paralyzed on one side for many years. However, the olddy had an excellent attitude and had volunteered to be the "volunteer" for this evaluation several times before.


    She had said, "Since I''m already like this, whether I cry orugh, it''s just another day. So why not face life happily? At least I still have half my body that can move!"


    Du Yuanzheng had also treated this elderlydyst time, so he had done a lot of preparation afterward, but he still couldn''t find a good solution.


    Therefore, when he saw that it was the same elderlydy this time, he directly conceded defeat.


    Jian Xi, however, was not affected by Du Yuanzheng''s withdrawal. Instead, she carefully took the elderlydy''s pulse, allowing her inner energy to circte through thedy''s body, locating the blockages in her meridians.


    She instructed the elderlydy to lie still, and after sterilizing the silver needles prepared by the Metaphysics Association, Jian Xi began acupuncturing points on thedy''s left hand such as Qu Ze, Kong Zui, Tian Tong, Xia Bai, as well as areas along the Yin Qu Mai, Jiao Xin, Fu Liu, Yin Ling, and Yin Gu on her left leg.


    When Jian Xi inserted thest needle, she gently tapped the tail of that silver needle with her finger, and a miraculous scene unfolded.


    Everyone widened their eyes in astonishment¡ªalthough she had only tapped that one needle, somehow all the other silver needles began vibrating as well!


    They didn''t understand this aspect of traditional Chinese medicine, so they were simply amazed. Only Du Yuanzheng was so excited that he almost danced around, "This, this is... the Trembling Needle technique!"


    Someone asked curiously why he was so excited, and after calming down, he exined, "Don''t just think it''s amazing. The Trembling Needle is an ultimate technique in the art of healing. Very few people can master it. She needs to precisely infuse her inner energy into the silver needles through that tap just now. Every tremble of the needles is unblocking the meridians around the acupuncture points. It takes at least ten or twenty years of practice, and immense talent, to learn this skill!"


    He added, "I was fortunate enough to witness the divine physician Lin Yichen perform acupuncture to save someone before. This youngdy''s skill is on par with his!"


    After Du Yuanzheng''s exnation, everyone realized that Jian Xi''s acupuncture skills were truly formidable, and they eagerly anticipated what changes the elderlydy might experience after the treatment!


    At this point, the elderlydy on the bed gradually changed from a smiling expression to one of pain, as the half of her body that had been numb for years now felt a prickling, biting sensation, as if countless tiny insects were biting her.


    She instinctively tried to squirm, but a hand pressed her down. "Don''t move, grandma. Endure it for just a bit longer."


    Jian Xi spoke to her to distract her attention. "Grandma, you''re so lucky! You''ll have a chubby grandson by the end of the year."


    The elderlydy was astonished. "How did you know my daughter-inw is pregnant, youngdy?"


    But then she realized their profession and understood that the youngdy must have seen some signs. So she said, "It doesn''t matter if it''s a boy or a girl, as long as the baby is healthy. I just feel bad for my daughter-inw. Ever since she got pregnant, she''s been vomiting constantly. I haven''t even been able to cook a meal for her."


    Jian Xi smiled reassuringly while writing something down. "Don''t worry, you''ll be able to cook for her tonight."


    The elderlydy didn''t catch the meaning of Jian Xi''s words at first. By the time she understood, Jian Xi had already removed all the silver needles from her body!


    "Okay, grandma, get up and walk a few steps." Jian Xi came over to help her up.


    "Walk a few steps?" The elderlydy instinctively lifted her left leg.


    "It moved! I can move it!" she eximed.


    "Her left leg can move! Incredible!"


    "Who is Ye Ze''s junior sister? How can she even cure this?"


    "Brother, the key point is that it only took one acupuncture session!"


    Amidst the discussions in the audience area, the elderlydy had already gotten off the bed and was standing on the ground. Jian Xi released her, saying, "Walk confidently. You''ll be fine!"


    Tears welled up in the elderlydy''s eyes as she nced at her son standing outside the ring, his eyes filled with hope.


    She took a step forward with her left leg, lifting it up, advancing, and setting it down. Her right leg followed, without the slightest hesitation, showing no sign that just ten minutes ago she had been paralyzed on one side!


    "Thank you, youngdy!" The elderlydy, tears streaming down her face, moved to kneel before Jian Xi in her excitement and gratitude!


    Jian Xi quickly stopped her, but the elderlydy insisted. Finally, her son also rushed over and kept bowing to express his thanks. Jian Xi then cried out for help, "Second Senior Brother, save me!"


    Her cry made everyone present burst intoughter!


    It took Ye Ze some time to persuade them before the elderlydy and her son finally left after Jian Xi gave them the prescription, carefully exining the dosage and duration. "I''ve unblocked your meridians, but you''ll need to take herbal medicine for a month to continue the treatment. Don''t interrupt the course."


    The elderlydy and her son readily agreed, thanking Jian Xi profusely before Ye Ze led them away.


    With them gone, Jian Xi finally heaved a sigh of relief.


    But to her surprise, the audience area erupted in thunderous apuse, cheering her on. This nearly triggered her shyness disorder!


    Unsurprisingly, Jian Xi also won first ce in the second event. Ye Ze personally presented her with the gold medal once again, which she still did not wear around her neck.


    Now Yang Tian in the audience area looked at Jian Xi with an even more burning gaze, of course. Many team leaders from other cities had the same look, and even the four other judges on the judging panel closely watched Jian Xi''s performance.


    When Jian Xi received her award, Nie Xiujin''s grin stretched so wide it almost reached his temples. Hepletely failed to notice the way those people looked at their sect leader and proudly, without any caution, told anyone who asked which other events Jian Xi had signed up for.


    "You''re asking about our Jian Xi? She signed up for every single event!"

 Chapter 81: You say it again

    <h4>Chapter 81</h4>


    After two rounds, it was lunchtime. The Metaphysics Club had reserved the restaurant on the third floor of the hotel and prepared an exquisite buffet.


    Ye Ze took some time tomunicate with the hotel chefs and added several dishes that Jian Xi loved.


    When Jian Xi and Tang Xingyou arrived at the restaurant, they were immediately surrounded by many people.


    Although everyone was still observing at this point, since the two matches today were not very important for their careers, it didn''t stop them from showing up in front of Jian Xi and trying to build rapport with her!


    After a round of pleasantries, Jian Xi''s face was almost frozen from smiling so much when Ye Ze finally arrived and rescued her from the crowd. Oh, yes, he also didn''t forget to pull Tang Xingyou out with them.


    As for Nie Xiujin, he didn''te at all. Earlier, Jian Xi had just gone to give him acupuncture.


    At that time, Nie Xiujin''s expression was so miserable that it was amusing. He kept mumbling, "I''ve attended so many exchange meetings without any issues, but I didn''t expect to be defeated in City H, which is a loss of face for me as the team leader. It''s so embarrassing!"


    So Jian Xi told him to rest well in the afternoon and not go to the venue, as he still had a talisman drawing event the next day.


    Ye Ze took Jian Xi to a rtively quiet spot. Everyone was considerate and didn''te to disturb them while they ate.


    "There''s still one more round in the afternoon, but it doesn''t start until two o''clock. Do you want to go back and rest for a while after you finish eating?" Ye Ze handed Jian Xi a ss of juice.


    Jian Xi shook her head and took a big sip. "No need. I''ll go back and video chat with my brother for a bit."


    The corner of Ye Ze''s mouth twitched, and a rare displeased expression appeared on his face. "Doesn''t this He Qingchen control you a bit too much? Do you really need to video report to him even for such a short time? Even if you grew up together, he shouldn''t be so controlling. Someone who doesn''t know would think he''s your dad!"


    "Pfft!" Jian Xi had just taken another sip of juice and sprayed it out. Fortunately, she reacted quickly and turned her head away, avoiding getting it on anyone or the table.


    Tang Xingyou hurriedly handed Jian Xi a paper napkin for her to wipe herself. Then, regardless of reason, she gave Ye Ze a disapproving look with her bright, limpid eyes.


    Although she didn''t know what she disapproved of, his words had made Jian Xi choke, so they must have been inappropriate!


    Ye Ze: ......


    "Cough cough, Second Senior Brother, He Qingchen is not my dad, he''s my boyfriend!" Jian Xi said indignantly.


    "I know he''s not your dad, but he''s still so controlling..." Ye Ze paused.


    Suddenly, the dining chair made a loud screeching noise. "What? Boyfriend? Say that again!"


    In an instant, the restaurant fell silent, and everyone turned to look in their direction.


    Jian Xi immediately pulled Ye Ze down and gave everyone an apologetic smile. "Second Senior Brother, why are you being so loud!"


    But the volume of his voice wasn''t the main issue here, was it?


    "When did this happen?" Ye Ze''s expression was extremely serious.


    Beside them, Tang Xingyou couldn''t help but sneak a few nces at him, then at Jian Xi, before lowering her head to eat and reduce her presence.


    Jian Xi obediently answered, "We just got together not too long ago."


    Her candid admission made Ye Ze''s heart sink. His precious cabbage had been snatched away by a pig! That little He Qingchen really had ulterior motives; he''d put so much trust in him!


    And what about those two people from City B? Didn''t they know someone had taken Jian Xi away?


    "You two really kept this well-hidden!" Ye Ze gritted his teeth.


    Jian Xi picked up her chopsticks again and continued eating as if nothing had happened. "You guys didn''t ask. We weren''t trying to hide it."


    Ye Ze: "......" Normal people wouldn''t randomly ask, "Are you and He Qingchen together?"


    He didn''t want to argue with her anymore. Since they were already together, what was the point of asking? When he returned to City B, he would definitely have a serious talk with He Qingchen!


    Sigh, bute to think of it, if Jian Xi had to end up with someone, the few of them would probably feel most at ease with He Qingchen. After all, they had seen how he treated Jian Xi since childhood. It wouldn''t be an exaggeration to say that Jian Xi was his lifeline!


    Forget it, instead of dwelling on it now, he might as well start preparing Jian Xi''s dowry!


    Within just a few minutes, Ye Ze had epted the fact that Jian Xi and He Qingchen were together.


    "Second Senior Brother, you''re the first person I told about this!"


    Ye Ze''s brow twitched. "So I should feel honored, huh? Should I go buy some firecrackers to set offter?"


    Tang Xingyou had a lowughing point. Seeing Ye Ze''s defeated look, she couldn''t help but giggle. "Hehehe! Yes, sorry, hahaha, I couldn''t hold it in."


    Ye Ze looked at her expressionlessly. When Tang Xingyou met his gaze, she slowly suppressed herughter, pursing her lips tightly while her shoulders still trembled from the effort of restraining herself.


    "Oh, by the way, after the exchange meeting, He Qingchen wille to City H. We n to stay and y here for a few days before going back. He''s going to take me to see the ocean." Jian Xi said.


    Ye Ze responded with an "Mmhm" and didn''t say anything else. In his heart, he thought, this is like sending it right to my doorstep!


    Jian Xi nced at Ye Ze and, having grown up together, knew that a single expression revealed what he was thinking. So she kindly reminded him, "Second Senior Brother, you can''t beat my boyfriend. You know my boyfriend is very powerful!"


    First strike: "My boyfriend!"


    Second strike: "You can''t beat him!"


    Third strike: That damned disy of intimacy!


    Ye Ze''s heart sank, and even the food in front of him seemed unappetizing. He put down his chopsticks, not wanting to eat anymore.


    However, across from him, Tang Xingyou said, "Master Ye, you''re not eating anymore? Wasting food is a bad habit!"


    Ye Ze wanted to leave this ce. He wanted some peace and quiet!


    *


    "You don''t know how dark Second Senior Brother''s face was at the time! It was simply impossible to look at!" Jian Xiy sprawled on the big bed, her two slender, fair legs dangling in the air, reflecting her cheerful mood.


    He Qingchenzily leaned back against the chair, his gaze fixed on Jian Xi''s joyful little face on the screen as he attentively listened to her words, asionally responding with a sound.


    "But Brother, they''ll definitelye and talk to you about it. You better be prepared!" Jian Xi understood the personalities of her senior martial brothers and sisters.


    "It''s fine. Apart from me, they wouldn''t feel at ease entrusting you to anyone else." He Qingchen seemed unconcerned.


    Jian Xi red at him, unconvinced. "Hmph, maybe I could find someone better than you if I left you!"


    As soon as she said that, she saw He Qingchen''s eyes grow deeper and more prating. His posture also gradually shifted from a rxed lean to an upright, proper sitting position as he moved closer to the phone. With a slightly raised eyebrow and a seductive, yet dangerous curl of his thin lips, he said, "Jian Xiaoxian, say that again?"


    "That, that, um, what was it? You''re the best in the world, no one canpare to you. If I went to find someone else, I''d have to be blind! You''re the one I love most, Brother~ I''m tired, there''s an evaluation in the afternoon, so I''m going to sleep for a bit. Love you, bye!" Jian Xi rushed out in one breath, not giving He Qingchen a chance to respond before hurriedly hanging up the video call.

 Chapter 82: He Qing Dust is Coming

    <h4>Chapter 82</h4>


    She rolled over and patted her chest, "Phew~ That was close, really close. Can''t joke about this!" Just now, He Qingchen''s expression seemed as if he would immediately fly over and ''deal with'' her if she continued.


    In the afternoon, the third round of evaluation was about destiny and appearance, and there were many more participants in this roundpared to the previous two.


    Metaphysical Masters don''t calcte destiny for each other like they do for ordinary people. Instead, they use their own cultivation to try to conceal as much of their own destiny as possible.


    In simple terms, it''s about who can see through the other first.


    Tang Xingyou had already informed Jian Xi of this rule beforehand. Jian Xi thought it was a practice ground for her Celestial Eye; she was actually worried there wouldn''t be enough people for her to practice with.


    Many tables were brought into the venue, each table with two chairs facing each other. The observers for these four groups were still Guo Yulin.


    Jian Xi smiled and nodded at him in greeting, then took her seat, starting the evaluation.


    Her opponent was a woman in her thirties named Lin Rong, with a good temperament and a beautiful appearance. She carefully observed Jian Xi''s face. In this evaluation of destiny and appearance, most people would choose appearance, as it was quicker and easier, and since everyone was a Metaphysical Master, it was inconvenient to reveal their birth details.


    This worked out perfectly, as Jian Xi herself didn''t know her birth details, having been picked up by He Qingchen. No one knew exactly when she was born.


    Jian Xi held her breath, focusing and closing her eyes.


    This action directly confused Lin Rong on the opposite side. How could she read facial features with her eyes closed? Did she just give up?


    Guo Yulin''s attention had also been focused here, equally puzzled by Jian Xi''s closed eyes.


    Little did they know, it wasn''t just the two of them puzzled; even the judges and spectators were all a bit puzzled.


    But it was only Ye Ze who suddenly widened his eyes, quickly stood up, and walked towards the edge of the venue.


    Didn''t Jian Xi already give the Five Emperors'' coin to He Qingchen? She didn''t see her take it out, so how did she open her Celestial Eye?


    Moreover, it was just a small evaluation, yet she could see through the opponent at a nce. Spending mental energy to open the Celestial Eye seemed like a joke!


    When he reached her, Jian Xi also opened her eyes, a few tiny beads of sweat on her nose, but herplexion was still fine. Ye Ze''s worried heart finally settled.


    Jian Xi stood up and walked to Lin Rong''s side, whispering a few words in her ear.


    After hearing this, Lin Rong looked at her in surprise, then blushed and said, "I concede."


    After speaking, Lin Rong stood up and retreated to the spectator area.


    Ye Ze, ncing at Jian Xi, confirmed that she didn''t have the Five Emperors'' coin in her hand, and suddenly thought of a possibility, "Well done, Little Seven. Master was right; you were truly born for Metaphysical Arts. I''ve only been off the mountain for a few years, and you can open the Celestial Eye without any tools!"


    Jian Xi thought to herself, can I say I didn''t take years, just less than half a month?


    She chuckled and didn''t dampen Ye Ze''s spirits, "I''m fine, hurry back to your judge''s seat."


    Ye Ze nodded and turned back to the judges'' seat on the stage.


    Their conversation was so quiet that no one knew what had happened, only that Ye Ze had been very nervous just now about Jian Xi.


    After sitting down, Ye Ze refused to discuss Jian Xi''s ability to open the Celestial Eye with the other judges on the panel.


    In today''s metaphysical world, who could open the Celestial Eye? Even his master couldn''t. He understood the principle that a tall tree catches the wind, so even though any one of them could protect Jian Xi, as long as she didn''t want to reveal it, he wouldn''t spread it from his mouth.


    But looking at the captains and vice-captains in the viewing area casting their eyes on his junior sister, even if they didn''t know about the ability to open the Celestial Eye, they would probably scramble to snatch her away from B City!


    Ha, they were still far from it. Tomorrow should be the climax of thispetition. His junior sister, this piece of gold, would probably be in high demand tomorrow!


    This afternoon, Jian Xi was really tired. After receiving the award, she didn''t even eat and went straight back to her room. But fortunately, the results of today''s practice were very good. She could now open the Celestial Eye freely, although not for a long time, but she was already satisfied.


    Ye Ze told her to have a good rest and not to participate in tomorrow''s divinationpetition, first to let her rest, second to leave a first prize for other bureaus!


    Jian Xi had just reached the door of the presidential suite and was about to open it when she suddenly felt something and turned her head.


    He Qingchen waszily leaning against the wall on the other side of the corridor with his hands crossed, his eyes deep as he stared at her.


    "Brother, you''re here. Didn''t you have a bid this afternoon?" Jian Xi eximed in surprise.


    He Qingchen straightened up, teasingly saying, "Xi Xi is looking for someone better, so shouldn''t I hurry over to take a look?"


    Oh no, he was here to settle the score!


    Jian Xi pouted, walked up to him, hooked her finger around his, then tiptoed to kiss him on the cheek, coquettishly saying, "I was just kidding! Besides, where else in the world can I find such a good boyfriend like you?"


    When it was time to act coy, Jian Xi didn''t hesitate at all.


    He Qingchen hadn''t seen her for two days and was anxious, so he leaned in and kissed her on the lips without any restraint, pressing on step by step, capturing the city.


    In no time, Jian Xipletely softened, leaning against the wall.


    The icy touch brought her back to her senses instantly, realizing that they were still in the corridor. She quickly patted He Qingchen''s chest, "Um... um... there might be... people around!"


    He Qingchen''s eyes darkened, his Adam''s apple rolling several times, he impatiently clicked his tongue, reluctantly leaving her sweetness.


    He nodded towards the direction of the room door, "Open the door, grab your things, ande with me to the top floor."


    There was a room specifically for He Qingchen here. Xu Yan had asked Jian Xi about it before, but Jian Xi found it boring and wanted to live with Tang Xingyou, so she didn''t go to the top floor.


    Now that He Qingchen was here, she naturally wanted to live with him.


    Putting everything in the room into her bracelet, Jian Xi sent a message to Tang Xingyou, informing her that He Qingchen had arrived and they wouldn''t be staying together tonight. Then she followed He Qingchen upstairs.


    At the staircase, He Qingchen pressed a fingerprint recognizer on the elevator, and the elevator, which was originally at the top floor, started moving upward.


    Exiting the elevator, He Qingchen pressed Jian Xi against the nearby marble wall. "There won''t be anyone here. It''s time to settle the score," he said.


    Jian Xi widened her eyes, about to argue that the matter was already in the past. But He Qingchen didn''t give her a chance to speak!

 Chapter 83: Who Did She Hire

    <h4>Chapter 83</h4>


    Jian Xi woke up the next morning, feeling fresh and energized after a great night''s sleep.


    She threw off the covers and got out of bed, but then froze suddenly. Huh? This room?


    Memories from the previous night shed through her mind, causing her face to redden involuntarily.


    Yesterday, He Qingchen had ''settled the score'' with her, and somehow, in the midst of it all, she had fallen asleep!


    She got up feeling frustrated and went to wash up. After opening the bedroom door, she didn''t see He Qingchen in the living room. Jian Xi nced at the time - it was 6:30 in the morning, which was usually when He Qingchen would be out for his morning exercise.


    Sure enough, she soon heard footsteps outside, indicating He Qingchen''s return.


    She hurried to open the door.


    When the door opened, Jian Xi''s eyes widened in surprise at the unexpected treat before her!


    He Qingchen, too, hadn''t expected Jian Xi to suddenly open the door. He was just about to put on his T-shirt when he saw her eyes, filled with light, shamelessly ogling his body. It left him in an indecisive state - not sure whether to wear the shirt or leave it off.


    But what surprised him even more was that Jian Xi wasn''t content with just looking. She actually reached out and started touching him!


    Her slender, jade-like fingers roamed mischievously over his body, igniting a raging fire within him. He Qingchen closed his eyes briefly, his Adam''s apple bobbing rapidly a couple of times.


    Jian Xi, on the other hand, had no ulterior motives - her actions were driven purely by curiosity. When she used to read novels, the descriptions of the male lead''s physique meant nothing to her without a frame of reference. Now that she had one, she was curious to verify if He Qingchen''s abs were indeed as hard as the novels described. So, without a second thought, she reached out and poked them.


    She was amazed by the sensation and looked up at him with a sense of wonder. "Big brother, the abs really are hard! The novels didn''t deceive me!"


    Her fingers inadvertently traced the ridges of his abs, causing He Qingchen''s gaze to deepen with a simmering intensity, the fire within him raging towards one focal point.


    He took a step back, raised her chin with his hand, then quickly slipped on his T-shirt. His voice was slightly husky as he said, "Don''t touch anymore. I''m all sweaty. I need to take a shower first. You should also go and change your clothes. We''ll go down for breakfast after that."


    Jian Xi''s gaze was forced upwards as she pouted, "Hmph, stingy! If you don''t want me to touch, I won''t!"


    He Qingchen shook his head in resignation, ncing down before letting out a sigh of relief. It was a good thing he was wearing ck sweatpants.


    He turned and went into the bathroom, and the sound of running water could be heard for a while. However, there was not a single trace of steam on the frosted ss of the bathroom!


    Jian Xi changed her clothes and waited for He Qingchen in the living room. After growing impatient, he finally emerged from his bedroom.


    "Let''s go."


    The two went downstairs for breakfast, then headed to the event venue on the tenth floor.


    He Qingchen took a call, so Jian Xi went inside first.


    Upon her arrival, those who were waiting for thepetition to start let out a collective groan. "Didn''t Master Ye say she had withdrawn from this event? Why is she here?"


    "Does she n to leave us no chance of winning first ce?"


    "I don''t care, Master Ye, please take your junior sister away!"


    Jian Xi raised her hand weakly, "I''m just here to have a look around and enjoy the atmosphere. I won''t be participating in this event."


    The crowd breathed a sigh of relief, but then Jian Xi added with a mischievous smile, "I''ll be participating in the Talisman Painting event this afternoon."


    The crowd: "......"


    Guo Yulin, who had just finished his shift, finally had some free time.


    He took a deep breath and approached Jian Xi.


    Yesterday, he had wanted to get Jian Xi''s contact information, but hadn''t found an opportunity during thepetition. He had thought about trying again during dinner, but she had been so exhausted that she skipped the meal and went straight back to rest.


    Later, he had gone to find Master Ye Ze to discreetly inquire about Jian Xi''s situation. However, he couldn''t find Master Ye Ze either. Someone told him that Master Ye Ze had identally had wine spilled on him by a woman and had gone back to his room to take a shower.


    Guo Yulin had resigned himself to not seeing Jian Xi until the next day. But to his surprise, she had shown up, so he mustered his courage and approached her to ask for her contact information.


    "Miss Jian, are you feeling better? You didn''t rest for long."


    Recognizing him as the registration staff from yesterday, Jian Xi politely replied, "I''m feeling better, thank you for your concern."


    Her polite yet distant tone hinted at her aloofness, causing a brief moment of disappointment for Guo Yulin.


    "Then, then, Miss Jian, can I..."


    "Xiao Xi."


    Guo Yulin''s words were cut off, and he looked up, his brow furrowing sharply.


    As the second son of the prestigious Guo Family in City H, he couldn''t help but recognize He Qingchen.


    Their eyes met, and Guo Yulin felt an instant grip on his throat. Although He Qingchen wore a smile, beneath that smile lurked a cold, sharp edge, ready to slice through the air at any moment.


    He Qingchen possessively wrapped an arm around Jian Xi''s waist and looked at her with an amused expression, "Do you know him?"


    "Ah, this is one of the staff members from the Metaphysics Association, responsible for registration andpetition observation."


    "He''s my boyfriend, He Qingchen."


    Jian Xi made a brief introduction, then turned her attention back to watching the event, clearly more interested in the ongoing excitement.


    She hadn''t found it particrly interesting when she waspeting, but watching otherspete was quite entertaining.


    However, she couldn''t seem to spot Tang Xingyou anywhere.


    Jian Xi took out her phone and sent Tang Xingyou a message.


    He Qingchen raised an eyebrow at Guo Yulin, who tactfully took the hint and left. It was clear now - she didn''t even know his name, and she already had a boyfriend. He knew better than to pursue her any further.


    After Guo Yulin left, He Qingchen pinched Jian Xi''s waist and said with a hint of jealousy, "You certainly know how to attract attention, don''t you?"


    Jian Xi was puzzled by his remark. What did he mean by ''attracting attention''? Who was she attracting?


    Tang Xingyou quickly replied to Jian Xi''s message, not hiding anything from her. She exined that the previous night at dinner, she had gone to the restroom and identally bumped into a server carrying wine sses while not paying attention to her surroundings. Coincidentally, Master Ye Ze had been passing by at that very moment, and the spilled wine had drenched his clothes.


    "Several sses of red wine spilled all over Master Ye Ze''s white shirt, turning it red from the chest down. I was so startled that I immediately tried to wipe the drops from his waist area, but he refused my help and hurriedly left. You should have seen how angry Master Ye Ze looked! It was terrifying!"


    "Since you didn''t have any events scheduled for this morning, I decided not to go, as I was afraid of facing Master Ye Ze''s wrath!"


    After listening to Tang Xingyou''s voice message, Jian Xi couldn''t help butugh. Her senior sister always seemed to be scared of their Second Senior Brother like a timid quail!

 Chapter 84: Everybody Wants to Break a Corner

    <h4>Chapter 84</h4>


    Don''te if you don''t want to, anyway she has apetition in the afternoon. We''ll see each other then.


    Nie Xiujin was present at the venue. They greeted each other, and Jian Xi asked about his health condition. He said he was much better and could participate in the talisman drawingpetition in the afternoon as usual.


    He Qingchen stayed right by Jian Xi''s side, never leaving her for a step. Although he had noticed Ye Ze''s gaze from the judging panel, he paid no heed to it. Instead, he boldly held Jian Xi''s hand and even nced back at Ye Ze.


    This infuriated Ye Ze, and he nearly charged down from the stage to separate their hands!


    In the past, He Qingchen had often held Jian Xi''s hand, but now this gesture seemed to grate on Ye Ze''s nerves.


    However, since thepetition was still ongoing, he could only wait until it finished before having a talk with He Qingchen!


    The first ce in this event went to the team leader of the S City Special Security Bureau. Second and third ces were also decided. With this, the evaluation of the Five Metaphysical Techniques was officiallypleted, leaving only the talisman drawingpetition in the afternoon.


    Ye Ze hastily awarded the first prize without even joining the group photo, and immediately went to find He Qingchen.


    Of course, as Jian Xi''s family, he couldn''t let her participate when talking to He Qingchen. It wasn''t that there was anything Jian Xi couldn''t hear, but he was worried she might say something inappropriate!


    Finding it boring, Jian Xi went to Tang Xingyou. Chief Song had booked their flight for 9 pm, so after the event, they would head straight to the airport.


    It wasn''t that Chief Song didn''t care about his staff, but a small case had urred in B City yesterday. Lin Xi Wen and Qi Yunzheng went to handle it, leaving only Shi Fan and Chief Song to liaise with the Underworld, while the bookstore also needed staff. So they were really swamped.


    Actually, with Jian Xi and the others, they didn''t need to participate in thispetition. But no one wanted to miss the chance to gauge their own level or see if they had improvedpared to others over the past year.


    When Jian Xi arrived, Tang Xingyou was packing her luggage in her room, almost done.


    "Sister Xingyou, are you sure you don''t need me to go back?" Jian Xi asked.


    "No need, it''s nothing big, just some mischievous kids. They ran too fast and couldn''t be caught. Two have been apprehended, one left. The liaison with the Underworld is simple too, you don''t need to get involved," Tang Xingyou said with a smile.


    Hearing that it wasn''t a major issue, Jian Xi felt relieved. "Alright, call me if anything happens. I''ll be back in a few days."


    "By the way, He Qingchen has booked a private room tonight. Let''s have dinner together, and then the driver can take you straight to the airport."


    "Sure." Tang Xingyou zipped up her suitcase and put it against the wall.


    Suddenly remembering something, she asked Jian Xi, "Will your second master be joining us for dinner tonight?"


    Seeing her cautious demeanor, Jian Xi couldn''t help butugh. "Sister Xingyou, why do you act like a mouse seeing a cat whenever you see my second master? Is he really that scary?"


    Tang Xingyou thought for a moment and said, "Yes, look at that face of his. Although devilishly handsome, it''s also so cold it could ''freeze'' your heart! Especially when he doesn''t talk, it''s quite intimidating!"


    "No, it''s just that my second master may have an underdeveloped facial expression, but his inner world is very rich. Did you know he has a mild case of social anxiety? When people stare at him for too long, his ears turn red, and his hands curl up from nervousness. Also..."


    Jian Xi mercilessly began to reveal Ye Ze''s weaknesses, intending to help Tang Xingyou feel more at ease when facing him.


    Little did she know that in the future, Tang Xingyou would grasp these ''weaknesses'' tightly, teasing him relentlessly!


    But that''s a story for another time.


    After a short chat, Jian Xi''s phone rang. It was He Qingchen.


    Jian Xi nced at the time. Their conversation hadsted less than half an hour, quicker than expected.


    No need to guess - He Qingchen must have prevailed, otherwise it would have been her second master calling.


    At noon, the two didn''t join anyone else, instead going on a date while receiving longing nces from her second master.


    The talisman drawingpetition started at 1 pm, so Jian Xi and He Qingchen returned after lunch.


    The talisman drawingpetition had the most participants among all the events, with thirty-seven people taking part.


    The rules were straightforward: use the tools provided by the Metaphysics Association to draw a randomly selected type of talisman. The one with the highest level talisman would be ranked first, and among those of the same level, the most effective one would take precedence.


    Thepetition began, and the screen randomly cycled through options before stopping on the Summon Lightning Talisman.


    Many people immediately sighed, as this talisman was not easy to draw. Without sufficient cultivation, the drawn talisman would fizzle out.


    "Begin."


    At Ye Ze''smand, everyone picked up their brushes and dipped them in cinnabar to start drawing.


    While everyone else had started, Jian Xi leisurely picked up her wolf-hair brush, dipped the tip in cinnabar, and in one breath, began drawing on the yellow paper.


    The moment her brush stopped, those around her turned to look, sensing an aura stronger than even a high-level talisman. They gazed at Jian Xi in disbelief, as if beholding a priceless treasure.


    Wow, Jian Xi alone was like an entire team - a metaphysics grandmaster!


    No way, whypare anymore? They should quickly try to recruit her to their own bureau!


    Thus, at this exchange event that had been held numerous times, an unprecedented scene unfolded - a bidding war for talent!


    That''s right, a bidding war. Even the vice president of the Metaphysics Association whispered to Ye Ze, "Little Ze, can you..."


    But Ye Ze cut him off, "No, I respect my junior sister''s wishes." He then got up and went to fetch her.


    However, before he could approach the crowd, they parted on their own. Ye Ze nced at He Qingchen, who had his arm around Jian Xi, and his eyes almost froze over as he realized what was happening.


    Of course, He Qingchen was not someone to be trifled with.


    The moment they learned that Jian Xi was He Qingchen''s girlfriend, they immediately abandoned any ideas of trying to poach her.


    No matter how good the benefits, could theypete with the He Family?


    Not far away, when Jian Xi was surrounded, Nie Xiujin didn''t move a muscle. If this had happened yesterday, he would have been hopping mad. But today, seeing He Qingchen there, it was none of his business. The big shot would definitely not leave B City!


    At first, Tang Xingyou was quite anxious, but after seeing He Qingchen enter the crowd, she realized the situation and stopped worrying about Jian Xi being poached away.

 Chapter 85: Go to the Beach

    <h4>Chapter 85</h4>


    When the exchange event ended, Jian Xi let Nie Xiujin go on stage to receive the organizational awards.


    As for the first four of the five gold medals, Ye Ze had already given them to him when he was talking to He Qingchen.


    The final one, of course, ultimately belonged to He Qingchen as well.


    Ye Ze even teased Jian Xi with a remark, "I didn''t expect that the reward you worked so hard for would end up in He Qingchen''s pocket."


    But Jian Xi didn''t take it seriously at all, "After we get married, everything will be mine. What''s He Qingchen''s will also be mine!"


    He Qingchen chimed in from the side, "Xixi is right, what''s hers is still hers, and what''s mine is also hers."


    These damn lovebirds, no need for dinner now, I''m already full!


    Tang Xingyou and Nie Xiujin went to get their luggage, as they were leaving for B City after dinner, so they needed to put their luggage in the car first. That way, they wouldn''t have toe back to the hotelter.


    He Qingchen had booked the Jinxiangju in City H, which was also a very famous five-star hotel in City H.


    Jian Xi linked arms with Tang Xingyou as they got out of the car, walking in the front.


    The hotel manager led them to a private room and presented the menu. Jian Xi didn''t need to worry about it, as He Qingchen would order whatever she liked to eat.


    Ye Ze handed the menu to Tang Xingyou, allowing her to order her favorites first.


    Tang Xingyou didn''t stand on ceremony, taking the menu and selecting two dishes. Then she handed the menu back to Ye Ze with a smile and a thank you.


    Ever since Jian Xi talked about Ye Ze''s personality, it seemed like Tang Xingyou wasn''t as afraid of him anymore. Instead, she seemed rather curious and wanted to explore his ''different sides''!


    However, she just thought about it to herself. She wasn''t that close to him yet, so she didn''t dare go any further.


    When Ye Ze took the menu from her hand, his fingertips felt a warm sensation. He gripped the menu a little tighter, and for some reason, he suddenly felt the skin around his waist heating up as his ears turned red.


    Even so, his expression remained impassive as he casually pointed to two dishes.


    He took a sip of water to calm that strange feeling, but he still instinctively nced at Tang Xingyou''s hand.


    There was nothing special about it, so why did he react so strongly?


    Last night too, when the wine spilled on him and felt icy cold, that clumsy girl rubbed her hands over it a couple of times, and his whole body shivered, feeling hot and itchy. So he quickly brushed her helping hand aside and walked away in a panic.


    Tang Xingyou and Jian Xi were chatting happily,ughing merrily. Tang Xingyou''s face was rosy and plump, with a bit of a baby face, which made Ye Ze want to pinch it.


    Realizing this, Ye Ze was stunned. What was he thinking?


    "Master Ye, Master Ye?"


    Ye Ze looked at Tang Xingyou, who had called him, "What is it?"


    "Could you please pass me the hot water? Thank you."


    "Ah, sure, here you go." He passed her the hot water in front of him, thinking to himself, no wonder her hands were so warm if she drinks hot water even in the sweltering summer.


    After the meal, Nie Xiujin and Tang Xingyou left, and He Qingchen had arranged a driver to take them to the airport.


    After seeing them off at the hotel entrance, Jian Xi and the others took a car back to He''s Hotel.


    Since Ye Ze had already met Jian Xi, he naturally wasn''t in a hurry to return to B City. He went to take care of Xuan Xue Society matters, as there was still a lot of follow-up work to be done after the exchange event.


    Besides, did he really want to be a third wheel between the lovebirds?


    If he did that, He Qingchen would probably make him eat a year''s worth of lovey-dovey in just a few days, and he didn''t want to deal with that boredom.


    His junior sister had predicted that his true love would appear when he turned twenty-seven, which was this year. So after his true love appeared, he would definitely feed back all the lovey-dovey he had to endure these past few days!


    Jian Xi: Heh, with your personality, you can only think about it in your heart. Would you actually show off your affection in public?


    On the top floor of the hotel, the highly perceptive He Qingchen had noticed Ye Ze''s strange reaction at Jinxiangju today.


    Based on his observations, Ye Ze''s reaction was quite unusual, so he mentioned it to Jian Xi.


    As soon as she finished showering, Jian Xi eagerlypared Ye Ze''s and Tang Xingyou''s birth charts.


    Oh my, just as He Qingchen had guessed, Tang Xingyou was indeed her second senior brother''s true love!


    This delighted Jian Xi. Tang Xingyou bing her sister-inw would be perfect!


    However, she naturally wouldn''t tell Ye Ze about this. It was enough for her and He Qingchen to know. Fate would unfold naturally, and celestial mechanics shouldn''t be revealed.


    That night, He Qingchen brought out a suitcase for her. Since he hade in a hurry yesterday, he had someone deliver the things he bought for Jian Xiter.


    "This contains the things I bought for you. You''re going to the beach tomorrow, right? Everything you''ll need is in here."


    Jian Xi opened it and nced inside. Swimsuits, sunsses, sunscreen, quick-drying clothes for changing, sun hats, protective gear, medicated oils, and so on - he had prepared everything meticulously.


    She stored all these items in her bracelet, and after cuddling for a while, they went to sleep, needing to rest up for tomorrow''s beach fun.


    The beach cottage had already been booked, but Jian Xi was toozy to go today, so they nned to leave early in the morning.


    The next day, when He Qingchen brought Jian Xi to the beach, she was both excited and thrilled, her heart as turbulent as the waves crashing against the distant rocks.


    Since they arrived early, there weren''t many people on the beach yet. Jian Xi didn''t change into her swimsuit first but couldn''t control herself and ran ahead to take a look.


    Growing up in the mountains, she had only seen the ocean a few times in movies. But that couldn''tpare to the real experience.


    After taking a look, she fussed about, making He Qingchen take her back to the cottage they had booked so she could change into her swimsuit. She wanted to swim in the ocean!


    Seeing her excitement, He Qingchen''s mood was equally great, and he took her back to the cottage.


    Jian Xi went into the bedroom to change into her swimsuit, while he sat on the sofa, ying with a bottle of sunscreen, waiting for her toe out so he could apply it to her.


    The bedroom door clicked open, and Jian Xi emerged, her hands behind her back, still tugging at two thin straps. "Gege, help me tie this. I can''t do it myself."


    He Qingchen frowned and walked behind her. The two thin straps in her hands were tied in a butterfly knot below her shoulder des.


    The swimsuit had an open-back design. He ran his fingers over it, signaling that he had finished tying it.


    Jian Xi turned around and twirled in front of He Qingchen. "How does it look? Is it pretty?"


    The light purple swimsuit had thin straps that wrapped around her back and tied at the nape of her neck.


    The waist was cinched with arge blue butterfly knot, and her long, ck hair was tied up in a youthful, energetic ponytail.

 Chapter 86: Jane got a complaint down there.

    <h4>Chapter 86</h4>


    "She looks beautiful." He Qingchen took the sunscreen and pulled her arm towards him, starting to apply it for her.


    In no time, he had covered all the exposed skin with the sunscreen.


    Although He Qingchen had chosen a rather modest swimsuit for Jian Xi, her alluring curves were still hard to conceal. So he made her put on a rash guard, iming that the UV rays were too strong that day.


    Of course, Jian Xi didn''t doubt him and obediently put it on.


    Even with the rash guard on, her gorgeous legs still drew many appreciative nces as she walked.


    But those nces onlysted a moment before their owners quickly averted their gaze upon meeting He Qingchen''s piercing stare.


    Jian Xi, fully absorbed in her excitement to y in the water, waspletely oblivious to this.


    The beach was crescent-shaped, with many people swimming. Jian Xi was ying happily with the nearby children, sshing water at each other amid peals ofughter.


    Sometimes when she was losing, she wouldin to He Qingchen, prompting him to join the water fight with a resigned but doting air.


    At first, the children were a bit intimidated by his imposing presence. But as they yed, they soon forgot about He Qingchen''s stern demeanor.


    After nearly an hour of the water battle, Jian Xi resembled a drowned chick, with droplets even clinging to her long eyshes.


    He Qingchen brought her back to shore. With the mild sea breeze, she leaned back on a beach chair to bask in the sun.


    Worried the brightness might bother her, He Qingchen handed her his sunsses, then used a clean towel to dry her hair.


    Jian Xi basked contentedly, "Ah, such a pity I can''t swim, or I would have done a couple ofps." She noticed swimming instructors teaching on the beach and her eyes lit up.


    "Brother, why don''t you hire an instructor to teach me how to swim?" She blinked herrge eyes expectantly at He Qingchen.


    He Qingchen produced sunscreen from somewhere and applied it to her again. "No need for an instructor, I can teach you myself."


    Jian Xi looked slightly surprised. "You know how? When did you learn?"


    "After we returned to B City."


    She should have known - they had all grown up in the mountains and werepletendlubbers back then!


    After finishing with the sunscreen, He Qingchen had someone bring over a swimming ring, then began teaching her how to swim.


    Jian Xi''s learning ability was unquestionable. He Qingchen just provided some key pointers, and she quickly grasped the basics, able to extrapte from there.


    By midday, she had mastered yet another skill.


    Swimming was quite strenuous, so Jian Xi started feeling hungry before lunchtime. He Qingchen took her to eat, then they returned to the beach.


    Above the horizon, the majestic sunset bathed the calm sea in its glow. Jian Xi and He Qingcheny together on a lounger, with her cradled in his embrace as they watched the sun dipping into the ocean.


    The sea breeze caressed them, and Jian Xi sighed contentedly, "This is so rxing."


    He Qingchen said nothing, simply savoring this tranquil moment with her by his side - the first time since leaving Xuantian Temple that he felt so at peace. Most importantly, she was now his.


    After spending several delightful days at the beach in City H, Jian Xi was finally ready to leave. She and He Qingchen returned to B City, apanied by Ye Ze.


    Ye Ze had essentiallypleted his tasks for the Metaphysics Association, so there was no need for him to remain.


    The Metaphysics Association''s headquarters was located in B City, so Ye Ze headed straight there upon their arrival. Before leaving, he told Jian Xi to keep next Saturday free so they could get together with Huo Chengxi, Su Yinghe, and the others.


    Jian Xi agreed, then tagged her senior martial brother, third senior martial sister Gu Zhiyao, and fourth senior martial brother in their group chat, announcing their uing gathering.


    To her delight, Gu Zhiyao, who was supposed to be filming in Hollywood, immediately replied, telling Jian Xi to be ready to pick her up at the airport next Saturday morning.


    Jian Xi was overjoyed, counting down the days until she could wee her beloved third senior martial sister''s arrival!


    Ever since she was young, Gu Zhiyao had doted on her the most, though it wasn''t that the others neglected her. But Gu Zhiyao''s care was akin to that of an elder sister - she wouldn''t spoil Jian Xi excessively, and wouldn''t hesitate to scold or even punish her when she misbehaved, exining where she had gone wrong.


    In any case, Gu Zhiyao had yed an indispensable role in Jian Xi''s upbringing.


    Jian Xi had some free time before her trip to City H, havingpleted all her fortune-telling readings for Friday before leaving. She had returned to B City on Wednesday, so she didn''t need to work for the next few days.


    However, she still needed to visit the Special Security Bureau.


    Thus, on Thursday morning, while He Qingchen went to thepany, Jian Xi had her driver take her to the Bureau.


    Qi Yunzheng was manning the bookstore that day. Seeing Jian Xi, he greeted her in surprise before gesturing for her to head upstairs.


    Everyone was present, and Jian Xi also spotted a familiar face whose back view initially made her want to turn and flee.


    "Little Seven, where are you going?" Xie BiAn turned to look at Jian Xi.


    Jian Xi froze mid-escape, quickly recing her expression with an ingratiating smile. "Brother Xie, I wasn''t trying to leave. I just saw you and wanted to make you a cup of tea!" As she spoke, she gave Tang Xingyou a meaningful look.


    Picking up on her signal, Tang Xingyou inconspicuously retreated a few steps before turning and heading towards Chief Song''s office.


    She had previously spotted some fine tea tucked away in the second drawer during herst visit.


    "Little Seven, did you know there''s a int'' about you?" Xie BiAn asked, one leg crossed over the other.


    Jian Xi looked puzzled. "Aint? Whatint?"


    "Feng Yuling," Xie BiAn stated a name.


    After racking her brain, Jian Xi recalled who this Feng Yuling was and her face soured with displeasure.


    Ah yes, the viinous old Mrs. Feng.


    Jian Xi inwardly rolled her eyes. This woman was truly shameless. She had ruthlessly schemed and hired assassins to kill her husband''s first love, all in her ambition to marry into a wealthy family. Then, taking advantage of her husband''s heartbroken vulnerability, she had drugged him and taken him as her own. Even when her son fell for a girl of humble origins who couldn''t benefit her, she had forced the couple apart.


    When her son refused to obey, she had someone break the girl''s father and brother''s legs, leaving the family''s only remaining able-bodied members bedridden. The poor girl was forced to juggle caring for them, studying, and workingte into the night to make ends meet.


    And that was just the tip of the iceberg - Feng Yuling''s atrocities were numerous and increasingly despicable.

 Chapter 87: Jane Gets Punished

    <h4>Chapter 87</h4>


    "What did shein about me?" Jian Xi asked.


    "She said you aided the female ghost in harming her life and acted as an aplice to the oppressor," Xie BiAn truthfully told her.


    Wang Jian''an and the others took a deep breath. If it was proven that she had allowed a ghost to harm someone, she would be punished.


    They all knew that Jian Xi was aware of this, but she didn''t seem to care about this punishment, as it would just mean a temporary loss of her cultivation. She could regain it in a few days of practice!


    When she initially released the female ghost from the seal, she had anticipated this possibility because Feng Old Lady was only a few days away from the end of her life span.


    In fact, the Underworld did have rules for Metaphysics Masters. After all, without rules, nothing can be aplished properly. Regardless of what misdeeds a personmitted in the mortal realm, they would all face judgment in the Underworld and receive appropriate punishment. If every Metaphysics Master were to interfere with people''s life spans, it would cause chaos.


    Of course, not all Metaphysics Masters could easily alter someone''s fate like Jian Xi could. Moreover, the Underworld''s punishment was not just for show. As long as aint was filed and proven true, the offender would face a reduction in their cultivation level.


    Cultivation was no easy feat, and who would be foolish enough to risk their hard-earned cultivation for a temporary indulgence? Losing even one-tenth of one''s cultivation would take at least a year or two to regain!


    Seeing her nonchnt attitude, Xie BiAn was infuriated and couldn''t help but reach out and tap her forehead forcefully twice. "Look at you! The Old Lady only had four days left in her life span. She would have met King Yama without your intervention. Did you do this just to let that female ghost vent her anger? What can I say about you? The people in your sect have all been led astray by your master. After I punish you, I''ll go and have a word with your master!"


    What? Confront her master? Where could he find her? Wasn''t her master reincarnated?


    Realizing he had let something slip, Xie BiAn quickly shut his mouth and averted his gaze.


    Jian Xi''s eyes followed his, and his gaze couldn''t escape hers!


    Helpless against her, Xie BiAn eventually stopped evading. "Alright, I give up. Your master is now themander-in-chief of all the Underworld soldiers, a general in the Underworld."


    Upon hearing this, Wang Jian''an and the others were stunned. This formidable figure''s master was the true heavyweight, a general in the Underworldmanding hundreds of thousands of Underworld soldiers. With such authority, if Jian Xi ever encountered someone she couldn''t defeat in the mortal realm, she could simply ask her master for a couple of Underworld soldiers, and the problem would be resolved in no time!


    Tang Xingyou tremblingly handed Xie BiAn a cup of freshly brewed West Lake Longjing tea and mustered her courage to say, "White Envoy of the Underworld, please have some tea to soothe your throat. Jian Xi was just being impulsive at the time. Please don''t hold it against her!"


    Jian Xi felt a sense of familiarity with these words, as if she had said the same thing many times before to plead for her master or second senior brother when they had offended an Underworld Messenger.


    Realizing that Tang Xingyou would be her sister-inw in the future, she felt relieved, knowing that she would have He Qingchen''s protection, and her second senior brother would have Tang Xingyou to speak on his behalf.


    Xie BiAn nced at Tang Xingyou, epted the tea, and said, "Thank you." Then, turning to Jian Xi, he added, "Jian Xi, your master has only recently taken up the position of general, so he hasn''t had the time to handle the aftermath of your actions. This time, you cannot escape punishment. Next time, remember not to act so childishly."


    "Oh," Jian Xi responded, unsurprised by her master''s new role as a general in the Underworld. As long as the old man was happy, that was all that mattered.


    After taking a couple of sips of tea, Xie BiAn put down the cup, stood up, and walked towards Jian Xi. "Come on, Jian Xi, hold out your hand."


    A ruler appeared in Xie BiAn''s hand.


    Jian Xi''s brow twitched. Getting hit with that ruler would hurt!


    Wang Jian''an and the others instinctively wanted to shield Jian Xi, but they couldn''t move at all.


    Whack, whack, whack! Three strikes with the ruler, and Jian Xi could clearly feel that her cultivation had dropped by three-tenths.


    However, her attention wasn''t on the loss of her cultivation but rather on her reddened palms. It hurt so much!


    Xie BiAn was aware of Jian Xi''s terrifying talent in metaphysics, and she could regain the lost three-tenths of her cultivation within two months. Hence, he had used a bit more force than usual. Otherwise, she would have simply shrugged it off, as she tended to forget punishments easily.


    Well, even if he had used more force, it probably wouldn''t have made much difference to her.


    Xie BiAn put away the ruler, lifted the restriction on the others, and then vanished from their sight.


    Once she could move, Tang Xingyou hurried over to check on Jian Xi''s hand. "Does it hurt? How do you feel?" After all, she had received three strikes!


    Seeing the concern in everyone''s eyes, Jian Xi shook her head. "It doesn''t hurt. I''m fine, don''t worry."


    Seeing Jian Xi''s casual demeanor, they felt reassured. Wang finally remembered the main reason for calling her over. He had rewards to give her, though he had already set aside the cash prize. Still, he had to present her with the certificate and trophy for her individual honor and their collective honor as an advanced unit.


    "The higher-ups have sent down these rewards. We''ve been collectively honored as an advanced unit this year, and you''ve also been individually awarded a personal honor. I''vebined your cash prize with your sry, and in a few days, it will all be transferred to He Qingchen''s ount."


    "Wonderful, thank you, Director Wang," Jian Xi smiled, delighted to have more moneying in. At this rate, the Taoist Temple could be rebuilt within two years.


    With this thought, the pain in her hand suddenly didn''t seem to bother her anymore!


    "By the way, why did Brother Xiee today? Wasn''t the handover alreadypleted?" Jian Xi asked.


    Lin Xi Wen exined to her, "A Ghost King recently escaped from the Underworld, and ording to itsst traceable aura, it''s in B City. That''s why the White Envoy of the Underworld, Xie BiAn, came to inform us. He wants us to be on the lookout and immediately open the Ghost Gate if we find it."


    Jian Xi nodded. A Ghost King-level entity would be quite formidable. Even she couldn''t defeat it.


    Thest time she had encountered a Ghost King-level entity was when she was nine or ten years old. She had been beaten and forced to hide everywhere. Unable to ept this humiliation, she had gone back to her sect and summoned her second senior brother to join forces with her.


    Back then, the two of them had fought the Ghost King for two days before she finally used a little trick to send it through the Ghost Gate!


    However, she had grown up and be much stronger in her cultivation now. She wondered if she could defeat a Ghost King-level entity alone this time.


    As she contemted this, she couldn''t help but feel a sense of eager anticipation.


    At noon, Director Wang treated everyone to a meal. Jian Xi informed Zhao Sister-inw that she wouldn''t be returning for lunch and also sent a message to He Qingchen, asking him to pick her up from the driving school after work.


    She had already passed the Test Phase 1, and the Test Phase 2 wasing up in half a month. She hadn''t had much practice yet, so with only a week left, she needed to seize the opportunity to practice driving.

 Chapter 88: Using What You don’t Learn

    <h4>Chapter 88</h4>


    That evening, when He Qingchen came to the driving school to pick up someone, Jian Xi instinctively shied away when he tried to hold her hand.


    He Qingchen sensed something was off, and after repeatedly asking, he finally learned that she had been punished again.


    After returning home, he applied medicine for Jian Xi, though it didn''t have much effect, it was still better than nothing.


    Gu Zhiyao''s flight was scheduled for 10 AM on Saturday, so that morning Su Yinghe, Huo Chengxi, and Ye Ze came to pick up Jian Xi together to go to the airport.


    At the airport, Huo Chengxi had already made arrangements, so they went straight to the VIP exit to wait for Gu Zhiyao.


    They thought they had arrived quite early, but unexpectedly, the exit hall was already crowded with Gu Zhiyao''s fans when they reached the airport.


    Everyone was holding support banners, some were carryingrge bouquets of flowers, and others were carrying various small gifts.


    Jian Xi was amazed by the scene for the first time, eximing, "Third Senior Sister''s poprity is really extraordinary!"


    "What did you expect? Third Senior Sister is an award-winning actress who has won numerous awards. She has over a hundred million fans alone," Huo Chengxi boasted proudly.


    Su Yinghe reached out and tapped Huo Chengxi''s head, "That''s Third Senior Sister''s achievement, what are you so proud of? Now think about how we''re going to squeeze through the crowd. There are too many people, and the path to the VIP exit ispletely blocked. Doesn''t your family own shares in this airport? Why don''t you hire more security guards?"


    Huo Chengxi looked at the security staff standing like a human wall, his mouth twitching. Wasn''t that already sufficient? It was just that Third Senior Sister had too many fans!


    Ye Ze remained silent because with their exceptionally high looks, many people''s gazes would asionally fall on them, so he was feeling nervous at the moment, let alone having time to speak.


    Half an hourter, with the help of the security staff, they sessfully entered the VIP lounge area.


    After waiting for a while, they finally saw Gu Zhiyao. She was wearing a purple long dress, her tall and slender figure, elegant and calm demeanor, and exquisite features made her seem like a graceful lotus blooming with every step.


    However, this gentle and gracious woman instantly transformed when she caught sight of Jian Xi. She hastily removed her hat and sunsses, tossing them to her assistant, and strode straight towards Jian Xi.


    Jian Xi thought Gu Zhiyao was going to hug her, so she opened her arms and ran over, sweetly calling out, "Third Senior Sister!"


    But just as they were about to embrace, Gu Zhiyao grabbed Jian Xi''s ear instead.


    "Ouch, ouch, Third Senior Sister, be gentle!" Jian Xi covered her ear, her little face scrunched up in pain.


    "Jian Xiao Xi, you''ve got some nerve."


    Oh no, Jian Xi thought, herees the Xuantian Temple catchphrase, nothing good ever follows!


    "You and that little brat He Qingchen are together, and you didn''t even tell us. Were you nning to just inform us and invite us to your wedding?" Gu Zhiyao didn''t release Jian Xi''s ear as she scolded her in mock anger.


    Jian Xi looked to the others behind her for help, but none of them budged. Especially Su Yinghe and Huo Chengxi, they had already been scolded in the group chat for several days because of this!


    This time, they''ll let Third Senior Sister have her say!


    Behind Gu Zhiyao, her assistant Lin Miaomiao was startled by her behavior. She stretched her neck, looking back and forth, and only rxed after confirming no one was around.


    She had been working with Gu Zhiyao for two years, but this was the first time she had seen her act like this. Even off-camera, Gu Zhiyao was always gentle and mild-mannered. Her current rough demeanor was aplete novelty to Lin Miaomiao.


    If she had to describe Gu Zhiyao''s current behavior, the only fitting term would be - like a mother tiger!


    After failing to find help, Jian Xi could only resort to acting cute with Gu Zhiyao, "Third Senior Sister~ I didn''t mean to hide it from you. Big Brother and I just confirmed our rtionship not long ago. I was nning to tell you first since you''re my most, most, most beloved Third Senior Sister!"


    "Ahem!"


    "Ahem!"


    "Jian Xiao Qi?"


    Jian Xi: "......" She turned to exin, "I love you all, hehehe."


    The burden of showing favoritism, ah!


    Gu Zhiyao didn''t torture her any further and released her grip on Jian Xi''s ear. "Let''s go, this isn''t the ce to talk. We''ll discuss it in the car."


    After saying that, she put her sunsses and mask back on, regaining her elegant and graceful demeanor.


    Jian Xi and Su Yinghe each took one of Gu Zhiyao''s arms and walked ahead.


    Ye Ze and Huo Chengxi quickly followed behind.


    Although Ye Ze was a year older than Gu Zhiyao and her senior martial brother, he was a bit afraid of her, just like Jian Xi.


    Not only him, it seemed that except for the eldest senior brother, everyone else felt the same way. After all, the gentle version of the mother tiger was the most terrifying!


    Lin Miaomiao followed behind them, also donning a hat, mask, and sunsses.


    The VIP lounge had a dedicated exit, so they sessfully avoided the fans, mostly because Lin Miaomiao had ''impersonated'' Gu Zhiyao and lured them away.


    Ye Ze put the luggage in the trunk, and since there were many people today, he drove a top-of-the-line luxury sedan.


    In the car, it was finally quiet. Gu Zhiyao first scolded them one by one, and then gave each of them the gifts she had brought.


    It was a ssic case of giving a sweet after a p, but the sweet was the only thing Jian Xi didn''t receive.


    Why, you ask?


    Well, because her monthly allowance had already been exhausted, so she would have to wait until next month for her gift!


    Jian Xi pouted as she watched everyone else receive their gifts.


    At that moment, Huo Chengxi made a sarcastic remark, "Jealous, aren''t you? If you want to receive gifts so freely, you''ll have to wait at least two more years. Oh, no, one and a half years!"


    Indeed, Jian Xi still had a year and a half until she turned twenty and could legally get married.


    Jian Xi red at Huo Chengxi, "Hmph! Sixth Senior Brother should be careful with his words. You have a peach blossom on your head, don''t you? Do you believe I can make it rot even more?"


    As expected, Huo Chengxi immediately fell silent.


    Jian Xi smiled triumphantly. Gu Zhiyao nced at Huo Chengxi, who remained quiet, and smiled faintly. There was no rotten peach blossom!


    Indeed, Gu Zhiyao''s main studies at the Xuantian Temple were physiognomy, astrology, and fortune-telling. Although her talent wasn''t as good as Jian Xi''s, it was still impressive. However, after leaving the temple, she ended up pursuing an acting career due to her outstanding appearance.


    Before they left the temple, their master had once told them not to worry if their life path diverged from what they had studied, for life is full of twists and turns.


    In fact, those words were said mainly for Gu Zhiyao, as the abbot had already foreseen that she would be the only one among them to not use what she had learned.


    Not because she wasn''t good at it, but rather because her destined careery elsewhere!

 Chapter 89: The Ghost King is Unknown

    <h4>Chapter 89</h4>


    Today, He Qingchen had a meeting, so he didn''t go with them. However, he had already made a reservation at a restaurant for lunch.


    When he arrived at the private room, he immediately sensed Gu Zhiyao''s disapproving gaze. He didn''t hesitate and met her gaze openly, silently telling her of hismitment to Jian Xi.


    Previously, Gu Zhiyao highly respected He Qingchen, even praising him endlessly. But now, it was different. She was re-evaluating He Qingchen from the perspective of Jian Xi''s family.


    After a few minutes of silent gazing, Gu Zhiyao sighed. Well, she couldn''t find any faults with him. Entrusting Jian Xi to him seemed to be the most reassuring option.


    Having passed Gu Zhiyao''s scrutiny, the old friends'' gathering continued, and the conversation flowed.


    Jian Xi quietly recorded a video and posted it in the group, tagging Zhang Luoyu and Lin Yichen, "Just you two left!"


    Soon, Lin Yichen responded first in the group, ¡¾You''re just bullying me because I''m the farthest away. I''m a vegetative patient, quite a hassle!¡¿


    Jian Xi: ¡¾Senior Brother Four, do you need my help?¡¿


    Lin Yichen: ¡¾No need for your help, I''ll be back to see you all in two days.¡¿


    Ye Ze: ¡¾Vegetative.¡¿


    Su Yinghe: ¡¾Two days.¡¿


    Huo Chengxi: ¡¾Hassle?¡¿


    Lin Yichen: ¡¾Yeah, any problem?¡¿


    The people in the private room exchanged nces with their phones, then collectively responded to Lin Yichen with several ellipses.


    Zhang Luoyu didn''t say anything in the group, probably busy.


    After putting down their phones, they continued chatting, and the afternoon passed by unknowingly. They had all consumed some alcohol, except for Jian Xi.


    She wanted to drink, but the other five didn''t give her a chance.


    He Qingchen called for a driver since the only one who hadn''t been drinking was still preparing for her driving test, so she couldn''t drive.


    After sending everyone off, He Qingchen and Jian Xi returned home.


    The distance to Pleasant View Creek Garden was quite far, and the driver wasn''t driving particrly fast. He Qingchen had a bit of a buzz from the alcohol, feeling ufortable as he frowned and leaned against Jian Xi''s shoulder, rxing.


    Jian Xi adjusted her posture and tilted her head to look at the road outside, gradually feeling sleepy.


    After a while, Jian Xi suddenly opened her eyes and nced at the driver. She caressed the bracelet on her left hand and said coldly, "Stop the car, shall we settle this?"


    As soon as Jian Xi spoke, He Qingchen opened his eyes, sensing something amiss. Before he could say anything, the driver spoke, "Little girl, long time no see!" He gave a stiff smile, ncing at Jian Xi in the rearview mirror.


    As soon as he finished speaking, the driver''s head tilted, and he lost consciousness.


    The car swerved towards the roadside barrier, and He Qingchen held Jian Xi tightly in his arms.


    At the same time, Jian Xi took off the Five Emperor Coins from He Qingchen''s neck and took out two more from her bracelet. She threw them in different positions, forming a defensive formation that protected the driver and themselves.


    Fortunately, the car wasn''t going too fast, but the Rolls-Royce''s front end was still dented.


    He Qingchen released Jian Xi and, upon confirming she wasn''t injured, felt relieved.


    Jian Xi checked the driver''s condition; he had just been possessed by the Nameless Ghost King and passed out.


    Seeing Jian Xi''s vignce, He Qingchen knew this one wouldn''t be easy to deal with. "Should we call Ye Ze?"


    "No need, Senior Brother Two should be home by now. I''ll go meet him first, you wait for me." Jian Xi stretched her wrist and opened the car door.


    He Qingchen didn''t get out of the car, as his presence might hinder her. Although he had the Ghost-Vexing Constitution, which generally made ghosts avoid him, today''s ghost was clearly different. He didn''t want to cause trouble for Jian Xi. The car cabin had Jian Xi''s defensive formation, which couldn''t be broken.


    However, he still worried about Jian Xi, so he took out his phone and called Ye Ze, asking him toe over.


    "Little girl, do you remember me?" The Nameless Ghost King looked at the grown-up Jian Xi, with a hint of hatred shing in his eyes.


    Of course Jian Xi remembered him. When they had mentioned the Ghost King escaping from the Underworld, she had even thought of him. She didn''t expect it to be him who had escaped.


    "How could I not remember? But how did you escape from the Underworld?" she asked curiously.


    Namelessughed, his voice somewhat grating. "At this point, you''re still concerned about how I escaped from the Underworld? Shouldn''t you be worried about your own life? This time, you''re on your own."


    With a glint of battle in his eyes, the Peach Wood Sword appeared in Jian Xi''s right hand, and her left hand held a talisman. She smirked, "I may be alone, but didn''t you forget? Times have changed, I''m not a child anymore. Whether I can defeat you or not, let''s find out!"


    At the Ghost King level, ghosts had already manifested a visible form. He Qingchen stared intently at Nameless''s face, feeling a sense of familiarity.


    Suddenly, he remembered. Wasn''t this the Ghost King that Jian Xi and Ye Ze had tricked and kicked into the Underworld back then? How did he end up here?


    Knowing the opponent''s identity made him even more worried, not for any other reason but because Jian Xi had just endured three strokes of the discipline rod, reducing her cultivation by three tenths. He didn''t know if she could defeat this Ghost King.


    He called Ye Ze again, informing him that the opponent was the Nameless Ghost King and asking him to hurry.


    Meanwhile, on the road, Jian Xi threw out seven Ghostbinding Talismans in rapid session, forming a circle to trap Nameless within. She exchanged the Peach Wood Sword for a Jade Flute, ying the Soul Control Melody.


    Jian Xi''s Ghostbinding Talismans could restrain a Ghost King-level entity for five minutes. She nned to use this time to make him falter, then summon heavenly thunder to destroy him.


    Thest time she and Ye Ze faced him, she had opened her Celestial Eye to see Nameless''s past, then called out his family members'' names, making him turn around. They took advantage of that opening, and Ye Ze kicked him into the Ghost Gate that Jian Xi had secretly opened.


    So, she knew Nameless''s past, and her Soul Control Melody had another effect: it could make ghosts fall into an illusion of their past. She created an illusion of Nameless''s past, intending to confuse him and wait for him to let his guard down before summoning heavenly thunder!


    To make the illusion more realistic, Jian Xi poured most of her cultivation into the Jade Flute.


    As expected, Nameless''s gaze became vacant, but not enough, as he was still struggling to resist Jian Xi''s Soul Control Melody.


    Seeing this approach wasn''t working, Jian Xi looked around, confirming no one was nearby, and took out a Thundersummoning Talisman. "Heavenly thunder, earth tremor, allws shake..."

 Chapter 90: Should I consider changing Xi Xi’s career

    <h4>Chapter 90</h4>


    "Boom~"


    Thunder rumbled in the sky as a thick purple bolt of lightning struck down.


    Nameless mustered his strength and broke free from the restraints of the Ghost Sealing Talisman, stepping back to avoid the Heavenly Thunder attack.


    He looked at Jian Xi in astonishment. To be able to summon Heavenly Thunder, this little wench''s power had grown to such an extent in just a few short years. It seemed he had underestimated her.


    Nameless retreated two more steps, his Demonic Aura surging around him as heunched an attack straight at Jian Xi.


    Jian Xi met his attack with her sword. In the midst of their battle, she summoned another Heavenly Thunder, which Nameless couldn''t avoid this time, taking a direct hit.


    Seeing that half of his Demonic Aura had dissipated, Nameless red fiercely at Jian Xi, "You little wench, you''re asking for it!"


    Beads of sweat formed on Jian Xi''s brow, but her aura remained undimmed. She unleashed ten talismans, forming a trap around Nameless. If she hadn''t lost that thirty percent of her cultivation, taking him down today would have been a breeze. But now it seemed she could only severely wound him and send him to the underworld.


    Seemingly realizing her intent, Nameless took to the air, rapidly retreating backwards. But Jian Xi wouldn''t let him escape. With a light tap of her toes, she leapt two meters high, pinning him down with her Peach Wood Sword at his shoulder.


    Nameless'' pupils shrank as he struggled to break free from Jian Xi''s restraint, but to no avail. Her strength,bined with the power of her magical weapon, was too much for him to ovee!


    Jian Xi murmured an incantation, and the trap formation closed in. Herplexion paled slightly, and she couldn''t help cursing Feng Old Lady in her heart,ining that she sure knew how to pick her timing.


    Without dy, Jian Xi proceeded to summon the White Envoy of the Underworld through the Ghost Gate.


    "You little wench, you just wait, if I manage to escape again... Mmph!"


    A Silence Talisman flew out, "Shut up, you''re making too much noise!"


    He Qingchen arrived at Jian Xi''s side, giving her a once-over before letting out a sigh of relief, "Tired?"


    Jian Xi nodded weakly, "Tired."


    He bent down to scoop her into his arms, and Jian Xi didn''t refuse, nestling against He Qingchen''s embrace.


    When Xie BiAn emerged from the Ghost Gate, he caught sight of this scene and remarked with a chuckle, "Tsk tsk~ Jian Xi, you''re all grown up now, and you still let that boy carry you? Don''t you know any shame?"


    Too drained to speak, Jian Xi simply pointed towards the restrained Nameless in the distance.


    Xie BiAn looked at Nameless in surprise, "Well done, Jian Xi! Your skills must have surpassed your master''s by several times over if you could battle the Ghost King and subdue him even after losing thirty percent of your cultivation!"


    "Heh, if I hadn''t lost that thirty percent, I could have destroyed him outright," Jian Xi said weakly.


    Xie BiAn gave her a thumbs-up.


    At this point, He Qingchen spoke up, "Brother Xie, this Nameless came to take revenge on Xiao Xi, doesn''t that mean your underworld management iscking? If ghosts can escape and seek revenge on Metaphysics Masters like this in the future, should I consider having Xiao Xi change professions?"


    Jian Xi wanted to say that this was a minor incident, but before she could speak, He Qingchen gave her a yful swat on the rear, signaling her to stay quiet.


    So she nestled back against He Qingchen''s shoulder, silently listening to their conversation.


    Knowing that this oversight was indeed their fault, Xie BiAn was momentarily at a loss for words.


    Seeing this, He Qingchen raised an eyebrow and nodded towards the wrecked Rolls-Royce, "Look, there''s also damage to my property. I wonder if all of this would be enough to file an ''officialint'' upstairs?"


    Xie BiAn''s lips twitched. This sly little rascal, all this just because he was displeased about Jian Xi being struck those three times!


    He reached out and tapped Jian Xi''s brow three times.


    Jian Xi, who had looked pale moments ago, instantly regained her rosyplexion. Not only had her thirty percent cultivation returned, but she had even gained a bit more.


    She blinked at He Qingchen, then turned to the scowling Xie BiAn and said, "Thank you, Brother Xie!"


    He Qingchen curved his lips, having achieved his goal, and said no more.


    Suddenly, a car pulled up nearby with a creak.


    Ye Ze got out from the passenger side and hurried over, "The ghost? Huh? Brother Xie? What''s with that sour look, who got you riled up?"


    Xie BiAn: "......" These people from the Celestial Observation really knew how to get under one''s skin!


    Ignoring Ye Ze, he bound Nameless with a Soul-Locking Chain and dragged him through the Ghost Gate.


    With a loud bang, the Ghost Gate mmed shut, causing the surrounding air to tremble.


    Inside the Ghost Gate, Xie BiAn eyed Nameless with malice. It wasn''t that he was upset about restoring Jian Xi''s cultivation; in fact, he was quite happy to do so. But being forced to do it was a different feeling from doing it willingly!


    It just... irked him somehow.


    And since he was irked, this scoundrel would bear the brunt of it.


    Nameless now deeply regretted his rash decision to seek revenge on that little wench after finally escaping from the underworld. How could he have known that in just a few short years, that little wench would have grown so powerful? Had he known, he certainly wouldn''t have carelessly gone after her. He wasn''t stupid, and now he was utterly doomed!


    Xie BiAn grabbed Nameless by the cor and shed to the first level of the Eighteenth Layer of Hell. He tossed Nameless inside and instructed the Underworld Messenger on guard, "Let him spend a hundred years in each level."


    "Understood."


    *


    Ye Ze gave He Qingchen and Jian Xi a puzzled look.


    "Xiao Xi is tired, I''ll take her home first. Wait here for the ambnce and send the driver to the hospital. Good work." He Qingchen shamelessly ordered Ye Ze around, then carried Jian Xi off to Ye Ze''s car.


    The car drove away from Ye Ze''s sight. He turned to look at the driver in the wrecked Rolls-Royce and the mangled front of the car, a hint of smugness flickering across his face.


    His little junior sister was really impressive, able to handle a Ghost King-level opponent all by herself now. If it were him, he''d probably have lost more than just ayer of skin.


    The only thing he couldn''t figure out was why Brother Xie had looked so grim when Jian Xi had captured the Ghost King.


    No matter how much he thought about it, he couldn''t understand, so he eventually gave up. Conveniently, the ambnce had arrived, and he hopped in alongside them.


    Since they weren''t too far from home, although exhausted, Jian Xi stayed awake until they reached their house before going to sleep.


    He Qingchen sent a message to Xu Yan, asking him to handle the remaining matters tomorrow, then washed up and went to bed as well.


    Jian Xi slept until the afternoon of the next day, understandably so after yesterday''s exertion.


    She reached for her phone and saw several missed calls, one from each person. They all knew that if she didn''t answer, she was probably still asleep, so they left unread messages telling her to let them know when she woke up.


    Jian Xi sent them each a message, letting them know she was fine and not to worry.

 Chapter 91: Back to the House

    <h4>Chapter 91</h4>


    After replying to everyone''s messages, Jian Xi got out of bed and went to the bathroom to wash up. As she was going downstairs, she smelled a fragrance and thought it was Zhao Sister-inw, but instead, she saw He Qingchen wearing an apron.


    He knew she was awake from her messages in the group chat, so he prepared a bowl of noodles for her, worried that she might be too hungry.


    Jian Xi walked up and hugged his waist, "Oh my, whose boyfriend is this so diligent!"


    Being assigned the persona of a diligent boyfriend, He Qingchen chuckled but didn''t respond to her, continuing to cook the noodles.


    Jian Xi had a mischievous thought and her naughty hands started roaming around He Qingchen''s waist and abdomen, touching and poking here and there.


    He Qingchen''s body tensed up, and Jian Xi noticed it, giggling naughtily and preparing to run away.


    But He Qingchen wouldn''t let her off so easily: if she misbehaved, she had to ept the punishment.


    He turned around, caught the fleeing girl, and pinned her against the kitchen ind, giving her a thorough ''disciplining''. After he was done and she waspletely soft, the noodles were also ready.


    With her lips still tingling, Jian Xi ate a big bowl of noodles.


    After the meal, Jian Xi nestled on the sofa while He Qingchen was washing fruit for her.


    "Brother, Elder Sister Xingyou said she took a movie role, and the filming location is in the neighboring J City. She wants me to go y with her for a while."


    He Qingchen ced the washed fruit in front of her, sat beside her, and pulled her into his embrace, "If you want to go, then go. I''ll make the arrangements."


    "Great, but it seems there''s still almost a month before filming starts, so I''m not in a rush. I''m just telling you in advance."


    "Mm." He Qingchen asked her, "Do you want to rest for a few more days? I can have Xu Yan postpone your appointments."


    Jian Xi shook her head, "No need, no need. I still need to earn money! I''m doing great and don''t need to rest!"


    Pinching her fingers, He Qingchen chuckled, "For rebuilding the Taoist Temple, you''vepleted one-fifth already."


    She swiftly emerged from his embrace, her tone incredulous, "One-fifth? It''s that much already?"


    He Qingchen had said that reviving the Taoist Temple would require 50 million yuan, but she had only juste down from the mountain. How had she already earned 10 million?


    "Yeah, the Divination Money alone is 1.3 million, the rest is thank-you gifts from your ''clients'', plus your sry and the 1 million bonus your department gave you for participating in that ranking."


    "The bonus was that much? Then I''ll definitely have to catch more ghosts in the future. Elder Sister Xingyou said the Special Security Bureau offers big rewards for major cases!"


    He Qingchen tapped her nose and scoffed, "Little money-grubber."


    "Heheh, what''s a person without dreams? No different from a dead fish!"


    "But, calcted this way, I won''t even have to wait two years to save up enough money. That''s great! Brother, let''s get our marriage certificate on my 20th birthday. I can''t wait to rebuild the Taoist Temple!"


    He Qingchen was helpless but couldn''t refuse her, "Alright, we''ll get the certificate on your 20th birthday."


    Jian Xi didn''t seem to have much concept of it, but there was a hint of anticipation, "Oh, do Grandpa and the others know that you and I are together? And Elder Sister Qing Rou and the rest, I feel like it''s been a while since I''ve visited the old residence to see Grandpa. When you have time, let''s go back together."


    He Qingchen agreed, "Okay."


    In fact, Old He had already heard about it from He Jiaxu, and on the day he found out, he bombarded He Qingchen for several consecutive days. Even this morning, he called and told him to bring Jian Xi back for dinner.


    But these past few days, Jian Xi was being punished, and yesterday she fought the Ghost King, so He Qingchen didn''t tell her. He didn''t expect her to bring up visiting the old residence herself.


    The next day, after Jian Xi finished her divinations, He Qingchen came to pick her up, and they went to the old residence together.


    Old He knew He Qingchen would be bringing Jian Xi, so he had the servants prepare a sumptuous dinner early in the morning. Upon hearing the news, He Qingrou hurried over as well.


    She was especially fond of Jian Xi, and now that Jian Xi was her brother''s girlfriend and her future sister-inw, she was overjoyed and even celebrated with Shen Xiaoheng when she first heard.


    Shen Xiaoheng was quite surprised at first, but then he felt it was all inevitable, not to mention anything else. Compared to Su Yinghe and the actress Gu Zhiyao, Jian Xi, who grew up with them, received far better treatment from him.


    Most importantly, the way He Qingchen looked at Jian Xi revealed feelings far deeper than just familial affection or friendship: Shen Xiaoheng noticed this the first time he saw them interact.


    As the saying goes, "Those involved are often confused, while onlookers see clearly."


    He Jiaxu didn''t have sses today, so he was there too, though still sleeping in and unaware that Jian Xi would being.


    Jian Xi and He Qingchen arrived at the old residence before noon, although Old He thought they wouldn''t be back until the afternoon since he knew Jian Xi was usually busy in the mornings. So he had invited his two old friends over.


    These two friends were Old He''s war buddies from his youth, having gone through life-and-death situations together. They woulde to visit him asionally when he was in aa.


    Old He pulled Jian Xi over and introduced her to them, "This is my grandson He Qingchen''s girlfriend, my future granddaughter-inw, Jian Xi. Grandpa Zheng, Grandpa Shang, these are my good old friends."


    Jian Xi greeted them politely, "Hello, Grandpa Zheng, Grandpa Shang."


    "Oh, hello, hello. Old He, you really lucked out! Where did you find such a beautiful future granddaughter-inw?" Grandpa Shang praised.


    Hispliment made Old He beam with pride, "Indeed! He Qingchen being able to bring Jian Xi home really made our ancestors'' graves emit green smoke!"


    Jian Xi nced at the expressionless He Qingchen, trying not tough.


    Grandpa Zheng found Jian Xi''s name quite familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere before, but couldn''t recall where at the moment.


    Sensing Grandpa Zheng''s gaze, Jian Xi looked at him and smiled politely, but her brow furrowed slightly.


    Grandpa Zheng''s son''s sector showed a hint of darkness: his son was going to run into trouble!


    At that moment, in northern Myanmar, inside the Langya Group''s internal meeting room, three men were embroiled in a heated argument.


    The Knife Scar Face Man mmed his fist on the table, his enraged gaze questioning a bespectacled, schrly-looking man, "Lao San, what the hell is going on? The shipment went missing under your watch! You better give us an exnation!"


    "What exnation do you want from me? Before the incident, I had Lang Ying keeping an eye on things. You should be asking him," the bespectacled man, Lao San, said sharply, ncing at the casually seated Lang Ying across from him.

 Chapter 92: Zheng Zhao is Saved

    <h4>Chapter 92</h4>


    Lang Ying currently had no expression on his face, but he was already cursing in his heart. Damn it, what could he say - that his informant passed along the wrong information, causing the other side to take action prematurely, seizing the goods and preventing the big fish from appearing? What unreliable informant did the Bureau find?


    Inwardly he ranted heavily, but he still kept hisposure as he looked at the bespectacled man. "Third Brother, what do you mean by this? Are you suspecting me?"


    The bespectacled man sneered. "I haven''t said anything. You''re the one who said it. Besides the boss, only the three of us knew about this shipment, and every time there''s an operation involving you, there always seems to be some sort of problem. It''s hard for us not to suspect you."


    "Lang Ying? No way. He''s saved us so many times. It couldn''t be him. Third Brother, you must be overthinking things." The Man with Knife Scars said with certainty.


    The bespectacled man looked exasperated. "I don''t even know what to say to you. You love eating pork brains so much, howe you don''t grow a brain yourself?"


    With that, he drew his pistol from his waist, cocked it, and pointed it at Lang Ying. "Well then, Lang Ying, why don''t you give us an exnation?"


    Lang Ying looked into the bespectacled man''s eyes, and the atmosphere in the room instantly became tense.


    Suddenly, the bespectacled man''s phone rang. He answered it.


    Not knowing what was said on the other end, his lips curled into a smug expression as he nced at Lang Ying.


    Lang Ying frowned. His instincts told him that this phone call was unfavorable for him. It didn''t matter if he died, but the key was that he had not yet transmitted the location of this headquarters. This meant that his three years as a deep cover operative would havepletely failed!


    ......


    At the Ancestral home, after Jian Xi saw that something was about to happen to Old Master Zheng''s son, she did not immediately reveal it. Instead, she pulled He Qingchen aside and asked about Old Master Zheng''s son''s situation.


    He Qingchen frowned. "You mean Old Master Zheng''s son?"


    Jian Xi nodded seriously.


    "Old Master Zheng had ate-life child, but I heard he went missing three years ago during a rescue mission. No one knows if he''s alive or dead." Seeing her grave expression, He Qingchen asked, "What is it? Is he still alive?"


    Jian Xi nodded. "Yes, he''s alive, but something is about to happen to him."


    "Is there still a chance?" He Qingchen understood Jian Xi. If there was no possibility of rescue, she would not have asked him.


    "Yes, Brother. I need his date and time of birth."


    He Qingchen did not hesitate. Old Master Zheng had devoted his life to serving the country, and his only son had also been given to the country. As long as there was a chance to save him, they could not let him perish.


    He returned with Jian Xi to the group of old masters chatting and drinking tea. Without beating around the bush, He Qingchen directly asked Old Master Zheng, "Grandpa Zheng, this young one is being presumptuous in asking for Zheng Zhao''s date and time of birth."


    Upon hearing Zheng Zhao''s name, the three men present changed their expressions.


    Grandpa He even scolded, "Little Chen, you''re bing increasingly unruly."


    Zheng Yonglin raised his hand to stop Grandpa He from speaking further. With suspicion, he asked, "Little Chen, why are you asking this?"


    This time, it was not He Qingchen who spoke, but Jian Xi. "Because Old Master Zheng''s son is still alive, but his current situation might be unfavorable to him, very dangerous. So I need his date and time of birth to save him!"


    "What? Little Zhao is still alive!" Zheng Yonglin was so shocked that he stood up abruptly, knocking over the teacup beside him. It fell to the ground and shattered.


    "Yes, Old Master Zheng. Please give me Zheng''s date and time of birth first. Don''t dy any further." Jian Xi urged, as the House V in Old Master Zheng''s horoscope had darkened further.


    Grandpa He already knew of Jian Xi''s abilities and quickly said, "Old Zheng, hurry up and give Little Seven Zhao''s date and time of birth!"


    Zheng Yonglin looked at He Zhiliang and then at Jian Xi before revealing Zheng Zhao''s date and time of birth.


    Jian Xi did not dare dy. After obtaining Zheng Zhao''s date and time of birth, she made some calctions, her brow furrowing tightly. She pursed her lips and opened her Celestial Eye again. In just a few seconds, beads of sweat had formed on her forehead.


    "At the border between northern Myanmar and the frontier, there''s a vige. He''s there, but everyone in that vige has a pistol. He''s currently unconscious in a warehouse. Rescue has to be swift." Jian Xi said in one breath.


    When she reported the location, He Qingchen had already made a phone call.


    He Zhiliang also quickly urged the stunned Shang Xiong, "Old Shang, what are you gawking at? Don''t you have business interests in northern Myanmar? Hurry up and find someone to assist in the rescue!"


    "Ah? Oh, oh, I''ll make a call right now. Old Zheng, don''t worry. Little Zhao will definitely be fine!" Shang Xiong said before going aside to make a call.


    "Contact the border police. They''re nearby. Tell them the location I just mentioned - that''s where their headquarters is located. Their response can be faster." Jian Xi wiped the sweat from her forehead and said.


    He Qingchen poured Jian Xi a cup of water and handed it to her. "I just had Cheng Bei contact the local forces to dy things first. I''ve also notified Chief Wu of the border police."


    Jian Xi took the water he handed her, giving him a thumbs up in approval. At first nce, she didn''t see much, but He Qingchen was already able to roughly guess the situation just from her reporting the location and surrounding circumstances. Her boyfriend really was brilliant!


    That''s right, Jian Xi had opened her Celestial Eye twice. The first time, she only saw the general situation. The second time, she saw Zheng Zhao''s past and learned that for the past three years, he had been working as a deep cover operative. Just now, his informant had been captured, unable to withstand the torture, exposing him. That''s why he was currently being brutalized to the point of near-death. It was unknown whether he could hold on.


    Wait, wasn''t her Fourth Senior Brother Lin Yichen in that area?


    Jian Xi took out her phone and made a video call to her Fourth Senior Brother Lin Yichen.


    After just one ring, he answered, immediately teasing her, "Little Jian Seven, has the sun risen from the west? You actually thought of video-calling me?"


    Jian Xi had no time for banter and went straight to the point. "Fourth Senior Brother, remember you sent me your location, saying you were in Xingxiang Vige of City X? Isn''t that near the border with northern Myanmar?"


    "Yeah, it''s about a twenty-minute drive from the border with northern Myanmar," Lin Yichen said.


    Jian Xi''s eyes lit up. "That''s great. Can you go to the border now? There might be someone there in need of your help."


    "Little Jian Seven, you truly live up to your reputation as a genius." The video panned down to show a suitcase at his feet, and then Lin Yichen''s voice came again, "If you had called me five minutester, I would have already left!"


    Jian Xi felt a bit guilty as she touched her nose. Could she say this was just a coincidence?


    After giving Lin Yichen the address, the video call ended. She thought to herself that with her Fourth Senior Brother''s involvement, this Uncle Zheng should not have any further issues.


    Sure enough, an hourter, Jian Xi was observing Old Master Zheng''s features, and the dark shade in his House V had disappeared.


    Zheng Zhao had been rescued!

 Chapter 93: Jane: "I made contact"

    <h4>Chapter 93</h4>


    It was not long after the dark aura disappeared when Chief Wu of the Border Public Security Bureau personally called Old Master Zheng to exin.


    In fact, three years ago, Zheng Zhao had intentionally gone missing, withdrawing from society and infiltrating the criminal organization known as the Langya Group.


    This Langya Group is the biggest ''tumor'' between North Myanmar and Hua Country, so their base must be destroyed.


    But this group is very elusive, and only the core members of the group''s upper echelon can enter the headquarters and know its location.


    Unexpectedly, they were in the deepest part of a vige, and the ordinary vigers had be their camouge.


    It was also fortunate that Jian Xi calcted the location, otherwise this eradication n that had been in the works for five years would have been in vain, and Zheng Zhao might have even sacrificed himself.


    Old Master Zheng did not say much, he just asked about Zheng Zhao''s current situation.


    Chief Wu told him that the divine physician Lin Yichen had just rushed in and rescued Zheng Zhao from the Underworld Pce.


    Old Master Zheng finally breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that Jian Xi had brought Lin Yichen, because she had just video chatted with someone and he faintly heard her tell him to go rescue a person, and he knew that person was definitely his son Zheng Zhao.


    The news of his son who had been missing for three years made the lifelong soldier Old Master Zheng tremendously excited. He trembled as he walked up to Jian Xi and was about to bow, for she was the benefactor of the Zheng family!


    Jian Xi was startled and quickly reached out to support Old Master Zheng, stopping his action. "Grandpa Zheng, you don''t have to do this, I can''t ept it."


    "You must ept it. Zheng Zhao is my only son. If it weren''t for you, the Zheng family might have really been extinguished today, so this grace is greater than the heavens, and you must ept this kowtow." Old Master Zheng, who was over fifty, had a choked voice, and his eyes were filled with tears.


    Jian Xi nced at He Qingchen, who gave her a signal. He Qingchen stepped forward and supported Old Master Zheng. "Grandpa Zheng, shall I send someone to take you home first? Cousin is on his way back now, the helicopter will be here in about four hours, and there are still many things that need your leadership."


    Old Master Zheng was no ordinary person. He nced at the slightly awkward Jian Xi and naturally knew that the youngdy did not like such scenes. Never mind, he will bring Zheng Zhao to personally visit and thank her when he has recovered.


    He Qingchen personally sent Old Master Zheng back home. The He family and the Zheng family were not far apart, as the old manor of the aristocratic families were all in this area, and it only took twenty minutes to drive there.


    Old Master Shang pulled Old Master He aside, and the two of them whispered for a while. Old Master Shang would asionally sneak a nce at Jian Xi, and Jian Xi awkwardly smiled at him.


    Fortunately, He Qingrou came down soon, she had just received a call from her best friend, so she was a littlete.


    Seeing He Qingroue, Jian Xi felt like she had found a savior.


    When He Qingchen came back, the person had already been led to He Qingrou''s room by her.


    He didn''t rush to find the person, but stayed and chatted with Old Master He for a while.


    It was more like being interrogated.


    Old Master He knew about Jian Xi''s special financial luck, so he did not give her the gift he had prepared, waiting to give it to her together when the two of them got their marriage certificate.


    Upstairs in He Qingrou''s room, Jian Xi was first bombarded with gossip before He Qingrou finally let her go.


    He Jiaxu came down the stairs at around two o''clock in the afternoon, because he knew he had no sses today, so he had organized a team to y games all night.


    "Little Seven? When did you arrive?" he rubbed his sleepy eyes.


    He Qingchen gave him a sideways nce. "Little Seven?"


    He Jiaxu immediately perked up, "Sister-inw, hehe, sister-inw!"


    Jian Xi''s face turned bright red, and she reached out to pinch He Qingchen.


    In the evening, Shen Xiaoheng also came. Shen Xiaoheng had beening to the old manor almost every day in the past few months, as Old Master He doted on He Qingrou and would not let him easily take her away.


    However, after these few months of persistent efforts, Old Master He had slowly epted him.


    But his treatment waspletely different from Jian Xi''s.


    Later that night, soon after dinner at the old manor, Jian Xi received a call from her fourth senior Lin Yichen. He had directly followed Zheng Zhao''s ne back and was now at Hua Qing Hospital.


    No wonder Shen Xiaoheng had left the dinner in a hurry, saying there was something at the hospital - it must be that Zheng Zhao had returned.


    After receiving Lin Yichen''s call, He Qingchen told Old Master He, and the two of them left.


    When Jian Xi and He Qingchen arrived at the hospital, Lin Yichen was already waiting at the entrance, with arge suitcase by his side, and a group of people in white coats around him.


    He was calmly answering the questions of the people around him.


    Seeing Jian Xi arrive, he politely ended the conversation.


    He threw the suitcase into the trunk, opened the back door, and got in the car.


    As soon as he got in the car, Jian Xi sweetly called out, "Fourth Senior, I''ve missed you so much!"


    Lin Yichen''s spring-like face cracked a slight smile. "Little Seven Jian, if you missed me, why didn''t you contact me?"


    Jian Xi leaned on the back of the passenger seat, looking at Lin Yichen innocently. "I did contact you!"


    Lin Yichen: "......" Well, she did contact him, she had a point there.


    It was already veryte now, so He Qingchen arranged for Lin Yichen to stay at a hotel under the Hua Group. They will gather again tomorrow.


    Little did they know, the next day Lin Yichen was directly ambushed at the hotel entrance.


    His whereabouts were always uncertain, and those aristocratic families had finally learned that he was in City B, how could they let this opportunity to seek medical treatment slip by!


    Compared to Jian Xi, Lin Yichen''s name was more well-known, after all, he had been away from the mountain for many years.


    When Jian Xi arrived at the hotel, she learned that he had been ''kidnapped'', so she changed her route and went to the driving school instead. She guessed that Lin Yichen would not be able to get away for a while.


    Sure enough, when she saw Lin Yichen again, she had already finished her driving test!


    The senior-junior group discussed and decided to go out together to find the eldest senior Zhang Luoyu, to give him a big surprise, because his birthday was in two days!


    He is now in City A, where he has established a new branchpany. This new branch has just acquired a piece ofnd to build a cemetery, so he is currently quite busy and has not been able to return to City B.


    No matter what, before each cemetery is established, he must go there in person, do some suppression, and adjust the feng shui to form a natural formation. If it''s not stabilized, the cemetery will not be peaceful.


    Just like thest time he saved He Jiaxu, that piece of cemetery originally belonged to Zhang Luoyu, but it was snatched away by someone else. Of course, Zhang Luoyu would not go back to reinforce the formation, and over time, the formation weakened, and the person who had snatched Zhang Luoyu''s business didn''t know anything, so that area became chaotic.

 Chapter 94: I don’t want to Dig

    <h4>Chapter 94</h4>


    After discussing, the group swiftly handled their current tasks, then set off on an impromptu journey.


    This time, He Qingchen joined them as well, and they did not inform Zhang Luoyu in advance.


    On the ne, Jian Xi tagged Zhang Luoyu in a group chat, ["@Zhang Luoyu, what are you up to, master?"]


    Sitting nearby and ying on his phone, Su Yinghe saw the group message and chuckled, "Naughty."


    Su Yinghe yed along and sent another message, ["@Zhang Luoyu, when are youing back to City B? We''re all waiting for you, even the fourth master is back."]


    In a yful mood, the group on the ne started acting.


    Zhang Luoyu replied quite quickly, ["Just finished eating, don''t even mention it. The newnd I acquired has run into some trouble, I probably won''t be able to return for another half a month. You guys have fun with Xiao Qi, I''ll foot the bill."]


    A flurry ofrge red packets appeared in the group chat.


    Jian Xi conscientiously did not im any, but she counted that there were six transfers in total, and eight people in the group, including He Qingchen.


    Everyone except her received a share.


    As the others were busy opening their transfers, Jian Xi looked at them iming the red packets with a pitiful expression.


    Suddenly, a phone appeared in front of her - it was He Qingchen''s. "Here."


    Jian Xi nced down at the transfer page on his phone screen, giggled, took it, and imed the money, satisfying her urge!


    Zhang Luoyu had sent 200,000 to each person, split into multiple transfers due to the 200,000 limit.


    Huo Chengxi: ["Thank you, master, you''re the best!"]


    Su Yinghe: ["I agree, master, we love you!"]


    Lin Yichen: ["Thank you, master."]


    ...


    After a few words, Zhang Luoyu said he had to get back to work, and the group chat quieted down.


    Everyone put down their phones and discussed the trouble Zhang Luoyu had mentioned.


    Ye Ze frowned, "I know where thatnd is, but as far as I know, it shouldn''t be a major hazard. Why would it cause master so much trouble?"


    Jian Xi looked pensive, took out two Five Emperors'' coins, and tossed them a few times - forming the Qian trigram.


    She furrowed her brow slightly, as this Zhen Qian hexagram presaged an ominous sign, filled with difficulties. "It seems our timing was right. If we hadn''te, master might not have been able to handle this ce alone."


    Gu Zhiyao also noticed the hexagram''s pattern and her expression became serious. Unsatisfied, she said, "Yeah, we happened toe at the right time. Master is still the same, keeping everything to himself when trouble arises instead of asking for help. So stubborn."


    Jian Xi rxed her expression and opened her celestial eye to see what exactly had urred, so they could prepare in advance.


    She closed her eyes and calmed her breath.


    A few secondster, she opened her eyes and spoke, "It''s a zombie, a thousand years old."


    Ye Ze took a deep breath, "Has it manifested in this world?"


    The others also tensed upon hearing this, as zombies were quite rare, let alone millennia-old ones!


    Jian Xi said, "Not yet manifested, it''s still buried deep under thend master acquired. He must have sensed something amiss, which is why he''s been so preupied with this matter. But he probably only knows there''s something down there, not that it''s been there for a thousand years."


    "Perfect, we still have time. Let''s prepare, then go take care of this thousand-year-old zombie as a gift for master!" Jian Xi smiled mischievously.


    Ye Ze nodded, "Alright, the Metaphysics Association has a branch in City A, I''ll message them to send us some handy ritual tools."


    "Sounds good, I''ll draw Summon Lightning Talismans and Fire Talismans - those should work well against it." Jian Xi took tools out of her bracelet.


    The others couldn''t help much at the moment. Su Yinghe, Huo Chengxi, and He Qingchen would conserve their energy as the physicalbat forces. Ye Ze said the tools would be for them - physical attacks were indispensable!


    As for spellcasting, that was up to Jian Xi and Ye Ze.


    Gu Zhiyao took Jian Xi''s Five Emperors'' coins to divine fortunes and predict oues. He Qingchen voluntarily gave her the missing coin, so she could consult the I Ching constantly.


    Of course, Lin Yichen wasn''t idle either. Jian Xi gave him silver needles, and he was checking the ne''s first aid kit, taking stock of the supplies in case anything was needed and he could ask He Qingchen to have it prepared.


    He couldn''t do much in such situations besides provide medical support. Though he had never had to use his skills from childhood until now, he always remained prepared - better safe than sorry!


    As everyone was making preparations, Jian Xi grinned, "I''m getting a bit excited, it feels like ages since west ''battled'' together!"


    Her remark instantly dispelled the tense atmosphere on the ne. Su Yinghe''s red lips curved into a smile, "I thought I was the only eager one. Turns out Xiao Qi is just as impatient!"


    The others exchanged nces and smiled as well.


    An hourter, the nended at City A''s airport, and the group of seven headed straight for the city''s outskirts.


    They had already received the ritual tools and Lin Yichen''s requested supplies at the airport.


    In the car, Jian Xi took out a carving knife and engraved talismans onto the peach wood swords, enhancing their power.


    After these preparations, their destination was in sight.


    When they got out of the car, they saw an expanse of deste grasnd, surrounded by construction barriers and various tools.


    However, there were no workers on site, which was convenient for them.


    Talismans were posted on the barriers, forming a sealing formation, clearly Zhang Luoyu''s work.


    Jian Xi crouched and ced her hand on the ground, sensing the surroundings.


    After a moment, she suddenlyughed, "No wonder the second master said this ce wasn''t a major hazard - this fellow got lost?"


    Huo Chengxi asked curiously, "What happened, tell us more."


    "It didn''t originally belong to this area. It must have only recently gained self-awareness and tried to surface, but was buried too deep. It tried digging its way out but went in the wrong direction, ending up here. Now it''s almost hollowed out the ground beneath our feet!"


    Jian Xi tapped the ground with her toe. "It''s right under us now, still digging upwards in the right direction."


    "What should we do, wait for it or give it a hand?" Huo Chengxi asked.


    Su Yinghe shook her head in refusal, "Let''s just wait, I don''t want to dig!"


    Gu Zhiyao agreed, as she and Su Yinghe were both wearing dresses and high heels, not wanting to get covered in dirt!

 Chapter 95: Now You’re an Undead person.

    <h4>Chapter 95</h4>


    And so, a few of them waited there for this thousand-year-old monster toe to them!


    They waited for about an hour, and Jian Xi was just thinking about going back and putting a few folded little stools into her bracelet, as her legs were getting tired from standing.


    She was about to bend down and rub her aching legs, when suddenly, there was a disturbance from the ground.


    The smooth earth at their feet began to shake.


    Jian Xi''s eyes narrowed as she gripped her jade flute, warning, "It''s here."


    The others, who had been idly chatting, fell silent, staring at the ground.


    A muffled voice reached their ears from underground: "I''ve been digging and digging in this vast expanse ofnd, I need to make a big hole so I cane out..."


    The seven of them were speechless: "..."


    Gu Zhiyao looked at the ground, then at the Five Emperors'' coin in her hand, and the hexagram still showed a great omen of misfortune. Could she have calcted it wrong?


    She tossed the Five Emperors'' coin into her palm again, and it was the same as before - she could finally rx, yes, it was still a great omen of misfortune, she and Jian Xi had calcted the same thing!


    Just as they were starting to doubt whether they had imagined it, the ground beneath their feet copsed, and a dark figure rapidly burst out of the earth.


    Jian Xi and the others looked over, seeing a woman in silver armor, her hair tied back in a ponytail...


    He Qingchen frowned, and the others were also taken aback.


    "Little Seven, why didn''t you tell us it was a woman?" Su Yinghe whispered.


    Jian Xi blinked, just as confused. "When I looked at her earlier, she was bent down digging the hole, and I only saw her back in the armor, I didn''t see her face."


    "Hmph? Who are you people? Seeing my general, yet you don''t kneel? Odd attire, tell me which country you''re assassins from? Not speaking? Then prepare to die."


    Jian Xi: "......" Did she really think we had a chance to speak?


    Hong Ying attacked them bare-handed without a word, directly rushing towards them.


    Gu Zhiyao and Lin Yichen retreated, clearing the way.


    He Qingchen, Huo Chengxi, and Su Yinghe took out their talismans to meet her head-on, with Ye Ze closely following.


    Jian Xi''s gaze was fixed on Hong Ying''s face - she found it strange, they had seen many thousand-year-old zombies before, but this woman was definitely not like them.


    The woman''s face was normal, without a trace of the usual sickly gray hue, and her lips were even red, but the aura of fierce killing intent emanating from her was unmistakably that of an ancient undead.


    However, the current situation did not allow her to ponder the reason, so she quickly took out ten spirit-binding talismans and threw them at the undead woman, surrounding her.


    She shouted, "Get back!" and immediately a bolt of heavenly thunder struck down.


    Their coordination was impable, as Jian Xi''s words had barely left her mouth before the others had all stepped aside.


    Hong Ying felt the pressure above and reacted instantly, performing a backward flip to sessfully dodge the dangerous attack.


    She regarded Jian Xi with cold eyes, a hint of anger in her expression. "Who are you, and why are you trying to assassinate me?"


    Jian Xi was taken aback - this woman seemed unaware of her current state.


    And from what she had observed, Hong Ying had not used her full strength in their battle, so why had the hexagram indicated such a great omen of misfortune? She couldn''t have miscalcted.


    What was going on?


    "Hmm?" Gu Zhiyao''s voice rang out in the distance, "The hexagram has changed, but the truth is uncertain, wavering between good and ill, its pattern continually shifting, with no clear opening."


    Hong Ying frowned, "What are you talking about? I don''t understand."


    Taking advantage of her distraction, Jian Xi quickly moved behind Hong Ying and pped a spirit-binding talisman on the back of her head.


    Hong Ying''s body stiffened, and the aura of killing intent around her spiked, prompting Ye Ze to quickly ignite a defensive talisman to contain it.


    Jian Xi didn''t stop there, tossing out talismans to form a miniature formation that trapped Hong Ying.


    Hong Ying struggled, but now unable to move, "You despicable scoundrel, not only do you outnumber me, but you also use underhanded tricks. Just wait, even in death I won''t let you off!"


    "You''ve already died once before, and now you''re an undying being!" Jian Xi said calmly, unperturbed by Hong Ying''s usations.


    "What?" Hong Ying was taken aback, "I''ve already died once?"


    Jian Xi nodded, "Yes, you are now a zombie, an undead being."


    Hong Ying''s eyes narrowed sharply, unable to believe what she was hearing. She had died? And now she was this disgusting zombie?


    She looked down at her hands - no long nails, no ashen skin - how could she be a zombie? "Impossible, you''re lying to me!"


    Jian Xi took out a small knife and, unafraid of the killing aura around her, approached and cut a deep gash on Hong Ying''s hand.


    The wound was deep enough to expose the bone, but Hong Ying felt no pain, and to her shock, not a single drop of blood flowed from the gash.


    This sight left her speechless, struggling to regain her voice.


    Jian Xi found it strange - this woman clearly had no idea that she had be a zombie, or even that she had died. Looking at the time, her formation wouldn''t hold much longer, so she needed to quickly get to the bottom of this.


    "Do you know your date of birth? Tell me, and I can help you uncover the truth."


    Hong Ying looked at Jian Xi for a moment, then spoke a year.


    The others were stunned - this was no mere thousand years, the year she spoke of was over two millennia in the past.


    Jian Xi took a deep breath, closing her eyes and once again using her Celestial Eye. Given the immense time gap, her divination would not be entirely precise.


    As Jian Xi''s eyes opened, Ge Qingchen was at her side, steadying her as she swayed.


    Regaining herposure, Jian Xi said, "How curious, the one who wronged her had some connection to our Xuantian Temple as well."


    ncing at Hong Ying, Jian Xi recounted the events of her past life.


    Apparently, she had been a female general of a small kingdom in her previous life, but due to her extraordinary destiny and a curse, she had been targeted by an evil sorcerer.


    During a campaign, she should have been able to avoid that fatal blow, but the sorcerer had tampered with the situation, leading to her untimely demise.


    After her death, the sorcerer had extracted her memories of her final moments and used secret techniques to transform her corpse into an undead puppet, but for some reason, she had never "awakened," and so had never served the sorcerer''s purposes.

 Chapter 96: Can Zombie Wounds Heal

    <h4>Chapter 96</h4>


    The key was that heretical cultivator, who was the junior brother of the second master of the Xuantian Temple.


    He did notpete with their old ancestor for the position of temple master, but instead resented this and practiced heretical arts, intending to establish his own sect and wage war against the Xuantian Temple.


    Unfortunately, before his heretical cultivation could reachpletion, their old ancestor stripped him of his cultivation, reducing him to an ordinary person. Not long after, he died from severe bacsh.


    After Jian Xi finished exining, everyone finally understood the whole story.


    "But Jian Xi, look at her, ignoring the blood, she doesn''t seem like a zombie at all," Huo Chengxi asked in confusion.


    Upon hearing this, Hong Ying also looked towards Jian Xi.


    "That''s because she possesses the Celestial Cmity Fate, and there''s a Spiritual Jade containing Spiritual Power within her body. So when the heretical arts were used on her, they were only half as effective, eventually leading to her current state, no different from ordinary people, except that she does not live or die, nor age or wither!"


    Ye Ze and Gu Zhiyao eximed in surprise simultaneously, "A Spiritual Jade containing Spiritual Power?"


    Jian Xi nodded in affirmation, "Yes, that''s right, but it''s gone now because it absorbed too much power from the heretical arts and shattered. Otherwise, she wouldn''t have ''awakened''."


    Their master had once said that a thousand years ago, this world possessed Spiritual Power, and cultivating with it could lead to immortality and ascension. However, after wars and excessive exploitation, this world became depleted of Spiritual Power, and now only trace amounts remain in ancient, untouched forests.


    Their so-called cultivation was another form of Spiritual Power butcked the miraculous abilities that true Spiritual Power cultivation possessed.


    Everyone understood, and naturally, Hong Ying understood as well. It turned out she was already a dead person!


    She felt aggrieved. She hadn''t died in battle but was instead killed insidiously. With her fiery temper, how could she ept this? Enraged, her Demonic Aura increased by several levels, directly breaking through Jian Xi''s formation.


    He Qingchen pulled Jian Xi back several steps.


    "Hmph, shameless scoundrel!" Hong Ying fumed.


    Jian Xi looked at her, perplexed. She hadn''t said anything offensive, so why was Hong Ying scolding her?


    Hong Ying sensed her gaze and red at her, "I''m not scolding you, but that heretical cultivator you mentioned, and by the way, next time, shouldn''t you investigate the situation before acting? If my strength wasn''t so great, wouldn''t you have mistakenly killed an innocent... zombie?"


    Halfway through, she remembered that she was no longer human!


    Jian Xi guiltily averted her gaze, "We just wanted to restrain you. Who knew zombies could still have humanity? You''re the special one, how would you know!"


    Hong Ying twitched her lips and snorted, "Making excuses!"


    Jian Xi asked Ye Ze, "Second Senior Brother, what should we do now?"


    Ye Ze had also never encountered such a situation before and was at a loss for what to do.


    In the end, it was Gu Zhiyao who made the decision to have Hong Ying apany them for the time being. She also cast another divination, and the oue was still ominous, indicating that this matter was not yet over!


    So bringing Hong Ying with them was the safer option. At least if anything happened, they could take action immediately.


    Hong Ying was naturally willing to go with them as well. After all, she wasn''t foolish and could tell from their conversation that two thousand years must have passed since her era. Not knowing anyone, it was best for her to stick with them for now.


    When Jian Xi approached her this time, she didn''t call her a shameless scoundrel. Instead, she directly told her, "Later, when we enter the city, I''ll need to ce some restrictions on you, like a time bomb."


    Hong Ying scoffed, "You? You can do that?"


    Jian Xi was displeased and became more stern, her eyes dangerous, "You should be able to sense that my cultivation has been damaged. If I were at my peak, in a one-on-one battle with you, you might not necessarily win!"


    She hadn''t been idle during this period. Even though Xie BiAn had returned the three-tenths of her cultivation that he had sealed, her body was still depleted.


    Otherwise, there would have been no need for everyone to lend a hand today!


    "So what? Can you instantly regain your peak state?" Hong Ying eyed her askance and retorted.


    Jian Xi smirked, and her peach wood sword appeared in thin air as she tilted her head back, "You called me a shameless scoundrel for ganging up on you, didn''t you? If you don''t listen, I don''t mind letting you scold me again."


    Hong Ying nced at the others before rolling her eyes at Jian Xi, "Just hurry up. I still want to experience what this world is like two thousand yearster!"


    Jian Xi and the others: "..."


    Her attitude was truly great! Her eptance ability was truly strong too!


    Just as they were about to board the car, Lin Yichen called out to Hong Ying, "Uh, hey, wait a moment."


    Hong Ying turned at the sound, pointing at herself, "Are you calling me?"


    Lin Yichen approached with some gauze and handed it to her, "Wrap your injuries with this first, or you''ll scare others. When we have time, I''ll help you stitch them up."


    Suddenly, he thought of a question and turned to ask Jian Xi, "Jian Xi, can a zombie''s wounds heal?"


    This question clearly touched upon Jian Xi''s blind spot. She looked at Ye Ze, passing the question to him.


    Ye Ze pondered for a while before answering, "Normally, no, but she''s not an ordinary zombie now, and it''s debatable whether she even counts as a zombie. So I don''t really know how to answer you on this."


    He Qingchen opened the car door, letting Jian Xi get in first since she had been standing for a while. Before she entered, he casually nced at Lin Yichen, "If you want to know, just observe, and you''ll find out, won''t you?"


    Lin Yichen understood the look in He Qingchen''s eyes, implying he was being foolish.


    They hade in two cars, but with one extra person on the return trip - well, let''s consider Hong Ying a person for now, a living dead person?


    He Qingchen drove, with Lin Yichen in the passenger seat, while Jian Xi and Hong Ying sat in the back.


    In the car, Hong Ying obediently wrapped her injuries with the gauze, then looked around the interior curiously.


    The more she looked, the more astonished she became. She wanted to ask questions but didn''t know where to start, her face turning red from holding it in.


    Inadvertently catching a glimpse of her in the rearview mirror, Lin Yichen studied Hong Ying deeply, now extremely curious about what had led to her current state - no breathing, no blood, yet her face could still redden?


    This itched at his curiosity, and he wanted to study her!


    Afraid that Hong Ying might burst from holding it in - not fromck of breath, but from sheer bewilderment - Jian Xi gave her a general overview of modern life.


    This overviewsted an hour, during which Hong Ying even drank a bottle of water that He Qingchen had passed to her.


    But even after so much exnation, Hong Ying still wore a dazed expression, far from having even a partial understanding.


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