The firm voice spoke out from behind, each word spoken with certainty and firmness.
I did not stomp my foot.
The face reflects the mind, and one's fate is determined by heaven?
The gentleman indeed can change one's fate.
But now my destiny, even the old Qin is not able to change it, to change.
He could only give me one suggestion: to hide my identity, and to forsake everything!
Master Zhu, so confident in himself, yet he dares not fear that the wind might blow his tongue away!
Who is bold, who is arrogant, who is aware deep down.
Soon, he walked out of the Xu family's gate.
The Book Elder paused slightly, looked back.
I walked directly towards the outside of the ancient street.
The Book Elder followed me all the way to the street corner.
A glance, and I saw that the windows of those cars were still open, with the people inside watching me and the Book Elder.
"Show divine..." The previously confident Book Elder now seemed somewhat uneasy, with an underlying sense of unease in her eyes.
"What's wrong, Book Elder?" I smiled kindly.
"Don't you believe what he said? Not even a star's worth?" the Book Elder asked me.
"Isn't that what you said? He's the most lackluster of all the fortune tellers, and I'm sure he's beneath me. I naturally don't believe him. Elder, why are you wavered now?" I asked back.
"No... there isn't. It's not that either." The Book Elder looked at my waistband, which contained a night pot.
I suddenly understood the reason.
Indeed, earlier, the Book Elder had dismissed Master Zhu, but in her eyes, Old Gong's recovery, and even his good fortune, was entirely due to Master Zhu's charm.
She doesn't know that it was my peachwood sword that took effect.
For a moment, I felt a sense of regret in my heart. That peachwood sword is very powerful, and even Wu Zhongkuan has become a vengeful ghost. Master Zhu, however, was still able to restore him and even gain an opportunity. The peachwood sword could have pierced through him, but it was lost in the process.
If the sword had remained, I would have undoubtedly added another card to my bottom hand.
Still, one cannot be greedy. Old Gong's opportunity this time is too great! When he wakes up again, he will certainly be different!
"Master Zhu, are you now going to return to Huang Si with us?" The Book Elder's question breaks up my thoughts.
"Yes, returning to Huang Si will suffice." I nod my head.
With Old Gong's matter settled, there's only the leader to prepare for, and for Mr. Yang to find the old woman's son.
There's no need to return to the Underworld, Miao Ying will be enough safe there.
I got into the car where Book Elder sat, and directly returned to Huang Si.
I didn't see Mr. Yang or the leader, so I went to Miao Ying's home at the 33rd layer.
I took a nap and then went out for a meal. It was already bright outside, and the sunlight was extremely dazzling.
I went back to Miao Ying's home and took a nap for a while, to make myself more energetic. When I woke up, it was already dark outside. I took out the turtle shell, which I carefully examined.
The transparent texture is like jade but not jade. The turtle shell itself is only the size of a palm, with several holes slowly emitting white mist.
Of course, the white mist did not disperse but lingered around the turtle shell.
The fingers gently tapped the shell, and an underlying desire arose in my heart.
At the same time, other thoughts arose.
The plague life could not be directly peeled off from me so easily! I still need to do something, which is to pull the headless woman out!
Other ghosts can be left alone, but the headless woman must remain by my side!
She has been protecting me; I can't harm her!
I put the turtle shell away and took out a four-square mirror.
The flat mirror reflects my face.
The plague ghost no longer visible on my body. Heaven only knows where he hides on me.
Suddenly, I thought again, actually, the four-rule mirror played a bigger role in dealing with Wu Zhongkuan earlier. Maybe it could have left the peachwood sword behind.
Just as I was regretting for a moment, I came to my senses again. The four-rule mirror should be used as little as possible and not appear in front of others.
An ordinary man has no crime, but possessing jade is a crime!
This item is too important.
My thoughts returned to the previous point, which was how to pull the headless woman out of the ground's Qi.
Surely, I should go to find Mao Sanwei again?
Knock knock knock, the sound of knocking suddenly came.
"Who?" I was slightly alert.
"Master Zhu, it's me, Mr. Yang," the voice of the office manager came into the room.
I went over and opened the door, not expecting to see at the door not only Mr. Yang but also another person, who was well over forty but still had an attractive aura.
Shi Yu slightly raised her head to look at me, her eyes exuding a natural allure.
However, that might work for others, but for me, it's of no use at all.
"Mr. Yang, what are you doing here?" I was slightly puzzled and felt somewhat displeased in my heart.
Because I don't want to have too many contacts, and the Shis also brought me a lot of trouble.
Since Shi Jing's matter is resolved, I don't want to have any association.
"Master Zhu, you're in a hurry to find that person, as urgent as the elder himself. There's no other way, so I had to go to the Shi family. The Shi family's paper shadow ghosts have an extremely strong ability to gather information. It takes about a night to get the results."
"However, the Shi family wants to see you." Mr. Yang explained while glancing at Shi Yu.
Shi Yu smiled faintly and said, "The photo contains a trace of determination. You may not have felt it, but the determination is very weak, coming from a white-hearted ghost. It is quite resilient. I made a paper shadow of it and slightly refined it, which became a paper shadow ghost."
"I found the person you're looking for, but you have to agree to something for the Shi family..."
Mr. Yang's face changed slightly, and he was about to speak.
"There are no conditions. If you help, I will gladly accept. If you use this to threaten me, then please return the photo. Otherwise, I will turn my face." My face did not change, but my tone was extremely cold.
The last time with the Shis, we were completely clear. If she truly has a favor to ask of me, seeing as it is for the sake of Shi Jing's death and Miao Ying's face, I might help. However, coercion is absolutely impossible!
"You..." Shi Yu bit her lower lip.
"You're not young anymore, I'm not that Zhu Yu by your side. You and I are a generation apart, so put away that seductive demeanor of yours. It's very uncomfortable to look at." I said again.
Shi Yu was taken aback for a moment. Her face suddenly turned red!
"You... I..." she muttered for a while, only managing to say two characters, the rest remained unsaid.
Mr. Yang let out a small sigh of relief and smiled, saying, "Shi Yu, Master Zhu is young and promising. If Shi Jing were still alive, it would be better to talk. Indeed, you should tame your temper. Otherwise, if you use your skills on me, in case of any trouble, I could ask Master Zhu for help. Good things are easy to talk about, right?"
"Now, just take care of this matter well and don't anger Master Zhu or us at Huang Si."
Mr. Yang's words were expressive, yet sufficiently cunning.
It gave Shi Yu an opportunity to make amends and brought the topic back to the main point.
After being thwarted, Shi Yu remained silent for half a minute before saying, "That person lives on Ji River Street. He is old and lives in poverty, with his days numbered."
I took a deep breath and then asked for the specific address from Shi Yu.
After Shi Yu said that, she originally turned her head, pretending to leave.
She paused slightly, then looked deeply at me and said, "Okay, I'll pretend I never mentioned it before. However, I still helped you. It's just a small favor, and I have a small request as well. It won't be a problem for you."
"Let Miao Ying come to the Shi family," Shi Yu added.
