He Wangyao said with a smile, "Ah Xu has a very strong aura. Just now at that barbershop, the staff all avoided him."

Gu Xu: "I think that person is a bit strange."

"What's strange about it? They're just trying to sell something."

Gu Xu turned to Ming Zhuo, who looked puzzled, and explained, "When He Wangyao and I went in, we saw a hairdresser recommending membership cards to someone while doing their hair. The customer was annoyed and cursed a few times. The hairdresser said, 'Sir, you may be unhappy, but you can't curse. In our shop, only VIP customers are allowed to curse.'"

He Wangyao: "You've made something so exciting sound so ordinary."

Gu Xu: "Shut up!"

Mingzhuo understood; the narrative was very clear. "So, you ended up choosing that Tony the hairstylist?"

“No, it wasn’t my turn,” He Wangyao said. “But it was A-Xu’s turn. That Tony teacher was usually quite talkative, and even when he was scolded, he still insisted on recommending that people sign up for the membership. Who would have thought that when he met A-Xu, he would be like a mouse seeing a cat, not daring to say a word.”

Gu Xu opened his mouth, but still felt he couldn't explain, so he closed it again.

Actually, he sensed it while getting a haircut; the other person's hands were trembling slightly, and their eyes kept avoiding eye contact.

It's as if they're afraid of themselves.

Gu Xu glanced at Ming Zhuo and, seeing that there was nothing unusual about her expression, did not say anything about it.

He felt something was amiss, but he also had a gut feeling that the person couldn't hurt him.

He Wangyao only went to that shop on behalf of his fans. He has his own high-end hair salon that he frequents, which guarantees excellent service and doesn't recommend getting a membership card. He won't go to that shop again.

It's highly unlikely that you'll ever meet that person again, so there's no need to pay attention to a stranger.

He Wangyao asked, "Big brother, summer vacation is coming soon, do you have any plans?"

When he was in school, he would fly all over the world during summer vacation, but now he's tired of traveling and prefers to stay at home, occasionally doing live streams.

Now there's one more thing: learn to draw talismans properly from Mingzhuo. This way, they'll be more useful when catching ghosts in the future, instead of being used as bait for law enforcement.

Mingzhuo: "My older sister said she would take me back to our hometown."

This was something Ruan's mother had arranged long ago. They hadn't been back for many years, and this time they wanted to take advantage of the summer vacation to quietly return to their hometown to pay respects to their ancestors.

He Wangyao: "I wonder if your hometown is fun."

"Would you like to come along too?" Mingzhuo thought for a moment. "Generally speaking, the probability of seeing ghosts is higher in the countryside than in the city. My older sister said that when she was a child, when people died in the village, their coffins were placed by the dam, and a year later, a ritual would be performed before they were buried. Sometimes when I walk at night, passing by one coffin after another, I always feel that the coffins might open at any moment, and something would crawl out of them..."

He Wangyao: "Stop, stop, please stop!"

Good heavens, he gets chills just from imagining that scene; it's terrifying!

Mingzhuo paused to take a sip of water. Yaoyao is just timid. She's seen ghosts so many times, but she's still afraid of these things.

The other one, on the other hand, was much calmer and more composed.

When Gu Xu noticed Ming Zhuo looking over, he said gently, "Be careful."

Although such instructions seemed somewhat superfluous to Mingzhuo, he still wanted to say them.

Mingzhuo nodded. "It's alright, it'll only be a few days, nothing will happen."

——

After the final exams, the Ruan family set off for their hometown early the next morning.

Mingzhuo said he was keeping a low profile, and he was indeed very low-key. The whole family drove back in one car, with Brother Zhang as the driver, and they didn't even bring Ah Hu.

The car drove for six or seven hours, and we arrived at around 3 p.m. Logically, at this time, the sun was high outside and there shouldn't be many people out.

The village was unusually lively today, with many people craning their necks to look out from afar.

"They're here! They're here!" Someone saw the car approaching and hurriedly ran back. A moment later, a group of people rushed out, banging gongs, drums, and firecrackers in a joyous atmosphere.

Brother Zhang was moved by the simple and honest nature of the people here: "Madam, I didn't expect the people from your hometown to be so polite!"

Ruan's mother looked confused. "No, I didn't even tell the village I was coming back..."

As they were talking, the car drove into the village and was warmly surrounded by villagers along the roadside.

"You must be tired after driving for so long?"

"But she's made something of herself, marrying into such a good family."

"Our village is counting on you to bring glory to our ancestors!"

A group of enthusiastic faces peered through the car windows, forcing Brother Zhang to stop the car. Ruan's mother and Ruan Mingying opened the car doors and got out to greet the people.

They hadn't been back for over a decade, and although they were unfamiliar with each other, they recognized many of the elderly people and spoke to them warmly.

Instead, the smiles on the faces of the villagers who had gathered around vanished abruptly, replaced by expressions of bewilderment. Who was this?

The mother and her three daughters were all without makeup, but their beautiful faces and good temperament made the villagers speechless for a moment.

"Are you Mu Lan?" An old man stared at Ruan's mother for a moment, then suddenly asked.

After all, she was a well-known beauty in the village when she was young, and more than ten years later, her appearance has not changed much because she has taken good care of herself.

Mother Ruan nodded: "Yes, it's me. I'm taking a few children back to our hometown for a visit."

She quickly realized there must have been a misunderstanding. "Who are you welcoming? Sorry, we drove here without realizing the situation..."

"We picked up the wrong person! Oh my god, all the firecrackers were wasted!" someone exclaimed.

"What's going on? That idiot told us to release it right away." Someone said in a bad tone.

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