Chapter 973 The Man-Swallowing Well

"Something I saw online again?"

Ye Wanxi frowned slightly, and immediately thought of what had happened to the Qiu family not long ago.

The final investigation revealed that Qiu Ershen's brother accidentally stumbled upon a forum post online and discovered a way to transfer his son's illness to a close relative and have that person die in his place. This prompted him to take action against Qiu Zhiming.

The same thing happened with the Ji family. Ji Xiangli's father had some connections and knew early on that Ji Yueling's house was about to be demolished.

Upon learning of this, Ji Xiangli's mother immediately tried to take back the house.

When Ji Yueling's grandparents were still alive, they decided to separate the family property for their daughter and son.

Ji Xiangli's mother disliked the old house, its remote location, and its inconvenient transportation, so she chose money instead.

Who would have thought that in just over a decade, the prices of these old properties would skyrocket to an astonishing level? The money that Ji Xiangli's mother took with her back then probably wouldn't even be enough to buy a toilet in the old house now.

Ji Xiangli's mother immediately felt unbalanced. She selectively forgot that she was the one who made the choice first and that she was the one who caused all of this. She was convinced that her parents were biased and that her brother had taken away what rightfully belonged to her.

Because of this, she has had many disagreements with Mr. Ji over the years.

The demolition was the last straw for Ji Xiangli's mother. She was determined to get the house and take back what "belonged" to her.

Needless to say, Ji Xiangli was taught by his mother from a young age to be obedient to his uncle so that everything in his uncle's house would be his in the future.

Upon learning that the Ji family's house was to be demolished, how could they possibly hold back?

It was at this time that he saw the post that could help him get what he wanted, and he made his move against his uncle almost without hesitation.

"What a coincidence. They all have something they want, and this post just happens to meet their needs."

Feng Tianyu nodded: "There are no coincidences in this world, only elaborate arrangements."

Upon hearing this, Ye Wanxi seemed to realize something, her eyes narrowing slightly: "Could it be...it's him?"

Thinking about it carefully, this wasn't the first time something like this had happened. According to Li Weiming, his brother had suddenly seen the Wangchuan Yunting residential complex online and found that the houses in the complex suited Li Weiming's preferences in every way, so he bought one as a gift for Li Weiming when he got into university.

Unexpectedly, the entire neighborhood turned out to be a huge, ominous magic circle, capable of even summoning the spirits of the deceased.

If Wen Yuan hadn't asked Ye Wanxi to come and save the day, that group of ten or so young people would probably have perished on their birthday night.

Ye Wanxi remembered that the final investigation results of that matter were also related to that person.

"What on earth does he want to do?"

“Wu Yequan”.

"What?" Upon suddenly hearing this name, Ye Wanxi was momentarily dazed.

Do you still remember your fan?

"certainly."

"I found that fan in the underground palace left by Wu Yequan. I also found many treasures inside, but I didn't find his body."

Ye Wanxi paused, then her eyes narrowed slightly: "You suspect... he's not dead?"

Feng Tianyu shook his head: "I just suspect that person has a close relationship with him, so he has a reason..."

Ye Wanxi's expression changed slightly upon hearing this, and she quickly understood Feng Tianyu's meaning: "You suspect that he wants to resurrect Wu Yequan?"

"Like Wu Yequan, he cultivates the path of slaughter. The more people die, the higher their cultivation level becomes. Similarly, they will spare no expense to survive."

Ye Wanxi naturally understood this as well, and it was precisely because she understood that she felt increasingly disgusted with these people.

"Still can't find him?"

Feng Tianyu shook his head, his expression somewhat cold: "He is very careful in his actions and always operates from the shadows. Even when he needs to show himself, he usually uses a substitute puppet."

Although destroying a puppet can injure the opponent to some extent and reduce their cultivation, as long as a cultivator is not dead, they will be like weeds that grow back after being blown by the spring breeze, and will eventually sweep back again.

Ye Wanxi had dealt with that man a few times and knew how difficult he was to deal with, so she did not comment on it.

"We're leaving for Country D in a few days. Maybe we can find some clues there."

Ye Wanxi nodded. Seeing that she still seemed preoccupied, Feng Tianyu changed the subject at the right time, saying, "My mom said she has already designed your red carpet outfit. After we finish recording the show, we should find some time to go and try it on so she can see how it looks and decide on the jewelry to match."

"The design is finished? So fast?"

Feng Tianyu chuckled: "After all, it was prepared for you, and the time is so tight, how could she not take it seriously?"

Ye Wanxi smiled slightly embarrassedly, but also a little happy.

Seeing that her mood had improved, Feng Tianyu's eyes also showed a bit more of a smile. Just as he was about to say something more, Gao Min suddenly ran out and spoiled the mood.

"Wanxi, Sister Yao just called and said she has something urgent to discuss with you. She sounded quite anxious, so..."

The "Sister Yao" that Gao Min mentioned is a well-known makeup artist in the industry. She has designed many stunning makeup looks for Ye Wanxi and is also a loyal fan of Ye Wanxi's medicinal mud.

When Ye Wanxi heard Gao Min say this, she thought that the other party had run out of medicinal mud and had rushed to her to restock.

But when she called back, she discovered that things were not so simple.

"Wanxi, you finally answered the phone. I'm in dire need of help; my life is in your hands."

Ye Wanxi frowned slightly, somewhat puzzled: "Sister Yao, what's wrong with you?"

When Sister Yao heard Ye Wanxi's words, she almost burst into tears.

It turns out that half a month ago, Sister Yao took on a job to do makeup for the actors in a film crew.

This drama is set in the Republican era and tells the story of power struggles within a large, secluded family compound.

Sister Yao had taken on similar jobs before, so she didn't pay much attention to it.

Unexpectedly, from then on, strange noises and strange things began to happen frequently on the set.

The strange noise was coming from a dry well in the courtyard.

"The first person to notice the anomaly in the dry well was a crew member. He got up in the middle of the night to find a toilet and heard crying coming from the well, the sound of a child crying. The crew member was terrified, thinking that a child trafficker had kidnapped a child and was hiding them there. He rushed over to look into the well in an attempt to save the child. Little did he know that he would almost be swallowed by the well."

"Swallowed it?" Ye Wanxi looked surprised. "How did you swallow it?"

“I wasn’t there and don’t know what happened. I only heard from people later that the situation was dangerous. The well was dark and bottomless. If anyone got close, especially if they poked their head in, it would open its mouth and swallow them up.”

(End of this chapter)