That night, Zhao Xi did as he was told.

After midnight, Su Xiaoniu and I were snuggling together and sleeping sweetly when Zhao Xi's scream suddenly came from upstairs, waking me up again. This time, Su Xiaoniu was also awake. Fortunately, I didn't take off my clothes to sleep, but I didn't have time to put on my slippers. I opened the door and rushed upstairs.

This time, Zhao Xi was found unconscious not on the balcony but in the bathroom. According to the only eyewitness, Xiao Sifei, Zhao Xi was suddenly awakened from her sleep, then turned on the light, rested for a while, drank some tea, and went to the bathroom. Then came what happened next.

When I saw Zhao Xi, although she was wearing pajamas, her hands were holding her underwear. She must have just finished peeing. When she stood up from the toilet, she saw something, screamed, and fainted in the bathroom.

I asked Su Xiaoniu why the calming talisman and peach branch didn't work?

Su Xiaoniu took a look around Zhao Xi's master bedroom, then her face became solemn. She said, "No wonder I felt something was amiss when I looked at the villa from outside that day. It turns out the furnishings inside the room are all taboos according to feng shui."

I was stunned. I only knew how to catch ghosts and exorcise demons, but I knew nothing about Feng Shui. I hurriedly asked her for details.

Su Xiaoniu pointed at the bathroom door and the door to Zhao Xi's bedroom and said, "Having the bathroom door facing the bedroom door is bad for health, especially for women in the family, who are prone to gynecological problems. And I don't know if you've noticed, but the bathroom door faces the kitchen door, which is the kitchen on the first floor of this villa. This kind of feng shui will bring foul air close to things. Plus, if the bathroom is not kept dry and clean, it will easily accumulate negative energy."

I nodded. Su Xiaoniu's explanation made sense. The restroom itself was quite clean, though. It seemed unlikely to harbor negative energy. I looked around again and realized there were two restrooms. As I opened the door to the second one, I was suddenly struck by a terrifying sight. On the tiled side wall, I saw a reflection of two bare legs standing straight up in the space below the second restroom. They weren't adult, more like those of a young girl, very slender. I froze for a moment, rubbed my eyes, and looked again, but they were gone.

Damn, I was so scared I didn't even dare to enter the second restroom. Even a grown man like me was so frightened, let alone Zhao Xi. Maybe Zhao Xi saw the same thing as me, which is why he was so scared? But, who are those slender legs that look like a girl's?

In the entire villa, there was only one little girl, Little Sifei, but that was impossible! Little Sifei was clearly sleeping in bed, so how could she have run into the bathroom? Furthermore, although her legs were thin, they weren't long. After all, she was only a three-year-old. And what I saw was at least a fully grown girl!

Su Xiaoniu?

I looked her up and down, and it didn't make sense. Su Xiaonu was wearing silver clothes and looked extremely conservative. Her legs were not even exposed. How could that be possible!

So, whose were those two bare, thin legs that appeared in the gap under the toilet just now?

"What's wrong? What are you thinking about?" Su Xiaoniu asked curiously when she saw me frowning and thinking about something.

I shook my head, picked up the unconscious Zhao Xi, and put her back on the bed. Taking out the calming talisman and peach branch from under her pillow, I said depressedly, "They're completely useless!"

But Su Xiaoniu disagreed: "Put it aside for now. She'll know what it's useful for when she wakes up tomorrow."

I was skeptical, so I put the calming talisman and peach branch back under Zhao Xi's pillow, letting little Concubine Si sleep peacefully, and then I went out.

I didn't sleep well that night either, as I kept thinking about Zhao Xi. But Su Xiaoniu fell asleep as soon as she lay down on the bed, which made me feel a little amused.

The next morning, Su Xiaoniu and I were still asleep when Zhao Xi hurried over and knocked on the door. I opened the door half asleep and saw Zhao Xi walk in with a look of panic and anxiety on her face. She was holding a calming talisman and a peach branch in her hands, and she cried, "Xu...Xu Fei...I feel like I'm going to die. I can't live any longer!"

"Don't be impulsive! Impulsiveness is the devil. Sit down and talk slowly." I poured her a cup of tea and asked her to sit down and talk.