dinner

After a night's rest, Qiu Zimu had almost recovered, but he had no recollection of what happened that day when he suddenly fainted while playing script-killing games. He only remembered that a ghost suddenly rushed out to scare him, and he lost consciousness after a tingling sensation.

Ye Jingan and Wang Zhiyi told him the whole story.

"Who is so cruel to strip others' souls? I'll go with you to investigate. I'm fine now. Let's go there now and take revenge!" Qiu Zimu said angrily.

"No, you are still very weak. Rest for a day or two. I have asked them about the time of the sacrifice before. It is once a month. There are still three days left. There is no rush." ​​Wang Zhiyi said.

"Well, Brother Liu has gone out to investigate and hasn't come back yet. I'll give him a call and ask." Ye Jing'an called Liu Muzhe, "Brother Liu, how are you doing over there? When will you be back?"

"I'm back now and on the way to the hospital." Liu Muzhe said.

"Qiu Zimu is awake. We are already home. You can come back directly." Ye Jingan said.

"Okay." Liu Muzhe returned home and took out two black bags from his pocket and handed them to Ye Jingan.

"Why is there one more?" Ye Jing'an asked.

Liu Muze told them that when he was out investigating, he passed by a funeral home and noticed a faint demonic aura. He went inside to take a look and saw that it was a rat demon. It was hiding in the funeral home and secretly gnawing on the flesh of the dead. Over time, it absorbed some of the human energy and became a spirit.

Normally, rat demons are timid by nature and will hide when they see people. However, this rat demon was different. When he saw Liu Muze, he rushed directly towards him and tried to snatch the black bag from his pocket.

Liu Muzhe found it curious. Not to mention the timid rat demon, even the big demons who had cultivated into humans did not dare to provoke him. This little mouse was interesting. Liu Muzhe asked it why it was willing to risk its life to snatch the bag.

The rat demon told him that another rat demon got such a black bag and immediately became very powerful, so he took the risk.

Liu Muze learned from it the whereabouts of another rat spirit, which lived in a deep mountain with many medicinal herbs and was extracting the souls of people who went up the mountain to collect herbs. Liu Muze found it and snatched the bag away.

"Did it tell you who gave it the bag? Did it find anything else?" Ye Jing'an asked.

Liu Muzhe pulled a little white mouse out of the bag.

"You liar! Didn't you say you'd let me go if I told you where he was?!" The white rat demon struggled in Liu Muzhe's hands. "Let me go now! I'm very fierce!"

"Oh." Liu Muzhe threw the white rat spirit to Qiu Zimu, "This little thing is very interesting, I'll give it to you to play with."

"Brother Liu! You are biased! I also like to play with the little mouse, but you give it to him and not to me!" Ye Jing'an said unhappily.

"Let me give you this to play with." Liu Muzhe pulled out another big one from the bag and handed it to Ye Jingan.

"Oh my god, this one is so ugly." Ye Jing'an grabbed its tail and turned it around twice in disdain. "What did it eat to grow so fat? It's different when it becomes a spirit!"

"This is a bamboo rat. It's very destructive. Be careful or it might sit on you to death." Qiu Zimu said with a smile.

Ye Jingan grabbed its two large front teeth and asked, "Who gave you the black bag? What was your purpose?"

The bamboo rat demon closed its eyes tightly and refused to respond no matter how Ye Jingan shook it.

"It's still breathing, why is there no movement? Brother Liu, what did you do to it?" Ye Jing'an asked.

"Don't ask. It has been cast under a secret spell and can't tell you anything about the owner of the black bag." Liu Muzhe said.

"Secret technique? Is there any secret technique that Brother Liu can't break?" Qiu Zimu asked.

"Well, I've never seen anything like this. I've tried all the conventional methods to resolve it, but they're useless." Liu Muzhe said to the bamboo rat demon, "I've already taken your bag. Going out is a dead end. Why don't you stay in this villa area and be my spy?"

The bamboo rat spirit opened one eye and glanced at Liu Muze: "Is it free to eat?"

Liu Muzhe nodded.

The white rat spirit jumped in Qiu Zimu's hand, waved at Liu Muze and said, "I can also guard the house, as long as I have food!"

"Okay, but I warn you, if you dare to cause trouble or betray me, I guarantee you'll suffer a fate worse than death." Liu Muzhe said.

The two rat spirits were frightened by his forced smile, but staying with him with free food and shelter was much better than risking their lives outside.

Liu Muzhe asked about Qiu Zimu's current condition again. Seeing that he was not seriously injured, he went back to his room to rest.

"I'll leave these two little gadgets to you." Ye Jing'an patted Qiu Zimu's shoulder and slipped into Liu Muze's room. Seeing Liu Muze lying on the bed with a heavy heart, Ye Jing'an sat down beside the bed and rubbed his legs. "Brother Liu, what are you thinking about?"

"That person is too cunning. He does things without revealing any flaws." Liu Muzhe said.

"Don't worry too much. There is no impenetrable wall in the world. We will eventually catch him. Wang Zhiyi said that the sacrifice time will be in a week. Let's see if we can find any useful clues then." Ye Jing'an comforted.

Liu Muzhe raised the corner of his mouth and nodded lightly. With Ye Jingan by his side, he felt very at ease.

Ye Jing'an lay down, hugged Liu Muze into his arms, stroked his head and said, "Sleep for a while."

Liu Muzhe nodded slightly, relaxed all his strength, and snuggled into Ye Jingan's arms.

Liu Muzhe was woken up by Ye Jing'an's call in a daze. Seeing that Ye Jing'an was still asleep, he didn't want to wake him up. He picked up the phone and saw that it was Ye Jingning calling.

Ye Jingning asked Ye Jingan to treat her to a meal. The restaurant was already chosen, and they were waiting for him to come over to eat and pay the bill. Liu Muze hadn't eaten when he came back, and now he was hungry. He was there when Ye Jingan agreed to Ye Jingning's request, and knowing that Ye Jingan couldn't refuse, he agreed on his behalf.

When it was almost time for dinner, Liu Muze woke Ye Jingan up: "Wake up, your sister asked you to treat her to a meal, I agreed for you."

"Okay, I don't know what to eat for dinner." Ye Jing'an asked Qiu Zimu and Wang Zhiyi to go together.

"Hey, go away! I'm hungry and want to eat big fish and meat!" Qiu Zimu wailed, wanting to eat this and that. He was so hungry during the days of coma that he wanted to swallow up the house.

"No, you haven't fully recovered yet, so you have to eat light food. I have learned to cook a lot of meals, and I will cook for you at home." Wang Zhiyi said.

"No! I want to go." Qiu Zimu said stubbornly.

"Then go by yourself, I don't want to bother with you!" Wang Zhiyi snorted coldly and walked quickly back to the room. The loud sound of the door closing startled Qiu Zimu.

"Hey." Ye Jing'an poked Qiu Zimu's arm. "When you were unconscious, he didn't sleep at all and was always taking care of you."

"Ahem, my mouth feels a bit salty today, I want to eat something light. You guys go ahead." Qiu Zimu ran to the second floor, knocked on Wang Zhiyi's door and shouted, "I'm hungry. Didn't you just say you would cook for me? Come out, I changed my mind, I want to eat something light."

Wang Zhiyi opened the door with a gloomy face, and looking at Qiu Zimu's wide eyes, his anger suddenly disappeared. He suppressed his laughter and continued to walk to the kitchen with a gloomy face.

Ye Jingan and Liu Muze arrived at the hotel Ye Jingning had booked. This hotel was the most luxurious in the area, and every dish was not cheap. Ye Jingan had guessed it would be this way, having seen Ye Jingning's expression last time. However, as long as his sister didn't go to the high-end private room, he could still afford to treat her to this meal.

The two followed the waiter through the first floor restaurant toward the elevator. Ye Jingan's smile gradually froze. Entering the elevator, he saw the VIP area above. It looked like he'd have to bleed today. Following the waiter's footsteps, Ye Jingan felt the road was increasingly familiar.

He recalled that when he had eaten at this restaurant before, he usually ate casually in the open-air dining room on the first floor. However, he had once gone with his father to a private room on the top floor. From there, the view from above was a panoramic view of the entire city to the left, and the vast ocean to the right.

The route he took back then seemed to be the same one he was taking now. Still in doubt, Ye Jing'an saw the familiar door to the private room. His face darkened as he slowed down his pace. This meal would wipe out all his savings. Looking at the room getting closer and closer, Ye Jing'an gave the waiter an awkward smile and said, "Sorry, I have something urgent to do. Could you please tell the beautiful woman inside to come back next time?"

He pulled the confused Liu Muzhe and ran out.

"Brother Jing'an, where are you going?" Ye Jingning called him with a smile and a gentle tone.

"Yo! Hahahaha... Isn't this my older sister?" Ye Jing'an laughed dryly and turned his head. "Well, Brother Liu suddenly had something urgent to do. We have to leave now. Another day! Another day!"

Liu Muzhe was full of questions. Seeing Ye Jing'an winking at him frantically, he didn't ask any more questions and just followed him obediently.

"Brother Liu?" Ye Jingning stared at Liu Muze and asked, "Brother Liu, what's the urgent matter?"

"Uh, I..." Liu Muze turned his head woodenly, only to be met with Ye Jingning's penetrating gaze, which was very innocent. He was always tricked by Ye Jingan, so he pinched Ye Jingan in frustration and whispered to him, "Next time you want to run away, can you please stop using me as a scapegoat? I really can't fool your sister with that."

"No, Grandmaster, don't be scared!" Ye Jing'an whispered.

"In this situation and given our relationship, what does it matter whether I am your family's ancestor or not? I am your family's ancestor, and I dare not even look at your sister. Why did you leave so suddenly?" Liu Muzhe said.

"It's so expensive here. How can I afford to treat her to a meal?" Ye Jing'an said.

"What are you mumbling about?" Ye Jingning asked with a smile.

"It's not a particularly urgent matter. I can go after dinner." Liu Muzhe said.

"???" Ye Jingan held him back, "Brother Liu, I really don't have that much money in my card!"

"It's my treat, eat as much as you want." Liu Muzhe said.

"Oh, you forgot that I'm hooking up with a rich man. It's because my ancestor is a big money man, rich and generous!" Ye Jing'an pulled him into the box.

The food was already on the table. When Ye Zhuoran and Ye Yu saw Liu Muze coming in, they stood up and said with a warm smile, "Xiao Liu is here, come in and sit down!"

"Dad? Grandpa?! Why...why are you here?" Ye Jing'an asked in surprise.