Normally, Xu Jiaoyue would not answer calls from unknown numbers.

But when she looked at that unfamiliar phone number, she had a strong intuition that it was definitely that wealthy female customer calling.

So she answered the call.

She guessed correctly; the call was indeed from that wealthy female customer.

As soon as the call connected, the other party took the initiative to identify himself and then asked for Xu Jiaoyue's address, saying that he wanted to come to her house to apologize.

Xu Jiaoyue pretended to be stupid and asked her what she was apologizing for. Didn't she say that someone needed her help with a matter of life and death?

The wealthy female customer was unsure whether Xu Jiaoyue was feigning ignorance or whether the spell on the pen holder was genuinely not broken by someone she had hired.

In the end, he could only ask Xu Jiaoyue for her address again, saying he wanted to talk to her in person and clear up some misunderstandings.

This time, Xu Jiaoyue didn't try to be perfunctory and set the meeting place at the funeral street that had been agreed upon in advance.

They received the address and said they would come as soon as possible, no later than three hours.

After the two parties reached an agreement, Xu Jiaoyue quickly called Lin Xi to explain the situation.

They had agreed beforehand that if the other party came to their door directly, Xu Jiaoyue and the others should not open the door immediately, but contact Lin Xi directly.

If the other party doesn't come to her door, but instead contacts Xu Jiaoyue in advance, wanting to meet her, then Xu Jiaoyue should arrange the meeting at the Fengshui shop.

After all, this way she wouldn't have to make another trip.

After informing Lin Xi to take over, Xu Jiaoyue and Wang Ya rushed to the feng shui shop.

It was said to be three hours, but in reality, it was probably less than two hours after Xu Jiaoyue and the other party hung up the phone before someone arrived.

Two people arrived, a man and a woman.

Although Lin Xi and the others had never met the "rich woman guest" Chen Yu mentioned, judging from the woman's appearance and expression, it should be that person.

As for the man beside her, he was a middle-aged man with a solemn expression and a pale face, clearly in poor condition.

As she approached the feng shui shop, the wealthy female customer's face betrayed nothing but her obvious anxiety.

The middle-aged man's pupils suddenly contracted.

Clearly, he had once again confirmed from the aura emanating from the feng shui shop that Xu Jiaoyue's group was not someone he could afford to offend.

If he had known things would turn out this way, he would never have helped that woman in the first place!

Thinking of this, the middle-aged man glanced at the wealthy female customer beside him with a gloomy look, a flash of hatred passing through his eyes.

Unfortunately, the wealthy female customer hadn't realized that, seeing the middle-aged man's unpleasant expression, she assumed he was feeling unwell and quickly spoke up.

"Master Jia, we'll be there soon. Don't worry, even if I have to do everything in my power, I'll make sure that little girl heals you!"

The middle-aged man, the so-called Master Jia, was not as optimistic as the woman at this moment.

After all, if the other party were really that easy to talk to, they wouldn't have used such a ruthless backlash technique on the pen holder.

Even if there's only the slightest chance, he has to try.

Otherwise, are you just going to watch your decades of hard work go to waste and become a cripple from now on?!

Thinking of this, Master Jia clenched his fist secretly, hiding all his resentment and bitterness, and immediately put on a repentant and guilty look.

After the two entered the feng shui shop, they looked at the people in the shop and couldn't immediately determine who Xu Jiaoyue was.

The main reason is that Xu Jiaoyue and Lin Xi look to be about the same age, both appearing to be female college students.

Even Master Jia, who thought he was sure he could figure something out with his abilities, ended up finding nothing.

In the end, the wealthy female guest had to take the initiative to reveal her identity and then explain her purpose.

The wealthy female customer, Zhou Rui, said that she had accidentally spilled some things on the pen holder, and she didn't expect it to affect Xu Jiaoyue. She felt very guilty about it.

But she really didn't mean to do it before; she never intended to harm Xu Jiaoyue.

So she came here specifically to clear up the misunderstanding, hoping that Xu Jiaoyue would be lenient and forgive her.

Her words were fine, and her expression and tone seemed quite sincere.

But everyone present knew that there was no such thing as an "accident".

Zhou Rui is gambling.

They were betting on whether Xu Jiaoyue was a soft-hearted person who didn't like to hold grudges, and even more so on how powerful the expert she hired really was, and whether he could figure out the whole story.

After all, if she had told the truth right away, it would probably have implicated Chen Yu.

That might provoke even greater anger from Xu Jiaoyue and the others.

However, she clearly made the wrong bet.

Neither Xu Jiaoyue nor Lin Xi are people who easily soften their hearts.

Especially when dealing with someone like Zhou Rui who has harmed others time and time again.

Thinking of her nearly ruined nose and Chen Yu's abnormalities, Xu Jiaoyue had no temper whatsoever with Zhou Rui, who looked respectable in front of her.

"Stop pretending. If you weren't trying to harm me, why would you have sprinkled that gold powder on the pen holder for no reason?"

"Even if we take a step back and assume you didn't intend to harm me in the first place, carrying something like this must mean you were planning to harm others!"

It's either Xu Jiaoyue or someone else.

In short, Zhou Rui cannot clear herself of the crime of harming others.

"But I don't understand, I have no grudge against you, why would you use such methods to harm me?"

Xu Jiaoyue frowned, looking at Zhou Rui with a puzzled expression.

Seeing that Xu Jiaoyue was more difficult to deal with than she had imagined, Zhou Rui subconsciously glanced at Master Jia beside her.

Master Jia still can't tell which of these people in front of him was the one who cast the backlash spell on him.

He was certain that his opponent's strength was definitely superior to his own.

If nothing unexpected happens, that person should be much older than me.

But after looking around, he found that there were only three women in front of him in the entire feng shui shop.

The person who just stepped forward to speak is now confirmed to be Xu Jiaoyue, and the older one, judging from her appearance, is probably Xu Jiaoyue's mother.

Excluding the mother and daughter, only Lin Xi remained.

But Lin Xi looks so young, she doesn't seem like the person who cast the backlash spell on him at all.

Could she be that master's disciple?

But if Lin Xi is that master's disciple, why can't he see any cultivation level in Lin Xi?