Chapter 010 The Tenth Melon

Xu Shaowen walked into the narrow street, with a briefcase tucked under his elbow. He looked hurried, with two dark bags under his eyelids. Anyone could tell that he hadn't slept well recently.

No wonder he didn't sleep well.

If someone's house is haunted or they almost have a car accident while driving, they will not be in a good mood, let alone be able to sleep.

Today he deliberately did not bring a driver and came to Temple Street alone, just to seek help from a very famous Master Bai here.

It was heard that Master Bai was very good at fortune-telling and catching ghosts, and maybe he could solve the big trouble in his family. Therefore, when Xu Shaowen heard that the other party asked for 30,000 yuan, he agreed without thinking.

Thirty thousand yuan is nothing for him, a small boss who runs a company.

"Sir, sir!"

Suddenly someone called him from behind. Xu Shaowen didn't think they were calling him at first. When the other party called him Mr. Xu, he was stunned for a moment, slowed down his pace, and looked at the person in surprise, "You, you called me?"

He saw a girl of about seventeen or eighteen sitting behind a simple wooden table. The girl was very pretty and her canine teeth were exposed when she smiled. "Yes, I'm calling you. Do you want to have your fortune told?"

Xu Shaowen looked as if he had seen a ghost.

He looked around, then looked at Gu Xicao: "You are joking, little girl. I don't know how you know my last name is Xu, but I don't have time to joke with you."

After he said that, he was about to leave.

Gu Xicao raised an eyebrow and said, "Mr. Xu, if you go any further, you may get into a bloody disaster. I advise you to stop."

Xu Shaowen found it funny, a bloody disaster, whose child was let out to talk nonsense?

Zhou Xiufang saw his expression and knew that he didn't believe it, so she hurriedly said, "Mr. Xu, Master Gu is very accurate. I just had her tell my fortune yesterday. Don't be so unconvinced."

"Really?" Xu Shaowen's eyes flickered between Zhou Xiufang and Gu Xicao, "You two are in the same group, trying to cheat me out of money, right? You got the wrong person, I'm not a weakling!"

After he finished speaking, he turned around and was about to leave angrily.

Wang Laoshi was eavesdropping nearby. Seeing that he was really about to leave, he quickly stood up and pulled him aside. "Sir, since she said so, you might as well listen. It won't matter if you delay for a while, and it won't cost you any money."

"Let go of your hands! What are you doing? Do you want to rob me?!"

When Xu Shaowen saw Wang Laoshi taking action, he immediately became nervous and held the briefcase, "Let go quickly, or I'll call the police!"

His voice was quite loud, and the people around couldn't help but gather around to watch the fun.

"Okay, now that so many people are surrounding me, you'd better let me go, otherwise I'll call the police!" Seeing that more and more people were gathering, Xu Shaowen suddenly became confident and pulled Wang Laoshi's hand away.

"That's weird, Master Wang, why did you arrest him? Now that fortune-telling isn't making enough money, are you going to switch to robbery?"

The auntie who sells bowl-shaped cakes next door asked gossipingly.

Wang Laoshi blushed and said with his neck stiff, "Meah, we are doing good deeds. Xiao Gu said that Mr. Xu was in danger of bloodshed and didn't want to move forward. He didn't listen. I'm a good person and I'm helping him."

"What a bloody disaster, this is really a joke..."

Xu Shaowen brushed his sleeves and his face turned red with anger.

Before he could finish his words, everyone heard a loud bang in front of them, which sounded like the sound of a wooden warehouse being opened.

Everyone was stunned at first, then screamed and dispersed.

Gu Xicao hurriedly pulled Zhou Xiufang and others to squat on the ground and looked forward through the gap in the railings.

I saw several green-clad policemen holding wooden guns chasing a fat-faced thug across the street. The thug then fired the wooden gun with his backhand, causing people around him to scream again.

After the police and thugs ran far away, everyone came out from their hiding places.

"It's really lucky that we weren't standing there. Look, there's a hole in the ground. If it hit a person, it would have been terrible." Auntie Bozaigao patted her chest and said with lingering fear.

Gu Xicao was completely stunned.

If I had known Hong Kong was in such chaos at this time, I would have never imagined it would be so exciting, with a real war of words going on on the streets.

"Master, thank you so much for saving my life!"

After seeing clearly the place where the wooden warehouse was opened, Xu Shaowen's back was wet with cold sweat.

Not far from that place is Master Bai's Taoist temple. If Gu Xicao hadn't stopped him, he would have been killed by now.

"Yes, Xiao Gu, how did you figure out that he would have a bloody disaster? You are really smart!"

Auntie Bozaigao and others looked at Gu Xicao in surprise.

Gu Xicao waved her hand: "Okay, okay, but everyone please disperse first and go back to your business. Don't block traffic."

When everyone saw that the road behind was blocked, they quickly made way.

Gu Xicao returned to her stall and had just sat down when she saw Xu Shaowen walk up to her with an expression on his face that seemed as if he wanted to say something but was hesitant.

"Master, can you please help me calculate now?"

Gu Xicao didn't say much, but pointed at the banner. Xu Shaowen took a look and saw that it was only 188 yuan. He immediately took out 500 yuan and gave it to Gu Xicao without saying a word.

Gu Xicao only asked for 188. "That's the price I charge. Mr. Xu, what do you want?"

Xu Shaowen quickly sat down and said, "It's like this, my house is haunted, I not only want you to tell my fortune, but also want you to exorcise the ghost."

Exorcism?!

Zhou Xiufang and Wang Laoshi both pricked up their ears and watched the melon silently.

I've heard a lot of stories about ghosts, but I've never seen one with my own eyes.

Zhou Xiufang originally wanted to go home for dinner, but now she feels that it’s okay to skip the meal.

"Exorcism?"

Gu Xicao couldn't help but laugh.

Xu Shaowen wasn't sure what her smile meant, and he felt very nervous.

Gu Xicao knocked on the table: "If you want to exorcise ghosts, I don't know how to do it."

"Ah?" Xu Shaowen was stunned and felt a little disappointed.

"But who said your house is haunted?" Gu Xicao said, "Your house is easy to find out. I'll go with you. I estimate we can find out in an hour."

An hour?!

Wang Laoshi’s eyes were about to pop out.

What can be accomplished in this hour?

"Master Wang, can you accompany us? We'll treat you to dinner later." Gu Xicao looked at Wang Laoshi.

After all, she is a girl, and after seeing the battle in Mucang just now, she is a little worried about public security.

Wang Laoshi coughed and said, "Go with you? I may not be free."

"Then I'll go with you, Master, as a token of my gratitude for your fortune-telling for me."

Zhou Xiufang immediately spoke positively.

Wang Laoshi was stunned for a moment. When he came to his senses, they had already taken a taxi to leave. Wang Laoshi quickly said, "I'll go with you. Mrs. Liang entrusted you to me. I can't let you walk around without permission."

Xu Shaowen’s home is not far away, and it only takes half an hour to get there by taxi.

When they arrived at the place, Wang Laoshi couldn't help but be amazed. Although Mr. Xu looked quite inconspicuous, he actually lived in a nice place, a small Western-style house with a yard.

"Come in, this is my home." Xu Shaowen invited everyone into the living room. "Now I live with my son. There was a worker before, but she ran away because of the ghost. The house is a bit messy, please don't be surprised."

Gu Xicao looked around. Xu Shaowen's house had two floors. The first floor was the living room, dining table and study, and the second floor was the father and son's room and the son's playroom.

At this moment, the sound of video games could be heard from the game room. "Go, go, go, beat him to death, beat him to death!"

Xu Shaowen showed an embarrassed look on his face, with some anger in his eyes. He walked to the door of the game room and knocked. The sound of game rooms continued from inside, but no one came to open the door.

Xu Shaowen finally couldn't help it and knocked heavily on the door, "Learn martial arts! Learn martial arts!"

This time the door finally opened, and a 15 or 16-year-old boy with a dark face and bloodshot eyes saw a stranger coming to his house. He was stunned for a moment and continued to say dissatisfiedly: "Dad, what's the matter? I'm having a great time playing games!"

"I asked a master to exorcise the ghost. You can play games anytime. Also, when did you buy this machine? Didn't I tell you not to play and to study hard?"

Xu Shaowen took a look at the mess in the room, with Coke bottles and potato chip bags all over the floor, and couldn't help feeling embarrassed and ashamed.

"I came back from studying and finally relaxed, but you came to nag me again. Also, Master, please stop asking for help. There are no masters in Hong Kong."

A strange look flashed across Xu Xuewu's eyes, and he looked at everyone with clear vigilance and alertness.

"She is the master. The master is very smart. She just saved me."

Xu Shaowen pointed at Gu Xicao and said.

Xu Xuewu had actually seen Gu Xicao a long time ago, but he only thought she was a pretty girl and didn't think of her as a master at all. When he heard that she was a master, his jaw dropped to the ground and he said in disbelief: "Dad, have you been fooled? She doesn't look much older than me. If she is a master, you should leave quickly, or I will call the police."

Gu Xicao looked at Xu Xuewu and sized him up. "You can call the police, but are you calling the police to drive us away, or do you want us to not come and 'exorcise the ghost'?"

"What are you talking about? Why wouldn't I want to exorcise the ghost? Stop talking nonsense and I'm telling you!"

Xu Xuewu spoke in a bad tone.

Xu Shaowen hurriedly pulled him to the back and was very respectful to Gu Xicao: "Master, don't listen to his nonsense. I am the one who makes the decisions about my family's affairs. Just tell me what you want to do and I will do it immediately."

Gu Xicao looked around the house and said, "Which toilet is the one that is bleeding? Take me there."

Xu Shaowen's pupils contracted and he was terrified, becoming more and more convinced that this master was truly capable.

He never mentioned the bloody water flowing in the toilet at home on the way. Apart from the workers who ran away, only the father and son knew about it. The master had no way of knowing it. Now it seems that she must have calculated it.

Xu Xuewu had a gloomy face and followed them step by step to the bathroom downstairs.

"This is it. I'm used to using the restroom downstairs. Ten days ago, I went downstairs to use the restroom, and when I opened it, blood came out. It happened again a few days later. The brakes also failed that day. Fortunately, I noticed something was wrong when I started the car, so I checked it and asked a tow truck to take it for inspection. Only then did I realize that the brakes were broken."

Talking about what happened that day, Xu Shaowen still feels a lingering fear.

Gu Xicao turned on the faucet, and clear water flowed down.

She looked at the circle, a thoughtful look on her face, and stood up. "I know what the 'ghost' is."