Wu Shi sensed my gaze and deliberately avoided it, seemingly unable to look me in the eye.

"What? You big liar!"

Where should we go on an outdoor adventure today?

Wu Shi's face flushed red instantly when he heard my teasing:

"Isn't that what happens when you're in the martial world, and you can't always control your own destiny?"

When I saw Wu Shi blushing, I couldn't help but burst out laughing:

"Hahahaha, is this the feeling of social death when a lie is exposed?"

"This is really interesting!"

Wu Shi muttered to himself from the side:

"When that person sneaked back to the bedroom from the bathroom, I didn't call them out, did I..."

As I listened to Wu Shi's mutterings, I couldn't help but think back to the day my period started, and suddenly I felt my face start to burn.

So he already knew all along?

Damn it! Why didn't I move any faster back then!

My eyes darted around, and suddenly something occurred to me. I looked at the children's rocking horse next to me:

"Don't underestimate me just because I'm a sheep—sheep are incredibly clever!"

"Oh dear! Our Xixi especially loves playing on that rocking horse."

"Hey Wu Shi, why is there a children's rocking horse in this yard?"

When Wu Shi heard me bring this up, his face turned even redder, and he quickly put his hands together and began to beg for forgiveness:

"Junior sister! My dear junior sister!"

"No! Elder Tang! Please stop chanting!"

Upon hearing this, my initial smugness suddenly turned into mockery:

"You stinky senior brother, how dare you call me bald!"

"I'll just go straight for the Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon!"

And so, Wu Shi and I continued to fool around wildly in the yard.

We gradually went from being strangers to becoming more and more intimate.

Life may be full of coincidences, but some things are inevitable and destined!

While Wu Shi and I were fooling around, Lingling joined in.

Lingling and Wu Shi are very close, and I also want to know what kind of person Wu Shi is.

After discussing matters with his master, the senior master made a significant decision: to accept guests!

Master Uncle considered that ordinary people in many areas currently have no way to contact Taoist associations or mysterious departments like the Paranormal Investigation Bureau.

Some paranormal events among the public are simply unknowable.

In recent years, in particular, there has been an increasing number of deaths caused by paranormal events.

The Taoist Association's leadership also realized that there might be a secret organization secretly manipulating things to interfere with the balance between Yin and Yang.

To prevent such incidents from occurring, the Taoist Association, in conjunction with the National Paranormal Investigation Bureau, began issuing letters of authorization for regions to independently report incidents and for official cooperation.

Due to the recent frequent activities of the Rat, the master has decided to expand the antique shop and also accept reports of paranormal events from the public!

With the strategic policy formulated, the next step was for the Paranormal Investigation Bureau and the Taoist Association to secretly issue documents to various provinces, cities, districts, and counties.

Then, the responsible persons in each region will inform the people in their respective regions.

Some people might think that most people wouldn't believe in such so-called superstitions.

But it's often just due to survivorship bias.

A brick was thrown from the sky and hurled at the crowd.

In reality, only one or two people were injured.

Just because the majority of those who are not injured does not mean that the truthfulness of the statements made by those who are already injured should not be questioned.

That kind of understanding is one-sided and superficial.

With my master's recommendation, I officially became a disciple of the Taoist Association branch in the Dedication District of Shanghai.

The master and senior master are the second-level leaders of the Shanghai Municipal Taoist Association branch.

Although I don't understand its specific function, I do know that authorized personnel can directly deploy special forces units of lower-level paranormal investigation departments.

This is why the master can mobilize Zhang Xiaoying at any time.

To my surprise, Wu Shi was actually a first-level authority person in charge of the Fengxian District Branch.

In other words, Wu Shi has the right to mobilize the local paranormal investigation special forces for any paranormal events that occur within the dedication zone!

Although it sounds like I don't have the same level of authority as my master and senior brothers.

However, it is undeniable that the population of the Contribution District has reached more than 1.1 million.

Becoming a Level 1 administrator here requires a considerable amount of effort!

It's worth mentioning that I am also a member of the Taoist Association.

In order to cultivate new Taoist disciples, the association will also provide a monthly stipend to each disciple.

After all, some regions have no missions for years.

It also serves as a guarantee for Taoist disciples to focus on their cultivation.

Apart from Shanghai, a municipality directly under the central government, Taoist associations have been established in every province across the country, forming an extremely large network.

The headquarters of the Kyoto Taoist Association, which oversees these branches, is a national-level organization and enjoys national-level power.

Taoist disciples across the country all aspire to work at the headquarters.

The resources and generous benefits they enjoy make them so attractive that many people are eager to get in.

Just one week after the document was issued, business started coming to the master's shop!

One day at noon, a couple came into the shop. They looked tired and looked like they hadn't slept in a long time.

The man's eyes were empty and lifeless, and he looked sickly.

The master sat inside the shop, scrutinizing the two people who entered, his brow furrowed in a serious expression.

"What's the situation between you two? Can you tell me more details?"

The couple looked at each other, and finally the woman spoke first:

“We come from Zhaojiawu, not far from the Fengxian District. Not long ago, strange things happened in our home. As you can see, my husband and I look so sickly.”

"I saw a doctor, but he only said that I was weak and couldn't find anything wrong. I've spent a lot of money, but I still haven't gotten better."

"It just so happens that there's been a rumor lately that there's a gentleman at the Ma Family Antique Shop in Feng Shui District who can tell feng shui and solve problems, so I thought I'd come and take a look."

"My husband and I are truly desperate, please help us, sir."

As the master listened to the woman's story, he looked at both of them at the same time: "I don't need to look at your condition to know that you have been tainted by yin energy. Has anyone in your family passed away recently?"

Upon hearing this, the woman looked somewhat surprised, her gaze intentionally or unintentionally shifting to the side.

Judging from the woman's actions, I knew something was definitely going on; she was clearly guilty.

"As you said, my father-in-law just passed away not long ago."

“We had our suspicions, whether there was something wrong with the burial site we chose for my father-in-law, but since we didn’t know anything about it, we didn’t bother to find out.”

The master didn't say anything more, but asked the two to give him their names and birth dates, and then he calculated with his fingers:

"Your fate is influenced by the 'Shoulder-to-Shoulder' star. If I'm not mistaken, you should have another brother."