Chapter 111

Despite some minor incidents involving "cat poop" and "getting into bed," Xu Gui successfully gained the trust of Grandpa Jiang.

“…Although your calculations aren’t very accurate,” Grandpa Jiang coughed lightly, glancing at Xu Gui, and said, “but for Xiaoxia’s sake, I’ll take you there to have a look.”

Upon hearing this, Xu Gui humbly asked, "Was it because the two things I mentioned weren't interesting enough? Well, I've also calculated other things, and I can tell you about them..."—Her expertise was definitely not a problem.

"Cough cough cough!" Grandpa Jiang suddenly coughed loudly.

Fu Xia turned her head to suppress a laugh, then straightened her expression and turned back to say in a serious tone, "We don't know what's going on with Grandpa Li's grandson yet, so let's go over there first... right, Grandpa Jiang?"

Grandpa Jiang, who had been clutching his chest and coughing while bent over, was suddenly able to straighten up again.

“You talk too much,” he said to Fu Xia without looking at Xu Gui, “Then let’s go over there now.”

As he spoke, the old man took the lead and walked ahead, while everyone in Xu Gui's live stream was already laughing their heads off:

[Grandpa Jiang: I hate people who can't read the room!!]

[Grandpa Jiang: Speak up for me! This unscrupulous livestreamer is abusing the elderly!]

[This is hilarious! You guys are so talented. I think Grandpa Jiang's face turned green, while Xu Gui had this "I definitely didn't miscalculate" look on his face. If Grandpa Jiang hadn't coughed in time, he might have embarrassed himself again.]

[Okay, now over five million people know that Grandpa Jiang ate cat poop and had his bedmate crawl into his bed. He probably thought Xu Gui was a novice, but he didn't expect him to be a master who exposed his shortcomings right away.]

Wow, there are already over five million viewers in the live stream? Our Guigui is a top influencer now!

...

Amidst the lively discussion in the live stream, Xu Gui and the others followed Grandpa Jiang to Grandpa Li's house.

With Yuan Lu's subtle reminder, Xu Gui finally realized that Grandpa Jiang wasn't questioning his professionalism; he was simply too ashamed to admit that he had done so many embarrassing things.

After listening, Xu Gui couldn't help but say, "I knew it! I would never make a mistake!"

She quickly caught up with Grandpa Jiang, whose back looked somewhat disheveled, and asked him about the situation of Grandpa Li's grandson. "They say he's possessed by an evil spirit, but what exactly is this possession?"

"Are you really not sick?" Xu Gui asked.

Grandpa Jiang shook his head and said, "It doesn't look like it. What kind of illness would make someone cry and laugh at the same time, and even open the refrigerator in the middle of the night to eat raw meat? You didn't see the child's condition. Sigh, the child was perfectly fine, but now he doesn't recognize anyone, and his voice is shrill. What else could this be but possession?"

Fu Xia looked at Xu Gui and asked, "Could it be schizophrenia?"

She had watched Xu Gui's live streams. She remembered one episode where a boy had schizophrenia and a female personality had split off from his body, so his voice was also a woman's voice.

So, perhaps Grandpa Li's grandson is in the same situation?

Upon hearing this, Grandpa Jiang said uncertainly, "It shouldn't be, right? Old Li also took the child to see a doctor, but they couldn't find anything wrong with him... Actually, when the child is normal, he's quite normal. He just occasionally goes crazy and urinates and defecates indiscriminately. Schizophrenia shouldn't cause this, right?"

Fu Xia: "...peeing and defecating everywhere." This certainly doesn't seem like schizophrenia.

"I heard from Old Li that his wife suspects his eldest grandson is possessed by chicken essence!" Grandpa Jiang said softly.

Fu Xia asked instinctively, "Can chicken essence possess a body? Isn't that just a seasoning?"

Grandpa Jiang rolled his eyes at her, annoyed, and said, "I'm talking about roosters and hens that have become spirits, demons, not chicken bouillon seasoning!"

"..." Fu Xia smiled awkwardly and said, "Haha, I see."

Fu Xia then asked, "Then why do you say he's possessed by chicken essence?"

Grandpa Jiang explained, "Because that child crows at their doorstep every morning... I think what possesses him isn't a hen, but a rooster that crows in the morning!"

Fu Xia listened and couldn't help but look at Xu Gui, asking, "What are your thoughts?"

Xu Gui shook his head: "We'll have to see the child to know, but... I did some calculations with Grandpa Jiang, but I couldn't figure out what strange illness his friend's grandson had."

Xu Gui was puzzled.

Upon hearing this, Fu Xia focused on something else. She asked in surprise, "You could have predicted this? Grandpa Jiang and Grandpa Li's grandsons aren't even related."

These are two completely unrelated people!

“How could they not be related?” Xu Gui said. “Grandpa Li is clearly involved between them…”

Grandpa Li is Grandpa Jiang's best friend, and Grandpa Li's grandson is the grandson of Grandpa Jiang's best friend. Naturally, a connection was formed between the two. Although this connection was very weak, Xu Gui was still able to follow the clues and figure out a little bit of information.

Fu Xia: "So that means you can also follow my lead and calculate my friends, my parents, and my teachers?"

Xu Gui nodded.

Fu Xia couldn't help but exclaim, "Xu Gui, you're amazing!"

She was being so sincere in her praise. Xu Gui tried to be modest, but she couldn't help but show a hint of pride. She said, "It's alright, after all, this is my livelihood!"

She's a Xuan Turtle, so if she's not good at fortune telling, she'd probably be expelled from the Xuan Turtle clan, just like that oddball Gui Ling. She's clearly a Xuan Turtle, but Gui Ling just can't tell fortunes, and the Third Elder almost mistook her for a turtle from another clan.

Xu Gui's thoughts wandered a little, but not for long, because they had already arrived at the Li family's house.

Although the houses in Mudan Garden are all detached, they are all different in style, some Chinese and some Western. The Li family's house is a Chinese-style house, which looks antique.

Grandpa Jiang and Grandpa Li were acquainted, so he knew his way around the Li family's place well.

The Li family came to open the door and led Xu Gui and the others inside. Grandpa Jiang asked, "How is Old Li? Is he home?"

The maid nodded: "Yes, she's upstairs helping Xiaohao."

Xiao Hao is Li Zihao, the grandson of Grandpa Li.

Upon hearing his name, Grandpa Jiang couldn't help but ask, "Xiao Hao, how is he? Has he gotten any better?"

The maid shook her head with a distressed expression and said, "No, there was a scene just now. He was crying and laughing, pointing at his mother and saying she was a monster, and he was laughing like that..."

The scene might have been a little strange and creepy, because when the maid said that, she couldn't help but rub her arms, and you could see that she had goosebumps on her arms.

Grandpa Jiang couldn't help but sigh after hearing this.

The viewers in the live stream inevitably started discussing it:

[Judging from what the maid is saying, could this family's child really be possessed by an evil spirit?]

[Prosperity, democracy, and harmony; feudal superstition, retreat! I believe in science! I don't believe in feudal superstition!]

[You've all watched Xu Gui's fortune telling, and you still believe in science? I think not a single one of the more than six million people in this live stream truly believes in science.]

Hey, didn't you see Xu Gui's fortune-telling banner? It says "scientific fortune-telling" on it, so how can it not be scientific?

[Hehe, why don't you guys say that metaphysics is also a kind of science, right?]

I'm more inclined to believe this child is sick rather than possessed. Wasn't that the case with Wang Xingxing? His family said he'd turned into a woman, that he spoke in a woman's voice, but in the end it was proven he was sick. So, I also tend to think this child is sick; it's just that this family doesn't understand.

Let's see what Xu Gui has to say.

*

Xu Gui and the others sat in the Li family's living room. The servants served them drinks. After Xu Gui took a couple of sips of the frozen juice and commented that the juice didn't taste as good as the lychee soup cooked by Lu Baiyi, someone finally came over.

"Old Jiang..."

"Old Li!"

The two old men, Jiang and Li, greeted each other. Then, looking at his friend's gray hair, Grandpa Jiang said with a touch of sadness, "Old Li, you look like you've aged quite a bit."

Grandpa Li, who was immediately hurt upon meeting him: "..."

Grandpa Jiang asked him, "How is your grandson's health now? Is it any better than before?"

When his grandson was mentioned, Grandpa Li's face turned grim. He sighed, shook his head at his friend, and said with a wry smile, "No, he seems to be even more serious than before. When he's feeling well, he's perfectly fine and looks just like a normal person, but when he gets sick, he doesn't recognize people."

The old man's eyes reddened as he spoke.

Upon hearing this, Grandpa Jiang couldn't help but sigh for him and asked again, "What's wrong with this child? Is he really possessed?"

Grandpa Li said, "I don't know. The doctor couldn't explain it either. He said that his mental and physical condition is very good... Is that what you call very good?" As he finished speaking, his voice involuntarily rose a few decibels.

Grandpa Jiang told him to calm down and went along with it, saying, "These days, doctors are all quacks."

As he spoke, he sat down with Grandpa Li and asked him, "So, what are you planning to do now? You can't just let the child continue like this, can you?"

Grandpa Li said in a low voice, "My wife has a shaman in her hometown who can perform shamanic rituals. We plan to ask her to come and take a look. There's also Master Liaowu from Qingcheng Mountain, who is also a very powerful person. My son has already gone to invite them."

Grandpa Jiang looked at him and said, "You all think the child is possessed by an evil spirit now? You're already asking for help."

Grandpa Li sighed and said, "I don't want to believe it either, but this is just so strange. You think it's just our Xiaohao who's like this? All the other kids who were with him are like this now."

Grandpa Jiang exclaimed in surprise and asked in a low voice, "Are there other children?"

Grandpa Li nodded and said in a low voice, "The kids who played with Xiaohao, the He family and the Lin family, all got into trouble. I heard that the Lin family kid started barking like a dog and even wanted to eat shit. If his parents hadn't found out, he really would have eaten shit."

In comparison, their son Xiaohao only eats raw meat and seems perfectly healthy and normal.

Hearing Grandpa Jiang eat shit, he couldn't help but feel disgusted, after all, it was a bit too heavy-handed.

"Thank goodness I didn't get to eat it," he muttered. Otherwise, once the child recovers, the thought of this incident might make him want to die.

Grandpa Li said, "So, look at their condition, what else could it be but possession by evil spirits?"

Grandpa Jiang nodded and said, "It's not quite normal..."

Grandpa Li looked at him and said, "Did you come here today specifically to ask me about Xiao Hao?"

Upon hearing this, Grandpa Jiang remembered the purpose of his visit today. He slapped his forehead and said, "Look at me, I've forgotten..." He turned his head and saw Xu Gui and the others sitting close to him, listening intently.

Even the cameraman couldn't resist bringing his lens closer and listening intently.

Grandpa Jiang: "..."

Grandpa Li glanced to his side and said with a smile, "I was just about to ask about these people, and this thing..."

He pointed to the camera on Yang Haolin's body and asked, "What are you doing?"

Grandpa Jiang coughed lightly and said, "This is Xiaoxia from Fu Jun's family, and these are her friends... especially this one, Xu Gui, Master Xu, she is someone I specially invited to save your Xiaohao."

Grandpa Li looked at Xu Gui, then at his friend: "Master, her?"

Grandpa Jiang nodded: "It's her."

Grandpa Li's expression became somewhat subtle.

Grandpa Jiang said, "Don't let Master Xu's young appearance fool you. In their line of work, talent is sometimes more important than age. Miss Xu is a very talented person. She's quite famous online and is a true master."

Sitting to the side with an obedient expression, Fu Xia said: "These words sound really familiar."

Grandpa Li glanced at Xu Gui again and said to his friend, "Old Jiang, I know what you mean, but our Yu Xing has already gone to see the master, so let's not trouble this Master Xu, shall we?"

Grandpa Jiang scoffed and said, "What are you talking about? Would I lie to you? If Miss Xu wasn't truly capable, why would I introduce her to you?"

Grandpa Li: That's true.

He couldn't help but glance at Xu Gui again.

"Let Master Xu give it a try," Grandpa Jiang said again.

Hearing this, Grandpa Li thought for a moment and said, "Then, shall we give it a try?"

Hearing this, Grandpa Jiang was pleased and said, "Believe me, Master Xu is really amazing, otherwise I wouldn't dare to bring her here."

The old man's current confident demeanor completely contradicts his previous dismissive and casual attitude towards Xu Gui.

When Grandpa Li heard what he said, he finally looked at Xu Gui properly and carefully examined him. However, no matter how he looked at him, he couldn't see anything special about Xu Gui.

But that's what my own friend said...

"Then, I'll trouble Master Xu to take a look at my grandson?" Grandpa Li said.

Xu Gui nodded happily: "Okay."

Upon hearing this, Grandpa Li stood up and said, "Then I'll take you to my grandson's room. He caused a scene today and is sleeping now. His mother and grandmother are with him."

Xu Gui and the others followed Grandpa Li. Fu Xia approached Xu Gui and whispered, "Xu Gui, have you figured out what's going on with Grandpa Li's grandson?"

"..." Xu Gui nodded with a subtle expression.

Fu Xia asked, "Then is he really possessed by an evil spirit?"

Xu Gui's lips twitched slightly, and he shook his head, saying, "No?"

"Huh?" Fu Xia looked at her in surprise. "No? But several children are like this, and one child is even eating feces. Isn't this possession?"

Xu Gui shook his head again: "It really isn't."

Hearing her say that, Fu Xia was genuinely puzzled. "If it's not possession, what else could it be? Could it really be an illness? But all the children are like this, could it be an infectious disease?"

Seeing her making wild guesses, Xu Gui simply said, "Don't think about it anymore. Anyway, things aren't what you think."

Fu Xia: "Now that you put it that way, I'm even more curious."

...

The group followed Grandpa Li to Li Zihao's room.

As mentioned before, Li Zihao's mother and grandmother were both inside the house, so when Xu Gui and the others came in, they saw the two of them. Grandma Li looked kind and loving, and Li's mother was elegant and beautiful. However, perhaps because the child was not feeling well, both of them looked a little tired.

Seeing Grandpa Li return with so many people behind him, Grandma Li couldn't help but look at him with a questioning gaze.

Grandpa Li naturally introduced the two sides first. Yang Haolin moved the camera away, but after asking the Li family's opinion and hearing that they didn't mind, he moved the camera back.

Grandma Li was very kind to Xu Gui and didn't say anything to question him. She just said, "I'll have to trouble Master Xu to take care of my grandson's affairs... He's just a child, and it's heartbreaking to see him suffer like this at such a young age."

Xu Gui listened, his expression becoming somewhat strange.

She walked to the bedside and looked at the child lying on the bed. Children sleep a lot. Even though there were so many of them and they spoke in hushed tones, it was still a bit noisy. However, they managed not to wake the child up. The child's face was rosy from sleeping, and his chubby little face looked very healthy.

Fu Xia looked the child over and whispered, "Judging from this, there seems to be nothing wrong with the child."

She looks healthier than most children, with plenty of energy and blood; she looks very healthy.

"Well, Master, what's wrong with my Xiaohao?" Li's mother walked over, her brows furrowed with worry. "I heard that several of the children he plays with are like him."

She didn't believe in the concept of being possessed by evil spirits, but if the things happening to her child weren't due to being possessed by evil spirits, how else could they be explained?

She asked Xu Gui, "Is there any cure for my Xiao Hao's illness?"

Xu Gui nodded: "It can be cured, so you don't need to worry. He's not possessed by an evil spirit, he's just sick."

"Get ill?"

"Isn't it possession by an evil spirit?"

The Li family members said in surprise, and then Xu Gui nodded very firmly: "That's right, he's either possessed by an evil spirit or he's sick."

The Li family members exchanged glances, and Grandpa Li asked, "Is this illness easy to cure?"

Xu Gui smiled and said, "It's very easy to treat... First, you should wake the child up."

Li's mother said, "But he just fell asleep. He was restless all night. Can't we let him sleep a little longer?"

Xu Gui: "...It's not impossible."

Grandpa Li looked at Xu Gui and asked, "How about we go downstairs for some tea first? Our pastry chef is quite skilled at making pastries."

Since their own people have said so, Xu Gui naturally has no objections.

The group went downstairs and sat down in the garden. The garden was breezy, so it wasn't too hot. After Xu Gui and the others were seated, the Li family's servants brought in snacks and fruit. Grandpa Li looked at Xu Gui and tentatively asked:

"I heard Miss Xu is quite famous online?"

Xu Gui said uncertainly, "I guess so? I have ten million followers online."

"Ten million?" Grandpa Li exclaimed in surprise.

Xu Gui nodded and said, "My main profession is fortune telling, and my side job is being a celebrity." Both professions are very lucrative; she's truly a genius.

"Fortune telling?" Grandpa Li was questioning his existence. "Celebrities?" No, can these two things be put together?

Xu Gui nodded.

Grandpa Li's expression was strange. He spoke softly, "Let me ask you, what exactly is wrong with my grandson? Miss Xu, you said he's sick, but what kind of illness is it? Is it difficult to treat?"

Xu Gui shook his head and said from the bottom of his heart, "Actually, this disease is quite easy to cure."

Grandpa Li smiled and asked casually, "If Miss Xu were to treat my grandson's illness, how much would it cost to cure him?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Gui thought for a moment, then said with some heartache, "What do you think, five thousand?"

Grandpa Li's expression changed instantly: "Fifty million?"

He stared coldly at Xu Gui, a sense of oppression emanating from him, and said in a cold voice, "Miss Xu, are you making an outrageous demand?"

Xu Gui: ?

"No, I meant five thousand yuan!" she said.

"..." Now, it was Grandpa Li who was silent, and even his cold expression couldn't be kept up. "Five, five thousand yuan."

Upon hearing Xu Gui's words, Fu Xia couldn't help but turn to look at her, her expression full of surprise. After Grandpa Li and Grandpa Jiang left, she pulled Xu Gui aside and whispered, "Why did you ask for such a low price?"

Xu Gui has already asked for three million yuan regarding Qiao Xinyue's mother's matter.

Upon hearing this, Xu Gui sighed and said in a deep voice, "You don't understand. If the price is too high, I feel a little guilty."

Fu Xia: ? ? ?

Meanwhile, Grandpa Li pulled Grandpa Jiang aside and whispered something to him.

"Are you sure this Master Xu isn't a fraud?" he asked Grandpa Jiang—no wonder he was suspicious, he really didn't think Master Xu was reliable at all.

She's young, which is bad enough, but she's also asking for such a low price. Most importantly, she's a celebrity, and she's so beautiful... How can fortune telling and celebrities be related?

Anyway, in Grandpa Li's opinion, this so-called Master Xu looks like a fraud.

Grandpa Jiang reiterated, "If she were a fraud, would I have the nerve to introduce her to you? Don't worry, she's really capable. Besides, she was introduced to me by Fu Xia, and you know that Fu Xia, she's very reliable."

Grandpa Li pursed his lips and said, "Maybe she lied to Fu Xia? Fu Xia is young and inexperienced. She can be easily fooled by a few sweet words."

“Fu Xia is young and easily deceived, but I’m not young anymore, am I?” Grandpa Jiang retorted.

Grandpa Li looked at him and said in a low voice, "Perhaps you're getting senile?"

Grandpa Jiang: !!

He glared angrily at the other person, and Grandpa Li quickly said, "Haha, just kidding, I'm just joking with you."

Grandpa Jiang was indignant. He turned to see Grandpa Li, who seemed to doubt Xu Gui. After thinking for a moment, he still revealed a little information.

"Don't worry, I tested her before bringing her to you. I asked her to do my fortune telling." He was embarrassed to talk about it, so he could only say vaguely, "I... well, I encountered some things before that I've never told anyone, but I asked her to do my fortune telling, and she figured them all out."

"So you see, she's absolutely reliable, probably more so than any of those sorcerers or masters you've gone to."

Grandpa Li glanced at him sideways: "You seem to have a lot of faith in her. Are you sure no one else knows about your affairs?"

Grandpa Jiang was certain: "Nobody knows!"

After all, these were embarrassing things, so how could he dare to tell anyone? The fact that the maid crawled into his bed might have been spread by the other maids in the house, but no one would know about him drinking cat food or that stuff. He was certain that he hadn't told anyone.

Seeing his friend's unwavering confidence, Grandpa Li frowned and sighed, "Alright, since you put it that way, I'll trust her one more time... I'm only doing this for your sake. If I get fooled, just wait and see how I laugh at you later."

Grandpa Jiang, however, was very confident: "Don't worry!"

The two old men whispered to each other for a while, then came back, their expressions looking perfectly normal. You couldn't tell at all that they had just been quietly chirping about crickets and wishing for their return.

Grandpa Li was all smiles, and even invited Xu Gui and the others to have some snacks and tea.