Chapter 24 Chapter 24 Host, your father-in-law and mother-in-law...

"You were born with a jade in your mouth?" Qin Sheng came to his senses and burst out laughing, teasing Xu Zhaoyi.

Xu Zhaoyi: “…” He didn’t know what to say to him. He had just found out about this matter, and after Qin Sheng repeated it, he felt inexplicably ashamed. He could only give him a helpless look.

Looking at Xu Wenbai, the water in the swimming pool was almost dyed light red by his blood. Noodles was not afraid that he would die directly. The water was full of spiritual energy. Although his wounds kept increasing, they were also constantly being nourished and repaired. He would definitely not die, but the pain and itching would be doubled.

It has followed many hosts since taking up its post, but this is the first time it has done such a thing. It is a complete lawless ruler. Looking at the pool full of blood, it involuntarily raised its hand to touch its conscience. After sensing it for a few seconds, there was silence there, and nothing was beating.

Hee, I almost forgot, where does it get its heart? It's just a pure, innocent AI that only obeys its host's commands.

Thinking of this, it secretly lowered the rope a little further, and then Xu Wenbai's howling voice rose in pitch. The sudden sharp howl interrupted the unintentional "flirting" between its two fathers and also called back Xu Zhaoyi's attention.

Xu Zhaoyi signaled Noodles to pull the man out of the water first. After Xu Wenbai calmed down a bit, he continued to ask, "Tell me, who has the jade disc now?"

Xu Wenbai opened and closed his mouth, but he was still not done being stupid. He hesitated for a moment and said, "If I tell you, will you really let me go?"

This time, Qin Sheng didn't just stand by and watch. He spoke up and guaranteed Xu Zhaoyi's life, "Your life is of no use to me. I swear, as long as you tell me the location of the jade disc, I won't pursue the matter of you hiring someone to kill me. Oh, and you were also involved in Azhao's recent pursuit. I'll also write off that for Azhao! But if you have any other plans later, don't blame me for being ruthless."

He raised three fingers and swore to the heavens insincerely, then pretended to have just remembered something and added fussily, "Also, what I'm saying is only about you. Your brothers aren't included. Don't come back and accuse me of not keeping my word when I'm dealing with them."

She spoke as if she really wanted to let him go, and she was reluctant to do so as if she was afraid that she couldn't scare him. Xu Wenbo really believed her smooth singing, composition and fighting.

As for his brothers, who cares about them? If his wife and children were in front of him, he might still hesitate.

Xu Wenbo closed his eyes and said in one breath: "The jade disk is buried next to my eldest brother and his wife's grave!"

Qin Sheng raised his eyebrows when he heard this.

In fact, he guessed that the jade disk would be unlikely to be kept by any of the brothers, because he didn't believe that these people would trust each other and not embezzle it.

But he thought that at most they would just open a safe in a bank and stipulate that four people must be present to access the money. Such a confusing operation as burying it in front of Xu Zhaoyi's parents' grave was really unexpected.

It can't be that these animals harmed their elder brother and sister-in-law for the treasure, then felt guilty and repented, and then buried the treasure in their elder brother and sister-in-law's grave as if it were returned?

"I guess the jade disc recognized its owner. They selfishly took it and suffered from it. They didn't want to return it to you, so they gave you this opportunity and chose to return it to your father-in-law and mother-in-law."

Xu Zhaoyi's face, which was originally gloomy because of the turmoil in his parents' grave, suddenly became subtle after hearing the words "father-in-law and mother-in-law". What were they shouting here?

Qin Sheng turned a blind eye to this, smiled and looked at Xu Wenbai again. Xu Wenbai avoided his gaze and closed his mouth without responding.

The more you talk about the jade bi, the more mistakes you make. He was just thankful that when his eldest brother and his wife died, Xu Zhaoyi was still young. The established understanding he had grown up with would not be easily broken unless he deliberately pokes at it. The most they were now accused of was misappropriating their eldest brother and his wife's inheritance and attempting to persecute their eldest nephew.

Although he couldn't stand the pain and confessed immediately after being beaten, he also knew that there was one wrong thing that he must not admit, or even be involved in, otherwise Xu Zhaoyi would definitely fight them to the death.

What he didn't know was that Qin Sheng had pointed it out first, and then the matter of the jade disc came later. The two confirmed each other. Even if he didn't say it, Xu Zhaoyi had already listed them as major suspects.

Xu Wenbai was locked back in the basement.

"When are you going to get the things back?" Qin Sheng asked after a breath. He and Xu Zhaoyi were changing the water in the swimming pool, while Noodles was diligently scrubbing the pool walls with a long-handled brush.

"It's up to you to decide." Xu Zhaoyi was not too anxious to take back the companion jade disk.

He felt that given Qin Sheng's cautious nature, he should let him practice for a while before taking back what belonged to him. Otherwise, if he took it back, he would be guilty of possessing the treasure and it would easily cause trouble.

But the reality is that Qin Sheng can only receive the skills rewarded by the system if he helps him retrieve the so-called relics.

"Then let's do it tomorrow," Qin Sheng said decisively. "The people outside will definitely follow us. At most, we can have them wait outside the cemetery. Bring the noodles with you. They can detect if anyone is watching you. If something is wrong or dangerous, the noodles will use up one teleportation opportunity to bring you back. There's no need to worry. It doesn't matter if you're seen. Life comes first, everything else comes second."

"Okay." Xu Zhaoyi was a little surprised, but he didn't say much. He only asked hesitantly, "Aren't you going with us?"

He asked this question because he remembered that Qin Sheng had brought it up once before.

Qin Sheng was stunned and almost blurted out, "Don't you want to show off to your parents with me?" Fortunately, he remembered that he was a respectable person in time and didn't say it out loud.

"If you don't worry about how to introduce me to your parents, I should naturally go and pay my respects."

“…No.” Xu Zhaoyi had previously felt that there was no need to disturb his parents’ peace, and that his parents might not accept such a ‘trendy’ relationship between him and Qin Sheng. But after Qin Sheng helped him point out the truth that his parents’ death was not an accident, it would be too rude for him to dwell on it any longer.

After all, the so-called spirits of his parents in heaven are just a thought. If there was no need to queue up for reincarnation, the reincarnations of his parents would probably have graduated from elementary school by now.

The help Qin Sheng gave him was real.

But then he added with a subtle look after thinking of something: "Just don't call them father-in-law and mother-in-law."

Qin Sheng laughed.

"Okay, let's go together."

The next day, the two of them took noodles and the funeral supplies that had been prepared overnight to the cemetery where Xu Zhaoyi's parents were. Naturally, they were followed by a long line of people.

It was not a festival, so no one came to the cemetery. Qin Sheng was instructing everyone to guard the perimeter when Xu Zhaoyi stuffed a big fat cat, which weighed heavily on his arms, into his arms.

"You hold it, and I'll carry the stuff."

"good."

Qin Sheng originally wanted to say that they would each take half, and the brat could leave by himself, but before he could say it, he thought better of it.

Although his actual physical condition was not as weak as he appeared, and he now had the power of an additional Qi Refining level to draw upon, it was not worth exposing himself for such a strenuous task with outsiders around.

They are not a real couple, so he doesn't need to put his responsibilities as a husband on Xu Zhaoyi... right?

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Xu Zhaoyi carrying several bulging bags effortlessly, and thought, this guy doesn't look like he really needs to 'share the housework' with him.

The two walked into the cemetery one after the other, Xu Zhaoyi in front, Qin Sheng and Noodles followed behind. Noodles scanned the living forms in the cemetery respectfully. It was an ordinary worship, and no one was following or spying on them.

[Host, there are no living humans nearby, but…] Noodle Big Cat Face Plate said seriously: [The yin energy here exceeds the concentration of yin energy in ordinary cemeteries. Something is not right.]

Qin Sheng's brows tightened as he looked around the surroundings calmly. He saw that the cemetery was surrounded by green mountains and clear waters, and the grass and trees were growing quite lushly. Occasionally, he could hear the chirping of birds. It was full of vitality and did not seem to have been eroded by evil spirits.

But he believed in "science" more than what he saw with his naked eyes, and would not question the scanning results of Noodles. So there was only one possibility, that the Yin energy here was artificially sealed in the cemetery and did not spread out.

This is worth noting.

Although it is normal for a cemetery to have a heavier yin energy, the souls of people who have just died do not have a heavy yin energy and will not gather together and not disperse, unless they have turned into ghosts.

This small world also has a setting given by the original work, that is, if the soul of a person does not reincarnate after death, it will turn into a ghost and stay in the human world. The price is that he will never be able to enter the cycle of reincarnation again.

And after becoming a ghost, they cannot continue to survive in this form. They will gradually lose their minds and be tortured by the yang energy in the world of the living, and eventually their souls will be destroyed and there will be no way back.

Therefore, ghosts are not common in this small world. Once they appear, they are mostly evil ghosts. After all, they can cut off one's reincarnation and make one endure torment all the time, and they usually harbor huge hatred.

Qin Sheng lowered his eyes and analyzed the current situation.

There may be evil ghosts in the cemetery, and the negative energy is artificially sealed inside the cemetery. It is not clear whether this person is a good or bad person, but there are no living people in the cemetery except them. As long as they don't seek death and look for the source of contact with the negative energy, there will be no danger for the time being.

It just so happens that he is not very curious.

Unexpectedly, although Qin Sheng had no intention of alerting the enemy, Xu Zhaoyi suddenly stopped.

"Qin Sheng, something is not right here." He pursed his lips, his face a little solemn. He used to come here often and never noticed anything unusual, but perhaps it was because his five senses became more sensitive after the awakening of his spiritual roots, so he felt very bad this time.

He originally suspected it was an illusion, until the cloud that had just blocked the sun dispersed and the sunlight came through. He couldn't feel much heat at all, and then he realized that the yin energy here was too heavy.

"It's definitely not right." Qin Sheng smiled at him, motioning him to calm down and continue walking: "It's okay, make sure there's no ambush, it has nothing to do with us, just pretend you don't know."

It was broad daylight, with the sun blazing brightly. Even if his father-in-law and mother-in-law really had a fierce ghost as a neighbor, it would not pose a threat.

But soon he couldn't laugh anymore. When they walked to the tomb where Xu Zhaoyi's parents were buried together, Noodles forgot that he was a cat and took a deep breath in a very anthropomorphic way.

[Host, your father-in-law and mother-in-law...]

Qin Sheng's heart skipped a beat, but he didn't have time to dwell on his small mistake. Looking at Xu Zhaoyi carefully wiping the tombstone with a handkerchief, he asked with a hint of reluctance: "Are you trying to tell me that the source of the negative energy in this cemetery is the grave of Xu Zhaoyi's parents?"

He chose his words carefully, hoping for a lucky break that the evil spirit might be something else, or perhaps some wandering ghost was attracted by the jade disk buried in front of the tomb and took over its place.

[To be precise, the source of the Yin energy isn't in the tomb, but rather within the jade disk we're looking for. The jade disk has been contaminated, but the remaining spiritual energy is still suppressing the endless flow of Yin energy and isolating the Yang energy outside. However, it's unknown how long this can last.]

Noodles’ words made Qin Sheng sigh inwardly.

The people who could be suppressed and protected by the jade disc at the same time were most likely his father-in-law and mother-in-law.

After a moment of silence, Noodles jumped to the ground, scanned to find the right position, and then Cat Claw took out a small shovel from somewhere and started digging.

Qin Sheng grabbed Xu Zhaoyi, who wanted to help, and spoke with difficulty under the questioning gaze from the opposite side:

"Well, there's something I need to tell you..."

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