Chapter 49

"Say you like me."

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Xie Que stared at Jing Xiebai expressionlessly, his previous panic completely disappeared. A strong desire to hit someone surged in his heart, and he said in a cold voice: "Are you sure I don't want to hit you?"

"Sure." Jing Xiebai smiled mischievously, then stopped joking and became serious. "You're saying 'sorry'."

"I'm sorry?" Xie frowned. He only remembered a few fragmented images. In the few minutes since he woke up, even those few images had become a little blurry.

"You kept saying sorry, what did you dream about?"

Xie briefly told Jing Xiebai the content of his dream, but the more he spoke, the more confused he became.

"Why do you think I dreamed about these things?" Xie had a hunch that this dream must be related to their current situation. To put it more mysteriously, maybe it was destined that he would dream about these things, and it was arranged by someone.

"What do you think?"

Xie frowned, not understanding what Jing Xiebai said.

"Could it be that I've been thinking about these things too much lately?"

"Why didn't you keep the amulet I gave you with you?"

Jing Xiebai suddenly changed the subject, but Xie couldn't quite follow his train of thought, but he still explained honestly: "I put him down when I was taking a shower, and forgot to take him back when I came out."

The amulet cannot come into contact with water. When Xie just came out of the shower, there was still water on his hands, so he didn't touch it. Unexpectedly, he actually forgot to take it back in the end.

Jing Xiebai laughed, handed the amulet to Xie Que, touched his hair, and said, "The amulet not only protects against ghosts, but also against nightmares. Think about what's different between tonight and the previous ones?"

Xie quickly reacted after being reminded by him. He looked at the jade pendant beside him, somewhat incredulous: "I just brought it in today, and it can still control my dreams?"

"Has someone cast a spell on it?" Jing Xiebai took the jade pendant from Xie Que's hand, shone the light from his mobile phone on it, and looked at it for a long time but couldn't see anything wrong.

"How's it going? Did you figure out anything?" Xie Que saw Jing Xiebai holding the same position for half an hour, and he couldn't help but feel anxious. He carefully poked Jing Xiebai's arm, his mind racing: "Could there be a spell on this that can freeze a person? Did you fall for it?"

Jing Xiebai still didn't move, but seeing him like this, Xie felt speechless. He stretched out his hand and waved it in front of Jing Xiebai, then snatched the jade pendant from him, saying in a stern tone, "Even if you're being immobilized, you can't stay here. I need to sleep."

Jing Xiebai was amused by him, turned off his phone, and blamed him, "What if I really get caught? You're so cold and indifferent, won't you just abandon me and run away?"

Xie rolled his eyes at him, and complained in his heart that he was so childish at his age, and he was making a big deal out of a joke she made.

"What should I do now? How about I try to fall asleep again? Maybe I can dream about it again?"

Jing Xiebai thought about it and did not deny Xie Que's words. He took the amulet away and urged him to sleep well.

Xie fell asleep again quickly. This time the dream had a different scene, which was much clearer than the last time. At least Xie could see people's faces clearly.

The handsome young man in black, who looked no more than eighteen or nineteen years old, sat in a pavilion by the water and said to Xie Que with a serious face, "He is my master. He has such a serious illness. I can't just ignore him."

Xie heard himself say, "He has committed many evil deeds. His age has come to an end. Only the gods can save him."

Upon hearing this, the young man in black slammed the table and stood up, angrily shouting, "Xie Lingsong! What's with your attitude? He's my master!"

Xie Lingsong? Xie suddenly realized who the dreamer was.

"He has committed many evil things..."

"Get out!" The young man in black splashed tea on Xie Lingsong's face, threw a wooden sign in his hand, and walked away without looking back.

However, Xie noticed that after the boy left, Xie Lingsong held the wooden sign tightly in his hand and gently stroked the words engraved on it - Li Mohan.

"Li Mohan?!" Xie Que suddenly opened his eyes, and the dazzling sunlight poured into the house. He turned on his cell phone and found that it was already ten o'clock in the morning.

"Awake?" Jing Xiebai leaned against the door, holding breakfast in his hand. "When you wake up, go wash up and get ready for breakfast."

"I--"

Jing Xiebai shook his head, his tone somewhat blaming: "Let's talk about it later. And you really need to change your habit of skipping breakfast. I saw a news report this morning about someone who skipped breakfast for years and developed gallstones. You really need to pay attention to your health."

Xie was stunned for a moment, then his heart suddenly calmed down and he got out of bed to wash up.

Jing Xiebai bought two bags of dumplings and heated two cups of milk. When Xie Que finished brushing his teeth, he was sitting at the dining table, eating breakfast and watching a melodramatic idol drama. When he saw Xie Que come out, he quickly paused the TV.

"Eat first, and then you can tell me about your dream last night. I also have something to tell you."

"What's the matter?" Xie Que drank a sip of hot milk, then picked up a dumpling with a plastic fork and put it into his mouth.

Jing Xiebai waited until he swallowed the food before speaking slowly, "We found Chen Shan."

"What?!"

"Don't be anxious, eat your meal first." Jing Xiebai had a sly smile on his face, "It's absolutely true news, but Chen Shan probably doesn't know that we have discovered him, so don't be anxious." The more anxious you are, the more likely something will go wrong. They have plenty of time this time, and they must not alert the enemy.

Xie Que didn't have the energy to chew slowly. He quickly ate a few dumplings and drank his milk before urging Jing Xiebai: "Talk about Chen Shan first. I'll tell you about my dream later."

"Okay." Jing Xiebai didn't hesitate and sent Xie Que a surveillance video. The video showed the gate of an old community. A man with a figure very similar to Chen Shan flashed past the door.

"What is this?" Xie blinked, a little confused. "You guys really went to monitor the old neighborhood in West City?"

Jing Xiebai knocked him on the head: "What are you talking about? Do we have so much free time?"

"Then how did you find out?"

"Shi Ming's mother was in charge of the demolition in that area. Shi Ming insisted that she turn on the surveillance footage for him." Jing Xiebai's mouth curled up unconsciously as he spoke, his tone becoming more relaxed. The irritability he had felt for the past few days had vanished. "The surveillance camera there was broken, so Shi Ming secretly replaced it with a new one. He never expected that his blind cat would stumble upon a dead mouse."

"Is that all they captured? Can you even find where he lives?" Xie kept looking at the grainy surveillance footage. Shi Ming was afraid of being discovered, so he used a very old surveillance camera. It was truly a stroke of luck that he could find any trace of Chen Shan in it.

Jing Xiebai shook his head and said, "I asked him to remove the surveillance cameras and arrange for someone to move in."

Xie Que frowned slightly and warned, "His anti-reconnaissance capabilities are so strong, don't get discovered." After the last incident, Xie Que had a more accurate assessment of Chen Shan's strength. To be honest, apart from Jing Xiebai, no one could compete with Chen Shan based on sheer strength.

Jing Xiebai naturally understood Xie Que's concerns. He raised his eyebrows complacently, with an expression that said, "Everything is under control." "Don't worry, I didn't send a ghost exorcist this time. I found a few thugs to live there."

Demolition is a big deal, especially for those living in the old city who are struggling financially. Jing Xiebai paid a sum of money and asked some hooligans to pretend to be the sons of a prodigal son and go back to fight for the demolition compensation.

Afraid of being discovered by Chen Shan, Jing Xiebai even hired someone to train them for a few days. It was no exaggeration to say that if they hired a photographer, they would be able to shoot a documentary right away.

After hearing Jing Xiebai's arrangements, Xie Que's mouth twitched uncontrollably. He looked at Jing Xiebai with a complicated expression, thinking that it was a good thing that Jing Xiebai became an exorcist, otherwise he would not know where to find a job.

"So what's next? What are your plans?"

"I plan to set up an array in the residential area and trap Chen Shan there."

"Arrangement?"

Jing Xiebai nodded and explained to Xie Que, "Chen Shan has conservatively estimated to have dealt with over forty evil spirits, but now he can't find them and is suffering from severe backlash. If we can't deal with him once and for all, there will definitely be endless trouble."

Chen Shan is no longer a human being at this point. They can set up a ghost-binding formation to trap him while avoiding harming others.

"During this time, I will find someone to set up the formation and send everyone in the community out. You should take care of yourself."

"It's okay, I can help." Xie Que's body recovered well, and his Yin-Yang eyes opened again. His strength increased greatly during this period, and ordinary ghosts no longer dared to approach him.

"Okay." Jing Xiebai didn't discuss this matter anymore, but instead asked him about his dream last night.

Xie Que later told Jing Xiebai the content of his dream and shared his guess with him.

"Li Mohan and Xie Lingsong broke up over this incident. It's also possible that Li Mohan stole the evil technique in order to save his master."

A person who has committed countless evil deeds cannot be revived by conventional means. To avert divine punishment, one must be powerful enough to cope with it. In other words, only by becoming a god can one save the life of someone who has been punished by heaven.

"Even with Li Mohan's advanced cultivation, it's impossible for him to become a god in such a short time. However, it's possible for him to become an evil god through evil magic."

Jing Xiebai added: "That's why he wants to refine ghosts into gods. He's really brave."

"Xie Lingsong didn't want him to succeed, so he naturally tried his best to stop him, even going so far as to reincarnate early to stop him." Xie thought of the jade pendant and felt a little sad for a moment.

No matter how close a relationship is, it can break apart in a matter of minutes. The shoulder you once leaned on, you may not dare to touch again one day.

What about him and Jing Xiebai? Xie couldn't help but wonder what they would do now that Chen Shan was captured. He continued to work, while Jing Xiebai continued to exorcise ghosts. Would the two of them go from partners to strangers, only exchanging a few holiday greetings on WeChat?

But Xie thought about those days and felt a little suffocated.

He didn't want to become a stranger with Jing Xiebai, nor did he want to become a memory in each other's lives.

"What's wrong with you?" Jing Xiebai noticed that something was wrong with Xie Que, stretched out his hand and waved it in front of his eyes, a little nervous, "Didn't you get enough rest? Do you want to go back to sleep?"

"It's okay." Xie swallowed his emotions and pretended that nothing was wrong.

"What's wrong? What happened to you? Can't you tell me?"

Facing Jing Xiebai's questioning, Xie spoke honestly: "I'm thinking about what to do after I find Chen Shan."

Jing Xiebai breathed a sigh of relief and knocked on Xie Que's head in frustration: "What's the big deal! Whether you want to work, continue exorcising ghosts, or travel around, it's up to you. I thought it was a big deal, but suddenly you started to daydream and scared me."

"What about you?"

"Me? Of course I'll continue exorcising ghosts. Why? You want to exorcise ghosts with me? Let me make it clear first, if you accept me as your master, you can only consider me as your master in this life. If you dare to look for someone else, I will never let you go."

Xie, however, found Jing Xiebai's relentless threats amusing. He was being overly concerned. How could anyone miss out on a relationship if they were willing to work hard to maintain it? Furthermore, he and Jing Xiebai were in a client-client relationship. Even if this matter was resolved, as long as he didn't pay, their relationship wouldn't be over.

Seeing Xie Que smile, Jing Xiebai relaxed and asked him, "Would you like to join me in setting up the formation? This move isn't mentioned in the manual."