That was a talisman given to her by Ruan Mingzhuo. Because it was given to her by the school bully, she didn't dare to refuse it and kept it in her pocket, having long forgotten about its existence.
Now, that amulet has turned to ashes.
In that instant, a bold guess popped into Xie Xiao's mind.
She had been thinking about it for a whole day and night and still couldn't figure out why she had managed to escape the road to the underworld. Now, it seemed she had the answer.
"Mom and Dad, I know! Xie Tan is saved! I'm going to find the master right now!" Xie Xiao jumped up, overjoyed.
Chu Yuqi was somewhat displeased. What was wrong with this family? With such a renowned reputation, why did they go to other masters?
She stepped forward. "I am the master. You don't need to look for anyone else..."
However, Xie Xiao had already passed her and rushed out.
Because the movement was too fast, the door slammed shut with a loud bang.
Chu Yuqi's face immediately darkened.
Xie's parents immediately stepped forward with a smile, "Master, my daughter was just too anxious..."
Chu Yuqi's voice was slightly cold: "Your daughter is tainted with ghostly energy, yet she dares to run around everywhere. Aren't you afraid that ghost will take her away too?"
"Ah?" The couple's faces turned pale.
"Fortunately, it's daytime now, so there's no danger. But it might be different at night." Chu Yuqi took out a talisman and gave it to Xie's mother. "This is a protective talisman. Have your daughter carry it with her at all times."
Mr. Xie: "Master, could you sell me more of your amulets? I know the market price, ten thousand each."
Chu Yuqi: "Let's talk about it later. I don't have that much with me right now. Let's deal with your son's disappearance first."
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When Xie Xiao arrived at the school, there was still one class left before the end of the semester.
Her classmates were surprised to see her. What happened? She looked so haggard after just one weekend.
Xie Xiao looked around the classroom but couldn't find anyone. Then she turned around and saw Ming Zhuo walking in, eating an ice cream.
Almost instinctively, she knelt down in front of him with a thud, showing Mingzhuo the clump of ashes: "Master, please, please save my brother!"
The surrounding classmates: "!!!"
Good heavens, what's going on? Everyone was so shocked their eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
Mingzhuo calmly swallowed the ice cream in his mouth, then said, "Get up."
Seeing that clump of ashes, she already had a general idea of what was going on.
This person once suffered a fatal blow from a vengeful ghost, which turned her top-grade peace talisman to ashes.
Li Wenhe sighed, "Pei Di, go and help her up."
Pei Di: "..."
You're too arrogant, Li. Do you think I'm your underling?
Li Wenhe said expressionlessly, "So that others won't think we're bullying our classmates."
Pei Di thought it made sense and was about to reach out when he realized that Ming Zhuo had already helped Xie Xiao up.
Mingzhuo gave his two underlings a strange look. He was truly exasperated by the two of them; it was just a matter of lending a hand, yet they were dawdling over it for so long.
She quickly finished her ice cream cone, then clapped her hands to signal Xie Xiao, "Let's go, take me to the scene of the incident."
Xie Xiao paused for a moment: "Aren't you going to class?"
Mingzhuo: "I can't go anymore, saving lives is the priority. Li Wenhe, please ask for leave for me from the Olympiad training class as well."
Then he turned to look at Pei Di and said, "By the way, ask for leave for Pei Di as well."
Pei Di blinked twice, then jumped for joy: "Okay, boss!"
He was finally able to go on field missions alone with his boss!
Li Wenhe: "..."
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Xie Xiao led Mingzhuo back to the starting point, Yuanxi Road.
She recalled the details of that night, "It was right here that we met that old lady..."
Mingzhuo glanced at the clean street. It was afternoon, and there were many pedestrians on the street. The yang energy was strong, which had long since dispersed that little bit of ghostly energy.
Xie Xiao recounted what happened that night. When she heard about the old woman and the road to the underworld that kept appearing, even someone as bold as Pei Di couldn't help but get goosebumps.
"That old woman is a demon? That's terrifying! She blocked the intersection and attacked indiscriminately?" Pei Di said.
Mingzhuo shook his head: "There must be a reason why ghosts and monsters harm people. I actually think that old lady wasn't a bad person. Her repeated asking for directions was as if she was reminding you."
This was the first time Xie Xiao had heard such a conclusion. After all, as soon as those people heard the strange old woman, they immediately identified her as the culprit.
Mingzhuo: "Think carefully, besides the old lady, was there anything else strange that happened that night?"
Her reminder made Xie Xiao suddenly remember the red envelope that had suddenly appeared.
Even though I've rationally ruled it out, subconsciously the more I think about it, the more uneasy I feel.
"Before meeting the old lady, Xie Tan found a red envelope on this very road. It seemed like the red envelope suddenly appeared on the road, and I thought it was a prank..." The more she spoke, the more flustered she became, and the image of the red envelope kept replaying in her mind.
Mingzhuo: "Besides money, was there anything else in that red envelope?"
"There seems to be some dust in it?" Xie Xiao remembered that when Xie Tan shook the stack of money, fine powder fell under the streetlight.
At the time, she didn't think anything was wrong, but now the more she thinks about it, the more terrified she becomes.
Mingzhuo nodded: "That's right."
"That dust isn't...human ashes, is it?" Xie Xiao pressed.
Mingzhuo gave her an approving look: "That's right."
Xie Xiao's face turned deathly pale.
Mingzhuo: "Haven't you heard that you shouldn't pick up money at crossroads? It's very possible that it's some kind of evil spell to change your luck; more likely, it's money that ghosts use to buy their lives."
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