Ji Yucheng was also confused for a moment: "This is not good..."
After all, those of them who do business have some taboos. Although Xie Xuanqing and he are not in the same business, the Xie family is large and powerful, with a deep foundation, far beyond the Ji family's reach. If the other party wants to snatch the market from him...
Then Ji Yucheng smiled bitterly again.
Given his current situation...who would be so foolish as to try to grab this market share?
He turned to look at Rong Jing in silence, and ultimately he still wanted to see what Master Rong Tian meant.
Rong Jing stared at Xie Xuanqing for a few seconds. On his handsome face was a smile that Rong Jing was particularly familiar with. His deep eyes seemed to have noticed his gaze and looked over at him.
"I also know some people in Xiang City, maybe I can help." Xie Xuan's eyes moved slightly, then he looked back at Ji Yucheng, and said as if explaining, "After all, I have some friendship with Mr. Ji."
Ji Yucheng heard this, and the subtle feeling in his heart disappeared. Yes, the Ji family and the Xie family were both in Beijing, and they had indeed had several pleasant collaborations before.
Rong Jing finally said, "...Okay."
Xie Xuan smiled slightly, took out his cell phone and called his secretary.
What he just said was not random. Inspecting subsidiaries was indeed on his schedule for the next few days, and he just moved the trip to Xiang City forward a little.
Upon seeing this, Ji Yucheng quickly asked his secretary to book him a flight to Xiang City tomorrow.
After doing all this, he remembered the yellow talisman that Rong Jing had given her, which Ji Wan had mentioned to him before. After hesitating for a moment, he opened his mouth and asked.
Rong Jing tapped his fingertips lightly and looked up at him: "That is a Yin-suppressing Talisman, it is not suitable for your problem."
Ji Yucheng's problem was that the vitality in his body was draining away, but Rong Jing didn't sense too much evil energy from him.
Ji Yucheng smiled bitterly: "Even if it's useless... at least it can give me some comfort."
His body was aging visibly day by day. Ji Yucheng looked at his hands, which had become so loose in less than half a month, with a gloomy expression.
"That's fine." Rong Jing lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then he stood up and went to the study to take out a folded yellow talisman.
When they shook hands earlier, Rong Jing vaguely felt a strange, scattered vitality from Ji Yucheng.
These vitality seemed to emanate from his body from the inside out, but upon closer inspection, the aura seemed incompatible with Ji Yu's personality.
When Rong Jing tried to capture their wandering traces, the vitality of the creatures quietly sank, as if the clever living creatures suddenly sensed the danger and hid themselves completely.
Rong Jing had once come into contact with several sorcerers who came out of the malaria-ridden areas in the south. He knew that there was such a type of people in the world who were good at using sorcery and whose methods were strange and unpredictable.
Considering what Ji Yucheng said before, it was not difficult for Rong Jing to guess that Ji Yucheng might have really been poisoned by someone.
But generally, poisonous insects will only harm the host itself. For someone like Ji Yucheng, who also has problems at home and at work, there may be deeper reasons.
Rong Jing handed the Yin-suppressing Talisman to Ji Yucheng, and his amber eyes swept gently across his face.
During this period, Ji Yucheng lost at least 30 kilograms. His originally round and kind face, without the support of fat and muscles, became wilted and shriveled. The skin, like old tree bark, drooped on his cheeks and chin, making him look inexplicably miserable.
His various life palaces were also covered with a layer of faint black air that came from nowhere. It was not thick, but it was enough to affect his fate and fortune.
Those scattered strange life forces were vaguely confronting the black air, and seemed to maintain a delicate balance. When Rong Jing handed over the Zhenyin Talisman, they suddenly struggled, and then were suppressed together.
Ji Yucheng only felt that the palm of his hand holding the yellow talisman became warm, and there seemed to be a warm air flow up his arm. The chest that had been vaguely sore and cold before was inexplicably relieved.
With just this one change, Ji Yucheng's eyes changed when he looked at Rong Jing.
Ji Wan and Xie Xuanqing had been there to testify, so Ji Yucheng did not disbelieve Rong Jing.
But the sense of conviction that comes from hearing about physical changes from others and from actually feeling them yourself is completely different.
After carefully putting away the Yin-suppressing Talisman, Ji Yucheng became more respectful towards Rong Jing. He had a vague feeling that if anyone could solve his problem, it would definitely be Rong Jing.
He tried to invite Rong Jing to have dinner together, but was rejected. Ji Yucheng did not insist any further. After leaving the various gifts he brought with him, he left with Ji Wan, his secretary and others.
——He also had to go back and make arrangements in advance in Xiang City, so as not to neglect Rong Jing, which would be bad.
The sound of the elevator descending gradually faded away. Rong Jing glanced at Xie Xuanqing, who was still sitting upright on the sofa and looking at him as he was extremely polite. He didn't know what to say for a moment.
Frowning, Rong Jing put away the cups on the table and asked calmly, "...You're not going back?"
Xie Xuan lowered his eyes slightly: "Mr. Rong, are you trying to drive me away?"
Rong Jing: “…”
Ignoring the sinister aura around him, Xie Xuanqing actually had very well-shaped eyebrows and eyes. When he gently lowered his eyes, he revealed a slightly pitiful temperament, which was similar to the expression Xie Chong had made when he had made Rong Jing angry.
Master Rong was stunned for only a moment before he quickly came back to his senses. His beautiful eyebrows knitted slightly, and then he said calmly: "No... It's up to you."
Although he got the answer he had imagined, Xie Xuanqing was not happy.
His gaze fell directly into Rong Jing's eyes. Those amber eyes were shallow and clear. When they looked at him, they clearly reflected his appearance, but the emotions revealed were as if they were looking through him at another person.
...Who is he looking at through me? Xie Xuanqing thought inexplicably with some displeasure.
But soon, the emotion in Rong Jing's eyes disappeared. Xie Xuanqing subconsciously withdrew his gaze: "I'm just a little strange... Is there anything else wrong with Ji Yucheng?
Rong Jing didn't expect Xie Xuanqing's consciousness to be even sharper than he thought. He lowered his eyes and said, "Maybe."
That means there is a real problem. Xie Xuanqing naturally understood the meaning of Rong Jing's words and smiled slightly: "Anyway, if you need my help this time, Mr. Rong can tell me directly."
After a pause, he added, "You're welcome."
It took Rong Jing a moment to realize that Xie Xuanqing was referring to whether he needed to use the evil spirit in his fate, just like he did when he dealt with the problem on the Xibei River Bridge.
After a moment of silence, Rong Jing spoke, but did not refuse: "Okay."
Xie Xuanqing smiled slightly when he heard this. He lowered his head and drank two sips of boiled water from the disposable cup before he stood up and said goodbye.
Just as he was walking to the elevator with his coat, Rong Jing's voice suddenly came from behind him, like the sound of flowing water on a snowy mountain: "Wait a moment."
Xie Xuan gently stopped the elevator and turned around: "What's wrong?"
"...Take this." Rong Jing lowered his eyes and handed something over casually.
Xie Xuan frowned slightly and reached out to take it.
Their fingers accidentally touched each other when they were intertwined.
The cool touch is fleeting.
Xie Xuan twirled his fingertips lightly before noticing that Rong Jing had stuffed something into his pocket.
It is a small jade bead.
The inky-black bead was stained with a mysterious golden pattern. When he held it in his hand, a faint fresh and cool breath came from it, slowly soothing the evil spirit that permeated his body.
Xie Xuanqing held the jade bead in his palm, but his eyes turned to Rong Jing: "?"
"It's a thank you gift for treating me to dinner today." Rong Jing didn't explain much. He just said it lightly, looked at him, and turned back.
The elevator door, which had been open all the time, made a clanging sound. Xie Xuanqing stood there for two seconds before carefully putting the jade bead into his pocket and then walked into the elevator.
Back at the old house, Xie Xuanqing took the jade bead in his hand, thought for a moment, and called the housekeeper over: "Find me a rope."
Housekeeper: “?” What do you need the rope for?
Then he looked at the small bead in Xie Xuanqing's hand, turned around and went to find a dark silver bracelet.
Xie Xuan glanced at him lightly, reached out to take it, and then carefully strung the bead onto the bracelet.
The type of jade beads could not be seen at first glance, but perhaps because Rong Jing had blessed them with spiritual energy, the color looked very soft and beautiful. Against the low-key ink-silver bracelet, it actually showed a bit of nobility.
Xie Xuanqing stared at the bracelet he had made for a long time, then stretched out his fingers and tried to straighten the beads that were strung a little crookedly.
Unsuccessful.
Xie Xuanqing: “…” In the end he just put it on.
The butler watched with a smile.
After Xie Xuanqing put on the bracelet himself, he bowed and said, "Mr. Xie came again at noon, but because you were not here today, he sat in the living room for a while and then left."
Xie Xuan's expression turned cold, and after a long while he said, "I understand."
The butler took a step back silently.
"By the way, pack your things. I have to go to Xiang City tomorrow."
Butler: "Yes, sir."
With Xie Xuanqing's help, Rong Jing's plane ticket was bought quickly.
Xie Xuanqing deliberately asked the driver to take a detour to pick up Rong Jing, and then they went to the airport together.
Ji Yucheng and Ji Wan bought tickets for the same flight as them. After they greeted each other and waited for about ten minutes, they started checking their tickets and boarding.
Xiang is a city in the south-central part of China. It is quite far from Beijing and it takes more than an hour to get there by plane.
Naturally, the secretary booked business class for them.
Rong Jing went to bed late last night because of reading the script. After getting on the plane, he had no interest in experiencing this means of transportation that had never been seen in the Zhao Dynasty. Leaning on the soft backrest, his beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, and his expression was rarely lazy.
As he moved, his long silver hair slid from his shoulders to in front of his body, slightly blocking the light coming in from the window.
Xie Xuan glanced at him a few times, and finally stood up and adjusted the angle of the backrest for him.
Rong Jing's eyelashes trembled, and he raised his chin slightly: "......?"
Xie Xuan whispered, "It takes about an hour and a half to get from Jing City to Xiang City. You should get some sleep first."
His aura was somewhat familiar, and it took Rong Jing a moment to recognize him as the current Xie Xuanqing: "... Yeah."
The armchair was put down to form a small bed. Rong Jing was tall and had long legs, so he could just lie down.
Xie Xuanqing asked the flight attendant to bring a blanket to cover Rong Jing, and then sat back in his seat.
"Mr. Xie and Master Rong have a very good relationship." The person on the other side of him was none other than Ji Yucheng.
He leaned over to watch the interaction between Xie Xuanqing and Rong Jing, and spoke with a smile, with a hint of tentativeness in his voice.
Xie Xuanqing had just opened his computer to browse the files sent by his subordinates. Hearing this, he raised his eyes and lowered his voice and said, "It's just that Master Rong Tian helped Xie Group solve a huge problem before. I have no way to repay him, so I can only be more attentive."
His expression always seemed a little too cold when facing people other than Rong Jing. Ji Yucheng tried to test him, and when he saw his answer, he smiled and said, "So that's how it is."
He wanted to ask Rong Jing how he solved the problem, but Xie Xuanqing was very careful in his words. After pondering for a while, he sat quietly in his seat.
The Zhen Yin Talisman placed in his inner pocket continuously emitted a faint but non-negligible warmth. Ji Yucheng looked down at his hands with bulging veins, his eyes filled with complex emotions.
As I got off the plane, a gust of slightly warm and humid air hit me in the face.
Rong Jing raised his eyes and listened to the unfamiliar voice mixed with the accent of the local minority group. He felt a little uncomfortable for a moment.
"Mr. Rong." As the airport was bustling with people, Ji Yucheng followed Xie Xuanqing and changed his address. "I have asked people to prepare accommodation and dining areas. Mr. Rong, please have a good rest tonight. We will go to the tourist park tomorrow, okay?"
There is nothing wrong with that. Rong Jing nodded calmly.
Ji Yucheng smiled, then got into the car with Rong Jing and Ji Wan and headed to the Ji family villa.
Because Xie Xuanqing came here in advance to inspect the subsidiary, he did not go with them. After getting off the plane, he left with the people arranged by the subsidiary.
The Ji Family Villa is located near the city center of Xiang City, but the surrounding environment is unusually quiet. The entire villa is elegantly decorated, with lush vegetation and well-arranged layout. It is clear that the owner attaches great importance to the quality of life and has some understanding of Feng Shui.
Rong Jing's eyes swept lightly across the gate of Ji's family, and then he retracted his gaze.
Ji Yucheng had been paying close attention to his movements. Seeing this, he couldn't help but get a little nervous and asked, "Master Rong Tian? What's wrong? Is there something wrong with this sect?"
Ji Wan also looked over curiously.
"It's not a big problem." Rong Jing said in a calm voice, "It's just that Mr. Ji's life element is wood, which conflicts with metal. Although the metal flowers on the door are beautiful, they are not very suitable."
Ji Yucheng was stunned for a moment.
Although he has lived here for many years, he did not pay attention to many things all the time. It was only when Rong Jing mentioned this that he noticed that a piece of metal flower was wrapped around the gate at some point. The dark copper-colored flower set against the rust-colored gate made it look particularly sharp and cold.
The sunlight reflected on the metal petals dazzled Ji Yucheng's eyes, and he came back to his senses and said, "I'll ask someone to come and modify it tomorrow."
Rong Jing did not comment.
After entering the villa, Ji Yucheng had someone prepare meals early in the morning. After eating, everyone went back to their rooms to rest.
Early the next morning, Ji Yucheng got up early and waited for Rong Jing to come downstairs.
I don’t know if it’s the effect of the Zhenyin Talisman given by Rong Jing, but he seems to have aged a lot slower in the past few days and he’s in good spirits.
Rong Jing got up according to the biological clock that he had finally adjusted in the past few days. After changing his clothes and washing up, he opened the door and went downstairs.
"Master Rong, how did you sleep last night? Is there anything you are not used to? Feel free to ask." Ji Yucheng asked politely when he saw him.
Rong Jing shook his head, picked up the bun that the aunt brought and ate one, then drank half a bowl of shredded chicken and meat porridge, wiped his mouth and put down his chopsticks.
As soon as he stopped, Ji Yucheng quickly put down his bowl and chopsticks, "Master Rong Tian, shall we go over now?"
"Yeah." Rong Jing raised his eyes to look at the sky outside and nodded.
Because it is planned to be built into a folk tourism base with original ecological meaning, the site of the entire tourist park is quite far away from the center of Xiang City, almost into the suburbs.
The village that Ji Yucheng acquired was called Nanming Village. Because there were many Miao people in the village, they also called themselves Nanming Village.
"…When I purchased those plots of land, I specifically went to negotiate with the villagers and offered them a high price. When the project started, I was worried that the villagers wouldn't be able to find jobs, so I specially asked people to recruit laborers from the village and paid them normal wages."
"We are only halfway through the project and have already started, but there is another problem at the High-tech Park," Ji Yucheng whispered. "Don't be afraid of you laughing at me, but if there is really no way to solve this problem, my funding chain may be broken in half a month."
At the beginning, he vowed to build China's first folk eco-tourism park and let the whole Xiang City benefit from it, but now he almost lost his life. Ji Yucheng saw the tourist park that had begun to take shape from afar and thought, who could have expected such a result?
The car turned into the entrance of the village. There were several distinctive Miao buildings scattered on the roadside. Red peppers were hung on the tall wooden houses. A girl with long hair quietly poked her head out of the window, curiously looking at the luxury cars driving into the village.
After driving for a while, we began to see some construction materials on the roadside, and the number of residential houses decreased a lot.
After turning a corner, the driver stopped the car. Rong Jing opened the door and walked down, and saw a unique rural-style building.
The entire project was stopped a week ago. Now there is no one else in the entire tourist park except the security guards. After Rong Jing and his friends said something to the security guards, they walked straight inside.
It must be said that the location of Ji Yucheng's tourist park is actually very good. The entire manor is located in the middle of three green mountains, and the gurgling stream flows around the park, which is a good layout with green mountains as the back and jade belt around the waist.
If his tourist park can be successfully built, it may really boost the economic development of the entire Xiang City.
Rong Jing rarely spoke up and praised him. Ji Yucheng smiled, but it was difficult for him to feel the excitement he had before.
He walked in front, leading Rong Jing forward.
Because the project is only halfway completed, many places in the park have not been fully constructed. Messy scaffolding and steel bars are piled on the ground, and you have to be careful not to trip when walking through.
"What is that?" Rong Jing suddenly stopped and looked at a large rock placed at the edge of the park.
"That?" Rong Jing seldom spoke since he came in. When he spoke now, Ji Yucheng quickly looked over, thought for a moment, and said, "That was the sacrificial stone that was brought back earlier and was going to be placed on Folk Custom Street after the building was completed."
The Miao people in China often use huge rocks, caves, big trees and forests as the embodiment of nature, and they worship them and offer sacrifices of wine and meat.
Since Ji Yucheng had planned to build an ecological tourism area with original folk customs, after hearing this, he had people collect this huge stone from the nearby mountains. After the project was completed, he asked a master to "enlighten" it and then put it on the Folk Street as a small tourist attraction.
But now the project is on hold, and this huge stone is just left here and no one cares about it.
Rong Jing walked over slowly.
The stone was about as tall as he was, and overall it was shaped like an old-fashioned peach.
Ji Yucheng chose it for this reason at the time, thinking that after it became more effective, he could bundle it with the legendary peaches for promotion.
Rong Jing: “…” Quite a good idea.
He returned his gaze to the stone.
He didn't know if it was his illusion, but he always felt that there was something wrong with this stone. He reached out and rubbed it gently, twisting his fingertips to dissipate the faint trace of Yin Qi on his fingers.
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