Chapter 106: The 106th Day of Retirement I think this is called telepathy...
Seeing the girl holding more paper items, Sang Qiqi put down her milk tea, walked from the cashier counter to the door, and took the initiative to come to the girl's side with a small cart. She patted the shoulder of the person carrying her, and smiled on her pretty face: "Put down the cart."
The girl turned her head.
He looked about the same age as Sang Qiqi, with slightly childish features and a few freckles on his cheeks. He wore glasses perched on his nose, the thick lenses masking the emotion in his eyes. Faced with Sang Qiqi's proactive kindness and enthusiasm, he seemed a little embarrassed, nodding quickly and saying thank you as he placed the paper items in his arms into the cart.
"You're welcome. This is what I do as a boss."
Sang Qiqi answered with a smile, but she didn't stay there for long. Instead, she came to the sofa and squeezed together with Duan Sui. They both turned their backs to the girl. Sang Qiqi made a small gesture, and the latter curled up his thin lips.
About ten minutes later, the girl arrived at the cashier's counter, pushing a small cart. Sang Qiqi deftly counted the money and gave a number. The girl said "OK." As Sang Qiqi was helping her pack the food, she suddenly said, "Before I came here, I saw many people online saying you were a Taoist priest, is that right?"
Sang Qiqi half-knelt on the ground, biting the rope in her mouth and looking up: "He's half a Taoist priest, only learned a few simple tricks, not professional."
"Then..." The girl looked a little conflicted. After a long pause, she asked in a low voice, "Can I ask you for help with something supernatural?"
Gods and ghosts?
Sang Qiqi raised her eyebrows, a hint of interest on her face. She changed her half-squatting position, pulled a small chair over and sat down, motioning the girl to explain more clearly. The other party didn't hide anything and said bluntly, "It's like this. My grandfather died of drowning a week ago. We asked rescuers to retrieve his body. By then, the body had swelled up, but according to the customs of our hometown, my parents and uncles and aunts still insisted on keeping the body for seven days. Today is the last day, and my grandfather was taken to the funeral home this morning."
"According to the rules of my hometown, as a girl, I wasn't allowed to go to the funeral home for the final rites. So, I stayed home waiting for the elders to return. But something very strange happened. After my parents came back, I smelled a strong fishy smell on them. Wherever they walked, small puddles of water would overflow, but their clothes and shoes were clearly dry!"
When the girl talked about this part, the fear on her face became much more obvious and her voice became faster.
"This is so weird, and the thing I can't accept the most is that when I walked into the kitchen, I saw my mother holding a fish that had just been taken out of the tank and chewing it raw! She chewed and swallowed the raw meat and hard bones..."
The scene seemed difficult for the girl to accept. Even a simple recollection and narration made her pale and feel nauseous.
When Sang Qiqi heard this, her brows slowly furrowed.
The girl calmed down and her body reaction became less intense before she spoke again: "I posted a post on some supernatural forums, telling about this incident. Someone found out I live in northern Beijing and asked me to come find you."
"Is that so?" Sang Qiqi stroked her chin, her eyes falling on the paper figures on the ground. After thinking for a while, she said, "How about this? You bought a lot of things anyway, so I'll help you find out what's going on when I deliver the items to your door. I'll definitely help you if I can."
Upon hearing this, the girl nodded immediately.
Sang Qiqi asked the girl to leave her address and go home under the pretext of getting something. When her scent disappeared from the vicinity, she suddenly breathed a sigh of relief: "Wow, it really stinks."
The strong stench and fishy smell lingering around the girl almost made her lose control of her expression. However, like a caring older sister, she took the initiative to step forward to offer the cart and pack the paper products next to her. Sang Qiqi rubbed her stiff face and pushed the surrounding windows wider, trying to let the wind take away the stench in the house.
Duan Sui considerately found a small sachet from the drawer and handed it to her.
After taking it, Sang Qiqi took a deep breath of the white peach fragrance inside, and collapsed on the sofa, barely coming back to life.
Then he turned to Duan Sui and asked, "What do you think?"
Duan Sui: "Something's not right."
When Sang Qiqi heard these four words, her face turned green.
Isn't that nonsense? A demon carrying the body of a little girl came to her funeral service, asking for her help in dealing with a family member suspected of being possessed. It was strange no matter how you looked at it.
Duan Sui smiled upon seeing her indescribable expression. "What I mean is, she's quite purposeful, and coming to you at this time makes it hard not to think too much."
Ning Changsheng, who was receiving treatment in the hospital, was almost forced to die, and the same evil ghost came to his door right after... In Duan Sui's opinion, such a coincidence is definitely not simple.
Sang Qiqi pulled her legs onto the sofa and sat cross-legged, her elbows resting on her knees, her face resting on her hands, as if she were lost in thought: "Did Pingyangzi sense something was wrong and come to test me?"
When Sang Qiqi was making a big fuss to support Xing Shuyang, she had already anticipated that Ping Yangzi would take her presence into consideration.
After all, Xing Shuyang has a good relationship with the Shen family, and Shen Wanglan and Huo Chengji are good friends.
Anyone with a little common sense would be able to imagine that the person backing Xing Shuyang might be closely related to Huo Chengji's helper at the time.
"Ninety percent probability." Duan Sui confirmed her guess. "But since he only sent one evil ghost, it proves that he is not very wary of you yet."
"Yeah, so..." Sang Qiqi curled the corners of her mouth, revealing a smile, and rubbed her palms together, "Look how I play tricks on them."
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The girl's name is Li Yue, and she lives in a suburban area of Xifeng District. Sang Qiqi stepped on the accelerator and turned into the village road. Soon, following the navigation prompt, she saw a family whose shed had not yet been demolished. Standing outside the shed was hung with a long white cloth needed for funerals. But the strange thing was that it was sunny today and the air was very hot and stuffy. In the words of netizens, an egg placed on the ground could be fried, but the long cloth was wet and emitted an extremely exaggerated and unpleasant fishy smell.
Sang Qiqi narrowed her eyes. As she got off the car, she saw an older woman running over. She covered her nose and muttered something like, "Why does it smell so strong?" before greeting Sang Qiqi. "You must be the boss Xiaoyue was talking about, right? I didn't expect you to arrive so quickly. I'll go call Xiaoyue for you."
Sang Qiqi smiled, nodded and said thank you.
The aunt turned into the main hall of the Li family, while Sang Qiqi stood at the door, observing the small puddle on the ground that looked like a pit. She half-knelt, stretched out her hand, hooked the water with her fingers and twisted it. A stronger fishy smell with a very faint ghostly aura filled her nostrils.
Li Yue hurried out and saw Sang Qiqi squatting. He quickly called out, "Boss Sang."
Sang Qiqi stood up and nodded at her: "Where should I move your things to?"
Then he lowered his voice and whispered, "It's best to let your parents meet me, but don't alert them."
Li Yue nodded repeatedly, took the paper figurines from Sang Qiqi's hand, and as he led Sang Qiqi into the main hall, he shouted at the top of his voice, "Mom and Dad, the paper figurines I ordered for Grandpa have arrived. Come over and help carry them."
Shortly after he finished speaking, a clattering sound could be heard from the stairs, along with the strange sound of dripping water. Da-da-da, da-da, drops of water fell from mid-air to the ground. As the drops rolled down the stairs to the ground floor, even at Sang Qiqi's feet, Li Yue's parents fully appeared. With just one glance, Sang Qiqi saw the evil spirit hidden in their bodies.
She narrowed her eyes and looked up at the faces of Li's parents.
To put it bluntly, anyone who can't see that there is something wrong with Li's parents is absolutely blind.
The two of them had pale faces, with a thick layer of black under their eyes that looked like dark circles. Their cheeks were thin, and their cheekbones were prominent. Combined with their wet appearance, they looked abnormal in every way.
Li Yue tugged at the corner of Sang Qiqi's clothes and was about to speak when he saw Sang Qiqi shaking out a sack. The quality of the sack looked quite good and it was also very large. Just when Li Yue was puzzled, he saw Sang Qiqi's hand reaching in and pulling out a peach wood sword.
Li Yue's eyes narrowed when she witnessed this scene, and her parents also reacted quickly.
Father Li's pupils began to shrink rapidly, and a stronger fishy smell emanated from his body, quickly spreading throughout the entire space. For a moment, Sang Qiqi felt as if she had fallen into a river, the surging water frantically trying to envelop her entire body, covering her mouth and nose, and the feeling of suffocation also set in.
She turned her head to look at Li Yue beside her. The little girl was lying on the ground, her face pale. She rolled her eyes slightly, her fingers clasped around her neck and her body twitching.
Sang Qiqi: “…”
I have to say, the acting is really good.
Just barely tie with her.
Sang Qiqi muttered to herself, but her hands did not stop moving. Without saying a word, she picked up Li Yue and threw her out of the window. Then, with a pale face and trembling fingers, she took out her talisman paper. However, as soon as the talisman paper was suspended in the air, a handful of water came towards her.
Seeing the talisman paper falling to the ground in a wet and messy state, Sang Qiqi had a question mark on her head.
She looked up at Father Li in front of her.
Damn it, does he know how tiring it is for her to draw a talisman?
Resisting the urge to slap the other person to death, Sang Qiqi took a deep breath, calmed herself down, and took out a piece of talisman paper.
This time, she'd learned her lesson. The moment she pulled out the talisman, she pressed the end of her peach wood sword against it. A bolt of lightning descended from the sky, instantly piercing through Li Yue's house and crashing down upon Li's parents. At the same moment, Sang Qiqi's peach wood sword traced a circle beneath her. The magical instruments she wore lit up, and the air she had been deprived of gathered again, returning to her side. She pretended to draw in two breaths.
Outside, Li Yue had long since recovered from her pale, suffocating appearance. Hidden in the shadows of a corner, she watched through thick glasses as Sang Qiqi engaged in a fierce battle with a water ghost inside. The other party's movements and techniques with the peach wood sword were clearly unskilled, and they kept using the same few techniques, which was consistent with her earlier statement that she had only learned a few simple techniques.
His gaze returned to Sang Qiqi's face. Perhaps she had wasted too much energy using the talisman paper, and her complexion, which had originally become rosy from regaining her breath, had turned pale again. Li Yue glanced at her for a moment before looking away, finding it ridiculous that the person who introduced her had attributed Sang Qiqi with the identity of Xing Shuyang's accomplice.
He had come into contact with Mei Yishan twice. Although the other party's ability was much inferior to his, he was much stronger than the water ghost inside. Sang Qiqi fought back and forth with the water ghost. How could she easily resist Mei Yishan's attack for Xing Shuyang?
Not to mention that they had to beat Qianxu, the head of the Jiuyou Tongshenhui branch, until he disappeared.
It's ridiculous!
Time ticked by. Inside, Sang Qiqi glanced at the wall clock, then at the growing pools of water on the ground. She felt the show was almost done. She pointed her peach wood sword forward, and two wisps of water suddenly condensed from her parents' bodies and gradually merged together.
As the moisture was completely removed, Li's parents seemed to have lost their life force and suddenly fell to the ground. However, Sang Qiqi didn't have time to pay too much attention and rushed forward with the peach wood sword in hand.
After a few bangs, Sang Qiqi pierced the water ghost's belly with a sword and stuffed it into her Qiankun sack.
Then, covered in sweat and exhausted, she walked to the door breathlessly. Meeting Li Yue's worried gaze, she sat down on the ground and waved her hand, saying, "It's okay. Go in and see your parents. They shouldn't be in any serious trouble."
Li Yue hurriedly uttered "eh eh" twice and was about to turn around and go back to the main hall when he heard Sang Qiqi's voice struggling to say, "Just transfer me 8,000 yuan as a hard work fee. I won't charge for the loss of the talisman paper."
Li Yue: "...How much?"
Sang Qiqi wiped the sweat from her forehead and said, "Eight thousand. The original price was ten thousand, but I gave you a discount. Just give me eight thousand."
Li Yue: “…”
Her expression was ferocious for a moment, but she was a powerful demon after all, and her ability to control her emotions was not bad. In just half a second, she pulled her expression back to a slightly surprised look, then nodded and said, "Okay, I'll transfer the money to you later."
Sang Qiqi immediately took out her phone and opened the WeChat payment code: "Just scan me."
Li Yue: “…”
Li Yue lowered his head and used his mobile phone to transfer money to Sang Qiqi.
After receiving the money, Sang Qiqi didn't stay any longer. She dragged her tired body into her pickup truck, politely waved goodbye to her big client, then stepped on the accelerator and sped away.
As the pickup truck gradually disappeared from view, Li Yue's face darkened and he cursed softly, "Fuck."
I spent nearly two thousand at Sang Qiqi's shop, and in the end, I had to spend another eight thousand just to catch a water ghost! This woman is so cruel!
In stark contrast to Li Yue, Sang Qiqi, having made a 10,000 yuan business deal, was in a jubilant mood. The heavy metal music in her pickup truck was incredibly catchy. She rushed home, took a shower, and then returned to the funeral home. Sang Qiqi, scented with orange blossom, stood in front of Duan Sui and opened her income record to show off: "Dang dang dang!"
Duan Sui laughed: "It seems to be going very smoothly."
She slumped down on the soft sofa, took the pillow Duan Sui handed her, and narrowed her eyes. "It went smoothly, except that the water ghost and the evil ghost were really smelly. They almost made me smell bad, and also ruined a few talismans. How are you doing?"
"It's no problem. Luo Fengshan's capable employees are all out there, protecting the Shen and Xing families at all times. I've also arranged for people to come to the police, so they won't be in any danger."
That would be best.
Sang Qiqi stared at the ceiling with her eyes wide open, her mind racing in silence.
After capturing Qianxu, she had originally planned to use him to find out where Pingyangzi was hiding and take him down. However, Pingyangzi was truly a shrewd and calculating person. The lair Qianxu had learned from others was empty, with no trace of Pingyangzi at all. Sang Qiqi's trip was in vain, and Qianxu was devastated.
He was captured and tortured by Sang Qiqi, and he wanted to grind Sang Qiqi into ashes. But when he found out that Sang Qiqi also wanted to deal with Ping Yangzi, his mind suddenly became restless.
Sang Qiqi is incredibly powerful, and the demons she controls are incredibly powerful. Even if Ping Yangzi were to come, he'd be defeated! He's already so unlucky, how did Ping Yangzi manage to escape?
He immediately took a deep breath and his mind worked rapidly. He suggested that Sang Qiqi go directly to the person who introduced Ping Yangzi. The other party must know where Ping Yangzi is!
Looking at Qianxu's hideous and distorted face, Sang Qiqi had other ideas.
Instead of defeating them one by one, it is better to catch them all in one fell swoop.
And as it happens, they have a pretty good bait.
If everything goes well at Liuyun Temple, it will be easier to catch all the branch leaders of Jiuyou Tongshen Society.
Just as she was thinking about it, Sang Qiqi's phone suddenly rang. She lowered her eyes and saw Mingxin's name pop up on the WeChat page. Then, the other party made a WeChat call. After answering, she said, "Boss Sang, the traitor's injuries are not serious. We plan to transfer him to Liuyun Temple for interrogation. Didn't you say you would be there before? Do you want to come?"
Sang Qiqi was immediately happy.
She was thinking of treating Qingyang directly in the hospital, but she didn't expect Mingxin to arrive in time.
She immediately replied: "Coming over, will be there in ten minutes."
After hanging up the phone, Sang Qiqi glanced outside. The air around her was a bit hot, but there was no stench of evil spirits. The evil spirit possessing Li Yue had probably tested her and decided she was fine, so it either went back to report or simply left. Either way, it was good news for her.
She asked Duan Sui, "Liuyun Temple is preparing to interrogate Qingyang. Shall we go and take a look?"
Duan Sui glanced around the funeral service. Normally, there would be no problem leaving the kid to look after the store when they left together. However, an evil ghost came to the store today. Zhang Lin's strength was completely insufficient in front of the evil ghost. If the other party really attacked, Zhang Lin would probably just wait for death.
As if sensing his worry, Sang Qiqi waved her hand and said, "Just let Zhang Lin go home as well. Wait for me to put up a sign at the door to suspend business."
After saying that, she rummaged through the small basket at the door and found a sign that said, "The boss and his family are out for dinner, so we're temporarily closed." She hung it up at the door, clapped her hands, and called to Duan Sui, "Let's go."
Five minutes after the door was closed, Li Yue appeared again in the funeral service.
Although he had already ruled out the possibility that Sang Qiqi was Xing Shuyang's backer, out of caution, he decided to keep an eye on Sang Qiqi for a while to see if she was acting strangely. However, when he arrived at the entrance of Sang Qiqi's funeral home, he was greeted by a closed door and a sign that read, "The owner is out with his family for dinner, so we're temporarily closed."
Wait, the money for eating out can’t be the ten thousand yuan I just earned from him!
The evil ghost's expression became even more distorted and ferocious. He slapped the sign to pieces, then turned and walked away.
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News of Qingyang's betrayal of Liuyun Temple hadn't reached all of the disciples. For a long time, aside from Taiwei Sanren, his three disciples, and the unfortunate Yunsheng, everyone else assumed Qingyang was seriously injured and still receiving treatment in the hospital. During this time, they had also approached Mingwu about wanting to visit his uncle, but Mingwu had always dismissed them with a neutral tone.
When Qingyang returned to the Taoist temple today, he still had an invisibility talisman on his body, so no one noticed that their long-missed uncle Qingyang had returned to the temple.
The main hall at the back of Liuyun Temple.
This hall is quite special. The statues enshrined inside are not those of the Three Pure Ones, but the ancestors of Liuyun Temple.
Under the dim light, the huge golden statue of the ancestor sat in front of the stage, looking down. He had his eyes slightly closed and a faint smile on his face, but perhaps because his body was too large, there was also a strong sense of oppression.
Qingyang knelt in front of the golden statue.
Mingxin loathed him to the core. He hadn't even offered him a cushion. His knees were pressed against the cold, hard tiles, chilling him to the bone and causing him great pain. Furthermore, even though he had been discharged from the hospital, his health hadn't fully recovered. His face quickly turned pale, and cold sweat dripped from his forehead.
But even so, he said nothing.
To the side, Mingxin stood with his arms folded, and in front of him were Taiwei Sanren and his disciple Mingwu.
Seeing this, Mingxin curled his lips and said, "I said he was very stubborn and determined not to speak."
Ming Wu didn't say much after hearing this, and only asked, "Is Boss Sang not here yet?"
"I'm coming." Sang Qiqi pushed open the back door and walked in, followed by the tall and long-legged Duan Sui. As she reached Qingyang and made eye contact, Sang Qiqi noticed a flicker in his eyes, as if he were a little afraid of her.
With the corners of her mouth rising slowly, Sang Qiqi politely asked Taiwei Sanren if she could be the main person in charge of the interrogation. Taiwei Sanren thought of her identity as an employee of the underworld and thought she must be very experienced in this regard, so he did not refuse.
But no one expected that Sang Qiqi would pull Qingyang's soul out of his body with just one move.
Instantly, a thick black fog enveloped the entire hall. Qingyang's shrill scream resounded throughout the space, carrying a powerful echo. The three Taoists present felt their eardrums stung slightly by the sudden and painful cry, and their faces were filled with a hint of surprise. Only Sang Qiqi turned around and praised Duan Sui, "Brother Duan, you're very quick to react."
He used black fog to block out the outside world just before she took action. He deserves praise.
Duan Sui raised his eyebrows and said, "I think this is called telepathy."
Sang Qiqi: “…”
I didn't feel that way, but I could sense that they were getting too aggressive.
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