Chapter 290 Scapegoat
This was indeed the condition Ye Wanxi agreed to with Jiang Shaofeng: she would point out a path for the Jiang family, but whether they could find it depended on fate.
In return, the Jiang family would need to use their connections to help her find a reliable herbal medicine merchant, preferably someone who could act as a go-between and introduce her to someone.
Unfortunately, the Jiang family didn't have any connections in this area, but the photo and information about the Bai family patriarch that Jiang Shaofeng gave her did save Ye Wanxi a lot of trouble.
Ye Wanxi knew they felt bad about it, so she only accepted a token amount.
We don't need the resources anymore. Gao Min picked out some of the ones that Zou Yiluan sent before, and we'll start work in a few days.
She shouldn't need to think about other jobs in the short term. Who knows when she'll be free again? Keeping these things with her is a complete waste.
"this……"
Jiang's parents wanted to say more, but Jiang Shaofeng guessed what was going on and stopped them, saying, "Since Miss Ye doesn't want to accept it, we won't force her. If there's anything we can do for you in the future, just let us know, and we'll do our best to help."
Mr. Jiang was taken aback for a moment, then quickly added, "Yes, yes, Shao Feng's meaning is our meaning."
"You're too kind." Ye Wanxi smiled at them, then turned her gaze to another family. She felt that the two parents looked strangely familiar.
"And who are these people...?"
When the Song couple realized that Ye Wanxi had finally noticed their presence, they couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
Mrs. Jiang and Mrs. Song were good friends, and upon seeing this, Mrs. Jiang quickly stepped forward and said, "This is Mr. and Mrs. Song, and these are their children. They know about our family's situation, and they happened to have something they wanted Miss Ye to help with, so they came with us."
Old Song was quick-witted and immediately stepped forward to greet Ye Wanxi: "Hello, Miss Ye, I am Song Dashan. You can call me Old Song if you don't mind."
Upon hearing his hearty, thick-skinned accent and seeing his prominent beer belly, Ye Wanxi instantly recognized him!
The middle-aged man in Box 6 of the Xirui Auction House!
Looking again at Mrs. Song standing next to Old Song, he became even more certain!
At the Sheri Auction House, although both of them wore masks and their faces were obscured, their voices and demeanor were not things that could be easily altered.
Old Song's appearance matches the impression he gives off: a standard square face, thick eyebrows, and a serious yet unassuming look, indicating that he is straightforward and honest.
Mrs. Song is the same. Although she looks a bit dark-skinned, perhaps because of the hard work she did in her early years, her features are soft and her forehead is full. She complements Mr. Song in every way and is a true woman who brings good fortune to her husband.
Ye Wanxi smiled faintly and shook his hand: "Hello Mr. Song, the calamity you and your wife have passed. You and your wife are destined to enjoy a prosperous old age. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, such a thing should not happen again. Don't worry."
The Song couple paused, then exchanged a surprised glance.
The daughter and son, who had been silently standing behind them to keep an eye on the elderly couple and prevent them from being scammed, were also startled and began to suspect that the girl, who looked even younger than them, might have been prepared in advance and had investigated their family beforehand.
Seeing that the group was stunned, Jiang Shaofeng quickly smoothed things over: "Since Miss Ye says so, then there definitely won't be any more problems. Uncle Song, Aunt Song, you can rest assured now."
Old Song then seemed to snap out of his daze and chuckled, "Yes, yes, it's good that nothing's wrong. It's good that nothing's wrong. The safety and well-being of the whole family is more important than anything else. With Miss Ye's words, I can finally put my mind at ease after being worried for so long."
In just a few words, the Song couple had completely acknowledged Ye Wanxi's abilities.
You can tell what they're up to just by looking at them; no wonder they were able to help the Jiang family find their child who had been missing for so long.
Seeing that her parents had been easily swayed by a few words, Song Yulan frowned slightly and deliberately asked, "Master Ye, since you know that my parents' calamity has passed, you must also know what their previous calamity was all about, right?"
Ye Wanxi glanced at her and immediately saw through her thoughts. She smiled slightly and said, "There is a saying among the people that those who commit suicide do not enter the cycle of reincarnation. In other words, people who voluntarily give up their lives are not qualified to be reincarnated and can only wander around the place where they committed suicide, endlessly repeating their death."
Ye Wanxi spoke calmly and gently, but everyone present couldn't help feeling a chill run down their spines.
"The older generation doesn't let children go near the water for this reason. On the one hand, it's too dangerous for children to play in the water, and on the other hand, they are worried that there might be people who have committed suicide by drowning in the water. You've probably heard of the term 'scapegoat,' right?"
"In order to escape the daily torment and struggle and gain the chance to be reincarnated, people who commit suicide will take the person who accidentally falls into the water as their scapegoat."
At this point, everyone could no longer maintain their composure and shuddered.
Song Yulan, being younger, clung to her mother's arm and said tremblingly, "But if it's really like you say, with so many people swimming in the river, how come not many people have suffered disasters?"
"Humans know to pick on the weak, and ghosts are no exception. Those targeted by these things are usually the weaker ones who can't swim and can't break free, making them easier to deal with."
Upon hearing Ye Wanxi's words, Song's mother and her husband understood. They had accidentally fallen into the river. Although both of them could swim, they had already made a great effort to get out of the car.
Exhausted, they were easy targets for those filthy creatures.
Mrs. Song patted her chest with lingering fear and sighed, "Thank goodness, it's all thanks to the talisman given by that lady at the auction house, otherwise we might have..."
"Pah! Mom, don't say such unlucky things!" Song Yulan covered her mother's mouth, feeling a sense of awe for the first time towards these unknown things, and also developing a mix of trust and fear towards Ye Wanxi.
Old Song casually scratched his head and asked curiously, "If they succeed, will we become their scapegoats and have to... be reincarnated with them?"
Ye Wanxi glanced at him and laughed: "Of course not. A scapegoat means someone who suffers in place of them. In other words, they take your place to be reincarnated, and you have to keep repeating the scene of your death there until your memories are erased and your soul is scattered, or... find another scapegoat."
The Song couple: "!!!"
If you keep repeating the scene of dying, wouldn't that mean you keep falling into the river and drowning? That would be true suffocation!
(End of this chapter)
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