The Xingyi Sect had a strained relationship with the surrounding sects, with the Xu family being the most strained. Her grandfather had been in a lifelong rivalry with the Xu elders, a feud that had grown up in the family, and even the younger generations of both families were vying for resources. Her senior brother's work had been snatched away countless times by the younger members of the Xu family. Whenever the Xu family held a talisman sale, the Xingyi Sect would inquire about it and begin selling their own talismans a day in advance.
Ju Jingbai was taught by his senior brothers since he was a child that no one in the Xu family was a good person, and they would spit at them the first thing they did when they met them.
"You're right, these are all grudges of the older generation." Ju Jingbai and Xu Ge looked at each other and tacitly stopped talking about this topic. She still needed Xu Ge's help. If they knew that she was asking Xu's family for help, Ju Jingbai shuddered. She couldn't imagine the looks of her grandfather and senior brothers. She decided not to go back for this year's metaphysics competition.
"Well, it's twelve o'clock. I'll open the Ghost Gate first." Xu Ge then remembered that the Xingyi Sect did have a junior sister he hadn't seen much. He licked his lips, suppressing his inner shock. He struck the gong, its sound resonating distinctly in the silent corridor. Simultaneously, the golden talisman in Xu Ge's hand slowly ignited, and the flickering sparks revealed a pitch-black door. Xu Ge tucked the gong under his arm, the talisman clasped in his left hand, and pulled the door open with his right.
"Xingyi Sect's Ju Jingbai and Xu Ge from the Xu family in Jingxi Town have sent someone off." Xu Ge said.
Ju Jingbai looked at Xu Ge in surprise. She had never opened the Ghost Gate, but she also knew that the purpose of giving one's name before opening the Ghost Gate was to inform the people below. Including one's own name would make the people below familiar with it, which would also be beneficial to their line of work. Logically speaking, Xu Ge was the leader of today's matter and there was no need to bring her along.
"You didn't report your sect in advance, so I thought you were a wild one. Now that you have a sect, there's no need to hide it." Xu Ge seemed to see through Ju Jingbai's surprise and explained.
Ju Jingbai nodded and quickly avoided the little kids who came to line up. Yuan An was recording something, so she ran to squat beside Yuan An. The inside of the gate was like a huge black hole with spiral patterns in it, just like another world.
"Goodbye, Sister Xiaobai." The Little Ghost King brought the little ghosts in. Before entering, he shyly greeted Ju Jingbai, followed by a series of goodbyes.
"Goodbye, sister. I wish I could be reborn as your child in the future. Then I will definitely grow up to be very beautiful." "If I could be reborn, you must be the child of the policeman over there. Only someone as good-looking as me can be your child." As she was speaking, a little ghost in front came in crying.
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When Ju Jingbai heard what the little ghost said, his heart tightened and he didn't know what expression to put on his face for a moment.
"This is the first time I've seen someone so popular with ghosts." Yuan An didn't take the child's words seriously and joked.
"This is the first time I know how popular I am." Ju Jingbai felt tired.
"Of course they like you. After I died, everyone seemed to be covered with a layer of light gauze, like black and white watercolor paintings. But you are different. You are colorful. They naturally feel happy when they see you." Si Yuzhe held Si Yuxin's hand and said with a smile after hearing Ju Jingbai's words.
Ju Jingbai felt like the sky was falling. He didn't dare to look Si Yuzhe in the eye. He lowered his head and swallowed hard, saying, "Is your case an exception? If not, then doesn't that mean that all ghosts like me?"
"No, you should understand that you are an exception. Just like what is said in the novel, you are probably the heartthrob of our ghost world. Xinxin, you can be friends with her. I also think she should be a good person." Si Yuzhe said, and Si Yuxin couldn't help but pull her, signaling Xu Ge to urge them to enter the ghost gate.
Si Yuzhe nodded and said, "Goodbye."
Ju Jingbai raised his head slightly, resting his gaze on the two people's clasped hands, and said, "Well, goodbye."
"Sis, we agreed that I'd take you home." Ju Jingbai watched Si Yuxin break free from Si Yuzhe's hand on her wrist, and instead took Si Yuzhe's hand. Just like the elder sister holding the younger sister's hand just now, the younger sister took the elder sister's hand, and kept telling her as she walked her sister into the house, "I will visit you often in the future. I will live a good life. You don't have to worry. Don't be so strong-willed when you are down there. People who are not strong-willed can suffer less..."
The gate to the ghost world slowly closed until it disappeared.
A large amount of golden light of merit attacked Ju Jingbai. Ju Jingbai secretly moved her mind. What she got this time could be equivalent to the good deeds she had done in the previous two months. No wonder her grandfather always said that dealing with ghosts was the shortcut to cultivation. Thinking of this, the frustration on her face faded.
She had told herself long ago that when the golden light of merit filled her whole body, she would go out and face the ghosts, so it would be okay to adapt in advance.
Ju Jingbai encouraged herself and looked up to see the tears on Si Yuxin's face. She carefully tore off the talismans on her face, put away the unused ones, threw the used ones into the trash can, then walked to Si Yuxin and hugged her.
"Thank you." Si Yuxin took a long time to recover. She smiled shyly and suddenly said in surprise, "You are as beautiful as my sister said. I couldn't see clearly because you had something stuck on your face just now."
"Don't praise me anymore." Ju Jingbai felt uncomfortable all over when he heard others praising him.
Si Yuxin smiled and said, "I'm going to settle the price of catching ghosts with the Taoist priest right now. I have to claim my sister's body tomorrow, so I have to stay alert tonight."
"Come on." Ju Jingbai encouraged Si Yuxin.
She watched Si Yuxin and Xu Ge calculate the price, and then asked Yuan An about going to the police station. Then she returned to the room in the corridor and quietly settled in. She sighed to Xu Ge who was walking over, "Boss, Si Yuxin is different from what we saw when we went upstairs just now. She seems to have grown up all of a sudden."
"After all, all my relatives have passed away. Growing up is actually a happy thing." Xu Ge smiled and waved the phone in his hand. "She's very generous with the reward this time. Give me your Alipay number later and I'll transfer the money to you. There should be a reward for that zombie at the police station too. I'll send it to you after I kill it."
"Okay." Ju Jingbai happily added Xu Ge's Alipay.
Yuan An had just taken out ten yuan from his pocket and was about to give it to Xu Ge when he turned around and heard Xu Ge and Ju Jingbai dividing things. He said in surprise, "Xu Ge, so you also share the things you get?"
"Of course, I hired Xiaobai, and this is his reward. Do you think I'm the kind of person who is stingy?" Xu Ge took the ten yuan from Yuan An and asked sharply.
Yuan An thought about it and nodded, but he didn't dare to tell Xu Ge about the hire money he had embezzled. He just looked at Ju Jingbai's appearance and quietly said, "Double standard dog."
Ju Jingbai naturally didn't pay attention to Yuan An's complaints. She looked at the sky and thought that she had no classes tomorrow morning. She said something to Xu Ge and directly booked a small standard room in this hotel and stayed there.
I have to say that your hotel has its own comforts. The soft mattress is much more comfortable than the hard bed in school. The next day, Ju Jingbai was woken up by He Sishui's phone call.
"Hello, Sishui, what's wrong? It's still early." Ju Jingbai answered the phone with his eyes closed.
"It's already ten o'clock. You must not remember. I told you in the group a few days ago that my parents are going to treat you to dinner today. Hurry up and get ready. I've sent you the location on WeChat." He Sishui said.
"It's today. Wait, okay, I'll be there right away." Ju Jingbai sat up suddenly. When He Sishui went to the hospital with a cold a few days ago, it was her roommates who took turns accompanying her. Her parents were very busy and felt bad for her, so they told He Sishui that they would treat them to a meal. They couldn't refuse, so they agreed.
"Okay, hurry up." He Si Shui said.
"Okay, see you later." Ju Jingbai said and hung up the phone. He quickly tied his hair and washed his face, packed up, checked out of the room, and checked the location of the dinner.
The Cheryl Hotel is located in an area with developed transportation and is a famous wealthy area. He Sishui's parents are also rich, so the restaurant they booked is not far from the hotel.
When Ju Jingbai was strolling along the road, He Sishui and the others had just arrived.
"Xiaobai, why are you here so quickly? Didn't Sishui say you just got up when she called?" Chuqiu had sharp eyes and saw Ju Jingbai at once. She waved her hand and said.
"I stayed at the Sheryl Hotel over there yesterday. If I had known it was so close, I wouldn't have been so anxious." Ju Jingbai trotted over and saw He Sishui standing beside her. He Sishui's expression had not changed again. Standing next to her were her parents.
Ju Jingbai quickly stopped and greeted the two people: "Hello, uncle and aunt."
He Sishui's mother nodded and said, "Hello, you are Ju Jingbai, right? I heard from Sishui that you didn't go back to school yesterday. It's better not to go out alone at night. Hotels are not safe, especially those big hotels. There are many bad people."
"I know, Auntie. I was busy until very late yesterday, so I stayed there." Ju Jingbai's smile faded a little. She had only met Auntie He once before and had never talked to her. From this conversation, she keenly felt that this person didn't like her. After hearing her explanation that she was busy until very late, her eyes were full of disapproval.
That look reminded her of the women in the mountain villages she had helped before, who wore skirts that exposed their thighs indecently, had good makeup skills indecently, and were indecent when going out at night.
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