Chapter 53
After painting eight blood plum blossoms, Zhang Kaiyi admired his masterpiece for a while.
It won't be long before Li Zheng can go downstairs to accompany his sister.
Okay, that's great.
“Knock, knock.”
There was a sudden knock on the door.
Zhang Kaiyi's expression suddenly changed.
His pupils moved to the corners of his eyes, and he stared at the door at the entrance carefully, tightly gripping the brush in his hand.
Suddenly, the door opened with a click, and a streak of light appeared from the crack.
Zhang Kaiyi immediately threw the blood-soaked brush in his hand over, but the figure behind the crack in the door was faster than him.
The man dodged the fortune-telling pen that was thrown at him and rushed over to throw Zhang Kaiyi to the ground. Zhang Kaiyi's eyes were bloodshot, he couldn't believe that he was about to succeed, but he failed at the last moment!
Bai Siyu, was it that Bai Siyu who cheated him? ! !
Zhang Kaiyi struggled desperately, blood oozing from his throat, and he wished he could kill Bai Siyu at the same time.
When he heard Li Zheng talking to his fan in the morning and mentioned Bai Siyu, who had stirred up several bloody storms on the Internet, he became alert. He knew that Bai Siyu must be capable, but the emperor was far away and there was no way he could take care of this! But he didn't expect that Bai Siyu could actually find help? !! !
"You are not human, you don't care about right or wrong, you save the evil! You——"
"Bang."
With one slash of his hand, Zhang Kaiyi fainted.
The two policemen in plain clothes looked at each other, one of them carried Zhang Kaiyi away, and the other took out a handful of incense ash from his pocket and sprinkled it on the eight plum blossoms. He then took out a square pendant made of pure gold and, according to the instructions on the phone, carefully and hesitantly placed a corner of the gold pendant three inches west of the center of the door and drew a Qian hexagram.
There are three straight horizontal lines on the board.
Then he moved it to the east of the center by three inches and formed a Kun hexagram.
The moment the last short horizontal line was drawn, a burst of air suddenly erupted from the entire door.
"puff--"
The door that had been motionless just a moment ago suddenly opened.
Li Zheng inside had a gloomy face and bloodshot eyes. When he saw the door was opened, he rushed out like crazy.
The policeman guarding the door tried to stop him but failed. Li Zheng, who seemed to be controlled by hormones in his kidneys, rushed forward with terrifying force. While shouting "I'm out" in a fierce voice, he ran wildly towards the road outside.
"Bang--"
Li Zheng, in a panic, fell into a big pit on the roadside.
......
Pang Guanchao hadn't heard from the young anchor since then and was extremely worried.
He pestered Bai Siyu and asked if the anchor was okay. Bai Siyu just asked him to relax and told him that everything had returned to its original track.
Pang Guanchao felt a little relieved, but he couldn't help feeling anxious because he couldn't get a voice response from the young anchor.
If Peking University had not just started the new semester, the fresh activities and packed class schedule every day would have occupied Pang Guanchao's mind and energy, and he would have been even more "unable to eat or drink".
It was three days later when he finally saw the news about the little anchor.
[The game anchor stayed up late playing games and became unconscious. He fell into a deep pit at the construction site and died after failed rescue]
The accompanying picture is exactly the account picture of that anchor.
Pang Guanchao's eyes suddenly widened and his pupils contracted. He rushed back to the dormitory howling and found Bai Siyu who was washing a T-shirt.
"Xiaoyu, why did he die? Ahhh, why did that anchor die?! Didn't you say you would save him?!"
Bai Siyu just poured a spoonful of laundry detergent into the small basin and stirred it with his hands.
"It doesn't seem to be very bubbly."
Bai Siyu frowned and muttered to himself.
"Ahhh what do you mean by bubbles or no bubbles? Xiaoyu, are you listening to me?!"
Pang Guanchao was so anxious that he patted Bai Siyu on the shoulder.
How could that really unlucky little anchor die? How could he die so suddenly? Didn't Bai Siyu tell him to relax at that time? Then why did he die?
Besides, couldn't Bai Siyu tell if a person would encounter an accident next? That group of people. The meat anchor, Su Zhiyou, the boss lady... Why didn't he see it when it came to this anchor, or did he deliberately not remind him? !
"I heard it, Lao Pang, don't get excited." Bai Siyu scooped another large spoonful of laundry detergent and poured it on the T-shirt, blinking his dark eyes.
It must be able to lather now, right? I feel like it won't be clean without lather.
"After the living tomb became a dead tomb, an ordinary person like him couldn't get out unless he broke through from the outside."
Bai Siyu's voice was flat.
"Since he had an accident outside, it proves that someone did rescue him."
"But, but..." Pang Guanchao panted, "But he died again."
Since they said they were going to rescue him, then, what's the point of saving him if he's dead?!
"I asked you at that time, and you said he wouldn't die now!"
"Yes, that was what I said—'He won't now,' but I didn't say he would live to be a hundred years old."
Bai Siyu soaked the clothes, turned on the tap, added half of the water, and started rubbing them.
Pang Guanchao was stunned for a moment.
"No...no, Xiaoyu you..."
"Lao Pang, everyone has a destiny, and karmic debt is also a part of his fate."
Bai Siyu spoke seriously.
"Xiao Yu..." Pang Guanchao was stunned.
The serious and cold Bai Siyu in front of him, with an air of superiority, made him feel a little unfamiliar.
But the next second, he saw Bai Siyu's serious face suddenly wrinkled——
Looking at the basin full of bubbles that were obviously not right, Bai Siyu was obviously panicked...
Wait, did he put too much detergent? ! !
......
At this time, in a police station somewhere in Chen City, Y Province, Zhang Kaiyi stared at the people in front of him with red eyes, unable to believe what they had just said.
"What did you say? Are you guys lying to me?!"
"We have no reason to lie to you. This is the recording of the conversation. You can listen to it."
Sun Qian turned on his cell phone and turned up the volume. A clear, pleasant and somewhat childish voice of a young boy came out.
"If you can't get through the provincial capital, you can let the police go. They have the national emblem to protect them. According to my method, they won't be hit by the evil spirits. As for the tomb digger... he actually has some talent. Now that no one is at risk of death, why don't you recruit him?"
The boy's voice came slowly.
Zhang Kaiyi's nails almost dug into his palms. This sound... this sound was exactly the same as the tone of voice he heard when he saw Bai Siyu's live broadcast on the Internet before.
He is a ventriloquist, it is impossible for him not to be able to tell the difference.
But he didn't want to believe it!
He had been cursing and swearing at Bai Siyu these days, wishing that he and Li Zheng would die together, but he actually...? !
"If you are involved in a murder case, even if you are not sentenced to death, you will still be in debt. The person Master Bai really saved is you."
Sun Qian sat down in front of Zhang Kaiyi and stared at him.
"I can tell you this, Master Bai's ability is no less than that of Master Tian... It's impossible for him not to see that Li Zheng is doomed. His ultimate goal of opening the tomb is not to interfere with Li Zheng's fate at all."
"I I...he..." Zhang Kaiyi's fingers trembled.
Unspeakable emotions filled his chest.
Sun Qian continued slowly, "Li Zheng is already dead, and your sister's revenge has actually been taken."
Zhang Kaiyi lowered his head and tears fell to the ground.
"You have some talent, but your ability in metaphysics is still too shallow. Join our spy department. Not only can you learn more, but you can also help more innocent people like your sister. If you really want to uphold justice..."
**
The first two weeks of school are the most interesting and fulfilling.
Brand new classrooms, interesting teachers, various clubs, colorful activities, fresh faces...
Bai Siyu was completely immersed in the colorful university life.
The dormitory environment has also improved. I don't know if the school leaders suddenly felt conscientious and actually allocated funds to install air conditioners in this most shabby dormitory building in the school. Now Bai Siyu is also one of the people who has an air conditioner in the dormitory. He is so happy!
And with Peng Cheng's deliberate "approach", Bai Siyu and Peng Cheng soon became friends.
He is even closer than Xu Zhensheng, Pang Guanchao and Zhang Chengshan.
Because the other three people also have different hobbies and plans, it is impossible for them to always be "partners" with Bai Siyu, but Peng Cheng is different.
Bai Siyu joined the roller skating club, and Peng Cheng followed her to the club. Bai Siyu wanted to eat the chicken leg rice in the second cafeteria, but Peng Cheng would not want to eat the roasted goose leg in the first cafeteria.
He really wanted to get involved in everything Bai Siyu was interested in, and he was also genuinely interested in Bai Siyu.
Sincerity plus initiative are a combination that is very difficult to crack.
Mu Changzhu soon discovered that when Bai Siyu talked to him on the phone, a name would frequently come out of his mouth.
"Let me tell you, Changzhu, didn't I go to the street opposite the school to buy starch sausage yesterday? It was so delicious! Peng Cheng went there today too, but when the city management came, the auntie hid when she saw the city management. Hahaha, Peng Cheng chased her for five or six miles. It was so miserable. Someone even took a photo of her and posted it on the school wall."
"...Ah, I want to, too, but I haven't finished my homework yet. Changzhu, I'll talk to you later. I'm embarrassed to let Peng Cheng do the group homework alone."
"Hahaha, I know this stupid news. Peng Cheng forwarded it to me this morning. It's so funny..."
Pastor Candle didn't think much of it after hearing it once or twice, but after hearing it eight or ten times, he began to feel that something was not right.
He had also heard Bai Siyu mention other roommates, but not so often. And why did it seem like Peng Cheng was always sticking to his Ah Yu, not only as a dining partner, study partner, but also as a partner in various extracurricular activities? !
Is this really normal?!
Doesn’t Peng Cheng have his own independent hobbies and life? ! ! !
Shepherd Cang felt inexplicably uncomfortable and a little irritated, even more intense than in the previous times.
He attributed this to the fact that his position as "Ayu's most important friend", which he had always held firmly, had now been challenged. If he did not take some measures, his position would be in real danger.
Who said friendship is without jealousy and sense of crisis?
——This is what Shepherd Cang thought.
So when we decided to take action, we felt at ease.
That night, Shepherd Cang told Mr. Shepherd that the dates in the front garden were ripe and should not be picked yet. He would bring Bai Siyu to pick dates next Sunday.
Mr. Mu frowned slightly.
"But if we don't pick them in the next two days, they will probably be overripe by next week."
"And birds will come to eat them. Today, I took Tuantuan to pick dates and saw that some of the half-red dates on the top had been pecked by birds."
Mu Changqing came over with a cup of water and also interjected.
She brought Mu Tuantuan back to the Mu family's home these two days to accompany Grandpa Mu.
Shepherd Candle spoke slowly and calmly.
"That's not a problem. I asked Uncle Zhang, who manages the garden, this afternoon. He has a solution. We can build a simple sunshade to prevent birds from pecking at the flowers and slow down their maturation."
Mu Changqing: "..."
I can't really put my finger on what's wrong, but it does feel a little off.
But before Mu Changqing could speak again, Mu Tuantuan, wearing a teddy bear nightgown, came running over in her little slippers, her two big black eyes sparkling.
She raised her chubby face in surprise and asked the shepherd about the candle impatiently in a childish voice.
"Uncle, uncle, I just heard you say you were going to bring your mother to pick dates, is that true?!"
Mu Changqing was drinking water and almost choked on it.
"Ahem... ahem! Little brother, I have really taught Tuantuan many times. Master Bai is not my aunt, but Tuantuan just can't change. Don't mind it..."
But Shepherd Candle felt as if something had hit him in the heart.
His dark grey eyes paused for a moment and he looked at Mu Tuantuan.
Before, when he heard Tuantuan calling A-Yu "little aunt", he didn't feel anything. He just thought that children don't understand anything and speak without restraint.
But this time, when he heard Tuantuan calling A-Yu "Auntie-in-law", for some reason, his heart beat a little faster.
That feeling——
That feeling is actually happiness?
He is actually happy? ! !
Mu Tuantuan didn't get an answer, so she frowned and ran to Mu Changzhu. She grabbed Mu Changzhu's long, broad hand with distinct joints.
Keep asking.
"Uncle, uncle, please say something. When will aunt come? I want to play with aunt. Does aunt still remember Tuantuan?!"
Shepherd Candle still did not answer.
His eyes dimmed slightly, his emotions surged, and he was caught in the storm that suddenly arose in his heart.
He is not a fool.
If he was upset because of "Bai Siyu's intimate and proactive behavior towards Bai Jing, Gao Qi and others", he could use various legitimate reasons to explain it. He was unhappy because "Bai Siyu mentioned the so-called roommate Peng Cheng frequently, and it was obvious that they were very close every day", which could also be explained by the fact that friendship also has exclusivity and possessiveness...
But he was happy to hear Tuantuan calling Ah Yu "little aunt"...
How do you explain this? ! !
It was as if a gate that had been blocking a surging river was suddenly broken open, and the river suddenly became a rushing stream.
Shepherd Cang suddenly understood something, as if he had suddenly realized something, and his heart began to throb.
The scenes of his past interactions with Bai Siyu flashed by like fragments of light, and Mu Changzhu realized that he had already had an involuntary "heartbeat" for Bai Siyu before.
It’s just that he has been deliberately avoiding the “truth” in his subconscious mind!
He subconsciously tried not to think about the causes and consequences of those emotions, and he also subconsciously felt that he should not be so beastly as to explain everything as friendship.
But now...
But he had to realize that he seemed to have fallen in love with Bai Siyu.
He fell in love with this boy who was more than ten years younger than him and almost a generation younger than him.
"Uncle, when will my aunt come, uncle?"
When Mu Tuantuan saw that Pastor Long Zhu ignored her, she was so anxious that she grabbed Pastor Long Zhu's big hand and shook it, but still kept asking questions.
Mu Changqing looked at Mu Changzhu's expressionless face with deep eyes and thought that Mu Changzhu was angry, so she quickly picked up Mu Tuantuan and hit her on the head.
"Mom has told you several times before, Tuantuan, don't yell nonsense, look, uncle is angry! That's Brother Bai, or you can call Xiaoyu brother, but don't call me little aunt, do you hear me?! Mom will be angry if you keep yelling nonsense."
"It's my aunt, it's my aunt——"
Mu Tuantuan refused to accept it and pouted her little mouth, letting out a cry of "wah" as if she was about to cry.
Mu Changzhu came back to his senses, reached out and held Mu Tuantuan's small hand and squeezed it. The sharpness in his dark grey eyes was dimmed, revealing an ambiguous gentleness.
"Tuantuan, don't cry. You are so smart, how can you cry just like that?"
"Why can't smart people cry?" Mu Tuantuan pouted.
"Because smart people will definitely defeat others and convince others first." Pastor Candle said seriously, "But if you cry, you lose, and your mother wins."
Mu Tuantuan, who has always been competitive, clenched her hands and sobbed, and suddenly felt that what her uncle said made sense.
No wonder her uncle never cries, because her uncle is the smartest!
Seeing that Mu Tuantuan had stopped making noise, Mu Changqing breathed a sigh of relief and quickly carried Mu Tuantuan back to the bedroom, ready to coax her to sleep.
Shepherd Candle was also preparing to leave.
"Changzhu." Grandpa Mu suddenly called out to Changzhu, "Wait a minute, Dad has something to tell you."
Mu Changzhu restrained his emotions slightly, stopped, turned around and looked at Old Master Mu.
"Dad, you tell me."
Master Mu paused, then spoke thoughtfully.
"Dad invites a therapist to your home...how about that?"
With Master Bai's presence, his little son Changzhu's health is getting better day by day, and he no longer has to worry about his life, but he still has to use a wheelchair.
He had specifically asked Master Bai before, and Master Bai said that the leg disease would be cured in about a hundred days. Last week, it had reached a hundred days, but Changzhu was busy with the acquisition case at the time. There were too many complicated links and interest chains in the process, which consumed a lot of energy and time, so he did not mention it.
But now that the most complicated part of the acquisition has been completed, he feels that his son can start to try rehabilitation.
Mr. Mu looked at his workaholic son hopefully, fearing that he would say he would postpone it for two days.
Fortunately, Pastor Cang’s answer did not disappoint him.
"Of course, Dad, I was just about to tell you that. In the past two days, my legs have become more and more sensitive, and I feel that I can start rehabilitation."
Pastor Candle's eyes swept over his legs and then moved to the dark mahogany wheelchair. This wheelchair had been with him for three years. He once thought that he might never get rid of it until he died.
But unexpectedly, he met someone who changed everything.
And now, this person has become his sweetheart.
"That's great. Let's start from tomorrow, Changzhu. Put your work aside for a while and don't always put work first..."
"Yes, Dad, you are right."
This time, Pastor Candle was extremely obedient.
Even Master Mu was flattered and surprised for a moment. Is this still his little son who has always had his own ideas since he was very young? !
But Master Mu didn't think much about it. He just smiled and said, "Now that you say that, Dad is relieved. I think Master Bai would be very happy if he knew about it."
Mu Changzhu paused for a moment, but said, "Dad, you don't need to tell Ah Yu about this. I will discuss this with him myself."
"Okay." Mr. Mu agreed without thinking too much.
Now he is very content. Three months ago he could not have imagined that his life would be so perfect now. His little son Changzhuhui not only no longer has to worry about his life, but can also stand up again.
......
Pastor Changzhu received rehabilitation training but did not tell Bai Siyu.
Bai Siyu has classes six days a week and roller skating training on Sundays. She only has time to chat with Pastor Zhu for a few minutes in the evening, but they don't have any deep conversations.
Shepherd Cang had been holding back, wanting to give Bai Siyu a surprise, but he almost held back too much and a fire broke out in the backyard.
On this day, Pastor Cang was finally able to stand up on his own and walked around the rehabilitation classroom smoothly. Grandpa Mu burst into tears on the spot.
Pastor Candle was also very excited. He looked at himself in the mirror and saw that he was finally no different from a normal person. He saw that his 1.9-meter-tall body was no longer confined to a wheelchair.
He couldn't help but call Bai Siyu, wanting to invite his daughter Yu to play dates with him on Sunday.
——With him who can stand up!
But he heard Bai Siyu's embarrassed refusal from the other side.
"Oh, Changzhu, it seems that this weekend is not possible. Peng Cheng's parents called me two days ago to invite me to visit their home, and I have already agreed."
Bai Siyu was also in a difficult situation.
"I'll go pick dates with you next week, okay?
A smile slowly appeared on Shepherd Candle's face, but the smile only floated on the surface of his dark gray pupils and did not reach his eyes at all.
He spoke in his usual slow and unhurried tone.
"Okay, it's okay, go ahead, Yu."
Then, two days later, on the weekend, early in the morning, Pastor Cang called Bai Siyu.
The voice of Shepherd Candle seemed to be enduring great pain.
"Ayu..."
Bai Siyu had just walked out of the dormitory and was about to go to Peng Cheng's house with him, holding a few bags of fruit in her hands.
But as soon as he heard the voice of Shepherd Candle, his heart suddenly skipped a beat and his steps stopped immediately.
"What's wrong, Candle? What's wrong with you?! Are you feeling unwell?!"
"Ayu, there seems to be...something wrong with my legs."
Pastor Chang Zhu's voice was dry and Bai Siyu had never heard Pastor Chang Zhu speak in such a voice before.
Even though several celestial masters had predicted that Mu Changzhu would not live past thirty, and even though he could only sit in a wheelchair and was frail, he was always like the breeze and bright moon, like a dragon from the abyss. His every word was intimidating without him getting angry, and his aura was reserved and unpredictable.
When has Shepherd Candle ever spoken in this tone?
Bai Siyu's heart suddenly ached and he became anxious.
"What happened to your leg? Didn't you say it was getting better two days ago?!"
There was nothing wrong with the magic circle he made, so why did something suddenly go wrong with the legs of the long candles?
"Yes, my legs seemed to have recovered a little two days ago, and I had some feeling, but today it suddenly became very painful, so painful that I even lost consciousness. I don't know what happened. I didn't tell anyone, Ayu..."
What came from the microphone was the low and suppressed breathing of Shepherd Cang.
"Can you...can you come over and see what's wrong with my leg? I'm sorry if I disturb you when you're visiting."
"What are you talking about? Can I? Sorry? I'm going to be mad if you say that!"
Bai Siyu's eyes turned red with worry.
"Wait for me at home, Changzhu. Just wait for me at your home. I'll be there right away!"
As he said this, he turned and looked at Peng Cheng beside him.
"I'm sorry, Peng Cheng, I can't go to your house today. Please apologize to my uncle and aunt on my behalf. I will definitely go next time."
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