Lu Qing then asked Shao Weiye, "Do you know what that research lab mainly studies?"
Shao Weiye frowned and thought for a moment:
"I don't know what they're specifically researching, but it looks... like drugs."
"The black thing I ate, they extracted an unknown liquid from it, mixed it with some common drugs, and used the resulting medicine on me."
"There are quite a few people like me who were tricked into becoming guinea pigs, including some elderly people living alone and homeless people, but they died soon afterward."
Lu Qing lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment before asking again:
Do you remember when your birthday is?
"I am... July 15, 20**".
Upon hearing this, Lu Qing understood.
"Xiwen, if I remember correctly, your birthday is also July 15th!"
Yang Xiwen nodded: "That's right."
"On the fifteenth of the seventh lunar month, the gates of hell open. Children born at this time are destined for yin, which explains why they chose you as the host of the ghouls."
The ghoul had been living inside Shao Weiye's body for quite some time, and his body had long been drained of its life force by the ghoul.
The ghoul was naturally unhappy with the decaying body it inhabited, which is why it set its sights on Yang Xiwen.
However, Yang Xiwen was wearing a talisman given to her by Lu Qing, so there was no way for the ghoul to forcibly parasitize her.
The poison in the syringe was the ghoul's way of entering Yang Xiwen's body.
"Do you remember which company you joined?" Wang Yanjun asked Shao Weiye.
Shao Weiye nodded: "It's Hengyuan Pharmaceutical."
Meng Chun pondered for a moment, then exclaimed in surprise:
"The bald old man we arrested last night is Li Hengyuan, the chairman of Hengyuan Pharmaceutical."
The case was now basically clear, and Lu Qing no longer needed to handle the rest, so she returned to school.
Before leaving, she specifically instructed Wang Yanjun:
"Brother, remember to ask carefully about the origins of the ghouls. I have a feeling that these things have quite a history."
Wang Yanjun: "Understood! I'll let you know if there's any news!"
By the time Lu Qing and the others got back to their dormitory after working so hard, it was already 1:30 a.m.
She had to go to class the next day, and when she woke up in the morning, Lu Qing felt completely numb.
The body is awake, but the soul is still asleep, relying entirely on bodily instincts to cleanse itself.
When they arrived at the classroom, the teacher was lecturing at the front, while Lu Qing slept at the back, sleeping right until the end of the class.
Fortunately, the school classrooms were large enough, and Lu Qing's seat was off-center, so the teacher didn't pay attention to her.
After a class, Lu Qing woke up, went out to wash her face, and then received a call from her older brother.
"That old bald monk has abandoned us. The ghouls were indeed not cultivated by him, but were picked up from a mountain."
"What a coincidence! Guess where that mountain is?"
Lu Qing couldn't guess: "Where?"
“Mo City, near Changlin Town,” Wang Yanjun said with a smile.
Upon hearing this place, Lu Qing inexplicably thought of the old Dragon King she had rescued.
“I’m about to set off for Changlin Town. Would you like to come along?” Wang Yanjun asked.
Lu Qing: "Um... I'd like to go, but I still have classes. It doesn't seem right to ask for leave right after the start of the semester."
"Oh? You finally remembered you're a student! That's good!"
Hearing Wang Yanjun's teasing, Lu Qing was speechless. She wished she hadn't gone to school.
"Alright! I'm not talking to you anymore, I have to go to class."
After hanging up the phone, Lu Qing let out a heavy sigh, putting all these messy thoughts to the back of her mind.
Now that she's paid tuition to go to university, she still needs to study hard. Her master is waiting for her to return and build a new Taoist temple after she finishes her studies.
She didn't listen in the first class, so she'll have to be on her toes in the second.
At six o'clock in the evening, Lu Qing was waiting for Gu Xicheng at the school gate on time.
She hadn't forgotten that she still had to appease her parents and brothers.
When Lu Qing arrived at the Chu family's residence, she cautiously peeked inside.
Upon seeing her parents sitting on the sofa, she quickly grinned and walked inside.
"Dad, Mom, I'm home!"
Chu Panshan and Han Ziyuan originally wanted to pretend to be angry, but when they saw Lu Qing, they couldn't pretend at all.
"The sun is so strong outside, why didn't you use an umbrella? Look at your face, it's sunburned!"
Han Ziyuan pulled Lu Qing to the bathroom, wiped her face, and applied some cooling gel.
Chu Panshan then went to the kitchen and brought out some fruit:
"Have some fruit first, the food will be ready soon!"
"Thank you, Dad!"
Lu Qing, with one arm around his mother and the other around his father, said with a fawning smile:
"You're not angry anymore?"
Han Ziyuan was the first to break down; she lightly tapped Lu Qing's head and laughed:
"How could Mom and Dad be really angry with you!"
Chu Panshan looked at Lu Qing with sincere eyes and said:
"We're not angry, but you have to promise us that if something like this happens again, you won't hide it from Mom and Dad!"
"Qingqing, please believe us, give us a chance to be your good parents and make it up to you, okay?"
Lu Qing nodded repeatedly:
"Mom and Dad, I know I was wrong. I promise I'll tell you everything from now on and I'll never hide anything from you again!"
"That's right!"
Just then, the sound of a car driving in came from the yard.
Han Ziyuan glanced outside, then said to Lu Qing:
"Your brothers are all back. They were worried about you. Go and tell them!"
Lu Qing nodded, apologized to each of her five older brothers, and then received five different gifts.
There are necklaces, bracelets, clothes, shoes, cosmetics, and the like.
Lu Qing didn't really need it, but she still accepted her brothers' kindness.
"Oh, right! I've finished drawing the talismans for you!"
Lu Qing put down the gifts and distributed the amulets to her parents and brothers one by one, even giving one to Wang Ma, who cooked.
The Chu family has many nannies, but most of them don't live at home, except for Wang Ma.
Wang Ma was Han Ziyuan's nanny when she was still at her parents' home. It had been thirty years since then, so she was practically family. That's why Lu Qing drew one for her too.
Upon receiving the talisman, Wang Ma couldn't help but weep with joy:
"Young lady, how can I possibly thank you!"
"It was my fault for not watching you carefully back then, which led to you being away from home for almost twenty years. Now that you've come back, not only do you not hold it against me, but you even gave me a gift. I... I really..."
Wang Ma's voice grew more and more choked up as she spoke.
Lu Qing smiled and comforted him:
"Aunt Wang, I know you didn't mean it. Besides, I'm perfectly fine, and I've already reunited with my parents!"
Back when Han Ziyuan had just given birth to Lu Qing, Wang Ma followed the nurse to take her to bathe, and that's when Lu Qing was taken away by someone.
Wang Ma felt extremely guilty about this and almost resigned and returned to her hometown.
However, because Han Ziyuan was in poor health at the time, and Wang Ma was the person who took the best care of her, she stayed.
Before Lu Qing returned, the Chu family still harbored some resentment towards her, but now that Lu Qing has returned and has lived well during the years she was away from the Chu family, they have naturally let go of the past.
"Alright everyone! Let's eat!"
Chu Panshan changed the subject, and Wang Ma didn't go over, but instead smiled and said:
"Sir, Madam, please eat first. I'll go trim the flowers and plants in the yard. I only finished half of it this afternoon."
"Wang Ma, we can have the gardener do those things. You should eat first!" Han Ziyuan said.
"No need! I ate something this afternoon. I'm getting old and my digestion isn't very good; I have some indigestion. I'd like to eat later!"
Upon hearing this, Han Ziyuan stopped trying to persuade her.
Wang Ma walked into the yard with a large pair of scissors. She was in a good mood and was even humming a tune.
While she was trimming the flowers and plants, she suddenly caught a glimpse of a figure outside the courtyard wall out of the corner of her eye.
Upon closer inspection, she was startled to find that the person looked exactly like her.
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