Chapter 159
The young Taoist priest impatiently threw the ghost removed from the golden hairpin into the barrier, then collapsed onto the bed to catch up on some sleep. She had been woken in the middle of the night last night, and after returning, she couldn't fall asleep for a while. She found the "Heavenly Chronicles" and tried to read it to induce hypnosis, but she couldn't fall asleep until dawn, and her temper was truly unbearable.
The Golden Hairpin Ghost, who dared not utter a word after being struck by a thunderbolt, said: "It was so scary. I almost died again. It's a bad start. I hope this Taoist priest is willing to mind his own business. The beautiful woman who hit the car before was so dazzled by the merits and virtues, but she turned out to be a person who only cared about herself. It's not right!"
Bei Qiao, who hadn't slept all night: First of all, merit is something that all the players in our village have, it's not a rare thing; secondly, for someone who has stayed up all night, eating melons and minding other people's business is not as important as catching up on sleep.
The ghost of the golden hairpin sat in the barrier, eagerly waiting for the Taoist priest to wake up. Qin Huan, who had handed the golden hairpin to the Taoist priest, had long forgotten about it and continued to walk towards Qin's mother's yard with Bei Qiao.
The Qin Mansion was much quieter today than yesterday. The occasional members of the side branches who appeared in the hall had disappeared. However, the smell of Chinese medicine in the air was stronger than yesterday, and the expressions of the patrolling servants were much more tense than before.
"Wouldn't it have been better if you did this earlier?" Qin Huan yawned and shook his head: He had to get his head broken and bloody before he would stop.
Such a big thing happened at home, so naturally, it would not be hidden from Qin Huan. When she got up this morning to wash her face and comb her hair, Ying'er had already sorted out the news presented by the servants, separated the useful parts and told her.
Simply put, the Qin family was causing trouble yesterday, resulting in injuries to several members of the branch family. They thought it was a conspiracy by the main family, so they gathered together and made a commotion for a while before being dealt with by the old lady. Now they are staying in their respective rooms in the west courtyard, taking medicine to heal their injuries.
There were some who weren't injured, but at this critical moment, they were too embarrassed to go out...except for that weird scoundrel from earlier. He'd been so arrogant when he'd cursed last night, and after calming down, they remembered they were still in someone else's house, relying on them for everything, including food, clothing, and shelter.
"I think they're just taking advantage of the situation. Who would clean up their own yard? It's so troublesome to clean up, and it also damages merit and bad feng shui." Qin Huan hugged Bei Qiao's arm and wanted to close his eyes and sleep as he walked: "Someone died last night, and they still haven't left even in this state..."
"Miss……"
"Tsk... I'm sleepy." I won't say it then. Really, with so many outsiders coming to my house, I have to hide from them when I want to tell them the truth. It's so annoying.
Qin Huan's yard wasn't far from hers, and they were only a short walk away. Seeing Qin Huan standing there in disarray, Qin Huan guessed she hadn't slept well the previous night, so she urged her to finish her meal and catch up on some sleep: "Don't eat too much, or you'll be too full to sleep later, which will be even more uncomfortable. Has the teacher been notified?"
"I've been notified."
"Okay, then eat quickly."
"Ah? You called me here just for this." Qin Huan leaned on Qin's mother's shoulder and acted coquettishly.
"There are other things, but how much can you really listen to right now? Eat, then go to sleep quickly. We'll talk about other things after you wake up." Mother Qin straightened Qin Huan's body and said, "Don't stagger while eating, or you might choke."
Qin Huan was really sleepy. She only drank half a bowl of porridge and ate some quail eggs, but she was too sleepy to open her eyes. Qin's mother asked someone to help her to the back to rest. After a while, a very rhythmic snoring sound came from the room.
Bei Qiao didn't look into the room, but only sighed in his heart at how quickly Qin Huan fell asleep: He fell asleep so quickly. Since I felt so safe next to Qin's mother, why did you insist on keeping me here last night?
Bei Qiao rarely eats online, and he had no appetite after staying up all night. He put down his chopsticks after taking a few bites.
Qin's mother and Bei Qiao met even less frequently, so they didn't have much to talk about. Plus, Qin's mother was very busy, so their conversations didn't last very long. Knowing that Bei Qiao also wanted to go back to catch up on some sleep, Qin's mother didn't try to stop her, but instead reminded her to go to the escort agency as soon as possible to identify her and have the people there recognize her.
Bei Qiao nodded and, following Mother Qin's instructions, left the Qin residence by car. By the time she returned to the courtyard, she had already removed her women's clothing. Hong Hong, who had been dropped off along the way, paced the courtyard, occasionally teasing the new puppy, only to leave in boredom after a howl from Dudu.
When Bei Qiao logged off, his family had already gone to work. The house was quiet, and the neighbors had all gone to work or school. With no appetite, Bei Qiao washed his face, fell onto the bed, pulled the summer quilt over his eyes, and began to catch up on some sleep.
In another world, Qin Huan, who had a good sleep, opened his eyes and stretched.
"Awake!" Mother Qin put down the account book in her hand and asked, "Have you slept enough?"
"That's about it." Qin Huan jumped off the bed, ran to sit next to his mother, and pushed the nut plate in front of him. "Mom, am I pretty good at choosing people?"
"She's a good person, but she's very guarded and won't open up easily." Mother Qin pushed the teapot towards Qin Huan: "Eat slowly, be careful not to choke."
"Who said that? She is willing to be friends with me now. She even stayed here just for me yesterday!" Qin Huan wrinkled his nose in dissatisfaction.
"You dare say you weren't surprised when you found out she was willing to stay?"
"mother!"
"Okay, you can test her attitude yourself, I won't say much. But do you really think she has let down her guard? She must have stayed awake all night last night."
"She's very particular about her bed, and..."
"And you weren't asleep either, let alone others. Are you really 100% confident in her?"
"I……"
"There's someone else's secret guard with a sword on the beam. She just didn't sleep all night, so her temper has improved." Mother Qin closed the account book and took a sip of tea: "She's a good person, not the kind of rigid and honest person. She has a high moral bottom line and has a good impression of you... If it weren't for this, why would I have an extra junior?" Sometimes it's good to be able to distinguish. Paying money to do things is much simpler than doing favors.
"Don't worry, Mom. I know what's going on." Qin Huan patted his chest and said, "I'm not a child anymore. I can handle this kind of thing myself."
"I know, it's just..."
"It's telling me not to be so stubborn, to be bold in everything I do, and to remember to ask for your help in time if anything goes wrong. Also, even someone as capable as Mom makes mistakes occasionally, so don't dwell on your own little mistakes. As long as you admit your mistakes and can correct them, that's all...right?" Qin Huan hugged his mother and buried his face in her arms: "I know everything, Mom."
Mother Qin talked to Qin Huan for a while, then called a doctor to take Qin Huan's pulse. Fortunately, Qin Huan didn't have any unhealthy habits. Apart from a few heart palpitations from staying up all night last night, there was nothing serious wrong with him.
"I told you I'm fine." Qin Huan pulled his arm back and breathed a sigh of relief: "I've been obedient..."
"What's the point of being obedient? You have to listen to advice." Qin's mother gestured for the doctor to leave: "Except for the bottom line, the rest... it's okay to try." Living an overly strict and rigid life may not necessarily prolong one's life.
Qin Huan tutted his lips: "Do you think I believe it or not? That's what you said last time, and then you confiscated my entire box of storybooks."
"Mom, the stick demon last night..."
"It's not a stick monster, it's a wood monster. The stick is an incarnation of it." There were too many incarnations separated last night. They didn't make much noise but were very annoying, and they didn't seem very smart.
"Okay, why did it attack our house?"
"Because the person it was chasing passed by here."
"...And then? Nothing."
"No, that's it."
"What!" Outrageous!
The wood demon that was secretly criticized by Qin's mother was now lying drowsy in the wooden box. With the yellow paper weighing it down, it could not cause any trouble.
The Qin family didn't know who it was chasing, but Bei Qiao did. It was Wen Xiang, whom they had met not long ago. At the entrance of the inn in Linjie City, the wood demon had chased Wen Xiang and another demon sect disciple for a long distance, but later lost sight of them outside the Qin Mansion.
The wood demon had already deeply experienced the consequences of provoking the Qin family. Even now, in its coma, it deeply regretted its impulsive attack on the Qin residence last night. Of course, its regret wasn't for hurting innocent people, but for provoking the wrong people, which led to its loss of its demonic freedom.
"Humans, you cunning creatures! I will never cooperate with you again!" The wood demon trembled and cried silently from within the wooden box: "Humans!"
The reason it was so intent on causing trouble for the Demon Cult was because it had been badly cheated in a previous deal with them. As a demon with relatively weak attack power and a slight craving for worldly pleasures, it and the umbrella demon had recently set their sights on a mountainous area with a rugged and complex terrain, and a small, sparsely populated village at the foot of the mountain.
Unable to acquire farmland on human territory, the demons used various connections to seek cooperation from the Demon Cult. They also asked the Umbrella Demon to infiltrate the village first, hoping to secure a victory through internal and external cooperation. Unexpectedly, the Demon Cult ignored this cooperation and, after taking the goods, delegated the task to their disciples. The disciples exploited the land and then passed the task back to their subordinates. The subordinates then embezzled some of the goods and outsourced the task to bandits.
As the game progressed, the rewards became fewer and fewer, and the people who took on the quests became less and less capable. In the end, the Wood Demon lost a lot of things but got nothing, and even lost his umbrella demon brother. With nothing left, he set out on a road of revenge in anger, looking for trouble with the demon cultists everywhere. Wen Xiang, who was passing by on a quest, was unlucky and ran into him, suffering an unexpected disaster.
Wen Xiang: Sigh... what else can I do? I'm living a good life, I can't turn against my religion just because of this.
"It's almost noon." Bei Qiao woke up and realized it was almost noon. Worried that Qiao Lin would suddenly come home to see if she had eaten breakfast, she didn't even bother to wash her face or brush her teeth. She ran to the kitchen to heat up some food. After finishing her meal and throwing the dishes into the dishwasher, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The mother who randomly reappears at home is like the boss in the rule story. If she sees me surfing the Internet without eating...hiss, I dare not even think about it.
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