Chapter 46
Wang Feng is an old bachelor in the village, but judging by his sad look, he must know what Feng Er has suffered.
Wang Feng held the child in his arms and said to me, "I have never been able to write my own name. I have no education. Please give the child a good name."
I thought about it for a while. This child was born with insufficient yang energy and had lost both his parents. So I said, "Let's call him Wang Shunming."
"Shun" means smooth, and we hope that his life will not be bumpy when he grows up. "Ming" means sunshine, and we hope to make up for his innate deficiencies.
"Shunming, what a good name, what a good name, let's call him Shunming." Wang Feng held the child with a smile.
After the matter was settled, I collected my hard-earned money and drove back to Shi City.
I am in a very bad mood now, which is somewhat affected by Feng Er's incident.
I have been in the store these days, basically lying down, until Master Miaohua called me and I remembered about forming a group.
I quickly called Liu Danchen. He wasn't too surprised when he learned over the phone that I had become the team leader. However, he wasn't paying attention to the Xuan Detective Bureau not because he looked down on it, but because he was waiting for Erma to take over.
"How about this, you work with me first, and I'll take care of Erma," I said.
"Then if you can get Erma into the Xuanzhen Bureau, I will be your little brother for two days." Liu Danchen didn't waste any time.
I laughed when I heard this. Although Liu Danchen is much older than me, he has a more casual personality, which is why we get along so well. If it were Li Danyang or Zhao Danxi, they would never say such a thing, because they are both more serious people.
With Liu Danchen's approval, I called Master Miaohua back. I asked if Erma could join me as a non-staff member. This would not only allow me to recruit people from the Tianshi Mansion, but also save me from having to look for others. With the three of us in a group, we shouldn't have any trouble taking on missions.
This was my first time using the back door, and to be honest, I felt a little guilty. Master Miaohua thought about it for a moment and agreed to my request.
After hanging up, I called Erma. When she heard she could join the Xuan Detective Bureau as a non-staff member, she happily said she would come to Shi City to see me immediately.
He came here with Liu Danchen. I asked Master Miaohua for her ID. Erma carefully touched the ID and then carefully put it in her pocket. It seems she really likes joining the Xuanzhen Bureau. In comparison, I am a little embarrassed. My original intention was not as pure as hers.
At the same time, I couldn't help but ask my doubts. Erma's strength is unquestionable. How could she fail the test of the Xuanzhen Bureau?
When Liu Danchen heard what I said, he smiled implicitly. When I saw him like this, I knew that something interesting must have happened.
Erma spoke awkwardly about her test.
The Xuan Detective Bureau has different tests for each person, and Erma's task is to set up the Bagua Demon Subduing Formation.
Hearing this, I roughly understood. Erma's attainments in Taoism were already quite advanced, especially in the art of talismans. Among her generation, she was probably already the best in the Tianshi Mansion. Her weakest area was in formations, and that was precisely what she was being tested on. She could have passed a simple formation like the Three Elements Demon Sealing Formation.
But the formation of the Bagua Demon Subduing Formation was much more complicated. In the end, she was one step behind. When she was using the talisman to set up the formation, she found that one of the positions was placed upside down. The formation collapsed after running for a few seconds.
"Do you know how to do it now?" I asked.
"I have learned the Eight Trigrams Demon Subduing Formation, but I am still not familiar with other large formations." Erma said somewhat dejectedly.
"It's good enough that you can set up the Eight Trigrams Demon Subduing Formation now. Besides, your greatest strength is the art of talismans. Who can be proficient in everything?" Liu Danchen said.
"Yes, you are still young. If you do anything, how can you put Brother Danchen's reputation aside?"
Erma and I both covered our mouths and laughed, only Liu Danchen stood aside and expressed his dissatisfaction.
"Just talk about yourselves, don't involve me!" he said.
"Sister, how did you learn the art of formation? I heard from Senior Brother Liu that you can already set up many large formations." Erma hugged my arm.
"Ah?" I was stunned by her question.
When it comes to formations, I seem to have a real talent. Although I can't even create the Eight Trigrams Demon Subduing Formation, that's because it requires authentic talismans from the Tianshi Mansion. And talismans are precisely what I'm not good at. The only talismans I know are a few common ones, and those I draw with my ghost spirit. While the effect is similar, the energy contained within them is completely different.
To use the authentic Tianshi Fu talismans, one must first practice the orthodox techniques of Tianshi Mansion and store one's own essence and energy on the talismans.
It can be said that for any formation that uses talismans, I can only imitate it at best, and the effect will definitely be far inferior to the original formation.
But as long as it doesn't involve talismans, the formations I set up are almost the same as theirs.
When I first learned the formation, it seemed like I didn't study it much, I just learned it naturally.
I scratched my head and said, "I think I'll learn it if I just look at it."
Liu Danchen burst into laughter, and Erma was so angry that she shook my arms hard, almost shaking me apart.
"Stop shaking, I really don't know how I learned it." I said, hugging my arms.
Erma was still angry and didn't let me go.
I went back to my home with her, playing and joking. Now it’s still a problem where Erma will live.
"Isn't it time for you to buy a house?" Liu Danchen said.
This sentence reminded me that the money I earned recently is enough for me to buy a nice house in Shi City, but I still have concerns because I don’t know whether I should settle down in Shi City.
I called my parents and asked for their advice. They didn't have any suggestions, but they said that as long as the family was together, we could settle down anywhere.
I contacted Sister Rui again and asked her if she had any suitable houses. When Sister Rui heard that I wanted to buy a house, she told me not to rush and that she had a friend who worked in real estate and would reply to me in two days.
I hung up the phone, and Erma had to live with me for the next two days.
I looked at the balance in my bank card. The compensation that Sister Rui and her husband gave me last time, plus the money from my cooperation with He Man, was more than enough to buy a house.
When the time comes, this rented house will be used as a dormitory for Xiaorong and Li Fei.
Two days later, Sister Rui called me and said she would take me to meet someone. I knew that must be the real estate friend that Sister Rui mentioned.
We agreed to meet at the club where Sister Rui and I went for the first time. When I arrived, the two of them were already there.
I pushed the door open and entered the room. Sister Rui stood up enthusiastically and introduced me: "This is Liu Meng from Yixing Real Estate. Just call her Sister Meng."
Liu Meng also stood up, and Sister Rui introduced me to her, saying, "This is the expert I often mentioned to you. You can just call her little sister."
I shook hands with Liu Meng, and I noticed something was amiss. But I didn't say anything and instead started chatting with them.
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