Chapter 968 The Returnee's Notes 42
Because Wang Laodao delayed the trip by another day, Xie Ning set off with them four days later.
Wang Heng was driving, Xie Ning was in the passenger seat, and Wang Ze in the back seat was talking to the person in the video the whole time.
Wang Heng was all smiles, because the person in the video was Wang Laodao's second apprentice, Wang Youyang. This guy finally had news, and the three of them finally felt relieved.
Even though Wang Youyang was seriously injured, as long as he was still alive, that was fine.
The place they went to this time was slightly related to the mountain that Wang Youyang went to, except that Wang Youyang went into the mountains, while the place they went to was an old house in Jiangsu.
I heard that the house is haunted, and many people have been asked to check but nothing has been found. In addition, two people have died, which is very serious.
The two people who died were certainly not charlatans; they were both skilled fighters.
After all, a family that can preserve such an old house can't be too poor, and they must have ways to hire people.
Wang Laodao was the one I received the commission from last year, and he was also introduced by an old friend.
He took a look at it then, and then came back to make preparations. He made an agreement with the owner of the old house to go in and deal with the things in the house together with other people this year.
That thing has already harmed living people, and it has blocked its own path; the only way is to disperse it.
Not to mention that the ghost was extremely ferocious. Even if they wanted to perform a ritual to help it pass on, they wouldn't have the ability to remove the evil spirits from it. However, there was a slight possibility of destroying it.
Seeing Xie Ning still reading in the carriage, Wang Heng felt a pang of guilt, as if they were neglecting their duties by abducting a child.
Anyway, Wang Heng said he preferred Xie Ning to stay in school to study, even if it meant going with her to broaden her horizons, during summer or winter vacation.
After all, he also has a daughter, and he doesn't want his child to inherit his skills. Although their line of work pays well, it's also dangerous.
He has already earned enough; there's no need for his children to work harder.
So every time I see Xie Ning, I feel like I'm facing my own child, wondering, "Will my little sister fall behind? Should I hire a tutor for you?"
It's only a matter of a few thousand yuan, not even worth the cell phone he gave Xie Ning.
Moreover, the old lady didn't charge him for making the sword blank this time; it was all out of kindness.
"Senior Brother, what are you thinking? Little Sister has skipped a grade! Does she still need a tutor?!"
"What do you mean by skipping a grade?"
Old Wang didn't like riding in cars. He was still clutching a red bag tightly in his hand. If it weren't for the high commission fee, he really wouldn't have gone down the mountain.
Wang Heng was also puzzled.
"My sister has already skipped to the third year of junior high school. She'll be taking the high school entrance exam in a few months, right?"
When Wang Ze had nothing to do, he would chat with Xie Ning and often recommend games to Xie Ning, showing no awareness whatsoever of tempting students to become addicted to video games.
Therefore, he knows Xie Ning's current situation better than anyone else.
Wang Heng almost lost his grip on the steering wheel. He knew Xie Ning was smart, but he didn't know she was so precocious.
Old Wang touched his forehead, "This kid is too clever!"
Xie Ning silently shut her mouth. She wasn't taking the middle school entrance exam, but the college entrance exam. She would be registering soon, and the process wasn't the usual college entrance exam procedure.
They are indeed rushing to catch up now, as the school exams are in two weeks. She is currently in the memorization stage, and her memory is good, so she hasn't spent too much effort memorizing what she needs to memorize.
She just needs time to get used to the other subjects that she's less familiar with.
Fortunately, they were all basic, and she could understand them.
"That's great!"
Wang Heng's eyes were full of praise for his promising child. "When my sister gets into a top high school, I'll give you a big red envelope."
The old man and the young man echoed behind him. Old Wang was still thinking about whether to ask Granny Xie for advice on how to teach children. He said that the boys in his temple didn't like to study, and he would reward them with chicken legs if they could get a passing grade.
With a ding on her phone, Xie Ning saw a friend request from Wang Youyang. As soon as they added each other, Wang sent her a red envelope containing 888 yuan, saying he was buying her something delicious.
That's quite generous.
Xie Ning had no other way to reciprocate, so he could only silently remember it.
"I'll be meeting a lot of people this time. My sister can get to know them and make some friends." Having more friends means having more options. It's also more convenient to call on others when you're in trouble.
"Um."
The scenery outside the window rushed by. Of course, the group didn't drive directly to Suzhou. Instead, they went to the airport first and then flew to Suzhou.
They also received a pick-up from Suzhou. He said he was the boss's assistant, surnamed Lu, with a decent appearance and around thirty years old.
Assistant Lu drove the group directly to the hotel. After all, they had traveled a long way and needed to freshen up before meeting and discussing business.
Furthermore, other colleagues were also staying at the hotel, including Wang Laodao's good friend, a chubby bald man who was not tall and had a smile like that of Maitreya Buddha. Behind him was a young man with dyed blue hair, who looked to be in his early twenties.
Her long hair was combed back, and she wore a leather jacket, leather pants, and Martin boots, looking very trendy.
"Oh, there's a little sister here too."
The tall young man stood in front of Xie Ning, looking at him with great curiosity, and reached out his hand.
"Little sister, you're so young, how could your family let you out?"
Xie Ning took a step back, took out his sword with one hand, hooked his arm around the other's arm, and pressed down, saying, "Of course you have the ability to come out."
Xiao Li raised an eyebrow, ducked, and delivered a sweeping leg kick. Unfortunately, Xie Ning soon numb his arm, as Xie Ning knew the acupoints of the human body like the back of his hand.
Not hitting her acupoints was because I went easy on her.
Wang Ze crossed his arms and shook his head. "Xiao Li, you've suffered, haven't you? Your sister is from Granny Xie's family."
Of course, he was young and didn't really know how powerful Granny Xie was; he mostly heard about it from his master and senior brothers. But he did know that Xie Ning was powerful.
This little girl can even wield a sword; she's got some skill.
"Xiao Li, don't be silly."
The bald man scolded her, then looked at Xie Ning and said, "Little kid, don't be so temperamental. This older sister is just joking with you."
Xiao Li nodded with tears in her eyes. She just wanted to pinch Xie Ning's cheeks because she thought Xie Ning was cute, but she was used to being a carefree person and spoke in a somewhat frivolous way.
Old Wang patted Xie Ning's arm, and Xie Ning removed the sword that was bound with cloth strips.
"Old Shan, you'd better keep an eye on your kid, or he might get into trouble without you even realizing it."
Some people can cast curses and use witchcraft; don't assume that everyone in this line of work is a good person.
“Sigh, that’s just Xiao Li’s personality. I’ll talk to her about it later.” After saying that, she looked at Xie Ning again, “Is this Granny Xie’s child? Why didn’t you bring her out to recognize people before?”
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