Upon hearing the noise, Qin Yunie and Mrs. Li immediately ran outside.
When they arrived, the scene before them took them by surprise.
The ground was littered with broken bottle shards, a complete mess. Sister Wang lay sprawled to the side, looking utterly disheveled.
Mrs. Li's face changed drastically the moment she saw what was on the ground. She pointed at the small rag doll in horror, her mouth agape, unable to utter a complete sentence: "This...this..."
Qin Yune cautiously approached and observed carefully. To her surprise, she discovered that among the broken bottle fragments, a small and exquisite doll lay quietly.
The doll was wrapped in a strip of cloth stained with blood, on which a person's birth date and time were clearly written.
What's even more chilling is that there's a needle as thin as a hair stuck in the doll's body, almost unnoticeable unless you look closely.
Although Qin Yunie didn't understand what these things meant, she could intuitively sense that they were definitely not good.
Her face instantly darkened, and without hesitation, she reached out and smashed another jade plate next to her to the ground. However, unexpectedly, that jade plate also contained something.
Qin Yunie then burned the painting. Whether it was an illusion or not, the painting seemed to twist slightly, and a sharp scream could be faintly heard.
She looked around but didn't notice anything unusual.
At that moment, the painting burst into flames and soon turned to ashes.
After the initial shock, Mrs. Li leaned against a nearby stone pillar, gasping for breath.
Qin Yune walked over to her, helped her up, and asked softly, "Are you alright?"
She shook her head, her voice hoarse and trembling slightly, "I, I'm fine."
Qin Yune helped her into the house and sat her on the sofa. He then asked the maid to pour her a glass of water.
At this moment, the other servants also helped Sister Wang in.
Mrs. Li's hands were still a little cold. She held the steaming cup as if it were a lifeline, and with trembling hands, she picked it up and took a sip.
The warm water flowed down my throat and into my stomach, and I felt a little better.
Mrs. Li was so angry that her face turned pale and her chest heaved. She shouted angrily, "Shang Mingyue really has a vicious mind!"
Qin Yune quickly helped her up and comforted her, "Aunt Li, don't be angry, your health is important."
Mrs. Li took a few deep breaths to calm herself down, then turned to the maids behind her and ordered, "Burn all that stuff outside and throw it away as far away as possible! Also, don't let a single word of what happened today get out. Anyone who does will be fired! We'll pursue them for breach of contract!"
The servants had just heard the noise and seen what was happening outside. They were all a little scared, but they couldn't afford the exorbitant penalty for breach of contract. So they all agreed and quickly went outside to collect the wreckage.
After giving the instructions, Mrs. Li had fully recovered.
Mrs. Li looked at Qin Yunie, held her hand gratefully, and said, "I really owe you a lot for today. If you hadn't brought me the information today, I'm afraid I would have really been tricked by her!"
Qin Yunie smiled and shook her head. "Aunt Li, you flatter me. I was just doing what someone asked me to do."
Mrs. Li looked at Qin Yune seriously and shook her head. "If you hadn't brought the message in time, what good would it have done even if Old Qian knew about it? The fact that he chose to have you bring the message means that he was powerless to do anything about it. But you could have sent the message later, but by then, I'm afraid I won't be able to go see Old Qian for long."
She sighed, "I never thought I'd be the one getting pecked in the eye by an eagle."
"That doll has my birth date and time on it. Not many people actually know this, except for Shang Mingyue. I just never expected her to use it against me!"
"Shang Mingyue and I were actually classmates in college. After graduation, we lost contact. Until ten years ago, I met her in a store when she was being harassed by a customer. I gave her some money to invest in her husband's business. As a result, her family got involved with our family and started to slowly improve."
“A few years ago, when Lao Qian was still alive, his family learned that he liked to collect antiques, so they specially sent him one. Gradually, they started sending him one every one or two years, and we got used to it.”
Mrs. Li slammed her fist on the sofa in a fit of rage and said, "Recently, she said she met a seller who has a lot of good stuff on hand. They've made some money, so they send me some every now and then. I never imagined she had such ulterior motives!"
Qin Yune reminded you, "Uncle Qian told you to always carry that cloth-wrapped thing he gave you with you."
She murmured to herself, then turned and went upstairs, "Yes, yes, I'll go get it and put it on me now."
Meanwhile, on the other side, a man dressed in a black Taoist robe was confidently telling Shang Mingyue, "Don't worry, as long as she keeps those three items at home, within three months she will definitely become weak and sick, and because of that painting she will hallucinate, and eventually die."
However, the next second, he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, "Pfft—cough cough..."
He roared angrily, "Who! Who on earth! Who discovered and ruined my plan!"
Shang Mingyue immediately asked nervously, "Master, she found out? Did she find out? Didn't you say it was foolproof? How come it was discovered as soon as I delivered it!"
The man called "Master" bit his finger and drew a talisman in the air, his eyes closed and muttering something unintelligible.
For some reason, Qin Yunie felt unwell and panicked. She subconsciously looked upstairs.
The next second, she heard a scream from upstairs, "Ah—"
Her heart skipped a beat. Oh no, it's Aunt Li!
She immediately ran upstairs.
As soon as I reached the stairwell, I saw Mrs. Li standing there, completely lost in thought.
Seeing that she was alright, Qin Yune slowly walked over and asked, slightly out of breath, "Aunt Li, what happened?"
After Qin Yune asked the question, he noticed a clump of ashes at Mrs. Li's feet.
"I... I don't know either. I was just about to put the talisman that Lao Qian gave me into my pocket when the talisman spontaneously combusted in my hand. I was burned and instinctively let go," Mrs. Li said blankly.
After she finished speaking, she looked down and was surprised to find that the talisman she had just taken had disappeared, leaving only a clump of ashes at her feet.
Mrs. Li: "Where's the talisman I just got?"
Qin Yunie's gaze fell on the ashes at her feet, and he vaguely felt that it was that talisman that had just saved Mrs. Li's life.
If Mrs. Li hadn't happened to come up and take the talisman in her hand, perhaps now...
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