Wen Xi shook his head and said, "No, no, no, please don't misunderstand us. We are not thieves. We just happened to come here for something."
“Puff…”
It was rare to see the usually calm and composed Wen Xi with an awkward expression on her face. An Xiaorui couldn't help but laugh out loud, "What are you thinking about? I received your kindness when I was in Yinglan. How could I not know what kind of person you are? How could you come here to steal things? Besides... there's nothing good to steal in this shabby old house of ours."
Wen Xi breathed a sigh of relief, "I didn't expect you to be from the Jiang family."
An Xiaorui shook her head. "Not really. This house belongs to my grandmother. She hasn't been in good health lately, and my parents are very busy with work. So when I have free time, I come here to accompany my grandmother."
"Your grandmother?"
Wen Xi asked, "Besides you, is there anyone else?"
An Xiaorui said, "No, it's just me and my grandmother living here, and occasionally a hired nurse comes to help."
Wen Xi looked at Jiang Boya and whispered softly, "Then where is your daughter?"
Jiang Boya thought for a moment, and when he heard a cough from inside, he wanted to float inside, but was blocked by that group of uncles who didn't know the danger of their own life.
"Jiang Boya, even though you are quite powerful now, you have long been expelled from the Jiang family. You are no longer in the family tree, so you are not qualified to enter."
These stubborn old men refused to let him in.
"Get out of here!"
Jiang Boya roared angrily, and the old men, whose dominance lasted only three seconds, shrank back and hesitated whether to give in.
"Hiss... Why is it so cold all of a sudden? And there seems to be a strange sound nearby. Wen Xi, did you hear it?"
An Xiaorui crossed her arms and looked around in confusion. It was pitch black around her and she couldn't see anything.
"No, it's better for you not to know."
Wen Xi blinked her beautiful eyes, recalling that An Xiaorui wasn't that brave either, so it would be better for her not to know that there were so many ghosts surrounding this place.
Xiao Shaoyan said, "Since it's quite cold outside, could you please invite us in and sit for a while?"
An Xiaorui glanced at him and realized that he had some connection with the board of directors of her school, so she nodded and said, "Okay, it's just that the house is a bit old, don't mind it too much."
Ma Yingbei said nonchalantly, "No, no."
They entered the hall together with Jiang Boya. A dim light was on in the inner hall, and an elderly woman with white hair was sitting on a recliner.
Hearing the sound, she slowly looked towards them.
"Xiao Rui, who's here?"
Her cloudy eyes could not see clearly. When her vision gradually became clear and she saw the figure at the door, she was stunned and her body began to tremble uncontrollably.
"How could that be? Did I really wait for you to come back?"
The old lady struggled to get up, and An Xiaorui hurried forward to support her, "Grandma, you don't have to get up. If you're not feeling well, just rest for a while."
"No, no, no, I want to get closer. I want to see if it's really my...my father who has returned."
The old lady's eyes suddenly turned red. She groped her way forward and said shocking words.
An Xiaorui didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Grandma, please don't talk nonsense. It's scary. Your father is my great-grandfather, isn't he? It's been so many years. He must have passed away long ago. How could he come back?"
As she spoke, she was stunned, looking at the dark corridor, her heart pounding with fear.
After all, she had seen ghosts in Yinglan, so she naturally knew that such things existed. It was just that she might not be able to see them. She couldn't help but look at Wen Xi with a sad face.
Wen Xi raised his lips and revealed an unfathomable smile. An Xiaorui suddenly felt something was wrong and her expression became even more depressed.
"Father, are you back? You told me to guard the Jiang family and wait for you to come back. I have always remembered these words. I am waiting for you to come back and pick me up. You really keep your promise. You are here to pick me up, right?"
The old lady walked firmly in front of Jiang Boya, staring at him with her cloudy eyes, obviously able to see him.
Ma Yingbei wondered, "The only people who can see ghosts are those with great spiritual power, or those with a strong Yin energy, or those who are on the verge of death. Could it be that the old lady..."
Wen Xi shook her head. "No, she was born with a special physique, and...she is not only waiting at the Jiang residence, but she is also trapped in the Jiang residence. She is with this group of evil spirits every day. It is not surprising that she can see Jiang Bo Ya."
Jiang Boya stared at her haggard appearance, confusion flashing in his eyes. He hesitantly called out, "Are you... Liu Hua?"
Jiang Liuhua couldn't stop crying, "Yes, father, it's me, I am Liuhua."
Jiang Boya curled his lips and said, "Liu Hua has changed so much. She has grown so much that I can hardly recognize her."
Jiang Liuhua cried and laughed at the same time, "It's been so many years, I can't even count how many days have passed. I've been waiting day and night for my father to finally come back. I'm so happy, but... I still feel a little regretful that my mother is not around."
When Jiang Boya mentioned his mother, his aura changed and became much colder.
"Didn't you see your mother while you were guarding this house?"
“No!”
Both the man and the ghost were filled with sadness.
The uncles snorted, "You must be joking. How could we possibly let a woman like that set foot in our Jiang residence?"
Jiang Liuhua and Jiang Boya narrowed their eyes and glared at him at the same time. The uncles swallowed their saliva and took two steps back in embarrassment.
Jiang Liuhua said angrily, "You bunch of foolish old things, I have disliked you for a long time. If this old house didn't rely on you to drive away some bad guys occasionally, and I needed you to stay here as security, I would have hired a powerful Taoist priest to give you a bloody show and drive you out of here long ago."
The uncles lowered their heads and grumbled, "You must be joking! You're an outsider with no blood relationship with us, and you want to expel us? You really think you're part of the Jiang family. And... powerful people like us can only serve as security? That's really disrespectful to us."
Jiang Liuhua snorted coldly, "You are overestimated to be security guards. This house is now in my name. I am the legal owner. Your words don't count."
Uncles, “…”
An Xiaorui was so scared that she scrambled to Wen Xi's side, tightly grasping her arm. She wanted to cry but couldn't. "I've heard my mom say before that grandma would always talk to herself in the old house. Occasionally, I'd see her making exaggerated movements and swearing at the air, but I didn't take it seriously. Now I see, she might be talking to... that thing."
Wen Xi smiled slightly, "Bingo, congratulations on getting the answer right, but unfortunately there's no prize."
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