The young man sitting opposite him was completely hidden in the shadows, with only a delicate chin vaguely visible.
He gently brushed the dust off the chessboard with his long, slender fingers, picked up a black chess piece, and placed it down lightly: "An ominous star has entered the capital. Find a way to get rid of her and don't let her affect our plans."
The old man looked at him with a strange expression, and a low, hoarse laugh came from his throat: "I thought you would give up the plan because she is still young. I didn't expect you to be more ruthless than I thought."
"It's also Li Laogui's fault for being useless. He's been lying in wait for so many years, yet he couldn't stop her in S City. Now we don't even know where she's run off to, and she's even ruined our plans. She deserves to die."
The young man sitting opposite him chuckled softly, his voice clear and gentle: "Let's give Old Ghost Li one last chance. If we can't kill him, we'll deal with him."
"yes."
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On the other side.
Nan Yuanman and Feng Congqian arrived at the airport exit and immediately spotted Zhang Shimian, who was holding a welcome sign and jumping around in casual clothes.
Zhang Shimian also saw Nan Yuanman, and a look of joy appeared on his face as he waved vigorously at her: "Yuanman! Over here!"
Zhang Shimian rushed over impatiently, gave Feng Congqian a quick nod and greeting, and reached out to pick up Nan Yuanman, who was sitting on the luggage cart: "Quick! Come with me! My client is about to collapse!"
Feng Congqian instinctively picked up Nan Yuanman and looked at Zhang Shimian warily: "Where are you taking Yuanman?"
Zhang Shimian missed his chance and realized that he needed to tell the adults before taking Yuanman away. He quickly explained, "You must be Uncle Feng that Yuanman mentioned, right? Don't worry, I'm not a bad person. I'm from the Sanqing Temple. I have an urgent matter that I need Yuanman's help with."
"Of course, I won't let her help for nothing. This time, my client is the Luo family from Beijing."
Feng Congqian had never heard of the Luo family, but Nan Yuanman was new to the capital and unfamiliar with the environment. He was worried about her wandering around alone and feared that someone might bully her.
He asked Nan Yuanman for his opinion: "Yuanman, can I come with you? I'll help you out."
Nan Yuanman knew Feng Congqian was worried, so she looked at Zhang Shimian and only agreed after he nodded: "Okay."
Zhang Shimian rubbed his hands together: "Shall we go? Get in my car? I'll tell you what happened on the way."
Feng Congqian turned around and gave a few instructions to the bodyguards who were following discreetly behind him before carrying Nan Yuanman and walking away with Zhang Shimian.
Zhang Shimian drove a Land Rover. After getting in and making sure Nan Yuanman and Feng Congqian were seated securely, he hurriedly started the car and drove off.
On the way, he briefly told Nan Yuanman about the matter he had come to Beijing to handle: "The Luo family and my master are old acquaintances. The one who invited me this time is a branch of the Luo family. The male head of the household said that every night he dreams of his father, who passed away many years ago, standing in the water, completely soaked, clutching his chest and looking at him."
"I had him shake some copper coins to tell a fortune, and it turned out that there was a problem with his father's grave. When we went to the site, we found that a willow tree had grown on his father's grave and had even crushed one corner of it. I told them to open the coffin and we found that the tree roots had penetrated the corroded coffin and pierced into his father's chest."
The feng shui of that place had been disrupted, so I calculated an auspicious date and found a new site for him to relocate the grave.
"When we moved the grave, I repeatedly told him not to let anyone born in the years of the sheep, dog, horse, tiger, or monkey be present, not even adults or children."
Zhang Shimian felt exhausted just thinking about what happened that day, and couldn't help but complain: "And what happened? His rebellious teenager insisted on sneaking over to take a look out of curiosity, and he got carried away! He lost his soul!"
"That child was really unlucky. After his soul was washed away, he was immediately possessed by a wandering ghost. And the ghost possessing him was a child ghost. I tried everything to get him to leave, but I couldn't. I couldn't send the soul back either. I'm really at my wit's end and can only ask you for help."
Children who die young and are unjustly murdered are filled with resentment and malevolent energy. However, before they harm or kill others, it is not permissible to exterminate them. Instead, one can gently persuade them, ask if they have any unfulfilled wishes, needs, or how they can leave the body of the deceased.
Generally speaking, child ghosts are very easy to please; all you need to do is burn paper money for them, give them some new clothes, game consoles, and the like to send them away.
But the child Zhang Shimian encountered this time was incredibly cunning, wanting everything but revealing what his unfulfilled wish was, stubbornly clinging to the body of the person in question.
In addition, the victim's parents doted on him, and when Zhang Shimian tried to force himself on him, they were afraid that he would hurt his body and kept stopping him. If it weren't for the fact that the Luo family and the Sanqing Temple were old acquaintances and the generous reward they offered, Zhang Shimian would have wanted to just walk away and ignore it.
He would ask Nan Yuanman for help for two reasons: firstly, Nan Yuanman is also a child, and child ghosts generally have little guard against children, making it easy to extract information from them; secondly, Nan Yuanman has the ability to protect herself, so even if the child ghost suddenly attacks, she can protect herself.
If even the South Pole can't solve this...
He had no choice but to wash his neck clean and, with a heavy heart, go to his senior classmates for help.
Nan Yuanman listened, but still didn't truly grasp the extent of the Luo family's affection for their client until they arrived at the Luo family's residence.
Upon entering the hall, a sharp, piercing laugh rang out. A woman in a purple cheongsam rushed out of the room, followed by a tall, chubby boy of about sixteen years old who was spraying her with a toy water gun. "Hahahaha! So fun, so much fun!"
The woman in the purple cheongsam dodged the water, her expression a mixture of helplessness and doting: "Alright, Yangyang, stop playing. You'll get all wet and catch a cold."
"No way, I want to play! Biubiubiu, take this!" Luo Yang continued to spray her with the water gun, making a mess of the living room.
An old woman was standing at the kitchen door. When she saw Luo Yang spraying people with a water gun, she clapped her hands and praised him, "Oh my! My grandson is so amazing, he can hit people every time! He'll definitely be an official when he grows up!"
Zhang Shimian: "..."
He turned to Nan Yuanman and gave him a bitter smile.
Feng Congqian and Nan Yuanman looked at him with sympathy. Nan Yuanman reached out her short, chubby hand and patted his shoulder: "Brother Shimian, you've worked hard."
If she had used a water gun to make the living room all wet, her grandfather would have hung her up and spanked her long ago.
This family is really strange. They know that the soul in their child's body is not his, yet they still spoil him so much. Aren't they afraid that the other person will really not want to leave?
Upon hearing the child's innocent voice, Luo Yang excitedly turned around with his water gun and aimed it at the door. However, when he saw Zhang Shimian and the other two standing at the door, his expression froze, and he nervously and fearfully hid behind the woman.
The woman in the purple cheongsam also saw Zhang Shimian and the other two. An unnatural look flashed across her face as she wiped the water off her face and said, "Master Zhang, you're back."
The old woman standing at the kitchen door also came over. Her slanted eyes looked Nan Yuanman and Feng Congqian up and down without any politeness. When her gaze fell on their ordinary clothes, a hint of contempt flashed in her eyes.
She looked at Feng Congqian with a hint of doubt on her face: "Master Zhang, is this the person you invited? Is he really capable of getting rid of the doll that's possessed my grandson?"
As the saying goes, "a young man with no experience is unreliable." This time, Zhang Shimian's management caused her grandson to suffer, and now the people he's brought in are so young, it's no wonder she's suspicious.
“It’s not him, it’s her.” Zhang Shimian pointed to Zhi Yuanman with a blank expression: “She is the savior I invited.”
The old woman subconsciously looked in the direction he was pointing and met the gaze of Nan Yuanman, who was sucking on a lollipop stick.
The old woman: "?"
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