The night sky was dark and moonless, covered with thick clouds.
The chilly spring breeze, carrying the lingering cold of late winter, swept through the streets and alleys.
The ashes from the burnt paper danced in the air, like drifting gray snow.
The night was chilly, but even so, many people still burned paper money as offerings at city intersections and streets.
Those who have been away from their hometown for a long time have nowhere to rely on, and find solace in the Qingming Festival, when the yin and yang meet.
Whether the dead truly need to be commemorated is a matter of debate, and the significance of the living observing these rituals is simply to have something to rely on.
The entire city was brightly lit in the pitch-black night.
In the shadowy places unnoticed by anyone, as if a tire had been punctured, wisps of cold, ghostly energy seeped into the human world.
The Qin Residence.
Qin Nan placed incense at the gate, left a few cups of wine and some fruit as offerings to the passing souls.
After arranging everything, Qin Nan closed the main gate, locked it from the inside, and went back to the backyard.
The cubs in the backyard were playing wildly because they were off work today, while Long Chengxiu and Bai Hao were enjoying some peace and quiet in the front courtyard's guest room, drinking tea and eating snacks.
Bai Muqiu was holding Bai Moxuan while watching TV inside the house.
Bai Moxuan has grown up and learned a lot, and he is finally starting to look like a grown man, even though he is only about four months old.
Later, Qiong Ruiheng asked Bai Moxuan about his uncle again. Bai Moxuan shook his head and did not go into details, only telling him that everything was fine.
Qiong Ruiheng didn't necessarily need to know any details; he just wanted peace of mind, so he didn't ask any more questions after that.
E Ning's future has indeed changed, and Bai Moxuan can no longer alter it on his own.
It's alright, though, it's not a very bad change; it's just that E Ning himself has changed.
He was originally somewhat aloof and too obsessed with strength, which is why he became that strong and domineering figure. Now, because of Chi Wei's initiative and the early acceptance by Tao Xiaolu and others, his personality has changed.
Therefore, in E Ning's present future, he is slender and quiet, but that does not prevent him from seizing opportunities and working hard enough to become stronger.
As for his relationship with Qiong Yiming, it had no impact, and even... his position was unaffected. Even if E Ning was not as strong as Qiong Yiming in the future, he would still be in a superior position.
Bai Moxuan breathed a huge sigh of relief because Bai Hao cared a lot about this, so he was also somewhat affected. Fortunately, there were no other terrible changes.
Of course, the change in E Ning will also have other effects, but they are not very big or serious. Otherwise, Bai Moxuan's cloud would not be missing only a small piece.
Bai Moxuan sat on Bai Muqiu's lap and lay on his chest, the two of them leaning against each other watching TV.
After eating, the little ones took turns washing up, and we had to wait for them one by one.
Around 10 o'clock, Bai Muqiu listlessly picked up the remote control and started changing channels.
[Multiple large fires have broken out in Suju City; the number of casualties is still being tallied!]
Suddenly a news report caught his eye, and Bai Muqiu was slightly taken aback. He looked at the familiar street in the picture, as well as the signboard that was half burned.
——Bai Ze Dream Interpretation Hall.
He watched in shock as his shop was shown on video; the fire was devastating, and half the street was burned down.
He swallowed hard in astonishment and immediately used his innate divine power to inform them, but he couldn't see it. He knew the current situation, but he didn't know the cause.
Bai Moxuan blinked and looked up at Bai Muqiu, who seemed a little flustered.
Bai Muqiu forced a smile, picked up Bai Moxuan, placed him on the sofa, and hurriedly went to the front courtyard hall.
"Bai Hao! Cheng Xiu! What happened to the fire in Su Zhou?"
Bai Hao and Long Chengxiu chose to remain silent in the face of Bai Muqiu's questioning.
Bai Muqiu looked at Bai Hao, then at Long Chengxiu, and grabbed his arm. "You won't let me go back because of this?"
Long Chengxiu put down his teacup, raised his hand and pressed Bai Muqiu's shoulder, making him sit down.
Bai Hao sighed, "What good would it do if you went? It was going to happen sooner or later anyway. Are you going to interfere? You've been in this world for so long, don't you want to just be a bystander?"
"I..." Bai Muqiu was speechless, opening her mouth but unable to say anything.
Yes, what good is knowing everything? You can only be a spectator. Even when faced with something already known, the only thing you can do is stand by and watch.
If the Bai Ze clan had truly meddled in every matter, they would have been wiped out long ago, their fortunes exhausted, and they would have died as divine punishment.
Bai Muqiu sat beside Long Chengxiu, bowing her head in silence for a long time.
"Sigh... Even if I can't participate, my shop... will have to be renovated again..."
It seemed to be a sigh, it seemed to be regret, it seemed to be... an excuse.
In a fit of anger, Bai Muqiu snatched Long Chengxiu's tea and drank it all in one gulp. Then, grabbing Long Chengxiu's arm, she rolled up his sleeve and bit him hard.
Long Chengxiu remained expressionless, as if it were nothing out of the ordinary, and didn't even use a fraction of his strength, yet Bai Muqiu left not a single mark after biting him.
His skin is made of dragon scales, so its strength is unimaginable. Even though Bai Muqiu is Bai Ze, it's useless against him.
Bai Muqiu looked at Long Chengxiu's unchanging wrist, puffed up her cheeks in anger, and drifted back to the backyard with resentment.
After cleaning the bones that Qin Nan was going to make tomorrow, she soaked them in cold water to remove the blood and fishy smell.
After finishing her work, she noticed that only Bai Moxuan was sitting on the sofa. She sat down next to him, puzzled, and asked, "Ranran, where is your Uncle Muqiu?"
Bai Moxuan pointed to the TV. Qin Nan looked up and saw it was the news channel. A fire had broken out in Suzhou City, and rescue and relief efforts were underway.
"There's been a fire. How did it burn down your Uncle Muqiu's house?"
Qin Nan didn't know where Bai Muqiu usually lived; he hadn't asked. He only knew that Bai Muqiu also owned a shop.
Bai Moxuan nodded. "Yes, Uncle Muqiu's shop is on this street that was burned."
"Huh? Really?"
Qin Nan was shocked. He had just said it casually, but he hadn't expected it to hit the nail on the head.
"Hmm, but it's not a fire, it's just... bad guys need the souls of the dead."
Qin Nan was slightly taken aback. If it wasn't a simple fire, then it must be a major incident.
He immediately took out his phone. The fire in Suzhou City was already the number one trending topic. Qin Nan clicked to see the details. There were a total of five fires in the city, two large fires and three small fires.
The comments section was buzzing with discussion, with many locals from Suju City talking about it, suggesting it wasn't just about the fire.
Many areas experienced sudden power outages, and network signals also malfunctioned.
In short, Suzhou City is in complete chaos, with a large number of casualties and the scene is extremely tragic.
The city of Jiangyang, where the Qin residence is located, and the city of Suzhou are not in the same province and are quite far apart. Bai Muqiu also came here by high-speed rail.
Looking at the photos online, Qin Nan felt a tightness in her chest. The raging fire, the explosion, the wounded, and the dead—everything looked extremely oppressive.
Bai Moxuan sensed Qin Nan's low spirits, so he crawled over, snuggled into Qin Nan's arms, and hugged him tightly.
“Daddy, don’t be sad. If Daddy is sad, I’ll be sad too. It’s fate that we can’t change. Daddy doesn’t tell Daddy because he’s afraid Daddy will be soft-hearted and hurt.”
Qin Nan put down her phone, hugged Bai Moxuan, and lowered her head in silence.
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