When Chu Nian opened the door, Huo Qinghan was also taken aback when he saw her, and exclaimed in surprise, "Lan Nian?! It's you!"
Chu Nian said indifferently, "This is my home." She then glanced at the Taoist priest beside Huo Qinghan and asked irritably, "What are you doing here?" Visiting without bringing gifts and bringing dirty things instead—annoying!
The injured Taoist priest hurriedly clasped his hands in a respectful ancient salute to Chu Nian and asked, "May I ask, does Mr. Bai live here?"
"Mr. Bai?" Chu Nian frowned upon hearing this. Thinking that the only person in the house whose name might be related to "white" was Bai Ze, she blurted out, "Are you talking about the little donkey?"
"Uh..." The Taoist priest was immediately surprised and stood there for a long time, not knowing how to respond.
Chu Nian said helplessly, "Wait a moment, let me ask them." After saying that, she used telepathy to ask Lin Jingting, "Which of you three is Mr. Bai?"
Lin Jingting and the other two had been avoiding her for the past few days, always making sure to leave whenever Chu Nian was home. Lin Jingting was quite embarrassed when he received Chu Nian's telepathic message: So, even though they were keeping their distance, she had been watching them the whole time? Otherwise, how could she have sent a telepathic message directly to him? She clearly knew his location!
Lin Jingting didn't know who Mr. Bai was either, so she asked Lou Qianzong and Bai Ze, "Do you two know who Mr. Bai is?"
Upon hearing this, Lou Qianzong immediately looked at Bai Ze.
Bai Ze hurriedly asked, "What is it?"
Lin Jingting had no choice but to send another telepathic message to Chu Nian.
Chu Nian: "Someone is looking for him, and they're carrying something dirty. Tell him to come back right away."
After hearing Lin Jingting's account, Bai Ze immediately turned to Lou Qianzong with delight and said, "It seems that the money-making posts we made online were effective. Let's go!"
Lou Qianzong called to Lin Jingting: "Let's go home."
Lin Jingting's lips twitched slightly, and he said, "I...I have something to do, so I won't go back yet."
Lou Qianzong asked in surprise, "What could you possibly want?" After a pause, he continued, "Xiaobai and I have found a way to make money in this world. Once we've made the money, we'll buy our own villa and stop living in that woman's apartment."
Lin Jingting pondered for a moment and said, "Living in a villa! Hmm, Niannian might indeed prefer a villa." With that, she followed the two of them.
Lou Qianzong said angrily, "I said I'm moving out of that woman's apartment and no longer living with her; not that I'm taking her to live in a villa."
Bai Ze advised, "Stop arguing. You need money to live in a villa. As for whether or not to bring Niannian, let's wait until we have the villa first!"
The three of them returned in an instant.
At that moment, Chu Nian had just finished contacting Lin Jingting and said to the Taoist priest and Huo Qinghan, "They will be back soon, please come in first!"
No sooner had the words left his mouth than Lin Jingting and his two companions arrived like the wind.
Upon seeing the Taoist priest, Bai Ze was startled and said, "Aren't you the young Taoist priest from Qingyun Temple? What happened to you? You're even injured. With your strength, how could any evil spirit in this place harm you?"
In his opinion, this young Taoist priest should be able to deal with all the little devils and demons in this place.
The Taoist priest looked ashamed and said, "Greetings, Master Bai. To be honest, the evil spirit I encountered this time doesn't seem to be from this area."
Bai Ze glanced at Huo Qinghan, frowned, and asked, "Who is he?"
The Taoist priest hurriedly said, "He is Huo Qinghan, the victim in this incident. The one who is possessed is his father."
Bai Ze gave a faint "hmm," looked Huo Qinghan up and down, and said, "Since you are the aggrieved party, then I'll be upfront about the unpleasant things. We're paid to do things for people, and it would be impossible without money."
Lin Jingting and Lou Qianzong had already entered the living room one after the other. Chu Nian frowned when she heard Bai Ze's words.
Outside, Huo Qinghan said, "Money is not a problem. As long as my father can recover his health, I'll give you as much as you want."
Chu Nian couldn't help but ask, "Little donkey, are you short of money?"
She asked out of concern, but Lou Qianzong retorted angrily, "I already told you not to call them 'little donkey.' Besides, what business is it of yours whether we're short of money or not?"
Chu Nian smiled peacefully and said, "You are my son. How can it be none of my business if you are short of money? You juniors, when you are short of money, you ask me for it. Why did you think of making money by exorcising evil spirits? And you even brought unclean things into the house." As he spoke, he glanced at the Taoist priest with a hint of helplessness.
Lou Qianzong scoffed, "With a female demon like you around, what filthy thing would dare to enter this house?"
Lin Jingting couldn't stand it anymore and scolded, "Lou Qianzong, how can you talk like that?"
Bai Ze said to the Taoist priest outside the door, "Look, don't come to my house to look for me anymore. My parents are unhappy. I'll give you my phone number and WeChat ID later, and you can contact me through them."
"Yes! Yes!" The Taoist priest nodded and bowed repeatedly, cold sweat pouring down his forehead. He glanced at Chu Nian in the hall and thought to himself, "It's a good thing I didn't offend this little girl. I never expected her to be Mr. Bai's parent. I really couldn't tell!"
Chu Nian had already called out, "Xiao Bai, hurry up and let your guests in, don't let them stand outside. Xiao Lin, go and pour tea and get fruit for the guests."
Lou Qianzong pursed his lips, but still obediently went to the kitchen.
Chu Nian couldn't help but chuckle at his behavior. This guy just doesn't know how to talk properly. When will he ever get rid of this flaw?
Turning around, she saw Lin Jingting looking at her tenderly. She said, "Little Lin, are you short of money?"
Lin Jingting said, "You don't need to worry about them. They said they'll earn the money themselves to buy you a villa."
Lou Qianzong came out carrying a fruit platter and heard him say this. He was so angry that his eyes widened and he shouted, "Who said they were going to buy her a villa?!"
Bai Ze had just offered his seat to the guest when he heard a shout coming from this side. Helpless, he said, "Alright, alright, Little Lin, hurry up and bring the fruit over!"
Chu Nian chuckled and said, "Alright, Little Lin, your master has already said so, so don't be shy."
Lou Qianzong was immediately speechless.
Seeing that Chu Nian had gone inside and closed the door, he placed the fruit plate on the coffee table, pointed at her door and asked in surprise, "What's wrong with this woman lately? She hasn't been arguing with me at all."
Lin Jingting said helplessly, "She didn't always criticize you; she only did it because you made her angry."
Bai Ze said in a slightly trembling voice, "I think she probably knows the truth!"
"What truth?" Lou Qianzong turned to ask him.
Bai Ze realized he had spoken out of turn, picked up a slice of apple from the fruit plate and ate it—quickly covering his mouth with it.
Seeing that he didn't answer, Lou Qianzong angrily questioned, "This is for the guests, what are you going to eat?"
Bai Ze quickly said to the Taoist priest, "Tell me about the evil creature you encountered!"
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