The old Taoist priest seemed insulted by Ji Qian's question, and he stiffened his neck and said with an air of righteous indignation:
"Of course not! I would never do something so underhanded!"
Ying Xu couldn't stand it anymore: "Killing an entire family isn't considered insidious?"
The old Taoist priest dismissed Ying Xu's doubts, believing he had already done more than enough for the Qian family:
"Why didn't you mention that I gave him decades of wealth and luxury before I killed him?!"
Ji Qian didn't want to argue with him about this, so she decisively ignored the issue.
"Even if you didn't take action, can you be sure the Sun family didn't interfere?"
Upon hearing this, the old Taoist priest hesitated, his attitude no longer as firm as before:
"This... I'm not sure. My relationship with the Sun family is just a business partnership. I'm responsible for helping him defy fate and seek wealth, while his family is responsible for paying people to do the work for me."
In your modern terms, what's that called... win-win cooperation, right?
After listening, Ji Qian fell into deep thought and didn't speak for a while.
"Um, so your surname is Jiang?"
Han Mengyao suddenly remembered this matter. When she saw the appearance of Boss Jiang before, she thought that he was the reincarnation of the old Taoist priest. Now it seems that it may just be a coincidence.
"Jiang? Why do you think my surname is Jiang?" The old Taoist priest didn't answer immediately, but instead asked Han Mengyao.
Han Mengyao didn't think there was anything to hide: "I know a businessman surnamed Jiang who looks somewhat like you."
"Jiang..." The old Taoist priest lowered his head and pondered upon hearing this, feeling that the word was inexplicably familiar.
"Ah, I get it! Good, good, there really are no honest merchants! Hahahahahahaha!"
The old Taoist priest suddenly burst into wild laughter, startling Ji Qian, who was deep in thought. She instinctively kicked him, knocking him to the ground.
What are you laughing at?!
"Hahaha, I get it! I get it all! We've all been tricked by that bastard Sun Junde!"
"You know Sun Junde?!"
Before Ji Qian could ask any further questions, she heard Mr. Qian's surprised voice behind her, so she turned around and asked:
Who is Sun Junde?
At this moment, Mr. Qian was no longer as calm as before; he was so excited that his hands were trembling.
“Sun Dejun and I worked as waiters at the same inn back then. He was a really nice guy. He was the one who went with me to have my fortune told.”
Unfortunately, we'd only known each other for a few months when he saved enough money to go home, build a house, and get married.
"Oh, his house collapsed, and his mother, wife, and children were all buried inside."
The old Taoist priest was no longer as agitated as before, but his tone of voice still carried a strong sense of sarcasm.
How did you know?
This was the first time Mr. Qian had heard of this. Not long after Sun Junde returned home, he also earned his first pot of gold and left the inn, and from then on, he lost contact with Sun Junde.
"Because this Sun Junde is none other than Master Sun!"
The old Taoist priest no longer cared how Ji Qian would deal with him; he had just realized that he was nothing more than a pawn in someone else's scheme.
"I originally intended to use your house as a formation to aid my cultivation, but I was injured in an accident and had to abandon my original body to possess this woman's body."
"Possessing someone nearby? What were you doing at the Qian family's house back then?"
"If a child is born, of course I have to go and see him. What if he's a good candidate to be used as the core of a formation?"
The old Taoist priest spoke of this with considerable pride:
"This is my exclusive secret recipe. Normally, you have to ask around to find out someone's birth date and time. It's much more convenient to wait outside the delivery room!"
Seeing that Ji Qian was about to kick him again, the old Taoist priest quickly dodged the attack twice and began to beg for mercy:
"No, no, no, I'll get to the point!"
When I heard crying coming from the delivery room, I was about to head home when a group of men in black suddenly jumped out and tried to kill me.
Although I am quite skilled, how can two fists fight against four hands?
Fortunately, I was quick-witted and decisively chose to escape at the last moment.
Unfortunately, the closest person to me at the time was this woman who had just passed away after childbirth, otherwise I would have definitely found a man to possess my body!
The old Taoist priest still felt a little aggrieved when he mentioned this. He glared at Qian Huailin, who was standing in the distance, and said in a resentful tone, "At the time, I thought that kid was dead. I thought being a wealthy widow wouldn't be bad, at least I wouldn't have to worry about food and drink."
Who knew that just as I had raised my child, this kid would come back.
First, he caught me drawing talismans. After finally managing to brainwash him, he insisted on sleeping with me. My seventy-plus years of virginity cultivation almost went to waste!
The old Taoist priest looked aggrieved, while Qian Huailin had already thrown himself into the bushes to vomit.
Seeing that Ji Qian was scrutinizing him with an unfriendly expression again, the old Taoist priest quickly returned to the main topic:
"At first I thought I had made some enemies, after all, it's normal for people in our line of work to offend a few people."
Thinking about it now, those people must have been sent by Sun Junde.
"Weren't you two partners? Why would he kill you?"
For the first time, Mi Yesi felt that she might not be very smart, otherwise why would everyone else look like they suddenly understood after hearing this?
"It should be for killing and looting. Both of those formations prioritize the physical body. As long as the body is still there, even if the core is replaced, it won't have any effect."
Xu Qi had crouched down behind Han Mengyao at some point, and as he muttered to himself, he looked somewhat like a certain elementary school student who was the Grim Reaper.
The old Taoist priest peered out for a long time but couldn't find the source of the sound, but that didn't stop him from agreeing with the viewpoint:
"That's right, it's a pity I never thought of that."
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