"You look so listless."
What happened to you on this trip?
As soon as Shi Xi closed the study door, she heard Qin Budu's question.
Qin Budu looked at him quietly, as if he was certain that Ding Xi would not deceive him.
Perhaps because she was already used to Qin Budu's apparent lack of sight, which seemed to have no effect on him, Shi Xi was not surprised by his words.
Without hesitation, he took out the Joker from his pocket. Ruan Jingshan was still inside and did not come out.
“I went to the ghost market and got this,” he said.
Seeing that Qin Budu did not speak, Shi Xi paused for a moment and then recounted the whole story.
Finally, place the Joker card on the table.
Qin Budu's expression remained unchanged, showing no surprise whatsoever. He seemed unsurprised that Shi Xi would go to the Ghost Market, nor that a novice sorcerer like Shi Xi could obtain Ruan Jingshan's natal magic weapon.
He simply nodded slightly. "Good luck."
Qin Budu's behavior made Shi Xi feel inexplicably that he seemed to have known everything all along, but was still waiting for her to tell him.
Just then, Ruan Jingshan emerged from the Joker card and jumped off the table, landing right in Shi Xi's palm.
Shi Xi looked at Ruan Jingshan, who was holding his finger, and asked, puzzled.
"Have you rested enough?"
“Earthbound spirits feed on the blood of their feeders,” Qin Budu said.
Shi Xi: "..." So it was because she was hungry.
"What's going on with the feeder?" Shi Xi asked Qin Budu.
“He chose you,” Qin Budu said. “So you are his caretaker.”
In fact, most earthbound spirits do not seek out a caretaker; they simply relive their death day after day. People like Ruan Jingshan are extremely rare.
Ruan Jingshan didn't speak, but looked up at Shi Xi, his throat moved very slowly, and he brushed against Shi Xi's fingers, but did nothing else.
Judging from the way it looks, it seems like they are asking for his consent.
Shi Xi looked at Ruan Jingshan and nodded casually, "Okay."
Upon hearing this, Ruan Jingshan grabbed Shi Xi's finger with a slightly anxious look and bit down on it.
Shi Xi felt as if her finger had been pricked by a needle, but it didn't hurt much.
Perhaps because she was a spirit, Xiao Ruan Jingshan had a cold aura all over her body, even her tongue was no exception.
After restraining himself and only taking two mouthfuls of Shi Xi's blood, Ruan Jingshan released Shi Xi's fingers and then gently licked them as if to soothe her.
Qin Budu frowned slightly.
He handed Shi Xi a tissue, "Wipe it off."
Shi Xi wiped the saliva off her fingers and was about to say something when she realized that Ruan Jingshan had suddenly transformed back into his previous adult form.
Suddenly reverting to his original form, Ruan Jingshan's clothes were slightly disheveled, revealing a red mole on his right wrist.
Shi Xi subconsciously looked over.
Noticing Shi Xi's gaze, Ruan Jingshan paused in adjusting his clothes and said, "This is the Ruan family's emblem."
"Does everyone have one?" Shi Xi asked.
He had found it strange before. Although the Ruan family was secluded, it was impossible that they would not accept any disciples from outside the family. How could everyone be born with a mole?
Surely the Ruan family wouldn't be checking someone's cuffs to see if they have a red mole when accepting a disciple, would they?
"yes."
Seemingly knowing what Shi Xi was thinking, Ruan Jingshan continued, "It wasn't innate; it was added after she completed her apprenticeship."
"But we probably won't see them now."
After completing their apprenticeship, the disciples of the Ruan family would be born. Because of their ancestors, and as a sign of respect, these disciples would have a red mole added to their right wrist.
Only then can one leave the Ruan family, deal with demons and monsters as a form of training, and also make a name for oneself in the feng shui world.
After all, although they lived in seclusion, they were not dead.
Once the disciples have completed their training, they will take on apprentices and cultivate the next generation of outstanding talents for the Ruan family.
This tradition was passed down through generations, and the outside world came to know that the red birthmark on the right wrist was a special mark of the Ruan family.
Shi Xi was stunned for a moment before she realized what he meant.
The reclusive Ruan family has long since disappeared.
Indeed, since Ruan Jingshan, there has been no news of the Ruan family in the feng shui world.
This is probably why such a powerful, reclusive family has become a background figure.
So, the villa incident wasn't done by the Ruan family...
Ruan Jingshan suddenly looked into Qin Budu's eyes and said, "You've seen me before."
Qin Budu did not refute.
As Ruan Jingshan said, he had indeed met the other party.
In the Ghost Realm, when Qin Budu was about the same age as Xu Youchu, he saw Ruan Jingshan's corpse, which was filled with a sharp killing intent.
Just looking at him made him feel dangerous.
Beneath the sealing formation where Ruan Jingshan sat, a ghost king, brimming with resentment and yearning to regain his freedom, was surging.
Surrounded by countless eager ghosts, perhaps protected by some magical treasure or due to his special constitution, Ruan Jingshan's expression remained unchanged.
However, one part of the formation was damaged, and Ruan Jingshan's feet had already been swallowed by ghostly energy, revealing his stark white bones...
The Ghost Realm originally only opened once every sixty years, and Qin Budu himself didn't know how he got in.
If Shi Xi knew, she would definitely answer, "What else could it be? It's all arranged by the plot master."
Shi Xi looked at Qin Budu. This part wasn't in the original story; it was only mentioned briefly at the end. After leaving the Ghost Realm, Qin Budu's eyes returned to normal.
He was guessing in his heart.
—I'm afraid the problem with their eyes is from what happened in the Ghost Realm before.
Ruan Jingshan only said this much and then fell silent.
With a 'pop', it transformed back into a tiny lifelike figurine and then sat on Shi Xi's shoulder.
Ruan Jingshan tugged at a strand of Shi Xi's hair and whispered in his ear, "Someone's coming."
Sure enough, the assistant pushed the door open and entered the next second.
"Mr. Qin, the entire Cui family died last night!"
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