☆, Chapter 143: Revealing Everything
Upon hearing this, Si Yanxiao frowned slightly, a hint of confusion flashing across his face.
She actually offered to leave with nothing; he absolutely refused to believe she had no ulterior motives.
He then scoffed coldly, "What exactly is your purpose?"
Jiang Ran pursed her lips slightly and slowly explained, "There's something I've been keeping from you all. Actually, I'm an expert in metaphysics, and I can observe feng shui and tell fortunes."
Upon hearing this, Si Yanxiao looked surprised, his eyes filled with doubt.
Jiang Ran took in his expression; his reaction was clearly within her expectations. Then she continued speaking.
"I've been holding this position not because I'm vain, but because I need to use your spiritual energy to improve my cultivation."
"Cultivation?" Si Yanxiao frowned slightly, his face full of surprise: "What do you mean by spiritual energy?"
Jiang Ran's words were like a foreign language to him, completely beyond his comprehension.
Jiang Ran nodded and bluntly stated, "Everyone has a qi channel that supports the operation of their body. Most of them are quite ordinary, but you are different."
"That's precisely why you need my birth chart to counteract this; in a way, they complement each other."
"Heh..." Upon hearing Jiang Ran's explanation, Si Yanxiao suddenly scoffed, his brows furrowed with disdain, and mocked her directly.
"Are you really out of options? You can even utter such lies without batting an eye."
"Was it the old man who gave you this idea? Did you really think I would care about what Master Xuanren said about fate? What a joke!"
Si Yanxiao's lips curled slightly, a hint of sarcasm flashing across his face.
Jiang Ran sighed inwardly when she saw that he mistook her for a liar. Just as she was about to retort, she saw his eyes sharpen and he spoke sarcastically.
"Fortune telling is a mysterious and profound matter. Do you really think it can be done by just spouting nonsense?"
"Jiang Ran, you're making up lies without even knowing your own limitations!"
Si Yanxiao rebuked sharply, his words filled with disdain.
Jiang Ran's expression changed upon hearing this, and a hint of coldness appeared in her eyes. As a master of the Xuanmen sect, she never expected to be questioned like this by him.
His words implied that he was a charlatan, a con artist who swindled and cheated people.
She took a desperate gamble and told the whole truth, but she was not understood.
Thinking of this, Jiang Ran replied coldly, "You are aware of Old Master Si's health condition, and the fact that it has improved now is because of my treatment."
"Have you ever wondered why even top hospitals can only treat the symptoms, not the root cause, while I can cure it completely?" Si Yanxiao scoffed coldly. "What? Are you trying to say it's related to metaphysics? Or some kind of intractable disease?"
Jiang Ran looked at him coldly without responding, which was tantamount to acquiescing.
Si Yanxiao scoffed at her explanation, his face full of disbelief, and mocked her, "It's just a blind cat catching a dead mouse. You actually think you're something special?"
"You went to great lengths to save your father just to impress him and secure your position. Why bother with these empty words now?"
Jiang Ran listened to his repeated questioning, a hint of displeasure flashing across her face, and she was too lazy to explain further.
Seeing that the matter was clearly beyond negotiation, he sneered, "Since there's no point in saying more, there's no need to waste any more words. I've said what I needed to say. Believe it or not, it's up to you."
Having said that, she ignored Si Yanxiao's expression and turned to leave.
Si Yanxiao watched her retreating figure, his brows furrowing slightly. Though he didn't show it on his face, his mind was filled with a myriad of thoughts.
I was so focused on arguing with Jiang Ran just now, but now that I've calmed down and thought about it carefully, I'm suddenly surprised to realize something.
The rumors say that Jiang Ran is arrogant, domineering, and doesn't care about anyone. However, after spending time with her recently, I found that she is different from what I knew before.
She seemed extremely concerned about the child, even going so far as to contradict herself to warn herself.
What other mystical theories are there?!
Although he didn't believe it and thought it was nonsense, he was still somewhat surprised.
Moreover, it wasn't just a coincidence; she either knew about it beforehand or not. If it weren't for her suggestion, I wouldn't have opened the tomb to explore.
Thinking of this, Si Yanxiao lowered his eyes slightly, his face showing deep thought.
After a long while, his eyes flashed, and he took out his phone to call Gu Nan.
At the same time, Gu Nan saw the caller ID and quickly swiped to answer.
"Where is it?" Si Yanxiao asked directly.
"Coffee shop," Gu Nan replied softly, stirring her coffee slowly with a spoon.
"There's something I need you to do. Since Zhuwei has a tombstone, she must have been cremated. Go and find out where the cremation took place."
Upon hearing this, Gu Nan's face showed a hint of doubt, and then she asked seriously, "But there are no ashes in the cemetery, so the cremation might just be a formality."
"We need to investigate this whole process. The clues are stuck here, so we have to start from the root of the problem," Si Yanxiao said in a deep voice.
After hearing this, Gu Nan sighed softly and then slowly replied, "Okay."
Everyone knows about Si Yanxiao's feelings for Bai Zhuwei. He had previously declared that he would see her alive or dead. Now that he knows that erecting a tombstone was just to cover up his fake death, he naturally wants to investigate the matter thoroughly.
Gu Nan understood and stopped trying to persuade him.
After hanging up the phone, Si Yanxiao gripped his phone tightly, his brow furrowed, and the veins on his hand bulging.
On the other side, after Jiang Ran came down from the rooftop, she went straight to the VIP ward. Just as she reached the door, she happened to run into the butler coming out of the ward.
Jiang Ran nodded slightly, as if to say hello.
The butler looked at the bandage on her arm with surprise, but did not ask any questions. Knowing her purpose, he gestured slightly inside, saying, "The old master is inside."
"Okay," Jiang Ran replied softly, then pushed open the door and went in.
Old Master Si lay weakly on the bed, his face pale and his eyes closed.
Jiang Ran walked slowly towards him. When Old Master Si heard the faint sound of footsteps, he asked in a low voice, "Why have you come back again?"
There was no response for a long time. When he opened his eyes, he saw Jiang Ran standing by the bed with a worried look on her face.
Unexpectedly, she suddenly appeared. Old Master Si raised an eyebrow, his face showing surprise: "What are you doing here?"
Before Jiang Ran could reply, his eyes flashed as he noticed the injury on her arm. His face paled in surprise, and he quickly asked, "What happened to you?"
Jiang Ran smiled slightly and replied softly, "It's a long story, don't worry."
"But what about you? Why were you suddenly hospitalized?"
Upon hearing this, Old Master Si's expression suddenly changed. Recalling what happened at the cemetery, his expression grew even more grim.
Jiang Ran took in his expression, her gaze slightly lowered, and she stepped forward to gently help him up. Leaning against the edge of the bed, she sat on a chair beside him, picked up an apple and started peeling it without urging him to hurry.
Her original intention was to check on him to see if he was alright, and now that she saw he was fine, she was relieved.
"Sigh..." Old Master Si slowly shook his head and sighed softly.
Jiang Ran continued cutting the meat into pieces with care, then changed the subject, saying, "Your weakness this time is probably related to your emotions. How about I give you acupuncture to help you recover?"
Grandpa Si knew Jiang Ran's abilities well. Upon hearing this, he nodded slightly and replied in a low voice, "Alright, thank you for your hard work."
Jiang Ran took off Old Master Si's shirt, gently twisted the silver needles between her fingers, and inserted them into his acupoints. The old man immediately felt a warm current flowing through his meridians, and he felt a faint sense of comfort.
Old Master Si slowly came to his senses, lowered his eyes slightly, and asked seemingly casually, "I really didn't expect the tombstone to be completely empty..."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ran continued working and whispered comfortingly, "Don't overthink it. After all, no one expected it to turn out this way."
"Fortunately, Si Yanxiao has finally come to a conclusion after investigating for so long."
Old Master Si was just testing the waters, but he didn't expect Jiang Ran to follow through on his words, which clearly meant she already knew the whole story.
Startled, Jiang Ran slowly pulled out the silver needles and helped him put his clothes back on. Taking the opportunity, Old Master Si glanced at her expression.
Seeing that her expression was normal, I felt a little relieved.
Jiang Ran noticed him scrutinizing her and understood his intentions. She pursed her lips slightly and remained silent.
She noticed his hesitation in his words and became suspicious. She quickly calculated the course of events and was surprised to find that her casual remark had revealed such a complicated matter.
Seeing that Jiang Ran remained unmoved, Old Master Si felt increasingly guilty.
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