Shangguan Qing walked to the door of Dengqing Antique Shop, took out the key and opened the door.

I saw the familiar array of offerings again.

“I don’t know if I can go back.”

The reason she came back this time was to go to the Netherworld in person to investigate Cheng Ji's past.

After hearing what Qin Hao said in the afternoon, I realized that I still didn’t know enough about him.

She walked to the secret door of the antique shop, took a deep breath, and exhaled slowly.

He raised his hand, lifted the door curtain, and pushed open the door.

Seeing the scene in front of him, Shangguan Qing's face suddenly darkened and a layer of frost formed in his eyes.

"It's really not surprising that I can't go back."

The road to the underworld that she had opened with her spiritual power has now returned to its original form and become a storage room filled with miscellaneous items.

Okay, there are still twenty days left, just bear with it.

Shangguan Qing couldn't use his spiritual power, so he had to pick up the feather duster at the front desk and clean the room manually.

I haven't been here for a while, and these offerings are covered with a layer of dust.

She saw a ten-centimeter short knife at the bottom of the corner. It was made of silver, and the scabbard was inlaid with agate and jade, with a whole night pearl in the middle.

At first glance, it is something that only royal aristocrats have.

She squatted down and swept it with a feather duster, and the night pearl on it actually flashed and emitted a silvery-white light.

"What's going on?"

She frowned, put down the feather duster, picked up the dagger and checked it again and again.

Is it your master who is here?

"Sir Shangguan, long time no see."

I don't know when someone stood behind me.

She turned her body and raised her head. "It's you."

The old Taoist nun who had been seen in the store before appeared again, leaning on a cane and wearing a light-colored Taoist robe.

With a kind smile on his face, he held out his hand to her.

Shangguan Qing refused, "No, I can do it myself." She stood up on her knees.

"Sir Shangguan, thank you for saving my general."

General?

Could it be that Cheng Ji was a general before?

Shangguan Qing watched the old nun put her hands into her sleeves, as if looking for something.

After a while, she said excitedly, "I found it. This is for you."

After saying this, she clenched her wrinkled hands tightly, pulled Shangguan Qing's hand over, and opened it.

"This is half a tiger talisman. It is destined to be with you, so I give it to you."

Shangguan Qing carefully looked at the tiger talisman in his palm.

It's a small one, about the size of two fingers, and the workmanship is not very fine. It may also be that it has been through too much and the surface is scratched.

When she saw the back of the tiger talisman, her heart suddenly stopped.

It says: [Summon]

The characters are very small, taking up only half of the symbol.

Since it is half a tiger talisman, the character should also be half.

It was so strange, she felt that this word was so familiar, as if she had seen it somewhere.

Doubts welled up in her heart, and she responded with a faint smile, "Thank you, I'll take it."

She thought of Cheng Ji, her eyes full of curiosity again, "Do you know about Cheng Ji? You said he was the man I was looking for, so why doesn't he have the red spider lily pattern I'm looking for?"

The old nun seemed to have expected her to ask this and shook her head. "I can't tell you, Lord Shangguan. Please be firm and resolute in always choosing the general."

The corners of her drooping eyes suddenly filled with tears, and her eye sockets became red.

The vicissitudes of life voice said earnestly, "He has gone through many hardships in his life, and you are the only one left. I don't have much time left. From now on, I will leave him to you to take care of. Thank you for your help, sir."

She is like an elder in the family entrusting her younger generation to others.

There are expectations and entrustment in every word.

In fact, when they met for the first time, Shangguan Qing could tell that she didn't have much time left.

Those whose lives are entering the countdown cannot escape her eyes.

The deathly aura around them will become thicker and thicker until it devours their souls.

Since the old nun was unwilling to reveal anything about Cheng Ji, she had no choice but to give up.

"I'll take good care of him, don't worry."

At least until she successfully reincarnates.

Hearing Shangguan Qing's promise, the old nun drooped her shoulders heavily, and the burden on her was finally lifted.

"My mission is accomplished, how great..."

She gave Shangguan Qing a relieved smile, then hobbled out of the antique shop with a cane, her back looking old and lonely.

As she walked out of the store, the old nun turned around and said,

"Master Shangguan, this old slave..." She choked up, "This old slave's previous name was Ningxue."

You took it for me.

Shangguan Qing whispered, "Ningxue..."

Why did she feel a dull pain somewhere in her heart whenever she called out this name, as if she was feeling reluctant and regretful?

This time, the old nun left without looking back.

Completely disappeared from Shangguan Qing's sight.

Shangguan Qing lowered his eyes and looked at the half tiger talisman in his hand, and shook his head slightly to dispel his thoughts.

She put away the tiger talisman, took out her cell phone and sent a message to Cheng Ji to come and pick her up.

After everything was packed up, she closed the antique shop and looked at the choppy sea.

The weather is nice today, and the blue sky is reflected on the blue sea.

At first glance, it is a blue that is refreshing and can dispel all worries.

Shangguan Qing walked towards the sea as if possessed by a ghost.

......

By the time Cheng Ji arrived at Deng Qing Antique Shop, it was already evening.

The setting sun poured down onto the sea level like molten gold, dyeing the sky orange-red.

He got out of the car, walked to the door of the antique shop and saw that the door was closed.

His heart tightened and he looked around, finally his eyes fixed on the beach embraced by the setting sun not far away.

On the beach, Shangguan Qing's figure looked particularly lonely and quiet.

She had her back to the waves, her legs lightly crossed, her hands casually placed on her knees, staring at the setting sun that was about to sink into the horizon in the distance.

Cheng Ji walked quietly to her and sat down.

He looked at Shangguan Qing's profile, his perfect outline looked even more charming in the afterglow of the setting sun.

"Are you in a bad mood?"

It's rare to see her with this expression, there's an indescribable loneliness.

The last time I saw her was the night I first sent her to the antique shop.

She had the same look in her eyes when she looked at him from the door of the store.

Shangguan Qing lowered his eyes slightly, watching the waves hitting the beach one after another, creating a layer of white edges.

"Nothing, just sent a stranger away."

She quickly adjusted her mood and turned to look at him.

Their eyes met in the setting sun, and from a distance, their backs looked like a couple who had been in love for a long time.

"Today Qin Hao told me a lot about you. He said that you went to underground casinos and got entangled with many rich girls. He also said that there was a woman who wanted you to be responsible."

After saying that, she kept her eyes on him, waiting for his explanation.

Cheng Ji was prepared to tell her on the way here, but he didn't expect her to ask him directly.

"The underground casino is the main source of my startup capital, I don't deny that, as for those rich girls..."

His tone paused, and his eyes dimmed a lot.

"They needed someone to handle some situations, and I just happened to meet the requirements."

"What's the situation?" She said with curiosity in her eyes.