Chapter 36
The three words Rong Jing blurted out were like a ray of light shining through Cui Linshan's darkness, instantly illuminating his desolate and chaotic heart. A look of joy crossed his face, and he clenched his fists tightly, feeling every hair on his body stand on end in excitement.
He asked impatiently, "Where is it?"
Rong Jing said, "The hall."
hall?
Before Cui Linshan could figure it out, he saw Rong Jing striding out of the private room. They were on the third floor, and the elevator was on its way up. Rong Jing didn't want to wait, so he simply took the stairs. He took a step that was more than half a step, and in a few steps, he reached the first floor. Then, his eyes moved around, finally settling on an antique vase not far away.
Cui Linshan and Chen Rong hurried over and followed Rong Jing's gaze. When they saw the vase, the former was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Is it related to this vase?"
Rong Jing gave an affirmative answer and walked forward.
His fingers touched the vase. The vase was not an ordinary ceramic vase. The brightly painted patterns on it rose and fell under his fingertips. Rong Jing touched the entire surface of the vase, then pasted the talisman paper on the vase and poked it with his hand.
The vase fell down unexpectedly. Chen Rong's pupils widened and he was about to scream, but the next second he saw that the fallen vase was hanging upside down in the air, and he choked back.
Click.
In this silence, it seemed as if something had fallen.
Rong Jing bent down to pick it up, and when he saw the entire appearance of the thing, his eyebrows twitched unconsciously.
A tumbler doll with black hair, a big white face, blood-red lips, and strange clothes.
——It was surprisingly similar to the tumbler doll that Han Yu left behind in the hospital that night after using the replacement talisman.
"What is this?" Chen Rong took a step forward and when his eyes swept over the tumbler doll, he took a step back.
It was very strange. It was obviously just a child's toy, but when his eyes fell on it, his heart seemed to be squeezed tightly by something. An unbearable feeling of suffocation arose, making him feel uncomfortable all over.
You can’t watch it.
"Also, why is there such a little thing in the vase?" Chen Rong had a lot of questions in his mind. "Does this have anything to do with the soul we are looking for?"
"Yes," Rong Jing looked at Cui Linshan and said, "Your wife's soul is trapped in this little toy."
"What?!"
Two screams rang out simultaneously. Chen Rong and Cui Linshan exchanged glances. The latter quickly stepped forward, attempting to reach out and touch the tumbler. However, the moment his fingertips touched it, a strong feeling of nausea suddenly surged from the depths of his heart. Seeing this, Rong Jing quickly stepped back and said to them, "It's not a good thing. It's better not to touch it."
"Now that we have found Ms. Wang's soul, all we have to do next is bring the soul out and let it return to her body." As he spoke, he casually peeled off the talisman paper, and the vase fell steadily to the ground with a plop.
Most people would have rushed over to see if the antique vase was broken or cracked upon hearing its crisp landing sound. However, after hearing Rong Jing's words, Cui Linshan only wanted to rush to the hospital. Without even catching his breath, he immediately said, "Then we should hurry back now."
"Well, let's go."
The three of them walked hurriedly, and as they were about to walk out of the door, they passed by two figures.
One of them seemed to have noticed something, stopped, and suddenly shouted, "Lao Cui!"
Cui Linshan turned around, saw the man, and nodded: "Lao Xu, are you bringing friends to dinner today? You guys eat first, I have something urgent to do, so I have to leave first."
Seeing that he was so anxious, the man called Lao Xu did not stop him.
However, as he stood there and watched Cui Linshan and the other two leave, he muttered to his friend, "Could it be that something happened to his wife again? Otherwise, why is he so anxious?"
Lao Xu's friend obviously didn't know about Cui Linshan's wife, so he curiously asked a few more questions about what was going on. Lao Xu didn't hide it, because there were already many people who knew about it, so one more person wouldn't make a difference.
After hearing this, my friend suddenly realized: "Oh... the hospital couldn't find the cause, so he consulted a guru?"
master?
Hearing these two words suddenly, Lao Xu's expression was slightly stunned: "What do you mean?"
My friend was curious: "Don't you know the young man who was with Boss Cui just now? He's the one in the T-shirt and shorts who looks like a high school student. He's quite famous, a Taoist fortune teller who runs a stall. Wasn't the son of the Lingji Hotel chain's owner arrested for drug use and murder a while ago? Before he was arrested, this Taoist fortune teller predicted that the son's friends were going to get into trouble."
Seeing that Lao Xu really didn't know, his friend also came to share the fun and explained the matter in a little more detail: "You don't know, the Taoist said seven days, and it was exactly seven days. On the afternoon of the seventh day, the police came and arrested the anchor involved in this incident in front of everyone. There are still related videos online now, you can search for it later. It is because of this incident that everyone thinks this Taoist priest is really powerful."
"Looking at how anxious Boss Cui is, I'm afraid his wife's affairs are really connected to those mysterious things."
The friend was talking incessantly and didn't notice that after listening to his words, Lao Xu's eyes inadvertently swept across the vase not far away, and then his expression tensed slightly.
"But then again, if Boss Cui's wife is cured, does the deal between you still stand?" the friend asked curiously. "This shop said it would be sold to you. Have you signed the contract?"
Lao Xu's face darkened, and after a long pause he said, "It hasn't been signed yet."
Later in the dinner, Lao Xu was clearly not in the mood. He took advantage of a phone call and drove off, claiming an emergency. His friend looked at his back, then at the barely touched food on the table, his brow furrowed.
I don’t know if it was his illusion, but it seemed that ever since he mentioned Rong Jing, Lao Xu’s condition was a little off.
But... never mind, eating is the most important thing in the world.
…
Back to the hospital.
Rong Jing drove Cui Linshan and Chen Rong out of the door and then closed the doors and windows.
Chen Rong and Cui Linshan stood at the door, staring at each other. The former asked with some reluctance, "Can't we go in?"
The one who responded was Cheng Puyu, whose head popped out from the gate. Facing this partner whom he had previously hated to the point of gnashing his teeth, Cheng Puyu had now managed to remain calm. So, in response to the other party's hopeful gaze, he said expressionlessly, "No."
Chen Rong: "...Okay."
When Cheng Puyu saw that his reasoning made sense, he suddenly retracted his head.
Cui Linshan: "..."
He wiped his sweaty forehead from running around, not caring about his image, and sat down on the floor tiles at the door, letting out a breath: "After this experience, I won't be surprised by anything I encounter in the future."
Chen Rong patted his shoulder and said, "Who says it's not true? Old Li didn't believe in it at first, but now he can't wait to build a statue of Master Rong at home."
After teasing his friend, the smile on his face faded, and he told Cui Linshan about the vase incident: "This is not a simple matter. It's obvious that someone is messing with you."
Cui Linshan's eyes deepened slightly.
Cui Linshan guessed it when he saw Rong Jing take out the strange tumbler doll from the vase.
That vase had a rather impressive history. Cui Linshan had bought it at an auction before Shanshui Restaurant opened, spending a fortune on it, claiming it would elevate the restaurant's class. It had been sitting there for years, and his wife had been visiting the restaurant regularly, with nothing ever happening. So, how could it have become like this?
This only means that the strange and weird tumbler doll was not originally in the vase, but was thrown in there recently.
Maybe... he chose the time when his wife went to the restaurant.
"After Ayan wakes up, I want to go back to the restaurant to check the surveillance and see what's going on." Cui Linshan rubbed his eyebrows and said in a hoarse voice.
Chen Rong thought for a moment and said, "If you believe me, you should stay with your sister-in-law and keep her company. Leave the surveillance to me."
In Chen Rong's opinion, adjusting surveillance is easy to say, but it is not a simple matter.
They were unsure of who the other party was, so they could only check the lobby's surveillance based on the approximate time period. This time period should be between Wang Shuiyan's last visit to Shanshui Restaurant before she fell into a coma and her second to last visit.
According to Cui Linshan's memory, this period of time spanned a full six days.
It would be difficult to find it after six days of surveillance in a place like a hall with a lot of people coming and going.
I guess my eyes will go blind.
If Cui Linshan really did this job, he probably wouldn't have time to accompany Wang Shuiyan.
But Wang Shuiyan had just experienced such a dirty thing and was physically and mentally vulnerable, so companionship was particularly important to her.
Cui Linshan naturally thought of what Chen Rong was thinking of. He was silent for a few seconds, then patted Chen Rong's shoulder vigorously, smiled and said, "What are you talking about? You introduced Master Rong here. If I don't trust you, who else can I trust?" Then his expression became serious and said, "Then I'll trouble you."
Chen Rong smiled and said, "It's nothing between brothers."
Communication outside the ward went smoothly, and the soul-guiding process inside the ward also went smoothly.
Rong Jing didn't know how others handled this situation. His method was quite rough. He closed the doors and windows of the ward and sealed them with a few pieces of talisman paper. Then, with a snap, he used his enormous strength to crush the tumbler doll. The fragments scattered, and a wisp of weak soul floated out like a scented thread.
Cheng Puyu was originally immersed in the shock that Rong Jing had so easily crushed the tumbler doll that had performed the ritual, but then his attention was attracted by this wisp of soul, and he quickly flew over to urge it to enter Wang Shuiyan's body.
But the soul had been locked up for too long, and it seemed confused and stupid. It seemed not to understand what Cheng Puyu was saying to it. It cried out twice, and imitated Rong Jing's rough method, and slapped it directly into Wang Shuiyan's body.
Rong Jing: “…”
Well, there's nothing wrong with that.
He turned to open the door. As soon as it opened a crack, Cui Linshan, who had heard the noise, squeezed in impatiently. He looked at Rong Jing with eyes full of hope and called out, "Master."
Rong Jing pointed in the direction of the bed: "Her soul has returned. I guess she will wake up soon. You go and keep watch over her."
"Okay." Cui Linshan nodded repeatedly, without hesitation, he quickly passed Rong Jing and walked in.
Cui Linshan sat at the head of the bed, observing his wife. He didn't know if it was a psychological effect, but he felt that his wife's complexion seemed to have become much rosier, and she didn't look as weak as before...
Rong Jing: "That's indeed your psychological effect."
Cui Linshan: "..."
It's just a psychological effect, but why did he say what was really in his heart?
The man in his forties blushed with embarrassment, and Chen Rong laughed out loud in a very embarrassing way when he saw this.
But as she was laughing, her voice suddenly stopped, like a stereo freezing. Her eyes widened, and she suddenly grabbed Cui Linshan's arm, shouting in surprise, "Sister-in-law! I saw her hand move!"
What? !
Cui Linshan's gaze immediately turned to the woman's hand.
Wang Shuiyan's hands were very beautiful, and she still wore their wedding rings. But Cui Linshan stared at them for a long time without seeing any movement. He pursed his lips, feeling a sense of loss. But then he heard Chen Rong excitedly shout, "Sister-in-law!"
His heart skipped a beat, and Cui Linshan looked up suddenly, only to meet a pair of eyes filled with tears.
For a moment, Cui Linshan felt that all the sounds around him disappeared, time gradually stopped, and it seemed that only he and his wife were left in the world.
The man who had been taking his wife to various hospitals since she fell into a coma, never saying he gave up and never showing a trace of vulnerability, was now in tears, holding his wife's hand and crying loudly.
Seeing this, Chen Rong quickly and quietly touched the mirror. The two of them left this space to Cui Linshan and his wife and quietly left.
Before leaving, Rong Jing grabbed Cheng Puyu, who still wanted to watch the fun, and took him out together.
After seeing Wang Shuiyan wake up with his own eyes, Chen Rong was completely relieved. Remembering the agreement between him and Cui Linshan, he did not waste time. He explained the reason to Rong Jing and got up to go to Shanshui Restaurant.
Rong Jing couldn't leave directly, but it was boring to stay in the corridor, so she simply took Cheng Puyu to take the elevator downstairs to take a walk and bought a cup of milk tea.
He found Xie Changshi's WeChat and shared the good news with him.
Xie Changshi responded quickly: The little zombie is very powerful.
Rong Jing held her face and smiled, then lowered her head and typed: Of course / hands on hips
Cheng Puyu sat on the horizontal rail of the bench, holding her face like Rong Jing, and then thought quietly, in fact, there is no difference whether it stays in the hospital or not, right?
After all, the essence is just eating dog food.
It’s just a matter of which brand’s dog food tastes slightly better.
Cheng Puyu thought about it and suddenly realized that he died at a young age and had never been in love.
Thinking of this, it couldn't help but think -
I wonder if the underworld will organize any blind date activities.
…
Rong Jing and Cheng Puyu stayed in the hospital garden for nearly half an hour before Cui Linshan said rather embarrassedly, "Master, why don't you come up now?"
Rong Jing responded, threw the milk tea cup into the trash can, and walked towards the inpatient department.
But after taking only two steps, he heard a tentative voice behind him: "...Master Rong?"
Rong Jing's eyes twitched slightly, he turned around and looked towards the source of the voice, and found that the person who spoke was actually a man in his fifties. The man was wearing a short-sleeved shirt and trousers that were washed white. He was a little thin, and his face was full of wrinkles, filled with deep fatigue.
Even though Rong Jing was not good at face reading, he could feel that the mental state of the man in front of him was extremely poor.
He blinked and greeted politely, "Hello."
Liu Mingliang never expected to meet Rong Jing in the hospital.
That day, he, his wife, and his younger brother were leaving Changhua Street and preparing to cross the intersection when a van rammed into them like crazy. Through the windshield, Liu Mingliang could see the driver's terrified expression.
He was lucky, but his wife's calf was broken, so he had no choice but to postpone his plan to go to Xingtan to find his daughter.
Coincidentally, upon hearing that they had consulted a fortune teller to find their daughter, another patient in the ward where my wife was staying immediately asked, "Why don't you consult that master named Rong Jing? He's the best."
Liu Mingliang explained the reason, but the other party replied, "Then you two will have to stay in Yancheng for a while. You can go and queue up every day. I have a relative who had Master Rong tell his fortune. Master Rong said he would get a promotion, and within two days, he actually got one. He's amazing."
Liu Mingliang was moved by what he heard.
Especially the patient added: "I'm not talking nonsense, the Master Cao you found is just a half-baked one."
Liu Mingliang was slightly stunned, and asked in disbelief, "No way? He already said we came from Kangshan."
When the patient heard this, he couldn't help laughing, and then pointed to the handbag his wife had placed aside.
The handbag looks a bit like a mooncake box, with De Ru Pastry written on the front, and below the four words "De Ru Pastry" is a line of clear small words: Kangshan Specialty.
The patient said, "To put it nicely, I'm a half-witted person. To put it bluntly, I'm a liar. But when you're out there, you have to have some sense, right?"
Having said this, Liu Mingliang's face suddenly turned pale.
Yes, that day when he and his wife went to Changhua Street, they were indeed carrying such a handbag. It was a souvenir given to them by an online friend they met in the search group when they passed by Kangshan. The online friend was lucky. After the child was lost, the group members provided a lot of information to the police, so the child was found only three months later.
Therefore, every time a group member passed by Kangshan and stopped, he would prepare some pastries suitable for eating on the road and give them to the group member.
After realizing this, Liu Mingliang began to have strong doubts about Cao Zhen's hexagram.
Seeing that his face was so pale that he looked like he would faint at any second, the patient hurriedly said, "Don't just stand there. Your wife is being watched by a nurse. Try your luck at Changhua Street."
Liu Mingliang responded in a panic, but when he ran out of the ward, he tripped on the ground and almost fell.
He took a taxi and hurried to Changhua Street, but what made him feel that fate was unfair and even desperate was that there was no one in front of Rong Jing's stall.
The young man who sells freshly squeezed orange juice next door saw him and said to him, "Are you here to see Master Rong? He won't come today, but tomorrow."
Liu Mingliang's two consecutive visits to Rong Jing had ended in disappointment, and he was completely overwhelmed. He sat down on the ground with a thud, covering his face and taking two deep breaths. Seeing him like this, Mo Jingtong was frightened and hurried over to ask, "Are you okay? Are you feeling unwell? Do you need me to call an ambulance?"
Liu Mingliang shook his head and choked up, "I'm fine. I just want to find Master Rong."
Mo Jingtong felt really sorry for him and was about to comfort him when Liu Mingliang's cell phone rang first.
Seeing the call from his wife, he tried to keep his composure, said thank you to Mo Jingtong and rushed back to the hospital.
But I never expected that the person I didn’t meet on Changhua Street would actually be met in the hospital.
He had previously lamented the unfairness of fate, but now he felt that fate might still be favoring him.
After Rong Jing said "Hello", his lips moved, his whole body trembled with excitement, and he knelt down in front of Rong Jing with a bang. Suddenly seeing this scene, Rong Jing was startled and quickly helped the man up, a little nervous: "If you have something to say, please talk to me nicely, don't kneel down to me."
He is just a little zombie, not the ancestor, so how can he make people kneel down to him?
Liu Mingliang's excitement had not yet been suppressed, and his rough fingers tightly grasped Rong Jing's arm, choking with sobs and unable to speak.
Seeing this, Rong Jing looked around, helped him sit on a bench nearby, and then asked softly, "Is there something you want me to help you with? If so, don't worry, I'll wait for you."
Then he called Cui Linshan back, saying that he had encountered some problems and asked him to wait for a moment.
Cui Linshan naturally did not refuse.
After a full five minutes, Liu Mingliang recovered. He wiped his face with his hand and gave Rong Jing an apologetic smile. "I'm really sorry, I was just a little too excited to see you, Master. I went to Changhua Street to look for you yesterday and today... My daughter has been missing for eleven years. They say your fortune-telling is very accurate, so I wanted you to help me tell my daughter's whereabouts."
"Can I?"
"Of course, but it might be a little expensive to ask me to tell your fortune." Rong Jing reminded.
"I know, I know everything. Five hundred per divination."
"Okay, come upstairs with me. My tortoise and copper coins are in the inpatient ward." He just came down to take a stroll, and his backpack was still in Wang Shuiyan's ward.
"Okay, okay, thank you, thank you so much."
"You're welcome." Rong Jing was a little at a loss as to what to do and quickly helped him into the elevator.
But just as the elevator door closed, someone outside the door shouted, "Wait a minute!"
Rong Jing subconsciously pressed the door-opening button, and a figure ran in. The figure wiped the sweat off his forehead and was about to turn around to thank him when he saw Liu Mingliang standing next to Rong Jing. He was stunned for a moment and then called out, "Brother?"
Liu Mingliang was also a little surprised: "Ah Wei? Why are you here again? Didn't I tell you to work hard?"
Ah Wei waved his hand: "Aren't you worried about your sister-in-law?"
Then he looked to the side of Liu Mingliang, quite surprised: "Is this... Master Rong?"
"Yes," Liu Mingliang, now fully recovered, quickly told Ah Wei what happened today. "Your sister-in-law's fellow patient said that Master Cao Zhen might be a fraud and asked me to find Master Rong for another fortune-telling. I unexpectedly ran into Master Rong at the hospital entrance, and he has agreed to do a fortune-telling for us."
Upon hearing this, Ah Wei was angry at being deceived. He raised his eyes and said to Rong Jing, "Master Rong, the whereabouts of my niece depends on you."
Rong Jing stared at him intently for a long time before asking, "Are you also helping to find your niece?"
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