Chapter 42
Although Rong Jing did not go to the private room with Xie Changshi, just in case, he asked Yuan Siyu to put a micro camera on Xie Changshi. Therefore, everything that happened in the private room could not escape Rong Jing's eyes.
It also did not escape the eyes of the other people in the car.
Chi Bai bit his lollipop and joined in the fun: "I don't ask for a separate table, just send me an invitation letter."
Xie Changshi placed his palm on the boy's face, covering Rong Jing's cheek to hide his evil intentions. Then he looked at Chi Bai and said with a smile: "Okay, let Rong Jing deliver it to you personally."
Chi Bai raised his eyebrows, understanding the hidden meaning.
It’s not impossible.
Xie Changshi's side of the show was over, and now he was just waiting for the right time to trick Qiu Qian. However, this matter couldn't be rushed, and it would take at least a day or two. Seeing that it was getting late, Chi Bai and A Qiu quickly got out of the car and stood beside it, waving at Rong Jing and the other two, "You should go back and rest early."
Song Qing said politely, "I'll take you two home."
Chi Bai: "Why go home? We finally got off work, so we're going to go drink. If Special Assistant Song wants to drink too, he can come with us."
Special Assistant Song didn't have this idea. He still had to go to work tomorrow and didn't want to waste his rest time drinking.
The two sides parted ways.
In the car, Song Qing saw that Rong Jing and Xie Changshi didn't seem to want to discuss Xu Zhi's matter, so he talked about the task Xie Changshi had given him: "I have found a suitable store, Mr. Rong can move in directly with his luggage."
Speaking of something interesting, Rong Jing leaned forward, put his arms around the backrest of the front seat, and asked curiously, "Where is it?"
"Considering that news wasn't circulating early on, there might still be a lot of people heading to the end of Changhua Street, so I specifically found a shop right near Changhua Street. I looked at several, and this one is the largest and best decorated. It would be best if I could assign you, Mr. Rong, a small assistant to help with record keeping, queuing, and that sort of thing."
"It is indeed necessary." Xie Changshi also agreed.
Rong Jing didn't have any special requirements for an assistant, but if he had to have one, Cheng Puyu was actually a good choice. Unfortunately, he was a ghost and couldn't appear in front of people.
Xie Changshi could probably guess Rong Jing's thoughts. He thought for a moment and said, "We'll talk about the assistant later. Let's get the store ready first."
Song Qing nodded repeatedly.
During the conversation, Rong Jing looked out the car window and was surprised to realize that this didn't seem to be the way back to Yunjiang Bay. He pressed his face against the window and asked curiously, "Where are we going?"
"A villa halfway up the mountain." Xie Changshi replied.
The Cullinan quickly stopped in front of a luxurious villa. Rong Jing stood at the door, looking up at the villa. Song Qing stood nearby and explained, "This villa on the hillside is also owned by Mr. Xie. It's backed by the 3,000-acre Qinshan Mountain and offers stunning views. However, since it's not very convenient to get to the city, Mr. Xie rarely stays overnight here."
But there are special circumstances now.
Xie Changshi and Rong Jing are not the only ones living in Yunjiang Bay. If they trick Qiu Qian over there and something happens to others, it will be their fault for not handling the matter properly.
Looking at it this way, it would be better to choose a quiet and deserted area.
A villa halfway up the mountain becomes the best choice.
"So that's how it is." Rong Jing nodded in agreement, and then turned into a little tail, following Xie Changshi around the entire villa inside and out. His eyes were like little light bulbs, lighting up little by little.
He leaned over the second-floor balcony railing, half of his body leaning out, only to be forcibly pulled back by Xie Changshi by the back of his collar. He hadn't even gotten the words of instruction out of his mouth when Rong Jing's eyes lit up, and he pointed at the corner of the first floor, lowering his voice mysteriously and saying, "Look, there's a rabbit over there."
It was already dark, and dim streetlights on either side of the first floor cast a halo of light, illuminating a corner. Rong Jing pointed to a gray rabbit, carrying a human and a zombie on its back, gnawing on something. Its body trembled as it ate, causing the ball of its tail behind it to tremble as well, a truly adorable sight.
"After all, we're halfway up the mountain, so there are definitely some wild animals." Xie Changshi leaned against the side railing and saw Rong Jing leaning out again. This time, he didn't stop her, but simply asked, "Do you like it here?"
"I like it." Rong Jing said honestly, "The scenery will definitely be better on a rainy day."
"Then you can stay for a while longer." Xie Changshi looked at his profile and suddenly realized that Rong Jing seemed to be busy telling fortunes and dealing with trivial matters all the time since he woke up. He didn't even take Rong Jing to visit Yancheng properly and didn't take him to see the scenery of Yancheng.
The man lowered his eyes, and when Rong Jing showed a delighted expression, he said, "Once things here are almost settled, I'll take you to Ancheng. The sea in Ancheng is very beautiful."
"Okay, okay."
At eleven o'clock in the evening, Rong Jing was urged by Xie Changshi to go to bed, but after the rabbit, Rong Jing saw a hedgehog. He was reluctant to leave, but when he thought about what he still had to do in the evening, he had to give up.
He and Xie Changshi slept on the same floor.
Song Qing had said that Xie Changshi didn't come here often, but the room was spotless, suggesting someone had been assigned to clean it. Furthermore, when Rong Jing pulled up the quilt, he could even feel the warmth of the sun. He rolled around in the bed contentedly, then got up and began drawing talismans.
Early the next morning.
Xie Changshi opened the window, and the fresh mountain air blew in, carrying a faint floral scent. He turned back to head to the bathroom to wash up when he heard a knock on the door. Since it was just him and Rong Jing in the villa mid-mountain, it was obvious who was knocking.
What surprised Xie Changshi was that Rong Jing got up so early.
He opened the door and Rong Jing came in with a handful of talismans in her hand.
As the young man passed by him, he was grabbed by the collar. Xie Changshi lowered his eyes and stared at his sleeve, which was stained with a few spots of bright red cinnabar. He frowned slightly and asked him, "Didn't you sleep last night?"
"I'm busy drawing talismans." Rong Jing patted his hand. "You always mention me. Don't I have any dignity?"
"That little zombie who stayed up late really doesn't need any respect." Xie Changshi's fingers, stained with morning dew, gently rubbed the boy's eyes. The slightly cool touch made Rong Jing shrink subconsciously. He was about to speak when Xie Changshi interrupted him and said, "You have bags under your eyes."
Rong Jing was furious: "These are called eye bags! Not eye bags!"
Xie Changshi raised his eyebrows: "Really? It wasn't so obvious yesterday."
Rong Jing: "...That must be because you didn't sleep enough last night and your eyes are hallucinating."
The irritated little zombie slapped the talisman paper in his hand against the man's forehead, and then slid out of the man's hand like a slide. He turned around and looked at the talisman on the paper, feeling quite regretful: "What a pity, it's not a transformation talisman for turning into a pig."
Xie Changshi, who was immobilized and unable to move, said: "..."
Rong Jing obviously didn't intend to let him go so easily. The boy took a step back, crossed his arms, glared at the other man, and raised his chin: "Are I having bags under my eyes or bags under my eyes?"
Xie Changshi: “…”
He had no doubt that if he uttered the word "eye bags", Rong Jing would turn him into a pig without hesitation.
Feeling amused and helpless, he moved his lips and said, "Lying bags."
Finally satisfied, the little zombie waved his hand, peeled the talisman paper off Mr. Xie's forehead, stuffed it back into his pocket, and pushed him into the bathroom: "Okay, you wash up first, I'll help you renovate your bedroom."
Rong Jing had never fought with Qiu Qian, but according to Xu Zhi, he thought Qiu Qian should be quite powerful.
Moreover, Qiu Qian is Han Yu's fellow disciple. Han Yu has a very powerful evil ghost to help him, and Qiu Qian might have one too.
So Rong Jing has to make all preparations.
Rong Jing placed relevant talisman papers in several rooms of the villa, and then went to the first floor to prepare breakfast.
He and Chi Bai and his group had an appointment for the afternoon, so he was able to pester Xie Changshi, who was not at work, to go for a walk around the villa halfway up the mountain this morning.
Xie Changshi walked beside Rong Jing, and the two walked into the mountains for a while. The scenery of Qinshan Mountain, where the villa was halfway up the mountain, was magnificent, and even a part of it was designated as a local scenic spot.
An unknown bird landed on Rong Jing's head. The bird tilted its head and stared at Rong Jing, then flapped its wings and flew away.
Rong Jing looked at the bird's back and said to Xie Changshi, "The little animals here are so friendly."
Xie Changshi said, "I'm just kissing you, little zombie."
Rong Jing touched his face happily and nodded seriously: "They have good taste."
Xie Changshi couldn't help but laughed out loud.
…
Around two o'clock in the afternoon.
A call came to Xu Zhi's cell phone. As soon as he answered, Yan Yingyao's loud voice came from the other end: "Oh my god, Brother Xu, is the master you introduced to me last time still here? I'm telling you, something big has happened!"
The young man's voice was hoarse and easily passed through the microphone and through the air to the ears of another person in the living room.
"Xie Changshi fainted for no apparent reason! And since the doctors couldn't find the cause, some people speculated that he might have encountered something dirty..." Before Yan Yingyao could finish his words, Xu Zhi asked, "Why did you think of something dirty?"
Yan Yingyao: "Didn't his assistant say he had something to do last night? I initially thought he had some other drinking party, but it turns out it was the anniversary of a family member's death, and he went to the cemetery late at night!"
Xu Zhi: “…Is that so.”
As he spoke, he exchanged glances with Qiu Qian in the living room. Qiu Qian twitched his lips and said silently, "It's a little later than I thought."
Xu Zhi broke out in a cold sweat because of this, but he calmed down and immediately said to Yan Yingyao: "I will help you contact Master Qiu. If he is free, I will call you."
"The situation is urgent. Master Qiu must be available even if he is not."
Xu Zhi thought Yan Yingyao's acting was quite good; his words were indeed in line with the style of a dandy young man. He lowered his eyes, said "OK," and hung up the phone. He then turned to Qiu Qian and asked, "Is it too late? Xie Changshi seemed to have run into trouble sooner than Wang Shuiyan."
"Of course, that's because the severity of the blows was different." Qiu Qian shrugged, then stood up, brushed off the nonexistent dust on his yellow scholar's robe, and said slowly, "I guess Xie Changshi had something valuable that helped him buy time a little. Otherwise, he would have been breathing more than breathing in by now."
After he finished speaking, he didn't notice Xu Zhi's expression and continued to talk to himself: "But what I didn't expect was that he actually went to the cemetery in the middle of the night. God really helped me."
Xu Zhi: “…”
He didn't know what to say for a moment, so he just laughed twice.
A few minutes later, the two got into a black Mercedes and drove all the way to the villa halfway up the mountain.
"Hand-in-the-Hill Villa? Didn't my kid say he lived in Yunjiang Bay?" Qiu Qian glanced at the map and casually asked. But this question made Xu Zhi's heart tremble. He gripped the steering wheel calmly and explained, "A big CEO like him has so many properties under his name that he probably can't even remember them all. If nothing unexpected happens, he should have left the cemetery quite late and went to the Hand-in-the-Hill Villa."
"That makes sense." Qiu Qian nodded, then put on an arrogant smile, "Once we rescue him, we'll be the ones with countless properties under our names."
Xu Zhi nodded.
What I was thinking was——
He didn't know if he could count the properties, but he could definitely count the coffins.
Xu Zhi's home was a long way from the hillside villa. When their car arrived at the villa, Yan Yingyao, who had been waiting at the door, saw them arrive and immediately ran over, grabbing Xu Zhi's arm and complaining, "Why did you just come now? Mr. Xie seems to be in very bad condition. He seemed to have stopped breathing for a while."
Then he looked at Qiu Qian with hope in his eyes: "Master Qiu, it's up to you from now on."
Qiu Qian's eyes swept over the villa halfway up the mountain. He practiced Taoism and had some knowledge of Feng Shui, so he could naturally see how good the location of this villa was. It was truly a Feng Shui treasure land. It was a pity that such a good place did not belong to him.
His eyes flashed and he said okay.
But when he was about to walk into the living room, he seemed to notice something and his steps suddenly paused for two seconds.
Yan Yingyao caught a glimpse of his little movement from the corner of his eye. His eyes rolled around, and he immediately pulled Xu Zhi aside to complain again, "It's tough being a CEO these days. Others only see CEO Xie's glamorous appearance, but they don't consider that he wouldn't dare go to the hospital if something happened."
Xu Zhi said "oh" in confusion when he heard this.
Yan Yingyao explained in a low voice, "They said they were worried about Xie's stock price, and Special Assistant Song and the others suspected that Mr. Xie's accident might be related to the Xie family. It's not like Mr. Xie hasn't been to the cemetery before, and nothing happened. This time, they're probably worried about the cooperation between Xie and Fu's."
"So that's how it is."
Xu Zhi sighed, and Qiu Qian, who had originally stopped, started forward again.
Seeing the other party's actions, Yan Yingyao breathed a sigh of relief.
Seriously, his forehead was covered in sweat. If he wasn't standing next to Qiu Qian, he would have wiped the sweat off his face and patted his heart hard to dissipate some of the tension.
Damn it... Being an actor is so hard.
Especially for actors who perform freely, they have to discover loopholes in time and fill them in time.
"Walk."
He calmed down and led the person into the living room.
The living room was completely silent, with no one around. Yan Yingyao said, "I'll go upstairs and talk to them," and walked away. Just as he disappeared around the corner of the hallway, a dull buzzing sound suddenly drifted from the center of the living room.
Qiu Qian was stunned for a moment, then his expression suddenly changed. He turned to look at Xu Zhi and immediately said, "Are you kidding me?"
Xu Zhi pretended to be confused and asked in confusion: "What?!"
The moment he finished speaking, a ghostly figure swooped in from the corner. Qiu Qian quickly stepped back, the talisman in his hand suspended in the air. With a push of his palm, the talisman sprang forth as if with legs beneath its body, charging wildly towards the ghost. The two rapidly approached each other, but the ghost unexpectedly bent its body ninety degrees at a strange angle, grabbed Xu Zhi's ankle, and began to retreat.
Only then did Qiu Qian realize that the ghost's target was actually Xu Zhi.
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A sneer appeared on his face, and the talisman paper turned into a huge palm with an extremely terrifying aura that quickly fell from the sky and smashed towards the ghost and Xu Zhi.
The ghost's pupils widened, and it was so anxious that it wanted to conjure up hundreds of legs, but it was just an ordinary ghost and did not have such ability to transform. It could only watch the phantom of the palm getting closer and closer to it.
Damn, wouldn't it be terrified to death if it was photographed?!
Xu Zhi also kowtowed in the chaos. The ping-pong collisions made him curl up. When he realized the palm was approaching, he had only one thought in his mind -
Is he going to die like this?
Bang.
At the critical moment, a peach wood sword flew out from the side, and the tip of the sword hit the center of the palm shadow in the air. The two collided, and after a brief pause, there was suddenly a crisp cracking sound.
The ghost didn't have time to see whether it was the peach wood sword that was broken or the shadow of the palm that was broken. He grabbed Xu Zhi and ran away. When he saw the talisman paper formation in front of him, a strong light burst out in his eyes and he immediately dived into it.
Bang.
Xu Zhi was thrown to the ground by it, and it also sat on the ground panting.
It was Yan Yingyao's first time seeing a ghost, and he was incredibly surprised. After receiving the reassurance that "it wouldn't get hurt," he carefully squatted beside the ghost and said, "You're amazing."
The ghost, who was originally panting, suddenly tensed up and immediately put on a majestic look, his voice becoming low and steady: "Thank you for the compliment."
Yan Yingyao asked curiously, "What's your name? How old are you?"
The ghost said nothing.
Chi Bai glanced at the man and the ghost who were getting along quite harmoniously, grabbed a long sword in his hand, threw down a sentence "Little bastard, protect them" and jumped up, his figure instantly disappearing from the sight of Yan Yingyao and others.
But the three words "little bastard" were still echoing in everyone's ears.
Ghost: “…”
…
Aqiu took off his mask, revealing half of his ghost face exuding a terrifying aura. His body was agile and nimble, and he quickly crossed the empty space in front of Qiu Qian. The moment he passed by, he picked up the peach wood sword that had fallen to the ground.
Holding the hilt of the sword with his right hand and brushing the tip of the sword with his left hand, Aqiu did not miss the slightest crack on the top of the peach wood sword.
He narrowed his eyes and praised Qiu Qian: "You really have some skills."
Qiu Qian and Aqiu faced each other in battle. His eyes fell on the man in front of him. His gaze swept across his ghostly face, and he suddenly sneered: "You little brat from Huaqing Sect, you are quite courageous. You dare to offend our Xuantian Temple, and you are not afraid of ending up like Liuyun Temple."
When Aqiu heard the five words "our Xuantian Temple", he knew something was wrong.
He subconsciously took a step back, and sure enough, a figure dropped from the sky and swung a fist down.
Qiu Qian was startled by the sudden attack, but he reacted quickly and pulled out a piece of talisman paper. Unfortunately, the talisman paper had just transformed into a barrier when it was shattered by the fist.
Aqiu: “…”
Chi Bai: “…”
Ah Qiu turned to Chi Bai and said, "I told you he's not an ordinary person. Who can resist talisman paper with their fists?"
Chi Bai also said: "I'm not blind."
While the two were talking, Rong Jing, who was angered by the five words "our Xuantian Temple", rushed forward with a borrowed peach wood sword. There was a talisman paper on the peach wood sword. Every time it stabbed at Qiu Qian, a sharp sword energy pierced the air and swept towards Qiu Qian's body. Qiu Qian was unable to dodge and was hit by the sword energy on his arm. The sword energy instantly cut through his clothes and the skin on his arm.
Qiu Qian gritted his teeth.
He really didn't expect that today would be a trap for him, so he didn't bring any powerful things with him at all, but now it just happened to give Rong Jing and his group an opportunity!
Qiu Qian touched his Taoist robe. There were only a few pieces of talisman paper left in his sleeves. Once the talismans were used up, he would basically be waiting to die.
But now...
The ghost-faced Taoist priest from Huaqing Sect is not someone to be trifled with. The young man who smashed one of his talisman papers with one punch is even more difficult to deal with. There is also a young man who looks like a hyena and is ready to make a move next to him. He can't beat him at all!
Qiu Qian took a deep breath and was about to speak, but Chi Bai didn't give him a chance at all.
The peach wood sword in his hand seemed to have its own consciousness, and it flew away, the tip of the sword directly hitting Qiu Qian's eyebrows. Qiu Qian dodged it in panic, and broke out in a cold sweat. He bit the soft flesh in his mouth, and with a wave of his palm, several little ghosts flew out from in front of him.
Chi Bai glanced at the little ghost with disdain.
Kill one with one sword.
Rong Jing also noticed the little ghost that came to Xie Changshi's room and entered Xie Changshi's dream. He immediately stuck the talisman paper on his body. In the blink of an eye, he shortened the time to an inch. He pressed the little ghost's shoulder with one hand and punched the little ghost's head.
The shrill screams echoed throughout the villa halfway up the mountain, so piercing that the animals in Qinshan pricked up their ears, and countless flocks of birds in the trees spread their wings in fear and fluttered around.
Ah Qiu couldn't stand it any longer: "I've said it hundreds of times, Chi Bai, you don't put on the mute button!"
Chi Bai: "...There are only a few of us in this mountain. Doesn't it make any difference whether we put it up or not?"
But he still casually threw a silent note on the wall, and as he jumped past Aqiu, he shouted as if to deliberately remind him, "It's posted."
Aqiu: “…”
The little ghosts covered their faces with their hands in a ferocious manner, their shrill screams were hidden under the silent notes, and their figures gradually disappeared.
The dark living room was illuminated again, and Rong Jing and the other two turned their attention to Qiu Qian, who was standing at the edge. They were shocked to find a piece of talisman paper floating in front of Qiu Qian. The talisman paper flickered, and Qiu Qian's body was enveloped in a layer of dazzling golden light.
Seeing this scene, Chi Bai's pupils trembled slightly, and he immediately thought of the scene he saw on the surveillance camera of Han Yu leaving Xue Cang's ward.
He shouted, "Oh no! He's trying to run away!"
Qiu Qian burst into laughter upon hearing this: "It's too late!"
Bang.
A golden light flashed, and a strange tumbler doll fell to the ground with a thud.
At the same time, a familiar voice came from behind Rong Jing and others.
The three of them turned their heads at the same time.
Cheng Puyu came out of the door while shouting "I'm so tired", holding a bunch of tumbler dolls and throwing them to the ground. Qiu Qian, who had just laughed and shouted "It's too late", suddenly emerged from the crowd.
Chi Bai and Qiu Qian exchanged glances, raised their eyebrows, and sneered, "It's too late to shout for my sake, do you really think you can run away?"
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