Chapter 65
This was the first time in Si Liu's life that his brain was burned by his ancestor.
The key is that the fire cannot be extinguished.
He was so anxious that he could only ask Rong Jing for help, jumping around like a starling and shouting, "Rong Jing Rong Jing Rong Jing, my head is on fire!"
Rong Jing subconsciously raised his hand, but his fingers were burned when they touched the flames. He knew that only the Grandmaster could handle this. So, he said with great experience, "Speak a few good words to the Grandmaster."
Si Liu was full of disbelief. Could this work?
But he tried his best to save the situation. He searched his head for knowledge and said with difficulty: "I heard that the master is a romantic, handsome and handsome man..."
Before he finished speaking, Si Liu paused strangely.
Because he found that every time he uttered a word of praise, the heat on his head would be lessened and the flame would be dimmer.
...It really works.
Si Liu hollowed out his head and chattered for a long time without stopping until Rong Jing said, "That's enough, the fire is out."
Si Liu raised his hand and touched his head, and it was true.
He exhaled, squeezed next to Rong Jing and whispered, "Although the Grandmaster is easy to talk to, I feel like he has some double standards."
Why is it that it's like blowing a gust of wind to Rong Jing and setting his head on fire?
Rong Jing reminded him: "Be careful not to catch fire again."
Si Liu finally shut up.
The conversation between the zombie and the ghost finally ceased, but Huai Wenmin and his wife were still immersed in the Grandmaster's vision. This led them to look at Rong Jing with even more eagerness. Although they had already trusted Rong Jing completely after reviewing his "resume," some things were completely different from just reading about them on paper.
The vehicle drove quickly on the road, heading towards the suburbs.
Cangyun is different from Yancheng. The roads on both sides of the former are almost all green mountains, and tunnels are often passed on the way forward. Rong Jing and Si Liu were both fascinated by them.
And the other end.
In a high-end apartment in Yanhe Beicheng.
Tao Xian looked at the news from his men and couldn't help but sneer. He then pushed the phone to the middle-aged man sitting in front of him and poured two cups of tea gracefully. "I didn't expect Huai Wenmin to actually bring in reinforcements."
The middle-aged man lowered his head and looked at the boy who was circled in red pen in the photo. He couldn't help but frowned: "Him?"
But when he turned his gaze to the side and saw only Huai Wenmin and his wife, his expression changed, and he asked in a voice that was a little out of control: "Didn't Huai Wenmin and his wife take their son to Yancheng? Why are there only the two of them back?"
The middle-aged man knew very well what kind of person Huai Xiao was. Now that he had disappeared, didn't it mean that Rong Jing had seen through his tricks?
But what he didn't expect was that just when he was extremely nervous, Tao Xian enlarged the photo and pointed to a shadow on the car window glass: "It's here, but he was the first one to get into the car."
The middle-aged man narrowed his eyes.
Although the outline printed on the car window was a little blurry, it did look like a child's shadow if you looked closely.
The middle-aged man breathed a sigh of relief and then regained his confidence.
He had studied with his master for so many years. Although his other skills were not very good, he was definitely better than his master in making paper figures.
Before the master passed away, he always praised him for his greatness.
Thinking of this, he spoke again: "Just wait for Huai Wenmin and his family to come find you."
Tao Xian drank the tea in one gulp and smiled slightly: "I will definitely benefit from the master when the time comes."
…
Huai family villa.
Rong Jing was arranged to stay in a small Western-style building at the back of the villa. After a short rest, he took the initiative to talk about the child with Huai Wenmin and his wife, as well as Mr. Huai who was waiting early.
While waiting for Rong Jing to put down his luggage, Mr. Huai had already learned from Huai Wenmin and his wife everything that happened in Rong Jing's studio. When he heard that the child was turned into a paper man under their gaze, he felt a little breathless. Fortunately, he had carried the Huai family through all the ups and downs over the years, and his psychological endurance was far beyond the reach of ordinary old men.
"Then Master Rong, do you have any advice on how to do it?"
"The master only said that he would send someone to help find the child's exact location. If the Taoist priest next to Tao Xian takes action, he will also take action."
Just as he said this, the butler walked in with Rong Jing in casual clothes.
Rong Jing has a good-looking and clean appearance, which the older generation likes at first sight and easily develops a liking for.
As soon as Grandpa Huai saw the young man's clear, pure eyes, he knew the person recommended by the Nie family was absolutely perfect. Leaning on his cane, he stood up and walked towards Rong Jing. Just as he was about to bend down, Rong Jing grasped his arm. The young man smiled at him, "Grandpa Huai, don't be so polite. Finding Xiaoxiao won't be difficult. Just sit back and relax."
Then he gave the butler a look.
Seeing this, the latter immediately stepped forward and helped the old man back onto the sofa.
At Huai Wenmin's invitation, Rong Jing sat across from the old man. He knew what the family was worried about, so he didn't waste any time and got straight to the point: "Give me a piece of underwear or a personal item for the child."
Upon hearing this, Madam Huai immediately stood up and said, "I'll go get it."
A few minutes later, Mrs. Huai came down from the second floor of the villa with a jade pendant. She carefully handed it to Rong Jing and explained in a gentle voice, "The child's clothes are changed and washed on time. I didn't know if the effect would deteriorate. So I chose the child's jade pendant. This jade pendant was given to him by my father when he was just born. He has been wearing it all these years. He only changed it a few days ago because his father gave him a very beautiful jade bead."
Huai's is indeed in the jade business. This jade pendant has a delicate texture and beautiful color. It is an extremely rare treasure.
Rong Jing held the jade pendant in his palm and gave Madam Huai a reassuring smile: "It would be best if you had this."
Mrs. Huai felt relieved, but then asked nervously, "What should we do next?"
Rong Jing smiled and pointed at the air.
Huai Wenmin and his wife, along with Mr. Huai, subconsciously looked in the direction of his finger, but there was nothing there, just like their thoughts. But at that moment, the air began to float, and a faint outline emerged.
Si Liu appeared in front of everyone without any hesitation. He raised his right hand, and the jade pendant that should have been in Rong Jing's palm suddenly hung on his long finger. As his hand shook slightly, the red rope also shook.
Huai Wenmin and his wife: "..."
Mr. Huai: "..."
Even though they were mentally prepared, they couldn't help but gasp when they suddenly saw this unreasonable scene.
Rong Jing looked at their dazed faces and didn't explain Si Liu's identity in detail. He just said, "Leave the matter of finding Xiao Xiao to Senior Si. He's very good at it."
Mr. Huai's hand holding the cane trembled slightly, and he nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay."
In fact, at this moment, he couldn't say anything other than "good".
Si Liu threw the jade pendant into the air. It fell to a position parallel to his eyes but continued to fall without being affected by gravity. A black light shot into the center of the jade pendant, then penetrated out and pointed directly to the southwest.
Si Liu turned around and looked at Rong Jing. Rong Jing stood up, patted his clothes, and said to the three parents: "Senior Si and I are leaving for a while. Please wait for our good news."
Upon hearing this, Mr. Huai immediately said, "I'll have someone arrange a driver for you."
Rong Jing did not refuse his kindness.
The driver was the one Mr. Huai usually used when traveling. He looked to be in his forties or fifties, and I heard he was a retired soldier. Among other things, his fighting skills were exceptional. Rong Jing could probably understand Mr. Huai's good intentions, but for Taoists like them, no matter how formidable their physique was, it was no match for a piece of talisman paper.
When they left, Huai Wenmin and his wife opened their mouths, obviously wanting to say something but not knowing how to start.
Rong Jing thought for a moment and asked them, "Do you want to go together?"
Mrs. Huai's eyes lit up slightly, and she subconsciously took two steps forward. Her slender fingers were pinched until they turned white. She asked nervously, "Is it possible? We thought Xiaoxiao might be scared after not seeing us for a long time, and we also want to see him as soon as possible. But if... if it's not convenient, it doesn't matter. As long as Xiaoxiao can come back safely, it's fine."
Rong Jing knew how Madam Huai felt at the moment, but... they didn't know the identity of the Taoist priest next to Tao Xian yet. If he was really a disciple of Tao Ziguan, with new hatred and old grudges added to each other, the fight would probably not be very pleasant, and it would be bad if Madam Huai was implicated.
When he hesitated, Si Liu was the first to relax: "It's okay to go together. You protect them and I'll go beat them up."
He pointed at Rong Jing again: "Besides, you still have the banner. As long as you don't run into those powerful ones from Taoziguan, it won't be a problem."
That’s true.
Rong Jing couldn't bear to disappoint Huai Wenmin and his wife, so he took them into the car.
"Be careful and don't cause trouble for Master Rong." The old man warned with some concern.
Huai Wenmin nodded and said softly, "I understand. Dad, go back and sit down first. You've been tired these past two days."
Mr. Huai agreed repeatedly, but he remained where he was without moving. Huai Wenmin knew his father was stubborn, so he didn't say much, just signaled the driver to drive.
Then, Rong Jing said to the driver, "Uncle Yun, keep driving southwest. If you need to turn or change direction, I will tell you."
Uncle Yun agreed without hesitation.
Back seat.
Rong Jing and Si Liu sat in the front row, and Huai Wenmin and his wife sat in the back row.
Si Liu sat cross-legged, carefree, leaning back in his chair, fiddling with a jade pendant. But this leisurely demeanor disappeared after just a few seconds. He frowned, turned his head, and said to Rong Jing with a suspicious tone, "This child's aura seems a little weak."
Rong Jing was slightly surprised.
Si Liu poked at the faint black light around the jade pendant and said, "Look here, in just five minutes, the black light has weakened a lot. This shouldn't be my illusion."
Rong Jing leaned over and recalled the brightness of the black light when Si Liu first appeared and used the jade pendant to find Huai Xiao's location. Before he could confirm Si Liu's statement, he saw that the black light became dimmer again.
Just like that, Rong Jing and Si Liu's expressions became serious.
Rong Jing didn't hesitate and immediately asked Uncle Yun, "Uncle Yun, what's the situation in the southwest of Yanhe? Is it a residential area?"
Uncle Yun thought for a moment and shook his head: "There are more mountains in the southwest. People in Yanhe generally live in the northeast. The terrain in the northeast is relatively flat, and there are more houses."
Huai Wenmin could probably guess why Rong Jing asked this question. He said to Rong Jing, "To the southwest are Dongzhou City, Anbei Village, and Tai'an Village. Beyond that is Julin Mountain, which separates Cangyun Province from Nanling Province."
"Little mirror, it's dark again." Huai Wenmin had just finished speaking when Si Liu poked Rong Jing on the back. He tilted his head and saw that the black light had turned gray and was getting dimmer, and he felt uneasy.
He made the decision immediately.
"Xiaoxiao's condition isn't good. Senior Si and I have to leave first, but I've enabled shared status on my phone, so you can come find me anytime." He said to Huai Wenmin while pulling out talismans from his backpack. "These talismans are the same as the ones I just gave to Grandpa. They can keep you safe for a while. If anything special happens, feel free to call me."
Without saying anything more, he stuck the talisman paper on his body and immediately disappeared into the car.
But at this moment, Huai Wenmin and his wife no longer cared where Rong Jing had gone. Their minds were filled with the words "Xiaoxiao's condition is not good."
Mrs. Huai's emotions, which had been soothed by Rong Jing and her husband, suddenly collapsed. Her eyes were red and she felt a lump in her throat. She couldn't hold it back, and tears began to fall. The hot tears fell on the back of Huai Wenmin's hand, like drops of hot oil splashing on his heart, stinging and painful.
He and his wife felt the same, but his emotions were more restrained. Reaching out to hold his wife's hand and gently wiping away her tears, he comforted her, "It's okay, the child will be fine. Master Rong is so capable, he will definitely bring Xiaoxiao back to us, right?"
Mrs. White buried her face in his chest, clutched his clothes with both hands, and nodded vigorously.
Huai Wenmin looked out the window, took a deep breath, and then took out his phone to check Rong Jing's current location. He discovered that in just a minute or two, Rong Jing had already opened up a large distance between him and him.
He felt a little more confident.
On the other side, Rong Jing, who was running wildly with the talisman paper attached to her, was grabbed by Si Liu who couldn't bear to watch her. "If you want to vomit, remember to call me in advance, but don't vomit on me."
As soon as he finished speaking, before Rong Jing could react, he grabbed Rong Jing's collar and disappeared.
Rong Jing: “?”
The feeling of weightlessness instantly invaded his whole body. He felt like a small pendant hanging on Si Liu's belt. As Si Liu's figure swayed, he swayed back and forth.
In a daze, the voice of the little zombie uttered faintly: "Senior Si, I feel like my brains are about to be shaken apart."
Si Liu: "Just bear with it for a while, or else the child will be dead before your brain is scattered."
Upon hearing this, Rong Jing shut up.
After all, the current situation is indeed not optimistic.
But he couldn't understand why Tao Xian had suddenly attacked Huai Xiao without warning. Could he really be a disciple of Tao Zi Guan? And after realizing that the person who came was the murderer of several of his fellow disciples, he simply ignored Tao Xian's request and used Huai Xiao's death to provoke him?
It seems to make sense.
But if that's the case, then things are really serious.
Rong Jing took the opportunity to take out a piece of talisman paper and before sticking it on his forehead, he said to Si Liu, "Senior, you can go faster."
Then, with a snap, the talisman paper stuck to his forehead, Rong Jing closed his eyes, and immediately fell into a coma.
Si Liu: “…”
There are so many strange ways to use this talisman paper.
How come this little zombie Rong Jing has such a smart brain?
While muttering to himself, Si Liu quickened his pace and in a few seconds he closed the distance between himself and Huai Xiao shown on the jade pendant.
Tai'an Village.
This village is close to Mount Kulim and there are very few residents around it.
A tall man, who looked to be at least 1.9 meters tall, walked along the ridge of the field towards the small, dilapidated house at the foot of the mountain, carrying a bottle of wine and cursing. As he walked, he complained to his equally muscular companion beside him: "This shabby place can't even buy a bottle of wine. It's really weird."
"Come on, you've got it, haven't you?" Liu Wu consoled his friend. "But you have to drink this wine carefully. I heard Mr. Tao will come over in the middle of the night."
Qi San couldn't help but frown when he heard this, but soon relaxed his brows again: "Wait for Mr. Tao to come over, I've already finished this wine."
He has no special hobbies in his life, he just loves drinking.
I used to just like drinking, but now I'm addicted to alcohol. If I don't drink two or three times a day, I feel like those drug addicts, with needles all over my body.
He was unlucky today. He was worried that the Huai family would find out the whereabouts of the little one, so he moved with the child. As a result, the road here was too bumpy. The two bottles of wine he brought with him turned into broken glass after being bumped into. The rich aroma of the wine permeated the entire car, and his heart was bleeding.
After finally arriving at the foot of the mountain and settling the Huai family's children down, he was determined to drive out of the village to buy some wine. However, something even more unfortunate happened. Halfway through the drive, the car got stuck in a pothole and he couldn't get out even at full speed.
There was no other way, he could only call Liu Wu and ask him to bring some weapons to help.
When they arrived at the scene of the accident, they called on several local villagers to help push the car out of the pit. Then he went to buy some wine, Liu Wu bought some dry food, and the two came back together.
However, what the two never expected was that when they arrived at the dilapidated cabin and opened the door, they saw a mess of wood and dirty debris, and Huai Xiao, who was supposed to be lying unconscious in the corner, was nowhere to be seen!
Qi San and Liu Wu's expressions suddenly changed. Liu Wu threw the dry food in his hand onto the table. He looked around but couldn't find the child. He suddenly looked at Qi San and said, "I told you not to go buy wine. But now, the child is gone and Mr. Tao is coming over. What should we do?"
They were not actually very worried about Tao Xian, but the Taoist priest who followed Tao Xian was muttering in a weird way. The two of them had seen with their own eyes that Taoist priest attacking a companion. It seemed that he did nothing, just muttered a few words, and the companion lay on the ground struggling and wailing desperately, with cold sweat all over his forehead and body due to the pain.
Later they asked the companion, and he said that he didn't know what was going on, but he felt as if there were ten thousand needles all over his body, and he was so cold as if he was stuffed in an ice cellar.
Anyway...it's particularly weird!
After hearing what Liu Wu said, Qi San's face turned pale and he immediately walked towards the only window in the room.
When they left the cabin, Huai Xiao was unconscious, but they locked the door just in case. So, if Huai Xiao wanted to escape, he could only get out through the window.
Walking to the window and seeing the marks left on it and the gap that was not closed tightly, the two of them were basically certain of this fact.
Qi San immediately said, "Before Mr. Tao arrives, let's go find that brat. As long as we can find him, everything will be fine."
"It's already dark, it's pitch black here, how can we find it?" Liu Wu rubbed his forehead, with a hint of annoyance in his eyes. But no matter what he said, when he heard Qi San's words "We have to look for it even in the dark", he could only take the flashlight and force himself to look around nearby, and then go into the mountains.
He licked his lips. The flashlight shone on the dark trees, making the lush forest in front of him seem even more eerie and terrifying.
“Before I came here, I heard that many people had died in Kulim Hill.”
Qi San paused when he heard this and said, "Why are you saying this so late at night?"
But within five minutes, he couldn't help but continue asking, "How did he die?"
Liu Wu: "...Didn't you tell me not to say it?"
Qi San: "Shouldn't we find out? If they all died violently, who knows what their vengeful spirits might still be lingering in the mountains. If we were to go in, who knows what we might encounter?"
After all, they had also witnessed some mysterious things from the Taoist priest beside Mr. Tao.
Liu Wuxin thought that made some sense.
He thought carefully, then said uncertainly after a while, "They must have been a group of hikers. They came hiking in the dead of night, but somehow something happened and they lost contact the next day. By the time the police and search and rescue team found them, all that was left were a few tents and skeletons. Local villagers said they were swarmed by flies and mosquitoes."
Qi San: “…”
He asked uncertainly, "Do we still need to go into the mountains now?"
I have only taken two steps. If I want to leave, I still have a chance, but if I go too deep, it will be hard to say.
Furthermore——
"We don't know the way in, what if we can't come back?" Qi San muttered, his face pale and a little scary under the flashlight. He rolled his Adam's apple and looked at the man beside him with a hint of encouragement, "How about we run away?"
"Run? Where to?"
"We can just run off somewhere. That way, we won't have to face Mr. Tao's wrath." Qi San was quite open-minded. "We don't have any relatives anyway. Even if Tao Xian saw us running away, he wouldn't call the police... What do you think?"
After a minute or two of silence, the two figures quickly disappeared from the spot.
Less than a hundred meters ahead, Huaixiao's small figure was curled up in a pit.
After he regained consciousness and realized he was trapped in a shabby little house, he used all his strength to barely open the window and struggled to get out. However, everything in Tai'an Village was too unfamiliar to the young child. He did not dare to run to the ridge of the field, fearing that he would be discovered by Liu Wu and his men halfway, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and go into the mountains.
Unexpectedly, he missed a step after taking only two steps and fell into a big hole in the darkness.
He didn't know what the hole was used for, but when he fell, his stomach hit a wooden pole and the severe pain made him faint on the spot.
In silence, the blood spread wildly, soaking the surrounding soil.
The smell of blood drifted away on the wind, soon arousing the restlessness of the wild animals in the mountains and forests.
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