Aiduo thought for a long time and finally got an idea. She asked tentatively, "Do stones count?"
"What kind of stone?"
"It's a piece of stone with something engraved on it. My dad found it in the ground. I liked it so much that I brought it back."
Aiduo stood up and everyone followed immediately. In the small garden at the door of the house, Aiduo moved out a stone slab.
Aiduo placed the slate on the ground and wiped it casually. "This is it. My dad said it was all mud when he dug it out. I don't know what I was thinking at the time, but I wanted this one anyway. My dad didn't care and threw it in the ditch for me. After washing it clean and looking at the carvings on it, my dad thought it might be a good thing and brought it back."
Qi Jing and Gu Zhou squatted on the ground and looked at the carvings on it. The half-meter stone was an irregular circle with the figures of several people carved on it. There was also a round hole in the middle. Judging from the degree of wear and tear on the stone carvings, it was at least several hundred years old.
Gu Zhou couldn't make out anything and was about to ask Qi Jing when he saw Qi Jing poke a finger into the round hole and vital energy emanated from his fingertips.
Gu Zhou didn't interrupt them and winked at the other two, telling them to stop talking.
After a while, Qi Jing opened his eyes. He looked at Ai Duo and said, "He doesn't want to stay in your flower field. Can you find another place for him?"
"Him? Who is he?" Aiduo was a little confused. Could it be what she thought it was?
Seeing her expression, Qi Jing immediately explained, "He's not a dirty thing, he's the mountain god you picked up."
"Mountain, mountain god?"
Aiduo was even more shocked. She looked at Shitou and then at Qi Jing. She really couldn't believe it.
Qi Jing didn't say anything and closed his eyes again. Three minutes later, he opened his eyes and said to Ai Duo, "Something happened to your dad after you picked him up, right?"
Aiduo nodded, "Probably, I can't remember clearly."
"Your father's accident was caused by someone's plot, but his power was too weak to stop it. He could only barely save your father's life. Think about it carefully. Did the conflicts in your family start after you started junior high school?"
Aido's eyes widened, and she thought about it carefully before nodding.
Qi Jing continued, "Those three years weren't serious, just occasional quarrels. It got worse when you started high school, and the quarrels increased in frequency."
"Why?"
Ai Duo couldn't understand, and Gu Zhou didn't quite understand either. He asked Qi Jing, "Why do you emphasize junior high school and high school?"
"Because I'm in boarding school at junior high school, I come back once a week."
Ai Duo immediately understood Qi Jing's explanation. "I went to the county town during high school and basically only came back once a month. The worst part was after high school. I didn't go to college and worked in Haicheng. Back then, they often quarreled and it was a mess."
"That's right. When you were here, he could use you as a medium to help your father. Plus, his aura was unstable and he could only resolve it bit by bit. But now that you're gone, you've been away more than at home, and maybe even stopped coming back completely. That's when your father's condition got worse and worse."
Qi Jing hooked his finger into the hole and said, "He wanted to help you, but he was too far away and there was nothing he could do. He waited so long for you to come back, but your father's condition was already very bad, and there was nothing he could do."
Aido's mind was in a mess. She lowered her eyes and stared at the stone, unable to figure out whether it was true or not. But if it was true, why would the mountain god help her?
Xu Zhiyi was also surprised. He stared at the stone and could not see anything special about it.
Qi Jing continued, "He said he wanted to drink."
"Ah?" Aiduo was puzzled. What kind of wine should he drink?
"You hid it. He wanted to taste it."
Aido suddenly woke up, ran into the house quickly, and soon came out with a glass jar.
It was loquat wine. After opening it, the aroma of wine filled the air. After opening it, Aiduo paused and asked, "How should I give it to him?"
"Pour it on the stone."
Aido nodded, used a wine scoop to scoop out some wine and poured it on the stone.
Unlike what she expected, the wine did not flow everywhere after being poured, but disappeared almost immediately, like water poured into the soil, which seeped into it instantly.
Aiduo's hand holding the wine glass was trembling a little. She asked Qi Jing stiffly, "Did he drink it?"
"Yeah, he's having a great time drinking." Qi Jing smiled, "Let's find him another place first."
Under Qi Jing's guidance, the stone was moved to a new place and placed to the east of Aiduo's house. Aiduo also built a simple small house with bricks and covered it with glazed tiles to shelter it from wind and rain.
After these days, it was dark. Under the light, Aido stared at the carvings on the stone in a daze. She still couldn't react. How did she pick up a mountain god?
Gu Zhou also found it incredible, "Your luck is unmatched."
Aiduo didn't know what to say, so she asked, "Do we need to worship the gods? Is it enough to burn incense? Do we need more fragrant oil?"
Qi Jing shook his head and gave her two copper coins. "Ask him. Two heads means yes, two tails means no. One head and one tail means there's room for negotiation."
Aidonane took it and turned around to throw the coin, and it landed on both heads.
Aido lost again, this time it was double tails.
Xu Zhiyi asked, "What did Third Sister ask?"
Aiduo shook her head and did not answer. The first time she was grateful and wanted to repay the favor, and the second time she wanted the mountain god to enter the temple and receive more incense. She did not expect to be rejected.
Qi Jing was also very curious. He walked forward and poked him with his finger, then smiled. "He only wants to receive your incense now. However, his divine power is weak. To receive incense, he needs to fulfill someone's wish, which he can't do. He said that being a family deity is also good."
Aiduo nodded and said nothing more. Just then, Aiduo's father woke up and came out with his clothes on. Seeing so many people, he couldn't help but ask a question.
Several people returned to the table and seemed to be chatting. Qi Jing stared at them from the side, carefully looking at Ai Ping's face.
The whites of the eyes are yellow, the pupils are dark, and also yellowish. The whole person looks listless and lacks energy.
Qi Jing could clearly see the deathly aura on Ai Ping, and this deathly aura was mixed with something else.
The most important thing is that Ai's father's face should not be like this. Unlike exchanging his life, his fortune was transferred away by someone.
Ai Ping's fate is not one of great luck, but his family should have been harmonious, but now it is obvious that there is unrest at home.
After reading it through, Qi Jing tugged at Gu Zhou's sleeve. The sooner this matter was resolved, the better.
Gu Zhou understood and exchanged a look with Xu Zhiyi, who immediately suggested that Ai Ping come to his house to sit and play cards, and quickly sent Ai Ping away.
As soon as Ai Ping left, Ai Duo immediately asked, "How is my dad?"
"The situation isn't good." Gu Zhou said bluntly, "Even if we can cure his illness, it will take several years to recover."
"As long as he can quit drinking and take good care of himself, we won't be worried about this. But in his current state, he simply can't quit drinking. He already has health problems that prevent him from drinking."
Aiduo spoke anxiously. She was really worried, but also felt helpless, and her mentality was obviously broken.
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