Chapter 146 Strange Request
She calmed down and spoke again, "Uncle Huai, I really need this medicine. It concerns a person's life. No matter what you ask for, as long as you are willing to give me the medicine..."
Huai Jue held his chin with one hand, his peach blossom eyes smiling brightly, "Your friend's life or death has nothing to do with me, why should I care?"
"My life is at stake. Uncle Master, can't you let me have it?"
Facing the girl's unblinking, focused gaze, which was gleaming with a hint of pleading, Huai Jue surprisingly did not refute immediately. Instead, he thought for a moment and said, "How about this, do me a favor and I'll give it to you."
Song Ci: "What's the favor?"
"Don't agree to it. If he asks you to do something, it's bound to be bad." The old ghost yelled dissatisfiedly, "Before, someone asked him to treat an illness, but he asked them to test his medicine on him."
Testing medicine? Song Ci had a new understanding of Huaizhen in his heart.
"Yes, even so, are you still willing to agree to my request?"
Song Ci was panicked for a moment, but soon calmed down and said firmly, "I promise."
"Okay, come find me in my yard tomorrow, and I'll tell you what I need your help with."
After Huai Zhen finished speaking, he flicked his sleeves and left gracefully.
The old ghost shook his head. "I really can't understand why you are so supportive of Pei. Huaizhen's request is not easy to fulfill. You should be mentally prepared..."
After what happened with Akira last time, Lin Huo took on the task of selecting and buying a house.
Song Ci handed over the shop near the dock, along with the goods, to Zhang Baiwan. Zhang Baiwan readily said that he would sell the goods for Song Ci and she didn't need to worry about anything else.
She was originally worried about where to find a channel to sell the goods, but the problem was solved just like that. After getting to know Zhang Baiwan, she found that he was a man of his word and would naturally do what he promised. Song Ci was very relieved.
The next day, as agreed, Song Ci arrived at Huaizhen's house. The address was given by Lao Gui, who repeatedly warned her, "If it's really difficult and you can't do it, forget it. We can look for the medicine slowly later. We will find it eventually."
Song Ci was very grateful for Lao Gui's kindness, but the medicine was right in front of her, so she still planned to try it herself to see if it would work.
The door opened and a little boy, no more than twelve or thirteen years old, with red lips and white teeth, appeared. He made a gesture of invitation and said, "The master is waiting. Please come in, young lady."
The house was very big, so big that Song Ci was surprised. He had to turn several corridors before reaching the depths of the house.
There are bamboos planted all around, and the lush greenery makes people feel inexplicably calm.
Huaizhen was sitting in the bamboo forest, holding an unknown flower in his hand and examining it carefully. When he saw Song Ci coming, he smiled and said, "You are here as expected."
"Since I have already agreed with my uncle, I will come naturally." She sat down opposite Huai Zhen. Although she had prepared herself mentally, she would be lying if she said she was not panicking at all.
Huai Zhen's actions make it impossible to guess his intentions, and Song Ci is also unsure what the other party wants him to do.
"Born in winter, naturally Yin, three water and one fire of the Five Elements, truly a rare talent."
Song Ci narrowed her eyes slightly, "How did Master Uncle know my birth date?"
Huai Zhen raised his eyebrows, "You don't need to know this. Let me tell you what I want you to do. From now on, you will come to my house once a day and stay in that room."
He raised his hand and pointed to a room in the corner.
"Why?" Song Ci was puzzled. Just stay in the house?
This request is too simple, too weird...
"Don't ask anything. I will give you the medicine in five days. Do you agree to this request?" Huai Zhen smiled gently, but there was no warmth in his eyes.
It was as if he was wearing a mask, and the smile had no meaning, it was just a smile.
"Okay. Uncle Huaizhen and my master are brothers, so I don't think he will harm me."
Huai Jue didn't respond to this. "Today is the first day. Go back to the house quickly. Wait for an hour before coming out."
Song Ci did as he said. Wan Xiang behind her frowned, "Miss, do you really have to do what he said? This guy looks obedient."
"He made this request in order to get the medicine. Let's see what the situation is."
Wanxiang looked alert, intending to take the young lady away immediately if anything inappropriate happened, even if the young lady didn't want to.
The room was dark, this was a backlit area, with only a single candle flickering inside.
Wanxiang looked around and found nothing in the room except a table, a candlestick and a bed.
"portrait."
Wanxiang followed Song Ci's voice and saw a portrait of a woman hanging on the wall. The woman in the painting had a bun on her head and looked young. She was holding a flower and smiling happily.
Even though she didn't know how to paint, she could roughly tell from the careful and detailed brushstrokes that the painter had invested a lot of emotion in this painting, that is, the woman in the painting.
Could it be that Huai Jue painted this? What did he want to do by hanging this painting here?
As the two were thinking, the door suddenly closed. Wanxiang hurriedly pushed it open, and the child outside said, "The master asked me to close the door. If the young lady comes out within the specified time, the master said that the deal will be off."
After saying that, he left following the sound of footsteps.
Wanxiang said angrily: "What a weird guy, he locked us in the house. If he wasn't the young lady's uncle, I would have thought he was a bad guy."
Compared to other things, Song Ci didn't think Wanxiang's idea was strange. Locking a girl in the room made him look like a bad person, right? However, she didn't see anything in Huaizhen's eyes. When he first saw her, he only paused for a moment and then looked away.
She didn't believe that Huai Zhen had any thoughts about her.
So, what's the problem?
"Master, the girl and the maid are already in the room."
Huaizhen: "Well, watch them. If they come out, tell me."
"yes."
Outside the house, the people who had been guarding Song Ci looked at each other. A bad feeling rose in their hearts, "Should we tell Master Pei about this? There's an obscurant outside this house. Not only can we not get in, but we also lost the person."
"The young master ordered us to keep an eye on Miss Song San. I think I should talk to him about this."
....
"Miss, is it my illusion? Why does it feel like the room is getting colder and colder?"
Song Ci rubbed his arms and said, "It's not an illusion, the temperature has really dropped."
"What should we do? Why don't we go out... This room feels weird." Wanxiang chattered her teeth. It was already spring, so why was it still so cold?
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