Chapter 24 Catching ghosts?
Return to Wu Mansion.
Youshan and others haven't come back yet.
Bai Xiaoxiao first went to see Mr. Wu.
Mr. Wu was dressed in silk and satin, and his pot-bellied figure made him look like a shrunk bear. Two or three beautiful maids were holding melons and feeding him strawberries, while another one was leaning in his arms and massaging his shoulders and legs.
"Hey, little fairy."
When Mr. Wu saw the girl in white robe walking across the corridor with carved beams, he quickly stood up and extended his hand to greet her enthusiastically. The maids serving him tactfully stepped back a few steps, and Mr. Wu waved his hand impatiently to ask them to stay further away.
"Mr. Wu, what a good mood."
Bai Xiaoxiao dodged the hand that Mr. Wu extended and sat down leisurely on the stone chair opposite him.
Mr. Wu didn't feel embarrassed. He moved the stone chair to the left of the white-robed girl and pushed the fruit in front of her as if to offer her courtesy. "What are you talking about, little immortal? You don't know that I couldn't sleep for the past two nights because of the faceless corpse. But when I saw you, little immortal, I immediately felt at ease."
"I have something to ask you."
Bai Xiaoxiao ignored Mr. Wu's flattery and spoke directly.
"Okay, okay, I will tell you everything I know."
Mr. Wu asked someone to serve tea, but his eyes never left Bai Xiaoxiao.
Even if Bai Xiaoxiao didn't tell him, she knew about his cunning thoughts. With a heavy cough and a cold glance, Mr. Wu's evil heart immediately withered.
"Little Immortal, what can I do for you?"
Bai Xiaoxiao placed a silk handkerchief in front of him: "Do you know this thing?"
Mr. Wu took the handkerchief and looked at it over and over again: "Little Immortal, if I am not mistaken, this is a silk handkerchief used by women, right? You use a woman's silk handkerchief to ask a grown man like me, this..."
Bai Xiaoxiao interrupted him: "I've already inquired, and there's only one fabric shop in the entire Wu Town, and it's owned by the Wu family. So, I want to take a look at the shop's customer flow ledger."
Mr. Wu hesitated for a moment: "Why are you checking these things, little immortal?"
Bai Xiaoxiao replied: "This has something to do with the faceless corpse."
Mr. Wu continued, "But I heard from the Immortal Master Youshan that this faceless corpse is related to evil spirits. Why are they investigating my fabric shop?"
"Just tell me whether you will give it or not."
"Yes, yes, yes, of course...but the account book is not in the mansion right now. I will have someone bring it to the little immortal."
Mr. Wu called a servant over and whispered a few words to him.
The servant responded twice and left.
After half an incense stick.
The servant carried two thick account books and placed them on the table.
Mr. Wu picked up an account book and respectfully placed it in front of Bai Xiaoxiao. "Little Immortal, please take a look. This is the account book for our fabric shop. One records the flow of money, and the other records which fabrics sell well and in large quantities. I've also taken a look at the silk handkerchief you brought. It should be a style from three months ago, but it's out of date now."
"You... figured out something?"
The account books are clean and tidy, and every entry is written clearly.
Bai Xiaoxiao glanced at Mr. Wu, then put the account book away and returned it to its original place. "There's nothing wrong with the account book. Do you know who bought these handkerchiefs?"
"Oh, my little fairy."
Mr. Wu said in embarrassment, "I am just an ordinary person. How can I have such extraordinary abilities as you? I really can't remember it."
Bai Xiaoxiao nodded: "I understand, goodbye."
"Goodbye, goodbye." Mr. Wu watched the girl leave, and the next moment he fell down on the stone chair.
"Master, are you okay?" The servant beside him supported him and asked with some concern.
Mr. Wu waved his hand and said, "It's okay. I just didn't expect this little girl to find her way to our fabric shop."
The servant was a little panicked: "Master, that's an immortal, should we..."
"What's wrong with the Immortal?" Master Wu raised his hand and hit him on the head. "Even an Immortal can't just accuse someone wrongly, right? Go back to the shop tonight and throw away what needs to be thrown away, burn what needs to be burned, and sort it out."
"yes."
…
Bai Xiaoxiao returned to the room.
Kui Ming looked up and saw her: "Junior sister."
Bai Xiaoxiao looked at the crispy pastries neatly arranged on the table, untouched, and felt a little puzzled: "Why didn't you eat them? Didn't they suit your taste?"
Kui Ming said softly, "Wait for you."
As he spoke, his crow feathers drooped slightly, his long hair fell and adhered to his cheeks obediently, and he stood straight like a sensible and obedient big dog waiting for his owner to come home.
Bai Xiaoxiao couldn't help but touch the top of his head, "Don't worry, I'm fine."
Kui Ming nodded, and after sitting down, he picked up the pastry on the table and handed Bai Xiaoxiao a piece of walnut cake first: "Did you find anything?"
Bai Xiaoxiao took a bite of the crispy walnut biscuit and said, "There's nothing wrong with what Mr. Wu said or everything he showed me, but this is often the biggest problem."
Kui Ming: “?”
Bai Xiaoxiao explained, "Think about it. Mr. Wu is a wealthy family, yet he easily let me, an outsider, see their account books without a single hesitation. If this came from a fear and admiration for immortal cultivators, then he wouldn't have just given me two account books as a perfunctory gesture."
"There's something fishy about this Mr. Wu."
Kui Ming pondered for a moment and said, "Junior Sister, what you mean is that Master Wu has a ghost."
Bai Xiaoxiao: "...It's a very tricky angle, but it's almost the same."
Kui Ming continued to ask: "So, are we going to fight ghosts?"
Bai Xiaoxiao had a rather teachable vibe: "We do need to 'beat the ghost,' but not now. We have to wait until tonight."
Kui Ming didn’t quite understand, but the junior sister said that they should fight ghosts tonight. Even if they didn’t find a ghost, he could catch a lonely ghost for the junior sister to fight.
As the sun sets,
Soon the sun set.
Thick black clouds and low pressure covered the sky. Perhaps because of the faceless corpse, the curfew in Wuxiang Town started very early.
Xu time - modern nightlife has just begun.
Kui Ming brought Bai Xiaoxiao and landed quickly and lightly on the roof of the Wu family's fabric shop. The streets and alleys were quiet, without a trace of people or light.
"Go down."
They entered the fabric shop easily.
Kui Ming took out a night-shining pearl from his Qiankun bag. The bright light instantly dispelled the darkness. The entire room was covered with pieces of exquisite and gorgeous floral fabrics and silks. Bai Xiaoxiao looked around bit by bit and found nothing unusual.
"Let's go upstairs and take a look."
Kui Ming took Bai Xiaoxiao and leaped to the second floor.
Second floor.
A private room for entertaining distinguished guests.
Bai Xiaoxiao went through each room one by one. The furnishings were neatly arranged and clean, and there was nothing unusual to see.
"Big Brother," she turned and asked, "Do you have any technique that can detect abnormalities?"
Kui Ming was puzzled: "What do you want to explore?"
Bai Xiaoxiao pondered: "How should I put it... For example, secret rooms and secret passages, I think they are small, cough! I've seen some records in ancient books that some noble families like to install small mechanisms and the like, haha..."
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