Chapter 30: Encountering the Female Lead
The police officer looked annoyed. He had a major case that could have led to his promotion and a raise, but instead he was dealing with this trivial case. In the end, one of them had clearly done something wrong but refused to apologize because of his position.
The other person had a proper attitude and wasn't aggressive, but as soon as they heard that this person wasn't apologizing, they immediately opened their wallet, which escalated the situation significantly.
If the other party insists on pursuing the matter, no amount of apologies, even until death, will be of any use.
Well, this guy turned out to be ruthless; he resolutely refused to apologize and even turned the tables by reporting the person!
If it weren't for the fact that he needed to save up for his wife and try to marry her before the Chinese New Year this year, he would have slammed his fist on the table and yelled, "I quit! Do whatever you want!"
But no, he even had to control his breathing and adjust his state to continue to regulate himself. Anyway, he didn't believe any reports. People had come all the way to Beicheng, and they didn't expect to have their wallets stolen, suffer injustice, and then have to accept unfounded slander.
The policeman who relayed the message just wants to find a crack to hide in or find a secluded place to slap himself in the face a few times. He's such a troublemaker!
Compared to the police officer handling the case, he had a stronger background and knew more information.
He didn't think much before he spoke; he just wanted to do someone a favor so it would be easier to get things done in the future.
But when he saw Shi Yuan, he regretted meddling in other people's business.
Here's what happened: He has an older brother who is a battalion commander and has just returned honorably from a major mission in the south.
Of course, his brother didn't reveal anything about the mission. The only thing he said was that he encountered an extraordinary person during the mission. The extraordinary person was a woman who escorted the car to the North City and was so powerful that words couldn't describe her.
The woman in front of him, Shi Yuan, spoke with a southern accent. Her eyes held a hint of amusement and surprise, but she showed absolutely no nervousness or fear.
Because of his work, he believed he had met all sorts of people. Regardless of their status, outsiders in Beicheng were always somewhat weak-willed.
But the person in front of me remained calm and composed.
His fingers twitched uncontrollably. If this was the extraordinary person his brother had been talking about, well, he was doomed!
"Comrade Kang, words are not enough. If you want to report this comrade, please provide relevant evidence!" He heard his own righteous and stern voice. Well done! He thought to himself.
Kang Nian'en's eyes narrowed slightly. She had just spoken on impulse; what evidence did she have?
But things had already progressed this far, and she absolutely couldn't take it back, so she said, "Who would carry so much cash with them?"
"As an ordinary citizen, I discovered the problem and reported it. It's your job, the police, to investigate!"
"Does Comrade Kang know that making false accusations is illegal?" Shi Yuan looked directly into the other man's eyes, seeing through his bluster. "Officer, I can prove that my identity is absolutely genuine."
She slightly curled the corners of her lips: "This Comrade Kang committed theft first and then made a false accusation. Please deal with him seriously!" She spoke slowly and deliberately, yet with an aggressive and domineering air, giving her the feel of a villainous female supporting character in a story.
The policeman who delivered the message was already trying to escape. He forced a smile and said, "I'm going to the restroom." Unfortunately, he was too late; Shi Yuan had already turned her attention to him.
"What were you two whispering about?" she asked, maintaining her signature villainous female supporting character smile. "Whose family member is this thief?"
"Don't make false accusations!" Before the two police officers could speak, Kang Nian'en became agitated. Knowing that some things couldn't be hidden, she decided to reveal herself first: "I'm a family member of a police officer. I only wanted to check your wallet because I noticed your strange behavior!"
"Oh, I see." Shi Yuan looked at the police officer handling the case with a look of sudden realization. "So in Beicheng, as long as you suspect someone, you can just steal their wallet to check it."
"I've really learned something new; we don't do things like that in the South!"
Two police officers: ...They don't do this even in the north!
Even when the police are investigating a case, they don't just start taking action against someone who seems suspicious!
Kang Nian'en persisted: "Didn't you say you could prove your identity? Prove it then. If your identity is valid, then I'll apologize to you."
"However, you should also examine your own behavior and be more careful in the future. Otherwise, with so many people on the street, why would I suspect you instead of others?"
Shi Yuan was still smiling, but her eyes turned cold: "So, you're planning to use this diversionary tactic to erase the fact that you're a thief?"
"So it's your status as a family member of a police officer that gives you so much confidence." These words sent a chill down his spine. The police officer who delivered the message felt like he was suffocating. He gave his colleague a look, signaling him to quickly follow the procedures and detain those who needed to be detained and remove those who needed to be removed.
However, his colleague did not receive the correct signal. After frowning and looking troubled for a while, he still asked, "Comrade, please show some documents that can prove your identity."
Message to the police: ...
Shi Yuan laughed angrily: "Why don't you ask her to produce evidence that she doubts my identity?"
The police officer pursed his lips: "Please cooperate!"
Shi Yuan raised an eyebrow, took out the Seventh Division's identification document, placed it on the desk, and slowly pushed it across.
The police officer who relayed the message went black the moment he saw the black gold document. What an amazing person!
That must be that extraordinary person!
Amidst his colleagues' puzzled looks, he slid onto the desk to stop them from taking the documents. With a forced smile, he handed the documents back to Shi Yuan with both hands: "Comrade, comrade, it's a misunderstanding!"
"We will handle Kang Nian'en's theft and false accusation against you impartially!" He wrote down a number and handed it over with both hands again. "This is my office phone number. You are welcome to supervise me at any time."
Shi Yuan raised an eyebrow and, seeing the faint unease in the other person's eyes, roughly understood that the other person probably knew her identity.
After thinking for a moment, she took the note: "I will keep an eye on it."
"I will pursue this matter to the end!" he said before leaving the police station.
If the police officer who delivered the message is both sensible and capable, he will definitely deal with Kang Nian'en's case severely in order to quell her anger.
She was waiting for Kang Mingfeng to come looking for her!
This incident somewhat affected Shi Yuan's mood; she didn't go to the state-run restaurant but went straight back to the guesthouse.
"Comrade Shi, there was a phone call for you just now." The guesthouse attendant greeted Shi Yuan as he entered.
"Where did the call come from?"
"I don't know, but they left a number, you can call back."
"Thanks."
Shi Yuan dialed the number, and Gu Linyuan answered the phone.
"You were looking for me?" The tone was familiar.
During the journey, Gu Linyuan took good care of Shi Yuan, telling her a lot about the Wu family for her reference, and also saying that he could help if the Wu family caused trouble.
Gu Linyuan's clear and gentle voice came from the other end of the phone: "The Wu family is looking for someone to mediate and hopes to ease tensions with you."
Shi Yuan raised an eyebrow: "Did they find you there?"
"No, not at all." Gu Linyuan chuckled. "They went to the Sheng family. I suppose they value the favor the Sheng family did for Auntie when they helped her back then."
"Then why are you calling me?" Shi Yuan asked with a smile. Wouldn't it have been more convenient for Sheng Yunhua to contact her himself?
"Sheng Yunhua has health problems, and Fengcheng has taken her to recuperate."
"What happened?"
"It's hard to explain over the phone, let's talk about it in detail next time we meet."
"The Sheng family?"
“The Sheng family won’t get involved in this mess,” Gu Linyuan said. “The Wu family will probably send someone else to persuade you.”
"You're the only people I know in Beicheng." This means she wouldn't give face to anyone else.
Gu Linyuan's lips curled slightly upon hearing this: "If anyone makes things difficult for you, contact me anytime."
Shi Yuan thought for a moment and said, "There really is someone." She jokingly recounted what had just happened and then asked the question she had been wanting to ask, "Do you know someone named Kang Mingfeng?"
If Kang Mingfeng could truly teach a master of esoteric arts like the female protagonist in the original story, then he would hardly be an unknown figure now.
The female lead just said she's a family member of a police officer, so Kang Mingfeng is a police officer?
This dual identity is somewhat similar to that of Wu Guanhai.
"I've never heard of this name before." Gu Linyuan's voice interrupted Shi Yuan's thoughts. "I'll look it up for you."
"Okay, I'll wait for your reply. Thanks."
After hanging up the phone, I wanted to go back to my room.
Huan Ni, who had been holding back all the way, finally managed to speak. She asked, "What are you planning?"
Someone like Kang Nian'en could have been dealt with by Shi Yuan with a simple gesture; why did it become so complicated?
Shi Yuan smiled and said, "There are indeed some things that need to be clarified."
Ji Ying said that Shi Yuan disappeared without a trace in the end. How could a living person just disappear without a trace?
Furthermore, Shi Ling didn't know Kang Mingfeng at all, so under what circumstances did he adopt Shi Yuan? What was Shi Ling's situation at that time?
Was Shi Ling's eventual death related to Kang Mingfeng and his daughter?
There probably won't be definitive answers to these questions, but some things can lead to conclusions from other angles.
For example, if Kang Nian'en is that kind of person, then it's quite obvious how Shi Yuan's jade pendant ended up in her hands.
However, the story takes a different interpretation in Shi Yuan's case.
Shi Yuan didn't mind that the father and daughter had used her identity to get married and recognize their relatives, but if they prevented Shi Ling from closing her eyes in peace and even caused her death, then even if nothing had happened yet, she couldn't let them off easily.
Shi Yuan's lips curled into a cold smile. People like them were too easy to teach a lesson to.
Shi Yuan was waiting, waiting for Kang Mingfeng to come to him, and also waiting for the Wu family's methods.
Originally, she only wanted to see who the female lead and her adoptive father were on this trip to Beicheng, and she didn't intend to deal with them. But since they had run into her, she might as well take care of things ahead of time.
The Wu family acted much faster than Kang Mingfeng. Less than an hour after Shi Yuan hung up the phone, there was a knock on the door.
"who?"
"Hello, Comrade Shi. I am Wang Juqing, a waitress at the guesthouse. I just greeted you."
Shi Yuan opened the door, and Wang Juqing said with a smile, "Two comrades have come to see you."
"Thank you." Shi Yuan didn't make things difficult for her; after thanking her, she let her leave.
She glanced at the two middle-aged people, a man and a woman, who were leaning against the door frame with their arms crossed, and said nothing.
The middle-aged man's brows furrowed, much like Wu Guanhai's. He took a breath and was about to reprimand him when the middle-aged woman pulled him back, causing him to shut his mouth with a grim expression.
The middle-aged woman smiled and said, "Yuanyuan, I am your aunt, and this is your uncle."
"How can you stay in a guesthouse when you come to Beicheng!"
"Hurry up and pack your things, we've prepared a room for you at home, facing south, I guarantee you'll like it!" After saying that, he was about to come into the room, it seemed he was going to help Shi Yuan pack her luggage.
Shi Yuan deflected with a half-smile: "A member of the Wu family?"
"Didn't Wu Guanhai say anything to you?"
"Even if he's too proud to contact you directly, Wu Xingzhou would at least have tipped you off, right?"
"Is it really necessary for you to pretend to be so familiar and close?"
"Oh~" Shi Yuan pretended to suddenly realize something and said, "I know, Wu Guanhai is probably in big trouble for not completing the mission. You guys are asking me to be the one to take over!"
"How can you talk like that, child!" The woman in the middle frowned for a moment, then immediately put on a smile and adopted the air of an elder. "If you talk like that, your aunt will have to scold you!"
"Young women in the North City don't look like you!"
"What does that have to do with me?" Thinking of how she had just taken a woman from Beicheng to the police station, Shi Yuan suddenly chuckled. "Don't bring up women from Beicheng so casually; they don't want to be represented." People with bad character are, after all, a minority.
"How dare you speak to your elders like that!" Seeing that Shi Yuan didn't respond, the middle-aged man began to attack, "We shouldn't have agreed to let Shi Ling take you away back then, look what kind of person she raised you!"
Shi Yuan's face darkened: "If you don't let my mother take me away, are you going to let Wu Guanhai, who had an extramarital affair, and Xie Minyin, who stole her friend's boyfriend, raise me?"
"Tsk tsk tsk, what kind of person would I be taught to behave like that?" Shi Yuan shook her head seriously. "If that's the case, I won't dare to make any friends, for fear that one day I might accidentally steal someone's boyfriend." She said sincerely, "I'd get a sack over my head!"
"You!" The middle-aged man raised his hand, as if to hit Shi Yuan.
Shi Yuan chuckled: "Are you going to attack me? How strange, so this is how the Wu family is raised."
"Brother Wu Guanhai, let me tell you very clearly, if you dare to slap me, I'll make sure you walk out of the guesthouse upright today, then I'll admit defeat!" His tone carried a sharp killing intent.
Seeing this, the middle-aged woman quickly pulled the man's hand away and scolded him, "Children this age have their own thoughts. Talk to her nicely, you can't hit her!"
"Try making him move!" Shi Yuan showed no appreciation whatsoever. "The Wu family of Beicheng, I'm so scared!" Her tone was extremely sarcastic.
"you!"
"I don't believe it! You really can kill me!" The man was clearly furious and roared as he was about to hit Shi Yuan.
The woman desperately tried to stop them; they weren't there to show off!
Just as Shi Yuan said, Wu Guanhai's life will definitely not be as good as before after he returns without completing his mission.
The Wu family has indeed lived a very prosperous life in Beicheng over the years, but there are also many people who dislike them and are waiting to kick them when they are down.
This time, Wu Guanhai was first reported by name, and then he returned empty-handed after failing to complete the task. That person will probably be disappointed.
They were worried about how they would make a living from now on!
Shi Yuan's appearance brought a turning point to the situation.
Now that she's making it clear she won't listen to their condescending attitude, they should change their strategy instead of pushing things to the brink and making the relationship irreparable.
“Yuanyuan, no matter what, we are family.”
"What happened back then..." she looked troubled. "You're still young, you don't understand things between husband and wife. All I can say is that the reason things turned out that way back then can't be entirely blamed on your father."
Shi Yuan almost wanted to applaud like the ancients; the shamelessness of the Wu family was truly astonishing!
She sighed and continued, "I understand. Although he cheated on his wife and daughters caught him having an affair in the living room, he didn't do anything wrong, right?"
The moment the words "caught in the act" were uttered, all the guest rooms fell silent.
Shi Yuan guessed that there must be many people glued to the door like geckos right now, and she didn't mind the Wu family's dirty laundry being aired in public.
Shi Yuan's words left the usually quick-witted woman speechless. How could she possibly respond?
So she changed the subject and forced a smile: "Yuanyuan, I understand that you young people don't want to be restricted at home. How about this?"
"You can still stay here, but tonight, come home with us for a family reunion dinner, okay?"
"Your grandparents are getting old, let's not let them worry, okay?"
“No.” Morally blackmailing her? Shi Yuan replied with a smile, “I’m afraid that eating your food will make me just like you, unable to distinguish right from wrong.”
"After all, I've always believed that betraying a marriage is wrong!"
"Alright, you can go back now. And don't call me Yuanyuan. You're not worthy!" You're not worthy to call the real Shi Yuan by her nickname!
After saying that, Shi Yuan closed the door. The man was furious and raised his hand to knock on the door to let Shi Yuan out, but the woman stopped him.
"Look at the state she's in!" the man roared in a low voice.
"Let's go back first." The woman glanced at the door, then pulled the man away.
The man drove to a deserted riverbank and stopped, finally letting out his pent-up anger: "No wonder you grew up in the countryside, you have no respect for your elders!"
"You shouldn't have stopped me just now. I have to teach her a lesson!"
Jiang Qiqiao snorted heavily: "Didn't you hear what she said? If you really lay a hand on her, she'll make sure you leave the guesthouse straddled!"
"How dare she!" Wu Guanchao's face turned ashen. "Does she think Beicheng is some backwater place? Letting her run wild!"
"Calm down!" Jiang Qiqiao said with a stern face, "We need her now!"
"Hmph! What can a greenhorn like her do?" Wu Guanchao turned the steering wheel. "She looks like a vixen to me. The important thing is to find her a good family to marry into!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Qiqiao's eyes flickered, and she reassured her, "It's not the right time yet."
"Once the Wu family is completely handed over to Xingzhou, I will naturally arrange a good place for her."
Hearing this, Wu Guanchao finally calmed down: "Now that she's not responding, what do we do?"
“No rush.” Jiang Qiqiao chuckled. “Girls at this age are full of fantasies about the future and have a strong sense of vanity. They’re not hard to deal with.”
"Let me think about it."
The couple were each busy planning how to calculate their wishes, unaware that their car tires were being slowly rolled forward by a slender vine.
Wu Guanchao breathed a sigh of relief: "Let's go back first and tell the family about her attitude, so that Mom and Dad don't still want their granddaughter to come home. Let's keep the whole family united!"
Jiang Qiqiao gave a sarcastic smirk. Her in-laws were getting old, and since Wu Guanhai had been doing well all these years but had no children, they naturally hoped that Shi Yuan, who had regained his senses and even made a name for himself, would return.
"Let's go, we need to tell Mom and Dad first." The couple exchanged a glance, their understanding unspoken.
Wu Guanchao restarted the car, released the brake, and was about to put it in reverse when, in the next instant, the entire front of the car plunged into the river.
"What happened?" Jiang Qiqiao grabbed the handrail tightly. "Wu Guanchao, how could you drive like that?"
Wu Guanchao broke out in a cold sweat from fright.
The car was stuck in this awkward position, half in the river and half on the bank.
He deliberately parked his car on a deserted riverbank, so even if he called for help now, there was no guarantee that no one would hear him.
“We have to save ourselves,” he said.
Shi Meili did good deeds anonymously. After watching the couple's trembling self-rescue efforts for a while, she prepared to leave.
Huan Ni still felt unsatisfied. She rolled her eyes, flew over, and stopped in front of the car.
The car swayed slightly, which startled the couple inside, making them afraid to move.
"Guanchao, quickly think of a way to drive that bird away." Jiang Qiqiao leaned back in her seat as much as possible, her face full of anxiety.
Wu Guanchao was in a similar position, and he comforted him, saying, "It's alright, the bird will fly away on its own soon."
Huan Ni giggled and started bouncing around on the front of the car.
The car was already in a delicate balance, and when Huan Ni jumped, the front of the car swayed and wobbled, making the couple's hearts pound.
"Look, there's been an accident over there!" Finally, someone noticed the car's malfunction. "Everyone, lend a hand and get the car back!"
Just as the couple in the car were starting to smile, they saw the bird on the hood of the car squint at them, then hop hard and loudly on the hood.
Wow! Game over!
"Bang!" The car crashed into the river.
Fortunately, the kind-hearted people of Beicheng rescued the person in time, but the car... well, let's just say it's not okay!
Shi Meili wrapped her arms around Huanni's neck, causing her slender branches to bloom with small flowers of various colors, just like her mood, which was extremely beautiful.
"Boss Huanni, it has to be you!" Shi Meili patted the bird's back. "When you were jumping on the front of the car just now, their faces turned as red as if a dye shop had been opened, and their eyes were full of fear. It was hilarious!"
Huan Ni gave a haughty snort: "You dare to scheme against Ji Yuan, and you even want to hit her?"
"If I weren't now a member of the Seventh Division, I wouldn't have just given him a small lesson."
"Yes," Shi Meili said with a hint of regret, "we haven't even been able to unleash a tenth of our full potential."
"It's alright!" Huan Ni said immediately. "Let's give them a little appetizer first. As for some things, let Shi Yuan settle them himself!"
"Alright!" Shi Meili cheered, "I'll do whatever Boss Huanni says!"
"Hmm, you're not bad," Huan Ni said reservedly. "Come on, let me tell you, this demonic plant needs to advance..."
After the Wu couple left, Huan Ni and Shi Meili disappeared without a trace. Shi Yuan chuckled softly, wishing the couple good luck.
After telling Shi Yuan about the Wu family's affairs, Gu Linyuan began to get busy.
Logically speaking, the matter in Qingzhen has been resolved. As long as people are sent to check on the mountain spirits regularly, the office there can be closed.
However, Gu Linyuan did not issue any orders. Instead, he worked overtime to keep busy. He told himself that the Reincarnation Platform was in Shi Yuan's hands, and he could not stray too far from Shi Yuan. There was always a chance of something going wrong, and Lin Feng could not afford such a thing.
But deep down he knew very well that his desire to return to Qingzhen was not solely for Gu Linfeng.
During the journey of escorting the truck, he and Shi Yuan spent almost every day together, and he discovered that many of Shi Yuan's ideas coincided with his own.
He also admired Shi Yuan's way of doing things during their previous collaborations.
Before he knew it, he had fallen for her.
I realized this after Shi Yuan left the Seventh Headquarters.
He didn't think anything of it at first.
But that night, he tossed and turned, feeling uneasy, as if something important was missing from his life.
But Gu Linfeng was right beside him, and he was in his usual dormitory at the seventh location, with nothing missing.
It was only when Gu Linfeng said, "Brother, you can't sleep either, right? I miss Huanni," that he realized, it was because Shi Yuan wasn't by his side that he couldn't sleep well!
After realizing what he had done, he chuckled softly.
After that incident, he focused all his attention on the Seventh Division and on the possibility of finding the Reincarnation Platform. Love was a luxury for him, and he never longed for it.
Because of his experiences with Gu Linfeng, he even felt that he would never be able to love anyone in his life.
But life is full of surprises.
For girls like Shi Yuan, his admiration for her and his liking for her developed naturally. He accepted his feelings for her as soon as he realized he liked her.
He didn't sleep that night, but got up and opened the window to look at the moon all night.
For him, Shi Yuan was like the moon in the sky.
There was a knock on the office door, and He Tian rushed in, his face full of anxiety: "Master Gu, something's happened!"
"Yes!"
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After listening to Huan Ni and Shi Meili's vivid account of how they had subtly disciplined the Wu family couple, Shi Yuan's mood immediately brightened.
"Let's go to the state-run restaurant, order lots of good food to take home, and eat together!"
"Meat! I want to eat meat!" Shi Meili said immediately. "I never thought meat would taste so good. Why did I think eating dirt was enough for all these years?"
Huan Ni was amused by her words and laughed heartily: "There's plenty! Shi Yuan received a bonus and subsidies, so you can eat as much as you want!"
"Okay!"
When Shi Yuan opened the door, the two immediately quieted down. When they passed the service desk, the waiter who had led the Wu couple there felt embarrassed and stopped Shi Yuan.
"I'm sorry, Comrade Shi, they said they were your family members, that's why I brought them up to find you."
"It's alright, you meant well." Shi Yuan really didn't blame her. People in this era are very simple and warm-hearted. If you ask an old lady for directions on the street, she can lead you to the right place and tell you where she lives when you leave, inviting you to come to her house for a meal sometime.
Hearing Shi Yuan say this, Wang Juqing felt much better. Seeing that Shi Yuan was about to go out, she glanced at the sky outside and said to Shi Yuan in a low voice, "Comrade Shi, it's getting dark. Maybe you shouldn't go out."
"What's wrong?" Shi Yuan asked, puzzled. Just a few days ago, this person had enthusiastically recommended many great places to her when she went out.
Wang Juqing leaned slightly closer to Shi Yuan and whispered, "I heard from my neighbor's grandma that the big ghost over at Jingshan has been getting out of control lately and comes out at night to cause trouble, sucking people's yang energy!"
Shi Yuan said "Oh~" and nodded in agreement: "That's terrible."
"Yes, I've been too scared to work the night shift lately."
"Then you should go home early. I'll go out and get some food and be right back."
"Okay." After saying that, Wang Juqing added to Shi Yuan's instructions, "Make sure the doors and windows are closed tightly at night. If someone calls your name, don't answer, and whatever you do, don't open the door."
Shi Yuan smiled and nodded: "Okay, I understand. You should also leave work early."
The news had probably already spread privately, as it was getting dark and there were few pedestrians on the road.
Huan Ni whispered in Shi Yuan's ear, "Logically speaking, with the dragon vein protecting the North City and those unparalleled experts from the Seventh Division in charge, no ghost would dare to cause such blatant trouble."
"Does the North City really have a dragon vein?" Shi Yuan asked curiously.
“It has always been like that,” Huan Ni replied. “I can’t remember exactly when it was, but the Dragon Clan made an agreement with the Human Emperor. In return, the Dragon Clan would help the Human Emperor to guard the Northern City forever, and the Human Emperor would protect the Dragon Clan from being wiped out in the catastrophe.”
So, dragons really do exist!
"Of course there is. The promise of the Human Emperor can reach the ears of the Heavenly Court. Even if a calamity comes, the Heavenly Dao will allow the Dragon Clan to retain a breath of bloodline. Moreover, the Dragon Clan is already incomparably powerful. With this bit of protection, many of them will definitely survive."
“But I don’t know how many there are now,” Huan Ni said. “Anyway, I haven’t seen a dragon since the cataclysm.”
Shi Yuan stopped asking questions and started talking about the ghosts causing trouble.
"The Seventh Division is going to be busy again."
"Of course," Huan Ni asked. "Will Gu Linyuan ask for your help?"
“I don’t know how to catch ghosts, and my talismans have no effect on ghosts, so why would you ask me for help?” As she said this, her eyes narrowed. “You just said that the North City has a dragon vein and those predecessors to protect it, so there shouldn’t be any ghosts causing trouble.”
“Yes.” Huan Ni said, puzzled.
Shi Yuan frowned: "Suppressing the chaos of ghosts requires a Xuan Master..."
Before she could finish speaking, Huan Ni had already uttered a name: "Wu Guanhai!" Then she shook her head, "Is he still searching for the gold mine in Qinglin Bay?"
Shi Yuan shook his head: "There are some things that don't require him to do personally, but that do require him to solve."
If Wu Guanhai manages to quell the ghostly disturbances, then his and the Wu family's current crisis will be resolved.
"This? That can't be right?" Huan Ni said uncertainly. "If that's really the case, it would be embezzlement. To some extent, the Xuan Master has already done something against the will of Heaven."
"If this was really done by the Wu family, then the karmic retribution for the ghost's mischief will fall on the Wu family, and that's not something that can be dealt with by the Five Deficiencies and Three Lacks."
Shi Yuan's heart skipped a beat, and she and Huan Ni looked at each other, both seeing shock in each other's eyes.
"They wouldn't be trying to shift the karmic retribution onto you, would they?" Huan Ni's voice was filled with rage. "I should have killed those two just now!"
"Don't be anxious or angry," Shi Yuan immediately reassured her. "After all, this is just our guess. What if we're wrong?"
"Then the Wu family didn't have any good intentions towards you either!"
“That’s true,” Shi Yuan said decisively. “Rather than being dragged into their conspiracy, we should take the initiative.”
"What?" Huan Ni didn't understand.
Shi Yuan patted Huan Ni's head and said with a smile, "Have you forgotten? We are from the Seventh Division. There are ghosts causing trouble in the North City. We should be proactive and lend a helping hand."
"Let's go! Let's go find Uncle." There are some ghosts that even the Ghost King can't handle.
"But before that, we need to confirm the truth of this matter." Let's make sure it doesn't turn out to be a false alarm and cause a big joke.
"Where do we decide?" Huan Ni asked. "Jingshan Park?"
Shi Yuan was shocked: "No, I wanted to deal with that ghost, not deliver food to it." Didn't Wang Juqing mention that the thing could absorb people's yang energy?
She's so thin, she can't take a lot of air!
When Shi Yuan arrived at the seventh location, she happened to run into Gu Linyuan and He Tian, who were about to leave. She quickly went up to them and asked, "Gu Linyuan, I heard that there are ghosts causing trouble in the North City. Is that true?"
"It's true, we're about to deal with it."
"Aren't you going to ask my uncle for help?" Shi Yuan said with a smile. "He's worth several of us for this kind of thing."
Gu Linyuan sighed and was about to speak when He Tian said, "Shi Yuan, it was Fengcheng that caused this disturbance!"
"How could that be?" Shi Yuan didn't believe it. "Didn't he take Aunt Yun to recuperate?" At this point, her heart skipped a beat. Sheng Yunhua's health was in trouble, requiring a massive amount of Yin energy to maintain it, but Fengcheng itself was already at its limit and might not be able to provide that much Yin energy. So, for the sake of his beloved...
No, no!
Shi Yuan immediately rejected the idea, saying that Fengcheng needed yin energy, while the troublesome ghosts were absorbing yang energy, which was not a good thing!
She looked at Gu Linyuan, hoping he would give her a positive answer.
"The message came from a Taoist priest in the Seventh Division," Gu Linyuan said seriously to Shi Yuan. "I will handle this matter personally."
“I’ll go with you!” Shi Yuan said immediately.
The group drove to Jingshan Park. On the way, Shi Yuan asked Gu Linyuan, "If it really is my uncle, what will happen to him in the end?"
Gu Linyuan remained silent for a long time before saying, "The ironclad rule of the Seventh Division is that murderers must pay with their lives."
"Was anyone harmed?" Shi Yuan asked hurriedly.
Gu Linyuan didn't answer, but sometimes silence is the answer.
Shi Yuan clasped his hands together, but deep down he still didn't believe that Fengcheng, which had imposed so many restrictions on him, would harm ordinary people.
Beicheng Railway Station
Wu Xingzhou turned his head slightly and took a breath, then helped Wu Guanhai off the train. The crowd that should have been bustling automatically made way for the uncle and nephew, creating a vacuum around them.
It was getting late, and everyone was in a hurry to get off the train, go home, or find a place to stay. However, those two people were really too smelly. It was better to be delayed a little than to be stank to death by their stench.
Someone covered their nose and couldn't help but whisper to the person next to them, "Did he poop in his pants? It smells so bad!"
"He definitely pooped more than once!" The person next to him also covered his nose and made a disgusted face. "He probably pooped in his pants during the past few days on the train!"
"It's pitiful that his young son has to take care of his incontinent, mentally challenged father."
"Yeah, I wonder if he's married by now? If he's not, he probably won't be able to get married in the future!"
"Yes, that's really pitiful."
At first, they spoke very quietly, but as more and more people joined in, the discussion became more exciting, and sometimes their voices became uncontrollable.
And so, these sounds naturally reached Wu Guanhai's ears.
More than ten years ago, many people lamented in front of him that his only daughter was mentally challenged. More than ten years later, he became a mentally challenged person who was despised by others!
He clenched his fists; Shi Yuan had come to collect a debt!
Shi Yuan, who was collecting debts, had just arrived at the foot of Jingshan Mountain. Looking at the gray and gloomy Jingshan Mountain, she felt a bad premonition.
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