Act separately
"Sister...sister..." She seemed to hear a child's voice in her sleep.
"Awake?" Li Xingzang's voice woke her up. Chen Jingyi opened her eyes hazily, but before she could react, she called out softly, "Sister."
"Hmm?" The familiar voice woke her up. When she came to her senses, she saw Li Xingzang looking at her inquiringly. "Are you dreaming?"
"...Hmm," Chen Jingyi nodded after thinking for a while, "I seemed to dream that someone called me."
"Is it my sister?" She seemed to be asking casually, but Chen Jingyi's expression became serious, "It seems so!"
Li Xingzang was stunned for a moment, then glanced in the direction of the toilet and said, "Wash your face first and then come to eat."
In the backyard of the hotel, Li Xingzang looked at Xiao He who floated out, hugged his shoulders and asked, "Are you Chen Jingyi's sister?"
Xiao He's eyes were clear, "No, I'm the older brother."
Li Xingzang was also a little confused about what was going on. Xiaohe was a boy no matter how you looked at it, so why did Chen Jingyi's family say she was a sister?
She changed the question, "Is Chen Jingyi your sister?"
"Yeah!" This time, Xiaohe nodded simply.
Okay, it’s right.
"Boss Li, did I say something yesterday..." Chen Jingyi looked at Li Xingzang who came in and felt a little embarrassed. She seemed to have told something about her family.
"Hmm." Li Xingzang nodded. "I understand. Are you going to look for Gao Yuan today?"
"?" Chen Jingyi was stunned to see her so calm, and when she talked about altitude sickness, she said, "I have to talk to my parents first." Forty-nine days is not a short time, they are almost there, but her parents are always waking up at night.
"Boss Li, Brother Gaoyuan..." Although he got some of his predictions right yesterday, it's the Internet age now and anyone can learn something online. Maybe what he said yesterday was just a coincidence.
"Don't worry, his family does this." Li Xingzang said mysteriously.
Chen Jingyi looked at her in confusion. What does this do?
That's what it's for!
Chen Jingyi and her family stared in amazement at the small bungalow before them. On either side of a prominent iron gate hung vertical nanmu plaques, elaborately carved with wavy patterns and patterns. Inscribed in bold, powerful characters were the words: "Xuecheng Taoist Association." On the other side: "Taoist Talent Training Center." Also hung on either side were several golden plaques of commendation: "Advanced Unit of Traditional Culture in Jilin Province," "Excellent Group for Cultural Communication," "Model for Spiritual Civilization Construction..."
Uh...this place is backed by the government?
"Are you here?" Gao Yuan came over to open the door. "Just come in." Unlike his usual casual appearance in KTV, Gao Yuan was dressed in a quite Chinese style today and looked much more reliable.
"Brother Gao Yuan, your house..." Chen Jingyi looked at the small courtyard in front of her in surprise. What Boss Li said was really right. It was obvious that this was a noble family!
"Oh, didn't I tell you? My family is a Taoist priest." Gao Yuan politely brought the teacup, "Uncle and Auntie, have some tea." Then he looked at Chen Jingyi, "How did you say that?" He thought for a moment and suddenly clapped his hands, "It started with me, Abeji Abeji Abeji."
Chen Jingyi's parents looked at the young man with some doubt. Normally, singing in a bar might be a way for him to blow off some steam, but what Taoist priest could be so fluent in Korean drama lines? And... he was a little too young.
Because they were their daughter's friends, they couldn't say much, just considering it a courtesy. Also... those plaques outside had inexplicably stained the place with a red glow, and it felt a bit offensive to bring up their affairs. They could find other masters later, so... that should be... no problem, right?
"Your eldest daughter hasn't been with you since she was a child, right?" Looking at their expressions, Gao Yuan did not show any dissatisfaction, but spoke calmly.
Chen Jingyi's mother blinked, "Did Jingyi tell you this?"
Chen Jingyi shook her head frantically. Gao Yuan smiled and said, "She was still young when her sister died. How could she possibly know all this?"
Chen Jingyi's parents were stunned for a moment, then looked at him doubtfully, "This...was this calculated by Taoist Xiao Gao?"
In one second, "Master Xiao Gao" came out.
Gao Yuan nodded. "The child was originally suppressed under the river and couldn't escape. But recently some evil creatures caused trouble, and her suppression disappeared. That's why she came looking for you."
"Suppression?!" Mother Chen screamed, "You mean—" She looked at Father Chen in horror, "What did they—what did they do to my Xiao He?!"
Gao Yuan handed over the tissue and sighed as he looked at Li Xingzang hiding outside the window.
A cliché story.
A phoenix flew from a remote mountain village. Father Chen, having passed the imperial examination, met his wife in the city. However, their busy work schedules prevented them from caring for their eldest daughter, so they brought their mother back from their hometown. Initially, her grandmother treated her kindly, but after a while, she expressed homesickness but couldn't bear to leave her granddaughter behind. So, she suggested sending her and the child back to their hometown, hoping to bring them back when they had time. Despite some hesitation, the young parents ultimately agreed.
But Xiao He, who returned to the village, did not live the free and easy childhood they had imagined. His mother was proud of her son, but not everyone wanted their family to continue to thrive.
"Useless girl", "a money-loser", "unable to carry on the family line", "will have to get married sooner or later"... The children did not understand the rumors in the village, but the old people took them to heart, and the people who originally loved her gradually changed their eyes.
This continued until her second daughter was born, and the village gossip seemed to come true. Was her precious son destined to have only these two money-losing pieces in his life?!
Someone somewhere had passed down this folk remedy: "Sacrifice your daughter to the river god as a bride, and all your parents and relatives will be protected by the river god."
Perhaps it was a demonic bewitching act, or perhaps it was her own inner demons at work. When the eldest granddaughter took her younger sister to see the kitten, the hands behind her gently pushed her back, and the bride returned to the arms of the river god.
But even so, his son still didn't come. The old man looked at his growing granddaughter and began to think: since the river god was not satisfied with the previous one, what about the next one?
The grief of losing their eldest daughter made the two men more vigilant. This time they managed to arrive before their second daughter was in trouble and discovered the chilling truth.
"The master you found..." Gao Yuan thought for a moment, "Can we still contact him?"
Father Chen nodded hurriedly and took out WeChat to send a message, but found a red exclamation mark. Looking up at the people, he frantically called the middleman, but found that his number was also out of service.
Gao Yuan sighed, "As expected, they all approached you on purpose."
"But why is this happening?" The Chen family members looked at each other. Even if Chen Jinghe's death was suspicious, what could they gain from it?
"Her horoscope is all Yin, making her an excellent material for those who practice evil ways." These words were said coldly, but they were the truth.
"After arriving in Snow City, she was given shelter. Those people then pretended your daughter appeared in a dream and asked you to burn paper for forty-nine days, just to find her and capture her."
"Then... aren't we harming her?" Mother Chen couldn't accept that her love for her daughter was being used to hurt her.
"It's okay. I told you, she is protected by a master." Gao Yuan comforted with a smile.
The Chen family was about to ask who had protected her, but Gao Yuan spoke first, "Do as I say, and you can appease her soul. Besides that..."
Several people looked at him nervously, "We need to go back to your hometown, dig out everything in the river and destroy it. That river god... must also be killed."
"We all listen to Taoist Gao!" What's called Xiao Gao? This is the real master!
Watching the Chen family walk away, Gao Yuan said to the side: "Boss Li, do you want to go on a business trip with me?"
Li Xingzang sighed, "Of course," she changed her tone, "Xiao He is under my protection!"
The climate in Jiangcheng is much warmer than that in Xuecheng. Although it is winter, you can take off your down jacket and put on a coat outside. It is not much different from the Nancheng where Li Xingzang went.
"This place is different from the north. It's warm outside but cold inside. I don't know if we can bear it hiding in the south city." Yu Sishi was worried while sending a WeChat message to Li Xingzang.
Jin Rui rolled his eyes. "My sister isn't here with you right now, why are you acting so naive? That's enough!"
"Your Highness, please speak more politely. You are now a professional lawyer!" Yu Sishi said with a smile, tilting his head. "Besides, I came here to help you and Xiao Huo. Otherwise, I would have gone to South City to go boating with Zang Zang."
"Tsk, what are you talking about?" Jin Rui elegantly picked up the porcelain bowl. "Aren't you here to monitor me because you're afraid I'll cause trouble?"
"Your Highness, what you said is not right!" Yu Sishi casually picked up a water chestnut pastry and said seriously, "As the operations captain of the Special Investigation (chew chew chew) Department, I keenly (chew chew chew) discovered that the Huo family might be (chew chew chew) possessed by a demon. I voluntarily gave up my vacation and, despite my girlfriend's reluctant pleas, resolutely came to Jiangcheng with you. But Your Highness thinks I have ulterior motives. It's really disheartening."
"Hmph, if you keep talking nonsense, I'll send what you just said to my sister." Jin Rui took out his cell phone from his pocket, and on it was a page with a recording.
"Hey! You old zombie, why do you do things so despicably?" Yu Sishi looked at him in shock. From whom did he learn these tricks?
"What did you say?" The old zombie raised his eyebrows and made a gesture to send.
"You are the master, the prince." Yu Shishi hurriedly apologized with a smile, "I will follow your orders." He sighed in his heart. Boss Li had joked that he was Beile Yu before. Not to mention that he was a fake Beile, even the real emperor would have to keep his tail between his legs in front of this person.
"Brother Yu, Brother Rui." Xiao Huo walked in with Gongbu, "My brother has made the arrangements."
The two big men wandered into the sanatorium. Yu Sishi waved his hand at the tip of his nose and said, "Sure enough, there is a foul smell."
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