"As for why we pretended to be blind and disabled, it was simply to increase the credibility of our words, which also plays a very important role in metaphysics!" the eldest brother of the Qi family explained with a smile.
Ke Meiyu pouted. Sure enough, fortune telling is like magic; once the mystery is revealed, it's no longer fun.
Qi Banxian chuckled and said, "Comrade Ke, we are just ordinary people. We have just learned a little more than others, which is enough to impress people. At this time, we can give them some pointers from the side and help them avoid or avoid difficulties."
"Naturally, his reputation spread far and wide."
"However, we do not have the ability to predict the future like gods."
Ke Meiyu's eyes flickered, and she suddenly pointed at him, "So, you didn't actually predict I would come, but instead set up a trap to lure me here? Then why were you waiting for me so late?"
Normal girls wouldn't come alone late at night, right?
The group exchanged a wry smile and nodded: "Comrade Ke is indeed intelligent; he understands immediately."
“We have indeed done a lot to arouse your curiosity about us, but we did not expect you to be so bold as to come alone so late at night.”
And they arrived so early that many of the things they had done were left unused.
Qi Banxian shrugged: "I just went to try my luck, I didn't expect to actually run into you."
Ke Meiyu surveyed the area they had fenced off, her hands behind her back.
Besides the formation set up by the Qi family, this place is a small canyon with a passage to the outside world only the width of an adult. The passage is blocked by a huge rock with pulleys, making it difficult for people to find.
The Qi family has lived in seclusion in the mountains for many years, and they have long since transformed the place, making it full of the warmth of daily life: stone paths, fields, smooth bluestone, cooking stoves...
"I wonder what business you gentlemen have with me?"
She turned around once, and the people behind her followed suit, but no one spoke.
Ke Meiyu couldn't hold back any longer and asked first.
Qi Banxian, still acting as the representative, said: "Comrade Ke, although we don't have the ability to calculate with our fingers, we have also learned a thing or two about what our ancestors passed down and understand some metaphysics."
“Our He’an Commune used to be peaceful and quiet. Even though our Qi family helped people with divination, calling back souls, looking at feng shui, and choosing auspicious dates, the people in our village respected us and no one would report us.”
“More than seven years ago, my father consulted a fortune teller and found that the fortune of He'an Commune would decline, which would be unfavorable to our Qi family. So we started living on the mountain, occasionally going down the mountain to buy things and helping people with small favors along the way.”
“We have heard that Comrade Ke is very blessed. Every time you come to visit relatives in He’an Commune, you bring offspring to the Ji family. Moreover, you haven’t come since seven years ago.”
"We believe that Comrade Ke is either guided by a master or truly born into the Buddha's grace!"
Upon hearing this, Ke Meiyu's expression couldn't help but become solemn.
She hadn't thought of this. If it was really as the Qi family had deduced, then the original owner was also a little lucky charm, able to sense things that were unfavorable to her in advance, which was why she suddenly didn't want to come to He'an Commune.
I just don't know where the original owner will go now that I've taken over this body.
The Qi family members exchanged a quiet glance. Qi Banxian took a deep breath and continued, "The Ji family is a family of great kindness. Even without wealth and status, they should have many descendants to prepare for their future rise to power."
“Now someone is trying to seize the Ji family’s fortune, which is an extremely heinous act. We cannot stand by and watch the Ji family’s lineage end, so we want to lend a helping hand. However…”
At this moment, Old Man Qi chimed in, his expression extremely solemn: "But this Yu Yiming is too wicked, especially the little beast he carries around everywhere, which is actually the culprit that devours fortune!"
"Perhaps Comrade Ke has not heard of this, but this little beast is very much like a devouring beast. It can swallow the sky and swallow the river and is omnipotent. It is not something that we ordinary people can control."
Ke Meiyu toyed with the peach wood sword on the stone table. "Such a powerful little beast, you're not expecting me to provide firepower, are you?"
The Qi family members were somewhat embarrassed. "Comrade Ke, we've come up with a plan. Such small beasts are generally not very good-natured and are difficult for mortals to control, so we suspect that there must be a strong contractual relationship between it and Yu Yiming."
"So, we...we would like to ask you to act as bait to lure the little beast away, and take this opportunity to perform a ritual to break its contract with Yu Yiming."
"Of course, we will never let Comrade Ke be in danger," Qi Banxian said, pulling out a dark, antique-patterned mirror from his pocket.
"This is a treasure passed down from our ancestors. It can conceal the appearance of any person, making them disappear from the world. It will definitely help you, Comrade Ke, evade the pursuit of the little beast!"
"After the matter is completed, we will also present this mirror to you."
Ke Meiyu raised an eyebrow slightly, "Speak like a human!"
The Qi family was taken aback.
She sneered, "I've never believed that there are such noble people as you, capable of using ancestral treasures to save innocent strangers. If you truly cared, you wouldn't have watched the Ji family line wither away like this!"
"Therefore, I want to hear the truth!"
The Qi family members' expressions changed involuntarily.
They never expected that Ke Meiyu, who was both a simpleton and a lucky charm, would be able to break through the ambiguity in their words and get straight to the point!
Qi Banxian calmly said, "Comrade Ke is a man of great fortune; he truly possesses the ability to appear foolish but actually be wise."
"We won't beat around the bush with you. The Ji family are your relatives, and given your feelings for Madam Ji, you certainly won't stand idly by. So why don't we join forces!"
Ke Meiyu lowered her eyes and remained silent.
Qi Banxian glanced at his family and continued, "The Ji family has been able to get rid of Yu Yiming's entanglement, while we have gained a Devouring Beast to help us. In the future, we can help more people and save them from the persecution of evil people."
"The Ji family will have many descendants, and the fortune they previously devoured will be compensated doubly by the Heavenly Dao. The Ji family is about to rise to power!"
Ke Meiyu raised her head and chuckled softly, "Why are the Devouring Beasts yours, and not mine, the bait who risked my life?"
The youngest boy couldn't help but retort angrily, "You girl, don't think you can get away with this just because you're pretty! It's just a matter of running a few steps, why are you asking for the Devouring Beast?"
Old Man Ji quickly grabbed him, "This child is young and impulsive. Comrade Xiao Ke, we can discuss everything."
"It's not that we don't want you to devour the beast, but this beast is very evil, and you can't suppress it with just good fortune. In fact, it will even devour your good luck."
"On the contrary, we have the heritage left by our ancestors, which we can barely make use of to benefit the people!"
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