Qi Banxian pursed his lips, hesitated, and then forced a relaxed smile, saying, "Comrade Ke, what are you saying? I don't understand."
Ke Meiyu crossed her arms and pinched her chin with the other. "Never mind what I mean, just tell me if it's okay or not?"
"What can I do to help you with?" Qi Banxian remained silent for a long time, only lowering his head to think for a while before gritting his teeth and asking.
Ke Meiyu pulled out a stack of talismans, a sharp, thin knife, and a jade bottle of medicinal powder from her bosom. "The Ji family's luck was absorbed by that little thing, but their incense offerings were cut off because someone had planted a Gu worm inside their bodies!"
Qi Banxian's body trembled, his astonishment no less than that of Ke Meiyu when she heard the news.
"Comrade Ke, are you saying that the entire Ji family has been poisoned with Gu worms? In this day and age, there are still people..."
Speaking of this, he thought that since Yu Yiming could control the little beast to devour the Ji family's fortune, why couldn't he do the same?
"You tell me what to do," Ke Meiyu said, since she had spoken up, she must have a master behind her guiding her.
Qi Banxian felt a surge of hope. Regardless of whether he could achieve his goal, helping the Ji family would be a good deed for him.
Ke Meiyu looked up at the crescent moon in the sky. "The person who controlled the Gu probably didn't expect anyone to be able to break it, so he used the most common Gu worms on the Ji family. Or perhaps he only inherited the superficial knowledge."
"This Gu is easy to deal with. Use a stun talisman to immobilize the person, take the opportunity to make an incision, use a hook to pull out the Gu worm, and then sprinkle some medicinal powder on it."
"The only difficulty is finding the exact location and the depth of the stroke, and the stun spell only lasts for ten minutes."
Qi Banxian had at least learned some skills; even if he didn't understand Gu magic, he had some knowledge of it in ancient books.
He frowned: "Comrade Ke, as far as I know, Gu worms are bloodthirsty and will definitely take up residence near the heart, and sometimes they will also migrate to the brain. These are very critical locations, and I am afraid that I will not be able to control them and will do something bad instead."
Ke Meiyu tossed a rubber doll the size of a radish into his arms: "This feels very similar to real skin. Use this to practice first, and then follow my instructions."
Qi Banxian raised his head and stared intently at Ke Meiyu for a while, then solemnly said, "Comrade Ke, I believe in you!"
He believed that Ke Meiyu, whom people called a lucky charm, was kind-hearted and wouldn't harm him, especially since he was facing the Ji family with a knife, including her closest aunt.
Ke Meiyu smiled, and gradually her feet caught fire. Before Qi Banxian could react, her body, as thin as paper, was ignited by the flames and turned to ashes in the blink of an eye. The ashes were blown away by the north wind and disappeared into the air.
Qi Banxian stared blankly at the empty space in front of him, then looked down at the things in his arms, as if he were having an extraordinary dream.
He packed his things away and couldn't resist taking off running towards the place where the village was showing movies.
He often climbed mountains and crossed valleys to collect medicinal herbs, and also practiced the health-preserving boxing passed down from the Qi family ancestor. He was in good physical condition and arrived at the drying ground without even being out of breath in no time.
Many people in the surrounding area know him and greet him with a smile.
Qi Banxian smiled and nodded, his eyes searching around. Finally, he spotted two pretty little girls sitting among a group of children on the only low tree branch in the middle of the threshing ground.
Ke Meiyu sensed his arrival, turned her head, smiled lightly, and waved to him.
Such an expression and posture do not resemble the unpleasant parting they had last night, which means that the previous talisman was indeed in her hands.
Qi Banxian exhaled a slight breath, slowly loosened his clenched fist, and raised his hand to wave in her manner.
However, at this moment, Ke Meiyu had already turned her head away, munching on the sticky rice cake she had just hidden away while watching the black and white movie with great interest.
Ji Yanfei turned her head and immediately met Qi Banxian's gaze, whose fair skin amidst the pitch-black sky was the envy of even women.
When she saw someone smiling and waving at her, her face flushed red. She looked around but didn't see anyone else, so she couldn't help but shyly reach out and wave back.
Qi Banxian's eyes darkened slightly. He casually withdrew his hand, smiled and nodded at her again, then stood there, talking to his fellow villager and watching the movie.
Ji Yanfei couldn't watch the movie anymore; she kept wriggling around as if she had fleas all over her body.
"What are you doing?" Ke Meiyu asked, ignoring her completely.
Ji Yanfei leaned close to her ear and whispered inexplicably, "Baby Sister, I feel like my love life is so bumpy..."
Ke Meiyu perked up her ears, turned her head to look the person up and down, and asked with a chuckle, "What's up? Something's up with you?"
Ji Yanfei glanced at Qi Banxian and shook her head dejectedly: "I dare not have any problems."
"Yu Yiming is just a pretty boy," Ke Meiyu whispered in her ear, "He approached you with an ulterior motive; he doesn't genuinely like you. It's not worth feeling sorry for someone like that!"
pretty boy...
"Does a man have to be dark-skinned? I heard my cousin's husband is fair-skinned too," Ji Yanfei asked hesitantly. "But he's good to you, and he's capable and responsible."
"Sister Baobao, I think I also quite like men with fair skin."
Ke Meiyu choked for a moment, coughed twice, took out a military green tin canteen from her waist, opened the lid and gulped down a mouthful.
She bought some fresh fruit from the system store, just like on Douyin (TikTok), and made honey fruit tea, which was sweet and sour and full of Vitamin C!
"You, you, what can I say to you? You're a pretty boy just because you're fair-skinned?"
"Is it possible that Yu Yiming's face isn't pale?"
Ke Meiyu sighed, “A gigolo is someone who has no ability of his own and climbs the social ladder by relying on women.”
"Like you said, if a man treats you well, is responsible and has a sense of duty, then he's worth entrusting your life to. But forget it, telling you more probably won't help."
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