At this point, who would still attribute this to Ke Meiyu's prophetic words?
They all believed, just as Ji San had said, that the organization had made arrangements long ago, and that it was impossible for a young girl to just casually suggest showing movies to every village in turn.
The Ji family secretly breathed a sigh of relief; in fact, they still firmly believed in Ke Meiyu's lucky charm.
Back home, everyone excitedly talked about the movie for a bit, then washed up and went to bed.
After everyone had fallen asleep, Ke Meiyu continued to dart into the mountains.
However, she was intercepted by Wang Di halfway there.
"What?" Ke Meiyu walked around it and continued on her way.
The Emperor Wang cried out.
"I don't understand," Ke Meiyu snorted rudely.
Wang Di was a little angry. He used his little paws to jump onto Ke Meiyu's face and wouldn't let go.
Ke Meiyu couldn't see the road and stumbled, her face still stinging from the scratches from its claws.
She was furious and yanked it off, holding it in her hand. "What do you want, you ancient mythical beast that can't speak human language?"
Wang Di stretched out his claws, trying to scratch her.
In fact, Ke Meiyu didn't need to guess to know that besides clinging to him for food, it had nothing else to do.
"With your attitude, no wonder you were once skin and bones from hunger," she said disdainfully, curling her lip. "You have the body of humanity's best friend, so you should be willing to flatter them to the end. You could move mountains of gold and silver. Why can't you be more clever?"
"Haven't you heard the saying 'He who takes a man's money is bound to him, and he who eats another man's food is bound to him'?"
Wang Di grinned sneer, struggled to get off the ground, and slashed heavily: "Ignorance is truly terrifying! It's obvious that you're beholden to those who feed you and accept their gifts!"
"Are you still going to argue with me?" Ke Meiyu blushed, then said fiercely, "Since you understand, how did you treat your sugar daddy?"
Wangdi wagged its tail and put on an innocent look, looking incredibly cute!
Ke Meiyu couldn't help but burst out laughing, squatting down to scratch its chin, "I gave you a lot of things yesterday, did you eat them all?"
It nodded pitifully, and with its paw dipped in ink, it wrote on the paper that Ke Meiyu handed it: "I haven't felt full in so long, so I couldn't resist and ate it all."
Ke Meiyu patted its head and sighed, "We're all destined to please our sugar daddies. You've eaten up all my peace points in a single day."
Wang Di continued to look at her pitifully, and opened his mouth: "Daddy..."
"Calling me grandpa won't help. I'm even reluctant to eat it myself, so why can't you be more frugal?" Despite saying this, Ke Meiyu still took out a small bag of food and gave it to the dog. "This is all we have until we solve the Ji family's luck problem!"
Wang Di swallowed it whole, stuck out his tongue at her, and disappeared in a few leaps. He really does turn his back on her once he gets what he wants.
Ke Meiyu pointed at its retreating figure, "Next time, I won't be so easily fooled by you!"
Qi Banxian was still waiting on the bluestone. When he saw her arrive, he quickly led his people a short distance to his secret base.
He set up a small array at the entrance, which would cause ordinary people to unconsciously detour.
“Comrade Ke, from now on, come here if you need to find me,” he said, whistling. A little weasel darted out of the cave and jumped onto his arm. “Have Mingming deliver a message to me.”
“Although they don’t usually like to come down the mountain, they will stand on the top of the mountain from time to time to watch. If they notice, I’m afraid things will change.”
Ke Meiyu nodded, then, with her hands behind her back, surveyed her surroundings by the moonlight.
It's clear that Qi Banxian truly considers this place a sanctuary for his soul. The cave isn't very large, and the walls were carved out by him bit by bit before being coated with a layer of clay.
Inside the cave, there was a kang (a heated platform bed) covered with a blanket sewn from rabbit skin, a polished stone table and chairs, and some daily necessities.
"Tell me about yourself," Ke Meiyu said, sitting on a stone bench. She took out homemade popcorn and fruit tea from her bag, fully prepared for gossip, and asked curiously while crunching on the popcorn.
Attracted by the rich aroma, the little ferret couldn't resist jumping onto the table, standing on its hind legs, tilting its little head, and rubbing its nose incessantly.
Ko Mei-yu chuckled and flicked a popcorn in front of it.
The little thing picked it up with its two front paws and bit it with great gusto.
Qi Banxian sat down, sighed slightly, and looked at the wall with a wandering gaze. "When I have memories, I was already in the Qi family. However, because I was not familiar with them, I pretended to be stupid. I did hear a lot of information about myself."
“I am from a prominent family in Kyoto, but I was sold to a poor mountain village. However, my family must have considerable power, as they used many methods to try to find me.”
“The villains realized their mistake but were unwilling to hand me over. So they inquired around and found the Qi family. Using a secret method, they swapped my appearance with his son's. One was sent to the capital, and the other was left to the Qi family to fend for themselves.”
"The Qi family figured out that there was something wrong with my identity, so they kept me around, using me as a laborer on one hand and as a talisman for the Qi family on the other."
“They don’t do many things themselves; I’m the one who runs errands for them.”
Ke Meiyu asked with some curiosity, "Is the Qi family very powerful? I heard they know quite a lot, including the secret technique of changing appearance, the ability to absorb luck, and the ability to set up simple formations."
Qi Banxian nodded: "The Qi family's ancestors were quite powerful, otherwise that person wouldn't have been able to find out about this place."
"It is said that the Qi family ancestors were once famous feng shui masters in foreign countries, with a relatively complete lineage, and the Qi family made a living from this, and was well-known in the industry."
"However, they are only interested in profit. They will do things for whoever pays them the most, without ever considering their conscience, and have killed many people."
"I don't want to live like this, but they have so many tricks up their sleeves, I can't escape them at all!"
Therefore, he never revealed his intention to escape, but pretended to know nothing. He not only regarded himself as a child of the Qi family, but also confidently learned the Qi family's skills.
Seeing his talent, and considering his young age and the fact that he had forgotten everything after a serious illness, the Qi family decided to use him as a tool to make money for the family.
Apart from some secret techniques passed down only to direct descendants, they all taught Qi Banxian to go out and do common things like raising roof beams, fortune telling, feng shui consultations, and exorcising evil spirits, so as to earn money for the family.
Qi Banxian was young, but he was very patient and quickly learned the skills. However, before he could plan his escape, he witnessed the methods of the Qi family.
After a moment of fear, he went into hiding again, waiting to become strong enough to completely break free from the Ji family's control before heading to Kyoto to find his family.
He wanted to tell them that he was the real one, and the person standing next to them in the house was an imposter!
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