Chapter 24
"Awake?" It was Lu Jueqiu's voice.
"Why are you here?" Xie was still a little confused and his head was still hurting. He frowned uncomfortably.
"Here." Noticing Xie Que's strange behavior, Lu Jueqiu handed him a bottle of water and said, "You haven't been out for two months. I was afraid something might happen, so I've been waiting here."
Ghost marriages require a chosen date, and there is only one in a month. However, Xie thought only two days had passed, not knowing that Lu Jueqiu had been waiting outside for two months.
"Has it been that long?" Xie unscrewed the bottle cap and drank a sip of water. After moistening his throat, he felt much more awake.
"Where's Jing Xiebai? In the back?" Xie Que was still worried about Jing Xiebai's injury. There were only him and Lu Jueqiu in the car, followed by several black luxury cars, speeding down the mountain road. If you didn't know better, you would think they were filming a movie.
Lu Jueqiu glanced at Xie Que, and after confirming that he had turned on the phone, he turned around and concentrated on driving.
"Hospital," he answered casually.
"He hasn't appeared for two months, and now he's injured. I didn't want to cause any trouble, so I sent him directly to the Jing family."
Jing Xiebai was a man of exceptional strength, rarely injured. His appearance had the entire Jing family on edge, and he was rushed to the hospital for a checkup right after he emerged from Tongjinggou.
Originally, Xie Que was going to go with him, but Lu Jueqiu had something to ask him, so he stayed.
"Okay, tell me everything you've been through." Lu Jueqiu stepped on the accelerator and after a few skillful turns, he successfully shook off the people behind him.
"Hmm?" Xie didn't understand what Lu Jueqiu meant. He took a few seconds to react before he opened his mouth and told him everything that had happened in the past two days.
After all, he is not a real exorcist, so it is better for him not to get involved in some things.
After hearing Xie Que's words, Lu Jueqiu was silent for a long time, the corners of his mouth drooped unconsciously, his eyes were very cold, and his hair, which was usually loose, was tied up today, revealing the cold face under his hair.
"What's wrong?" Xie was a little scared. He didn't know if there was something that had not been resolved, but he couldn't figure out what was missing.
The groom is gone, the death god has been dealt with, what else is left to deal with?
"Is it not handled properly?" Xie asked. The situation was urgent at the time and some problems could not be taken care of, but was it that serious?
Xie Que was about to speak, but Lu Jueqiu spoke first: "You just became a ghost exorcist, don't you know that the most taboo in this world is stillbirth. A dead fetus is destined to turn into a fierce ghost. If it is not handled properly, it will definitely cause chaos."
Since the bride was able to hide the fact that she was pregnant from everyone, it must be that she has not shown any signs of pregnancy yet. The fetus at this time is not yet an adult, so the Yin energy is not too heavy. But if it is a blood fetus, it is hard to say.
The so-called blood fetus, as the name suggests, is a fetus nourished by blood and qi.
The bride was so full of resentment that she turned into a ghost almost as soon as she died. The remaining yang energy in her body nourished the fetus, and with the influence of the yin energy, it was not surprising that she developed a blood fetus.
The blood fetus was born with consciousness, so it was impossible for him to kill the entire village. After killing so many people, the blood fetus's strength must have increased greatly. If the bride was not his biological mother and had suppressed him, he probably wouldn't have needed to go through so much trouble and set up this plan.
Unable to kill the bride, he exploits her hatred for the groom and turns her into a death god, trapping her here day and night, constantly torturing the groom.
Then he solved the matter in the name of Chen Shan, spread the word, and waited for people to investigate him.
If the bride is solved, it means that Chen Shan has solved a big problem, and he will have nothing to fear in this world; if he fails to solve the problem, he will die here and will not pose a threat.
What a good move.
It seems that Chen Shan is really difficult to deal with.
Lu Jueqiu's expression turned even colder. He looked at Xie Que standing beside him and asked, "Did you feel anything unusual when the Gate of Life and Death opened?"
Xie Que's Yang energy was already very weak at that time, and the Gate of Life and Death has always been full of Yin energy. Logically speaking, Xie Que should have fainted the moment the Gate of Life and Death opened, and it was impossible for him to hold on until the God of Death was dealt with.
"Ah? No." Xie didn't understand what Lu Jueqiu was thinking. He was also wondering why the Gate of Life and Death, which had always been full of evil spirits, was empty of ghosts today, and even attracted the Punishment Department.
Lu Jueqiu: “…”
Now that things have come to this, let's go and see Jing Xiebai first. The problems that he can realize, Jing Xiebai must have noticed them long ago.
Lu Jueqiu stopped talking and focused on driving.
The car fell silent for a moment, but Xie was not used to this kind of silence. Fortunately, they soon arrived at the hospital where Jing Xiebai was.
Lu Jueqiu parked the car, bought a bunch of fruits on the roadside, and went into the hospital with Xie Que.
Jing Xiebai's ward was on the top floor and there were not many people there. When they entered, Jing Xiebai was flipping through a magazine.
"Hey, here I come."
Jing Xiebai threw the magazine aside, put his hands behind his head, and looked very excited. He didn't look like a patient at all, he could be asked to take a photo for a magazine.
Lu Jueqiu glanced at him, put the fruit aside, and asked, "Where are the others?"
Jing Xiebai: "They've all left. It's so annoying! It's just a minor injury. Is it necessary to make such a fuss?"
This wasn't the first time he'd been injured. Every time something happened, his family would find out and he'd have a full-body checkup.
Xie was worried and asked, "Are you really okay?" He remembered that Jing Xiebai was injured during the fierce battle with the God of Death.
"Of course I'm fine. It's just a god of misfortune. It can't do anything to me." Jing Xiebai picked out an apple of good quality from the fruit bag, peeled it with quick movements, and ate it with big mouthfuls.
Seeing him like this, Lu Jueqiu got angry and said sarcastically, "Come on, if I hadn't been there to protect you, you would have been scolded badly."
A lot of things have happened in the past two months, with evil spirits appearing one after another. The head of the Jing family is not here, so everything falls on his shoulders, keeping him busy and unable to sleep for several nights.
After hearing what Lu Jueqiu said, Jing Xiebai straightened his expression and regained his usual composure: "What happened? Tell me about it."
When it came to serious matters, Lu Jueqiu also put away his temper and whispered, "Evil ghosts are appearing one after another. Some people have realized that something is wrong and are talking about calling a meeting of all the exorcists in the world to discuss countermeasures."
Before the world goes into chaos, the exorcists will hold meetings to discuss countermeasures, but now the power distribution of the exorcists is complicated, and there are many wild Taoist priests who have left the Taoist sect halfway, so it is not easy to control these people.
It was precisely because Lu Jueqiu knew this that he was so anxious and dropped all other matters to discuss with Jing Xiebai.
"What do you think?" Lu Jueqiu's attainments in exorcism were not as good as Jing Xiebai's, so he had to make the decisions on anything.
Jing Xiebai didn't answer the question. Instead, he looked at Xie Que, thought for a while, and asked, "Does your family have a family tree?"
Xie was suddenly called out, but he didn't react for a moment. He recalled carefully before speaking: "Yes, it's in my parents' house."
When he was a child, he searched the house for the remote control and stumbled upon the family tree. He was naive at the time and didn't think much of it, but such an important thing would definitely still be in the house after all these years and would not be thrown away.
Jing Xiebai nodded and said, "Bring me your family tree so I can see who your exorcist is."
The Department of Punishment would not appear at the Gate of Life and Death out of thin air. The only possibility is that the ancestor of the Xie family anticipated this situation in advance. But who on earth could have summoned the Department of Punishment?
Jing Xiebai was in a complicated mood. He didn't expect that his neighbor was really remarkable and that there was such a master in his family.
Xie didn't hesitate: "Okay, I'll go back and get it right away."
After saying that, he took out his cell phone and prepared to buy a ticket.
"Hey, hey, hey, don't be impatient." Jing Xiebai didn't expect him to be so proactive and quickly stopped him: "Wait a minute, you're not well yet, so you need to stay in the hospital for a while."
Xie looked up in confusion, his eyebrows slightly furrowed, his bright grey eyes full of doubt.
"Alas." Jing Xiebai sighed, stood up from the pillow, and turned to Xie Que with a serious tone: "You may seem fine now, but in fact, your body is seriously weak. Don't worry, just rest for a while."
Xie opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Jing Xiebai.
"Don't worry about work, Shi Ming won't have any objections."
Knowing that Xie Que was dedicated to his work, Jing Xiebai had already made arrangements with Shi Ming.
"Just listen to him and take good care of yourself for a while." Lu Jueqiu also spoke up to help. He and Jing Xiebai grew up together. How could he not know what the other was thinking?
It is true that Xie Que is in poor health, but why does he have to recuperate in your Jing family's hospital? Isn't it because Jing Xiebai is afraid that Chen Shan will come to find him, so he got rid of Xie Que.
Jing Xiebai likes to challenge all kinds of difficulties. Now that he finally finds someone who interests him, how could he let go easily?
Xie didn't know what Jing Xiebai was planning, so he had to agree: "Okay, then I'll recuperate first."
But I can't just recuperate, I have to seize the time to practice, Xie Que thought. After this period of time, Xie Que felt that the knowledge he had mastered was still too little. He must integrate into this industry as soon as possible to keep up with Jing Xiebai.
Seeing Xie Que agreed, Jing Xiebai finally lay back down, a smile on his face again: "Okay, you take good care of yourself, Jueqiu, you keep an eye on the evil spirits, as for this meeting, I'll handle it."
"How to deal with it?" Lu Jueqiu continued. He was different from Xie Que. He needed all of Jing Xiebai's plans.
"No, at least not for the time being." Jing Xiebai had his reasons. Chen Shan's case hadn't made much progress yet, and exposing it now would likely cause panic. The exorcists were already scattered, and if things got chaotic, it would be a much bigger headache than Chen Shan's.
"Okay." Lu Jueqiu wouldn't question Jing Xiebai. He glanced at Xie Que, said nothing, and walked out the door. The evil spirit was a big deal, and he couldn't get away right now.
Xie Que: "How long will it take to recuperate?"
The situation was urgent, but Xie didn't want to waste time.
Jing Xiebai waved his hand, took out his phone and sent a message. Soon, a middle-aged man with an ordinary appearance appeared in the ward.
"Take him to see." Jing Xiebai's tone was a little cold, and the smile on his face disappeared, replaced by a sense of oppression from a superior.
"Yes." The middle-aged man did not dare to delay, and bowed to Xie, politely asking him to go with him.
Xie was a little embarrassed, and followed him with a slightly red ear. When he was about to leave, he felt his phone vibrate. He took it out and saw that it was a message from Jing Xiebai.
Fubao: He will cure you
Fubao: Don’t tell anyone anything if they ask you anything.
Fubao: If someone asks you who you are, just say you are my neighbor, don’t say anything else.
Of the three messages sent, two were reminding Xie not to tell anyone anything.
Xie nodded, replied with an OK, and ignored the vibrating phone.
Someone is watching him.
The gaze was obvious, but without a trace of inquiry, like a cold camera, observing him all the time.
Xie Que's face had no expression, and he even looked a little cold, but his mind was working at high speed.
Lu Jueqiu's behavior showed that exorcists weren't a group easily controlled, so they could only find a way to avoid others and resolve Chen Shan's issue on their own. Xie hadn't expected that even the Jing family was so unstable, with someone even daring to act in front of the head of the family.
Feeling a little irritated, Xie hurried his pace and followed the other person into a small room.
"Please sit down." The middle-aged man pulled out a chair for Xie Que and poured a glass of warm water in front of him.
He just thanked me but didn't drink the glass of water.
The middle-aged man didn't care and started asking Xie Que some physical questions. After asking, he prescribed a few medicines and didn't mention anything else.
After arranging the ward, the middle-aged man took him to the ward before leaving.
The door was closed gently, but Xie glanced at the ward and checked again that there was no recorder before he breathed a sigh of relief.
He took out his phone and told Jing Xiebai about his situation. The other party replied quickly, basically asking him to take good care of himself and not to worry about other things.
After exiting the chat interface, Xie rubbed his brows, threw away his phone, and lay on the bed to rest for a while.
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