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I made Boss Wang sit down to answer my questions properly. Seeing my serious demeanor, he became tense as well.
"Tell me about the process of buying the house," I said.
Boss Wang nodded in agreement. "I bought this house three months ago. A business friend of mine went bankrupt and ran away, so he sold the house to me. After deducting his debts, I even gave him an additional three hundred thousand. I didn't cheat him; I did my best to help."
He didn't seem to be lying, so I continued to ask, "Have you offended any women?"
He thought for a moment before answering that he hadn't, but he provided some information: his wife was too fierce. Even looking at another woman would earn him a scolding from her, so it was impossible for him to offend any women.
Upon hearing this, I quickly followed up, "Has your wife offended any women?"
Boss Wang gave a bitter smile and said, "I can't even count how many women my wife has offended; it's too many."
"Come on, take me to meet your wife and kids." I struggled to get up, and Shangguan Mingyue supported me.
Just as we reached the door, a chill forced us back.
Shangguan Mingyue sensed the situation and let Boss Wang leave first, leaving me alone to face Mu Xuanche.
Looking at Mu Xuanche, who wore a frosty expression, I silently shrank back, not daring to meet his gaze.
"Where do you think you're going?"
The cold voice of Mu Xuanche came from above me, startling me into retreating quietly, afraid to move.
"Go back to bed."
A cold voice echoed again, and I quickly scrambled onto the bed, lying down. Mu Xuanche was too terrifying; I dared not offend him.
Suddenly, a small black ball appeared in front of me. I didn't understand what it meant, so I looked up to ask Mu Xuanche.
He said to me, "Eat this?"
I obediently reached out, took it, and popped it into my mouth. It was slightly bitter with a hint of ginseng flavor.
After swallowing the ball, a warm sensation spread through my stomach, making me feel quite comfortable.
Once I finished eating, Mu Xuanche's expression finally improved a bit.
I cautiously wrapped my arms around his, and seeing that he didn't object, I boldly leaned closer and whispered beside him.
"I just want to handle this situation properly. I plan to ask his wife if anyone has offended her. Then I'll take care of that female ghost's lair; otherwise, I won't be safe. Please, just let me go."
It felt strange to act so spoiled with a boy for the first time; even I felt a bit embarrassed.
Mu Xuanche's gloomy face finally looked a little better. His body gradually became more solid, and when I secretly pinched his skin, I was surprised to find it still had elasticity.
I asked, "What are you doing?"
He reached out and picked me up, letting me lean against him. He said, "I'll accompany you."
When we arrived at the woman's hospital room, everyone was already waiting on the side. Shangguan Mingyue saw Mu Xuanche helping me in and smiled at me ambiguously.
I tried to get Mu Xuanche to set me down, but he was unwilling. So I could only sit in his lap and inquire about the woman. This domineering man truly left me speechless.
"Have you ever offended a man and a woman?" I asked Boss Wang's wife, staring at her intently.
She thought for a moment before replying, "No."
I felt troubled; I had no idea what to do next.
Then, Mu Xuanche quietly whispered in my ear, "Ask her if she has offended a brother and sister."
Brother and sister?
I glanced at Mu Xuanche but continued to question the woman.
After thinking for a while, she answered, "The previous owner of this house had a wife with a brother. But I never offended his wife, let alone his brother."
"How could you say you haven't offended anyone? When we moved into their neighborhood, didn't you insult Wretch?" Boss Wang countered, clearly afraid of his wife.
"I was just joking; does that really count as offending someone?" Boss Wang's wife retorted.
They had only encountered this issue after moving into the house, so it was highly likely related to the brother and sister. I instructed Boss Wang to investigate their current situation and report back to us.
I followed Mu Xuanche back to the hospital room. Shangguan Mingyue had left, fearing that staying too long with Mu Xuanche would bring her bad luck.
Leaning against the bed, Mu Xuanche lay down as well. I asked him why he hadn't left yet.
His eyes revealed a gentle warmth, and a smile graced his lips as he looked at me. "I'm not leaving today; I'm here to keep you company."
I wanted to ask him what he was really doing, whether it was dangerous, and what Jiang Sisi meant by her words.
All the words were on the tip of my tongue, yet they wouldn't come out. I could only stare at him as he wrapped his arms around my waist, silent.
He looked at me tenderly, placing his hand over my eyelids, his magnetic voice whispering in my ear, "Be good, rest a little longer."
In my dream, I found myself in a mysterious mountain.
I was bound and taken deep into the mountain, surrounded by lush green trees. The tall trunks and dense leaves nearly blocked out the sunlight.
A few men in black were holding me captive, forcing me to jump off a cliff.
I thought I would surely die, but unexpectedly, I ended up in a magnificent palace.
Mountains of gold and silver were piled on the ground, and in the center lay a white jade coffin.
The men who had bound me opened the coffin and forced me to approach.
Cautiously, I leaned down to take a look and saw an extraordinarily handsome face with sharp features. Even lying in the coffin, his presence exuded an aura of authority without anger.
Suddenly, he opened his eyes and locked gazes with me. I recognized him.
He was Mu Xuanche, my Underworld Husband, Mu Xuanche.
He slowly sat up, his thin lips gently pressing against mine, turning and deepening the kiss.
Then I woke up, opening my eyes to see Mu Xuanche's face just inches away from mine.
So it was this guy who had stolen a kiss while I was asleep; no wonder I had that dream.
Knock, knock!
The sound of knocking came from outside the door. Mu Xuanche released me, and I slowly sat up as if nothing had happened at home.
The visitors were Boss Wang and Shangguan Mingyue. Seeing their faces as dark as a pot bottom, I knew something bad was coming.
"What’s the result?" I asked.
Boss Wang hesitated, but it was Shangguan Mingyue who answered. "The landlord's wife and her brother were left behind when the landlord fled due to debt. While being pursued by Usury, both of them were hit by a car. The accident happened just down the street from that house."
The Haunted House itself was already ominous, and the presence of vengeful spirits only exacerbated the issues.
I had figured out the origins of the Evil Spirit, but how it transformed into a half-snake, half-human creature remained a mystery to me.
With no other choice, I forced the doctor to discharge me; I needed to visit that woman's Tomb.
This time, Mu Xuanche did not accompany me as he had matters to attend to.
Only Shangguan Mingyue followed me. Boss Wang had located the Tomb of the siblings who had lost each other, and we rushed there immediately.
Upon arriving at the site, I sensed something was off. The Tombs had been tampered with.
The siblings' Tombs were adjacent to each other, and strange symbols were inscribed in Cinnabar on their gravestones.
Each gravestone had a snake placed upon it; in front of the sister's gravestone lay a large black-and-white snake identical to one I had seen before, while in front of the brother's gravestone was a green snake.
Noticing something unusual with Shangguan Mingyue, I quickly asked, "What’s wrong?"
Shangguan Mingyue wore a serious expression and said, "This time, things might be quite serious."
Seeing her in such a state made me feel a sense of crisis; I couldn't understand what was happening.
I asked her, "What do you mean by serious?"
Shangguan Mingyue pointed at a strange swastika symbol on the tombstone and asked, "Do you know what this represents?"
I knew that the swastika was a symbol associated with Buddhism, representing Buddha.
But what did it mean for this swastika to appear here?
Shangguan Mingyue urged me to take a closer look. As I leaned in, I realized that the swastika was not written normally; it appeared to be mirrored, written backward.
I had never been good with Buddhist symbols or sayings, so I could only consult Shangguan Mingyue.
She explained, "This swastika is indeed associated with Buddha, symbolizing good fortune. However, the mirrored swastika represents evil; it is a symbol of a cult organization known as the Cult of Spirits. The appearance of this symbol here means that the Mingling Cult is about to start causing trouble again."
"What should we do?" I asked.
"Yan Xi, you need to accompany me back to the Taoist temple. I must report this to my master. This matter is serious and cannot be taken lightly," Shangguan Mingyue replied sternly.
I nodded in agreement and pointed at the tombstone, asking, "What about this place? We have to deal with this, right?"
"Leave that to me," Shangguan Mingyue said confidently as she followed me.
Then she took out a stack of talismans and held two Old Snakes, using fire to turn them into ashes.
After performing a ritual to help the poor siblings reduce their suffering and wish for their swift reincarnation, we received the remaining funds from Boss Wang—thirty thousand yuan. Since I had shared the method of breaking the curse with him, Boss Wang was particularly generous.
Shangguan Mingyue informed me that her master, Jade Sun True Person, was the current leader of the Xuan Sect. She intended to take me to the Xuan Sect to meet her master and have him accept me as a disciple.
I never expected that this decision to become a disciple would profoundly impact my entire life moving forward.
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