Chapter Nineteenth: The Hundredth Day
On the hundredth day, everyone had lost the passion they had at the beginning. One by one, their spirits were somewhat dispirited, and they sat listlessly at the banquet table, watching some exciting programs. No one raised their glasses to toast as usual, nor was there even the most basic conversation, but instead they just sat quietly with cold expressions.
Liu Qi had already discovered this situation, but he was also helpless. After all, when encountering such a thing, not only did they detain people without speaking, but also expected others to be enthusiastic? However, several masters said last night that the matter could be settled today. He must immediately make amends and safely send the person back, after all, they would still have to deal with each other in the future, and it would be embarrassing if things were awkward. Thinking of this, Liu Qi let out a sigh of relief.
"Second Brother." Liu Shi called out.
"What's wrong?" asked Liu Qi.
"Either end the banquet early and ask the three masters to perform the ritual directly, or everyone can rest assured at night. It's also easier for us to clean up afterwards." Liu Shi expressed his thoughts.
"Third brother, you're right. Let's do it this way. I'll go invite the master." Suddenly, Liu Qi started coughing violently.
"Second brother, I'll go instead of you. Your body hasn't fully recovered yet. If things continue like this, Mother will worry." Liu Shi said with concern.
"Alright then, you go, Third Brother." Liu Qi said with a pat on Liu Shi's shoulder.
"En." Liu Shi responded with a single word and turned to leave.
Liu Qi gazed at Liu Shi's back, his eyes fixed for a long time. Just then, Zhao Yanran beside him gently patted his shoulder and asked, "Liu Qi, what's wrong?"
"It's nothing," said Liu Qi with a smile. "And Uncle?"
"Father is over there." Zhao Yanran pointed in a direction and said. It was the middle-aged man who told the ghosts some things that day.
Liu Qi stood up and slightly bowed in that direction, and the other nodded. Liu Qi sat down again with Zhao Yanran's support. He said he was watching the program, but his eyes were dull and occasionally glanced in the direction where Liu Shi had left.
"It's just inviting someone personally, why are you so worried?" Zhao Yanran said with a pout and a smile.
"You're right too." Liu Qi smiled and continued watching the show. This was actually his father's favorite play before he passed away, originally wanted to let his father take a good look, didn't expect that his big brother who also liked this play had left as well. In just a few days, all these things one after another made people overwhelmed, fortunately, all these things were almost over.
On the other side, Liu Shi looked at the man and woman blocking his way, feeling somewhat helpless.
"We agreed on it back then, why can't we do it today?" Back and forth, a faint anger also appeared on Liu Shi's face.
But the man and woman didn't budge at all, still not letting go. Finally, Muyou spoke up: "Third Young Master, I've already made it clear that the young masters are in seclusion."
"It's ridiculous, I asked you back just to make a law for you, and now you're using this reason to shirk responsibility, isn't that a bit too much?" Liu Shi said loudly.
"Please keep your voice down, Third Master doesn't like noise," Qinghe said calmly.
"You!" Liu Shi suddenly became furious.
"Third Master, there's no need to get angry. I'll tell you clearly that the headless corpse is far beyond what Young Masters expected. Even if the three of them join forces, the outcome is still uncertain. If you insist on doing it this way, we will give up on this commission." Mu Ya finished speaking and turned around to leave. Qing He saw the situation and also stepped aside, turning to leave.
"You've taken this order, if it's cancelled, then you..." Liu Shi hadn't finished speaking when Mu Ya directly interrupted him.
"Third Master, the compensation money is nothing to us. Moreover, you now have the initiative in this matter, it's up to you what to do next. And as for that headless corpse, if we give up, no one else will dare to come either."
Liu Shi stood still, his brow furrowed for a long time. What the book boy said was right, if those famous ghost-catching masters gave up, then the reputation of Liu's Manor would really spread out. At that time, alas! Liu Shi stomped his foot and turned to leave.
"Is that what the book boy really said?" asked Liu Qi.
"En." Liu Shi replied.
"It seems things aren't so easily resolved after all." Liu Qi said calmly.
"Second brother, they really are..."
"Third brother!" Liu Qi called out, "We are now after all in a position of seeking help from others, and what's more, we're currently in a situation where we have no way out."
Liu Shi sat heavily on the chair, and the chair creaked in response. Fortunately, it remained stable and didn't collapse, showing that Liu Shi still had some self-control.
Night falls.
Compared to the expected banquet, this can be said to have ended in a dismal manner. Moreover, many people are dissatisfied in their hearts, but they didn't show it because of the atmosphere at Liu's Manor. The big madam of the Liu family has been locked up in the woodshed, and Chunxi hasn't appeared since that day. Some people know what happened, but they don't have time to care about it now; the most important thing is how to protect themselves.
The lady of the Liu family had an accident, so only the second lady was invited to take the main seat. The second lady of the Liu family is a noble woman from a famous merchant family. Compared to the strong lady, the second lady is more gentle and elegant. This is also why the new lord of the Liu family loves the second lady the most, and his favorite son is also Liu Qi.
Everyone was packed into the front hall like last night. Fortunately, the Liu family's front hall was grand and spacious, so there was no need to worry about crowding together a large number of people from Jianghu who had faces to lose. After another three quarters of an hour, the three ghosts slowly appeared amidst everyone's eager anticipation. In front of the hall was a flat stone-paved road with no extra decorations on either side, and the flower pots by the roadside had been removed early, so there was still quite some space.
The ghost looked back at the dense crowd of people, some of whom were getting a headache. Chang Qingzi glanced at her lightly and turned to gesture to Muyao, while on this side, Qinghe also followed Yin Huan Yue's gesture and slowly walked with Muyao to the front hall.
"When the time comes, I'm afraid it will hurt everyone, so a protection is needed." Mu Ya said lightly.
At this time, Qinghe stretched out his hand towards the direction of the sky, muttering to himself, then gently clenched his fist, and a red light shield appeared, firmly protecting the front hall gate, also blocking everyone's line of sight.
Muguo glanced over at Qinghe, then withdrew his gaze, saying nothing. Someone else would take care of it, and that was fine.
"What's the meaning of this?" Liu Shi immediately stood up and went forward.
"This protection is against ghosts and goblins," said Qinghe. "For humans, it only blocks the view, but doesn't have any other adverse effects."
"What I'm asking is exactly this, why can't we be allowed to see, could it be that..." Liu Shi said.
"You can go out and take a look, but if anything happens, I'm not responsible." Qinghe said coldly. "Also, let me tell you one more thing, once you leave, you'll never be able to come back in again. And we don't have the energy to save you either."
"You." Liu Shi's face was full of anger, but he couldn't vent it out. At this moment, he was choked with rage and stormed back to his seat. Liu Qi could only try to placate and comfort him.
"He's overestimating himself." Qinghe muttered in a low voice, but Muyao still heard it. He saw the corner of his mouth slightly hooked, and his eyes fixed on that bright red protective cover.
