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  Ge Fei's sudden tension made me inexplicably tense as well, I carefully picked up that bright red photo album from the bedside table and handed it to him: "It's this one..."

  "I was clearly... how did I end up here?" Ge Fei's face was full of surprise, his hand tightly clutching the photo album as if he wanted to crush it.

  I was quite puzzled: "Wasn't it always on the bedside table?"

  Actually, when I saw that album just now, I felt it was quite eerie. After Fang Zhiwen came out of it, I had already classified the album as an evil object. It's not surprising that Ge Fei has evil objects at home, but his reaction is very strange, as if this album belongs to him and yet doesn't belong to him. In short, he reacted as if the album shouldn't be here.

  Ge Fei didn't say another word, he just stared at the red album with a gaze that was frozen in extreme fear, his eyes revealing an intense dread, even his complexion turned deathly pale, as white as a corpse in a morgue.

  Seeing him like this, the fire in me just went out, and I only felt worried. Ge Fei is not a timid person, even when facing a female ghost with a completely different face, he has never been afraid. What is he afraid of now?

  I went forward and pulled him gently, my tone softened: "Ge Fei... are you okay?"

  "It's nothing..." Ge Fei's voice was filled with fear, and I saw his hands trembling.

  I'm getting a little scared, remembering how he was half-dead last time, I still have lingering fears now, what if he becomes like that again...

  "Let's thaw her out first!" Ge Fei suddenly spoke up, his expression looking calm, but his hand still clutching the photo album, even tighter than before.

  "Ah! Thawing out! You don't know she almost choked me to death just now? I think she's quite formidable, what if we thaw her out and can't beat her?" I stared at Ge Fei in confusion and terror, is he trying to get himself killed?!

  Ge Fei shook his head and said, "She's been frozen like this. Even if we thaw her out, she won't be able to deal with us for a while. If we don't thaw her out, we won't be able to get any information out of her either."

  "But... can you help her thaw out? And you... won't get in trouble, will you?" I asked Ge Fei anxiously, full of suspicion.

  Ge Fei's eyebrows were tightly furrowed, and he said firmly: "There must be a way to unfreeze it, only...it will consume a lot of spiritual energy, but it won't cost your life. This magic is called Xuan Bing Fa (Mystic Ice Technique). I heard Xue Lang mention it before, saying that it was created by a female immortal who reached the highest level of cultivation and could almost freeze the entire territory of Shang Dynasty."

  At this moment, I am no longer surprised by magic and the like. As soon as I heard that it was from the Shang Dynasty, I immediately thought of the Investiture of the Gods, where I loved to come out with all sorts of monsters, gods, and fox spirits. At that time, I guessed: "Is this kind of magic from the Shang Dynasty?"

  "Not really, it's just that there is a record of it since the Shang Dynasty. I don't know if there were any precedents before that." Ge Fei immediately negated my idea.

  I muttered a sound and shifted my gaze to the ice sculpture on the ground, asking Ge Fei in a low voice, "How do we thaw it?"

  I'm worried about Ge Fei's body, but I also want to unravel the mystery. Since Cuimeng Garden started, all sorts of strange things have been happening one after another. I've never done anything that goes against heaven and reason, nor have I ever been to any tomb or cemetery, so how did Fang Zhongyuan find me? Xu Shiwei finding me can be said to be related to Ge Fei, but Fang Zhongyuan also wants to come and kill me, which is really inexplicable. And Jiang Manyun seems to have a relationship with her too... Ah, this matter is getting more and more complicated.

  "How did she end up like this, didn't you see anyone?" I was still sorting out my chaotic thoughts when Ge Fei's gaze fell on the ice sculpture again, his brow furrowed even deeper.

  I shook my head: "Didn't see, I was almost choked to death by her, who knew she suddenly became like this. Probably because I haven't done anything extremely evil, my life wasn't supposed to end yet."

  "It's strange... how can this be?" Ge Fei muttered to himself, his face full of confusion. After muttering to himself for a few seconds, he pressed the ring on his finger, and the ice sculpture on the ground disappeared in an instant.

  I was left staring in amazement, that Ling Kong ring is too powerful, it's actually the legendary space ring! Back when I watched those Xian Xia shows, I used to mock them for being unrealistic, but now it seems they weren't entirely unfounded.

  I stared at Ge Fei's ring for half a moment, stuttering and asking: "This... has the function of a space ring?"

  Ge Fei put the album in the drawer of the bedside table while answering me: "It's almost, but not as mysterious as that... Let's go."

  "Go...where are we going?" I hadn't even finished speaking when Ge Fei pulled me out the door.

  He slammed the door shut and turned around without looking back: "Go follow Jiang Man Yun..."

  "What's with following Jiang Man Yun around? Are you a pervert or something? Can't even leave a single woman alone." I had already guessed the general idea, but still couldn't help but make a couple of sarcastic remarks.

  Ge Fei turned back and gave me a white eye: "Do I look like a pervert? I'm a gentleman, hurry up, or we'll be late."

  "Hey! Wait a minute, do you know where Jiang Manyun went? It's been half a day since everyone left." I suddenly thought of this question as I walked to the elevator.

  Ge Fei rolled her eyes at me again: "Of course I know, otherwise why would I drag you out here?"

  I hadn't even had a chance to speak when Ge Fei pulled me into the elevator and we went straight down to the underground parking garage. I don't know when he switched cars again, but this time it was a silver-white van that looked really shabby... He said it was for keeping a low profile, so the two of us drove out of the neighborhood in our low-key vehicle.

  Just 500 meters outside the neighborhood, I saw a red Porsche in front of me. Although I don't know much about those famous cars, Jiang Man Yun loves to drive Porsches, so I can recognize them. The red Porsche driving in front of us at this moment is indeed hers, and I often see her car, even remembering the license plate number, so I recognized it at a glance.

  I glanced at Ge Fei, who was staring straight ahead and slowing down. I was puzzled, how did he know that Jiang Man Yun would be here? And earlier, he said something about Man Yun being this and that, but now he's following someone again, what a freak!

  But now is not the time for me to be puzzled, I am paying attention to the Porsche in front of us just like Ge Fei.

  The scorching sun beats down, and sitting in a broken minibus without air conditioning makes me sweat nonstop, but compared to being squeezed on a crowded public bus, it's thousands of times better.

  She walked through the crowded streets, and the Porsche stopped at a quiet but high-end parking lot. Jiang Manyun stepped out of the car in her high heels and gave some instructions to the security guard who was wearing a similar high-end uniform. Then she walked into a nearby... antique shop! Yes, it was an antique shop, one that looked very mysterious. This antique shop didn't look like a typical antique shop with its traditional colors, but rather had a British style. At first glance, I couldn't help but think of those dark and gloomy castles in foreign movies, even though this wasn't a castle.

  Ge Fei parked the car in a nearby alley, and the two of us sneaked into the coffee shop across from the antique store, continuing to pretend to be a couple... uh, no, we actually are a couple.

  The cafe's view was great, with everything across the street in full view. Jiang Manyun had just walked in for a few minutes when a middle-aged man wearing a suit also walked in. Ge Fei stared at the man's back in shock: "He Yichu... how could it be him!"

  "What is he doing here!" I was really surprised, what is He Yi Chu doing here at this time? Does he have any relationship with Jiang Man Yun? It's not that I'm making random guesses, mainly because he has a relationship with Fang Zhi Ling and Fang Zhi Xuan, and Jiang Man Yun also has a relationship with Fang Zhi Xuan.

  I glanced at Ge Fei sitting opposite me and lowered my voice to ask him: "Shall we go over there and take a look at what they're saying?"

  "Never mind," Ge Fei said with a wave of his hand. He rummaged through his bag and pulled out a pair of wireless earbuds, those super small ones, and handed one to me, saying "Put it on."

  "Dad, I've already brought the stuff over, but it seems like it's still not working. Shi Wei Ge is still acting really weird towards me." As soon as I put on my headphones, I heard Jiang Man Yun's voice coming from inside.