Ye Family Person

  The thin monkey dragged me all the way to the back of the house, behind a cabinet, before stopping. He then made a gesture at me and pulled me behind him, saying in a low voice: "I'll tell you this, not many people know about it, how did Bǎi Yé treat you?"

  He was tense, hiding behind the door crack, his eyes constantly looking outside the door, afraid that someone would eavesdrop.

  "It's fine." I replied.

  The thin monkey frowned tightly, probably organizing his words or something. After a brief moment, he said: "This thing shouldn't have been told to you in the first place. You're not in this line of work, and even if I did tell you, you wouldn't believe it."

  What's this? An antique? Come on, old man, I may not have dived head-first into the world of antiques, but at least I know its value. What do you mean, kid?

  I was just about to ask him what he meant by "this line", when the thin monkey spoke in a low voice, saying: "This matter, I also only found out recently, before that Master had never mentioned it to me."

  Then, Xiao Shou Hou told me a very strange thing about the three major families in Changsha. After listening to it, I had an urge to kill someone, because I found out that such an important matter was known by Xiao Shou Hou, but Bai Sheng didn't tell me.

  I listened to Xiao Shou Huan's words and couldn't help but take a cold breath, suspiciously asking: "You've said so much, are you trying to tell me that Ba Ye is doing all this because he doesn't want me to touch that domain?"

  To be honest, I'm a young man who has received modern compulsory education and never believed in superstitions. The most superstitious thing I've ever done was when I was in junior high school, I bought a pair of love knots from a temple to give to a girl I had a crush on, telling her it could determine our fate for three lifetimes. Now that I think back on this, I wish I could erase it from my memory.

  Now it's good, even the ancestor of the Maoshan Taoist school has been brought out, and it's about practicing elixirs and driving away dead bodies. I listened to it vaguely, feeling that it was all nonsense in my heart. I couldn't help but stare at Xiaoshouhuan carefully, thinking that this kid hadn't seen me for two months, but his guts had grown a lot, could he be deliberately fooling me, watching me make a fool of myself?

  No one could have imagined that Baishou Sheng, a profession that has always been respected and admired, would become a superstitious criminal occupation in the mouth of this young man.

  "Don't say that, this matter will end here, Master is all for your own good..." Xiao Shou Huan was displeased by the measuring gaze I gave him.

  Master?

  At this time, the thin monkey had already said the word "master" twice. I didn't know who his master was either. My attention finally shifted to this and I asked urgently: "Who is your master?"

  Then, the thin monkey looked at me with a silly expression, and slowly asked, "Don't you recognize me?"

  I'm going, how would I know who your master is? Not like it's Chairman Mao or something, no way I'd know.

  I angrily scolded: "In the past at school we were people from two different worlds, no, from two different universes. How could I possibly know your master?"

  Whenever I think of the past, I grit my teeth. Every time I see this kid's family being driven around in their private car, dressed in luxury brands from head to toe, it really is a world of difference between the rich and the poor.

  The little monkey was stunned for a moment, then seemed to understand and nodded his head, grinning foolishly as he spoke: "That's true, it's not entirely your fault either, Master never told you after all."

  At this point, people who know me are aware of my temper, and I couldn't help but flare up, irritably shouting: "No one asked you to speak, gossip."

  I thought this guy came here just to talk to me about Hyakushōbu?

  To be honest, I didn't believe it from the start.

  Besides, if Hyakushobu and the others really were possessed by evil spirits, shouldn't they be looking for an exorcist? What's the point of coming to me?

  As far as I know, Bai Shou Sheng is the most famous appraiser in the antique world. His eyes are more poisonous than anyone else's. The antiques he has appraised are 100% accurate and flawless.

  When I was at Zhou's house before, I also heard some things about Bai Shou Sheng, but it was quite impressive.

  Fifteen years ago, Bai Shou Sheng rose from an unknown small cashier to a master of antique appraisal, and the events that took place shocked the entire antiques industry.

  In the scorching summer of 1999, a belated spring art auction was being held in a five-star hotel in Changsha. The organizer, Guofeng International Auction Company, had been hosting its annual spring auction since the implementation of the "Auction Law of the People's Republic of China" in 1997, and it had already become the most influential auction in the country. Guofeng International Auction Company in Changsha had also become one of the world's top auction houses.

  However, Hyakushō Kaidō was the one who rose to fame in this auction.

  Specifically how it turned red, no one has ever mentioned.

  No matter how red it is, Bai Shou has some weight in the antique world, otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to hold this title for 15 years.

  The thin monkey's eyes sank, his speech was extremely rapid and low, as if he was afraid of being heard. He leaned against my ear and opened his mouth cautiously:

  "My master is..."

  But I stopped and pushed away Xiao Shou Huan with great impatience, without any interest at all: "Who cares who he is."

  The door was pushed open and Gao Dalu walked in, seeing the two of us by the wardrobe, his face full of surprise, his mouth agape as if an egg could fit inside.

  It's okay, I've already pushed away Xiao Shou Hou, otherwise, if Gao Da Li sees it, it won't be good. Originally, there was nothing to it, but seeing this scene, even the healthiest of minds can't help but have all sorts of thoughts.

  However, the thin monkey's words were stuck in his throat and he didn't continue after seeing Gada.

  I took a look at Xiao Shou's expression and thought to myself, "Xiao Shou is being so mysterious and can't even talk about it in front of a third person. It looks like something serious must have happened."

  Then I found a topic and asked them both: "Is it possible that Ye's family will come to Zhou's house?"

  This topic made both of them stunned for a moment, then Gao Dalie's face changed in shock, and he gritted his teeth and said viciously: "This is impossible, the Zhou family's defense is very strict, how could those rabbits possibly get in."

  As soon as the Ye family is mentioned, Gao Dali's emotions become agitated, especially his eyes, which seem to be about to spew out a fire dragon. This makes me somewhat puzzled - will Gao Dali and the entire Zhou family's hatred towards the Ye family involve Gao Dali? Or was it that previously in the tomb, the Ye family kidnapped Gao Dali, and he harbors resentment in his heart, which is also understandable.

  The Zhou family was very strict, especially after the news of Ye's family at first, even more so.

  I don't know why that person sneaked in through the window without leaving any trace, probably didn't want to be discovered. I just happened to be lying on my bed.

  Gao Dalu saw that I looked a bit disbelieving, so he immediately explained: "To exaggerate a bit, the security level of the Zhou family is like that of the White House. If you want to get into the Zhou house, it's impossible to open the door without a few tanks."

  I was left agape, this is a bit of an exaggeration, isn't it? The White House is a national-level place, how can it be compared to the humble abode of the Zhous?

  Of course, Ye's family couldn't come in, and I was at ease, at least they wouldn't threaten me.

  "Uh, I won't bother with this issue anymore."

  "Ah, look at me! I almost forgot. Little Jiu Ye, change your clothes quickly and follow me, red alert!" Gao Da Li suddenly seemed to remember something, slapped his own forehead hard, and shouted loudly.

  "What's the red alert? What happened?" As soon as I heard these words, my heart sank, my face turned urgent, and I grabbed Gaodali's arm.

  The whole person can't control his emotions and gets excited, to put it bluntly, he has no composure at all, not calm or stable in the slightest.

  Even if something really happened, it wouldn't be as bad as an earthquake.

  Thinking of this, I couldn't help but scold myself. How many times have I been through sudden situations in American adventure movies? I'm still so startled and frightened all the time. One day, I'll be scared to death by myself. What a ridiculous thing.

  But I still couldn't help but feel fearful.

  Red alert, sounds like a codename for something big, red has always represented severity, and my worries aren't entirely unreasonable.

  "He's timid, don't say it so seriously, what happened?" Xiao Shou Hou patted my shoulder and chuckled.

  Compared with Xiao Shou Hou, he is relatively calm.

  "Xiao Jiu Ye, this isn't a serious matter... just..." Gao Da Li muttered to himself, not finishing his sentence, which made me even more worried.

  "It's just the Ye family who has arrived..."

  The rest of his words were interrupted by the sound of me slamming it down, and I was so scared that I sat directly on the ground.