Chapter Eleven: Actions of All Parties

  Because they slept too late, by the time they got up the next day it was almost noon. Li Huan also had an appointment, so it wasn't until the afternoon that they went to Old Man Wang's house together.

  After entering the house, it was inevitable to be scolded and hit on the head with a cane. In the old man's words, he would get angry whenever he saw young people looking down and being dispirited. Li Huan recalled that when he first chatted with the old man, the old man's polite and courteous conversation style made him feel depressed about why this old man had become so familiar with him in just a few days.

  But after all, we are from the same root and they are our elders, so it's nothing to be too humble about.

  The old man didn't sleep all night after receiving the news and immediately used his connections to find out where Gui Tou died. Coincidentally, it was less than 50 meters behind his house. The old man felt very depressed, saying he had never walked that way before, so he missed this hidden ghost. Of course, Wei Xiangtu and Li Huan didn't believe him - based on their intuition, they thought it was more likely that the old man saw the empty house and didn't bother to take care of it due to laziness. If someone were to move in again, with the wealth of the person who could afford to buy this house, they wouldn't have trouble hiring a ghost catcher.

  In other words, it was purely the old man's fault before. But it's better not to say such things out loud, saying them out loud is also seeking death...

  Wang Qiani's mental state wasn't great either, with two big black eye circles matching his white and chubby round face, making him look just like a panda. After returning home yesterday, Old Man Wang told him to dig a hole in the courtyard, then lie down in it, cover himself with fallen leaves, and stick incense beside him while pouring rice wine on him. The old man said this was to help him change his luck and ward off disasters. He believed it. But unexpectedly, the old man made him stay there until 9 pm. After dark, he kept shivering with fear, worried that a female ghost would pop out somewhere and eat him up. Later, when the phone in his pocket rang, he immediately jumped out of the hole, only to find two ghostly heads in front of him.

  He naturally let out a miserable cry, and the result... that "ghost" was actually his sister and Qin Lili. After dark they had been standing guard beside him, and because it was a bit cold they were huddled together.

  Wang Qiniannaturally got scolded by Old Master again, and also made Qin Lili, who had already reduced her prejudice against him, not have a good face for him once more.

  Because of Wei Xiangtu's request, Li Huan didn't tell Lao Yezi about the matter of Zhuangzi Meng, but only said that he had exchanged these intelligence with the female ghost in exchange for helping her become a super-degree ghost. Lao Yezi didn't question anything, but apparently appreciated him more.

  "So be it, Xiangtu's skills are the best among us, so let her go to the villa alone to deal with the ghost head. I and Xiaoli will go to the 4th floor of that building to deal with the little ghost. Qiyuan stays home to take care of Qiyue. Now while there is still time, hurry up and prepare things. Tonight, Xiaoli and Xiangtu won't be returning either, sleep here tonight."

  They said they came for discussion, but it's better to say they came to receive the old master's orders... They didn't say anything, all was said by the old master.

  But this decision is roughly like this, so no one wants to argue with the old man about the details.

  It was already three o'clock in the afternoon. At this time, Li Huan had just woken up from his nap. However, he had to overcome his drowsiness today and followed Wang Qinyan and Wei Xiang to buy some necessary items - cinnabar for drawing talismans, enough paper money, and a handwritten Buddhist scripture sold in the yin-yang shop.

  If it weren't for Lao Yezi and Wei Xiangtu telling Li Huan, Li Huan really wouldn't have known that there were still so-called yin-yang shops in this day and age, and they were extremely numerous. No matter which city, as long as you're an insider, you'll clearly know where these shops are concentrated.

  The Yin-Yang shops in the Magic City are mostly concentrated on Xigulu. Apart from scattered fortune-telling stalls, there are small shops that sell decorations, anime peripherals, or offer psychological counseling as a cover. Of course, their real business is absolutely not these trivial matters. Those who sell decorations generally also operate traditional Chinese Feng Shui, dream interpretation, divination, and name analysis. Anime peripherals and "psychological counseling" mainly focus on astrology and tarot divination.

  Li Huan and Wang Qiniang followed Wei Xiang into a small shop selling Buddhist decorations. For some reason, as soon as Li Huan entered the store, he felt something was off - it was hard to put his finger on, similar to...

  Is it a ghost's aura? But it doesn't quite seem like it. He instinctively felt that the "aura" here was different from the one on the fourth floor of the office building.

  It must be your nerves that are too sensitive.

  The beautiful shop owner, who had her long hair tied up in a bun and was wearing a hand-painted ink lotus flower cheongsam, stood up, slightly surprised and raised an eyebrow, before politely smiling: "Just take a look?"

  "The Great Compassion Mantra, handwritten, sixty copies, one hundred times." Wei Xiangtu nodded politely. The shopkeeper was taken aback upon hearing this: "So many?"

  "Really?"

  "Yes, of course, there is, it's just that something has happened..."

  "Something big has happened." Wei Xiangtou said.

  The shop owner furrowed his brow, quickly retrieved a sturdy cardboard box from the bottom shelf, and opened it in front of them for Wei Xiangtu to inspect. After flipping through it briefly, Wei handed it over to Li Huan and said to Wang Qiniang, "Brother Year, pay up."

  "How much?" Wang Qiniang hastily asked.

  "One hundred for one, six thousand in total."

  "Ah?" Wei Xiangtu turned back in surprise. The shopkeeper hastily said, "It was written by my mother herself, she said it's also a way to accumulate good deeds, so I'll just charge you for the ink fee."

  "Your mother is indeed a kind and compassionate person." Wei Xiangtu said with gratitude, she re-examined the shop owner and found that this was a woman with a classical charm, an oval face, delicate features, and a warm smile.

  The only regret is that in those smiling almond-shaped eyes, there seemed to be some hidden worries, and inadvertently revealed a hint of loss.

  "Dr. Li, do you have a business card?"

  "Ah, here it is." Li Huan hastily pulled out a business card with "Li's Psychological Clinic" printed on it.

  "Boss lady, this is my boss, Dr. Li, a returned overseas master's degree holder. I'm his nominal assistant. If you have any psychological problems or are troubled by evil spirits, feel free to come find us."

  The shop owner smiled awkwardly and said, "Uh, thank you."

  There are plenty of temples around here, and there's no shortage of "psychological counseling" either. Is it really necessary to run all the way to Shuangqing Road?

  Wei Xiangtu saw the shop owner's attitude and knew she didn't believe him, nor did he mind. He smiled and said as he was leaving: "If the Five Ghosts of Wealth in your store get too rowdy, you can also come find me."

  The shop owner's face suddenly turned pale.

  As they walked out of the store, Wei Xiang suddenly asked: "Dr. Li, did you have any special feeling about that store just now?"

  Li Huan hesitated for a moment before saying: "I feel...the same feeling as when Zi Meng was here."

  Wei Xiangtu looked at him with approval and said, "It's indeed an accurate and keen sense of feeling. Even the old man didn't notice Zi Meng's presence."

  Li Huan smiled awkwardly, but in his heart he was secretly rejoicing.

  Actually, he didn't think deeply about it just now, but when Wei Xiangtu said "Wu Cai Wu Gui", he thought that this store might be really strange.

  Although he didn't believe in these supernatural things before, as a pastime, he had read all sorts of strange and bizarre stories, so he had some common sense about them. He had also heard that some people would raise evil spirits to get rich, but it wasn't until his worldview was completely overturned a few days ago that he truly believed in these strange and bizarre things.

  The Five Ghosts of Wealth are like Zhuangzi's dream, both are things of a ghostly and immortal nature.

  So Wei Xiangtu asked him, and he went along with it...

  Wang Qiniann looked puzzled and asked Wei Xiangtu what he meant, but Wei Xiangtu exchanged a glance with Li Huan, each lost in their own thoughts as they smiled.