Chapter Fourteen

  Su Lan came out and waited for a while before hailing a taxi.

  As soon as I got on the car, I urged the driver. The driver took advantage of the situation and said that he couldn't make it, so he had to run a red light.

  "It's okay, I'll pay a bit more, just don't make me late."

  After all the discussions were settled, it was just one minute late and missed the flight.

  When she got on the plane, she took a deep breath and scolded Jing Yang from head to toe again. When they arrived at their destination and got off the plane, Su Lan looked at her phone and laughed at herself for thinking nonsense after receiving a call.

  Feng Yu is on an undeveloped mountain in the scenic area.

  Su Lan took a taxi to the city and then took a bus to hurry over there. In such weather, there were not many people playing, and there were only four or five people in the car. Su Lan got off the bus and looked around, the mountain color had already turned green, and peach blossoms could be seen vaguely between villages.

  The driver said: "Miss, the mountain is open late, if you come a few days later, you can see peach blossoms, all over the mountains and fields, like fire, very beautiful."

  Su Lan smiled and said: "Really? Then I'll wait until the flowers bloom before leaving."

  "What's the young lady doing here?"

  "My mom is meditating on the mountain, I'll take a look."

  "Oh, this area is not small, and there are quite a few people practicing on the mountain. It's just too scattered, one person on the east mountain and another on the west mountain. But you have to hurry up and leave, when it gets late in the evening, the temperature drops, and the road freezes, making it difficult to walk. Now, in higher places, there should still be snow accumulated."

  "Thank you, uncle."

  "Are you alone?"

  "Suzi..." Suzi's words had not yet left her mouth when someone suddenly called out from behind: "Suzi."

  She turned her head and saw a black BMW parked several steps away, with Peng Kun standing beside it wearing casual clothes. The window was rolled down halfway, and inside sat a young girl with a greenish complexion, poking out more than half of her head.

  Su Lan knew Peng Qiang, admired that circle, but wasn't familiar or close, so just smiled and went through the motions.

  The driver saw the man behind him and said with a flash of his eyes: "Be careful on your way, I still have work to do, I'll go first."

  Su Lan waved her hand.

  The driver rolled down the window and started the car.

  Su Lan dodged to the side to give way to the car, and Peng Juan had already jogged over to the side. After the car left, she covered her nose and said, "Su Lan, what a coincidence."

  Su Lan looked at him and said, "What a coincidence."

  "I'm going up the mountain to play, how about you?"

  She caught a glimpse of the little girl in the car making eyes at Peng Wan, and she knew exactly what was going on. She thought to herself, "Peng Wan's flirtatiousness knows no bounds, even out here in the wilderness." But all she said was, "I'll go take a look at my mom."

  "Your mom?"

  She pushed aside the loose hair in front of her forehead and said, "Yeah, Mom. You guys have fun, I'm going to leave first, it's late, the road will freeze."

  "How can the road be frozen in broad daylight? Are you a fairy who has descended to the mortal world, and Heaven is intentionally making things difficult for you, telling you to return to your heavenly court?"

  Su Lan was amused by him and explained: "Don't think too much, I'm going to the top, it's quite far, the temperature drops at night on the mountain, can't make it."

  Peng Ke nodded as if he understood and didn't understand at the same time, then asked: "What about Jing Yang?"

  "I am alone."

  He didn't say much, gave a thumbs up and nodded: "A heroine among women."

  Su Lan said: "I'm not going to tell you, I'll go first."

  Peng Qian stretched out his hand and blocked him, saying: "Just right, I'll go up too, we'll take the opportunity."

  Su Lan pointed to the little girl behind him and said: "You guys play, I'll be staying up there for a few days."

  Peng Qiang glanced back and said indifferently: "My friend's sister, she had to ask me for a ride and followed me all the way here."

  Su Lan nodded and said, "Mm, I'll go first."

  "Wait."

  She didn't care anymore and walked forward with her head held high.

  Walked to a small shop in front, rested for a while, just about to get up, and saw Peng Kuang.

  He still smiled and beckoned with his hand.

  Su Lan didn't see the little girl and asked curiously: "Where's your little girlfriend?"

  Peng Qian almost spat out the tea, and barely swallowed it down, saying: "You'd better not mess with me, I'm a minor, if something happens, I won't be able to take responsibility."

  Su Lan's face stiffened for a moment, and she was speechless for a while. All she could say was: "Sorry."

  Peng Ke put on his backpack and didn't bite this time. He adjusted his hat with both hands and said, "Shall we go?"

  Su Lan nodded.

  "Anyway, we're both alone, let's keep each other company. I'll reluctantly be your escort for once, and when we get back, I'll ask Brother Jing for a reward."

  After finishing speaking, he didn't wait for Su Lan's response and said: "If you can't walk anymore, just pull my bag to save some energy. Don't let it get dark before we arrive, that would be a big trouble."

  Su Lan hummed in agreement and felt that apart from his private life, Peng Wan was actually a pretty helpful kid.

  Jing Yang had just come out of the bathroom for less than a few minutes when he received Qiu Lin's call, saying that the old man had arrived.

  He's been having a headache lately, the factory was finally settled, but this company doesn't meet the standards and has to be converted into a state-owned enterprise. He did find a way out, but that way has been dark for the past few days, saying that his family is haunted by ghosts and he won't do these shady things anymore.

  He had looked for a geomancer several times, but they were all swindlers. He thought it was a small matter, but he had been busy for a long time and couldn't find one. Just then, Qiu Lin said that there was an old man in his family who could do it.

  He thought he was a live horse doctor, so he put on his clothes and rushed over there.

  Upon arrival at the place, Ming Lu took a glance at the people invited by Qiu Lin and immediately looked down, clearly looking down on them with a gloomy face.

  That old gentleman was magnanimous and didn't argue with him, walked around the house a few times, pinched his fingers and said: "Sir, this place is not suitable for living."

  Ming Road crossed his face and said coarsely: "Nonsense! This is the best villa area in the city, how can it not be suitable for the owner!"

  Mr. Huo said bluntly: "Your house has no backing on all four sides, this is the most taboo thing for a residence, to put it badly, it's like having four ghosts carrying a sedan chair."

  Ming Road suddenly had a cold sweat on his face, and his back also arched in respect: "Old sir, please sit down, speak slowly, take your time."

  Mr. Huo still smiled and waved his hand, saying: "This doesn't need to be done, you change your residence, do what you should do, you have a lucky face, it will pass soon."

  Ming Road did not rely on mercy, and had to follow Mr. Huo alone to say a few words, Qiu Lin accompanied him in.

  "Then, sir, would you help me find a new place to live?"

  Mr. Huo was initially unwilling, but Qiulin's words were endless, so he agreed, and after turning around for nearly half a morning, he finally chose a place with good feng shui before stopping, and even emphasized that they should visit each other more often in the future.

  Looking up at the old man with admiration, it was indeed interesting. Qiu Lin whispered in his ear, "The old man can also calculate fortunes, would you like to take a look at your destiny chart?"

  He waved his hand: "Forget it, I don't believe this." After a pause, he sighed and said: "This old man is quite mysterious."

  Qiu Lin Dao: "Yes, it's all calculated in." He deliberately lowered his voice, "Someone has died here before."

  Admiring a smile with profound meaning, things are considered done, no more questions asked.

  In the afternoon, I invited the old man to dinner, originally intending to invite him to stay for a few more days, but unfortunately, the old man did not agree and had already bought his train ticket for that evening.

  Admiring the good food and drink, he sent someone out of the hotel, just running into Hou Qin who was entering the hotel. After exchanging a couple of pleasantries, they went their separate ways.

  On the road, the old man suddenly asked: "Who was Mr. Jing greeting just now?"

  I have a younger brother.

  The old man smiled and said, "May I say something that shouldn't be said, Mr. Jing? Are you listening?"

  Jingyong said: "Old master has seen a lot and knows much, it doesn't matter if you say more."

  "That younger brother of yours is a lucky person, but now he's showing signs of decline."

  Jingxiang smiled and didn't say anything.

  Qiu Lin suddenly turned his head and said: "Then, Master Huo, you also show it to my boss"

  Huo Lao Yezi said: "Jing Laoban's facial features are auspicious, and his fortune is good. However, the fortune of your spouse clashes with yours."

  Now that you mention it, Jingxiang suddenly remembered that he had been busy and didn't know east, south, west or north, and hadn't heard anything from Su Lan.

  But this man, who doesn't want to hear something good, felt uncomfortable listening to it, he never believed in these things, naturally didn't enter his ears, and didn't dare to offend the other person's face, so he said: "Old master, great skills, can even physiognomize without seeing people."

  Mr. Huo still wanted to say something, but seeing that he didn't believe him, he stopped talking and only said: "Mutual generation and mutual restraint are also a good match."

  After a while, they arrived at the train station. Qiu Lin sent the old man into the station and Jing Xiang waited outside for a while. Although he didn't believe in fortune-telling and that sort of thing, he still gave Su Lan a call. It took a long time to get through on the other end.

  The signal was also poor, and after confirming that the other party was safe, they hung up. Flipping through their phone again, they saw a few text messages inside, all from one person, asking if he wanted to go over tonight.

  "Look up and see that it's already late, what are you busy with?"

  He looked up and sighed: "Futile."

  "That side chuckled and said: 'Are you hungry? I made something delicious, come quickly, or it will get cold.'"

  "Uh-huh."

  "I'm waiting for you." The tone on the other end was filled with excitement.

  Admired without response, hung up the phone.

  Who knew that after waiting for more than half an hour, Qiu Lin still hadn't come out, and the other side was urging again. Jing Yang simply didn't answer. The phone rang non-stop, he had been dealing with it all day, extremely tired, took a break, but his fatigue didn't decrease, instead it fermented like yeast, making him feel even more uncomfortable, his temper also rose, and his tone wasn't good: "Didn't you say just a while ago that you'd be right over, why are you still urging?"

  "It's nothing."

  Before he could answer, there was complete silence.

  He clenched his fist tightly around the phone and cursed silently.

  "Cough, cough." Peng Huo's fire didn't light up, and he was choked by the smoke, tears streaming down his face. He covered his nose and shouted: "Su Lan, come over quickly, I don't know how to deal with this thing!"