The deep mountains at night were pitch - black and terrifying.
The dim lights of the Wei family's villa were like a stranded lone boat in the boundless night sea in the cold wind.
"Zhao Donglin is dead!"
The moment I opened the door, Wei Yuan was standing right against it. He almost bumped into my nose.
"The people from the club just called me. They said he had an accident at a master's place," Wei Yuan said in a slightly hurried voice.
"Okay." I nodded.
It seemed that after being driven out of my shop, Zhao Donglin had gone to other masters to exorcise the ghost for him. But... I wondered if he had found a fraudster with a false reputation and lost his life there.
While I was slightly in a daze, Wei Yuan actually squeezed past me.
"Miss Du... Will that female ghost come after me?!"
After entering the room, he immediately turned to ask me. Although his voice was as usual, I could detect a hint of panic.
"After all, she was sitting in the back of my car when the accident happened."
I didn't ask him to leave, nor did I close the bedroom door. I just looked up at him.
Obviously, Wei Yuan was suppressing his fear. Seeing me looking at him like this, he no longer cared about his grace. He reached out his hands and grabbed my shoulders. "Miss Du, don't let me see her... I, I still have a million or so in my card. I'll transfer it to you now! Please, please let me stay with you all the time!!"
Because he couldn't control his strength, he grabbed my shoulders so tightly that it hurt.
"Hey, calm down. I'll handle it. Don't be afraid."
Since I couldn't break free from his fingers, I had to sigh and say, "I can keep you safe. As long as you do as I say..."
"What should I do!"
Wei Yuan took a deep breath. Finally realizing his gaffe, he let go of his hands.
I casually put the soul - storing jar I was holding back on the table and casually lifted the soul - calming talisman on it just in case.
This was the deep mountains. The nearest human habitation was Lu Village, two miles away.
The strength with which Wei Yuan had grabbed my shoulders just now reminded me again of the difference between men and women.
I took out a yellow talisman folded into a triangle from my backpack.
This was my most skillful life - saving and ghost - exorcising talisman.
"Carry this with you. That female ghost won't be able to get close to you. Go back and sleep well. Don't think too much."
Saying that, I handed the talisman over.
Wei Yuan took the talisman and tightly clenched it in his hand, but still shook his head and said, "I want to stay here... I can sleep on the sofa."
The bedroom in the Wei family's villa was well - decorated, divided into a rest area and a sleeping area.
The rest area was covered with a light grass - green carpet, and there was a rather large lazy sofa.
Without waiting for my reaction after he finished speaking, Wei Yuan directly walked to the rest area and sat on the sofa.
It was only then that I noticed that the guy had actually run over bare - footed, wearing only a pajamas. It seemed that the phone call about Zhao Donglin's death had really scared him badly!!
"...Okay, you can stay here."
I could already see A Jian floating in mid - air with a pale face, glaring at Wei Yuan rather discontentedly.
"Thank you." Wei Yuan let out a long sigh of relief. His stiff back finally relaxed.
"By the way, can you transfer the money in your card to me now?"
I waved my phone and asked, "After all, for us masters, there are costs for going on business trips. Although you promised me ten million, I haven't received a single cent yet."
Wei Yuan looked up, with a hint of disbelief in his eyes.
I'm afraid he had never seen a girl who was so undisguisedly obsessed with money!
After all, among the girls he hung out with, even if they coveted his wealth, they wouldn't show it so directly.
In their circle, someone like me who directly asked for money would seem very low - class.
Watching Wei Yuan's expression change, I guessed that his perception of girls would be reset because of me...
"Okay!"
Although Wei Yuan had already classified me into the "low - class girl" category in his heart, he transferred the money without hesitation.
He lowered his head and operated on his phone for a while. Then my online banking gave a "ding" sound.
[An amount of 485,000 yuan has been transferred into your account...]
Looking at the balance in my mobile banking, I couldn't help but raise the corners of my lips.
"Xiao He, do you really want to let him stay here?"
A Jian blew air on top of my head. "A single man and a single woman staying in the same room is against the rules!"
"Old - fashioned!"
While turning around to pour water, I muttered in a low voice, "He's a money - sponsor, not just a man."
"…… Miss Du?"
Wei Yuan didn't know what I was muttering about and immediately stood up nervously. "Is there a problem?"
"It's okay. You can just rest well."
I quickly waved my hand, poured a glass of water and brought it to him. In front of him, I burned a yellow talisman with a "puff" sound. A little bit of ash fell into the glass.
"What's this?"
Watching the yellow talisman in my hand burn without fire, there was a look of surprise on Wei Yuan's face.
"It's a ghost - exorcising and evil - suppressing talisman. Drink this and you'll be invulnerable to all ghosts!"
I looked at him calmly as he drank the water in the glass in one gulp.
Behind me, A Jian made a face and chattered, "Little liar, little liar. It's clearly a sleeping spell! You're just tricking a fool..."
"Thank you."
Wei Yuan handed the glass back to me.
I ran to his bedroom to get a quilt for him. "Rest well. There's an important thing to do tomorrow!"
Wei Yuan nodded and lay down stiffly. Thanks to the sleeping spell, he fell into a deep sleep in less than two minutes.
"Xiao He, what are you going to do?"
A Jian bent down from mid - air, crossed his arms and looked at Wei Yuan's face critically. "He looks decent, but he seems to be a guy who has indulged in lust too much... No good, no good..."
A Jian had stayed in the compound for two years. After hearing so many gossips from the uncles and aunts, he was gradually becoming like an old woman.
"Who asked you to judge his face!"
I pointed to the pitch - black night sky outside the window and said, "You keep watch tonight. If there are any ghosts, remember to wake me up!"
A Jian curled his lips but didn't object. He dutifully floated to the window.
At this time, a waning moon had risen. The extremely faint moonlight shone through A Jian's ghostly shadow and onto the carpet, looking somewhat ethereally beautiful.
"A Jian, has anyone ever said you're good - looking?"
"No... They're all afraid of me."
"Why?"
"Go to sleep!!"
...
I fell asleep while chatting idly with A Jian.
The mountains were extremely dark and extremely quiet.
I couldn't remember how long it had been since I had slept so soundly. I was woken up by the chirping birds outside the window until it was late in the morning. I sat up from the bed groggily.
A Jian had already returned to the soul - storing jar. Wei Yuan was lying sprawled on the ground, with only one foot stubbornly hanging on the sofa.
"Wake up."
I stretched a long lazy stretch and tapped his forehead with my sword - shaped finger.
Just a light tap on the glabella with the sleeping talisman would wake someone up.
Seeing Wei Yuan start to frown slightly, I got up and went into the bathroom.
After brushing my teeth and washing my face for a while, I heard a soft "knock - knock" on the door.
I guessed it was Aunt Li coming to call us for breakfast. So I poked my head out, only to see Wei Yuan walking over to open the door groggily.
"Si Jiangchen...?"
The bedroom door was wide open. I heard Wei Yuan make a surprised sound.
Then I saw a handsome face that was so good - looking it made people jealous, with a half - smiling expression, appear outside the door.