A WeChat message from Zhao Zifeng made me tense up.
Lu Xiyu was Master Lu's beloved daughter. If anything were to happen to her, Master Lu would be heart - broken!
"Zifeng, when are you planning to go back to Green City?"
I decided not to type anymore and just called her directly.
"Xiao He, I'm going back now," Zhao Zifeng said. I could hear the noisy background on the phone. "I'm already at the high - speed railway station. I'll take the earliest train home."
"Why are you in such a hurry?"
I originally planned to go to Green City with Zhao Zifeng, but I never thought she couldn't wait even a second and had to go back immediately.
"The Grand Kuan Yin Temple caught fire!"
Zhao Zifeng's voice on the phone was trembling. "Xiao He, you don't know. The Grand Kuan Yin Temple in our Green City is as miraculous as the Baiyun Taoist Temple in Beijing and the Xuanwu Temple on Wutai Mountain. People say there are real immortals there. The main hall of the Grand Kuan Yin Temple caught fire, and a lot of the offerings were damaged during the fire - fighting."
"Okay."
Although I thought it was a bad thing that the temple caught fire, I wasn't overly surprised.
There are many candles in temples. From the beams of the main hall to the incense tables, almost everything is hundreds of years old. A single spark could start a fire. So, the older the temple, the more advanced its fire - fighting measures are. However, nothing can stop the destructive power of fire and water.
I didn't understand why a temple fire would cause trouble for Lu Xiyu and her group.
There was the sound of the announcer's voice for boarding on the phone. Zhao Zifeng quickly said goodbye and hung up.
Seeing my serious and frowning expression, Si Jiangchen asked, "What's going on?"
"Zifeng said that Lu Xiyu and the others might be in danger and asked if I wanted to go to Green City earlier."
I looked up at Si Jiangchen. He was the boss of Lengshan, and his daily schedule was planned down to the minute. I was just a jobless vagrant who could leave at any time, but he had many constraints.
"Lu Xiyu is in danger?"
Si Jiangchen raised his eyebrows and smiled. "Her husband is no slouch. How could he let his wife and children get into trouble?"
Then, he paused for a moment and said, "However... if you want to go out and relax, you can go earlier and have a look around."
"Really?!"
I thought that with Si Jiangchen's temper, he would definitely ask me to go to Green City with him. I never thought he would be so understanding and let me go and play first.
"When have I ever lied to you?"
Si Jiangchen took my hand and walked towards the parking lot at the foot of the mountain. "There's still Xue Donglai's soul trapped in Green City. If you go first, you can ask Lu Xiyu's husband to help send his soul back earlier."
His words really hit the nail on the head for me.
Xue Shuo's mother was now in the hospital. I really wanted to go to Green City as soon as possible and rescue Police Officer Xue's soul trapped in the old building in the urban village.
"Thank you!"
Looking at Si Jiangchen as he was opening the car door, a sudden indescribable sweetness welled up in my heart. It was really nice to find a man who understood my thoughts!
Hearing my words, Si Jiangchen turned around, pulled me into his arms, and pressed me against the car door. "I don't just want a verbal thank - you... huh?"
I was very familiar with the emotions in his lowered eyes. I quickly put my hands on his chest and managed to keep a little distance from him. "No!! No... not here!"
"What's not allowed?"
Si Jiangchen reached out and held my chin, making me look into his eyes. "I haven't even done anything yet!"
"Don't do anything!"
I was a bit flustered. This was a parking lot. Since Hongluo Temple was under martial law, most people were stuck here. There were already quite a few people looking our way.
"Yeah, I didn't plan to do it here," Si Jiangchen said with a hint of grievance in his voice, but his eyes were so bright that it seemed as if they could melt me. He leaned close to my ear and said in a low voice, "Shall we go home and do it?"
My face instantly blushed to the roots of my ears. This guy had been in the business world for so long that he always expected something in return for everything!
"...Okay!!"
I knew he liked to see me blush, but I wasn't going to let him have his way. I suppressed my pounding heart and looked at him boldly. "Your place or mine?!"
Si Jiangchen didn't expect my reaction. He raised his eyebrows and laughed. "Of course, it's our home..."
The so - called "our home" was his quadrangle courtyard next to the Forbidden City in Beijing.
The quiet house was now shaded by green trees. Under the ancient trees, a few orchids with long veins were emitting a faint fragrance.
I was pressed against the ancient wooden door by Si Jiangchen. He kissed my lips. "Xiao He, how long are we going to be separated this time?"
I was a bit dazed from his kiss. I wrapped my arms around his neck and looked at him blankly. "This... shouldn't we ask Ji Chen?"
Si Jiangchen's schedule was always arranged by his assistant. Today, Si Jiangchen had already postponed two trans - time - zone phone conferences just to come to Hongluo Temple with me.
"You owe me compensation..."
His expression at this moment was like a child asking an adult for candy. He was both pitiful and annoying.
"Ding - ding - ding..."
A sudden phone ringtone sounded, extremely out of place in the quiet courtyard.
"The phone... the phone is ringing!"
I grabbed Si Jiangchen's hair and finally managed to pull him away from my neck.
Si Jiangchen frowned but still had to take out his phone. It was a call from Ji Chen.
The ringing was getting more and more urgent. I could even imagine Ji Chen stomping his feet in a hurry.
"Hello?"
Si Jiangchen answered the phone, his voice full of frustrated impatience.
Ji Chen noticed something was off with Si Jiangchen and quickly apologized.
"Speak!"
Si Jiangchen frowned even deeper and only uttered one word.
"Boss, Miss Du's high - speed railway ticket has been booked. It's at 10 a.m. tomorrow, and she'll arrive around 3:30 p.m..."
Ji Chen rattled on, afraid that if he spoke too slowly, the boss would hang up on him. "Also, can the postponed meeting start at 4:10 p.m.?"
Hearing Ji Chen's voice on the phone, I secretly took out my own phone to check...
Good. It was almost 3 p.m. now. Organizing a trans - time - zone meeting was very troublesome. It wasn't easy to get people from both ends of the earth to be available at the same time. Si Jiangchen had already postponed the meeting once. I guessed he wouldn't have an excuse this time!
"Okay!"
Sure enough, he replied and then hung up the phone.
I also broke free from his arms. "I'll go home first. Since I'm leaving tomorrow, I need to pack my luggage!"