"Fa... Father-in-law?"
There was a rare expression on Gu Fancheng's face.
By now, I had dug out the demon core, as pure as snow, from the deepest part of my pocket.
"Where did you see him?!"
Instead of taking the precious treasure I offered, Gu Fancheng grabbed my wrist and his voice was tinged with urgency.
"I... I saw him in another dimension," I stammered. I didn't know how to describe the "Land of Ghosts", so I just said it vaguely.
"Another dimension? Who else was there? Take me there!"
It seemed that Gu Fancheng was very worried about his father-in-law. Without asking for details, he was about to drag me outside.
"Stop," Si Jiangchen, who was behind us, suddenly said. "Xiao He can't go to such a place again."
I met Master Mu Yuan and his wife when I was on the verge of vanishing. How could Si Jiangchen let me take such a risk again?
"Why?" Gu Fancheng didn't know the whole story. He turned his head and glared at Si Jiangchen. "There's no place in the Three Realms and Six Paths that I can't go to."
"Hehe... Impressive, really impressive," Si Jiangchen said with a smile as he walked closer. He took my wrist out of Gu Fancheng's grasp and stuffed the spinning bead into Gu Fancheng's hand. "But do you think about why your father-in-law didn't come out of that place?"
...
Gu Fancheng looked at the demon core in his hand, which was full of boundless magic power. His eyebrows knitted together again. "Since this thing was meant for you to give to Xiao Lu, you can do it yourself. Don't make me pass it on."
With that, he stuffed the precious bead, which was coveted by both humans and ghosts, back into my hand. "Coincidentally, there are some troubles at home that Master Lu can't solve. You're good at exorcising ghosts. Go and take a look at my place..."
"Me?!"
I was already extremely surprised when Gu Fancheng stuffed the demon core back into my hand. Now, hearing that there were troubles at his place that even Master Lu Tianchang couldn't handle, I was even more astonished. I shook my head repeatedly. "If Master Lu can't catch the ghosts, what can I do?"
The ghosts that could cause trouble in the Gu family and leave Master Lu helpless must be extremely powerful!
I didn't have the necessary skills, so I didn't dare to take on such a difficult task!
"Those ghosts should recognize Master Lu. When he's at home, they always manage to hide from him," Gu Fancheng said, his gaze passing over me and landing on Si Jiangchen. "Coincidentally, you've come to Green City. I think it's your opportunity."
"What opportunity? It's just going to do free labor," Si Jiangchen replied, looking back at Gu Fancheng. Their cryptic conversation left me full of questions. When did they become so in sync?
There were no more demons in the Grand Avalokitesvara Temple. While Master Yongshan sent his disciples to clean the bloodstains on the white jade Avalokitesvara statue, he personally led several masters to escort us out of the mountain gate.
At the Lu's Divination Shop, Master Lu had performed a ritual to soothe the soul of the little nurse. However, the girl had been possessed by the King of Mount Tai for several days, and the yin energy had seeped into her body. Even with Master Lu's divine talismans to sustain her life, she might only live for another three to five years.
Thinking of this, I wanted to find Sheng Shixun, who had escaped, and give him a good beating. If he hadn't been so stupid as to summon the innocent and naive King of Mount Tai, the girl wouldn't have ended up with a short lifespan!
Gu Fancheng was a native of Green City, so he naturally played the role of a good host. He arranged for a driver to take the little nurse to the airport and board a flight back to Beijing.
After dealing with these miscellaneous matters, the sun was already setting. Gu Fancheng had checked his watch several times.
Bai Yu's injury was no longer a major concern. Seeing that we were going with Gu Fancheng, Lu Tianchang immediately wanted to come along.
However, Gu Fancheng said that Bai Yu needed someone to take care of him and that Granny Bai would probably be back soon. He told Master Lu to stay in the shop and not wander around.
Although Master Lu was reluctant, he actually understood what his son-in-law meant.
If he dared to go to the Gu family again, the two evil ghosts that had been harassing Xiao Xi and her son would probably disappear without a trace again!
For the sake of his grandson's peace, Master Lu decided to be obedient and stay in the shop honestly.
...
Gu Fancheng drove us himself to the Gu family's residence in Jiulongwan on the outskirts of Green City.
The green canopies of the plane trees provided shade that blocked out the sky. Along the way, the colorful flowers were in full bloom, contrasting with the glorious setting sun that was about to sink below the horizon. It was as beautiful as a fairyland...
After driving for about ten more minutes, the car finally stopped in front of an extremely elegant courtyard.
There were countless bamboo groves surrounding the light gray marble porch, and the ground beneath the bamboo was covered with pink and purple hydrangeas, looking very lively.
"Sir, you're back," a voice came from the video doorbell at the entrance. Immediately afterwards, the carved iron gate slowly opened to one side, and Gu Fancheng's car drove into the garage.
Seeing me lying on the car window, curiously looking at everything like a country bumpkin in a big mansion, Si Jiangchen couldn't help but ruffle my hair. "Xiao He, let's buy a house in Green City when we get married."
I was just thinking that the environment in Green City was nice. Suddenly hearing Si Jiangchen say this, I unconsciously nodded.
Then, I realized what he had said before, and my face couldn't help but turn red.
Gu Fancheng had parked the car and was leading us towards the entrance.
The Gu family's yard was very large. There were patches of foxtail lilies blooming on the green lawn. The main house was a three - story villa, and a little girl with curly brown - red hair ran down the steps.
"Uncle Gu, you're back!"
I recognized the little girl. She was Gu Baobao, the adopted daughter of the little fox Lu Xiyu.
"Yeah. How's Xixi's mom?"
Sure enough, Gu Fancheng was a wife - worshipper. His first question was about his wife.
Baobao shook her head. "Not very good. As soon as you and grandpa left, Xiao Lu started crying. I couldn't console him no matter what!"
As she said this, Baobao caught sight of me and Si Jiangchen. She immediately jumped over and said in surprise, "Isn't this Sister Du from Beijing? Could it be that you're the reinforcements that Xixi's mom said were coming?"
I was startled by Gu Baobao's enthusiasm. I quickly waved my hands and said, "If even Master Lu can't handle it, I'm not sure I can either. I can only try my best!"
From the conversation between Gu Fancheng and Baobao just now, I had already sensed something was wrong.
It seemed that Lu Xiyu's son had been disturbed by something, which was why he was crying!
This... was actually a very simple ritual. All it took was an exorcism ceremony for the child and a few soul - soothing incantations.
Although I thought so in my heart, I couldn't say it out loud.
Because I had already entered the Gu family's living room. This large house was spotless. No matter how I looked at it, it didn't seem like a place that could harbor evil spirits. There couldn't be any ghosts harassing the children!