As Jiang Sheng's voice faded, Hong Xi looked at him as if he were a fool. "Is there anyone else standing in front of me other than you? And stop calling me 'little brother'."
"....Then what should I call you?"
Hong Xi seriously calculated the age and seniority and decided to give in a bit. "Just call me 'great-grandpa'."
Jiang Sheng:???
It took him a while to react that he had just been retorted by a five - year - old kid!
He was both angry and amused. But thinking of his task for the day, he quickly took out a lollipop and tried his best to put on his friendliest smile. "I'm here to find your abbot. Is she inside?"
Hong Xi finally showed a bit of a smile after taking the lollipop. "Follow me."
Hong Xi led Jiang Sheng through five or six long corridors and turned seven or eight corners before reaching the back courtyard.
For some reason, Jiang Sheng had the feeling that Hong Xi seemed to dislike him. During the lead, Hong Xi always kept a distance of more than a meter from him. As soon as Jiang Sheng got a bit closer, Hong Xi would run forward as if seeing a fierce beast.
Was he smelly?
Jiang Sheng quietly smelled himself. It shouldn't be.
He took a shower this morning and even sprayed perfume specially for meeting Yu Nian.
When he pushed open the door of the back courtyard, Jiang Sheng smelled a faint and elegant sandalwood lingering in the air.
The morning breeze was blowing gently, and the shadows of the trees were dancing.
The well - known figure in the Xuanmen world was now leisurely reclining on a deck chair under a tree like a wealthy and idle person. All the noises from the outside world seemed to have nothing to do with her.
When he saw Yu Nian's face clearly, Jiang Sheng was stunned. Compared with the photos of her stunning beauty that were widely circulated by netizens, Yu Nian in person was even more radiant and lively.
Under the tall and lush camellia tree, Yu Nian wore no makeup, but her skin was as white and flawless as mutton - fat jade. Her hair was casually coiled up, with only a few strands of soft hair hanging on her jaw.
She was wearing a white knitted sweater, looking calm. Her slender fingers flipped through the scripture from time to time.
The pale golden sunlight filtered through the gaps in the leaves. The mottled shadows and scattered light dotted Yu Nian's skirt. It seemed that even time would slow down quietly when passing by her, for fear of disturbing her.
The scene in front of him was so beautiful that Jiang Sheng didn't dare to speak for a moment.
Hong Xi gave him a strange look. "Didn't you come to find Yu Nian?"
"......Oh, yes, yes!"
Hearing the sound, Yu Nian raised her eyes. When she saw Jiang Sheng, she slightly raised her eyebrows, and then her gaze fell on him. No one knew what she was thinking.
Jiang Sheng's heart was pounding like a frightened deer....... Could it be that Yu Nian had fallen in love with him at first sight? Could this be the so - called "love at first sight that lasts forever"?
Thinking of this, Jiang Sheng's face turned a bit red for no reason, but his mood gradually relaxed.
He was always confident about his looks and figure. Without exaggeration, he had grown up in a sea of praises.
In school, he was always like a campus heartthrob. He had received several baskets of love letters. There were simply too many people who had fallen in love with him at first sight, and there were plenty of girls who chased after him.
Even after entering the entertainment circle, many popular female stars of the older generation had made eyes at him.
Jiang Sheng immediately became confident. He showed what he thought was his most charming smile to Yu Nian. Just as he was about to start a conversation with her, he heard Yu Nian say quietly.
"You've really had a hard time living this long."
Jiang Sheng:.....?
Why was the development of the situation so different from what he had imagined?
Yu Nian sat up from the deck chair. After carefully looking around Jiang Sheng, she suddenly sighed.
It was really strange. Was this guy reincarnated from a comet? She had never seen someone with such bad luck. He was truly the kind that even ghosts would avoid!
Jiang Sheng was a bit nervous. He forced a smile and reached out his hand. "Nice to meet you. My name is Jiang Sheng. I accidentally saw your photo on the Internet yesterday, so I came to visit you and want to make friends with you."
Yu Nian silently took a step back. "I can't shake hands with you."
Jiang Sheng was stunned, feeling extremely nervous.
Did Yu Nian discover his intention and was deliberately keeping a distance from him?
Jiang Sheng could only pretend to be calm. "Why?"
Yu Nian asked, "Has your luck been really bad in the past few years?"
Jiang Sheng was a bit surprised. "How do you know?"
Yu Nian said calmly, "The so - called luck can be understood as the change of a person's five - element aura. Everything in the world pays attention to the balance of yin and yang, so a person's luck will change. There is a major change in luck every ten years and a minor one every three years. As the saying goes, fortune alternates. No one will always be lucky, and no one will always be unlucky. But you are an exception. Your luck in this life has always been between good and bad."
Jiang Sheng was stunned. "What do you mean?"
"Good - bad."
Jiang Sheng:.........
Ordinary people might not notice anything wrong with Jiang Sheng, but those with spiritual power could immediately see how terrifying he was.
There was a thick aura of bad luck lingering around him, so thick that it was almost tangible, like drops of ink.
The black mist was like back - flowing sewage, spreading upwards from Jiang Sheng's feet and almost covering his neck.
From afar, Jiang Sheng looked as if he was soaked in a pitch - black pool, with only half of his pale face still showing, but it was also faintly on the verge of being swallowed.
In this situation, not to mention shaking hands with Jiang Sheng, even passers - by who brushed past him would have bad luck for several days because of the bad aura on him.
Jiang Sheng's face darkened. He originally thought Yu Nian was a sensible person, but he didn't expect her to spout such nonsense and even dare to curse him to be unlucky for a lifetime!
It was really a pity to have a rumor with such a woman!
But thinking of the task assigned by his agent, Jiang Sheng took a deep breath and tried his best to suppress the impulse to beat Yu Nian up. He said stiffly.
"Miss Yu is really good at joking. I wonder if you're free later. Would you do me the honor of having a meal with me?"
Yu Nian didn't say a word. She neatly threw a talisman paper from her sleeve, which accurately stuck to Jiang Sheng's wrist. Then she softly recited a spell.
Jiang Sheng was stunned. He only felt a burning sensation on his wrist.
The moment Yu Nian finished reciting the spell, the talisman paper gradually turned black, making a hissing sound like a charcoal fire meeting cold water.
In the end, the talisman paper suddenly turned into a puff of ash and disappeared without a trace in the wind.
Yu Nian raised her eyebrows when she saw this and suddenly understood. "So that's it."
Jiang Sheng panicked and slapped the back of his hand. His patience was exhausted at this moment. He roared at Yu Nian, "What are you doing, crazy woman!"
Yu Nian wasn't angry. She casually threw a brand - new talisman paper into Jiang Sheng's pocket. "The reason you've been so unlucky is that there are two spirits following you. If you don't deal with them soon, you'll be in danger of losing your life."
Hearing this, Jiang Sheng was stunned. Although he was wearing thick clothes, he still felt a bone - chilling coldness and couldn't help shivering.
"You're just being absurd. It's fine that you've been cursing me, but now you're making up such nonsense to scare me! I originally thought you had some real skills, but it turns out you're just a charlatan talking nonsense! Bah! What bad luck. In my opinion, everyone in your Qingxin Temple is crazy! This temple will close down sooner or later because of your big mouth!"
After saying that, Jiang Sheng walked out of the temple angrily. He didn't care about the reporters who had been lying in ambush at the door. He took a taxi and went straight home.