"Ba Qi... where are you?" I was running on this vast green prairie. I circled around the grassland twice but still couldn't find his shadow.
"Lan Lan, don't be sad. I'm just guarding you in a different way. Now you no longer need the protection of the Horse Guardian and can handle things on your own."
A different way, it's no different from the plots in TV dramas. Those who died would turn into stars or the moon. When you miss them, you just look up at the stars and the moon to express your longing.
But all these are not what I want. What I want is a real and tangible feeling. When I chant the Helper's Oath, he can stand in front of me at any time. I can see his innocent smiling face with my own eyes.
The words were on the tip of my tongue, but I didn't say them out. I just smiled faintly and replied with a single word: "Okay."
"Don't hate Gu Yuan. He was also forced into some things."
The moment Gu Yuan's name was mentioned, my heart would ache faintly, so much so that I could hardly breathe.
I pressed my chest and took a deep breath. I still wanted to say something more to Ba Qi.
The pain in my heart was too intense. I suddenly opened my eyes and stared at the ceiling. It took me a long time to calm down before I realized that I was just having a dream.
I quickly got out of bed, opened the door, and rushed to the main hall. He Bi was sitting there, chatting with an old man.
Seeing me running out barefoot, he quickly stood up and fetched a pair of shoes for me.
"Sis, why did you run out without shoes?"
I stood in the middle of the main hall. First, I glanced at the memorial tablets. None of them was missing. The tablets of Gu Yuan and Ba Qi were still there, intact.
"It's okay. I came down to look for Ba Qi. Ask him to come and find me." I said softly to He Bi. Then I turned around and was about to go back to my room.
"Sis, did you lose your memory? Ba Qi... " He Bi stopped halfway through his sentence.
So it wasn't a dream. Ba Qi was really gone.
I stood there, my body trembling violently. Apparently, I still couldn't accept this reality.
Seeing that I was in a low mood, He Bi quickly said, "Sis, wait for me a while. I'll decline this business and then take you out for a walk."
After saying that, he quickly walked up to the old lady and said to her, "Sorry, Grandma. We won't take this job."
"What? We've already agreed on this. Why are you suddenly backing out? People all say that you guys are very accurate in divination and very kind - hearted. I came from so far away. How can you just say no?"
I followed the voice and looked over. This old lady looked to be in her seventies or eighties. She was hunched over, and her clothes were patched. She was clearly from a poor family. Her wrinkled face was full of vicissitudes.
What was even stranger was that I saw a black mist between her eyebrows. As the saying goes, a black - marked forehead and listless eyes indicate that one is bound to suffer a bloody disaster.
If we didn't take this case, this old lady would probably die on the street within three days.
I don't know why, but after waking up from this sleep, I suddenly found that I seemed to be different from before. Previously, I could only help others with divination and fortune - telling by relying on Gu Yuan and the immortals in my main hall possessing me.
However, after waking up this time, my seven orifices were suddenly unblocked. I could see many things that I couldn't see before, such as the black aura between this old lady's eyebrows.
"He Bi, I'll take this job."
He Bi was still explaining and apologizing to the old lady just a second ago. As soon as he heard that I had agreed, he immediately showed a confident smile and said to the old lady, "Our immortal has agreed. This matter will surely succeed. You can go home and wait. We'll go there in the next two days."
When the old lady heard the agreement, she immediately nodded and bowed to me, thanking me repeatedly.
I walked to the incense table, grabbed a handful of incense ash from the incense burner, put it into a red cloth bag, and then put a talisman paper inside. I handed it to the old lady.
"Carry this with you at all times. Remember, even when you sleep. It can keep you safe for three days. I'll visit your home in person after three days."
The old lady took the talisman paper with both hands, thanking me again and again. Then she turned around and left.
After seeing the old lady off, I heaved a deep sigh and sat back on the sofa.
He Bi was really impressed by my actions.
"Sis, what on earth have you been through? How can you help others with divination without the immortals now?"
I smiled at He Bi and said, "After going through so much, it's time for me to be independent."
He Bi gave me a thumbs - up and said, "My sis is always the best."
I was too lazy to listen to his flattery. I directly changed the topic and said, "This old lady has a black cloud hanging over her head, and there's a smell of the mountain marsh on her. If I'm not wrong, her family must have offended some kind of spirit in the deep mountains."
"Sis, you're getting more and more magical. Judging from this, you can really set up your own sect in the future. You won't need Third Master anymore."
"Don't say that. He'll always be the chief immortal of the main hall."
"I'm not wrong. The main hall has become like this because of him. I thought that when Third Master established the main hall, he wanted to attain immortality. Who would have thought that he's a fallen immortal? He never intended to make the main hall stronger from the beginning."
He Bi just kept talking. Who would have thought that at this moment, Gu Yuan was already standing behind him.
I winked at He Bi, signaling him to stop talking.
This guy not only didn't stop but got even more excited. Finally, he even brought up his beggar father.
"What? Am I wrong? He's just unqualified and doesn't deserve his position. Otherwise, I'll invite my dad out and ask him to be the judge. You might as well appoint Long Lin as the chief immortal."
"You make a lot of sense?" Gu Yuan stood behind He Bi. His voice was very cold, but it was obvious that he wasn't angry.
As soon as He Bi heard that Gu Yuan was back, he immediately winked at me, asking me to say a few words for him.
"He Bi, I'm hungry. Go and buy some food for me."
As soon as He Bi heard that I had helped him out of the situation, he immediately clasped his fists and replied, "Yes, ma'am."
Then he ran away like a shot.
I glanced at Gu Yuan out of the corner of my eye. I was as expressionless as if I was seeing a stranger. Then I turned around and went back to my room. I didn't want to say a single word to him now.
The moment I stepped into the room, Gu Yuan was already following behind me. I pretended not to see him and directly closed the door and locked it.
But I forgot that he was an immortal. There was no barrier on this door. How could it stop him?
Before I even had time to turn around, he was already standing in the middle of the room, looking at me. To be honest, I just wanted to be alone and didn't want to see him.
I don't know why, but every time I see him now, I just want to cry.