Niannian watched helplessly as a black mist began to spread across Second Senior Brother's glabella right after he said those words.
A black glabella was an omen of great misfortune.
Second Senior Brother was definitely going to encounter danger this time, and it would be a danger he couldn't overcome.
"Second Brother, take me with you~ Where are you going? I want to go too!"
Little Tuanzi wasn't clingy. Although she loved her senior brothers and master very much, she rarely followed them around wherever they went.
The kids in the Taoist temple were almost all raised in a free - range way, so Niannian had been an independent girl since childhood.
She suddenly proposed to go with Zhang Zicheng.
Both Shen Weixun and Zhang Zicheng instinctively sensed something was off.
However, when facing their favorite little junior sister, they definitely couldn't put on a serious or cold face.
Zhang Zicheng smiled, gently stroked the sticky little head, and asked, "What's wrong? Why are you suddenly so clingy? Can't bear to part with Second Brother?"
"No."
Niannian answered very straightforwardly, hitting Zhang Zicheng right in the heart.
Although he already knew that his little junior sister must not be asking to go with him because she couldn't bear to part with him.
But when he really got a definite answer, his heart felt so stuffy!
"Then what's the matter?"
Zhang Zicheng sighed helplessly and increased the strength of his hand, ruffling Niannian's hair into a mess.
Little Tuanzi stretched out her hand, pouted, and smoothed her hair, saying softly, "Second Brother, stop messing around... I saw that your glabella is black. You're definitely going to be in danger this time when you go out. I'm not at ease. I want to go with you."
Danger?
Zhang Zicheng was stunned.
His village wasn't a well - known tourist attraction. It was even quite remote, a back - of - beyond place. What kind of danger could there be?
"Are you really sure you saw it clearly?"
Shen Weixun frowned and confirmed again.
After getting a definite answer from Little Tuanzi, without waiting for Zhang Zicheng to refuse, Shen Weixun quickly said, "We'll go with you. I'm afraid you'll definitely encounter something this time when you go home that you can't solve alone. Many hands make light work. We'll feel more at ease going with you."
"Master and Eldest Senior Brother can't be reached, and Fourth Junior Brother isn't very reliable. If you really encounter danger, there won't be many people you can turn to for help. You know Niannian's personality. Since she's offered to go, she definitely won't let you refuse."
Shen Weixun could tell that Zhang Zicheng wanted to say something but hesitated. He knew that Zhang Zicheng didn't want them to go with him.
The road ahead was unknown. No one could clearly predict what would happen next.
They said one couldn't divine one's own fortune, let alone that of one's kin.
Although they had no blood relation with Niannian, after so many years of companionship, they were closer than family.
Niannian might be able to divine the future of unimportant people with a simple calculation, but she might not be able to see the future of those around her.
Now that she could observe that Zhang Zicheng's glabella was black, the trouble he was going to encounter this time must be quite big.
Maybe with a single thought, the bad luck that made someone unlucky could turn into the aura of death.
So they were going with him no matter what.
Zhang Zicheng knew he couldn't persuade them.
Not to mention that Shen Weixun was very determined. Even if he ran away secretly, they would definitely follow.
He couldn't even stand it if Little Tuanzi threw a tantrum and cried.
After thinking for a while, he reluctantly nodded.
"Alright, but if something really happens, you must not rush in and act rashly. I can handle my own affairs. If I really can't solve it, we'll talk about it then."
"Okay, I'll arrange the car now."
Shen Weixun readily agreed.
As for whether he would listen to what Second Brother said, that was another matter.
Shen Weixun's special car was parked in the manor's garage. He arranged for a driver, and three of them got in the car and drove towards Taoyuan Village.
This village was indeed quite remote. It wasn't close to the city they were currently living in.
It would take at least ten hours to drive there on the highway.
This was Little Tuanzi's first long - distance trip, and she was a little excited.
As soon as they left the city, she pressed her little head against the car window. The scenery outside flashed by in a blur, and she could hardly see anything clearly, but she watched with great enthusiasm.
Shen Weixun turned his head and saw Niannian looking out of the car window with excitement on her face.
Suddenly, he thought that it might not be a bad idea to let Niannian go down the mountain this time.
They said to raise sons strictly and daughters indulgently.
Indulging a daughter didn't mean giving her a lot of money. It meant taking her to see the world more, giving her a better education, and surrounding her with the love and warmth of her family. Only in this way would she not be easily deceived by some hooligan with a piece of candy in the future.
Shen Weixun inexplicably imagined a scene more than a decade later.
The now - graceful Niannian was holding hands with a man with dyed yellow hair, wearing a studded jacket, standing and sitting without any proper manners, appearing in front of him.
The two were holding hands tightly, and Niannian introduced the man to him with a smile, saying that he was her boyfriend.
As for why she liked such a person.
Of course, it was because he was willing to take her to see the world!
Shen Weixun felt angry at his own imagination, angry enough to want to kill someone.
No!
This situation must never happen!
Shen Weixun silently opened the world map.
Arrange! Arrange it now!
After Niannian solved the family matter, he must take Little Tuanzi on a trip around the world, let her see the scenery of different places, and experience the local customs.
Let her see more people and understand more about the ways of the world.
Indulge her!
His little junior sister, Shen Weixun's, must be the happiest little princess in the world!
Little Tuanzi watched the scenery outside the window for a while. When she got tired, she lowered her head and nestled into Shen Weixun's arms and fell into a deep sleep.
She was still in the stage of growing up, so she needed more sleep.
Her brain had been in a state of excitement just now, and her little head was extremely tired.
She slept all the way until they got out of the car.
The car slowly drove into a village.
There was a stone stele standing at the entrance of the village, on which were engraved three characters: Taoyuan Village.
They finally arrived.
Shen Weixun carefully picked up Little Tuanzi and got out of the car, trying to move as gently and slowly as possible so as not to wake her up.
As soon as they got out of the car, all they could see were small bungalows.
It had a strong style of the 1980s.
They seemed to be suddenly pulled back to the past from the modern society with rapid technological development.
The best - looking house in the village was just a blue - brick tile - roofed house, a two - story building.
In a village full of adobe houses, it looked very eye - catching.
"That should be the place where the village head of your village lives, right?"
Shen Weixun looked at the two - story building not far away and asked.
Generally, in a village, the best - built house was either the village head's residence or the ancestral hall.
The two - story tile - roofed house was obviously a residence.
"I don't know."
"Ah? You don't even know what your own home looks like?"
Zhang Zicheng's answer surprised him.
But then he thought about it, and it seemed quite normal.