Before returning home that evening, Jiang Dong noticed Jiang Tianxin was still wearing a mask and quietly asked Xu Zifan, "Master, isn't her period supposed to end around sunset?"
Xu Zifan smiled and said, "No."
Jiang Dong suddenly realized, "I know, you're waiting for her to come and beg you, right? But my sister is very stubborn, she would never come and beg you even if she laughed for the rest of her life."
Xu Zifan looked at him speechlessly, "Why do you have such a vivid imagination? There's nothing like that. Do I look like someone who would bully a little girl?"
"Yes, it looks similar." Jiang Dong thought to himself without saying it aloud, but his eyes betrayed him.
Xu Zifan asked in bewilderment, "Are you two really siblings? How come your personalities are so different?"
Jiang Dong shrugged. "Maybe I inherited all the emotional cells from my parents, while Xin Xin inherited all the rational cells. Sometimes I feel like Xin Xin is the older one. She's been more mature than me since she was little. You know what? She even skipped several grades to be in the same year as me, saying she wanted to protect me. I guess she dreamed of being a policeman since she was a child."
Xu Zifan imagined the scene of the little girl skipping grades to protect her brother, and thought that Jiang Tianxin becoming a police officer might be a dream inspired by her brother. With Jiang Dong's personality, without family protection, he would have been swindled out of everything long ago.
However, he was quite lucky to meet Jiang Dong, who was clearly a fat sheep. This deal would not only bring him a substantial income but also make him famous in the circle of the rich, ensuring the future development of Qingfeng Temple.
Because of this, his attitude towards Jiang Dong improved considerably. The two chatted for most of the day, and by the time they went to bed, Jiang Dong had changed his address from "Master" to "Brother Fan".
As expected, Jiang Tianxin didn't mention her habit of smiling at everyone. After Jiang Dong returned to his room, she went back to hers as well, and quietly organized the various reports sent to her by her subordinates. She worked until late at night before going to sleep.
The next morning, she got up for her morning exercise. When she opened the door and saw Xu Zifan, she didn't smile, and that's when she realized that Xu Zifan had returned to normal.
She thought for a moment, "The psychological suggestion you gave me is supposed to be removed within 24 hours? Mr. Xu, I must say you are extremely skilled in this area, even more so than any other psychologist I've ever met. Have you ever considered switching careers to become a psychologist?"
"I won't consider it. I love what I do. As the abbot of Qingfeng Temple, I am very passionate about this job." He walked towards the gym.
Jiang Tianxin followed behind him, her expression indescribable. This guy is so good at psychology, and he can even do magic tricks, why does he have to be a charlatan?
As she entered the gym, she couldn't help but offer a word of advice, "Mr. Xu, I've checked your records, and you don't seem to have done anything illegal. If you don't want to continue your studies, why not find a legitimate job? With your abilities, you can do very well. Don't go astray."
Xu Zifan could guess her expression without turning around. Was this a police officer trying to persuade a lost lamb? He chuckled, "Officer Jiang, don't feel sorry for me. You'll soon discover my professional skills in fortune telling and ghost catching. They are absolutely worthy of my status as the abbot of Qingfeng Temple."
Jiang Tianxin took a deep breath and said helplessly, "Mr. Xu, why are you so insistent on being a Taoist priest? Qingfeng Temple has long been destroyed. You would be very successful as a psychologist. If things go well, your former family might look up to you..."
Xu Zifan suddenly turned around and stopped. Jiang Tianxin immediately took a step back. Xu Zifan stepped forward and looked at her, saying, "Officer Jiang, do you also work part-time as a social worker? You don't think that because I'm being abused by my uncle while living under someone else's roof, I've gone astray and want to become someone superior and slap them in the face, do you?"
"This is a reasonable speculation."
Xu Zifan curled his lips into a smile, moved closer to her, and his voice turned icy cold. "Officer Jiang, since you're so curious, I'll tell you the truth. The truth is that I was born with the ability to see ghosts and spirits, so I can see all evil things. That day, I collapsed from a serious illness at Qingfeng Temple and almost died. It was the previous Qingfeng Daoist who appeared to save me, passed on the position of abbot to me, and passed on his supernatural powers of metaphysics. So when I came down the mountain again, I was no longer the same person I used to be. I am now the Qingfeng Daoist, who is proficient in metaphysics."
These words sounded like utter nonsense to Jiang Tianxin, but she suddenly felt a chill, her hair stood on end, and she swallowed back what she was about to say. Why was she suddenly cold? She should feel warm at this temperature.
Xu Zifan stepped back a few paces to do some stretching, and said with a smile, "Officer Jiang, if you encounter any difficult or unsolved cases in the future, you can come to me. I'll give you a 10% discount. Even if you think my abilities aren't metaphysics, but rather psychology and other sciences, they're still my abilities, and I can still help people solve their problems."
Jiang Tianxin felt her body return to normal. She glanced at Xu Zifan strangely, and thinking about what he had said, she actually found it quite reasonable. Whatever Xu Zifan's abilities were, as long as he used them to help people, wasn't that a good thing? If he wasn't a fraud, it didn't seem wrong for him to disguise psychology as metaphysics.
Jiang Tianxin felt her mind was a bit of a mess, and silently began her basic training, her mind filled with the unsolved cases at the police station. When she came to her senses, she realized that she was actually considering asking him for help, and couldn't help but curse herself for being so foolish as to be led by the nose.
This charlatan is a super sophisticated conman! The most dangerous thing is that she no longer even thinks he's a conman; that's terrifying!
After stretching, Xu Zifan got on the treadmill and ran for a short while before becoming breathless. He got off and watched Jiang Tianxin practicing boxing, sweating profusely, and to be honest, he was a little envious. How long would it take him to get a body like Jiang Tianxin's? This kind of training won't work. Since he's now a member of the Xuanmen sect, he should use cultivation methods. His birth date is special, so his cultivation will definitely be twice as effective.
Xu Zifan acted on his thoughts immediately. He found a sunny spot by the window, sat cross-legged facing the sun, and closed his eyes as if he were meditating. In reality, he was using his consciousness to look at the virtual screen and search for cultivation techniques suitable for this world with Shao Hua.
Jiang Tianxin turned her head unintentionally and was stunned by his appearance. Xu Zifan's face was very handsome, but he usually gave people a slightly gloomy feeling. However, now that he was bathed in sunlight, that gloom disappeared, and instead gave people a holy feeling, as if he were really a person of some kind of mystical sect.
Jiang Tianxin pinched the bridge of her nose, feeling that she had been influenced by Xu Zifan. She had a bad feeling that her peaceful and normal life would never return.
When they set off, the Jiang family of four, Xu Zifan, four policemen, and four bodyguards traveled together in five cars. The bodyguards drove in the first car, Jiang's father and mother rode in the second car, Jiang Dong, Jiang Tianxin, and Xu Zifan rode in the third car, a van filled with sacrificial items was in the fourth car, and the police car was at the very back.
It was a very safe trip overall.
Long journeys are the most dangerous, so everyone remained vigilant. Jiang Dong stopped joking and kept his hand tightly on the jade pendant and amulet around his neck. Jiang Tianxin sat with him in the back seat, one hand on his arm and the other on her right side, ready to draw her gun at any moment. Her eyes were constantly on both sides of the car, never letting her guard down.
Especially when she noticed that Xu Zifan was also on guard, she felt even more that something was about to happen.
She used the walkie-talkie to instruct the bodyguards in front and the police behind to keep a close watch, and also called her subordinates at the police station to keep a close eye on the people on the suspect list to see if they would make any unusual moves.
Jiang Dong became even more nervous in this atmosphere. He couldn't help but look at Xu Zifan in the passenger seat, "Brother Fan, do you... do you want to take another look at my face? Is this trip auspicious or inauspicious?"
Xu Zifan paused for a moment. He only had a superficial understanding of face reading; he was truly a half-baked expert and couldn't be that precise.
He thought for a moment, then took a bottle of water and handed it to Jiang Dong, saying, "Don't be nervous, I'm here, you'll be fine."
He has magical artifacts in his spatial storage for emergencies!
As Jiang Dong was getting water, Xu Zifan's hand touched his fingertips, and a fleeting image flashed before his eyes.
Jiang Dong was headbutted hard by a wild boar and fell over. Before he could get up, he was headbutted twice more. Then, Jiang Tianxin, looking anxious and angry, appeared on the screen. She shot a wild boar and ran to save Jiang Dong, but was knocked to the side by two charging wild boars. Jiang Dong coughed up blood.
The scene abruptly ended. Xu Zifan withdrew his hand, looked at Jiang Dong, and frowned. Other things were manageable, but there was more than one raging wild boar. What to do? His gaze fell on Jiang Dong's jade pendant, and he solemnly instructed, "No matter what, never take off the jade pendant I gave you. Don't be alone, and don't go to the toilet alone either. Remember?"
Jiang Dong gasped, his eyes widening. "Brother Fan, am I really going to get into trouble?"
Xu Zifan glanced at the surroundings and realized this wasn't the place. He could only say, "You're in for a very bad day, and so is Officer Jiang. You two need to be careful not to stray from the group, or you'll encounter ferocious beasts."
Jiang Tianxin asked in confusion, "Ferocious beasts? How could there be ferocious beasts?"
Jiang Dong held Jiang Tianxin's hand and swallowed hard. "Brother Fan is definitely right. Could we have encountered wolves? Xinxin, don't think you can just leave the group because you're a police officer. No matter how strong you are, you can't beat a ferocious beast. You must listen to Brother Fan."
Jiang Tianxin didn't refute them, nodding that she understood, but she couldn't understand it. Her family's ancestral graves had been repaired and were being watched over, so how could there be ferocious beasts appearing there? She looked at Xu Zifan, and after thinking about it, she decided to notify the bodyguards and police to keep an eye out for animals, and to report immediately if they found any trace of ferocious animals.
Xu Zifan had Shao Hua activate the scanner, instantly detecting any movement within a 500-meter radius. With nothing urgent for the time being, he simply closed his eyes to rest and quickly studied the knowledge in the books on metaphysics. He needed to seize the time to master real skills, whether it was fortune-telling or improving his cultivation and martial arts; both were crucial to his future development.
If things go wrong, he could easily hide in his spatial dimension, and those following him might lose their lives. He dislikes things that are uncertain, and after this matter is resolved, he must go into seclusion to cultivate diligently.
The drive took several hours, and Jiang Dong didn't get out of the car during the rest stops. He only breathed a sigh of relief when they arrived at their destination. Xu Zifan went with Jiang's father to check the feng shui of the ancestral cemetery. He turned back to look at Jiang Dong and asked worriedly, "Are you alright?"
Jiang Dong waved his hand, his face pale and bitter. "I'm a little carsick, it's nothing..." Before he could finish speaking, he felt like vomiting. Not daring to offend his ancestors, he hurriedly ran to a hillside far from the cemetery and bent down to vomit. But his foot collapsed, and he only had time to shout "Help!" before he rolled down the slope!