When I returned to the office, the other exorcist from the Qingdeng Society was gone.
Tang Baishan couldn't wait to ask: "How is it?"
"No traces were found." Lu Yingjiu said.
Tang Baishan froze for a moment: "Then, then what do you think we should do now..."
Lu Yingjiu changed the subject: "However, I have a way to solve nightmares."
The little ghost was still lying on Tang Baishan's back. After solving the problem of the ghost, the nightmare was gone.
He locked eyes with the brat.
The little ghost trembled, and stretched out its sharp claws again, grabbing the little flower from the underworld. It clung to Tang Baishan's back, trying hard to pass the flower to Lu Yingjiu.
Don't accept the wine offered by the road.
Then, disappointment clearly appeared on its unfriendly face.
Tang Baishan hurriedly asked: "What method?"
Lu Yingjiu sat on the sofa with his fingers crossed. The steeple gesture is a sign of extreme self-confidence in psychology. He didn't look ostentatious when he did it, but his aura of years of experience in battle came out all at once.
He said: "Let's talk about the terms. After all, it's a commission."
"Okay, okay, we can discuss the money issue." Tang Baishan promised.
"It's not about money," Lu Yingjiu said, "I want to talk about live streaming."
"Live broadcast..." Tang Baishan froze for half a second, "Well, well, I still have to follow the rules..."
What he said is pure nonsense.
If he had really followed the regulations, Lu Yingjiu's live broadcast application would not have been rejected: he was experienced and had complete materials, and each item fully met the standards.
Tang Baishan smiled again and said, "Mr. Lu, you are not the kind of person who would force others to do something difficult..."
Lu Yingjiu said: "The so-called entrustment requires the approval of both parties. This is my condition."
Tang Baishan's face changed several times, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. He glanced at Chu Banyang next to him several times, wanting to see his reaction.
Chu Banyang remained unmoved.
—This also surprised Lu Yingjiu.
With Chu Banyang's strength, he should not be unable to notice the little ghost.
Lu Yingjiu originally thought that Chu Banyang would be eager to solve the problem and save face for the Qingdeng Society.
Now he is silent, what does that mean? He is simply defending me.
He glanced at Chu Banyang.
Chu Banyang turned his face away, as if deliberately not looking at him.
Lu Yingjiu chuckled secretly and found it quite interesting.
Ye Feng next to him interrupted and said, "Hey, didn't you say you had an appointment this afternoon?"
Lu Yingjiu pretended to check his watch: "I almost forgot. How about we talk about it tomorrow? It's just one day. You won't be in any danger."
He stood up and counted silently in his heart.
One second, two seconds, three seconds...
"Wait a minute! Mr. Lu, please stay. I will do this as long as I can drive away that ghost." Tang Baishan wiped the sweat off his face with the back of his hand, and the flesh on his face trembled. "I can sign the live broadcast for you directly, but I need to call for permission. You two should have some tea first."
While Tang Baishan was on the phone, Lu Yingjiu was sitting on the sofa, drinking a cup of the finest chrysanthemum Pu'er tea.
The little ghost clinging to Tang Baishan's back looked at him and held the little flower persistently.
Lu Yingjiu found it interesting.
It was the first time he had seen such a situation—it was a weak little ghost, but it had sneaked into the barrier. Now, it wanted to send flowers to a ghost exorcist. The first thought that came to his mind was that the chicken was wishing a happy new year to the weasel... He could make this kind of little ghost disappear into ashes with a flick of his finger.
While Tang Baishan was talking on the phone with his back to them, Lu Yingjiu tentatively hooked her eye at the kid.
The kid was stunned.
Lu Yingjiu mouthed, "Come down."
The little ghost was indeed obedient and jumped down holding the flower.
Tang Baishan suddenly felt as light as a swallow. He was stunned for a moment and continued to talk on the phone.
The little ghost didn't have any deep resentment, it was just an ordinary wandering ghost, maybe with a few unfulfilled wishes. Lu Yingjiu didn't care, as long as they didn't really hurt anyone, he would let them be.
The imp jumped to his side.
The flower was swaying right in front of Lu Yingjiu.
Lu Yingjiu paused for a moment, then took it. The moment his hand touched the flower, the Yin Qi fluctuated.
It manifested itself.
The petals are bright red and unfold silently, layered and gorgeous.
Ye Feng, who was standing next to him, was stunned for a moment and asked in a low voice: "Why do you suddenly have a flower in your hand?"
"That nightmare ghost gave it to me." Lu Yingjiu also answered in a low voice.
Ye Feng was startled: "It's right here? Why didn't I see it? Don't take its things."
"It's okay." Lu Yingjiu showed him his palm.
He did not touch the flower directly, but placed a small talisman on his palm. The talisman did not spontaneously combust, proving that the flower was not cursed.
He looked at the little ghost again and asked, "Who sent you here?"
The little ghost shook his head desperately, then ran away, with a look of relief on his face, as if he had finally completed his mission.
After Tang Baishan finished the call, he asked someone to bring all the materials. Lu Yingjiu submitted an application on the spot, and he approved it on the spot.
After the contract was signed, Tang Baishan said cautiously: "Mr. Lu, the ghost thing..."
"It's been solved." Lu Yingjiu said, standing up, "But there are still doubts. Don't go back to the 19th floor. Contact me anytime if there is any new situation."
Several exorcists looked at each other.
Since Lu Yingjiu said the matter was resolved, they all stood up and prepared to leave.
When we got outside, the sky was blue and the sun was bright but not too hot. Today's weather was really good. We didn't have to do anything. Just staring into the distance and feeling the breeze would put us in a good mood. Lu Yingjiu held the little flower in her hand, and the red petals trembled in the wind.
Before leaving, Chu Banyang looked at him without saying anything.
Lu Yingjiu said, "What do you want to say?"
Judging from the situation, he wants to bring up the matter of that little kid.
As expected, Chu Banyang said, "Don't you have anything to ask me?" His face was full of "Ask me why I didn't expose you!!"
"No." Lu Yingjiu waved, "Goodbye."
Chu Banyang: “…”
…
Although he said "goodbye", Lu Yingjiu actually met Chu Banyang again in the evening of that day.
The afternoon before that, Lu Yingjiu was fiddling with the vase.
In order to raise that... little flower from the underworld.
Firstly, this flower is a clue, and secondly, it is really beautiful. The petals are spread out layer by layer, and you can tell at a glance that it was carefully selected. This one flower alone is more gorgeous than a bunch of roses. It would be a pity if it withered so quickly.
The flowers were put into the vase, with a few drops of water, looking gorgeous and tempting.
It looks very much like the color of blood, but it is not scary.
He stretched out his hand and took away the little black beast that was trying to pull the petals.
Little Black Beast: "Ah!"
It rubbed against Lu Yingjiu's arms, and finally struggled to jump to the ground, and ran over to snatch cat food from the cow cat. Perhaps because it was born in a garbage can, it was born with an unparalleled passion for food, and wanted to taste everything. The cow cat dared not say anything, and slapped its head with its claws. A set of meow punches had no effect, and the little black beast's hp-0.
After Lu Yingjiu finished tidying up, he went to bed and took a nap as usual.
The flowers on the windowsill became more and more red.
He dreamed of the day of his ghost marriage.
Unlike the fake wedding I dreamed of last time, this one was the real deal—the master of ceremonies and the fortune-teller in the mansion were mumbling in their mouths and kowtowing repeatedly, as if they had seen the most terrifying thing in the world.
After many years, in front of the red candle in his dream, Lu Yingjiu listened to the heavy sound of rain and bowed down again towards the empty place.
Get up.
But it's different from what I remember.
He was slightly stunned—
A man in black top scholar's uniform stood in front of him, his face unclear, as if covered by fog.
Lu Yingjiu looked up at him, and for a moment he felt the cold wind blowing around him, the howling of thousands of evil spirits, and the chill that penetrated his bones. He saw the ghost soldiers marching in formation, with flags fluttering, escorting countless living souls, and the little ghosts lining the road, with sharp teeth and sharp mouths.
Even the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons back then was not as grand as this one. It was as if the entire underworld was reflected in the person in front of him, and looking directly at him was like staring into the abyss.
Lu Yingjiu's first reaction was—
That master is really unreliable.
Why is there a man opposite?!
When he came to his senses again, his hand was grabbed.
The man's hands were cold, and he placed a longevity lock in his palm.
Lu Yingjiu has been exorcising ghosts for many years now. Feeling threatened by him, he instinctively threw away the longevity lock. He flipped his right hand and took out a piece of paper. He bit his finger and started to draw a talisman!
—Before that, his movement was stopped.
The man grabbed his wrist again, not with much force, but he couldn't break free. Blood trickled down his fingertips and dripped onto the ground.
A few seconds of stalemate followed.
Lu Yingjiu's whole body was tense.
The man stroked his bleeding fingertips, and after a slight coolness, the bleeding stopped. He stained the blood with the paper and wrote two words on Lu Yingjiu's blank spell paper:
Jing Xian
The font is bold, and the endings and transitions of the characters are like sharp blades, giving it a murderous feel.
Lu Yingjiu hesitated and said, "This is... your name?"
Control of his body returned, he jerked his hand back and took a half step back.
The man said nothing. He looked at his hands, then at the longevity lock on the ground, as if he was thinking about something seriously.
It seemed that the other party was angered by his actions.
Lu Yingjiu's mind was filled with thoughts as he considered thousands of strategies.
After a few breaths, the man really moved.
He slowly took out a... diamond ring box!
Or the velvet kind!
Lu Yingjiu was shocked.
When he opened it, he saw that it was indeed a huge sparkling diamond ring. He pushed it hard into his hand.
This scene was even more outrageous than the little flower in the underworld. Lu Yingjiu couldn't help but said, "Fuck! Don't change the nature of the wedding so casually!"
"… "
The dream seemed to be interrupted by something and Lu Yingjiu woke up suddenly.
He sat up, his head a little dazed.
He felt like he had another strange dream.
Just like before, he couldn't remember anything. But he was sure... he really dreamed of something very strange this time.
So that his thoughts were not clear, but his head was full of confusion. He looked back and saw that the little underworld flower on the windowsill was left with only a lonely stem flying in the air, and the flower had disappeared.
His eyes fell to the side.
The little black beast: "Ah!" It opened its mouth and panted, smiling at him, looking in a good mood, with a petal still left on its mouth.
Lu Yingjiu held his forehead with his hand and looked back at the bed. Suddenly, he found that there seemed to be a black object sticking out from under the pillow.
When he picked up the pillow, he was stunned - there was a black box underneath. He picked up the box and opened it, and it turned out to be a huge diamond ring, the kind that was so sparkling that it was enough to blind a dog's eyes.
Lu Yingjiu: “…?”
He was extremely confused.
"Buzz—" the cell phone rang.
He answered the phone and heard Ye Feng say, "I just finished a commission. I'm right next to your house. Want to come out for dinner? Let's celebrate you solving that Tang Baishan issue. Hahahaha."
Lu Yingjiu rubbed his brow and temporarily suppressed the doubts in his heart: "Where do you want to go? The ramen shop you recommended last time failed. Can you do it?"
"Sure - of course I can. How can a man say no? Let me tell you, this Japanese restaurant has a very high rating, and I even got a 10% discount coupon, so I'd rather not use it. It's not far from your house anyway, so come on over."
Ye Feng sent the location.
Lu Yingjiu checked and found that Line 3 would take him directly there. He changed his clothes, thought for a moment, put the diamond ring box in his arms, went downstairs, and walked all the way to the subway station. It was just after get off work, and the subway station was crowded. After sitting for two stops, he finally arrived. When he got to the ground, he suddenly felt that the place was very spacious.
The Japanese restaurant is called "Kumano Izakaya", which is neither big nor small, nestled in the corner of the street. The interior is very delicately decorated, with warm lights, wooden tables and chairs, and bottles of sake on the bar, reflecting the clear light. Several people sat in front of the bar, drinking some wine and eating some sashimi, which was very comfortable.
There were a lot of customers, but luckily we didn't have to wait for a table.
The two of them were sitting in a booth in the corner. As soon as Lu Yingjiu opened the menu, Ye Feng slapped him hard.
Lu Yingjiu raised her eyes and happened to meet Chu Banyang's gaze.
Chu Banyang just walked in, followed by Xiao Li.
Chu Banyang was also stunned.
Lu Yingjiu smiled and said, "What a coincidence - waiter, please change a bigger table for us."
The store was busy and there were no booths for four people.
Five minutes later, they were seated at the bar.
The atmosphere was somewhat subtle.
It’s mainly because of Lu Yingjiu and Chu Banyang.
As I said before, Chu Banyang was born at the wrong time. Since he joined the club, he was always outshined by Lu Yingjiu and always ranked second. It makes people sigh, if there is Yu, why is there Liang
More than a thousand years ago, Zhou Yu didn't figure this out.
Now Chu Banyang doesn’t have it either.
It's all become a knot in my heart.
To outsiders, their relationship seemed extremely strained, but Lu Yingjiu didn't bother to care. It didn't matter whether Chu Banyang disliked him or not.
Lu Yingjiu added matcha powder into the cup and added boiling water, and the green color immediately swirled around.
He said, "How come you have time to come here?"
Xiao Li had just been frightened by Lu Yingjiu in the morning, so his voice was still weak when he spoke to him now: "I saw that this restaurant has a high rating and the sashimi is delicious, so I recommended it to Master."
Chu Banyang looked at the menu without saying a word.
He frowned slightly.
Lu Yingjiu thought he was in such a bad mood, but she heard Chu Banyang look up and ask the waiter: "You don't have king crabs here?"
"No." The waiter replied.
Chu Banyang nodded and pointed to the sashimi side: "One of each, please."
Xiao Li hurriedly said, "Master, you don't need to order so much for me."
"It's okay, try them all." Chu Banyang glanced at Lu Yingjiu and Ye Feng, "We can finish them all."
This way, it's clear that you're going to treat us.
The Chu family's exorcism skills have been passed down from generation to generation. After being blessed by the Peacock God, they started doing business, choosing auspicious days, observing Feng Shui, exploring dragon veins, and having a smooth journey. Now in Lujiang City, the Chu Family Group is well known to everyone. Chu Banyang is a young master who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. He is so rich that it is outrageous - and Young Master Chu seems to have acquiesced that he is responsible for paying the bills when he is around. Today is no exception.
After a while, the dishes arrived and filled the table.
Ye Feng and Xiao Li started chatting about a recent dismemberment case. They were discussing where the head of the corpse went.
Ye Feng suddenly thrust a piece of tuna sashimi in front of Xiao Li, and said loudly: "The minced meat on her arm was this color at the time! This is the most beautiful meat I have ever seen!"
The guest next to him:
Ye Feng ate the sashimi in one bite and said, "So, where do you think the head is..."
"I don't know." Xiao Li said, "It was probably chopped into pieces."
The guest next to him suddenly raised his hand: "Waiter, pay the bill!!"
Ye Feng and Xiao Li were still chatting animatedly and didn't notice anything unusual.
The topics of dinner table conversation among ghost exorcists are always wild.
Lu Ying was used to drinking, so he opened a can of beer and drank it.
Chu Banyang asked for a can as well, and finally asked, "What happened to that little brat today?"
"I don't know." Lu Yingjiu said, "There was nothing wrong with the flower it gave me. I checked the entire 19th floor, and the barrier was not broken. The only possibility I can think of is that it was done by a priest."
But priests generally do not interfere in the world of the living.
Next, the Qingdeng Society will investigate, but it has nothing to do with Lu Yingjiu.
Lu Yingjiu took a sip of beer.
Chu Banyang also took a sip.
He ate a few pieces of sushi and took a sip of the drink, and Chu Banyang also took a sip.
After a few times like this, Lu Yingjiu:
He turned his head to look at Chu Banyang, who was looking straight ahead with a blank expression on his face.
The two of them drank it one sip at a time, and finally, Chu Banyang finished the wine before Lu Ying.
The moment he put down the empty can, his brows relaxed, and he was obviously happy both physically and mentally.
Lu Yingjiu thought to himself, it's over, this kid has been driven crazy by him, he's fighting for first place. Fortunately, he didn't order soup, otherwise Master Chu would force himself to drink it, and his mouth would be filled with bubbles, and he might even be smug after that, thinking that his mouth had more bubbles than others.
He took another sip of beer and asked politely, "Are you... a bit of a perfectionist?"
Chu Banyang said: "No."
Lu Yingjiu noticed that his face was a little red, and said, "Are you still allergic to alcohol?"
Chu Banyang: "No, I can drink a lot, and I always come first."
Lu Yingjiu: “…”
He held his forehead with his hand, Chu Banyang was really beyond help.
Chu Banyang drank too much and rolled up his shirt sleeves. There were several scars on his hands - in this respect, they were both the same. Experienced exorcists always had special medals on their bodies.
He got drunk after just this small can of beer.
I really can't drink much.
Lu Yingjiu touched it and thought that he actually wanted to bring the diamond ring out to show Ye Feng, and wanted to ask him if he could see any clues. Now that Chu Banyang happened to be here, it seemed better to ask him.
He put the diamond ring box on the table, opened it, and asked: "You..."
Unexpectedly, Chu Banyang's eyes fell directly on it.
It seems that the problem has been discovered.
Lu Yingjiu stopped talking and watched Chu Banyang staring at the diamond ring. His face and ears were getting redder and redder, perhaps because of the alcohol, almost as if they were bleeding.
Then he looked up at Lu Yingjiu, his eyes still drunken, and hesitated to speak: "I..."
Lu Yingjiu: "Well, you say."
"you… "
"Go ahead."
Chu Banyang's eyes wandered for a long time, so long that Ye Feng almost finished a large plate of sashimi, before he fell back on the diamond ring: "This, this is not good. Although you resigned, this is also an office romance... If it is exposed, I am the heir of the Chu family and people will gossip about me. Although I can spend money to remove the trending searches and buy Internet trolls... Where do you think the house is better? How about imported milk powder? The Chu family has its own milk powder factory abroad, and we can be assured of our own production."
Lu Yingjiu: “…”
Although he didn't understand it at once, Chu Banyang seemed to be saying something terrible.
This is really drunkenness.
“Buzz buzz buzz—”
Chu Banyang's phone vibrated violently on the table.
He muttered, "Imported ones are better." Then he answered the phone: "Hello, what's up?"