Chapter 0009 Trouble
I observed them carefully for a while and saw that although they looked haggard and embarrassed, their eyes were clear, their behavior was natural, and their bodies had abundant yang energy, so there should be nothing abnormal, so I went to meet them.
Master He Jiu pulled Liu Feihe in the hand, extremely happy , and asked them what had happened.
I went to check on the two unconscious guards and saw bloodstains on their faces and necks, obviously caused by the scratches of the paper man's nails. However, the wounds were not black, so there should be no corpse poison or anything like that.
Liu Feihe sighed and said, "I am really ashamed. I chased two disciples out, but who knew I would be caught."
One of his disciples interrupted angrily, "That was because the other party was cunning and used the two of us to lure Master out!"
It turned out that although Liu Feihe found his two apprentices after chasing them out, the three of them were trapped in the fog and encountered a ghost wall.
The master and his two disciples used talismans to clear a path and try to force away the fog, but the fog was very strange. Not only did it have a confusing effect, but from time to time a group of strange bats would suddenly jump out and pounce on them to bite them.
The three of them were wandering around inside, and later they accidentally ran into two unconscious guards and rescued them.
I saw some wounds on the faces of the two disciples, which must have been caused by the bats they mentioned.
"It was quite a fluke. We were wandering around when we suddenly heard a scream. Then I noticed changes in the fog. I seized the opportunity and rushed out." Liu Feihe said with some lingering fear.
Master He Jiu cried out “Ah” and clapped his hands, saying, “That should be the scream!”
Just tell me what happened before.
Liu Feihe's face changed drastically when he heard this. He kept saying, "This is really dangerous, really dangerous. The other party should have a soul attached to the paper man. Ordinary damage will not have any effect. How did you break him?"
When it comes to such professional matters, Mr. He Jiu was confused and looked back at me.
The man surnamed Meng snorted and said, "We burned that damn thing several times, so it must have been seriously damaged." He pointed at me and said, "Then this guy got lucky and took advantage of it, and flattened it with a slap!"
I couldn't help but laugh: "Why don't you go get a bargain?"
"Fuck it..." The man surnamed Meng was furious, but was glared back by his master.
Liu Feihe looked solemn and was in a daze for a while. He said to me, "Friend Chen, what do you think about what happened tonight?"
I said, “It should be a person.”
Liu Feihe clapped his hands: "We both have similar ideas. The other party is not a ghost, but a human, and he is a master of evil magic!"
"Witchcraft?" He Jiuye said bitterly, "I knew this Li guy was not a good person. He was always mysterious. I just hate that I was bewitched and agreed to let him and Xue'er be together!"
Liu Feihe comforted him a few words, then frowned and said, "I'm afraid there will be more than one person coming this time."
He Jiuye and the others were shocked and obviously very surprised.
I quite agree with what Liu Feihe said. The scene outside is not something that can be created by one person.
"That beast Li Kun must have found some help!" said Master He Jiu hatefully.
I interrupted, "Master Jiu, what was Li Kun looking for in your room?"
I noticed that Mr. He Jiu's expression changed slightly, but he quickly returned to normal and said that the beast just had no money to spend and wanted to steal money.
This was a rather perfunctory statement. Li Kun already had a good wife like He Qianxue, so why would he be afraid of being short of money?
There must be other reasons.
However, Mr. He Jiu made it clear that he didn't want to say it. Perhaps it involved some privacy that couldn't be told to outsiders. I didn't want to continue asking, so I just kept it in mind for the time being.
Afterwards, everyone returned to the house to rest. The servants prepared hot tea and brought some food. Everyone was scared and tired, and after drinking a cup of hot tea and eating something good, their complexion looked better.
But it was impossible to sleep that night. Everyone sat in the living room, and only those who were seriously injured were looked after by the servants and fell asleep.
By around three o'clock in the morning, the fog outside gradually dissipated and everyone felt a little relieved.
After that, the sea was calm until daybreak in the east.
This strange and unpredictable night finally passed, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
However, no one looked happy. Several seriously injured guards were sent to the hospital. Then several servants came over and said hesitantly that they wanted to resign.
Mr. He Jiu did not make things difficult for them and gave generous severance pay to anyone who wanted to leave.
In the blink of an eye, only three servants were left in the He family. One of them was an old butler who was nearly sixty years old. He had served the He family all his life and planned to die in the He family even if he died.
There was also a cook and her husband. Both of them were honest people. They had received great kindness from the He family and had no intention of looking for work elsewhere.
Apart from these three people, only A Biao, who was loyal to the He family, was left. The other guards had already said goodbye and left early.
Master Liu Feihe and I, along with several of his disciples, all stayed.
After all, since we have taken on the case, we must see it through to the end and not give up halfway. This is the rule of our industry and also the ethics of being a member of the Xuanmen.
I took a nap upstairs and when I woke up it was already past eight o'clock.
I went downstairs to the restaurant to have breakfast, and heard A Biao reporting to Mr. He Jiu in front of me that the area was shrouded in fog last night, with a range of nearly 100 meters.
Residents nearby also noticed something unusual, and many took photos and posted them on their Moments, but other than that, there was no other disturbance.
I received a call from Song Qingqing in the middle of the trip, asking me how the situation was.
I told her they were just some minor problems that were easily solved, and she felt relieved. She smiled and wished me all the best.
Just after I hung up the phone, someone outside shouted, "Old man, why did you call me back? I'm busy!"
Then a figure flashed at the door, and a young man in a white suit came in. He was about twenty years old, and looked quite handsome. He looked a bit like Master He Jiu, but his demeanor was slick and impetuous, and he did not have the calm and majestic look of Master He Jiu at all.
Ah Biao said happily: "Master Jiu, the Third Young Master is back!"
It turned out that this person was He Jiuye’s youngest son He Jintang.
I couldn't help but take a few more glances at him. I saw that his eyes were dull and his eyelids were swollen. I guess he must be a rich young man addicted to alcohol and sex.
After that, the He family father and son said something, and the young master started to yell angrily: "You called me back in a hurry just for this trivial matter? Old man, are you getting senile? What the hell is going on? You are really sick!"
Then one heard Mr. He Jiu's angry roar as he slammed the table. The young man retorted and then slammed the door and left.
I saw Ah Biao coming over with a helpless look on his face, so I stopped him and asked, "Why, your Third Young Master and Ninth Master don't have a good relationship?"
Ah Biao sighed, sat down and took a fried dough stick to eat: "Not only is it not good, you heard it too, if someone else dared to speak like this in front of Master Jiu, I'm afraid I don't know how many legs they would have broken!"
As I was talking, Master He Jiu came over with a gloomy face and bowed to me: "Young Master, I have a difficult matter and I would like to trouble you."
