Chapter 045
I was startled and quickly pulled my hand back. The mirror suddenly became calm again, as if nothing had happened.
Lu Yao was standing next to me, and when he saw my strange reaction, he asked, "What's wrong with you?"
I saw her puzzled look and felt very puzzled, as if she couldn't see the changes in the mirror. I didn't say anything, but when I looked in the mirror, I saw that my face looked very bad, so I hurriedly asked her where she got the mirror.
Lu Yao said, "This mirror has been in my home since I was born. It has been there for many years. My father occasionally takes it out to clean it, as if he is afraid that it will break if left alone."
As Lu Yao spoke, he reached out and touched the mirror. I panicked and said, "Don't touch it!"
But her hand had already fallen on the mirror. I didn't dare close my eyes, just waiting to see the mirror's reaction, but the mirror was the same as before, without any change.
I was confused. Could it be that strange things would happen only when I touched this thing? Was this my problem or the blood amber's?
Lu Yao retracted his hand and said angrily, "What are you yelling about? You scared me!"
I smiled to hide my fear and said I was afraid you might accidentally push it over. Your father would probably fight you to death!
Lu Yao shook his head helplessly and said, "It's no big deal. Okay, okay, there's nothing to see, let's go first."
We then left the mirror. I looked back from time to time on the way. Although the mirror was quietly placed there without any movement, I still couldn't help feeling uneasy.
We walked through the hall for a while and came to a room. We opened the door and saw a dining table in the middle, a very long one, with all kinds of food already placed on it.
I felt like I walked into a movie. It seems that Lu Yao's family is very particular about food. After all, when we ate at Lin Tian's house, it was not so grand.
Lu Yao's father was already sitting at the table, still in formal attire, and it looked like he had just returned from the hospital. When he saw us coming in, he smiled, then stood up and greeted me. I also smiled, and I still had to pay attention to basic manners.
Then we each found a seat and sat down. Lu Yao sat next to her father, and I sat on the other side. I took a look at the food on the table, which was mostly Western food. I felt quite uncomfortable because I didn't know much about the etiquette of eating Western food, so I didn't start eating.
Lu Yao's father smiled politely and said, "Please feel free to do as you please. Don't be restrained."
I thanked him, but still felt like a country bumpkin. I picked up the knife and fork, then hesitated again.
When Mr. Lu saw that I didn't move, he thought I was shy or something, so he found a topic to help me relax. He asked me, "I heard from Xiaoyao that your name is Tan Xi, right?"
I nodded and said "yeah".
Her father laughed again and said that about what happened today, Xiaoyao said you might know something, so he asked you to come and ask you what's going on?
I actually knew that his father would ask me these questions, but I didn't expect it to be so soon. It felt like he was being too straightforward.
Before I could say anything, Lu Yao snorted in dissatisfaction and said, "Dad, it's time for dinner now, don't mention those disgusting things."
Mr. Lu smiled awkwardly and said to me, "You see, I'm getting old and confused. I was just too curious and couldn't help it. I'm sorry to have embarrassed you."
I hurriedly said no, no, it was just a word, it didn’t matter.
Father Lu became his amiable self again, glanced at Lu Yao, and said, "My daughter just likes to find fault with me."
I said this is Lu Yao's honesty. If she were not here today, I don't know what I would do.
Father Lu said, I have heard about this, it is not the first time that she has suddenly brought some patients back from the road. But we are all locals, so it is only natural for us to help each other.
I said "hmm", not knowing how to respond.
The table suddenly fell silent. Facing this unfamiliar person, I felt very uncomfortable. Just as I was about to pick a topic to continue, Mr. Lu suddenly said, "By the way, Tan Xi, your name sounds familiar to me. I knew a family that had a grandson named Tan Xi. Could it be you?"
I raised my eyebrows slightly and said, "Uncle Lu, you don't know my grandfather, do you?"
He laughed and said, "I'm not familiar with your grandfather. After all, we are not of the same generation. I have only heard of him. I know more about your grandfather. My father and his family had some contact with your grandfather's family."
He suddenly said these things, although it was just a casual conversation, but it always gave me a sense that there was something else behind his words. And my only impression of my grandfather came from what my uncle said.
If it is true as he said that the two families had some contact in the past, then they should know something about my grandfather's affairs. So the purpose of asking me to come here today might not be so simple to ask about the corpse, but to get some information from me.
Lu Yao was eating on the side, and her expression didn't seem to understand her father's intentions. After hearing this, she raised her head and asked her father, "Are our family and Tan Xi's family still old friends? I have never heard of it."
Mr. Lu still had a smile on his face. He didn't answer, but looked at me carefully, as if waiting for my reaction.
I put down the cutlery in my hand, straightened my expression, and said, Uncle Lu, just tell me what you want to say. It's tiring to beat around the bush like this.
He put his hands on the table and said, "This is more like your grandfather's temper."
I didn't respond and just stared at him. I felt a little sorry for the food on the table as I couldn't usually eat it.
Father Lu looked at me for a while and said, Tan Xi, it’s actually nothing. I just feel that our Lu family’s business is not as good as before recently, so I want you to help me look at the feng shui or something. After all, I have expanded this house many times, and it can’t compare to the layout your grandfather made for my father back then.
He paused and said, although I have asked many people to take a look, there has been no improvement. Maybe the people in your family are more capable.
I laughed and thought to myself that this was the reason. In my opinion, his family is now so wealthy that I will never be able to compare with them in my lifetime. As the saying goes, greed is the key to success.
I put away the smile on my face and said, Uncle Lu, it's not that I don't want to help you. My grandfather may have some skills, but I know nothing about these things. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been so embarrassed when I encountered the corpse at noon.
I thought I had made myself very clear, and I myself do not really believe that the layout of a house can affect one's fortune. If my grandfather was really that capable of bringing the Lu family to this state, then my mother must know a lot as well. How could she have just made some moves and still have me living such a miserable life?
But Lu Yao's father still had a look of distrust in his eyes, but the smile on his face did not change. After a moment of silence, he said to me, "I understand what you mean. In fact, even if your grandfather were still alive and wanted to do Feng Shui or something, I don't think much would change."
When I heard this, I felt that his tone changed too quickly, and I really couldn't figure out the reason. Just as I was thinking about how to start, her father explained to me, saying that you saw the mirror when you came in. That used to be yours.
I was stunned. Although I had never seen it before, when I thought of the strange situation of the mirror, I couldn't help but believe it a little. But I really couldn't understand why the things in my house were so weird?
Father Lu continued to explain that when he was young, about my age, this was still an old house, but his family was not very lucky and often encountered disasters. Almost everyone in the family died.
Later, he found my grandfather and told him that the layout of his house was very bad. At that time, the Lu family was poor and could not just leave or demolish the house. My grandfather thought of a way for his father, saying that he needed something equally fierce to protect the house. It might be the so-called double negative equals double positive. He gave the mirror to his father. The two collided, and the extremely bad situation turned into a good one. The fortune of the Lu family began to improve.
Lu Yao and I both heard this for the first time and felt it was very fresh. After listening to him, Lu Yao asked me in surprise, "Does your grandpa have such a great ability?"
I shook my head and said I didn't know, but since the mirror was given to me by my grandpa and it was a dangerous object, I didn't dare to take it. I was just curious about what I was doing here?
Lu Yao thought silently for a while, then said to her father, "No wonder you decided to find some Feng Shui masters. Dad, you believe in this kind of thing too much."
Her father smiled and said, Xiaoyao, don't interrupt. I let you stay here so that you can see how to do big things. The hospital will be in your hands in the future, so you have to learn some things.
When I heard something wrong in the tone, I felt like there was some conspiracy brewing, so I quickly stood up, frowned and asked, "Uncle Lu, just tell me what you want to talk to me about. If you really want to change the feng shui or something, then I really can't do it. I'll take my leave now."
Father Lu smiled and said, "Xiao Tan, don't be anxious. I have already asked people to change a lot of things like the structure over the years, but... it's not fierce enough!"
The Feng Shui master said that the evil nature of this house has reached its extreme, but the mirror alone cannot balance it . The owner of the mirror needs to add some violence to it!
I looked at him warily and asked him what he wanted to do?
He did not answer directly, but continued, "I have also inquired about your family's news in the past two years, and it seems that only your mother is still in this county, but I don't know why we can't touch her. The people sent out often encounter some strange things. I didn't expect you to come to my door today. I didn't recognize you in the hospital at that time, but I was so excited when I thought about it later."
Lu Yao looked at me in surprise, reached out and pulled his father, and said, "Dad, what are you talking about!"
Father Lu became excited, and his expression was completely different from his previous pleasant expression. He suddenly clapped his hands, and the door of the restaurant opened, and several burly men rushed in.
Lu Yao and I were both already, she shouted at the men, asking what they were...
Before Lu Yao could finish his words, his father pulled him and said, "Xiaoyao, watch this!"
I saw those men rushing towards me and subconsciously wanted to run, but as soon as I turned around, someone pulled me from behind. I felt a pain in my arm and it was twisted backwards, so I couldn't resist!
One of the men took a rope and tied me up in no time. Lu Yao was frightened by the scene and wanted to help me, but was held tightly by his father.
He shouted at the men who tied me up, "Take him to the mirror!"
I was held in the hands of several people like a chicken and carried all the way to the hall. The door of the room had been closed by then, and I screamed hysterically, but I guess no one outside the door could hear me.
I was held in front of the mirror. My face in the mirror was red, and veins on my forehead were bulging. I struggled hard, but how could I escape from these men alone?
Lu Yao screamed in panic. She was being held by a man and was unable to move.
Her father walked up to me with a knife in his hand, smiled grimly, and said, "I'm sorry. I wanted to treat you to a meal for the journey, but I couldn't wait any longer."
As soon as he finished speaking, he raised the knife in his hand and chopped it down fiercely!
I looked at my reflection in the mirror, my eyes widened so wide they were almost deformed.
The blade slashed across my throat, and blood spurted out, staining the mirror red. Before I lost consciousness, I could only hear Lu Yao's screams and my neck cut in half in the mirror...
