Chapter 052 Daughter
Li Daming is pretending to love money, but he is actually the most determined and goal-oriented person. Forget it, let him do whatever he wants, I can't tell him the truth to his face.
Uncle Zhong said, "This is what happened. There was a very wealthy man who just passed away. His family used magic to seal the body, hoping that a master would enter the bardo realm and help him pass the test and return to the soul."
Li Daming and I looked at each other.
Uncle Zhong drank his tea and said slowly, "You two decide. If you want to take a risk, go for it. If you want to be safe and don't want to take risks, forget it. Just pretend I didn't say anything."
“Haha, that’s impossible.” Li Daming laughed, “It’s not like we haven’t been to the Bardo before. We will ensure that we complete the mission.”
I was dissatisfied: "It's not you who's going."
Li Daming said, "How can I just sit there and watch? If you have any problems in there, I'll be there as your think tank outside to help you. You'll definitely be successful."
Uncle Zhong smiled and said, "It's settled then. What do you mean, Xiaolin?"
I said weakly, what opinion can I have, so be it.
Uncle Zhong asked us to drink tea while he went inside to make a phone call. It didn’t take long for him to come out, so he asked us to go together and go there as soon as possible without delay.
Li Daming drove the car, turned on the navigation, and drove to the riverside villa under the guidance of Uncle Zhong.
Jiangbei City is close to the river. There is a group of villas in the area near the river. They are quite beautiful and of course valuable. Not to mention going there, just hearing about it makes ordinary people gasp. I didn't expect that the rich man we were looking for this time lived there. He was really a fat fish.
After more than 40 minutes, we entered the villa area. The property management was very strict and we had to check our ID cards for registration. After talking to the owner, we drove into the community.
I was so surprised when I entered. There was a swimming pool around the community. It was hot now, and many residents were swimming and playing. There were umbrellas and fountains. How much did it cost? When I went inside, there were green trees and trees. This was not a residential area, but a royal garden.
The neighborhood was like a maze, too big, and the navigation system didn't work. Without Uncle Zhong's guidance, we would have had to turn around. Uncle Zhong said, "The Feng Shui design of this neighborhood was done by a master in Hong Kong. It's shaped like a coiled dragon, using the river to cultivate and gather spiritual energy. It's amazing."
Li Daming wiped his sweat and said, "This is a damn place where even people with poor driving skills can't get in."
As we were talking, Uncle Zhong called out, "We're here." We stopped in front of a villa, where there was a special parking space. When I got out of the car, I was amazed at the villa in front of me. The architectural style was quite unique, and it looked like an ancient courtyard, with flying eaves and brackets, red door and copper rings, and the whole place was filled with love and rain.
Uncle Zhong went over and knocked on the door. Soon someone opened the door. It was an elderly woman who looked like a nanny. She whispered a few words to Uncle Zhong and motioned for us to come in. The woman whispered to us to be quiet and not to make any noise, saying that the wife had been in a bad mood these days.
I stuck out my tongue when I heard this, and even called her "Madam", thinking it was the style of the Republic of China. What does this family do? They are so arrogant.
Led by the nanny , we walked through the yard and into the main house. We gasped as soon as we entered. The main hall was very large, with all wooden furniture, screens, bookshelves, antique shelves and so on. I even saw a couch in the corner.
The name of the couch sounds fresh. It is the kind that often appears in costume dramas, covered with a bright yellow mattress and a small coffee table on it. The style is extremely novel.
The large furniture in the main hall was moved to the corner of the room, leaving a large area in the middle where a bed was placed. On the bed lay a man, who looked to be about fifty years old, with a pale face and eyes tightly closed. I think he was the deceased. He was wearing Bagua fairy clothes, with a dark red ancient pillow under his head, and cloth shoes on his feet, lying there motionless.
What struck me as strange was that there were no funeral couplets or portraits hanging in the room, and apart from the solemn and eerie atmosphere, it didn't look like a mourning hall.
Several people were standing beside the bed, whispering something. It was impossible to tell what their relationship to the deceased was, but there was no sign of sorrow on their faces.
Seeing us, the men stopped talking. A middle-aged woman with a particularly attractive appearance came over and nodded to greet us: "Uncle Zhong, you are here."
"Yes." Uncle Zhong introduced the two of us: "This time, the entry into the Yin will be operated by these two people. You can talk about whatever you think. This one is Lin Cong, and his name is Li Daming. They are both rising stars of Taoism and are very powerful."
The woman nodded gently: "I'm sorry to trouble you two."
Li Daming coughed and said, "Okay, okay."
The woman invited us to sit at the table next to her and have some tea. She said a few words to those people and sent them away.
She walked over and sat opposite us: "Let me introduce myself briefly. My name is Wei Zhen, and I'm his wife." She pointed at the deceased and said, "Uncle Zhong may have told you when you came here that my husband Chen Jian just passed away, and his soul has not gone far. I hope you can go into the underworld and bring his soul back."
I drank my tea silently, thinking about this matter. Li Daming said, "Your family believes in this."
Uncle Zhong laughed at the side and said, "Let me tell you, Mr. Chen has passed away for a few days. It is too late for you to enter the netherworld. However, the Chen family also has a master who has sealed the body. The soul has not gone far in the netherworld. You can still find it if you go there in time."
I raised my head and said, " Why ?"
Uncle Zhong shook his head: "That's not the case. You have all been to the Bardo, right? The situation there is mysterious and unpredictable. Apart from Meng Po herself, who can figure out what is going on there?! Wang Yue is very capable, but she also needs help."
I couldn't help but ask, "Uncle Zhong, why don't you personally..."
Uncle Zhong interrupted me: "I usually don't get involved in things like this. There is no way to save Wang Yue. This is my principle! You still have a chance to regret it. But this family will not treat you unfairly. If you don't want to do it, you must say so immediately."
"Why not?" Li Daming said, "Auntie Wei, how much can you offer?"
Wei Zhen smiled faintly: "Uncle Zhong and I have discussed it, let's say 500,000."
Li Daming and I looked at each other. Five hundred thousand was already a lot. If we divided it equally, each of us would get at least two hundred thousand, which was enough to support Wu Wuxuanxuan for a while.
"You two don't have to be happy yet." Uncle Zhong said.
"Why, are you feeling sad?" Li Daming said.
Wei Zhen smiled and said, "How can I feel bad if I spend 500,000 yuan to buy back the life of our old Chen? This price is not too high, but too low. Uncle Zhong, you decide."
Uncle Zhong said, "Five hundred thousand is the price for Chen Jian to come back alive after the mission is completed. If he doesn't come back alive, I won't let you work in vain, so I'll give you one hundred thousand."
Actually, that’s fine, 50,000 per person.
Li Daming said: "Money is not the problem. The key is whether there is room for technology to be used."
Uncle Zhong smiled and said, "I won't get involved in the rest of the matter. You guys can discuss it among yourselves. I'm leaving now."
I have a feeling that I have been led into a trap, and I can't say anything now. The goal of Li Daming and I is not to make a lot of money, but to have more opportunities to explore the bardo realm from different perspectives and with different people.
Uncle Zhong is really an expert. He left as soon as he said he would. He bowed and left on his own, leaving me and Li Daming behind.
We chatted with Wei Zhen for a while and got some intuitive understanding of this family and the deceased Chen Jian. Chen Jian was in the catering industry. When he died, he already had more than a dozen chain stores in the city, specializing in casual milk tea stalls in shopping malls. If you calculate carefully, he makes a lot of money in a year. Wei Zhen and Chen Jian were classmates before. They started dating when they were in school and had a very good relationship.
I asked curiously, "Aunt Wei, you said there is a master in your family, who is it?"
"My daughter." Wei Zhen's face darkened when he mentioned his daughter. "She is born with these abilities. Her father and I worry a lot about her."
"Where is she?" Li Daming asked.
"She is in the room with the door closed, so let's not disturb her. Two little brothers, this time when you enter the underworld, my daughter will go with you." Wei Zhen said, "You can help each other."
I felt a little uncomfortable and didn't want too many people to get involved, but I couldn't say this.
Wei Zhen arranged for us to rest first. Her daughter would come out during dinner time, and we could ask her more professional questions then.
Li Daming and I were arranged to stay in the guest room on the second floor. We were not sleepy in the broad daylight, so we sat in the living room on the second floor and chatted.
There is a huge French window on the second floor. When you open it, you will see a balcony. Beyond the balcony is the endless river. You can watch the silent river flow and listen to the sound of steamboats. The life of the rich is so luxurious and boring.
As we were talking, it started to rain outside. It was raining heavily, and there were thunder and lightning in the sky. Li Daming and I remained silent, staring out the window together, fearing that opening our mouths would ruin the quiet and solemn atmosphere.
Li Daming suddenly pointed to a corner outside and said, "Old Lin, look."
Following his gesture, I looked over and saw that there was a rooftop above the second floor with an awning. In the heavy rain, there was a girl's back in the awning, and she seemed to be painting.
"Let's go up and take a look." said Li Daming.
I think it's a bit impolite, after all, it's someone else's home.
Li Daming is a lawless man who does whatever he thinks. He stood up and walked out along the corridor, and I quickly followed him.
