Chapter 89: No Peace
The ghost ran away, and there was no reason for them to continue wasting time here, so the three of them took a short rest and started their journey back.
It was midnight when they arrived, and the morning light was everywhere when they left. Although the visibility was better, they walked slower. There was no other way. It was uphill and downhill. How could Xiao Di's injured feet bear it? So everything fell on Tan Xuan again.
"Oh, please walk more steadily. You 're almost tossing me to pieces..."
"Big sister, can you please stop being so nosy? Don't you know how much you weigh? You're already in pieces, and I can't even breathe."
"Who are you calling fat?"
"Hey! Don't pinch me ..."
The mountain road was even harder to walk on in the early morning. The morning dew wet the weeds all over the mountain, and even wet the three people walking. If they were not careful, they would slip. Xiao Di had to be used as a cushion by Tan Xuan several times. Of course, there were also many scars on Tan Xuan's back. Old Qiu didn't say a word all the way, but just followed at the back door with his head down. His face was still as sad as if he had lost his parents, but although his steps were not messy, his breath was obviously a little disordered.
Finally, the three of them returned to the road before the sun fully appeared . They finally walked out, and all three of them exhaled at the same time. The road was no longer as quiet as when they came. Occasionally, a car would pass by on the two-way road, allowing them to smell the taste of the world again.
Xiao Di suddenly patted Tan Xuan's head, pointed at the car parked not far ahead and said, "Hey! Why is there a person lying in front of our car?"
Xiao Di was sitting high up and could see far away. Tan Xuan lowered his head and carried Xiao Di on his back, so how could he see clearly? He asked as he walked, "Where is it?"
"He's right there. Look, he's still moving. He seems to be in a lot of pain." Xiao Di continued, and then she took a deep breath. "Could it be that someone is here to scam me? It's so early in the morning, and it's not even day yet. He's so dedicated."
"Stop talking nonsense. What kind of idiot would go to such a remote place to commit fraud? Isn't he afraid that his body will be destroyed immediately after being hit..."
As he was talking, Tan Xuan, who was walking to the rear of the car, suddenly stopped and stopped talking, because he also saw that there was indeed a figure lying in front of the car. However, after he took a closer look, he immediately became furious. He straightened his body, put Xiao Di on the trunk of the car, and then walked to the front of the car in two steps and stomped on the person on the ground.
"You are such a fool, you dare to come to me on your own initiative. Just wait and see how I, your grandfather, will kill you..."
Xiao Di and Lao Qiu were both stunned by Tan Xuan's behavior. After he reacted, Lao Qiu directly reached out and held the back of the car, breathing heavily, as if he was exhausted from just coming out of the mountains. He had no intention of stepping forward to stop him, while Xiao Di shouted to stop him.
"Tan Xuan, what are you doing? Stop it now. You can't hit someone even if he's trying to scam me..."
Xiao Di knew that there was a violent gene in Tan Xuan's blood, but no one would pursue his legal responsibility for beating ghosts and corpses. Now beating people is different. Fighting violence with violence is an undisguised crime in today's rule of law society.
Seeing that Tan Xuan didn't stop, Xiao Di became anxious. He endured the pain and jumped out of the car. He limped to the front of the car and hugged Tan Xuan.
"Don't fight anymore. If you continue, someone will die..."
Tan Xuan was held tightly by Xiao Di. Under her soft yet firm restraint, Tan Xuan could not struggle and shouted at Xiao Di angrily: "Let me go. Even if someone dies, it must be a human being. Look at what it is."
"What?" Xiao Di looked down in confusion, only to see an almost transparent figure lying on the ground. From the blurry face, she could recognize that this was Mr. Li, who fell into the river with Wang Dongxue when she came out of Jiang Yingyue's dormitory that night.
"Why is it here?" Xiao Di asked in confusion, and slowly let go of Tan Xuan, "Why is it lying here?"
Tan Xuan looked at Li Haoran on the ground, and said to Xiao Di, "It and the one we met at the cave entrance should have come together, but the one at the cave entrance harmed us, while it wanted to do something to my car. It really overestimated its own capabilities and planned to target me."
Xiao Di remembered that when he first saw Li Haoran, it was lying on the ground and twitching, and couldn't help asking, "Why is it like this?"
Tan Xuan sneered twice and said arrogantly: "Do you think anyone can get on my car? Without my permission, it can't get in even if it tries its best. It was lying in front of the car because it wanted to get in from the front, but was bounced out by the magic circle inside the car. It was like this in an instant. I really admire the guy behind it. Doesn't it have any more men to use? They are all useless."
Old Qiu laughed, then took two quick breaths, "These rabble are really crazy, they actually turned their attention to Mr. Tan. Mr. Tan, why don't we spend some time on it and follow the clues to find the cause..."
Tan Xuan looked at Old Qiutou, then sneered and shook his head, "There's no need for that. It's probably just a test-taking pawn. It's already mentally handicapped, so we won't be able to get anything out of it."
Old Qiu was stunned for a moment, obviously not expecting Tan Xuan to think this way, and asked puzzledly: "Then what you did just now...wasn't it to force a confession?"
With the lesson from Wang Dongxue last time, Tan Xuan already had a general understanding of that person's style of doing things. Without asking any questions, he raised his foot and stepped on Li Haoran's chest. Then he twisted his foot slightly, and Li Haoran's body shattered instantly. In the mountain wind, he disappeared completely without a trace.
"Okay, let's go."
Tan Xuan helped his two companions, one injured and one tired, into the car, started the car and turned back to Jiangzhou city. Although the evil ghost did not show up, the line of pursuit had been broken this time, so he could only look for another opportunity.
Old Qiu got off the car near a crowded morning market. He was very dedicated to his job. Since he carried his food with him anyway, it didn't affect his business at all.
When Old Qiutou got off the car, Tan Xuan handed him a card. He said that one should not ask for favors without expressing his gratitude, and one should follow the rules of the underworld when dealing with people from the underworld. Old Qiutou refused twice before accepting the card. After saying a few polite words to Tan Xuan, he bowed and said goodbye, then turned around and blended into the bustling crowd going to the market.
As soon as Tan Xuan got back into the car, Xiao Di couldn't help but ask, "Why did you give him another card? Wasn't he someone you asked to help you?"
Tan Xuan chuckled, "How can I ask someone for help without some kind of token of appreciation? Regardless of the outcome, they have contributed what they could, and I don't want to be known as a stingy person."
"So how much money was in the card you gave him just now?" Xiao Di continued to ask gossipingly.
Tan Xuan said as he drove: "It's the money we got from saving the boss of the Yang family and Master Ge."
"What!" Xiao Di almost jumped out of the car, but ended up grimacing in pain again.
"You gave him all that?"
Tan Xuan glanced at Xiao Di and said nonchalantly, "Yes, except for that little bit of cash, I gave him everything else. I just regarded it as waste."
"Why give him so much?" Xiao Di asked in confusion, with some accusations in her words. Ever since Old Qiu abandoned her and Tan Xuan and climbed out of the tomb, her good impression of Old Qiu disappeared. What's wrong with being a master? People without virtue are not worthy of her respect.
"A lot?" Tan Xuan asked back. Seeing Xiao Di's distressed look, he smiled and shook his head. "The cost of such technical talents is not low nowadays. His overall ability may not be up to par in the whole Jiangzhou, but he is still good at tracking. It's hard for him this time. He is so old and has climbed up and down with us. Moreover, the treasure is ruined. This is not much."
Xiao Di was silent for a while and then chuckled, "If you say it's not much, then it's not much. Anyway, you paid for it, and it can be regarded as your initial investment in Jiang Yingyue. If she knew that you were willing to invest so much, she would definitely pledge her love to you."
"Don't bother worrying about our affairs. Just think about how to take care of your feet."
Although Tan Xuan had learned some medical knowledge from his master, he also knew his own limitations and did not dare to delay Xiao Di's injury. He took Xiao Di to the hospital for emergency treatment and found a regular doctor to take an X-ray. After confirming that the bones were fine, he prescribed a bag of medicine and sent Xiao Di back home.
"Are you sure you can take care of yourself? If not, just move to my place and stay for two days. I'll be at home during the day and Xiaoying will be at home at night, so we can both take care of you." After sending Xiao Di home, Tan Xuan was still a little worried about whether she could live a normal life on her own.
"I'm not at the point where I need someone to take care of my eating, drinking, defecating and urinating. Please leave now. I need to rest for a while and sort out what I recorded last night..."
Tan Xuan was kind enough to care about Xiao Di, but Xiao Di didn't appreciate it and was directly kicked out.
"Call me anytime if you need anything."
"knew."
Tan Xuan left, still somewhat worried, but there was nothing he could do. Before getting in the car, Tan Xuan looked back at Xiao Di's room, only to find that the curtains were already drawn, tightly shut.
When Tan Xuan returned home, Jiang Yingyue had already gotten up. Seeing Tan Xuan's dusty appearance, Jiang Yingyue was shocked.
"What happened to you? How did you become like this?"
Tan Xuan just remembered that he had been crawling around underground and must be extremely dirty. After a moment of hesitation, he lied and said, "Ah, this, I accidentally fell down by the lake just now."
"Are you hurt anywhere? It must have been a serious fall to get you like this."
Seeing Jiang Yingyue's concerned look, Tan Xuan felt warm in his heart. The fatigue of the night disappeared instantly. He said with a smile: "It's okay, I just slipped and fell, but I'm not hurt. Wait a moment, I'll go wash up first, and then take you to work. Don't worry, it will be quick."
"No need." Jiang Yingyue waved her hand, her eyes revealing concern and some worry.
"You're welcome. It will be quick." Tan Xuan comforted.
"Really, no need. I'm not being polite. It's the weekend today, so I don't have to go to work."
"ah!"
Tan Xuan was stunned for a moment, feeling somewhat embarrassed. He thought that Jiang Yingyue was not being polite to him and really didn't need to see him off. He smiled, lowered his head and turned into the bathroom.
After a while, Tan Xuan finished washing and came out in pajamas. He was clean and refreshed, and there was indeed no injury at all.
"Let me change my clothes first, and then we can go out for breakfast together."
Jiang Yingyue stopped Tan Xuan who was about to go back to the bedroom to change clothes, and said hesitantly: "Wait a moment, I want to tell you something."
"What's the matter?" Tan Xuan asked, touching his hair that was not completely dry.
"I saw that female ghost in white again last night..."
