Volume 6: Summer Chapter 20: Failure
Meng Xianyang frowned and opened his eyes slightly.
The curtains were not drawn, and the sunlight came in directly, so bright that it was a bit blinding.
He subconsciously raised his hand to block the light, then he sat up on the bed with a confused expression.
There was some noise in the living room.
He heard the door closing, footsteps approaching, and then there was a knock on the door.
"Xianyang, are you awake?" Zou Zhichao called him outside the door.
"Wake up." Meng Xianyang replied, then he got out of bed, walked to the door and opened it.
Zou Zhichao raised the takeaway bag in his hand and said, "I ordered two takeaways. Go and eat them."
As he spoke, he took out a lunch box and handed it to Meng Xianyang.
"Oh, OK," Meng Xianyang took the lunch box and asked, "What time is it now?"
"It's almost eleven o'clock. Aren't you going to visit the landlord today?"
"Yes, that's right."
Seeing that Meng Xianyang was a little confused, Zou Zhichao asked tentatively: "How did you sleep? Did you have that again?"
"No," Meng Xianyang denied. He said, "I was a very deep sleeper."
"That's good."
After confirming that Meng Xianyang was fine, Zou Zhichao turned around and went back to his room.
Meng Xianyang walked back to the room with the lunch box. After putting it down on the table, he found his mobile phone beside the bed. After opening WeChat, he ignored a lot of work messages and found Jiang You. He discovered that Jiang You had contacted him on WeChat before.
He looked up at the air conditioner, then looked out the window. The sky was clear and cloudless.
…
Jiang You’s phone vibrated.
He took it out and saw that Meng Xianyang had transferred the rent to him on WeChat.
At this time, a clear male voice sounded.
"Brother Jiang!"
Jiang You and Taoist Qingyang looked outside the store at the same time, and a young man in a light brown plaid shirt walked into the yard.
It’s Guan Nuo.
"Jiang Mo, do you still remember me?" Guan Nuo greeted Jiang Mo.
Jiang Mo picked up Zhaocai and walked towards the greenhouse.
When Guan Nuo was feeling embarrassed, Jiang You walked to the door of the store and asked him, "When did you come back?"
"I arrived in Tangjiang last night."
At this time, Guan Nuo saw Taoist Qingyang in the store. He asked in surprise, "Master, why are you here too ?"
"I asked him to help," Jiang You replied to Guan Nuo.
"Come in and sit for a while," Jiang You took Guan Nuo into the store and asked, "Would you like some tea or a drink?"
"Any iced ones?"
"Yes, Coke or Sprite? "
"Coke."
When Jiang You went to the kitchen to get a Coke, Guan Nuo pulled out a chair from under the long table and sat next to Taoist Qingyang.
"Are you back from Yanjing?" Taoist Qingyang asked him.
"No, I came from Chucheng. I went to Yanjing first, and then to Chucheng."
"Did Mr. Zhuang also return to Tangjiang?"
"Yes."
Jiang You came out with three cans of ice cola.
"Brother Jiang, did you bring back the talent?" Guan Nuo said.
"Yes, I'm teaching it to skateboard." Jiang You put the Coke on the table and sat down.
"Do you know when the section chief will be back, Brother Jiang?"
“I don’t know.”
"You don't know, either?"
Jiang You unbuttoned the can of Coke, and the cold air came out. He took a sip of Coke, "Maybe two years will pass in one retreat. Right, Taoist priest?"
"Really?" Guan Nuo turned his head and looked at Taoist Qingyang.
"It's possible," Taoist Qingyang agreed with Jiang You's statement, "Xiao Tang's cultivation speed down the mountain is also very fast, which shows that she has a good understanding. After returning to the mountain, she will retreat to digest the insights she gained in the past three years. When she comes out of retreat, she may reach a new level."
Jiang You’s phone vibrated again.
Meng Xianyang: I'm at the Cultural Street. I'll be there soon.
Jiang You replied: OK.
Then he said to Taoist Qingyang, "My tenant is coming soon."
Taoist Qingyang said, "Leave this matter to me."
Ten minutes later, Meng Xianyang walked into the yard and Jiang You saw him.
Jiang You waved at him, "Xiao Meng, here."
Meng Xianyang walked quickly into the store.
Jiang You introduced them to each other, "Master Qingyang, this is my friend, Meng Xianyang. Little Meng, this is the abbot of Baihe Temple, Master Qingyang."
"Hello, Taoist priest. Thank you for taking the trouble to come here specially." Meng Xianyang said.
“You’re welcome.”
"This is my friend, Guan Nuo," Jiang You pointed at Guan Nuo, "He just came back from abroad. He has profound attainments in metaphysics."
"Hello, Mr. Guan."
Guan Nuo felt a little embarrassed. He said, "Hello, hello."
After some greetings, Jiang You sent Jiang Mo and Zhao Cai back to their room, then took Guan Nuo to the terrace on the second floor of the greenhouse, leaving the yard for Taoist Qingyang to practice.
He set up a large outdoor parasol, lay on a lounge chair, put a handful of melon seeds on his stomach, and ate them while reading a novel.
Guan Nuo sat for a while, then stood up and walked to the fence to watch Taoist Qingyang exorcise the evil spirit for Meng Xianyang.
After watching for a while, he heard Jiang You ask him, "How's the case in the office building going?"
"It's been resolved," Guan Nuo turned around and said, "I had already controlled the vengeful spirit, but I made the same mistake as last time and fell into its trap. In the end, it was Uncle Zhuang who took action and dispersed it."
"Have you found out why there are vengeful spirits there?"
"No," Guan Nuo shook his head, "I've handed it over to the Chucheng Public Security Bureau for investigation."
As he spoke, Guan Nuo heard Taoist Qingyang shouting. He leaned on the fence again and looked down. Taoist Qingyang was holding a peach wood sword and was walking around Meng Xianyang with mysterious footwork.
Jiang played the pink hair dress-up game for a while, and after controlling his hand to spend money, he found Yang Xuan on WeChat.
Jiang You: When will your drama be released?
Yang Xuan replied him almost immediately: We are still in post-production and need to send it for review. It may be available in Q3.
Jiang You: The problem of the haunted office building has been solved.
Yang Xuan: That’s great!
Jiang You: Are you still picking your toes in the dormitory?
Yang Xuan: It’s a mess. Don’t worry!
Bang!
Jiang You raised his head and saw Guan Nuo, who had climbed over the fence and jumped down. He stood up, patted the melon seeds stuck on his clothes, and walked to the fence.
In the center of the yard, a cloud of blue-black smoke enveloped Taoist Qingyang and Meng Xianyang.
It seemed as if something was trying to struggle out of the smoke.
Guan Nuo stood up.
A wisp of black smoke floated towards him, and he dodged it alertly and jumped to the side.
He could feel the energy contained in that wisp of smoke.
Black smoke chased him.
He dodged and moved left and right.
Big beads of sweat fell from his face. He jumped to the edge of the flower bed, looked up and wanted to call Jiang You, but he saw that the door of the second-floor window was open.
Jiang Mo's face flashed across his sight.
Then, an orange cat was thrown out and pounced towards the smoke with its four paws outstretched.
"Meow!!!"
