Chapter 76 - Gentle indulgence!
Chapter 76: Gentle indulgence!
Fortunately, Father Zhu came over quickly. In front of an elder, Qi Zhenbai still knew restraint and quickly let go of Chi Shuyan. Chi Shuyan heaved a sigh of relief. Otherwise, she really would have fainted again.
“Master Chi, how are you feeling?” Father Zhu asked with concern.
Chi Shuyan shook her head and used the excuse which Zhu Bocheng had given. “It’s nothing, it’s just low blood sugar. We can leave the hospital now.”
Father Zhu was going to say more, but when he saw that Qi Zhenbai was also there, he didn’t think too much and quickly greeted him. “Young Master Qi, you’re here too?”
“Uncle!” Qi Zhenbai nodded faintly.
Under normal circumstances, Father Zhu would have liked to speak more with Young Master Qi from the Qi family, but with the matter of the construction building still unresolved, Father Zhu wasn’t in the mood to say much. His attention was on Celestial Master Chi on the bed.
Father Zhu looked at Chi Shuyan hesitantly, his expression changing several times before he continued. “Director Yang is outside. Master Chi, would you like to meet him?”
Father Zhu didn’t notice that as soon as he said the words, the expressionless Qi Zhenbai next to him turned a few degrees colder. Zhu Bocheng now had some understanding of Sister Chi’s place in Zhenbai’s heart. Sister Chi had just woken up and someone was already disturbing her; it would be strange if Zhenbai were happy.
Zhu Bocheng gave Father Zhu a few looks, but unfortunately, his father didn’t notice any of them.
Chi Shuyan, on the other hand, chuckled softly when she heard that Yang Xinde was here. “Since he’s already here, show him in.”
Only when Father Zhu heard this did he relax and heave a sigh of relief. Yang Xinde had really been pestering him to the point of collapse. It wasn’t easy for him to keep this wily old fox at bay until now. After all, in business, amiability was how one made money, so he couldn’t really reject him coldly all the time.
The moment Yang Xinde entered the ward and saw Chi Shuyan, his eyes instantly lit up. He wailed with a distressed frown, “Master Chi, Master Chi, you’re a magnanimous person. You can’t watch me die…” Yang Xinde was about to pour out his grievances and play the sympathy card, but didn’t expect to meet two cold, glittering phoenix eyes at the first misstep. The words in his mouth immediately stopped.
Yang Xinde looked incredulously at the tall, cold Ninth Master Qi in front of him, as if he was in a dream. He rubbed his eyes and looked at Ninth Master Qi, who was still standing in front of him with furrowed eyebrows and cold eyes. This was real.
He had done everything in his power to try and meet the Ninth Master of the Qi family, but it was as difficult as scaling the heavens. Who would have thought he would run into him today while paying Master Chi a visit in her ward?
He thought of something and his expression changed drastically, going green and white. His attitude toward Chi Shuyan became even more reverent. Recalling his disdain and coldness toward Chi Shuyan before, he simply wanted to slap himself in the face again. Yang Xinde was chagrined and only hoped that Master Chi wouldn’t remember the stupid things he’d done. He hurriedly smiled obsequiously and said, “Ninth Master Qi is here too? Are you also here to see Master Chi?”
Qi Zhenbai ignored Yang Xinde’s fawning and nodded indifferently. He sat unmoved next to the bed, not even bothering to speak. A pair of glittering phoenix eyes examined him sharply, like a majestic god sitting there, which gave Yang Xinde immense pressure.
Yang Xinde wanted to cry, but unfortunately, he didn’t have the guts to hurry the other person out. He could only brace himself and sincerely admit his mistake to Chi Shuyan. “Master Chi, I didn’t recognize your dignified self. You’re a magnanimous person, so please don’t take issue with me.”
“It’s fine, I understand.” Chi Shuyan was indifferent.
Yang Xinde heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this. There was clearly a god sitting next to Chi Shuyan, but her face was as calm as water. Most importantly, Yang Xinde realized that after Ninth Master Qi gave him one miserly look earlier, he stared fixedly at Master Chi the entire time. Conversely, Master Chi was quite indifferent.
Yang Xinde found it strange and was in awe. He didn’t even dare breathe loudly in front of Ninth Master Qi now, yet this Master Chi treated Ninth Master Qi as if he was nothing. Indeed, what a courageous and insightful figure.
“Master Chi, you must help me this time or my land really is finished. After these things happened three times in a row, we’re severely behind in schedule. If this continues, my cooperation with Director Zhu will also be affected,” Yang Xinde hurriedly pleaded.
“Do you know why accidents keep happening to your building?” Chi Shuyan raised her eyebrows and didn’t agree right away to his request.
Yang Xinde was stumped for a moment. “Isn’t it because it’s haunted? By the sister of the family who sold me the land? But every grievance has its perpetrator and every debt has its debtor. She should look for her younger brother; why did she come looking for us?” He already had a pretty good idea of that family’s affairs. After connecting the dots, the sister’s family died horribly for no reason. It was probably that cruel younger brother’s doing.
Chi Shuyan gave Yang Xinde an approving glance. This man was pretty smart. She picked up a pear slice and ate it, then suddenly said solemnly, “You’re only half-right. There’s a luck-borrowing array under your building. This kind of magic array is atrocious and extremely sinister. The one whose luck is borrowed will become destitute and their misfortunes will continue until they die tragic deaths. As for those who borrow luck, they’ll live their days smoothly for a while and become rich. However…”
Chi Shuyan curled her lip slightly and sneered, “However, you ultimately can’t escape the fate of a backlash. The baleful aura is leaking out of that luck-borrowing array. It seems retribution is only a matter of time. I advise you to get rid of that piece of land quickly.”
Yang Xinde was scared out of his wits by the word “borrowing luck,” but when he heard what she said afterwards, he was even more alarmed and turned deathly pale. If he got rid of the land now, his company would make a huge loss. An Qiyou had caused him grievous harm. For a moment, he gritted his teeth and spoke resentfully of An Qiyou. “No wonder, no wonder. In the past, that piece of land belonged to An Qi. She was a pretty good person, and smart, capable, candid and generous. She was much better than that good-for-nothing brother, and was also popular and had a good customer base.
“But the strange thing was that over time, her brother caught up and directly snatched everything away from An Qi. She and her family were planning to make a comeback, but in the end, she died in a car accident. After she died, her family became even more impoverished and there were three deaths in a row.
“An Qiyou’s family business grew larger and larger, and it seemed that they got all the luck in wealth. But recently, An Qiyou’s company seems to have encountered some major problems. The company’s turnover hasn’t been good, so they had to sell this piece of land.” Yang Xinde naturally wasn’t a good man and had used a few tricks to get the land at a low price. But now, he had put a lot of effort into this piece of land. If he continued, he would only stand to lose more and more. He thought he had picked up a big bargain when in fact, it was a hot potato.
“That’s right. Luck isn’t a neverending stream. It’s probably running out after the last few decades.” Chi Shuyan smiled without the slightest bit of surprise.
When Yang Xinde saw Chi Shuyan’s reaction, he hurriedly said, “Master Chi, that’s not right. I didn’t harm her family. If she wants to settle the score, it should be with her younger brother.”
Chi Shuyan sneered with some schadenfreude. “You ran into a gun when you bought that plot of land. Decades of grievances have all turned into evil spirits; they don’t care if you’re the real culprit or not. Furthermore, it’s not just one ghost, but a whole family.”
Yang Xinde was so scared that he almost staggered. His face was deathly pale and his lips trembled. He was about to wail and beg for mercy, when he choked under Qi Zhenbai’s cold eyes. He looked at Chi Shuyan with trepidation and anticipation. “Master Chi, Master Chi, you can’t just watch me die. I, I’ll kneel for you right now…”
Chi Shuyan was about to reply, when the man beside her suddenly said in a deep and powerful voice, “Open your mouth!”
Chi Shuyan didn’t think much and opened her mouth obediently. The aroma of black chicken soup suddenly filled her mouth. She immediately tilted her head and saw that a bowl of black chicken soup had appeared in the hands of the tall man beside her at some point. He sat mighty and unmoving, quietly ladling out soup with his right hand. His expression was calm and collected under the horrified and frightened faces of the crowd as he followed up his earlier unpracticed action with another spoonful and raised it to her lips, gently saying, “Have another mouthful! Good girl!”
Chi Shuyan: …