Chapter 2

Chapter 2

Chen Ling was in that group too.

The group had a very strange rule. Once you joined, you had to change your group nickname to your full name plus your date of birth, down to the exact hour and minute.

According to that girl, the organizers had dedicated people calculate whether the professional brides’ and professional grooms’ birth characters were compatible, all for the sake of an auspicious start.

I found Chen Ling in the member list.

Jiang Shaotian craned his neck to glance at my phone. “Whoa. Chen Ling’s birthdate is a Pure Yin Birthdate.

“With a birth chart like hers, she’s the easiest kind of person to attract filthy things.”

I knew that.

After all, I’d seen her Pure Yin Destiny the moment I first laid eyes on her.

I heard she’d been sick all the time as a child. Later, a blind Daoist gave her a bracelet, and only then did she grow up safe and sound.

I never expected something would still happen to her now.

I changed my group nickname and casually made up a Pure Yin Birthdate to fill in.

After putting my phone into my bag, I turned and headed out of the old town.

Jiang Shaotian hurried after me. “Sister Ruyi, where are we going now?”

I scrolled down the member list and tapped on an avatar. “To find her.

“Young Master Jiang, I’ll have to trouble you to use your money powers and investigate this person.”

Like Chen Ling, she was one of only two yin-born women in the group.

If Chen Ling had been targeted because of her special birthdate, then there was no reason this girl would have been spared.

Half an hour later, Jiang Shaotian came back.

“Found her.

“Zheng Anqi, twenty-four, ordinary office worker.” His expression turned a little grave. “She’s in the hospital right now.”

I turned to look at him. “What happened?”

Jiang Shaotian said, “I heard she was hit by a car while crossing the street, but I looked at the surveillance footage. Something’s off.”

As he spoke, he sent me the footage he’d dug up.

In the video, a young woman in office wear was crossing the street. But halfway across, she suddenly stopped moving.

She just stood there blankly in the middle of the road for several seconds. The car coming from the opposite side couldn’t dodge in time and slammed into her.

Jiang Shaotian added, “The accident happened on Monday. She’d just participated in the old town’s martial arts spouse-selection event over the weekend.”

I asked him, “Which hospital is she in now?”

By the time we arrived at Zheng Anqi’s hospital, it was already noon.

Outside the ward, her parents were eating.

We lied and said we were her coworkers who had come to visit her especially. Her parents burst into tears at once.

Jiang Shaotian stayed outside to comfort them.

I went into the ward alone.

Zheng Anqi lay on the hospital bed, her face pale, without the slightest sign of waking up.

Nurses came and went around us.

Without giving anything away, I walked to the bedside, formed a Spirit-Seeking Incantation with my fingers, and sent it into her body…

When we left the hospital, Jiang Shaotian asked me, “How is it?”

“Her Perceptive Soul and Life Soul are both gone. Only her Essential Soul is left to keep her alive.”

Humans have Three Souls and Seven Spirits. The three souls are the Essential Soul, the Perceptive Soul, and the Life Soul.

If a person’s Essential Soul is lost, that person can’t survive. But the Perceptive Soul and Life Soul are different. If the Perceptive Soul is lost, all five senses vanish. If the Life Soul is gone, the person’s spirit gradually withers until they fall into a complete sleep.

At this point, I could confirm that some demon or evil being was definitely at work.

“Then what do we do now?” Jiang Shaotian asked me.

I looked up at the sun hanging high overhead and rubbed my stomach. “Eat first. I’m starving.”

Jiang Shaotian: “…”

We casually found a small roadside restaurant. After I ate three bowls of rice in a row, I finally set down my bowl in satisfaction.

Buzz, buzz, buzz-

My phone vibrated.

I glanced at it casually.

[Martial Arts Spouse-Selection Event organizer Mr. Jiang has requested to add you as a friend.]

Jiang Shaotian was curious. “Sister Ruyi, what are you laughing at?”

I held my phone up in front of him and gave it a little wave.

“I’m laughing because the fish has taken the bait.”

Just like Chen Ling had been offered, this Mr. Jiang promised me three thousand yuan as an event fee.

The event was set for seven o’clock tomorrow night.

His tone was relaxed and his pitch was practiced. One listen and I could tell he was an old hand at this.

I sounded troubled. “But I still have class tomorrow night…”

He brushed it off. “Classmate Yun, college classes are all more or less the same. Just find someone to take attendance for you, or ask for sick leave. It’s not a big deal.”

I still didn’t agree. After hesitating for a long time, I said, “Your pay is so high that I’m honestly a little worried. This isn’t a scam, is it?”

Mr. Jiang seemed a little impatient. “To be honest, we’re contacting you first because your birth characters are excellent. If this is so difficult for you, then forget it. I’ll look for someone else.”

I hurriedly said, “Wait!”

Pretending to be embarrassed, I said, “Actually, I just want to find my boyfriend a job too. If he’s with me, I’ll feel more at ease.

“Aren’t you also hiring professional grooms? Do you think you could let him try?”

Mr. Jiang on the other end fell silent for a few seconds.

Only then did he say, “Send me his birth characters. I’ll calculate them first.”

After hanging up, I casually made up another birth chart and sent it over.

During the call, I could tell he was quite anxious, as if he was afraid I would run off.

Under those circumstances, I believed that no matter what condition I brought up, he would do his best to satisfy it.

Jiang Shaotian stood beside me and scratched his head. “Sister Ruyi, you don’t want me to be the professional groom, do you?

“I don’t think I-”

I gave him a light glance. “Do you think your brother-in-law is dead?”