Chapter 3

Xia Sheng shook her head, then simply looked up at him, staring without blinking.

This man was shrouded in a dense Baleful Qi, the strongest she had ever seen in her life.

Xia Sheng couldn’t resist and secretly took a sip.

So fragrant.

Xia Sheng narrowed her eyes in satisfaction, nearly unable to hold back a belch.

When her Master was alive, he had said that she was not the original soul of this body. The original Xia Sheng was already dead when Master found her.

As for her, she didn’t know where her spirit had come from, but after Xia Sheng’s death, she had taken over her body.

After taking over, her Soul Body was left with a slight defect. She couldn’t remember anything from her previous life and her soul was extremely unstable.

Because her soul was unstable, she often needed to devour the Baleful Qi of Fierce Ghosts to strengthen herself; otherwise, her soul might dissipate.

But most Ghosts did not do evil, and the countryside was vast and sparsely populated, with few Ghosts gathered together. It often took her several months to find a Fierce Ghost, so her Soul Body was often in a state of hunger.

Yet, just now, she had only taken a small sip of the Baleful Qi from the man before her and was already full.

He was practically a walking piece of preserved meat!

The kind you could slice off and eat anytime!

At this thought, her gaze toward Shen Yanchen grew even more heated.

Seeing her staring at his master for so long, Lu Ren, who followed behind Shen Yanchen, reminded her, “Miss, even if you’re lovestruck, there’s a limit. It’s impolite to keep staring.”

Before Xia Sheng could reply, she received a glance from Shen Yanchen himself.

Lu Ren shivered and shrank back silently.

For no apparent reason, why did his master suddenly get angry?

Xia Sheng also realized she had been staring for too long. “Sorry.”

She stepped back, her gaze landing on Lu Ren, then suddenly said, “You’re planning to marry your first love soon, right?”

Lu Ren was stunned. “How do you know?”

“I’ve studied some Mystic Arts,” Xia Sheng continued, “Your first love, Yuan Yuan, is pregnant. She wants a stand-in father, so she reconciled with you. If you don’t want to be a happy but deceived dad, you’d better take her for a checkup.”

Upon hearing this, Lu Ren was displeased. “Yuan Yuan is a kind and traditional girl. How could she do such a thing? Don’t make things up!”

He had known his first love since high school. Although they had broken up four or five years ago, they’d always kept in touch.

He knew better than anyone what a good girl she was.

Xia Sheng didn’t argue with him. Before catching up to Jiang Zhongqing, she glanced at Shen Yanchen again.

Actually, she had read Lu Ren’s fortune just now only to confirm whether her abilities were still intact.

She had followed her Master in cultivation since childhood and could now read the faces of a thousand, even ten thousand people at a glance, knowing the details of their lives.

But that man with the thick Baleful Qi-she couldn’t see through him.

It turned out that he was the only one she couldn’t read.

She had left a trace of her own aura on him. When she had time, she would certainly pay another visit to this long-term meal ticket.

If only she could keep him by her side every night and feast to her heart’s content, that would be perfect.

Hmm…though it probably wasn’t very likely.

Jiang Zhongqing had already entered the shop and told the Shop Manager what he wanted.

Noticing that Xia Sheng hadn’t followed, he turned to look back.

Seeing the man standing at the door, Jiang Zhongqing was shocked.

This was just an unremarkable little shop on the Ancient Street. How could such a great figure show up here?

When Xia Sheng walked up to him, Jiang Zhongqing quickly whispered, “Little Celestial Master, you know Shen Ninth Master too?”
Xia Sheng was puzzled. “Who is Shen Ninth Master?”

Jiang Zhongqing lowered his voice, “The one who just spoke to you.”

“Oh.”

Seeing Xia Sheng’s indifferent reaction, Jiang Zhongqing didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

This Little Celestial Master probably had no idea about the Shen Family’s status in the Capital City.

The Shen Family was the top aristocratic family in the Imperial Capital, with a long history and deep foundations.

As the sole authority of the Shen Family, Shen Ninth Master wielded immense power-even the highest-ranking elders in the Capital City had to respectfully address him as ‘Master’.

The Jiang Family was also a prominent family in the Imperial Capital, but even Jiang Zhongqing had rarely spoken to Shen Ninth Master. Most of the time, he could only catch a distant glimpse of him from the crowd.

Only someone like the Little Celestial Master, who didn’t recognize him, would dare to be so calm and uninhibited.

He hesitated about whether to greet Shen Yanchen, but saw Shen Yanchen enter, buy a stack of spirit money, and then leave.

Jiang Zhongqing was stunned.

He remembered that the Shen Family had a press conference today, held at a hotel ten kilometers away.

He never expected Shen Yanchen to come all this way just to buy a stack of spirit money.

And to do it personally.

Could it be that this little shop held some secret?

After leaving the shop, Lu Ren opened the back car door for Shen Yanchen.

Shen Yanchen bent down to get in, then suddenly said, “You’d better listen to her and take your girlfriend for a checkup.”

It took Lu Ren a few seconds to realize his master was referring to what that little swindler had just said. He looked at Shen Yanchen in disbelief. “Master, since when did you start believing in fortune-telling scams?”

A barely noticeable curve appeared at Shen Yanchen’s lips. “Now.”

Lu Ren: “?”

Shen Yanchen smiled without saying more.

Just now, that little girl had secretly absorbed the Baleful Qi from his body, and the heavy fatigue he’d been feeling vanished completely.

Just as the Old Celestial Master had said, he would meet a benefactor at this place this year.

From now on, he would no longer be tormented by the Baleful Qi.

……

After buying the Yellow Talisman and Cinnabar, Xia Sheng borrowed the shop’s table to draw a Misfortune-Dispelling Talisman for Jiang Zhongqing. Then, the two returned to the car.

“Little Celestial Master, where are you going next?”

Jiang Zhongqing had already had someone confirm that there had indeed been a car accident at Liao’an Pedestrian Street.

The driver who caused the accident was drunk, but Jiang Zhongqing suspected the Li Family had arranged for the driver to pretend to be drunk to cover their tracks.

Jiang Zhongqing had changed the route at the last minute. The driver, unable to see the license plate clearly after drinking, probably just crashed into a similar-looking car.

Fortunately, he had arranged for people to be stationed there in advance, and as soon as the offending vehicle moved, they intercepted it.

The owner of the car that was hit wasn’t hurt, just the car was damaged.

After this incident, Jiang Zhongqing now regarded Xia Sheng as a true Master, and his attitude was even more respectful than before.

Xia Sheng fastened her seatbelt and said, “Just drop me off at a small inn where it’s fifty yuan a night.”

She wasn’t planning to return to the Xia Family for now.

Jiang Zhongqing was stunned for a few seconds. To confirm, he asked, “Are you sure you want to stay at a fifty-yuan-a-night inn?”

The Little Celestial Master had just helped him, and the reward was a million yuan.

Wouldn’t staying at a fifty-yuan inn be too shabby?

Xia Sheng nodded seriously. “I’m sure.”

She had only earned a hundred yuan today. The cost of living in the Capital City was high, so she had to be frugal.