Chapter 67
Chapter 67
Xia Sheng briefly comforted Wu Zhaodi, then told her to bring over her and her parents’ Birth Date and Time.
Wu Zhaodi agreed and went straight to Xia Sheng’s school.
The two arranged to meet at a milk tea shop outside the school. Wu Zhaodi arrived half an hour early and waited for a long time before Xia Sheng finally came over after class.
The moment she saw Xia Sheng, Wu Zhaodi hurried over. “Little Celestial Master, you’re here. I’m so sorry. I shouldn’t have ignored what you told me yesterday…”
If she had listened to Xia Sheng yesterday and not gone back to find her parents, she would not have had to suffer through what happened last night.
Who could have imagined that the parents who had raised her all these years could truly be so heartless toward her just to buy her younger brother a house?
Xia Sheng said, “Blood ties are hard to sever. I understand. What I’m going to do next will harm your parents. After what you went through last night, at least it wasn’t for nothing. It helped you make up your mind to cut ties with them.”
Before Wu Zhaodi came, Xia Sheng had already told her that since the Wu parents refused to return the bride price, the only option was to transfer the Ghost Marriage onto them.
That was also why she had asked Wu Zhaodi to bring her parents’ Birth Date and Time.
After what happened last night, Wu Zhaodi no longer had the slightest attachment to these parents of hers.
Since her parents were unwilling to call off the Ghost Marriage now, then they could suffer a little and call it off themselves.
Wu Zhaodi handed over her parents’ Birth Date and Time and asked, “Little Celestial Master, if we’re transferring the Ghost Marriage, why do we need both of my parents’ Birth Date and Time?”
Logically speaking, if the Ghost Marriage was being transferred to another person, only one person’s Birth Date and Time should be needed.
Xia Sheng said, “The current government only allows monogamy, but the rules of the Underworld are different from those of the mortal realm. Men may have three wives and four concubines, and women may have three husbands and six attendants.
“Since your parents refuse to cancel this Ghost Marriage, then let that Ghost Bridegroom marry two at once and take them both in. One as the principal wife and one as a concubine. Isn’t that perfect?”
Hearing this, Wu Zhaodi said in shock, “But my dad is a man. Would the Ghost Bridegroom be willing to take him?”
Xia Sheng said calmly, “His backside can still be used, can’t it?”
Wu Zhaodi: “…”
All of a sudden, she felt a little sympathy for that old man. He was already so old, yet he still had to get it up the ass.
Tsk.
Xia Sheng took the three people’s Birth Date and Time, pasted the Talismans she had drawn in advance onto them, and chanted an incantation under her breath.
The Talismans emitted a faint golden glow, but it was not particularly noticeable inside the brightly lit shop.
Very soon, that golden light dimmed, then finally vanished completely.
Xia Sheng handed the Talismans pasted with the Birth Date and Time to Wu Zhaodi and said, “Carry these Talismans with you. As long as this Talisman is still here, the Ghost Bridegroom won’t recognize you. He will only regard your parents as the targets of his Ghost Marriage.”
Taking the Talismans, Wu Zhaodi bowed deeply to Xia Sheng. “Thank you, Little Celestial Master. How much are these Talismans? I’ll transfer the money to you.”
“Including yesterday’s Divination Fee, three thousand.” She had always charged according to fate. Mainly, she based it on the other person’s financial situation and the severity of the matter.
Wu Zhaodi had not expected it to be so cheap. She thanked Xia Sheng again and again, practically bowing and scraping as she left.
After Wu Zhaodi left, Xia Sheng came out of the milk tea shop and ran right into Zhou Yichuan and a few of his fair-weather friends.
Zhou Yichuan’s face was covered in injuries. Clearly, Old Master Zhou had beaten him badly on Saturday night.
He was cursing Xia Zhiruo with his friends, saying Xia Zhiruo was a cheap slut with no self-respect, and that he must have been blind to have ever taken a liking to her.
As they were cursing, they spotted Xia Sheng standing at the entrance of the milk tea shop.
The moment Zhou Yichuan saw her, his eyes lit up. He strode over at once, raking a hand through his hair in what he thought was a suave, dashing manner. “Xia Sheng, what a coincidence. We meet again.”
Xia Sheng’s gaze landed, neither warm nor cold, on Zhou Yichuan’s face-a face that was practically a public nuisance. She had no intention of acknowledging him and moved to walk around him.
But Zhou Yichuan reached out and blocked her path. “Xia Sheng, are you still mad at me because of what happened Saturday night? I was set up by Xia Zhiruo that day. I don’t like her at all.
“I know you like me too. Since we like each other, why don’t we just start dating? I’ll treat you well from now on.”
Zhou Yichuan spoke with absolute confidence. Since Xia Sheng liked him so much, he was sure that once he brought up dating, she would happily agree.
However, after he finished speaking, Xia Sheng’s expression did not change in the slightest. She merely spat out two cold words: “Move aside.”
The confident smile on Zhou Yichuan’s face froze. One of the friends beside him teased, “Brother Chuan, the girl turned you down. Looks like she’s not into you.”
Zhou Yichuan cared about his pride more than anything. Being rejected by Xia Sheng in front of his buddies made irritation flare in his chest, but he still forced himself to be patient. “Get lost. What rejection? Sheng’er is just too embarrassed to say she likes me in front of you guys.
“She’s liked me for a long time. Last time, she even specially left me her business card…”
“I don’t like you.” Before Zhou Yichuan could finish, Xia Sheng cut him off. “As for the business card, I gave that to a client. You just picked it up by accident.”
At that, Zhou Yichuan’s expression completely collapsed.
The others laughed as well. “Brother Chuan, looks like you really were being delusional this time. The girl doesn’t like you at all.”
“But our Brother Chuan does have reason to be confident. His family has power and influence, after all.”
Although they said it in a joking tone, the words sounded rather sarcastic.
In truth, they were being sarcastic.
Zhou Yichuan usually relied on his family’s influence to throw his weight around at school, and plenty of people had long been dissatisfied with him. Even the boys who hung around him only flattered him and got close to him for money. Deep down, they had plenty of complaints about him too. Now, they were merely using the chance to mock his delusional confidence under the guise of joking.
After hearing them, Zhou Yichuan felt even more humiliated. He looked at Xia Sheng angrily and said, “If you don’t like me, then why did you try to seduce me before? Was it fun stringing me along?”
Xia Sheng: “?”
Seduce?
Her?
“If you’re sick, go to a veterinary hospital. Don’t stand here barking.”
With that, Xia Sheng lifted her foot again, preparing to leave.
“Fuck, who said you could leave? I’m not done talking!” Zhou Yichuan gritted his teeth and reached out to grab her.
Sensing Zhou Yichuan approaching, Xia Sheng’s gaze sharpened. Just as she was about to kick him, a scream rang out.
She turned around and saw that Shen Yanchen had appeared at some point. His broad, powerful hand was gripping Zhou Yichuan’s wrist, the veins on the back of his hand standing out. With the slightest exertion of force, he snapped Zhou Yichuan’s hand outright.
Even as he did something so brutal, Shen Yanchen’s expression remained as calm as still water, refined and gentlemanly, elegant and noble.
After breaking Zhou Yichuan’s hand and throwing him aside, Shen Yanchen unhurriedly took out a handkerchief and wiped his hands. Then he asked Xia Sheng, “Are you all right?”