Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The little shikigami felt like crying.
Itâs not that they didnât want to tell their master, but before they headed off earlier, Baili Jiajueâs gaze was way too terrifying, and his expression clearly said that if they dared to reveal his identity, he would turn them to ashes! That was worse than getting drenched in water! Turned to ashes!!
âThose little guys seem to be very afraid of you.â Helian Weiwei looked sideways at a certain highness beside her.
Baili Jiajue reached out his hand and pulled her hair behind her ear. He was very nonchalant. âReally? But Iâm so friendly towards them.â
Helian Weiwei was speechless.
âIn the future, itâs better not to use your âfriendlinessâ so casually. You might kill something.â
Hearing this, Baili Jiajue laughed softly, put Helian Weiweiâs hand on his lips and kissed it. âThat depends on your performance tonight.â
âI will catch the murderer very soon.â Helian Weiwei raised her eyebrows and looked very confident. âYou donât believe me?â
Baili Jiajue paused for a moment. That wasnât the sort of performance he was referring to.
âI believe you.â He laughed again, but his gaze was rather gloomy...
Helian Weiwei chuckled twice. âThen whatâs with that perfunctory tone of yours?â
Baili Jiajue liked her like this. He pulled her over and said in a respectful tone, âHow would I dare to perfunctorily answer my own Master.â
Helian Weiwei knew that she couldnât win against a certain highness. She directly leaned over, stole a kiss, and looked pleased with herself.
Originally, Baili Jiajue thought of letting his little phoenix play here for a while. Now it seemed that it was better to solve the case as soon as possible. Then he could do whatever he wanted to her...
Helian Weiwei didnât know what His Highness was thinking about. She only thought about everything that happened today. A lot of information kept repeating in her mind. It was rather messy and complicated, so they needed to be sorted out.
Auntie Zhang saw them walk in from outside and went to get more cutlery.
But Xiaoqing pulled her back. âAuntie Zhang, some people will say anything to cheat others of their money. Letting her eat is also a waste of food.â
The pain of losing Song Tongtong made Auntie Zhangâs eyes dim. She shook her head, pushed Xiaoqingâs hand away and walked into the kitchen.
Xiao Qing really disliked Helian Weiwei.
Master Zhang also swept a rather arrogant glance at that Helian Weiwei, and then put away his peach wood sword while pretending it was heavy as he said to Xiaoqing, âThe water element on this malicious spiritâs body is too powerful. We can only wait until the rain stops before we can subdue her. But donât worry, she wonât come out to cause trouble for the time being. Iâve already set up a barrier here. As long as we donât leave this place, no one will be in trouble.â
After hearing this, Helian Weiwei sneered in her heart. This Master Zhang wasnât stupid. He knew that the murderer wouldnât make a move when everyone was here.
However, those university students couldnât figure this out. Their trust in Master Zhang had made them completely lose their ability to think, especially Xiaoqing. After hearing Master Zhangâs words, she promised, âNone of us will leave this place. If we go to the bathroom again, both of us will go together.â
âThatâs right.â Master Zhang adjusted his tone as he sat down at the dining table and said, âWeâve already lost Miss Song. We canât let this malicious spirit drag anyone else away. I just finished the ritual, and I need to replenish some energy. The influence of the malicious spirit is too great, and Iâm afraid the power here canât be restored. You guys should eat something, too. That way, youâll have the strength to last until dawn.ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âOkay.â The people who originally had no appetite immediately picked up the cutlery when they heard Master Zhangâs words.
Helian Weiwei strolled over, enlarged the picture on her phone, and handed it to Yuan Wu.
Yuan Wuâs brows immediately furrowed. âThis is...?â
Xiaoqing saw what Helian Weiwei was doing and put her chopsticks on the wooden table. âYuan Wu, donât forget whose fault it was that Tongtong was dragged away!â
Yuan Wu glanced at Xiao Qing and ignored her. He anxiously said to Helian Weiwei, âHow did this happen?â
âItâs obvious that someone cut the wires.â Helian Weiweiâs voice was very calm. She pulled out a chair and lazily sat on it.
Xiaoqing sneered, âYouâre making things up again. Master Zhang said that the power was cut because of the malicious spirit. We also checked the switch and didnât find any problems. Whatâs all this about cut wires?â
âThatâs because we didnât check the switch outside the villa.â Yuan Wu interrupted Xiaoqingâs words, took Helian Weiweiâs phone and let everyone take a look.
Xiaoqingâs expression changed obviously and looked as if she had been punched by someone.
Helian Weiwei glanced at her. âI donât need to explain in detail. Everyone should be able to see the traces of the wires being cut. This is clearly done by a human. It wasnât influenced by any malicious spirit.â
âSo what if itâs like this?â Xiaoqingâs face was flushed red. âTongtong has already been taken away and that person is Wu Taotao. We all saw it!â
Helian Weiwei picked up the teacup on the table and drank a mouthful of water. She slowly smiled and said, âMiss Xiaoqing, how badly do you want the murderer to be a ghost? If Itâs a ghost, do you think you can escape? Do you really think all this setup her will really protect you?â
âWhat do you mean by that?â Xiaoqing stood up, so angry that her hands were shaking.
Helian Weiwei stood up and her eyes were cold and indifferent. âI donât like people interfering with my investigation. Itâs very obvious that after someone committed a murder, they deliberately pushed the blame onto the so-called ghost. As for these yellow talismans that Master Zhang has pasted, even the words on the talisman paper were printed and not handwritten. What effect can they have?â
âYou! You!â Master Zhang pointed at Helian Weiwei and said angrily, âIâm warning you, donât spout nonsense and slander my professionalism!â
âProfessionalism?â Helian Weiwei sneered and said to the youth who had just entered, âJing Zifeng, draw a yellow talisman and show Master Zhang what professionalism is.â
The youth didnât say anything. He nodded and took out the paper. Then, he bit on his own finger and used his blood to draw symbols on the talisman. After that, this very ordinary piece of paper suddenly emitted a ray of light and flew towards the corner of the entrance. It directly stuck to the wind chime hanging on it!
âProfessional.â The youth withdrew his hand and said this before sitting down beside Helian Weiwei.
The rest of the people were obviously dumbfounded.
Compared to this youth, Master Zhangâs ceremonious babble and talisman pasting seemed to be nothing but a show now.
Master Zhangâs expression also changed. He knew that this time, he had really run into a real master.
He had seen so many masters, but none of them dared to take out a piece of paper at the last minute and turn it into a talisman!
Helian Weiwei looked at him. âMaster Zhang, do you want to use your professional knowledge to explain why Zifeng stuck the yellow talisman on the wind chime?â