Volume One, Chapter Ninety-Seven: Guess What Secret I Have

Yeuping: "If the chanting is not sincere enough, they are also punished by being denied food."
Yeuping: "Those little Taoist boys got used to days of hunger and hardship, so little by little they became extremely obedient."
Yeuping: "Later, I fell gravely ill. When I recovered, I found that there were many unfamiliar little Taoist boys in the temple."
Yeuping: "I was a little frightened, so later I ran away."

Qin Yu stared at the long message and gnawed at her thumbnail.

It seemed that the people chosen by Clear Breeze Temple had another trait besides not being noticed unless they died: they were easy to control.

Qianqiu: "Thank you for telling me."

After thinking it over, Qin Yu typed again, "Master Ye, may I trouble you with something?"

On the other end, Ye Yuping was holding his phone and nearly spat out a mouthful of water in shock. "Master Qianqiu, just call me Little Ye."

That address of "Master Ye" might cost him two years of his life.

Ye Yuping: "Master Qianqiu, just tell me whatever you need."

Qin Yu did not stand on ceremony. "Could you make a trip to Mount Qi for me?"

Ye Yuping: "Is it to investigate the case of Luo Tianshang?"

Qianqiu: "Yes and no. I mainly want you to help me investigate a research institute. The Luo Tianshang case is just on the side. If you find any new clues, contact me."

Back then, the fake-vaccine institute had also originated in Mount Qi.

Ye Yuping: "Understood!"

Qianqiu: "Be careful on the road. I drew some talismans myself; they may come in handy. I'll have my assistant send them to you."

Ye Yuping thanked her again and again.

Qin Yu closed her phone, only then realizing that today had been far too quiet beside her ears.

Hmm? Where had the other conspicuous one gone?

"You... finally remembered me?"

In her mind, Mu Ling was panting, weak beyond measure.

Qin Yu jolted upright. "What the hell, why are you this weak?"

Mu Ling looked full of grievance, his black eyes practically turning into spiral circles. "Xiaoyu, can we talk about this? Must we really stay this far away from Lu Jinyuan? Every time he's around, I feel uncomfortable all over."

Qin Yu shrugged, helpless. "There's nothing to be done. We're staying under his roof right now."

If Mu Ling had not known her so well after all this time, he might truly have believed her excuse.

He rolled his eyes hard. "Fine then. What are you plotting now?"

Qin Yu pressed a finger to the corner of her lips and winked at him playfully. "That's a secret~"

Mu Ling puffed out his mouth. "Hmph! Fine, don't tell me!"

He was used to it anyway.

"Since I know you want to go out and get some air, here. While you're at it, deliver this talisman to Ye Yuping for me."

Mu Ling pouted. "You only thought of me when it was time for delivery?"

Qin Yu patted his head. "Good boy~"

Mu Ling's spiral eyes went rigid with shock, and gooseflesh rose all over him. "Fine, fine, I'll go, okay?"

As he spoke, his figure vanished from the room.

After washing up, Qin Yu stepped out and felt the pure natural spiritual energy of Jingshan Mountain, so rich it made her bones itch with longing.

She opened the glass door to the balcony and sat in the hanging chair to meditate.

Moonlight fell across her face, and spiritual energy flowed around her.

Meditating in a place like this was twice as effective for half the effort.

She did not know that in the darkness, two pairs of eyes were fixed upon her.

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Qin Yu had originally thought she would run into Lu Chen the next day, but Lu Huoling told her that Lu Chen had left early that morning.

Lu Jinyuan had also gone off to deal with company matters.

Thus, in the vast castle, only Qin Yu and Lu Huoling remained.

Mu Ling stretched with unrestrained comfort and sighed in admiration. "What a wonderful world!"

Qin Yu tossed him a book. "Learn something."

Mu Ling lowered his head and looked.

A Guide to Postpartum Depression Care in Sows

Mu Ling glanced at Qin Yu in confusion, then back at the book.

Xiaoyu must have her reasons for doing this, right?

Then he turned to the first page.

At that moment, a figure leaned over. "What are you reading? Let me see too."

Mu Ling snapped the book shut and stuffed it mysteriously into his arms. "This is something Xiaoyu wrote specially for me because she thinks my work is excellent and wants to praise me. Only I can read it. If you want to see, have Xiaoyu write one for you!"

With that, his little tail flicked and he leaped onto a branch.

Lu Huoling stamped beneath the tree. "Oh, please, you are such a blowhard!"

Yet he moved closer to Qin Yu and rubbed his hands together meaningfully. "Master, I heard you gave Mu Ling a book?"

Qin Yu raised a brow. "What, you want one too?"

Lu Huoling's eyes lit up.

He knew it! Master Qianqiu had definitely praised him too!

Lu Huoling nodded furiously.

"All right, you can look at it too..."

As she spoke, she tossed him a book.

Lu Huoling was grinning so broadly his mouth seemed about to split to the back of his head.

But when he saw the title, his whole face turned green.

"Master, did you give me the wrong book?"

The young master looked puzzled.

Qin Yu was a beat slow to realize. "You can tell? Here, look at this one. It's the human-language version."

As she spoke, she took back the ghost-language version from his hands.

The young master shot a dissatisfied glance at Mu Ling, who was reading with great relish.

If he can read it, so can I!

Thus, man and ghost silently began to compete.

Qin Yu did not notice the undercurrent between them and found a shady spot to start her livestream.

"My wife, my wife, I've missed you to death! It's such a relief that you're okay~"

"I waited all day and finally got here. Now that I've seen the master is safe, I can relax."

"Huh? They really let this murderer out? On what grounds?"

"Watch your mouth upstairs. Since the streamer was released, it means she's no longer under suspicion. Don't keep calling her a murderer."

"Even Clear Breeze Temple hammered her with their evidence. How could she possibly escape? If you say she's innocent, are you saying Clear Breeze Temple would joke with its own reputation?"

"And it's true she swindled away those antiques, right? Even if she didn't kill anyone, she still cheated them out of the goods, didn't she?"

"I really don't know how Luo Yiyi and her mother are going to live from here on out."

Qin Yu cracked melon seeds and watched the comments argue back and forth.

Only after finishing a handful did she speak. "Three days from now, the real killer of Luo Tianshang will be arrested and brought to justice."

"As for those antiques, I checked the courier records. They were delayed because of the weather. They should all arrive at the museum today."

"Also..." Qin Yu paused. "You don't need to worry about Luo Yiyi and her mother. They'll live very well."

With that, Qin Yu directly sent out the first lucky draw packet of the day.

The chat may have kept cursing, but they still snatched the packet at lightning speed.

Li Hua sent True Love Descends.

Qin Yu invited the person onto the mic.

Split into two on the screen was a young man around twenty-five. He had regular features and wore a crew cut.

He looked at Qin Yu with open contempt. "I heard you're very accurate?"

Qin Yu gave a lazy hum of a laugh. "Pretty decent, I guess."

Seeing her smile, the man assumed she was feeling guilty, and his expression became even more brazen. "Then why don't you guess what secret I have? How about it?"