Chapter 49: Personally Taking Action
As a busy and hardworking worker, Daoist Master Qin and Uncle Zhong of course had no way of knowing that Xuan Xia was also participating in the dating show live broadcast.
This kind of thing still had to be discovered by the supermarket boss’s son while he was online, and then shared with Uncle Zhong and the others.
Finally, Uncle Zhong shared it with Daoist Master Qin, and only then did Daoist Master Qin learn about it.
The circle was quite large, but as workers at the Daoist temple, everyone felt they should support the activities participated in by the temple’s property owner.
So even though it was Saturday today with a lot of guest traffic and everyone was very busy, it didn’t stop them from watching the entire live broadcast.
Even familiar guests were surprised, and when the temple staff were slacking off to watch the live broadcast during work hours, Uncle Zhong smilingly introduced the female guest in the scene to them, “This is our temple’s property owner. We workers, of course, have to support the boss.”
The familiar guest said: “Whoa! This girl is really pretty and fresh-faced.”
“Of course! Not only pretty but also smart.” Uncle Zhong acted like he was praising his own granddaughter.
The familiar guest couldn’t help but ask, “How old is the girl? Does she have a boyfriend? My eldest grandson is also very outstanding.”
Uncle Zhong immediately ignored him.
Daoist Master Qin, in order to take care of Xuan Xia, didn’t mention these things.
He only said: “It seems the place where you want to show your skills is here.”
Xuan Xia subconsciously replied, “Not only that.”
“Hm?”
Xuan Xia had no intention of expanding on this topic with Daoist Master Qin; the most urgent matter right now was An Qi’s situation.
However, before discussing it, Xuan Xia first looked at Yang Wanxiu, “Xiuxiu, do you want to listen to some music for a bit?”
It wasn’t that she didn’t trust Yang Wanxiu, but she didn’t know if Yang Wanxiu believed in these things; what if something slipped out during the call and scared Xiuxiu?
Yang Wanxiu was also sensible and quickly said: “Sure, then I’ll rest for a bit; call me if you need anything.” She took out a pair of earphones, put them on in front of Xuan Xia, opened the music, and considerately turned toward the car window.
Xuan Xia sighed that Ji Ziyao had really put thought into selecting the person.
Now there was no worry about scaring anyone, so Xuan Xia returned to the call with Daoist Master Qin.
“Daoist Master Qin, about the matter I just mentioned to you…”
Daoist Master Qin gave an “Mm.”
This was also the reason he made this call.
He was afraid the text message hadn’t explained it clearly.
“Sorry, I’m different from Mr. Xuan. I mainly study talismans, and usually stay only at the temple; I don’t handle these kinds of matters.” Daoist Master Qin answered seriously again, “There are also some reasons why it’s inconvenient for me to leave Ningzhou.”
Hearing the first half of his words, Xuan Xia expressed understanding; besides, no matter what his reasons were, she couldn’t force him to help.
As for whether he handled these kinds of matters, Xuan Xia wasn’t clear, but she knew that the illusionary scenery of that woman in the bell was broken by him.
So how exactly was he different from her great grandfather?
Then hearing his last two sentences, her curiosity was suddenly piqued.
But this curiosity had just surfaced when she forcefully suppressed it.
She didn’t want to be too curious. Especially about Daoist Master Qin, since his surname was Qin.
In the end, she was someone who wanted to mind her own business.
“Actually, I wanted to ask you, what caused my friend’s situation?” Xuan Xia stiffly changed the topic, “I think it’s either a feng shui change at home or unknowingly inviting a guest ghost. But she said there haven’t been any changes at home.”
Daoist Master Qin was silent for a few seconds on his end, probably thinking, and then slowly explained, “Indeed these two possibilities, but without personally verifying, it’s hard to make a specific judgment.”
Xuan Xia thought the same.
Without personally seeing the situation at An Qi’s home, it was really hard to judge by guessing.
With this in mind, Xuan Xia said to Daoist Master Qin: “Daoist Master Qin, I want to go take a look; can you provide me with some technical guidance later?”
Daoist Master Qin fell silent again.
A moment later, Daoist Master Qin uncertainly confirmed with her: “You want to personally help your friend?”
“Mm.” Xuan Xia answered very straightforwardly.
“Although there are many charlatans in Yanjing City, there are also plenty with real skills; if your friend needs, I can introduce one or two.”
So this was not approving of her taking action?
But Xuan Xia was also a stubborn person; once she made up her mind, it was hard to persuade her.
Actually, she wouldn’t turn back until she hit a wall.
So she instead persuaded Daoist Master Qin: “I’ve been self-studying for a while now, always just talking on paper; now there’s an opportunity, I want to gain some experience and test my own abilities.”
Daoist Master Qin still wanted to voice his disapproval, but Xuan Xia immediately cut in: “If I can’t do it, then I’ll come find you to call in reinforcements.”
“…”
Daoist Master Qin was certain he couldn’t dissuade her.
Actually, he knew deep down that even if he persisted, she might comply on the surface but still carry out her plan behind his back.
“Bring plenty of talismans.” After compromising, Daoist Master Qin could only instruct this.
Xuan Xia said: “You gave me a few talismans left; I’ll bring all of them then.”
Then half-jokingly: “If Daoist Master Qin still feels uneasy, then prepare some more for me; I’ll come pick them up tomorrow?”
Unexpectedly, Daoist Master Qin agreed, “Sure, come pick them up tomorrow.”
“No, no, no need for now.” Xuan Xia quickly refused.
The remaining few should be enough.
Besides, Xuan Xia planned to draw some talismans herself to try after finishing her errands tomorrow.
This would also let her test if she could draw talismans as useful as Daoist Master Qin’s.
Daoist Master Qin figured he had a general grasp of her temperament and didn’t argue further with her.
Just as he was about to end the call, Xuan Xia suddenly stopped him.
Xuan Xia hesitantly asked: “Daoist Master Qin, have you ever cast a lot and divined for yourself?”
After asking, she remembered that diviners generally only divine for others, not themselves.
So she asked again: “Is there a rule in casting lots and divination that you can’t divine for yourself?”
Daoist Master Qin replied quickly: “I have.”
Xuan Xia was thinking about how to phrase it to get Daoist Master Qin to divine for himself when she heard his answer and didn’t react at first.
It took two seconds before she responded, “You have?”
“Mm.”
Xuan Xia suddenly didn’t know what to say.
After being stunned for a bit, she awkwardly covered for her earlier words: “Oh, I thought you couldn’t divine for yourself; turns out you can, so I’m good then. Goodbye, Daoist Master Qin.”
Knowing that Daoist Master Qin wasn’t a rookie.
So Xuan Xia didn’t believe that he had divined and still didn’t know his own situation, meaning he didn’t need her vague reminder at all.
And she had agonized over it for so long, not knowing how to say it.
After hanging up, Xuan Xia immediately messaged An Qi back, telling her she would go to Yanjing to see her on Monday.
As for these two days, to be safe, she should stay in a hotel first.
An Qi still didn’t know that Xuan Xia’s Monday meeting meant her going alone; she thought Xuan Xia had already arranged for a master to come help her on Monday, and immediately agreed happily.
