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"Excuse me, are you Mr. Qi Ning Meng?"

Mei Ling walked into Qizang Pavilion and saw the young man behind the cashier working on embroidery. Her voice was trembling when she asked.

The young man raised his head, revealing a pair of big red eyes that seemed to have cried. His voice also had a heavy nasal sound. His delicate face and fragile feeling made Mei Ling want to hold him in her arms and comfort him.

— — Whose little bottom is this? How can he be so cute?!

"I am. Welcome. What can I do for you? "

Gou Liang put down the handkerchief he had embroidered for Bi Xia and stood up. He looked with some confusion at the woman who had been trying hard to hold back her laughter, but was now clutching her handbag. He couldn't tell what she was holding back and was still staring at him with a burning gaze. He subconsciously tightened his grip on the embroidery needle in his hand.

Mei Ling, who looked like an elite, had always been very restrained in front of others. She pushed up her glasses and smiled at Gou Liang. "Hello, Mr. Meng. My surname is Mei. I need a place to take wedding photos, and Sun Zhuozhuo recommended this place. "

"Zhuo?"

"Yes, he said that if I told you his name, you would know that I was not a bad person."

"… That sounds like the original words of that fool."

While speaking, Gou Liang turned his head and sneezed heavily. "Sorry, Miss Mei, I have a cold. Shall we go up and see the place now? "

"Please wait for a moment, my husband is coming."

"Qi Ning, I'm coming!"

"Zhuo? You?? "

Gou Liang was surprised. Mei Ling's face changed. She walked quickly in high heels to the man behind Sun Zhuozhuo, for fear that Gou Liang would waste his imagination on her and Sun Zhuozhuo.

Sun Zhuozhuo did not notice this detail at all. He put his arm around Gou Liang's shoulder and said, "You already know each other, right? This is my cousin, Mei Ling, and this is my cousin's husband, Quan Zijie. They wanted to borrow your place to take vintage wedding photos, and I thought of taking care of your business first. That's good enough, right? "

Gou Liang glared at him ungratefully. This was an antique shop, not a retro style shooting location. Thank you!

Pushing his hand away, Gou Liang smiled at Mei Ling and her husband, "Please follow me upstairs."

Sun Zhuozhuo followed behind her and said, "Cousin, I'm telling you, my taste isn't bad. Have you seen the photos on WE Weibo? The recent vintage photos were all taken here. Didn't you say last time that the screen inside was especially beautiful? It's the treasure of Qi Ning's shop. It feels so good to take photos here. Hey, why aren't you leaving? "

Sun Zhuozhuo followed everyone's gaze and immediately cursed out loud.

"Guests?"

Bi Xia stopped writing and looked at Gou Liang.

Gou Liang sneezed again. He covered his nose and said, "Bi Xia, can you help pour a cup of tea for the guest? Miss Mei, Mr. Quan, this way please. "

Gou Liang led them to the reception room. Mei Ling looked at Bi Xia and almost couldn't walk. The tall and handsome man was wearing a white wide-sleeved robe with eye-catching black curvy patterns on the cuffs, collar, and waist. Just now, the way he held the wide-sleeved robe with one hand and wrote calligraphy with his other arm was so beautiful that it directly touched her heart. Now, the way he poured tea for them was even more gentlemanly and magnificent!

Quan Zijie pinched her palm and said, "Your husband is here."

Sun Zhuozhuo took a deep breath and lowered his voice to Gou Liang's ear, "Damn, Qi Ning, you actually have a beautiful man in your house! Where did he come from? Isn't this too cool? "

Gou Liang was about to complain when he heard Mei Ling say excitedly to her husband in a suppressed voice, "He's so handsome that I can't close my legs!"

Gou Liang, "…"

Bi Xia, who had finished pouring tea, looked over and smiled, "A Ning, why didn't you invite the guests over?"

Mei Ling became timid. She held Quan Zijie's hand tightly and walked over in a reserved manner.

Gou Liang sat down and took a sip of tea. He didn't bother to be polite and said, "There are three rooms on the second floor. The two rooms in front are open. You can look around and take photos, but it's best not to touch them."

His nasal voice was too strong. Bi Xia, who wanted to go back and continue practicing, turned around and walked to him. Bi Xia raised her hand to his forehead to check his temperature. She said worriedly, "You're still having a fever. Don't you want a doctor … a doctor to check your pulse?"

Gou Liang pulled up his other hand and nestled his entire face in his palm. His cold palm pressed against his hot face. Gou Liang sighed honestly. "It's so comfortable …"

Sun Zhuozhuo and the other two shuddered at the same time.

Bi Xia squatted down and retracted her hand from his forehead. She held his shoulder and said, "You're so afraid of treatment. When will you get better?"

Gou Liang said, "It's just a common cold. I have a special medicine. I'll get better after taking it."

Bi Xia said, "Then hurry up and take it."

Gou Liang, "Okay. I'll take a nap after taking the medicine. Can you help me entertain the guests?"

Bi Xia, "Okay."

Gou Liang stood up and his body swayed. Bi Xia quickly supported him.

Gou Liang looked at him pitifully, "I'm a little dizzy."

Bi Xia hurriedly carried him horizontally and strode back to the third room.

Yesterday, Gou Liang, who had found out the truth, cried himself to sleep in Bi Xia's arms. Even in his dreams, Gou Liang still hugged Bi Xia tightly. Once Bi Xia returned to the jade pendant, Gou Liang began to cry uneasily. Bi Xia had no choice but to walk right into the trap and become his pillow. After hugging like this for a night, Gou Liang was successfully infected with Bi Xia's cold aura. Bi Xia was also used to this level of "skin to skin" hugging.

"… Oh my god, I actually saw a live homosexual!"

Bi Xia heard this when he walked out. His footsteps paused slightly. He went forward and put away the words on the table. He said to them, "Please help yourselves."

Mei Ling, who was covering her mouth, was pulled by Quan Zijie to see the shooting site.

The upper and lower floors of Qizang Pavilion were 200 square meters in size. The second floor was divided into three rooms. The two open rooms were separated by a wooden door with carved holes. The display cabinets embedded in the wall were filled with all kinds of antique ornaments, which were too much for the eyes to take in. The antique style of carved railings and jade soon attracted Mei Ling's attention.

Sun Zhuozhuo came to Bi Xia, "Brother, what's your surname?"

Bi Xia recognized Sun Zhuozhuo. He also knew that he was not only Gou Liang's friend but also a big customer of this small shop. Therefore, he did not ignore him, "My surname is Bi."

Sun Zhuozhuo, who was treated coldly, was speechless.

"Old Bi, right?" However, Sun Zhuozhuo would not be scared away by this little setback. He winked and said, "When did you get together with our Qi Ning? I didn't know that he had such potential. How did you turn him gay? That's amazing, brother! "

Bi Xia did not understand his words. He thought for a moment and said, "We met half a month ago."

Sun Zhuozhuo was shocked.

So the next day, Gou Liang, whose fever had subsided, met Sun Zhuozhuo's "I didn't expect you to be like this, Boss Meng" gaze. After a second of silence, he said, "Zhuo, I have something I need your help with."

Gou Liang asked about the origin of the bronze sword.

Sun Zhuozhuo had unilaterally blacklisted the profiteer and the middleman. However, it was not difficult to find them. Unfortunately, as Gou Liang expected, the antique dealer who had tricked Sun Zhuozhuo knew little about the origin of the sword. He could only provide information to the dealer who had sold it to him. Gou Liang followed the clues all the way and finally found the black market.

However, that was more than a hundred years ago. The tomb robbers and the antique dealer who had handled it were long dead.

Gou Liang was still hoping for some luck. He wanted to get some clues from their descendants, but he did not get a single word. He tried every possible way to find out where the grave robber's hometown was. Without stopping to rest, he traveled far away. Unfortunately, grave robbing was also a business that took a toll on the family's reputation. Back then, those grave robbers had all died outside, leaving no descendants or relatives behind. There were some old people who still remembered them and knew what they did. However, they did not know anything about the bronze sword.

Gou Liang returned disappointed.

Regarding the target, the information that the System could find was limited. The person involved could not remember. Investigating this matter was as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack.

Bi Xia, who was in the Soul Nurturing Jade, advised him, "Everything depends on fate. It doesn't matter if you can't find it."

Gou Liang silently held the Soul Nurturing Jade in the palm of his hand. He thought, 'If you say any more nonsense, I'll cry in front of you. Do you believe me?'

Gou Liang said, "The clues haven't been cut off. You still remember Heye and Lin Country. Although there is no relevant information in the official history, there will always be clues left behind. I believe that the heavens will not disappoint those who are willing. As long as you are willing to work hard, you will definitely be able to find it. "

Bi Xia said, "… Thank you, Ah Ning."

When he returned home, Gou Liang was caught red-handed by Sun Zhuozhuo. "Qi Ning is in trouble!"

"Thank you, I'm fine." Gou Liang looked at him and opened the door. "What made you so anxious? Your tone is so harsh."

Sun Zhuozhuo blew on his palm and then waved his hand in disgust. "The fire is burning my eyebrows. Look at my mouth. It's getting sore. You don't know! My cousin-in-law is that Quan Zijie you met before. He's dying! "

"The day after your wedding photos were taken, he started to fall ill for no reason. At first, he was dizzy and had a low fever. Later, he simply fell into a coma. My cousin was crying her eyes out. How could I not be worried? Quan Zijie's parents thought that he was tainted by something from you. They came looking for you several times, but you didn't even show up for a month. You didn't even pick up your phone. If I hadn't comforted them, you would have been on the Public Security Bureau's file. Do you know that? "

Gou Liang was shocked. "How could this be?"

He had seen Quan Zijie's face. Although this person was not destined to be rich, he was destined to live a long life. Something like this should not have happened.

When he saw Quan Zijie through the door of the ward, Gou Liang immediately frowned. His fate had indeed been changed. His glabella was dark and his entire body was shrouded in a cloud of black gas. This Yin Qi was very powerful and should be able to take Quan Zijie's life immediately. However, he did not know why he was still alive. Gou Liang was about to take a closer look when he suddenly heard a laugh.

"This person won't live for long."

The person who spoke was very gloating. When Gou Liang turned his head, he saw a car accident victim who was bleeding from his seven orifices. Half of his head was cut off and hung shakily around his neck.

"Ah!"

Gou Liang screamed. Bi Xia appeared from the Soul Nurturing Jade. As soon as the aura of a thousand-year-old ghost appeared, the car accident victim was so scared that he immediately crawled into the wall and escaped.

"Ah Ning, are you okay?"

"Qi Ning, why are you screaming? You don't look good. What's wrong? "

Gou Liang rubbed his chest and said with a pale face, "I'm okay."

Bi Xia laughed at him. "You are the descendant of a Taoist master who can catch ghosts and exorcise demons. Why are you still afraid of this kind of thing?"

Gou Liang whispered, "Ugly."

Bi Xia thought of her own death. "…"

Sun Zhuozhuo pulled him. "What are you mumbling about? We're going in now. Hide behind me. Auntie doesn't have much rationality now. I'm really afraid that she'll hit you. "

When they opened the door and entered, they found that other than Quan Zijie's parents, Sun Zhuozhuo's father and Master Zhang were also in the lounge.

Master Zhang was also surprised to see Gou Liang. "Mr. Quan actually managed to invite Nephew Meng. It just so happens that I'm not too sure about your son's condition. Why don't I let Nephew Meng take a look?"

Gou Liang greeted him and shook his head. "Uncle Zhang, you misunderstood. I heard that Mr. Quan got sick after leaving my shop, so I came to take a look. "

Sun Zhuozhuo quickly introduced Gou Liang to Mrs. Quan. She was more cultured than Sun Zhuozhuo had said. Although her face was gloomy, she didn't hurt anyone. She just said angrily, "Why did you bring him here?"

Master Wang saw this and quickly said, "Mrs. Quan, there must be some misunderstanding. This is one of the best places in the capital. If the Qizang Pavilion claimed to be second, no one would dare to claim to be first. If one could encounter something evil there, who would still be alive? Although this is strange, it definitely has nothing to do with Nephew Meng. "

Mrs. Quan was startled. She apologized to Gou Liang and anxiously asked Master Wang, "Master Wang, do you think my son can still be saved?"

"In my opinion, your son's fate was ruined by an evil spirit that got close to him. The only thing we can do now is to find the source and eradicate it. Perhaps his life can be saved. But even so, it will be difficult to find what was taken away from your son. Even if he is lucky enough to escape, I'm afraid he will be bedridden for years to come with tuberculosis … "

Gou Liang looked at Quan Zijie. After a closer look, he was even more certain of his guess. Quan Zijie's situation was very bad.

But he didn't know who was so powerful to be able to snatch his life back from the hands of the King of Hell. Although he couldn't keep him for long, it was already very difficult. And this obviously wasn't Master Wang's doing. As the saying goes, don't bother two people with the same problem. It seemed that Master Wang didn't know that someone had already done it before him.

While he was deep in thought, Bi Xia teleported to Quan Zijie's side and reached out to grab a cloud of black gas. She paused and said, "This evil spirit is similar to the bronze sword. The thing that hurt him should be related to the bronze sword."

Gou Liang's eyes widened. What did it mean to wear out iron shoes in vain? This was what it meant!

After hearing Master Wang's words, Mrs. Quan choked with sobs. Mr. Quan said sadly, "Is there really no other way? My son isn't even thirty years old. How can he live like this? "

Sun Zhuozhuo was also anxious, "Yes, Uncle Zhang. Please think of a way."

If Quan Zijie became like that, what would happen to his cousin?

Father Sun pulled Sun Zhuozhuo back, indicating that he shouldn't interrupt. Master Zhang said, "If there's another way, how can I not do my best? It's just that my cultivation is still shallow and there's a limit to what I can do. If the two of you need, I can be the middleman and introduce you to a few seniors … "

As he spoke, Mei Ling and her mother pushed the door open and entered.

They came back from the temple to pray for Quan Zijie's safety. Mei Ling's expression wasn't too good. She was helped to sit down by her mother. Father Sun introduced them to Master Zhang. Mrs. Mei's eyes lit up, "Then there's a way to save —"

Father Sun shook his head, and Mei Ling and her mother's eyes dimmed.

Mrs. Mei took out a protective talisman from her handbag and said, "In-law, this is the protective talisman we asked for. A master has blessed it. Quickly put it on Zijie."

Father Sun saw their tearful faces and couldn't bear it, "Master Zhang, it would be best if you could invite the masters you mentioned just now. If there's anything you need our help with, we won't hesitate. "

Master Zhang said, "Little Sun, don't worry. It's a matter of life and death. If I can do something, it's also a merit."

"I'm afraid that's not the case."

Gou Liang interrupted him.

Master Zhang turned around and asked, "Nephew, what do you mean?"

"Uncle Zhang, Mr. Quan's methods are heaven-defying. He has already planned a way out for his son, so we don't have to worry about him."

The others didn't understand, but Master Zhang, who understood the meaning behind his words, changed his expression.

"Mr. Meng, how can you say that? We misunderstood you before. It's our fault, but don't joke about my son's life! "

Mr. Quan said angrily.

Gou Liang smiled and said, "Mr. Quan, there's no need to be so anxious. I've met your son twice before and have seen his physiognomy. When he was two years old, he had a serious illness. When he was twelve years old, he was in a car accident. Am I right? "

Mrs. Quan, who had put on the protective talisman for her son, suddenly turned around and looked at him. "Yes, you're right! Master, do you have a way to save my son? "

She was desperate and didn't realize that something was wrong with her husband.

"Originally, after going through these two disasters, Quan Zijie would have a smooth life and enjoy a long life. Unfortunately, he ran into something unclean. He should have died on the spot, but fortunately, he had an artifact on him that saved him from the disaster. "Gou Liang looked at Mei Ling." Miss Mei should have given your husband a jade Guanyin, right? "

"Yes, but not long ago, he said that he lost it."

Mei Ling looked at Gou Liang in shock.

Gou Liang nodded and said, "This jade Guanyin was sincerely requested by Miss Mei. You hoped that your husband would be safe and healthy, and this thought saved his life. But you didn't expect that not only was someone ungrateful, they even wanted to use your life to exchange for his. "

Mei Ling asked, "What do you mean?"

Mrs. Mei said in shock, "What did you say? What happened to my daughter?!"

"You'll have to ask Mr. Quan."

Gou Liang looked at Quan Zijie's father with a cold gaze. "I don't know which expert gave Mr. Quan advice, but he actually wants to use his daughter-in-law and her unborn child in exchange for your son's life."