A month ago.
Quan Zijie and Mei Ling finished looking at the venue in Qizang Pavilion and were very satisfied with the location. They agreed with Gou Liang to take vintage wedding photos the next day.
After leaving, Quan Zijie received a call from his tutor.
"Really? It's already here?"
"Okay, I'll be right there!"
After hanging up, he looked at his new wife apologetically.
Quan Zijie was a doctoral student in history at University A in the capital. Half a month ago, there was an earthquake somewhere in Shuangye City, causing the mountain to collapse. The tombs buried deep in the mountain were exposed, revealing an ancient tomb that had been sleeping for thousands of years.
Today, a batch of tombs was finally delivered.
Mei Ling waved her hand and said, "Sometimes I wonder if you love mummies more than me."
Quan Zijie apologized with a smile and hurried away.
"These porcelain and bronze objects are very old. Whether it's the craftsmanship, the words, or the engravings, they're all unseen. We've searched through the materials and could only find some similar symbols. They're from a civilization more than three thousand years ago … Zijie, don't touch them."
"Okay, tutor. I just feel like I've seen the engravings on this wine bottle somewhere."
"Really?!"
"I can't remember at the moment. Let me go back and confirm it."
"Okay, okay. You must hurry."
That night, Quan Zijie copied until very late. In the end, he couldn't resist opening the vacuum box and taking out the bronze wine bottle.
He only felt a roar in his head and ears. The Jade Guanyin in front of his chest shattered.
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Mei Ling covered her stomach, her face pale. "I … I'm pregnant?"
Gou Liang nodded. It was a pity that this child was not fated to be with her.
Gou Liang looked at Quan Zijie's father and said, "This time, it's not an ordinary evil spirit. It was only injured by the Jade Guanyin. Quan Zijie had good virtue in his previous life, so he didn't die immediately."
"But I don't know who Mr. Quan consulted, but he actually used the fetus in Mei Ling's stomach as bait to attract the ghost energy from your son to her."
"In this way, Quan Zijie does have a chance to live, but Mei Ling and the child in her stomach will definitely die. If it wasn't for the fact that Miss Mei's ancestors had sacrificed their lives for the country and made great contributions, she would have died when you cast the spell. Mr. Quan loves his son dearly, but how could he treat an innocent woman like this, and even his own grandson? Isn't he a lunatic? "
Mr. Quan: "Nonsense! Master Wu said that he would never harm Xiao Ling's life! "
Gou Liang's eyes flashed coldly. "Who is Master Wu?"
Mr. Quan stammered. Gou Liang said sternly, "You still don't want to make things clear? Do you want your son's family of three to die because of you?"
Mr. Quan was shocked and told the truth.
At first, Quan Zijie only felt dizzy and had a fever. Everyone thought that he had a small cold and did not pay much attention to it. Who would have thought that he would suddenly go into shock?
Although his life was saved, the doctor gave them a notice of critical illness and told them to be mentally prepared. Quan Zijie's father's heart was filled with pain. He hid in the safety ladder and smoked. Just as he was about to cry, he met a kind-hearted person. The man knew that Quan Zijie had been possessed by an evil spirit. Unfortunately, the evil spirit was too powerful for him to help.
Mr. Quan begged his master for help and offered a large sum of money to cast a spell on Quan Zijie.
The self-proclaimed Master Wu told Mr. Quan that if he wanted to save Quan Zijie, the only way was to trade his life for Quan Zijie's. Moreover, he had to use the life of his own blood to make up for it. Mr. Quan knew that he was in poor health and didn't have many years left to live. If he could save his son's life, he wouldn't mind losing a few years of his life. Therefore, he agreed without hesitation.
However, Master Wu told him that his daughter-in-law was pregnant.
Between a one-month-old fetus and his own life, after some consideration, Mr. Quan's choice was self-evident.
"Old Quan, you are a fool!"
After hearing the whole story, Mr. Sun slammed the table and shouted.
Mrs. Quan was surprised and overjoyed. She asked anxiously: "Honey, is what the master said true? Can Zijie really — "
"Yes, in a month, the fetus will be aborted and Zijie will be able to live!"
Mr. Quan said confidently. A hint of madness flashed in his eyes.
"Naive."
Gou Liang snorted.
"Mr. Quan, you have been lied to."
No one knew what Master Zhang was thinking, but his face was very ugly. He sighed and said, "I grew up in the capital and have been in this business for more than thirty years. I've never heard of the Master Wu you mentioned."
"Furthermore, not everyone can trade a life for a life. Even if this sorcery did exist, the caster would have to pay a heavy price. That bullsh * t master is not related to you in any way. He wouldn't sacrifice himself for money, right? Didn't you suspect anything after that? How could you contact him? "
Mr. Quan opened his mouth and said: "Master Wu said that this was not a good thing. He said that he couldn't have too much to do with the child, so …"
Mr. Sun asked again and found out that Master Wu didn't even leave him a way to contact him.
This deception was so inferior, but he still firmly believed it until now. He was unwilling to let go of the lie that was his life-saving straw.
Mrs. Mei was at her wits' end. She hugged her daughter and cried: "What about my daughter? You bastard, how could you trade my daughter and grandson's life for Quan Zijie's? Are you crazy?! I will sue you and make you die a horrible death! "
Mr. Quan quickly said: "Mrs. Mei, Xiao Ling will be fine. If I didn't know this, I wouldn't dare …"
"Why wouldn't you dare? Isn't she going to die?"
Mr. Quan glared at Gou Liang. He lowered his head when he met Gou Liang's gaze that seemed to have seen through his selfish intentions.
Yes, he had sensed that something was wrong and asked himself if he had done anything wrong.
But no matter what the answer was, he didn't regret it.
Between his son's life and his own, he would choose his son without hesitation. But if it was his daughter-in-law, it was a different story. Even if he knew that this method was harmful to Mei Ling, he would have made the same choice.
Mrs. Mei lost control of herself and hit Mr. Quan with her handbag. But no matter how much she cried and questioned him, it would be of no use.
Mr. Sun blamed himself. He was friends with Mr. Quan and was also the matchmaker for Mei Ling and Quan Zijie. He didn't expect that a marriage would bring death to Mei Ling.
Sun Zhuozhuo recovered from his shock and asked Gou Liang anxiously: "Qi Ning, can my sister be saved?"
Gou Liang thought for a moment, then took out a talisman from his bag and handed it to Mei Ling: "Take it. It can temporarily suppress it. After that, we can only do our best and leave it to fate."
Mei Ling took it and put it on her stomach: "Then my child …"
Gou Liang shook his head. Mei Ling finally couldn't hold on and cried.
Mrs. Quan saw this and suddenly turned to Gou Liang and said anxiously: "Mr. Meng, you must have a way to save my son, right? I beg you, please save him. "
She knelt down in front of Gou Liang, but Gou Liang quickly moved away. He couldn't accept such a bow.
"Originally, if he could rely on himself to survive until now and not use these crooked methods, he could still live after the evil spirits were eliminated. But now … "Gou Liang looked at Mr. Quan sarcastically and said:" Once Mei Ling's child is miscarried, he will die. Forgive me for not being able to help, but you should go to Master Wu. "
Mr. Quan was stunned.
The Sun family took Mei Ling and her mother back. Master Zhang and Gou Liang had something to discuss in private, so they didn't go with them.
"Nephew Meng, did you see it?"
Master Zhang asked with a serious face.
Gou Liang: "Uncle Zhang, are you saying that someone deliberately misled Mr. Quan and used Mei Ling's unborn child as a ghost baby?"
"Yes." Master Zhang said in a deep voice: "Since Mr. Quan said that he met the swindler at the hospital, they must have been planning this for a long time. They must have been looking for aborted or aborted children at the hospital to do this kind of heinous thing. The ghost baby they created definitely wouldn't be used in the right way. Now that the Mei and Quan families have fallen out with each other, I'm afraid that they have already alerted the enemy. "
Gou Liang shook his head: "The ghost baby in Mei Ling's womb is different from others. It was soaked in such a powerful evil spirit that once it was born, it would have the power of evil spirits. The mastermind won't give up."
Master Zhang thought about it and his face softened: "Doing such a vicious thing to harm people, it's really worrying if they don't get punished."
Gou Liang laughed: "Isn't that the job of the police? Uncle Zhang, do you work part-time?"
Master Zhang touched his jade ring and didn't answer the question. Instead, he smiled and said: "According to what the Quan family said, I'm afraid that the problem lies with the newly unearthed relics. However, I haven't heard of anything happening to the research team at A University. I don't know why they targeted Quan Zijie."
Gou Liang: "I have a guess about this, but I have to see the relics with my own eyes to have a definite answer. Uncle Zhang, you should have a way, right? "
Hearing this, Master Zhang nodded and said: "No wonder you're Brother Meng's son. You're really extraordinary."
Master Zhang really did have a way. Or rather, he knew someone who had a way.
That night, Gou Liang was brought to the museum by him and saw the grave goods.
Professor Ye, who was Quan Zijie's mentor, gave them the information and said: "The information is all here. The information we can confirm is limited."
Master Wang said: "Sorry to trouble you."
While they were being polite, Gou Liang looked around and asked in a low voice: "Bi Xia, is this it?"
Bi Xia looked at them one by one and finally stopped in front of the bronze wine bottle. She nodded to Gou Liang.
"Professor Ye, can I take this wine bottle out and have a look?"
Professor Ye hesitated and didn't open the password lock. Instead, he asked: "Mr. Wang, Mr. Meng, is Quan Zijie's illness related to this wine bottle?"
Master Wang was surprised: "Why do you say that, Professor Ye?"
Professor Ye sighed: "When this batch of relics was first sent here, I heard Zijie say that he seemed to have seen the pattern on the wine bottle somewhere. Later, I checked the surveillance camera and saw that he took out the wine bottle twice. After that, he had an accident. I always had doubts in my heart and didn't dare to let the students touch the wine bottle again. I just didn't expect my guess to be true. "
When Gou Liang heard this, he confirmed that Quan Zijie had indeed touched the bronze sword he placed in the third room on the second floor of Qizang Pavilion. Curiosity killed the cat, as expected.
Gou Liang said: "It's okay. This kind of thing can't hurt us. Sorry to trouble you."
Professor Ye was skeptical. He opened the password lock and didn't reach out to touch the wine bottle. He just told Gou Liang and the others to wear gloves before looking at it.
Master Wang went forward and didn't see anything for a long time. However, he saw Gou Liang frown more and more. He couldn't help but ask: "Nephew, what's the problem?"
Gou Liang sighed silently and looked at Bi Xia: You're in big trouble, my dear.
Gou Liang said: "There is indeed a problem. Professor Ye, can we borrow this wine bottle first? "
Professor Ye said awkwardly: "This is the property of the state. I can't take it without an official letter from the relevant department."
Gou Liang looked at Master Wang. The latter also wanted to know Gou Liang's intention. Gou Liang whispered to Master Wang: "If we want to save Mei Lin and lure out the person behind the ghost baby, we have to borrow this thing."
Master Wang heard this and quickly contacted someone to do it.
On the way back, Master Wang told Gou Liang that he had received news that the person who had tricked Quan Zijie's father was indeed a fortune-teller. However, his skills were mediocre. A month ago, his wife was admitted to the hospital because of an unstable fetus. That was when he started to visit the hospital. Now, he and his wife had disappeared without a trace. They found Master Wu in the hospital's surveillance camera and were still trying to find out who he was.
In the end, Master Wang said: "Three generations of the Mei family have been in the army. Mei Lin's father died fighting against the flood. She is the orphan of a martyr. If nephew has a way to save her life, feel free to contact me if there's anything you need me to do. "
Gou Liang nodded.
After holding it in for the whole journey, Gou Liang immediately grabbed Bi Xia and asked, "You just said that your soul that ran away from home was in that wine bottle, and now they've run away?"
Bi Xia nodded. She was also worried. "They must have felt the same thing when I broke out of the bronze sword. Then, they sensed my presence from Quan Zijie and escaped from the bronze bottle. If we don't find them in time, I'm afraid that something bad will happen. "
"That's right. The moment he appeared, he caused an earthquake and flipped over half of the mountain. If we let them go, we can't imagine how many natural disasters they will cause. "
Gou Liang said.
Bi Xia cracked a smile. "A Ning, you seem to be very happy."
Gou Liang said: "Since they are still here, I am sure that we can find them. Of course, I am happy for you."
The spirit had not dissipated. His abstinence had not become an incurable disease. Was there anything more worth being happy about?! He hoped that the soul would cause some trouble so that he could catch them as soon as possible!
Oh, he couldn't wait!
The next afternoon, Master Wang brought the bronze wine bottle to Gou Liang.
Before the ghost fetus took shape, they did not delay and immediately went to the Mei family.
Mei Lin asked him: "If I miscarried, will Zijie really … die?"
Although she hated Quan Zijie's father, she still had feelings for her husband. When she thought that he would die, she was very sad.
Mrs. Mei hurriedly said: "Xiao Ling, don't be stupid. If you delay, you will lose your life. Mom only has you left. For Mom's sake, nothing must happen to you. Do you understand? "
The mother and daughter's eyes were hazy with tears.
Gou Liang said: "Miss Mei, even if it's not now, when the ghost fetus takes shape and slips out of your body, he will die."
Mei Lin covered her eyes and held back her tears. She promised to cooperate with Gou Liang.
Gou Liang used the bronze bottle as a magic tool. He made a hand sign and said: "Guards of the Three Realms, the Five Emperors welcome. Ten thousand gods greet, command thunder. Ghosts and demons lose their courage, spirits and monsters die! "
"Not good, someone is moving the ghost fetus!"
In a certain basement, ninety-nine wooden babies were placed on an altar. One of them suddenly trembled violently. Its expression was as if it had come alive. It was extremely frightened and uncomfortable. The person guarding the altar immediately used a magic tool to inject a ball of evil Qi into the wooden sculpture.
"It hurts!"
Mei Lin, who was imprisoned, suddenly screamed.
Gou Liang's eyebrows trembled. The other party wanted to link the life of the pregnant woman with the ghost fetus. At the critical moment, he pricked his finger with a needle and hung it above Mei Lin's belly. Using his blood as a guide, he drew a talisman and shouted: "Light of heaven, light of the earth, light of the sun, moon, and stars, ordinary light, golden light quickly appear and cover the immortal!"
The talisman with golden light was injected into Mei Lin's belly. Gou Liang's face faded. A stream of black blood flowed out of Mei Lin's body and flowed into the prepared hot vinegar.
At the same time, the wooden ghost fetus on the altar cracked and shattered into powder.
"Master, the ghost fetus has been destroyed."
"Is it the baby master?"
"It's …"
"Trash."
As soon as the voice fell, the caster spat out blood. When he was found, he had already become a cold and stiff corpse. It was the fortune-teller who had deceived Mr. Quan in the hospital.
On the other side, in the VIP ward of the hospital, the electrocardiograph issued a sharp alarm. The electrocardiograph returned to a straight line after a violent fluctuation.
"Zijie!!"
Mr. Quan and his wife cried bitterly.
"Mr. Meng, can you let me … see her one last time?"
"Are you here to say goodbye?" Gou Liang looked at Quan Zijie. "You have to know that humans and ghosts walk different paths. You will only add to her troubles."
Quan Zijie squatted down and carefully held the baby spirit that was hugging his ankle. Two streams of blood flowed from his eyes. "I just don't want her to be too sad. I'm afraid that she won't be able to walk out of this shadow and won't dare to love anyone else. I don't want her to live the rest of her life alone. "
Gou Liang sighed and tapped Mei Lin's forehead, signaling them to say goodbye.
"I'm sorry, Little Ling. I'm sorry …"
"Quan Zijie, you're too ugly. Too ugly …"
Mei Lin broke down and cried loudly.
Bi Xia said: "In the end, I'm the one who harmed them."
Gou Liang said: "No one forced him to touch the bronze sword and the bronze goblet. His hands are a disease. Once it happens, it will kill him."
Bi Xia sighed.
Gou Liang looked at him with a smile. "Now you know how urgent it is to find your soul and spirit, right?"
Quan Zijie walked over. "Thank you, Mr. Meng, for saving my wife's life."
He thanked him sincerely. The Golden Light of Merit attached to his soul that had not been consumed flowed into Gou Liang's palm. Gou Liang was stunned. This golden light was directly converted into soul coins as a gift to him! Originally, because Meng Qi Ning was unambitious and had no soul power, Gou Liang, who lost the fun of earning extra money, finally found the right way to earn soul coins in this world.
He clenched his fists and smiled. "Let me send you on your way."
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After leaving the Mei family, Master Wang took out a green certificate and said with a smile, "Nephew, are you interested in joining our special task force?"