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Mo Yi and Bai Min, both in the prime of their lives, shared a heated gaze when they looked at each other. However, being at Grandma’s house with not-so-great sound insulation, Bai Min, being a man of the past, wouldn’t dare to be too bold, especially in the presence of his partner’s elder.
After cuddling for a while, they restrained themselves from going further.
Afterward, Mo Yi and Bai Min spent several days leisurely with Grandma Mo, enjoying the beautiful countryside scenery and the warm hospitality of the villagers.
Mo Yi even thought that after settling everything, living here with his partner would be quite nice.
However, while they enjoyed their time with Grandma Mo, Bai Yunxin’s days in the hospital were far from pleasant.
When she fell, she sustained multiple fractures throughout her body. However, after being admitted to the hospital, her condition worsened. She experienced persistent pain all over her body, nightmares every night, and even when awake, she felt like she could see ghosts from time to time, pushing her to the brink of a breakdown.
“Master Tan, please, can you tell me what’s wrong with my daughter?”
Anxious, Bai Yuanzheng, who rushed to the hospital, looked at his daughter, who was nervously fidgeting, and asked Tan Xuanming beside him.
Tan Xuanming furrowed his brow upon hearing this. He sensed a strong ghostly aura emanating from Bai Yunxin.
Fully formed ghosts were rare, and powerful malicious spirits were even rarer. The only evil spirit that could have targeted the Bai family should be the same one.
Over the years, the Bai family’s old residence had long been relocated to another location. Feng shui treasures for warding off evil spirits were still placed in the house, which was why even Bai Min couldn’t locate the Bai family.
That evil spirit had only caused trouble in the ancestral hall all these years, so how could it suddenly target Bai Yunxin?
Tan Xuanming murmured to himself as he took out a calming talisman to dispel most of the ghostly aura surrounding Bai Yunxin. When he saw her regain her composure, he asked, “Miss Bai, how did you get injured like this?”
Bai Yunxin paused for a moment, then angrily exclaimed, “It’s Mo Yi, it’s all that despicable Mo Yi! I instructed someone to tamper with the shelf, but when that Mo climbed up, nothing happened. Yet, when I went up, the shelf collapsed. He must have cursed me!”
“Mo Yi?” Tan Xuanming furrowed his brow and rubbed his chin, feeling a sense of familiarity with the name.
Soon, he recalled that this was the same name Bai Yunxin had mentioned when she asked him to curse and punish the actor earlier.
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Come to think of it, his senior disciple had also disappeared after dealing with that person. Now, hearing Bai Yunxin’s account, it seemed that Mo Yi had something to do with it.
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They retrieved some items used by Mo Yi from the scene and detected traces of ghostly energy on them, although it was not of an aggressive nature.
It seemed that ever since the evil spirit emerged from the formation, it had been following this boy named Mo Yi.
Unable to understand the source of the problem, Tan Xuanming had initially delayed taking action, hoping to gain more benefits from the Bai family. Now, he had to produce some results.
He returned to the Taoist temple and began performing rituals, even bringing out the rarely used bronze coin sword, determined to deal a heavy blow to Bai Min.
As the candlelight flickered and Tan Xuanming sat on the central cushion with his eyes closed, wielding the sword, a gust of wind suddenly stirred in the closed-door hall.
Meanwhile, back at Mo Yi’s house, Bai Min, who was watching the video on his tablet, suddenly paused. He narrowed his eyes and looked out the window. When Tan Xuanming’s spiritual power rushed towards him, his black pupils suddenly turned blood-red, and his aura surged several times over.
The spiritual power was instantly dispersed, and Bai Min returned to his original state, sneering as he lowered his head again to tinker with his tablet.
Meanwhile, back at the Taoist temple, Tan Xuanming lay on the ground, coughing up a mouthful of blood.
The sword fell from his hand, and a young disciple hurried over to help his master.
“This evil spirit is unexpectedly powerful!” Tan Xuanming’s face turned pale, realizing that with just one probe, the other party could severely injure him. He felt a chill run down his spine at the thought that he might not be a match for the ghost if they were to confront each other directly.
However, he couldn’t let go of his promise to the Bai family.
Over the years, although there were some other followers in the Taoist temple, none of them were as wealthy and generous as the Bai family.
Thinking of the hefty reward promised by the head of the Bai family, Tan Xuanming gritted his teeth.
Now that the ghost was living with a human, perhaps this person named Mo Yi could be of assistance.
After resting for a while, Tan Xuanming immediately contacted the Bai family to investigate the specifics of Mo Yi’s situation.
However, to his surprise, Mo Yi turned out to be nothing more than a lucky, struggling actor.
Previously, when he calculated Mo Yi’s fate for cursing, it was indeed a constitution prone to attracting negative energies.
It was likely that Mo Yi had simply been unlucky enough to encounter the ghost. Since Bai Min had been trapped by the formation for so many years and needed a place to stay, he hadn’t killed Mo Yi.
After reviewing Mo Yi’s information, Tan Xuanming felt relieved.
He couldn’t believe that an ordinary person would not fear ghosts. Therefore, he concluded that Mo Yi must be eager to get rid of Bai Min.
Since that was the case, as long as he found Mo Yi, there was probably no need to entice him with benefits. Just informing him that he could subdue the evil spirit would likely be enough to make Mo Yi obey his orders.
As a celebrity under Giant Star Entertainment, it was easy for the Bai family to find an excuse to get Mo Yi out of the house.
Soon, Mo Yi received a call from Brother Long, who sounded excited and claimed there was important work for him at the company and asked him to come over immediately.
Mo Yi felt something was off. Listening to Brother Long’s excited tone, it seemed like they were promising him something big. However, Mo Yi knew deep down that the Bai family wouldn’t willingly offer him any benefits.
Turning to his partner who was engrossed in watching TV, recently Bai Min had taken a liking to some modern melodramas. Even Mo Yi found the plot too absurd to comment on, but his partner seemed to enjoy it.
The TV was currently playing a scene where one partner betrayed the other. The female lead had been deeply devoted to the male supporting character, sacrificing everything for him, but he betrayed her, claiming he was tired of her after the initial excitement wore off.
Bai Min deeply despised such disloyal individuals, clenching his fists and glaring fiercely at the male supporting character on the screen.
If it weren’t for his previous outburst that destroyed two tablets and a TV, he would have punched a hole in the screen now. But he kept reminding himself that it was all acting. However, he feared he might lose control again and end up damaging the TV with the male character on the screen.
Not wanting to disturb his partner’s enjoyment, Mo Yi decided to handle these trivial matters himself. He walked to the door and said, “I’ll be back in a bit,” before leaving the room.
Bai Min had indeed been focused on watching TV, but now that Mo Yi was gone, he couldn’t sit still. The house felt empty with just him. The absence of his partner made him feel uneasy within seconds.
However, he couldn’t show too much clinginess or concern. Bai Min also had some pride and dignity, so he discreetly concealed his presence and quietly followed Mo Yi from a distance.
When Mo Yi arrived, he saw that apart from the manager of Giant Star Entertainment, there was also a middle-aged man wearing Tang suit and sporting a goatee in the office. He immediately felt uncomfortable.
After the manager gave Brother Long a reason to leave, only Mo Yi and the middle-aged man were left in the office.
Through 006, Mo Yi knew that this man was Tan Xuanming, who had helped the Bai family commit many unethical acts.
Finding himself face to face with Mo Yi, Tan Xuanming began by boasting about his prowess as a Taoist, then started to speak ambiguously, claiming he sensed Mo Yi was surrounded by ghostly energy.
After another quick calculation, he predicted that disaster was imminent and so on.
His words came to Mo Yi’s left ear and out from his right ear. He felt like the old Taoist on the opposite side was speaking like reciting scriptures, and he found it very annoying.
However, while Mo Yi didn’t pay attention to a single word, Bai Min, who was standing in the corner of the room, restraining his aura, felt extremely uncomfortable as if a sharp knife had been plunged into his heart.
Because even if he didn’t admit it, he knew deep down that the so-called separation between humans and ghosts wasn’t as simple as it seemed.
Even though he had finally obtained Mo Yi as he wished, for so long, he didn’t dare to be openly affectionate. Because he knew that his ghostly aura was undoubtedly a poison to ordinary humans.
If he had prolonged intimate contact with Mo Yi, it would only harm his beloved.
Bai Min considered himself to be decent-looking. Despite rarely going out due to illness in the past, occasionally when he did, he would receive sachets and handkerchiefs thrown at him, or even be courted by young ladies from various noble families.
But he was a ghost now.
Even though Mo Yi was currently infatuated with his appearance and novelty, over time, without regular physical contact, there was no guarantee that Mo Yi wouldn’t become weary of him.
On the other side, Mo Yi, listening to the incessant babbling of the old Taoist, became increasingly infuriated.
If not for this old Taoist, the original owner wouldn’t have met such a tragic end, and now he wanted to use Mo Yi to deal with his partner.
Mo Yi was determined to shut this old man up for good!
Thinking like this, Mo Yi felt an itch in his palm and planned to let out some steam by beating someone up.
Little did he know, as soon as he took a step forward, the person in front continued, “I know you have concerns. You’re worried that the evil spirit is highly skilled in the Dao.”
“You don’t need to worry. Although that ghost indeed has some abilities, our ancestor passed down a magic weapon that can subdue him. As long as you cooperate…”
Mo Yi’s thoughts shifted upon hearing this. He quietly put down the fist he was about to raise. Even if he wanted to beat someone up, he needed to find out where this magic weapon was first. He wouldn’t feel at ease until it was destroyed.
So, he softened his expression and asked Tan Xuanming, “Master Tan, may I inquire about the whereabouts of this so-called magic weapon?”
However, such a gesture, seen through Bai Min’s eyes, was interpreted as Mo Yi intending to obey the old Taoist and betraying him.
A Bai Ren who knows what restraint is? That feels new. And oh dear, of course he misunderstands
My thoughts exactly
Misunderstanding is his third favorite thing to do, after all 🤷
… I’m speechless
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