Chapter 227- Cold Indifferent Loyal Dog VS. Playful Ghost King (22)
He felt that the Qi family’s fortune had been declining recently and wanted Mu Jin and Yin Tianyi to help them take a look. When the old master of the Qi family was seriously ill, Qi Hao had inadvertently helped him, which made the old master very fond of the child.
Although Qi Hao was from a branch family, the old master didn’t mind. For some reason, the children of his main family had all gone astray. On the contrary, Qi Hao, who appeared to lack ability, was actually quite perceptive. Most importantly, this child knew how to be content and grateful.
To the old master, who had seen many people in his lifetime, it was clear that there were no promising prospects among his main descendants. He even considered grooming Qi Hao for the family business. Unfortunately, Qi Hao didn’t seem interested in the family business. Despite being given opportunities, he failed to seize them, causing the old master some headaches.
Even though it troubled him, there was nothing he could do. He could only sigh helplessly, thinking that his ungrateful descendants might squander the family business once he was gone.
When Yin Tianyi heard that the old master’s request was merely to check the Feng Shui, he naturally did not refuse. However, the situation at the Qi family’s mansion was different from Mr. Yu’s place.
The mansion occupied a much larger area. Besides that, Yin Tianyi also wanted to thoroughly inspect the locations of the Qi family’s businesses.
After all, given the high compensation, he didn’t plan to do a half-hearted job. He discussed with the old master his intention to take Mu Jin and thoroughly inspect the mansion. The old master didn’t refuse and seemed quite curious, following Yin Tianyi around.
Many people lived in the Qi family’s main house. Some of them looked at Mu Jin and Yin Tianyi with curiosity, while others had eyes filled with disdain.
They thought Mu Jin and Yin Tianyi were charlatans deceiving the old master. They didn’t believe in such things.
However, Yin Tianyi didn’t care about their thoughts. He and Mu Jin leisurely toured the mansion.
Yin Tianyi walked around the large mansion with a compass in hand, as if strolling in a garden. With Mu Jin beside him, able to sense areas of dense malevolent energy, it was as if Yin Tianyi had divine assistance.
At first, Mu Jin and Yin Tianyi didn’t notice anything unusual. After enhancing his senses, Mu Jin only began to sense something amiss when they approached the room of the old master’s eldest son upstairs.
The old master had informed everyone beforehand about Yin Tianyi and Mu Jin’s visit to check the Feng Shui, so all rooms were open for inspection. In the suspicious room, Mu Jin and Yin Tianyi immediately found a puppet identical to the one they had seen at Mr. Yu’s house.
Qi Hao, who had accompanied them to Mr. Yu’s house, naturally recognized the puppet. Seeing it, he felt a chill and quickly picked it up, looking at Mu Jin and Yin Tianyi with a dark expression, saying, “How did this puppet end up here?”
Mu Jin and Yin Tianyi exchanged glances and began to search each room more meticulously. Soon, they discovered similar objects in other rooms. Although these items differed in appearance from the puppet, it was evident that they were of the same kind.
In the hall, a large decorative porcelain vase, taller than a person, also caught their attention.
The vase gave Mu Jin a strong sense of malevolent energy. While the smaller objects only showed swirling vortexes above them at midnight, this vase emitted a heavy malevolent energy even during the day. It also had faint vortices on it that Mu Jin could directly observe.
Clearly, the old master’s intuition was correct—something was indeed wrong with the Qi family. But who had brought these items into the house? It seemed Yuan Hongshen was more skilled and active than they had imagined.
When the old master saw the various items Mu Jin and Yin Tianyi had gathered and placed on the living room table, he was bewildered. After all, most of these items looked quite ordinary.
Curious, he asked Mu Jin and Yin Tianyi, “Masters, what’s wrong with these things? Is there a problem?”
Yin Tianyi didn’t bother with a lengthy explanation. He simply picked up one of the items and smashed it to show the old master. Everyone saw a black curse inside the broken object.
The old master’s pupils contracted sharply, immediately realizing they had been set up. He hadn’t expected the problem to stem from these decorations. How long had these things been in the Qi household without anyone noticing?
The old master’s face darkened immediately, and the onlookers from the Qi family also showed signs of fear. Anyone would feel a chill knowing such sinister curses were hidden inside these objects.
Fortunately, they hadn’t seen the ghostly shadows like Mr. Yu had that night, or the younger members would have been terrified out of their wits.
But the matter wasn’t over. After demonstrating with a few objects, Yin Tianyi pointed to the largest porcelain vase in the room.
The vase, taller than a person, looked particularly elegant. However, seeing Yin Tianyi’s indication, the old master felt a chill down his spine. He gestured for two servants to move the vase to the center of the hall.
This time, Yin Tianyi didn’t act. Mu Jin brought his fingers together and made a casual slicing motion, splitting the vase in half.
Inside, they saw a large black curse attached to the inner wall of the vase. At the bottom of the vase, there was some kind of black liquid emitting a foul odor, filling the room with its stench.
Previously, the vase hadn’t emitted any scent, but now the smell was overpowering, making it hard for anyone to endure.
Several women in the room started gagging. The old master’s face was now frighteningly grim.
He felt immense relief for heeding Qi Hao’s advice to have Mu Jin and Yin Tianyi inspect the house. Otherwise, leaving these things in the Qi family mansion could have led to a major disaster.
Seeing Mu Jin casually slice through such a large porcelain vase with just two fingers, leaving a perfectly clean cut, everyone realized he had real skills.
While Mu Jin and Yin Tianyi remained unfazed, the sons and grandsons around them were visibly terrified. The old master sighed inwardly and glanced again at the skinny Qi Hao.
Despite Qi Hao’s unremarkable appearance, he had shown commendable courage. Seeing the strange items didn’t faze him, which further increased the old master’s affection for him.
As the saying goes, family scandals shouldn’t be publicized. Although the old master had already instructed his people to investigate, he didn’t want to pursue the matter publicly in front of Mu Jin and Yin Tianyi.
Instead, he asked Yin Tianyi, “If we remove these items, will the Qi family mansion be free of problems?”
Yin Tianyi shook his head. When he first arrived at the Qi family mansion, he sensed that something was masking the negative energy. After breaking a few decorations and smashing the vase, the room seemed to clear, like a fog lifting.
Although ordinary people might not notice, Yin Tianyi, who had some magical abilities, could feel the dense malevolent energy in the house. The Feng Shui of the Qi family also seemed problematic. So, he decided to set up a Feng Shui array in the mansion to purify the residence and improve the Qi family’s fortune.
As for the decorations and vase, Yin Tianyi asked the old master how he wanted to handle them. The old master naturally didn’t want to keep these things and seeing that Yin Tianyi could deal with them, he entrusted the task to him.
Yin Tianyi didn’t refuse. He wanted to use these items to nourish Mu Jin’s body. Although he didn’t want Mu Jin’s power to grow too high, he feared that if Mu Jin didn’t absorb more malevolent energy, his hidden injuries wouldn’t heal.
Mu Jin had been sealed in the bronze mirror for hundreds of years, and Yin Tianyi wasn’t sure if it had caused any fundamental damage. Even though he wanted to keep Mu Jin restrained, he couldn’t bear to see him hurt.
So, Yin Tianyi took all the decorations for Mu Jin to absorb the malevolent energy. Meanwhile, he continued diligently studying the books left by his ancestors, hoping to find a way to control Mu Jin.
It took them the entire day to inspect the Qi family mansion and handle these matters, leaving no time to check the Qi family’s businesses. Given the size of the Qi family’s enterprises, it would take more than a day to visit them all.
The old master wasn’t in a hurry to finish everything immediately. He expressed his gratitude to Mu Jin and Yin Tianyi with a generous reward but didn’t invite them to stay for dinner.
Noticing the butler whispering to the old master and seeing the old man’s dark expression, it was clear he had family matters to address. Understanding it wasn’t appropriate to stay, they politely took their leave.
However, Qi Hao was kept behind by the old master. Despite looking reluctant to get involved in the Qi family’s affairs, the old master insisted, forcing him to stay.
By the time they left the Qi family, it was already late. After dinner, Yin Tianyi didn’t rest immediately. Instead, he had Mu Jin summon some minor spirits to practice spells and then resumed studying the book without a cover.
Mu Jin, feeling bored, floated beside Yin Tianyi. Finding nothing interesting on TV, he lazily flicked his fingers, rapidly changing channels with ease.
While Mu Jin was bored, Yin Tianyi was excited as he read the book. He had discovered a secret. Although he had read the books before, some parts had been difficult to grasp immediately.
But after recent spell practice and cross-referencing the books, he realized that the contract between him and Mu Jin wasn’t quite what Mu Jin had initially told him.