Chapter 74

After a while, Zhong Yangying finally came to her senses from the shock and, as if remembering something, hurriedly searched around the bedside, but she couldn't find the talisman that Xia Yunjie had given her.

"Wu Ying! Auntie Zhao!" After searching for a while, Zhong Yangying suddenly opened the bedroom door and called out loudly.

Soon, Zhong Yangying's bodyguard and driver, Wu Ying, and the housekeeper, a middle-aged woman in her early forties, rushed over hurriedly.

"Who took the yellow paper talisman under my pillow?" Zhong Yangying asked the two as soon as they arrived.

"Boss, I never enter your bedroom without your instructions," Wu Ying replied calmly as usual.

"Did you see the yellow paper talisman in the sachet that you mentioned before? This morning, when I was tidying up your room, I didn't see it, and I was quite puzzled at the time," Auntie Zhao said, noticing Zhong Yangying's unhappy expression and feeling a bit nervous.

"Are you sure?" Zhong Yangying's face turned pale upon hearing this.

"Yes."

"In that case..." Zhong Yangying's eyes lit up as she suddenly thought of Xia Yunjie. If she had any doubts before about whether her lack of nightmares was a coincidence or due to the talisman, she was now 100% certain that it was because of the talisman.

"Boss, do you need to check the security footage?" Wu Ying asked calmly.

"Not for now. Prepare the car; I need to go out." After saying this, Zhong Yangying waved away Auntie Zhao and Wu Ying, then took out her phone and called Xia Yunjie.

Xia Yunjie received Zhong Yangying's call just as he was about to reach Deya Community. He was puzzled and a bit nervous that Zhong Yangying would call him at this time. After all, this woman had once had "improper thoughts" about him.

"Long time no see, Sister Zhong. Is there anything?" Xia Yunjie asked guiltily after answering the call.

"Where are you now? I want to see you," Zhong Yangying said.

"Now?" Xia Yunjie's heart skipped a beat. Involuntarily, the image of Sister Zhong's still-attractive figure and beautiful face came to his mind. As a man, especially a young and vigorous one, if Xia Yunjie said he had no thoughts about Zhong Yangying, it would be a lie. However, those thoughts were purely driven by a man's primal desires, a purely physical craving, which Xia Yunjie could not accept.

In his mind, the relationship between a man and a woman should involve more than just desire; there should also be love.

"Yes, right now. I had another nightmare!" At this moment, Zhong Yangying wasn't thinking about the relationship between a man and a woman. She said this in response.

"Another nightmare?" Xia Yunjie was greatly surprised to hear that Zhong Yangying had another nightmare.

Based on his judgment, Zhong Yangying had merely accidentally come into contact with something unclean. As long as he placed the talisman under her pillow, that unclean thing would have fled. How could it possibly come back?

"Yes, another nightmare, and the talisman you gave me is gone," Zhong Yangying said.

Xia Yunjie wasn't too concerned about the talisman being gone. For a wealthy woman like Zhong Yangying, once the nightmares stopped, she wouldn't keep a talisman carefully. She probably threw it away. Besides, the talisman was just a simple yellow paper and vermilion ink, and once it was activated, it would lose its power over time. Even if Zhong Yangying hadn't thrown it away, it would have become ineffective in a few days.

What truly puzzled Xia Yunjie was why Zhong Yangying was having nightmares again. Could it be that his talisman didn't drive away the unclean thing?

How could that be! Xia Yunjie shook his head. He had absolute confidence in his talisman, even though it was drawn when he was young.

"Where do you live? I'll come to you now." Since he couldn't figure it out, Xia Yunjie decided to visit her personally to investigate the problem. He didn't think about the potential consequences of visiting a wealthy woman who had once had feelings for him at such a late hour.

Zhong Yangying, a strong woman who had been in business for many years, could tell from Xia Yunjie's words that he was more than just a bartender. His talk about the talisman was likely a lie. She felt relieved and quickly said, "It's hard to find my place. Where are you now? I'll come and pick you up."

"Deya Community." Xia Yunjie wanted to say that taking a taxi would be convenient, but he was short on money, so he honestly told her his location.

"Deya Community, okay, I'll come and pick you up right away." Zhong Yangying, a straightforward person, hung up after saying this.

Although Xia Yunjie had expected Zhong Yangying to be wealthy, he was still surprised and impressed when he stepped onto the soft lawn from the car.

Sister Zhong is really rich. I wonder what she does for a living?

However, Xia Yunjie only thought this in his mind and didn't try to figure it out or ask. His attention was more focused on observing the feng shui of the mansion to see if there was anything unclean.

Xia Yunjie squinted his eyes and walked around the courtyard of Zhong Yangying's mansion. Auntie Zhao and Wu Ying watched with wide eyes, wondering what the boss was doing by bringing this young man over at such a late hour.

Is he checking the feng shui? Is he performing a ritual?

The boss had also invited someone to check the house a while ago, and that person walked around the house like this. At least he looked like a master with a compass, but this young man had nothing in his hands, which seemed unprofessional.

"Xia Jie, did you see anything?" Zhong Yangying, who now had full confidence in Xia Yunjie, couldn't help but ask cautiously after he walked around the courtyard.

Previously, she was a bit worried that Xia Yunjie's talisman was just a coincidence, a mere talisman. Now, seeing him walk around the courtyard as soon as he arrived, Zhong Yangying knew that Xia Yunjie had been lying to her before and was a true expert in yin-yang and ghostly matters.

"The feng shui of your house is good, with mountains and water nearby, facing south and backed by the north." At this point, Xia Yunjie couldn't hide his ability to understand yin-yang and feng shui. He nodded and commented.

"Xia Jie, you are indeed an expert. I had a feng shui master check this house before I bought it, and he said the feng shui was good," Zhong Yangying, influenced by her preconceived notions, raised her eyebrows and quickly agreed.

Auntie Zhao and Wu Ying rolled their eyes. Even a fool could see that the house was near mountains and water, facing south and backed by the north. Was this something to boast about?

In fact, Auntie Zhao and Wu Ying didn't realize that Xia Yunjie's simple words were truly the words of a master. On the contrary, those who made feng shui sound mysterious were just trying to deceive the layman.

"Let's go inside and take a look." Seeing nothing unusual in the courtyard, Xia Yunjie pointed to the door.

Zhong Yangying, naturally, followed Xia Yunjie's instructions and led him inside.

Xia Yunjie followed Zhong Yangying into the house and walked around inside, but still found nothing unusual, causing his brows to furrow slightly.

Just now, although he didn't open his Heavenly Eye or release his divine sense, with his current cultivation, he could sense any abnormality in the earth's energy. However, he found nothing unusual, which puzzled him.

Could it be that the unclean thing has some cultivation and knows how to hide its aura? Xia Yunjie's mind flickered, and a faint green light appeared between his brows, revealing the ancient tripod mark, though Zhong Yangying and the others didn't notice.

As soon as the ancient tripod mark appeared, Xia Yunjie's Heavenly Eye opened, and a gaze filled with supreme witch power shot out.

"Hmm!" As soon as his Heavenly Eye opened, Xia Yunjie instantly noticed a faint, almost imperceptible evil aura on the sapphire hanging around Zhong Yangying's neck.

Although it was already autumn, the weather hadn't truly cooled down. Zhong Yangying was wearing a white, fashionable blouse with an open collar, revealing a hint of her cleavage. The sapphire rested in the cleavage, contrasting with her fair, plump skin, adding a touch of allure.

Xia Yunjie's gaze, fixed on the sapphire, was not much different from staring at her alluring cleavage. Even though Zhong Yangying was no longer a naive girl, she still felt her face heat up and inwardly cursed Xia Yunjie for looking so innocent but being a little pervert!

If it were any other time, Zhong Yangying would have poked Xia Yunjie's head to make him look away, but with Wu Ying and Auntie Zhao present and her good impression of Xia Yunjie, she could only pretend not to notice his "sly eyes" ogling her.

Zhong Yangying pretended not to notice, but Wu Ying and Auntie Zhao couldn't help but inwardly curse Xia Yunjie for being a young pervert, daring to openly stare at the boss's chest in front of three women. However, since Zhong Yangying didn't react, Wu Ying and Auntie Zhao couldn't say anything, only glaring at Xia Yunjie.

"Sister Zhong, can we go to your room? I need to talk to you alone about something." Xia Yunjie, preoccupied, didn't realize that his gaze had caused a misunderstanding and pointed to Sister Zhong's bedroom upstairs.

Matters of gods and ghosts should not be known by too many people.