Chapter 46

"Thank you." I sincerely thanked her, after all, she had been worried about me all night.

"For what?"

"Thank you for truly caring about me. Apart from my grandfather, I have never felt such concern. When I came out just now, I saw your tears, and it moved me deeply."

Huang Yiyi smiled faintly, "It's good that you know I care about you. What about your parents? Don't they care about you?"

I know my parents love me, but their impression is too vague. Apart from gathering for New Year's dinner, I have almost no feelings for them!

My grandfather said that before I was thirteen, they were the ones who raised me, but I was not the same person back then.

"My parents are rarely by my side!"

"Alright! Then you must be careful no matter what you do, because if anything happens to you, I will be very worried."

After saying this, she smiled sweetly, and her face turned slightly red.

"Okay, don't worry, I will be careful."

The car drove for a while, and Huang Yiyi's phone suddenly rang. She glanced at it and hung up immediately.

I asked, "Who was it?"

"Zhang Zifeng!"

Mentioning this name, I remembered what happened yesterday, so I said with some guilt, "Yesterday, you were supposed to go out and play together, it was me who delayed you."

"Not at all!" Huang Yiyi said, "I was going to invite you to play together. Since you didn't go, I didn't plan to go with him either."

"Li Yao! Zhang Zifeng and I really have nothing going on. We are just childhood friends."

I didn't know if Huang Yiyi was explaining or what, but her feelings towards me seemed different from before. It used to be respect, but now there was something more.

I went home and lay down to sleep. I slept until the afternoon. After waking up, I tried to find the people from the Xuanmen, but I had no leads. For someone like me who doesn't know how to use the internet and has limited connections, finding people from the Xuanmen is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

The next morning, Qin Luye came to the door of my apartment to wait for me. She was holding a large bag of food and had a big backpack on her back, which seemed to be full of food.

I only saw her and not Duan Qingshan, so I asked, "Where is Duan Qingshan?"

Qin Luye blinked her eyes and said, "Duan Qingshan... uh..."

"He's not coming!" Suddenly, a jeep stopped in front of us. Huang Yiyi, sitting in the driver's seat, poked her head out and said with a smile, "Duan Qingshan has a stomachache. He had diarrhea all night, so he can't come. He asked me to drive instead."

"Right!" Qin Luye and Huang Yiyi exchanged a glance and nodded, "Qingshan has a stomachache! He can't come."

Huang Yiyi quickly added, "Don't worry about the classes. I'm in my senior year, and I don't have many classes. I've already taken leave from my teachers. Besides, I didn't go out to play the day before yesterday, so this trip counts as my outing."

I looked at the two of them helplessly. I knew this was Miss Huang Yiyi's idea. There was no point in saying more because she was determined to come along.

"Alright!" I agreed weakly, "But I have one thing to say: that place is very dangerous! You must listen to me when we get there. If you don't listen to me, it will be easy to get into trouble."

Seeing my serious expression, Huang Yiyi sat up straight, raised her hand, and saluted, "Understood!"

And so, the three of us set off for Hujiawan.

This place was indeed very remote. We drove for three hours to reach the county town, which was very small, not much different from our town. We had a meal in the county town and were about to leave when it started raining.

This rain came suddenly. A moment ago, the sky was clear and the sun was shining, but suddenly it started raining. It wasn't June, the month when the weather can change abruptly, so this rain usually had a reason.

"Ah!" Suddenly, Huang Yiyi exclaimed and缩到了我的身后。

"蛇，有蛇！" 黄依依惊恐地指着车的保险盖。只见那保险盖上盘旋着一条蛇，那条蛇抬着脑袋，见到我们也不怕，还在朝我们吐蛇信子。

我看着蛇，心里觉得非常不对劲，先是下了拦路雨，接着又来了一条拦路蛇。不容多想，我立刻掏出了随身携带的三个铜钱卜卦，六爻之卦。

六爻占卜，算吉凶是最快的，也是最准的。

我很少用占卜算卦的方式来决定去留，因为算卦这种东西会严重拖垮我以后的道路。算卦很准，但越是准的东西就越需要自身的能量去回馈。

这次如果不是有这两个异象，我也不会拿出铜钱来占卜算卦！

很快，我的卦就出来了！

老阴，变爻，官鬼之卦，天地鬼都克我！也就是说我今天不能走，继续走的话，天不帮我，地不帮我，就连鬼也会克我。

古人做事讲究天时地利人和，只有天帮自己，地帮自己，人也顺的时候才能去做这件事。如果不是这样，那必然办不好自己想办的事。

看到这里，我收起了铜钱！

黄依依一脸迷茫地问道，“怎么了？李耀，这是怎么回事？”

“大凶之兆，不能继续走了！今天就在这个地方找家旅馆住下吧。”

听到我的话，黄依依啊了一声，随后问道，“等会雨停也不走了吗？”

“不走了，今天都不走了！”

说完，我对那条盘在保险盖上的蛇说道，“谢谢你来报信，我已经收到了。”

那蛇像是听懂了我讲话一样，朝我吐了吐信子，然后慢悠悠地从车的保险盖上爬了下去。

见到这奇异的景象，黄依依和秦绿叶都看傻眼了。当我回过头去看她们的时候，两人都用那种很神奇的眼睛盯着我看。

“李先生，您能够听得懂动物说话吗？”秦绿叶忽然一脸惊奇地问我。

我摇摇头说，“不能。”

“那这条蛇怎么听到您说话之后它就离开了呢？难道这条蛇成精了，它能听得懂人说话？”秦绿叶继续抛出这种幼稚的问题。

我承认这世界上有动物是会成精的，只不过这么小的一条蛇还不至于成精。

“难道你不知道蛇是能够通灵的动物吗？”我问秦绿叶，她跟何中田那么久，这种最基本的民间禁忌她不至于不知道。

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"Thank you." I sincerely thanked her, after all, she had been worried about me all night.

"For what?"

"Thank you for truly caring about me. Apart from my grandfather, I have never felt such concern. When I came out just now, I saw your tears, and it moved me deeply."

Huang Yiyi smiled faintly, "It's good that you know I care about you. What about your parents? Don't they care about you?"

I know my parents love me, but their impression is too vague. Apart from gathering for New Year's dinner, I have almost no feelings for them!

My grandfather said that before I was thirteen, they were the ones who raised me, but I was not the same person back then.

"My parents are rarely by my side!"

"Alright! Then you must be careful no matter what you do, because if anything happens to you, I will be very worried."

After saying this, she smiled sweetly, and her face turned slightly red.

"Okay, don't worry, I will be careful."

The car drove for a while, and Huang Yiyi's phone suddenly rang. She glanced at it and hung up immediately.

I asked, "Who was it?"

"Zhang Zifeng!"

Mentioning this name, I remembered what happened yesterday, so I said with some guilt, "Yesterday, you were supposed to go out and play together, it was me who delayed you."

"Not at all!" Huang Yiyi said, "I was going to invite you to play together. Since you didn't go, I didn't plan to go with him either."

"Li Yao! Zhang Zifeng and I really have nothing going on. We are just childhood friends."

I didn't know if Huang Yiyi was explaining or what, but her feelings towards me seemed different from before. It used to be respect, but now there was something more.

I went home and lay down to sleep. I slept until the afternoon. After waking up, I tried to find the people from the Xuanmen, but I had no leads. For someone like me who doesn't know how to use the internet and has limited connections, finding people from the Xuanmen is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

The next morning, Qin Luye came to the door of my apartment to wait for me. She was holding a large bag of food and had a big backpack on her back, which seemed to be full of food.

I only saw her and not Duan Qingshan, so I asked, "Where is Duan Qingshan?"

Qin Luye blinked her eyes and said, "Duan Qingshan... uh..."

"He's not coming!" Suddenly, a jeep stopped in front of us. Huang Yiyi, sitting in the driver's seat, poked her head out and said with a smile, "Duan Qingshan has a stomachache. He had diarrhea all night, so he can't come. He asked me to drive instead."

"Right!" Qin Luye and Huang Yiyi exchanged a glance and nodded, "Qingshan has a stomachache! He can't come."

Huang Yiyi quickly added, "Don't worry about the classes. I'm in my senior year, and I don't have many classes. I've already taken leave from my teachers. Besides, I didn't go out to play the day before yesterday, so this trip counts as my outing."

I looked at the two of them helplessly. I knew this was Miss Huang Yiyi's idea. There was no point in saying more because she was determined to come along.

"Alright!" I agreed weakly, "But I have one thing to say: that place is very dangerous! You must listen to me when we get there. If you don't listen to me, it will be easy to get into trouble."

Seeing my serious expression, Huang Yiyi sat up straight, raised her hand, and saluted, "Understood!"

And so, the three of us set off for Hujiawan.

This place was indeed very remote. We drove for three hours to reach the county town, which was very small, not much different from our town. We had a meal in the county town and were about to leave when it started raining.

This rain came suddenly. A moment ago, the sky was clear and the sun was shining, but suddenly it started raining. It wasn't June, the month when the weather can change abruptly, so this rain usually had a reason.

"Ah!" Suddenly, Huang Yiyi exclaimed and hid behind me.

"Snake, there's a snake!" Huang Yiyi pointed in fear at the car's bumper. There was a snake coiled on the bumper, its head raised, and it didn't seem afraid of us, still flicking its tongue at us.

I looked at the snake, feeling something was very wrong. First, there was the sudden rain, and now a snake blocking our way. Without hesitation, I immediately took out the three copper coins I carried for divination, forming a hexagram of the Six Lines.

The Six Lines divination is the fastest and most accurate for predicting good or bad fortune.

I rarely use divination to decide whether to go or stay, as it can severely affect my future path. Divination is very accurate, but the more accurate it is, the more energy it requires from me.

If it weren't for these two unusual signs, I wouldn't have taken out the copper coins to divine!

Soon, my divination result came out!

Old Yin, changing line, the hexagram of the Official Ghost, where heaven, earth, and ghosts all oppose me! This means I cannot continue today. If I do, heaven will not help me, earth will not help me, and even ghosts will oppose me.

In ancient times, people believed in the importance of timing, location, and harmony. Only when heaven, earth, and people are in harmony can one undertake a task. If not, one will not succeed in what they want to do.

Seeing this, I put away the copper coins!

Huang Yiyi asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Li Yao, what's going on?"

"A very bad omen, we cannot continue! We should find a hotel to stay in today."

Hearing my words, Huang Yiyi exclaimed, "Even if the rain stops, we won't go?"

"We won't go, not today!"

After saying this, I spoke to the snake coiled on the bumper, "Thank you for the warning, I have received it."

The snake, as if understanding my words, flicked its tongue at me and then slowly slithered down from the bumper.

Seeing this strange scene, Huang Yiyi and Qin Luye were dumbfounded. When I turned to look at them, they were staring at me with amazed eyes.

"Mr. Li, can you understand what animals are saying?" Qin Luye asked me in surprise.

I shook my head, "No."

"Then why did the snake leave after you spoke to it? Could it be that the snake has become a spirit and can understand human speech?" Qin Luye continued to ask this naive question.

I admit that some animals can become spirits, but a small snake like this is not likely to have reached that stage.

"Didn't you know that snakes can communicate with the spirit world?" I asked Qin Luye. She had been with He Zhongtian for so long; she shouldn't be unaware of such basic folk taboos.