Chapter 9

Xiangcheng is located in the Yangtze River Basin, surrounded by many lakes and rivers. It takes about a day to drive from Longcheng to Xiangcheng. Not sure if it's because Yu Xiaoyu is too stingy, but she didn't even invite Xu Xian to fly. However, it's better this way; with the dead dog Baidi here, flying would be much more troublesome.

After driving for a few hours, Yu Xiaoyu asked Xu Xian if he knew how to drive. Xu Xian shook his head and said, "I've never touched such a good car before. To be honest, this is the most luxurious car I've ever been in! I really have to thank you! You're such a good person!"

"No need to thank me, the car expenses have already been deducted from your commission!"

"..." He finally said, "How about you teach me to drive? With my learning ability, I'll definitely pick it up quickly, and then I can help you!"

"My teaching fees are very high, are you sure you want to learn?"

"..." Xu Xian rolled his eyes, thinking to himself: I might as well sleep! Better not to be driven crazy by her! Although I can drive, I don't have a license!

That night, the two arrived in Xiangcheng and stayed at a hotel. Fortunately, it wasn't a holiday, so even though many high school seniors had just finished the college entrance exam and were traveling to relax, it wasn't hard to find a place to stay.

The next day, before Xu Xian had even woken up, the dead dog Baidi bit his ankle and dragged him out of bed.

Just as Xu Xian was about to curse, he heard a rapid knocking at the door. The dead dog Baidi pointed to the door, "Do you want me to open it for you? It'll cost you 100 to open the door, but I'll let you off for waking you up since I'm in a good mood today!"

"You dead dog, get lost! What kind of skills are you learning, learning that woman's 'greed for money'!" Xu Xian shouted in his mind, putting on his clothes and finally saying, "Stop knocking, stop knocking, I'm up!"

"Meet in the restaurant downstairs at 8, the client will be here at 8:30. Look sharp, we have business to discuss!"

"Got it!" Xu Xian put on his pants, walked into the bathroom, and looked at himself in the mirror, touching his face and shaking his head, "I'm even more handsome than yesterday. If this keeps up, how will other men survive! Dead dog, get lost, what are you showing off for!"

"I'm handsome too, you know!" The dead dog stretched its head out long, looking left and right in the mirror, grinning with its sharp teeth, looking very pleased with itself.

A few minutes later, Xu Xian, dressed in jeans and a T-shirt, appeared in the restaurant downstairs.

Seeing Xu Xian's outfit, Yu Xiaoyu slapped her forehead. Indeed, she couldn't trust his taste. But it was probably too late to change now.

"What? Did you notice how handsome I am?" Xu Xian smiled, showing a self-satisfied grin.

But to Yu Xiaoyu, his smile seemed a bit cheap. "Sit down! Order whatever you want, I'll pay!"

"Oh yeah! That's great!" Xu Xian didn't expect his temporary boss to be so generous, "Waiter, give me five eggs, six sausages, two fried dough sticks, a bowl of soy milk... What, no fried dough sticks or soy milk? What kind of restaurant are you running! You're wasting my feelings! Okay, okay, three plates then..."

When the food arrived, the dead dog ate faster than Xu Xian, and most of the breakfast ended up in the dead dog's mouth.

About ten minutes later, the restaurant door opened, and a tall woman with a tan-colored sunglasses, wavy hair, a white neck, wearing loose casual clothes, tight seven-eighths pants, and black high heels, carrying an LV bag, walked in.

As soon as she entered, nine out of ten men in the restaurant were drawn to her, even Yu Xiaoyu couldn't compare. Mature, beautiful, fashionable... this kind of woman is almost a poison to men, a goddess to losers, and no man wouldn't like her, especially young men.

Someone like Xu Xian, a young and inexperienced man, would definitely be attracted to her.

But to Yu Xiaoyu's surprise, Xu Xian just glanced up, then pouted and focused on his breakfast.

Xu Xian's attitude pleased Yu Xiaoyu, at least he didn't embarrass her, and she felt a bit smug. See, she's better than her!

Yu Xiaoyu, still in her youthful and beautiful outfit, stood up when she saw the woman approach with two bodyguards.

The woman saw Yu Xiaoyu and quickened her steps, extending her hand, "Miss Yu, right? Hello, I'm Cai Fengyao, the client!"

Yu Xiaoyu shook her hand, "Yes, this is my assistant, Mr. Xu!"

At this moment, Xu Xian wiped his mouth with a napkin, stood up, and shook hands with Cai Fengyao, "Hello, you can call me Xiao Xu!"

"Xiao Xu is really handsome!" Cai Fengyao giggled.

"Have you had breakfast?" Yu Xiaoyu asked.

Cai Fengyao nodded, "Yes, if it's okay, let's get down to business!" As she spoke, she glanced at Xu Xian, her long, narrow eyes twinkling as if sending electric signals, making Xu Xian secretly pout, "Is she trying to seduce me?"

Seeing the frequent glances from the surrounding people, mostly directed at Cai Fengyao, Yu Xiaoyu said, "Let's find another place."

"No problem!"

Just as they were about to leave, a waiter approached and whispered, "Sir, Miss, I'm very sorry, but your bill hasn't been paid..."

Xu Xian shrugged and looked at Yu Xiaoyu, who looked back at him, "You didn't bring money?"

Xu Xian was stunned. Didn't you say you'd pay? How can you do this? How can you do this?

Especially when he saw the looks from the surrounding people, Xu Xian wished he could slap this woman to death.

What goddess, go to hell!

But soon, Cai Fengyao gave her bodyguard a nod, and he obediently went to pay the bill.

Yu Xiaoyu smiled, "I'm really sorry, Miss Cai, for the inconvenience!"

"No problem!" Cai Fengyao smiled slightly, her eyes flickering between Xu Xian and Yu Xiaoyu, her lips curling up.

...

"A few days ago, my father had a dream where he saw my great-grandfather. He asked him how he was doing in the afterlife, and the great-grandfather said, 'Everything is fine, but the ancestral house is a bit tilted, and the ancestors are very worried.' So my father went back to the ancestral village to check, and he found that the ancestral hall had indeed collapsed at one corner. However, our ancestral village, Caijia Village, had an incident fifty years ago, and since then, no Cai family members have returned there, and even the nearby people call it a ghost village!"

In Yu Xiaoyu's suite, Cai Fengyao shrugged and said with a bitter smile. Her two bodyguards were outside, and the dead dog Baidi was sprawled on the sofa, yawning lazily. From Cai Fengyao's expression, it was clear that she believed this legend.

"Have you ever been to your ancestral village, Caijia Village? Is it really haunted?" Xu Xian asked, frowning.

Cai Fengyao took a deep breath and shook her head, "How to put it! It's indeed very strange. As soon as you get close to the village, you get a creepy feeling. I used to be very brave and never believed in superstitions, but after going there once, I never wanted to go back. Especially at night, during the day with the sun, it's not so bad, but at night, it feels like there are constant cries in your ears that won't go away..."

"Are you sure it's not just your imagination?"

"I'm not sure! Isn't that something you should investigate?"

Xu Xian shrugged, "Alright! Can you tell us what happened in Caijia Village fifty years ago?"

Cai Fengyao nodded and sighed, "At that time, I wasn't born yet, or my father was just a few years old. It's said that one night, everyone in Caijia Village, including the livestock and poultry, died...