Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Feng Jinxuan didn’t believe Gong Siyu at first when he said that Ji Younai had died and come back to life. However, he moved towards her and turned her hand over, after which he pinched her wrist and started feeling her pulse.
“She’s breathing. She’s got a pulse and a heartbeat. Would a dead person be in such a state? Feng Jinxuan, you’re becoming silly after all this seclusion.”
Feng Jinxuan frowned and quickly shook his head.
“No, I wouldn’t be mistaken. Her lifeline has already been broken. There’s no way she’s still alive.” He paused before continuing, “I’ve never seen anyone like her. Why don’t you leave her here with me for a few days and let me study her?”
He pulled Ji Younai away from Feng Jinxuan and held her in his arms.
Gong Siyu glowered at him tyrannically. “Don’t even think about it!”
Although Gong Siyu had pulled Ji Younai into his arms, her slender wrist was still being held by Feng Jinxuan.
“Something is wrong, something is definitely wrong. Her face is pale, her blood and qi are weak. I can tell at a glance that she is weak and sickly. She must have sustained several severe injuries to her body, but her pulse is still strong. The strength of her pulse is not something that a completely healthy person can reach. Do you understand what I mean? With a frail body like hers, it’s not possible to have such a strong pulse, and such a steady and powerful heartbeat.”
“Is that a good thing or a bad thing?”
Gong Siyu asked patiently.
Feng Jinxuan didn’t answer.
He simply muttered under his breath, “I’ve read about a situation like hers in an ancient book in the library of the Feng Family’s old residence. If a spiritual entity is injected into a corpse, the person would come back to life and stay alive for the time being. If the spirit leaves the body, it will turn into ashes.”
Ji Younai seemed to have understood.
She blinked and said, “You mean, there’s something in my body that has brought me back to life? But once it’s gone, I’ll die?”
Feng Jinxuan let go of Ji Yunai’s wrist and shook his head.
“Not only will you die, but your soul will also be gone too as it will turn into ashes.”
Ji Younai gasped. She was so shocked that she turned pale.
“You’re weak and helpless. Keeping this thing in your body will do you no good. It might just kill you someday.”
Feng Jinxuan spoke the truth blatantly and straightforwardly, which would be unacceptable for ordinary people.
Gong Siyu quickly comforted Ji Younai who was in his arms, for a long while, as if he was coaxing a baby.
Gong Siyu glared at Feng Jinxuan.
“No matter what, it’s a good thing to be able to live. Must you scare her by saying that?”
However, his heart still tensed up when he heard that Ji Younai might get killed by the thing in her body.
The fear of an unforeseeable death permeated his heart.
Feng Jinxuan snorted coldly and sneered. “Go on, keep defending and protecting her.” After a pause, he continued with a sharp change in his tone, “Tell me, why are you here to see me?”
“It’s something related to her.” He paused and continued, “This little one has a third eye, but she’s scared of ghosts. Do you have a permanent solution for her to never see a ghost again?”
Feng Jinxuan did not keep them in suspense and instead answered the question right away.
“Yes.”
Both Ji Younai and Gong Siyu were suddenly looking forward to it.
“Gouge out her eyeballs.”
“…”
“If she goes blind, she won’t be able to see anything.”
“…”
“Having a third eye is an extremely rare natural gift. Some people are born with them while some acquire them by chance. Some people will never acquire them in their entire lives. Yet, you casually want to give it up?”
Ji Younai listened to Feng Jinxuan’s indifferent words, but she didn’t dare to look him in the eye.
Listening to his cold and harsh tone, she felt as if he was rebuking her for giving up a talent that was extremely difficult to obtain.
It was as if she was letting her natural gift go to waste.
“Feng Jinxuan, keep scaring her and she’ll start crying!”
Seeing that his childhood friend had begun behaving in an aloof and condescending manner again, Gong Siyu decided to speak up for Ji Younai and defend her.
“If you want to never see ghosts again, gouge our your eyeballs. If you want to seal it temporarily, go to my old man and let him seal your third eye. Each temporary seal will last for a week. Decide for yourself.” Seemingly having thought of something, Feng Jinxuan added, “By the way, my old man has gone into seclusion on Mount Tiantai. He probably won’t come back until one and a half years later.”
“Can’t you do it? Don’t you know how to do it too?”
Feng Jinxuan humphed coldly and suddenly turned around, lowered his head, and pointed at the back of his neck.
There was a golden needle that had been piercing into his neck all the way through. It looked rather terrifying.
“My acupuncture point has been pierced by a golden needle. My spiritual meridians, eight veins, and spiritual energy have all been sealed. Apart from being able to see ghosts, I’m now no different from ordinary people. In the Feng Family, those of my kind are considered crippled.”
‘That’s a little harsh.’
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Coming out of Feng Jinxuan’s house, there was a look of disappointment on Ji Younai’s face.
She had to wait for a year and a half. She would definitely be scared to the point of getting a mental breakdown, and she might even go crazy!
Seeing Ji Younai’s dejected appearance, Gong Siyu pursed his lips in contemplation and continued to think of a solution.
In just a short while, his eyes lit up, and he pulled Ji Younai to the side to take her inside the car.
“Are we going home?”
“No.”
Deliberately trying to be mysterious, Gong Siyu gave the chauffeur an address, after which the chauffeur assented and immediately started the engine.
“There’s another old fogy we can go to. He might have a solution.”
This person whom Gong Siyu was talking about was called Zhuge Xian.
All his ancestors had been fortune-tellers and Fengshui masters for generations. He was a superstitious old man.
It was said that he could even find the dragon’s bloodline.
Since Zhuge Xian’s father’s generation, the Zhuge Family had been serving the Gong Family as their designated Fengshui and divination master. He was also an antique collector who was sly and greedy for money. However, he was not malicious and was considered a prominent figure in the circle of antiques and Fengshui in Beijing because of the Gong Family’s influence.
Zhuge Xian’s residence was located in a blessed area with beautiful scenery. In front of his residence, there was a lively temple where many people visited and offered incense. Behind it, there was the ancient mausoleum of the Qing Dynasty emperor. The residence itself was an ancient building that was made of woods and tiles that were hundreds of years old. It gave off an ancient vibe.
The one who greeted Gong Siyu and Ji Younai was Li Jia, Zhuge Xian’s young and beautiful wife whom he had just married and who had freshly graduated from college. She had a beautiful figure and was fair-skinned. She was pregnant with a huge baby bump, and she looked rather kind and personable.
“Young Master Gong, old Master is in the small Buddha Hall in the backyard discussing Buddhism with Master Kongxin of the temple. I’ll take you over.”
Gong Siyu just looked aloof and high above all as he agreed while ignoring everything in sight.
Discovering that Ji Younai’s attention was frequently attracted by the numerous golden Arowana that were exposed in the small pond at the side, the corner of his mouth curled into an evil smile. “That’s an Arowana. One that is of good quality will only cause a few hundred thousand yuan.
“So expensive?”
“Do you like it? If you do, we’ll bring a few back, and you may have fun feeding it. You can eat it too.”
‘Arowanas can’t be eaten!’
In the small Buddha hall, Ji Younai, who was huddling up behind Gong Si Yu, poked her head out and saw Zhuge Xian.
He had a goatee and seemed to be about 50 to 60 years old. He was full of energy, and his eyes were round and clear with a worldly gaze. He was wearing a pair of vintage round-framed glasses that were made of agate. He was clad in a black and gold traditional Chinese attire with a jade Buddha pendant hanging on his neck. He was also holding a string of 108 Tibetan beads that had been consecrated. He looked rather wealthy.
“What a rare guest! Young Master, what brings you here?”
As soon as Gong Siyu arrived, Zhuge Xian immediately lit up and greeted him respectfully, wishing he could worship him.
“I need your help.” After he finished speaking, he pulled Ji Younai over and placed her in front of him for Zhuge Xian to take a look at her.
“Do you know how to close a third eye? Do it for her.”
The moment he saw Ji Younai, there was a 180-degree change in Zhuge Xian’s demeanor. His emotions turned from surprise to horror!
He even accidentally dropped the beads in his hand, as if he had seen a ghost.