Gu Immortal Returns

The witch covered my cheeks with a red cloth, leaving only a faint red color in front of me.

The miko once again took out the red rope and tied it to my arm. After watching the red rope burn down, the miko left the hall.

In the empty hall, I was left alone to digest Lan Xiang's emotions silently.

Mrs. Sheng suddenly woke up from her dream. She saw Lan Xiang asking for help with tears on her face.

Sheng Hongzhang had already sent people to find Lan Xiang's whereabouts, and now he stayed with Mrs. Sheng.

"Hongzhang, Lanxiang is in danger, go and save her, go and save her -"

"Mom, I have sent people to find Lan Xiang's whereabouts. You must pay attention to your health."

Mrs. Sheng thought about the dream just now:
Lan Xiang knelt in the main hall of the Gu Immortal Temple, begging the Gu Immortal for mercy with her face covered in blood.

Mrs. Sheng thought that when she came out before, she secretly took Nian Di out of the village and asked Nian Di to commit suicide in front of them.

She grabbed Sheng Hongzhang's hand. "Hongzhang, go to the village. Lanxiang is likely to be captured by the miko clan leader and the others. Go and save Lanxiang."

"Impossible, they don't dare to offend me like this, mother, how are you sure that Lan Xiang was taken away by them."

"Lan Xiang entrusted me with a dream. She must be in the village, at the Gu Immortal Temple, the Gu Immortal Temple—"

Sheng Hongzhang comforted Mrs. Sheng, and it wasn't until he agreed to send people to the village to search that Mrs. Sheng breathed a sigh of relief.

Sheng Hongzhang left the room, found his servant, and asked him to secretly send people to the village to inquire.

The ancestral grave of the Sheng family is still in Poqiao Village, and it is not convenient for Sheng Hongzhang to break up with the clan leader directly.

He could only send someone to inquire secretly.

Since I possessed Lan Xiang's body, the witch has had the door of the Gu Immortal Temple closed, and now the villagers are not allowed to come to the Gu Immortal Temple to offer incense.

After Sheng Hongzhang's people came to the village to inquire, they found no trace of Lan Xiang, so they had no choice but to go back and report.

In the past few days, Mrs. Sheng had been dreaming of Lan Xiang begging her for help, and she couldn't bear it and fell ill.

Sheng Hongzhang asked people to search the surrounding mountains, but he didn't hear of any bandits kidnapping meat tickets.

Seeing that Mrs. Sheng couldn't afford to fall ill, Sheng Hongzhang asked someone to post a notice offering a huge reward.

At this time, someone came up with a way for Sheng Hongzhang to find a Feng Shui master in the city and ask him to tell his fortune.

Sheng Hongzhang sent people to find the "Shuiyun Pavilion" in the city

The Feng Shui master in Shuiyun Pavilion is named Feng Qing, and he is known as Mr. Feng Qing.

As soon as Sheng Hongzhang stepped into Shuiyun Pavilion, Feng Qing's disciple Nian Jiu walked up to Sheng Hongzhang.

"Mr. Sheng, we sir have been waiting for a long time."

"Mr. Fengqing, are you waiting for me?"

"Exactly, my master has already calculated that you will come to him for help."

After hearing Nian Jiu's words, Sheng Hongzhang realized that Feng Qing must be an expert.

Feng Qing did not receive him directly in Shuiyun Pavilion, but asked Nian Jiu to take him to the elegant room in the courtyard.

Feng Qing sat on the futon in the elegant room, with sandalwood burning on the table and boiled tea beside it.

"Master, Master Sheng is here."

Feng Qing nodded, without getting up, and looked directly at the door.

Sheng Hongzhang walked in and gave Feng Qing a long salute.

Feng Qing motioned to Sheng Hongzhang to take a seat.

"Master Sheng, I learned from my apprentice a few days ago that Mrs. Sheng was captured. After doing some divination, I know that Master Sheng will definitely come in the next few days."

"Sir, please give me some advice."

"Mr. Sheng, I haven't finished speaking yet. When I was doing divination for my wife, I calculated that she is either alive or dead, or dead!"

"Sir, what do you mean by this? How is my wife? Is she still alive?"

"I've made it very clear."

Sheng Hongzhang was confused. He didn't understand what Feng Qing's words meant.Is Lanxiang still alive?

Sheng Hongzhang asked: "Sir, where is my wife now?"

“It seems so far away, yet within reach.”

After Feng Qing finished speaking, he closed his eyes. Sheng Hongzhang still didn't understand. He took out a banknote from his arms and put it on the table. "Sir, please help me. I don't quite understand what you just said. How should I find my wife?"

"Master Sheng, please take this money back. I have made it very clear. If you reveal too much, I will get burned. Please experience it yourself, Master Sheng."

Sheng Hongzhang looked anxious, thinking about the two sentences Feng Qing just said.

Feng Qing opened her eyes and poured a cup of tea for Sheng Hongzhang.

"Mr. Sheng, I don't think so for now. You may be in trouble during this period. If Master Sheng is in danger, you can come and look for me."

Sheng Hongzhang picked up the tea cup and drank a little tea. He was not in the mood to drink tea now, but when he heard Feng Qing's words, he could not be wary.

"Sir, could you please clarify?"

"I've already said what I've said, and you've drank the tea, so you'd better go find your wife quickly!"

Nian Jiu walked in from outside, "Master Sheng, please—"

Sheng Hongzhang got up helplessly. He came outside Shuiyun Pavilion and asked Nian Jiu: "Excuse me, sir, are you always so unpredictable?"

"As long as Mr. Sheng listens carefully to Master's words, he will naturally solve the current dilemma."

Sheng Hongzhang sat in a sedan chair and walked towards home.

There were people shopping on the road, and many people were waiting there.

Sheng Hongzhang's carriage had to stop. At this time, Sheng Hongzhang heard someone outside saying

"I haven't been back to the village for a long time. I plan to go back to the village in the next two days to visit graves..."

After listening to the conversation between the two, Sheng Hongzhang understood instantly and said to the people around him: "Go quickly, find someone and let's go back to Poqiao Village. The woman is most likely in Poqiao Village."

Sheng Hongzhang asked someone to turn around and drive him away, preparing to return to the village.

Sheng Hongzhang led the people to the outside of the village. As soon as they reached the boundary of the village, the clan leader saw the signal from outside the village.

The patriarch said to the people around him
"Go quickly and invite the witch here—"

The witch was at home when the candlestick in front of her suddenly fell down without any warning.

The candle was extinguished instantly, and candle oil splashed on the witch's arm.

The witch suddenly felt bad.

At this time, someone came in from outside, "Miko, the patriarch asks you to come over."

The witch stood up and asked, "What happened in the village?"

"The guard came to report that Sheng Hongzhang and his men have entered the village."

"What? Why is he here?"

The witch followed the villagers to the patriarch's home, and the patriarch had just walked out of the house.

"I'll take a look."

"I'm with you."

On the way, the witch whispered to the clan leader: "Has the matter spread?"

"No, I've been sending people to keep an eye on it these past few days."

As soon as the two of them reached the end of the village, they saw Sheng Hongzhang walking over with someone.

The clan leader pretended to meet by chance, "Master Sheng, why did you come back suddenly? I was going to the back mountain with the witch, but I didn't expect that we met at the entrance of the village."

"I will come back only if I have something to do. Chief, just go and do your work if you have something to do!"

"No, there's nothing urgent to do. We can postpone it for two days. Let's go back to the village first!"

After the clan leader finished speaking, he prepared to accompany Sheng Hongzhang into the village. Sheng Hongzhang said directly: "Lan Xiang was taken away. I came to the village to look for Lan Xiang."

"Why was Lan Xiang taken away? Didn't she go to Shangli City with Mrs. Sheng? How could she be taken away?"

"Chief, I need to find Lan Xiang now. I'll make it clear to you later! You guys, search for me in the village. If anyone dares to stop me, I'll kill him!"

When the patriarch heard Sheng Hongzhang's unkind words, he immediately asked, "Master Sheng, what do you mean by this?"

Sheng Hongzhang did not answer the clan leader and asked people to start searching.

(End of this chapter)