Stop pretending, the fake heiress is actually a master of metaphysics.

"My name is Wang Jingxing. Don't be nervous, I just have a few simple questions to ask you both."

"How did you know there were bodies buried under that shopping mall?"

Gu Yuncheng said, "Meng Ke asked us to look at the problems in the mall, and after searching for a while, we found a corpse under the mall."

Wang Jingxing shook his head: "No, you knew about the problem underground in the mall from the beginning. How did you know?"

"You don't need to answer, Miss Shen, you answer."

"When you said you were 'entrusted by someone,' who were you entrusted with this task? Was it a human or a demon?"

Shen Nian opened her eyes and met Wang Jingxing's gaze.

He thought to himself, "After all, they're government officials; they're not stupid."

"It can't be called a demon."

"At best, it's just a little sprite."

Where is it?

Shen Nianqi asked, "Does the Xuanmen Guild need to control every...non-human creature that appears?"

"certainly."

"Whether they are demons or sorcerers, any being with non-human abilities must be under the control of the Xuanmen Guild."

"We need to record their spiritual energy fluctuations. If there are incidents of Xuanmen practitioners harming people, the guild's spiritual energy records can serve as evidence."

"Apart from that, the guild does not restrict their activities."

Shen Nian nodded knowingly.

Wang Jingxing explained all this probably to reassure her and to get her to cooperate with their so-called "spiritual energy input".

"Speaking of this, every esoteric practitioner with a proper lineage must register their qualifications with the guild before they can practice. It's similar to the monk's certificate in ancient times."

The implication is that Shen Nian has been practicing fortune-telling without a license for a long time.

However, Shen Nian didn't take it to heart.

After all, no one had told her that she needed a certificate to set up a fortune-telling stall—besides, she hadn't cheated or swindled anyone.

"The spirit is recuperating at my residence. If needed, I will take her to the guild tomorrow to complete the spiritual power record."

Speaking of spiritual power, Shen Nian asked curiously, "Do the mystical practitioners in the Xuanmen Guild use spiritual power for cultivation?"

Wang Jingxing shook his head: "To be honest, in the Xuanmen these days, there is basically no one who can absorb spiritual energy for cultivation."

"All we can do is use a meager amount of spiritual energy to temper our bodies, or inject it into talismans to make them slightly more effective. We can't even talk about cultivation. Reaching the so-called Foundation Establishment stage is already quite remarkable."

"really."

For example, Wang Jingxing, who was standing in front of Shen Nian, was only at the late Foundation Establishment stage.

Even so, looking at the entire Xuanmen sect, this Wang Jingxing should already have a very high level of cultivation.

This is enough to illustrate the decline of Taoism today.

However, Wang Jingxing was unable to discern the cultivation level of the girl before him.

This suggests that the girl's strength may surpass that of all the members of the Xuanmen sect.

This is also why Wang Jingxing was so polite to him.

"Getting back to the main point, are the victim's souls in your hands?"

"We need the testimonies of these ghosts as proof."

Shen Nian nodded.

Since the other party has no malicious intent, there's no need to hide anything.

She pulled a small, black wooden stick, about the size of her little finger, from her pocket and placed it on the table in front of Wang Jingxing.

"Their souls are all within the Soul-Nourishing Wood."

Shen Nian explained, "They were trapped under the building, and their souls were severely damaged. If we need their testimony, we'll have to wait for their souls to be nurtured in the Soul-Nourishing Wood for a few days."

Wang Jingxing stared at the small Soul-Nourishing Wood, a hint of shock in his eyes: "What kind of magical artifact is this? It can actually nourish a soul?"

Shen Nian: "...It's just an ordinary piece of soul-nourishing wood."

"Do you need it?"

"want!"

The shock in Wang Jingxing's eyes turned into fervor: "How many of these Soul-Nourishing Woods do you have? The Xuanmen Guild can fund the purchase!"

Shen Nian weighed the Soul-Nourishing Wood in her hand: "A lot."

Name your price.

"...Ten thousand for one gram of Soul-Nourishing Wood, is that acceptable?"

She felt the price was reasonable.

"make a deal!"

However, the other party seemed afraid that she would change her mind and hurriedly agreed.

Shen Nian: "Then I'll bring the Soul-Nourishing Wood with me tomorrow. Do you have any other questions?"

Realizing he had gone off-topic again, Wang Jingxing coughed and said, "Yes. Let's finish asking as soon as possible so as not to disturb Fellow Daoist Shen's rest."

Wang Jingxing asked a few more questions.

Shen Nian answered all the questions. After the interrogation, the middle-aged man next to Wang Jingxing saw Shen Nian and Gu Yuncheng off from the interrogation room.

"Then, I will welcome Fellow Daoist Shen to the guild tomorrow."

-

After the two left the interrogation room, they saw Gu Qiwen still sitting in the chair at the police station.

The chairs in the hall were all made of iron and were very low. However, Gu Qiwen sat on them with a tall and aloof posture, as if he were sitting on a throne of some European royalty.

Seeing the two of them come out, he hung up the phone, stood up, and went to greet them: "Is it over?"

Shen Nian hummed in agreement. "Sorry to keep you waiting. Let's go."

The driver took the three of them back to the Tiannanshan Villa.

On the way, Shen Nian glanced at Gu Qiwen and thought of something: "If there are no problems with the formation tonight, it should be completely stable."

"You don't have to live in Tiannan Mountain anymore."

Upon hearing this, Gu Yuncheng suddenly felt the temperature inside the car drop several degrees.

He glanced at his older brother, then at Shen Nian, and silently shrank back, pretending to be invisible.

After a long silence, Gu Qiwen asked, "What about Gu Yuncheng?"

"he?"

Shen Nian glanced at Gu Yuncheng: "Do you still want to become his disciple? If you do, you can continue to stay; if you don't, you can leave on your own."

Gu Yuncheng nodded repeatedly, like a chick pecking at rice: "I did."

"But I also want to stay in Tiannan Mountain."

Shen Nian was briefly confused: "But you're not going to take a master, so what are you going to do staying on Tiannan Mountain?"

"Besides, Tiannan Mountain is in the suburbs, quite far from the Gu family."

But I want to be closer to you.

Gu Qiwen lowered his eyes and thought to himself.

He glanced at the carefree Gu Yuncheng and suddenly felt a... inexplicable jealousy.

Shen Nian couldn't figure out what this big shot was thinking.

However, she thought again that the good feng shui of Tiannan Mountain would also be good for Gu Qiwen's health.

Although his fate is now safe thanks to the suppression of the formation, it's not a bad thing to have the feng shui and spiritual energy nourishing him. So he said, "If you don't mind the trouble, you can continue to stay."

The courtyards on the left and right are very large, enough for each of them to have their own courtyard with plenty of spare rooms.

"But let me make it clear beforehand, I will still be collecting rent."

Gu Qiwen's emotions had gone through extreme highs and lows, and the sudden change in his state of mind made him feel numb from his heart to his fingertips.

He curled his numb fingertips and said, "Okay. I'll have my assistant transfer the money to your card."

Shen Nian nodded and said nothing more.

Gu Yuncheng, who witnessed everything, only felt...

I think I've discovered something incredible.

His brother...

It seems like she has a crush on Shen Nian, or rather, an open crush on her.

However, Shen Nian doesn't seem like the type of person who would fall in love with anyone.

Gu Yuncheng silently took a breath, and then mentally lit a row of white candles for his brother.

Brother, keep it up!