Chapter 1107

Shen Ci stared at the message popping up on her phone, slightly stunned. Her fingertips paused subconsciously, and she looked up to carefully verify the other party's avatar and WeChat note again.

It was indeed Wan Hu.

The two had only met yesterday, and yet he said he had something to ask for her help today?

Shen Ci was full of doubts, not knowing what kind of matter was something Wan Hu couldn't do and needed her help for.

Although she was full of confusion, she had no reason to shirk, so she readily accepted the invitation and arranged to meet him at the Starbucks downstairs in the office building.

An hour later, Wan Hu appeared in front of Shen Ci.

Today he had changed into a different set of clothes, overall in dark tones. Shen Ci looked at him subconsciously; she didn't know if it was psychological, but she always felt that today Wan Hu was covered in a faint layer of gloom, with lingering sadness between his brows.

"Sorry to bother you."

Wan Hu spoke with a hint of apology. Every move and every word of his gave people a feeling of being very disciplined, but it didn't make people feel alienated.

"Don't say that. I just troubled you yesterday. If there is anything I can help with, just say it."

Shen Ci was very receptive to advice. Meeting again today, she dropped the honorifics, and in doing so, it actually made her feel more at ease.

Wan Hu sat down opposite Shen Ci. Shen Ci took the initiative to thank him before the other party could speak: "I drank the medicine you brewed before going to bed last night, and put the amulet Master Yu gave me at the head of the bed, and also wore the imperial kiln wood you gave me. It was really effective. I didn't dream at night and slept until dawn."

"I really didn't expect the effect to be this good. Thank you. I haven't had such a sound sleep in a long time."

Wan Hu felt the genuine gratitude in Shen Ci's tone, and a hint of a smile rippled between his brows.

"It's good that it's effective. Being affected by the same nightmare for a long time is mostly due to your subconscious mind playing tricks, or it could be a knot in your heart."

"As long as you rely on medicine and external intervention to break the inertia of continuous dreaming, over time, the subconscious will adapt to stable sleep, and the nightmare will naturally dissipate slowly."

Upon hearing this, Shen Ci said sincerely: "You are truly amazing, even better than the attending physician in the neurology department of a Grade-A hospital."

Afterwards, Shen Ci changed the subject and took the initiative to ask: "Then you have something you want me to help with, why didn't you say so yesterday? Or was it a sudden matter?"

"What specific aspect is it? I will do my best."

As Shen Ci asked, the smile that had just spread over Wan Hu's brows dissipated. His spirited eyes were covered with a layer of sadness, and he slowly lowered his head.

Seeing this, Shen Ci's confusion deepened.

But she didn't rush to ask, because Wan Hu seemed to need a little time to stabilize his emotions at this moment.

After a long while, Wan Hu asked in a low voice: "Your cemetery, when will it be completed?"

Shen Ci's expression turned from confusion to surprise, obviously not expecting that Wan Hu would ask her about the cemetery when he spoke again.

But she still said truthfully: "Soon, in another half a year. The road at the foot of the mountain is being repaired."

"Wan Hu, why did you suddenly ask about this?"

At the beginning, the feng shui of this cemetery was checked by Master Yu himself. Master Yu gave a very high evaluation of her cemetery site, saying it was an excellent feng shui treasure land.

That was the first time she saw Master Yu, and also the first time she saw Wan Hu.

He carried Master Yu up and down the mountain, walking on the winding mountain road as if it were flat ground, which left her and Shen Yuzhen stunned.

Wan Hu gently pursed his lips, and then finally stated his purpose in a heavy tone.

"I ask Miss Shen to please reserve a place facing south for my master."

Shen Ci: "..."

Her eyes widened slightly, and she was so shocked by Wan Hu's words that she forgot to react.

Wan Hu added: "This is Master's wish. He wants to be buried in your cemetery."

Master Yu had seen the feng shui of all the cemeteries in Longcheng, so he naturally knew which cemetery had the best feng shui. Ever since he checked the feng shui of Lishan for Shen Ci, he had already made up his mind.

"Master Yu, he..." Shen Ci hesitated and asked cautiously: "Passed, passed away?"

Wan Hu looked up at Shen Ci and said hurriedly: "No."

Shen Ci had just been about to immerse herself in sorrowful emotions a second ago, but when Wan Hu said no, she immediately pulled back her expression.

"You scared me, I thought..."

"But Master's time has come, and there isn't much time left," Wan Hu said in a low voice: "He can feel it himself, and I can feel it too."

Shen Ci fell silent again.

Looking at Wan Hu's appearance, this matter was clearly true.

"No problem," Shen Ci didn't have the slightest hesitation and promised immediately: "Although many locations were reserved at the beginning of the cemetery's construction, I will leave the best south-facing treasure land for Master Yu to rest in peace."

"Thank you, that is the matter," Wan Hu thanked her sincerely.

Shen Ci was affected by the intense sorrowful emotions around him, and for a moment, sorrow also arose from within.

Although she didn't have much contact with Master Yu, he always gave her the feeling of being a highly respected and otherworldly expert.

At the last birthday banquet, he clearly looked so healthy...

"You're welcome. Master Yu gave me an amulet, and this small piece of land is my return gift to him," Shen Ci said, then felt her words were inappropriate, and added: "But I still hope he can recover soon and his health can improve."

Wan Hu's eyes overflowed with gratitude, and he nodded gently.

"This matter has not been made known to outsiders yet. Master values his dignity the most, and now that he is like this..."

Wan Hu's sadness surged, and he was speechless for a moment.

Shen Ci nodded understandingly: "I know, don't worry. I won't tell anyone about this, not even my grandfather."

Wan Hu stood up and bowed deeply to Shen Ci: "Thank you."

Shen Ci stood up hurriedly, looking at him with heartache.

She remembered Su Zheyuan mentioning to her that this little apprentice beside Master Yu was an orphan, picked by Master Yu from an orphanage back then.

In this world, Master Yu was Wan Hu's only family.

Watching Wan Hu's departing back, it was clearly so tall and straight, yet it carried a layer of sadness that could not be dispelled.

When Wan Hu's back disappeared from view, Shen Ci took out her phone and opened their chat page, hesitating for a long time in the chat box.

She wanted to type a few words to comfort Wan Hu, but his expression and gaze from just now flashed through her mind, and she found she couldn't find any suitable words at all.

In the end, she turned off her phone and could only sigh silently.

She subconsciously touched the pocket of her inner lining; she had worn the amulet Master Yu gave her today for the first time after listening to Wan Hu, but she hadn't expected to receive such news.