Chapter 259

No one knew that this place, abandoned for over a decade, actually held treasure.

No one imagined that, tonight, the treasure had already been silently taken by Lin Meng.

Outside the asylum at this moment, Dong Jiaxu, under everyone's questioning, casually lied:

"My friend felt bored, and it was already late, so he drove off by himself—you don't need to worry."

Apparently the latter half of the livestream had poor effect, Li CanYang felt especially gloomy, and naturally didn't care about someone who left midway.

Seeing everyone leave, Dong Jiaxu still worried about Lin Meng, quietly returned to the asylum, searched up and down twice but couldn't find her, so he could only leave.

Lin Meng had already returned to the villa and put the jade bracelet on her wrist.

Normally the bracelet should have merged with her skin and bound to her, yet nothing happened.

Lin Meng had encountered this before—just insufficient spiritual power.

After thinking, she stored the bracelet in her space, waiting for her cultivation to rise a bit more, then she should be able to contract it.

After a busy night, she gained a lot; Lin Meng decided to accept Dong Jiaxu's favor and later ask what he wanted as thanks.

In the dead of night, people were already asleep; Lin Meng also didn't meditate, following a mortal routine she lay down early and entered dreamland.

The sleeping Xiao Jinzi downstairs suddenly sat up, staring warily at the outside courtyard.

Dong Jiaxu stood dazedly at Lin Meng's door for a long time, his legs almost giving way, yet he showed no intention to leave.

He blankly stared at the door, neither knocking nor leaving, just standing straight like a sentinel.

Until dawn light faintly appeared, early‑morning cleaners began to appear on the road; they saw the oddly behaving Dong Jiaxu and glanced sideways.

"Tsk tsk tsk, probably he annoyed his girlfriend."

"I don't think so; looks like a dead ghost fooling around at night got locked out by his wife……"

Suddenly Dong Jiaxu jerked, his whole body shuddered, and his dazed eyes instantly gained spirit.

He saw himself standing at Lin Meng's door, first startled, then a sore, aching feeling finally welled up throughout his body—his legs, from standing all night, could only tremble.

"What's going on, how did I…?"

Dong Jiaxu came to his senses, frightened badly.

Could he have become possessed in the asylum?

He stood all night at Lin Meng's door—what was he trying to do, a pervert?!

Dong Jiaxu was terrified, practically scrambling back to his car, chugged two Red Bulls before driving home.

Lin Meng woke up to find it was already near noon.

She had no plans to go out, idly scrolling her phone.

Suddenly the doorbell rang; it was Dong Jiaxu.

Seeing the person before her with huge dark circles, Lin Meng was momentarily confused.

"Young Master Dong, didn't sleep well? Could it be because of the asylum, you were scared awake last night?"

Dong Jiaxu indeed was so scared he couldn't sleep; he told Lin Meng about his strange behavior, finally swallowing.

"Lin Meng, if I come to your building late at night these days, please don't be scared; I think I'm possessed—my mom already went to the temple to burn incense for me, I should recover soon."

Lin Meng first startled, then suddenly recalled something.

"Oh no, could it be because of the jade bell pot? This guy might have formed a contract with her."

"Without further instructions, he could only act like a machine awaiting orders, hence his all-night vigil at her door?"

Thinking it quite possible, Lin Meng also swallowed.

From this we see, the soul‑controlling bell pot's control over people lasts shorter than the beast‑controlling bell pot's.

Humans are after all a hundred times smarter than animals; being able to control them for a few hours is already not bad.

"Lin Meng, I'm actually quite bold, but last night I don't know what happened; maybe that place really has issues—now when I recall, I find I don't remember anything from last night, as if that memory vanished."

Lin Meng licked her lips, interrupting Dong Jiaxu's thoughts.

"Um, would you like to come in and sit?"

Dong Jiaxu, still uneasy, burst into laughter upon hearing Lin Meng's words, laughing extremely ungracefully.

"Sit? Sure, sure."

Although the expedition experience wasn't wonderful, it seems to have brought him closer to Lin Meng, which was worth it.

Dong Jiaxu quickly put last night's events behind him, entering Lin Meng's home looking very excited.

"Whoa, is that golden tree real or fake? So magnificent!"

"Lin Meng, your home is full of life; at a glance you're the kind of girl who knows how to live well."

"Do you have no maid? Even the corners are spotless—do you have a cleanliness obsession?"

"……"

Since entering the house, Dong Jiaxu has been chattering nonstop; Lin Meng somewhat regrets inviting him in.

Xiao Jinzi seems to greatly dislike Dong Jiaxu, occasionally puffing at him with his nose.

It's this human, always sneaking around the dog outside the wall; the one standing outside the door last night was him too!

Xiao Jinzi lifted his eyelids, gave Dong Jiaxu a glance; seeing him harmless, he simply ignored him.

After chatting a while, Lin Meng still felt guilty; besides, Dong Jiaxu was the one who gave her the news of the jade bracelet, so out of courtesy she ought to repay him.

Thus Lin Meng thought and said:

"Last night I had fun enough; to thank you for the invitation, tell me, what do you want as a return gift?"

Dong Jiaxu's eyes lit up; he immediately pulled out his phone.

"Pull me out of the blacklist."

"Just that?"

Dong Jiaxu nodded vigorously, the fatigue from last night vanishing instantly.

Add another clause: from now on, you're not allowed to put me in the small black room again; keeping my brother's contact details will definitely be useful!

Lin Meng raised an eyebrow and, right in front of him, took out her phone and fiddled with it.

Actually, Dong Jiaxu being put on the block list is completely justified—his urge to share is too strong; he can send hundreds of messages a day, who could stand that?

"Alright, tell me what else you want; I'll satisfy you as long as it's not too much."

Dong Jiaxu froze upon hearing that, wondering how Lin Meng's attitude toward him had become so good today.

Could it be that she finally saw her brother's good qualities?

"Hehe, that's about it—oh right, I might need to go abroad in a few days."

"Oh."

"Aren't you going to ask what I'm going abroad for?"

Lin Meng pursed her lips, not interested, but still went along, asking: "What are you going to do?"

Dong Jiaxu's expression suddenly turned inward; he put away his carefree, playboy demeanor and sighed:

"To bring my grandparents back to the country—they may be nearing their end; we got a call telling us to fetch them home, after all, leaves must return to their roots."

Upon hearing that, Lin Meng fell silent, and only then did she learn from Dong Jiaxu's words that his grandparents had always been frail, staying in a top-tier sanatorium abroad for nearly ten years.

These days, the elderly couple feel their time is near, so they wish to return to their roots.

Lin Meng gazed at the longevity pill in her space that had never been used, thought about it, but still didn't speak.

When a person is about to die, one should follow nature—should she take out this longevity pill or not?