Chapter 249

Ling Yue almost fell over, what a ridiculous excuse?

She didn't speak, but Cha Kes first pleaded for his daughter: "Master, Dilina has been spoiled by me, please forgive her disrespect."

He lowered his head and sincerely repented: "Before, I was rude; even if you want my life, it's fine, as long as you can save my Mei Yisi family."

After he spoke, he waited long for a reply, his heart floating and sinking, about to fall into the valley bottom, when suddenly he heard a heavenly sound.

"Who wants your life? Saying one thing means one thing."

He shot up his head, like a drowning person grabbing the last straw, like the final glimmer of starlight in a dark night.

Ling Yue pointed to a patch of grass: "Inside are two mice; help me catch them without harming them."

"I'll wait for you at the coffee shop across the street."

The father and daughter stared at each other, then looked toward the grass; the mouse parents seemed to sense something, instinctively raising their heads, their mung-bean eyes widened suddenly as they met the father and daughter's wolf-like gaze.

The big, grayish rat, wandering near trash cans, was filthy all over, gleaming with an oily sheen, and moved quickly, making it vigilant as a rat.

Rich folks like the Cha Kes father and daughter, living in luxury, would be utterly embarrassed to be caught, breaking into a sweat in no time and losing face.

The mouse parents were terrified, screaming as they ran: "Ahhh, why do you damned humans catch me! Save me!"

The baby mouse also trembled in fear: "Oh my god, oh my god, Dad, save me! I'm a little mouse, I'm about to die!"

The bodyguards in the dark stared dumbfounded at this scene—were those crawling on the ground their bosses? Surely not vagrants?

Dilina seized the moment, grabbing the baby mouse; the soft, wriggling feel made her stomach churn instantly, and she vomited while saying: "Ugh! Dad, ugh… I caught a mouse!"

Finally, after a busy half-day, the father and daughter were so exhausted their bodies swayed, finally catching the two mice and locking them in an exquisite gold-threaded round cage.

Ling Yue was drinking juice when Mr. Cha Kes, sweat dripping from his head and without time to change his clothes, walked over, holding the cage, lifting the white cloth; the others couldn't help wondering what the elderly gentleman held.

All he did was lift the silk cloth, and everyone froze, faces ashen.

Many people might go their whole lives without seeing a rat—filthy, greedy, cunning creatures that hide in sewers!

One big, one small, the two gray bundles shivered, huddled together for warmth, and the coffee shop instantly erupted with wave after wave of screams.

A richly dressed lady clutched her face in horror and screamed, "A rat! There's a rat!"

In an instant, the shop descended into chaos, emptied of people.

Except for Ling Yue and her group.

She blinked, glanced at the mice in the cage, then looked at Cha Kes: "Let's go."

She had empty hands, while the Cha Kes father and daughter behind her were more like inadequate bodyguards; as for where they were going, if Cha Kes didn't know, his head might as well be cut off and used as a ball to kick!

The long Lincoln they'd arrived in changed owners, and Cha Kes and Dilina voluntarily sat in the following Porsche; not long after, before the splendid manor, the electronically controlled iron gate slowly opened.

Compared to last time, Ling Yue this time was treated as a top-tier guest.

Ling Yue remained calm, the more so, the more they admired her; after sitting down, she didn't bring up checking the feng shui as she had intended, but instead asked Dilina: "The southwest direction is unfavorable for you, I told you before—did you follow it?"

Dai Linna tensed instantly, glancing at Cha Kes, whose face turned pale; she finally broke the silence: "I did follow it, but my father—oh, I'm sorry..."

Cha Kes listened to his daughter's voice, his heart filled with regret; the one lost at sea was his eldest son, also the future heir of the Mei Yisi family—everything had been set in stone, yet who would have thought he'd actually believed a fake wizard!

Not believing the true Master's teachings led to his own grave mistake.

Whether at home or abroad, when it comes to metaphysics, these rich tycoons are the quickest to apologize and the most enthusiastic; Ling Yue had no mind to torment him, simply saying: "Actually, it's fine."

Cha Kes blinked, "What do you mean fine? He's about to lose his family and be ruined."

Then Ling Yue said: "You have two sons and one daughter in your life; the second son died young, never reaching adulthood, afflicted by water calamity and died at sea. So your Children Palace is damaged; now your eldest son is out of contact, the Children Palace tottering on the brink of collapse. Moreover, your household is shrouded in yin energy; you should have had a car accident earlier that would have been fatal, but thanks to your national fortune, someone took the hit for you."

Cha Kes opened his mouth, a flicker of shock crossing his eyes.

Because what Ling Yue said was spot-on—things even that wizard hadn't mentioned—she explained them thoroughly, as if she were there on the spot. Moreover, most importantly, these are deep secrets! Absolutely impossible for outsiders to know!

Just looking at his daughter's shocked expression tells you that.

Dai Linna couldn't help hugging her old father: "Dad, when did you have that car accident? How could I not know?"

She had clearly been staying at home!

Cha Kes stroked her hair: "Half a month ago, my car suddenly malfunctioned, crashing into the highway guardrail. I was lucky, not seriously injured."

His old partner, namely the driver, was on the spot impaled through the brain by a steel bar, his brains bursting; Cha Kes, facing everything, was horrified, and to this day still feels lingering fear.

Only today did he realize that, if not for his own fortune on him, the driver's fate would have been his own!

A chilling cold, like a poisonous snake in a sewer slowly coiling around his legs, waist, and finally nearly freezing his brain solid.

This is too terrifying!

His hopeful gaze fixed on Ling Yue.

Ling Yue continued: "Rest assured, aside from your second son being an accident, everything else that happened recently was man-made."

Cha Kes: "Re-reassure?"

The moment he heard that, his brain couldn't wrap around it—someone deliberately cursed him, yet wants him to be reassured?!

Ling Yue: "Because I'm here."

Her voice wasn't particularly deep, a feminine softness, yet like a gentle breeze it steadied his wavering heart instantly.

"Master, what should I do?"

Ling Yue pulled out two luck-transfer talismans: "Eat them first."

Both of their hands shook as they took the paper; obviously recalling that scene, yet they dared not defy Ling Yue's words in the slightest.

Dai Linna almost cried, but after swallowing it she felt her whole body lighten, her stiffened mind clearing up; everything she saw seemed round and cute, utterly to her liking.

Her eyes lit up; Cha Kes felt the change in himself even sooner, though he still wondered: "Why talismans instead of pills?"

Ling Yue: "……"

She could say that, for this mission, she had prepared a bunch of talismans ahead of time, only to find upon arrival that the other party's cultivation was far beneath hers, and she saw through them at a glance—QWQ

As for why not pills, if talismans can solve it, why go through the trouble again?

Moreover, this is witchcraft, a curse; the most important thing isn't saving people, but finding the evil object.

"Witchcraft? Evil object?"

Two foreigners had never heard this word before, their faces full of question marks.

Ling Yue: "Similar to your Western curses, the Eastern evil-vanquishing technique you have been afflicted with uses magical prayers to overcome the opponent. Usually items like jade tablets or coins are used to make the charm objects; the most common are evil-vanquishing coins, also called flower money."

Ling Yue wasn't in a hurry, she explained slowly: "After I came in, I also felt it; the evil-vanquishing object is not in your house, it should be in the most important place, on something of special significance, which has already become linked with your family's fortune. Combined with your business direction, it should be the Goddess Ship."

"Someone placed an evil-vanquishing object on it, gradually consuming the fortune, causing the family's decline; this is not uncommon,"

When Ling Yue first encountered the evil-vanquishing technique, she went back and browsed ancient texts, learning many things; this technique has been passed down from ancient times to the present for several thousand years.

Besides the ancient texts used by cultivators, such as the Book of Later Han, the Book of Jin, and the Lu Ban Jing, which contain many records, the most obscure example is likely the evil deeds of the Taoist nun Ma in Dream of the Red Chamber.

Ling Yue only said a few words briefly, and the two people's faces turned as pale as paper, obviously terrified.

Especially—

Chakesi gave a bitter laugh: "But the Goddess Ship isn't by the coast; over these years, as our family's strength grew stronger, it had already become a symbol of our family's honor. After its final voyage this year, I planned to let it idle, but coincidentally, its final duty was my eldest son's return to the country."

Dailina: "So the ship can't be found!"

She almost screamed out loud, but upon seeing Ling Yue, she swallowed it back down her throat.

Ling Yue curled the corner of her mouth with a hint of a smile: "I can find the Goddess Ship, and according to my observation, the two stars in your children's palace have not fallen, which means he is still alive, though his life may not be good."

The perpetually tense Chakesi finally breathed a sigh of relief; this was the only good news, and at this moment he no longer dared to neglect Ling Yue, this Eastern mystic master!

He humbly said: "Master, I know your purpose this time; the Meisi family has already prepared the remuneration, and also the antique tickets for the auction."

He spoke, then suddenly paused: "The auction was originally planned to be held on the Goddess Ship, but now I can barely protect myself, so I can only give you one admission ticket, and also my heartfelt thanks!"

As for searching for the Goddess Ship, Chakesi is more anxious than anyone, but the initiative has always been in Ling Yue's hands; moreover, he is now gathering personnel, diverting a ship, which also takes time.

Thus, the search-and-rescue operation was set for early the next morning.

Chakesi was anxious beyond endurance; after Ling Yue left, Dailina's legs went weak and she knelt directly on the ground: "Too, too scary!"

Just like the dark side of this world, suddenly laid bare before her eyes—what evil-vanquishing technique, what curses, she didn't understand any of them; although she couldn't grasp the details, she still felt how amazing it was! So amazing!

A bitter smile flickered across Chakesi's face and vanished; now he had to believe even if he didn't, and could only place all his hope in Ling Yue.

Suddenly, he seemed to recall something and dialed the phone: "That bastard sorcerer, have you caught him?"

The subordinate, terrified, said: "We found him; he's spending your dollars in □□, he's very skilled, we……"

Chakesi: "No need to report these; tear him apart limb from limb and throw him into the sea to feed the sharks!"

Dare to deceive him, send him to hell!

After returning to the hotel, Ling Yue's eyes flickered, her gaze falling on the two small mice on the table; beside their cage were plates of cheese and meat, emitting an enticing, fragrant aroma.

Before returning, she had already instructed the staff to prepare the meals.

The squeaking sounds crept into their ears; the little mouse, drooling, smacked its lips, its head stuck in the gap, its eyes fixed on the food, saliva about to pour out three feet.

"Smells so good."

At this moment it no longer remembers anything frightening; its eyes are full of food.

The big mouse shrank into the corner of its cage, trying to call its son back: "Don't go! This is a human trap, a conspiracy!"

"Humans are all big liars! Jierui, you must listen to your father's words!"

The little mouse rubbed its belly: "But, Dad, I'm so hungry o> _

It hasn't eaten anything for a day; it's been doing only manual labor, and the little mouse is almost starving to the point of being as thin as a paper mouse.

Ling Yue heard the mouse's words, a hint of a smile flickered in her eyes; a paper mouse wouldn't do it, but a little flat ball is quite possible.

She speared a piece of cheese with a fork, the rich aroma spreading; as she moved, the little mouse's head twisted back and forth.

Ling Yue: "Want to eat?"

The little mouse couldn't help but nod: "Think about it all the time! Even in dreams I want it!"

It had never seen so much food, such beautiful cheese; its eyeballs seemed glued on with strong adhesive, unable to pull away.

She tossed the small piece of cheese into the cage; the little mouse immediately dashed over, hugged the cheese and bit down hard on a big mouthful, the sweet flavor making it unable to open its mouth.

It emitted a contented humming sound.

Beside them, the big mouse, earnest and kind-hearted, was shocked to the point its eyes almost popped out: "What's going on, humans actually have a kind heart, giving these dusty mice something to eat?"

At the same time, it gulped and swallowed a big mouthful of saliva.

Seeing the moment was ripe, Ling Yue asked: "Tell me, what's the deal with the gold in your nest?"

She idly tapped the fork, the metal cage and fork emitted a clear ding-ding sound; hearing this, the two mice simultaneously looked up at her in shock.

The next moment, they huddled together; the father mouse secretly took a bite, standing guard ahead with vigilance and fright: "Goodness gracious, we've actually encountered the legendary monster!"