Chapter 52 Part 2
A man in a suit, his face showing signs of travel, was waiting there.
Shi Xuan, an adult, a high school senior, still had a curfew.
Seeing Shi Xuan’s silence, Mr. Shi, accustomed to his son’s aloofness, turned his gaze to Wu Heng. He noticed the ear piercing, the silver jewelry, and the two snakes wrapped around his arms. Clearly not someone respectable.
Wu Su, seeing Mr. Shi looking at his son, panicked but didn’t dare to reveal their relationship. “Mr. Shi, he must be one of those wandering spirits Young Master picked up outside, just let him be.”
Mr. Shi, noticing the shadow beneath Wu Heng’s feet: “?”
Wasn’t that a living person? Why was Wu Su calling him a ghost?
Mr. Shi knew his steward was from a village in the southwest. Although Wu Su wasn’t particularly skilled, his father, the traditional Chinese medicine doctor, was quite capable, probably knowledgeable about these matters.
Even ghosts had shadows these days, his son’s aura was becoming increasingly ominous, who knew what he had picked up!
Annoyed, Mr. Shi said coldly, “Get rid of him.”
Seeing Mr. Shi leave, Wu Su, looking at Shi Xuan and his son, although confused about their connection, said, “Heng Heng, don’t be afraid, ignore that old man, your dad will protect you.”
“And you too, Young Master.”
Wu Su thought that his son’s soul must have missed him and came looking, his attachment to Shi Xuan probably due to the latter’s Yin qi, but mainly because he missed his father.
Wu Heng smiled, he wouldn’t be bothered by outsiders.
“Since you’re here, I just bought a new game console and I’m stuck on a level, wait for me to get it.” Wu Su said, suddenly remembering, and hurried back to his “e-sports manager” bedroom.
His father’s gaming addiction was truly serious.
Shi Xuan, turning to Wu Heng, said, “Your father cares about you a lot.”
That concern was genuine, but unfamiliar to him.
He had never experienced paternal or maternal love, such affection was a luxury to him.
Wu Heng sensed that Shi Xuan simply wasn’t destined for strong familial ties, but before he could say anything, Shi Xuan added, “Steward Wu treats me even better than my father does.”
Steward Wu had been with the Shi family for a long time, perhaps due to his personality, or perhaps because of the choker around his neck, but he had always treated Shi Xuan well.
In the cold Shi residence, Steward Wu’s warmth was a rare comfort.
“Is there a chance…he might treat me even better one day?” Shi Xuan asked, as if casually.
“That…” Wu Heng touched his ear, unsure how to answer, his foot tapping against the stone tiles.
The little white snake chimed in. ‘Godfather, you can also find a godfather and experience paternal love! It thought this was a brilliant suggestion.
Shi Xuan: “…”
Wu Heng chuckled and said, waving his hand, “We should go now.”
He stepped into the well and vanished.
“Huh? Where’s my son? Has he returned?” Wu Su, arriving with his new game console, was surprised not to see Wu Heng.
His son must have truly missed him, his soul returning as soon as he left.
Shi Xuan took the console, looking at its eerie display. “Steward Wu, I’ll play it for you.”
Mr. Shi, hidden in the shadows, observed coldly.
His son was becoming increasingly sinister. Wells attracted Yin energy. That thing must have been summoned from the well, he would have it filled tomorrow!
Zhou Yi, having been woken up by Wu Heng in the middle of the night to eat the Beijing snacks, woke up late the next day.
Wu Heng’s height-increasing exercise was trending online, reportedly good for overall health too, fitness influencers were demonstrating it.
Zhou Yi, after breakfast, practiced the exercise in front of the clinic. He had been feeling rather unhealthy lately.
“A-Yi, you’re up? Good, exercise more, don’t overthink things,” Zhou Dagui, the village chief, his grandfather, said with a smile, approaching him.
He entered the clinic, and Wu Heng stood up to greet him. You Jin immediately went to prepare tea.
“Xiao Heng, so…” Zhou Dagui sat down. “Our Nan Nuo village is famous now, the high-speed rail might even be completed by the end of this year instead of next year. The town government wants to capitalize on this and boost tourism, not just for Nan Nuo, but for all eighteen villages along the Nuo River.”
“Have you noticed, we have more tourists lately?”
Wu Heng nodded, he had seen a few in the past two days, excitedly taking his photo.
“The village chiefs and the practitioners from all eighteen villages discussed it. We want to hold a grand Nuo opera festival, film it, and attract more tourists.”
“Our Lai boy is gone, are you interested in performing?” the village chief finally got to the point.
Performing in the Nuo opera had certain requirements, a natural aptitude for metaphysics, there weren’t many suitable candidates.
Wu Heng readily agreed. “Sure.”
Zhou Dagui was overjoyed, he knew Wu Heng was a good boy. “By the way, Grandma Lai said you need to be a virgin, you still are, right? They’re very strict this time, even kissing disqualifies you.”
Wu Heng: “…Yes, I’m still a virgin. Never kissed anyone.”
The village chief, satisfied, left.
Wu Heng saw a few tourists who weren’t even sick come for consultations. He took out the Yin qi wristband Shi Xuan gave him, placed it in the north, filled a white porcelain bowl with ice-cold well water and placed it in the southwest corner, lit incense in the east, and after setting up the formation, connected to the ghost internet. However, the connection with Yang Xing on Monkey Exam Helper was still laggy, unlike 5G.
Indeed, Shi Xuan’s free mobile Wi-Fi was the best, he missed him slightly.
*’Doctor Wu, so many people burnt joss paper and books for me! Thank you so much!’ Yang Xing said gratefully.
With this part-time job, he no longer had to worry about money in the underworld and could focus on studying.
He preferred learning and teaching to filming videos for money.
The snakes’ online classes resumed.
Wu Heng also looked through college entrance exam materials, asking Zhou Yi or Yang Xing whenever he had a question.
As night fell, Wu Heng started his live stream, and netizens, even verified accounts, flooded in.
Xu Qian immediately gifted him a Carnival.
That morning, she checked on her mother, who was back to her normal, beautiful self, making her burst into tears of joy.
Besides her, many other recipients also sent gifts, Wu Heng’s gift ranking exploding.
[A small gift, thanking Doctor Wu for lighting the sky lanterns for our Professor Zhao! If it weren’t for the trending topics last night, I wouldn’t even know who he is!]
[Don’t talk nonsense, our Heng Heng said it was just a drone light show.]
[Wuwuwu thank you, Doctor Wu, Senior Yang sent me censored videos of that old man Zhao’s punishment in my dream, it was so satisfying.]
[I really want to know how the sky lantern ritual worked.]
Wu Heng said seriously, “Everything has a cause and effect, do good deeds and don’t ask about the future.”
Li Hao and his gang had just returned from their evening self-study session, sprawling on the sofa, exhausted, their backpacks still on, eating fruit.
“Doctor Wu’s words are so wise. I’m determined to dedicate myself to the communist cause! Achoo—”
Why was he sneezing again?
Wu Heng, in front of everyone, removed the needle from Mother Xu’s paper figurine, then connected with a new patient.
The little white snake, seeing the grayscale live stream on Wu Heng’s phone, said, ‘Wu Heng, you forgot to disconnect from the ghost internet.’
[The little white snake is hissing again, so cute.]
[I prefer the little gray one, it’s smarter. I want a pet snake now.]
Wu Heng ignored them, and a pretty young woman appeared on screen, making the netizens exclaim.
Wu Heng said, “Those with weak birth charts, born in the years of the Pig, Rabbit, Snake, Ox, or Rooster, please leave the live stream immediately.”
[Holy crap, telling them to leave before even asking about their symptoms? Reminds me of that guy’s ghost wife and the wedding red packets! Could she be haunted?!]
[Holding ginger wards off all evil, my birth chart is strong!]
[I’m a Rabbit, I’m leaving. She’s definitely haunted, good luck!]
[Why can’t my friend join the live stream? He said Doctor Wu isn’t even live.]
The young woman, seeing the comments, her face even paler, asked, “Am I really haunted?”
Li Hao and his friends sat cross-legged on the sofa, sneezing while eating snacks, sympathizing with the girl. “Poor thing, actually haunted.”
They liked her taste, judging from her apartment’s decor.
Wu Heng asked, “What are your symptoms?”
The young woman, huddled on the sofa, quickly said, “My legs and feet are weak, I’m always cold, even foot baths don’t help, and I have sleep paralysis every night, And… it’s hard to breathe, like someone is choking me…”
“Doctor Wu, everyone is saying I’m haunted, could that be true? My complexion is terrible.”
The more she spoke, the more scared she became, her words tumbling out, “I also feel something’s off. There are extra men’s slippers in my apartment, sometimes I see notebooks filled with wrong answers, and there are often leftover fruit pits!”
[… Definitely haunted, weakened qi from Yin energy, I don’t even need the Doctor’s diagnosis to tell.]
[Being affected by unclean things can cause illness, typical symptoms.]
[Look at her pale complexion, she’s definitely been affected badly.]
The few comments terrified her. She quickly turned the camera to show her surroundings.
Li Hao, Wang Dong, and the three Black Hairs frowned, staring at the image.
“Huh? Do we live in the same complex as this girl? The decor looks similar? Achoo—” Li Hao asked, sneezing, then feeling uneasy, tossed his half-eaten apple into the trash can.
He missed slightly, and the apple core bounced off the rim and landed on the floor.
“Aaaa, Doctor Wu, did you see that?! The apple core suddenly appeared! Is it the ghost harming me?!” The young woman clutched her phone, pointing at the apple core with a trembling finger.
Li Hao and his friends: “?”
They swallowed nervously, looking from the apple core on their floor to the one in the live stream.
Even the bite marks were identical…
What a coincidence…
Achoo!
Wu Heng said, “I’ll send you a chant privately. Cover the camera, recite it, then you look to your left, and your roommates look to their right.”
The terrified young woman followed Wu Heng’s instructions, quickly memorizing the simple chant.
After reciting it, she cautiously turned to her left, peeking through her fingers.
Li Hao and his friends stiffly turned to their right.
Their eyes met.
The young woman screamed, “There are ghosts!! Doctor Wu, there really are ghosts! So many! So scary, help me!”
Li Hao and his friends jumped up, yelling even louder, “What the hell are you screaming about?! You’re the ghost!”
Ok that’s funny xD