Chapter 48 Part 1

Boss Feng was still dazed when his Mobile Phone suddenly rang in his pocket. He instinctively picked it up. “Hello?”

“Husband, where did that talisman paper you gave me come from? Something just happened. I tell you… don’t be scared. We’re fine. Xiao Bao and I are both okay. He’s in my arms right now.” The voice on the other end belonged to Boss Feng’s wife, and she spoke rapidly, as if she hadn’t quite recovered from the shock.

Boss Feng’s heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly asked, “What happened to Xiao Bao?”

Xiao Bao was Boss Feng’s young grandson, just five years old, with a round face and bright eyes that the whole family adored. Boss Feng and his wife doted on their little grandson especially, taking him everywhere they went.

“He’s fine. I took him to the children’s park today, right? Just now at the sandpit, the nanny went to the bathroom, so I was watching him alone. A woman suddenly came up to chat with me. Her child was playing in the sandpit with Xiao Bao, so I didn’t think much of it and chatted with her for a couple of sentences.”

“A few minutes later, I suddenly felt something burning hot in my pocket, and my heart started racing. I immediately turned to look at Xiao Bao and nearly died of fright—the sandpit was empty! That woman was leading Xiao Bao toward the back of the slide. If I’d been a step slower, they would have been out of my sight.”

Boss Feng immediately asked, “What happened next?”

Fortunately, his wife had given him a heads-up, so he knew his grandson was safe. Otherwise, he might have suffered a heart attack.

“Of course I chased after Xiao Bao. That woman tried to stop me, but luckily the nanny came back just then. Seeing I had backup, the woman grabbed her child and ran. We didn’t dare chase after her.”

Boss Feng said, “Good call not chasing. As long as Xiao Bao is safe. Did you call the police? Let the authorities handle it.”

“We did. I also called Yu Wei. He’s on his way.”

Boss Feng relaxed upon hearing his wife had everything under control. “You said your pocket got hot—was it the Protective Talisman?”

His wife perked up at that. “Exactly! I took it out afterward—the three corners of the talisman paper were all scorched, but my pocket was completely fine. Isn’t that miraculous?”

“Husband, since the talisman is real, if you have a source, get a few more. What happened today scared me half to death. My hands are still shaking just thinking about it. If I hadn’t taken the talisman from you that day and worn this outfit today, Xiao Bao…”

His wife wasn’t the only one who felt lingering fear—Boss Feng himself was shaken just hearing the story. “I got it. You and Xiao Bao head home first. I’ll be back soon.”

“Okay, drive safe.”

Feng Jincheng hung up the phone. At this point, everything clicked for him. No wonder Elder Yu, Old Zheng, and Boss Jin from the jade field held Chu Yi in such high regard—he was a genuine Sorcery Master!

It was no surprise that the herbs in the villa had taken root in just a couple of days. Given their growth, Chu Yi’s promise to share some medicinal materials might actually come true…

Boss Feng couldn’t help but feel grateful. He’d always been polite to Chu Yi, even personally tending the herbs when Chu Yi was nowhere to be seen.

But… had Chu Yi given him the Protective Talisman on their second meeting because he’d foreseen this disaster for his grandson?

With that thought, Boss Feng immediately turned and dashed into the villa at a speed unbecoming of his age.

Xiao Wang had notified him early that day, so Chu Yi hadn’t left yet. Boss Feng didn’t even knock—he burst right in.

Chu Yi was eating breakfast. He didn’t seem surprised to see Boss Feng. “Boss Feng, you’re here. Want to join me?”

Boss Feng: “…”

Before entering the villa, he’d been filled with reverence for Chu Yi, ready to kneel in gratitude and worship him. But seeing Chu Yi in a hoodie, biting into a fried dumpling while spooning meat porridge into his mouth… it shattered that image a bit.

Feng Jincheng composed himself and recounted his wife’s ordeal. Then he asked, “Young Master Chu… no, Master Chu, did you foresee our calamity when you gave me that Protective Talisman?”

Chu Yi replied, “I just sensed you’d have some bad luck lately.”

Without the talisman’s warning, even if Boss Feng’s grandson had been taken, he would have been found eventually. After all, in a big city with Boss Feng’s status, roads would be sealed immediately—child traffickers couldn’t possibly smuggle him out.

Boss Feng slowly shook his head. “That’s different. Without the Master’s warning, Xiao Bao would definitely have been terrified.”

A five-year-old child—Boss Feng couldn’t bear to imagine how frightened Xiao Bao would have been, separated from his parents and grandparents. Just the thought broke his heart!

Chu Yi waved it off. “Don’t stand on ceremony, Boss Feng. Good people get good rewards. I don’t dare take credit.”

He really had only sensed some misfortune for Boss Feng and given him a protective talisman. By chance, Boss Feng passed it to his wife, indirectly saving his grandson. It felt like an invisible thread connected all these people and events.