Chapter 11: Blood Calamity

  "Exchanged tickets, exchanged tickets."

  The conductor shouted and walked over, the girl opened her bag to take out the ticket, the pockmarked boy was stunned, excitedly shouting, "Beauty, are you also going to Hengchuan?"

  "Yes, I am indeed from Hengchuan."

  The girl smiled brightly and said, "Are you also from Hengchuan?"

  "Yes, I'm from Hengchuan too." The pockmarked boy handed his ticket to the girl in front of him. "Look at this ticket, it's going to Hengchuan. By the way, my name is Li Huan, and I'm from Chengguan Town, Dongchuan County. What's your name?"

  "My name is Mei Shufen, and I live in the suburbs of Hengchuan City." The girl smiled and handed over her ticket to the conductor, then took the change ticket from him and stuffed it into her handbag.

  Her eyes swept over Xu Yi, "This big brother, are you also going to Hengchuan?"

  Xu Yi knew the girl saw the train ticket in his hand and nodded, "Right, I'm also going to Hengchuan."

  "Hey, still want to gamble?"

  The pockmarked man sneered, his lips curling up, a cold smile spreading across his face. "It just so happens that you're also heading to Hengchuan. Tonight at 10:50, the train will arrive at Hengchuan Station."

  "Li Huan, forget it, we're all from the same place, why make things so unpleasant?" Mei Shufen frowned, quite displeased with Li Huan's behavior. Li Huan grunted and gave Xu Yiyi a sideways glance, "Who let him pretend to be some big shot? I'm teaching him a lesson, don't spread rumors outside."

  "Alright, I've made a bet with you." Xu smiled, "And also, I can tell you that this bloodshed disaster shouldn't be caused by human power, so you don't have to worry that I'll knock your head out later."

  "Right, I'm not from Hiekawa either, so you don't have to feel guilty about it."

  Xu smiled and pulled up the quilt to cover herself, quickly closing her eyes.

  Mei Shufen stared blankly at Li Huan's face, and she also saw that Li Huan's forehead was dark, with a hint of black air in his yellow complexion, which should be a bloody disaster. However, it was absolutely impossible for her to infer the specific time when this bloody disaster occurred, let alone see that the bloody disaster was not man-made.

  Even her grandfather couldn't have done this.

  "Is this big brother, aren't you a high-ranking Taoist?" Mei Shufen looked at Xu Yi lying on the bed, "I don't know which sect or school Big Brother comes from, could it be that he is from the Mao Shan Dao Sect?"

  Taoism has a long history of inheritance, after thousands of years of development and evolution, as well as the emergence of generations of outstanding people who have promoted Taoism, thus creating numerous Taoist sects and schools. However, only the Maoshan Taoist sect is skilled in divination methods such as gua, fu, and feng shui.

  "My name is Xu Yi, and I'm just a novice who has only learned the basics of Taoist magic and divination from my master."

  "You said I'm fat, and you're really panting now, just a little bit of skin and bones." Li Huan sneered, picked up a bottle of mineral water from the table, twisted off the cap, and took a big gulp. "Kid, I actually made this bet with you, since it's not a man-made disaster, then it must be a heavenly calamity. I'm really looking forward to seeing what kind of heavenly calamity it is."

  "Alright, it's settled then." Xǔ smiled and got out of bed, throwing off the covers. He wanted to go have a smoke.

  After finishing a cigarette, Li Huan had already gone to bed. Mei Shufen sat on the bed, lost in thought, and didn't know what she was thinking about. Hearing the noise, she looked up at Xu Yi and asked, "Xu Yi, are you here for tourism in Hengchuan?"

  "It's not a tour, I'd rather say it's coming back to take a look. My grandfather is from Hengchuan, and after starting work, he never came back again. I've never been back to my hometown either, so this time I have the chance to come back and take a look."

  Hehe, my hometown is in a small village called Longtou Village in Guanyin Town, Xixi County, Hengchuan City. As for the specific location, I really don't know how to get there, but as long as you have money, none of this is a problem.

  "Oh, so you've never been back either? Where's your hometown in Hengchuan?" Mei Shufen looked at Xu Yi with her big beautiful eyes blinking, "I'm very familiar with Hengchuan, maybe I can help you find the place. You're a first-timer in Hengchuan and speaking Mandarin, you might not be able to understand the local dialect."

  Xu Yi was taken aback, nodded slowly, and indeed it was the case. Especially this time he returned to his hometown in Jiangnan, it was to see if anyone had made any moves on the ancestral tomb of the old Xu family. If someone really did make a move, they would definitely pay attention to this side. As an outsider, speaking with a northern accent in Mandarin, he could easily be recognized by others.

  Having Mei Shufen, a local, by his side would definitely make things much easier.

  "A place called Guanyintown under Xixian County in Hengshui City."

  Xu smiled and said, "Have you heard?"

  "Qixi County's Guanyin Town, I've heard of it. Our Hengchuan anti-Japanese hero Xu Haoyang was born in Guanyin Town." Mei Shufen smiled and blinked her beautiful eyes, "Right, I forgot you're also surnamed Xu, so you're a clansman of General Xu."

  "By the way, one of my high school classmates is from Guanyin Town. I also visited General Xu's former residence, and indeed it's a place with good feng shui, no wonder it produced someone like General Xu. Unfortunately, he hasn't returned for many years."

  Mei Shufen's voice paused, and she blinked her beautiful big eyes, "Right, didn't you say your grandfather hasn't come back for decades? Could it be that your grandfather is General Xu?"

  She shook her head again, "It's probably impossible. How could General Xu let his grandson not become an official and go learn Taoist magic?"

  "Xi Yi, coincidentally I have nothing to do during National Day holiday, want me to accompany you for a trip?"

  "This is too much trouble for you."

  Hehe smiled and nodded, having a local guide would make things much easier, but he couldn't help feeling embarrassed to trouble someone like Mei Shufen on their first meeting.

  "It's nothing, just the way of the world."

  Mei Shufen waved her hand domineeringly, "Besides, I also want to go see my classmates. Tonight we'll stay in Hengchuan and set off early tomorrow morning. It's settled."

  Xu was stunned, Mei Shufen this girl is beautiful, her figure is also extremely good, if her voice is a bit more charming, that would be absolutely stunning, and just now Mei Shufen also showed this point, but didn't expect that she has such a tomboy side to her personality.

  "Alright, I'll trouble you then." Xu nodded slightly. Since Mei Shufen had offered to help, it wouldn't be good to refuse again. Besides, they needed to make the most of their time now and hurry to the old house to take a look. If someone had set up a feng shui formation there, they would destroy it immediately.

  If the old house is not set with Feng Shui, then look again if it's in another place. In order to live a life of luxury and comfort, Father Xu Zhengchun's official career must be smooth, and Old Master's health must be good. These two are the foundation of everything.

  "It's okay, maybe I'll need your help with something too, don't refuse me, okay?"

  Mei Shufen smiled sweetly, her soft breasts heaving gently.

  "Okay, no problem, as long as I can help, I will."

  He let out a hearty laugh, lay down on the bed, quickly closed his eyes and continued to think about his get-rich plans. As he thought, his head tilted to one side and he fell fast asleep.

  It was unclear how much time had passed when Xu Yi was startled awake by a sudden, urgent ringtone from his phone. In the darkness, he fumbled for his phone and took a look at it, momentarily stunned before answering the call. "Dad, I just fell asleep."

  "Son, have you arrived at Hengchuan?"

  "Dad, it's still early, there's still an hour to go." Xu Yi glanced at the time on his phone and saw that it was already past 10 o'clock, no wonder the sleeper car had turned off the lights.

  "Son, it's like this. Liu Meng just called me and the things you said today really scared him. He wants to find you to give him two injections and is willing to pay 200,000 yuan in medical expenses."

  The laughter on the other end of the phone was delightful.

  "Dad, I've studied acupuncture for 20 years, and he wants me to give him a treatment for just 20,000 yuan? What a joke?" Xu Yi sneered, "Let him think about it, is his money more important or his entire life's... so stingy, let him be a eunuch in the future."

  "Dad, you can tell him that his condition is very serious now. Today he's in pain when doing that thing, tomorrow if he has any physical reaction, his lower abdomen will feel like being twisted by a knife."

  "Alright, I'll give him a call. How much do you want him to pay, son? Although Old Liu is quite annoying, we can't be too excessive either. If we can help someone out, we should."

  "Dad, don't you want others to know that my medical skills are exceptional? When people mention me, it's not about me becoming a monk or entering the Tao, but rather they ask for my help at a high price."

  "My acupuncture is worth this price."

  Xu Yi was taken aback, shook his head, and sighed inwardly. His father was too kind-hearted, but Liu Meng was actually competing with him for the grassroots training quota.

  The other end of the phone fell silent for a moment.

  "Alright, son, you've convinced me, how much money will it take for you to hand it over."

  "Dad, 500,000, not a penny less, they're not like you, they're not as honest as you."

  "Of course, I can guarantee that the medicine will cure the disease."

  "Okay, I'll call him back right now."

  Xu hung up the phone and a flashlight beam appeared in the darkness. Footsteps sounded, "Passengers going to Hengchuan, please change your tickets."

  Heng River is a major station, with many passengers getting on and off the train. Xu Yisan followed the crowd and got off the train, Li Huan raised his wrist to take a look, glanced at Xu Yisan sideways, and snorted, "Xu Yisan, Xu Shenxian, it's already 10:58 now, what about the non-human blood disaster you promised?"

  "Li Huan, don't be in a hurry, there are still two minutes left. What can happen in two minutes?" Xu Yi took out his phone and glanced at it, a faint smile appearing on his face. "I think you should be more careful."

  Li Huan smiled and looked at his watch on his wrist, "It's already 10:59:30."

  "Li Huan, we're all friends, don't be like this, okay?"

  Mei Shufen furrowed her brow, turned around and took a glance at Li Huan who was looking down at his watch, just about to continue speaking, when suddenly a strong gust of wind blew in, and a series of loud noises came from above, she looked up to see that the train station was under renovation.

  "Be careful."

  A surge of great force came, pushing Mei Shufen to one side. A miserable cry sounded in her ear. Turning her head, she saw Li Huan lying on the ground with his flesh and blood blurred together. A white ceramic tile had smashed into his forehead, its corner inserted into his skull, and fresh blood flowed out from the wound.

  "Eleven o'clock..."

  Li Huan yawned and fainted.

  Mei Shufen was taken aback, took out her phone and took a look, her heart skipped a beat, damn it, Xǔ Yī this guy is too accurate, just last night at 11 o'clock sharp!