You said you would tell fortunes, so you can catch ghosts and exterminate zombies easily?

Ge Ping'an was shocked when he heard this.

"Old Song, what's haunting?"

He looked around.

The lights in the cafe were warm yellow and there were a lot of people. It was much more lively than Lao Song's teahouse.

There is no eerie atmosphere at all.

A place like this... can be haunted?

Old Song explained the situation.

Ge Pingan touched his chin: "Hearing you say that, it's really possible..."

"That's right. Xiao Kong said that since there's no trouble and the store is running smoothly, he doesn't want to interfere. It's good that everything is peaceful, but it's still a hidden danger. Don't you agree, Master Su?"

Su Chen smiled: "It's not haunted..."

The two looked at each other and frowned.

"This means..."

"So there are ghosts too?"

Su Chen nodded: "But to be precise, it should be the guardian deity."

"The guardian deity?!" they both exclaimed in surprise.

Ge Ping'an quietly touched Old Song: "The guardian deity... is it a deity? How can it be... right?"

Old Song nodded: "Yes, Taoist Su, the guardian deity..."

"The guardian deity can also be a spirit." Su Chen explained with a smile, "In some places, before a relative dies, they agree with him or her to become the guardian deity. After death, they worship him or her every day. Over time, the spirit will be able to sense the situation at home, and if there is any change, it will find ways to protect him or her."

"Is it possible?" Ge Ping'an was stunned. "If I had known my father was going to die, I would have told him. Maybe..."

Su Chen waved his hand.

"Being a guardian deity may not be a good thing."

"First, it delays reincarnation. Second, ordinary spirits serving as guardian spirits don't have much ability, and if they use the wrong methods, they can't protect the family. Third, even if they are relatives, they are still ghosts, and their natures are treacherous. If you don't worship them diligently, the guardian spirits may even resent them."

Ge Pingan asked: "Do I have to offer sacrifices every day? Is burning incense enough?"

Seeing Su Chen nod, he curled his lips: "This is not difficult, right?"

Old Song glanced at him and asked, "Are you sure?"

"If you can't even get up and walk every morning, how can you burn incense every day?"

"I'm...it's been cold in the mornings lately. I was never late before I retired..."

"Then ask Taoist Su to contact your father and ask him to come home and be the guardian deity of the family."

Ge Pingan shuddered: "This... is... not necessary? What if my grandson sees it and gets scared?"

"I'm not afraid, but my daughter-in-law would probably be afraid, right, Master Su?"

Su Chen nodded: "Such a guardian deity is still a ghost after all. If you run into it, you will be unlucky for a while."

Ge Pingan laughed dryly: "Forget it then."

"So many things?" Old Song frowned. "But I don't think Xiao Kong is unlucky."

Su Chen looked at him carefully.

Old Song blinked. "Master Su, you're not saying that he was robbed at night... because he ran into someone unlucky, right?"

"And today..."

"today?"

Old Song was puzzled.

"Oh, oh, oh," Ge Ping'an remembered, "When you were being pulled up, the rope tied to Xiao Kong suddenly loosened, and he fell down. Is that what happened?"

Su Chen nodded: "He floated up quickly, right? The guardian deity was holding him up from below."

"It was quite fast. Before I had time to worry, he reappeared, grabbed the rope, and climbed up easily by himself."

Old Song scratched his head: "Why didn't I notice it?"

"Just you? You're shaking over there."

While chatting, Kong Ruiyang came down after changing into clean clothes.

I continued to grind the coffee, brewed it and brought it over.

Then Su Chen said, "That guardian deity is not his relative."

He was puzzled: "What guardian deity?"

Old Song and Ge Ping'an immediately started explaining.

As soon as he finished speaking, Kong Ruiyang blinked: "So it's the guardian deity?"

"But...Master Su, I didn't make any offerings."

"You made an offering."

"I really didn't burn any incense, really."

Su Chen pointed to the calico cat lying in the small flower bed outside the store.

"You feed it every day, right?"

Kong Ruiyang blinked and said, "Ah, that cat is so well behaved. It stays there every day. Many customers like to touch it. After touching it for a while, they sit down and order coffee."

"This is our lucky cat, so I feed it dried fish every day and even built a small nest for it outside, for fear that it will run away."

He was stunned for a moment: "Huh? So, after feeding it, it became my guardian deity?"

"Is dried fish considered an offering?"

"But that's a cat!"

Su Chen explained: "You, the guardian spirit, also like cats and often possess cats."

"The offering can be anything, as long as he is satisfied and the soul is strong enough."

Kong Ruiyang and the others nodded repeatedly.

"Then..." Kong Ruiyang scratched his head again, "That doesn't make sense. If I'm the guardian deity, why didn't the employees move out before? Why is the store such a mess this morning? I, the guardian deity, don't like to mess things up, do I?"

"Is it possible that...something got into your store and it's guarding the house?"

Kong Ruiyang frowned: "What got into my store? A rat?"

"Business in your store is very good." Su Chen reminded.

Kong Ruiyang was no fool. He paused and narrowed his eyes. "Master Su, are you saying that someone was jealous of my shop and wanted to use some underhanded tactics? And then my guardian spirit neutralized the situation?"

"Bucktooth Chun, it's definitely him!"

Old Song was puzzled: "Which bucktoothed Chun?"

"There used to be a coffee shop around the corner, but it wasn't as popular as mine. He always liked to hang out near me."

"I thought he was here to learn from the scriptures, and I often invited him in to sit down."

"That's right. I once saw him chatting with my landlord, and then he asked for rent. I was so angry that I almost moved out of the store."

The more Kong Ruiyang thought about it, the angrier he became.

"What kind of person is this? If you can't beat me in business, you'll resort to underhanded tactics!"

"and many more……"

He looked at Su Chen: "Then the red water came out of my faucet just now..."

Su Chen pointed above his head.

"The water your shop uses comes from the water tower, right?"

"Yes, because the cafe uses a lot of water, I even added one...Master Su, are you saying that the problem is with the water tower and has nothing to do with the guardian spirit? But after I prayed, the water stopped flowing."

"It was like this during my lunch break today, and it got better after I prayed."

Su Chen held his forehead.

He sighed: "It's a bit unfortunate for the guardian deity to meet you."

"Is it possible that he was reminding you that there was a problem with the water and asking you to find the cause?"

Kong Ruiyang scratched his head awkwardly: "Yes, is that so?"

Old Song couldn't bear to watch it.

"Xiao Kong, you are like this. It feels like the guardian deity is trying hard to protect you."

Su Chen deeply agreed with this.

"If you didn't notice it this time, he would probably use similar methods to alert other residents in this building."

“Then your cafe will be more affected.”

Kong Ruiyang: "...Huh? No, not really. Red is just because the old water tower is rusty and dirty."

Old Song pushed him and said, "You'd better ask the landlord to go check the water tower. After all, we're in the food business. If it's rusty, replace it. Don't let a dead rat get in there."

"You old bastard..." Kong Ruiyang quickly covered his mouth.

After taking a quick look around and seeing that he hadn't attracted the attention of other customers in the cafe, he breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Su Chen.

Su Chen gestured to him: "Hurry up and go, it's a bit troublesome."

"Oh oh oh, okay!"

When Old Song heard Su Chen say that there was some trouble, he felt something was wrong.

"Master Su, I won't..."

Less than ten minutes later, the sound of "woo woo woo wa" came from far away and got closer.