After being forced into marriage, the metaphysical master became the darling of the richest family.

Chapter 14

In fact, she could tell which family each of them belonged to just by looking at their faces.

But when it comes to the specifics of each individual, even their name is unknown.

The eleven or twelve-year-old boy in front of her was full of vigor, and his eyes were shining as he looked at her, filled with admiration.

Jin Yize then introduced, "This is the youngest child in the eldest sister's family, Xuyang."

An Jiuxi looked suddenly enlightened and smiled at Liu Xuyang, "Xuyang, is there something you need?"

Liu Xuyang's eyes shone brightly. "Auntie, how did you make that lightning bolt today? Can you teach me?"

He shouted "Thunder, come!" and sure enough, thunderbolts struck down with a series of crackling sounds.

So incredibly cool!

If he can learn it, he will definitely become the most dazzling star in the industry.

At this table, Qi Mingxuan and the others were all surprised that he would be so direct.

Chi Beimu's eyes, behind his glasses, gleamed with interest.

Qi Mingxuan frowned slightly, his gaze falling on An Jiuxi, a hint of expectation in his eyes.

But what exactly they are expecting is unclear.

An Jiuxi was surprised that he would say such a thing. After a slight pause, she looked at his face seriously.

After a moment, he shook his head. "I'm sorry, no. It's not our destiny to be master and disciple."

The light in Liu Xuyang's eyes visibly died out, and his head drooped down.

He returned to his table dejectedly.

Qi Mingxuan tried his best to suppress the corners of his mouth, "I told you before, the requirements for accepting disciples in the Xuanmen sect are very high."

Liu Xuyang glared at him fiercely, "What are you so smug about? Your aunt didn't say it was because I'm stupid that she didn't want me!"

Qi Mingxuan: Is it obvious?

At this table, An Jiuxi frowned slightly as she looked at Liu Xuyang's dejected appearance.

"What's wrong?" Jin Yize asked softly.

He hadn't expected that brat would be so direct.

Fortunately, An Jiuxi refused, otherwise...

Otherwise what?

Jin Yize was slightly taken aback, and his dark eyebrows slowly furrowed.

He realized that he seemed to care too much about An Jiuxi.

It's probably because he didn't want anyone or anything to interfere with her exonerating him.

An Jiuxi lowered her voice, "Did I refuse too decisively just now?"

It seems I've hurt the child's feelings!

She originally thought that the Jin family, who were capable of even buying people to bring good luck in marriage, must be an extremely old-fashioned and mean family.

To everyone's surprise, the Jin family members were surprisingly easy to get along with.

This made An Jiuxi, who originally did not intend to interfere in the affairs of the Jin family, somewhat hesitant.

To everyone's surprise, Jin Yize simply said coldly, "Don't worry about it."

An Jiuxi raised an eyebrow.

Those were his family members, how could he be so indifferent?

However, since he said that, she really... didn't care.

Having resolved her inner conflict, An Jiuxi calmly lowered her head and ate her food.

The Jin family's chef is quite skilled; he makes authentic Southern cuisine.

An Jiuxi loved good food and ate her meal with great satisfaction.

The Jin sisters were all very curious about her, but they wisely refrained from asking too many questions.

After dinner, An Jiuxi went straight back to her bedroom.

They planned to take advantage of the heavy yin energy at night to search for Qi Hengfeng's soul.

She took out the wisp of Yin energy she had stored up during the day and held a tracking talisman in her hand.

He made a hand seal and silently recited a spell.

The talisman ignited out of thin air, and the flames intertwined and converged into a fire butterfly, fluttering its wings and dancing around An Jiuxi.

An Jiuxi reached out and patted Fire Butterfly's head, then threw out the Yin energy from her fingertips, "Go!"

The fire butterfly flapped its wings, chasing after the yin energy, and soon disappeared.

While the fire butterfly was tracking the yin energy, An Jiuxi took out the little paper figures she had cut out the night before and touched their foreheads to wake them up.

Then he let them smell the scent of the green plants and instructed them to search around the Jin family's old residence.

Jin Yize was handling official business in his study when Lu Huaisang pushed open the door with a bowl of medicine in his hand, unaware that a tiny paper doll, no bigger than the palm of his hand, had crept in behind him.

The little head swayed left and right as it searched every nook and cranny of the study.

Before long, he slipped out through the crack in the door again.

Almost simultaneously, little paper figures emerged from the other rooms on the second floor.

The little paper figures met up and chattered excitedly, sharing their discoveries. Then they held hands and went back to An Jiuxi's room to report.

Once inside the room, he climbed up the table leg to An Jiuxi and excitedly recounted what had happened.

An Jiuxi frowned. The Qi Gathering Array has the effect of gathering spiritual energy and removing impurities. Logically speaking, Yin energy should not be able to survive.

Why is there still lingering yin energy among the green plants in Grandpa Jin's room and Jin Yize's study?

She clearly didn't sense any yin energy in the Jin family, so where did this yin energy in the Jin family come from?

Can't figure it out.

An Jiuxi decided to put it aside for now and wait until she found Qi Hengfeng's living soul first.

Perhaps these yin energies and the act of stealing Qi Hengfeng's soul were done by the same person.

An Jiuxi lit a red incense stick, tearing off a piece of smoke and feeding it to a few small paper figures while waiting for the tracking talisman to return.

About an hour later, the fire butterfly fluttered its wings and flew back, landing in An Jiuxi's palm.

An Jiuxi carefully sensed the markings on the tracking talisman, her delicate brows furrowing little by little.

"Anyang Town? Tsk, why did we go so far?"

*

The next morning, An Jiuxi woke up and went downstairs.

Grandpa Jin was practicing Baduanjin in the garden when An Jiuxi walked over, stood beside him, and exercised with him.

Grandpa Jin looked at her smooth and skillful movements with some surprise, "Xi'er knows the Eight Pieces of Brocade?"

Nowadays, few young people enjoy morning exercises, let alone know how to do Baduanjin (Eight Pieces of Brocade).

An Jiuxi no longer wanted to comment on the fact that the old man had changed how he addressed her again.

An Jiuxi still used the same humble phrase, "I know a little bit about it."

Grandpa Jin nodded, his gaze towards her growing increasingly satisfied.

The master was right after all; Xi is truly a lucky star for the Jin family!

After finishing a set of Eight Pieces of Brocade, An Jiuxi looked at Grandpa Jin's radiant face and said, "Grandpa, your lung qi is stagnant and your liver meridian is blocked. Although the Eight Pieces of Brocade is good, it's not suitable for you. If you don't mind, I can teach you a set of boxing techniques?"

The old man's eyes lit up. "Xi'er knows martial arts?"

"Know a thing or two!"

Old Master Jin, already immune to An Jiuxi's limited knowledge, immediately nodded, his expression excited, "Good!"

An Jiuxi looked up at the sky. "The time has passed for today. Tomorrow at six o'clock, the old man will be waiting for me in the garden."

Having arranged to teach the old man boxing tomorrow, An Jiuxi turned and went back to the living room.

In the kitchen, the servants are busy preparing breakfast.

An Jiuxi strolled into the kitchen and casually grabbed a cucumber to eat.

Upon seeing this, the maid immediately became extremely nervous and said, "Is the young mistress hungry? Breakfast will be ready soon, please wait a couple more minutes."

An Jiuxi munched on a cucumber, her words muffled, "No rush. If possible, could you please give me a bowl of flour?"

The maid was taken aback. "Young Madam wants flour... what does she need it for?"