Ling Yue caught up with Li Siqi and the others, panting heavily.

"Brother Li, could you give him a cigarette?"

After catching her breath, Ling Yue made one last request.

Li Siqi smiled gently at Ling Yue. Seeing his faint smile and silence, Ling Yue continued, "Do you want to buy cigarettes from your underworld? How much merit do you need? I'll pay you by scanning the code."

"Alright, I'm not teasing you anymore. I'll give it to him in a bit, don't worry about it."

Ling Yue was relieved. After thinking about it, she realized she only had ten merits left, and spoke with such arrogance that she seemed to have a hundred thousand merits.

Ling Yue gave Zhang Lei her final words of advice: "Brother Zhang, you can rest assured. I, Ling Yue, will always keep my word."

After speaking, he bowed to Li Siqi and his brother.

Ling Yue felt incredibly accomplished recalling Zhang Lei's grateful look at the end. Just then, Lu Boqing casually remarked, "I can also do that illusion Li Siqi just created."

What does that mean? Did I waste ten merit points' worth of money?

"Why didn't you say so sooner! You're always just offering hindsight advice!"

"Who told you to scan the code and pay so quickly? I couldn't stop you."

Ling Yue felt increasingly heartbroken at this moment, because ten merits meant that she could live for ten more days!

"I didn't realize you, Ling Huaping, were so kind and loyal. I'm sorry, I misunderstood you before. Let's get to know each other again. My name is Su Shiming, and your fiancé is my cousin."

Ling Yue was quite surprised by Hong Mao's complete change in attitude towards her.

What on earth is coming out of this guy's mouth? A vase? A fiancé?

It's like dancing on Ling Yue's lungs and trachea at every turn.

Ling Yue gritted her teeth and said, "My name is Ling! Yue! I'm not some pretty face. Also, Jing Yucheng and I don't have that kind of relationship. Don't talk nonsense."

"However, to be honest, you showed me a very different way of exorcising ghosts today. In my understanding, ghosts are full of aggression and danger. My master exorcises ghosts directly and violently, without wasting any words with them..."

Ling Yue couldn't help but ask with some curiosity, "Who is your master? You don't look very old, are you still in school?"

“My master is Lu Haotian, the vice president of the Taoist Association. He is very famous in the industry. What’s the point of going to school? I prefer to deal with ghosts.”

Well, you can tell from his voice that he's a teenager going through a rebellious phase.

“Ling Huaping, can we be friends? You and Lu Boqing are both very interesting people, and I like to associate with interesting people.”

How dare you call yourself a "vase"!

Well, being a vase is also a form of affirmation of her beauty, isn't it?

"Red Hair, making friends is definitely not a problem, as long as you have the right values ​​and good character, it's OK."

"I have a name. My name is Su Shiming. Don't worry, I'm definitely a good young man with impeccable morals!"

After exchanging contact information with Hongmao, Ling Yue was still thinking about Lin Heng's matter, so she didn't chat with him for long before saying goodbye.

Su Shiming watched their retreating figures, but he was troubled. His master had told him to catch the ghost of the violently deceased and bring it back to him, but he hadn't said anything about performing a ritual to help the ghost pass on...

On the way back to Baiyun Temple, Ling Yue couldn't help but ask curiously, glancing at Lu Boqing holding the sleeping Ling Yi beside her, and whispered, "Qingqing, who is the master that Hongmao'er mentioned? Do you know him? Is he very powerful?"

Lu Boqing switched arms to hold Ling Yi, but the little guy was sleeping soundly and didn't react much even after being moved.

"Lu Haotian is indeed very capable, on par with Jia Zhengjing. As for his character and preferences, I don't know much about him, as I haven't had much contact with him."

To be on par with Master Jia in terms of skill must mean one is truly formidable.

Ling Yue felt that helping the souls of the dead to find peace was not as difficult as she had imagined. Like Zhang Lei, as long as she was sincere, she could always move them and prevent them from going astray.

She seemed to suddenly realize that what she was doing was not just for survival, and that this made her life more meaningful.

"Qingqing, why didn't you mention the task of helping the souls of the dead to be released before? I thought it was easy to earn merit, but now I don't even know how to earn merit."

Ling Yue spoke with a hint of smugness, saying that she had managed to complete a task without Lu Boqing's help.

"I told you you're simple-minded. I gave you the simplest task based on your clairvoyance. Do you think every ghost is as sensible as Zhang Lei, and that you, a young intellectual, can reason with him and let go of your hatred? There are ruthless ghosts everywhere. Your words are really not enough to deal with them."

Although Lu Boqing's words were harsh, they were all reasonable; she really didn't have any real skills...

This time, she was really lucky to have completed the mission. Ling Yue secretly planned in her heart how to fulfill her promise to Zhang Lei.

Before she knew it, she had arrived at Baiyun Temple. To Ling Yue’s surprise, quite a few people came to greet her, and the one leading them was none other than Jia Zhengjing.

"Oh dear, I didn't know Your Highness was coming. I'm so sorry for offending you. I just came out of seclusion and came to greet you. Please, please, please."

Oh, she almost forgot that Lu Boqing was the youngest son of the King of Hell. This whole setup was specially prepared for His Highness.

Lu Boqing simply nodded to Jia Zhengjing, then carried Ling Yi inside as if it were his own home.

At this moment, a kind-looking old woman appeared and came to Lu Boqing's side with a smile.

"Your Highness, please give me the child. It's uncomfortable to hold him while he sleeps. I'll take care of him for you, and you can go about your business."

Lu Boqing actually trusted the old woman enough to entrust the sleeping Ling Yi to her care...

Ling Yue immediately tensed up. After all, they were strangers. How could she just hand Xiao Bao over to someone else?

Just as she was about to stop him, Master Jia's words dispelled her concerns: "Little Lingzi, don't worry. Chuxin was raised by Granny Li. She has a lot of experience in taking care of children."

Next, Jia Zhengjing arranged for everyone to go to a restaurant. The decor was Chinese style, and the wooden furniture looked expensive.

Indeed, Master Jia earned five million just from that one deal with Lin Heng's family. Baiyun Temple is no ordinary place!

"Come on, everyone, make yourselves at home. The weather is getting cooler, let's have hot pot tonight. This is a copper pot that my friend in Kyoto gave me."

"My master treasures this copper pot. He only takes it out to use it when His Highness comes!"

Chu Xin looked at Lu Boqing with the eyes of a devoted fan, and Ling Yue suddenly had an image in her mind of a pug gazing longingly at its owner...

Lin Heng and Ling Yue felt offended...

Ling Yue looked up at a strangely shaped wall clock in the room. It was already 9:30 p.m. No wonder Xiao Bao was sleeping so soundly; his biological clock required him to sleep at night.

Oh no! I forgot to call my parents to tell them I'd be late!

Ling Yue took out her phone and saw that her parents had called her several times, so she quickly called them back.

"Ling Yue! Where have you taken Xiao Bao again? He has to go to kindergarten tomorrow. Where are you two now?"

It was rare for Ling Guofu to get so angry with his daughter; his voice was so loud it was as if he had the phone on speakerphone…

Jia Zhengjing quickly stepped forward and gestured to Ling Yue to hand him the phone.

Thank you, Master Jia, for saving the day!

Jia Zhengjing took the phone and first pretended to be angry, saying to Ling Guofu, "Guofu, how many times have I told you? You have a fiery temper, don't get angry so easily."

After saying that, he gestured for everyone to start eating hot pot.

He went to a secluded spot and started chatting with Ling Guofu.

Unable to suppress her curiosity, Ling Yue quietly followed them out to eavesdrop.

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