The gate of the Luo residence is right behind the Imperial Capital First Auction House.

The mansion and the auction house were connected, occupying a spacious area in the capital, no less impressive than the mansions of the powerful and wealthy.

"Second Miss, we've arrived! Please come in!"

Madam Luo greeted Jiang Ling with a beaming smile as she entered. Behind them, Luo Xiaogu also smiled broadly, her eyes sparkling as she introduced her home to Jiang Yuyan.

Just as I entered the gate, someone ran towards me from afar, shouting, "Sister-in-law! Sister-in-law, you're back!"

The man spoke with a cheerful and intimate tone, standing in front of Madam Luo and looking her over with eagerness and nervousness: "Sister-in-law, I've found you a chef who cooks hometown dishes. How about I dine with you tonight?"

"Wenjun, not today. I have guests!" Madam Luo shook her head at him.

Then Madam Luo introduced them to each other: "Wenjun, this is Jiang Ling, the second young lady of the Zhenbei General's Mansion, and her son Jiang Yuyan. Second young lady, this is my husband's younger brother, Luo Wenjun, who is currently managing the auction."

Luo Wenjun looked at Jiang Ling and smiled perfunctorily: "Welcome, Second Miss."

"Young Master Luo, would you like your fortune told?" Jiang Ling's question surprised everyone.

Luo Wenjun looked at Jiang Ling with a strange expression. "Fortune telling?"

"Yes! Judging from your appearance, Young Master Luo, you have small eyes and thin lips, indicating a ruthless and heartless person. There are red veins in your eyes, and you have a strong bloodlust. You have taken many lives. Young Master Luo, karma is a cycle, and retribution is inevitable! You are not far from death."

With her spiritual eyes wide open, Jiang Ling saw through Luo Wenjun's past and future, and felt a cold contempt in her heart.

What a beast!

"What nonsense are you talking about!"

Upon hearing this, Luo Wenjun's face turned ugly and he was extremely angry. He immediately shouted, "Guards, throw this charlatan out!"

Madam Luo tried to stop him, but Luo Wenjun turned to her and advised, "Sister-in-law, you've definitely been deceived by her! I think she's just a charlatan who's swindling people. She's slandering and defaming me. You absolutely mustn't believe her!"

"Stop!" Madam Luo shouted. "The Second Miss is my honored guest. Who dares to touch her? Don't you respect me, the chairman's wife?"

The servants of the Luo family looked at Luo Wenjun with hesitation.

Luo Wenjun's face darkened. "Sister-in-law!"

"Second brother, you are extremely rude! The second young lady is not a charlatan; she is the exorcist who exorcised the demon at the Prince's mansion last night! Her son even saved Xiao Gu's life today; she is the Luo family's benefactor! You must apologize to the second young lady immediately!"

Luo Wenjun refused.

But Mrs. Luo insisted, so he had no choice but to lower his head and offer a perfunctory apology.

"Second Miss, I'm so sorry you had to see this. Please come in, I'll personally host a banquet to apologize to you!" Madam Luo looked at Jiang Ling anxiously, afraid that Jiang Ling would turn around and leave in a fit of anger.

However, she was overthinking it; Jiang Ling wouldn't leave until she finished her business.

As she passed Luo Wenjun, Jiang Ling glanced at him coldly out of the corner of her eye, "Young Master Luo, you should turn yourself in sooner rather than later, so you can die a quicker death."

"you!"

Luo Wenjun clenched her fists, glaring at Jiang Ling's retreating figure with a sinister look in her eyes.

He overheard Madam Luo asking Jiang Ling if she needed to retrieve Chairman Luo's belongings for the divination of his whereabouts. Luo Wenjun's expression changed drastically. He immediately beckoned to a servant and whispered in his ear, "Quick! Go..."

For dinner, Madam Luo personally prepared a sumptuous and delicious meal. Jiang Yuyan ate until his belly was round and full.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Jiang Ling patted Jiang Yuyan's head and smiled, "Little one, how about you sleep with Brother Xiao Gu tonight?"

Jiang Yuyan blinked, seemingly understanding something, and nodded obediently.

Luo Xiaogu was excited when she heard this.

He immediately ran over, grabbed Jiang Yuyan's hand, and shouted excitedly with a bright smile, "Little brother, I have so many toys in my room! Come on! I'll take you to play!"

Madam Luo arranged for two maids to take care of the child. She wiped away her tears, her tone both moved and gratified: "Ever since my husband disappeared, Xiao Gu has been depressed and doesn't play with children her age. Today she almost... It's a blessing for us, mother and son, to meet the young master."

"Mrs. Luo, the children have all left. Let's get down to business."

"Good good!"

Madam Luo led Jiang Ling to Chairman Luo's study.

As soon as Jiang Ling entered the room, her bright eyes swept across the entire space, finally landing on a jade Buddha ornament.

"Second Miss!" Madam Luo called out impatiently, "How would you like to have your fortune told? Is there anything I can do to help?"

Jiang Lingyun looked at her calmly and unhurriedly, "Madam Luo, please sit down, there's no rush. Let me ask you a question first: what is your opinion of your husband's younger brother?"

Mrs. Luo looked hesitant.

She also heard what Jiang Ling said at the door.

After considering it for a moment, Madam Luo sighed and said, "Wenjun has a bad temper; he's vindictive and once beat a servant to death over a trivial matter. Although I'm his sister-in-law, I can't control him. I... I will persuade him to turn himself in!"

This is all Mrs. Luo can do.

Jiang Ling nodded, then asked her, "Do you want to see Chairman Luo?"

"Of course I want to! Second Miss, do you already know where my husband is? Please, tell me quickly!" Madam Luo knelt down excitedly, her tears flowing uncontrollably with sadness, worry, and urgency.

Jiang Ling first helped her up, then said to the jade Buddha, "President Luo, aren't you going to show yourself?"

"Where is my husband?" Madam Luo asked excitedly.

However, they were the only ones in the study; there was no other noise.

Jiang Ling wasn't surprised to see this, and she used a provocative tactic to speak up: "President Luo, your contact with that mother and son has created too much yin energy, which is bad for your fortune. Your son almost drowned today, and soon Mrs. Luo will also suffer the same fate!"

"What did you say?" Chairman Luo could no longer hide his words.

A thin, ethereal ghostly figure emerged from the jade Buddha, staring intently and anxiously at Jiang Ling, pressing her for answers.

"Husband!!" Madam Luo trembled all over, staring wide-eyed at Chairman Luo in disbelief.

Chairman Luo froze, sighed, and looked at Madam Luo with a melancholy and sorrow, "Madam."

"Ah! Ahhh——"

Seeing Chairman Luo's ghostly figure appearing and disappearing, Madam Luo understood everything. She wailed, "Who! Who killed you? Ahhh—why didn't you show yourself sooner when you were at home? Why!"

Madam Luo nearly fainted from a breakdown and sobbing, but Jiang Ling caught her in time and injected a wisp of spiritual energy into her back to stabilize her body.

President Luo was frantic, trying to touch her but unable to, and afraid that the ghostly aura would harm Madam Luo. He could only look at Jiang Ling with pleading and helpless eyes. The ghostly figure floated down and knelt down.

Jiang Ling sighed and pointed to a talisman, casting it out. The ghostly figure of Chairman Luo was coated with a layer of light.

It was instantly isolated from the ghostly aura and gained a physical form.

Chairman Luo kowtowed gratefully, then stepped forward and embraced his beloved wife, saying, "Madam, please accept my condolences. It's all my fault! Please don't harm yourself!"

"Tell me! Where did you have the accident? Who killed you? Where is your body?"

Chairman Luo's eyes darted around, and he couldn't speak.

Jiang Ling shook her head, her voice cold and puzzled, "Now that things have come to this, what are you still hiding? You died at the hands of your own brothers, your head smashed to pieces. Are you still going to protect the murderer?"

"It was him!" Madam Luo broke down again, wailing in anguish, "Why? Why did he want to hurt you!"

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