Why are you trying to steal her destiny? She's the little ancestor of the Xuanmen sect!

"What do you mean?" The female ghost looked at Xiao Jiujiu in confusion.

Xiao Jiu Jiu's eyes darted around, and a sly smile appeared on her lips: "Why don't you give it a try first?"

"I, I won't."

The female ghost was somewhat at a loss.

In the past, she would definitely have thought she was incredibly capable.

Now that she's run into Xiao Jiujiu, she doesn't want to be taken advantage of like this.

Xiao Jiujiu whispered a few words in her ear and said with a smile, "That's good, go and try it."

"it is good……"

The female ghost sat cross-legged on the ground, closed her eyes, and silently recited the incantation that Xiao Jiu Jiu had taught her, trying to sense the person controlling the formation.

She sensed it carefully, as if trying to capture something.

Suddenly, plumes of black smoke rose up from all around.

Her already pale face turned even paler, while her lips became even more crimson, a glaring red.

"what……"

The female ghost let out a low moan.

"Let me go, I won't do it again!" the female ghost cried out unconsciously, her eyes still closed.

Seeing that things were not going well, Xiao Jiujiu immediately reached out and pulled out a blank piece of yellow paper.

Having no cinnabar on hand, they could only draw the talisman with blood.

Xiao Jiujiu closed her eyes and bit her fingertip until it bled.

"hiss……"

With a soft hiss, Xiao Jiu Jiu ignored the pain and drew a Yin-gathering talisman on the paper. "Just do as I say and continue to draw in Qi. Don't be afraid!"

"Snapped!"

Xiao Jiu Jiu directly stuck the talisman on the female ghost's body.

The female ghost, who was initially showing signs of defeat, suddenly surged with yin energy, breaking through the pressure exerted by the opponent.

"Huhuhu..."

The female ghost opened her eyes, her gaze filled with lingering fear.

"Tell me, what did you feel? Or what did you see?"

Xiao Jiu Jiu squatted down in front of the female ghost and asked curiously.

A cunning glint flashed in his dark eyes.

The female ghost must have been injured by what she just did!

This female ghost is quite powerful; she just doesn't know how to use it yet.

The female ghost said with lingering fear, "When I first started, I saw an old woman. That old woman was very powerful; she actually knew that I was using an array to explore her."

She noticed me almost as soon as she used me.

"What kind of woman is she? What does she look like?" Qin Yuhai was also curious, so he took two steps forward and got closer.

Xiao Jiujiu glanced at the female ghost and took out a bottle: "After you answer my question, I'll let you go into this bottle to heal your injuries."

"What is this?" the female ghost asked, puzzled.

She opened the bottle a crack and smelled the fragrance wafting from inside: "This, this is?"

"The Soul-Nourishing Bottle can nourish your soul and strengthen your spiritual energy." Little Nine-Nine smiled at the female ghost: "Which one do you choose?"

The answer is still to shut up.

This is not a difficult choice.

The female ghost lowered her head and began to recall: "At that time, I felt a very powerful force, which directly injured me. I almost died at that person's hands."

After you use that talisman on me...

"That's a Yin-gathering talisman. It can draw in the surrounding Yin energy and use it for your benefit. It's a good thing for you." Xiao Jiujiu shrugged.

The female ghost continued, "I remembered that person's face after I saw it, but now I can't remember it at all."

I can only vaguely remember that the owner of those hands was very old.

"About how old are you?" Qin Yuhai pressed.

Knowing the age makes it easier to track down the suspects; if it's too vague, there are no clues to be found.

After thinking for a while, the female ghost replied, "Those old hands must be over sixty years old."

"okay, I get it."

Qin Yuhai nodded, pondering how to begin the investigation.

They drew a formation to raise the Gu worms.

It's a crime no matter how you look at it.

Xiao Jiu Jiu stroked her chin: "We don't need to look for it ourselves. Let's tell Brother Yu Zhi Nian and have him look for it?"

"This isn't a real case, let's just forget about it," Qin Yuhai advised from the side. "The people in that previous case still haven't been caught, and all the suspects are dead."

"Oh, okay then."

Xiao Jiu Jiu dragged out her voice, letting out a long "oh".

"By the way," Xiao Jiujiu looked at the female ghost, "Do you still have any Gu worms on you?"

"Gone."

The female ghost shook her head: "I only have the array on me now, nothing else. The Gu worm was taken away by a young man before."

"Do you know what kind of Gu worm it is?" Xiao Jiujiu asked the female ghost.

After thinking for a moment, the female ghost replied, "The Longevity Gu."

Xiao Jiu Jiu and Qin Yu Hai exchanged a glance and silently looked away.

The Longevity Gu has been around for so many years, but no one has ever succeeded in using it.

"I don't know why, but everyone yearns for immortality." Xiao Jiu Jiu shrugged helplessly.

Qin Yuhai did not answer.

Xiao Jiu Jiu was about to put the scroll away when she suddenly remembered the empty little box inside the box: "That's right."

She poked the female ghost.

The female ghost looked at her: "What's wrong?"

There's a small mark inside that box; it must have contained something. Do you know what it is?

Meeting Xiao Jiujiu's blinking eyes, the female ghost thought for a moment and said, "It's a Gu worm. That box was used to hold Gu worms."

"Do you remember what the young man looked like?" Qin Yuhai's question hit the nail on the head.

The female ghost shook her head: "I don't remember. I can only tell that the voice was very young and the person was wearing a mask. I don't know who it was."

"Oh, like this."

Seeing that he couldn't get any more information, Xiao Jiujiu put the female ghost back into the scroll.

As for how to break the formation, we'll have to look through Grandpa's pile of books again.

"Uncle, I'm going back to rest now."

"it is good."

Back in the room, Xiao Jiu Jiu asked Mei Qiu, who hadn't said a word, "Mei Qiu, why are you so quiet?"

Since the female ghost came out after she entered the house, Coal Ball hasn't said a word.

It's nothing, I just suddenly thought of something.

Coal Ball flicked its long tail and lay down by the bed.

Xiao Jiu Jiu sat down.

The bed collapsed, and the coal briquette slid onto Xiao Jiu Jiu's legs.

She grabbed a bag of potato chips that Qin Yuhai had bought for her and started eating them.

Crunch, crunch! Little Jiu Jiu's eyes lit up as she ate, just like a cute little squirrel.

Coal Ball didn't say anything more, and Little Nine didn't urge him either. He just ate his potato chips and took out his phone to watch a short drama.

After a long while, once the potato chips were finished, Xiao Jiu Jiu took a bath and lay down on the bed, but Mei Qiu still hadn't said anything.

She couldn't hold back any longer. She reached out and dragged Coal Ball's front paws to her side, her dark eyes meeting Coal Ball's green eyes: "Coal Ball, what do you know? Why are you so quiet? Stop keeping me in suspense!"

She doesn't have much patience to begin with.

Being able to endure for that long is already the limit.

Coal Ball got up, stretched lazily, and slowly said: [You know about the Longevity Gu, right?]

"I know,"

Little Jiu Jiu looked up at the ceiling and said in a childish voice, "Grandpa said that the Longevity Gu is a Gu worm that can make people live forever, allowing the person who takes the Gu to stay at the age of the person who took the Gu forever."

But in all those years, no one had ever seen the Longevity Gu.

This is a valuable item, and many people are eager to have it, especially the wealthy.

The sound of the coal briquette carried a hint of vicissitude.

Xiao Jiu Jiu scratched his head: "But it's not stable. Some people live forever because of it, while others die young because of it."

Everything has its advantages and disadvantages.

Furthermore, since no one has ever successfully refined the Longevity Gu over the years, no one dares to risk their life.

"No one has ever seen this before."

Xiao Jiujiu frowned, recalling what the female ghost had said: "That female ghost said it was a longevity gu, but she didn't recognize it at all. Maybe it isn't."

I've seen it.

The coal briquette made a calm, unwavering sound.

Xiao Jiu Jiu detected a strange sound in her voice: "You've seen it? Really? That's a Longevity Gu, what does it look like?"

I've heard that Gu worms are all ugly.

She wouldn't be interested in this longevity gu if it were ugly.

Coal Ball glanced at Little Nine-Nine, "That Gu worm is on your grandfather Liu Huai. It smells bad, I don't like it."

This is also why it has basically refused to speak to Liu Huai for so many years: it smells bad, and it doesn't like him.

So Xiao Jiu Jiu thought that only she could talk to her.

Xiao Jiu Jiu's smile disappeared.

She sat up and looked at the coal ball. "What's wrong? You're not lying to me!"

How could Grandpa possibly have an immortality gu? She had no idea!

I don't need to lie to you.

Coal Ball calmly looked at Little Nine Nine: "Even when Liu Huai was alive, I could sense the aura of the Longevity Gu on him."

Liu Huai himself admitted that he had been poisoned with the Longevity Gu.

One strange thing about his death was that he didn't die with the Longevity Gu.

The Longevity Gu has disappeared.

This is also why Liu Huai went from middle age to old age so quickly.

The immortality gu leaves his body alive.

"What on earth is going on?" Xiao Jiu Jiu's brows were furrowed.

If what the coal ball said is true.

The Longevity Gu truly exists.

Was Grandpa's death related to the Longevity Gu?

Where did the Longevity Gu go?

Therefore, I suspect that someone removed the longevity gu while he was still alive.

Coal Ball's tone suddenly turned serious: "Moreover, this person might know your identity."

"Not necessarily." She had always concealed her identity very well.

They were afraid of incurring the wrath of the big shots in the capital.

Even if they don't know your identity, they probably know your grandfather's identity; he was the most brilliant and talented Xuan Master back then.

"I knew my grandpa was amazing!"

Xiao Jiu Jiu smiled broadly. Her grandfather's identity was incredibly powerful, but she didn't know why he had brought her to hide in Liuhuai Village.

"but……"

Xiao Jiu Jiu, who had just started laughing, stopped: "Why did he take Grandpa's Longevity Gu without revealing Grandpa's identity?"

Xiao Jiujiu murmured to herself, feeling as if some kind of fog was preventing her from exploring the secret.

Seeing Little Jiu Jiu's confused expression, Coal Ball jumped onto the backrest behind her and rubbed its fluffy head against her cheek: "Don't worry, Little Jiu Jiu, I'll find the answer with you."

"Ok!"

Little Jiu Jiu nodded emphatically, dragged the coal ball over, hugged it, and took a deep breath of it: "Okay, let's find the answer together!"

"By the way, Coal Ball, do you think Mom is still alive?" Little Jiu Jiu suddenly changed the subject, asking Coal Ball a question he hadn't expected.

Coal Ball: [Why would you think that?]

"I don't know, I just have this feeling. Maybe I'm overthinking it." Xiao Jiu Jiu sighed, trying to calm herself down.

I need to find more clues to unravel these mysteries.

"Take your time," Coal Ball said slowly after a moment of silence.

"Hehe, okay."

Xiao Jiu Jiu took another puff of coal briquettes and lay down on the bed: "Go to sleep, coal briquettes! We still have to deal with other people tomorrow."

"it is good."

Coal Ball lay down next to Little Nine, and the two of them fell into a deep sleep.

*

the next morning.

The curtains opened automatically, letting sunlight stream in through the window.

The warm light shone on Xiao Jiu Jiu's face.

Her skin was fair and delicate, with a touch of pink, like a delicious peach.

"Knock knock knock."

There was a knock on the door.

The sound was very rhythmic.

Knock three times, then stop.

On the third time the bell rang, Xiao Jiu Jiu finally opened her eyes.

"Who is it?"

Little Jiu Jiu stretched and yawned, clutching the soft blanket with her little hands, sinking into it completely.

The warm sunlight shone on her face, and instead of shielding it, she faced the sun, closed her eyes, and enjoyed it.

Qin Yuhai's voice came from outside the door: "Xiao Jiu, get up, we need to go find your parents."

"Okay, Uncle."

Xiao Jiu Jiu got up, rubbed her eyes, yawned, and walked towards the bathroom.

A short while later, Xiao Jiu Jiu, having finished washing up, went to the dining room: "Uncle, what are we having for breakfast this morning?"

"Preserved egg and lean meat porridge."

Qin Yuhai pushed a bowl of porridge in front of Xiao Jiujiu.

Looking at the porridge, Xiao Jiu Jiu exclaimed in surprise, "Did you make this yourself, Uncle? You're so amazing!"

"Cough cough."

Qin Yuhai coughed twice and said somewhat embarrassedly, "I didn't make it. I ordered takeout and it was delivered directly to the door."

"Oh……"

Little Jiu Jiu muttered to herself, "I thought Uncle was so amazing that he could make porridge."

"I'm not that good." Qin Yuhai looked at Xiao Jiujiu helplessly.

Shrugging, Xiao Jiujiu said, "Okay then~"

"Alright, I'm not going to argue with you anymore, hurry up and eat."

Qin Yuhai urged in a low voice.

I felt like Xiao Jiu was looking down on me for not knowing how to make porridge.

Xiao Jiujiu muttered a few words in a low voice, but didn't let Qin Yuhai hear her clearly before continuing to eat.

After finishing breakfast, Qin Yuhai packed up the trash, stood up, and said, "Come on, I'll take you to find them to change your clothes."

"it is good!"

The car soon arrived at Qin Yuyang's house in G City.

They were staying at the Cloud Top Mountain Villa.

It's not at the top of the mountain, but halfway up.

As soon as she entered, Ye Xuan came out to greet her: "Xiao Jiu, you're back! Auntie brought your dress with her."

"Thank you, Aunt Ye."

Xiao Jiu Jiu smiled sweetly at Ye Xuan.

Ye Xuan didn't bother with Qin Yuhai. She simply greeted him and led Xiao Jiu upstairs: "I brought a lot of outfits. Take a look and see which one you like. We're going to get our hair and makeup done this afternoon."

After all, it's someone else's birthday, so we still need to be prepared.

In addition, celebrating one's birthday in high society is just a pretext; it's more about socializing.

Finding more resources is the key.

Once upstairs, Ye Xuan opened the door.

Qin Xin was already sprawled on the sofa.

Seeing Xiao Jiu and Ye Xuan come in, Qin Xin said weakly, "Mom, sister."

"Hey, why don't you change it?" Ye Xuan looked at Qin Xin with a helpless expression.

Qin Xin was on the verge of tears: "Mommy, I've changed so many outfits already, I'm a little numb to it."

Besides, it's someone else's birthday, there's no need to dress up so nicely, right?

"No, you have to dress up nicely and make a good impression, so your dad can look good." Ye Xuan rejected Qin Xin's idea and pulled Xiao Jiu Jiu in with her.

She clapped her hands.

Soon, two maids pushed in two clothes carts.

Two whole rows of clothes.

“These are all custom-made by me, and some I bought. Take a look and pick some more. Make sure you look your best for the birthday party.”

A girl who is dressed up nicely is definitely a plus!

As soon as Ye Xuan finished speaking, she noticed that the two girls did not smile at all.

They look like two little bitter gourds...