Sudden Outbreak

I glanced at Han Shanshan's house across the way. The lights were out; she must be asleep.

I used my key to open the door. The TV was still on. I walked over and picked up the remote to turn it off, only to find Yu Xiao Xue lying on the sofa in a light green sheer nightgown.

Yu Xiao Xue had hair like a waterfall. Perhaps she had just blown it dry, as her smooth strands spilled from the sofa onto the carpet.

She was sleeping soundly, but there was a tear track under her eye. It seemed she had been crying earlier.

Thinking that she was now homeless, while I at least had a mother in the next county, I tenderly reached out and touched her flushed cheek.

However, my movement caused her body to shift. As a result, her loose nightgown exposed a large expanse of pale skin on her chest. My breathing quickened.

I swallowed, but this scene seemed to displease Sister Wife. I felt a chill run down my back and awkwardly picked up a blanket from beside the sofa, draping it over Yu Xiao Xue.

Although the weather was a bit cool now, it wasn't enough to catch a cold. After covering Yu Xiao Xue with the blanket, I returned to the study.

I opened Zhao Qian's computer and began searching for the history of Liancheng Mountain. The results that popped up weren't what I was looking for, so I added the character "small" before it, and sure enough, I found it.

Unfortunately, it only contained introductions to scenic spots and no record of that ancient tomb.

I gave up searching and recalled Zhao Qian's assessment of the feng shui in the area. I then opened the map and discovered that the entire county town was surrounded by mountains and water, stretching endlessly, resembling two dragons, one blue and one green, writhing and fighting. As for that shooting range, it was like one of the points where the two dragons converged, quite mysterious. I don't understand feng shui, but just this point made me feel that this location was indeed quite interesting.

The tomb robber had died in the tomb passage. The smell of decomposition still made me feel a bit scared. It seemed that even if one or two people died here, no one would notice. Once it rained and the soil collapsed, it would be buried without a trace among the mass graves.

The tomb owner must be a fierce ghost, but I didn't know how ferocious or whether it had intelligence. In any case, it might be on the same level as Xijun.

Grandma's notes contained records of places like this. The more powerful the yin energy of a location, the higher the probability of a powerful fierce ghost appearing. Of course, if I could control and raise such a fierce ghost for my own use, it would undoubtedly be a great help to me.

After all, I couldn't rely solely on Xijun to fight. If I found myself caught between enemies, without multiple combatants, I would be very passive.

While thinking about these things, my mouse aimlessly clicked around, eventually opening Zhao Qian's photo album.

My eyes lit up, and without thinking, I clicked on it.

There were over a thousand photos, from elementary school to university. I browsed through them with great interest, starting from her elementary and middle school years. I discovered that Zhao Qian wore glasses back then and looked like a bookworm, thin and small.

She continued to wear glasses until high school. However, by this time, although Zhao Qian was still a bookworm, her figure had begun to take shape. There were over a dozen photos of her at Beihai, where the little girl was wearing a swimsuit, looking very sexy, with her snow-white chest being quite eye-catching.

I was happy to find that Sister Wife wasn't reacting. It seemed that although she could warn me, it was only for sensing yin energy and dangerous auras. Her closed eyes weren't intentional; she simply couldn't see, so she couldn't detect what I was doing at the moment.

Later, I saw photos of Zhao Qian in college. By then, she had become very striking. Although she still wore glasses, her melon seed-shaped face seemed to tell everyone that she was a rare beauty.

I curiously flipped through her travel photos, looking for any beach pictures. I scrolled to the bottom but didn't find any of her in a swimsuit, which disappointed me.

I decided that in the future, I should find an excuse to ask her and Yu Xiao Xue to go to the beach.

As I thought this, my heart skipped a beat. I remembered that her grandfather had just passed away, and Zhao Qian was probably grieving. Thinking about these things seemed inappropriate. I immediately turned off the computer, looked at the peach blossom tree outside the window, and pulled the curtains closed.

It seemed that as soon as I returned to this villa, I would be influenced by the peach blossom feng shui.

Knock, knock!

Just as I was about to go to bed, there was a knock on the door.

"Tian Ge, you're back?" Yu Xiao Xue's voice came from outside the door. It seemed she was awake.

"I'm back. I saw you sleeping on the sofa, so I covered you with a blanket," I said, getting up to open the door.

Yu Xiao Xue stood before me, graceful and elegant. Zhao Qian's pajamas were a bit big on her. The cutout at the chest hung down to mid-chest, and two red cherries stood erect through the fabric, as if proudly announcing her maturity.

Never mind that she was only sixteen or seventeen; she was still a young woman, and physically, she was no less developed than a normal woman. Looking at her made my blood rush and my blood pressure rise. I almost slammed the door shut.

"Tian Ge, I'm scared to sleep alone. I just dreamed about what happened in Xiao Yi Village. I want to sleep with you." Yu Xiao Xue still looked sleepy and didn't notice me looking at her chest.

"Cough, cough!" I coughed dryly and quickly said, "It was just a dream, don't think too much about it. Besides, you're old enough now, go sleep by yourself."

"But... but when you were scared as a child, you used to run to my room and insist on sleeping with me. You can repay me now." Yu Xiao Xue, seeing me about to close the door, seemed to wake up a bit more and hurriedly squeezed inside.

Afraid of touching any of her sensitive parts, I immediately moved aside, and she successfully ran in.

I sighed. If I didn't know that Yu Xiao Xue was naturally naive, I would truly think she was trying to seduce me. "Look, Xiao Xue, that was when we were kids. Now, men and women should maintain distance. Don't be difficult, or I'll get angry."

"But what does that matter? We've slept together quite a bit since we were little. You were even wearing only your underwear back then, hmph." Yu Xiao Xue pretended to be a little displeased, but the clarity in her eyes revealed that she was actually aware.

I finally understood. No wonder Sister Wife wasn't making a fuss; it turned out this little girl was just teasing

Han Shanshan heard I was unhappy and quickly said, "Something's happened! Zhao He is with me!"

"You're saying Zhao He is with you? Don't tell me you guys... No way? That's a huge leap!" I asked after imagining the scenario, though I was actually trying to tease the straightforward policewoman. Zhao He was probably still keeping vigil.

"You! How can you still be in the mood to joke? I'm telling you, Zhao He and I are at the police station!" Han Shanshan said indignantly.

When I heard that, I thought, Something's not right. Wasn't Zhao He still at the Zhao family manor? How did he end up at the police station?

"What's going on?" I sobered up.

"He's suspected of drunk driving and murder! He's locked up at the station! The team is interrogating him right now."

I frowned and sat up completely. "Tell me the details."

"I just got the call and am rushing to the station myself, so I don't know exactly what happened, but the team said some Taoist priest was beaten to death with a brick by him!" Han Shanshan said anxiously. Several other police officers were talking about the incident nearby.

"What? Then what about Zhao Qian?" I asked urgently. Wasn't the Taoist priest named Wang Heng? I heard that guy was a good friend of Zhao Xi and seemed quite capable. How could Zhao He have beaten him to death?

"Qianqian is fine, I heard she just fainted."

"Are you out of your mind? Fainting and she's fine? Hurry up and tell me, where is Zhao Qian, and where are you?" Hearing that Zhao Qian had fainted, I cursed her angrily.

"Why are you cursing me? I was just comparing the situations. Zhao He is in serious trouble, while Qianqian's situation is much less severe..." Han Shanshan mumbled softly as she explained.

I couldn't bother with anything else and quickly asked her for her location over the phone while getting dressed and heading to the garage.

After starting the car, I drove towards the county's Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital.

Zhao He and Han Shanshan were acquaintances, and because of this connection, the police let Han Shanshan come. When Zhao He saw Han Shanshan, he asked her to call me and told us to hurry to the hospital to save Zhao Qian, saying someone was trying to harm his sister.

Zhao Qian had been admitted to the hospital, but Zhao He felt his sister wasn't safe. It seemed the details of the situation were far beyond my expectations.

A few minutes later, I pulled into the hospital, and Han Shanshan arrived in her police car at the same time.

Although Zhao Qian and I hadn't known each other for long, after a series of events, she had left a deep impression on me. If something truly happened to her, I would definitely regret not staying by her side.

Thinking about the incense I burned last night, which was supposed to ward off disaster, and now this incident, it must be that someone was targeting her. And it definitely had something to do with those two old scoundrels, Zhao Zhou and Wu Zhenghua. Thinking of this, I gritted my teeth.

After meeting up with Han Shanshan, we hadn't even spoken before rushing towards the inpatient department.

Ahead, a group of doctors were hurrying towards the inpatient department with serious expressions.

Below the inpatient department building, two nurses were anxiously waiting for the group of doctors.

"Dr. Li, Room 26, Zhao Qian! She was just admitted through the emergency room. At first, we thought she had just fainted, but suddenly she had cardiac arrest!" The nurse's face was panicked.

"Hurry and get the ventilator! Prepare the cardiac stimulant! Notify the family!" Dr. Li instructed the doctors behind him after listening, and ran towards the patient's room.

My heart tightened, and I followed closely. Han Shanshan burst into tears, not expecting things to have escalated to this extent!