Chapter 15: The end and beginning of that year

Master Liu said it was time, and although I had already expected it, I couldn’t help but tremble. Perhaps you can accept the fact that a person dies without knowing it, but you may not be able to accept the fact that a person tells you that they are going to die and then dies right in front of you.

This kind of waiting requires a strong psychological quality, and I don’t think I’m the kind of person who has this kind of psychological quality.

However, the consequences of not dying would be even more serious, right? Unable to stop it, I could only pretend to be calm and drink glass after glass. Alcohol is a good thing at some point, it can give people unlimited courage. I can only rely on alcohol now.

After spending a month with Master Liu, and given the bond between master and apprentice, Xiao Bei naturally had feelings for Master Liu, and they were not shallow. In the face of Master Liu’s statement, Xiao Bei was more anxious than I was, and he kept asking, “Is there no other way? Is there no other way?”

When he asked this question, Xiaobei first looked at Master Liu, who remained silent. He just stood up, walked unsteadily to the back of the desk, and looked for something. Then Xiaobei looked at me. I could only shake my head in pain. There was no way to do this.

So, Xiaobei and I drank together, with red circles under our eyes.

So, one drink after another, when I reached the fourth glass, Master Liu slipped something into my hand. I didn’t see it, but I knew by touch that it was the best piece of ass.

Then Master Liu asked me for my phone number, and dialed Liu Zhenmeng’s mobile phone. It was really sad that father and daughter had to talk to each other in this way, even though they were in the same room.

“Little girl, come up here.” Xiao Bei and I were very quiet, and the only sound in the room was the hoarse and unpleasant voice of Master Liu.

I don’t know what they were talking about, but then Master Liu said, “I’m old and I don’t think I’ll live much longer, but I have a lot of property here, and I’m worried. I’m going to tell you about it today.”

After that, Master Liu hung up the phone, took out a cup, poured a glass of wine, and waited quietly.

Footsteps could be heard on the stairs, approaching the room step by step. Liu Zhen had no idea at the time that her father’s call was actually a real “call to death,” and that she was also approaching death step by step.

Sometimes, ignorance is a great blessing.

I don’t like to think about what happened next, but just because you don’t want to think about it doesn’t mean you can forget it.

When I think back on that day, it’s like a black and white movie. Liu Zhenmeng walked into the room with a smug look on her face. Master Liu asked her to sit down and have a drink with him.

He stood behind Liu Zhenmeng, took out a handkerchief, and covered Liu Zhenmeng’s nose and mouth…

At that moment, I could not forget the look in Liu Zhenmeng’s eyes. It was a look that went from complacency to disbelief, from disbelief to a moment of collapse as she looked at her father. That look was so desperate that it made people despair. Did she finally realize something? I had no way of knowing.

Faced with such a cruel scene, in a sense, it was the father who ended his daughter. The feeling of being unable to do anything and only being able to watch quietly was too unbearable, so what else could he think about?

“This medicine was once used to relieve her pain and put her to sleep. She hasn’t smelled this scent in two years, or maybe she remembered something.” Master Liu spoke for the first time, giving off a quiet expression. Perhaps it was because he was too calm that he gave me that impression.

Neither Xiao Bei nor I said anything. I said that we had no way to think.

Then, I had to help Master Liu cast the spell. It was the same as calling out the soul of Liu Zhenmeng. With my spiritual awareness, I was able to prevent her soul from breaking.

I have forgotten the details of that day, how we moved Liu Zhenmeng into the room, and then specifically performed the spell.

Or maybe I didn’t want to recall that ‘horrible’ scene. During the process of casting the spell, I had already called out part of Liu Zhenmeng’s soul, but she suddenly used her tremendous ‘willpower’ to return to her body. Even the body that had been drugged could still struggle. I vaguely heard her say, “Dad, I was wrong. Don’t kill me.”

Master Liu did not relent, and even his expression did not change. He increased the intensity of the spell…

I felt that Master Liu was completely cold-hearted, and his expression was cold-blooded, but only I knew that Master Liu was still pouring his love for Liu Zhenmeng to the end. Because of the emotional fluctuations, I did not perform well that day, but in the end, Liu Zhenmeng’s soul was incredibly complete. What does this show? It is all Master Liu’s carefulness and dedication.

He also knew that he could not be soft-hearted. Once he was soft-hearted, the consequences for his daughter would be unimaginably huge, and even affect several lifetimes.

It was very unacceptable, but what was predictable was that the moment Liu Zhenmeng’s soul was called out, there were signs that it was about to become a fierce ghost. Once again, Master Liu had already prepared a sealed talisman, asking me to help him seal his daughter together.

The result was that Liu Zhenmeng was sealed, and she had no ability to resist in the face of me and Master Liu.

He handed me the talisman folded into a triangle, and his eyes became blank. He said, “I have a misunderstanding with her, and I will forget it in the next life. The important thing is that you help me find a good soul to help her cross over.

I took the talisman and nodded heavily. Master Liu seemed tired and sat down on the sofa in the room, saying softly, “Help Guan Laidi return to the world. I don’t want to talk anymore. There is something like a will. You can let Guan Laidi read it.”

After that, Master Liu closed his eyes and leaned against the sofa as if he were asleep…

My memory has been frozen at that moment forever. Master Liu seemed to be sleeping, but he never woke up again, including coming back to life and calling out to take care of Master Liu for the rest of his life. Even Guan Laidi, who was filial and wanted to take care of Master Liu for the rest of his life, did not wake him up.

The next thing that happened was very simple. Master Liu’s will was there, everything was left to Guan Laidi, the house, and the money. Except for the family’s heritage, all the magical instruments, talismans, and amulets were left to Xiaobei.

All that was left for me was a sentence: “Chengyi, I am grateful to you. I will repay you in my next life.”

As for Guan Laidi, Master Liu entrusted me to take care of her, but at this time, Guan Laidi didn’t need my care at all because she had become completely smart.

As for the reason for her intelligence, I guess it was because Master Liu had devoted himself to raising the soul for the past two years.

Later, I can only say that Guan Laidi is a good girl and a very self-reliant girl. She has long enshrined Master Liu’s spirit tablet, and she has become a strong woman using Master Liu’s money. Although she did not like her father after she “awakened,” she never shirked her responsibilities.

It was only many years later that Guan Laidi said to me, “Sometimes I don’t know whether I am Guan Laidi or Liu Zhenmeng. Am I just living a wonderful life for her? She didn’t honor her ‘godfather’ (Master Liu), but in my heart I always wanted to fulfill the filial duty of a daughter, but I didn’t fulfill it for even a minute. I woke up, and my godfather is gone.”

All the sad stories have come to an end here.

That year, that day, after handling all the chores, Xiao Bei and I finally left the villa.

Xiao Bei resigned from his position in the department and began to concentrate on digesting the legacy left to him by Master Liu. Before I left, he gave me two silver talismans and many purple talismans.

I could only smile wryly when I took the talismans. With my ability, I could already draw a purple talisman, and I needed a bit of luck. I was afraid that I wouldn’t be able to draw a silver talisman unless Master was still here and we could work together again.

I quickly returned to Beijing. At this time, all the preparations had been made, and we were about to embark on our first journey. This time, the entire sect was mobilized, plus Ruyue and Huigen, which was already a very grand undertaking for me.

Our first goal was very tacky and famous, but we had to go there to make Jiang Yi feel that we were not so goal-oriented.

As for where, it has long since become a scenic tourist attraction, the XX pool in XX Mountain.