False evidence

Chapter 95 Pisces Jade Pendant
I was jolted awake by Lü Xin's words and looked up to ask Yan Fengwei, "When did you get the vase? And when did your bad luck start?"

Yan Fengwei countered, "You really weren't after that bottle?"

"You can get out!"

I've been holding back my anger, and now I'm even less likely to be polite.

"Don't get angry! Don't get angry!"

Yan Fengwei wiped the fine sweat from his forehead, gritted his teeth, and said, "That vase was free; I didn't spend any money on it. The previous owner of my house was a contractor who knew absolutely nothing about antiques. When I first went to see the house, I could tell at a glance that the vase was a valuable item. He actually used that vase to hold flowers, just casually placing it there."

He told me that everything that needed to be moved had already been moved. He said the remaining furniture and decorations, including the bottle, could be kept if I liked them, otherwise he'd have someone dispose of them. Hearing this, I didn't hesitate any longer. I pretended to haggle and immediately decided to buy the house. I specifically signed an agreement with him stating that once he signed it, everything in the house would belong to me.

Actually, we spent almost all our savings to buy this house, so we didn't have any extra money for renovations. You've probably noticed that a lot of the furniture doesn't match; those were left by the previous owner, and I added some later. I only had a basement storage room dug.

I asked, "Where was the vase during this time?"

"As soon as the house was handed over, I put Dong XZ in the toilet tank in the bathroom on the third floor. Even if the family wanted to look for it, they would never have guessed that I would hide my treasure in the outhouse," Yan Fengwei said with some pride.

Then, with a shameless grin, he said to me, "Now you should understand why I held back, right? The moment you mentioned that bottle, I immediately thought that the original homeowner probably realized they couldn't get it back openly, so they sent you to use underhanded tactics. Brother, you can't blame me for being dishonest. Think about it, this morning, you inexplicably made that call to my wife. At the time, I genuinely thought you were some kind of genius, but the more I thought about it afterward, the more suspicious it seemed. No matter how amazing you are, you can't just figure out someone's new phone number, can you?"

I asked, "Did your bad luck start after you moved into your new house last week?"

Yan Fengwei thought for a moment and nodded vigorously.

I held the phone to my ear again, but before I could speak, I heard Lu Xin laugh and say, "I heard everything. Your friend is quite a talent."

He said, “Now we can be sure that the problem isn’t with the house, but with the bottle. The yellow rice at the door and the complete, blood-red footprints indicate that there’s an old ghost, at least a hundred years old, attached to the bottle. I remember you mentioned earlier that your friend has been sleepwalking before. If I’m not mistaken, he’s probably currently suffering from a mental cloud of malevolent energy, and his yang energy is extremely weak. If we don’t resolve the bottle issue, he probably won’t last much longer.”

"What should we do with that vase?"

While I asked the question aloud, I was thinking to myself: This Lü Xin is indeed very cunning. Judging from his tone, he clearly knows the solution, but he insists on waiting for me to ask. If I really want to humbly ask for his advice, I'll have to owe him a favor first.

"That's a very direct question." Lü Xin laughed heartily. "I enjoy dealing with intelligent people."

"I'm not a smart person."

When he mentioned "intelligent people", I immediately thought of Chen Zudao and Zhao Boqing.

Lu Xin smiled and said, "Although we've never met, we seem to be close friends. If I were here, I could naturally solve this problem for you. But I'm not here right now... So, I'll teach you a method. Although it won't eliminate the evil spirit in the bottle, it should be able to temporarily seal it inside, preventing it from causing harm. First, you need to prepare some things..."

I picked up my pen and wrote down what he said.

"That's roughly it. However, you need to be flexible in dealing with people and situations. You're a smart person, so I don't need to teach you how to do it, right?"

"Thank you."

"You're welcome."

Lu Xin suddenly said, "By the way, where are you? I've been free lately, so why don't I come find you? That way I can help you settle this matter once and for all."

I suddenly shuddered. "No way! We're in a Chinatown abroad right now. Just getting there by boat will take half a month. I appreciate your kindness, but I'll handle this myself."

"Alright then. Anyway, this phone is very convenient. If you have any questions, just call me anytime."

"Gu Dabai! Oh, goodbye."

"Haha, it's just a foreign language, I can understand it." He then said goodbye in English.

My face was still burning when I hung up the phone. This guy's English pronunciation was so perfect!

If I were still in school, wouldn't I be able to use him to help me pass the CET-4 and CET-6 exams?

While this sudden idea struck me, I also had an extremely strange feeling.

I am right here, and I am still me.

But in what form does Lü Xin actually exist?
According to Tong Xiangnan, he has an "aggressive consciousness," so what exactly is his current ideology?

"Hey, finished the call? What are you thinking about?"

Pidan looked at me with a rather strange expression.

I snapped out of my daze, tore off the list, and handed it to Yan Fengwei, telling him to prepare everything listed. He shouldn't return to the new house until everything was ready.

No sooner had the couple left than the monkey asked me, "You can also perform divination and exorcism?"

"I know a lot more. I can even tell if a pregnant woman is carrying a boy or a girl by looking through her belly!" I said, trying to make the best of a bad situation.

The monkey said seriously, "What you said sounded very convincing, but I hope you haven't actually gotten involved with anything unclean. This kind of thing is not something to joke about." As he spoke, Granny San brought over dumplings for Preserved Egg.

The monkey hurriedly said to her, "Grandma, this is the Panax notoginseng I often mention to you, the one you've seen before. He seems to have encountered some strange things, could you take a look at him?"

Grandma San scrutinized me for a while without saying a word, then shook her head and said, "My old eyes are failing, how can I see anything, but this child shouldn't be short-lived."

She said directly to me, "Child, you must have accidentally gotten involved with that evil spirit this time, right?"

I nodded hurriedly, but was speechless for a moment.

She sighed, "It's all my fault for being so useless. If that bastard were here, this wouldn't be a problem. It's a pity he's not here. All these years have passed, that old scoundrel should be ashes by now. Child, I really can't help you, you just have to be careful."

Her words were a bit puzzling. I didn't know who the "scoundrel" or "old bastard" she was referring to was, but I could sense her apology, and I couldn't help but feel touched. I said, "Grandma, don't worry, it's nothing serious. I'm tough, I can handle anything!"

She nodded: "There's an old saying, 'Only those who have seen ghosts are afraid of the dark.' It's good for young people to suffer a little, but they should learn from their mistakes. Since the trouble has already happened, there has to be a result. You're A-Qiang's friend, so I should help you in some way. But in three days, it will be the most yin day, the day when demons and evil spirits are most rampant. If I go to the City God Temple now to offer incense and pray for talismans for you, it will be at least until dawn on the 17th. It's too late."

Hearing her say "seeking a talisman," I suddenly remembered something and asked, "Grandma, you know a thing or two. Could you help me look at something?"

"What is that? Show it to me."

I put my hands in my pockets, and my heart suddenly skipped a beat.

I took out the jade pendant, only to find that it had cracked in two.

I was somewhat annoyed.

This yin-yang fish may have been sculpted by modern machines; it looks exquisite, but the gap between the two carp is extremely thin.

During the time it was running around and squatting in the basement, it was probably squeezed and cracked. Now it has split in two, and the jade pendant has become two separate fish.

"Show me quickly!"

Grandma San snatched the cracked jade pendant away.

She examined them carefully for a while, then suddenly her face lit up with joy. "Wait here, everyone wait here! Nobody is allowed to leave! You can't leave either, you little punk!"

She went to the back this time and didn't come back for almost half an hour.

"Little rascal, take this and keep it with you at all times, even while sleeping!"

She handed something to Pidan, which turned out to be the cracked black carp.

However, a red string was tied to the fish's tail, with a copper coin with a square hole threaded through it.

Pidan said blankly, "Grandma, this belongs to someone else..."

"Just wear it because I told you to!"

Grandma San turned to me and stuffed something into my hand.

It is also a half-carp jade pendant, but it is a white carp tied with white thread, and the difference is that there is no copper coin on it.

Before I could even speak, Third Granny asked me, "You showed me this jade pendant, did you notice anything unusual about it?"

"Yes...yes." I didn't dare to hide it and told them about seeing the fish eyes glowing in the basement.

The old woman looked puzzled at first, then said to me, “Since you have obtained this jade pendant, you are destined to have it; the yin-yang fish splitting into two is truly the will of Heaven. The white fish is the yang fish, and its eyes are glowing green, which means that there are evil spirits trying to harm the living. Wear it on your body, always pay attention to whether it is abnormal, and act accordingly, and you will be able to turn bad luck into good.”

Although she spoke hastily, her words were simple and easy to understand.

I couldn't help but ask, "Grandma, is this jade pendant very valuable?"

Although I am penniless, I have no habit of taking advantage of others.

For some reason, Granny San seemed a bit agitated after returning to the front. She waved her hand at me and said, "It's just a stone, what's it worth? Alright, alright! I have something to say to Pi'er alone. If you don't have anything else to do, hurry back."

As he spoke, he actually pulled Pidan to the backyard.

The monkey and I stared at each other for a while, then the monkey suddenly stood up and said, "Let's go, close the door."

"where to?"

"Let's go to your house!" Monkey took off his white coat and pulled a vest over his bare back as he said, "Grandma may be old, but she never talks nonsense. If she says you're in trouble, then you really are. I can't ignore my brother's troubles. I know your temperament; if those two really wanted to contact you again, you definitely wouldn't tell me. From now on, I'll be with you 24/7. If anything happens, we'll face it together!"

(End of this chapter)