The King of Curses

Chapter 184 Family
Cen Dongsheng was staring at his phone and talking to himself when he heard Sister Zhizhen's voice from behind him. Then a woman's hands reached out from behind and wrapped around his neck.

The rich fragrance of roses, the soft and plump touch, and the familiar warmth surrounded him.

Cen Dongsheng was used to this. He didn't even turn his head, but just shook his phone.

"Someone had made an appointment to discuss something with me, but a week later, there was no news. I'm wondering if this person is missing."

"That's too much. So, who is it?"

"Uh... a student at the university. Her name is Jiang Yunmei."

Cen Dongsheng explained, his speech speed unconsciously starting to speed up.

"She and I are not even friends, we are just acquaintances. She has a pretty good relationship with Yutang. But... I suspect she may have some kind of innate life-limitation hidden in her body."

"Are you going to invite her to be your teammate?"

"Whether they are teammates or friends, they are all worth winning over."

"That's a coincidence."

The woman behind him bit his earlobe lightly, with a hint of smile in her tone.

"——I know her home address."

"?"

"If she continues not to respond to you, you might as well take the initiative to find her."

Cen Dongsheng didn't react for a moment.

Of course, it is very easy for An Zhizhen to know anyone's home address; not to mention her, Cen Dongsheng himself has this authority.

The problem is that--

Why did she pay attention to Jiang Yunmei in advance?
"When did you start paying attention to her?"

"Just recently. Okay, let's not change the subject. What do you think of my suggestion?"

"……forget it."

Cen Dongsheng sighed, but heard An Zhizhen's persuasion like an older sister encouraging her younger brother to bravely pursue love:
"You need to be more proactive. You are pursuing a girl. You can't just rely on others to pay for you."

“I didn’t pursue it.”

He wisely avoided the trap.

"What's going on? Why do I feel like you're jealous for no reason?"

"I'm not jealous..."

"There's none……?"

The woman behind him was silent for a moment, then bit his ear lightly.

"A little bit, but not important!"

Sister Zhizhen's voice rose a little, and it sounded like she was upset.

"I'm paying attention to this person because I guessed that you were attracted to her. Although you met Song Yutang first, she is the partner you really want to find."

"……Why do you say that?"

"If that girl was an ordinary person, you wouldn't care even if you saw her, let alone meet her. ...So, what level of curse master is she, can you tell me?"

"..."

Cen Dongsheng was speechless for a moment.

Of course, Sister Zhizhen's words were correct, as always; she could guess his thoughts and predict his actions, and he was used to it; but at this moment, the only thing he wanted to complain about was...

"How many people did you spy on besides me?"

"I keep an eye on everyone around you every day."

"real or fake……"

Cen Dongsheng covered his forehead and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

Just because of his relationship with Sister Zhizhen, not only him, but everyone he meets and gets to know in the future may be affected.

...What a troublesome woman.

"Could it be that you are actually very free? That's impossible..."

"hehe."

An Zhizhen chuckled happily.

"I'm very busy, so I do something so leisurely to relax."

"..."

Cen Dongsheng decided not to dwell on this issue any longer. He thought:

"Since Sister Zhizhen deliberately mentioned it, is Jiang Yunmei really in trouble?"

It's not impossible.

I couldn't see this when we met before, but I could tell at first glance that the girl was the type who liked to keep her thoughts to herself; she said "I have a favor to ask you", but she didn't reveal anything about what she wanted to ask to others in advance.

Also, from what Yutang said - she and Jiang Yunmei had become quite familiar with each other, but she still knew nothing about this person's true thoughts and interpersonal background.

This girl was born into a big family, so her mind couldn't be as pure as Song Yutang who grew up in an ordinary family...

Cen Dongsheng rubbed his eyebrows and felt a headache.

What he is least good at dealing with is girls who are too strong, and the second worst thing is girls who are cunning and smart.

"If she really changes her mind and doesn't plan to ask me for help... then taking the initiative to find her is really the only way, as long as I still want to win her over."

Despite the trouble, Cen Dongsheng's thoughts did not change. He had anticipated this:
According to the impression given by "Miaoshenzi" in the very few external intelligence, she should be this kind of person in reality, adhering to extreme mysticism.

As long as it's not to the level of Sister Zhizhen, he can still accept it.

"That's not clear. But... do you know her origin?"

"She told me that she seemed to come from a family of curse masters with a long history."

"That's right. The Jiangdong Jiang family, among the group of spell-forbidden masters that used to only be known in a small circle, is still somewhat famous and has a considerable industry in the secular world."

Cen Dongsheng tried to recall, but he had no idea who these people were. At least, they could not be compared with the fame of "Miao Shen Zi", the secretary-general of the Chinese Forbidden Masters Association. The so-called "traditional Forbidden Masters" were just a bunch of jokes.

But he changed his mind and thought, since the Jiang family was in Tianhai City and he was an employee of the Administrative Bureau, it didn't make sense that he had never heard of such a big family in this city.

Does this mean that...

In the next few years, the family disappeared?
While Cen Dongsheng was thinking, he listened to An Zhizhen's introduction of information about the Jiang family:

"The Jiang family is relatively weak overall, and they just have a name. But according to the information I have obtained so far, this family has recently experienced internal conflicts among its members, and has close contacts with some restless curse masters."

"…Because of 'cutting down mountains and destroying temples'?"

"I see no other reason."

An Zhizhen laughed.

"Also, they are planning to hold a banquet recently to celebrate the birthday of their elder. You can go in my place. If you find that Miss Jiang is really in trouble, you can also make a lot of money from her favor."

Cen Dongsheng was about to answer when his cell phone rang. He opened it and saw that the sender was Jiang Yunmei. "Sorry, Mr. Cen, I haven't had time to contact you recently. I have already resolved the matter you mentioned last time. Please just pretend that you never mentioned it. I'm sorry for the trouble. I will invite you and Song Xuemei for tea when we return to school."

"...You make sense." Cen Dongsheng put his phone back in his pocket. "I'd better take the initiative to find her."

In ancient times, there was a story about a man visiting a thatched cottage three times. Since he knew the great value that Jiang Yunmei might have, he couldn't just leave her alone. This was not in line with his wishes.

Since his rebirth, Cen Dongsheng's actions have all been to take the initiative into his own hands.

All doubts and mysteries will naturally be solved once he is involved in it personally.

"…Do you really want to go? Are you being too flattering? Girls don't like men who are too proactive and enthusiastic."

...Didn't you ask me to take the initiative?

"I will make my own judgment." He sighed. "If her ability is valuable and I want to possess it for myself..."

"Yeah, that's true. Dongsheng wouldn't fall for an ordinary woman. And she's a special-class spell-forbidden master, no wonder you've been thinking about her all the time..."

Sister Zhizhen already regarded Jiang Yunmei as the future special spell master, and she obviously read his thoughts from his words; Cen Dongsheng was speechless in rebuttal.

An Zhizhen stroked the man's chest, feeling itchy as her nails scratched his skin. She said quietly:
"Just like no matter how Sister Qingyan bullies and ignores me, I can only endure it silently, because she is too powerful and I can't afford to offend her...ah!"

She was halfway through her words when she suddenly screamed.

Because Cen Dongsheng took this opportunity to grab her hand.

He felt a little helpless. Even his younger sister had started to listen to him recently, so why was his elder sister acting so unhappy again?

For such a troublesome woman, the only thing Cen Dongsheng could do was -

He pounced on her and covered her complaining mouth tightly.

An Zhizhen's tone changed from resentment to exclamation, then soon turned into a giggle, and finally turned into a charming gasp.

“Wait, wait a minute… You’re using too much force…”

"Dongsheng, you look just like a little kid right now... Hehe, you look so cute. Okay, be good..."

"Eh? When did you say... Yes, it's time... What about you, are you ready?"

*
Tianhai City Third Municipal Hospital, inpatient building.

Special needs luxury ward.

Jiang Dechang, the former chairman of the Jiang Group, who is nearly 90 years old, is seen by his younger generations as a strong old man. Although he has been retired for a long time, he is more energetic than young people.

But just a week ago, he suddenly fell ill with an unknown strange disease. All the famous doctors in the country were invited to see him, but none of them could find out what was wrong. All we know is that the old man has been bedridden ever since. After staying in the hospital for a week, his health has deteriorated and he has become increasingly weak. In the past few days, he could not even speak and was always in a coma.

There were people coming and going on the corridor in front of the ward, and from time to time someone would come to visit with gifts of comfort.

For fear of disturbing Jiang Dechang's rest, most visitors just went in to take a look and then came out to communicate with the Jiang family members in charge of receiving them.

……

Jiang Dechang's granddaughter, Jiang Yunmei, the third generation of the Jiang family, is still staying in the hospital doing nothing today.

At first, they said they would help entertain visitors, but several elders in the family took over the task on their own, after all, this was a good opportunity for them to smooth out their interpersonal relationships;
As for the patient, there is no need for her or any other member of the Jiang family to take care of him. There are several professional caregivers to look after him 24 hours a day.

Including the elders at this time, those Jiang family members who came from other cities to visit the old man with their families... They just wanted to find an excuse to surround the old man and try to show their filial piety, for fear of missing the opportunity.

She sat on a chair with her hands folded in boredom, wearing a newsboy cap on her head and headphones around her neck. In order to avoid trouble, she tried her best to cover her face to avoid being approached.

To others, she looked like she was taking a nap on the chair; but in fact, Jiang Yunmei was observing passers-by.

The visitors gathered in front of the ward were mostly talking about uninteresting topics and meaningless polite remarks, which made Jiang Yunmei feel drowsy.

……

Jiang Dechang has more than one granddaughter. If you count all the nieces, nephews, grandnieces, nieces, and grandnieces, they can form a class.

Among them, Jiang Yunmei's relationship with her own people is relatively distant. Her father had conflicts with the family in his early years and moved to another city with his mother. She only returned to Tianhai later.

Some family members knew her name because Jiang Yunmei was admitted to Tianhai University and became the president of the student union; but she herself had always kept her distance from the family and would avoid attending any family gatherings if possible.

But after Jiang Dechang fell, she still had to come, because she was a member of this family after all.

I even missed my university classes during this period... Alas.

Jiang Yunmei was complaining in her heart when she suddenly saw a middle-aged woman dressed like a noble lady walking out of the ward with her two children.

When the girl saw them, she immediately sat up straight and pricked up her ears to catch their conversation.

This person is her aunt, Jiang Dechang's youngest daughter, and has always been the most favored.

"Grandpa looks really sick..."

"Shhh."

The lady dressed in designer clothes quickly pulled her child and asked her to speak more softly.

"What kind of sickness is this?"

"Who knows? Even the doctor doesn't know."

"Mom, I heard that the family business hasn't been doing well recently... Is Grandpa angry?"

At this time, the young aunt had already walked over with her children. The two children were a boy and a girl, one was still in high school, and the other was only two years younger than Jiang Yunmei.

The woman hesitated for a moment and whispered:

"It's none of your business. You can go back after visiting Grandpa. Stay in your respective schools for the time being and don't come back. Don't go to the mansion to play."

"But...just now when my cousin saw me, he invited us to the mansion for a banquet?"

Her son looked puzzled.

"What? A party?"

"Yeah, he said this weekend."

"Why hold a party when Dad is sick?"

——Yes, this is indeed very strange.

Jiang Yunmei, who was eavesdropping not far away, thought secretly in her heart.

The Jiang family banquet at the weekend was originally planned to celebrate the old man's 80th birthday, with great fanfare and invitations to all the clan members to attend.

This would have been nothing, but the problem was that after Jiang Dechang fell ill, the banquet was not affected at all and was still being prepared in full swing.

Rather than celebrating Jiang Dechang's birthday, it was more like this banquet had to be held, and the old man's 90th birthday banquet was just a nominal reason -

It was because she realized something was wrong that she gave up her previous plan to ask someone she knew for help.

"He said he wanted to bring good luck to grandpa. My eldest cousin also asked me if I had a girlfriend, and if so, he could bring her to the party."

"Yes, he also asked me if I had a boyfriend." My daughter said, "I said I was a high school student and couldn't fall in love too early, and then my cousin stopped talking."

"...At this time, you still have the mind to urge the marriage?"

The lady frowned slightly.

"What on earth are these people doing?"

(End of this chapter)