People worship their ancestors: I'm just burning some paper money, how did I become a Taoist ma

In the following days, Li Mu did not encounter any further trouble and spent a few days quietly at home!

Until this day, a day that was extremely important to countless people, the atmosphere in Tianhai City began to change!

Early that morning, Li Mu took Li Xiaoran out to a certain school; along the way, traffic police blocked the roads and directed traffic.

That's right, today is the day of the annual college entrance examination. Li Mu is sending Li Xiaoran, a candidate, to the examination hall as a parent.

Li Mu is not only optimistic about this college entrance examination, but Li Xiaoran himself is also full of confidence!

Since her great-grandfather prayed for her, she has performed far better in her studies than before.

It's not that my studies suddenly became much better; it's just that my concentration improved, my thinking became more open, and my comprehension improved, which led to an overall improvement in my academic performance!

Therefore, even now, Li Xiaoran speaks of the college entrance examination with a confident demeanor!

……

When Li Xiaoran came out of the examination room after the first exam, Li Mu saw her relaxed and carefree expression and knew that she must have performed very well in the exam, so there was nothing to worry about in the college entrance examination!

After two days of the college entrance examination, Li Xiaoran still maintained a relaxed and carefree expression when she came out after finishing her last exam!

"Judging from your expression, your college entrance exam results must be pretty good!" Li Mu said with a smile as he looked at Li Xiaoran walking out of the exam hall.

"Hehe... I performed better than expected in the college entrance exam. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, I should have no problem getting into a top-tier university!" Li Xiaoran said confidently.

Upon hearing this, Li Mu felt relieved.

Based on his previous performance, Li Xiaoran is only capable of getting into a second-tier university, and that's only if he performs normally!

If you can reach the first-tier university admission line now, it would already be considered beyond expectations!

It's just that time was limited; otherwise, it wouldn't have been impossible to do even better!

"Li Mu...you said before that if I did well on the college entrance exam, you would buy me a cell phone. Does that still stand? Although it was also thanks to my great-grandfather's blessing, the result is still the same," Li Xiaoran asked again, her eyes filled with anticipation as she looked at Li Mu.

Seeing this, Li Mu smiled helplessly.

"Let's go pick out a phone!"

Upon hearing Li Mu's voice, Li Xiaoran immediately beamed with joy, and then asked again, "I'd like to go out and play with my classmates during the summer vacation. Could you give me some money?"

"Going out with classmates? Male or female classmates?" Li Mu asked instinctively.

"Of course it's female classmates, just a few close friends in class. We mentioned this before, so we need to decide quickly whether to go or not!"

"I can provide the funds, but you need to get your parents' permission first before I will give you the funds!" Li Mu continued.

"My parents' permission... how is that possible? They definitely won't let me go out to play!" Upon hearing this, Li Xiaoran's face immediately fell.

"The past is the past. Now that you've finished your college entrance exams... and you did very well, I think your parents won't restrict you anymore, and it won't affect your studies!"

Hearing Li Mu say that, Li Xiaoran felt relieved and planned to ask her parents for their opinions when she got back!

After that, Li Mu took Li Xiaoran shopping, bought her the phone she wanted, and then spent several hours eating, drinking, and having fun before finally going home!

After returning home, Li Xiaoran immediately called her parents to ask for their opinions on going on a trip!

After half an hour of struggle, Li Xiaoran finally got what she wanted, but only for a week.

Li Xiaoran had no objection to this, as it was just a short-term travel plan after all!

Upon arriving here, Li Mu naturally didn't say anything else. He transferred 10,000 yuan to Li Xiaoran as travel expenses, thus settling everything down!

Having obtained permission and funding, Li Xiaoran immediately went to chat with several classmates and plan their trip!

……

Around 10 p.m., Li Mu came out after taking a shower and was just about to blow-dry his hair when his phone rang!

It was an unfamiliar number, from a local Tianhai city.

"Feed?" Li Mu answered the phone with one hand while wiping his hair with the other.

"Hello, is this Mr. Li Mu?" A woman's voice came from the other end of the phone, her tone clearly hesitant and tentative.

"Yes, who are you?"

"My name is Lin Wanqing, and I'm a friend of Wang Qingyu." The woman paused. "Qingyu gave me your phone number, saying that you... can help people with some things."

Li Mu put down the towel and became slightly more serious.

"Ms. Lin, what exactly do you want to resolve?"

There was a few seconds of silence on the other end of the phone, as if someone was organizing their thoughts.

"Mr. Li, can you...see ghosts?"

The directness of the question surprised Li Mu somewhat.

"Ms. Lin, is your house haunted?"

"It's not my house." Lin Wanqing's voice was low, tinged with suppressed tension. "It's my mother. She lives in an old house in the old town, and recently... recently she keeps saying she sees a figure. Dressed in black, standing outside the window watching her. But we live on the third floor, and there's nothing outside our window."

Li Mu frowned.

"How long has this been going on?"

"It's been almost a month. At first, I thought it was just her eyesight getting worse, so I didn't take it seriously. But it's been happening more and more frequently now. She's afraid to sleep with the lights off at night, she's lost over ten kilograms, and her mental state is getting worse and worse."

"What about the other family members?"

“My father passed away several years ago. I’m an only child, and I’m usually busy with work, so I only go back to see her once a week.” Lin Wanqing’s voice trembled slightly. “A few days ago, I went back and stayed with her for one night. Around 2 a.m., she suddenly woke me up and said, ‘Here we go again.’ I looked out the window, but there was nothing there. But my mother was trembling all over, and it didn’t seem like she was faking it.”

After listening, Li Mu formed a basic judgment in his mind.

"Ms. Lin, is it convenient for me to visit your mother's place?"

"Sure, sure. When are you free?"

"Tomorrow morning, please. Send me the address, and I'll go there myself."

"Okay, thank you, Mr. Li. Um... the cost..."

"Let's see how things go first, and then we'll talk about it after we've finished."

"Okay, thank you."

After hanging up the phone, Li Mu saved the address that Lin Wanqing had sent him.

Wang Qingyu had said she would introduce business opportunities, and I didn't expect her to actually come!

Li Mu put his phone back on the coffee table, leaned back on the sofa, and closed his eyes to think for a while.

Previously, he had only handled matters such as worshipping ancestors and sending offerings to the underworld, which were routine operations.

At worst, it's just helping lost souls get to the underworld!

But ghosts—especially ghosts that haunt the living—are a different matter.

Why do ghosts stay in one place and not leave?

Was it trying to scare people? Or did it have some unfulfilled wish? Or perhaps... it had no idea it was dead?