Shocking! A master of metaphysics has been mind-reading!

After the great battle, Xia Wange's reputation spread throughout the Xuanmen (Taoist sect). She could be seen at all the debriefing meetings, big and small, held by the Xuanxue (Taoist sect) members afterward.

If Xia Wange hadn't been invited to that meeting, the attendees would have felt that the metaphysical seminar was a half-hearted event with little substance.

So the organizers used all sorts of connections to invite Xia Wange, which made Xia Wange extremely busy, constantly on the go, talking about one thing and then another, unable to be in two places at once.

At first, Xia Wange was very happy to attend such meetings. Each time, she would bring her own speech title—"Basic Operational Essentials of Combining Science and Metaphysics in the New Era"—to explain her theoretical logic to everyone.

Initially, her storytelling was vivid, interesting, and interactive, which was well received by everyone.

But as she participated more, she felt like she was lecturing even in her dreams, and Xia Wange felt that her speech was becoming stereotypical.

Lu Qiu felt this most deeply.

The two often started chatting and then began asking and answering questions.

"I heard that a very troublesome person has recently appeared in the industry..." Xia Wange paused here and looked at Lu Qiu.

Having gotten used to Xia Wange's recent speaking style, Lu Qiu chimed in at the opportune moment, "What?"

"Water ghost."

"A water ghost?" Lu Qiu asked. "Why is it so troublesome?"

"Ah, that's the right question. I don't know the specifics either," Xia Wange replied. "But I've heard that many masters have already turned down this opportunity. However, I have an advantage over others in dealing with water ghosts because I know..."

"Drawing talismans in the air," Lu Qiu replied naturally as he flipped through the documents.

"Yes, that's right, it's drawing talismans in the air." Xia Wange chimed in, "When others use talismans, the best way is to force the water ghost ashore before dealing with it, but I'm different."

"Because you can draw symbols in the air."

"Yes, that's right!" Xia Wange clapped her hands. "You're absolutely right, you're even answering first now! Great job!"

Lu Qiu: "...Do we really have to talk like this?"

Xia Wange slumped in her chair, staring at the ceiling. "I didn't want to either. I've been giving too many lectures lately, and I've gotten used to it."

"Alright then," Lu Qiu said noncommittally.

They always start asking questions at crucial points; it's quite a habit of theirs.

Just as Xia Wange was about to start speaking again using "drawing talismans in the void," Lu Qiu suddenly heard Xia Wange's cell phone ringing next door.

Without saying a word, he rushed over to help him get the phone.

For over a month now, the word he says and hears most often is "drawing symbols in the void." The key is that Xia Wange always manages to find different and appropriate places for him to say it involuntarily.

He always falls for it, but each time it's different.

He has exceeded the limit for "drawing runes in the void" in this hour, so he needs to take a break and continue in the next hour.

When Lu Qiu got his phone, he was prepared to answer even if it was a spam call and have a conversation, but when he looked closely, he found it was Master Li.

He quickly replied, "Xiaxia, it's Master Li calling."

"Master Li?" Xia Wange asked in confusion, leaning back on the sofa eating snacks. "Press speakerphone."

Upon hearing this, Lu Qiu expertly pressed the speakerphone button, then turned up the volume and placed the phone next to Xia Wan, the singer.

"Oh, isn't this Master Li? It's been quite a while since my seventh day memorial service, what brings you to call me?" Xia Wange said sarcastically. "Are you planning to hold a hundred-day memorial service for me? Too bad, it's not that long yet. Master Li, you must have misremembered my death anniversary, right?"

Upon hearing this, Master Li fell silent for a moment.

Lu Qiu also unconsciously sat up straight.

Don't be fooled by the fact that Xia Wange is criticizing others now. But if you look at the bigger picture, he was primarily responsible for that incident. After dealing with Master Li, he might have been the one targeted.

"Pour me a glass of water," Xia Wange said.

Lu Qiu glanced at Xia Wange, got up to pour water, and when he came back, he put the water glass in her hand. Before he could pull his hand back, he heard Xia Wange's soft voice.

"Thank you. To be honest, I do miss it. It's been a long time since you stopped me from drinking water."

really.

Lu Qiu thought to himself, "What was bound to happen has finally happened."

But he felt better after being criticized, otherwise there would have been even more sarcastic remarks waiting for him.

Master Li didn't dare say a word. This old lady was too vengeful. He thought she was dead, and then she called him on the seventh day after her death to explain things.

Just this one thing, whenever he was contacted, would occasionally sting him. Although it didn't hurt or itch, it made him remember this embarrassing incident vividly.

He could only awkwardly say that he had come to Xia Wange this time to discuss serious business, to ask for a favor, and that he was being paid a lot of money.

After drinking some water, Xia Wange turned off the speakerphone and started talking to Master Li about serious business.

"A rag doll? From abroad? It appears only at night and returns to its original place during the day? No spirit attached?" Xia Wange pondered for a moment. "Then what about the aura? There's no resentment either? I can't figure out what it is. That foreigner hired an exorcist, but it didn't work. Should I go take a look?"

"Was that doll harmful?" Xia Wange tapped her fingertips lightly on the armrest, waiting for the other person's answer. "Not harmful? So that person was so scared that they suffered a nervous breakdown?"

"This..." Xia Wange frowned and remained silent for a moment. "If it's not going to hurt anyone, there's no need to hire me, right? The price for hiring me is quite expensive. If it's not going to hurt anyone, then you just need to overcome the problem of being stared at by a doll every night while you sleep. That shouldn't be too difficult, right? Once you overcome that problem, you won't need to spend any money."

"You're not short of money? You couldn't find a good one in the West, so you flew all the way to the East to find a master. You want me to show off my skills?" Just as Xia Wange was about to refuse, the other person spoke again.

After a moment, Xia Wange nodded, "Indeed, there is no qi attached, no spirit, and no resentment. It is indeed very strange. It is quite remarkable that you came to me with such a strange thing."

"Okay, I'll go check it out later, just because you talked to me for quite a while when I called you on the seventh day after my death."

Upon hearing this, Master Li felt utterly overwhelmed. He quickly offered a series of kind words before hanging up.

After hanging up the phone, Xia Wange looked at Lu Qiu and began to explain the request.

It was a foreigner who one day went to the old house and found his favorite doll from when he was a child. As a child, he was a little boy but liked to play with dolls, so he was often ridiculed. Later, he hid the doll in a corner of the attic and never played with it again.

After finding it, he missed it so much that he brought it home. This action, however, made him restless and unable to eat or sleep.

Every night, as soon as he opened his eyes, he would see the doll sitting at the foot of his bed, staring straight at him without doing anything but doing so.