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

Xia Wange scrolled through the other party's previous posts, raised an eyebrow and said, "I see this person's IP address is from the same province as us. Can you open the box here? If you can't, I'll do it myself."

"Are you looking for him?"

"Hmm, let's see what he's up to. I've been seeing a lot of news about this water ghost lately. I heard that many experts have tried to find out about it, but nothing ever came of it. I just love things that other people can't solve."

Xia Wange flipped through the posts and found a few vague pieces of information. Then, she took out a tortoise shell that she hadn't used in a long time and started shaking it. She opened her third eye and used the energy she had stored up in her body, plus the purple energy she had accumulated over the past few days. Xia Wange felt that her divination ability had also improved significantly.

Of course, it's not as easy as it is for professionals, but with some time, you can still figure out the desired result.

Soon, the sound of Lu Qiu typing on the computer and Xia Wange shaking the divination sticks stopped simultaneously. Lu Qiu looked at the results and said, "These posts were sent from different addresses and were even encrypted using an external server. It will take some time to crack them."

"It's okay, I've calculated his coordinates. He's about 80 kilometers away from us." Xia Wange made the decision directly. "Let's go find him. He went to all this trouble to shift the blame onto me and then deleted the post. We happen to be so close to him, it would be a shame not to go find him."

Since Xia Wange had spoken, Lu Qiu naturally had no objections, so they changed their route and headed towards the new navigation location.

Following Xia Wange's calculations, they arrived at a storefront outside the residential area. They initially thought it was related to metaphysics, but upon reaching the store, they discovered it was a tobacco and liquor shop. The place was deserted, with only a young man in his thirties sitting behind a computer on a large mahogany table, gently typing on the keyboard.

The person saw someone enter the store, glanced up habitually, and then quickly asked, "Is there anything you need?"

Although the other party concealed it well, Xia Wange still caught a glimpse of surprise and panic in the other party's eyes when they saw her.

"Do you have everything you want?" Xia Wange looked around at the shop's layout.

Green plants were placed at the entrance, five-emperor coins were hung at the entrance, a three-legged toad with a coin in its mouth was placed in the diagonal wealth corner, and a fish tank was placed in the missing corner of the shop to attract wealth and ward off evil.

They tend to believe in these things, and while they may have a superficial understanding of them, they are not experts.

"You can take a look at the samples I have here." The shop owner quickly stood up. "If there are any items that I haven't displayed here, I have a way to get them. You can take a closer look."

"Okay." Xia Wange's gaze finally settled on a tall, lush green plant placed next to the computer screen on the mahogany table. She took a few steps closer, her fingertips hovering lightly around the plant, and asked with a smile, "This is quite pretty. How long have you had it?"

When the shop owner saw Xia Wange ask this question, he became nervous and quickly said, "I've been keeping these for many years. Are you looking to buy cigarettes or alcohol? I have plenty of stock, and the prices are negotiable."

"So many years?" Xia Wange's eyes remained fixed on the greenery. "It looks at least six years old. Has it been named? What's it called?"

After receiving no response for a while, Xia Wange looked up at the shop owner, whose face was grim, and tilted her head. "You don't want me to call it by its real name, do you?"

"Call him Lulu."

"Lulu." Xia Wange repeated, then said to the green plant, "Yes, Lulu is very lush and cute."

The shop owner felt cold sweat beading on his forehead. He forced a smile and asked, "Are you here to buy something?"

"You should be able to guess why I'm here, right?" Xia Wange smiled, leaning against the table, her gaze calm as she looked at the shop manager. "Tell me, what's the purpose of all this recent posting about water ghosts? You must have encouraged quite a few masters to take on jobs, right? Why haven't they succeeded?"

The store manager's face darkened. "I don't know what you're talking about."

"Don't know? Okay." Xia Wange turned around, leaned closer to Lulu, "Lulu, do you know that you are actually..."

"If you want to know, why don't you just ask those masters, or take on this task and go to the area to investigate? Why come to me?"

"Whether I volunteered to take the job or was lured into it is two different things," Xia Wange said indifferently. "You always bring up the water ghost incident with me, and you always spread rumors that if I don't complete it, I'm just trying to gain fame. Tell me, what's the reason?"

Seeing that the store manager remained silent, Xia Wange lowered her head again and said, "Lulu, do you know that you are actually..."

"I'll talk, I'll talk!" the store manager gritted his teeth. "Please, let's talk in private."

At this step, the store manager led the two directly outside.

Lu Qiu glanced at the greenery and asked softly, "What's that?"

"Lu Gen," Xia Wange whispered.

"Lu Gen?" Lu Qiu glanced at it in shock, then instantly understood.

It's grown so lushly, no wonder it's afraid Xiaxia will expose it, and no wonder it dares to display it here. It turns out it thinks no one else will recognize it.

Having spent a lot of time with Xia Wange, he has learned quite a bit about this subject.

Lu Gen, which is actually ginger, is a living thing that nourishes the spirit. If it is well cared for, it can help one's career and wealth. Ginger is an extremely yang substance with deep roots, symbolizing a solid foundation and a promising future. Moreover, ginger can dispel yin and impurities. The way ginger grows, growing taller and taller, is in accordance with the auspicious omen of good fortune and prosperity.

Plant a ginger plant and nurture it day after day, and it will become a spirit pet. It will be upgraded and bound, connecting with your own energy and rhythm, improving your luck and replenishing your Yang energy.

After planting, you can name it Lu Gen or give it another name.

However, there is one point that absolutely cannot be touched when cultivating this: once you start cultivating it and plant it, it cannot be called ginger. Once it is called ginger by others, it loses its spirit and becomes ordinary ginger, losing the value of the root.

That's why the shop manager was so afraid—afraid that Xiaxia would expose it and let his Lulu know that it was actually ginger.

"Yes, I admit it. The posts I made recently were hoping to get your attention and get you the job as a water ghost." After leaving the store, the manager said directly, "I went to great lengths to infiltrate your internal forum just for this."

"You can come directly to me, why go around in circles?" Xia Wange asked.

Upon hearing this, the store manager fell silent again. Xia Wange pushed open the door and called out loudly, "Lulu..."

"Speak! I'll tell you everything! Stop yelling!" the shopkeeper said quickly. "I don't dare to find a master who's too powerful. I'm afraid they'll scatter the water ghost. I've heard about your methods for handling the bridge incident. I've heard that you can walk among the dead and draw talismans in the air. So I hope you can send her on her way and let her be reincarnated."

"Continue." Xia Wange raised her chin, gesturing for him to continue.