Chapter 483: Emergency Situation

“Something’s wrong! Come quickly! The old man upstairs has gone crazy too!”

Chu Miaoyi rushed into the room, opened the window, and shouted down to the police officers below.

Xiong Ying took this chance to give Shui Miao a meaningful glance.

Shui Miao loosened his grandfather’s hand, and as if guided by a sudden thought, he noticed that spiritual energy had begun moving inside his body again.

Startled, Shui Miao quickly turned around and ran downstairs.

A group of police officers rushed upstairs. Wang Yong followed behind, anxiously asking Shui Miao, “Is your grandfather okay? Is he alright?”

Still concerned about my grandfather at a time like this? Shui Miao expressionlessly shook his head and said his grandfather was fine, then pulled Wang Yong aside and asked, “Godfather, how are you feeling?”

“I’m fine now, really. In fact, I feel…” Wang Yong excitedly began to talk about the spiritual energy gathering in his dantian, but Shui Miao interrupted him, saying, “Godfather, if you don’t want to die, don’t say you absorbed spiritual energy from the jade. Just say you practice internal martial arts and accidentally messed up your qi. Don’t you find it suspicious that the police arrived so quickly?”

“Ahh!”

Reminded by Shui Miao, Wang Yong’s eyes darted around as he quickly regained his senses.

“Why don’t you go upstairs and deal with them?” Shui Miao felt deeply disheartened. He hadn’t expected his grandfather to be so sinister in his pursuit of spiritual energy. He wondered what kind of person his grandfather would become after becoming even more powerful in cultivation.

“Oh, by the way, Shui Miao, I forgot to tell you my birthday last time. My birthday is…”

Wang Yong revealed his birthday, which was also the password to the bank account he had given Shui Miao previously.

“Something’s wrong, someone come quickly! The old man upstairs has gone mad too!”

Chu Miaoyi rushed into the room, opened the window, and shouted at the police officers downstairs.

Xiong Ying seized the moment to shoot Shui Miao a meaningful glance.

Shui Miao released her grandfather’s hand and, almost instinctively, felt spiritual energy beginning to circulate within her body once again.

Startled, Shui Miao quickly turned and ran downstairs.

A group of police officers charged upstairs, with Wang Yong following closely behind. Anxiously, he asked Shui Miao, “Is your grandfather okay? Is he in any danger?”

Even at a time like this, he was still concerned about her grandfather. Shui Miao shook her head expressionlessly and replied, “He’s fine,” before pulling Wang Yong aside. “Godfather, how are you?”

“I… I’m fine now. Actually, I feel…” Wang Yong excitedly began to talk about the spiritual energy gathering in his dantian, but Shui Miao cut him off. “Godfather, if you don’t want to die, don’t mention absorbing the spiritual energy from the jade. Just say you’ve been practicing internal martial arts and accidentally disrupted your energy flow. Don’t you find it suspicious that the police arrived so quickly?”

“Ah!”

Wang Yong’s eyes darted around as Shui Miao’s words snapped him back to reality.

“Go upstairs and handle the situation,” Shui Miao said, her mood somber. She never expected her grandfather to be so deceitful in his pursuit of spiritual energy. She couldn’t help but wonder what kind of person he would become as his cultivation grew stronger.

“By the way, Shui Miao, I forgot to tell you my birthday last time. It’s…”

Wang Yong shared his birthdate—the same numbers as the password to the bankbook he had given Shui Miao earlier.

Shui Miao nodded and walked toward Lin Xue, who was resting in the yard, exhausted. She was confident that the cunning Wang Yong, now in his right mind, could easily handle the police.

“Shui Miao, I’m impressed,” Lin Xue gasped, giving Shui Miao a thumbs-up. “You’re truly a master of dreams! You even understand cultivation.”

Shui Miao sat down beside Lin Xue and whispered, “Sister Lin, could you please keep what I told you about the dreams to yourself? I’m afraid it might bring me a lot of trouble. I just want to live a quiet life. I only shared those things with you because I consider you my closest friends. But if this gets out, I’ll never have peace again. I still need to go to Zhonghai City to find my mother…”

“Shui Miao, I understand. Don’t worry, I won’t say a word. I’ll go find Miaoyi now and make sure she doesn’t spill anything either.”

True to her straightforward nature, Lin Xue immediately stood up and went upstairs to find Chu Miaoyi.

Her grandfather had changed.

Her godfather Wang Yong was fine.

And she had already spoken to Chu Miaoyi.

There was no reason to stay any longer. Shui Miao turned and left Wang Yong’s house, got into her car parked by the roadside, and drove off without a word. Chen Bing was waiting inside the car…

Shui Miao drove straight to the bank, withdrew all 100,000 yuan, gave 50,000 to Chen Bing, and told him to buy a phone and use the remaining money to rent a shop in Zhonghai City to start a small business. To her surprise, however, after receiving the 50,000 yuan, Chen Bing changed his mind about going to Zhonghai City. He decided to rent a shop in Huanghai City instead, so he could take care of his parents more easily.

Shui Miao was delighted to hear this.

Together, they began searching for a shop.

They found one quickly—a store for rent at the entrance of Yangguang Community in the east of the city. The annual rent was 20,000 yuan, which was neither too much nor too little. Shui Miao took out the remaining 50,000 yuan, paid three years’ rent for Chen Bing, and gave him the remaining 40,000 yuan, asking him to look after Chen Xiang whenever he had time.

Deeply moved, Chen Bing vowed to take good care of Chen Xiang.

The shop was in a decent location, perfect for a fruit and snack store.

Following Shui Miao’s suggestion, Chen Bing hired a car to bring his parents from the countryside and began preparing to open the shop in earnest.

Alone, Shui Miao returned to the bank.

The money from the bankbook Wang Yong had given her was spent, but she still had 200,000 yuan from Yao Kang. She withdrew another 100,000 yuan. She remembered the parents of Shen Hui, the female ghost from Sun Jijun’s house—how pitiful they were. She had planned to give them 50,000 yuan, but since Chen Bing had changed his plans, she had to withdraw another 100,000 yuan and hurry to Shen Hui’s home.

On the way, Shui Miao received a call from Lin Xue.

“Shui Miao, I’ve already reminded Miaoyi. Your grandfather is fine, and your godfather Wang Yong gave the jade to my father to handle the matter. Nothing else major happened. Where are you? I need to talk to you about something.” Lin Xue and Chu Miaoyi had discussed things and privately devised a plan. Lin Xue had gone home to change into a white blouse and trousers, dressing like a young office worker—a completely different look.

Lin Xue didn’t dislike Shui Miao, but she didn’t have any strong feelings for her either. Like Chu Miaoyi, she was mostly curious about Shui Miao and wanted to get closer to her to uncover more secrets.

Women’s curiosity knows no bounds, and Lin Xue and Chu Miaoyi were no exception.

“I’m on my way to Group 4, Jiuzhao Village, to Shen Weimin’s house.” Is Lin Xue trying to investigate me in secret? Shui Miao paused. “In my previous dream, I dreamed of Sun Jijun’s house and met a female ghost named Shen Hui. I helped her in the dream, and now I want to go to Group 4, Jiuzhao Village to see if her family’s situation matches what I saw. If it does, I plan to use some of the money I earned from Yao Kang to help them. If… if you’re interested, Sister Lin, you can come along.”

“Really? I’ll head over right now!”

Lin Xue was definitely interested—she had been looking for an excuse to get closer to Shui Miao.

Half an hour later, Shui Miao arrived at her destination.

Lin Xue, driving a red car, rushed over in a hurry.

However, the door to Shen Weimin’s house was tightly shut.

After asking a neighbor, they learned that the elderly couple had passed away a month earlier. Upon receiving news of their daughter’s death, and both already ill, they drank pesticide. By the time the neighbors discovered them, their bodies had already decomposed.

So much can change in just over a month.

Shui Miao thanked the neighbor, got back into her car, and drove off in silence. She couldn’t help but think that she should return to Zhonghai City as soon as possible—ideally, right away.

But at that moment, Lin Xue received a call from Chu Miaoyi.

“What? They found Old Huang?”

“Really? They’re actually looking for Shui Miao too!”

“Okay, okay, I’ll tell her right away.”

Lin Xue put down her phone, leaned out the window, and shouted at Shui Miao’s car ahead, “Stop! Shui Miao, stop the car! It’s urgent!”

“Shui Miao, I have to admit I’m impressed,” Lin Xue gasped for breath as she gave Shui Miao a thumbs-up. “You’re truly a master of dreams! You even know about cultivation.”

Shui Miao sat down beside Lin Xue and softly said, “Sister Lin, could you please keep the things I told you about my dreams a secret? I’m afraid it might bring me a lot of trouble. I just want to live a quiet life. The only reason I told you those things is because I consider you my best friend. However, if this gets out, I won’t be able to live in peace anymore. I still need to go to Zhonghai City to find my mother…”

“Shui Miao, I understand. Don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone. I’ll go find Miaoyi now and make sure she doesn’t say anything either.”

Lin Xue, being a straightforward person, immediately got up and went upstairs to find Chu Miaoyi.

The grandfather had changed.

Godfather Wang Yong was okay too.

He had already said goodbye to Chu Miaoyi.

There was no point in staying any longer. Shui Miao turned around and left Wang Yong’s house, heading to the roadside where he got into a car.

Chen Bing was already waiting inside…

Without saying a word, Shui Miao drove away.

At the bank, Shui Miao withdrew all 100,000 yuan and directly gave 50,000 to Chen Bing, telling him to buy a phone and use the remaining money to rent a shop and start a small business in Zhonghai City. However, to Shui Miao’s surprise, after receiving the 50,000 yuan, Chen Bing abandoned his plan to go to Zhonghai City. He decided to rent a shop in Huanghai City and start a small business there because it would be more convenient to take care of his parents.

Chen Bing’s decision made Shui Miao very happy.

At that moment, Shui Miao began looking for a shop with Chen Bing.

Everything went smoothly. Right at the entrance of the Sunshine Community in the eastern part of the city, there happened to be a shop available for rent at 20,000 yuan per year—not too much, not too little. Shui Miao simply took out the remaining 50,000 yuan and paid Chen Bing three years’ rent in advance, then gave him the remaining 40,000 yuan. Shui Miao asked Chen Bing to take care of Chen Xiang whenever he had time.

Chen Bing was deeply moved and vowed to take good care of Chen Xiang.

This shop was in a good location and would be suitable for a fruit and snack shop.

Following Shui Miao’s suggestion, Chen Bing first hired a car to bring his parents from the countryside, and then began preparing to open the shop in earnest.

Shui Miao came to the bank alone again.

The money from the bankbook Wang Yong had given him was all spent, and only 200,000 yuan from Yao Kang remained. Shui Miao withdrew another 100,000 yuan. He still remembered the parents of Shen Hui, the female ghost from Sun Jijun’s house—they were very pitiful. Shui Miao had planned to give them 50,000 yuan. However, since Chen Bing had changed his mind at the last minute, he had no choice but to withdraw another 100,000 yuan and hurriedly went to Shen Hui’s house.

On the way, Shui Miao received a phone call from Lin Xue.

“Shui Miao, I’ve already reminded Miaoyi. Your grandfather is also okay now. Your godfather Wang Yong gave the jade to my father so he could report to his superiors. There’s not much else going on. Where are you now? I need to find you for something.” After discussing with Chu Miaoyi, Lin Xue had secretly devised a plan with her. So Lin Xue went back home to change clothes—wearing long pants and a white shirt, she looked like a typical white-collar worker, completely transformed.

Lin Xue had neither a bad impression of Shui Miao nor an overly favorable one.

Like Chu Miaoyi, she was mostly very curious about Shui Miao, wanting to get closer to him and learn more secrets.

Women’s curiosity was especially strong, and Lin Xue and Chu Miaoyi were no exceptions.

“I’m on my way to the fourth group of Jiuzao Village, Shen Weimin’s house.” Did Lin Xue want to secretly investigate me? Shui Miao paused for a moment. “It’s like this: in my previous dream, I saw Sun Jijun’s house and met a female ghost named Shen Hui. I helped her in my dream. Now I want to go to the fourth group of Jiuzao Village to take a look. If her family’s situation is the same as what I saw in my dream, I will use part of the money I earned from Yao Kang to help them. If… if you’re interested, Lin Jie, you can come and see for yourself.”

“Really? Then I’ll come right away.”

Of course, Lin Xue was interested. She had been worried about not having an excuse to get closer to Shui Miao.

Half an hour later, Shui Miao arrived at his destination.

Lin Xue also hurriedly arrived in a red car.

However, the Shen Weimin family’s door was tightly closed.

After asking neighbors, they learned that the elderly couple Shen Weimin had died a month ago. Upon hearing the news of their daughter’s death, the elderly couple, already ill, had drunk the pesticide from their own home. By the time neighbors discovered them, their bodies had already rotted and emitted a foul smell.

World events are unpredictable. In just over a month, many things had happened.

Shui Miao thanked the neighbor, got into the car, and drove silently. In his heart, he was thinking that he should return to Zhonghai City earlier, preferably immediately.

But at this moment, Lin Xue received a call from Chu Miaoyi.

“What? They found Old Huang?”

“No way! Are they also looking for Shui Miao?”

“Okay, okay, I’ll tell him right away.”

After hanging up the phone, Lin Xue quickly stuck her head out of the car window and shouted loudly at Shui Miao’s car ahead, “Stop the car! Shui Miao, quickly stop the car! There’s an emergency!”