When we heard this, we all looked at the Sixth Grand Duke.

The Sixth Grand Duke looked up at the door and sighed, "It seems something happened, and even his soul can't come back. This only shows that his death was strange!"

Ci Yuan changed to a less lazy posture and looked more serious, "Who else knows about the affairs between me and the Shen family besides you?"

This question was answered by my father, "Only the direct descendants who know Taoism know about it, and no women except Luan Yatou know about it."

Ci Yuan immediately looked at me.

I was afraid that he would doubt me again, so I quickly explained, "I only found out after the sacrifice. If you don't believe me, you can ask my dad and the others."

My dad nodded, "Yes, she came back after the sacrifice. We were afraid that she would say the wrong thing and make you unhappy, so we told her this."

The second uncle also helped, "She is only eighteen years old. She doesn't even know what poison is, and she can't give it to you, right?"

Ci Yuan looked at the Sixth Grand Duke, "It's possible that you, the Shen family, also have extraordinary abilities, but you just don't know it."

I felt that what he said meant something, so I also looked at the Sixth Grand Duke, and saw that his expression was a little subtle, but he quickly returned to normal.

The Sixth Grand Duke changed the topic, which made me feel guilty, "Wait another quarter of an hour, if the soul has not returned, you will prepare to summon the soul tomorrow night!"

I really had never seen this kind of world, so I asked my dad in a low voice, "Can you still summon spirits?"

My dad now basically answers all my questions, "Well... the art of summoning spirits is a small art. If you want to see it, you can come back tomorrow."

"Okay." Anyway, if he doesn't take the initiative to say it, I will use Ci Yuan as a talisman to get him to agree to my coming back.

We waited until 1:30 in the morning, but still didn't see my great-grandpa's spirit coming back, so we each went back to the house to sleep.

Ci Yuan did not leave or take me to the bottom of the water. Instead, he entered the room with me. It seemed that he planned to rest here.

I can't drive him away. If he really does anything to me, I can only endure it. Who wants me to be a sacrifice?

Fortunately, he was quite honest that night. When I woke up the next day, he was still sleeping next to me. I couldn't help but observe him secretly.

His sleeping face is also good-looking, his lips are slightly pursed, his eyelashes are long and curled, his nose is high, and his eyes are closed like a sleeping prince.

Suddenly, his lips moved slightly, "How long do you want to watch?"

I was startled, and the atmosphere was inexplicably awkward, "You're awake..."

He opened his eyes, there was no sleep in them and his eyes were clear, "I'm not sleeping at all, I'm just closing my eyes to rest my mind."

This made me even more embarrassed, "What... I have classes in the morning and have to go back to school. I got up first. Please help yourself."

I got up and jumped out of bed as if I was running away, and hurried to the bathroom to wash up. By the time I came back to pick up my backpack, I was already gone.

***

There were only two classes in the afternoon, and I went back to my old home after class.

Although I don't like my dad, I still follow him around just because he can answer all my questions.

I first asked about the art of spiritualism, and he said that metaphysics couldn't explain it, so I could just see for myself when the time came.

Then I suddenly changed the subject, "Since you have contact with your uncle, will you still have contact with my mother?"

My dad glared at me, "What are you thinking? I haven't heard from her in more than ten years. How can I still hide this kind of thing from you?"

I was a little disappointed. In fact, I have always cared about my mother, "What about my grandparents' house? I don't have grandparents, uncles, aunts, etc.?"

My dad's expression was stupefied, "I don't know, she is not a local, and her hometown is in a mountainous area far away. Transportation was not convenient before, so she never went there."

He is indeed a big scumbag. He has never even met his father-in-law before he got married!

I was even more dissatisfied with him, "You don't love my mother at all, so why did you marry me in the first place and give birth to me and my brother irresponsibly?"

My dad raised his voice unhappily and said, "As a little kid, you know what love is. Don't ask her about it again. Even if you ask me, I don't know."

With a simple sentence, the good impression I had on him these days disappeared instantly. I didn't want to see him, so I went back to the room.

I really can’t figure it out. They say marriage is a matter between two families, so who would get married without even meeting a single member of the other party’s family?

Because I was too young when my mother left home and didn’t understand anything. Otherwise, I would definitely ask questions about my grandfather’s family.

***

It is said that things in the underworld are afraid of sunlight, so ghosts can only appear at night, and the art of summoning spirits must naturally be performed at night.

The main room has been tidied up during the day, and things such as tables, incense burners, cinnabar, and yellow paper have been placed, waiting for the altar to be opened in the evening.

When I walked into the main room at night and looked at these decorations, I felt like I was on a horror movie set, and I felt a little scared.

There were only two chairs left in the main room tonight, prepared for the Sixth Grand Duke and Ci Yuan, while the others were standing aside.

The second uncle was wearing a Taoist robe and holding a copper coin sword. He stood in front of the table and muttered something. The yellow paper he threw out burned in the air.

I stood behind Ci Yuan's chair, thinking that my great-grandfather would suddenly float out of nowhere. He suddenly turned back and looked at me, "Afraid?"

"How is that possible?" Of course I was a tough talker, "I've seen how terrifying my great-grandfather turned into a corpse, so ghosts are nothing!"

Ci Yuan raised his lips slightly, showing an expression that was half a smile but not a smile, "Oh? Really? Then what do you mean by holding me so tightly?"

"Ah?" I looked down and saw that out of nervousness, I had grasped his shoulders with both hands at some point, and my strength was quite strong.

I quickly took my hand back and said forcefully, "You can squeeze my fingers every day, but can't I squeeze your shoulders occasionally?"

After I finished speaking this sentence, I later realized that many people were looking at me, obviously having heard what I just said.

I'm going to die. This is a private matter between me and Ci Yuan, or is it between a man and a woman? How could I say it in public?

Looking at everyone's different expressions, I could only lower my head and pretend to be dead. After a while, I looked up again and continued to watch my second uncle do it.

A cousin asked my dad in a low voice, "Jianping, what's going on? Jianlin has called me several times, but there's no response at all."

My dad knew that his cousin wanted him to ask the Sixth Grand Duke, so he did as he wished, "Uncle, is there something wrong with grandpa's soul?"

The Sixth Grand Duke stood up and said, "It seems that those ghosts and ghosts behind the scenes don't want us to know the truth about his death. You don't have to bother anymore."

Ci Yuan stood up and said, "Interesting, no one has dared to provoke me for how many years. Is this because you are afraid that my life will be boring and you can find something for me to do?"

The Sixth Grand Duke chuckled, but his tone was sarcastic, "It's indeed interesting, but I don't know if they want to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, or if they want to be the oriole!"

Ci Yuan walked out of the hall and walked straight to my room, his voice floating in the night wind, "No matter what it is, I will wait and see!"
Chapter completed!