Chapter 520: The Secret About the Past (138)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Yuan Mingzhu and Xu Youran agreed to et at a private room in a teahouse.
“Youran, you looked for so urgently. Did sothing happen?”
Xu Youran picked up her teacup and said with a smile, “Am I not allowed to ask you out when all is peaceful and well? I’d like to ask sothing of you. I know I might be putting you in a spot, but I can’t trust anyone else.”
“You need my help? How can I help you? Feel free to tell , I’ll definitely lend you a hand as long as it’s within my ans.”
Xu Youran explained her request in a calm and unhurried manner, for she had already rehearsed it in her head.
“Well, my biological mother was driven to her death by soone.”
“And?” Yuan Mingzhu asked.
“The people who drove her to her grave are still alive and well. I’m a law-abiding citizen, but I’d really like to avenge my mother, so...”
Yuan Mingzhu instantly understood what she ant. No wonder she was so generous as to give an entire apartnt. Indeed, there was no free lunch in this world.
Turns out she had an ulterior motive for getting close to .
Yuan Mingzhu was rather at ease since she knew that they would still have to follow the books where personal benefits were involved, although they could remain friends on the surface.
“Youran, I think I’ll return you the apartnt...”
“Mingzhu, why are you saying that? I don’t plan on shortchanging you by asking for your help. Apart from this apartnt, I’ll give you another two million dollars. How does that sound?”
Yuan Mingzhu was indeed tempted by the hefty sum at the thought of having to slog her guts out at the police station for a ager amount of salary.
“Really?”
“Of course, I will never mistreat my friends. I only ca up with this solution because I know it’s the only way to take my revenge without implicating you and ,” said Xu Youran.
“Um... to what extent would you like to exact revenge?”
“I want them dead,” Xu Youran said calmly without hesitation.
“Death?” Yuan Mingzhu asked in astonishnt.
“But she knows a psychic dium like yourself. There’s no way to completely harm her unless she’s dead.” Xu Youran took a seat beside Yuan Mingzhu and held her hand tightly before continuing, “Mingzhu, this may only be the second ti we’re eting, but I already consider you as my close friend. You’ll help , won’t you?”
Yuan Mingzhu stared at her and said, “If you want her dead, I’ll settle it for you on the condition that you give another three million dollars.”
Xu Youran did not bargain with her and agreed right away, “Alright, but you are to keep this between us.”
“That goes without saying. But I need a possession of hers that she often cos into contact with, like her clothes and other similar items.”
“I’ve brought her birth characters, clothing, and hair samples with .” She stood up to grab her purse and handed the items to Yuan Mingzhu. “It’s all here. Her na is written on it too.”
“Alright.” Yuan Mingzhu took a look and grabbed it from her.
“Three million dollars,” said Xu Youran, handing her a check.
“You really trust that much?” Yuan Mingzhu asked, taking the check from her.
“I believe you, absolutely.”
Xu Youran had once sought help from another dium to put a curse on Mrs. Gu. However, it seed neither she nor Gu Dongcheng would be allowed to enter the ancestral hall now.
Feeling a little uncertain, Yuan Mingzhu said, “I’ve never done anything like this before, if I fail to...”
“Even if you fail, I’ll still let you keep the money,” said Xu Youran.
Yuan Mingzhu was strangely touched by her words. At this very mont, she forgot that she was receiving such kindness at the expense of soone else’s life.
“Since you have so much faith in , I shall give it a try.”
“By the way, will the curse still work if she has an amulet given by temples?”
“Amulets can only protect soone temporarily,” Yuan Mingzhu answered.
After they parted ways, Yuan Mingzhu went to the bank to deposit the three-million-dollar check into her bank account. She then proceeded to buy so furniture for her new apartnt, which was already renovated.
She arranged all the furniture into place after they were delivered to her doorstep. Taking a look at her new ho, she felt like she finally had a safe haven.
She turned one of the rooms into a room ant for performing rituals.
She laid so offerings and a joss urn on the altar before picking up a red brush to scribble the information given by Xu Youran onto a yellow-colored joss paper.
She then placed the paper onto the altar and allowed it to dry. Without even taking a break, she proceeded to take out a few pieces of fabric and sewed them together to make a puppet.
Half an hour later, she was done sewing.
All the preparations had been made.
She then lit an incense stick and stuck it into a joss urn, after which she placed the dry joss paper beside the urn. At last, she placed the puppet into the tal plate, which was laid atop the piece of joss paper.
The setup was placed on an incline.
She then set the clothes and hair samples on fire.
After they had gone up in flas, she knelt down onto a praying mat and began kowtowing solemnly while chanting a spell.
She kowtowed a total of thirty tis.
She felt a sense of relief upon sight of the puppet abruptly jerking inside the tal plate.
Yuan Mingzhu left the apartnt after performing the ritual.
Wrapping herself in layers of clothes, she made her way to the black market.
She bought so oil derived from corpses.
The oil ca at a hefty price tag, costing tens of thousands for a small vial.
However, she purchased it without hesitation, for she knew that it would boost the effects of the ritual.
Upon returning ho, she poured the oil over the puppet before chanting another spell.
Yuan Mingzhu exited the room and sat on the couch in the living room. She took a good look around the house before giving her mother a call.
“Mother, would you like to move in with ?”
“...”
“Well, then take care of yourself at ho. Call if you ever need anything. I’ll co ho to visit you often.”
“...”
“Sure.”
After hanging up the phone, Yuan Mingzhu sank into a trance while hugging her knees. She was initially ill at ease about the entire situation, but her uneasiness soon vanished at the thought of the apartnt and the three million dollars she received as a reward.
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The next morning, Jin Qingyan visited Ling Ciye at his apartnt. “Why did you bother discussing the deal yourself when you could’ve just gotten soone else to do it for you?” said Jin Qingyan, staring at Ling Ciye, who was lying on the bed.
“This is a huge deal, I had to discuss it myself. But fortunately, the contract has already been signed, although I had to suffer two gunshot wounds. By the way, I forgot to tell you about sothing,” Ling Ciye said, smiling.
Jin Qingyan sat on the chair and asked, “What is it?”
“My employees at my underground gambling den told that they saw your father there.”
“Which gambling den?” Jin Qingyan asked.
“The one at Yangxia Road.”
“Oh, okay. Ciye, as Qingyue’s brother, I’d like to know how you truly feel about her.”
“We’re already dating, what do you think?” Ling Ciye answered in a relaxed manner.
“Your parents...”
“I’ll find a ti to tell them about it once our relationship is stable.”
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