Chapter 7 An Unexpected Visitor 2 (1/2)

Chapter 7 An Unexpected Visitor (2)

Then I suddenly thought of something and asked, “Oh, Zhu Xuan. Before you left, you said you would find a place for Ye’s soul… How is that going?”

After hearing this, Zhu Xuan smiled. He rubbed the golden retriever’s head. “He’s right in front of you.”

I was astonished. I looked at Zhu Xuan, then at the golden retriever next to him and asked him doubtfully, “You mean…”

“Yeah, it’s exactly what you think.” Zhu Xuan laughed. “After we went our separate ways, I came across a stray dog that almost starved to death by the roadside. Originally I didn’t want to put Ye’s soul in a dog’s body, but I never expected the jade would fly out of my hand towards the stray dog. And just like that, Ye’s soul entered the golden retriever’s body. Later when I thought about it, I believed it was because Ye was desperate to see me, and it is what it is now.”

After knowing the reason, I nodded and looked at the golden retriever. The dog lifted its head and delightfully barked at me. Its expression reminded me of the young boy whom Zhu Xuan missed greatly.

“So I brought the dog back and took care of it. If I can find a better vessel for him in the future, it will definitely be replaced. However, for now, I think this is quite nice,” Zhu Xuan said while looking at Ye and smiling happily.

Wen Jiubo interrupted our chat at this moment. “Stop chatting. Don’t you guys have something more important to talk about right now?”

I was surprised and looked in his direction. He was frowning and his expression clearly showed his dissatisfaction. I couldn’t help but feel a little amused. Since the day I met him, this was the first time he seemed grumpy in front of me.

Zhu Xuan was also surprised, but quickly nodded.

“Well, I was about to talk about it. I discussed this issue with Gu Yu before. The beast Chen problem is nowhere near as simple as it looked. That evil beast was carefully sealed thirty years ago before it freed itself and started to hurt people,” Zhu Xuan said. “There must be someone behind this——”

“The Taoist priest Ling Xiao,” Wen Jiubo interrupted Zhu Xuan and glanced at him.

Zhu Xuan frowned. “You think it’s him?”

“Who else could it be beside him?” Wen Jiubo said casually.

“Why are you so sure, what happened to you?” Zhu Xuan immediately asked as if he had already sensed something.

I looked at Wen Jiubo, and he returned my look before I started telling Zhu Xuan everything I had dreamed about after I returned from Mt. Diecui.

“This…how could such a thing happen?” Zhu Xuan was so dumbfounded, his mouth was left agape.

“I know it sounds unbelievable, but it’s the truth,” Wen Jiubo said in a low voice. “Moreover, what we can guess from Gu Yu’s description is that the Taoist priest Ling Xiao has a way to control the beast Nian since he can easily pinpoint me. Whether I’ll die or not is not that important, the real problem is that he’ll turn Yan City into a living hell.”

Unexpectedly, Zhu Xuan snorted coldly after hearing this. He crossed his arms. “Liar. You, Wen Jiubo, since when do you care about human beings? You’re only looking for a way to save your own life, and yet try to pretend otherwise? However——”