Chapter 96 Daughter or Son (ETL) Part 2
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Chapter 96: Save the daughter or the son?
After Gu Ye left the community, he drove to the funeral wreath shop that sold cinnabar and talisman paper. He had a great demand for these things. He was not used to using other people’s things and only recognized this store as his go-to supply shop. Gu Ye would buy a lot every time he came. Sometimes he would get worried that one day the old man would close the shop and he would have no place to buy his supplies.
Whenever Gu Ye comes to the shop, even if there are customers, the old man would talk in an unenthusiastic voice. This old man is also quite unique. The things he sells are much more expensive than those in ordinary shops. His principle of doing business is: Take it or Leave it. But those who can come here are all knowledgeable1.
This time, as soon as Gu Ye entered the door, he heard the sound of two people talking and laughing. Gu Ye stood at the door and looked inside. There was another person who was not much younger than the old man shopkeeper. He had white hair, but his face looked like he was only in his forties or fifties, and he was full of energy. Hearing the noise, the two old men also looked at the door. The person that Gu Ye didn’t know stopped talking and stared at Gu Ye in shock, his eyes were full of inquiry.
Gu Ye tilted his head in confusion and raised his eyebrows. Does this old man know him?
The shopkeeper was in a very good mood today, and said happily, “Young man, you are here again. What are you buying this time?”
Gu Ye smiled, “It’s the same old order but I have to buy more this time. I may not have time to come in the second half of the year.”
While giving Gu Ye the set of cinnabar talisman paper, the shopkeeper teased, “Then you have to take all my stock. When you come next time, this shop will have a new owner.” He introduced to Gu Ye with a smile, “This is my junior brother, and the shop will belong to him in the future.”
The old man had stood up. He looked at Gu Ye inquisitively, and wondered out loud, “Strange, why would someone who is supposedly dead be standing here?”
Hearing that, Gu Ye’s heart skipped a beat. He lowered his head to take out his wallet, hiding the uneasiness in his eyes. He had a lot of merits2 and was protected by Yu Ze’s purple qi. How did the old man see through it?
“I don’t understand,” the old man walked to Gu Ye, “How much merit do you have to be so favored by God? Young man, what good deeds have you done?”
Gu Ye’s mouth twitched, and he looked up at the old man speechlessly. How could he ask so directly?
“To be honest, I don’t quite understand what you mean. I’m just a casual practitioner and just messing around with the talismans.”
Gu Ye took out his card and handed it to the shopkeeper. In his heart, he was thinking that he didn’t pray well to the King of Hell today and encountered only bad things. So when he returned home, he must remove his3 fruit plate offering.
The old man stopped his senior brother who was processing the transaction and said, “He has so many merits, I like him. I’ll give him a 50% discount.”
Gu Ye was stunned, he can do business like this?!
The shopkeeper was not happy, “50% off, are you crazy? Do you know how much effort I need to make these things? No, 10% off at most!”
The old man insisted, “Then 40% off, it’s my first business. After selling it to him, the business will definitely be good. He is a very lucky person.”
The boss was helpless and said with a painful tone, “Alright then, 40% off.”
That caught Gu Ye by surprise and he immediately asked, “Can I buy more? Old man, this, this, and this incense burner, I want to buy them all!”
The old man didn’t expect Gu Ye to take advantage so righteously, and he didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, “I won’t sell it to you.”
The boss explained, “Those things can’t be sold, someone paid a deposit for them before.”
Gu Ye was disappointed. Of course he knew that those items had been paid a deposit, he paid tens of thousands yuan already4. Unfortunately, he passed away before he could take them home.
Gu Ye said pitifully, “Forget it then, what a pity.”
The old man was amused by Gu Ye’s expression and said, “Although I can’t sell them to you, I can tell you something nice. The things that bother you today can be solved by the water.”
Hearing that, Gu Ye’s mouth curved up and his mood immediately improved, “Thank you for your advice, senior.” The reading he calculated for himself may be biased but hearing it again lets Gu Ye know that this old man is not an ordinary person. Wang Ping’s matter may be solved today.
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When Gu Ye arrived at the park, many parents were playing with their children and there were also elderly people walking nearby. There were also chickens, ducks, and rabbits roaming around and they were not afraid of people at all. Gu Ye came to the artificial lake, bought a bag of fish food from the small kiosk next to it, and stood by the bridge to feed the fish. When a handful of feed was scattered, a sea of koi fish of all colors and patterns surfaced, creating an extremely spectacular scene.
The scene made Gu Ye happy and he muttered, “Little ones, bring good luck to me. May the world be peaceful and the people be prosperous.”
An old man next to Gu Ye heard his muttering and couldn’t help but chuckle, “The young man’s wish is sure big.”
Gu Ye smiled and said, “Only when the country is peaceful and the people are safe can we live comfortably. Do you often walk here, uncle?”
“When people get old, they need to move more so that their bodies would feel light.”
Gu Ye smiled and said, “Old man, you look like a person with a long life.”
The old man thought Gu Ye was sweet-mouthed and laughed loudly. He led his dog away and walked across the bridge. When Gu Ye saw this, he thought of how Old Master Yu practiced Tai Chi whenever he was free. This was also an activity to exercise his body. While his father only took a walk in the morning and didn’t move much at other times. He would definitely get fat after retirement. Gu Ye immediately had an idea and decided to buy a Chihuahua for his father so that his father could walk the dog when he was free.
Gu Ye fed the fish and saw Zou Nian and his family of three coming over. They stopped more than 100 meters away from the water and didn’t approach.
Gu Ye walked over and took a look at Wang Ping’s husband’s face. Not looking at other things, this man was a responsible and good husband in terms of family. The man said politely, “Hello, Master Gu. I have heard from her about the child. I didn’t expect the matter to come to this.”
“No one wants to see this kind of thing. Have you two discussed it?”
“Can’t you really let her stay here?”
Gu Ye was helpless. “I am a person, not a god. All I can do is send her to the world she should go to. The law of nature is reincarnation. I really can’t change it.”
The couple looked at each other and understood that they were forcing a difficult matter here. They apologized and said, “Sorry, give us 5 more minutes.”
Nodding, Gu Ye squatted down and looked at Zou Nian, “Little friend, do you usually come to this park to play?”
Zou Nian shook his head and saw the ducklings by the water with curiosity in his eyes.
Wang Ping explained, “I don’t usually bring him here to play.”
“Because there is water?”
Wang Ping bit her lip, her expression was not very good. Gu Ye looked at her mental state and asked, “Is your hydrophobia so serious?”
Her husband said distressedly, “Yes, after our daughter died, she was sick for 2 years and dared not go into the water again. She would be terrified and unable to sleep when she saw a lot of water. She even dismantled the bathtub at home.”
At this moment, Zou Nian found that the adults were talking to each other and no one paid attention to him. The more he looked at the little ducks, the more curious he became. Seeing many children playing there, the child ran 2 steps there, stopped and looked, and then walked forward a few steps. While the adults were still talking, he had already run more than 10 meters ahead.
After Wang Ping finished speaking, she lowered her head and found that the child was gone. She turned her head to look at the waterside and suddenly turned pale. She shouted in fear, “Nian Nian! Come back!”
Actually, the child was still far away from the waterside but Wang Ping still looked frightened. She ran over in fear and hugged Zou Nian, shaking with fear, “Don’t go to the waterside, don’t go! Tong Tong, Tong Tong, don’t go, my Tong Tong.”
Wang Ping’s husband ran over quickly and hugged his wife and son to comfort him. Then, he looked up and apologized to Gu Ye, “In the 2 years when she was sick, her mental state was not very good and she almost went crazy. Later, she was cured, and with Nian Nian, her mind was distracted, and she got much better. But as long as Nian Nian touches a large body of water, she would collapse in despair and turn crazy. Master Gu, let’s not talk here.”
Gu Ye nodded, and at this moment, Zou Nian suddenly grabbed the amber necklace and shouted, “Elder sister, come out quickly. Where are you, elder sister? Mom is crying, sister, come quickly.”
Gu Ye’s eyes darkened. Sure enough, Zou Nian knew about his sister’s existence and that his sister occupied his body.
Walking over, Gu Ye took off the pendant on Zou Nian’s neck and wiped off the soul suppression charm on it. Next, he pulled the little girl out, and let her watch the scene in front of her. “Your mother is afraid of water because of you. Your brother knows you exist and that you want to use his body, but he won’t resist. He will give it to you and even subconsciously rely on you. Your whole family loves you, and no one has forgotten you. Why you still can’t let go of your younger brother?”
By now, the sky has turned dark. The little girl stood beside her family, slightly lowering her eyes. Looking at her brother’s silly look, tears were flowing down her cheeks. She raised her hand and wanted to hug her family. But unfortunately, she had no body and could not feel their warmth. After trying 2 times, she suddenly burst into tears. The despair of wanting but not getting it was heartbreaking.
Gu Ye covered the girl with a layer of ghost aura to help her feel the warmth of the whole family. Watching her hug her family tightly and kneeling on the ground crying, he frowned and turned his head away, unable to bear to watch anymore. When the ghost’s cries stopped, Gu Ye looked back and saw that the resentment of the girl was dissipating bit by bit, and the color of her eyes gradually returned to normal. However, there was still a bloody karma line wrapped around her. That is to say, the child did not fall into the water by herself but was killed by someone.
The karma line showed that the person who killed her was still alive.
Gu Ye didn’t want to think deeply about who killed her, otherwise he would really doubt humanity again.
Gu Ye hung the amber back on Zou Nian’s neck and said with mixed feelings, “The problem of this child has been solved, and there should not be so frequent cases of body snatching. However, we still have to send her away. When you think it over, come back to me.”
The couple thanked Gu Ye gratefully, and their faces looked more solemn than when they first came. After all, they still couldn’t keep their daughter.
After Gu Ye went back, he was still unhappy. Gu Yang saw that his brother had been depressed since he came back, and asked worriedly, “Brother, did Yu Ze bully you?”
Gu Ye laughed and looked at the message sent by Yu Ze today. Just normal greetings from one person could reach up to 999+ in total. His eyes softened and shook his head, “It’s not him. I just encountered a difficult problem, a mental torture about family relationships. Should I say it or not? If I say it, there is no evidence. If I don’t say it, I will feel bad and uncomfortable.”
Gu Yang was happy when he heard that Gu Ye was not bullied. He asked with a smile, “What’s there to be uncomfortable about? There is no evidence. If you accuse someone’s relatives, they will definitely scold you. If it were me, I wouldn’t say it. There must be someone who knows the truth. Let that person solve it. You are not a god or a Buddha. Why do you want to save all living beings?”
“Aiya~” Gu Ye heard this and stood up happily, pinching Gu Yang’s cheeks on both sides, “You are quite wise. Who said you are not smart? Let’s go and beat him!”
Gu Yang grinned, “Our mother said I’m stupid, go ahead.”
Gu Ye’s expression stilled and he said, “Child, after you said this, I think that you are a little stupid.”
Gu Yang held his hurting cheek from being pinched and looked at Gu Ye aggrievedly, “Can’t we resist together for a bit? You didn’t even go through the chuuni period, it will be so embarrassing for others to know.”
Gu Ye patted the child’s head sympathetically, “You go ahead, remember to come back alive.”
Gu Yang thought about it and backed away, “Forget it, I won’t mess with her.”
While talking, Gu Ye sensed a ghostly presence at the gate, trying to break through the protective formation he set up. Gu Ye quickly looked out the window and saw a small figure, dressed in red, standing at the gate.
Gu Ye tsk-ed. This girl actually came to the door by herself.
After sending Gu Yang away, Gu Ye let the little girl in. “Why do you want to see me? Do you want revenge?”
The little girl shook her head. “I don’t have time for revenge now.”
Gu Ye said puzzledly, “It seems that you don’t want to reincarnate either, so why are you looking for me?”
The little girl looked up at Gu Ye and said seriously: “I want my mother to give birth to me again.”
Gu Ye: ???
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