Chapter 713 - 711: Inherited Mystic Charlatan 36
She also felt that something was going to happen to Fu Yingshu, so she decided to keep observing.
Taking advantage of this time, she first delved into the mystical skills of this world to see if she could find out what Hua Wen had lost, to prepare herself and avoid mistakes when the time comes.
Dan City Airport.
As they were about to part ways, Lin Xixi looked at Ah Chen, wanting to say something but hesitated.
But Ah Chen didn’t have time to linger with her and left quickly.
Zhou Shan was very dutiful. Once deciding to be a follower, he hadn’t let Ah Chen touch the luggage again.
Ah Chen didn’t mind him, to be honest, this attitude was quite comforting.
"I’ll first look up some information about that matter. After all, he can’t run away," Ah Chen said to Hua Wen in the jade token.
Zhou Shan was momentarily stunned but didn’t ask more, silently pulling the luggage and following along.
Hua Wen responded, "Thank you, Miss Feng, no need to rush."
As soon as she returned to the funeral shop, Ah Chen received a call from Feng Luochun.
Most likely, she had noticed the situation online and discovered that Ah Chen seemed to have some skills and was calling to inquire about it.
Ah Chen walked into the funeral shop, holding the phone, "Dad, it’s the books left by our ancestors. Ever since you passed down the ancestral jade token to me, I’ve gained other insights. I didn’t tell you before because I wanted to surprise you. You’ve been out playing all the time, it’s quite normal you didn’t know."
Feng Luochun was a bit speechless, "Haven’t I just rushed back?"
"Cough, cough, I’ve spent most of my life in Dan City, finally got a break, and went out to have some fun," Feng Luochun explained, then said delightedly, "You really can comprehend it? What’s with the jade token?"
"Perhaps it’s a fate left by our ancestors; it just bestowed its essence upon me," Ah Chen explained earnestly, without a trace of guilt, even if Feng Luochun stood in front of her, he couldn’t doubt anything, "I suppose our ancestors foresaw today, believing someone with talent would emerge, and left this backup plan intentionally."
Feng Luochun didn’t doubt it; indeed, there were capable people among the Feng Family’s ancestors, with genealogies and stories preserved to this day.
"Great!" Feng Luochun was extremely excited, "The able figures among our ancestors were truly remarkable; I never expected the Feng Family’s mystical arts to see the light of day again."
After placating Feng Luochun, Ah Chen took out the computer, clicked on some videos, and instructed Zhou Shan, "Zhou Shan, learn this first. There might be many commissions coming your way. Watch the videos and if you have any questions, ask me."
Zhou Shan unhesitatingly took on the task, receiving the computer with serious dedication.
The videos were recordings of previous commissioners demonstrating paper zha, not too fast, Zhou Shan should be able to learn.
Ah Chen posted a business update, tearing off the paper that was posted at the entrance upon entering.
Next, Ah Chen took out the ancient books passed down by the Feng ancestors and started reading leisurely; some of the writings were indeed unclear, but not difficult for her, a slight calculation would do.
She used to flip through a few books briefly, but this time she read more thoroughly.
As she read, she transcribed them, knowing these would be for future successors.
However, she hadn’t kept the shop open for long before an old customer walked in.
"Boss Xiao Feng, you’re back?" Not everyone followed the live streams; this old customer didn’t pay attention to those, thinking Ah Chen was merely busy with something earlier.
Ah Chen multitasked, inquiring, "Choose what you need yourself."
Once the customer had made a selection, Ah Chen glanced up and quoted a price. The customer then scanned a code to pay and left.
Immediately after, Ah Chen took out her phone, edited the price list, and sent it to Zhou Shan’s phone, "Zhou Shan, note down the price list."
Zhou Shan complied and continued studying paper zha.
At this moment, Hua Wen had already emerged from the jade token and was sitting next to Ah Chen.
He didn’t want to be seen by others; generally, people couldn’t see him.
"Do you need help with anything?" Hua Wen asked.
Ah Chen looked up with a smile, "Can you make those?"
"Need me to burn some for you? Paper houses, paper cars, or something?"
Hua Wen paused for a moment before saying, "My family burned plenty for me."
"But honestly, yours look better," he added.
Ah Chen chuckled, "If you’re interested, you can learn; go fetch the materials yourself."
Hua Wen was indeed somewhat interested and also wanted to help Ah Chen with something.
Zhou Shan couldn’t hear Hua Wen talking, but hearing Ah Chen’s voice, he was quite convinced this time that Boss Feng indeed had a ghost by her side.
But, being in the path of mystical skills himself, he wasn’t surprised at all, especially since Boss Feng had just recently dealt with a Half-step Ghost King.
He saw the paper zha materials floating in the air beside Ah Chen and kindly reminded, "Boss Feng, maybe pull a curtain or something."
Upon hearing this, Ah Chen drew the curtain, realizing that indeed it wasn’t good for customers to see this scene in broad daylight, as it might scare them.
In the afternoon, Ah Chen received a call from Zheng Xiaoming, who knew she had returned to Dan City and asked when she’d be available for a visit.
"I won’t be going out recently, so anytime is fine."
She hadn’t forgotten that she shared a bit of fate with Zheng Xiaoming and decided to meet him.
"Can I come over the morning after tomorrow?" Zheng Xiaoming asked.
They had watched the subsequent live streams; and considering the previous commotion, Boss Feng was indeed impressive.
"Sure," Ah Chen replied, and with that, the two ended the call.
She continued poring over the ancient books, while Hua Wen was earnestly making a paper car beside her, and it seemed to be coming together quite nicely.
In over a day’s time, Ah Chen finished transcribing the ancient books.
However, she didn’t find anything related to Hua Wen’s situation.
She looked up at Zhou Shan, who was still diligently making paper zha, and suddenly asked, "Zhou Shan, let me ask you something. There’s a type of person who, as a child, often encounters dirty things and is also not very healthy. It’s said there’s an Evil Bone in their body that attracts these dirty things; after removal, they no longer encounter such things. Once it’s removed, they indeed stop attracting those dirty things."
"Have you heard of such a thing? Is the Evil Bone really just an Evil Bone, and not something else?"
Ah Chen was just whimsically asking, but didn’t expect Zhou Shan’s eyes to widen suddenly, his hands halting in motion.
"Boss Feng, I once read about such a situation in a book on mystical skills," Zhou Shan said, approaching Ah Chen, "If what Boss Feng said isn’t mistaken, this isn’t just any Evil Bone."
Ah Chen realized the matter wasn’t simple, suspecting it belonged to an extraordinary condition in this world.
After all, it’s connected to her little fragment, so it couldn’t be simple.
Even the fact that this world coincidentally became a real world wasn’t due to Wen Song, the so-called male lead of the book; he didn’t have the power to support such a reality.
It must have been due to her little fragment’s presence.
"Tell me what you know."
