He Qi waited until Chen Yu and her roommates finished their lunch before appearing, and drove Chen Yu back to the Lou family compound.
In the car, Chen Yu asked He Qi, “Assistant He, are the whereabouts of the two remaining spiritual artifacts accounted for?”
Chen Yu had previously instructed Lou Ming that whenever the whereabouts of the spiritual artifacts were discovered, they must inform her first no matter when.
“I don’t know, but both Minister Lou and Master Mao have dropped by,” He Qi replied.
“Then they must be.” As soon as Chen Yu heard that both Master Mao and Minister Lou had visited together, she reckoned that their visit must be related to the spiritual artifacts. The thought that Lou Ming’s evil spirit might be cleared away soon made every cell in Chen Yu’s body leap for joy.
He Qi glanced at the back row from the rear mirror and saw the joyful Chen Yu, and then thought of the chopsticks that his Young Master had broken at the dinner table. He Qi eyes returned to the front and began to chat, “Has Miss Chen Yu met Young Master’s mother?”
“No.” Chen Yu simply shook her head. She brooded for a moment and then said, “Third Brother’s mother seems to rarely visit him, right?”
“Mrs. Lou is actually the most caring person in the Lou family, but two years ago, Mrs. Lou’s health suddenly deteriorated.” He Qi said, “You also know Young Master’s physique, so he forbade Mrs. Lou from visiting the courtyard. They usually only contact each other by phone.”
“So that’s how it is, ah. But he’ll get better soon. When we find the spiritual artifact to solve Third Brother’s evil spirit, he can go back to see his mother,” Chen Yu said.
“Yes.” He Qi nodded in agreement and said, “Since Mrs. Lou learned that Young Master’s evil spirit is about to be completely cured, he has been overjoyed. Recently, she has been busy looking for a girlfriend for our Young Master.”
“Girlfriend?” Chen Yu’s expressioned faltered.
“Yes, ah.” He Qi kept his eyes forward, and his voice reeked of heartfelt joy. “When there was still no way to eliminate Young Master’s evil spirit before, Mrs. Lou has identified a candidate. She seems to be a governor’s daughter. At that time, Young Master refused Mrs. Lou on the grounds that he had an evil spirit in him and could not delay people. But this time, I guess he no longer can.”
He Qi quietly glanced at the rear mirror from the periphery of his vision and indeed found that Chen Yu’s expression took a sudden dive. His eyes flashed with a touch of complacency, and he continued to inject heavy medicine. “I think that in a short time, the courtyard will have a mistress.”
As for whatever He Qi said afterward, Chen Yu had already turned a deaf ear. Her mind was stuffed with the possibility of her Third Brother having a girlfriend. It was like a gale passed through, blowing her entire body to pieces.
The girlfriend that Third Brother’s mother would introduce to him must certainly be better looking than her. Her Third Brother was so filial, and he would definitely like what his mother liked. On top of that, her age gap with her Third Brother seemed to be huge. Third Brother and his mother might also feel that she was too young and childish.
The more Chen Yu thought about it, the more she felt that her advantages were a tad too low.
Immersed in such a thought throughout the drive, Chen Yu still appeared a bit dazed when they arrived at the courtyard. When He Qi saw this, he secretly surmised that she probably was overstimulated.
“Shishi,” When Lou Ming saw Chen Yu come in and captured her sour complexion at a glance, his original intention of greeting her immediately turned into standing up from the sofa. He took a few steps toward her and asked softly, “What happened? Why do you look so bad?”
Chen Yu raised her head, pursing her lips and stared at Lou Ming
“Are you sick?” Lou Ming asked, and then he raised his hand to test the temperature of Chen Yu’s forehead.
Chen Yu regained her senses the moment Lou Ming’s hand touched her forehead. She also raised her hand and tightly pressed Lou Ming’s palm onto her forehead.
“Hmm?” Lou Ming was surprised and looked down.
Chen Yu pursed her lips, her face filled with grievances. She was about to say something when Master Mao, who was sitting at the side, suddenly asked, “What’s wrong with Little Friend Chen?”
“Nothing.” Lou Ming withdrew his palm and answered Master Mao’s question before whispering to Chen Yu, “Do you want to go to the guest room to rest first?”
Chen Yu shook her head. She followed Lou Ming inside and took a seat after greeting Master Mao and Minister Lou.
Both of them noticed that Chen Yu’s mood didn’t seem right, but no one could ask.
Although Lou Ming was puzzled, it wasn’t the best time to directly ask her in front of the other two. After making sure that Chen Yu wasn’t suffering from a fever, Lou Ming restrained his curiosity and planned to wait until Master Mao and Minister Lou left before asking.
Master Mao saw that everyone had arrived, so he raised today’s topic, “I came here this time to tell you that the whereabouts of the third spiritual artifact has been found.”
Compared to the first two spiritual artifacts, the deciphering of the information of the third spiritual artifact was much more complicated, because the information of it did not even contain a word related to location. In the end, the experts reluctantly concluded that the storage place of the third artifact might have something to do with feng shui. For this reason, Minister Lou entrusted the confirmation of the location of the third spiritual artifact to Master Mao.
Master Mao sought out several Metaphysics masters in the Metaphysics community who were proficient at feng shui and finally came up with the results this morning.
“Where is it?” Minister Lou prodded excitedly.
“Qilian Mountains,” Master Mao replied.
Qilian Mountains? Chen Yu froze, the Profound Spirit Grand Competition that Lu Ning had informed her about seemed to be in the Qilian Mountains. It couldn’t be such a coincidence, right?
“Qilian Mountains? Where is the exact location? I’ll arrange someone to find it,” Minister Lou said urgently.
“Minister Lou, don’t rush. Listen to me first. I’m afraid that ordinary people can’t obtain this third spiritual artifact,” Master Mao said with a smile.
“Why?” Lou Ming also couldn’t help but be curious.
“With the previous two spiritual artifacts, including the Bronze Sword, they all have one thing in common with their place of discovery.”
“They are all ancient tombs of former dynasties,” Lou Ming said.
“Exactly. When the ancients searched for tombs, especially those with noble status, the burial grounds they chose for themselves all have excellent feng shui,” Master Mao said, “This is especially true of this third spiritual artifact. There are five spiritual veins running through the ground of the Qilian Mountains, and the five spiritual veins intersect each other, forming a very powerful spiritual field. We call the place the Five Spirits Convergence.”
Master Mao slowly pointed out, “According to legend, the Five Spirits Convergence place originally had an unknown Metaphysics sect, and then it somehow gradually declined. The legacy was also cut off. But because of the extraordinary spirit qi in the land of the Five Spirits Convergence, the magical barriers guarding the mountain gates haven’t disappeared because of the decline of the sect.”
Seeing how the few listeners were listening attentively, Master Mao continued to expound, “About five hundred years ago, a master of Metaphysics traveled to the Qilian Mountains and accidentally found that there was a flickering spiritual light in the mountains. He realized that there was a magic tool out there, so out of curiosity, he moved deeper into the mountains and discovered the magical barrier.”