The mage in the city wants to practice Taoism

When Xi Mengxiu was studying at Tanzhou University, Ji Mengliang, the university tutor at the time, valued him very much and cared about him. After his parents died unexpectedly, Mr. Ji Mengliang helped take care of the funeral arrangements. After that, out of pity, he took more care of him and often invited him to his home for dinner. The relationship between master and apprentice gradually became like family.

Ji Mengliang lamented that Xi Mengxiu chose to work after graduating from university. He once wanted him to take the postgraduate entrance examination. When getting married, Ji Mengliang attended the banquet as a family member.

Three years ago, first Ji Mengliang passed away due to illness, then Xi Mengxiu's wife had a miscarriage, and then divorced. Xi Mengxiu left his job and stayed at home and lost contact with most people. Even so, Xi Mengxiu would visit his wife and Xiaodie twice a month.

After Ji Mengliang passed away, Shi Niang and Xiaodie moved out of the house provided by the school and lived in the house that the teacher had purchased a long time ago. This house is located at the foot of the west hill in the city. The house is an old house. More than ten years ago, this kind of old house with a yard was far away from the prosperous area of ​​​​the city center and was not considered popular. In the past ten years, the city has developed rapidly, people's concepts have gradually changed, and the value of this old house has skyrocketed.

What's happening at Master's wife's house now is because of this old house. About ten days ago, someone took a fancy to the house and wanted to buy it, but the mistress did not agree. Then, from time to time, there were frequent visits from people with frivolous arms and necks. It was useless to call the police. Those people didn't mess around. They just said they wanted to negotiate amicably to buy it. house.

The mistress is no longer young, she is a little frightened, and her energy is low. Xiaodie was still a college student and was not often at home. After finding out, she called the police twice, but it didn't work. Moreover, she was still a little girl, so she was scared and panicked. Those people also targeted orphans and widowed mothers, and there was no man in charge of the family, so they used some means of intimidation.

After learning these things on the phone, Xi Mengxiu blamed himself. He felt that he didn't care enough about his wife and Xiaodie, and even visited them a few days ago, but he didn't know anything.

The anger in my heart suddenly aroused, and I drove on the road, looking at the vehicles and traffic lights in front of me, honking the horn frequently, wishing I could fly over.

After all, it was because I had read some Taoist classics in the past two years, and I had gained a lot of energy and concentration. I gradually restrained myself, and I didn't forget to talk to Xiaodie on the phone to comfort her.

Finally, I arrived outside Shi Niang’s house and saw three cars parked on the roadside, even blocking the door of Shi Niang’s house. Xi Mengxiu took a deep breath, turned off the external sound on his phone, and said to Xiaodie, "I'm here, wait until I knock on the door and make a sound." He hung up the phone and simply drove his car forward. At one o'clock, they blocked the retreat of the three commercial vehicles, and then they turned off the engine and got out of the car.

Staring coldly at one of the occupied commercial vehicles, Xi Mengxiu ignored them and entered the courtyard through the gap between the vehicles. He saw six or seven people in the courtyard holding milk tea, smoking cigarettes and chatting. No bad behavior could be seen.

It's just the three people under the shade of the tree, wearing black T-shirts on a hot day, with colorful tattoos exposed on their arms and necks.

As soon as Xi Mengxiu stepped into the courtyard, the six or seven people all looked at him. Under the flower shed leaning against the courtyard wall, a gentle middle-aged man in a white shirt and black-rimmed glasses put down his milk tea and walked towards him. He asked politely :

"Hello sir, what can I do for you?"

Xi Mengxiu frowned. No wonder it was useless to call the police. These people behaved very kindly, but their tone did not sound like outsiders.

Xi Mengxiu felt unhappy and clenched his fists. He originally wanted to go inside to see Master Niang and Xiaodie.

He asked calmly:

"Who are you? What are you doing here?"

The gentle middle-aged man looked curious. He knew that there was no male in the family, so he guessed that he was a relative or something like that. He still said politely:

"Hello, we would like to discuss purchasing this house from the owner. What do you call sir?"

Xi Mengxiu glanced at the people in the courtyard, then at the commercial vehicle at the door, and sighed:

"So many people."

He no longer had the patience to fight with these people, and raised his hand as if to shake hands. The gentle middle-aged man didn't know why, so he stretched out his hand to shake Xi Mengxiu's hand. As Xi Mengxiu let go of his hand, the middle-aged man stood there quietly with his hands lowered. at every turn.

Xi Mengxiu took two steps forward and greeted a few people under the flower shed plainly. While saying "hello", he stretched out his hand to shake hands with a few people. Then he turned around and walked towards the three tattooed black T-shirts under the big tree in the courtyard. He didn't say anything else. He greeted awkwardly, just nodded and patted the three of them on the arms.

The tattooed black T-shirt whose arm was finally patted seemed to notice the sudden silence of everyone. Just when he felt bad, his arm was lightly patted, and his whole body went stiff for an instant. At this time, he kept his eyes level and looked at the tattooed man in front of him in shock. A young man with a round head. For no reason, fear took over my heart. It's a pity that except for the eyes that can move slightly - and the movement is very small, the rest of the body doesn't seem to be his.

Xi Mengxiu turned around and looked at the door of the courtyard. He hesitated for a moment, but still felt that since they came together, they should be neat and tidy.

So, in the peripheral vision of the tattooed black T-shirt, the young man with a round head turned around and walked out of the courtyard door. Then he heard the sound of a car door opening and closing at the door. The young man with a round head walked in again, muttering to himself as he passed by. A family should be neat and tidy."

"We are not a family!"

The tattooed young man cried in his heart, wanting to kowtow, kneel down and beg for mercy, but his mind was just a bystander to his body, powerless.

At this moment, the tattooed young man felt that his eyes were completely dark, and he was about to feel dizzy. However, his body was so stiff that he could not even close his eyelids completely. The darkness before his eyes was just an illusion!

Xi Mengxiu walked through the yard and came to the door. He took a deep breath, raised his hand to knock on the door and said loudly:

"Xiaodie, it's me, open the door!"

Xiaodie, who had been guarding the door for a long time, opened it, glanced nervously outside, and then hurriedly dragged Xi Mengxiu into the house.

"Brother Xiu..." The little girl was speechless, her red eyes filled with a lot of water vapor, looking at Xi Mengxiu aggrievedly.

Being held tightly by Xiaodie's arm, Xi Mengxiu felt very uncomfortable and could only look away without moving.

The mistress was sitting on a chair next to the coffee table in the living room, holding a cup in her hand. Her face could not hide her fatigue, but she was watching the TV curiously. The TV screen showed real-time surveillance in the yard.

Xi Mengxiu gently patted Xiaodie who was holding his arm. Seeing that Xiaodie didn't respond, he had no choice but to lead her towards the master's wife. Inadvertently, Xi Mengxiu saw two fruit knives placed on the coffee table in front of his wife. The blades reflected a cold white light, and Xi Mengxiu felt as if he was suddenly stabbed in the heart by the coldness.

His heartbeat paused, Xi Mengxiu's lips trembled, and he breathed a sigh of relief. A soft smile appeared on his usually dull face, and he slowly walked to the side of the master's wife and sat down. He took the cup held by the master's wife and put it down. He held the master's hand and said warmly:

"Master Wife, it's okay, just leave it to me."

The mistress looked at the TV surveillance screen. All the people in the yard were standing motionless, but she couldn't see anything wrong. She patted Xi Mengxiu's hand gently with one hand and said warmly:

"Xiao Xiu, don't worry about them. It's a society ruled by law now, and they don't dare to mess around. Anyway, we don't agree to sell the house, so they will disperse in a few days, which means they are a little annoying. It's not a big deal in the first place, Xiaodie I even called you over.”

Xi Mengxiu nodded vigorously, with a hint of dissatisfaction in his tone:

"Well, I understand, Master. I will talk to them later and tell them not to come again. They are so shameless and shameless. They are really annoying!"

An invisible light green light appeared on the hand holding the master's wife, and a bee-like phantom in the light flashed away. Then I saw that the master's wife had fallen asleep, leaning on the back of the chair with her head tilted to sleep.

Gently letting go of Master Xiu's hand, Xi Mengxiu moved his eyes to Xiaodie. The young and charming girl looked at her mother in surprise. Unexpectedly, her mother fell asleep peacefully soon after seeing Brother Xiu.

His eyes passed over the TV inadvertently. The surveillance picture on this TV was a bit weird. It was better if it was shorter, but it was difficult to explain if it was longer. Could it be that the surveillance was broken? Xi Mengxiu turned around in his mind and heard the growling sound of his stomach. He also smelled a bit of saliva in his nose that is unique to people when they are hungry. He couldn't help but ask:

"Xiaodie, haven't you had lunch?"

Xiaodie, who had been silent all this time, pursed her lips and said aggrievedly:

"I didn't eat. When it was almost noon, those people knocked on the door again. I was a little scared and couldn't eat..."

Xi Mengxiu glanced at the TV screen and said casually, pretending not to care:

"Then you go make something to eat. When you're done, wake up the mistress and eat some together."

Maybe ordering takeout would be faster and more convenient. Xiaodie felt a little strange, but she didn't find out why. After all, her mother and Brother Xiu usually don't recommend ordering takeout. Of course, if it were normal, Xi Mengxiu would definitely cook by himself and would not let Xiaodie do it himself.

Xi Mengxiu thought for a while and then said:

"I'm going to get those people away, at least don't let them stay in the yard."

Watching Xiaodie go to the kitchen, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Xi Mengxiu picked up the remote control and turned off the TV, and deliberately complained:

“These people are such an eyesore!”