Twenty-fourth: Bluffing

  Twenty-fourth: Bluffing

  When the two returned to Li's house, Bai Yu took out a mineral water bottle and first released Liu Ying's soul. Then he pinched his fingers at her physical body, and saw that those colorful soul lights were attracted one by one and entered Liu Ying's physical body in an instant.

  Of course, the soul was just put into Liu Ying's body, and she couldn't wake up immediately. White Feather walked to the edge of the altar, picked up a cinnabar pen, drew a talisman first, and then ordered Li Sao: "Li Sao, go get a bowl of clear water."

  Li's wife was somewhat perplexed, but still followed Bai Yu's instructions and went to fetch a bowl of water.

  Bai Yu took it over, one hand holding the water and the other holding the talisman paper. With a rub of his hands, the talisman paper suddenly ignited with a "whoosh"! Bai Yu casually tossed the burning talisman paper into the bowl, then swiftly drew a spiritual spell in mid-air with his fingers. After finishing all this, he said to Li Shu: "Alright, feed her this bowl of water and she'll wake up within half an hour."

  Seeing this phenomenon that is often seen on TV and in movies, Li Shuo and Pang Ping couldn't help but have some doubts. Pang Ping asked aloud: "Bai Daozhang, is this really useful?"

  Bai Yu naturally knew what they were thinking, so he said confidently: "I don't know about others, but mine will definitely be useful." His confidence was also very infectious, and the other two unconsciously wanted to believe him.

  The two of them nodded in unison, both knowing that Bai Yu was a man with real skills, and the fake stuff on TV couldn't compare to his magic. Li Shu took over the bowl of talisman water and came to Liu Ying's bedside, feeding it to her as she bent down, and after finishing the entire bowl, gently laid her back down.

  At this time, Bai Yu spoke up and bid farewell, saying: "I still have some things to attend to today, so I'll be leaving now."

  Pang Ping hastily advised, "Bai Daozhang, you've also expended a lot today. Why don't I invite you out for a treat and help you replenish your energy?" In reality, Pang Ping had already made up his mind earlier on. After witnessing the vastness of the world today, he had formed this intention. He knew that people with supernatural powers were hard to come by, and if he were to offend someone with such abilities in the future, this seemingly young Daozhang before him could become a lifesaving straw.

  However, Bai Yu is now really thinking about Li Xiao Feng's matter and naturally won't be swayed by his words. Bai Yu shook his head and said: "Let's change the day for now, there are more important things to attend to. I can leave my phone number with you, we can contact each other later."

  Pang Ping originally wanted to persuade Bai Yu further after hearing his refusal, but upon hearing that he had to leave his contact information, he gave up the idea in his heart. He thought that if he continued to say more, it might end in discord. So he hastily replied: "Alright, alright, if White Daozhang really wants me to, I won't force him. Another day, I will definitely come back to thank White Daozhang for saving our school's students."

  When Bai Yu left his contact information, he got up and packed his things to bid farewell. Pang Ping naturally didn't want to stay for long, so he packed everything with Bai Yu and then left Li's house together.

  After returning to his rental house, Bai Yu couldn't help but feel a little worried and didn't know how to rescue Li Xiaofeng. He knocked his forehead with his hand, feeling a bit of a headache, and muttered to himself: "Suddenly I realize that ghosts are actually more lovable than humans."

  He shook his head again, sighed and said: "Let's find out where he is first." He took up the compass once more, pulled out a talisman paper, and wrote Li Xiaofeng's birth date on it. Having known Li Xiaofeng for so long, Bai Yu naturally didn't even know his birthday, and without thinking, he scribbled down Li Xiaofeng's birth date on the talisman paper.

  Only then did the white feather cast a spell on the compass, and the needle began to spin rapidly, whizzing around several times before stopping at a certain direction. West!

  So, despite his body being somewhat tired, he immediately got up and rushed downstairs. Before going down, he looked at the time and it was already 11 o'clock in the evening, but at this point, his sleep time didn't need to be too long, so he didn't feel particularly sleepy.

  Downstairs, he had a fight, following the direction of the compass to rush to Li Xiaofeng's house. Not letting go of this point in time, he curled up his legs and recovered the remaining bit of magic power.

  Li Xiaofeng's place is very close, and it only took a dozen or so minutes to arrive. As soon as the car stopped, Bai Yu looked at the dark building in front of him, and couldn't help but feel a little puzzled. Isn't this where Li Xiaofeng lives? Why would he be here? He shook his head and thought to himself: But this is just fine, it saves him from having to intentionally go looking for him, and he's also very familiar with the layout of this place.

  He came to the side of the building, glanced around, and suddenly retreated a few steps, preparing to climb up. Li Xiaofeng's residence was on the third floor, not very high, and with Bai Yu's current physical condition, he could easily climb up.

  Only to see the white feather retreat a distance, his body slightly leaning forward, and then with a forceful kick from his hind legs. "Whoosh" he transformed into a sharp arrow-like shape and flew out. With a loud "thud", one foot heavily stepped on the wall, and the enormous force actually cracked the wall.

  With a "pa" sound, he then borrowed the force from the wall and stepped up again. He reached out his hand to grab the windowsill on the second floor, and after getting on the second floor, he used his hands and feet again, and jumped onto the third floor.

  He climbed up to the windowsill on the third floor, stood up straight, and quietly opened the window. He slipped into Li Xiaofeng's home, finding himself in the kitchen of the rented apartment. He peeked out towards the living room, but with his eyes that could see clearly in the dark of night, he didn't see a single person. This made him somewhat puzzled - how was it possible that there wasn't even anyone keeping watch?

  He searched around again and still didn't see anyone. His doubts deepened, he entered Li Xiaofeng's bedroom and found someone lying on the bed in a zigzag shape, snoring loudly, it was Li Xiaofeng himself.

  What's going on? Why doesn't it show the kidnapped look? Or should I ask what's good.

  He walked forward and pushed Li Xiaofeng with his hand, calling out in a low voice: "Xiaofeng, Xiaofeng, wake up."

  Li Xiaofeng was still sleeping soundly, and in a daze, he pushed away Bai Yu's hand that was shaking him, mumbling: "Don't disturb me, today my lifelong happiness will be settled."

  Bai Yu couldn't help but laugh a little, feeling both amused and annoyed. This kid was still dreaming of finding a wife? He shook his head and forcibly pulled Li Xiao Feng up, shaking him as he said: "Li Xiao Feng, hurry up and get up!" Only then did Li Xiao Feng seem to have come back to his senses, slowly opening his eyes in a daze, seemingly still unclear about the situation. He looked around blankly, and suddenly a dark face appeared before his eyes, giving him quite a fright.

  With a sudden movement, he jumped up and rolled off the bed. With a stern face, he shouted loudly: "Who are you? How did you get into my house?"

  Bai Yu hastily spoke out to calm him down: "Don't shout, it's me." Li Xiao Feng heard the voice and couldn't help but pause, saying: "Bai Yu? How did you end up in my house?"

  Bai Yu was silent for a moment, but before he could speak, Li Xiao Feng spoke again: "Is it that you're short of funds for business? Do you want to borrow some from me? No problem! How much do you need?" Bai Yu felt a surge of emotion in his heart, and he said to Li Xiao Feng: "It's not that. The thing is... this morning I ran into Wang Xiaoli and her gang who were looking for trouble, and they said you're in their hands, so I came to take a look."

  Li Xiaofeng was somewhat skeptical and asked: "Is someone bothering you? Saying I'm in his hands? How could that be, only a few people know where I live."

  Bai Yu heard the implication in his words and asked, "Don't you know your family's address? Have you been at home these past few days?" Then Bai Yu pressed on, "Haven't you gone to work these past few days?"

  Li Xiaofeng's face stiffened upon hearing his words, and after a moment of silence, he said: "Since you quit that day, I left the next day." As he spoke, Li Xiaofeng's tone still contained a hint of suppressed anger.

  Bai Yu realized what had happened, it must have been Wang Xiaoli who vented her anger on him that day and then whispered in the bald old boss's ear, getting Li Xiao Feng fired. Thinking of this, Bai Yu couldn't help but feel some remorse, apologizing to Li Xiao Feng: "I'm really sorry, Xiao Feng, I implicated you."

  But Li Xiaofeng, however, seemed to be in a carefree mood and said, "Where's the need for that? I've long since not wanted to work there anyway. No more having to put on a happy face for those old bald heads and Wang Xiaoli." He then changed the subject and asked Bai Yu, "But how did the person who was bothering you find your home address? It seems like only a few people knew about it."

  Bai Yu also said with some doubt: "I don't know about this."

  At this time, Li Xiaofeng sat back on the bed, thought for a moment, and suddenly patted his thigh: "Right, it must be Wang Xiaoli who flipped through the information we left in the company's files."

  Bai Yu suddenly realized, ah, why didn't I think of it earlier? Can't these situations be found by checking the files? That middle-aged man must have been pretending to be powerful, knowing he couldn't win against me, using this false information to make me cautious, so they could escape.

  Having thought of this, Bai Yu couldn't help but feel a little helpless. He had been fooled and made to worry for nothing. However, Li Xiao Feng being here now wasn't a solution either. Those people would definitely come looking for Li Xiao Feng first in order to deal with him, they would probably take action soon, maybe even tonight. It seemed that it was best for him to stay put and keep watch.

  Then he said to Li Xiaofeng: "Xiaofeng, since they can find my address, they will definitely find yours too. Today I think we should be more careful."