Chapter 42: Long And Healthy Life

“That’s it for today’s meeting, all departments…”

Cen Baihe suddenly stopped talking, and the company executives who were about to leave stopped and looked at the boss expectantly.

“The meeting is over,” Cen Baihe waved his hand, indicating that they could leave, and took out his mobile phone to answer the call.

“Qian Qian?”

On the other end, Qi Yan’s cheerful voice was heard, “You are invited to a 3D fantasy blockbuster, do you have time?”

“Yes, I’ll come over now.”

“Boss…” Liang Feng noticed that his boss seemed happy and ready to leave, so he couldn’t help teasing him, “Are you going on a date with a beautiful woman?”

The blush and the joy on his face… What else could it be if it’s not a date?

“Just do your work well.” Cen Baihe picked up his jacket and adjusted the tie around his neck, “Don’t think too much about other things.”

Liang Feng: …

“Master Qi,” Liu Shun’s hair on his head was ruffled by the strong wind. He looked at Qi Yan, who was leaning against the wall motionlessly, “Is there something missing?”

“It’s not time yet, just wait.” Qi Yan glanced at his phone. Cen Baihe was coming in ten minutes.

Liu Shun and his people basked in the sun for ten minutes or so, and Liu Shun’s wife finally couldn’t bear it any longer, “Master Qi, how long do we have to wait?”

“Stop making noise,” Qi Yan leaned against the wall lazily, with his arms around his chest, and holding the expensive bronze wine bottle in his hand. His nonchalance annoyed Liu Shun’s wife. She took a few breaths and said, “Master Qi, this is an important issue that affects the lives of countless people in the community. Please do your best.”

Qi Yan looked at her without saying a word. He put the wine bottle down and exposed it to the sun.

Liu Shun almost cried. It should not be exposed to the sun, nor the wind and rain. Master Qi was going to break the bottle.

At this moment, the sound of footsteps came from the stairwell, the pace was neither fast nor slow. It was very calm.

When Liu Shun looked back, he was stunned. He stared at the man passing by him and could hardly believe his eyes.

“You’re here?” Qi Yan gave Cen Baihe a bright smile, “Come and do me a favor.”

Seeing that he was holding a bronze wine bottle in his hand, Cen Baihe walked up to him with a smile, “What do you want me to do?”

“I want three strands of your hair.” Qi Yan stretched out his hand and pulled exactly three strands of hair on top of Cen Baihe’s head.

Liu Shun saw Qi Yan plucking Cen Baihe’s hair so casually and his eyes widened. The person who dared to do that must be incredibly bold. It seemed that the relationship between Master Qi and Fifth Master Cen was indeed very good.

“What’s going on here?” Cen Baihe watched Qi Yan put his hair into the wine bottle and they stuck to the inside of the bottle. He turned his head to look at Liu Shun who was huddled in the corner, and frowned.

“There is too much bad energy here. If we don’t solve it, there will be more accidents.” Qi Yan turned the wine bottle gently and something magical happened. The dirt and dust on the bottle fell off and it was restored to its original state from a thousand years ago. On the surface of the wine bottle, a phoenix rose into the sky and sang, “People in this community should have a normal life, but because of the bad Feng Shui here, their fate has changed.”

“Hhhhh!” Liu Shun’s assistant shrieked. How did the wine bottle get restored to its original state?

Liu Shun and his wife were dumbfounded. They stared at Qi Yan and Cen Baihe, as if they were watching a miracle.

“Help me hold it. Stand here and don’t move.” Qi Yan shoved the wine bottle into Cen Baihe’s hand, and then tapped on his forehead, “The 3D blockbuster is about to start.”

In Cen Baihe’s eyes, the scene in front of him had changed drastically in an instant. Black air seeped out from the ground, then penetrated the walls, people’s bodies and shrouded the entire community in a shadow. Even the surrounding areas were affected to some extent.

Seeing this, Cen Baihe couldn’t help but close his eyes. He turned to look at Qi Yan. If the situation was so serious, would it affect Qian Qian’s body?

Qi Yan could no longer look at Cen Baihe at this time. He took out a thick brush and a bottle of bright red liquid from his bag. After dipping the brush in the red liquid, he began to draw a huge talisman on the roof. As he drew, the wind became stronger and stronger. It seemed that the wind did not want Qi Yan to draw itl.

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At his last stroke, Cen Baihe saw the black houses turned into a ferocious tiger. It opened its mouth and pounced towards Qi Yan.

“Stop, by decree!” Qi Yan, who lowered his head to draw, seemed to know that something was coming behind him. The hand that drew the talisman kept on, but the other hand took out another talisman. The talisman emitted a bright golden light which forced the tiger to retreat.

In the eyes of others, the talisman paper remained floating in the air. No matter how strong the wind was, it didn’t change its direction, nor did it fall to the ground. This strange scene made Liu Shun and the others hide in the corner in fright, and they started to shiver.

“Stop!” When he completed the last stroke, countless golden rays suddenly burst out from under the brush, shooting in all directions. The black air dispersed and slowly disappeared.

The pattern drawn by Qi Yan became redder, which was as red as blood. He and Cen Baihe didn’t feel anything, but Liu Shun and his people were watching on their knees. The masters they had invited before, each carrying a compass, said a bunch of things they couldn’t understand, and then set up the altar, but they hadn’t seen anything like this before.

Although they still couldn’t understand what Master Qi was doing, they could clearly feel that Master Qi was very powerful! Thinking that he even tried to negotiate with Master Qi this morning, Liu Shun wanted to slap himself. For such a powerful master, even five million was worth it, let alone two.

“Ding!”

The crisp sound came from the copper bell in Qi Yan’s hand. The people there became even more serious with every sound of the bell. The wildly strong wind suddenly stopped. At this moment, the world became terribly quiet.

“I invite the spirits of heaven and earth to protect the peace of this place, and I offer the wine bottle of a noble person as a sacrifice!” As soon as the copper bell in Qi Yan’s hand stopped ringing, he placed the wine bottle in the center of the rune he painted. He stood still and chanted. The scorching sun in the sky was gradually covered by dark clouds, and it seemed that a heavy rain was coming.

Cen Baihe saw the golden light on Qi Yan’s body, like a beacon in the dark, dazzlingly bright.

Qi Yan flipped his hand, and the precious bronze wine was embedded in the center of the formation, sinking into it.

Pat..

A drop of rain fell into the cup, making a tiny splash. At the same time, there were also wisps of light green and red smoke. As more and more rain fell into the wine bottle, more and more smoke emanated from the wine bottle. It began to spread slowly, and the black mist was dispersed until there was no longer any trace of it.

“Done,” Qi Yan wiped his wet forehead, turned to Cen Baihe and said with a smile, “How do you feel?”

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Cen Baihe took out a white handkerchief and put it in Qi Yan’s hand. He smiled and said, “Pretty good.” He was referring to the “3D effect”, but also his physical condition. At the moment when the smoke poured out of the wine bottle, he thought he’d seen a ray of green and golden light enter his body quickly.

“Of course,” Qi Yan whispered in his ear, “We have helped the life of the entire community go back to normal.” Most of the people who lived in this community were in the middle class, and they had average luck, but definitely not so bad that their lifespan was shortened.

He had helped these people get rid of the bad luck that they shouldn’t have and saved their life. That was a great merit.

“We?” Cen Baihe was stunned for a moment, “I didn’t…” He finally knew why Qian Qian called him here. It was not just for fun, but to give him some merit.

“Shh!” Qi Yan quickly covered his mouth, raised his head and peeked at the sky. His wet hair was sticking on his forehead and he looked quite cute, “Who said you didn’t do anything. You contributed your hair, and gave some of your good fortune. It would not be easy for me to solve this otherwise.”

The hand covering his mouth was warm and soft, and Cen Baihe seemed to hear his own heartbeat beating like a drum.

“Ah,” Qi Yan saw Cen Baihe staring at him deeply, and quickly retracted his hand, smiling embarrassedly, “I didn’t intentionally forget to wash my hands, hehe.”

Cen Baihe was silent for a while and then said, “It’s okay, the rain is getting heavier and heavier, let’s go down.”

Seeing that Cen Baihe seemed to really not mind it, Qi Yan didn’t take it to heart, and walked to the stairwell while wiping the water off his face with the handkerchief Cen Baihe gave him. When Liu Shun and the others who were standing at the entrance of the stairs saw Qi Yan coming, they hurriedly stepped aside, not daring to take a breath.

Liu Shun’s wife, who was so proud just now, was extremely pious this time. She looked at Qi Yan as if she was looking at a demigod.

Master Qi,” Liu Shun nodded and bowed slightly to Qi Yan, “If you are free today, why don’t we…”

“No,” Qi Yan scratched his hair and walked to the elevator on the next floor, without even looking at Liu Shun who was following behind him, “This is just business. Mr. Liu, please transfer the money to my account as soon as possible.”

“Of course, of course.” Liu Shun gave his assistant a look, signaling him to get someone to transfer the money immediately, so that Master Qi was not displeased.

He wanted to talk to Fifth Master Cen, but seeing Fifth Master Cen’s cold expression, he didn’t dare to approach him.

They took the elevator down to the underground parking lot. Qi Yan saw Cen Baihe’s two bodyguards and driver standing outside the elevator door, and nodded at the two of them.

“Master Qi,” the two bodyguards had long been in awe of Qi Yan. They greeted him respectfully. In the eyes of Liu Shun and others, this meant something.

Liu Shun maintained a smiling face and sent Qi Yan and Cen Baihe into the car. He looked at the exit of the parking lot with a reluctant expression until the car drove out of the parking lot.

“Dear, is Master Qi Fifth Master Cen’s…” Liu Shun’s wife said with a strange expression, “Otherwise, how are they so close?”

“What do you know as a woman?” Liu Shun whispered to his wife, “He is a master. Do you think that an important family like the Cen family wouldn’t invite masters?” He pursed his lips and continued, “Haven’t you heard about the Cen family looking around for masters a while ago?”

After being yelled at by Liu Shun, Liu Shun’s wife was a little upset, but she quickly forced a gentle smile, “Dear, I don’t know as much about the Cen family as you. I’d like to know more, but I don’t know who to ask.” She blinked at Liu Shun, “Isn’t the Cen family rich and powerful? What else does a family like this need?”

“Of course there is something,” Liu Shun felt smug when his wife spoke to him like that, and he snorted softly, “It is rumored that Fifth Master Cen is not in good health, and they don’t know if he can live more than thirty-five years. The master of the Cen family dotes on his youngest son, would he just watch him die?”

“You mean…” Liu Shun’s wife covered her mouth, “They were asking the masters to change his fate?”

“Who knows,” Liu Shun sneered, “What’s the use of having a high status, if you can’t enjoy it.” When he said this, he completely forgot how he bowed at Cen Baihe just now.

Liu Shun’s wife threw herself into his arms and said with a tender smile, “Yes, I don’t think that Fifth Master Cen looks like someone who can live long, and he is not as powerful as you.”

Being coaxed by his wife, Liu Shun hugged her shoulders happily and walked towards his car.

“Boss, the money has been transferred to Master Qi’s account,” The assistant followed behind him and asked in a low voice, “The manager of the company called just now and said that there was something wrong…”

“You all go back to the company,” Liu Shun opened the car door and sat in the driver’s seat, “I have something to do, so I won’t come with you.”

“Yes.” The assistant glanced at the boss’s beautiful wife beside him, and got into another car with several other high-level executives. 

“Qian Qian.” Cen Baihe watched Qi Yan take off his soaked clothes and put on the white shirt he had kept in the car. He accidentally saw his bare waist.

“What’s the matter?” Qi Yan turned to look at him, revealing his fair and firm chest. Seeing Cen Baihe’s uncomfortable look, Qi Yan smiled and buttoned his clothes, “Baihe, you definitely didn’t live in a school dormitory when you were in college.”

“How do you know?” Cen Baihe’s eyes fell on Qi Yan’s collarbone, feeling that his breathing was becoming tense.

“Because if you live on campus, you must be accustomed to seeing your classmates’ bare bodies,” Qi Yan said with a smile, “But a well-educated person like you, I don’t think you would even go shirtless at your own home”

Cen Baihe thought about Qi Yan and some shirtless boys, and felt strange. He frowned and shook his head, “No.”

“I knew it,” Qi Yan flicked his sleeves. As he was a little shorter than Cen Baihe, the shirt was a little too big for him, “When I was young, there was no air conditioner in the place where I lived, so my master and I wore loose shirts and sat under the big tree in the courtyard, eating watermelons while enjoying the cool air. We were not sophisticated at all.”

“What kind of Taoist temple did you live in when you were young?” Cen Baihe was a little curious about where Qi Yan lived when he was a child.

“Small and broken, the Taoist temple was demolished when I was thirteen years old,” Qi Yan didn’t know until then that his master did not have a Taoist qualification certificate and was a fake Taoist who was not officially recognized, “So now I can’t even bring you to visit.” 

Although Qi Yan’s tone was calm, Cen Baihe sensed the disappointment in his tone. He said sympathetically, “That’s really unfortunate.”

“Now that the country’s economy has developed, it’s no surprise that our broken Taoist temple was demolished,” Qi Yan wiped his hair with the dirty clothes he took off, “But before my master died, he actually bought me a house in the Capital City which surprised me.”

Cen Baihe faintly felt that Qi Yan might not be a simple master, because a Taoist priest without real skills could not cultivate such powerful money. But he was very smart not to mention these, but said, “Why didn’t you let me speak just now?”

Cen Baihe felt that Qi Yan’s master might not be an average master, because a Taoist priest without real skills could not have earned so much money. But he was smart enough to not mention it. Instead, he said, “Why didn’t you let me speak just now?”

“Would you tell your teachers if you cheat in the exam?” Qi Yan sneezed, “Merits and life energy are good for you. Of course, the more the better.”

As soon as he finished speaking, he received a notification on his phone. He opened it and realized that it was a notification about the money transferred by Liu Shun.

“Tell me your bank account number.”

“What for?”

“Sharing the profit.” Qi Yan showed Cen Baihe the text message on his mobile phone, “Liu Shun transferred 2.6 million to me, I will donate 600,000 to charity, and give you 800,000 from the remaining 2 million. I contributed more just now, so I’ll take more.”

Cen Baihe laughed when he heard that, “No need, just keep the money.”

“True friends don’t owe each other,” Qi Yan glanced at him sideways, “I know you have money, but the money that’s yours must be given to you.”

The bodyguards in the front row couldn’t help but complain in their hearts, “When you and Fifth Master Cen had a big meal, I don’t see you pay the bill.”

In the end, Qi Yan still insisted on transferring the “wage” to Cen Baihe’s account. For Cen Baihe, 800,000 was hardly worth mentioning, but when he saw serious Qian Qian was when he transferred the money, he felt happier than earning 80 million.

After transferring the money, Qi Yan patted Cen Baihe on the shoulder jokingly, “Work hard with me in the future, I will not treat you badly.”

Cen Baihe looked at him with a smile, his deep eyes full of tenderness, “Okay.”

“Boss,” the bodyguard in the front passenger seat suddenly said, “The news just came that Liu Shun and his wife had an accident not long after they left Luluo Community, and are now being sent to the hospital for emergency treatment.”

Cen Baihe frowned slightly, “I see.”

“Master Qi, didn’t you go help them with Feng Shui just now, why…” The bodyguard couldn’t help asking.

“I said it from the beginning, I was just helping him save the community, I didn’t promise to help him solve his own problems.” Qi Yan lowered his eyes, his tone was a little cold, “He has committed so many evils in this life, and he never accumulated merits in his previous life. Does he expect to live a long, healthy life?”