Chapter 126: Chapter 126: Dispel the Evil Spirit (24)
Xia Han woke up the next day to find that the door wouldn’t open.

He called Chuzheng, his voice a bit hoarse from just waking up, soft, sounding like he was cooing, “Little Beauty, my door won’t open.”

“Mhm.”

Xia Han: “…”

Xia Han waited a few seconds.

“Little Beauty, can you help me check why the door won’t open?” Xia Han held the phone.

Chuzheng coldly rejected him: “I’m busy.”

Xia Han: “…”

The call had already been disconnected on the other end. Xia Han looked at his phone, what’s going on?

Why did she hang up on me?

Xia Han tugged at the door a few more times, but it was completely stuck. He looked towards the window; it could be opened, but he couldn’t get down from there.

“Little Beauty! Little Beauty!”

Xia Han leaned out of the window and shouted downwards.

Chuzheng floated outside with a cold face, looking up at Xia Han.

“What are you yelling for?” So annoying.

“Hurry up and help me open the door.”

“Just stay nicely inside your room,” Chuzheng said before disappearing from Xia Han’s view.

But soon the door opened, and Chuzheng stood outside with a cold face. Xia Han’s expression brightened, and he stepped towards the door.

Little Beauty pretends not to care, but deep down she still has…

Bang—

Xia Han almost hit his nose.

“Little Beauty?”

Chuzheng’s voice came from outside the door: “If you keep asking me to open the door for you, I’ll break your legs!”

Chuzheng outside angrily kicked a flower pot next to her.

If Xia Han insisted on fussing about her opening the door, she might actually have to do it.

Ghost-Breaking Pact!

Xia Han touched his nose in confusion: “???” Why won’t she open the door? And threatens to break his legs?

The Evil Ghost poked its head out: “I’m saying…”

“Wow…” Xia Han stepped back, frowning and complaining, “How come you appear more unexpectedly than Little Beauty?”

The Evil Ghost came out of the wall.

“I saw her lock the door this morning,” the Evil Ghost snorted coldly: “And you’re still asking her to open it for you? Think she can? You’re dreaming.”

Xia Han: “???”

She… she locked it?

Why is she locking him in?

Of course, the Evil Ghost had no idea why either; it just happened to see it.

Xia Han made a call to Chuzheng, but she immediately declined it.

Xia Han persisted, continuing to call.

Eventually, ‘temporarily unable to connect’ turned into ‘powered off.’

Xia Han was completely baffled.

He had no clue what he did wrong, why was he being locked up here?

Xia Han looked at his phone, swiping several times; there were very few contacts he could call.

“Ah!” Xia Han murmured with his hands covering his head, “Why lock me up? Is it because she doesn’t want me to get involved with Yao Wei’s matters anymore? But wasn’t it her who asked me to go?”

Chuzheng only delivered lunch to Xia Han after he had been locked in his room for most of the day.

“Little Beauty, why are you locking me up?”

Chuzheng placed the lunch in front of him: “Eat.”

“If you don’t tell me why, I won’t eat.”

Chuzheng’s icy gaze swept over him, she reached out to pinch his chin, leaned over, and kissed him: “Eat.”

“…okay,” Xia Han was embarrassingly spineless.

After he finished eating, Chuzheng tidied up and left, and Xia Han was locked in the room again.

Xia Han: “!!!” You still didn’t tell me why!

Xia Han had the Evil Ghost help him open the door, but the Evil Ghost dared not, as it didn’t want to be obliterated.

Xia Han had been confined for two days straight, only allowed to go down to sign for some deliveries.

It wasn’t until Yao Wei called on the third day that Chuzheng let him out.

“If you dare to run, I’ll break your legs,” Chuzheng said as he put on his coat, threatening him in passing.

“Little Beauty, why would I run?” And break his legs? That’s way too violent!!

“That’s better,” Chuzheng nodded in satisfaction, petting his head, “Be good.”

Xia Han: “…”

He felt like something was not quite right.

Chuzheng: “Let’s go.”

“Little Beauty, why do you have to treat me like this?”

Chuzheng, the big boss, was very domineering, “You are mine, you should listen to me.”

Xia Han: “…”

That didn’t sound right. When did I become hers… hers?

“Little Beauty, do you agree we’re together now?” Xia Han asked, holding a box, his eyes glittering brightly.

Chuzheng corrected him, “You are mine.”

“Little Beauty, you’re so kind.” Xia Han pecked Chuzheng on the face, then ran out of the yard with the box, hopping and skipping.

Chuzheng: “…”

Would the neighbors call the police if they saw such a lunatic?

Indeed, it was safer to keep him confined.

When they got to Yao Wei’s house, the Old Taoist Priest and the young fellow were sitting in the living room, with Mother Yao and Yao Wei sitting opposite.

“Miss Yao, why do you insist on bringing him here?” The young fellow looked displeased, holding a grudge about the last incident, “He’s not even a Heavenly Master.”

“The more people we have, the stronger we are,” said Yao Wei. “I trust Xia Han.”

These past two days in the villa, there wasn’t that same feeling as before.

This Old Taoist Priest might be different from the previous Heavenly Masters.

But Yao Wei had already agreed with Xia Han before, she couldn’t go back on her word, so that was why she called Xia Han over.

Xia Han called Yao Wei “Sister Yao” and sat down on the other side.

“Tsk.” The young fellow scoffed.

The Old Taoist Priest did not say anything, he just looked around Xia Han’s vicinity.

Chuzheng stood behind Xia Han, who felt a little proud and sweet, guessing that the Old Taoist Priest probably didn’t see her.

“Heavenly Master, I’ve had people check, Weiwei’s classmates are all fine,” Mother Yao broke the awkward silence.

“The master has already checked the villa, there’s no problem,” the young fellow also said.

“Then, what’s really going on here? Who could be after my daughter?”

The disappearance of the photo was too coincidental.

But if there was nothing wrong with the people in the photo, what was the issue?

Old Taoist Priest: “Have you offended anyone?”

“No,” Mother Yao shook her head, “Our Yao Family is well-regarded in the circle, we rarely offend anyone. Even with some bumps, it wouldn’t be enough to harm my daughter like this, right? Heavenly Master, when can we remove this evil spawn from my daughter’s womb?”

Old Taoist Priest: “Without finding the source, rashly removing the ghost fetus could backfire and harm Miss Yao.”

Mother Yao became agitated, “Then what should we do?”

The belly was indeed getting bigger day by day.

Out of the corner of his eye, Xia Han glanced at Chuzheng, who bent down and whispered a few words in his ear.

The icy breath entered his ear, but Xia Han felt his earlobes heat up.

“Don’t zone out,” Chuzheng gently slapped him.

Xia Han hastily came to his senses and cleared his throat, “Sister Yao, I’ve checked your class year. There were thirty-eight classmates in total, so why are there only thirty-seven in the photo?”

Yao Wei was a bit confused, “Is… is that so?”

She couldn’t remember the exact number of people.

But the number was recorded in the school’s files, it definitely wouldn’t be wrong.

Mother Yao had checked according to the people in the photo and didn’t notice the total count.

Mother Yao called the school to confirm, ensuring there were indeed thirty-eight people.

She counted the photo obtained from another classmate, and the result was still only thirty-seven people.

Where was the missing person?