Standing at the crossroads, Jiangli looked at Jian Lewei, who had a face full of reluctance, and said, "Do you want to go home and see your parents?"
Jian Lewei paused for a moment, then said with anticipation, "Can, can I?"
Jiangli said directly, "Go home by yourself. I’ll give you an hour. In one hour, come find me at Jiaoyang Temple."
As she spoke, she took out a talisman and handed it to Jian Lewei.
"This is the Rhinoceros Horn Talisman. After you get home, light it inside the house, and your parents will be able to see you," Jiangli instructed. "But remember, Jian Lewei, the paths of the living and the dead are different. It is not good for either you or them to be together for too long. Be careful with your boundaries. I won’t go with you; it’s better if I’m not there so you can all be at ease."
Jian Lewei accepted it carefully, tears of gratitude welling up, "Thank you, thank you, Master! Don’t worry, I, I will definitely hurry back and not run away!"
Jiangli smiled faintly, "I’m not afraid you’ll run away. Even if you ran to the ends of the earth, it would be useless. Go on now."
Jian Lewei didn’t stop to ponder the meaning behind Jiangli’s words and instead hurried off in the direction of her home, clearly excited.
After watching her disappear from their view, Jiangli and Xia Xin didn’t have to wait long before they boarded a car.
Sitting in the car and finally not having to walk, Xia Xin couldn’t help but sigh, "It’s indeed more comfortable to ride."
Jiangli didn’t speak.
Xia Xin stealthily glanced at Jiangli with the corner of his eye, seeing her look out the window, he thought she disliked his idle talk and felt quite uncomfortable, thus fell silent as well.
Just when he thought Jiangli wouldn’t say anything more, she suddenly spoke.
"Let’s buy a car when we get back."
Xia Xin was startled, "Ah?"
He suspected he didn’t hear clearly.
Staring at Jiangli in a daze.
Jiangli glanced meaningfully at his right foot, "Doesn’t it hurt anymore?"
Xia Xin withdrew his foot a bit, "It, it still hurts a bit, but buying a car takes a lot of money..."
They hadn’t paid off their debt yet; they couldn’t afford to spend money as they wished.
Jiangli knew what he wanted to say and curved her lips slightly, "Don’t worry, in a few days someone will bring us a lot of money."
Xia Xin didn’t doubt Jiangli’s words but was curious, "Who did our ancestor say it would be?"
Jiangli leaned back and closed her eyes, "You’ll find out when the time comes."
With that, she adopted a posture of resting with her eyes closed.
Seeing this, Xia Xin didn’t dare to disturb her and had no choice but to suppress his curiosity.
The two of them quickly returned to Jiaoyang Temple.
Fu’er was eagerly waiting for them at the gate.
When he saw them get out of the car, he immediately stood up.
Xia Xin scanned the code to pay the driver, who drove away shortly after.
Only then did Fu’er dare to speak, "Master, you’ve finally come back, I was almost bored to death!"
As Jiangli walked inside, she said, "You’re bored after just this short while, so if I left you here to watch the gate alone in the future, wouldn’t you go mad?"
Fu’er followed close behind Jiangli, grumbling miserably, "Why does the master insist on leaving me alone to watch the gate?"
"You are already dead and have no connection to Jiaoyang Temple, but Xia Xin is the legitimate successor to the temple. Naturally, I need to bring him out more to see the world and gain some practical experience. If I don’t leave you here, should I bring you along?"
Jiangli gave him a disdainful glance.
Fu’er conceded, knowing he was at fault.
He also understood that Jiangli was doing this for the good of Jiaoyang Temple and Xia Xin, and he couldn’t help but look at Xia Xin with a tinge of jealousy.
Upon hearing her words, Xia Xin was also quite excited. When he noticed Fu’er glaring at him, he didn’t get angry but instead smiled broadly.
His smile, however, only made Fu’er angrier.
But facing Jiangli’s decision, Fu’er didn’t dare say anything more and could only follow her into the side hall.