Upon hearing this, Gu Zhiqi’s eyebrows lifted slightly and a touch of playful sarcasm surfaced in his lazy eyes, "Don’t want it? Then I’ll keep it."
As he spoke, he began retracting his hand.
Seeing this, Tang Yichen immediately stepped forward and took the Talisman Paper, "No no no, of course I want it."
Since it was about his parents, he had no choice but to want it.
If Gu Xiaoxi said it, it was likely true, and even if it were false, he might as well accept it.
If it turned out to be true and he didn’t take the Talisman Paper today, he would regret it too late if something really happened to his parents someday.
After taking the Talisman Paper, Tang Yichen looked down at it in his hand and asked, "Eh? You just said that you gave two to Third Brother, does someone by his side also have a calamity forthcoming?"
"Then what is it?" Tang Yichen looked up at Gu Zhiqi, his eyes filled with inquiry.
Gu Zhiqi: "I’m afraid he’ll say I’m showing favoritism."
So, she’s a Master Duanshui as well?
But on second thought, it indeed sounded like something Third Brother would say--accusing Gu Xiaoxi of favoritism.
"I’m off." Having said her goodbyes and given out the Talisman Paper, it was time to leave.
"Hey, don’t rush off." Seeing Gu Zhiqi about to leave, Tang Yichen immediately called out to her, "You just said this Talisman Paper is needed by my parents, does it mean some disaster is going to happen to them?"
"You just need to give them the Talisman Paper and tell them to always keep it on them; don’t pay attention to anything else deliberately, lest you invite trouble."
"Alright, I’ll bring it to them later." Having just finished his sentence, Tang Yichen suddenly remembered something and so he asked again, "That trouble you mentioned, it’s not happening today, is it?"
"That’s a relief." Tang Yichen let out a breath.
"Until we meet again." Gu Zhiqi said, and then turned towards the door to leave.
"Hey, Gu Xiaoxi, I’ll have someone send..." Before he could finish saying "you," he saw that Gu Zhiqi’s figure was no longer in the yard; he stopped his unfinished sentence and muttered in a low voice, "Leaving so soon?"
He put away the Talisman Paper and turned back to the study to continue making protector charms for Jin Cengran.
Someone was confined in the Su family ancestral hall, and it was none other than Su Miaoyi. At this moment, Su Miaoyi’s face was filled with gloom and irritation as she paced frowningly within the hall.
Suddenly, the door of the ancestral hall was knocked upon.
"Second Miss?" Along with the knocks, a voice sounded from outside the hall.
Upon hearing this, Su Miaoyi hurried to the door and asked excitedly from beside it, "How did it go?"
As soon as Su Miaoyi asked, a voice quickly responded from the outside, "Third Brother is not at home today; that girl surnamed Gu has left the residence by herself. She went out alone on foot, with no one accompanying her or any driver."
Upon hearing this, a murderous intent suddenly surged in Su Miaoyi’s eyes, "Notify them to take action immediately; no matter what they do to her, I want her to never be able to appear in front of Third Brother again."
"Alright." The person outside responded, and soon after, footsteps indicated the person’s departure could be heard.
Upon hearing the activity outside, Su Miaoyi sneered coldly, her eyes brimming with icy malice.
With the sneer, the dimples on her round face became visible. Her originally cute and coy face took on a terrifying aspect because of her sinister sneer.
"Gu Zhiqi?" Su Miaoyi uttered Gu Zhiqi’s name softly and then continued muttering to herself with a cold laugh, "No matter how much Third Brother favors you, you’re just a person on the verge of death."
To take the courtyard she admired, to be treated specially by the Third Brother she liked, and to be the cause of her confinement in the ancestral hall--for these three reasons alone, even dying a hundred times would hardly quench the hatred in her heart.