"Brother!" Jiang Tianxin, who was closest to Jiang Dong, reacted instantly and slid down the hillside to chase after him.
Xu Zifan knew something was wrong and rushed to the side to look. He saw a wild boar startled and standing up abruptly at the foot of the high hillside. Jiang Dong rolled down next to it, and the boar squealed as it charged at him.
Jiang Tianxin was still some distance away from him when she saw the wild boar's tusks about to hit Jiang Dong. She immediately drew her gun, raised her hand, and shot the wild boar through one of its eyes! Taking advantage of the wild boar's pain and retreat, she ran to Jiang Dong's side, pulled him up, and helped him climb up.
Jiang Dong's forehead was covered in cold sweat, his legs felt weak, and the more anxious he became, the less strength he could muster.
The police and bodyguards all slid down the slope, and Xu Zifan followed suit. But the other two wild boars had already rushed towards Jiang Dong and his sister!
Jiang Tianxin shielded Jiang Dong, punching one wild boar in the eye, then turning and kicking another hard in the jaw, shouting, "Quickly, get Jiang Dong up there!"
Liu Zi rolled down first, gripping his gun to help Jiang Dong, then anxiously looked at Jiang Tianxin. Wild boars shouldn't be shot unless in a critical situation, and police officers certainly shouldn't fire easily—this was troublesome!
Jiang Dong struggled to climb up, glancing back at his sister. Just then, he saw the wild boar with its eye pierced by a bullet charging back, heading straight for Jiang Tianxin's back.
"Xin Xin!" He didn't know where the strength came from, but he pushed Liu Zi aside and lunged at Jiang Tianxin, shielding her from behind. The two of them fell to the ground together.
Jiang Tianxin turned around in shock, only to see the wild boar, bleeding profusely, crashing into Jiang Dong. "Brother—"
But the next second, something even more shocking happened!
She actually saw the wild boar bounce back from something the instant it charged at her, and the boar was bounced off its feet!
She instinctively pulled Jiang Dong to his feet. The police and bodyguards had already slid down and surrounded the two of them, ready to face the three wild boars.
Seeing that Xu Zifan hadn't come over yet, she hurriedly called out to him, "Climb up the hillside, don't come over! Hurry up!" With that, she handed Jiang Dong over to Liu Zi and ran towards Xu Zifan.
Xu Zifan remained completely calm. He pulled out a handful of spirit stones from his spatial storage and quickly threw them around the wild boar. The spirit stones were scattered in specific locations, forming a circle that immediately trapped the boar, preventing it from escaping!
He breathed a sigh of relief; he had saved his client.
"What's wrong with the wild boar?!"
Everyone stared in shock!
Jiang Tianxin stopped and looked at the three wild boars. They seemed to be trapped in a transparent dome, frantically ramming against it, unable to get out. But in reality, there was nothing around them except a few jade-like objects.
Her heart pounded wildly as she looked at Xu Zifan in disbelief. "What...is this?"
"The formation," Xu Zifan said, feeling a little sorry for the spirit stones. "You guys need to find a way to catch the wild boar and put it back in a safe place as soon as possible, so as not to waste my spirit stones."
"Was it you who knocked the wild boar away just now?"
"Didn't I give your brother a protective pendant? Of course, it should protect his safety."
Jiang Dong immediately grabbed the pendant around his neck and exclaimed in surprise, "It's cracked!"
Jiang Tianxin turned around and clearly saw that the pendant was covered with cracks, so it was the pendant that deflected the wild boar and protected them?
Spirit stones, formations, and protective pendants!
All of this was beyond her comprehension; it was absolutely something that psychology and science could not explain!
Jiang Tianxin took a deep breath, suppressing the shock in her heart; there were still important things to do.
She calmly and quickly arranged for everyone to deal with the wild boar, and then asked Liu Zi and the others to take Jiang Dong and Xu Zifan upstairs. She also notified the relevant departments to explain the situation of the battle with the wild boar and asked them to come and take over and settle the wild boar.
After everything was taken care of, she picked up a spirit stone and stared at it for a long time. It looked like a piece of jade, but she couldn't see anything special about it. However, it felt inexplicably comfortable in her hand, which proved that it was indeed not an ordinary piece of jade.
She picked up the spirit stones one by one, carefully put them away, and returned them to Xu Zifan, looking at him with a complicated expression, "You... really understand metaphysics and know magic?"
Xu Zifan smiled and said, "Of course."
Jiang Tianxin felt like she was dreaming, yet it all felt so real. The ferocious, raging wild boar was trapped by Xu Zifan using a few spirit stones, but those spirit stones disappeared as soon as they reached Xu Zifan's hands. He couldn't possibly have hidden so many spirit stones on his person, so he wasn't performing magic!
Metaphysics actually exists! Such mysterious things really do exist. Then the most plausible truth she previously speculated about really is the truth: Xu Zifan's transformation from beginning to end was all because he had some fortuitous encounter during his two days at Qingfeng Temple, turning him into a master of metaphysics!
Jiang Tianxin was somewhat doubtful about life, but she still thanked them immediately, "Thank you for saving us just now. Before... I always doubted you, I'm sorry..."
"Master Daoist! Thank you so much! Thank you so much!"
"Master, if it weren't for you, we don't know what would have happened to Xiaodong and Xinxin. Thank you! You are a great benefactor to our family!"
Before Jiang Tianxin could finish speaking, her parents arrived. They had been extremely anxious just now, and would have rushed down to fight if they weren't afraid of causing trouble! Having witnessed Xu Zifan use the formation to save people, they had no doubt about his abilities anymore, and their gratitude was overflowing.
Jiang Dong, his face beaming with excitement, grabbed Xu Zifan and said, "Brother Fan!"
"You saved my life again. From now on, my life is yours. You're my brother!" he said, tugging at his pendant hopefully. "Brother Fan, could you give me another one? I seem to be having a lot of bad luck lately, my life could be in danger at any moment. I'll transfer the money to you later."
Xu Zifan was taken aback for a moment upon hearing this, realizing that he hadn't had any bad luck for a while. However, business was more important, so he didn't think too much about it and smiled at the group, saying, "You invited me here to resolve this matter completely, so it's only right that I save Jiang Dong."
He patted Jiang Dong's arm. "You're not unlucky, you've just been set up. The eerie atmosphere here must have been tampered with. Let's hurry up and find the source. The sooner we solve it, the sooner you'll be safe."
"Alright, Master, just tell me how you need to cooperate." Jiang's father was grateful and respectful. Jiang Dong was so lucky to have met such a master. No amount of respect is too much for a true master.
Xu Zifan told everyone to disperse, and stood alone in front of the tombs of the Jiang family ancestors, looking around. He frowned and pointed to two small stone bridges in the northeast and northwest directions, asking, "Have you seen these two bridges before?"
Mr. Jiang immediately said, "No, I was wondering when we arrived that these two bridges are new, and there was no water under the old bridge. Is there something wrong?"
Xu Zifan nodded. "This is a big problem. The Qian and Gen positions of this ancestral grave are both very inauspicious. There is a stone bridge above and water flowing below, and the water disappears in the Hai direction, which is a sign of harm to the male offspring. The Gen position is closely related to the safety of the descendants. Let's go over there and take a look."
Everyone followed him toward the stone bridge. Xu Zifan had the ability to see ghosts and spirits, so he could see all evil things.
He saw a rock about half a person's height under the Genwei Bridge. Black mist swirled around the rock, and the yin energy was extremely heavy. It was the runes carved on the rock that suppressed the yin energy and prevented the thing below from soaring into the sky. As a result, Xu Zifan only saw it when he got closer.
He took out several talismans and handed them to the three male police officers. "You are police officers, and your yang energy is strong. You are not afraid of evil spirits. With these talismans, you won't be afraid of getting into anything. Please move that rock and dig out what's buried underneath. Don't worry, I'll keep you safe."
Jiang Tianxin stepped forward and said, "Master, I've always been afraid of the heat but love the sunshine. I'm never afraid of the dark or being frightened, and I've even caught many criminals. In terms of yang and yin energy, do I have enough yang energy? Can I help you?"
Xu Zifan suddenly remembered that he was cold at the Jiang family home and wanted to wear a coat, while Jiang Tianxin was sweating from the heat. The only time he had bad luck at the Jiang family home was when Jiang Tianxin went to work. He suddenly realized, "What is your date and time of birth?"
Jiang Tianxin answered without hesitation this time. Xu Zifan calculated for a moment and found that Jiang Tianxin was indeed born in a Yang year, Yang month, Yang day, and Yang hour!
No wonder she's always been energetic and short-tempered, passionate about being a police officer and fighting evil, and resolutely doesn't believe in anything evil or dark. It's also no wonder he's never unlucky around her; his bad luck is entirely due to the heavy yin energy, as if he's surrounded by ghosts, suffering one misfortune after another. It seems that being near Jiang Tianxin helps neutralize some of the yin energy, returning him to a normal state and freeing him from bad luck.
There's even such a method? Jiang Tianxin is practically his antidote! He should have known better than to tease her; he'd just pushed the antidote away!
Jiang Tianxin felt a little uncomfortable, wondering why Xu Zifan's gaze was so bright, as if he had spotted something delicious. She politely said, "I'm sorry, am I mistaken? Then I won't cause you any more trouble, please, Daoist Master."
Xu Zifan composed himself and said with a smile, "Your destiny is full of yang energy, no yin energy can touch you. Go ahead, but be careful."
He watched Jiang Tianxin's retreating figure, stroking his chin. What could he do to stay near her? Should he become a policeman?
Jiang Tianxin felt a chill run down her spine. She glanced around and, seeing nothing amiss, rolled up her sleeves and joined her colleague in pushing the stone. She'd actually felt cold earlier; it must be because the stone was cursed, right?
Jiang Tianxin never slacked off in training his subordinates. Their team was the strongest in the police force, and the four of them easily pushed the large rock aside together.
She clapped her hands, picked up the shovel, and said, "You all step back, I'll do it."
Liu Zi hurriedly tried to grab it, "Boss, let us do it..."
Jiang Tianxin waved her hand, "The Taoist priest said I'm fine, you all step back."
She used to be skeptical of supernatural things and acted without restraint, but now that she knows such things are real, she has to be careful. They were all brought by her, and this is her family's business; she can't let them be exposed to any danger.
Liu Zi and the others wanted to help, but they backed away after being stopped by Jiang Tianxin's gaze.
To be honest, who would want to get involved in something like this after witnessing it firsthand as true? It's only because the captain holds a special place in their hearts that they are willing to do it.
Seeing Jiang Tianxin digging up the buried things by himself, preventing them from touching them, touched them deeply. Whenever there was danger, Jiang Tianxin was always the first to rush to the front, and this time was no exception. They were truly fortunate to have such a captain.
Jiang Tianxin dug half a meter deep and finally found something. She glanced inside, her face extremely pale, and told the timid people to turn away before shoveling the contents to the ground and looking at Xu Zifan.
"This is a black cat that was tortured and killed!"