Otherworldly Merchant
Chapter 584: Burning Paper Money

I shook my head. “The biggest problem is that we don’t know where thespiritcamefrom. Moreover, we don’t know if it will kill more people.”

That thing had killed a manintheblink of an eyeandleft the murder scene in the next second.There was no time to react.

I had stood still for quite a long time, but I couldn’t figure out any solutions.Feeling helpless, I had to ask Jiang Teng to take me to his house to see if there were any clues.

The bodyguard drove fast. After around ten minutes, the car stopped in front of a lavish villa. Immediately, a servant came to open the car door and respectfully invited me out.

When I got out of the car, I felt a little uncomfortable. I couldn’t adapt to this etiquette. Jiang Teng was used to it. He didn’t evenglance atthe servantanddirectlywalkedinto the villa.

The interior of the villa was decorated even more lavishly than the outside. The floor had Italian tiles, too. I didn’t know that Jiang Teng was this rich.

I looked around the house and noticed that the entrance corridor of this house was arrangedaccording to the geomancy set upof receiving wind and storing energy. I was certain that they had consulted a master.

Thus, thegeomancyof this villa could attract wealth and expel evils. Jiang Guanguanshouldn'thaveattractedsomething foulas he lived in such an auspicious place. I thought there should be somethingelse, too.

I turned to Jiang Tengand asked, “Before your son died, did he doanythingstrange?”

Jiang Tengthought, thenshook his head.

I wasn’t pleased with that answerand askedfurther,“Hashe ever offended anybody?”

Jiang Teng’s face turned strange. After a long time, he answered embarrassedly,“My son was a little rebellious during his adolescence. He didn’t like to talk about his personallifewiththefamily.”

I wanted to ask more, but a bodyguard pushed the door open and interrupted me. He sounded hurried. “Mr. Chairman, that personhas comeagain…”

Jiang Teng’s face changed again. He darkly shouted, “Are youguards trashor what?”

Before the bodyguard could explain, Jiang Teng interrupted himand saidannoyedly,“All right, I’llsee for myself.”

The bodyguard looked hesitantashe turned to me.It seemedhe didn’t want me to follow his boss. I arched one brow. “I want to check thegeomancyof the rooms here. I’m not going downstairs with you.”

Both of them heaved sighs of relief. Then, they hurriedly left.

Anyway, Jiang Guanguan’s bedroom window faced the entrance of the villa. I could just hide behind the curtain to observe the situation down there.

At this time, several guards were surrounding a gray-haired old man. The old man was kneeling on the grass; abrazier was in front of him. While crying, he was putting something into the fire. I squinted and recognized that he was burning paper money!

It was really unfortunate to burn paper money in front of the house.It was no wonder Jiang Teng wore such a bad face.

The beefy bodyguards all had their electric batons ready, which were vibrating dangerously. However, no one took action. This group of people looked strange, indeed.Then, one of the bodyguards moved aside, which gaveme room to see thattheold manhada knife placed at his throat. He looked as though he would kill himself if someone made a move.

Soon, Jiang Teng appeared within my sight. Unexpectedly,the first thing he didwas turnto see the room where I was standing. I was startledand hid behindthe curtain. Subconsciously, I thought he was watching me.

If hewasafraid that I would know something about this old man, then this old man must have something to do with Jiang Guanguan.

Soon, thepeople began to quarrel. I vaguely heard Jiang Teng insult the old man and the old man whining.

A few minutes later, the villa’s quietness resumed. I heard footsteps from the corridor. Thinking that it could be Jiang Tengheadingto this room, I pulled myself together and watched the ground. I pretendedto be checking something.

“Mr. Zhang…” The bodyguard called me. It soundedlike he was questioning something.

“What?” I lifted my head abruptly.

The bodyguard changed his countenanceand smiledat me. “It’s getting late.Doyou want to rest early?”

I got up and rubbed my numb legs. Aftergiving him a nod, I asked him to settle me in the roomopposite JiangGuanguan’s.

I had waited for the whole night but found no clues. I was skeptical if thespiritwould come back here one more time.

When the bodyguard came to call me downstairs for breakfast the next morning, he was surprisedto seeme haggard with dark circles under my eyes. I wasn’t thick-faced enough to tell him that I had stayed up the whole night for nothing.

After breakfast, I asked the bodyguard to get me some red paper. Jiang Teng didn’t get it. “Forgive me for taking the liberty to ask, but why do you want red paper?”

I looked at himand saidindifferently,“You’ll know tonight.”

I didn’t know why, but after seeing the white-haired old man last night, I felt somewhat hostile toward Jiang Teng. I’d seen enough rich people doing bad things. Although Jiang Teng had purposely hidden things from me, I thought I couldsomewhat guess it.

Jiang Teng didn’t pester me as he hadrecognized that I didn’t want to explain. While the bodyguard was out buying the red paper, I rested on the sofa.

When the bodyguard came back, he had company.Theman with him looked arrogant. When he talked to people, his eyes haughtily turned upward. I felt irritated.

After the manwentto the study room with Jiang Teng, I turned to ask the bodyguard, “Isthat man one of Jiang Teng’s business friends?”

The bodyguard nodded. Sincethat person had nothing to do with Jiang Guanguan, I didn’t need to care about him.

I asked the bodyguard tobringthe red paper to the room with me. We then used a pair of scissors and Jiang Guanguan’s picture to cut up a paper doll. I used cinnabar ink to write Jiang Guanguan’s birthday on the back of the doll.

Afteradding a fewdropsof Jiang Teng’s blood on it, I put the paper doll on Jiang Guanguan’s bed.

After everything was done, the bodyguard asked me curiously,“What are you doing?”

“Making a stand-in.”While wiping my hands with a towel, I explained to him, “I wrote Young Master Jiang’s birthday on the doll and added his father’s blood. I want to make thespiritthink that Jiang Guanguan’s still alive.”

Jiang Teng and Jiang Guanguan had a blood bond that thespiritcouldn’t distinguish. I was certain it would come again.

The bodyguard took in a deep breathand asked incredulously,“You mean, you want to entice it to come here?”

I shot him a strange look. If I couldn’t lure thespiritout, how could I solve it?

The bodyguard recognized that he had asked a dumb question. “I’m sorry. I was so scared yesterday. Icouldn’tkeep calmwhen you said thespiritwould come here.”

I nodded as I understood. I gave him a spirit talisman to protect himself. The bodyguard anxiously put it into his shirt pocket and thanked me repeatedly.

I waved my hand. “Not at all. Anyway, I need to take a nap. You stay hereandwatch. Do not let anybody approach the paper stand-in.”

The bodyguard grimacedand asked,“CanI ask someone else?”

Looking at his fearful face, I laughed inwardly. Pointing at the sun held high in the sky outside, I said, “Spirits won’t come out during the day. Don’t worry. Wake me up when the sun sets.”

He exhaled and patted his chest. “I promise I will watch the doll well.”

I gave him a satisfied nod and left.

At around twilight, the bodyguard woke me up. I got up and ate something before going to Jiang Guanguan’s bedroom. I hid into the wall closet that faced the window.

To observe the room, I pushed the doors of the closet openjust a little. As the nightcame, the light in the room was swallowed little by little. Soon, it was completely dark.

I smeared some garlic waterovermy body to conceal my Yang energy. Then, I closed my eyes to resume my composure.

As time ticked by, Istarted to feelworried. At midnight, I heard the wind howling. It was blowing into the room through the window.

I thought to myself,Here it comes!