I Have a Date with a Thousand-year-old Female Corpse
Chapter 104 Shitou Zhang_1

Chapter 104: Chapter 104 Shitou Zhang_1

"Hey, Little Li, have you and Fan Yi already made your relationship official?"

"What are you talking about? She and I are just pure classmates, nothing more." You rolled your eyes in annoyance, "Lao Du, that’s not right, as a mentor you shouldn’t have such dirty thoughts."

Du Xishan looked at Fan Yi with some confusion and said to her, "Fan Yi, could you give your teacher a smile?"

Fan Yi was slightly startled, then nodded her head, her lips turning up slightly at the corners and making a pretty curve.

However, Du Xishan was not satisfied, "Hmm, no, that’s not right. The flavor is off. That smile of yours, it’s too fake, too stiff, as if you’re forcing it. When you smiled at Mu Yun just now, it was warm and splendid."

"Lao Du, are you leaving or not?"

"Alright, alright, we’re leaving right now."

After the car started, you noticed that Du Xishan was heading toward the northwest, and he quickly got on the highway, still going toward the northwest.

"Lao Du, where are we headed?"

"To River City."

"Wow, Lao Du, you’re really bold. It’s a solid four-hour drive from Yuhang to River City."

"What’s there to be afraid of? It’s not like I’m the one driving."

"Then who is?"

"You are." As he said this, Du Xishan pulled over into the emergency lane.

Du Xishan immediately got out of the car, and at the same time, Fan Yi opened the car door. You looked at Du Xishan with some confusion as he moved to the back of the vehicle, while Fan Yi stood next to you.

"What are you standing around for? Drive," he said, yawning twice in quick succession. "I’ve been studying something for three straight days and I’m really too sleepy. I’ve already set the navigation, just follow it."

With that, Du Xishan didn’t bother with you any longer, curled up in his seat and fell asleep, snoring loudly.

Damn, you then realized that you had been tricked by Du Xishan. This old guy had called you over with the intention of making you his free driver.

With a light sigh, you climbed from the passenger seat to the driver’s seat, a bit helplessly fastened your seatbelt, and said to Fan Yi beside you, "If you’re sleepy too, recline the seat and rest for a bit."

Fan Yi shook her head slightly.

You shrugged your shoulders, stepped hard on the accelerator, and the old car roared to life, starting slowly...

River City is a medium-sized city standing by the Chang River. Due to its offbeat geographic location and underdeveloped industry, there are fewer visitors, and compared to the bustling Yuhang City, even the streets here seem much more spacious.

Under the guidance of Du Xishan, you drove his rickety old car into a villa at the foot of a mountain. It was located less than five kilometers from River City, an ideal spot with beautiful scenery and convenient transportation.

After the car was parked, Du Xishan staggered out, stretching his body and yawning several times.

"I’m telling you, Lao Du, you should take it easy. At your age, you really can’t handle too much of this anymore."

"I’m only forty. How old can that be?" Du Xishan shot you a glance, then walked on.

The villa had a large footprint and was enclosed by walls.

After Du Xishan rang the doorbell a few times, a middle-aged woman came out slowly, asked from the other side of the iron gate, "Who are you looking for?"

"Is this Shitou Zhang’s residence?" asked Du Xishan.

The middle-aged woman nodded, "Yes, are you Professor Du? Old Zhang told me you were coming."

"Yes, I’m Du Xishan. Please open the gate for me, sister."

Entering the villa, Yuhang discovered that the interior decorations were also very exquisite. Not to mention the birds and the fragrance of flowers, the place even incorporated Feng Shui principles, and the air carried a richer presence of the Five Elements Breath than the outside world.

Under the guidance of a middle-aged woman, the three of you approached a small western-style building located at the center of the villa. At that moment, two middle-aged men were sitting on mahogany sofas in the living room, sipping tea. Seeing Du Xishan’s arrival, both men stood up at the same time, greeting him with smiles on their faces.

"Lao Du, you’ve finally arrived. If you hadn’t shown up, I’d have been stuffed full by Old Zhang’s tea," said one of the men, a fat man with a goatee, which made him look somewhat comical. Despite his appearance, he seemed quite amiable.

"Lao Du, did you bring the thing?" Shitou Zhang was a tall, thin middle-aged man with hair that was a mix of black and white. Unlike the ruddy-faced fat man next to him, Shitou Zhang looked a bit unwell, pale in complexion, and coughed upon speaking.

Du Xishan nodded, took a wooden box out of his briefcase, and retrieved an item wrapped several times in a handkerchief.

After unwrapping the handkerchief, an oddly shaped, half-moon piece of jade was revealed to all who were present.

With just one glance at the jade, Yuhang furrowed his brows, turning to Du Xishan and said, "Lao Du, where did you get this piece of jade from? It has such a heavy Yin energy."

This remark naturally caught the attention of Shitou Zhang and the fat man, who had initially thought Yuhang was just someone Du Xishan had called to help with miscellaneous tasks. They hadn’t expected him to be someone from within the trade as well.

"Let me have a look," Shitou Zhang said, preparing to reach out and take the object.

Yuhang hastily spoke up, "Don’t touch it!"

"Mu Yun, what’s wrong?" Du Xishan turned to look at Yuhang, seeing that he had raised his voice in warning.

"Boss Zhang’s Yang energy is already severely depleted. If he comes in contact with something with such strong Yin energy, his health will likely get even worse."

At this remark, Shitou Zhang looked at Yuhang with surprised eyes and asked, "Young man, do you have a way to treat my condition?"

"It’s not an illness," Yuhang sighed lightly, "If I’m not mistaken, Boss Zhang, you’ve deliberately built this estate in this location to converge nature’s spiritual energy from the surroundings into your home, and you have secluded yourself, resting and cultivating within."

"That’s right!"

Recognizing the accuracy of Yuhang’s words, Shitou Zhang didn’t conceal anything and nodded at once.

"Your idea isn’t wrong, and your house has also been surveyed by a Feng Shui master, the layout is quite perfect. However, you’ve overlooked the most crucial point."

"What is it?"

"Stones."

"Stones?"

Pointing at the piece of jade in Du Xishan’s hand, Yuhang continued, "Just like this object here, it comes from underground, nourished over many years, and has already become more than a common stone, possessing spiritual nature. Humans are of Yang and should live above ground, basking in the sunlight; Stones are of Yin. If you have prolonged contact with stones and at the same time cut off contact with people, it’s natural for you to develop a condition where Yang declines and Yin dominates. This will likely get worse with age."

"Are you saying that my current condition is entirely due to collecting these stones?"

"That’s one way to explain it. However, ordinary stones don’t have such a significant impact. I suppose you must have worn this piece for it to have such effects."

At that moment, Yuhang’s left eye began to feel slightly warm. Looking through his left eye, he noticed a faint green glow emanating from the left waist of Shitou Zhang.

"Boss Zhang, could you please show me the object inside your left waist?" Yuhang asked.

This request startled Shitou Zhang because the stone at his left waist was not hanging outside but was deliberately placed inside a sachet within his clothing.

Seeing Shitou Zhang’s hesitation, Du Xishan said with a smile, "Old Zhang, my student has greater skills than I do. He wouldn’t normally help, but today he’s willing to offer you his assistance. You better be quick about it; once the opportunity is missed, regret will be too late."

After pondering for a moment, Shitou Zhang turned around, rustled about for a while, then took out a sachet from inside his clothes.

He tipped a stone out of the sachet and indeed, it was not jade, nor emerald, but merely an ordinary stone.