I Have a Date with a Thousand-year-old Female Corpse
Chapter 719: May 5th, Poisonous Moon, Poisonous Day_1

Chapter 719: Chapter 719: May 5th, Poisonous Moon, Poisonous Day_1

Yu Xiaomei smiled, extending her right hand and gently bouncing it across her face, and suddenly that average face that would blend into the crowd in the street transformed into that of a nation-toppling beauty!

"Wow, what’s going on!" Yang Kai rubbed his eyes vigorously, staring at Xiao Meiyu with an incredulous look.

Zong Wangyue was even more exaggerated in expression, and after finally managing to lift his jaw back into place, he turned to you with a smile and said, "Boss, give us an introduction."

"Zongzi, what’s there to introduce, you can still call me Xiaomei, after all, I’ve gotten used to this identity. Plus, you guys are quite interesting, being with you is never boring."

Xiao Meiyu’s right hand shook lightly again, and she returned to being the plain Yu Xiaomei.

Although they had not known each other for a long time, Xiao Meiyu had more or less made contact with everyone at the supernatural detective society and got along very harmoniously.

Even if they couldn’t immediately adjust to Xiao Meiyu’s identity, no one felt the slightest bit of rejection towards her.

"Brother, you wouldn’t kick cousin out of the club because she deceived you, right?" Little Qinniang clutched at your hand, her pretty little face full of hope.

You chuckled bitterly, "She’s not some fierce beast, why would I kick her out of the club?"

You figured it was still better to keep this unpredictable cousin by your side; at least that way, you could keep an eye on her and prevent her from getting up to all sorts of mischief behind your back.

After all, you had been tricked by Su Su quite a few times as a kid. She was just like a fox fairy when she was little, and now her thoughts are even more unfathomable.

"Little Yan, you’re so adorable, come here, let sister give you a kiss."

Yu Xiaomei, no, Xiao Meiyu stepped forward and embraced Little Qinniang, and the two girls started frolicking together.

Lei Jianhua came up beside you, his face solemn as he said, "President, I also think Little Yan’s analysis is very reasonable, you must be more vigilant now."

"Oh come on, there’s nothing to worry about, our boss has the Sen Luo Eye, who in the world could get close to him?" Zong Wangyue said with a dismissive air.

You waved your hand and your expression became slightly more serious as you said to everyone nearby, "No matter what, everyone, be alert in the coming period. If it’s only targeted at me, it could still be manageable, but if... "

Xi Yu interjected, "On this matter, please rest assured, Master Li. If they dare to make a move on anyone other than Master Li, Luanfeng Pavilion will join with the other aristocratic families to impose a comprehensive ban on the Zhang and Cen families!"

"Hm? Not bad! Now that you mention it, I can rest easy."

No sooner had the words left your mouth than the electronic wristwatch on your left arm suddenly vibrated. In no time, a holographic beauty the size of a fist "jumped" out of the wristwatch.

"Beauty, long time no see."

In reality, you were just a peripheral figure in the Chu Sect. Due to your special status, you rarely participated in the Chu Sect’s missions. After all, those so-called points didn’t mean much to you.

"Mr. Li, I have a mission here that was published by the Scenic Sect Master, Cen Xiaodan. Are you interested?"

"Let’s hear it."

The holographic beauty, seemingly unable to see the people around you, could only make eye contact with you.

"The Scenic Sect Master has published an Inner Sect Disciple selection mission. Any member of the Outer Sect from the Chu Sect can participate, and once they pass the selection, they’ll formally enter the Inner Sect, a true leap to the heavens."

"Tsch, in the end, it’s still about becoming their servant to order around," you said with disdain, "This mission must have some additional rewards as well."

Actually, you already had an idea about what was going on in your mind, and it seemed this was Cen Xiaodan’s open conspiracy!

"Yes, the additional condition is to inform of the whereabouts of the Taoism’s most treasured Ascension Immortal Pill Nine Xianmin."

Just as I thought!

With a light tap on the tip of his nose, you quickly agreed, "Okay, I’ll take this task!"

"Then I’ll immediately report your name. The specific date for the selection should be the 9th of next month, and the location hasn’t been decided yet. I’ll inform you when the time comes."

"Hmm, I’ll wait for your message."

After the beautiful lady’s holographic image disappeared, you said to everyone around with a smile, "The situation is much simpler than I thought. That’s more like it, just get someone to kill me openly during the selection!"

Wei Shuxian pushed up his glasses, "Old Shu, are you confident?"

You shrugged, "No."

"Ah?"

"At this point, there’s no room for maneuvering. If they want a fight, then let’s have a good fight!"

Tao Wenwen whispered, "The 9th of next month, isn’t that the Dragon Boat Festival? That doesn’t seem too good."

"Isn’t the Dragon Boat Festival just about commemorating Qu Yuan with zongzi? What’s wrong with that?" Yang Kai said with a clueless face.

"You illiterate foodie, you really do just follow what others say, don’t you?" Nie Ying glared at Yang Kai, "The Chu people say the Dragon Boat Festival is to commemorate Qu Yuan, while the Wu people commemorate Wu Zixu. Some even say it’s for Cao E and Jie Zitui. So who is the Dragon Boat Festival really for? All those stories about commemorating famous people are just far-fetched claims by later generations. We, the Huaxia people, just like to join in the fun, attaching historical figures to everything."

Lei Jianhua nodded in agreement, "Sister Ying is right. The origin of the Dragon Boat Festival should be related to the Baiyue people, whose totem is the dragon. The dragon boat race started from them."

"That’s not what I’m talking about. We need to figure out why the old lady from the Cen family didn’t choose any other time, but specifically arranged it on the day of the Dragon Boat Festival."

You turned to Wei Shuxian and asked, "Glasses, when is the Dragon Boat Festival?"

"June 9th."

"No, I mean according to the lunar calendar."

"The fifth day of the fifth month."

"The fifth day of the fifth month?" you muttered, then with a cold smile said, "It’s still the old ginger that’s spiciest. Seems like this time she’s intent on dooming me to an irreversible fate."

"What, there’s a problem?"

Hearing you speak like that, everyone turned to look at you.

"Hmm." You nodded and said to everyone, "Have you heard of the ’Taboos of May’?"

The crowd exchanged glances, shaking their heads, even Xi Yu looked at you with a curious expression.

"In the ancient beliefs of our Huaxia people, May is known as the ’Poisonous Month.’ Especially in the south, May is humid and sultry, with poisonous gas and miasma lingering without dispersing, causing great harm to people. The fifth day of May, which is the Dragon Boat Festival, is the first of the ’Nine Poisons’; and then following it: the sixth, seventh, fifteenth, sixteenth, seventeenth, and the twenty-fifth, twenty-sixth, and twenty-seventh are all ’Poisonous Days.’ This is the reason why, after the Dragon Boat Festival, every household would insert mugwort, drink realgar wine, and eat zongzi."

"Mugwort to ward off evil and realgar to expel poison are indeed easy to understand, but what does that have to do with zongzi?" Zong Wangyue asked.

Hu Meili slapped Zong Wangyue on the back, scolding, "I can’t believe you’re from our detective agency! The stickiness of glutinous rice removes dampness and detoxifies, haven’t you seen on TV where those bitten by zombies are immersed in glutinous rice water?"

Wei Shuxian frowned and said, "In May, many things are not favorable; no weddings, no building of houses, no laying stoves, no moving, no shipbuilding, and so on. If it’s just ordinary people, they might not need to avoid these things so strictly, but for those involved in Taoism, especially those practicing the evil path, it’s different. Could it be that Little Yan is right, and they’ve actually invited those wizards from the south?"