Love letters are not allowed in the exorcism notebook!-Chapter 578 - 1 I Have No Idea What’s Going On

On the evening of September 1 in the second year of Ming Country, the weather was clear, moonless.

Veil upon veil of barriers slowly opened in the void, and a grayish-white mist silently enveloped the surrounding blocks.

A pair of metal palms, covered in rust marks, tore through the veil, and a petite figure, shrouded in gun smoke, stumbled and fell to the ground.

"Anchor successful!"

Shen Qingxi leaned against the wall, letting out a long breath.

She had finally returned.

Competing in the revival race was easy, but breaking through the moat dimension was really challenging.

She was almost sent back to restart the journey.

It was really... an unexpected disaster.

This world was too dangerous.

Looking down at her dress that was nearly ragged enough to be mistaken for a beggar’s garb, Shen Qingxi sighed helplessly. Fortunately, it was nighttime... but nighttime was also dangerous. Who knew if she would encounter a malevolent psychopath?

Sit in a car, hum a song, step outside and get murdered—whom would you complain to?

Shen Qingxi looked up, her gaze falling on the street numbers on the buildings.

Jinxi Road... not familiar, probably not a road near her home.

She should find a hotel first. Hotels should still be open at this time, so she could use a phone to have someone pick her up.

But she clearly underestimated the geographic size of Tianmen City and also lacked basic common sense about life.

She had walked who knows how far along the street until her toes began to ache, yet the surroundings were still eerily silent, hardly any light visible except for the street lamps.

Shen Qingxi was becoming scared.

At that moment, she saw lights on in an apartment building not far away and, after hesitating, decided to approach it.

After all, people living inside a building were generally safer than those wandering the streets.

But when she reached the entrance, she realized it was actually a church.

A church like this, without its own building and hidden inside an apartment block, didn’t look like a proper denomination, but now Shen Qingxi had no other options.

"Hello... Excuse me... Is anyone there?"

Of course, there wouldn’t be anyone inside a church in the middle of the night. When Shen Qingxi walked in, she only saw an old man with graying hair and a thin figure napping in a corner.

At the sound of her voice, the old man rubbed his eyes and looked up at Shen Qingxi before closing them again.

After a few seconds, sensing something was off, he quickly straightened up and took a detailed look at Shen Qingxi, rubbing his eyes forcefully.

There was a strange look in his eyes that made Shen Qingxi feel oddly uneasy.

"Excuse me, do you have a phone here?"

Shen Qingxi asked cautiously.

"A phone? Uh... of course, the phone is over there."

The old man stood up and pointed in the direction for Shen Qingxi.

At last, there was help!

Shen Qingxi was overjoyed, but she did not forget her manners and bowed politely. "Thank you very much. When I get in touch with my family, I will make a donation to your church!"

When you’re away from home, no amount of politeness is as good as money. She understood that much.

"Family? Ah..."

The old man paused, then waved his hand hurriedly. "No worries, it was nothing."

Shen Qingxi didn’t notice the odd look in his eyes and walked to the phone, dialing her home number.

Busy signal, no answer.

Understandable, since it was the middle of the night...

Shen Qingxi put down the phone and turned around to see the old man lighting six incense candles, meticulously placing them in the censer before the deity statues.

???

Your church... uses incense?

Shen Qingxi secretly swallowed her saliva.

Although it felt a bit off, how should I put it... After all, I was the one who initiated the contact, so I still had to respect their customs.

The second phone call still didn’t go through.

Shen Qingxi began to get nervous.

Why couldn’t I get through to grandpa and dad’s phone? What exactly was happening at home?

Should I call Cheng Xuefei? It was so late... I’d better figure out what happened at home first. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

After pondering for a moment, she dialed the third number.

This time, the phone only rang a few times before someone answered.

"Who is it? Damn it, who doesn’t sleep in the middle of the night, are you sick..."

"Uncle, it’s me, Qingxi."

"Holy shit—"

A loud clang came from the other side of the phone, as if someone had fallen out of bed.

After a long while, Shen Zhinan’s trembling voice came from the other end, "Don’t scare me, my girl! Do you remember I used to buy you toys and take you out for meals!"

This is bad...

Do my family members think I’m dead?

It was only then that Shen Qingxi remembered that she might have actually died that day.

"Uncle, calm down and listen, I’m not dead, I’m still jumping around alive. What happened at home? Why can’t I get through to grandpa and dad’s phones?"

There was a long silence on the other end before he hesitated, "Is it really you, Qingxi? Don’t you know what happened these few days?"

"Just pretend that old man with a white beard rescued me and only brought me back today!"

In the rush, Shen Qingxi couldn’t think of a better excuse, so she just made one up.

"After your accident, the old man... committed suicide at home, the Imperial Jade Seal was lost, and your dad was taken away for investigation, we still haven’t heard anything..."

Shen Qingxi was dumbfounded.

How did everything suddenly turn out like this?

"Where are you now?"

"I..."

Shen Qingxi subconsciously looked at the old man burning incense next to her, who coughed and said, "13 Yulan Road."

"Uncle, I’m calling you from 13 Yulan Road, I don’t even know where this is."

"Alright, don’t go anywhere, I’m driving there to pick you up right now!"

After hanging up, it took a moment for Shen Qingxi to come back to her senses.

"Young lady, please sit down first, have some hot water."

The kind old man, seeing her dazed look, pulled her to a seat and poured her a cup of hot water from the kettle next to him.

Shen Qingxi held the water cup, at a loss.

How could the Imperial Jade Seal have been lost? Weren’t they watching over it? Could it be that they...

The thought of calling Cheng Xuefei suddenly dimmed.

Before figuring out what exactly had happened, she didn’t dare to act rashly.

Seeing she wasn’t in a mood to talk, the old man also didn’t ask further, returning to his own spot to continue his nap.

Shen Qingxi didn’t have to wait too long, it was only about half an hour later that Shen Zhinan arrived with a group of people, storming in furiously.

"Qingxi!"

"Uncle!"

Shen Qingxi excitedly stood up, about to run over, when she heard Shen Zhinan say harshly, "Where is the Imperial Jade Seal?"

"What?"

Shen Qingxi was stunned.

The man following behind Shen Zhinan whispered, "Third Master, this is not the place to talk, let’s take the young lady home and discuss there."

As he finished speaking, a flying knife appeared in his hand, which he then precisely tossed, embedding it into the neck of the old man sleeping nearby.