Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Omen
The screams immediately attracted the attention of the others in the villa, and a figure unscrewed the door and rushed in, coming to Wang Xinxin's bedside.
Wang Xinxin, who was wearing a nightdress, was full of horror, and when she saw someone coming, she plunged into her arms.
"Woooooooooo......oo Mu Qing...... I'm having that nightmare again! β
Wang Xinxin hugged each other and cried loudly, full of fear and grievances.
This girl named Mu Qing is her best friend, she grew up together since she was a child, and she has always been in the same school, and the two are closer than sisters.
Wang Xinxin came back with Wang Hongtao this time, because Mu Qing was bored at home, and she had never been to the Ardis Empire, so she also came to Xiguang City with her.
"I dreamed of that monster again...... It's scary...... I almost swallowed it in one bite......"
Wang Xinxin buried her face in Mu Qing's chest, crying and telling about the nightmare just now.
If it's an ordinary nightmare, forget it when you wake up, and there's nothing to be afraid of.
But this nightmare is completely different, even if you wake up scared, you can still remember every detail of the dream clearly, just like you were almost eaten by a terrifying monster just now.
On top of that, it's not the first time she's had this nightmare.
Just a few days earlier, she had the same nightmare the night she first arrived.
Tonight is the second time.
"Okay, okay, it's just a dream, it's okay."
Mu Qing gently patted Wang Xinxin's back like a big sister and comforted her gently.
As she said this, her brow furrowed slightly.
If it is an ordinary girl, a nightmare is indeed a nightmare, but Wang Xinxin is different, she is very special.
I had the same nightmare twice in a row, and it was so clear....
Is this some kind of foreshadowing?
Mu Qing's expression was a little solemn.
"I'm just scared." Wang Xinxin's tone was aggrieved.
"Shall I sleep with you?" Mu Qing's tone pretended to be helpless.
She didn't know exactly what this nightmare was about, so she had to report to the family tomorrow.
As for tonight, in order to prevent any accidents, let's sleep in the same room with Wang Xinxin.
Well?
Feeling the softness on her best friend's chest, Wang Xinxin's eyes lit up, and she nodded again and again: "Okay, okay." β
Seeing Wang Xinxin's appearance, Mu Qing covered her forehead speechlessly.
Now the helplessness on her face is not disguised, but really helpless.
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The next day.
Backyard, at the pond.
Li Mourning sat in the gazebo, holding a homemade bamboo fishing rod in his hand, and chatted with his uncle's second son, Wang Jialin, about the topic while fishing.
Wang Jialin works for an international group in Shangdu, and has recently returned to Xiguang City from Shangdu.
He was studying for a master's degree at the University of Commerce, and he was considered Li Mian's senior, and now he is talking about the affairs of the University.
On the other side of the pavilion, Zhang Yaqi and Wang Xinxin were tinkering with a barbecue grill.
The smell of the charcoal fire is mixed with the aroma of the grilled meat, creating a special and enticing taste.
A little fat man with a meaty face was following them, staring at the barbecue on the barbecue, saliva almost running down the corners of his mouth.
This little fat man is the grandson brought back by Li Mourning's fifth uncle Wang Hongjin, who just came back today, named Liu Xingxin, who is only seven years old this year.
Except for Wang Jiaqi and Wang Jiahao, who had something to do, all the juniors of the Wang family gathered here.
Of course, the illegitimate children who are nameless and penniless are not counted.
"Can you catch fish with this rod?" A man came to the two of them, looked at the fishing rod in Li Mian's hand and asked in surprise.
It is said that it is a fishing rod, but in fact, one end of the bamboo rod is tied with a silk thread, and a few plastic particles are strung on the silk line as a buoy, which can be said to be primitive and crude.
"Of course, cousin-in-law, would you like to give it a try?" Li Mian smiled and handed the fishing rod to the son-in-law of the fifth uncle's family.
"Then I'll give it a try."
Liu Wen didn't shirk it, took the fishing rod and tried it.
He is a fishing enthusiast and has more than a dozen fishing rods at home, ranging from a few hundred yuan to hundreds of thousands, but he has never used this primitive fishing rod, so he is quite interested.
"That's a police car?"
Li Meng suddenly saw a police car driving from the front on the opposite side of the pond, and after stopping outside a house, two policemen came out of it.
A man came out of the house and welcomed the two policemen into the house.
"Why are the police coming?"
Li Mian was a little surprised.
"We went missing a janitor a few days ago." Wang Jialin also saw the scene just now.
"I just came to our house for about a week, and suddenly he disappeared, and he couldn't find him and called the police, and those two policemen should still be here for that."
In such a big place as the ancestral house, cleaning is a big project, and the Wang family has their own things, of course, it is impossible to clean it by themselves every day, so they hire some people to do these jobs all year round.
It is almost equivalent to the servants of the landlord's family in the past, doing some work such as pruning flowers and plants, cleaning, etc., and some people have even stayed in the Wang family for more than ten years.
Because Wang Deyun was about to celebrate his 80th birthday, in order to completely clean up the entire manor, Wang Hongwei hired some people temporarily, but he didn't expect that only a week later, a cleaner disappeared inexplicably.
"Missing? Is there something wrong? Li Mian frowned slightly.
"Who knows, it's actually a good thing that person is missing."
Wang Jialin shook his head, "After the police came to investigate, we learned that the person used a stolen ID card, and he himself was a habitual thief with a bad record, and the police suspected that he had stolen something from our Wang family, so he escaped." β
"It's an imposter thief."
Li Mian no longer cares about it, the police's inference is very logical, that person is very likely to steal something and escaped.
Speaking of disappearance, he felt a little strange, that is, Zhao Hongyang, who had been following him, didn't know where he went today, and he didn't feel the peep of that guy anymore.
"Originally, I heard my father-in-law say that my grandfather is a strong and good-looking person."
Liu Wen fiddled with the fishing rod and interjected at the same time: "I didn't expect that on such an important day as the 80th birthday, I only called these family juniors, and the rest of the business partners didn't shout anything. β
"At this age, everyone who should be seen should be seen."
Wang Jialin also sighed.
He grew up in a family and knew Wang Deyun's temperament better than they did.
To put it mildly, his grandfather is a selfish guy to the extreme, all for the development of the family, but in fact it is all for his own personal interests.
Therefore, for such a big change in Wang Deyun, Wang Jialin's feelings are also more profound.
"The barbecue is ready, hurry up and eat!"
Zhang Yaqi shouted over there and beckoned to them.
"Let's go have a barbecue."
Wang Jialin put down his fishing rod and stood up from the ground.
"Go ahead, I'll fish for a while." Liu Wen waved his hand, he was fishing.
Although Li Mourning was not hungry, he gave Liu Wen a fishing rod, and when he was idle, he came to the barbecue grill to eat barbecue.
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At night.
Wang Xinxin hummed a little song, wrapped in a bath towel and came to the bathroom door barefoot, and put her white and tender little feet into the slippers.
She had a great time with a few cousins this afternoon, so she was in a good mood so far.
She pushed open the bathroom door and saw that there was one more person in her room.
Wang Xinxin's eyes lit up, and she pounced directly from behind.
"Mu Qing! You're back! β
Wang Xinxin hugged her best friend.
But Mu Qing did not show a helpless look like she did when she was harassed by her in the past, but directly pulled her hand away and looked at her with a serious face.
"Huh? What's wrong? Wang Xinxin was a little overwhelmed.
"Xinxin, it's dangerous here." Mu Qing's eyes were full of solemnity, "Put these clothes on, and I'll take you out of here now." β
There were a few pieces of clothing on the empty bed, which were the daily clothes that Wang Xinxin had brought.
"Huh?" Wang Xinxin was even more confused, "What kind of new game is this?" β
"I'm not kidding you, Shin Shin."
Mu Qing didn't say much, but directly stretched out an index finger.
"Originally, you haven't reached the time to know this, but now the situation is special, and next year you will officially become an adult, and you can awaken your own power, so it doesn't matter."
With Mu Qing's words, an invisible fluctuation appeared on the tip of her index finger.
Then, under Wang Xinxin's shocked gaze, a green flame appeared above Mu Qing's index finger out of thin air.
The green flame was only the size of a finger, reflecting the faces of both of them into a patch of green, giving Wang Xinxin a special feeling of coldness and dead silence.
"ThisβThis is ......"
Wang Xinxin's small mouth opened wide, and she watched this scene blankly.
"This is the Flame, the power I wield." Mu Qing put away the ghost flame on his fingers, "Actually, my true identity is the guardian cultivated by the family, and my mission is to protect your personal safety. β
Spectral Flame, Family, Guardian....
The amount of information in this is too large, which makes Wang Xinxin even more confused, but finally the last "personal safety" still understands.
"Are you saying I'm in danger right now?" Wang Xinxin became nervous.
"Well, this place is in danger." Mu Qing nodded, "Your two nightmares didn't appear for no reason, but were influenced by the outside world......
Wang Xinxin's identity is very special, although she is still just an ordinary girl, she is extremely sensitive to some special existences.
After contacting the family, Mu Qing knew that Wang Xinxin's two nightmares were indeed a sign of danger.
And what is qualified for Wang Xinxin to appear as a foreshadowing is no longer an existence that she, a guardian, can deal with.
So she had to hurry up and take Wang Xinxin out of this dangerous place.