Ruan Zhan did not deliberately return the style of the bar to its original appearance, but he just stood at the bar counter and smiled faintly. The noise and hustle and bustle these days have settled a lot. Here, he is the calm and stable existence, he is the master of all living beings, and no one can overshadow his light.

But although he was calmly dealing with business at this moment, his heart was hanging on other things.

In his opinion, the business that Bao Datong took on was a bit strange. It was just to attract a soul, but it still felt more and more strange. Is the woman named Lu Yan having a problem with the child? Is there something wrong with the place where they live? Did she come to find Bao Datong on purpose or was it completely unintentional? Why did Xiao Xia meet the little girl who had been missing for ten days? Why, according to her description, the little girl seems to be no longer in the world? But if the little girl is dead, why would it appear in broad daylight?

Bao Datong wanted to join forces with him to solve this matter, but he refused. It was not that he was stingy, but that he didn't want Bao Datong to know his secret. He wanted to investigate his own life experience. He did not trust anyone except Wanli. And Xiaoxia, he wanted her to live the simplest and happiest life and not get involved in these things.

Bao Datong's magic power is not low, he can see this. However, it seems that his personality is no different from ten years ago. He is enthusiastic, careless, and impulsive, which is somewhat similar to Xiao Xia, except that he is a little more cynical than Xiao Xia. This is also the reason why he is unwilling to cooperate with Bao Datong. He has a feeling that the truth will slowly surface. Not only this husband-seeking incident, but his life experience is the same. He has to be extra careful every step he takes, and Bao Datong's personality may help worse.

Bao Datong, who is anxious now, has already gone to Lu Yan's residence to check in, but he is not in a hurry. He has to wait until dawn in the middle of the night before going to go. With Bao Datong's ability, in the current situation where the contradiction has not intensified, he should not be alarmed.

Xiao Xia is now asleep upstairs. He has re-arranged the protective array hidden in the decoration. As long as she stays here at night, there will be no evil things to disturb her. As for her amulet of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, she has been with him since she was in Hongqing Town last time. He is blessing the mind power on it every day, hoping to give her greater protection.

Just as he was thinking, the door opened. Ruan Zhan looked up and saw that it was Wanli and Bao Datong.

Seeing that there was a hint of inquiry in Ruan Zhan's eyes, Wan Li shrugged. Ruan Zhan immediately understood that he was not with Bao Datong, but was just meeting him at the door.

As soon as the two handsome guys entered the market, they immediately shared a little pressure from Ruan Zhan, but this also made them unable to discuss things. They didn't have the opportunity to talk about it in a low voice until it was about to close.

"Nothing was discovered." Before Ruan Zhan asked, Bao Datong talked about the result of his scouting of Lu Yan's family. "Although there are few people and heavy yin energy, there is nothing unusual. What surprised me is why Lu Yan's husband always appears, but there is no ghost in the past few days?"

"Maybe her husband did not appear, but the imagination formed in her mind because of her lovesickness. From a spiritual perspective-"

"Don't take off the book bag." Bao Datong interrupted Wanli while showing his invincible cute smile to an elegant woman who had not left. "Because Xiaoxia encountered a strange thing, let's first presume that what Lu Yan said was true."

Wanli looked at Ruan Zhan, and Ruan Zhan whispered what Xiaoxia had encountered.

"Don't tell me, Xiaoxia saw that Zhang Jialin." Wanli was a little surprised.

"It's that little girl." Bao Datong nodded, "And according to Xiao Xia's description, the little girl's situation is not very optimistic."

"Do you have any clues?" Ruan Zhan frowned habitually.

After being a friend for many years, he understood the meaning of Wanli's most subtle move. Although Wanli's face is still calm, his eyes tell him that he knows some inside story.

"There has not been reported in the newspaper, so you don't know that seven young children have disappeared in the city in ten days, all between four and six years old, and they are all lost at night, without any warning in advance."

"Lost at night?" Bao Datong was startled, "A child of such a young man should sleep with his parents in the middle of the night?"

"That's why it's strange." Wanli took a sip of wine. "Now the police are also managing humanely. I went to provide psychological counseling for police officers and some suspects, so I learned a little bit of the details, such as the situation at the time of the incident, and I cannot inquire about it."

"These human traffickers should kick them into hell with one kick, and add a talisman to them, so that they can suffer all the torture before they can be reborn, and they will become pigs and dogs in the next life!" Bao Datong said hatefully.

"It must not be done by human traffickers! Human traffickers kidnap children is nothing more than stealing, cheating, abducting, and occasionally robbing. However, these disappearances of children occurred in the middle of the night. The parents did not notice it. The doors were all opened from the inside, and there were no traces of violence. The children seemed to have disappeared out of thin air."

"Maybe it was made by the people who photographed the drugs." Bao Datong said seriously, "When I was a child, my father said that there was a very strange medicine powder. Those bastards who abducted children saw the child's child and patted the child's head. The child could not see anything at that time, and could not hear anything. He only felt that someone was leading him in front, two big rivers on both sides, and a wolf was chasing him behind, so he would keep following the trafficker."

“It sounds like a hallucinogen.”

"I'm not talking nonsense. There is really such medicine. China has such a long history, and the splendid medical civilization, and many strange herbs seem to be lost, but they have been secretly passed down among some people. As a result, it is possible to be used by people with bad intentions to harm people. You are a doctor and should not look at this issue narrowly."

"I admit that there are indeed many magical things among the people, and I don't reject it." Wanli said, "But you said that you have to 'photography'. These children disappeared at home in the middle of the night. How to shoot? Besides, human traffickers abducted children to sell them, are they raising them for themselves? If you want to sell them, you have to leave the city. Are you a fool? The city has been strictly controlled, but there is no trace. Where did you think the children are going?"

Bao Datong thought about it for a while and wanted to argue again. But as soon as he opened his mouth, he was interrupted by Ruan Zhan.

"Can you get the home address of these seven children?"

"This should not be a secret. Didn't you see Zhang Jialin's parents log in to find someone? "Will Wanli say, "There are records of reports to be checked. The police just feared that they would cause unnecessary panic and did not release the news for the time being, and did not deliberately conceal it. I guess this will be released in two days to remind the general public to pay attention."

"Okay, let's ask the child's parents directly for the situation." Ruan Zhan was concise and concise.

"Why do you ask your child's parents for what reason?" Wan Li asked.

Ruan Zhan didn't say anything, but after looking at Bao Datong, Wanli understood immediately. Parents who lost their children must be very anxious. If the child cannot be found through normal channels for the time being, asking gods and asking divination is the most common way to seek help. Bao Datong is such a famous "charlatan", so it's easier to get close to the child's parents and let him tell him the true feelings.

"I know I'm useful this time, right? You're like this every time, especially you-" Bao Datong pointed at Ruan Zhan, "You don't trust anyone. When the critical moment, you will know that I, Bao Datong, are not a waste of money. Duan Jin's affairs are like this, and Nana's affairs are like this!"

Bao Datong suddenly mentioned Nana, making Wanli's expression dim.

"I just borrowed your name and didn't say I would cooperate with you." Ruan Zhan changed the topic, "Don't forget that you promised Lu Yan to find her husband Zhang Zixin, but you still have no clue at all."

Bao Datong sighed, "Yes, I'm going to start investigating Zhang Zixin's life tomorrow. I want to know why he died a few days before his marriage and how he died?"

"It's missing." Ruan Zhan reminded him that everything is possible.

"I hope those children are just missing." Bao Datong sighed again, "After all, missing can be retrieved."

The three of them looked at each other and saw helplessness in each other's eyes.

Whether in the past or present, can you find what has been lost?

After discussing the countermeasures, Ruan Zhan invisibly went to Lu Yan's house when it was almost dawn, but it turned out to be consistent with Bao Datong - there was no abnormality. The portrait Xiaoxia mentioned was indeed there, but there was no evil spirit attached to it; the 'creak' and 'cry' sounds she said were also there, but the window covered by the debris was not closed properly and would knock with the wind; and the little girl who looked like Zhang Jialin did not appear at all.

But despite this, Ruan Zhan thought there was something wrong with this place, and what Xiao Xia encountered was indeed an abnormal thing.

Because this place is too "clean". You should know that there are obsessions everywhere in this world, and people have died everywhere, let alone such old houses decades ago? Although there are generally no spiritual bodies in places where people gather, and there is no common resentment with evil thoughts, it is impossible to even have no breath. It may be possible to cover up the problem, but if you do it too much, it will be a bit more obvious.

He thought about it all the way and walked slowly back. As soon as he entered the store, he found that the tables and chairs in the bar were pushed aside. Xiao Xia was wearing a sports outfit and chewing with Bao Datong.

"Our sect is a bit different from Ruan Zhan." Bao Datong ignored the owner's return and explained to Xiao Xia in a decent manner, "He is born with supernatural powers, and he practices acquiredly. He is more imaginative. Although he is very powerful, our Taoism is more authentic."

Xiao Xia stole a look at Ruan Zhan, and Ruan Zhan's eyes were following her involuntarily. When the two of them touched their eyes, they quickly moved away.

"Your foundation is too bad. Although you don't know how to learn Taoism, you have too many distracting thoughts in your heart, so it will be difficult to get started." Bao Datong seemed to have not seen it, but Xiao Xia said that she was now saying that she was in a state of turmoil and quickly calmed down.

"Let's do it!" Bao Datong thought for a while, "There is a set of five elements forbidden methods in this sect, which does not require much to the user's own skills. As long as I draw a corresponding set of talismans for you, and then you practice the formulas and accurate steps, you can resist ordinary evil things. As for the entry, let's take your time. Junior Sister Xiao Xia, I am only so good to you. That set of talismans is a secret that is not passed on. Even if you know how to draw it, it is useless without my mental method. This person - my 'cousin', he doesn't know."

When Xiao Xia heard him talking about Ruan Zhan, she couldn't help looking at him again, "I-I'm afraid that something will happen to you will become a burden to you, so she also needs to practice, at least I think I can protect myself!" She explained to him for some reason, but she just rushed out.

"Okay. But you are in good health, don't be too tired." Ruan Zhan said softly, standing there without moving.

Xiaoxia lowered her head.

What does he mean? He is cold and hot towards her. Since he is avoiding her, he has no special affection for her. Why does he smile so gently now that she dare not speak again, for fear that his heart will jump out of his mouth when he opens his mouth! How could he laugh so well when he dies!

"So, do you want to chat or continue to learn Taoism?" Bao Datong's voice came, without any reproach, and his tone was more joking.

"Learn to learn, I'll learn now." Xiao Xia quickly surrendered, pressing the waves of throbbing to his heart, "You picked me up from bed so early in the morning. If you don't learn something, wouldn't I get up so early in vain?"

"This is how you are good." Bao Datong smiled, "This set of five elements forbidden methods is metal, wood, water, fire and earth. Although the footwork and gestures are a bit complicated, the spell is very simple. Let's come bit by bit and learn the money first. The spell is--" Bao Datong saw Ruan Zhan still standing there, and put down his raised hand.

"Cousin, do you understand some rules? I'm teaching my junior sister's unique skills. Should you avoid it? Don't stand there and be a door god?"

"Oh, I'm sorry." Ruan Zhan realized that he had been standing there and had never moved a single step.

He walked over from the side and passed by Xiao Xia, the approaching of the two of them made him feel ache in his heart.

She is learning how to exorcise evil spirits and avoid evil! If she learned Bao Datong's spell, she would no longer need him. But if she didn't need him, there was nothing else to miss in this world. He really couldn't stand this! She didn't need him! She didn't need him!

"By the way, I forgot to say it." He stopped beside Xiao Xia, trying hard to keep calm, "Don't go to Lu Yan's house alone, nor during the day."

"Did you find anything?" Xiao Xia asked.

Ruan Zhan shook his head, "You just have to promise me."

"But, I promised the kid to go and play with him. Isn't it good to cheat the kid?" Xiao Xia looked embarrassed.

"We want other ways to help them, mother and son. This time you have to be more obedient and listen to me." Ruan Zhan said patiently, "I will go to help you visit the boy at noon today, and I will not let you lose your appointment. I will tell him that you are sick."

"In fact, her body did not fully recover for some reason." Bao Datong interrupted, "After that, what did you find?"

“We didn’t join forces.”

"Yes." Bao Datong honestly admitted, "but with our friendship, we can at least exchange information."

"I will exchange it with you when you have a new discovery." Ruan Zhan said, and suddenly turned around.

"It seems that it's not going well, he's unhappy." Xiao Xia looked at Ruan Zhan's figure disappearing at the corner of the stairs, and was so worried that she didn't hear Bao Datong's thoughtful words.
Chapter completed!