My Livestreaming Metaphysics & Gossip Became an Internet Sensation Ch. 155

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Of course Jiang noticed. But instead of asking right away, he decided to mess with the kid a little and pretended not to see.

When Han Shi looked like he was going to burst from holding it in, Jiang cleared his throat like he'd only just noticed. "What's up?"

Han Shi looked conflicted, unsure how to phrase it. After a pause, he said, "Brother Qingqing, I... I feel kind of scared of him."

Jiang Yiqing raised an eyebrow. "Wen Xiuyan?"

Han Shi nodded. Afraid Jiang Yiqing would think he was being a wimp, he quickly added an explanation.

Jiang Yiqing knew full well that Han Shi wasn't the scaredy-cat type. The kid was definitely not your average child—so if he was feeling afraid...

That confirmed Jiang Yiqing's own suspicions. He couldn't see through Wen Xiuyan either. The guy probably wasn't just an ordinary person. But clearly, even Wen Xiuyan himself wasn't aware of it.

Jiang Yiqing patted the kid on the head. "Don't overthink it. He's not a bad guy. Just don't talk about this to anyone, okay?"

Han Shi nodded obediently. He'd just wanted to warn Brother Qingqing, and now that Brother Qingqing said it was fine, he wouldn't dwell on it.

So well-behaved it was almost ridiculous.

Jiang Yiqing couldn't help it—he pinched the kid's soft cheek. Han Shi gave him a confused look, but Jiang just cleared his throat and calmly pulled his hand back like nothing happened.

As soon as Jiang Yiqing opened the door to his home, the fluffy little dog Milk Ball and the pudgy pig Pangpang came rushing to greet him. Normally, whenever Jiang Yiqing left the house, Pangpang would stay tucked away inside the black-gold beaded bracelet. But the moment he mentioned visiting the temple, for some reason the pig flat-out refused to go, no matter what.

Seeing Pangpang stay behind, Milk Ball struggled with the decision for a long time before ultimately choosing to stay and keep Pangpang company.

The dog and pig were pretty excited to see Jiang Yiqing at first—until they spotted Han Shi trailing behind him. Their enthusiasm instantly vanished. Pangpang even looked completely horrified: Why did you bring him back again?!

Han Shi had been staying at the temple recently, and Pangpang thought for sure he wouldn't be coming around anymore.

Jiang Yiqing noticed how scared the pig was and tried to soothe it, but when that didn't work, he gave up.

Naiqiu, on the other hand, didn't have a care in the world. After confirming Han Shi wasn't going to hurt them, the little dog slowly shuffled back over.

Early the next morning, Jiang Yiqing set out for Min Yao's uncle's place. He didn't really have a choice—Min Yao had messaged him the night before, saying his younger cousin's condition had gotten worse. The kid had even started biting people, and Min begged Jiang to come as soon as possible.

So Jiang got up at the crack of dawn. He asked Han Shi if he needed to be dropped off at the temple, but the boy said no.

After breakfast, Jiang Yiqing hit the road.

Uncle Min Yao lived on the other side of the city—basically the exact opposite direction from where Jiang Yiqing was. The ride took over an hour, and by the time he arrived, the sky had gone from dim pre-dawn gray to full daylight.

In front of him stood a high-end residential complex, complete with a young security guard posted at the gate. Maybe because he was worried about delays or didn't want the guard stopping Jiang Yiqing, Uncle Min was already waiting at the entrance with Min Yao.

This time, Yu Yuanhao wasn't with them.

Min Yao said a few words to the middle-aged man beside him, and the man's eyes instantly lit up. He rushed over and shook Jiang's hand enthusiastically. "You must be Master Jiang. Thank goodness you're finally here!"

Jiang greeted him and, seeing how anxious the man was, skipped the small talk. He asked Min Yongzhi to take him straight to see the younger cousin, Min Can.

Min Yongzhi immediately agreed, explaining the situation as they walked, "He was totally fine before. Just the night before, he was talking about going out with his friends. Then the next morning he woke up and... something was just off. He couldn't speak or even walk properly."

That was putting it mildly.

The truth was, it wasn't that Min Can couldn't walk—he could. He just moved around like... an animal. Crawling on all fours.

That morning, Madam Min had heard odd grunting sounds coming from her son's room and figured he must be feeling sick. She rushed over to check on him, opened the door—and something lunged at her.

She screamed and jumped back. And when she got a good look at what had just crawled toward her, her scream died in her throat.

It wasn't a thing. It was her son.

She thought he was playing some kind of twisted prank and got so angry she almost passed out. She pulled at him, trying to get him to stop fooling around, but Min Can didn't react at all. He couldn't speak, only grunted and whimpered—and even licked her face.

She was so startled she didn't even have time to be disgusted. She immediately called her older son and Min Yongzhi over to check things out.

They quickly realized this wasn't some dumb joke. They rushed him to the hospital.

After being bounced from one hospital to another, none of the doctors could figure out what was wrong. They all said the same thing: the human brain is complex, and sometimes... there are no clear answers.

With modern medicine failing them, they had no choice but to turn to the metaphysical.

Soon, they arrived at the Min family home. Before opening the door, Min Yongzhi gave Madam Min a heads-up. Only when she nodded did he bring Jiang Yiqing inside.

At first, Jiang Yiqing was just mildly curious—until he stepped through the door and understood.

Min Can was sitting on a stool, tied tightly with hemp rope. The moment he saw Jiang Yiqing, a stranger, he got agitated and tried to lunge at him—but the ropes held him back. All he could do was thrash and whimper angrily.

Madam Min stood nearby, wiping her tears. "He was perfectly fine! How did this even happen?!"

Min Yao gently patted her on the back, silently trying to comfort her.

Min Yongzhi quickly pulled Jiang over. "Master Jiang, please take a look. Do you think he's... possessed or something?"

Jiang examined Min Can carefully and shook his head. "Doesn't look like possession."

The Min family exchanged worried glances. If it wasn't possession, then what was it?

But Jiang Yiqing had noticed something interesting—Min Can became wildly excited whenever he saw a person. That look in his eyes wasn't dull or vacant.

If anything, it looked eerily similar to the gaze of... some kind of animal.

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