The Villain's Mom Becomes Famous for Fortune-Telling and Gossip Ch. 41

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"When people die with unresolved grudges, it's easy for them to become wandering spirits... and from there, dangerous ghosts that hurt the living."

The voice across the line let out a soft sigh, the subtle buzz of the mic humming underneath. "The ones just now were performers from an opera troupe. They died in a fire."

Half of Yu Yuan's face was lit by a desk lamp, casting her delicate features in warm orange light. Her skin looked almost translucent, but her tired eyes still carried an eerie chill.

What she didn't say was—wandering spirits, even when they turned into vengeful ghosts, almost never gathered in such large numbers.

This wasn't natural. This was intentional. Someone had been raising them.

But for the three people in the car, that didn't matter right now. Meng Qianhe's eyes were glued to the windshield in front of her.

There were smears of black blood, only visible now that night had fallen deeper. The young security guard hadn't noticed earlier.

Near those dark stains, one of the talismans had clearly burned out. The yellow paper had turned black, white smoke gone, completely useless now.

"This talisman..." she murmured.

"I drew that one."

The lazy, casual voice from the computer made Meng Qianhe's heart skip a beat.

"You drew it yourself, Master?"

"Mhm."

Zhou Yu, still hugging the massive rooster in his arms, had been wanting to jump in, but the second he realized his future master wasn't in a chatty mood, he zipped his lips.

Just when he thought he'd lost his only shot at making an impression, her voice suddenly called out his name.

"Qingshan Mist, and you, boss lady—you two go home for now. Play the Diamond Sutra on speaker before bed and get some sun tomorrow. You'll be fine. As for the one holding the rooster, please stay put. I'm on my way."

Zhou Yu's eyes lit up. His head shot up. "You're coming here?"

"Yeah. I need to take a look."

[Where's the streamer going?! I'm getting out of bed right now to try and bump into her!]

[Is she worried something's still up with that ghost opera place?]

[I'm crying, fr. After that livestream, I'm too scared to go to the bathroom... my bladder's gonna explode QWQ]

[Bro who's scared of the bathroom, wait up—I'm terrified too! Feels like there's still ghosts singing opera in my ears!]

[I just made my roommate call me 'dad' earlier and now I'm begging him to go to the bathroom with me. He thinks I'm into him now, help T_T]

[That talisman looked sick af. Where can I get one???]

The livestream chat was still going wild, messages flashing nonstop—Yu Yuan just glanced at it, and without hesitation, logged off.

It was past midnight now.

In the living room, her little dumpling was still waiting for her, though the little guy had dozed off on top of Gua Gua. His tiny hand was clutching Gua Gua's long white fur, baby cheeks squished adorably as he slept like an angel.

[Host! Host! You're finally back!!]

Gua Gua's baby voice was borderline broken from stress.

[I've been stuck like this for over thirty minutes. My paws are going numb! Wuwuwuwu...]

Yu Yuan crouched down beside him, gently patting his big dog head. She softly scooped up little Yu Liang and wrapped him up snug.

"Thank you for tonight. Go get some rest."

The little dumpling, freshly scooped into his mother's arms, stirred sleepily, nuzzling against her chest. He blinked open his eyes in a daze—amber-colored irises reflecting the overhead light, so clear they were almost see-through.

"Mommy...?"

"Mm."

In his hazy state, he heard her respond softly. Her familiar scent, a light hint of sandalwood, wrapped around him and calmed his nerves without reason.

The ceiling light cast a glow from above, but all he could see was half of her face shrouded in shadows.

"...Mom, are you done with work?"

"Mm, I'm done."

She set the little dumpling down on the bed and tucked him in. As she did, Yu Yuan answered in a light, gentle tone, her hand smoothing over the covers.

The little one blinked, clinging to her hand, trying hard to stay awake.

"I made some food for Mommy... it's still warm in the pot. If Mommy's hungry, you should go eat it..."

"Alright, got it." Yu Yuan pulled the blanket snugly around the little dumpling who had curled up next to her. "Then I'll go eat, you go to sleep."

"Mm." The dumpling finally closed his eyes, and his consciousness started slipping away. "Liang Liang sleeps... Mommy eats..."

Not even half a minute later, his breathing evened out, soft and steady. In the dark room, Gua Gua wagged its tail quietly as it lay beside the bed, sneaking a glance at its silent host.

[Host... are you really going to that haunted place?]

Yu Yuan finally moved when it mentioned it, nodding slightly after a pause.

Gua Gua heard her let out a tired sigh. "Keeping the peace is what our sect is supposed to do. If we have the ability, then we should shoulder the responsibility."

There was no such thing in this world as getting all the benefits with none of the work.

She stood up and told Gua Gua, "I already put a protection array in Yu Liang's room earlier. Anything with a cultivation level below mine won't get through. Keep an eye on him and make sure he doesn't wander out."

[No problem, leave it to me—Gua Gua's got this!]

The white Samoyed sat on the floor and tried to thump its chest with a paw for reassurance, but it couldn't quite reach and gave up.

[But Host,] Gua Gua jumped onto the bed, lying down next to little Yu Liang and looking up at Yu Yuan with its big doggy eyes. [How are you even getting there? It's really far from here. What if you don't make it back by tomorrow and Liang Liang wakes up crying for you?]

"I'll be back in an hour at most. I won't be gone long." Yu Yuan switched on the little night lamp at the head of the bed. The warm yellow light lit up half the room.

Gua Gua snuggled close to Yu Liang and gave a small "oh," stealing a glance at the host.
[Host, our melon-eating points are already over 9,000. We're just 300 away from unlocking the system shop. How about livestreaming your mission later too?]

Yu Yuan sat next to the lamp, the light casting sharp contrasts across her figure. "No. You can't just show that kind of stuff to everyone like it's no big deal."

[Then why did you tell that chicken-hugging goofball to wait for you back there?]

The room went quiet for a bit. Just when Gua Gua thought the host was going to ignore it again, her voice drifted over slowly.

"Because... he's tied to my fate."

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