The night passed without incident. Yan Shouyi and the others rested until noon the next day. They only got up when Meng Te and Kong Xuan came looking for them.
In reality, Yan Shouyi had woken up much earlier. However, with nothing else to do, he had been busy chatting on the phone with Lin Zitong.
After returning to Rongcheng, Lin Zitong had already begun learning about the daily management of the sect from Lu Jing. Fortunately, she was already a strong career woman who had revitalized several struggling companies in the Lin family. She found managing the sect to be equally straightforward.
In many aspects, Lu Jing was not as capable as Lin Zitong. Thus, it was less of Lu Jing teaching Lin Zitong and more of him guiding her through the sect leader's duties.
It could be imagined that once Lin Zitong became the Sect Leader of the Lu Shan Sect, its management would be more standardized than before, and the disciples cultivated would be more outstanding.
It was believed that soon, the Lu Shan Sect would officially hold a ceremony for the transfer of sect leadership. At that time, Yan Shouyi would definitely have to rush back to accompany Lin Zitong through this crucial moment.
At noon, Meng Te and Kong Xuan came looking for them, and everyone met in the hotel lobby.
Upon seeing Yan Shouyi and his group, Meng Te curiously asked, "Brother Yan, where is that weird old man who was with you earlier?"
Wei Changqing was not with Yan Shouyi today. Since Yan Shouyi and the others planned to stay in Qiantang for a few more days and had booked the hotel for an extended period, this hotel was temporarily their base. Therefore, Wei Changqing decided to stay put in the hotel.
Yan Shouyi had no objections to this. He merely sent a discreet message to Xue Kai, asking him to keep an eye on Wei Changqing.
Although Yan Shouyi didn't expect Xue Kai to be undetectable in front of Wei Changqing, it didn't matter. Even if Wei Changqing knew Xue Kai was monitoring him, he wouldn't do anything out of line.
From their interactions over the past few days, Yan Shouyi had grown increasingly confident in Wei Changqing. Although Wei Changqing had been associated with Li Genmiao, he wasn't a madman like Guan Lao San or Chu Liang. Strictly speaking, Wei Changqing's association with Li Genmiao likely had another purpose, and Wei Changqing himself did not approve of Li Genmiao.
All of this was Yan Shouyi's deduction. He believed in his judgment of people and even more so in his father Yan Chou's judgment.
If Wei Changqing were truly a dangerous individual, Yan Chou would not have agreed to have him stay by Yan Shouyi's side.
After casually fabricating an excuse, Meng Te continued, "Catching ghosts last night was too exciting. Do you have any more activities today? I want to tag along and see!"
Long Feicheng, standing nearby, reprimanded him seriously, "Catching ghosts is no child's play. One wrong move and you could lose your life. How can you come along and cause trouble?"
Hearing this, Meng Te's expression fell. He lowered his head and said, "Xuanxuan also wants to come with you. It seems we were too reckless…"
"What? Xuanxuan wants to come too?" Long Feicheng's expression changed immediately, and he said with a grin, "Although catching ghosts is dangerous, with a master like me, protecting the two of you is a piece of cake! If you follow me, I guarantee there will be no danger!"
Yan Shouyi rolled his eyes at Long Feicheng.
He said seriously, "Today, we plan to accompany Han San to the crematorium in the western suburbs of Qiantang. Many strange things have been happening there recently, and it's likely due to ghosts. This matter cannot be taken lightly, so you two shouldn't go."
Yan Shouyi couldn't wait indefinitely for news from Xu Qian.
Therefore, he planned to accompany Han San that evening to complete Han San's sect mission. If there were indeed ghosts, they would deal with them, which would also count as a good deed.
Unexpectedly, Meng Te burst out laughing, "The western suburbs crematorium, I know it well!"
"Don't tell me you live at the crematorium?" Weng Qianxiang asked, puzzled.
Meng Te shook his head and smiled, "My grandmother died just two weeks ago, and she was cremated at the western suburbs crematorium. I've been there several times, so I'm extremely familiar with it! Hey! You think this is a coincidence?"
Yan Shouyi: "..."
Yan Shouyi patted Meng Te on the shoulder and asked, "Meng Te, did your grandmother always bully you?"
"No, my grandmother doted on me! Why does Brother Yan ask that?"
"But your grandmother died, and you don't seem sad at all, you even seem a bit happy?"
Meng Te replied, "My grandmother passed away peacefully after living a long and full life. She had a large family and enjoyed many years of comfort in her old age. When she passed away, the whole family was by her bedside. Therefore, her funeral was a happy occasion, and our entire family is happy for her!"
Everyone suddenly understood.
Meng Te continued, "Besides, my grandmother said that death is like people on earth sending off one by one, and people in heaven receiving one by one. Thinking that Grandma will be reunited with Grandpa after death, I am genuinely happy for her. I wish Grandma could have gone sooner… Oops, that doesn't sound quite right, does it?"
"People on earth send off one by one, people in heaven receive one by one."
Everyone couldn't help but ponder these words and suddenly felt less afraid of death, even finding a sense of warmth in them.
Perhaps everyone had someone they missed dearly but were separated by death. They thought parting was forever, but the thought of meeting again after death brought a sense of anticipation.
Yan Shouyi smiled, "Meng Te, your grandmother is truly open-minded."
"I think so too!" Meng Te said wistfully, "So, can we follow you today?"
"No."
"Hmph, cold-hearted, heartless! You men are all the same!"
Seeing Meng Te's petulant, girlish pout, Yan Shouyi couldn't take it anymore. "Stop it, big brother, no, big sister, I beg you, please stop unleashing your psychic attacks. I just ate my lunch, and if I throw up in the hotel lobby, I'll have to pay for it."
There was probably only Meng Te in the world who could make Yan Shouyi this afraid. Under Yan Shouyi's repeated pleas, Meng Te finally reined in his powers and behaved slightly more normally.
Kong Xuan said expectantly, "Then can we follow you?"
"Fine…" Yan Shouyi sighed. "There shouldn't be any major incidents tonight. We'll have one or two people escort you then."
Meng Te and Kong Xuan were immediately delighted.
Yan Shouyi couldn't understand why these two, who were terrified yesterday, were now desperately wanting to see ghosts.
Han San was also puzzled. When he asked the reason, his heart broke on the spot.
Kong Xuan blushed and fidgeted. It was Meng Te who explained:
"Xuanxuan fell in love at first sight with the handsome guy who was stationed downstairs at her house before. So today she wants to follow you ghost hunting, hoping to meet that handsome guy again."