Chapter 193

I looked at Ding Kan in surprise, "You're really a contradictory person. If I may be so bold, how did you split yourself so well without affecting the memories of both personalities? Are you still that Ding Kan who massacred the Celestial Master Manor?"

"Probably not," Ding Kan said with a carefree and peaceful smile. "Since I've already drawn a line with my previous life, I might as well make it clear. Just consider that the previous Ding Kan wasn't me. Actually, Qin Tianming isn't a bad person. If he were inhumane, he wouldn't have been so affected by the events in our village, and he wouldn't have even wasted his own talent."

"A genius young man who once amazed the entire feng shui circle, but ended up relying on his apprentice to help him level up. We can't imagine how much he struggled internally, and how much scorn he suffered for wasting his talent."

"Do you think he's punishing himself?"

"I don't know. I only know that in recent years, he has done many things he shouldn't have done, but he has also been working hard to do some meaningful things."

"Like investigating that abandoned district?"

"Yes. If I remember correctly, you've been there too, right? How about it, are you interested in continuing the investigation with me?"

That was a question. Where would I have gotten Jasmine if I hadn't been to that old district? Although Jasmine had reformed, it's not so easy to wash away her past, and her work experience was basically written all over her face. Ding Kan wasn't a naive kid, how could he not see it?

I was indeed interested in the old district, and I would investigate it sooner or later. I had to know who was practicing evil arts there.

"Are you planning to share the information you have with me?" I asked Ding Kan.

"Of course. Since we're going to work together to deal with that monster and eliminate harm for the people, of course I have to share the information with you."

"No problem, it's not bad to participate in eliminating harm for the people. However, you can't go now. Only I can go. Give me the information, and then wait for me in the shop. I'll take care of things for you."

"Why?" Ding Kan immediately objected.

"Anyway, it's to eliminate harm for the people. As long as the harm is eliminated, does it matter who eliminates it?"

"No, I said no, and that's that. If you don't want to go with me, I'll go by myself. Don't even think about getting my information for free."

I laughed. You really had to keep your wits about you when chatting with this kid, or you might get tricked.

Ding Kan definitely had eliminating harm for the people in mind when dealing with the old district. The kid had a basic sense of good and evil. Being Qin Tianming's apprentice, he probably also wanted to continue investigating the cases that Qin Tianming hadn't finished. Ding Kan's eyes were pure, but his inner emotions were complex. It wasn't impossible that he truly had some master-disciple affection for Qin Tianming.

However, Ding Kan was even more of a person who wouldn't get up early without benefit. There were many things he could do to eliminate harm for the people, and many cases that Qin Tianming hadn't finished in his lifetime. Why did he choose this one in particular? And why wouldn't he give me the information? He must be afraid that I would take all the benefits.

I patted Ding Kan and pointed to the abacus: "I've never thought of taking advantage of you. I'd be satisfied if you didn't try to take advantage of me, since you're so shrewd. I really have no intention of scheming against you, but you really can't leave this shop right now."

"Why? Did I sell myself to you? It's true that you saved me, but I followed the rules of your shop. Not wanting a reward was what your abacus calculated, not me trying to get out of paying." Ding Kan glared.

I laughed, "It's precisely because the price was calculated by the abacus that you can't leave. The abacus calculated that you had to fully recover from your injuries and restore all your strength before you could leave. Tell me yourself, have you met the standard now? Don't underestimate my little rabbits. They can fix you, and they can also tear you apart. If you go out like this today, I can't guarantee you'll be able to come back."

Ding Kan glanced in the direction of the rabbit room and郁闷锤了一下桌子: "真是倒霉, 好好一桩买卖..."

Then, Ding Kan turned and went upstairs.

I asked him what he was going upstairs to do.

Ding Kan glared at me and said, "Can't I go upstairs to rest? How will my injuries recover if I don't rest well?"

Alright, it's good to rest well. Although this business wasn't profitable, I still wanted to handle it as quickly and properly as possible. I hoped that Ding Kan could leave my shop healthy and safe.

After Ding Kan went upstairs, I had nothing to do downstairs by myself. I was just about to read a book when I saw Jasmine coming down from upstairs. I was afraid she would try to chat with me again, so I quickly waved my hand to indicate that I wanted to practice my qigong and told her not to disturb me if she had nothing to do. Jasmine went back upstairs with a disappointed expression.

I took the "Open for Business" sign inside, sat cross-legged behind the counter and began to meditate. As soon as I entered meditation, I felt the projection of that big guy below in my mind become clear.

Was there movement from the thing inside the ice brick? Could it come back to life?

I immediately withdrew my mind, got up, and ran to the basement. There was indeed a faint crack on the ice brick. Although the crack was thinner than a strand of hair, I had carefully checked it, and the crack was indeed real.

Although the thing inside the ice brick was still unclear, the aura was much clearer than before. I could very definitely sense it, and I could even feel that its blood was flowing in sync with mine.

This ice brick had always been here. The thing inside the ice brick had been sealed inside for who knows how many years. This funeral shop existed before this was even Funeral Street, and the ice brick was in the basement even before this was a funeral shop.

Originally, the thing inside the ice brick had been sealed for thousands of years and had reached the time to revive, but I had been resurrected, so it couldn't come back to life. The crazy Daoist casually saved me, and originally thought it was just a small matter, but he didn't expect that it would deprive the thing inside the ice brick of its opportunity. Who knows how long it would have to wait to be reborn.

I would always guard the funeral shop. Zhao Tian said I had a great regret, and it was because of this.

Someone had waited thousands of years for a chance to be reborn, but it was snatched away by an eighteen-year-old kid. How tragic was that? The fact that the crazy Daoist, who had such high cultivation, died of heatstroke must have been related to the thing in this brick.

I had tried to help it get back the opportunity it had lost, but the karma inside the ice brick was too great, far beyond what my cultivation could comprehend. All I could do was to keep guarding the funeral shop.