Ji Chenggong squinted his old eyes slightly. He seemed to understand Xia Mian’s words, yet also seemed not to understand. "Miss Xia, with the Ji Family’s current predicament, is there any way to break the curse?" Ji Chenggong couldn’t contain his inner anxiety and couldn’t help but inquire. Xia Mian’s gaze was clear and cold as she slowly extended her finger, pointing to several buildings and trees within the old house, "Tear these down, remove them!" As Xia Mian pointed, Ji Changxing immediately nodded and agreed, "Alright, I’ll arrange for someone to demolish them right away!" "Demolishing and removing is merely treating the symptoms, not the root cause. It can only temporarily keep you free from danger, but..." Xia Mian paused, her expression slightly stern, "the Ji Family’s fortune is still on a downward path." Ji Chenggong’s expression changed in an instant, "As long as it can help change the Ji Family’s fortune, I’m willing to pay any price!" The Ji Family cannot fail; it is the work of his lifetime, and it absolutely cannot decline during his lifetime! Xia Mian slightly pressed her lips together, her gaze falling on Ji Hua, "If you want to change it, it can naturally be changed." After all, the Ji Family also has someone with a stubborn fate. Ji Hua shivered under Xia Mian’s gaze and instinctively shrank back his shoulders, "Miss Xia, what can I do? Feel free to speak!" Ji Hua’s heart pounded; ever since he met Xia Mian, his worldview had been completely overturned. Things he firmly believed were impossible before now seemed possible. "From today onward, you should stay here!" Xia Mian said calmly, "After all, you have a tough fate." As Xia Mian spoke, Ji Hua nearly choked on his own saliva, "Miss Xia, are you serious?" Xia Mian’s eyes curved with a lively smile, "Of course." Ji Hua immediately put on a look of a martyr going to his death, "Since Miss Xia has arranged it this way, starting today, I will stay in the ancestral home!" Ji Chenggong squinted his old eyes, casting a somewhat doubtful look at Xia Mian, "Miss Xia, is it really okay for Hua Zi to stay here?" Xia Mian lightly raised a brow, "Who said there wouldn’t be a problem?" Pausing, Xia Mian slowly said, "His fate is special. Staying here might cause a backlash, resulting at most in illness, but it won’t cost his life. It would be different for you." Ji Chenggong instantly fell silent, not uttering another word. Raising a grandson for a thousand days, and using him at a crucial moment. Let the grandson ward off disaster for him! Ji Changlong and Ji Changfa glanced at each other, both sporting dark circles under their eyes, hesitant to speak. "Miss Xia, we don’t live in the old house either...but lately, we’re both terribly unlucky!" Ji Changlong wore a pained expression. Xia Mian turned her head to give them a glance, a trace of understanding in her eyes, "I should also take a look at your ancestral grave." Though tampering with someone’s ancestral grave is somewhat low, if some people have no bottom line and actually do it, you wouldn’t even notice, and bad luck would be inevitable. People like Ji Changlong and Ji Changfa are fortunate to be only plagued by nightmares. Worse luck might have them tripping while walking or getting a toothpick stuck while drinking water. Ji Chenggong furrowed his brow, not having expressed his views yet, when Ji Changxing had already stepped forward and said, "Miss Xia, please, I’ll take you to our family ancestral grave right away!" Ji Chenggong originally had some doubts about Xia Mian’s abilities, even though Xia Mian said and asked so much just now, after all, he hadn’t seen the effect yet, had he? He has lived long enough to be extremely transparent about things; everything needs to be proven by facts. Ji Changxing drove, turned the car around, heading straight for the Ji Family’s ancestral grave. The Ji Family’s ancestral grave is located on a mountain on the far outskirts of Beijing. To construct the ancestral grave, the Ji Family purchased an entire mountain. This mountain is usually watched over by attendants of the Ji Family, and not just anyone is allowed to go up the mountain. Ji Changxing parked the car at the base of the mountain and a group of eight got out of the car. Ji Changxing looked up at the vast mountain and smiled somewhat apologetically at Xia Mian, "Miss Xia, there’s no path up the mountain, the car can’t go up, I’m sorry for the trouble, please walk with us." Xia Mian smiled faintly, "It’s no problem." At the end of October, the weather was starting to cause the leaves to turn yellow, the mountain wind blew, and they fluttered down. Ji Changlong and Ji Changfa pushed Ji Chenggong along the mountain path, and in no time, both were drenched in sweat. The mountain path was already steep, Ji Chenggong’s mobility was limited, he could only be pushed up the mountain, but however you put it, Ji Chenggong was a man weighing a hundred and forty or fifty jin, pushing him uphill was no easy task. Watching the two struggling to push Ji Chenggong, Xia Mian leisurely glanced back at the three men. "Mr. Ji, how did you hurt your leg?" Xia Mian asked casually, and Ji Chenggong immediately replied with a smile, "Years ago, while working hard in my career, I tripped one night on a business trip, in the winter snow, and because I wasn’t sent to a hospital in time, my legs were frostbitten. Although I was hospitalized later, there were too many affairs at the company for me to handle, and I was discharged without proper recovery, since then, my legs have been problematic." Xia Mian casually glanced at Ji Chenggong’s legs, "It’s not a big problem." While speaking, Xia Mian returned, crouched down slightly, and pressed her fingers on Ji Chenggong’s knee joints, then drew two symbols in the air, casting them onto Ji Chenggong’s knee joints. "We still have other things today, I can only temporarily let you move freely." Xia Mian said as she stood up, "Mr. Ji, please stand up and walk!" When Xia Mian pressed on his knee joints, Ji Chenggong felt a strange energy pass through his legs, as if something was instantly taken away, and his legs immediately felt much lighter. He tentatively stood up, and the legs that would previously hurt so much upon touching the ground that he couldn’t even stand, suddenly didn’t hurt anymore! Ji Chenggong looked at Xia Mian in surprise, his eyes widening, and his gaze towards Xia Mian finally changed, "Miss Xia also knows medicine?" Xia Mian didn’t explicitly answer, "I know a little." Xia Mian spoke casually, but Ji Chenggong didn’t dare to dismiss her! His Ji Family is wealthy and powerful, for these legs, he had sought doctors worldwide, yet none could cure him! Due to frostbite years ago, his legs still ached piercingly with every overcast or rainy day, standing up was a mere dream! But now, he really stood up! If he still had doubts about Xia Mian’s abilities before, after witnessing this, his faith in Xia Mian went up a significant level! "Let’s go, the time is getting late. If we can’t be down the mountain before dark, tonight, your ancestors might want to have a chat with you!" Xia Mian’s voice was calm as she walked ahead with Lu Zechuan. Lu Zechuan slightly tilted his head, looking at the serene-faced girl in front of him, her dark bright eyes shining like stars. For his perfect girl, how could he feel a little unworthy? As soon as this thought came to him, Xia Mian grasped his hand back, "Watch your step." Xia Mian’s smile was warm and soft, like a little sun, dispelling all the gloom in his heart. For the rest of his life, he wanted to work twice as hard to be worthy of a better Xia Mian!
Shocked! The Young Master's Petite Darling Is a Master of Mysteries - Chapter 108
Updated: Oct 30, 2025 5:32 AM
