Chapter 149: Merit and Luck Being Stolen

The old lady didn't expect that her son had hidden a sum of money at home, and she didn't expect that she would be willing to help them find the money even though she had scolded the Taoist nun so harshly.

The old man in the family has been bedridden for years and needs to take medicine, and the daughter-in-law has been soaking in medicine jars all day long. In addition, Lai Guang's sudden death made the already poor family even worse.

Knowing that her youngest son had hidden a sum of money, the old lady was relieved, but she couldn't help wiping away tears.

Zhao Lai Fu hurriedly thanked Ling Chu, took out the silver to pay the fortune, and then helped the old lady back.

Zhao Lai Guang's ghost didn't expect that he promised a reward of thirty taels, but the Taoist nun only took five taels. After thanking Ling Chu profusely, he floated away.

Ling Chu got the merit and felt better. Xia Zhi just came to take her back to the mansion.

After entering the mansion, Ling Chu hesitated for a while. In order to be quiet, he decided to pay his respects. After all, it was just a matter of moving his lips.

As soon as she stepped into the main hall, she saw everyone sitting around the old lady, talking lively.

When she came in, the scene was quiet.

The second lady may have become mute and was not present today, but the third lady spoke up, "Oh, the eldest lady is finally back?"

Ling Chu glanced at the third lady and didn't want to pay much attention to her. She just hummed lightly and went forward to greet the old lady.

The old lady put down the teacup in her hand and asked in a deep voice, "Chu Jie'er, you went to set up a stall to tell fortunes again today? Do you really not want your reputation anymore?"

Compared with reputation and life, which one is more important, Ling Chu knows it better.

She came to greet just to be polite and didn't want to argue about this topic anymore. She was just going to perfunctorily say a few words and go back to rest.

Who knew that the system suddenly rang wildly in her mind.

[Beep! Beep! Beep! ]

[Warn the host! Warn the host! Warn the host! ]

[Level 1 danger detected! ]

[Host, please be on guard! 】

Ling Chu's face suddenly changed. Before he could react to the danger, the sharp alarm of the system sounded in his mind.

[Ding ding ding... The host's luck was taken away! ]

[Ding ding ding... The host's merits were taken away! ]

[Ding! The host's life is in danger...]

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The alarm of the system was still ringing, but Ling Chu's eyes went dark and he fell headfirst.

Xia Zhi was originally standing quietly behind Ling Chu with her eyes down. Seeing that she didn't reply, she felt a little worried.

She raised her eyes quietly and saw Ling Chu fainted. She was so scared that she rushed over.

But Xia Zhi was not prepared. In a hurry, she didn't support Ling Chu and was dragged down by her.

Fortunately, at the last moment, Ling Chu's head was just held by Xia Zhi, so she didn't fall to the ground.

"Girl, girl, what's wrong with you, wake up..."

Xia Zhi hugged Ling Chu's body and called out in shock.

But Ling Chu couldn't hear it at this moment.

Her consciousness quickly sank, and in her drowsiness, she seemed to see a soft light from the system, wrapping the protective jade pendant she wore inside her collar.

But in the blink of an eye, the jade pendant was absorbed by the system.

Before she completely lost consciousness, Ling Chu heard a faint voice in her mind.

[Ding! Start protection! ]

Xia Zhi didn't know why her daughter suddenly fainted. Seeing that she had no reaction, she turned to Dong and said anxiously, "Madam, please call a doctor quickly."

The third lady glanced at Xia Zhi casually and said sarcastically, "Oh, the eldest daughter didn't faint earlier or later, why did she faint when the lady asked questions?"

The implication was that Ling Chu pretended to faint in order to escape the lady's punishment.

Xia Zhi was so angry that her heart ached. Her daughter's face was so pale, how could she be pretending?

But this was not the time to argue, saving people was important.

Seeing that Dong was still sitting there drinking tea, Xia Zhi could not help but urge her again, "Madam, please..."

Dong put the teacup in her hand on the table with a bang, looked at her fiercely, and said coldly, "Don't make a fuss. Your daughter has been weak since she was a child. Maybe she was tired outside.

You help her back and she will be fine after a rest."

Xia Zhi stared at Dong in disbelief, feeling cold for Ling Chu. How could there be such an indifferent mother in the world!

She saw her daughter faint with her own eyes, but she was not worried at all, and she was not even willing to invite a doctor.

Mrs. Wen originally thought that Ling Chu was pretending to faint, but when she saw her pale face without any blood, she couldn't help but frown.

"I see that the eldest lady doesn't seem to be fainted from exhaustion. Madam, please ask someone to invite a doctor into the mansion."

Mrs. Dong glared at Aunt Wen angrily, "It's easy to say to invite a doctor, but don't you know what's going on in the mansion?"

Mrs. Tai didn't want to see Ling Chu get into trouble either, after all, she still wanted to rely on her for marriage.

But before she asked Mrs. Dong to invite a doctor, she swallowed the words that were about to come to her mouth after hearing what she said.

There is really not much money in the mansion now. It was originally in deficit, and the ancestral hall was burned down. Now it has to spend a lot of money to rebuild it.

Mrs. Tai hesitated for a while, but still called the maid waiting outside the door in.

"The eldest lady is a little tired, you help her back. Xia Zhi, you and Xiangju, the maid, serve her well, and don't neglect her."

Xia Zhi's heart was cold again.

She finally understood why the girl was so cold to this family. These blood relatives cared less about the girl than she, a servant.

Xia Zhi was indignant, but she couldn't contradict the lady, lest someone take advantage of the girl's coma and use this as an excuse to drive her out of the house.

The girl is unconscious now. If she is driven out of the house, Liu Xiangju may not be able to protect her alone.

Xia Zhi did not beg Dong to call a doctor anymore. He and the maid helped Ling Chu back to the yard.

Liu Xiangju was cleaning the yard. Seeing Ling Chu being helped back by Xia Zhi, she threw away the broom and rushed over, "Why did the girl faint?"

"Don't ask so many questions first. Hurry up and help the girl into the bedroom. I'll go and get a doctor for the girl."

Liu Xiangju subconsciously wanted to say that calling a doctor requires the consent of the lady. It can be seen that Xia Zhi hurriedly handed Ling Chu to her and ran away.

She had to help Ling Chu into the house with a worried look on her face.

After the maid left, Liu Xiangju fetched a basin of water to wipe Ling Chu's face, while anxiously waiting for Xia Zhi to bring the doctor back.

But unexpectedly, Xia Zhi soon left and returned.

"Why are you alone? Where's the doctor?"

Xia Zhi's face was tense and his voice was choked. "The gatekeeper wouldn't let me go out."

Liu Xiangju was anxious. "If they don't let you go out, go ask the lady or the lady-in-law."

"It's useless to ask. They all said that the girl was just tired and just needed to rest. They wouldn't let me ask for a doctor."

Liu Xiangju's face changed. "Could it be that they don't want to ask for a doctor for the girl? Do they want to wait until the girl gets into trouble so that they can change the marriage to another girl?"

Xia Zhi felt bad. They couldn't ask for a doctor, so they could only find a way themselves.

"Don't talk about this. I'll take care of the girl. You quickly boil the medicine that the girl usually takes and bring it to her. I hope the girl can wake up after drinking the medicine."

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