Xiaoyue looked up blankly and shook her head.

The girl introduced herself and told Xiaoyue, "Mrs. Mu is very worried about you and hired me to accompany you. Miss Kong, I can cook and do household chores. Don't worry, I'll take care of everything."

Xiaoyue nodded numbly. She had tried having others sleep with her, but they still had nightmares. Even the person accompanying her had nightmares. They thought it was coincidence, but the nightmares persisted. The person eventually couldn't take it and left.

Xiaoyue clung to a glimmer of hope that this new girl wouldn't have nightmares and could stay with her. But the next morning, the girl looked haggard and fearful.

"Did you have a nightmare?" Xiaoyue asked.

The girl quickly shook her head, "No, no, Miss Kong, don't worry."

Xiaoyue scoffed but said nothing.

A few days later, the girl couldn't handle it anymore. The nightmares were too real, filled with demons and horrors. Within days, she had lost weight and looked terrible. She called Mu Jing Juan, "Mrs. Mu, I'm sorry, I can't do this. I'm having nightmares too. I'll be back soon, I'm sorry."

Mu Jing Juan held the phone in silence, finally sighing.

A few days later, the girl returned to China. Xiaoyue stared blankly at the empty room.

Mu Jing Juan was at a loss. Her daughter had told her that everyone who stayed with her had nightmares, but she didn't believe it until now. What could she do?

However, Mu Jing Juan suddenly realized that her daughter had offended Gu Qing, and Gu Qing was a feng shui master. Only a feng shui master could do this. Was it possible that Gu Qing had placed some kind of curse on her?

Thinking of this possibility, Mu Jing Juan was anxious and immediately went to Cheng Yinxiang's beauty salon, where she found Gu Qing.

Since school hadn't started after the New Year, Gu Qing often spent time at the salon with Cheng Yinxiang after finishing her own affairs.

When Mu Jing Juan arrived, Gu Qing raised an eyebrow, "Madam Mu, is there something you need to discuss?"

Mu Jing Juan glanced at Gu Qing, "I have something I'd like to discuss privately. Can we talk?"

Gu Qing nodded and told Cheng Yinxiang, "Mom, take a rest. I'll join you shortly." They went to a meeting room. Gu Qing asked, "Madam Mu, is this about your daughter? Do you think her frequent bad luck and nightmares are due to my actions?"

Mu Jing Juan, convinced by Gu Qing's words, did not directly answer and said, "Miss Gu, Xiao Yue has realized her mistakes. Could you please forgive her? I don't ask for her to come back, just that she doesn't have nightmares every night. Miss Gu, please."

Gu Qing smiled, "Madam Mu, you're mistaken. I never touched your daughter. If I had, I wouldn't have let her off so easily. This was done by Qin Brother. You can ask him."

Mu Jing Juan was stunned, silent, unsure whether to believe Gu Qing. She suddenly recalled investigating Gu Qing and learned about Bai Family's downfall due to offending Gu Jia, which Gu Qing had orchestrated. This showed Gu Qing's protection for her family.

She shivered. If Gu Qing had acted, Xiaoyue would have suffered more than just nightmares. Could it really be Qin Xian Sheng?

Thinking it was Qin Xian Sheng, Mu Jing Juan felt relieved. She had known him for years and believed he would be reasonable.

Mu Jing Juan left and sought out Qin Xian Sheng, explaining her request and Xiaoyue's remorse.

Qin Xian Sheng's face was cold, "This is her deserved punishment. I won't undo it. Madam Mu, honestly, if not for my respect for Mu Lao, I wouldn't have been so lenient. Don't come to me about this again."

"Xian Sheng..." Mu Jing Juan pleaded, "Can't you do anything? Just stop her from having nightmares every night. She looks awful."

Qin Xian Sheng replied, "If she wants to stop having nightmares, she needs to change her ways. She needs to turn towards goodness."

"What do you mean?" Mu Jing Juan was confused.

Qin Xian Sheng explained, "She was arrogant and reckless, committing minor evils repeatedly. If she sincerely repents and turns towards goodness, these symptoms will improve."

"But she knows she's wrong and has sincerely repented. Why..."

"To truly be good, to genuinely help others, Madam Mu, do you understand?"

Qin Xian Sheng's approach was harsh. He was forcing Xiaoyue to genuinely repent. If she didn't, the nightmares would continue.

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Mu Jing Juan remained silent, knowing there was no other way. She could only hope Xiaoyue would truly change.

After the conversation, Mu Jing Juan called Xiaoyue, relaying Qin Xian Sheng's words. Xiaoyue was silent for a long time before speaking softly, "Mom, I understand. I'll hang up now."

Mu Jing Juan sighed, hoping her daughter would truly change.

Meanwhile, Gu Qing resumed her studies. University courses were busy, unlike high school where understanding textbook knowledge was sufficient. In university, she experienced a mini-society and learned many practical skills. Being from another era and needing to learn many new things, she rarely missed classes.

She attended every class she could.

After school started, Gu Qing occasionally stayed in the dormitory but mostly went home. Cheng Yinxiang was pregnant and due in three months. Gu Qing wanted to spend more time with her mother.

On the first day of school, teachers had a meeting in the morning, and students had free time in the afternoon, with classes starting officially the next day.

Returning to the dormitory, Qian Shan Shan said she was going to withdraw money and buy something, asking everyone to accompany her. Since Zhang Xiaowen had gone back, the dormitory was quieter.

Dufei was here at this time as well. Upon hearing that they were going to withdraw money, she said she wanted to go with them. The four of them went out the door. There were quite a few banks near the school, and Qianshan's money was all stored in the state-owned bank. The road they took had the state-owned bank at one end, the Construction Bank in the middle, and the Industrial and Commercial Bank closest.

The state-owned bank was at the end of the alley, while the Industrial and Commercial Bank was the closest, and the Construction Bank was in between.

It was raining today, and since it was near a school, there weren't many students out. They were all staying in their dorms either sleeping or playing on their computers.

Gu Qin and the others went to the state-owned bank with their umbrellas. Just after walking into the alley for a few minutes, Gu Qin suddenly changed her expression. She grabbed the other three girls urgently, "Wait..."

The others turned around, "Qin Qin, what’s wrong?"

Gu Qin looked around, her expression becoming more and more serious, "Something bad is about to happen here. We can’t go any further."

"What’s going on?" Qianshan also changed her expression. She knew about Gu Qin's extraordinary abilities. If Gu Qin said something bad would happen, then it definitely would.

"A strong Yin Qi. Something big will happen here soon. Go back first," Gu Qin now saw a thick layer of Yin Qi spreading in the alley. Unlike YinQi, which usually formed from intense resentment after someone or some creature died, Yin Qi was much simpler. It appeared immediately around a person right after death.

With so much Yin Qi, it was clear that many people had died here.

"Yin Qi? Qin Qin, can you see Yin Qi?" Dufei was surprised. She thought Gu Qin could only read faces or tell fortunes. To be able to see Yin Qi meant she must be a very powerful practitioner of esoteric arts.

"Now I can't explain too much. Hurry back to school, quickly!" After saying this, Gu Qin opened her Heavenly Eye and observed for a moment. She then understood what was happening. "Hurry up, get moving!"

"Qin Qin, don’t we need to help you? You’re alone..." Yang Ting hesitated.

Gu Qin turned around, "No, you won't be able to help here. In fact, you'll just distract me. Go back to the dormitory immediately. I'll tell you everything when I return. Hurry, go!"

Dufei and Yang Ting were still hesitant, but Qianshan already pulled the two of them back, "Let's go, we're heading back."

The three of them turned and walked back towards the school. On the way, Dufei couldn't help asking, "What exactly happened?"

Qianshan looked serious, "Although I don't know what it is, it must be something serious or dangerous. Qin Qin mentioned Yin Qi. Do you think something terrible might happen here, like many people dying?"

All three shivered involuntarily and looked up at the drizzling rain.

Gu Qin watched them leave before raising her head and heading towards the Construction Bank. She moved quickly, covering several kilometers in less than half a minute.

Just now, she saw through her Heavenly Eye that something was happening inside the Construction Bank. There were robbers, and many people would die.

When she arrived at the Construction Bank's entrance, she found the main doors closed, and a woman was loitering outside, muttering, "What’s going on? Why is the bank closed during the day? This is strange. They say they are renovating, but why so suddenly? I haven't heard anything about a renovation."

Gu Qin looked up and saw a notice posted on the bank's iron door stating that it was undergoing renovations and would be closed for the day.

The woman muttered a few more things and left. Seeing Gu Qin standing there, she said, "Little girl, are you here for business too? There's another one down the alley to the left. Would you like to come with me?"

Gu Qin shook her head, "No, I'm just here to withdraw some money." She then approached an ATM.

Seeing this, the woman didn't say anything and left.

Once the woman was gone, Gu Qin checked the surroundings. The ATM was connected to the bank, and the door was pulled down, being a roller shutter door. Gu Qin used a technique, sending a thread of primordial energy through the lock hole, and a slight click was heard.

Gu Qin walked over, pulled open the roller shutter door, and saw what was happening inside.

The people inside turned their heads at the sound and were surprised to see a young girl pulling open the roller shutter door.

Gu Qin glanced around and immediately understood the situation. There were seven robbers, and all sixteen bank staff members were kneeling in the hall with their hands tied.

One of the robbers, a small man with ordinary looks, shouted at another dark-faced man, "How did you close the door? How did someone get in?"

The dark-faced man was stunned, "Boss, I closed the door."

All of them had half their faces covered, only showing their eyes.

The small man said, "Bad luck for her. Come over and grab her. This is rare. Someone actually tried to enter the bank even though it's closed."

Gu Qin remained silent. The robbers thought she was too scared to speak. Only when the dark-faced man came closer did she react, shouting, "What are you doing?"

The small man laughed wickedly, "Don't be afraid, little sister. We're just robbing the place. Just follow our orders, and you'll be safe. We wouldn't want such a pretty girl to die..."

He stopped mid-sentence as he saw the small girl kick the dark-faced man flying five or six meters away. The dark-faced man crashed into the counter, spitting blood and falling unconscious.

"You...you...who are you?" The small man was terrified, pointing his gun at Gu Qin.

Gu Qin smiled, "Guess who I am?" Before he could answer, she instantly appeared beside him and punched him, sending him flying several meters. Although he wasn't knocked unconscious, he couldn't move due to her blocking his meridians.

In reality, she had simply blocked his meridians, making him immobile.

The other robbers realized the girl wasn't an ordinary person and started shooting at her. Four of them rushed towards her.

Gu Qin dodged the bullets skillfully and quickly subdued the four attackers, leaving them unable to move.

Only one robber remained, a tall man about 1.8 meters tall. From his exposed forehead and arms, he looked very pale, with bright eyes and a good-looking face. Seeing that he couldn't hit Gu Qin, he grabbed a bank employee and held them in front of him, saying sternly, "Don't come closer. Let us go, and we won't hurt anyone."

"Will not hurt anyone?" Gu Qin snorted. She didn't believe them. She had seen through her Heavenly Eye how vicious these people were.

"Yes, we won't hurt anyone. We won't take the money either. Just let us go, and I'll release the hostage," the man said calmly, seemingly confident that the girl would back down if she saw a hostage.

The hostage was a girl, crying silently out of fear.

Gu Qin didn't respond and simply used her finger to bind the man's leg with YinQi, making him immobile. He glared at her, clearly realizing the strange phenomenon was related to her.

Gu Qin stepped forward and kicked him, knocking him down. With that, all seven robbers were subdued.

A few were still unconscious. Gu Qin found ropes and tied them together, then removed their masks. The other six looked ordinary, but the tallest man was handsome, almost like a model.

Only the tallest man was bound by YinQi, and the small man was paralyzed but could still talk. The rest were either unconscious or injured.

Gu Qin then freed the other hostages and told them to call the police. The survivors were relieved and grateful to Gu Qin. The manager called the police, and they were expected to arrive within three to four minutes.

The small man was their leader and never imagined they would be caught by a girl. He glared at Gu Qin, "Don't get too happy. We'll all die anyway. Let's all go down together."

Gu Qin raised an eyebrow, "Who are you hiding explosives with?"

"What are you talking about? There are no explosives," the small man was shocked but denied it. Since they were caught, they might as well take everyone down with them.

Gu Qin clenched her teeth and slapped him. She then walked to the counter and found a black bag hidden in a corner. Only the robbers were shocked to see her pull it out.

Gu Qin carried the bag to the robbers and sneered, "Is this it?"

These robbers were ruthless, not only robbing but also planting explosives in the bank. The explosives were extremely powerful. Once they got the money and left, the explosives would detonate within minutes, killing countless people, including bank employees and nearby residents or office workers.