645 A Million Times for You 7 (1/2)

Xu Baizhi proceeded to wash the dishes. Instead of entering the elderly lady's room immediately, she walked toward the backyard to answer a call on her mobile phone.

She leaned against the wall and placed the phone beside her ear. ”Have you completed the task I told you to?” the man asked coldly over the phone.

”Not yet,” Xu Baizhi answered softly.

”Why are you so useless? Don't forget who you are. You've already failed your duty by leaving the Autumn Palace without permission. The organization has decided to spare you on account of you being Military Commander Xu's daughter, yet you can't even accomplish the task we've handed you. Bai Zhi, don't think you can ignore the organization's instructions just because you've got a strong and authoritative backer now. Would you like us to hand the evidence of you setting Tuoba Danxue's mansion on fire to the Autumn Palace? Or would you prefer that we leak the videos of you committing murder to the public? Or do you want us to expose your identity as one of the members of our organization? I'll leave you to imagine what the consequences will be once all this information is leaked. You'll probably be the most wanted criminal in S Nation, won't you? By then, you'll never lead a peaceful life…” the man hollered.

”Enough! Am I even living a peaceful life right now?” Xu Baizhi bellowed.

”I don't wish to argue with you about this. If you don't accomplish the task within the next six months, prepare to face the consequences!”

The man ended the call as soon as he finished speaking.

Xu Baizhi's heart sank the moment the line was cut off.

She entered the house again with the mobile phone in hand and headed inside the elderly lady's room after closing the door.

The room was dimly lit but bright enough for one to see clearly.

There was a high chair next to the elderly lady's bed. The elderly lady was organizing her things when Xu Baizhi entered, after which she instructed, ”Remove your shoes and lie down in the bed.”

”Alright.” Xu Baizhi did as instructed.

The elderly lady took out a long and sharp needle and poked it into Xu Baizhi's middle finger.

Xu Baizhi felt a sudden, sharp pain in her finger but did not dare to utter a single word and instead watched as the drops of blood trickled down from the wound.

The elderly lady squeezed Xu Baizhi's blood onto an amulet, on which the latter's birth characters were written.

She squeezed a total of three drops of blood onto the amulet.

She then pressed a cotton ball onto Xu Baizhi's finger and said, ”Press on it yourself.”

Xu Baizhi hurriedly pressed the cotton swab onto her middle finger with another hand to stop the bleeding.

”I think the person who altered your fate is trying to control you using this method. Your fate has been altered for only a few years.”

”Old Madam, please help me change it back. Please.”

”There's no use begging me, I'm not a hundred percent certain that I can help you either. I already said that it partially depends on your determination and willpower too. Close your eyes and stop dwelling on it,” the elderly lady answered frankly.

Xu Baizhi closed her eyes abidingly while the elderly lady proceeded to paste the amulet on her forehead. Xu Baizhi could hear the sounds of the elderly lady doing something else. As much as she was curious, she dared not open her eyes and instead continued to lay quietly in bed.

Xu Baizhi felt her eyelids growing heavy, and she was feeling a strong urge to fall asleep when she heard the elderly lady murmuring incoherently.

However, she knew that she could not fall asleep on the elderly lady's bed. Thus, she clutched onto the bedsheets tightly and waited for the elderly lady to allow her to open her eyes.

She finally heard the command after about an hour later.

”You may open your eyes now.”

Xu Baizhi opened her eyes slowly, for the sudden light source caused her eyes to feel uncomfortable, though it was not glaring.

The elderly lady removed the amulet.

She supported herself down from the bed and put on her shoes.

”Do you feel any discomfort?”

”No.”

”Alright, go back to sleep in the Eastern room.”

Xu Baizhi nodded and left the room.

She thought that the ritual had already ended. In reality, the elderly lady proceeded to enter an altar room after Xu Baizhi left.

She stayed in the room for two hours before leaving.

The initially energized elderly lady seemed to have lost some of her vitality when she exited the altar room.