In order to eat, I signed a contract with the system

Chapter 496 A Dream of Red Mansions - Wang Xifeng 23

After leaving the palace, Wang Xi's first stop was to find a government office that could issue a household registration permit. He climbed over the wall and sneaked in before daybreak. Using the materials already available in the government office, he forged a new household registration and stamped it with the office's seal.

If household registration records in ancient times were not kept on paper, Wang Xi would have to at least find someone who was capable of providing a guarantor and come up with enough silver to smooth things over if he wanted to accomplish this. Fortunately, as Jia Yingchun, he knew a lot in her previous life, and coupled with Wang Xi's own special abilities, it was not that simple.

I can't help but sigh that it is really great to embark on the path of spiritual practice!

The next morning, Wang Xi took her newly issued household registration pass to a broker and rented a house in the suburbs of Beijing as a temporary residence. She needed to stay in Beijing to do some things first.

It must be said that money really makes things easier. After paying enough silver, the efficiency of the pawnbroker increased. It only took half a day for Wang Xi to successfully move into the house. He casually took out a piece of silver and handed it to the pawnbroker. Wang Xi drank a sip of tea and asked casually, "Mrs. Li, I heard that you live in a village nearby? What are the personalities of the villagers nearby? Is there any head of the family or village chief who knows more about this?"

When Mrs. Li heard what Wang Xi said, she knew that she wanted to find out something. She saw that she handed her a piece of silver. She took it and weighed it in her hand. Feeling the weight of the silver, it was at least two taels. Mrs. Li smiled even more flatteringly. While putting the silver in her arms, her eyes rolled around, and she was thinking whether she could do this business with Wang Xi.

"Miss, you are right. I grew up in the Lijia Village in front of me. The old man I married is also from the next village. There is nothing in the surrounding area that we don't know."

Wang Xi was a single woman outside alone. Even though her face was a little dark, it could not hide her delicate features at all. When Mrs. Li saw her for the first time, she suspected that she might have escaped from somewhere.

The reason why Mrs. Li did not suspect that Wang Xi was a daughter of a wealthy family who ran away from home or a mistress kept by a rich man was because Wang Xi was single. If Wang Xi had not produced her household registration, Mrs. Li would have planned to find someone to report Wang Xi.

Seeing that Wang Xi was generous and had a dignified and intimidating temperament, he knew at first glance that he was not the kind of person he had guessed. Only then did he give up his eager heart and honestly look for a house for Wang Xi.

When she heard Wang Xi asking, Mrs. Li thought for a moment and quickly recommended herself, "If the young lady really wants to know something, why not tell me?"

"I'm not bragging, I've been a matchmaker for so many years, I've been running around everywhere, no matter what house, field, or even person, I can find it for you!"

Wang Xi listened to Mrs. Li's promise and smiled. The reason why she chose Mrs. Li to ask was because she valued her qualifications. However, if she came and said openly that she wanted to inquire about something, Mrs. Li would easily be alert. It was not because she was afraid that she would ask for too much, but because she was alone. Although her face was covered with dirt, she was young enough and could easily be abducted.

Mrs. Li and Wang Xi have inquired about it. Although some of them are involved in the work of human traffickers, they are generally decent and do not engage in human trafficking, so they are considered safe.

Wang Xi first rented a house to show that he had a registered permanent residence and was a decent citizen, and then he took out silver to demonstrate his financial strength. With these two approaches, he was naturally able to pry open Mrs. Li's mouth.

"Since I chose you, Mrs. Li, to be the middleman, it means I trust your character."

"I don't have anything important to do. I just want to know if there is a Taoist nun named Ma nearby. I heard that this Taoist nun Ma has some skills, and I want to ask her to take a look at something."

Wang Xi had planned it out from the beginning. After leaving the palace, she would first find a way to get the spell book on Ma Dao Po's body. As time went by, Wang Xi also realized her own limitations. Although she had no shortage of cultivation and spiritual awareness, her magic and even fighting skills were all shortcomings.

Many times when we really encounter the enemy, we can only run away and have no way to deal with it.

He did want to learn martial arts, but unfortunately, after each mission was over, no matter how well he had trained in the mission world, he had to start all over again in the next world. His skills could be accumulated, but Wang Xi had no corresponding magical means and could not use them at all. He could only show them off to scare people.

The secret will be exposed once they start fighting, so the necessary spell books are essential. Even if they are just the kind of curses and exorcisms in "Dream of Red Mansions", learning some of them can be a way to protect yourself or take revenge on others.

In the memory of the previous life, there was no direct connection between 'trader Wang Xifeng' and Ma Dao Po, Jia Baoyu's godmother. The only indirect connection was the time when she was implicated by Jia Baoyu and cursed.

But Jia Yingchun's memory of that life included the experiences of Ma Dao Po. As far as Wang Xi knew, Ma Dao Po at that time should not have officially entered the vision of the noble ladies in the capital, and was still wandering around the villages near the outskirts of Beijing, cheating and deceiving people.

"A Taoist nun with the surname Ma?"

Mrs. Li had actually heard of this person, but she didn't know how much money Wang Xi would give for this information, so she was a little hesitant about whether to raise the price.

"I did hear a few days ago that a Taoist nun named Ma was invited by the people of Wangjia Village to exorcise evil spirits for a widow, but she passed away a few days later."

"Now......"

Mrs. Li paused here and glanced at Wang Xi. Her meaning was very clear: he had to pay.

Wang Xi took out another ingot of silver from his arms and weighed it in front of Mrs. Li. When Mrs. Li saw that it was ten taels of silver, her eyes widened immediately, and the corners of her mouth were almost grinning to her ears. She was about to reach out to take it, but saw Wang Xi change his hand and take the silver back.

"Let me make it clear first, where Ma Dao Po is now. I want the accurate information in exchange for this ingot of silver. If your information is just nonsense, or if you want to raise the price, then I don't want this information!"

Mrs. Li looked conflicted. She really wanted to keep half and ask for more silver. However, she didn't expect that although Miss Wang was young, she was quite shrewd and she said it directly.

Judging from what Miss Wang said, it didn't seem like she had to find Ma Dao Po. If she still wanted to raise the price, she wouldn't really get nothing, would she?

Mrs. Li hesitated for a while, but finally decided to sell it for a silver ingot.

"Miss, what are you talking about? I, Li Po, naturally cannot speak carelessly. This Taoist Ma is now in my mother's home, Li Village. I heard that the little grandson of the head of the village was possessed by a ghost, so they invited Taoist Ma!"

Now that he knew Ma Dao Po's location, in order to avoid any more trouble, Wang Xi rushed to the Lijia Village mentioned by Li Po that night and found the headman's house. As expected, there he found Ma Dao Po staying overnight at the headman's house.