CHAPTER 405: CHAPTER 405: MIRACLE

The reservoir where Xia Mian and the others arrived was a large lake.

Around this lake, dikes and drainage channels were constructed.

As it was winter, the reservoir had already frozen over.

At a glance, withered grass hid the ice surface, stretching beyond the field of view.

Seeing Xia Mian was about to proceed further, the reservoir staff couldn’t help but frown, "Little girl, this isn’t a tourist spot where you can just come and go. If you go further, there might be danger."

If these people got into trouble right under their noses, it would be difficult to explain.

Xia Mian lowered her gaze and softly said, "Almost there."

Almost there?

Almost where?

While the staff was baffled, Xia Mian took a few more steps forward and stopped on the embankment to the left of the reservoir.

Xia Mian’s gaze shifted downwards, and everyone followed, seeing only some shabby withered grass.

Ji Hua’s heart skipped a beat, "My grandfather is over there?"

A seventy-year-old man, trapped by the reservoir in subzero temperatures, was likely facing mortal peril.

Xia Mian’s expression turned serious, "Let’s go and see!"

"You can’t go over there!" the staff said sternly.

Bringing them in for a look was one thing, but how could this girl propose going to the water’s edge?

The lake had been artificially modified so that even the water’s depth at the edge reached three to four meters.

Although the surface had iced over in winter, what if it wasn’t solid?

If someone fell through, rescue would be challenging.

"We’ll just go take a look, and if we don’t find anyone, we’ll leave immediately," Ji Hua turned to the staff with earnestness in his voice.

At this point, Ji Hua had mostly lost hope that Ji Chenggong was still alive.

A seventy-year-old man disappearing by the lake in such cold weather would be a miracle if not frozen to death.

The Ji family was at least somewhat influential in Beijing, and given Ji Hua’s sincere attitude, the staff didn’t make things more difficult for them. "Then go take a look. We’ll keep an eye on you, and if anything seems off, you must leave immediately!"

Ji Hua nodded quickly.

With permission granted, the Ji family, led by Xia Mian, headed towards the frozen lake surface.

Upon nearing the ice, Ji Hua’s eyes were drawn to a piece of black fabric among the withered grass.

His eyes widened instantly, "Over there!"

Ji Hua sprinted a few steps into the withered grass pile.

Among the grassy heaps, Ji Hua found Ji Chenggong, who had been missing for three days...

Ji Chenggong’s complexion was deathly pale, his eyes tightly shut, his body rigid, and his breath weak. Fortunately, he was on the ice surface and not underneath it.

"Grandfather!" Ji Hua exclaimed, filled with panic.

"Dad!" Ji Changlong and his two brothers also widened their eyes.

They clearly last saw Ji Chenggong at the Ji family mansion, so why was he now on the reservoir’s ice, over a hundred kilometers from home?

No one could fathom the situation.

"Take him for medical treatment right away." Xia Mian said sternly.

Xia Mian’s words reminded the Ji family that although the elder still had a breath, his condition was far from good.

Immediate medical attention was urgent.

Under the astonished eyes of the two staff members, the Ji family collectively carried the elder off the reservoir’s surface.

"Gangzi, do you think we’re dreaming?" The reservoir staff member Dongzi rubbed his eyes and asked his companion.

Gangzi swallowed lightly, "In these past two days, I am sure we have been diligent, not even a fly could get in.

"So, how did that old man get in?" Dongzi was puzzled, staring at the departing figures of the Ji family, utterly baffled.

"Perhaps, at the end of science, there really is Xuanxue..." Gangzi squinted, unexpectedly flashing Xia Mian’s youthful yet enigmatic face in his mind.

"After all, that girl made a living person appear right in front of us." Gangzi licked his lips, "Don’t judge a book by its cover, maybe that girl is a Xuanxue master."

Dongzi blinked, a bit belatedly realizing, "We should have gotten her contact information."

After all, the area around the reservoir wasn’t exactly peaceful either.

Every year, some people wouldn’t listen and would sneak to the reservoir to play, and every year the reservoir would claim a few who didn’t heed the advice.

Therefore, when the girl said the end of science is Xuanxue, they were lenient and let her in to find someone.

After all, strange noises often emanate from the reservoir too.

"The girl came with the Ji family, she seems to have a good relationship with them!" Gangzi said.

Although there was a desire to have Xia Mian perform some ritual around the reservoir, considering their positions as public servants and the promotion of non-scientific elements, the idea remained just that without taking any action.

"She’s just a young girl, probably she just got lucky, not necessarily having extraordinary abilities," Dongzi muttered to himself, "let’s go, time to head out too."

The winter reservoir was different from the summer one.

Hardly anyone would come to the reservoir in winter.

The cold wind blew over the ice, causing both to shiver involuntarily.

"It’s really cold today!" Gangzi said.

"Watching over such a massive ice surface, when is it not cold?" Dongzi shook his head with a laugh.

Both tightened their down jackets and returned to the pavilion.

On the way back, Xia Mian already checked Ji Chenggong’s physical condition.

It was not optimistic.

"Miss Xia, how could my grandfather end up on the ice of a reservoir a hundred miles away?" Ji Hua couldn’t help but ask as he drove.

Xia Mian lowered her gaze, "Did you forget the things that happened to you?"

Ji Hua paused, yes, before, he had been cursed with black magic, doing many crazy things. If it weren’t for Xia Mian, he probably would have died.

He had no memory of that period, and if his parents hadn’t told him, he wouldn’t recall the many self-destructive things he had done.

"My grandfather was also set up by someone?" Ji Hua furrowed his brows tightly, wondering who it could be.

Recently, the Ji family collaborated with the Lu Family, opening up a whole new business sector, and their revenue shot up significantly.

Just as the Ji family was relishing their success, Ji Chenggong suddenly got into distress...

Who was envious of their family’s current achievements?

Xia Mian didn’t speak, she simply infused some spiritual power into Ji Chenggong, saying, "When your grandfather wakes up, you can ask him, then you’ll know."

Ji Chenggong couldn’t have been targeted without reason, something must have preceded this misfortune.

Ji Hua squinted, "Grandfather is already over seventy."

A man in his seventies, able to survive outside for three days in the harsh winter, it’s hard to say if it was due to great fortune or if something divine was watching over Ji Chenggong.