As the chilly wind blew, the light grew dimmer. A puff of white mist, like steam, suddenly wafted out from the restroom's main entrance, past Ning Xue, who was standing in the doorway, and headed straight for Man Yuanyi, who was performing a ritual. Simultaneously, our phones in our pockets began to buzz with a cacophony of radio waves, and the leaves on the nearby trees rustled, even causing stray cats and dogs passing outside the company to let out startled "woofs, woofs, woofs" and "meows, meows, meows."

"He's dead!" Su Xiaoniu shouted first, giving me a fright. I was about to ask why, but I saw that Man Yuanyi seemed to be knocked away by a huge impact force, and he rolled and crawled into the bushes opposite me, his life or death uncertain.

Then, an extremely familiar strange voice was heard: "I haven't digested my breakfast yet, and you guys show up at my doorstep... Hehehehe..." Ning Xue and the others screamed, "Ah!" and were probably frightened. They turned around and ran away, scattering in all directions.

Even a fool could tell who the voice belonged to: Huo Yan. Especially Ning Xue and Yu Jie, who had a close call with Huo Yan in the warehouse the previous night, ran away the moment they heard the voice.

But to Su Xiaoniu's surprise, Huo Yan didn't chase Man Yuanyi, but instead went straight after Zhao Xi and Sun Ya, who were closest to her. Su Xiaoniu told me that if Huo Yan had chased Man Yuanyi at that moment, he would have been dead, or even worse, his soul would have been shattered and his body and spirit would have been destroyed!

But to me, Man Yuanyi is not important at all, okay? At this moment, all I could think about was Zhao Xi. Just as I rushed out of the bushes, a fragrant breeze blew towards me. Would I say I hadn't reacted yet? A mature woman's body pressed against me.

I had no idea what the touch on my hand felt like, because I was knocked to the ground by this woman, and I was seeing stars. I didn't have time to check who this woman was. I just had a feeling that this person was definitely not Zhao Xi.

"Xu Fei?" Damn it, why is it Ning Xue again? I gave a wry smile. Last night in the warehouse, I was so anxious to protect Zhao Xi that I bumped into Ning Xue. Now I was also in a hurry to find Zhao Xi, but I was bumped into by Ning Xue again and knocked to the ground.

Damn, are you trying to tease me like this?

"Boss Ning...can we get up and talk first? I'm about to be crushed to death by you before I'm killed by the ghost." I put on a very aggrieved expression, but it made Ning Xue burst out laughing: "You mean I'm very heavy? I just can't get up!" Although she said no, she had already stood up.

I said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, "Boss Ning, it's dangerous here. You should go back first, or leave the company first!"

"What about you?" Ning Xue frowned. I said pretentiously, "I'm going to save my colleague!"

Ning Xue blurted out, "Is it Zhao Xi? I just saw her and Sun Ya running to the west side of the toilet together."

Damn it! It's like the whole world knows I have a crush on Zhao Xi! It's all that Yu Jie's fault!

But from what Ning Xue said, it was obvious that she didn't see that the ghost Huo Yan was chasing Zhao Xi and the others. No wonder, I was probably the only one who was possessed by this ghost lady and could see the ghost Huo Yan clearly!

I scratched the back of my head awkwardly and let Ning Xue go first while I went to find Zhao Xi. But suddenly I seemed to trip over something and fell to the ground. Damn, it hurt like hell!

"You idiot, the probability of this Boss Ning in front of you getting into trouble is obviously higher than that of your secret crush, Zhao Xi, did you know that?" Su Xiaoniu's angry voice suddenly rang in my ears: "As long as Zhao Xi and the others don't look back, they'll be fine for the time being, but your Boss Ning is very likely to lose his life!"

I asked her in surprise what happened to Ning Xue. Su Xiaoniu said, "I've told you that a person's spirit is divided into soul and spirit, right? Especially the three souls. Your three souls are all yang, and your body is like a protective mirror. It's extremely difficult for ordinary ghosts to harm you. But within Ning Xue's three souls, there is "evil yin." If these ghosts get their hands on "evil yin," the consequences... are simply unimaginable!"

I was completely confused. I didn't really understand the concept of the Three Souls and Seven Spirits, let alone the concept of "Evil Yin." I just knew Su Xiaoniu had a reason for saying that, so I immediately asked her, "So what should I do now?"

Su Xiaoniu said seriously, "Huo Yan, the dung-eating ghost, can't get too far from the toilet. Zhao Xi and the others will be safe if they can get out of this distance, so Huo Yan will be back here soon. The Feng Shui master isn't here right now, so quickly pull out the five red strings that were placed on the five sides of the toilet and tie them to the big willow tree behind it. Remember, you have to step on the Gang Dou and recite the mantra while tying the red strings to the willow tree. Don't take a wrong step or say a wrong word. You can't make the slightest mistake, otherwise the consequences will be serious!"

There can't be even the slightest mistake... I actually started to get nervous. I've only been practicing the steps and formulas for less than an hour. Even if I have a good memory, I'm not sure I can memorize them fluently.

However, to protect Zhao Xi and my colleagues, I gritted my teeth and mentally reviewed my thoughts as I headed for the back door. Honestly, once someone has something they want to protect, their courage and potential multiply manyfold, just like me right now.

I plucked up my courage and walked along in a cat-like manner. When I passed the front door of the toilet, I saw the landscape painting that Man Yuanyi had used for his rituals and the blunt sword that had not been sharpened were scattered on the ground. At that time, Su Xiaoniu told me that this was not a landscape painting, but a feng shui painting, which could be used to change the geographical feng shui; and the blunt sword was a feng shui sword. Although it was not sharpened and could not hurt people, it could drive away evil spirits.

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