Without dodging or avoiding, I quickly took out a ghost-fixing talisman and casually tossed it onto the old man.

The old man, who was walking forward, was instantly frozen in place and could no longer move forward an inch.

This old man only looks fierce; he doesn't actually have the strength to harm anyone. Otherwise, given his resentment towards this family, he would have wiped them out long ago.

After I immobilized the old man, the surrounding ghost wall dissipated, and the lights in the courtyard came on. Tong Liu was lying on the ground not far away, and next to him lay a family of three. The offerings on the ground had long been overturned and scattered everywhere.

I rushed over to check on him and found that Tong Liu was fine, just as I had guessed, he had just fainted.

The family of three was mostly unharmed, but the little boy had a big bump on his head, probably from running away in fright and bumping into something.

The middle-aged woman's face was deathly pale, and even in her unconscious state, her terrified expression could still be seen.

Middle-aged people fared even worse; they were so frightened that they soiled themselves and could smell a foul stench.

I didn't wake them up, but instead slowly walked towards the old man.

"What did you do to me?" The old man stood rooted to the spot, shouting.

"It would be easy for me to kill you now, but out of pity for you, I'll give you one last chance. If you're willing to let go of your hatred, I can send you to be reincarnated." This old man hadn't committed any murders, and if he was willing to leave, I didn't want to beat him to a pulp, making him lose his chance to be reincarnated forever.

"Ahhh, you're all going to die! I'm going to kill you all!" The old man was unwilling to compromise and roared, looking extremely ferocious.

I shook my head and threw an extermination talisman at the old man.

The old man's entire body then exploded and disappeared completely. Since I couldn't persuade him, I couldn't let him continue to harm people. Although he was only a ghost for now, with his resentment, if he received any nourishment, he could very well become a vengeful ghost in no time, just like Wang Xiaoyun in Zhang Guangyin's house.

Those who are targeted by him will be in danger.

I'm not an indecisive person. When I encounter something dirty like this, I'll try to persuade it if I can, and if I really can't persuade it, I'll just kill it.

This old ghost is exactly the same as he was in life. He's like a brick in a latrine—stinky and hard. What he thinks is right is right, and what he thinks is wrong is wrong, no matter how reasonable your reasoning may be.

I knelt down next to Tong Liu, gently patted his face, and called out, "Tong Liu, wake up."

I called out a few times, but Tong Liu still didn't move. I slapped him hard across the face and yelled, "Wake up!"

Tong Liu jumped up after I slapped him, waving his hands wildly with his eyes closed, shouting, "Don't come any closer, you old bastard, don't come any closer!"

I shook my head. It seemed that Tong Liu hadn't yet recovered from the fear the old man had instilled in him.

I kicked him right in the butt and shouted, "Tong Liu, it's me, Zuo Changming."

Tong Liu subconsciously rubbed his buttocks, slowly opened his eyes, and asked uncertainly, "Are you Changming?"

"Damn it, who else could it be but me? You're incompetent yet you dare to take on jobs. Luckily, you didn't run into a tough guy this time, or you'd be dead for sure." I cursed, really wanting to give Tong Liu a few more flicks on the head.

"Waaah..." Tong Liu burst into tears, rushed over and hugged me tightly, choking out, "Changming, I thought I would never see you again."

"Damn it, get out of my way, how disgusting!" I kicked Tong Liu away, furious, and cursed, "Do you know you were wrong now? You little show-off."

"I know I was wrong, I'll never do it again." Tong Liu wiped away his tears, looked around, and asked curiously, "Where's that dirty old man?"

"It has been wiped out."

"What? That filthy thing was so powerful, who killed it?" Tong Liu asked in shock.

"That goes without saying, of course I wiped them out."

“You?” Tong Liu shook his head and said, “I don’t believe it.”

"You don't believe me? Then tell me where that filthy thing went?" I asked with a half-smile.

"I..." Tong Liu was speechless for a moment, not knowing what to say.

"Hehe." I chuckled and patted Tong Liu on the shoulder, saying, "Alright, I'm not teasing you anymore. Actually, it wasn't me who eliminated this evil thing, but it was somewhat related to me, or more accurately, it was this talisman."

After saying that, I took out an annihilation talisman and waved it in front of Tong Liu.

"Really?" Tong Liu snatched the annihilation talisman from my hand and examined it closely.

"Hey kid, take it easy, it's precious!" I snapped at him, annoyed.

Tong Liu examined the talisman in his hand from all angles, but probably couldn't figure it out. He muttered to himself, "There's nothing special about it. It looks even simpler than Hu Ergou's blessed talisman."

I twitched my lips. Tong Liu really had the nerve to compare it to Hu Er Gou's trashy talisman. I snatched the talisman back and said irritably, "Then what do you think of Hu Er Gou's supposedly blessed talisman?"

"Damn it, what good is that talisman?" Tong Liu cursed, his face dark. "I stuck that talisman on that filthy thing, but it was completely unharmed. It even tore the talisman off right in front of me. Can you believe it?"

I suppressed a laugh and nodded with a look of sympathy. Actually, I was the same way back then, sticking Hu Ergou's talisman on Fang Lei's body.

"Changming, tell the truth, was that old man really killed by this talisman?" Tong Liu suddenly asked with a serious expression.

"Really." I nodded with a serious expression.

"Who gave it to you?" Bucket Six pressed.

“I met an old Taoist priest at the Dahuang Temple a couple of days ago, and he gave it to me.” I said with a serious face. “Tonight, when I heard you say you were going to catch a ghost, I was afraid you would be in danger, so I rushed over. At first, I was a little uneasy, but I was worried about your safety, so I rushed in without hesitation. Then I saw a disgusting old man floating around in the courtyard. I flicked my hand, and a talisman stuck to his body. The old man screamed and then disappeared without a trace.”

"Changming, thank you." Tong Liu thanked him earnestly, then rubbed his hands together and asked excitedly, "How many did he give you in total?"

"Less than ten," I replied.

"Um, look... Changming, could you give me one or two for self-defense?" Tong Liu looked hesitant, but when he saw the talisman in my hand, he almost drooled.

"Hehe, who else would I give it to if not you?" I smiled slightly and gave Tong Liu one manifestation talisman, two ghost-fixing talismans, and four extermination talismans.

I explained the use of these talismans to Tong Liu one by one, and told him not to act so rashly in the future.

Tong Liu nodded like a chick pecking at rice, carefully putting away the talismans.

"Alright, it's getting late. Go wake them up, and then we'll head back," I said, glancing at the family of three on the ground.

Tong Liu scratched his head somewhat awkwardly and slowly walked towards the three people on the ground.