Chapter 722 Should I buy it?
Everyone looked in the direction Ye Wanxi was looking and saw the football-sized mane. They all shuddered at the same time.
It's easy to imagine how much vital energy this thing has absorbed from Zhao Fangzhao over the past month, having grown from the size of a glass ball to this size.
No wonder a perfectly healthy young person would suddenly become anemic and weak; no wonder sleeping for ten or more hours a day not only failed to relieve fatigue but actually made them feel more tired.
Uncle Zhao's expression was equally grim, and he said nervously, "Miss Ye, my daughter..."
"There is hope."
The couple's eyes lit up at those three simple words, and a glimmer of hope filled their hearts.
Compared to their worries about their daughter, Ye Wanxi was more concerned about the origin of the hair ornament.
This thing is the same as the demon she caught a couple of days ago; neither of them are common, everyday items.
Whether it's a demon or a monstrous creature, both require special conditions to form. It's no exaggeration to say that you might not encounter one even after decades or centuries.
She had run into two in just two or three days, and Ye Wanxi didn't believe it was just a coincidence.
Something unusual is bound to happen; there must be something else going on here that we need to be careful about.
In any case, the most urgent task is to arrest this person as soon as possible.
Unlike the demon, the demon possesses a host, reaches an agreement with the host, uses the host's body to provide itself with nutrients, and eventually takes possession of the host.
This also means that once a demon possesses a person, it cannot easily abandon the body it has possessed and escape.
Therefore, you only need to trap its body to catch it.
The scorpion, however, is different. It is born from objects and likes to possess things that are insignificant. It can be said that everything can become a vessel for its possession.
Furthermore, they are adept at hiding, attaching themselves to objects and making them very difficult to detect.
Just now, Ye Wanxi had already grabbed the doll in her hand, but she still didn't notice its existence.
Only when one makes eye contact with its true form and the other party can't help but reveal its true nature can one catch a glimpse of this thing and expose it.
At this moment, the pheasant has detached from its carrier and seems vulnerable, but in reality, it could escape if one is not careful.
Ye Wanxi dared not be careless. She flipped her wrist and swung it forward with force. In an instant, several different talismans moved without wind and flew straight toward the nearby Mao.
While the talisman temporarily blocked the demon's beard, Ye Wanxi quickly set up a barrier around Zhao Fangzhao and the others behind him to ensure that the demon would not panic and possess anyone indiscriminately.
Then, talismans were pasted around the walls and windows to ensure that the demon could not escape the bedroom.
After doing all this, Ye Wanxi took out a golden bowl the size of a soup basin, ready to trap the turtle in a jar.
When Ye Wanxi set up the barrier, Mo realized that she was in danger. Without caring about the power of the talismans that Ye Wanxi threw out, she twisted her soft and supple body and tried to break through.
Unfortunately, Ye Wanxi's barrier was completed in an instant, and this monstrous creature had only recently entered the world and had only absorbed a limited amount of human essence, so it was no match for Ye Wanxi.
After failing to break through Ye Wanxi's barrier several times, it returned to the doll!
At that time, the glass balls that served as the doll's eyes had been removed, and the doll's face was still covered with horrifying blood and tears. Coupled with the two empty black holes and the limbs that could move on their own, it was truly as frightening as it could be.
With its newfound support, the mane's strength increased dramatically. Baring its teeth, it flew towards Ye Wanxi, its target aimed directly at her neck. Clearly, it intended to take a risk and drain Ye Wanxi's blood, weakening her while simultaneously replenishing its own damaged energy.
Unfortunately, the monster soon realized how naive it had been.
Ye Wanxi made such a fuss to force it back into this body. By flying over, it was as if it had walked into a trap.
With a snap, Ye Wanxi grabbed the doll's neck with one hand and formed a hand seal with the other at lightning speed.
In less than a second, a sealing array appeared in her palm, struck the doll, and sealed the hair inside tightly.
Once the worm entered the doll, Li Qinyan and the others could no longer see it.
All that everyone saw was the doll suddenly jump up and lunge at Ye Wanxi's neck. After Ye Wanxi grabbed its neck, a chilling scream seemed to ring in their ears.
The scream didn't last long before it subsided, and the doll in Ye Wanxi's hand stopped moving.
After the screams stopped, the room fell into a deathly silence.
The group exchanged bewildered glances, and after a long pause, they asked hesitantly, "Miss Ye... how is she? What about that monster?"
"I've sealed it inside this doll. Don't worry, it can't get out for now."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Aunt Fang's legs went weak and she almost sat down on the ground, but her husband caught her.
"Since Miss Ye has already sealed that thing, let's summon..."
"Your daughter is fine, but she has been entangled by the evil spirits for a long time, and the lost essence and blood cannot be recovered. She will need to be properly recuperated from now on."
"Definitely, definitely. We didn't know what was wrong with her before, so even if we wanted to help her, we didn't know how. Now that we know what's going on, we definitely won't just let it go like this anymore."
Aunt Fang continued with some concern, "After this, will Zhao Zhao suffer any aftereffects? Like being more susceptible to these things in the future? Or will she develop any health problems...?"
"Having lost so much essence and blood, her body will definitely be weaker than normal for the next year or two. We can prepare more medicinal meals to slowly nourish her, but don't give her too much at once. She's probably too weak to handle strong tonics right now. As for whether she'll attract those things..."
"That's possible. After all, when a person is weak, they are more vulnerable to attack. Especially since she spent some time with the mongooses, and they became quite close during that time. This means she would have picked up some of their scent. If she were unlucky enough to run into them, they might mistake her for one of their own."
That's interesting. People are most likely to encounter ghosts when they are weak, but humans and ghosts are different.
People treat you like one of their own, but you know very clearly that you are not one of them.
Having these strange creatures hanging around you all day long, not to mention the risk of being hurt, you'd be scared to death!
Aunt Fang was also shocked upon hearing this: "What should we do?"
"It's simple. Buy her a few more amulets and have her carry them with her. Take her to temples and Taoist monasteries often to seek her protection. Of course, their amulets are probably not as good as mine."
Ye Wanxi raised her hand, revealing a stack of amulets in her palm, and said with a pure smile, "So, shall we buy them?"
Everyone: “???”
(End of this chapter)
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