Old Liu nodded slightly upon hearing this: "We must take him in."
"His mistake wasn't that he almost harmed the woman you mentioned, but that he shouldn't have looked at you with such resentment."
Even a seventh-rank official is treated like a prince before the prime minister's gate, let alone someone like you...
Old Liu suddenly stopped talking at this point, because there were some things that absolutely could not be said, and he had only just found out himself.
Although Old Liu didn't say it, Zhao Youliang subconsciously thought of his Five Ghosts Child fate.
"Uncle, are you trying to say that I am a pageboy by the side of the Sixth King of Hell? I already knew that."
Old Liu was clearly surprised that Zhao Youliang knew so much. After a brief moment of surprise, he smiled and shook his head.
"Uncle can only say that many things are far more complicated than you think, see, or hear."
"Go, go and subdue that evil spirit first, teach it a lesson."
Zhao Youliang seemed thoughtful upon hearing this, but with his high emotional intelligence, he didn't ask any further questions.
Holding a talisman he had drawn in one hand and scissors—a special tool for making paper figures—in the other, he strode toward the evil spirit.
Upon seeing Zhao Youliang approach, the vengeful ghost immediately revealed a sinister smile.
If it weren't for his fear of the sunlight and that mysterious Uncle Liu, he would have already emerged from the shadows and pounced on him.
"You still dare to laugh? You look down on me, don't you?!"
Zhao Youliang, who was eager to test the results of his cultivation, was not going to be polite and quickly recited the incantation as he had learned in his dream.
"Human life is hard to obtain, and now I have obtained it; the true Dharma is hard to hear, and now I have heard it. If I do not use this life to attain liberation, when will I ever attain liberation?"
"In the name of the Supreme Master, may this be done at once!"
As the incantation was uttered, the yellow talisman in his hand was simultaneously flung out, transforming into a pale blue light that flew towards the vengeful ghost.
Upon seeing this, the vengeful ghost hurriedly summoned a bright red burial robe and placed it in front of him, attempting to block Zhao Youliang's talisman for salvation.
As I said before, Zhao Youliang has experienced hardships since childhood, making him much smarter and more mature than his peers.
I witnessed the ghost's "moves" yesterday, so I was prepared for today.
He immediately opened the large scissors that Old Liu had given him and pretended to cut forward.
"Paper cutting cuts objects, cuts yin and yang, break!"
With a loud "whoosh," the burial shroud that the vengeful ghost had been blocking in front of him was instantly torn in two.
The "exorcism talisman" that Zhao Youliang cast landed on the vengeful ghost without any hindrance.
The vengeful ghost screamed, and thick black smoke billowed from its body, a clear sign of its escaping resentment.
Just when Zhao Youliang thought he had successfully subdued the evil spirit, the sky suddenly darkened.
"An unusual phenomenon!"
Upon seeing this, Zhao Youliang immediately became alert. He knew that the three evil spirits who had come to order his coffin had arrived!
Sure enough, in the blink of an eye, three evil spirits appeared behind the ghost in the funeral shop, their appearances also obscured.
It's like looking at someone whose back is to the bright light when we're against it.
After the three ghosts from the Republican era appeared, they did not attack Zhao Youliang.
Instead, they all stretched out their ghostly claws and grabbed at the vengeful ghost in the funeral shop.
Just like how ordinary people tear paper figures, he ripped the vengeful ghost into three pieces with a whoosh and stuffed them whole into his mouth.
Without even chewing, it was swallowed down with a gulp.
After swallowing the vengeful ghost, the three ghosts, still holding hands with the child in the middle, floated towards Zhao Youliang close to the ground.
Zhao Youliang suddenly felt a chill creeping over him, as if all his joints had been frozen in an instant, making him sluggish and stiff.
Even though the situation was critical, Zhao Youliang couldn't help but think to himself: So ghosts that can produce strange phenomena are really this terrifying!
As a half-baked cultivator, I'm barely better than an infant in their eyes...
Just as the three evil spirits were getting closer and closer to Zhao Youliang, and even extended their claws, two soft coughs came from Old Liu's mouth.
"Alright, that's enough."
"I'm still watching... You're not trying to force this old man to take action, are you?"
Upon hearing this, the three evil spirits hesitated for a moment, then retreated back into the light behind them.
Along with them, the surrounding darkness also vanished.
Looking at the streets that had returned to normal, Zhao Youliang suddenly felt as if he had been transported to another world.
He quickly walked to Old Liu, who was standing in front of the door: "Uncle Liu..."
Old Liu smiled and said, "Sigh, I didn't expect to break the rule so soon."
"But this time doesn't count. I sent you there to subdue the evil spirit."
"If something goes wrong, I will naturally take care of it; the cause and effect are my responsibility."
After saying the words "the cause and effect are in my hands," Old Liu's expression suddenly changed, and he immediately clutched his chest and retreated back into the coffin shop.
He slammed the door shut, leaving Zhao Youliang outside.
"Quantum, I'm suddenly feeling a bit unwell. You should go back now."
"Come back tomorrow to practice with me."
Although Zhao Youliang didn't know what had happened, he realized it was definitely not a good thing.
He quickly asked through the door, "Uncle, are you alright?"
Is there anything I can do for you?
In just that short time, Manager Liu's voice was full of exhaustion.
"No need, you can't help."
"Don't worry, Uncle is fine. You can go back now."
"Come again tomorrow."
Helpless, Zhao Youliang could only walk towards his shop, turning back every few steps.
He was clearly still very worried about Old Liu... After thinking for a moment, he hurriedly ran back, took out the prayer wheel from his pocket, and hung it at the entrance of the coffin shop.
When Zhao Youliang returned to his paper-making shop, he saw a crowd gathered in front of the door from afar.
"Could it be that someone's getting into a brawl?" Zhao Youliang muttered to himself.
"What were you thinking? Fighting in front of a paper offering shop... What, did you kill one of them and then conveniently get all the funeral supplies?"
Just as Zhao Youliang was complaining, Li Mao's voice came from behind him.
"Oh my god, Quantum, don't talk nonsense! They're not here for a group fight, they're here to beat you up!"
"I'm afraid you'll be stupid enough to just walk over there and end up waiting here for ages!"
"You hit me? I haven't offended anyone!" Zhao Youliang was clearly not convinced and looked ahead carefully, trying to see who these people were.
"Stop looking, this is for you!"
As Li Mao spoke, he pulled Zhao Youliang into a nearby alley.
"There were two groups of people in total. One group was that big fat monk."
"But he brought an assistant today, a monk who looked like he was made of twisted steel bars."
"The other group is the sorcerers who helped you deal with the monk yesterday."
"He brought a helper today too, one of whom looks like a big toad."
"That guy is short and fat, he really looks like a toad standing up!"
Zhao Youliang was somewhat confused by Li Mao's description of the visitor.
What does it mean to be a person made of steel bars? What does it mean for a toad to stand up?
However, none of these are the key questions. What Zhao Youliang really wanted to ask at this moment was, "Where is the big yellow dog?"
With their big yellow dog at home, how dare they come to cause trouble?!
Li Mao looked helpless when the big yellow dog was mentioned.
"Sigh, don't even mention your rascal dog."
"At first, I even dared to bare my teeth at them and wanted to pounce on them and beat them up."
"As soon as the steel bar man and the toad man appeared, they vanished in a flash!"
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