Chapter 503: Chapter 495: If You Can, Then Do It!
Life was at stake; He Shou didn’t dare to delay even a minute. The next day when Qin Liuxi arrived at the shop, the other party was already waiting for her at the entrance with Ding Yongliang, looking at her as if seeing a family member.
"Master, I’ve brought everything," He Shou said eagerly, gesturing with the bundle he took from the servant’s hands.
Qin Liuxi nodded: "Let’s go inside."
The group entered the shop, headed into the elegant private room, and Qin Liuxi directly asked him to open the bundle, revealing a box with a talisman attached to it, which was the Exorcism Talisman she had given him.
Qin Liuxi removed the talisman, and He Shou exclaimed, "Is it okay to just take it off like that?"
He also looked around vigilantly, fearing something might jump out.
Qin Liuxi stated, "What’s wrong with that? I’d like to see who dares to be presumptuous in my shop."
Ding Yongliang, standing by the side, felt a sudden tension in his heart, as if that sentence was a warning to him.
As soon as the talisman was torn, her eyes narrowed, sensing the pervasive evil aura of the entire box, she looked up at He Shou: "Your He Family has accumulated good deeds and blessings; it’s fortunate that such dense evil aura hasn’t killed you; truly, it’s the protection of your family’s Qi Fortune."
He Shou: "..."
How did that sound a bit off? Was she praising his family or cursing him?
As soon as the box was opened, the Yin Evil surged out, and the temperature in the room dropped in an instant. He Shou, wearing the talisman he bought yesterday, didn’t feel much, but Ding Yongliang turned somewhat pale, rubbing his arms: "It’s so cold."
He turned his head to look at He Shou, and seeing that he seemed unaffected, he couldn’t help asking, "Aren’t you cold?" That bone-chilling coldness.
He Shou shook his head: "Not cold at all."
Chen Pi on the side commented, "You have a talisman for protection, naturally you won’t be affected by this yin energy, and we certainly don’t sell useless protective talismans, you must have had a good night’s sleep last night."
He Shou thought about it, and it was indeed so; he hadn’t dreamed about that woman last night.
He subconsciously touched the talisman on his neck, and asked with a smile, "Do you have any more talismans? I’d like to buy one for my parents too."
Ding Yongliang was somewhat envious as well, but with a price of two thousand taels, he didn’t have the money.
While they were talking, Qin Liuxi formed a Sealing with her hands and swept back the yin energy, then pressed it with a talisman, and upon examining the piece inside the box, she said, "This piece carries such heavy Yin Evil, it’s unlikely to have been stolen from some woman."
"Ah?"
"It was brought out from a grave," Qin Liuxi added while picking up the piece.
Their faces all changed color.
Taken from a grave? Could this be something stripped from a dead body?
He Shou’s legs began to tremble again; he had even held and played with it, no wonder that female ghost kept haunting him every night. He hadn’t died yet, truly it was the protection of his family, the blessing of ancestors, and the grace of God.
Ah, to have a kind heart really makes a difference; he resolved to do more good deeds in the future.
He Shou had always said the piece was exquisite, and when Qin Liuxi held it in her hand and unfolded it, she understood the exquisiteness he mentioned. However, this piece did not look much like the modern style, but rather more alluring and bewitching.
Two palm-sized pieces of cloth were adorned with golden threads forming a golden-red rose, with shiny pearls on the petals, while the pistil was inlaid with a lustrous jade bead. Along the edges that covered the private parts were four golden and silver strings twisted into small straps, with pearls hooked on them as well, with two entwining and the other two tying at the back.
Just the dazzling beauty alone was enough to make one dizzy, and to imagine it worn on a woman’s body, the visual impact would be blood-boiling and soul-stirring.
And now, that piece was in Qin Liuxi’s hands.
Ding Yongliang and He Shou, both lost in their imaginations, felt a warmth in their noses, as a liquid started to flow from their nostrils.
"Hehe."
Qin Liuxi chuckled twice, looking amused at the sight of the two with bloody noses.
Chen Pi gave them a fierce glare, calling them scoundrels!
And they claim to be upright scholars, don’t they know the decency of "averting their eyes from impropriety," pah!
Ding Yongliang and the others felt extremely awkward, their eyes darting away when trying to look at Qin Liuxi.
"Master, is this really brought out from a tomb?" He Shou asked.
Qin Liuxi glanced at him sideways, "What, has your pawn shop never taken burial goods?"
He Shou chuckled dryly, not daring to respond.
Of course, they had dealt with burial goods before, but it was all done in a somewhat secretive manner, treated as dead pawns and then turned over.
Qin Liuxi also knew how business is done; there are no true saints, and remarked, "Whether it is or isn’t, just ask and you will find out."
"Ask who?" He Shou was a bit confused.
Ding Yongliang turned ashen-faced; he feared it might be what he was thinking.
Chen Pi said irritably, "Of course, ask the owner of this thing, dummy!"
"The owner? You don’t mean that ghost of a woman?" He Shou was horrified, his plump body trembling as he swallowed hard and said, "But Master, didn’t you say this place belongs to the Taoists, where ordinary ghosts hardly dare to enter?"
"If I invite her, there’s no problem." Qin Liuxi casually drew a soul-summoning talisman, recited the spell, and started summoning.
She mentioned summoning, and before Ding Yongliang and He Shou could even react, the talisman burned, and the air inside the room suddenly turned chilly, with a shadowy figure appearing before everyone.
"Ghost, a ghost ahhh." He Shou jumped up and hid behind Ding Yongliang, quivering in fear.
Ding Yongliang was equally pale, trembling uncontrollably, thinking why do I have to shield you when you have that protective talisman?
But his throat was so dry as if blocked by something; he couldn’t utter a single word.
Good heavens, my parents, there really are ghosts in this world; I want to go home.
"That was quick," Qin Liuxi said, gazing at the woman ghost in a red dress, her eyes half-narrowed.
The ghost had been following He Shou, unable to approach due to the protective amulet he carried. Also, the shop had spells cast over it, so she didn’t dare to be presumptuous inside, but now, being summoned was like being invited in, so naturally, she had no fear.
As soon as she appeared, she glanced over at Ding Yongliang and the rest.
Her eyes were blood-red, her face deathly pale, and her gaze icy cold, like getting stuck to a poisonous snake, sending chills all over the body.
Ding Yongliang’s legs gave out, and he collapsed on the floor, wishing he could faint.
Once he fell, He Shou was exposed, and as soon as the ghost saw him, her resentful energy intensified, and she rushed over, "Give it back, return it to me!"
She got close and reached out her hand when the spell’s spirit light from the protective Thunderstruck Wood Talisman He Shou wore flashed. She let out a piercing scream, quickly retreated to a safe distance, and stared holes into He Shou.
Even like this, the previous paper talisman had already kept her at bay, and now, the talisman he wore was more potent, nearly burning her soul away.
No man is good, all of them deserve to die!
The female ghost’s resentful energy surged, her eyes redder than before, with He Shou nearly wetting himself with fright, pointing at Qin Liuxi, "Your stuff is with her!"
Sorry, Master, I, a mere mortal, really can’t handle a female ghost, you’re the capable one, you handle it!