Sss!
The moment the cloth doll was grabbed by the giant hand, a black aura surged from within, accompanied by the wails of women and children.
The sound pierced the air, grating on everyone's ears. Their nerves seemed to go haywire, and they clutched their heads, experiencing intense pain.
"To hide so many vengeful spirits within a cloth doll to harm people, how utterly despicable."
Lin Xiaotian stood unharmed to the side, watching the black energy emanating from the doll. It began to form a skull, seemingly preparing to retaliate against those present. Without hesitation, he channeled his true energy into his right palm, igniting a fierce flame, and swung it directly into the air.
Hiss!
The black energy was ignited by the true fire, transforming into streams of blue flames. The black energy quickly dissipated into sand, vanishing as it was consumed by the fire.
The wails in the air gradually ceased with the disappearance of the black energy, and everyone soon returned to normal.
Ye Wantong, regaining her senses, rushed to Lin Xiaotian's side and asked in surprise, "Xiaotian, what exactly happened? What just occurred?"
"Someone cast a dark curse on that cloth doll. Anyone who touches it will suffer a backlash. However, I have now dispelled the curse within it. You can have someone take it down."
Lin Xiaotian explained calmly. Ye Wantong immediately instructed the security captain to go and retrieve it.
The security captain swallowed, cautiously approaching the stone pillar, still fearful of what had just happened and worried that another accident might occur if he went up.
Fortunately, this time, as he carefully climbed the stone pillar and reached out to remove the cloth doll, everything went smoothly. He easily detached the doll.
As per Lin Xiaotian's instructions, the cloth doll was quickly soaked in black dog blood and then burned to ashes.
The worries in everyone's hearts finally subsided, and they all let out a sigh of relief!
Next, Lin Xiaotian was about to deal with the "murderous weapon" above.
That Eight Trigram Bronze Mirror was the eye of the grand formation in the hall. Once the eye was destroyed, the entire feng shui formation would disappear.
However, Lin Xiaotian had no intention of destroying the formation's eye. Instead, he wanted to use it to find the person who had orchestrated this scheme.
He wanted to see what kind of feng shui master had set up such a sinister formation here.
"Xiaotian, only the mirror is left now. Hurry up and get it down. Once it's gone, we'll all be safe, right?"
Ye Wantong was growing impatient, her eyes wide as she pointed at the bronze mirror atop the stone pillar.
"You're right, but if you want to find the real culprit, it's best not to touch it. I can set up another feng shui formation to seal the mirror's array power completely, rendering it ineffective."
"At that time, do you think the real culprit will show themselves?" Lin Xiaotian said with a faint smile.
"What a great idea! Xiaotian, you're so clever. If the real culprit knows their formation won't work, they'll definitely come to see what's happening, and then we can capture them!"
Ye Wantong suddenly understood and couldn't help but give Lin Xiaotian a thumbs-up, praising him enthusiastically.
Lin Xiaotian didn't say anything further. He sat down on the spot, took out a yellow talisman, and blew on it gently, letting it float into the air. Then, his fingers flashed with golden light, and he drew a series of symbols on the yellow talisman with that light.
Immediately, the yellow talisman flew automatically to the surroundings of the Eight Trigram Bronze Mirror, wrapping around it like a true dragon encircling the entire mirror.
Lin Xiaotian pointed his "daoist finger" at the yellow talisman and chanted an incantation. Under everyone's watchful eyes, the yellow talisman quickly disappeared.
"Wow, so cool!"
Ye Wantong rubbed her eyes, deeply impressed by the formation Lin Xiaotian had performed. After he finished, she walked over and patted his shoulder, saying, "I never knew you were so proficient in feng shui formations. If I had known you were this powerful earlier, I would have taken on some feng shui jobs."
"In this day and age, feng shui masters are very sought after."
"You want me to take jobs for you? Forget it. I don't want to be your money-making machine."
Lin Xiaotian shrugged, feeling that this girl definitely had ulterior motives. She might earn ten million and give him only ten thousand.
In that case, he would be the one doing all the hard work, while she would reap the benefits.
"Tch, so stingy."
Seeing that he was unwilling, Ye Wantong rolled her eyes and abandoned the idea.
However, even though she stopped talking to Lin Xiaotian, new ideas quickly sprouted in her mind. She suddenly snapped her fingers in secret and whispered, "You think you can escape my grasp? Dream on. If you don't want to be my tool for making money, I'll make sure you are."
"Is Ms. Ye in?"
Just as her thoughts drifted to the heavens, contemplating how to scheme against Lin Xiaotian, a familiar voice suddenly came from outside the company.
Ye Wantong snapped back to attention and saw a middle-aged man in a suit walking in. Her face lit up with joy. She walked over and smiled, "Old Zhong, what brings you here? Have you finished the projects we're collaborating on?"
"Ms. Ye, you jest. Our multi-billion project, how could it be finished so quickly? I've come to see you today because there's been a small issue with the project, and I wanted to discuss a solution with you."
Old Zhong's name was Huang Dazhong. He was the owner of a building materials factory in Songzhou City and had previously reached a major cooperation agreement with Ye Wantong.
Ye Wantong's face showed curiosity, and she asked with concern, "What problem has arisen? Could it be that your building materials factory won't be able to deliver the goods on time?"
"That's not it. I heard that your company has been losing a lot of money recently. My goods can be delivered on time, but regarding the payment, I'm worried that you, Ms. Ye... won't be able to pay on time. So, I've come to discuss early payment with you."
"If Ms. Ye doesn't have enough funds, I think it would be best to cancel the cooperation early." Huang Dazhong said with a smile, speaking courteously.
"What? You want to cancel the cooperation with me?"
Ye Wantong's eyes widened in utter shock!
She now considered this building materials project her only chance to turn things around. If Huang Dazhong canceled the cooperation, bankruptcy would be almost certain.
Therefore, no matter what, she could not let Huang Dazhong cancel the project.
"Old Zhong, are you joking with me? Don't you know who I am? Besides, our Ye family is powerful, how could we be short of money? My company is indeed facing some minor issues right now, but it absolutely won't affect the arrival of funds. Please rest assured."
After speaking, Ye Wantong stepped forward and patted Huang Dazhong's shoulder, trying to reassure him.
However, Huang Dazhong showed no intention of continuing the cooperation. His gaze subconsciously swept towards the stone pillar in the distance. Without revealing any weakness, he continued, "Ms. Ye, I naturally know the strength of your Ye family. I only agreed to cooperate with you back then because of Old Master Ye's face."
"But now, the crisis you're facing, I'm afraid you won't be able to resolve it."