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On the second morning, I arrived early at the shop to help He Ying draw all the talisman papers we bought yesterday into Taoist Talismans. After selling some charms, there were still over three hundred left, enough for He Ying to sell for a while.
I placed the brush down on the table, rubbed my sore wrist, and turned to He Ying, saying, "He Ying, I have something to take care of today. Can you manage the shop by yourself?"
He Ying packed the talismans into a box and shot me a glance. In a calm tone, she replied, "Jiang Ling, are you overthinking this? I've been managing the shop alone before. You can go, but remember to come back early. If all these talismans sell out, I'll need you to draw more."
Seeing the greedy glint in He Ying's eyes made me speechless. I was worried that the Evil Insect Master might strike at He Ying again, so before leaving, I handed her my Soul Nourishing Stone and said, "He Ying, this stone is a powerful artifact. Keep it in the shop for protection in case someone tries to harm you again."
He Ying examined the dark stone closely. She didn't know its origin and only felt that it was cold to the touch with nothing particularly special about it.
"Jiang Ling, this is just an ordinary stone; it doesn't seem remarkable at all," He Ying said dismissively as she prepared to return the Soul Nourishing Stone to me. Just then, an eerie aura emanated from the stone, and a fragment of Liu Zhenxian's soul emerged. He glanced at He Ying and calmly said, "Miss, my name is Liu Zhenxian. I am the Spirit Blade of this artifact. I will protect your safety. Feel free to ask me anything; I can even teach you advanced Taoist Magic."
"Who are you? Why do I feel like I've seen you before? But I can't quite remember," He Ying said, gazing at Liu Zhenxian with confusion. Although it was her first time seeing him, her heart raced as if she had known him for a long time.
Upon hearing her words, Liu Zhenxian felt a tremor within but maintained a neutral expression. He nodded at He Ying and reached out to take her right hand, saying, "Hello, I'm Liu Zhenxian. Please take care of me."
I was somewhat surprised and took another look at Liu Zhenxian. I hadn't expected him to appear so suddenly before He Ying. Although I couldn't discern his thoughts, this was clearly a good thing. I decided not to interrupt their interaction and quietly left the shop.
I hailed a taxi on the street and headed towards Zhao Sanbao's place using the address he had given me yesterday.
After about an hour and a half, I stood outside Zhao Sanbao's apartment building and called him. Less than three minutes later, he hurriedly rushed down from upstairs.
Noticing the dark circles under Zhao Sanbao's eyes made me chuckle as I touched my ear and asked, "Director Zhao, did you not sleep at all last night?"
Zhao Sanbao nodded, looking aggrieved as he said, "Jiang Ling, please stop. That female ghost came back to find me last night. This time she brought seven or eight accomplices. If it weren't for the talisman you gave me, I might have already lost my life."
Hearing Zhao Sanbao's words, I wasn't too surprised. The reason I insisted on having him stay in his room was to test the nature of that female ghost. If she honored her agreement with Zhao Sanbao, I had planned to help her move on. But now it seemed that the ghost's nature was not good. After thinking for a moment, I decided it would be better to eliminate her directly.
I noticed a faint Eerie Aura lingering around Zhao Sanbao, and my brow furrowed as I asked, "Director Zhao, you didn't sleep at all last night? Are those Ghostly Beings still in your room?"
Zhao Sanbao nodded but quickly shook his head again, looking dejected as he replied, "I don't know if they're still in my room. Last night, when that female ghost realized she couldn't kill me, she started smashing things in my room. It took a long time before she disappeared with those Ghostly Beings."
Zhao Sanbao glanced nervously behind him and, after confirming there was nothing unusual, said to me, "Jiang Ling, I thought that group of Ghostly Beings had left. But every time I was about to fall asleep, I would hear terrifying ghostly wails in my ears. Sometimes I even saw the shadow of that female ghost in my dreams. But when I opened my eyes, those sounds and shadows would vanish. I'm about to go insane."
I patted Zhao Sanbao on the shoulder, already having some guesses in mind. I nodded at him and said, "Director Zhao, don't worry. I'm here to help you solve this problem. Please take me to where you live so I can take a look."
Following Zhao Sanbao into his room, I found glass shards scattered everywhere along with a pile of torn items. Even the ceiling above had several dirty Footprints imprinted on it, and a few colorful pairs of underwear were hanging from the chandelier.
Zhao Sanbao scratched the back of his head awkwardly and blushed as he gathered up those personal items. He then said sheepishly, "Jiang Ling, I'm sorry about the mess in this room. I tried cleaning it up earlier, but as soon as I turned around for a moment, everything became chaotic again. I just lost the will to tidy it up."
I nodded without saying much more. With my hands clasped behind my back, I walked around Zhao Sanbao's room carefully and noticed something unusual.
In Zhao Sanbao's bedroom hung several strings of strange Thousand Paper Cranes. They were peculiar because typical Thousand Paper Cranes are made from identical origami cranes strung together. However, these cranes were mixed with many different animals, and the paper used for folding was all Yellow Talismans meant for drawing symbols; they looked rather unappealing.
Upon closer inspection, I found that those unusual animals totaled twelve, perfectly forming a set of Zodiac Signs.
Furrowing my brow, I pointed at the strings of Thousand Paper Cranes and asked seriously, "Director Zhao, where did you buy these?"
Zhao Sanbao followed my point direction and looked over, his eyes filled with confusion as he shook his head and said, "I didn't buy these things! How could they be in my room?"
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