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Chapter 2 - Altar Trees

"You lunatic, get out!"

Sang Lan's almond-shaped eyes opened wide, and she pointed at the door, "Rascal, scram!"

Without saying anything further, I grabbed my bag and walked out.

"Don't go!"

Ji Yayun caught up to me and stopped me, crying out: "Lan Lan, don't be like this, let Master help me!"

Seeing that she was on the verge of breaking down, Sang Lan was at a loss for what to do. He hesitated for a moment, then stomped his feet: "Fine, fine, I'll listen to you, let him show you, okay?"

He turned around and glared at me. "If you play tricks on me, I won't forgive you!"

It could be seen that Ji Yayun had really broken down a little. She did not wait for the curtains to close before she started to undress.

I consciously turned my back and began to take out what I needed from my bag.

Moments later, Sang Lan coldly said from behind him, "It's done."

Although she was mentally prepared, when she saw Ji Yayun's pure white skin that was giving off a crystal luster, she was still dazzled.

I lit three incense sticks, bowed to the four directions, and stuck the incense on the windowsill.

He turned around and looked at Sang Lan again. That gaze in his eyes was as if he had killed his father with me.

I picked up a small box, walked to the side of the sofa, opened the box's lid, dipped my finger in the scarlet red cinnabar and began to draw runes on Ji Yayun's smooth back.

The talisman was still missing my last stroke. I hesitated and couldn't bring myself to do it.

"What now?" Sang Lan coldly asked me.

I ignored her, steeled my heart, and drew the last line.

His fingers hadn't even left the woman's back when the bright red talisman seemed as if it had been burned by fire. It instantly turned into scorched black powder, falling down with a "pu pu" sound.

As if he was electrocuted, Ji Yayun's body started to tremble violently, and he started to emit a pungent stench.

I nearly vomited from the smell and hurriedly retreated while covering my nose.

"What is this smell?" Sang Lan covered her nose and mouth as she retched.

I didn't have time to reply her as I grabbed the Eight Trigrams Mirror on the table and shone it towards Ji Yayun.

Looking in the mirror, he saw that Ji Yayun's body was wrapped tightly by a ball of black Qi.

Suddenly, Ji Yayun calmed down.

"Aunt?" Sang Lan shouted, wanting to go up.

"Don't go over there!" I grabbed her and reached for the table.

He touched the empty space and looked down. His heart skipped a beat.

I had clearly taken out the Evil Repellent Altar Tree and placed it together with the Eight Trigrams Mirror, but it's actually gone now!

"Aunt …"

Hearing Sang Lan's voice, she raised her head to look, only to see Ji Yayun slowly turning her body over.

My hair stood on end as I looked at her.

Ji Yayun still looked the same, but the feeling she gave off was that of a completely different person.

Her face was as pale as if she had been submerged in water for more than ten days. The pores that were originally so fine that they could not be seen were now especially prominent, as if a layer of fine black hair had grown on the white face!

Sang Lan originally wanted to go up to welcome me, but now she shrunk to my side and hugged one of my arms as she trembled uncontrollably.

When I looked down, I saw Sang Lan's hand tightly holding onto a piece of red square wood.

"Who allowed you to move my things?!"

Startled and angry, I snatched the log and slammed it down on the table.

"Pah!"

With the ear-splitting noise, Ji Yayun's body trembled, her originally numb face instantly turned extremely sinister, her venomous eyes looked as though she wanted to eat her people alive.

I steadied myself and lifted the altar again.

But just as I was about to lift the altar wood, Ji Yayun's eyes flipped and she crumpled to the ground like cooked noodles.

Seeing that she didn't move for a long time, I couldn't help but feel relieved.

He subconsciously moved his hands, which were numb with nervousness, only to feel that his left hand was sticky and that something was wrong with his hands.

As he lowered his head to take a look, he could not help but turn pale with fright.

Countless tiny cracks had actually appeared on the surface of the wood.

I don't know if it was due to using too much strength, but my palm was also torn and my hand was covered in blood.

"My aunt, she … What happened to her? " Sang Lan asked in a tearful voice.

"It's fine for now. Help her put on her clothes."

I wiped off my cold sweat and looked at the bloodstained altar wood.

"I'm going to the bathroom to wash my hands."

I casually placed the altar wood on the table. Who would have thought that the moment I placed it on the table, the altar wood would soundlessly crack and completely shatter.

After exiting the toilet, Sang Lan had already helped Ji Yayun put on her clothes.

I went over to help carry the unconscious Ji Yayun to the sofa, walked to the window and pulled open the curtain.

He couldn't help but be surprised when he saw the fragrance on the windowsill.

One incense stick had been burnt down to less than a third of its value, while the other two incense sticks were almost burnt down.

Humans were always afraid of something bad happening to them, while the fragrance would last only for a short period of time. It seemed like they had really run into something tough.

"Your hand is broken, let me help you wrap it up." Sang Lan anxiously took his medical bag.

"This little injury... "It's better to just pack it."

After washing the blood off, I realized that the lacerated wound in the web of the tiger's mouth was so serious that I didn't want to suffer.

Speaking of which, I remember that the strength I used to smack down at the altar wasn't that strong, so why was my hand so shattered?

Sang Lan helped me apply the medicine as she spoke hesitantly, "I didn't mean to touch your thing just now, I … "I was just nervous, and unknowingly …"

"Forget it." Looking at her beautiful face, he couldn't let out a breath.

"What happened to my aunt?"

I rubbed my forehead and said, "She's really bewitched. Furthermore, the ghost that is entangling her is an evil spirit."

"Fierce Demon?"

"The cinnabar where I drew the talisman was mixed with the blood of a male chicken. Yin and Yang interweaved and restrained each other, luring out the ghost that was pestering her. Look at the sun outside, daring to come out in broad daylight, what else could it be if not evil spirits? "

Sang Lan's eyes reddened, she shook my arm and said with a tearful voice: "Then what should we do? You must help us. "

"I'll do my best."

I can't tell you the truth.

Initially, he only wanted to play with the money until after graduation to stop. Who would have thought that he would encounter such a situation?

Although I'm not a proper exorcist, I still understand the rules.

If he were to be able to tell from a single glance that he was looking for trouble on someone's behalf, it would be natural for him to just leave.

However, once they intervened and had a starting point, if they tried to pull back, it would be a break of the rules and they would be met with retribution.

Now it was truly hard for him to back down.

After a while, Ji Yayun woke up.

I asked her if she remembered what had happened.

She blankly shook her head, saying that she only remembered me drawing talismans on her back. However, she didn't know anything more and instead asked me what had happened.

I said don't ask, and don't frighten yourself, I'll try to help you settle this matter, even if it is unfair, I won't take a dime, if it is settled, you have to pay more.

I said a number and both of them were surprised.

I just laughed.

I can tell that these two are rich. The numbers that I reported are probably too low in their eyes.

If they were to snatch the branded purse, the two of them would probably burst out laughing with mucus coming out of their noses. However, once their lives were at stake, they wouldn't feel at ease.

In fact, I always had a chance to raise the price in the past.

But I know what I'm worth, so I just want a clear conscience and won't offer a high price.

To put it bluntly, he was afraid of losing his life if he had the money to pay for it.

I said I was going to prepare something.

Sang Lan was frightened to the point that she wanted to follow her, but Ji Yayun was so scared that her legs went soft.

I assured the two of them not to be afraid. If it wasn't for the deliberate seduction, ghosts wouldn't automatically appear in broad daylight.

Leaving Sang Lan's house, I drove straight to Sun Mansion and found a guy called Sun Lu.

"Hehe, just by listening to the sounds, you know that you're here. The exhaust pipe of that broken car of yours hasn't changed yet?"

Sun Lu lazily lied on the reclining chair under the jujube tree and waved the large fan in his hand towards me.

This guy is about the same height as me, he's about the size of a person and his face is as round as a pancake.

At this moment, he was bareback and his belly was stretched out on the reclining chair. He looked very much like Jiang Men, who dominated the Merry Forest in The Water Margin.

I pulled him to his feet, sat on the chaise longue, and lit a cigarette.

"Is he taking gunpowder?" Or were you dumped by a girl again? " Sun Lu asked while grinning.

"Can you get me some black dog blood?" I took a drag on my cigarette and squinted at him.

"Didn't I just give it to you last time?"

"Alright, alright. Then can you fool others? Can you fool yourself?"

"Yo, did something really happen?" Sun Lu smiled mischievously, "Then just wait, I'll get it for you."

"By the way, may I trouble you to take care of your family? Break off some willow branches for me!"

"Alright!" Sun Lu put on a twin-veined vest and eagerly walked out.

In the time it took to smoke two cigarettes, he came back with a bundle of willow branches and a black dog.

I took a look at that black dog. It was completely black without a single hair, but it was a small dog.

"This dog hasn't grown up yet. Where did you get it?"

"Don't even think about it. If it really is a good dog that watches over the yard, then no one would be willing to give it to me in the countryside. This dog protects its food, and even bites its master's family. "

Sun Lu said while holding onto the willow branch. He threw the willow branch on the ground and seized the opportunity to grab the hind legs of the two dogs. "Heh" he swung the black dog over his shoulder and heavily smashed it onto the stone floor.

Although it was not the first time he saw him kill, but seeing how the black dog was gasping for air, he could not help but feel a chill down his spine.

Sun Lu's nickname was Sun Tuzi, and he was not a real butcher. Instead, he was my classmate in the department, my best friend.

He was usually smiling, but he could still be considered approachable.

But one time, two idle personnel took advantage of the afternoon break to run into Sun Lu to steal something, and they bumped into him.

Seeing the two of them striking the knife, without saying a word, Sun Lu directly picked out the tendons in the hands of the two thieves with the scalpel.

Later on, we found out that this brat was an old butcher of the Sun Mansion, and wasn't afraid of blood since he was young.

Thus, the nickname Sun Tuzi was given to him.

Sun Lu filled the entire space cup with dog blood.

I didn't tarry any longer. I took the Space Cup and stuffed it into my bag. Then, I picked up the willow branch and walked out. "Let's drink together after this."

"Kid, take it easy!"

It was almost 5 PM when I returned to Sang Lan's home. Ji Yayun opened the door for me.

"Master, come in quickly. Lan Lan is cooking right now and will be ready soon. "

I looked into the kitchen, surprised.

Nowadays, girls don't use the Yang Spring Water on their fingers, so they don't cook often. Much less an art student like Sang Lan, who came from a wealthy family.

After a while, the dishes were served. Four dishes and a soup were served.

I didn't stand on ceremony with the two of them and gave in. I grabbed a chopstick, picked up a piece of pork chop and stuffed it into my mouth.

It tasted good.

But chewing a few more times made him feel a little uncomfortable.

This pork chop doesn't seem to be familiar.

Not only was the tooth unbreakable, it also felt sticky and stinky.

I wanted to vomit, but I didn't feel polite, so I stole a glance at the two of them, wanting to vomit again when they weren't paying attention.

However, upon seeing this, he was immediately covered in cold sweat.

Ji Yayun, on the other hand, didn't mind, she just looked at me eagerly.

Sang Lan also looked at me, but there was a ridiculing smile at the corner of her mouth, her eyes that were originally as clear as autumn water had actually turned blood-red!