Chapter 125: Chapter 124: Exorcising Evil and Selling Talismans, Fair to All!
"Hmm, sure!"
Yu Nianzhao was quite satisfied with their sincerity.
She reached out her hand, and amidst everyone’s gaze, she extracted a wisp of black air from Liu Yi’s forehead.
As the black air was pulled away, Liu Yi felt much relieved, as if a heavy burden was lifted, and the previous symptoms of chest tightness and shortness of breath completely disappeared.
"Is this the malevolent spirit that was on me?" Liu Yi came to his senses and stared at the spirit in Yu Nianzhao’s palm, feeling a wave of fear.
The spirit seemed to understand human nature, darting around and attempting to burrow back into Liu Yi’s body.
Amid Liu Yi’s startled shout, Yu Nianzhao grabbed the spirit, and as Karmic Fire ignited, the spirit was thoroughly consumed while still in mid-air.
Ah—
As only a trace of black mist remained, they clearly heard a piercing scream beside their ears, making everyone feel a chill run down their spine.
"This thing—is it alive?"
Liu Yi was covered in goosebumps, "My heavens, just the thought of coexistence with this thing in my body for the past few days gives me the creeps."
"What about me! Quickly, help get the spirit out of me too."
Luu Shaoqi looked at Yu Nianzhao eagerly, eyes pleading.
"I know! Don’t rush!" Yu Nianzhao calmly drew a shadow from Luu Shaoqi’s shoulder.
The shadow was a male ghost who looked at Yu Nianzhao incredulously, seemingly didn’t expect to be yanked out alive, flailing his arms attempting to escape.
Dongfang Chenyuan slapped a talisman onto the ghost, "Tsk, turns out you’re a hapless ghost. No wonder you’ve been so unlucky. Even being leeched by a ghost without realizing it. Did you hear someone calling your name back at Yizhuang?"
Luu Shaoqi couldn’t see the specific features of the ghost but could distinctly feel the sudden lightening of his heavy shoulders. He collapsed on the ground, breathing in relief, "Yes, it seemed like something like that happened."
"Someone called your name, and you turned around, right?" Yu Nianzhao was asking but the tone was definite.
Luu Shaoqi recalled the scene and nodded vigorously, "Yes, exactly, I remember now. When I was walking in Yizhuang, I heard someone calling my name. I thought it was Liu Yi and Chu Wenyao calling me, so I turned around instinctively but saw nothing. Was it at that moment he... he latched onto me?"
He swallowed hard, the mere thought of that image filled him with dread.
"Yes. Always remember not to look back if someone calls your name, whether on a deserted street at midnight or in such chaotic and eerie places. Who knows whether the caller is a person or a ghost."
Yu Nianzhao threw the hapless ghost to Dongfang Chenyuan, clapping her hands, "But now you don’t have to worry anymore. I’ve already expelled the spirits from you guys. Next, just buy my talismans, and they will surely protect you."
Yu Nianzhao began to peddle her talismans, "I have peace charms, exorcism talismans, and many other talismans for sale, definitely more authentic than those you previously spent five hundred silver on."
"How much?" Liu Yi and Luu Shaoqi, saved by her, naturally acknowledged her capabilities.
"A thousand silver each."
"What? That’s so expensive!" They’ve already spent quite a bit on incense offerings, not to mention the silver for fortune-telling, which was paid by Chu Wenyao.
Though they were well-off, no one had that much silver on hand—a thousand silver each was truly not cheap.
"Even the concubines in the palace must pay the same price for my talismans, fair to all, young and old."
Yu Nianzhao wasn’t forcing them, quietly taking back the talismans.
"Hey, wait, we want to buy!"
They focused intensely on the talismans in Yu Nianzhao’s hand, quickly spoke to stop her action.
"Even the concubines in the palace spend money to buy her talismans, we must buy them too. I’m truly terrified by these spirits, I won’t be at ease unless I buy them."
Liu Yi and Luu Shaoqi exchanged glances, both seeing a willingness to spend from each other’s eyes.
"Buy, buy, buy, we will buy them all. Even if it’s a thousand, we don’t have that much silver on us right now, can we have someone send the silver over later?"
"Of course, but it’s a cash-on-delivery basis. Once the silver arrives, the talismans are yours."
"Great, I’ll send someone to fetch the money right away."
They immediately decided on peace charms and exorcism talismans, feeling relieved.
"I want to buy too, I want to buy too!"
The pilgrims in the crowd, seeing Yu Nianzhao’s prowess, eagerly shouted to buy.
In no time, all the talismans brought by Yu Nianzhao were sold out.
"Today’s business is quite good indeed." Yu Nianzhao smiled, suddenly feeling these fools had come at just the right time, at least managing to sell many talismans.
"Zhaozhao, I really didn’t expect your powers have grown so much."
Pei Yuncheng looked at Yu Nianzhao with complex eyes, witnessing Yu Nianzhao’s skill time and again, he truly saw her differently.
"There’s a lot you don’t know." Yu Nianzhao gave him a sideways glance, "It’s better not to be a frog in the well in life. Even though you’re somewhat foolish, you still have room for improvement. At least you could become less foolish."
Calling him foolish repeatedly.
The guilt and regret Pei Yuncheng just felt were extinguished again. He glared at Yu Nianzhao, gritting his teeth, "Zhaozhao, your tongue is as sharp as ever."
"Thanks for the compliment!" Yu Nianzhao graciously accepted the ’compliment.’
"Wait, what about mine?"
Chu Wenyao’s eyes reddened. He stared at Yu Nianzhao’s empty hands, failing to secure a single talisman.
"Aren’t you the one who doesn’t believe what I say? There’s no need for you to buy a talisman. You might as well buy those talismans for five hundred silver." Yu Nianzhao looked at him with a mocking smile, "Honestly, I don’t want to help you. Although you didn’t directly kill this female ghost, if you hadn’t pressured her, she wouldn’t have ended up hanged."
Hanged?
Chu Wenyao looked at Yu Nianzhao in horror, unable to stop trembling all over, "How do you know about this? Can you really see her?"
Yu Nianzhao stared at his back, "Of course, there are rope marks on her neck from being hanged, and her tongue protrudes from her mouth, long and hanging over your shoulder. Such a shame, she was a bright young girl; had she not met you, she could have had a vibrant life."
Perhaps Yu Nianzhao’s words were too genuine, and the ghost heard them, deeply moved, even shedding bloody tears.
"Boo-hoo—"
As the bitter wind blew, not only Chu Wenyao, but even the surrounding pilgrims heard a sobbing sound.