"On what grounds?"
Vice President Xu looked at Tian Yuan indifferently.
"Everyone's eyes are sharp, do you really think they can't see what you've done?"
"The Lingyin Association does not welcome people like you!"
"You, you don't keep your word!" Tian Yuan felt a constriction in his chest and spat out a mouthful of black blood. He began to curse wildly: "Your Lingyin Association doesn't keep its word, what kind of organization is that…"
"What are you then?" Gao Xiaofeng stepped forward, picked him up as if he were a chicken, and pressed his rock-hard fist against his face.
Tian Yuan's body trembled, unable to resist at all.
"If you don't cause any more trouble, we can continue to treat your injuries. But if you want to slander the Lingyin Association, then please leave now!"
Xu Bei's meaning was very clear.
Tian Yuan's face looked terrible, and he said in a low voice, "I need to be treated…"
If the Yin Fire burns were not treated in time, he might be crippled for life.
Gao Xiaofeng sneered disdainfully and threw him to the ground like trash.
Tian Yuan followed Ye Bing with his tail between his legs.
"Fellow cultivators, apart from individual abilities, the Linyin Association values more the quality of the cultivators. Such scoundrels are absolutely not welcome in the Linyin Association!"
Xu Bei loudly announced to everyone, then looked at Lu Fei and the others with a smile.
"Young friends, are you satisfied with the association's decision?"
Lu Fei asked, "What about Master Kudeng?"
"Master Kudeng has proven his character and ability, of course he can join the association." Vice President Xu made an inviting gesture to Master Kudeng, "Master Kudeng, are you willing to join the association?"
Master Kudeng was stunned; he felt like he was experiencing a rollercoaster of life, as if in a dream, and it took him a while to respond.
"I, I am willing!"
Xu Bei turned to look at Lu Fei again, "Manager Lu, what do you think?"
The outcome of the decision was one that made people wholeheartedly convinced.
Lu Fei and Jing Jian both breathed a sigh of relief. Kudeng cast them a grateful look, and everyone exchanged smiles, immediately feeling happy.
"All of you have worked hard. Next, the association will arrange for everyone to rest. There will be a welcoming ceremony for you in a few days."
Xu Bei had already made the follow-up arrangements.
However, Lu Fei was not injured and wanted to go back and rest first. Considering his current appearance, Jing Jian decided to go with Lu Fei.
"Two young friends, see you at the welcoming ceremony in three days!"
Bidding farewell to Xu Bei, the two clasped their fists in respect to everyone.
"The successor of Sinisterium Pawnshop truly lives up to its reputation!"
"To be able to hold out until dawn in such a dangerous place, that's real skill! When I have the time, I really must visit Sinisterium Pawnshop."
"Speaking of which, I've actually encountered an evil object before…"
The way those people looked at Lu Fei had changed.
"Boss!"
"Woof woof!"
Upon seeing Lu Fei appear, Hu Zi, who had been up all night, immediately pushed open the car door and rushed forward to greet him.
The small black dog with its four short legs hurriedly scrambled, overtaking Hu Zi, and pounced next to Lu Fei, wagging its tail vigorously and rubbing hard against Lu Fei's legs.
"Boss, what happened to your clothes...Are you not hurt?"
Hu Zi was originally very happy, but upon seeing them in such a disheveled state, he became anxious again right away.
"We're fine, just the clothes are torn. Let's go home first!"
Returning to Sinisterium Pawnshop.
Lu Fei and Jing Jian ate something hastily, took a shower, and then each went to sleep.
They slept straight through until the next day, waking up with their stomachs so empty that their fronts were touching their backs.
"Time to eat, time to eat!"
Smoothly entering the Spirit Concealment Society provided an additional channel for inquiring about clues regarding his grandfather and also expanded the business of Sinisterium Pawnshop.
Also, that red and white killer is really powerful. I must find a chance to subdue that evil object!
Lu Fei was in a great mood, stretching lazily before getting dressed and out of bed.
As soon as he opened the door, Hu Zi greeted him, seeming to have waited for quite some time.
"Boss, you're finally up. We have guests."
"What kind of guests?" Lu Fei asked in surprise.
"A lot of people. They all say they are your friends."
"When did I have so many friends?"
Puzzled, Lu Fei tidied himself up slightly and walked into the pawnshop.
"Manager Lu is here!"
The five or six people who were originally sitting hurriedly put down their teacups, and stood up in unison with obsequious smiles on their faces.
Lu Fei recognized them all as members of the mystic sects who had participated in the association's examination.
"It turns out to be all my fellow practitioners, I should have greeted you from afar!" Lu Fei said warmly, cupping his fists towards everyone, "And you, Hu Zi, why didn't you wake me up when there were guests?"
"We told Brother Hu Zi not to disturb you. We just sat for a while, it's no trouble at all, please don't blame him."
Leading the group was a middle-aged man named Wang Defa, an expert in both Yin and Yang practices.
"Seeing that Manager Lu is in good health, we can now rest easy."
"Is there something you need from us today, for all of you to pay us a visit?"
"Sinisterium Pawnshop specializes in collecting evil objects, we brought a few, I wonder if Manager Lu would find them suitable." Wang Defa said with a smile.
"Of course! As long as they are evil objects, Sinisterium Pawnshop welcomes them greatly!" Lu Fei immediately made a welcoming gesture.
Times have changed; even the best wine fears being hidden in a deep alley. It seems that joining Lingyin Society this time has been very effective.
The few people immediately took out three objects and placed them one by one on the table.
"Please have a look, Manager Lu!"
"Just a moment."
Lu Fei solemnly put on his gloves and picked up the five items, examining each one carefully.
The five people waited anxiously.
"Among these, three are evil objects, and I can take two of them."
After a while, Lu Fei put down the items and said with a smile.
"Manager Lu, if all three are evil objects, why can't you take all three of them?" Wang Defa was puzzled.
The others also looked at Lu Fei with questioning eyes.
"Evil objects also come in useful and useless varieties. This burial robe, after being modified, can conceal the aura of a living person and is useful in certain situations."
Lu Fei patiently explained.
"And this old cremation urn can be used to seal souls."
"But this piece of gold jewelry worn by the deceased only carries an inauspicious deathly aura and has no special value."
"So that's how it is." The crowd suddenly understood.
"May I ask, do you still want to pawn these two items?" Lu Fei asked.
"Pawn! Pawn!"
The two people who brought the burial robe and the gold jewelry chose to sell them outright, which means they sold the evil objects to Lu Fei.
After agreeing on the price and signing the pawn ticket, the transaction was completed.
The price was not high, just a few thousand, but they were very satisfied.
These items are useless in their hands, so it's better to turn them into something valuable at Sinisterium Pawnshop, where they can also make some money.
Lu Fei successfully added two more evil objects to his inventory, increasing the total number of evil objects he had collected to 17.
After seeing these people off, Lu Fei thought that Sinisterium Pawnshop would have a few days of peace, and he was pondering how to deal with the Red-White Killer.
Unexpectedly, someone else came the very next day.
The visitor was Aunt Dong, who knew the art of divination by rice.
She placed a small rice jar on the counter.
"Young Master Lu, is what's inside this a malevolent object?"
There was nothing special about the rice jar, but it had a seal affixed to its lid.
The seal bore a talisman for suppressing evil.
"Just a moment."
Lu Fei put on his gloves and carefully peeled off the seal.
Inside, there was no rice, but a full jar of water, with a vague, round mass of material at the bottom.
It was grayish-white, like a lump of flesh.
Lu Fei was taken aback.
"This looks like..."