"This is my concern, Master Mo. You don't need to worry about it," Lu Fei smiled.
Master Mo didn't ask further, after all, Sinisterium Pawnshop had unique capabilities.
He found Da Sha and explained the whole situation to him.
Da Sha was not a brave person; he was a lazy glutton.
One day, feeling a craving for fish, he went down to the river and by chance discovered the vase. For some reason, he became entranced and, in a daze, brought it back home.
The first night he brought the vase home, he had a beautiful dream.
In the dream, a woman as beautiful as a celestial being wanted to be his wife and asked if he was willing.
Such a good thing, he naturally couldn't ask for more.
The beauty cooked a pot of meat soup for him. After eating it, he became dazed, with only the image of that beauty in his mind, obeying her every word.
Every day he was muddled, barely remembering what he did, just feeling very tired.
It wasn't until he vomited out the meat that he regained his senses.
Knowing that the vase was a harmful object, how could he dare to keep it?
He immediately sold it to Lu Fei.
As for the price...
Lu Fei happened to have a small amount of loose change in his pocket, so he gave it to him.
"Lust is like a knife hung over your head!" Master Mo instructed earnestly, "Da Sha, keep this one dollar well and remember this lesson! You were lucky this time, who will save you next time? You should thank Boss Lu and the others properly!"
"Thank you, Boss Lu!" Da Sha stood up and bowed formally to Lu Fei and the two others.
"If you want to thank someone, thank Master Mo. If it weren't for him thinking of you, we wouldn't have known that you encountered an evil object! Distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors; you may not be completely alone in this world."
After Lu Fei finished speaking, a thoughtful expression appeared on Dashan's face, and he looked deeply at Master Mo.
Then.
Lu Fei and the others bid farewell and took the vase back to Sinisterium Pawnshop.
"Finally, we found an evil object for Sinisterium Pawnshop!" Jing Jian was even happier than Lu Fei and immediately pulled Lu Fei to handle the exchange procedures for the Seven Star Sword.
At the time, Lu Fei had let Jing Jian take the Seven Star Sword on credit, knowing that he had no money and allowing him to exchange it with an evil object.
He held the Seven Star Sword happily, feeling that the sword finally belonged entirely to him.
"Lu Fei, by the way, what exactly is the use of this vase?" Jing Jian had been holding this question back the whole way.
Huzi also opened his eyes wide with curiosity.
"You want to know, huh?" Lu Fei smiled mysteriously, "This is a trade secret. Just bring in a few more evil objects to find out."
"Crooked businessman!" Jing Jian nearly spat blood, grabbing his sword and fleeing as if for his life.
Lu Fei burst out laughing and opened the ledger.
The woman in the bottle.
Another evil object was added to the tally, bringing the total to 23 items!
The next day was when Mr. Toad, no, it was Mr. Lai, who had been retaliated against by the toad, was supposed to bring over the golden toad wine.
But he didn't show up for a long time.
Lu Fei didn't have the luxury of waiting indefinitely.
Calculating the time, the willow branch should have been sufficiently offered at the Guanyin seat, so he contacted Master Kudeng.
Offering the willow branch was Jia Banxian's suggestion to Lu Fei, as it could be used to detect any unclean aura on Xu Bei.
If there was.
So Xu Bei was the person who met Grandpa in the underworld back then, and Grandpa's disappearance might be related to him.
If not.
Then at least one suspect can be ruled out, and Lu Fei can start searching for a new target.
"Manager Lu, it will be ready in one more day. When it's done, I'll deliver it to Sinisterium Pawnshop."
"I already feel very embarrassed troubling Master Kuleng, how could I ask the master to make another trip?"
"It's no trouble at all. In a couple of days, I need to go into town for something, so it would be a small favor."
"Then I really appreciate it, Master."
With Kuleng saying this, Lu Fei didn't stand on ceremony and patiently waited for Kuleng to come to town.
But he didn't want to idle for these two days. He decided to check the Spirit Concealment Association group to learn more about Xu Bei.
Xu Bei is a very low-key person and doesn't often speak in the group.
But through the speeches of others, Lu Fei could also piece together quite a bit of personal information about Xu Bei.
Xu Bei had a rough upbringing, his parents died early, and he grew up in an orphanage since childhood.
Later, with guidance from a master, he developed the Yin-Yang Palm, using the Yin Palm to ward off evil and the Yang Palm to save lives, becoming renowned in the mystic world.
He runs a Hall of Good Karma, specializing in helping people solve troublesome issues involving yin-yang imbalances and performing good deeds, having saved many lives.
Ye Bing and Gao Xiaofeng were among those he saved, and thus they are extremely loyal to him.
For clients who seek his help, whether rich or poor, he treats them all equally. The remuneration he receives is entirely at the client's discretion, and he never asks for payment proactively.
Most of the income from the Hall of Good Karma is donated to the orphanage.
After the establishment of the Mystic Association, he was widely regarded as the right choice and was recommended to be the vice president, handling both major and minor affairs of the association.
He treats people with kindness and fairness, and his reputation within the association even surpasses that of the president, Shangguan Wuliang.
It is said that his Yin-Yang Palm is so powerful because his magical abilities have reached a very high level.
For cultivators of the Mystic Path, magical power is the foundation of all spells. The higher the magical power, the higher the cultivation level.
Among the itinerant cultivators, he ranks second.
The first, naturally, is the president who rarely shows his face and is unfathomable.
In fact, in the eyes of the association members, Xu Bei is the true leader. Though no one says it out loud, everyone has tacitly accepted this, usually seeking him out when there are issues.
All these factors combined.
Xu Bei is almost a flawless saint.
But does such a perfect person exist in this world?
Lu Fei remains skeptical.
"After getting the willow branch, how should I approach Xu Bei? Suddenly running over seems too deliberate. If he really is involved in my grandfather's disappearance, it might alert him."
Lu Fei pondered while looking at his phone.
He rarely showed up in the Ling Yin Association, not wanting to draw the other party's attention.
Before understanding the other side, doing nothing is better than acting rashly.
"What kind of excuse should I use? It would be best if there was a group activity at the association...Right! Why don't I check if there are any new assignments from the association recently."
With this in mind, Lu Fei immediately checked the group announcements and looked through the recent exorcism jobs posted.
Skipping over the useless assignments, Lu Fei's eyes fell on a charity mission marked with an asterisk.
This was an out-of-town assignment.
[Someone has gone missing in Taiping Town, suspected to be the work of an evil spirit. We are recruiting fellow practitioners for exorcism! This is a charitable assignment; those interested, please contact Assistant Ye Bing]
Because it was a charitable assignment and out of town, no one had signed up for a long time.
However, Lu Fei noticed the explanation below: although charitable tasks were unpaid, the association would cover accommodation and travel expenses. Additionally, the specific details of each charitable assignment were personally announced by Xu Bei.
"Tsk tsk, he really is a big-hearted philanthropist!"
Lu Fei's eyes lit up.
A great opportunity!
However, it would be quite odd for him to do charity work all by himself without any reason.
So he revised the message and sent it out again.
"Sister Ye Bing, Jing Jian and I have signed up to exorcise evil in Taiping Town."
At that moment.
Jing Jian, who was resting at home, suddenly sneezed and had an inexplicable foreboding feeling.