"Boss!"
A strong voice came from the door, followed by a tall figure rushing in.
Speak of the devil and he shall appear.
"It's total chaos out there; it's quite a commotion over there!" Huzi's face was full of a gleeful smile, "My secret weapon is really not bad, huh!"
That secret weapon was his insoles.
Earlier, Lu Fei had asked him to take out the insoles from both of his sneakers and stuff them into the horns inside the exorcism array.
The insoles had never been washed and had absorbed the essence of his sweaty feet for a long time.
"With those feet of yours, even if it's not ghosts, even immortals would be afraid! Of course, the effect will be good!" Lu Fei laughed.
Filthy objects can not only ward off evil but also disrupt feng shui arrangements.
Once tainted by such an odor, Grandfather Zhong Kui would naturally no longer bless this place.
When the exorcism array fails, the suppressed yin energy surges out all at once, and the more it was suppressed before, the more ferociously it bounces back now.
For a place that profits at the cost of human lives, Lu Fei would not show any mercy or kindness.
Since it is daytime, the most those ghosts can do is manifest; they cannot harm anyone yet, so there is no need to worry about innocent people being affected.
If they see the ghosts, wouldn't those people know to run?
Sure enough, it didn't take long.
Most of the people in the hospital had left.
The large building became eerie and desolate.
Outside the main gate.
A middle-aged man with a chubby face and large ears, along with someone else, hurriedly pushed an elderly man in a wheelchair over.
"Master Xiang, wasn't it already under control last time? How could it suddenly start up again, and so violently?" The middle-aged man was drenched in sweat.
He was the president of this plastic surgery hospital. Upon learning of the incident, he immediately contacted Master Xiang and rushed over.
"President Chen, don't worry. Let the old man take a look."
Master Xiang in the wheelchair slightly waved his hand, and the assistant behind him pushed him into the hospital.
"Such heavy yin energy!"
As soon as he entered, Master Xiang furrowed his brow.
The hall was in disarray, with documents scattered all over the floor, indicating that the people in the building had fled in panic.
President Chen's face was grim.
"What is this smell?"
Master Xiang caught a whiff of an indescribable stench at the tip of his nose, a mixture of mold with a hint of sourness, and within the sourness, a hint of decay.
In short, it was very complex.
"The Zhong Kui Exorcism Array has been broken!"
With his brows tightly knitted, Master Xiang followed the smell to beneath the ox horn, where he found the earth-shattering, ghost-crying insoles. He immediately spun his wheelchair backward in fright.
"It seems it wasn't an accident, but rather deliberate! To break my array with a pair of smelly insoles, it must be the work of a master!"
"Deliberate? Who would want to go against me?" President Chen's plump face was full of shock.
"Does President Chen not know who he has offended?"
Master Xiang looked at him, not saying much, his expression grave.
"The most pressing matter now is to suppress the ghostly entity! After being suppressed by Zhong Kui for 49 days, the ghost will dissipate, but now the formation has been broken before the time was up. The resentment of the ghost will rebound even more fiercely, and if left unchecked, the consequences would be unimaginable."
"Master Xiang, our hospital has dozens of people, with families both young and old! You are highly respected, you must save us!" President Chen hurriedly bowed and pleaded.
"I have taken on this matter, and I will see it through to the end."
Master Xiang did not decline.
"The Yin energy is still in that operating room, push me there!"
President Chen and his assistant immediately pushed Master Xiang towards the operating room.
The operating room was deep within the building where no sunlight could reach, and the corridor lights were dim as if shrouded in a veil, making the place especially eerie.
The door to Operating Room 4 was half open.
The lights inside were flickering.
In a daze, there seemed to be a woman's silhouette, sitting on the operating table with her back to the door.
As soon as Director Chen saw the terrifying scene, he broke out in a cold sweat.
"Master Xiang..." He nervously swallowed, hiding behind.
"It has indeed appeared! Before it gets dark, I will suppress it!"
Master Xiang immediately took out his compass and copper coins. After some calculations, he had his assistant place yellow talismans at three positions by the door, preventing the female ghost from coming out.
Then, holding a copper coin between his fingers, he tried to throw it at the flickering figure of the female ghost.
Whoosh!
However, the copper coin suddenly stopped right behind the female ghost, contaminated by a black aura, quickly turning black and rotten, and then falling to the ground helplessly.
The female ghost on the bed slowly turned around, revealing a face covered in blood.
That face seemed to have been slashed by a sharp blade, with the white bones exposed outside the skin, terrifying to the extreme!
"Give me back my face!" The female ghost opened her mouth and let out a shrill scream.
A thick surge of阴气 (note: '阴气' is a term often used in Chinese supernatural contexts, it can be roughly translated as 'negative energy' or 'dark aura', for the sake of authenticity, I will translate as 'yin energy') sprayed out from her mouth like a fierce hurricane, instantly knocking the three people outside the door off balance. Master Xiang fell from his wheelchair.
"Such heavy resentment! She must have already turned into a vengeful spirit!"
Master Xiang's face was filled with fear.
"Give me back my face! Give me back my face!"
The female ghost screamed as she rushed toward the door.
President Chen was so frightened that he fled in panic, crawling and rolling out the door, completely ignoring Master Xiang on the ground.
Fortunately, the female ghost was blocked by three talismans at the door, unable to come out temporarily.
But the yellow talismans were barely holding on and wouldn't last much longer.
"With my ability, I'm afraid I can't hold it down anymore! Hurry up and find someone to help..." Master Xiang, supporting himself, shouted anxiously at the assistant.
But the assistant was so terrified by the female ghost's terrifying appearance that his limbs went weak, and for a long time, he couldn't even help him up.
"Master Xiang, are you okay?"
At this moment, a young figure ran over from the side and helped the assistant straighten Master Xiang's wheelchair.
"You... You're Manager Lu?"
Seeing this face clearly, Master Xiang was extremely astonished.
"It's me." Lu Fei smiled and nodded to Master Xiang.
He had heard the commotion in the office and came over to check, not expecting to see a familiar face.
This Master Xiang was the same person who had participated in the Lingyin Association selection earlier. During the confrontation with the Red and White Fiend, he was unfortunately injured by the Yin Fire, which left his legs paralyzed.
"Manager Lu, are you here for the ghost as well?" Master Xiang was very delighted.
On that day at the Ruby Building, he had witnessed Lu Fei's capabilities and knew well that despite his young age, this junior shopkeeper was highly skilled.
With his help, they would surely be able to suppress the malevolent spirit.
"Master Xiang is mistaken; I'm not that kind-hearted! I'm here with a friend to find someone."
However, Lu Fei shrugged nonchalantly, as if it was none of his business.
"Find someone?" Master Xiang looked confused and quickly grabbed Lu Fei's arm, "Then can you do me this favor? That malevolent spirit is truly powerful. If it really gets out, who knows how many people will be harmed..."
"I don't think so. Maybe it will only target the one who caused its death." Lu Fei said with a faint smile.
"What?" Master Xiang was taken aback.
"There have been several accidents at this hospital. Master Xiang, have you never wondered why?" Lu Fei glanced at President Chen, who was standing far away.
Master Xiang seemed to be in deep thought and gave President Chen a complex look.
"Master Xiang, don't be deceived by him. I don't even know him!"
Seeing Master Xiang waver, President Chen, in his anxious state, revealed his ugly true colors.
"You've already taken the money; how dare you quit now? I will file a complaint against you with the Mystic Gate Association!"