Soon, some of the bones started to blacken, emitting black smoke. One of the bones even moved, and it turned as white as jade.

  Ning Shu picked up the bone; it might belong to Feng Yin.

  Ning Shu knocked the bone against her palm and laughed out loud. The item the male lead currently possessed was a jade pendant, and he had always kept it close to him. Anyway, after thousands of years of tossing and turning, it finally got to the female lead’s hand.

  Ning Shu took the cinnabar brush and drew a rune on the bone. The bone actually became a little hot. She drew runes on the bone until it was covered all over.

  Finally, the bone started to become hollow and brittle. With a gentle squeeze, it instantly turned into powder, which she put into a bowl.

  Ning Shu laughed, took the cinnabar and a variety of other things and mixed them together with the powder until it became ink-like. She then picked up the cinnabar brush and dipped it in the mixture before drawing runes on the yellow paper.

  She’d use his own power against him. She’d use these talismans to deal with Feng Yin.

  Ning Shu had seen this method in the ancient books of the Mt. Mao technique.

  Ning Shu drew talismans all night even though she had to get up early the next morning to make breakfast for the children.

  She put the completed talismans in the cloth bag and patted the bag with satisfaction.

  After breakfast, the old man took Ning Shu to do business.

  He had Ning Shu handle all the work. The old man would only step up if Ning Shu could not solve a problem.

  Ning Shu encountered all kinds of ghosts. Mother ghosts had exceptionally strong baleful auras. She also saw ghost possessions and all sorts of other little ghosts.

  It allowed Ning Shu to become a lot more familiar with the exorcism process.

  However, the old man’s face became more and more worried. His brow was locked, and his mind was troubled.

  Ning Shu asked, “Master, are you still worried about the mass grave?”


  “Yes.” The old man stroked his beard. “I keep having a bad feeling. It’s instinctive for people in our line of business to have a sense of good or bad fortune. Anyway, there’s definitely something wrong with the mass grave.”


  Ning Shu couldn’t help but say, “No evil aura means there’s a fierce ghost that has absorbed the baleful aura and Yin energy.”


  “That’s what I’m worried about. This thing has not shown up yet. But since it has absorbed the mass grave’s baleful energy, it must be something extremely strong.” The old man sighed.

  “I’ve lived a long life, so even if I die, it’s worth it. However, what about you children.” The old man was melancholy.

  “Forget it, whether it’s a blessing or calamity, we can’t hide from it. In a while, you’ll go out to gain experience.” The old man said, “Take Tao Sheng with you.”


  Ning Shu: →_→


  Why would she bring Tao Sheng? She was going to deal with the phantom king. Although Tao Sheng had some skills, the phantom king could kill him with a flick of his finger.

  “Master, I don’t want to take Tao Sheng with me. Let him learn from you for a while.” Ning Shu refused right away.

  The old man squinted his eyes and said, “Any one that can get away is one survived. You must pass on the art of Mt. Mao.”


  “No, I don’t think it’s safe for me to go out either. Also, what should I do if I can’t look after Junior Brother well enough and something happens to him?” Ning Shu said, “Didn’t the divination last time say that it was dangerous for me to go out to gain experience?”


  “Master, I’ve also made a simple divination for myself. The result was very bad.” Ning Shu said, “It’s more dangerous to let Junior Brother follow me.”


  “Well, as long as you’re happy.” The old man cast her a sidelong glance.

  “We have a new job. You can go and take a look. He’s an old acquaintance, and his son has been possessed. Also, there’s something strange going on in the company. The employees are always getting injured. He keeps asking me to take a look.” The old man said to Ning Shu, “Make sure to extort more money. It’s been a long time since we’ve had meat.”


  Ning Shu said, “Didn’t you eat meat just yesterday?”


  “Did I?” The old man looked towards the sky sadly, like a compassionate immortal who was bemoaning the state of the world.

  Ning Shu turned and left to pack up her luggage.

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