While walking, I held the talisman in my hand tightly

. If 

Old Hong turned around, I would use it to defend myself. At the same time, I made a hand seal and held it to conceal my Yang energy. Old Hong wouldn’t recognize that I was following him. 

Old Hong was running 

quickly

 and I was worried about him. I wondered if his body could endure this trip. 

The 

path

 we were walking on didn’t have lights. The surroundings were frighteningly silent. 

I carefully walked behind him. I saw Old Hong finally stop by a big rock by the street. He mumbled something indistinctive. 

I didn’t dare to get close to him. While I was worrying about what to do, he suddenly moved. He raised his right fist over his head. All of a sudden, he screamed, “People are one family! Destroy the Qing monsters!” 

I was startled when he roared and 

accidentally loosened

 the hand seal I was 

making

. Instantaneously, my Yang energy was revealed. Old Hong, who had just boldly 

roared, shot

a

 dark look 

at

 me. 

I recognized that it 

wasn’t

 a good sign. I 

quickly

 retreated. At the same time, my left hand palmed

 the talisman I was holding

 at the spot I had just stood a moment ago. 

A

s soon as I retreated, Old Hong appeared. His right hand looked like a claw

 that aimed 

at my neck.

I was startled. If I didn’t retreat fast enough, even if I didn’t die, I would be hurt badly! 

It seemed he was really hard to deal with. I 

withdrew

 the Sirius Whip

 and engaged 

in a fight with Old Hong. 

B

efore I 

had come

 to Guangxi, I 

didn’t think this case would be

 a big deal

.

 I 

didn’t

 prepare too many defensive items 

besides

 the Sirius Whip. 

Old Hong’s eyes sparkled when he saw the Sirius Whip in my hand. 

Suddenly, he looked as though he disdained me.  

“You shouldn’t put your nose in someone’s business!” He estimated that I wasn’t easy to deal with. Old Hong decided to threaten me to force me back. 

I wasn’t scared at all

 and barked

, “What do you want to do?” 

T

he spirit didn’t have 

a

 grudge against Old Hong. 

It

 seemed the spirit was borrowing 

t

he old man’s body to fulfill something. 

When 

an

 otherworldly item possesse

s 

a huma

n

 body

 and doesn’t 

want to take revenge on 

the

 person, 

then

that

 otherworldly item 

probably needs

 the living human to fulfill its wish.

If I could ask him and help him complete his wish, perhaps we could solve this. 

“Muahaha……”

He suddenly laughed, but his laughter seemed to come 

from

 his belly.

He lifted his head

 and talked 

boldly and righteously. “My great career

 isn’t over

. How could an ignorant

 and

 low citizen like you understand this?” 

I felt so awkward. 

Was

 this man from 

ancien

t 

times

? But what

 was

 his great career? Oh 

shoot

, 

was

 becoming an Emperor his great career?

“My advice to you

 is to g

ive it up. Otherwise, what’s waiting for you is 

complete destruction

!” 

Although I spoke softly, my strong words were heard. 

Old Hong didn’t appreciate that. 

Since

 I didn’t yield, he 

started

 to attack me one more time. 

As long as I had the Sirius Whip in my hand, he wouldn’t come near me. Moreover, I had experience in dealing with otherworldly items. I proactively attacked Old Hong. 

The old man was attacking me unceasingly, but he 

didn't have an

 advantage 

over

 me. I tried to keep calm. 

He 

pulled

 back and forth with me for a long time and 

it

 didn’t look like he wanted to run away. The Sirius Whip had tremendous attacking power 

over

 otherworldly items

, and m

ost of the spirits would run after only one hit

. However,

 Old Hong was different. He was tough enough to 

fight

 me. 

Anyway, I could lash the Sirius Whip seven times. Now, I had only two 

attacks

 left. My heart sank. It wasn’t easy to deal with this man. 

Before Old Hong could take action, I wielded and lashed the Sirius Whip, which tore through the wind

 and aimed 

at his head. As long as I could hit him, I would be able to force the spirit to leave Old Hong’s body. I

f that happened, 

I would have enough time to recover. 

U

nexpectedly, Old Hong suddenly took a step back in the middle of 

our

 equal fight. He stood still and looked at me coldly

, smirking from the corners of his mouth. 

I was shocked

 and 

couldn’t believe that he had read my mind beforehand. He was showing me that he wouldn

’t hesitate to

 leave Old Hong’s body 

if necessary

. 

Old Hong was senile and was being possessed

, which

 resulted in great damage to his soul. If my whip hit his head, even if he didn’t die, 

he would be greatly injured

.

The Sirius Whip was not even ten centimeters away from Old Hong. 

I panicked and

 flicked my wrist to 

diverge

 the whip. It 

brushed past

 his ear. 

Before I could 

heave a sigh of relief

, Old Hong hit my waist

, his face 

sinister. 

As I had 

forcefully

stopped

 my attack, my body 

leaned

 aside. When he attacked me all of a sudden, I heard a crackle at my waist. Then, I lost my balanc

e and fell

. 

I spurted blood

 and watched 

Old Hong 

walk 

toward me. The bottom of his eyes sparkled. My right hand supported me as I moved backward. 

I looked like I was crawling backward in fear

, but

 I was secretly making hand seals. At the critical moment, I would use the 

Big

 Dipper Sirius Spell to attack him 

one

 last time. I had decided to risk 

my life to fight

 him! 

That spirit

 was 

ecstatic about 

his victory. He didn’t recognize the small movements of my hand. He stopped when he was around one meter away from me. 

He looked at me and yelled

, “You’re the little thief those Qing monsters sent here. You’ve interfered with my great career. Even if you die, you can’t compensate for that!” 

Then, he raised his hand

 and 

maliciously aim

ed

 at my head. I calculated the distance and swiftly wielded my arm. I was about to attack him. If this hit could reach the target, th

e

 spirit’s foundation would be damaged. 

“Father!” 

Before I could move, a figure stormed toward us and stood in front of me.

It was Hong Tianbao. I didn’t know when he had come here.

Hong Tianbao had red eyes

 and shouted 

at the old man. “If you want to kill, just kill your son first!” 

Old Hong started to wiggle. His hands clutched his head

 and he

 slowly 

squatted

. After a long time, he lifted his head again

. His 

eyes were strangely dull. He looked as though he didn’t know what had just happened. 

Hong Tianbao took out his phone. I didn’t know what he was showing to Old Hong, but after Old Hong looked at it, he opened his eyes wide

 and looked in disbelief.

Hong Tianbao didn’t care much about Old Hong’s reaction. He turned to me and helped me get up. He quickly checked if I was hurt then turned to Old Hong again. 

At this

 moment, Old Hong was shocked

, and h

is eyes looked dispirited. I craned my neck to look at the phone screen. Hong Tianbao had recorded the fight between me and Old Hong. 

I had to admire Hong Tianbao for his meticulous character. As long as Old Hong knew what he had done and 

the condition of his

 body, I was certain that he would cooperate with us. 

However, it was strange that after watching the video, Old Hong didn’t utter a word no matter what Hong Tianbao told him. He stood blankly 

and looked

 into 

the

 far distance. 

L

eft with no choice, Hong Tianbao had to put Old Hong on his back

 and walk 

home. I looked at the sky and recognized that

 it was almost

 the break of dawn. We

 had struggled

 for a long time. 

When we got home, Hong Tianjiang was worriedly waiting for us at the gate. When he saw us back, he heaved a sigh of relief. The two brothers

carried the sleeping Old Hong to his room and tucked him in. Then, they found medicinal herbal alcohol for me to clean my wound. 

I was a little embarrassed. They had invited a hotshot

 like me 

to help the

m 

and I got hurt 

in my first encounter with the spirit

. I awkwardly told them that I was alright and excused myself to get some rest. 

I woke up at noon

. Hong Tianjiang had prepared a table of food for me. As soon as I 

sat down, 

Old Hong came out of the room

. He stroked 

his beard and 

rolled

 his eyes

. 

He picked up his chopsticks and knocked them 

against

 the bowl, which 

created a loud

 clanging sound. At the same time, he looked so angr

y. He fumed

, “You two little kiddos! Why didn’t you lock me until I died in that damn room?” 

Hong Tianbao knew his father had changed again. Immediately, he reminded the old man of the video he had shot last night. Unexpectedly, Old Hong became even angrier. “What the heck? 

Didn’t I sleep

 in my room the whole night? What’s that damn video you

’re talking

 about? I don’t know a

bout any of that crap

.” 

I sighed. It was really hard to get to 

the

 point 

and

 create a way out. Old Hong bluntly denied everything! 

Hong Tianbao recognized the seriousness of 

the

 situation. He 

took out

 his phone

 and attempted 

to show the video he had recorded last night to Old Hong. However, it was even stranger that the video was unknowingly deleted… He didn’t know when it was deleted.

Old Hong became bold and scolded his sons again. “It

 was

 useless to raise a son like you! You didn’t take care of me when I

 was

 old, and now you

’ve

 marked my name with 

a

 ghost!” 

Hong Tianbao became restless. He came to me and lifted the hem of my shirt

. Then, he pointed 

at my bruised waist. “Father, you see

?

 Last night, you hit this brother of mine.” 

I felt a little shy

 and tried 

to pull my shirt 

down

. Old Hong snarled again. “

What a load of bull

! Look at his skin

. I

t’s as white and smooth as a little girl’s skin. Where’s the bruise?!” 

What? 

Yesterday, I did get hurt. But when he said that, I remembered my wa

ist wasn’t hurting when I woke up. 

I hurried to find a mirror to check. The bruise on my waist was gone

. N

o mark was left behind! 

It was like 

nothing

 had 

ever

 happened after 

a night of rest… 

Old Hong was still reprimanding his sons. I exchanged looks with Hong Tianbao

 and felt 

scared. 

The situation had come to an awkward point and we had no evidence. How could we make Old Hong cooperate with us to solve this? 

We finished the tasteless meal in puzzlement. I took the chance to carefully assess Old Hong. He looked older than seventy years old. At first glance, he appeared extremely bold and stubborn. He was wearing a short

 and 

rough fabric shirt and a pair of trousers. He also had a red turban on his head. It was the typical clothing of a farmer. 

However, that red turban felt familiar. I thought I had seen it somewhere before. I

 searched through

 my memory for a long time

 and concluded

 that no one around me 

had worn

 this sort of turban. 

Unfortunately, Old Hong seemed to know that I 

was

 assessing him the entire time. He wasn’t pleased

 and shot 

me a glance. “Hong Tianbao, you should kick 

this

 money-cheating hoaxer away!” 

Oh well, it turned out that 

I was not the only one studying

someone

 during the meal. He had observed me, too. Moreover, when he 

learned

 what I was doing for a living, he looked offended, as if I owed him a lot of money. 

I turned my head 

to the side. I was still thinking about studying 

that red turban. It gave me a strange feeling that I couldn’t describe. Anyway, that thing felt odd to me. 

As I was connecting 

Old Hong talking about the Qing monsters and that red turban he was wearing, I suddenly 

made

 a bold assumption

.

However, I needed to take that red turban to verify my assumption. 

“Mr. Hong, sir…”

I tried my best to soften my voice and 

made

 myself look nice. “Sir, your red turban looks nice. Could I ask 

where you

bought

 it?” 

“What do you want? 

D

on’t you dare take it away from me!” Unexpectedly, Old Hong 

became

 extremely 

stirred up

. His anger arose. He threw the bowls to the ground

 and then 

the food. Then, he proceeded to his room. I didn’t even have

 the

 time to react. 

Hong Tianbao recognized that I had started to 

suspect

 the red turban his father was wearing. He decided to tell me the history of that red turban. 

It turned out this red turban was the Hong family heirloom. It had been passed 

down

 for a few generations. However, Hong Tianbao didn’t believe it. He thought it was just a tattered turban. How could it 

be

 a precious family heirloom? 

Still

, Old Hong treasured this red turban a 

lot. He usually

 kept it safe in the lowest drawer of his closet. Whenever he 

was

 drunk with the other fellows in the village, he would start to brag about this family heirloom. 

However, these days, he had started to take it out and wear it around his forehead without a known reason. Anyway, in this area, when it was hot in the 

summertime

, people would use 

a

 towel to protect their 

heads

 from the heat. Hong Tianbao and Hong Tianjiang didn’t see anything wrong with their father’s clothing. 

“So he 

just started to wear 

it these days?” When I heard that, I felt more certain that the red turban was wreaking havoc here. 

However, 

Hong Tianbao 

wasn’t convinced

. 

I just smiled

 and said, 

“Well, it’s easy to check if the red turban 

is

creating

the

 mess in your family. We just need to take it away from your father’s head. If Old Hong turns crazy, it’

ll be

 pretty clear, right?’

Unfortunately, Hong Tianbao shook his head repeatedly. “It’s difficult. 

Y

ou see, my father loves that red turban a lot. Taking his 

turban away is 

no differe

nt

 from taking his life 

away.” 

I felt my head 

ache

after I heard

 this remark. We couldn’t just stay idle! This was the only chance we had to make a new turn in this story. I needed to know the 

details

 of that red turban to know where

 to 

start!