Old Hong was almost eighty years old. He just wanted to leave his last days in peace. How could he be willing to see his son 

go

 to jail? 

“I didn’t expect 

that filthy

 animal to do those things!” Old

 Hong

 grabbed his thigh

 and wept 

silently. 

At this

 moment, Hong Tianjiang came home. We all stopped talking. Hong Tianjiang wasn’t a fool. As soon as he saw our faces, he knew what we were talking about. He didn’t even try to hide anything

 and gave 

us a cold sneer 

before

 going to his room to rest. 

I knew he wasn’t scared. 

Widow Li

 had been dead for a long time

, so

 I guessed Hong Tianjiang had already destroyed the evidence in her house. Moreover, with Hong Xiuquan on his side, he was confident. 

Hong Tianbao was shivering as he was mad at his brother. Old Hong was wiping his tears

 and mumbling 

something to him

self.

I comforted them

 and said 

nothing more than that. I wanted to see 

what their

 decision

 would be.

O

nce I took action, Hong Tianjiang’s crime would

 no longer be 

concealed. 

Widow Li

’s son would 

soon come

 home and discover his mother’s death. At that time, the first suspect would be Hong Tianjiang. 

I patted Hong Tianbao’s shoulder. “Take your time to consider it. I respect your choice.”

Then, I went to the guest room to rest. 

Li Mazi was sleeping in his bed. I lit up a cigarette

 and thought 

about 

a

 solution. 

As I took

 in the smoke, I felt really upset. I wanted to do somethin

g, but

 I also didn’t want to hurt Old Hong… 

Early 

the next 

morning, Li Mazi

’s call 

woke me up. I thought it was something urgent, so I hastily got up

 and ran 

to the living room. Then, I learned that Li Mazi 

had woken

 me up to show me 

the 

newly hatched chicks. 

I 

went over

 and patted him

 to show 

that he shouldn’t act like a fool. Li Mazi was still happy with his findings. He didn’t mind me at all

 and 

casually brushed my hand away. He wanted to pick up a puffy chick to play with it. 

However, as soon as he touched the chick, the hen jumped and hostilely pecked his forehead. Li Mazi covered his wound

 and chased 

after the old hen. All the chickens in the yard flustered and quacked

. They jumped 

around. 

Hong Tianbao leaned against the door frame

 and looked 

at me with a painful expression. I didn’t see Hong Tianjiang.

 A

ll of the troubles in this village were caused by him. I guessed he was out

doing bad 

activities

 again. 

Hong Tianbao sighed

 and said, 

“I hope you 

will

 expel that evil spirit. I

’m not sure how to deal with

 Tianjiang

.

 But I hope that after the spirit is destroyed, my brother 

will

 have his sanity back.

”

I nodded. 

The 

spirit

 had contributed to turning 

Hong Tianjiang like this. 

After watching

 Hong Tianbao, 

I

 was exhausted mentally and physically

. 

I felt sorry for the man

 as he 

had to 

shoulder

 all the burdens. I patted his shoulder again

 and told 

him to ease his worries. 

After Li Mazi was done playing with the chicks and the

hen, he came and took a look at our aggrieved expressions. He pretended as though he understood everything. “Isn’t it just an otherworldly item? Why are you guys standing here and sighing?” 

Li Mazi wasn’t the sort of person who could keep secrets. That

 was 

why I 

hadn’t told

 him about Hong Tianjiang’s case. Li Mazi didn’t know that the nature of this case had changed. If it were only Hong Xiuquan’s ghost, I could just put more effort to subdue him. 

But now, I could tell that Hong Tianjiang and the spirit had become one. If I forcefully expelled and smashed it, I could also destroy Hong Tianjiang’s soul. 

Hong Tianbao was standing aside

 and

 listening to me and Li Mazi. He 

said

,

“Can you protect Hong Tianjiang’s life? As long as my brother 

doesn’t

 die, you can do anything!” 

I nodded. “Yeah, I can.” 

Hong Tianbao clenched his jaw. “Please take action now.” 

That evil 

spirit

 had enraged him a lot. Although he wasn’t willing to report Hong Tianjiang’s crime, he loathed his brother’s deeds. He wanted me to 

teach

 hi

m

 a lesson. 

If Hong Tianbao made up his mind, I 

didn’t

 need 

to hesitate

 anymore. I asked Li Mazi to go back to the room to prepare things with me. We would wait 

for

 nightfall! 

Hong Tianjiang always went out at midnight to bewitch the villagers

, so i

t 

would be

 convenient for us to deal with him then.

At around midnight, I knew the time had come. I used the Heavenly Dipper Formation to protect Hong Tianbao and Old Hong before releasing Hong Xiuquan’s ghost. 

As soon as Hong Xiuquan saw us, he knew he couldn’t beat us. He screamed and tried to leave. I would

n’t 

give him that chance! I opened the Yin and Yang Umbrella, which then flew up and 

cast a shadow over

 him. As soon as I started to read the Umbrella God Mantra, the umbrella began to spin faster and faster. Hong Xiuquan’s tattered soul began fading away

, and his 

screeching eventually subsid

ed.

Right as the

 ghost was about to perish, someone pushed the gate ope

n and walked in

.

It was Hong Tianjiang. He coldly looked at me with one hand on his head. I noticed that there was a tear on his red turban. It meant the 

evil

 spirit was about to disappear.  

Li Mazi was ready 

and held

 the Sirius Whip. He 

had been

 waiting for Hong Tianjiang there

.

I shot Li Mazi a glance

 and signaled at 

him 

to 

take action now. Li Mazi nodded

, his 

face turning stern. He needed to entangle with Hong Tianjiang to seize more time for me.

As I 

began to read

 the mantra faster and faster, Hong Tianjiang became more anxiously restless. He didn’t say anything

 and dashed 

toward me. But 

b

efore he could approach me, Li Mazi lashed the Sirius Whip. Then, 

the two began to fight

. 

Unfortunately, Li Mazi didn’t know the 

Big

 Dipper Sirius Spell. After seven whips, he 

no longer had 

the upper hand. Eventually, Hong Tianjiang kicked Li Mazi away. 

Li Mazi 

landed on his butt with a low thud. He crouched

 and shivered

. 

Hong Tianjiang sneered and ran toward me. I had sweat on my forehead

 as 

the 

cold

 wind 

came

 close. I read the spell faster and instinctively closed my eyes. 

A

fter a long moment, I didn’t receive any 

hits

 from Hong Tianjiang. I opened my eyes

 and saw

 Li Mazi hugging Hong Tianjiang’s thigh. His mouth was bleeding, but he didn’t let go

. After seeing

 this, the flame of my courage burned again. I read the spell faster and faster. 

Suddenly, I heard a crackle

. It sounded as though 

something made of glass had shattered. Hong Xiuquan’s ghost 

turned

 into countless pieces

 and vanished 

in the air. 

At the same time, Hong Tianjiang’s face froze

. While 

Li Mazi was still holding him

, he 

screeched. I saw more cuts 

appear

 on his turban. 

“Hurry up!” Li Mazi screamed

 and urged 

me 

as

 he felt Hong Tianjiang’

s

 change. 

I knew the wisp of soul I had eradicated was just a part of Hong Xiuquan’s soul. The real

, 

powerful soul was still with Hong Tianjiang. I didn’t dare to relax now

 and jumped 

toward Hong Tianjiang

,

sticking

 several talismans on his head. 

I used my blood to draw 

runes

 on his face. Hong Tianjiang struggled harder and harder. However, under the power of the talismans and

 Li Mazi’s hold, 

he couldn’t escape. 

The talismans worked 

soon

. Hong Xiuquan’s soul slowly detached from Hong Tianjiang’s body. At first glance,

 the scene

 looked very strange.  

“Li Mazi, get in the formation!” 

I said to Li Mazi as I saw

 Hong Xiuquan’s ghost. Li Mazi let go of 

him,

 slump

ing and gasping 

for his breath. Hong Xiuquan smirked

 and reached for

 Li Mazi’s head. 

When

 Li Mazi’s life was at stake

, his 

body moved like a swamp

, 

smoothly 

slithering

 into the Heavenly Dipper Formation. I turned and found that Hong Tianbao had risked his life to pull Li Mazi in at the 

most 

critical moment. 

After seeing that

 Li Mazi 

had escaped

 danger, I focused on reading the spell. Hong Tianjiang 

was free.

 He looked at me

 with 

bloodshot eyes.

 H

e wanted to kill me. However, he was too weak to threaten me. Hong Tianbao knew that his chance had come. He ran out of the Heavenly Dipper formation and 

made the risky decision to pull

 Hong Tianjiang into the formation. 

At this

 moment, only Hong Xiuquan’s ghost and I were standing outside the formation. I felt a little dizzy as I had been chanting the spell. At the same time, Hong Xiuquan

looked vigilant after I had erased a wisp of his soul. None of us made the first move. 

After resting

 for a while, I suddenly recognized that Hong Xiuquan’s soul had turned from transparent to translucent. I 

didn’t

 expect that he 

would recover

 that 

quickly

. I knew that if I kept waiting, I would lose this battle. I immediately bit my middle finger. 

Hong Xiuquan saw that I was about to attack him

. His 

face changed

. Then, he advanced 

toward me. 

However, he was a step too late. Before I bit my finger, I had already opened the Yin and Yang Umbrella. It was 

part of

 my plan

. I had calculated that he would storm toward 

me 

at

 this moment. I jumped into the Heavenly Dipper Formation and sprinkled the blood from my finger onto the red turban. I 

then

 used a lighter to burn it. 

As soon as the red turban 

caught fire

, Hong Xiuquan froze

. The soul looked 

baffled. I took the chance and stormed toward him

. Then, I put 

him under the Yin and Yang Umbrella. 

As

 I started to chant the Umbrella God Mantra, Hong Xiuquan started to float up. 

It seemed he had recognized that he was disappearing. He screamed and roared. 

I kept chanting the spell, 

which made

 me dizzy again. I had to slow down a bit. Hong Xiuquan sneered when he recognized 

this, and h

e started to bump into the Yin and Yang Umbrella. 

I was using my mental energy to control and support the Yin and Yang Umbrella

. When 

the

 evil

 spirit hit 

it

, 

I felt

as if

 a sharp needle was penetrating my head. I guessed he wanted to 

perish 

with me

.

After thinking

 about this, I didn’t want to show mercy anymore. I pulled myself together and continued to read the spell fast. The light from the Yin and Yang symbol 

was

 dazzling

, and

 Hong Xiuquan was eventuall

y 

pressed onto the ground.

Before he 

had

 the chance to get up, the light hit him further. His shadow faded and he eventually disappeared. 

I heaved a sigh of relief. I closed my eyes

 and lost 

consciousness. 

When I woke up, Old Hong was crying. Li Mazi was comforting him.

I didn’t see Hong Tianbao and Hong Tianjiang. Later, Li Mazi told me that Hong Tianbao had 

taken

 his brother to the police station to report 

him

. 

He had committed rape

 and murder. I thought that even if Hong Tianjiang 

went

 to the police himself, his sentence wouldn’t be 

any lighter

. 

After seeing

 Old Hong

, 

I couldn’t help but sigh.

This 

was

 life. Taking a small advantage will eventually lead to 

receiving a bigger

 disadvantage. If Old Hong and Hong Tianjiang 

didn’t have

 the idea of 

using 

the otherworldly item, they wouldn’t have 

to face

 these consequences. 

T

he red turban, which was 

supposed

 to be my reward, was burned to cinders. Hong Tianbao was a little embarrassed

, and h

e told me that he wanted to repay me with something. I gently denied his offer. Instead, I asked him to support 

W

idow Li’s son until he finished his degree at university. 

Hong Tianbao agreed 

and he

 told me that he would adopt the boy.

 And he did just that. 

Moreover, he 

gave

 up his jade business to stay in Jintian Village to take care of his old father.  

Since Hong Tianbao had good relationships with the folks in the village, Old Hong didn’t need to live under 

people’s

 mocking

 and 

despising eyes. It was somewhat a blessing in disguise

.