I didn’t have time to explain

 things

 to him. I cut my fingertip and read the spell to beckon a spirit. As I had been using this spell more frequently these days, I had gained more experience. Soon, a spirit nearby came to help me. 

My speed was enhanced, which shortened the distance between me and the black shadow. When the distance between us was within the attack range of the Yin and Yang Umbrella, I threw it toward the shadow. 

However, I had underestimated the dark shadow one more time. Before I 

could

 activat

e

 the Yin and Yang Umbrella, the shadow accelerated and disappeared… 

I could confirm that it was afraid of me. The spirit didn’t counterattack. He only wanted to run away. I remembered the last time I had let him run away

, a

nother victim was chopped off after that. I had a flame of anger in my heart. I took out a yellow jacket

 and threw 

it toward the shadow. 

According to legends, i

t was Emperor Qianlong’s jacket. 

It

 was just a gold and silk jacket

, but s

ince the Emperor 

had worn

 it, it had his imperial aura. 

Moreover, in ancient times, adults and children were afraid of the yellow color as it represented the imperial family. If that ghost 

had lived in

 ancient times, he would be afraid of this jacket. 

Indeed, as soon as the yellow jacket got on him, the shadow slowed down. Moreover, he looked as though he would get on his knees soon. I found 

a

 method 

of

 dealing with him. I grabbed the Yin and Yang Umbrella in one hand while 

my

 other hand 

took

 out a Soul Subduing Talisman. 

He could ha

ve 

be

en 

tormented to death when he was still a child. 

However,

 I didn’t want to 

destroy

 his soul. That

 wa

s why I decided to use the talisman to subdue him

. T

hen, I would think about how to help him ascend. 

“Uncle!” 

Right when

 I had just 

stuck

 the talisman onto the shadow, Wang Ping’s son’s voice called from behind. Subconsciously, I turned around and saw Wang Ping’s son. He 

wasn’t even 

we

aring

 shoes. Under the heavy rain, he shivered

. His 

teeth clatter

ed

. 

I wanted to tell him to go home, but a sharp pain hit me at the nape of my neck. I recognized that I was

 tricked

. I clutched my nape and turned around again. The shadow had wiggled off the talisman

 and

 gallop

ed

 away. 

The pain at the nape of my neck disappeared quickly. It seemed the ghost had casually hit me before running away. 

I couldn’t chase it now. I hoped that it would understand the rule of karma and wouldn’t harm more people! 

I turned around again and picked up the shivering boy

. Then, we returned 

to Wang Ping’s house. When we arrived at his house, the boy obediently went upstairs. I went to the bathroom to fetch a towel. Sitting on the sofa, I dried my hair. While doing so, I asked the policeman

, 

“Why 

didn't you

 stop the kid 

from going out 

at midnight?” 

The policeman was surprised. “I didn’t even see him 

go

 out. How did you return with him?” 

I frowned. “He’s a big boy, and you

’re

 t

elling

 me that you didn’t even see him sneak

out of this house? How are you doing your police 

job

?” 

The policeman was enraged. He slammed the table. “I’m sure no one left this house. I didn’t even doze off. If someone went out, I must have seen it!” 

I felt something wrong here. I threw the towel aside and rushed upstairs. The boy’s room wasn’t closed and he was sleeping in his bed. 

His hair was soggy, which proved that he had just gone outside. I shook him to wake him up. “Why did you go out there?” 

The boy looked at me

. Hi

s eyes were drows

y and

 his face looked puzzled. It seemed the shadow had bewitched him. I sighed and went downstairs again. Together with the middle-aged policeman, we smoked. 

After t

hinking that there would be another death tomorrow, I felt irritated. It was the first time I had felt so annoyed 

after 

working in this business. I didn’t know if that ghost was 

a fiend

 or just a spirit. It had tricked me many times already. 

The policeman comforted me. “

There’s n

o need to hurry, young man.” 

How could I not be hurried? 

A

 life was taken every day! 

I said nothing

 and 

quietly 

smoked

. Then, I forced myself to rest. The policeman didn’t talk 

anymore

. He leaned against the sofa

 and closed 

his eyes to sleep. 

The next day, I asked to talk to Wang Ping in private. I told her to take care of her son better. 

Wang Ping’s face turned awkward when she heard me. “

I

t’s our family’s business. You don’t need to care about it.” 

I had to tell her the truth. “That spirit 

is

 pester

ing

 you because you don’t treat your son well.” 

Wang Ping changed her face immediately. However, she just casually answered that she would pay more attention to her son. I could sense that she 

wasn’t

 telling the truth

, but 

I didn’t want to say more. Just like she had told me, it was her family’s business. I had no right to interfere. 

To assure Wang Ping, we left a policeman with her. I returned to the police station with the other policeman. 

Fortunately, there was no report of a new murder case today. I exhaled. It seemed the ghost was seriously hurt yesterday. 

As there was no murder case, I didn’t want to linger in the police station. I said goodbye to Captain Liu then left the station. 

It was mainly because I had almost used up all the items I had brought. After two days, I didn’t have any

 more 

refined salt. The Sirius Whip hadn’t accumulated enough energy, and the Peach Soul Flower was still in Wang Ping’s house. 

After the 

events from

 last night, it wasn’t hard to recognize that the dark shadow wasn’t afraid of talismans. Moreover, I didn’t want him to perish. I needed to use some moderately powerful tools to deal with him.

I went around to buy some items, 

then stuffed them in 

my bag before returning to the police station. 

U

nexpectedly, after I 

finished

preparing

 everything, the ghost

 didn’t appear

 again. Wang Ping’s husband had come home 

when

 he knew of the incident in the house. It was good that there was more Yang energy in the house with his presence

. T

he policeman guarding Wang Ping’s house returned to his department. 

I had been watching for two days in a row, yet I hadn’t found the shadow again. I then 

booked

 a room in a hotel to rest. There was no progress 

with

 our current cases, and there was no new case as well. Captain Liu and his team decided to temporarily close the case. Although they still kept a team to investigate around, both Captain Liu and I understood that these cases would remain unsolved… 

For the next five days, 

I stayed

 idle

. I replayed 

what had happened in my head. 

On

 the evening of the fifth day, I finally 

reached

 a 

conclusion

. 

T

hat night, because of Wang Ping’s son’s sudden appearance, my 

plan

 had failed. I thought that I 

was

tricked

 at that time, but now, after a few days of considering the matter, I found something strange. 

That night, I had brought him back to the house and he went to his room himself. If he had been possessed, how could he obediently return to his room and sleep? 

With this new thought, I went to Wang Ping’s house one more time. The boy happened to open the door for me. He looked at me with cautious eyes, which strengthened my idea. 

Wang Ping and her husband were watching TV. However, they didn’t look right

. It

 appeared 

they were fighting earlier

. 

When Wang Ping saw me, she was worried. “Will those crying faces come back?” 

I fiddled with the basket of fruits on the table

 and shook 

my head. “No, I have some stuff to do back in my shop so I have to go. Before 

I leave

, I want to say goodbye to you guys.” 

While talking, I looked at the boy through the corner of my eye. Indeed, when he heard that I had to leave, he looked much happier. 

Wang Ping and her husband asked me to stay for dinner. After dinner, we had talked for a long time before I excused myself

. I told them 

that I had to leave early tomorrow so I needed to rest early tonight. They didn’t 

keep

 me 

any longer and

repeatedly

thanked

 me 

before

 seeing me out. 

I left the neighborhood 

and returned to 

my hotel room to take my tools. Then

, I q

uietly

returned to their house. 

If my assumption were correct, the spirit that hadn’t killed anybody for a few days in a row wouldn’t 

be able to resist

 anymore. I just needed to wait and catch the rabbit! 

This time, I had learned from experience. I covered my body in a raincoat before climbing on the tree. Holding a pair of binoculars, I looked at Wang Ping’s living room. 

Wang Ping and her husband were 

fighting

. 

Things

 were scattered on the floor. The boy shivered

. He sat 

in the corner

 and cried 

silently. I was shocked 

to see 

a handprint on his cheek. Then, Wang Ping’s husband shouted something at his 

wife's face

 then left, slamming the door behind him. 

After her husband left, Wang Ping had no object to vent out her anger. She pulled the kid out of the corner and started to hit him as though he wasn’t her son. She crazily punched and kicked the boy. The boy didn’t even scream

. However, hi

s 

eyes were full

 of 

resentment!

After a while, Wang Ping didn’t stop but put more force into her fists and kicks. When she stomped on the boy’s thigh with her high heel, the boy couldn’t stand it anymore

 and burst 

out crying. 

My eyes turned sore. I couldn’t stand it anymore. I had to get in there and rescue the boy. Right 

at this

 moment, Wang Ping 

screamed and 

then fell

. H

er hands clutch

ed 

her face. 

Blood streamed through the slits between her fingers. The boy crawled up from the ground

. He stood and hugged 

the cloth tiger,

 looking 

down at Wang Ping. 

I was stunned. A shadow had just stormed out of the cloth tiger and attacked Wang Ping. It turned out the otherworldly item was 

the

 toy! Since the boy had always hugged it, I thought it was just a stuffed toy. I had never expected that cloth tiger to be an otherworldly item!