Before Mr. Zhang could answer, Feng Yuanzheng resolutely shook his head. 

“

M

y in-laws are honest and kind farmers. They have lived their lives 

without

 offend

ing

 or provok

ing

 anybody. 

They couldn’t possibly have 

any 

disputes

 with other people…”

After he said that, I kept silent. I 

had known

 him for a short time, but I also

felt that he was kind and honest. He wasn’t the type of person who would hold a grudge against others.  

Anyway, i

t was good that we knew where Zhang Yan had gotten the iron swallow from. If we 

obtained

 the swallow, we could make another step in our investigation! 

As we had only gotten this clue from her hometown, we bid farewell to her parents and left.

Before leaving, I told Mr. Zhang, “Mr. Zhang, please keep an eye on that farmhouse. If someone has done this to your family, I think that person 

will

 show up again.” 

On the drive back, Li Qiushu asked skeptically, “Yuanzheng, Yan 

returned home

 quite a long time ago, and yet you have never seen the iron swallow?” 

It was also the question I wanted to ask. When Mr. Zhang mentioned the iron swallow, Feng Yuanzheng looked bewildered. 

It was 

the first time he had heard about that item. 

Feng Yuanzheng looked embarrassed. 

With a blush on his face, he said

, “Actually, ever since Zhang Yan came home, we haven’t slept together. Moreover, she doesn’t 

let 

me

enter our bedroom. Every day, except for meals, she 

doesn’t

 leave 

the

 bedroom.”

I 

was surprised to hear 

that Feng Yuanzheng had been treated so coldly. But then, it was enough to prove that he loved Zhang Yan. 

I patted his shoulder. “Brother, don’t worry. I will make Zhang Yan normal again!”

When we returned to the city, it was twilight. I called 

Senior Shu

 to go out for dinner. At the same time, I asked Feng Yuanzheng to call Zhang Yan. 

Zhang Yan didn’t want to join us. Feng Yuanzheng had to trick her by saying that he had seen a woman who was more beautiful than her. Zhang Yan thundered immediately. She asked for the address

,

 then curtly hung up. 

We 

waited

 for her 

as we ate 

dinner. Around twenty minutes later, Li Qiushu put on a wry smile. “Here she comes.”

We 

all

 turned to the door. A gorgeously dressed woman stormed in

 and approached 

us. Before she arrived, 

we could hear her

 thundering voice. “Feng Yuanzheng! Tell me, where’s that

 vixen

? I want to see 

what

 she looks like!”

Feng Yuanzheng reacted fast. He pulled Zhang Yan to sit next to him. “She went out for a while. She’ll be back soon.”

“Hm

ph

!” Zhang Yan snorted then sat down. She ignored us and directly dug in the food. 

It

 looked like she hadn’t eaten anything delicious for quite a long time. 

Senior Shu

 had filled his stomach 

earlier

, so he didn’t even lift his head

. He ju

st focus

ed

 on his WeChat. Perhaps he was teasing 

some young

 girl.

Li Mazi frowned

 as he wanted 

to say something. I hurried to stop him, then observed the woman. 

Zhang Yan wasn’t as sweet

 and

 beautiful as Li Qiushu, but she had the aura 

of an iconic movie star, and her eyes were especially similar to Brigitte Lin’s, a movie star from Hong Kong.

At this time

, she 

had

 dark circles under her eyes. It seem

ed

 she hadn’t slept well these days. 

The light in this dining room was 

so

 bright that I could hardly 

see 

anything else. I 

quietly 

smeared two drops of ox tears on my eyelids. 

Immediately, 

I

saw a purpl

ish

-black mass of air swirling above Zhang Yan’s head. 

The black air represented Yin energy, while the purple 

air 

represented immortal energy. 

Furthermore

, the purple-black air was the energy usually emitted by great evil spirits or fiends. I had 

never

 expected that the swallow 

would be

this

 powerful. I couldn’t help but send 

Senior Shu

 a glance. 

Senior Shu

 acted as if he was playing 

on

 his phone

. Yet, h

e was kicking my leg under the table. I 

soon

noticed

 the hatred piercing through me! 

Zhang Yan was looking at me with deep hostility in her eyes. However, she resumed her normal countenance in just

 the

 blink of an eye. I

 thought I was seeing an

 illusion. 

Zhang Yan filled her stomach 

before giving

 Feng Yuanzheng a cold glance

. She asked

, “What are these people doing here?” 

“They are my friends!” Feng Yuanzheng lowered his voice then discreetly sent me a glance. I gave him a nod.

He looked as though he was given an amnesty. “

M

y beloved wife, we should go home if we are full.” 

Zhang Yan shook her head

 and thundered 

again. “I won’t leave before I see that 

w

itch! If that woman isn’t as beautiful as I am, I’ll strip her right away!”

“

There’s

 no such woman…” Li Qiushu talked gingerly. “Your husband just wanted to 

have dinner

 with you.” 

Zhang Yan looked so angry that her hair almost rose. She slapped Feng Yuanzheng

 and yelled 

at his face. “Don’t 

befriend people

 like them!” 

Zhang Yan left without giving us a second look. Li Mazi and I gave Feng Yuanzheng an understanding look. Feng Yuanzheng 

wore

 a wry smile

 and took 

a large gulp of wine. When Zhang Yan finally disappeared from our sights, he asked, “Did you find anything?” 

Before I had a chance to say anything, 

Senior Shu

 said with a stern face, “She’s completely bewitched by the otherworldly item. We can’t use soft 

methods

 with her. We have to steal the iron swallow when she’s not home!” 

Feng Yuanzheng was a frank man. “Tomorrow, I will find a way to bring her out of the house. You guys should take action!” 

I nodded and found a hotel nearby to stay in. Li Mazi, 

Senior Shu

, and I 

stayed in

 separate rooms. After taking a shower, I got in bed and slept right away. 

After t

ossing around for the whole day, I was really tired. 

While sleeping, I vaguely 

smelled the scent

 of a woman. It was faint. In the back of my head, I thought it 

was because I was

 missing Yin Xinyue. I rolled to one sid

e and slept

. 

However, th

e

 faint aroma didn’t disappear. It became thicker, and I felt the soft body of a woman pressing on me. Her silky skin touched mine. I started to feel hot. Eventually, I got up. I found that 

I was the only person

 in t

he

 room. There was no woman, or anyone else. 

I thought it was a dream

 and

 wanted to 

go

 back to sleep. Unexpectedly, that feeling came again as soon as I closed my eyes. 

After a few times, I didn’t feel sleepy anymore. I could feel something in 

the

 room, but I couldn’t see or touch it. It was 

giving me 

pressure, though! I didn’t know 

who

 she was, so I decided to read the Sacred Text of Daoism. 

After reading

 the text a few times, that strange feeling finally disappeared. I waited for a while. She didn’t come 

back

. I exhaled in relief. 

At this

 moment, I heard a loud bang from Li Mazi’s room. 

I was bewildered, but soon, I knew the situation was

n’t right

. I grabbed the Sirius Whip and the 

Illusory

 Mind Bell

,

rushing

 out. 

T

he 

Illusory

 Mind Bell was rather small, 

so

 I wore it 

around

 my wrist like an accessory. 

When I got out of my room, I heard the bed squeak in Li Mazi’s room. Fortunately, he had left his window open. Otherwise, I 

w

ouldn’t have been able to hear the commotion from his room. 

As we were upstairs, 

I didn’t have

 enough time to 

go

 downstairs and ask the staff to help me open the door. I felt lucky that 

Senior Shu

had

 chose

n 

this hotel. It was just a small family homestay

, and t

he doors here weren’t greatly secured. 

I took a step back and kicked the door with all of my strength. The door sprang open easily. 

I pulled myself together

. I 

rushed into the room

 and turned 

on the light. Then, I saw Li Mazi naked on his bed. He was thrusting himself back and forth. From time to time, he crazily kissed the pillow. He acted as though he was making 

love with someone

! However, I couldn’t see what was 

causing 

trouble. I helplessl

y 

bit the tip of my tongue and spat blood on Li Mazi’s head. 

When the mix of saliva and blood hit Li Mazi, he convulsed as though he 

had received

 an electric shock. At the same time, I caught 

a

 burning smell in the air. 

Li Mazi shook for a while

. Then, he laid 

on the bed like a dead pig. Before I could ask him anything, the window in his room automatically opened. A strong gust of wind rushed outside through the window 

along

 with 

a

 woman’s moan

ing sound

. 

“Damn it!” I chased it to the window and punched the wall to vent out my anger. That thing had been right in this room, but I hadn’t felt anything. I’d been in this business for quite a long time, but it was the first time I had encountered this type of situation. 

I rubbed my face and locked the window. I also adhered a talisman onto it. Then, I went to the bed to turn Li Mazi 

around

. He was as pale as a sheet of white paper. 

It seemed 

a

 female ghost had charmed him

, making him

release

 his essence. If I hadn’t come here, he would have been

 sucked dry

. I immediately returned to my room to fetch 

some

 Securing Essence Ointment

.

The Securing Essence Ointment was the ointment I had prepared with the recipe I found in my grandpa’s journal. It included seal 

testicles

,

 antlers from a

 young deer, an

d 

sheep kidneys

. These ingredients

 had the function of increasing people’s vigor! Many people would 

feel

 seriously 

sick

 after being possessed by a ghost. From the modern medical point of view, the doctors would say that those people

’s

 immune 

systems had been compromised

, which allowed many hidden diseases to resurface. That

 was 

why those people

 were

 more 

likely to get

 sick.