The officer told Gao Kai that they understood and could leave first, as they would handle the aftermath.
At the same time, Gao Kai also informed Chu Tian that they were heading to the Huang’s Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic.
He asked Chu Tian to come over using the address on the business card.
This was because Lin Ran had said that he could only control the Gu Mother there.
Upon hearing this, Chu Tian realized Lin Ran had succeeded and Tao Jiayu had been captured.
If that was the case, then they should go. He hoped she could voluntarily withdraw the ghost gu from Yan Pengkun and the others.
Most importantly, he wanted to understand how she died and why she hated him so much.
They sped into the city and hailed a taxi.
He told the driver the destination and dozed off in the back seat.
The Moonlight Art skill had consumed a large portion of his soul power.
Even the lake within his spiritual platform had receded.
As soon as the car started, he began to feel drowsy.
When the driver woke him up, they had already arrived.
After getting out of the car, he saw the ‘Huang’s Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic’ right beside him.
However, the gate was closed. Just as he was about to call Gao Kai,
he heard someone shout, "Chu Tian, over here, over here…"
Following the sound, he saw Lin Yu standing at the street corner, waving frantically at Chu Tian.
Chu Tian quickly walked over.
"How is it?" she asked cautiously.
"How is what?" Her sudden question caught Chu Tian off guard.
"That rubber man! Did you catch him?" As she spoke, she kept glancing behind Chu Tian.
"Ah…! Didn't catch him, he got away!" Chu Tian said nonchalantly.
"What?" Lin Yu suddenly stopped in her tracks, disbelief etched on her face. Then, with great distress, she exclaimed, "You useless trash, how could you let him escape?"
"What the hell… Who are you calling useless trash?"
"I'm talking about you… talking about you… If he got away, and we report it to the Ninth Office, we're all finished!"
As she spoke, tears welled up in her eyes.
Chu Tian, who had been slightly annoyed by her calling him useless,
felt awkward and at a loss for words when he heard what she said and saw her expression. He hated it when girls cried.
He understood her feelings; she was worried about trouble from the Ninth Office.
"Uh… that…" Chu Tian intended to say something to comfort her.
However, Lin Yu gave him a fierce glare and turned to run.
When she ran, Chu Tian naturally had to follow. He caught up to her in a few steps and grabbed her arm.
"Help! Indecent assault…"
Lin Yu suddenly shouted.
Damn it…
Chu Tian thought inwardly, what was this girl up to?
Then, he saw Lin Yu's devilish smile as she continued to shout, "Help! Indecent assault…"
Pedestrians on the street and shopkeepers along the roadside all turned to look.
Chu Tian had just finished a fight, and his sleeve still had a tear from a whip.
In contrast, Lin Yu was a beautiful young girl with teary, pitiable eyes.
"Shut up…" Chu Tian yelled, feeling increasingly annoyed.
His shouting, instead of helping, made things worse.
Suddenly, a crowd surrounded him.
Some elderly people even reached out and grabbed his arm.
Chu Tian was speechless. These were ordinary people, good citizens acting heroically, with no ill intentions, so he couldn't resist.
Otherwise, how could these people get close to him? With a flick of his finger, these elderly folks would likely suffer broken bones.
It was all due to Lin Yu's shouting that attracted these heroic good citizens.
Several elderly men, in their sixties and seventies, were forcefully twisting Chu Tian's arm.
Chu Tian, fearing he might hurt them, simply allowed himself to be held down.
He looked up at Lin Yu and saw a triumphant, mischievous smile on her face.
"Xiao Yu, what are you doing?" Lin Ran asked from behind Lin Yu as Chu Tian was being lectured by a group of elderly people.
"Nothing, just teaching this guy a lesson!"
Lin Yu turned and saw it was her second brother. She excitedly recounted what had just happened.
Lin Ran listened, stunned. He scanned Lin Yu from head to toe and said indifferently, "Xiao Yu, did a donkey kick your head?"
Lin Yu was taken aback by his words and then retorted like a little tiger:
"Lin Ran, you dare scold me? Are your skin itchy? Watch me tell big brother when we get back."
"Oh… whatever! Anyway, the payment for intelligence and capturing spirits hasn't been received yet…"
He continued indifferently, "In a few more days, the rent for master's shop won't be paid…"
At his words, Lin Yu froze, looking distressed.
She stomped her foot fiercely and pushed her way into the crowd of elderly people.
Meanwhile, Chu Tian was squatting there, holding his head.
He looked utterly defeated.
What was all this about…
He thought to himself: Ah, forget it. But it wasn't wrong. He had indeed accidentally seen her… secrets before.
Lin Yu squeezed her way in, but before she could speak,
an old woman suddenly said with a smile, "Alright, alright, let go, let go…"
Chu Tian didn't understand what was happening. He watched as the old woman took Lin Yu's hand and said affectionately, "Xiao Yu, this young man is not bad, better than the previous ones…"
Her words left Chu Tian completely bewildered.
"Oh, Aunt Zhang… The previous few were real perverts!"
"Oh… so this one isn't…?" Aunt Zhang teased.
Lin Yu suddenly blushed, feeling awkward and unsure what to say.
From middle school to high school graduation, she had used this method to fend off several persistent suitors.
Those boys would be so scared they'd run off screaming.
Some even fought back and were beaten to the ground by the elders.
Afterward, whenever they saw Lin Yu, they would avoid her from afar.
Some even resorted to underhanded tactics, and one even tried to drug her.
Having learned from Master Huang, Lin Yu had been exposed to various medicines since childhood.
Moreover, her unique energy made her almost immune to all poisons.
Therefore, that person suffered greatly, with Lin Chi breaking eight of his ribs.
He was also cursed by Lin Ran with a "petty person curse" for three years, and it was uncertain if it would be effective.
It wouldn't kill him, but he would encounter trouble from petty people everywhere for three years.
A rumor also spread that anyone who pursued her would suffer misfortune.
From then on, although the number of suitors decreased, a few still appeared from time to time.
In the past, Lin Yu would have already disappeared by this time. This time, she stood nearby and didn't run.
These elderly neighbors had long seen through her little act.
Naturally, they would tease this lovable young girl.
They had watched Lin Yu grow up and had taken care of the three siblings since Master Huang went missing.
It could be said that without these neighbors over the past year, the three of them would have starved.
They hadn't even paid the rent for the Huang’s Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic for three months.
If it weren't for the landlord being an old neighbor, the shop would have been repossessed long ago.
"Let's go, you two should head home first!" Lin Ran said as he walked over.
Chu Tian looked innocent and quickly stood up.
The neighbors also chuckled and dispersed.
"Second Brother, aren't you going home? Did you handle that thing?" Outside, with so many people around, she didn't directly mention ghosts or anything similar, fearing she might frighten others.
Lin Ran, who was about to turn and leave, paused upon hearing her question:
"Uh… I just let out some of big brother's blood to temporarily suppress it. I came out to find a pure black dog without any white fur to get some black dog blood, and then I'll go back and draw a spirit-镇压符!"
Chu Tian almost laughed upon hearing this. That was a bit excessive. Without black dog blood, what was the meaning of using his big brother's blood?