“Skull Head Fierce General, Sensing General Sang Tong.
Quickly emerge from the Nine Yin position, may stellar fire descend into the altar.
Chasing souls a thousand miles, capturing spirits swift as the wind.
Kui Xing turns like flowing thunder, the celestial radiance dims the world.
You who hear my command, obey it as ordained.
Do not violate Feng Du’s decree, or suffer eternal punishment.”
Soul Chasing Technique!
Yan Shouyi grabbed the malevolent ghost, unleashing the Soul Chasing Technique.
Between the malevolent ghost and the caster, a connection existed, akin to a wire.
Yan Shouyi’s consciousness transformed into a current within this wire, surging from the ghost’s end towards the caster’s end!
A Gong focused his attention to the extreme upon seeing this.
Yet, to his surprise, everyone in the bar appeared normal, as if the caster were not present at all.
…
The bar’s restroom.
Four-Eyes angrily approached a man wearing a baseball cap and threw a Taoist talisman onto his face:
“Are you fucking kidding me? ‘Possessed by a ghost,’ it didn’t work at all!”
The baseball cap man was smoking and the talisman thrown by Four-Eyes knocked the cigarette from his mouth. His eyes turned cold.
His gaze seemed capable of killing, fixed intently on Four-Eyes.
The usually arrogant and overbearing Four-Eyes suddenly seemed a little intimidated.
“You say the talisman was useless?” the baseball cap man asked.
Four-Eyes swallowed. “The person I cursed was only out of it for a few seconds. Then his friends arrived, and he returned to normal.”
Upon hearing this, the baseball cap man frowned deeply.
Suddenly, he pushed Four-Eyes aside and walked towards the emergency exit.
At that very moment, Four-Eyes’ body trembled as if struck by lightning, and he fell to the ground, foaming at the mouth.
Seeing this, the baseball cap man grew even more flustered. He abandoned Four-Eyes and bolted straight for the emergency exit!
Meanwhile, Yan Shouyi opened his eyes.
A Gong immediately said, “The person isn’t in the bar.”
“They’re in the direction of the restroom,” Yan Shouyi said, getting up. “And I’ve already spotted the guy selling the talismans, let’s go after him!”
Not only chase, but also contact Xia Zhi and the others!
The big fish has appeared; it’s time to cast the net!
…
The baseball cap man fled from the emergency exit and made his way to the bar’s back areas.
In a lounge, a group of men, all wearing baseball caps, were smoking and playing cards, the room thick with smoke.
A man with long hair tied back sat on a sofa in the corner, with stacks of cash placed before him. He casually rested his feet on the money.
A subordinate brought him a cigar. The long-haired man sniffed it, then pulled out a hundred-yuan bill, lit the bill, and used it to light his cigar!
“Selling talismans to ordinary people is a truly effective way to amass wealth. In this period alone, the talismans sold through me have brought in tens of millions for the sect!”
“It’s good that the Sect Leader has foresight. We don’t need any corporate sponsorship; instead, those companies should be paying us protection fees!”
“Business is good tonight. Later, I’ll take the brothers out for some fun… The girls at that club last time were excellent, I’m going to take on ten tonight!”
The long-haired man had never felt so smug. He found even the second-hand smoke in the lounge to be pleasant.
But just as the long-haired man was at the height of his pride, the baseball cap man suddenly burst in.
“Elder, we have a situation!”
The long-haired man sat up and asked with a frown, “What happened?”
“The talismans we sold were neutralized by someone else. That person is currently inside the bar,” the baseball cap man explained briefly.
The other fellow disciples playing cards stopped their actions and looked back at the long-haired man.
Someone said, “Elder, there shouldn’t be many of them. Let’s all strike together and subdue him.”
“Yes, our business is going so smoothly now. Anyone who dares to block our path to wealth is courting death!”
They had been in this line of work for some time and hadn’t encountered any trouble, so their confidence had swelled.
However, the long-haired man maintained his composure.
He understood the importance of a steady, long-term approach. Rather than escalating to a full-blown conflict over a temporary dispute, it was better to observe first.
After all, there was no need to mess with money, no matter who else they might offend.
Furthermore, the Sect Leader had specifically instructed them not to cause trouble.
After careful consideration, the long-haired man immediately said, “Pack up, we’re leaving!”
The men hesitated for a moment, but ultimately raised no objections, quickly packing their belongings.
However, before they could stuff the money into their luggage, someone else rushed in in a panic:
“Elder, there are a lot of police outside!”
The long-haired elder was stunned and roared, “What are the cops doing here? Did one of you bring something unclean back? How many times have I told you, we cultivators are sworn enemies of gambling and drugs!”
Everyone quickly shook their heads in denial, assuring him they hadn’t touched that stuff.
Seeing their consistent reactions, the long-haired elder grew even more worried, “They’re coming for us…”
The baseball cap man said urgently, “Elder, what should we do?”
The long-haired elder gritted his teeth and made a decision:
“Create some chaos, cause trouble for the cops outside, and we’ll escape through the back door in the confusion!”
Upon hearing this, everyone’s expression turned grave.
…
Inside the bar, Xia Zhi, leading a group of plainclothes police officers, had already discreetly apprehended all the security guards and staff.
Her subordinates guarded all the exits to the backstage area, while Xia Zhi herself waited for Yan Shouyi at the entrance.
As Yan Shouyi approached, his first question was, “Are all exits sealed?”
Xia Zhi nodded, “All sealed. My colleagues are also at the back door.”
“The guys selling the talismans are in the bar’s backstage, they can’t escape!” Yan Shouyi said in a deep voice.
As soon as he finished speaking, a commotion erupted from backstage.
Everyone rushed forward to investigate. It turned out that members of the gang operating in the bar were causing a disturbance.
A police officer, not sufficiently vigilant, had his head cracked open by a thug who had been lying in wait, smashed with a bottle.
However, this thug was quickly subdued and pinned to the ground.
Upon arriving, Xia Zhi grabbed the thug’s head and immediately recognized him, “This is Sun Peng!”
Sun Peng was the one who had caused Lu Xiong’s malevolent ghost affliction. The other two suspects had been apprehended by Xia Zhi yesterday, and Sun Peng was the last one.
Yan Shouyi merely glanced at Sun Peng and didn’t bother with him further, continuing inside.
He knew that Sun Peng was just an appetizer; the real big shots were hiding in the back.
But before he could take a few more steps, the music in the bar suddenly stopped, followed by terrified screams!
“What’s going on?” Yan Shouyi frowned and asked, turning back.
Xia Zhi’s walkie-talkie quickly relayed a colleague’s voice: “A large-scale brawl has suddenly broken out in the bar!”
A large-scale brawl?
Yan Shouyi was certain that things were not that simple!
It must be these guys hiding backstage, deliberately creating chaos!
“A Gong, you handle the situation in the bar. I’ll deal with these people backstage!” Yan Shouyi decided decisively.
Long Feicheng quickly asked, “What about me? What about me?!”
“Stay with me.”
With that, Yan Shouyi ran deeper into the backstage area.