The blood energy vanished in the alley. Long Feicheng withdrew his gaze and turned to ask,
"Brother Yan, did it work?"
Yan Shouyi opened his eyes and said in a low voice, "Yes, it worked. The target is a middle-aged man in his forties. His cultivation is not strong, and he has already been seriously wounded by my Soul Tracking Technique. You should go find him now!"
This exorcist was very weak, even weaker than the one encountered in Chen Family Village. He might not even know Flying Head Sorcery.
Long Feicheng, having gained some Dao cultivation, coupled with the augmentation from the Caiwei Sword, was more than capable of dealing with a heavily injured exorcist.
This was why Yan Shouyi felt reassured sending him.
Long Feicheng patted the various talismans hidden in his embrace, feeling a bit more at ease. He carried the Caiwei Sword and went downstairs.
He believed there would be results soon.
Yan Shouyi, while removing stitches, was deep in thought.
The clue for the Curse Talisman was being investigated by Xia Zhi. Long Feicheng had already gone to capture the exorcist.
The only remaining issue was the evil ghost, but this couldn't be rushed. They had to wait for the ghost to reveal itself.
In the ward, only Yan Shouyi, Old Jin, and Lu Caiwei remained. Old Jin and Lu Caiwei were taking care of Lu Xiong, while Yan Shouyi walked to the window to check the situation.
The wooden figure was adorned with Lu Xiong's hair and blood. Combined with the Lu Ban secret technique Yan Shouyi employed, if the evil ghost approached, it would directly experience hallucinations, mistaking the wooden figure for Lu Xiong himself.
And if the ghost saw "Lu Xiong" standing by the window, it would undoubtedly drag the person down without hesitation to become a scapegoat!
Yan Shouyi's grandfather had often warned a young Yan Shouyi not to stand by the window late at night, lest he be pushed down by an evil ghost to become a scapegoat.
As he pondered, Yan Shouyi suddenly sensed a trace of Yin energy.
Looking down, he saw a disheveled evil ghost on the third-floor window ledge, climbing upwards like a spider.
Its target was the wooden figure Yan Shouyi had placed on the windowsill!
"It's here?" Yan Shouyi's lips curved upwards.
The ghost's rapid climbing on the wall like a spider was truly terrifying, but Yan Shouyi, accustomed to gruesome scenes, remained unfazed.
Moreover, this ghost was too weak; Yan Shouyi didn't take it seriously at all, viewing it as no different from a real spider.
Once it climbed to him, he would simply swat it dead like a spider.
The ghost quickly reached the window. In its eyes, the wooden figure appeared as Lu Xiong and exuded an even more enticing aura than before.
The ghost licked its ghastly lips, then noticed Yan Shouyi.
It eyed Yan Shouyi warily but detected nothing unusual about him. Reassured, it grinned sinisterly and crawled towards "Lu Xiong."
Suddenly, Yan Shouyi, who had been gazing into the distance, swiftly reached out and, before the ghost could react, grabbed it by the neck!
The ghost was utterly terrified!
What was going on?
Ghosts always scared people, so when did humans start scaring ghosts?
The ghost, regaining its senses, looked at "Lu Xiong" again and realized it had fallen into a trap when it saw Lu Xiong had transformed into a wooden figure.
The ghost's eyes filled with immense fear, all of which stemmed from Yan Shouyi, who had its neck in his grip!
It understood it had encountered a formidable opponent.
Old Jin and Lu Caiwei also sensed something amiss and looked out the window. However, Lu Caiwei, being a mortal, could not see the ghost. She only saw Yan Shouyi reaching out and grabbing empty air.
But this scene was even more bizarre and terrifying.
Yan Shouyi withdrew his gaze, stared at the ghost before him, and said calmly,
"I advise you not to struggle. Otherwise, with a mere flick of my finger, you will cease to exist."
The ghost swallowed a nonexistent saliva, trembling uncontrollably with fear, like a kitten caught by the neck by a fierce tiger.
"Who sent you to bother Lu Xiong?" Yan Shouyi asked sternly.
The ghost shivered and dared not lie, answering honestly, "It was... it was Sun Peng!"
"Sun Peng?"
Yan Shouyi turned to Lu Caiwei and asked, "Caiwei, do you know who Sun Peng is?"
Lu Caiwei pondered for a moment, then her expression suddenly turned grim. "My father arrested a triad leader last year. His name was Sun Long, and his younger brother is called Sun Peng!"
So, it was an enemy?
Yan Shouyi nodded slightly. Sun Long had been arrested and imprisoned by Lu Xiong. His brother, Sun Peng, to seek revenge, sent this ghost to torment Lu Xiong?
Logically, it made sense. But Sun Peng seemed to be just a thug, so how could he possess the ability to control an evil ghost?
It seemed he needed to have a good chat with this Sun Peng.
Yan Shouyi directly placed the ghost into a horse lantern, intending to interrogate it slowly later.
"The ghost has been temporarily dealt with, and Uncle Lu won't have problems for the time being. He just needs to cooperate with Old Jin's medicinal pills to recover," Yan Shouyi said, turning back.
Lu Caiwei was filled with gratitude and thanked him profusely, "Thank you... Yan Shouyi, I truly don't know how to thank you."
"You are my wife's best friend, so this small favor is nothing," Yan Shouyi waved his hand. "Besides, this is just the first step. We still need to catch the masterminds who harmed your father."
As he spoke, Xia Zhi entered the ward from outside.
Unaware of what had just transpired in the ward, she said in a deep voice as she pushed the door open,
"I just spoke with the duty police officer, and we have some leads."
"What did you find out?" Yan Shouyi and Lu Caiwei asked.
"Besides us, the only people who entered the ward these past few days were doctors and caregivers. I've investigated the doctors, and there are no issues. The problem lies with the caregiver."
Xia Zhi said grimly, "After identity verification, that caregiver was imprisoned by Director Lu himself six years ago for fraud. She was released only a month ago. On the very day Director Lu was hospitalized, she applied for a temporary caregiver position at this hospital and was assigned to tasks like handling excrement and urine."
With this connection, there was no need for speculation; it was certain that this caregiver had tampered with things.
"This caregiver, holding a grudge, therefore attacked Uncle Lu?" Yan Shouyi stroked his chin. "What happened in Rongcheng during the months I was away? One is a thug, and the other is a fraudster recently released from prison. How did they both learn these devious tricks?"
One person might be a coincidence, but two seemed quite out of the ordinary.
Xia Zhi said, "The caregiver has already fled. I am currently mobilizing personnel to apprehend her."
"And while you're at it, bring in someone named Sun Peng," Yan Shouyi added. "That fellow commanded the evil ghost."
Xia Zhi blinked. "You've already figured it out?"
"That's not all," Yan Shouyi said. "When Xiao Long returns later, we might have new discoveries."