The private room had exploded into chaos.
Apart from the other guests' discussions, the ghosts kept clamoring for food.
Xia Ba was currently clutching his head, having wet himself.
He begged, "Brother Qin, I was wrong, so wrong. Hurry and make them leave, please let them go!"
Seeing that the other party had been scared into soiling himself, I lit a cigarette.
After taking a puff, I said, "They've already come, how can they leave without eating? Just tell them to eat whatever they want, and then leave quickly. They'll be gone soon."
I spoke casually, appearing remarkably calm.
Hearing this, Xia Ba dared not hesitate for a moment.
He hurriedly said, "Eat whatever you want, eat quickly and leave! I beg you, don't bother me anymore..."
As soon as Xia Ba finished speaking, these ghosts all reverted to their previous pale-faced appearance.
They all said to Xia Ba, "Thank you, kind person! Thank you, kind person!"
After speaking, these ghosts turned and rushed towards the tables.
One by one, they began to devour the leftover dishes on the tables.
Xia Ba trembled, not daring to move.
I watched calmly, standing in front of Li Shiyao.
Li Shiyao still wanted to step forward, but I stopped her. "Don't move yet, they're still eating. It won't do you any good to be contaminated by ghost energy."
I spoke calmly, smoking my cigarette.
Although Li Shiyao couldn't see, she believed my words. After all, Xia Ba and Gou Jie, who had been so arrogant and eager to see ghosts earlier, were now either fainted or had wet themselves.
She couldn't help but gasp, looking at me in disbelief... She hadn't expected that at such a young age, I would be a truly capable Taoist priest.
The ghosts ate quickly too, as they were all ownerless wandering spirits who hadn't had offerings in a long time.
Soon, they finished eating. After they were full, they didn't forget to thank Xia Ba, who was trembling in the corner, "Thank you, kind person!"
"Goodbye, kind person!"
"..."
After speaking, they all walked out the main door.
Only then did Xia Ba dare to look up.
He indeed saw that the ghosts from before were all gone.
Everyone in the room stared at him in astonishment.
"Brother Ba, are you... are you alright?"
"Brother Ba, shall I help you up?"
A few familiar guests spoke tentatively, still feeling apprehensive.
Xia Ba felt his worldview collapsing. As an atheist, he was now re-evaluating this world. Especially when he looked at me again, he scrambled over.
He grabbed my leg, "Brother, Brother Qin, I was wrong. Please, please don't let me see those things again. It was, it was too damn scary."
As he spoke, the man actually burst into tears from fear.
I didn't have any deep hatred for these two. Seeing that they had bowed to me, I didn't press the issue, wanting to scare them to death.
I formed a single-handed sword finger, circulated my true qi, and transformed it into Taoist qi.
I pointed at Xia Ba's forehead. "Disperse!"
Xia Ba felt a warm current appear on his forehead. His cold eyes instantly regained a trace of warmth.
"Alright, I've sealed your netherworld connection. You can no longer see those things."
I said indifferently.
Xia Ba slumped back into his chair. Thinking of the way those ghosts had looked when they died, his heart pounded wildly. He looked at me with no trace of contempt, but rather with awe.
Meanwhile, Gou Jie, who had fainted, was now being woken up by the other guests. As soon as he woke up, he was startled and panicked again. Cold sweat streamed down his face, and like Xia Ba, he begged me to stop him from seeing those things.
I used the same method to break his netherworld connection.
At this point, Xia Ba and Gou Jie finally understood my power and abilities. Besides admiration, they had a completely new understanding and perception of ghosts and spirits.
The other guests in the room also changed their previous indifference. Now they all started talking to me. After all, everyone in their lives encounters these things to some extent. Knowing me, a true master, might help them at some point.
They kept asking to exchange WeChat with me.
I didn't refuse. I am in this line of work, and I eat a meal from the underworld. Knowing more people means more potential clients. It's also another way to come into contact with dirty things. This is beneficial for me to steal ghost lifespan, and add lamp oil.
At this moment, Chu Yue, who had gone out to make a phone call, returned to the private room. Seeing everyone adding me on WeChat, she was quite surprised. She hadn't expected me to be so popular!
However, she also asked, "Excuse me, everyone, thanks for waiting. Has everyone finished eating? Now let's go upstairs to sing, I've already booked a room."
The other guests nodded in agreement.
Only Xia Ba and Gou Jie looked dejected.
Xia Ba even said, "Chu Yue, I won't be going up anymore. I have something to do, I'm leaving."
"Yes, yes, Chu Yue, I'm not feeling well today either, you guys go ahead and sing!"
After speaking, Xia Ba and Gou Jie turned to leave. After encountering ghosts, how could they possibly be in the mood to sing? Xia Ba's pants still smelled of urine, and he himself felt uncomfortable. Not to mention doing so in front of someone he liked.
Chu Yue clearly didn't know what was going on and didn't have time to ask. Xia Ba and Gou Jie had already rushed out of the room. Seeing this, Chu Yue didn't try to stop them. She just said to the others, "Then let's go!"
I nodded, preparing to leave with Chu Yue.
But just as we took two steps towards the door, we saw Xia Ba and Gou Jie, who had left earlier, holding up their hands, their faces full of panic, retreating step by step from outside...