As an exorcist, I have completed my duty.
But I am not a saint, nor a saintess.
Wu Lianhua had previously withheld my deposit, and I still held a grudge.
This matter must be settled.
Now that the female ghost is gone, it's time to discuss the fees.
You found excuses to deduct my deposit, so I'll find excuses to demand a high appearance fee.
I glanced at Wu Lianyong and said with difficulty:
"Sister Wu's issue was not easy to handle.
Dealing with that female ghost has already cost us a lot of energy and vitality."
After speaking, I winked at Old Mo.
Old Mo and I had been together for a long time, and a single glance from me,
coupled with my words, made Old Mo understand my intention instantly.
After all, when we were learning from our respective masters,
our masters taught us that when dealing with suspicious rich patrons or greedy bosses,
we should not be polite when calculating fees.
Old Mo immediately covered his forehead, feigning dizziness.
He swayed:
"Oh, the vital energy has been too depleted.
If I expend more vital energy to treat her, it will damage my cultivation!
It will take years to recover!
Anyway, the female ghost is gone, and Ms. Wu won't die like this."
Upon hearing this, Wu Lianyong became anxious:
"Don't, Daoist Mo, my sister is not married yet!
If she stays like this, even after losing weight, who will she marry?
You can't just stand by and watch her die!"
Wu Lianyong was getting desperate.
At this moment, the unconscious Wu Lianhua suddenly woke up.
She shifted her head and looked at us:
"Bro, brother!"
Upon hearing this voice,
all of us turned to look at Wu Lianhua.
Without the female ghost's control, the Yin cold energy on Wu Lianhua had vanished.
But the smell of pig offal was still strong.
"Sister, sister, you're awake!"
Wu Lianyong exclaimed in surprise and rushed forward.
"Brother, brother, I feel, I feel much lighter.
That woman inside me is gone..."
Wu Lianhua spoke, with a hint of surprise.
"Thanks to Daoist Qin and Daoist Mo!"
Wu Lianyong said excitedly.
Hearing this, I interjected directly:
"The female ghost is gone, Sister Wu, you'll be fine from now on."
Hearing my voice, Wu Lianhua finally noticed me and Old Mo.
"Xiao, Xiao Qin!"
"It's me, Sister Wu. Although the female ghost is gone, it might be difficult for you to recover in this state."
I stated frankly.
Hearing this, Wu Lianhua looked at her hands.
Her hands were covered in pig hair, like pig trotters.
She felt her body, and it was covered in pig hair.
There was also her bulging snout.
Plus, there was a decorative glass wall in the large living room.
When Wu Lianhua turned her head, she caught a clear glimpse of her reflection.
This truly terrified Wu Lianhua.
She let out a scream:
"Ah!"
"No, this isn't me, this isn't me..."
I didn't want to comfort her.
I watched with a calm expression.
I don't know if the Wu family are good people.
But Wu Lianhua, who was infected with the animal curse, is definitely not a good person.
She was also extremely sharp-tongued and mean.
Plus, after tonight's ordeal, we definitely had to charge a hefty sum.
Wu Lianyong quickly tried to comfort her.
After her initial fear, Wu Lianhua looked at me again:
"Xiao Qin, Xiao Qin, save me.
That day, you could tell what was wrong with me.
You can definitely save me, right?
You can save me, can't you?"
Seeing that the time was right, I continued to put on a troubled expression:
"Actually, we could save you at the cost of some of our cultivation.
After all, Sister Wu, you used to be my landlady."
I emphasized the word "landlady."
Hearing this, Wu Lianhua immediately remembered how she had unreasonably withheld my deposit.
She quickly said:
"Xiao Qin, about the deposit, I'm sorry.
But please, for the sake of you being my former tenant, save me!
I, I don't want to end up like this, I don't want to!"
Wu Lianyong also chimed in:
"Yes, Daoist Qin, my sister is not married yet, and our Wu family will certainly not treat you unfairly."
It was clear that Wu Lianyong truly cared for his sister.
Seeing that the moment was ripe, I said with a troubled expression:
"Alright! But the fee will be a bit higher..."
"Please, Daoist Qin, tell us."
Wu Lianyong said quickly.
"Xiao Qin, Sister Wu won't treat you unfairly.
As long as you can cure Sister Wu, Sister Wu will definitely pay you a high service fee."
After my last reminder, Wu Lianhua had been fearful.
Because in the past month, she had indeed gained a lot of weight.
She couldn't control her eating and felt like someone was inside her.
This week, her appetite had exploded, and she felt her consciousness intermittently controlled, not entirely clear.
It wasn't until yesterday, when she had a moment of clarity,
that she saw her weight of over 500 jin and felt the presence of the female ghost within her.
She was completely terrified.
She remembered what I had told her when I moved out.
If she wanted to live, she had to seek my help...
As if grasping at a life-saving straw, Wu Lianhua then entrusted her brother Wu Lianyong to find me.
However, she had forgotten the address I gave her, and she had deleted my contact information from her phone after I moved out.
Wu Lianyong could only go to the neighbors, Uncle Wang and Aunt Wang's family, to inquire.
That's how he found my address at No. 81.
Seeing Wu Lianhua speak, I smiled nonchalantly.
Old Mo remained silent, watching me.
I held up two fingers.
Seeing my fingers, Wu Lianhua blurted out:
"Two, two thousand?"
Old Mo and I both rolled our eyes.
Two thousand? How could you even utter that number?
Even moderately priced funeral services these days cost tens of thousands.
Two thousand?
Did you think this was like when you withheld my rental deposit?
"Sister Wu, this is not right.
The deposit you withheld from me was also around two thousand, wasn't it?
We risked our lives playing with ghosts to save you.
Saving you also requires depleting a lot of our cultivation.
Forget it, Old Mo, let's go..."
Saying this, I turned to leave.
Wu Lianhua and Wu Lianyong were both panicked.
Especially Wu Lianhua:
"No, no, twenty thousand, twenty thousand."
Old Mo glanced at me, but seeing that I continued to walk,
he thought to himself, "He's truly ruthless!"
Our standard fee is generally between three thousand to ten thousand.
That I didn't stop at twenty thousand clearly indicated I intended to fleece them.
Seeing that we weren't stopping, Wu Lianhua, despite being a notorious cheapskate who wouldn't part with a penny, could only increase her offer to change back to her original self:
"Two, two, two hundred thousand."
Upon hearing this, I finally stopped.
Then I turned around.
Looking at Wu Lianhua lying on the floor:
"Cash or transfer?"
"Cash, cash..."
Wu Lianhua said repeatedly.
She knew better than anyone that I was extorting her.
After all, a week ago, she had unreasonably withheld two thousand yuan in deposit from me.
Thinking that I was an outsider with no relatives or connections,
she thought it was fine to keep it, and I couldn't do anything to her.
But now, it seemed she had suffered a huge loss.
In just a week, she had lost two hundred thousand.
However, to escape this pig-like appearance, she couldn't complain at all.
Afterward, Wu Lianhua whispered a few words to her brother Wu Lianyong.
Wu Lianyong hurried upstairs.
A moment later, he came down with two bundles of cash.
"Qin, Daoist Qin, please take it!"
Wu Lianyong said politely, but his eyes also showed a hint of pain.
I didn't stand on ceremony.
I took them directly and handed them to Old Mo, whose eyes were gleaming.
Although Old Mo came from a good family and didn't lack money,
the feeling of earning it himself was different.
After putting away the money, I also said:
"Alright! We'll perform another ritual for Sister Wu and draw some talismans.
You take the medicine you bought and decoct it in seven bowls of water to make one bowl.
Combined with our talismans and ritual,
Sister Wu's problem should be resolved soon."
I said in a deep voice.
In my heart, I felt a sense of release.
I considered myself not a bad person, but certainly not a great one either.
To take advantage of me, to be mean and sharp-tongued to me?
Don't even think about it...