Helping the female ghost Deng Xiaoxiao awaken her younger brother was also a promise I made to her.
Now that it was complete, there was no need for me to stay here any longer.
In front of the young nurse Chen Yao, I jumped directly from the third floor.
To ordinary people, I must have seemed insane.
This was the third floor, about nine meters high.
Jumping from such a height would at best leave one crippled, if not dead.
But for me, a cultivator, it was just that.
The moment I leaped, my cultivation activated.
My bodily functions were instantly enhanced, and there were no flashy movements.
With a "thud," my feet landed firmly on the ground.
The young nurse Chen Yao in the ward, seeing me jump, let out a startled "Ah!"
She rushed towards the window.
When she reached the window, she saw me looking back.
Our eyes met, and Chen Yao's face was filled with shock.
She never expected that I would be not only alright but completely unharmed.
I saw the young nurse's astonished expression, smiled slightly, and turned to run away.
Besides Chen Yao, there were several other patients nearby who had witnessed this scene.
They all stared at me in amazement, looking somewhat incredulous.
A middle-aged man with a bandaged arm instinctively asked,
"Honey, did that person just… just jump from upstairs?"
"It seems so!"
"Damn, he jumped from the third floor and is fine, but I broke a bone just going down the stairs."
"..."
Under the gaze of everyone, I quickly left the hospital.
After walking out of the hospital, I took a deep breath.
I looked around and saw no one pursuing me. I figured that saving the person probably wouldn't bring me any trouble.
But I didn't know that at the time.
After I left, several doctors rushed into the ward.
Upon seeing Deng Xiaoxiao's younger brother awake, they were also surprised.
But when they saw the talismans on Deng Xiaoxiao's younger brother's face, they were completely baffled.
They then questioned the young nurse Chen Yao, who recounted everything she had seen.
However, her account sounded like something out of a fairy tale to many.
Several Western doctors did not believe it at all.
Chanting a few incantations and the person wakes up?
What need did they have for doctors then?
But only an old Chinese physician frowned.
Without a word, he immediately ran towards the monitoring room…
After leaving the hospital, I took a car back to my shop.
By the time I reached the shop, it was already eleven o'clock.
As soon as I opened the door, I saw Xiao Mei inside looking at a computer.
Seeing Xiao Mei in human form and looking at a computer sparked my interest:
"Xiao Mei, you know how to use a computer now?"
Xiao Mei saw me enter and turned to smile at me:
"I don't, but I want to learn!"
Xiao Mei's spoken pronunciation was now almost flawless.
And her ability to maintain her human form could last for two to three consecutive hours.
"Alright, when I have time, I'll teach you!"
"Okay!"
With that, I started moving things around in the shop to set up for business.
Seeing that I was about to set up shop, Xiao Mei turned back into her little fox form.
She went directly to her den in the backyard.
Because of what happened last night, I had obtained an iron needle.
I didn't know what this thing was.
After arranging the shop's goods at the entrance and seeing no customers,
I took the iron needle and walked towards Wanshou Hall across the street.
When I arrived at Wanshou Hall, I saw my Uncle-Master reprimanding Old Mo:
"You brat, I asked you to make a paper figure, and look at what you've made? It's neither male nor female, how can I sell it to customers?"
Old Mo didn't dare to speak and stood aside.
Seeing this, I gave a wry smile.
But I still greeted them:
"Uncle-Master, Old Mo!"
Seeing my arrival,
My Uncle-Master showed little expression and nodded slightly.
Old Mo, however, seemed to have grabbed a lifeline:
"Brother Qin, come in quickly, I'll pour you some water."
After speaking, he directly slipped into the inner room to avoid the scolding.
My Uncle-Master shook his head helplessly.
He looked at me and said:
"Xiao Qin, is there something you need?"
"Yes! Uncle-Master, last night I dealt with a pair of ghost lovers, and from them, I obtained this thing."
As I spoke, I handed the iron needle, wrapped in yellow cloth, to my Uncle-Master.
My Uncle-Master nodded slightly, not showing any surprise that I had dealt with a pair of ghosts.
After all, in our line of work, we were either catching ghosts or on our way to catch them.
My Uncle-Master, with his usual nonchalance, opened the yellow cloth.
Then, the iron needle inside was revealed.
However, when my Uncle-Master saw the iron needle inside,
His face suddenly changed dramatically, and his body visibly trembled.
He looked at the iron needle in his hand with great surprise:
"This… this is the Black Demon Needle."
Hearing my Uncle-Master utter "Black Demon Needle" and seeing his shocked expression,
I was somewhat puzzled.
But judging by the name, it seemed to be something significant.
So I asked further:
"Uncle-Master, what's the origin of the Black Demon Needle?"
My Uncle-Master's brows furrowed, his expression grim.
He didn't answer immediately but continued to examine the iron needle in his hand.
Finally, he pointed at it with his sword finger.
Instantly, the iron needle trembled with a "hum."
It floated in the air, emitting wisps of black energy.
Vaguely, strange runes appeared on the iron needle.
Seeing this, my Uncle-Master gasped:
"Yes, yes, this is… this is the Black Demon Needle…"