Chapter 48: Separation of the Soul

　　Those eyes, filled with venom, definitely did not belong to Lulu.

　　Sister Ling has awakened, and now it is in control of Lulu's body!

　　Being stared at by such eyes made one's hair stand on end.

　　Lu Fei tried his best to control his discomfort and remained motionless.

　　Because he knew that the damp mud he had applied could shield his living presence, and as long as he didn't move, the other party wouldn't sense his existence.

　　Sure enough.

　　After just a couple of seconds, Lulu moved her gaze away.

　　Her dark eyes darted about, warily scanning the entire room as if checking for anyone else.

　　When her gaze swept past Hu Zi, he felt his heart nearly leap out of his chest.

　　Fortunately, LuLu quickly averted her gaze.

　　She walked to the dresser, picked up some cosmetics, and began applying makeup to her face.

　　Soon, her face was once again painted white as snow.

　　After finishing her makeup, she smiled with satisfaction at her reflection in the mirror.

　　"Do I look good?"

　　The ghastly pale face in the mirror, coupled with the hideous scars and pockmarks, was unspeakably ugly.

　　"Not good! Not good enough!" Seemingly not getting the answer she wanted, LuLu's expression darkened. She reached out to grab something on the table.

　　The tools like knives had already been put away by Lu Fei. Unable to find anything, LuLu became agitated and overturned the table.

　　"Not pretty enough! Face not small enough, not photogenic enough!"

　　She went berserk, overturning the table and smashing everything in the room.

　　Suddenly sensing something, she stopped, jerking her neck around, her dark eyes looking in a certain direction.

　　There stood a small scarecrow, holding an eyebrow razor, gently waving at her.

　　Lulu's eyes lit up instantly, and she rushed towards the scarecrow in a hurry.

　　The scarecrow lightly jumped, Lulu missed, and when she looked up, she saw the scarecrow waving in front of her again, so she quickly lunged at it once more.

　　In this bumbling manner, Lulu stepped into a red rope loop.

　　The red rope immediately tightened, binding Lulu's two feet.

　　Lu Fei and Huzi each held one end of the rope, preventing Lulu from moving forward.

　　The scarecrow was right in front of Lulu.

　　Lulu's feet were unable to move, and she desperately waved her hands to grab something, but always fell just short. In a moment of desperation, a faint black shadow gradually emerged from the top of her head.

　　That was the true form of her sister's spirit!

　　"It's working!"

　　Lu Fei was overjoyed and pulled the rope in his hand even harder, preventing Lulu's body from moving forward.

　　The spirit slowly emerged from Lulu, desperately reaching for the scarecrow, which would move back a little each time it was about to be grabbed.

　　Lulu's face showed an expression of pain, as if her flesh and skin were being separated. It was an excruciating agony, and her body involuntarily leaned forward with the spirit.

　　Lu Fei gritted his teeth and, together with Hu Zi, pulled the rope with all their might.

　　Through their efforts, the spirit gradually completely separated from Lulu's body and suddenly lunged into the scarecrow.

　　The scarecrow trembled and moved, holding the eyebrow knife and cutting its own face.

　　"They're separated!"

　　Lu Fei immediately shook off the rope and rushed forward.

　　The scarecrow was highly alert, and the ghost spirit instantly appeared, trying to enter Lu Lu's body.

　　Lu Fei quickly lashed out with a willow whip.

　　The ghost spirit hastily retreated.

　　"Hu Zi, quickly seal Lu Lu's orifices with incense ash!" Lu Fei shouted, swinging the willow whip to keep the ghost spirit at bay.

　　Hu Zi immediately complied, hurriedly smearing incense ash all over Lu Lu's face.

　　With the orifices sealed, the ghost spirit could no longer return to Lu Lu's body and became furious, charging at Lu Fei with a fierce gust of阴风.

　　Lu Fei took out the Eight Trigram Mirror to block the attack.

　　A golden light shone, and the ghostly wind dissipated.

　　Lu Fei swung the willow whip, striking at the ghost spirit.

　　The ghost was in a panic, dashing around the small apartment, and each time it was struck by the willow whip, its figure shrank by three inches.

　　Unable to confront Lu Fei, it pounced on Huzi instead.

　　But Huzi had a dagger with a dog's tooth and also carried an amulet for warding off evil, so the ghost didn't get any advantage.

　　With no other choice, it retreated back into the dark wood urn.

　　"Great!"

　　This was the moment Lu Fei had been waiting for. He quickly stepped forward and placed his own amulet on top of the urn.

　　The urn quivered for a few moments before finally settling down completely.

　　"It's done!"

　　The ghost was now sealed inside the urn. As long as Lu Fei opened the box in the sunlight, exposing the ashes to the sun, the ghost would be utterly annihilated.

　　Lu Fei heaved a long sigh of relief, only now realizing that his clothes were drenched in sweat.

　　"Boss, have we succeeded?"

　　"We did it!"

　　With Lu Fei's confirmation, Hu Zi felt at ease, taking deep breaths and sighing about how difficult the business of capturing evil spirits really was.

　　After they had rested enough, they cleaned the incense ash off Lulu's face and carried her to the bed.

　　Hu Zi opened the window to let fresh air circulate into the room.

　　The stench in the room was unbearable, and he felt that the longer he stayed there, the more this foul smell would cling to him.

　　Both of them moved chairs to sit by the window, waiting for dawn.

　　Feeling the cool night air, as soon as they relaxed, a wave of fatigue washed over them.

　　However, just to be safe, neither dared to sleep, instead, they chatted idly to keep themselves awake.

　　"Boss, want a cigarette?"

　　Tiger took out a pack of cigarettes.

　　"I don't do this." Lu Fei shook his head.

　　"If I hadn't seen your skills, you really don't look like someone who can subdue evil spirits. You're so gentle and refined, with a fair complexion, not smoking or drinking, more like a student who hasn't graduated yet," Tiger said as he lit one for himself.

　　The cigarette helped to dispel the stench, making him feel much better.

　　"I don't smoke, but I can drink a little." Lu Fei laughed, "When I was a kid, I secretly bought a pack of cigarettes and tried to look cool like the people on TV. My grandpa caught me and gave me a good scolding."

　　He said that in our line of work, we can't afford to pick up those bad habits. Alcohol, sex, wealth, and anger can harm yang energy, and if yang energy is weak, we can't deal with those unclean things,"

　　"Cigarettes and alcohol can harm yang energy?" Tiger suddenly felt that the cigarette in his hand didn't seem as appealing anymore. He was torn between whether to continue smoking or not.

　　"It's okay, there are many bad habits that harm yang energy, like staying up late, which we're doing right now. Yang energy can be restored."

　　"How do you restore it?" Tiger hesitated for a moment before extinguishing the cigarette.

　　"It's very simple, twelve-word mantra: eat well, drink well, go to bed early, get up early, and exercise."

　　"Is it really that simple?" Tiger couldn't believe it.

　　Simple as it may be." Lu Fei shrugged, "But you see, how many people can actually do it?"

　　"That's true." After a moment of contemplation, Tiger glanced at Lulu on the bed and said, "Actually, Lulu is quite pitiful. Boss, do you think her face can be restored?"

　　"I'm afraid it will be difficult."

　　"Doesn't Sinisterium Pawnshop have many treasures? Is there anything that can restore her face?"

　　Before Lu Fei could answer.

　　The window suddenly made a noise, as if it had been hit by a small stone.

　　At first, they didn't pay much attention, but after a moment, they were startled.

　　This is the 14th floor. Where did the small stone come from?

　　Cautiously, they looked out the window and saw a pair of eerie green eyes suddenly crash in, directly rushing towards the urn on the table.