In the second before the halo shattered, Yang Xiao was switched to the bottom-most step at the back, while Tong Han appeared on the ninth step, right where Yang Xiao had been. At her feet lay Yang Xiao's cloth bag and the joint-heart lock.
Cheng Cha's plan had worked, but at that moment, Yang Xiao was undergoing extreme torment. A double-winged black gauze cap was placed on his head, the wings on either side of the cap flapping more and more vigorously, becoming more and more exaggerated, causing Yang Xiao's head to sway wildly back and forth. It looked like the violent swinging would break his neck—a torment Cheng Cha had experienced.
Moments later, Yang Xiao crashed heavily onto the ground. He felt dizzy and couldn't stop retching. But in the next second, countless pieces of joss paper money fluttered down around him. As he looked up in a daze, he saw a crowd of demons and ghosts carrying a large red coffin charging toward him.