Chapter 55: The Green-Skinned Little Ghost

　　"I understand."

　　Huzi knew the strength of the old ghost keeper and nodded earnestly.

　　Although the old ghost keeper left out of fear for Sinisterium Pawnshop, to be on the safe side, Lu Fei still took out the snake skin for him and Huzi to carry with them, in case of a sudden attack by the ghost crows.

　　For two days, everything was peaceful, and the old ghost keeper did not reappear.

　　"Boss, that old bastard should not be coming, right?" Huzi gradually let down his guard.

　　After all, Sinisterium Pawnshop has a deep foundation. Even if Grandpa Lu is not around, who would dare to cause trouble for Sinisterium Pawnshop?

　　"That's for the best." Lu Fei breathed a sigh of relief.

　　Sinisterium Pawnshop resumed business as usual.

　　The internet celebrity Bingbing suddenly rushed to the shop in a hurry.

　　"Manager Lu, has Lulu been here before?"

　　"Yes, she has. What's the matter?"

　　"She's gone missing! I've looked everywhere, but I can't find her. The police haven't been any help either. Do you know where she is?" Her face was filled with anxiety.

　　Lu Fei and Hu Zi exchanged a look.

　　Zhang Shan wouldn't let Lulu go easily; she's probably in grave danger now.

　　"Miss Lulu came to pawn some items a few days ago. We haven't seen her since then, and we don't know where she is," Lu Fei said.

　　"Pawn items?" Bingbing was slightly taken aback, "What did she pawn?"

　　"I'm sorry, that's the customer's privacy. Without the customer's consent, we cannot disclose it to others," Lu Fei replied.

　　"Was she really harmed by something evil? I had a feeling that something was off with her those days...." But Bingbing clearly had an idea, and her heavily made-up face showed resentment.

　　"Damn it! It's one thing for her to get herself into trouble, but why drag me down with her!"

　　"These past few days, there have suddenly been a lot of negative rumors about me online, saying that I colluded with her to suppress another internet celebrity, which led to that person's suicide."

　　"Come on! That person jumped on their own. What does it have to do with me? I wanted Lulu to clear things up, but she disappeared!"

　　Bing Bing vented her emotions fiercely, and upon realizing her loss of composure, she quickly adjusted her expression and forced a smile.

　　"Manager Lu, is there any way to get rid of the side effects of the necklace? I don't want those haters to notice me."

　　Lu Fei glanced at her and said calmly, "Miss Bing Bing, I already told you about the side effects of the necklace. If you don't want to be overly noticed, you can take it off."

　　"Take it off, but what about my popularity?" Bing Bing was reluctant, "I can pay you more!"

　　"This isn't about money."

　　After a struggle, Bing Bing ultimately did not remove the necklace and left, covering herself up tightly.

　　"Her butt is probably not clean either. At this rate, will she end up like Lulu?" Hu Zi shook his head and criticized.

　　"I've made myself clear. The consequences are on her; everyone has to pay for their own choices," Lu Fei shrugged indifferently.

　　A day passed.

　　Closing time, locking up.

　　The night gradually deepened.

　　Inside Sinisterium Pawnshop, it was completely quiet, with Lu Fei and Hu Zi sound asleep.

　　In the darkness, a small, bluish-white ghost, about the size of a cat, silently climbed over the wall and slipped into the backyard.

　　The little ghost moved on all fours, walking like an animal. After circling the yard, it climbed up to the window and sniffed inside with its underdeveloped, deformed nose.

　　Seemingly not finding what it was looking for, it jumped down from the window, landing without a sound, and quickly scurried towards the pawnshop.

　　The pawnshop was simply furnished.

　　There was only a counter and some tables and chairs, with no evil objects placed around.

　　The little ghost still didn't find what it wanted. After scrambling around in frustration, it stopped in front of a dark door behind the pawnshop.

　　The door was locked, and the lock was of a very special shape; it could not be opened without the key.

　　The little ghost stretched its neck, bringing its nose close to the crack of the door, and sniffed inside.

　　Found it!

　　The little ghost became excited, reaching out with its pale greenish hands towards the door crack, as if trying to squeeze through it.

　　Buzz!

　　As soon as its fingers of varied lengths touched the door, a golden light flashed on the door, instantly rebounding the little ghost away.

　　"Wa!"

　　The little ghost let out a shrill, cat-like cry, its pale greenish face contorted in pain.

　　"What was that sound?"

　　Lu Fei, who had been asleep, was instantly jolted awake.

　　He strained his ears to listen again, but there was no sound from outside.

　　"If it were a cat in heat, it wouldn't have just made one sound. Something's wrong!" Not feeling at ease, Lu Fei got up and, without putting on his shoes, picked up the ghost-whipping whip from his desk and walked out after opening the door.

　　Stepping on the bluestone slabs, Lu Fei tiptoed through the courtyard and headed towards the warehouse.

　　The strange noise just now came from this direction.

　　Lu Fei reached the corridor entrance, squinted his eyes to look around, and found nothing before he turned on the light.

　　Everything in the pawnshop was normal.

　　The lock on the warehouse was intact, with no signs of being opened.

　　"Was it really a cat in heat?"

　　Lu Fei was full of suspicion and, still uneasy, carefully checked everywhere, finally discovering something unusual.

　　On the lower right side of the warehouse door, there was an incomplete small handprint.

　　The handprint was black, as if it had been burned and then pressed onto the surface.

　　If he hadn't crouched down to take a closer look, he wouldn't have noticed it.

　　On the back of the warehouse door, there are talismans engraved to ward off evil, something malevolent must have entered just now!

　　"It looks like a child's handprint, could it be a little ghost?"

　　Lu Fei was analyzing seriously when he suddenly felt a chill on his head, as if a cold wave had struck him.

　　"There's something!"

　　Without looking up, he first swung his willow whip upward.

　　With a cracking sound, the coldness instantly dissipated.

　　Only then did Lu Fei look up and see a small, bluish-white figure flash by, retreating into the shadow at the corner of the wall.

　　"It really is a little ghost!"

　　Lu Fei gripped his willow whip tightly, narrowing his eyes.

　　The little ghost was only the size of a small cat, with bluish-white skin all over. Its limbs and features seemed underdeveloped, and its short limbs and misshapen features added to its ghastly appearance.

　　This is a small ghost refined from a fetus that has not yet fully formed in a pregnant woman's womb.

　　This kind of small ghost carries the strongest resentment.

　　The small ghost approached the warehouse; there is no doubt it wanted to steal something inside. It certainly didn't get lost, right?

　　"No wonder there was no movement for the past two days. It turned out they were waiting for us to let our guard down so they could send the small ghost in to steal! Despicable and shameless!"

　　Who else could it be but the black-robed elder?

　　Lu Fei didn't need to guess. He snorted coldly and swung his willow branch whip at the small ghost.

　　The small ghost was small and nimble like a little beast, moving with incredible speed, easily dodging the whip. It pushed off the wall with its limbs and used the momentum to pounce on Lu Fei from the side.

　　Its black mouth opened wide, splitting up to its ears, revealing a mouthful of uneven, sharp teeth.

　　This kind of small ghost is the most ferocious.

　　Once it bites its target, it will never let go until the victim is dead.

　　Lu Fei didn't dare to be careless, quickly retreating two steps and lashing out with his whip to block.

　　But in the narrow space of the corridor, the whip was difficult to use to its fullest potential, instead making him feel constrained and awkward.

　　The small ghost, with its thin and fast form, could always find a tricky angle to get close to Lu Fei, behaving more like a fierce little beast than a ghostly spirit.

　　This made Lu Fei very passive, as he narrowly avoided being bitten by the sharp fangs several times.

　　At this moment, Hu Zi, hearing the commotion, got up and rushed over.

　　"Boss, is our shop being robbed?"

　　Lu Fei was overjoyed. While fending off the small ghost, he shouted at him.

　　"Hu Zi, go get the Eight Trigram Mirror!"

　　"Okay!"

　　Seeing the ferocious little ghost, Hu Zi was startled and, not daring to hesitate, dashed at top speed towards Lu Fei's room.

　　The little ghost ignored Hu Zi, its vengeful eyes fixed only on Lu Fei.

　　Although this kind of evil spirit is ferocious, it is rather stubborn, and once it fixates on a target, it will not rest until it succeeds or dies.