Chapter 109: Take Good Care of Yourself

  The interior of the small building was nicely decorated, at least one level better than the mountain estate, and very clean, with the appearance of being tidied up carefully every day.

  "Lai Touhua, this isn't right. You live so comfortably, but your guests have to eat in such a mess. I think you should switch it around!" Chen Jinfat looked left and right, somewhat displeased.

  "Brother Fa, a small building like this doesn't cost much, but renovating a mountain villa is a different story. When I have the money, I'll definitely redecorate."

  The bald man smiled and fobbed him off, then led Lu Fei up and down to search for any evil objects.

  There was not much to say about the rooms; Lu Fei had already given them a rough look. Finally, on the dressing table in the second-floor bedroom, he saw a small incense burner.

  The fragrance emanating from the incense ash was very unique.

  "What kind of incense is this?" Lu Fei took a closer look.

  "It's supposed to help with sleep. I've been having trouble sleeping due to a baby's crying, so I bought some incense to burn," the bald man said.

  "Is it effective?"

  "Not really. These things are just scams. I'm even thinking of buying some sleeping pills," the bald man scratched his head and said with a bitter smile.

  "Shopkeeper Lu, you've looked all over the place. Do I have any dirty things here?"

  "There are no evil entities here, at least I haven't found any." Lu Fei turned around and looked at the bald man.

  Seven infant spirits clung to his body, draining his vitality, but strangely, he looked very energetic and healthy, without any signs of being plagued by malevolent entities.

  "Then what was that baby's crying?" The bald man scratched his head in distress.

  "Mr. Hua, have you ever done anything with a guilty conscience, especially something related to infants?" Lu Fei suddenly asked.

  Since it wasn't caused by an evil entity, then the problem must lie with him.

  "Ah?" The bald man was taken aback, looking bewildered. "What do you mean, Mr. Lu? I run a legitimate restaurant. How could I have done anything with a guilty conscience?"

  "I'm sorry, but I can't help you." Lu Fei shook his head.

  The bald man was stunned for a moment, then hastily said, "No, please, Mr. Lu, take another look. Even if it's not an evil entity, what if it's some other kind of dirt? Ghosts or something, could you help me exorcise them?"

  "I'm sorry, I only deal with evil entities. You'd better find someone else."

  Lu Fei directly refused his request and strode out of the small building.

  Hu Zi and Liu Fugui hurried to catch up.

  "Lai Touhua, what's going on with you? You're not telling the truth even in front of Manager Lu! Are you the kind of person who has never done anything wrong?" Chen Jinfu looked very dissatisfied at the bald man.

  "Brother Hua, I really didn't!" The bald man said innocently.

  "Then tell me, what exactly did you use to raise those Moon Gazing Eels?" Chen Jinfu snorted coldly.

  "Brother Fa, I spent a lot of money hiring a specialist to raise them. It's their secret technique, which cannot be disclosed!" The bald man forced a smile.

  "It wasn't dead human flesh, was it?" Chen Jinfu's face turned serious.

  The bald man instantly widened his eyes in horror: "Brother Hua, you're giving me too much credit. How could I have the guts? When we used to hang out together, you knew that I had never taken a life."

  "True, whenever there was a fight, you always hid at the back, and when there were women around, you ran the fastest. But now... I wonder if you can still run as fast," Chen Jinfu laughed lightly.

  The bald man's smile stiffened slightly.

  "Anyway, if you don't tell Manager Lu the truth, the one who will suffer is you. Take care of yourself!" Without waiting for him to speak, Chen Jinfu waved his hand and left.

  Staring at the backs of those people, the bald man's smile gradually faded.

  When they were out of sight, a woman in her thirties came out of the row of dark bungalows and approached the bald man.

  Under the light, there was a large black birthmark on the left side of the woman's face, which made her otherwise beautiful face appear ugly.

  "Husband, how was it?" She looked in the direction where Lu Fei and the others had left and asked the bald man.

  "I think that so-called Sinisterium Pawnshop is just a fake. They don't have any real ability; they couldn't even tell what I have on me! That idiot Chen Jinfah, he got scammed but still praises them to the skies!" The bald man snorted coldly.

  "What should we do then? How much longer can your body hold out?" The woman said with concern.

  "What else can we do? I'll eat more eels to get by. I don't believe that with money, I can't find a master with real skills!"

  "I'll go catch a good one for you right now."

  The woman rolled up her sleeves and walked towards the bungalows.

  "Wait, haven't you found the one that got away yet?" The bald man called out to her.

  "Without food or drink, they won't get far. I'll catch them tomorrow. What's most important now is for you to take care of yourself." The young woman walked into the dark bungalow.

  The bald man adjusted his expression and returned to the mountain villa to attend to the guests.

  The villa was bustling with business, brightly lit with lights.

  As Lu Fei and the others drove down the mountain, there were still a steady stream of cars coming up.

  The prosperity of the business made Chen Jinfat somewhat envious.

  "Damn it, I don't know what kind of luck La Touhua had, hiring someone to raise eels. His business is so good!"

  "Big Brother Fa, it's better not to eat that moon gazing eel," Lu Fei said, shaking his head.

  He had specifically examined the row of bungalows where the eels were kept. Even with the doors and windows tightly closed, he could not hide the stench of death. The moon gazing eel must have serious problems.

  "I asked him, and he said there were no issues. He wouldn't dare to hide anything from me," Chen Jinfat said in surprise.

  Lu Fei smiled without explaining.

  "Wait!" Liu Fugui hastily interrupted, looking nervously at Lu Fei, "What's wrong with that Moon Gazer Eel? I ate two pieces of it!"

  "Don't worry, just two pieces, it won't kill you. You're still fine, aren't you?" Lu Fei reassured him with a smile.

  "Really nothing?" Liu Fugui was half-convinced, his face full of misfortune.

  Chen Jinfu was extremely angry and slapped the car hard: "Good, daring to lie to me? I'll go settle the score with him!"

  "Forget it, Brother Fa, what's the point in arguing with such a person? He's possessed by something foul; he won't be free for long," Lu Fei advised.

  Being possessed by an infant spirit means either the parents of the infant or someone who harmed the infant.

  That Lai Touhua is not a good person.

  Even if there's no connection between the infant spirit and evil things, Lu Fei wouldn't want to get involved.

  "Possessed by something foul?" Chen Jinfu paused, turning his anger into a laugh, "I knew it, Manager Lu couldn't possibly miss it. An opportunity was given to him, and he didn't admit it, so it's his own fault! I can't wait to see when he will suffer!"

  "Don't let this unlucky guy ruin our mood. Let's go somewhere else for fun, Ah Long, to the Rose Paradise.

  Then, he waved at A-Long who was driving.

  "The boss, Hua Jie, over there is also familiar with me. I've already given her a heads up and she's saved us some seats."

  Liu Fugui, who usually loved this kind of thing the most, was rather dejected at the moment, unable to muster any enthusiasm.

  As they approached the foot of the mountain, he suddenly wriggled his butt and said, "Stop, stop the car! I need to use the restroom!"

  "Where are you going to find a restroom around here? Hold it in, we'll go when we get there," Hu Zi said, glancing outside.

  On both sides were dark, dense woods.

  "I've been holding it in for a long time."

  As soon as the car stopped, Liu Fugui pushed open the door and hurried into the small woods.

  Less than two minutes later.

  "Oh my god—"

  In the small woods, a scream like that of Liu Fugui being slaughtered suddenly came out.

  "What's wrong?"

  Everyone looked at each other and quickly got out of the car.

  They saw Liu Fugui running out of the small woods, his pants barely held up, with his belt not fastened properly.

  "Monster, there's a monster!"

  He threw himself into Hu Zi's arms, shouting in terror with a horrified face.

  "What kind of monster?" Hu Zi looked towards the woods, where it was very dark, only swaying tree shadows could be seen.

  "Four legs, with a little child's head, and covered in fur," Liu Fugui said incoherently.

  "What kind of weird thing is that? You must have seen it wrong!" Hu Zi didn't believe it.

  "If you don't believe me, go and see for yourselves, it's right there!" Liu Fugui pointed to the woods in fear.