Chapter 175: The Jia Banxian, Star of Misfortune

　　"Boss, be careful!"

　　Hu Zi instantly went on high alert and hastily swung his blade to strike.

　　Unexpectedly, the female ghost did not dodge or evade, allowing the knife to slash towards her as if she was intent on death.

　　"Tell him for me... I'm sorry..."

　　The large knife was about to slice through her body, but the blade stopped just above her head.

　　It turned out that Lu Fei had grabbed Hu Zi's arm.

　　"Tell him yourself."

　　Lu Fei stepped aside.

　　Behind him, there appeared a fragmented and indistinct human figure at some point, unnoticed by anyone.

　　"You... why..."

　　The female ghost was stunned, then she withdrew in panic, as if unable to face it.

　　"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to harm you..."

　　"No... it's not your fault, help me... take revenge..."

　　From her shattered throat came indistinct syllables, and on her mangled face, she struggled to force a smile.

　　The female ghost was completely dumbfounded.

　　After a long while, she showed a tragic smile.

　　"Thank you!"

　　With blood tears streaming down her face, she resolutely crashed her head into the ghost sword.

　　Her pale body instantly dissipated into smoke.

　　She finally achieved the release she desired.

　　Only a strand of long, black hair was left, drifting to the ground.

　　The broken figure stared blankly in the direction where the female ghost had vanished. Finally, he turned around and bowed deeply to Lu Fei, then disappeared into the night as well.

　　A warm current slowly rose from Lu Fei's dantian.

　　"Haitao, go in peace!"

　　Lu Fei felt a deep sense of sigh within his heart.

　　It turned out that Guo Haitao had not been seeking revenge for himself from the very beginning, but rather for the female ghost.

　　The long hair he mentioned referred to the hair that controlled the female ghost.

　　Perhaps, some people would think that Guo Haitao was very foolish, to be killed by the female ghost and yet still save her.

　　But Lu Fei didn't think so.

　　The souls of those who die here are all controlled by the yin fetus, becoming tools of harm. Why was Haitao able to leave?

　　Lu Fei would not pass judgment on the choices of others.

　　Hai Tao was his classmate, and more importantly, his customer.

　　All he needed to do was fulfill his customer's request.

　　Now, the transaction was complete!

　　Hai Tao's wish was realized, the danger at the school was eliminated, and Lu Fei's virtue power increased.

　　A win for all three parties!

　　Lu Fei felt the additional warmth in his dantian, and his entire body relaxed.

　　However.

　　He did not forget the strand of black hair left behind by the female ghost.

　　To avoid leaving any potential risks, even the slightest trace could not be overlooked. He took the lightning-struck jujube wood stick and approached.

　　Who would have known.

　　That strand of black hair, as if sensing danger, actually started to crawl forward like a worm.

　　"What the heck! It can still move?!"

　　Hu Zi was startled and hurriedly swung his knife.

　　"Hu Zi, wait." Lu Fei stopped him. That tiny strand of black hair no longer posed a threat to them, and he wanted to observe it further.

　　The dark fetus was severed by Lu Fei himself, and he was certain that it was completely dead. So why could this remaining strand of hair still move?

　　Could it be that this thing is another type of evil object?

　　The scope of evil objects is actually quite broad; they are not just items, but can also be parts of demonic or ghostly beings, or certain special animals or plants.

　　In short, anything related to dark and evil forces can be called an evil object.

　　Lu Fei was very curious.

　　He and Husi surrounded the clump of hair, no matter how it wriggled left or right, it could not escape, and in the end, it could only huddle into a trembling ball.

　　Weak, pitiful, and helpless.

　　"Interesting."

　　Lu Fei put on his special gloves, ready to collect this black hair. If it had a special use, he would have gained something.

　　If it didn't have any effect, it wouldn't matter; a single strike with a stick would do.

　　However, as he bent down, the black umbrella in his backpack fell out.

　　The umbrella pages snapped open by themselves, sucking the strand of hair in, and then closed again with another snap.

　　The entire process took less than a second!

　　Lu Fei and Husi stared at the black umbrella in stunned silence.

　　"Boss, what's going on?" Husi asked, confused.

　　"It should have been absorbed by this umbrella."

　　Lu Fei opened the black umbrella and looked inside, but he couldn't find that strand of hair. It was as if the black umbrella had swallowed it.

　　The pawn ticket described the function of the black umbrella very vaguely, only mentioning that it could connect with the underworld, capture souls, and collect ghosts.

　　Could this be what is meant by collecting ghosts?

　　I wonder if the black umbrella will change after absorbing this strand of hair?

　　Lu Fei was becoming more and more curious about this black umbrella.

　　He glanced at the strange red flower made up of runes. He would probably need to decipher these runes to uncover the secret of this umbrella.

　　Putting away the black umbrella, Lu Fei and Hu Zi left the old school campus.

　　The crisis was completely resolved, and the haunting of the ghostly building became nothing more than a legend.

　　Principal Qin was extremely grateful and took out his own money to give each person a reward of 100,000 yuan.

　　Lu Fei didn't say anything at the time, but before he left, he quietly slipped the money into the principal's drawer.

　　Two days later.

　　The police brought news.

　　The skeleton dug up from under the wall was that of the female student who had gone missing years ago.

　　At the time of her death, the girl was three months pregnant.

　　There were signs of injury on the back of her skull. The police speculated that she had been knocked unconscious first and then buried under the wall.

　　She was likely still alive when she was buried.

　　It is unknown who the father of the fetus was, and even more unclear who could be so cruel!

　　After all this time, it is almost impossible to find the murderer.

　　It is hard to imagine how desperate this girl must have been, for her resentment to grow as wildly as her hair.

　　Now that her remains have been unearthed and can be reburied, it can be considered a kind of relief...

　　This matter has come to an end.

　　Lu Fei recorded the evil object he had handled this time in the ledger.

　　Mother and Child Yin Fetus.

　　The number of collected evil objects has accumulated to 10.

　　It's in double digits now, which is a huge progress!

　　Lu Fei smiled, put away the ledger, and took out the black umbrella for a closer look.

　　He had been observing for the past two days to see if there were any changes after the black umbrella consumed the hair.

　　Unfortunately, there was nothing noticeable.

　　He reached out and touched the red runes on the black umbrella.

　　The Yin Talisman on it not only relates to the secret of the black umbrella, but also to the clues for finding Grandpa.

　　Where on earth can I find someone who understands the Yin Talisman?

　　Lu Fei thought about asking Sister Hong, but he doubted whether she was reliable since she couldn't even find Jia Banxian.

　　He decided to wait until there was news from Jia Banxian. Earlier, Sister Hong had reminded him that this person would soon arrive in Jiang City.

　　He waited patiently.

　　Every day, he opened the shop as usual, drank tea, and played with his dog.

　　"Manager Lu, hurry to the teahouse, Jia Banxian is here." A few days later, Sister Hong finally sent a message.

　　Lu Fei got excited.

　　Jia Banxian was the last person Grandpa saw before he went missing. After waiting for so long, he had finally found him.

　　Lu Fei left Huzi to watch the shop and rushed to the Three Flavors Teahouse.

　　"Red Sister, where is he?"

　　"Over there."

　　Red Sister pointed towards the window with her fair-skinned finger, a look of disdain on her face.

　　"Sister must remind you, you can't talk to him for more than five minutes. He's a jinx, staying with him too long will bring bad luck. Today, as soon as he sat down here, not a single customer came in."

　　"Thanks, Red Sister."

　　Lu Fei, puzzled, walked over quickly.

　　By the window, at a tea table, a ragged and dirty old man was slurping down a bowl of beef noodles with great enthusiasm.

　　The way he was eating reminded Lu Fei of how Husky behaved when it was possessed by a hungry ghost.