Chapter 373: Refined Device


    The rich woman sniggered. You surprised me. I thought you guys were just a bunch of hoaxers, but you do have some skills. Im always fond of talent... How about we join hands?


    I sneered. Is this your way to make an invitation?


    Well, your friend is with me, so you dont get to choose! You must help me, either by snatching thepanys equity transfer contract or getting my husband back. Otherwise, juste and pick your friends dead body.


    I want to hear his voice.


    Hold on.


    Then, I was able to hear Li Mazi crying for help on the other end. However, he was muted after crying for a short moment.


    The rich woman said, Dont worry! I will give him good food and ask my people to serve him well. You should also rest well in the vi tonight. A grandmaster will be visiting you tomorrow, to offer help.


    Why are you doing this? I didnt really understand.


    You tell me, what can a woman do when shes being forced like this? Im doing this for my children. I wont receive a dime if I do nothing! The rich woman talked through her gritted teeth.


    I found another meaning behind her words, but she didnt give me a chance to ask further; she directly hung up the call.


    I straight up cursed eighteen generations of her family. The Daoist boy said, Brother Chuyi also asked me to tell you that you are being watched. You must be careful. I wille to see you at around ten oclock.


    He gave me a charm that was folded into a triangle and asked me to keep it with me at all times.


    After that, the Daoist boy walked toward the door and disappeared into thin air.


    That woman is really disgusting. Resorting to such despicable means. Yin Xinyue sounded angry.


    Dont let Ru Xue and Li Meng find out about this. We should think of a way to save Li Mazi. I sighed.


    I understand. Do you have any ideas? asked Yin Xinyue.


    I shook my head, then I stood up and checked outside. I saw many men wearing ck suits walking back and forth; they were the womans guards we had seen before.


    As we had nothing to do, we sat on the sofa and watched TV, but we still couldnt calm down. At around eight oclock, the lights in the vi suddenly started shing. We heard people screaming until their voices grew hoarse outside. There''s a ghost! Help me!


    What happened? Yin Xinyue was worried.


    Its okay. I guess Chuyi did that, I answered.


    The Daoist boy entered the living room through the wall and said with his childish voice, Brother Chuyi is using his magic power over there. He said that you should y along.


    Oh, so its a show for Shen Hongbin and the rich woman...


    I didnt have anything good enough to use, so I had to improvise. I dipped a handkerchief in the useless swine blood the rich woman had sent me and used it to write a big formation on the ground. Then, we heard people banging on the door; I asked Yin Xinyue to open it. The Daoist boy disappeared right when the door was opened.


    The bodyguards stormed into the room with pale faces. They begged, Grandmaster, please save us! Although they were well-trained, they were just ordinary people. Seeing supernatural stuff was too much for them.


    Calm down and sit cross-legged close to the edge of the formation. Then, I told them to start mumbling some spells. Of course, I was just trying to fool them. After pretending for a while, the Daoist boys voice echoed in my ears. Nows the time. You should find an excuse to go out, then head East


    The lights stopped shing after that. I walked to the window and looked outside as I said to the bodyguards, Its all right now. Ive sent those wandering ghosts away.


    They were all quite grateful. I told them to stay put before they could get up. Do you know about the person who sent the ghosts here?


    They shook their heads.


    I tried to scare them. Hes not any ordinary man. My strength is just enough to resist for a while. What you witnessed earlier was just a warm wee. Hell send more powerful ghostster. Youre likely to die if you dont listen to me.


    The bodyguards were too scared; they quickly nodded in agreement. No matter what you want us to do, we will try our best.


    I have to go out to prepare some materials. Or else, well all be doomed. Then, I headed to the door.


    A trembling bodyguard stopped me. No, Mrs. Shen said that you cant step outside this vi.


    Do you want to die that much?


    They hesitated, opting to call the rich woman to let her know. I heard her voice bellowing through the phone, Bunch of scumbags! Give him the phone!


    The woman sounded furious when I took the call. Im warning you, dont try any tricks. Your friend is still in my hands.


    What tricks could I possibly y? That grandmaster from Hong Kong wants to kill us, and I have to be ready. We had a recent encounter, and I could tell that his strength is incredible. Im not trying to scare you, but if I die, youll be his next target.


    I dare him! I could hear the woman grinding her teeth. Eventually, she said, What do you want to do now?


    Im going to my shop to pick up some tools. I promise Ille back immediately.


    Okay, but the girl has to stay! The womanpromised.


    I gave the phone back to the bodyguard, then I asked Yin Xinyue to take care before I went out alone.


    I headed East after leaving the vi. My jacket suddenly swelled when I reached a three-way junction. The head of the Daoist boy protruded from my chest and pointed with his finger. Go this way.


    How are you able toe out of me like this? I was a little startled.


    Ive always been with you!


    I understood it was thanks to the charm Chuyi had given me. This little Daoist boy was a ghost he kept. In normal conditions, the ghost could only be around Chuyi; he would need some tool to take shelter if he needed to move further away. That triangr charm was an example.


    It was incredible that the boy was with me all this time, but I didnt even feel a bit of his weight. I thought I should also keep a little ghost like this. It would be very useful to show the way, to send messages, and he could entertain me if I got bored.


    I soon arrived at a park; no shadows were being projected at thiste hour. The Daoist boy kept showing me the way until I reached an artificialke. Chuyi was standing there, facing theke as if he was enjoying the rippling water under the moonlight. I greeted him, and he replied with a nod. The Daoist boy in my chest disappeared.


    Why are you here? And, why are you working for Shen Hongbin? I asked.


    Its a long story.


    He picked up a stone and threw it into theke, creating some ripples. Then, he told me the story from the beginning.


    There had been a recent series of mysterious murder cases in Hong Kong. Chuyi had a feeling that there was some otherworldly item behind this. He started to investigate and eventually found an antique merchant. However, he was a stepte since thetter had already sold the otherworldly item to an oil tycoons wife in the Maind. It was the rich woman.


    The Red Barbarian Cannon wasnt an intimidating otherworldly item in the beginning. However, someone had turned it into a refined device. The victims in Hong Kong were the offerings made to create it. That was why Chuyi couldnt leave this otherworldly item unchecked.


    He followed the traces to this ce and ended epting Shen Hongbins deal to facilitate this operation.


    I had read about refined devices in my grandpas journal. To produce such a device, one had to use an evil technique to create a master-ve bond between the user and the otherworldly item. However, this technique had been long lost.


    Otherworldly items would normally have their limitations when harming people. For example, some items hated ungrateful men, while others just wanted to scare people at midnight for fun. But when people controlled them, they would be killing machines like that Red Barbarian Cannon.


    I was quite surprised to learn that some people nowadays still knew how to create a refined device.