"I never claimed to be a 'master'!"
Facing Mr. Ou's threat, I smiled faintly.
"Scared?"
Mr. Ou looked at me playfully.
"Not scared!"
I lit the cigarette Mr. Ou had just given me, took a puff, and blew out a smoke ring. "I'm a hereditary Taoist doctor, specializing in acupuncture to awaken the spirit and regulate the body's warmth to nourish the kidneys. Catching ghosts and exorcising demons isn't part of my expertise!"
I paused and continued, "However, I can read ghost pulses and confirm if someone is possessed. Not only can I do it, but I can also show you!"
"I've heard of Bai Xue. I've even watched the dramas she's in. If there's something on her, I can see it!"
"Let's hope so!" Mr. Ou said meaningfully.
I smiled without responding. He already assumed I was a fraud.
"Brother Feng, do we need to apply the Ghost Eye Paste today?" Mr. Yang asked excitedly, ignoring Mr. Ou's attitude.
"Mr. Yang, you can apply it, but let's agree first: if you see something later, don't scream like last time!" I said.
"No problem!" Mr. Yang agreed readily.
I smiled, opened my small medicine box, took out a porcelain bottle containing the Ghost Eye Paste, poured out two drops, rubbed them, and applied them evenly on my closed eyes.
Once done, I gave Mr. Yang, who was eagerly waiting, two drops in his palm.
"Old Ou, you should try some too, or you'll miss the show!" Mr. Yang said to Mr. Ou.
"What is Ghost Eye Paste?"
Mr. Ou looked a bit disdainful.
"It's a magical water mixed with cow tears and dew collected during Qingming in a certain ratio!" I explained briefly.
"Come on, Old Ou, I tried it last week, and I guarantee it's more thrilling than being with a woman!"
Mr. Yang rubbed his palms, spreading the Ghost Eye Paste, and before Mr. Ou could hesitate, he applied it directly.
"Don't..."
It was too late for Mr. Ou to dodge, so he resignedly closed his eyes, letting Mr. Yang spread the Ghost Eye Paste evenly.
"Brother Feng, give me two more drops!"
After applying it to Mr. Ou, Mr. Yang laughed like a child who had succeeded in a prank.
I didn't say anything, just surprised that Mr. Yang, the internet tycoon, had such a side.
Just as Mr. Yang finished applying, Da Cheng came in with people.
"Mr. Yang, Mr. Ou, Brother Feng, they're here!"
After entering, Da Cheng stepped aside, revealing two women behind him.
One was young, Bai Xue, and the other, who resembled Bai Xue by about fifty percent, was likely her mother.
Bai Xue looked even more beautiful than on TV, with a small face, a sharp chin, and eyes that slanted upward, exuding a seductive charm.
As I watched, a fox's head suddenly emerged from Bai Xue's shoulder, giving me a flirtatious smile.
I didn't blink, maintaining my previous demeanor, pretending not to see it.
"What was that?"
At that moment, Mr. Ou exclaimed in surprise.
The fox's head smiled at Mr. Ou again.
After smiling, it pursed its lips at me and retracted, disappearing as if what we saw was an illusion.
Mr. Ou rubbed his eyes, looked at Bai Xue, then at us, and asked, "Did you two see that just now?"
"Did you see the fox just now?"
Before we could answer, the middle-aged woman beside Bai Xue became agitated.
"We saw it!"
At this point, I sighed and had to admit it.
"You can save Xiaoxue, right?"
The middle-aged woman looked at us expectantly.
"Whether we can save her, I don't know yet. We need to talk!" I said.
With that, I walked up to Bai Xue, extended my hand, and said, "Nice to meet you, I'm Feng Shisan!"
Bai Xue blinked, her lips curled into a smile, but it wasn't a normal smile; it was a sly grin.
As she smiled, her face changed, her chin became sharper, her eyes slanted upward, and two small fangs protruded.
The biggest change was in her eyes. When she first entered, her eyes held a seductive charm but were mostly filled with melancholy.
Now, the melancholy was gone, replaced by seduction and mischief.
In just a moment, she seemed like a different person.
Or rather, she had transformed from a person into a fox.
"Hehehe!"
The moment I shook her hand, Bai Xue let out a coquettish laugh and asked, "Brother, is my hand soft?"
"Didn't you just say you wanted to read my ghost pulse? Come on, do it!"
Before I could answer, she turned her hand over, the mischief in her eyes growing stronger.
"Alright!"
I cheerfully placed my hand on her wrist, while my right hand quietly grasped the Beifeng Ghost-Slaying Seal hanging at my waist.
When we mentioned reading the ghost pulse earlier, Bai Xue hadn't entered yet. How she knew about it was another matter, but her current demeanor was clearly a provocation.
"The chi pulse is closed; this is possession!"
Two seconds later, I looked into her eyes and said.
"Yes, you're spot on!"
The smile on Bai Xue's lips deepened, and white hairs sprouted on her fair cheeks, making her face look even more like a fox.
I traced down her wrist, and when I reached the middle joint of her middle finger, I smiled and said, "Oh, the outer side of the middle joint is throbbing fiercely. You've got a spirit on you!"
"That's right, guess what kind of spirit?"
Bai Xue's voice became sharp and thin, and her two small fangs grew longer, turning into sharp teeth.
"I see, it's not a spirit!"
I looked into her eyes and said calmly.
"Then what is it?" Bai Xue asked.
"It's a seductive fox!"
I said each word slowly.
The moment the word "fox" left my mouth, Bai Xue grabbed my left hand, which was taking her pulse, and lunged forward, her sharp fangs aiming for my carotid artery.
"Chì!"
Seeing the fox face closing in, I raised my right hand, using her momentum to press the Beifeng Ghost-Slaying Seal onto her forehead.
"Zhi-ao!"
Bai Xue's eyes widened instantly, letting out an inhuman wail, her head snapping back as a fox flew out of her body.
The next moment, the fox landed, flipped over, and charged at Bai Xue again.
I pulled Bai Xue aside, switching places with her, and struck the charging fox with the Beifeng Ghost-Slaying Seal in my right hand.
"Zhi!"
With a miserable scream, the fox was sent flying backward, its body turning from solid to ethereal.
After landing, it didn't even look back, transforming into a wisp of smoke and slipping through the gap under the door, disappearing from our sight.
I took a breath, forming a sword gesture to retract the Beifeng Ghost-Slaying Seal, maintaining a composed demeanor, though I was heartbroken inside. The seal's color had faded significantly, and to use it again, I'd need Fatty Lin to reforge it.
Knowing Fatty Lin's personality, who knows what conditions he might demand!
Even so, I remained unfazed on the surface, keeping up the act and maintaining my persona.
"Old Ou, how about it? I told you it's more thrilling than being with a woman, didn't I?"
Before I could catch my breath, Mr. Yang's excited voice came from behind me.