Chuyi asked me and Li Mazi to go to the hospital to take care of Chu Chu. I told Li Mazi to go alone. I wanted to stay in case Chuyi needed help.

Chuyi hesitated but finally nodded.

He then led me all the way to where Senior Chu was staying. The old man respectfully invited us in.

Chuyi asked Senior Chu to prepare something for him: realgar wine, a butcher knife, three ‘stepping-on-corpse-leaving-no-trace,’ and some black beans.

Senior Chu looked hesitant. “Realgar wine, butcher knives, and black beans are easy to find. But it’s very difficult to find some ‘stepping-on-corpse-leaving-no-trace.’ Not many people use these old things these days.”

Chuyi indifferently raised three fingers. “Three medium-level spirit talismans.”

Senior Chu was overjoyed. “Deal! I’m going to get you the top-quality...