I started to prepare immediately. I hung a rollerball pen above a standard-sized sheet of paper, allowing the pen's nib to touch it. 

I was going to use the pen Ouija method! 

However, this version of the method would be different from how it was commonly employed. When ordinary people used this method, they would attract a random nearby ghost to answer their questions, but I would be inviting a specific ghost for this case.  

Using rooster blood, I drew a circle around the paper. I wanted to ensure that nothing could escape or enter the circle!

Once I completed the preparations, I placed the paper cup containing the mystery novel author’s soul onto the table, offering three incense sticks. I wanted to feed the soul before continuing.

Wang Xu watched me prepare with an amazed expression, “Xinyue said that you’re an antique merchant....