I shook my head. “This is just the beginning. We’ve provoked that spirit, and he won’t stop until we’re dead! If we don’t eradicate him, he will torture Song Zhong to death.

“But you don’t need to be too worried. I’m here to help.”

I was afraid that the shopkeeper would be scared, so I added that part. The woman thanked me repeatedly. She sat on the bed and anxiously wiped Song Zhong’s dirty face.

As I ate the noodles, I assessed the woman. She had loving eyes and was good-looking.

A moment later, she lifted her head and found me watching her. She blushed. I felt somewhat embarrassed, so I asked, “What’s the relationship between you and Song Zhong?”

I was just a normal person, and I liked to gossip.

“What kind of relationship could it be? Discarded shoes.” The woman lit up a cigarette and puffed it as she talked to me.

It turned out that they had been a couple since they were pretty young. They were in love back then. However, when it came to marriage, the shopkeeper’s father was afraid that Song Zhong’s family was too...