Upon hearing Lu Fei's words, Xiaoguan instantly froze.
He had thought that the haunted coffin room was already terrifying enough, how could there be an even bigger problem?
He rubbed his face, trying his best to stay calm, but his voice still trembled uncontrollably.
"Manager Lu, what else is there?"
"This, we will know after dawn." Lu Fei looked at his haggard face, "Mr. Xiaoguan, the evil spirits in the house have been eliminated. You can rest for a while now."
Xiaoguan scratched his head. How could he possibly sleep at a time like this?
"Manager Lu, can you tell me why we have to wait until dawn?"
"There are various taboos between Yin and Yang! Mr. Xiaoguan, I am not deliberately keeping secrets. It's just that even if we searched now, we wouldn't find it. If I said it before finding it, it might lose its effectiveness." Lu Fei gave him a reassuring smile, "With us here, you can rest assured."
"This... alright."
Xiao Guan looked at Lu Fei with a conflicted expression, said nothing more, and after calling his father to report his safety, he went to the sofa to doze off.
He closed his eyes, but his heart was heavy with worry.
There was no doubt about Lu Fei's abilities, and he was genuinely impressed.
But stopping suddenly like this, could it be that he was deliberately being difficult?
He had heard that the more skilled someone was in this area, the higher their fees. His family had already drained their savings for the house, and if Lu Fei were to demand an exorbitant amount...
Xiao Guan did not know when he fell asleep.
The next day, he opened his eyes groggily, and the sky was already bright.
Lu Fei and Hu Zi were squatting by the TV wall, looking at something, with the chubby little black dog sitting beside them wagging its tail.
"Master Lu."
He hurriedly got up and walked over quickly.
"Manager Lu, what is the key issue? Can you tell me now?"
Lu Fei smiled, "Mr. Guan, can this TV wall be smashed? You'll know once we break it."
"Sure." Since everything was going to be renovated anyway, Mr. Guan nodded without hesitation.
Lu Fei gestured to Huzi.
Huzi swiftly picked up a hammer and with a few bangs, smashed open the TV wall.
Lu Fei turned on a flashlight, shining its light into the hole. After examining it, he put on the special gloves from his pawnshop, reached inside, and pulled out a strange object wrapped in black cloth.
"Manager Lu, what is this?"
Mr. Guan watched their actions closely, and as soon as something was found, he asked eagerly.
The black cloth was covered in dust, clearly indicating it had been there for a long time.
"Hold your horses."
Lu Fei didn't open it immediately; instead, he had Hu Zi fetch an empty spice jar from the kitchen. Only then did he place the black cloth on the coffee table and carefully unfold it.
Xiao Guan widened his eyes; inside were several bizarre items that he could never have imagined.
Hemp cloth, joss paper, incense ash, and four cockroaches.
"Why are there more cockroaches?" Hu Zi couldn't help but comment. As soon as he finished speaking, the cockroaches suddenly moved, scaring him half to death: "Damn, they're alive!"
Lu Fei, quick on his feet, covered them with a glass bottle.
"Manager Lu, what are these for?" These seemingly unrelated items completely baffled Xiao Guan.
"This is a type of evil spirit!"
Lu Fei pointed at the hemp cloth, joss paper, and incense ash.
"These are all items used in funeral rites, known as the hemp mourning evil spirit! Placing these items in someone's home is called 'casting the evil spirit,' which curses the family to wear mourning clothes and hold a funeral."
"Isn't that just cursing someone to death?" Xiao Guan was stunned, his spine chilling: "Who could be so wicked to put these things in someone's house?"
"Is this just being wicked? Deliberately harming someone's life, it's clearly ruthless and cruel!" Hu Zi curled his lip and shook his head.
"These things were hidden in the TV wall. They must have been put there during the initial renovation, probably because the original landlord offended someone," Lu Fei speculated.
"He offended someone, but we are the ones suffering! Knowing the house had problems, he still rented or sold it!"
"Once a person encounters malevolent energy, it's not easy to get rid of it. I see that this house is well-furnished; he must have intended to live here himself. But when he found out there was a problem, he decided to rent it out. But renting didn't solve the issue, so he was eager to get rid of it, and eventually, you bought it."
"How can there be such people who, for their own sake, don't care about others' lives or deaths!" Xiao Guan was extremely upset.
"Shopkeeper Lu, what about these cockroaches?"
"This is exactly why your house is infested with cockroaches." Lu Fei pointed at the glass jar.
"Curses come in two types: dead curses and live curses. Dead curses use inanimate objects, while live curses naturally use living creatures, like insects or rats. Live curses are more vicious than dead curses!"
"Dead curses end after the cursed person dies."
"And as for the living evil, as long as the living being does not die, the evil aura will always exist! Cockroaches are notorious for their tenacity; they can survive for a long time without eating or drinking."
"This house has been deliberately made to resemble a coffin, complemented by the evil aura of mourning, which attracts malevolent spirits and makes the ghostly disturbances even worse. This will inevitably lead to continuous misfortunes and whoever lives here will die!"
He thought of the living evil because of those endless cockroaches.
Sure enough, after searching today, it was as he suspected.
Thanks to Xiaohui, this living radar, they were able to find the location smoothly.
"It's said that cockroaches can understand human speech, so I didn't say it out loud last night to prevent them from hiding elsewhere."
Seeing the cockroaches still moving slightly in the bottle, Xiao Guan felt a chill in his heart.
He was just an ordinary person who happened to buy a second-hand house, never expecting that such a terrifying trap would be hidden behind it.
Lu Fei looked at him and added, "In fact, you guys are quite lucky. Your child has absorbed the evil aura for you. Otherwise, you would have died first."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Guan suddenly trembled, and tears instantly welled up in his eyes.
He covered his face with his hands and wept bitterly for a while before he finally calmed down.
"Mr. Xiaoguan, a child is a karmic connection. Perhaps that child came to repay you for something. Once the debt was repaid, he naturally left. He will surely be reborn into a good family in the future," Lu Fei said gently, patting him on the shoulder.
"You are still young, and I don't think you are destined for a life of misfortune. Once this period of mourning is over, renovate your house, live well, and you will have more children."
Huzi also comforted him, "That's right. You are strong and healthy, so don't worry! Besides, even if it doesn't work out, our Sinisterium Pawnshop has a special wine that can help you!"
Lu Fei glared at him, wondering if this guy had been assimilated by Liu Fugui?
Xiaoguan wiped his tears hard, his eyes red, and said, "Manager Lu, I have just one request. Don't tell my family about these things, especially about the child warding off evil. I'm afraid my wife won't be able to handle it if she hears about it."
"Don't worry," Lu Fei nodded. "There's no time to lose. Let's start dispelling the evil now."
"This evil influence has already taken hold. Simply throwing it away won't work. But since we know what it is, dispelling it should be simple."
"Huzi, go buy four live roosters right away."