Sinisterium Pawnshop: Exclusive to Malevolent Objects

　　"Dad, I was wrong! I truly realize my mistake!"

　　Su Mingxuan knelt on the ground, weeping bitterly, desperately admitting his fault.

　　He now remembered everything.

　　He had almost killed his own father with his own hands!

　　He really had been out of his mind, deserving ten thousand deaths!

　　He didn't know how he had become so bewitched, as if he couldn't resist doing anything for that young girl upon seeing her.

　　"I will never dare to do it again, Dad, hit me..."

　　"You still know you were bewitched? Even though you knew that witch was problematic, you still went ahead without any regard, lusting after pleasure!" Su Liguo was utterly disappointed in his son and felt that he could not make him a better person.

　　"If a child is not well-taught, it is the father's fault."

　　"My death would be insignificant, but if it brings harm to the entire Su family..."

　　Su Liguo was so enraged that his chest felt stifled.

　　Seeing his condition, Lu Fei quickly went forward to comfort him: "Chairman Su, take care of your health. Let me say a fair word, it really can't all be blamed on Young Master Su; that little snake had its eyes on him long ago."

　　'Flies don't gather around an egg without cracks. If he hadn't been blinded by lust, how could he have been targeted by that demonic creature?' Su Liguo shook his head coldly.

　　"You can't say that. The methods used by demonic creatures to bewitch people—how many can withstand them? Even someone like Grandmaster Yang from the Mystic Sect, wasn't he also deceived?"

　　"Strictly speaking, Young Master Su is also a victim. That pair of parent and child snakes not only want to become human, but they also want to bear offspring in your Su family. To reproduce, they naturally need an object."

　　"And it just so happens that Young Master Su is of the snake zodiac."

　　"Now that the mother snake is dead, the little snake will certainly try every means to manipulate Young Master Su for revenge."

　　Su Mingxuan was incredulous that Lu Fei would speak up for him.

　　"Even so, it cannot absolve him of his fault!" Su Liguo's tone did not soften.

　　"I also bear some responsibility. When I got the snake shed, I should have examined it carefully at the time." This incident gave Lu Fei a significant lesson.

　　When dealing with evil creatures, there must not be the slightest negligence.

　　"How can we blame Shopkeeper Xiao Lu? If this wayward son had come to his senses earlier and confessed, tonight's evil deed would not have happened. Unfortunately, he stayed silent from start to finish!"

　　Su Liguo sighed deeply, his eyes filled with unrelenting disappointment.

　　He felt something was wrong when he heard that woman's laughter, but unfortunately, Su Mingxuan refused to tell the truth at the time.

　　He had always placed high hopes on his son, thus being strict in every aspect, hoping that his son could take over the great responsibility of the Su family in the future. But his son's character turned out to be so disappointing.

　　What angered him was not that his son, under the control of an evil creature, had attacked him, but that his son, for a momentary pleasure, disregarded the safety of the entire Su family.

　　In the end, a life of luxury and comfort had bred a good-for-nothing!

　　A deep sense of failure overwhelmed him, even more so than when his business hit rock bottom.

　　"Get out, I don't want to see you anymore!" He waved his hand, driving Su Mingxuan away.

　　"Dad..."

　　Su Mingxuan's body trembled, his eyes brimming with tears.

　　But Su Liguuo just turned his head away coldly.

　　Knowing he had made a grave mistake, Su Mingxuan dragged himself out, looking utterly dejected.

　　"Manager Lu, I'm sorry you had to witness this family ugliness," Su Liguuo said with a bitter smile to Lu Fei.

　　"Chairman Su, as an outsider, I don't have the right to say much, but your family troubles are caused by evil objects. I think the Su family shouldn't blame each other; instead, they should blame the person who designed the plot against the Su family. Your current situation, with father and son estranged, is exactly what they want, isn't it?"

　　After saying that, Lu Fei did not disturb him further.

　　Downstairs, the driver was already waiting to escort Lu Fei home.

　　On the way, Lu Fei's body relaxed.

　　The mother and child snakes were finally completely dealt with.

　　Fortunately, he made it in time, and the Su family was safe and sound.

　　Remember this lesson tonight clearly!

　　In the future, no matter how urgent, you must make sure to understand the evil object completely before taking it away.

　　This time, he was lucky and was able to salvage the situation in time.

　　What about next time?

　　Returning to the pawnshop, Lu Fei felt at ease and fell asleep as soon as he lay down.

　　It wasn't until noon the next day that Liu Fugui returned the call.

　　"Brother Lu, I'm sorry. I fell asleep last night and didn't hear the phone ringing. What did you need from me?"

　　"Nothing! Don't disturb my sleep."

　　Lu Fei didn't want to say another word to him, hanging up the phone in a bad mood. If he had really waited for Liu Fugui to return his message, even the daylilies would have withered.

　　Liu Fugui was completely baffled, but he didn't feel it was right to continue calling to disturb Lu Fei.

　　Lu Fei slowly got up after he had slept enough. After eating something casually, he took out the mother and child snake sheds to study again.

　　The little snake seemed to be even more powerful than the mother snake in charming the opposite sex.

　　Then, the effect of this pair of snake sheds should not just be limited to confusing people's minds or attracting love, there might be other effects...

　　Evil objects can harm people, but they can also help people, as long as their true functions are clearly understood.

　　Lu Fei didn't plan to sell them. These snake sheds left by the spirit snakes might have some wonderful uses.

　　He put the snake sheds into a cloth bag, took out a very ancient key, and went to the storeroom located at the back of the pawnshop.

　　This place stored all the evil objects that Sinisterium Pawnshop had collected since its opening.

　　In the past, the storeroom was managed by his grandfather, who never allowed Lu Fei to enter, and he had no idea how many evil objects were stored here.

　　As he turned the key, dust slightly shook off, and the dark, heavy door opened with a creak.

　　Rows of orderly, quaint shelves came into view in front of Lu Fei.

　　Lu Fei walked in and saw that the warehouse was divided into two areas.

　　The left shelves were for storing dead pawned evil objects, while the right side was for live pawned evil objects.

　　Dead pawned evil objects are completely owned by the pawnshop, whereas live pawned evil objects are waiting to be redeemed by their owners.

　　He placed the mother snake skin on an empty spot on the left shelf, wrote a label with the date and stuck it on, then looked around curiously and headed to the live pawned area.

　　If no one comes to redeem the live pawned evil objects after the deadline, they also become property of the pawnshop and will be moved to the dead pawned area.

　　Lu Fei thought there would be very few live pawned evil objects, but surprisingly, there were over a dozen items on the shelves.

　　The labels on the boxes detailed the conditions and terms of the pawning, including the deadline.

　　One of the most exaggerated cases was an evil object that had been pawned for over a hundred years and was still not due for redemption.

　　Lu Fei became intrigued and opened the box. A cold, eerie aura immediately surged out, revealing a pale finger bone lying quietly inside.

　　A human finger bone, what kind of evil object is this?

　　With each additional glance, a chilling sensation washed over him, as if something extremely terrifying was hidden inside. Lu Fei hurriedly closed the lid.

　　He then went to look at other evil objects.

　　Some boxes contained an oiled black umbrella.

　　Others held seven uniquely shaped nails.

　　Still others had a jar of an unknown liquid.

　　There was a wide variety, with all sorts of strange items.

　　Lu Fei examined the labels on each box; some of the evil objects would not expire for several decades, while others were due in just a few months.

　　The one with the nearest expiration was the oiled black umbrella, with only a little over ten days left.

　　"Will anyone really come to redeem these things?"

　　Full of curiosity, after looking a bit longer, Lu Fei returned to the dead pawn area to select an evil object that could ward off evil and protect him.

　　This is what he promised Xie Yao.