Sinisterium Pawnshop: Exclusive to Malevolent Objects

　　The strong perfume smell made Lu Fei unable to resist sneezing several times.

　　Hu Zi, very diligently, served water to the two female customers and stood beside Lu Fei, playing the part of a shop assistant perfectly.

　　"Sorry, I have a bit of a nasal allergy."

　　Lu Fei rubbed his nose and looked at the two young women, who were wrapped up particularly tightly, with a friendly smile he usually reserved for customers.

　　"Ladies, are you here to pawn something?"

　　The two women looked at each other.

　　One of them took off her sunglasses and mask and said, "Manager Lu, don't you recognize me?"

　　Lu Fei squinted and took a look, then exclaimed in surprise, "Is it Miss Bingbing?!"

　　"That's right, it's me." The woman smiled.

　　She was the minor internet celebrity who had bought the bone necklace last time.

　　It must be said that there is a significant difference between online and real-life appearances.

　　In person, she was just a pretty girl with modest beauty, but with filters and beautification on the internet, she transformed into a beautiful woman with fair skin, a stunning face, and an attractive figure.

　　Last time she looked quite down, but now she was radiant; it seemed that good fortune had lifted her spirits.

　　"Miss Bingbing looks very well, it seems the necklace didn't disappoint you." Lu Fei also smiled.

　　"It indeed gave me quite a surprise." Bingbing took out the necklace from her collar, her eyes full of disbelief, "I still did the live stream as usual, but for some reason, the day I wore the necklace, the live stream suddenly became popular."

　　"It's like riding a rocket, my popularity skyrocketed, and in just a few days, I gained hundreds of thousands of followers." Her tone was filled with excitement, her eyes sparkling, "This is simply like a dream!"

　　Lu Fei said this necklace would work for half a year, and she couldn't imagine what level of influencer she would be after half a year.

　　"I'm glad Miss Bingbing is satisfied, but I must remind you that the effect of the necklace is not endless," Lu Fei said. "While gaining followers quickly, Miss Bingbing still needs to be careful about her words and actions. Otherwise, if any scandal breaks out, too much attention could backfire."

　　Otherwise, the higher you stand, the harder you fall.

　　"Who cares about all that, as long as I can be famous for a day. Being an influencer is all about youth, who knows, maybe I'll be financially free in six months."

　　Bingbing clearly wasn't listening, her mind was full of fantasies.

　　The woman beside her lowered her head slightly, her mask and sunglasses could hide her face, but they couldn't conceal the envy in her eyes.

　　The woman gently tugged at her arm, and she finally reined in her imagination, saying, "I came here this time to ask on behalf of my friend, do you have any more of these necklaces?"

　　Lu Fei glanced at the woman and said, "I'm sorry, there's only one Gaze Chain."

　　"Just one?"

　　The two women looked at each other, disappointment in their eyes.

　　"Is there anything else that can help attract traffic?" the woman asked, unwilling to give up.

　　"There are luck-bringing items, but they don't generate as much attention as the human bone necklace," Lu Fei answered honestly. He looked at her and asked, "Is it this lady who needs a luck-bringing item?"

　　"Yes, I'm an internet celebrity just like Bingbing." The woman still refused to take off her sunglasses and mask, as if she didn't want to be recognized.

　　"Lulu is much more famous than me," Bingbing said, hugging her slender arm. "We started in the industry at the same time and signed with the same company, but she became popular long before me. If it weren't for this necklace, I wouldn't know when I would have made it. However, Lulu has been having some bad luck lately and keeps losing followers. Shopkeeper Lu, do you have anything that can help her gain more followers?"

　　Lu Fei didn't follow internet celebrities and had no idea who Lulu was.

　　Names like Bingbing and Lulu were clearly not their real names.

　　In fact, the allure of the snake shed would be quite suitable for them, but unfortunately, Lu Fei hadn't fully figured out its functions yet. It wouldn't be good if there were any side effects.

　　He squinted, glanced at Lulu a few times, and said, "I think Miss Lulu doesn't need any luck-turning items."

　　"Huh? Why?" Bingbing was taken aback.

　　Lulu was also taken aback.

　　"Miss Lulu already has something on her," Lu Fei said.

　　"Something? What kind of thing?" Bingbing's face was full of confusion.

　　However, Lulu didn't say anything; her sunglasses and mask covered her face, making it impossible to read her expression.

　　"Some things are not better in larger quantities, and moreover, the item on Miss Lulu has an unclear origin. It will absolutely not allow Miss Lulu to use anything else," Lu Fei added.

　　Bingbing was even more puzzled, looking at her friend with a strange gaze.

　　"Lulu, what's going on?"

　　"Nothing, since he doesn't have what I want, let's go." Lulu stood up and pulled Bingbing out.

　　"Take your time, Miss LuLu. If you wish to pawn something, you can come back to Sinisterium Pawnshop and find me again."

　　Lu Fei smiled as he saw the two of them out the door.

　　LuLu seemed to be very afraid of the sun; she was already wearing a hat and a mask, and after going out, she also opened an umbrella.

　　"Boss, what did you mean by that just now? What's wrong with that LuLu?" Hu Zi had been curious for a long time, and as soon as the people left, he immediately asked.

　　"There is Yin energy around her; she must have come into contact with something unclean." Lu Fei fanned his nose with his hand. The pungent smell of perfume still lingered in the pawnshop.

　　"She was so covered up, you couldn't even see her face. How could you see the Yin energy?"

　　"Yin energy is a kind of aura, not dependent on appearance. There's a black aura swirling around that LuLu, clearly indicating she has come into contact with something unclean. Besides, the strong perfume scent is from her. Who would normally spray such heavy perfume? It must be to cover some other smell."

　　"What kind of smell?" Hu Zi's eyes widened more and more.

　　"The perfume was too strong, and I couldn't smell it carefully." Lu Fei squinted his eyes in thought, "It seems like... the smell of decay."

　　Hu Zi smacked his lips, "Decay? Does she have some kind of disease?"

　　"How would I know? This is all I can see." Lu Fei waved his hand.

　　"Then how did you know she had an evil object on her? What if the yin energy or whatever came from someplace else, like a graveyard, crematorium, or a hospital morgue?"

　　"Because the yin energy was emanating from inside her collar, clearly, she was wearing something unclean."

　　Lu Fei sat down to brew kung fu tea.

　　There were no customers now, and he needed to find something to do to pass the time.

　　"Inside her collar... Boss, you sure look closely." Hu Zǐ chuckled.

　　"What are you thinking? Could I be that kind of person!" Lu Fei was speechless, "Why don't you go out and find a job instead of staying here!"

　　"Wow! So much dust, it just shows that there's no one working in the shop."

　　Hu Zǐ immediately grabbed a cloth and pretended to work.

　　Lu Fei felt quite depressed.

　　Originally, I thought Hu Zi was a pretty down-to-earth guy, but after getting to know him better, he turned out to be so shameless.

　　This 1.8-meter-tall muscular man was clearly赖上他了 (the phrase '赖上他了' is ambiguous and context-dependent, it can mean he's clinging to him or he's bothering him, I'll translate it as 'clinging to him').

　　But there were some benefits to this.

　　Lu Fei no longer had to worry about cleaning up.

　　A few days later, Hu Zi, like he had discovered a new continent, suddenly pulled Lu Fei to read a piece of gossip news.

　　"Boss, do you think the internet celebrity mentioned here is that Lulu?"