Sinisterium Pawnshop: Exclusive to Malevolent Objects

　　After half an hour, Lulu still hadn't come out of the restroom, making Hu Zi so anxious that he was pacing back and forth.

　　This was the first task that Lu Fei had entrusted to him. If he messed it up, how could he face staying at Sinisterium Pawnshop?

　　"Hu Zi, I'm here, where are you guys?"

　　"Miss Lulu went to the restroom and hasn't come out for a long time. I'm going in to call her."

　　Seeing the urgent message from Lu Fei, Hu Zi clenched his teeth and plucked up the courage to rush into the women's restroom.

　　He expected to be treated as a hooligan, but to his surprise, he immediately saw Lulu standing in front of the sink.

　　The water from the faucet gushed out, but she seemed not to see it, standing motionless in front of the mirror.

　　"Miss LuLu!"

　　Huzi looked around and, seeing no one else in the women's restroom, quickly went to call her.

　　"The boss has arrived; we need to go over there right away."

　　"Miss LuLu?"

　　Lulu ignored his voice, staring blankly at the large mirror above the sink as if something was captivating her.

　　Huzi felt that her state was not right and stretched his neck to look into the mirror.

　　What he saw sent chills down his spine.

　　In the mirror, Lulu's pitch-black pupils almost filled her entire eye sockets, and her mouth was curved up in a big smile.

　　The smile was too eerie; her scar-covered face showed no expression, yet her mouth was pulled up to an unbelievable degree, as if invisible hands were tugging at the corners of her mouth, pulling them up forcefully.

　　When Huzi looked at her, she also noticed Huzi.

　　Her dark eyes turned, and her neck twisted as she looked towards Huzi, her mouth opening wide with a gurgling laugh.

　　"Bitch, damn it!"

　　Huzi was greatly alarmed.

　　This was not Lulu's voice at all.

　　Could it be that she was possessed by a ghost? But it wasn't even dark yet!

　　"Damn it! Damn it!"

　　Lulu, with a horrifying smile, stretched out her hands and fiercely scratched at her own face.

　　Her face was already covered in scars; if it were scratched, the injuries would only worsen, making it even more unbearable to look at.

　　"Stop!"

　　At this point, Huzi was too preoccupied to be afraid. He immediately rushed forward and grabbed Lulu's hands.

　　Lulu struggled like a dying fish, thrashing wildly.

　　"Miss Lulu, wake up!"

　　Taking advantage of his strength, Huzi used one hand to control Lulu, while the other hand grabbed the dog-tooth dagger given by Lu Fei, and he aimed it at the center of Lulu's forehead.

　　The skin broke, and a drop of black blood oozed out. Lulu's body tensed, and she immediately passed out.

　　Huzi quickly carried her out of the women's restroom, fearing he would be mistaken for a molester and arrested.

　　Lulu's body was ice-cold, and Huzi could smell a faint odor of decay. He felt as though he was carrying a corpse on the verge of rotting.

　　Lulu's body was heavy and lifeless.

　　Huzi had intended to run straight out of the mall to meet Lu Fei at the internet celebrity apartment, but Lulu's body grew heavier and heavier, like a massive mountain, forcing him, a strong man standing 1.8 meters tall, to bend over.

　　His steps grew slower and slower. Huzi knew something was wrong and wanted to put Lulu down, but her arms and legs were tightly wrapped around his body, making it impossible to shake her off.

　　This spot is in the corner of the mall, with hardly anyone around.

　　Tiger was drenched in cold sweat; the short distance from the restroom to the mall entrance, just about ten meters, seemed extraordinarily far.

　　"Tiger!"

　　Just as Tiger was about to give up, he suddenly heard Lu Fei's voice.

　　Lu Fei had been waiting at the internet celebrity apartment for a while without seeing the two of them, and guessed something might have happened. He hurried over and just saw Tiger carrying Lulu.

　　In his eyes, it wasn't just Lulu on Tiger's back, but also a pitch-black shadow.

　　The black aura from the shadow continuously infected Tiger, even though Tiger's legs were trembling, he still struggled to move forward.

　　"Ghost oppression!"

　　Lu Fei quickly took out the Bagua mirror and shone it towards Tiger.

　　The black shadow suddenly looked up.

　　Lu Fei saw a pair of eyes full of malice, but in an instant, the dark shadow disappeared.

　　At the same time, Hu Zi felt his back relax; the icy mountain that had been pressing down on him was gone, leaving only the light Lulu.

　　"Hu Zi, are you alright?" Lu Fei asked anxiously.

　　Ghost possession actually means a ghost attaching itself to a living person's back, eroding the yang energy in their shoulders. If the person can't withstand it and is pinned to the ground, the two lamps of yang fire will go out.

　　Fortunately, he arrived in time. If he had been a little later, Hu Zi might have been done for.

　　"I'm fine." Hu Zi was full of shame. "Boss, I'm really sorry, I didn't handle the first thing you entrusted me with well."

　　"This was an accident, how can you be blamed?" Lu Fei waved his hand. "This mall lacks enough human energy, and there's no sunlight inside, plus the bathroom is a damp and yin-heavy place, so the ghost could come out and cause trouble. Who would know when Lulu would go to the bathroom?"

　　"In the end, I'm just useless." Hu Zi hung his head, feeling very dejected.

　　"It's not that you're useless, but the counterattack force of this sister ghost is too powerful! After all, it's a ghost spirit nurtured by yin wood. It hasn't taken any lives yet, but if it had killed Lulu, it would have turned into a vengeful spirit, and we'd both be toast," Lu Fei said gravely, pulling Hu Zi out of the mall and standing in the sunlight.

　　Despite the scorching weather, Hu Zi felt no heat at all.

　　When he was afflicted by the hungry ghost, it was mostly physical torture. But now, seeing the power of evil from a different perspective evoked a fear that came from within.

　　"What, scared? It's not too late to back out now." Lu Fei smiled, "Sinisterium Pawnshop deals with evil things, this is just the beginning, perhaps we'll even encounter more terrifying ones in the future."

　　This is a dangerous line of work, and he hoped Hu Zi would think it through clearly.

　　"Boss, I'm not leaving! No matter how dangerous, I'll stick with Sinisterium Pawnshop!" Hu Zi gritted his teeth, "A real man stands by his word. If I back down at the first sign of trouble, what kind of man am I, Hu Zi?"

　　Seeing him so determined, Lu Fei didn't press any further.

　　He really did need help with this job.

　　"Let's go."

　　The two of them carried the unconscious Lulu into the internet-famous apartment.

　　On the 14th floor, outside Lulu's room, Lu Fei rubbed some incense ash on her glabella to enhance her yang energy, then woke her up.

　　Lulu trembled as she opened her eyes, her dark pupils seeming to dilate even more, staring at the two in confusion.

　　"Manager Lu, wasn't I at the mall? How did I get back to the apartment?"

　　"When you went to the bathroom, you got possessed," Hu Zi explained what had happened.

　　Tears welled up in Lulu's eyes, a mix of fear and embarrassment, as she stuttered, "Did I do something humiliating again?"

　　"No, Hu Zi saved you in time," Lu Fei said. "Open the door, Miss Lulu, we are going to exorcise that sister tonight."

　　"Okay!"

　　Thinking about being saved, Lulu summoned her strength and, with a weak body, opened the door.

　　The three people walked into the cluttered small apartment.

　　Lu Fei mixed cinnabar with incense ash, sprinkling it along the corners of the room, forming a circle that enclosed the entire space.

　　"Miss Lulu, no matter what you see or hear tonight, don't leave the room, understand?"