84: Earning 50 million with tears in my eyes

The peach wood sword shook its body, looking just like a scolded child.

"Oh? Still feeling aggrieved?" Tang Tang poked the tip of the sword heavily. "Apologize to the house ghost immediately. You scared the lady just now; that's not ladylike at all!"

The peach wood sword obediently gave the female ghost three ninety-degree bows.

The female ghost waved her hands hurriedly. "I'm fine, I'm fine... I won't disturb the master's rest any longer." With that, she dashed out of the room in a flash, forgetting to even open the door and phasing through the wall instead.

Watching the female ghost flee, Tang Tang patted the hilt of the sword and said earnestly, "Didn't I tell you before? You're not allowed to slash at ghosts randomly. Why aren't you listening again?"

"There are good ghosts and bad ghosts. You're just a peach wood sword that picks on the weak. Why don't I see you trying to slash the Secretary-General of the underworld?"

The peach wood sword shook its blade, bending like a wavy line, as if saying, "I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare!"

Tang Tang rolled her eyes at the peach wood sword and put it back in its place. Then she picked up some yellow paper, folded it into a special shape, and stuffed it into the incense burner to light it. The smoke rose slowly and drifted through the air.

Next, she closed her eyes, focused her spiritual sense, and began to recite a passage of the Transmission of the Dharma Sword.

"...Originally acting on behalf of Heaven's transformation, proclaiming commands and displaying majesty, relying entirely on the three-foot divine blade to suppress the unrighteous ways of gods and demons. Its light outshines the seven luminaries, its power awes all spirits; whatever is commanded shall be answered. I now entrust this to you; cherish it well..."

As she chanted, the fragrance from the incense burner grew stronger.

After a while, Tang Tang opened her eyes, a hint of satisfaction appearing in them. She gently stroked the peach wood sword, feeling the faint spiritual energy emanating from its blade.

"I hope this can repair the damage sustained in the tunnel last time," Tang Tang muttered to herself... At noon the next day, the sun was shining brightly and a gentle breeze was blowing.

The two of them got out of the car and arrived in front of a detached villa located in a suburban villa district.

The location of this villa was somewhat special; it was situated in the northwest corner of the entire district. Due to its poor Feng Shui, the Yin energy was quite heavy.

It had remained unsold, and several surrounding villas were also vacant.

Now, this area had been bought by the Lu Family specifically to house a pregnant male—the second young master of the Lu Family, Lu Jiahao.

Standing at the villa's entrance, Tang Tang couldn't help but feel a surge of complex emotions. "My martial nephew and Eldest Senior Brother really love to pit 'people'!" (งᵒ̌ dishᵒ̌)ง⁼³₌₃

Beside her, Xiao Chi suddenly grabbed Tang Tang's right arm, holding her tightly to prevent her from leaving.

"Little Martial Aunt, this job is worth fifty million RMB!" Xiao Chi said anxiously.

Tang Tang frowned and forcefully shook off Xiao Chi's hand.

"Let go, let go. Do you think your aunt dares to go? I was just warned by the underworld, and now I'm supposed to exorcise a ghost to save some scum from Country M."

"It's just asking for trouble. Will I even be able to step out of the house after this?"

Xiao Chi hurriedly explained, "Aunt, it's because he has foreign citizenship that an order couldn't be placed on the underworld app."

"...And Layman Lu only found out he was pregnant the day after returning to the country. Besides, this matter is so bizarre; Little Martial Aunt, you can use it as a case study!"

Hearing this, Tang Tang's expression turned a bit gloomy as she stared at Xiao Chi expressionlessly.

"Martial Nephew, it's not like you don't know the underworld is short-staffed right now and needs to prioritize our own people first. You're still sticking your nose in; aren't you afraid of getting into trouble? Moreover, Lu Jiahao's reputation in the local area is exceptionally rotten. Doing this will only bring criticism to the temple."

Xiao Chi sighed helplessly, a trace of anxiety flashing in his eyes as he whispered, "Little Martial Aunt, the main hall of Changchun Temple needs repairs and is in dire need of funding. Although this job is a bit troublesome, if it's resolved smoothly, the temple can establish connections with the upper echelons of H Province... By then, across H Province and J Province, Changchun Temple will be the sole dominant power..."

"So what if the incense offerings are flourishing? Do we still want to practice our cultivation in peace!"

"Little Martial Aunt! Even if I don't take this job, there are plenty of Taoists and monks who will... maybe even evil cultivators. Besides, what's there to be embarrassed about earning money from a scumbag? We can charge him a fortune and make him suffer a bit more..."

"Blah blah blah..." Xiao Chi talked for nearly an hour until Tang Tang finally got annoyed. "Fine, let's go, let's go..."

"Hey, hey..." Xiao Chi immediately grabbed Tang Tang's hand, smiling like a blooming daisy. "I knew you were reasonable, Aunt. Just endure a little humiliation this time, and we can easily earn fifty million." With that, Xiao Chi pulled Tang Tang toward the villa.

A dazed Tang Tang found her meaning misinterpreted by her nephew and was so angry she couldn't speak. [Darn it! I was telling you to go away! Your spit is almost flying onto my face!]

Tang Tang was pulled into the villa by Xiao Chi. She was just about to scold him when she saw the furnishings inside and was instantly stunned into silence.

The house was filled with smoke, and talismans and magical artifacts were everywhere. Clearly, someone had set up an array here.

Xiao Chi said proudly, "How is it, Little Martial Aunt? I specially set up this Exorcism Array to ensure that Infant Spirit never returns."

Tang Tang sighed inwardly, [My nephew really brought out his prized treasures just to make money!]

At this moment, a gust of Yin wind blew past, the lights in the room flickered, and the atmosphere instantly became eerie.

A loud infant's cry, sharp and piercing, rang out. The sound was like a hundred people turning their phone volumes to the max and playing horror sound effects simultaneously, making one's skin crawl.

A phantom flashed by, and a mangled lump of flesh opened a mouth full of sharp teeth. It jumped down from the chandelier, pouncing toward Tang Tang like a hungry tiger.

"Jie jie jie... Fragrant food..."

Hearing this, Tang Tang laughed out of pure anger. She rolled up her sleeves and smashed a fist toward the lump of flesh with two "bangs."

With a dull "thud," the lump of flesh was slammed hard onto the ground.

The little lump of flesh bounced on the ground twice like a ball—the Infant Spirit was completely dazed.

Since becoming a ghost, the Infant Spirit had seen Xiao Chi use all sorts of spells, artifacts, and arrays, but this was the first time it had seen someone perform a physical transcendence with their fists.

After rolling on the ground a few times, the Infant Spirit instantly dissolved into a pool of blood, splitting into numerous small lumps of flesh that scrambled toward Tang Tang.

A flash of surprise crossed Tang Tang's eyes. She hadn't expected the Infant Spirit to be able to do this—splitting into many small lumps of flesh to continue attacking after being flattened by her punch.

Immediately, Tang Tang performed a side backflip, dodging the attacks of several small lumps of flesh, and formed a hand seal to cast a Flame Talisman.

The Flame Talisman transformed into a raging fire, enveloping the small lumps of flesh and burning them.

"Ahhh! It hurts!" The Infant Spirit let out a wretched scream.

"Mama, male mama! Help!"

Tang Tang quickly stepped forward and rolled all the pieces of flesh into a fleshy fireball. Then, she viciously threw another punch.

She hit the Infant Spirit so hard it vomited, spewing 'milk' all over the floor.

"Food? Am I food?"