After Waking Up, I Inherited a Bookstore 44

Chapter 44: Liu Chuxia Uses the Wrong Art

The moment it pierced the glabella, a stream of black qi leaked out. The female ghost’s struggles also slowly stopped. In the end, it lay motionless like a dead fish.

Liu Chuxia sat on the floor, exhausted. She took out a healing talisman and gave it to the female ghost. Then, while the female ghost was still unconscious, she took out the bottle Xiao Xu had given her, stood beside the female ghost, made a hand seal, and chanted, “House in a bottle, soul come to rest, enter!” These were also things Xiao Xu had taught her before they set out.

The female ghost immediately turned into a wisp of black smoke and entered the bottle. Liu Chuxia immediately put the lid on.

“So tired. Why are my talismans useless against her?” Liu Chuxia asked, lying on the floor and looking at Xiao Xu, who was checking Ke Yan’s body.

“To put it simply, you’re still too weak. Although your talent will strengthen you somewhat, you still have to work hard. You should be able to feel a little more relaxed now. Your Daoist arts must have improved after fighting this female ghost,” Xiao Xu said, looking at her.

“Then how do I check my Daoist arts?” Liu Chuxia asked, sitting up and tidying her hair.

“Hold up your index and middle fingers, sink your qi to your dantian, and with your strongest intention, gather the qi at your fingertips. Then close your eyes, and you will see a yellow light appear on your fingertips. As your strength increases, the color will become deeper, and the light will become brighter. If there’s no color, it means your Daoist arts are still very low and haven’t reached the required level at all.”

After speaking, Xiao Xu took Ke Yan to sit on the sofa.

Liu Chuxia followed Xiao Xu’s instructions. The moment she closed her eyes, she saw a faint yellow light on her fingertips, about as light as a light bulb, but the brightness was about the same. And what was very magical was that this light was not dazzling and even felt a little warm.

Liu Chuxia opened her eyes and said with a smile, looking at Xiao Xu, “A faint yellow light, about as bright as a light bulb. What level is that?”

“That’s about to enter the middle stage. When you reach the middle stage, the light will turn light yellow.”

Liu Chuxia nodded, then looked at Ke and said, “Your sudden appearance might make that man suspicious. I remember you can temporarily hide in the mark, right?”

Ke Yan shook her head. “Aren’t you the one looking at that drawing? I don’t know.”

Liu Chuxia frowned, recalling the arts on the drawing. Then she suddenly chanted, “Contracted soul, return, enter!” Then she pressed her left hand on the mark and saw Ke Yan disappear, while the small figure in the mark was twisting frantically.

“Crap, I used the wrong one.” Liu Chuxia quickly soothed the mark, and the small figure on it gradually quieted down.

Xiao Xu frowned and looked at Liu Chuxia. “Sister, what’s wrong?”

“I used the wrong art. This one is to lock her in the cage. I don’t know how to get her out. Let’s quickly deal with this man and then leave,” Liu Chuxia said, taking out her phone and looking at Xiao Xu.

Then she called Zhang Shicheng. “Come back. It’s done. It’s just that your house probably needs some tidying up.”

The moment she hung up, Xiao Xu tightly gripped her hand and looked at her. “What will happen in the cage?”

“I don’t know either. Xiao Xu, I’m sorry. We can only finish up here as quickly as possible and then go back.”

Xiao Xu suppressed her anxiety and nodded.

Zhang Shicheng didn’t care much about the state of the room. Hearing that it was done, he immediately hung up. It wasn’t long before the door was opened.

Zhang Shicheng could clearly feel that the temperature was normal, without that gloomy and cold feeling.

“Thank you so much. Thank you so much,” he said, taking off his glasses, a little agitated.

“Don’t say thank you too much. Drink this first. It must have been uncomfortable with the yin energy in your body these past few days. You’ll feel better after drinking this,” Liu Chuxia said, holding a bowl of talisman water and bringing it to him.

Zhang Shicheng looked at the dark thing. He didn’t want to drink it at all, but if it could make him feel better, then it was no big deal. He had been having nightmares for several days in a row. If this thing was really useful, then he had really lucked out.

Zhang Shicheng took the bowl and downed it in one go.

Seeing him drink it, Liu Chuxia was about to pack up and leave, but the man suddenly fell straight down. Fortunately, Xiao Xu was quick and kicked the sofa directly under him.

“How could I forget about that? Phew, thank goodness for you, Xiao Xu,” Liu Chuxia said, scared to death. She patted her chest, comforting herself while looking at Xiao Xu.

“It’s fine. At this distance, the worst that could happen is a concussion.”

“A concussion is also very serious, okay? Forget it, let’s go. Let’s hurry back to the bookstore. I still don’t know how Ke Yan is doing inside,” Liu Chuxia said, hurriedly opening the door and going downstairs.

Xiao Xu seemed even more anxious than her. When they reached the ground floor, she pulled Liu Chuxia and ran.

Upon returning to the bookstore, Liu Chuxia searched through all the drawers at the front counter for the ancient paper. Xiao Xu quickly held her down.

“I’ll go get it. It’s not here.” With that, she went up in the elevator, then flashed into her room, then took the elevator back down to the first floor before giving the ancient paper to Liu Chuxia. If not for the fact that there were quite a few customers reading today, it would have been a matter of one flash. Why go through so much trouble?

Liu Chuxia quickly found the art. She looked at the people outside and chose to go into the talisman-drawing room.

She raised her left hand, pressed it on the mark, and chanted, “Contracted soul, return, exit!”

Ke Yan instantly appeared beside her, but the entire ghost was weak. The moment she came out, she knelt down, gasping for breath.

The moment Xiao Xu came in, she saw this scene and immediately became anxious. She flashed to Ke Yan’s side, her eyes full of worry. Then she turned to look at Liu Chuxia with a questioning gaze.

“I’m sorry. It’s because she stayed inside for too long.” Liu Chuxia’s eyes were full of apology and worry. After using several healing talismans, Ke Yan’s complexion finally eased.

“Ke Yan, how are you? Are you feeling better?”

“Sister, can… can we not… not mess around in the future? I really can’t… can’t take it,” Ke Yan said, sitting on the hassock and panting slightly.

“Okay, I’m really sorry this time. I’ll definitely study that ancient paper properly and not make this kind of low-level mistake again,” Liu Chuxia promised Ke Yan.

“Sister, then I’ll put her on the bed.” Xiao Xu hugged her and was about to flash to her room.

“Wait!” Liu Chuxia quickly stopped her.

“What’s wrong?”

“Ke Yan’s current state can’t be fixed just by resting. There’s a solution on the ancient paper. I’ll go get a cushion. She needs to lie down,” Liu Chuxia quickly ran out to get two cushions and a blanket, then went in.

After laying things out, she looked at Xiao Xu and said, “Xiao Xu, help her up.”

Xiao Xu was actually a little hesitant. She didn’t quite believe what Liu Chuxia was saying now, afraid that she would torment Ke Yan again.

“Xiao Xu, please trust me, okay? This is really the last time I’ll make this kind of mistake. Please trust me, okay?” Liu Chuxia was filled with guilt and self-blame, but her gaze towards Xiao Xu was firm.

“Okay, I’ll trust you one last time. I can’t let you torment her with her life anymore. Just this once,” Xiao Xu said, looking at the still-weak Ke Yan in her arms, her eyes full of heartache.

She hugged Ke Yan tightly and placed her on the simple mat she had laid out.

“Don’t worry. After all, she also calls me sister like you do. I won’t let anything happen to her again.”

Liu Chuxia made a hand seal and chanted, “Divine soul, be still, return to the heart.”

Then she guided the qi into Ke Yan’s body with both hands, soothing her divine soul.