After Waking Up, I Inherited a Bookstore 51

Chapter 51: Heavy Casualties

Left with no choice, Li Hanyan had to use the Karma Fire Burning Soul Talisman again. She bit her middle finger and quickly drew on the long yellow paper.

She quickly chanted the incantation and then threw it at the mountain of flesh.

The moment the karma fire ignited, Li Hanyan spat out a mouthful of blood and knelt down, barely staying upright by leaning on her sword.

Some of the Spirit Masters nearby recognized her. “Senior Sister Li, are you okay? The Karma Fire Burning Soul Talisman is very damaging to the body. You should rest. We’ll take care of the rest,” a young-looking girl beside her said.

With the help of the karma fire, the mountain of flesh was quickly eliminated, finally turning into a pile of black ash on the ground.

Seeing the mountain of flesh finally fall, everyone sat down on the ground. Who in their right mind would throw talismans and swing a sword at a monster for an hour? They were all on the verge of exhaustion, and their talismans were all used up.

Finally, after clearing out all the small ghosts on this floor, they all went back. Jiang Jiajia dragged the two humans and two ghosts back to the bookstore.

She first helped Xiao Nian and Li Hanyan in, then put Xiao Xu and Ke Yan into a bottle and brought them in.

They entered from the back, so no one could see them. Besides, there was a concealment spell on the back door, so it was very safe. From the back, they could go directly to the fourth floor, and there was also an elevator.

Han Yu was already waiting in Li Hanyan’s room. Jiang Jiajia helped the person in, then released the two ghosts.

“Dr. Han, how is Xiao Nian?” Jiang Jiajia asked urgently, her eyes red.

Han Yu checked her pulse and said, “It’s nothing serious, just the internal injuries are quite severe. No strenuous exercise for the next few days. She needs to rest for at least half a month. This is the prescription. Drink two doses a day.”

“Okay, thank you, Dr. Han.” Then Jiang Jiajia glanced at Li Hanyan and saw that although she was extremely weak, she was still pointing at Xiao Xu and Ke Yan.

Jiang Jiajia understood her meaning and then pointed at them and asked, “Dr. Han, can you treat them?”

“No. I’m a doctor for humans. How can I treat ghosts? You should find Wanfeng. She can,” Han Yu said as she bandaged Xiao Nian’s wounds.

“Zhang Wanfeng? She can treat ghosts? Since when?” Jiang Jiajia asked in surprise.

“She doesn’t take patients. Besides, what ghosts are there for her to treat when you’re all catching and killing them? That skill is almost lost on her.”

After Han Yu was done with Xiao Nian, she walked over to Li Hanyan and checked her pulse. She frowned slightly and, before Jiang Jiajia could speak, said, “You used the Karma Fire Burning Soul Talisman twice? Nonsense!”

Han Yu quickly opened her medical kit and fed Li Hanyan two black pills. In an instant, Li Hanyan felt her breathing become much smoother, and the tightness in her chest was gone. She opened her eyes, looked at Han Yu, and said, “Thank you, Dr. Han, for saving my life.”

“Cut the sweet talk. If not for the few life-saving pills Wanfeng gave me a while ago, you’d be waiting for death. Using the Karma Fire Burning Soul Talisman once is already extremely damaging to the body. You, on the other hand, used it twice. If you want to die, just say so!” Han Yu ranted, but none of those present took it seriously.

“Then Dr. Han, I’ll go and give Wanfeng a call,” Jiang Jiajia said, taking out her phone and walking out.

Li Hanyan remembered what the female ghost had said, then turned to look at Han Yu. “Dr. Han, do you know the ‘Master’?”

The moment Han Yu heard these two words, she looked up at Li Hanyan. “I know. ‘Master,’ a term for men.”

Li Hanyan knew something was not right. The panic in Han Yu’s eyes just now could not be faked.

So, Li Hanyan said directly, “Dr. Han, you know, don’t you? I heard it from the red-clothed female ghost just now. That female ghost is not ordinary at all. She’s not like a normal fierce ghost.”

“Don’t ask me. I don’t know anything,” Han Yu said, packing her things. She slung her medical kit over her back and continued, “Your injuries also need to recuperate, at least for a month. No strenuous exercise during this time, and you can’t use any talismans. If you want to live, be obedient. I’ll be coming to give Xiaoxia an IV drip for the next few days.” With that, she left.

Li Hanyan frowned and muttered to herself, “Dr. Han definitely knows something…”

“What are you muttering about?” Jiang Jiajia asked, coming in after her phone call and hearing her say something.

“Do you remember what the female ghost said before?” Li Hanyan stood up with difficulty, poured some water, and spoke to her.

“I remember. Did you ask Dr. Han just now? Did she say anything?” Jiang Jiajia walked to Xiao Nian’s side to wipe the blood from her face, then looked up at Li Hanyan.

“She’s unwilling to say,” Li Hanyan said, taking a sip of water and letting out a breath of turbid air.

“Do you have any strength now? Help me move A Nian to the sofa to lie down.”

Li Hanyan stood up with difficulty and helped her lift Xiao Nian’s legs.

“Alright, alright, you sit down. Look how uncomfortable you are. You’re not much better than A Nian.” Then she walked over to help her sit down and continued the previous topic, “Since Dr. Han is unwilling to say, we’ll investigate it ourselves.”

“How? Where do we start?”

A glint flashed in Jiang Jiajia’s eyes. “Doesn’t the Xiao family have a few good-for-nothings? Isn’t their father very fond of them? Chuxia said before that she wanted to teach Xiao Shuming a lesson, but she forgot about it because of too many things.”

Li Hanyan looked at her in confusion. “So? What does this have to do with investigating the ‘Master’?”

“It does. We’ll tie up Xiao Shuming, beat him up to vent our anger first, and then have him go to the Xiao family to ask his father about it. That old man loves his second son the most. Maybe there’ll be a surprise,” Jiang Jiajia said, standing up excitedly and dancing. Finally, she curled her lips, looked at Li Hanyan, and raised her eyebrows mischievously.

“Then how are you going to get him to obediently go and get information for us?” Li Hanyan didn’t think there was anything wrong with beating him up, but she was worried that this person would not be obedient.

“This person is a coward. I’ve beaten him up quite a bit since we were children. After a beating, he’ll listen to whatever you say. It’s much more useful than Xiao Xu’s self-created hypnosis talisman,” Jiang Jiajia said with a confident face, sitting down and drinking her tea.

“Alright, you can arrange this matter,” Li Hanyan said. She could only try anything at this point. Although it didn’t sound very reliable, it was better than having no way.

After waiting for a while, Zhang Wanfeng arrived.

“Where did you hear that I can treat ghosts?” Zhang Wanfeng asked as she opened her medicine cabinet.

“Dr. Han said so,” Jiang Jiajia replied.

Zhang Wanfeng was not surprised. She nodded and asked again, “Where’s Hanyan?”

“She’s resting from her severe injuries.”

“What did you guys encounter? The casualties are so heavy. You’re the only one who looks lively,” Zhang Wanfeng said, walking to Xiao Xu’s side with a frown.

“A fierce ghost that doesn’t look ordinary. A very strange thing. It can actually wrap itself in its hair and crash out of a karma fire circle. Isn’t that strange?” Jiang Jiajia said, standing up and walking to her side.

Zhang Wanfeng frowned, feeding Xiao Xu a dark medicinal concoction. “I encountered this ghost a long time ago and reported it to the family. The reply I got was not to meddle and just do my job.”

“Are you sure it’s the same one?”

“Hearing you say that, I’m very sure it’s the same one. That ghost is particularly good at using its hair for defense. I was just watching from a distance at the time, and I could feel her pressure. Anyway, it’s not a problem we can solve.”

Jiang Jiajia nodded thoughtfully. “It seems the elders in the family know what’s going on, but they’re not telling us. It’s very strange. Oh, right, do you know the ‘Master’?”