After Waking Up, I Inherited a Bookstore 65

Chapter 65: Refining Room

Xiao Xu suggested going to the interrogation room to send the female ghost to the underworld. The two of them had no objections, so they went to the interrogation room together.

After releasing the female ghost, Xiao Xu said, “That man is already dead. You can go down and be reincarnated properly.”

The female ghost instantly looked up at her. “Dead?”

“Yes.”

“He just died like that? How could he just die like that? I haven’t even tortured him yet. He shouldn’t have just died like that. He shouldn’t have!” Feng Roushui’s mood gradually became unstable, showing signs of becoming a fierce ghost.

Li Hanyan quickly gave her two Soul-Calming Talismans and said in a cold voice, “Zhang Shicheng is dead. Your obsession is over. It’s time to go to the underworld and be reincarnated.”

Hearing her voice, Feng Roushui was a little scared, especially when those eyes were staring at her. It felt as if they could see through everything about her.

Then she obediently followed the ghost messenger to the underworld, leaving a drop of ghost essence blood on the ground.

Xiao Xu picked up the ghost essence blood with a talisman paper and handed it to Liu Chuxia. “Sister, do you want to learn how to refine Blood Pearls?”

“Can I do it now?” Liu Chuxia felt that she was probably not qualified yet.

“You can. Judging from A Xia’s current Daoist arts, you can start learning. Maybe you’ll succeed on the first try,” Li Hanyan said in a gentle voice, holding her hand.

“Don’t say that. Even if I’m a genius, it’s still the first time I’m touching this thing. How could I possibly succeed on the first try?”

“Don’t belittle yourself. A genius is different from an ordinary person. Otherwise, why would they be called a genius?” Li Hanyan said, wrapping her arm around her waist.

“Hehe, Sister Hanyan is right. Sister is a genius. She will definitely succeed on the first try. Hehe, those who want to buy the failed products are destined to be happy for nothing,” Xiao Xu said, bouncing and holding Ke Yan’s hand.

“So failed products can also be sold?” Liu Chuxia asked in confusion.

“They can. Although their efficacy is half that of the finished product, they are much more useful than ordinary talismans. Many people buy them.”

“So it’s that amazing? Then what’s its main function?”

“It helps people clear the yin energy from their bodies and exorcise evil spirits. For example, a person who is possessed and always has a high fever that won’t go down can wear it. They will be cured in three days. It can last for half a month, and it can also be stored. You can put it in a special box and take it out when you need it. But once it has cleared the yin energy once, it can’t be put back in the box for storage. It’s useless,” Xiao Xu explained, looking at her.

“What a magical thing.”

As they were talking, they arrived at the refining room. Liu Chuxia had no idea how they had gotten there. She looked at Li Hanyan with a bewildered expression, wanting an explanation.

“You little muddle-head. We came from the back door of the interrogation room. You were just focused on asking questions, weren’t you? You wouldn’t even know if you were sold,” Li Hanyan said, gently flicking her on the forehead.

“I just wasn’t paying attention. Why are you picking on me?” Liu Chuxia said with a wronged expression, covering her forehead.

“Alright, alright. You’re not a little muddle-head. I was wrong,” Li Hanyan said, taking down her hand and rubbing her forehead.

Upon entering the refining room, the first thing that came into view were three long tables along the three walls, forming a ‘凹’ shape, with various things on them. On the middle table was a football-sized alchemy furnace.

Li Hanyan first led her to the long table on the left and introduced, “This side is all special wood and talismans for burning.”

Liu Chuxia picked up a piece of wood and looked at it. It was as thick as two fingers and as long as a chopstick, with red runes drawn all over it. Even though she could draw talismans now, Liu Chuxia couldn’t understand the meaning of these runes.

Then she picked up a talisman paper and looked at it. She found that it was just the most ordinary talisman, with the simplest evil-dispelling curse drawn on it. It was different from the complicated ones she had before. This one was more concise and clear.

She looked up at Li Hanyan and asked, “Why can’t the evil-dispelling talisman be drawn like this? This is so simple.”

“It is simple, but it has no effect. Using this to exorcise a ghost is like scratching an itch for it. This is at most used to assist with some small things, such as wrapping the ghost essence blood just now,” Li Hanyan explained with a smile.

Liu Chuxia nodded seriously. “So that’s how it is. Then is this just used for lighting a fire here? Then why not just use those waste papers?”

“Because this stick needs some Daoist arts to burn. It feels too expensive to use those finished talismans, so this kind of talisman paper is just right.”

Liu Chuxia nodded, seriously memorizing what Li Hanyan had said.

Then Li Hanyan led her to the middle table, where there were several glass cabinets with many spiritual herbs inside.

“What are these? Why are they glowing now?”

“This is the refining herb, Seven Star Grass. It has the effect of dispelling evil and exorcising demons. These cabinets are specially made by the Zhang family and can keep these spiritual herbs from decaying for a year. No one knows what method they used.” Li Hanyan explained to Liu Chuxia.

“So amazing?” Liu Chuxia said in surprise.

“It is indeed amazing. Someone even tried to steal the technique before, but ended up getting themselves killed. So many people suspect that the price to be paid for this thing is very high, and a slight carelessness will lead to death,” Li Hanyan replied.

“If you want to learn it, you at least have to find someone from the Zhang family to guide you, right? To just mess around on your own, it seems they were quite confident.”

After speaking, Liu Chuxia turned to look at the table on the right. There was also a row of glass cabinets, and inside were a few golden fruits.

“What’s this?” Liu Chuxia could feel the heat source from the glass cabinet. If she got any closer, she would probably be sweating from the heat.

“Golden Sun Fruit. It’s hot in nature and is specially used to absorb yin energy during the refining process. Don’t stand too close. This fruit is very hot. Even in winter, you’ll get burned if you stand too close,” Li Hanyan said, holding Liu Chuxia’s hand and not letting her get too close.

“Then how do we get it later? And how did the Zhang family deliver it?” Liu Chuxia was like a curious baby, her eyes full of a strong desire for knowledge as she looked at Li Hanyan.

And Li Hanyan obediently answered her, “The Zhang family has special heat-insulating gloves. You’ll know later.”

Just then, Xiao Xu appeared from somewhere, holding a few sets of clothes, which were the heat-insulating suits Li Hanyan had mentioned.

“Sister, Sister Hanyan, put them on. There are only a few left. We’ll have to buy a few more to stock up. Sigh… this thing is expensive,” Xiao Xu said as she helped Ke Yan put hers on.

Because the clothes were one-piece and a bit thick and heavy, Liu Chuxia looked at the black clothes in her hand, then unfolded them to take a look. It was no different from a military coat, just with a pair of pants and a hat attached.

It wasn’t right to say it was a hat, because it was reversed, and there was a glass-like visor in the front. Overall, it gave her the feeling of going to fight on another planet.

It was actually very convenient to wear, with only one zipper in the back. Liu Chuxia was just glad that she wasn’t wearing a dress now, otherwise it would have been really inconvenient.

“Can you hear me?” Li Hanyan knocked on Liu Chuxia’s glass visor and said loudly.

Liu Chuxia could only hear a little bit of Li Hanyan’s voice, and then the sound of her knocking on the visor.

Suddenly, she felt a crackling sound of static in her ear. After a short while, the static was gone, and Li Hanyan’s voice came through clearly, “There are two buttons on your chest, one green and one red. Press the green one to activate the communication device, and the red one to turn it off.”