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Song You walked straight into the kitchen, scooped up a basin of clear water with a gourd ladle, and dropped the two fish inside to keep them alive.
After wiping his hands, he stepped back outside and faced the anxious crowd.
“Do any of you know where this man is now?”
“We’re not sure where he is during the day. But every night at sundown, he lingers around the area. And by midnight, he always appears at my house.”
“Oh? So he’s rather bold, then.”
“He’s probably coming to drain our yang energy...”
“Have you tried confronting him?”
“Of course we’ve tried. We’ve tried everything.” Li Hexi sighed bitterly. “We burned incense and prayed for jade pendants at the temple. We went to the Daoist monastery for talismans. We hired sorcerers and witches. We even reported it to the authorities.”
“Did any of it work?”
“Some things helped a little, some didn’t work at all. But even the ones that worked didn’t help much.”
“I see.” Song You nodded thoughtfully. “And how did the authorities handle it?”
“The officials sent constables to arrest him. But that demon ran incredibly fast—he could even scale walls and rooftops. The moment he leaped over a wall, he disappeared without a trace. Ordinary constables couldn’t catch him at all. Even when they managed to hit him with iron rods or staffs, he didn’t seem to...
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