The Huapi ghost's face darkened, sensing the yang energy in the formation, and it snarled, "You think this formation can trap me?"
As soon as it spoke, Zhao Yan pinched another hand seal.
"Startling Thunder Technique, Array Activate! Go!"
"Boom!"
The startling thunder array surrounding the ghost trapping formation immediately activated.
Crackling lightning appeared within the array.
"Damn it, you're playing dirty with me, you son of a bitch!!" The Huapi ghost pointed at Zhao Yan with a trembling hand, having never met such a despicable and shameless person.
As soon as it finished speaking, Zhao Yan chanted another incantation.
"Heavenly Auspice Descends, Spirit of the Night Dao, Ghost Slaying Array, Fear Not the Ghosts! Go!"
Countless bursts of yang energy surged from the bottom of the formation.
Feeling the yang energy beneath its feet, the Huapi ghost immediately bowed with a fawning smile, "Oh, my dear elder sister."
"I didn't say I wouldn't agree. Look at this formation you've set up, three arrays against one me. Aren't you bullying an honest ghost?"
"Good, good sister, deactivate these arrays, saranghaeyo!"
The Huapi ghost immediately formed a heart shape with its fingers.
"You're giving in so quickly? Are you trying to trick me into withdrawing the formation?" Zhao Yan said coldly.
The Huapi ghost's mouth twitched fiercely, "Oh, my dear elder sister, you think too highly of me. I'm just a Huapi ghost, not some utterly wicked, malevolent spirit."
"Hurry and withdraw the formation, or I'll be roasted by the yang energy beneath my feet."
"You went to such lengths to set up three arrays, you must need my help. If I die, there won't be any other Huapi ghosts around." the Huapi ghost urged.
Zhao Yan took out a prepared yellow paper with the contract written on it.
"Sign it," Zhao Yan threw it over.
The Huapi ghost caught it, feeling unwilling. It had encountered such a fierce individual and feared a life of toil.
But upon seeing the contract, it was immediately stunned.
"Summoning time is usually between 9 AM and 12 PM, with work hours not exceeding five hours."
"Compensation: Ten incense sticks daily, a stack of spirit money, three meals a day, and a fruit platter daily."
"No restriction on ghost life freedom; outside of summoning hours, free movement is permitted."
The last clause made it swallow hard.
"Gifts: Paper effigies of beautiful women, paper houses, and paper cars."
Zhao Yan looked at the Huapi ghost's reaction and asked, "How is it, satisfied?"
"As long as you can control your nature, I will help you earn merit and allow you to reincarnate sooner."
The Huapi ghost's expression turned serious, its voice trembling, "Is this true?"
"At this point, do you think I would lie to you?"
"From the three arrays I set up, you should understand that I have cultivation in the Yin-Yang realm," Zhao Yan said.
The Huapi ghost genuinely laughed, "Good sister, you should have said so earlier. If you had said this earlier, would you have needed to set up three arrays?"
Saying that, the Huapi ghost quickly signed its name.
As the Huapi ghost signed the contract, it immediately took effect.
Zhao Yan learned the Huapi ghost's name.
"Zhou Xin, born July 8, 1998, died September 10, 2018."
"He was live-streaming an exploration when he encountered a Huapi ghost, who flayed him alive."
"Didn't you say Huapi ghosts don't cause death?" Zhao Yan asked, looking at Zhou Xin's detailed information.
Zhou Xin wiped away a tear, "People have good and evil. Ghosts were people in life, so they naturally have good and evil."
"Some Huapi ghosts committed evil in life, and naturally, their evil increases after death. In such cases, it's not skinning, but flaying." Kuai Shu Ge.
Zhao Yan recalled the explanation in the Huapi technique.
Like water ghosts, Huapi ghosts who wish to reincarnate must either accumulate enough Yin virtue or find a successor.
This successor is usually the one whose skin was flayed by the Huapi ghost.
The ghost whose skin was flayed naturally harbors resentment.
When a Huapi ghost acts, it remembers its skin being flayed. What was originally a Huapi ghost, filled with resentment, turns into a flayer.
Understanding this, Zhao Yan suddenly thought of a method.
She turned and picked up a yellow talisman paper, beginning to draw.
After a while, a talisman appeared.
"This is a Resentment Spirit Talisman," Zhao Yan placed the talisman in front of the Huapi ghost for it to examine.
The Huapi ghost Zhou Xin looked at Zhao Yan doubtfully, not understanding the purpose of the Resentment Spirit Talisman.
"This talisman is drawn specifically for you. If you wear it and have even a trace of malicious intent while practicing the Huapi technique, this talisman will emit a burst of yang energy that will shock your entire body."
"This way, it serves as a reminder, gently awakening your dormant spirit."
Upon hearing this, the Huapi ghost put on a stiff smile and gave a thumbs up, "You are truly a living Bodhisattva, they should tattoo you on the King of Hell's back!"
Zhao Yan lay down on the table, closed her eyes, "Come on, draw on me."
"Sister Zhao, I'll do it!" Wu Jiaxin spoke up.
Although she couldn't see the Huapi ghost, she could hear Zhao Yan's words and quickly understood what was happening.
"Are you sure, Jiaxin?" Zhao Yan asked.
With her present, the Huapi ghost naturally wouldn't dare to be presumptuous.
"Our project will definitely involve other people. If we don't trust it ourselves, how can we dare to offer this project to others?" Wu Jiaxin said.
Zhao Yan clapped her hands, "Well said. If we don't dare to use it, how can we let others use it."
"Begin," Zhao Yan commanded.
The Huapi ghost took a deep breath, looking at Zhao Yan by its side, and felt immense pressure.
"The skin on my face has been very bad lately, with freckles and pimples. The skin on my thighs is quite fair, so please transfer the skin from my thighs to my face," Wu Jiaxin said to the left.
Zhao Yan grabbed the Huapi ghost's head, pulling it from the right to the left, stretching its neck like a giraffe, and pressed its ear to Wu Jiaxin's mouth, "Did you hear that?"
The Huapi ghost chuckled, "Understood, understood."
"Now is the time for you to prove your worth. If you can't do it, I'll just physically transcend you," Zhao Yan smiled at the Huapi ghost.
"I'll do my best." Although the Huapi ghost's face was not sweating, it subconsciously wiped its face.
Taking out a brush, it drew a circle on Wu Jiaxin's thigh.
Wu Jiaxin felt no pain. After drawing, it then drew on Wu Jiaxin's face.
To refine the work, the Huapi ghost drew and redrew, very diligently.
Zhao Yan watched it from the side, fearing it might harbor malicious intent.
Observing closely, Zhao Yan keenly sensed that as the Huapi ghost practiced the Huapi technique, a thick Yin energy indeed emerged.
As soon as this Yin energy appeared, the talisman attached to it immediately activated, sending out a series of crackling electric shocks.
These electric shocks were quite effective, immediately dispelling any malicious intent. The Huapi ghost Zhou Xin instantly sobered up considerably.
Black smoke rising from its mouth, it turned and gave Zhao Yan a thumbs up, exclaiming, "Master, you are truly a living Bodhisattva!"