I'm an antique shop owner, so it's reasonable for me to know some magic

Chapter 508

The officers were unaware of the underlying principles and simply followed orders.

During this time, Shen Xuanxuan, with his hands hidden under his Taoist robe, made a lightning hand seal while observing his surroundings without leaving a trace.

The hotel lobby staff had vanished, and there wasn't a single cleaning staff in sight. Apart from the policeman and passersby he had brought in, the entire lobby seemed devoid of any other signs of life.

Just as Shen Xuanxuan was about to question the police chief beside him, the crowd behind him started to make a fuss.

"What's going on? We didn't come in here to watch these stupid cops carrying things around."

"Yeah, right. Weren't you supposed to take us to see an exorcism? We've been waiting for ages, and we haven't seen a single one."

"That master, are you even qualified? Or are you just a con artist from East Asia trying to scam money?"

As soon as he said this, a burst of laughter erupted.

Faced with the doubts, Shen Xuanxuan was not in a hurry. Instead, he snorted coldly, revealing an air of disdain for arguing.

If he were truly a fraud, he would be plotting how to prove his abilities and gain their trust by now, but unfortunately, he is not.

He invited these foreign barbarians in not to treat them like royalty, but simply to show them what true metaphysical inheritance is, so that it would facilitate his subsequent actions in London.

But the jeering crowd didn't think so. They believed their earlier guess was correct, and the exposed fraudster was speechless.

"It's so disappointing, it's a complete waste of my life."

A bearded man, indignant, finished speaking and then took a swig of wine.

He pushed open the door and was about to walk out when he saw a hand push the revolving door open before he could.

It was a pale, greasy hand.

The bearded man felt as if his heart had skipped a beat.

It's a ghost!

The moment he realized that evil existed, the wine jug slipped from his hand and fell to the ground. His entire body was paralyzed as if by an electric current, rendering him unable to move.

Only the head, as if drawn by some mysterious force, uncontrollably turned along with that ghostly hand.

Below him, a ragged, extremely thin figure stood before him.

The bright hotel lights around him suddenly disappeared, and a thick, liquid-like mist spread over the bearded man's ankles, like venomous snakes licking his skin with their cold tongues.

The child below raised his hand, his eyes filled with darkness. The moment the eyes of the human and the ghost met, two streams of black blood flowed from the child's eyes!
"what!!"

A sharp scream burst from the bearded man's mouth as his body fell backward uncontrollably.

Those behind him retreated as if avoiding snakes, scorpions, or ferocious beasts, but Shen Xuanxuan rushed forward and caught his obese body with one hand.

"drink!"

Shen Xuanxuan let out a low shout, and with his other hand he unleashed the thunder incantation, and a muffled thunderous sound immediately filled the air.

In everyone's eyes, a flash of lightning appeared in his palm for a moment, and then a painful scream seemed to emerge from the void.

……

"That was just now..."

"The Five Thunder Orthodox Technique, haven't you seen me use it before?"

"The difference between what you used is too great. What you released was called a lightning pillar."

"Your Holiness cannot use me as a benchmark to measure other cultivators."

The speaker maintained his unhurried tone.

"He silently chanted the incantation in his mind, and although he was not fully prepared, he was still able to display lightning. For someone his age, it is already quite remarkable that he can do this. He must have at least more than ten years of cultivation."

In addition, his knowledge of feng shui and numerology makes him a qualified exorcist.

Based on this, it's possible he comes from a reputable, established sect.

"Is it similar to the Papacy in the East?" "You could say that."

"Is his skill enough to deal with the ghosts here?"

"He should be able to protect himself, barring any unforeseen circumstances. But things aren't as simple as he thinks... No rush, let's observe further."

……

"Master! Are you alright?"

Everything happened in the blink of an eye. By the time the police nearby reacted, Shen Xuanxuan was already standing with his hands behind his back, looking every bit the superior man.

They jogged over, their faces filled with reverence and excitement.

Not only them, but even the passersby who had just been laughing and mocking Shen Xuanxuan now looked at him with new respect because of his little display of skill.

"Of course I'm fine. You should be concerned about this person."

Shen Xuanxuan kicked the unconscious, bearded fat man.

"Let's settle him on the sofa first."

This time, without Shen Xuanxuan needing to designate anyone, someone immediately stepped out from the crowd to take care of things.

Shen Xuanxuan was secretly pleased.

Before, in the sect, I was just serving tea and water and doing odd jobs. Now that I've come to Britain, I've finally become a free man.

"Why don't you get the person out there? There are ambulances right outside."

Someone in the crowd asked hesitantly.

"Send him out? Didn't you see what happened to the one who tried to leave? What, you want to end up like him?"

Shen Xuanxuan glanced sideways at the speaker.

"Some of you probably saw it too. This guy was possessed by an evil spirit, and he was so terrified that he fainted."

"Don't underestimate the power of fright. In such an environment with excessive yin energy, the connection between the soul and the body will be weakened. If the fright is too great, the soul will leave the body, hehe..."

Shen Xuanxuan did not describe the consequences, but almost everyone could guess what those two cold laughs meant.

"Then aren't we trapped here now?"

The lead officer leaned forward and asked in a low voice, his expression somewhat grim.

"What's the panic? I'm right here!"

Shen Xuanxuan frowned and reprimanded him.

"Have you all done what I asked you to do?"

"It's done. Now all that's left is to finish the potted plant."

While the officer was speaking, one of the officers had already picked up the remaining potted plants.

The moment it left that area, the lobby space seemed to brighten a bit, and the faint, chilly aura that had been lingering there also lessened considerably.

Such a significant change naturally attracted everyone's attention. After exchanging ideas, everyone became convinced that this was not their hallucination.

"Do you think I made you move things to amuse you?"

Shen Xuanxuan held his head even higher, now completely looking down on everyone.

"As soon as I entered, I realized that the decorations and furnishings in the lobby were completely wrong. They not only suppressed the life force of the living, but also accumulated yin energy and nurtured ghosts."

"Huh? Could it be that the owner of this hotel..."

"No, there's nothing wrong with their internal design. It must have been altered by someone later, which resulted in this feng shui layout."

"You guys go to the front desk and check the hotel's records to see if you can find any clues."

(End of this chapter)