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Chapter 108 End and Epilogue!
After calling Qi Ning, Chen Miao left the room. As for the waiter, Chen Miao had already notified the front desk.

Chen Miao left the room because he was afraid that the person hiding behind the scenes would continue to make moves.

After all, three ghosts have already appeared, so it doesn't seem impossible for one or two more to come.
Before leaving, Chen Miao took the black umbrella from the room, but did not carry it with him. Instead, he found another hotel, booked a room, and left the umbrella in the room.

That umbrella could let ghosts hide inside; it must be a good thing.

But Chen Miao didn't understand these things and didn't know if there were any hidden devices inside the umbrella, so he could only hide it for the time being.

If the other party can find it, it means that the umbrella really has a backup plan.

If the other party cannot be found, Chen Miao will wait for a week or two to see if the Bureau of Administration can catch that person.

Once you've caught it, you'll have nothing to worry about!
After putting the umbrella away, Chen Miao carried his handbag and went to a coffee shop across from the police station.

As for the large travel bag, Xiang Shang took it with him first. After all, it would be troublesome if Qi Ning saw the scriptures on the three memorial tablets.

Hmm... this must be big trouble!
But Chen Miao couldn't possibly give up those three memorial tablets.

To make those three memorial tablets, Chen Miao used up a full bowl and a half of chicken blood and three bottles of cinnabar.

That half bowl of chicken blood was leftover from when I was drawing the talisman earlier, so I didn't waste any more good karma.

In total, making three memorial tablets this time consumed four coins of Yin virtue!

If you become more skilled in the future, this cost can be reduced to three coins of Yin Virtue.

In this way, one can create a spirit tablet for pacifying the soul with a single act of good karma.

As for what to do with the three memorial tablets, Chen Miao had already thought of it: he would cover the scriptures on the front of the tablets with another layer of wood or stick on a layer of wood grain sticker.

In this way, the scriptures are no longer visible, but the effect remains.

Chen Miao was originally thinking about whether to write the names of his parents and grandfather on the three memorial tablets and enshrine them in his office.

Thinking about it later, it wasn't a good idea.

The spirit tablet will definitely be used many times in the future. Since the names of my parents and grandfather are written on it, it means that they represent my parents and grandfather.

If it gets damaged by accident, wouldn't that make us unfilial descendants?
So Chen Miao ultimately decided not to write anything on it, and locking it in the box in the bedroom wouldn't cause any major problems.

Besides the four coins of yin virtue consumed in making the spirit tablet, there was also the cost of dealing with the ghosts that appeared in the hotel room earlier.

The incense used two qian of yin virtue to pray for the four faces on Sun Yi's body, and three qian of yin virtue to deal with the last ghost that appeared, for a total of five qian of yin virtue!
In addition, the cost of that exquisite spirit-suppressing talisman also amounts to a small amount of good karma.

Therefore, Xiang Shang's encounter directly consumed one or two units of Chen Miao's Yin Virtue!

Oh, and peach charms too!
Xiang Shang and Li Zi together consumed five of Chen Miao's peach charms!
When the two left, Chen Miao didn't get the two left in his hands back.

Chen Miao finally understood what Zhong Cai had said before: why he would always lose a few talismans after resolving a matter.

At this moment, Chen Miao only had two peach charms left in his hand.

However, the peach charms were indeed quite effective. Chen Miao was even considering whether he should exchange for another piece of century-old peach wood to make three more peach wood sword blanks and a batch of peach charms.

Chen Miao had previously looked at the peach charms in the Bureau's points mall, but there was no corresponding crafting method.

Chen Miao planned to ask Zhong Cai if he knew how to make peach charms when they exchanged information later.

A mere rough peach wood charm can withstand a ghostly attack. If a genuine peach wood charm is made according to a specific method, what will its effect be?

Chen Miao kept this in mind.

Chen Miao opened the book and glanced at his current karmic merits.

Having previously resolved the issue of the six domestic animals, I gained two coins of merit, bringing my total merit to one tael and four coins.

After this depletion, Chen Miao's Yin Virtue dwindled to only five coins! Meanwhile, "Chapter 5 - Epilogue - Domestic Animals" was not yet finished because the Ghost Cube had not been dealt with, leaving Chen Miao with a rather tight supply of Yin Virtue.

"I wonder if giving the Ghost Cube to Qi Ning counts as the end?"

Time flies.

Chen Miao waited in the coffee shop for only half an hour before Qi Ning arrived.

"You caught a ghost? Where did you catch it?"

Qi Ning asked directly as soon as he arrived.

Chen Miao placed the Ghost Cube on the table.

"We caught one and killed two."

Chen Miao briefly recounted the process of encountering the ghost with Xiang Shang and Li Zi. Because of the matter of the spirit tablet, Chen Miao did not explain the power of Sun Yi and the other ghost, but simply described them as ordinary vengeful ghosts.

Upon hearing that one of the two ghosts Chen Miao had killed was Sun Yi's, Qi Ning immediately frowned.

Chen Miao suddenly felt that the situation with that umbrella could not be hidden!
If the umbrella were concealed, Qi Ning's judgment might be wrong.

Faced with an umbrella of unknown quality and the opportunity to eliminate the mastermind behind it all, Chen Miao naturally knew which to choose.

He immediately explained the situation with the umbrella, saying that the two ghosts came out of the umbrella, and the remaining one possessed the waiter.

Hearing Chen Miao say this, Qi Ning's doubts were instantly dispelled.

"Take me to that umbrella. If I'm not mistaken, someone is behind this! This is much more serious than ordinary paranormal events."

"I will report this matter. The people from the bureau are just about to return, and they will start dealing with this matter as soon as they get back!"

After listening, Chen Miao nodded in satisfaction.

Afterwards, he took Qi Ning to the hotel to retrieve the umbrella.

Qi Ning greatly appreciated Chen Miao's caution.

"I've put everything away. If things are resolved, you'll definitely get your points."

"Just wait for our notification. In the meantime, I suggest you don't leave your two friends and don't take them out of Shannan City."

"We may follow you for a while to guard against any unexpected events."

"But don't worry, with this umbrella you provided and the ghost in this Ghost Cube, that person won't be able to escape!"

As he spoke, Qi Ning pulled a Ghost Cube out of his pocket.

"I'll give you this Ghost Cube first, and I'll keep the compensation from above later."

Chen Miao was quite satisfied with Qi Ning's approach.

"Alright, then we'll wait for your good news."

After saying that, Chen Miao parted ways with Qi Ning.

Back in the car, Chen Miao opened the book.

Sure enough, the epilogue was already finished, but Chen Miao did not show a smile on his face.

Because, there's another postscript!
Chapter Five: Epilogue - The Shepherd

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(End of this chapter)