What do you mean you also want to return to the world?

Shi Yan didn't sleep well that night.

He kept having nightmares, dreaming of a red and white suited man standing in front of him, pointing at him and saying, "Wake up, Superman, I'm Shafu..."

Before he could finish speaking, his body was torn apart from the inside out by a pair of claws, flames bursting out like blood, accompanied by an angry roar.

"Sleep your head off! Get up now! I'm going to kill your mother!"

After being tossed and turned several times, he finally woke up and stared blankly at the ceiling, thinking to himself that this dream was too strange.

He instinctively wanted to rub his eyes, but as soon as he raised his left hand to his eyes, the middle finger, which had been behaving itself, suddenly straightened up and stabbed down towards his eyes.

If Shi Yan hadn't dodged it with lightning speed, that finger would have hit the bullseye.

"Ahhh! So close!" A furious, crimson voice echoed in my mind.

Shi Yan was somewhat bewildered.

No way, this guy recovered way too fast! Didn't Qi Fei say she'd at least take a few days off?

And what's with this kind of eye-poking revenge? Even if it hits, it'll only hurt him a little, right? What's the point?

"Meaning?" Crimson heard Shi Yan's inner thoughts and gritted her teeth, saying, "Even if it has no meaning, as long as I'm still inside your body, you can forget about falling asleep again, never!"

Shi Yan: "..."

No, this kind of revenge is too low-level.

"Looks like you'll have to tie this finger up before you sleep from now on." Qi Fei's voice came from inside Shi Yan. Shi Yan looked up and found him sitting in his favorite mahogany chair, looking at Shi Yan with amusement. "The monster inside you is quite vengeful."

"Indeed," Shi Yan said helplessly. "Is there any other way?"

"Didn't I just say? Just tie it up when you sleep, or wait until you've accumulated enough points to exchange for a more advanced limiter from the Zhaiting Dormitory." Qi Fei stood up from the mahogany chair, walked over to Shi Yan, and comforted him, "But you don't need to worry too much. The more easily angered and vengeful a monster is, the lower the threat it poses to humans."

Is there such a saying?

"Isn't it obvious?" Qi Fei said with a smile. "Haven't you seen those kinds of anime? In anime, people who take revenge on the spot and use extremely low-level methods are usually just small fry."

Shi Yan was taken aback: "Miscellaneous fish?"

But Qi Fei quickly offered an explanation: "That's the kind of weakling with blond hair, tiger teeth, twin tails, and a mouth full of 'trash, trash.'"

Weakling... brat?!

I!?

Before Shi Yan could react to this explanation, he clearly felt another anger bar in his mind surging.

As for Scarlet, she didn't know what "small fish" meant, but she definitely knew what "weakling" and "brat" meant. So she immediately transferred her anger towards Shi Yan to Qi Fei. Her originally limp body stood up again, as if she was making a universally recognized gesture towards Qi Fei.

"Give me his body! I'm going to kill him!"

Fortunately, Shi Yan pressed the button in time. If Qi Fei knew that Fei Hong was a powerful demon who could understand human speech, it would be troublesome.

However, Qi Fei understood what he meant: straightforward monsters are usually easy to deal with, but the real trouble comes from those cunning, calculating old foxes. It's like in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the danger level of Xing Daorong saying he'd kill you is definitely not the same as Sima Yi saying he'd assist you.

But then again, Scarlet Crimson is a powerful demon who has lived for countless years, and when she first appeared, she disguised herself as a harmless old man, almost completely fooling Shi Yan. If Shi Yan hadn't been surprised that she could receive information from the outside world while possessing him, he probably would still think that the two of them were Xiao Yan and Yao Lao.

But why did Scarlet's brain suddenly become smooth after that, without a single wrinkle, and do nothing but shout "The day I return to the world" and "I will kill you"?

Is this guy planning to trick me?

Shi Yan felt he needed to be more vigilant.

However, Qi Fei's words also bothered him, so he asked, "Then are there any monsters that are highly intelligent and troublesome to deal with?"

"Of course," Qi Fei said. "These monsters often have very long lifespans, measured in hundreds or even thousands of years. They lurk in the shadows like venomous snakes, and they'll only flinch if a human steps over them. But once they do move, it's deadly. So, our job is to find them in the shadows beforehand."

Shi Yan noticed that Qi Fei had already put on his shoes, clearly ready to go out, and realized something: "Is he going to test me?"

"Yes." Qi Fei glanced at his phone. "It's almost time."

No sooner had he finished speaking than two loud horn blared from downstairs.

……

A minute later, Shi Yan followed Qi Fei into the Hummer that had been waiting downstairs.

The driver was still Tang Shi.

She was wearing sunglasses and all black, a jacket and a vest, and looked very aloof. She had placed the black box she carried with her on the passenger seat, so Shi Yan and Qi Fei had to sit in the back.

Shi Yan was actually very curious about the relationship between Tang Shi and Qi Fei. After all, Tang Shi didn't seem to live in the studio, but whenever Qi Fei had something to do, Tang Shi would rush over immediately, just like a go-between.

Of course, she was the kind of errand girl with a bad temper and a "keep away" vibe. So even though Shi Yan was curious, he didn't dare to ask her directly and could only wait to find out more later.

"So what's my assessment?" Shi Yan looked at Qi Fei. "I don't know anything yet. All I can do is summon a small, seemingly useless flame."

"What do you mean by a useless little flame?!" Crimson, who had been quiet for less than two minutes, exploded again. "That's my primordial fire! Just a spark can burn you and this idiot next to you to ashes!"

In retaliation for Qi Fei calling her a "minor fish," Scarlet also changed Qi Fei's name to "idiot," emphasizing that she would settle scores now.

But it was useless; Qi Fei couldn't hear him at all. Instead, he asked Shi Yan, "Do you know what the four essential elements of demon exorcism are?"

"I don't know."

"Observation, auscultation, inquiry, and palpation."

Shi Yan was taken aback: "What? Isn't that a term used in Traditional Chinese Medicine?"

"We'll do the same. First, we'll observe." Qi Fei held up a finger. "We'll observe from a distance, looking for traces of the monster."

"And what about smelling it?"

"Once we've determined the general area, we'll use demonic power to pinpoint the exact location." Qi Fei raised his second finger. "That's called 'smell'."

That doesn't make sense, does Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) mean "to smell" or "to listen"? How come you're really just smelling it?

Shi Yan's lips twitched slightly: "Then what should I ask?"

Qi Fei raised his third finger: "After identifying a suspected target, ask if the other party is a monster, so as not to target the wrong person."

No way, this works? Would a monster tell you it's a monster?

Shi Yan was at a loss for words, and could only ask helplessly, "What about Che?"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a clear, resonant sound of a sword being drawn rang out.

"As the name suggests."

Qi Fei pulled out a long sword from who-knows-where, and it gleamed as he brandished it in the not-so-spacious carriage.

"Cut it."