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"How did you find out?" Yan Junze didn't answer Zhang Xiaomo but asked her instead.

"I noticed it the moment I entered your house," Zhang Xiaomo shrugged. "There is a faint Yin Energy on you. It's not very strong, but it's clearly the result of spending a long time with an Evil Spirit."

"She doesn't harm me, we have a good relationship," Yan Junze placed Ke'er on the bedding he had just thrown on the floor.

Ke'er remained curled up in a ball, babbling unconsciously.

"Being with a Wandering Spirit like this for an extended period can harm your body," Zhang Xiaomo warned.

"I haven't felt it."

"What I'm talking about is... it will definitely shorten your life."

Yan Junze paused for a moment.

"Don't think I'm just scaring you with extreme statements," Zhang Xiaomo said. "We Exorcists of three stars and above, if we really want to subdue an Evil Spirit, we use objects to contain them, not keep them by our side like you do every day."

"Let me correct you," Yan Junze lifted his head. "I didn't bring her along with me. She just clings directly onto my back."

Zhang Xiaomo's expression stiffened.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

"But your advice seems quite sensible, so I'll consider it," Yan Junze added, "What about Ke'er now?"

"Ke'er?" Zhang Xiaomo looked at the incoherent Ke'er and said, "No worries, as long as she is out of my seal space, she'll be fine after some rest. But this Wandering Spirit is very weak. During these days I'm with you, it's best not to let her get close to us, or even the magnetic field emitted by the magnetic knife alone will weaken her."

"That's not a problem," Yan Junze nodded. "Then I'll take her to the living room now, and as long as you don't bring the magnetic knife there, it should be fine."

At that moment, he was considering whether to directly place Ke'er into his Spacetime Atlas, just like the Crawling Corpse. That way, Ke'er wouldn't be exposed in front of a high-level Exorcist, and he wouldn't bear the risk of reduced lifespan anymore.

Now, every second Ke'er spends with Zhang Xiaomo is another moment of danger.

With that, Yan Junze immediately picked up the bedding and carried Ke'er to the living room.

By now, his parents had already gone to their bedroom, and the living room was empty.

After settling Ke'er on the sofa and making sure she started to stabilize, Yan Junze lay down on another sofa, ready to turn off the lights and sleep.

Zhang Xiaomo quickly entered the living room, clapping her hands to indicate she didn't bring the magnetic knife.

"The video you uploaded was quite impressive," she poured herself a cup of cool boiled water and took a sip. "I must say, you're quite bold for a regular person,"

Yan Junze nodded but said nothing.

Zhang Xiaomo, unconcerned, spoke in a lower voice, "Before coming here, I listened to Huang Chen's introduction about you and reviewed some video material related to you. Hmm, for now, we can confirm that you have a certain Supernatural constitution, but a detailed inspection is needed for an accurate conclusion."

"I'm not considering any inspections in the short term," Yan Junze said.

Zhang Xiaomo didn't answer, but the sound of flipping paper could be heard.

Yan Junze lay on the sofa without turning his head to look, but after a moment, he felt someone shake his shoulder. He slightly lifted the blanket to see Zhang Xiaomo standing beside him, holding a cup of water in one hand and an A4 paper in the other, which she passed to him.

"Don't go to sleep just yet, memorize the contents of this paper as quickly as you can, read it over multiple times."

Yan Junze took the A4 paper, glanced at the text, and mumbled, "Couldn't you just text me this information on my phone?"

"This is a secret, don't put it on the internet." Zhang Xiaomo finished her glass of water in one gulp and turned to go back to the bedroom.

Yan Junze sat up, stretched out the paper, and found that it was printed with some strange knowledge, aimed at giving those being protected a rough understanding, so that they wouldn't panic when encountering the supernatural and act blindly.

Although it was just a sheet of paper, it could tentatively be considered a manual of sorts.

After a careful look, he understood that the strange knowledge he needed to form in his mind could be categorized from low to high into two types: the Wandering Spirits and the Sculpting Spirits.

Wandering Spirits were also divided into three levels: high, medium, and low, but even within the same level system, the strength of Wandering Spirits could vary greatly.

Usually, a high-level Wandering Spirit could create E and D level supernatural incidents, while a Semi-Sculpting Spirit like Resentful Granny could create C level supernatural incidents, and even B level ones.

As for the actual Sculpting Spirits, they seemed to be rare at present.

However, after analyzing the information on the paper, Yan Junze found that it wasn't very abundant. If a three-star exorcist like Zhang Xiaomo could deal with a Semi-Sculpting Spirit, then a four-star exorcist should be able to handle Sculpting Spirit level strangenesses.

In that case, what's the need for a five-star exorcist?

From what Huang Chen had told him, Yan Junze knew that exorcists could only reach up to a five-star level, which meant, according to the information provided on the paper, that a four-star exorcist should be able to deal with anything below a Sculpting Spirit level.

So, Yan Junze deduced that there might be even more dangerous strangenesses above the Sculpting Spirits. Otherwise, five-star exorcists would spend their days with nothing to do, perhaps even pondering participation in the Most Beautiful Exorcist Beauty Pageant.

He also considered it fortunate that he was targeted by a Resentful Granny, a Semi-Sculpting Spirit. Otherwise, he was certain that he would never have accessed any information about the level of Sculpting Spirits.

The text also warned that an exorcist's Hidden Buckle should not be used in crowded places unless absolutely necessary, as the energy backlash could cause minor harm to people.

At this point, Huang Chen's ears might be red from the scolding they would have received from Yan Junze.

To this day, Yan Junze still remembered the scene of himself stuck against the window after the "High-Energy Collapse" exploded.

Of course, Huang Chen did do some reliable things, like arranging for a three-star exorcist to protect him.

The last few lines of the text were three warnings:

1. If you realize that the scenario you're currently experiencing contains any unnatural elements, or situations you can't control, don't hesitate, please flee immediately.

2. The strangeness caused by Wandering Spirits is obvious, and even someone who hasn't graduated from elementary school could easily differentiate it. But the strangeness caused by Sculpting Spirits usually looks very ordinary; it's only upon closer inspection that one falls under their deadly influence.

3. Once targeted by a Sculpting Spirit, run if you can. Don't delude yourself into resisting, unless you are an exorcist.

Just like Zhang Xiaomo said, Yan Junze read and reread the paper many times, and now he had a clear grasp of some previously vague concepts.

And those life-saving methods, he committed to memory very seriously.

He didn't know how many times he had read it before he realized it was nearly two o'clock.

He folded the paper and put it away, quickly stood up to turn off the light, then lay back down on the couch.

Ke'er seemed to have recovered and soon crawled up using all fours, laying on Yan Junze's back and hugging him proficiently.

Yan Junze thought for a moment, and although he was somewhat reluctant to release Ke'er from his embrace, he still decided to activate the "Evil Spirit Solid Lock."

Ke'er showed no resistance and shrank visibly. She was quickly absorbed into the 12th node of the Spacetime Atlas, joining the Crawling Corpse together.