"There's a household in the city belonging to a benevolent man named Cui. From the description, they have a three-eyed ghost child that hasn't grown powerful yet. Its yin energy isn't strong, so it can only come out at night, where it delights in frightening people. It's left the Cui household in a state of panic, and word has spread through the neighborhood, causing quite a stir."
"That ghost child is rather clever. Whenever a monk comes to exorcise it, it hides itself and vanishes without a trace."
"I wonder if I might trouble you two benefactors to go and eliminate the ghost child?"
Master Duanchen had originally planned to send one of his disciples tonight. A three-eyed ghost child wasn't a particularly powerful ghost; any Qi Refining cultivator with a magical treasure could handle it.
The only difficulty was finding it.
As it happened, this was a good opportunity. Why not ask Benefactor Lu and Benefactor Meng to go?
"That won't be difficult."
"Also, when you two eliminate the three-eyed ghost child, it would be best to make a bit of a spectacle. Let the surrounding households see it, too. Mortals don't understand magic; they think whoever makes the biggest show of power must be the strongest," Master Duanchen reminded them.
"That won't be difficult, either."
"Excuse me, is this the home of the benevolent man Cui?"
A servant opened the door and looked at the two men, who weren't dressed like people from the Buddhist Kingdom, with confusion. "Who are you?"
"My name is Lu Jingzhou, and this is my junior brother Meng Yang. We happened to pass through here and heard that ghosts were haunting the home of the benevolent man Cui. We'd like to ask for a night's lodging and, while we're at it, eliminate