"But the other party kept calling again and again. After being pestered by him for so long, Auntie Yu finally picked up."
"Guess what happened?"
As Li's Mother spoke, her anger flared up again. "Your Auntie Yu—the one who'd been cheated—had decided to let it go. But that scammer had the nerve to call her up, all smug and gloating!"
"He even started ordering her around, saying that if she wanted Xian Ya to get back to normal, she'd have to pay him double what he'd charged the last time, plus compensation for his emotional distress and a bunch of other miscellaneous fees."
"All in all, it was a huge sum of money."
"He was asking for an outrageous amount."
"Of course your Auntie Yu couldn't agree to it right away."
"She said she'd think it over."
"He sounded very confident and told her to call him when she'd made up her mind."
"He said nobody but him could help her daughter."
"I agree with your Auntie Yu."
"Setting aside the fact that he was asking for a lot of money, we don't even know whether what Master Cai said was true."
"After all, if Master Cai really had the ability to let something evil latch onto Xian Ya, he wouldn't have been so easily made to lose face by Xian Ya before."
"We don't know whether he just happened to learn about Xian Ya's situation and decided to take advantage of it."
"But if what he said is true..."
"Mom, that's extortion!"
Li Yan was furious. "Did you call the police?"
"No."
Li's Mother sighed. "Xiao Yan, we're scared too."
"If it's a lie, then fine."
"But what if everything Master Cai said is true? Even if we call the police, what good would it do?"