Qin Pengchi furrowed his brow and pointed at Ye Chen, addressing the two bodyguards.
"Get this man out of here."
The two bodyguards had just started over to escort him out when Qin Kexin hurriedly stood up.
"Dad, Mr. Ye is an expert I invited. He's very capable, too."
Then she took the protective talisman from her pocket.
"He gave me this talisman. I've been sleeping soundly these past two days, and I haven't had any nightmares."
The truth hadn't come out yet. She couldn't let Ye Chen leave!
Ye Chen stood up and looked at Qin Pengchi with a smile.
"Uncle Qin, I'm not trying to sound arrogant. I'm just telling the truth. Celestial Master Zhao can't solve your family's problem."
"If I hadn't stepped in, he would've acted rashly and suffered a backlash. He'd have been doomed, and the Qin Family would've been dragged down with him."
"You ignorant brat. If I deal with this little bit of baleful intent today, will you kneel and apologize to me?"
Zhao Shizhu demanded angrily.
"And what if you can't?"
Ye Chen shot back.
"If I can't, I'll give you this Celestial Master Sword."
With that, Zhao Shizhu turned to his disciples and barked, "Bring the incense!"
The two disciples behind him immediately brought out three incense burners.
They put three sticks of incense into each burner, but didn't light them.
Zhao Shizhu began chanting a spell while forming hand seals.
When he finished, all nine sticks of incense burst into flame.
Then incense smoke curled through the air, gathering into a gray, human-shaped figure.
Once the figure had fully formed, Zhao Shizhu looked at Qin Pengchi.
"Mr. Qin, this is the baleful intent that has gathered around your family. I need only dispel it, and your Qin Family will be