I looked at myself in the mirror and frowned slightly.
My complexion really had worsened considerably, similar to how I had looked when I was injured and hospitalized before.
Thinking back on what I had done last night, I didn't think I had done anything wrong.
Then there was probably only one conclusion: staying inside the Yin-Longevity Ghost Shop with the Human-Skin Lanterns lit had to carry a powerful backlash and danger for whoever watched over the shop.
The loss of my vitality, energy, and spirit was most likely the result of keeping watch over the shop.
Once I understood that, the corner of my mouth curled into a smile.
"Ghost shops really aren't something just anyone can run!"
After saying that, I washed my face, ate some of yesterday's leftover takeout, then returned to my room and sat cross-legged to meditate and regulate my breathing.
Vitality, energy, and spirit could not be quickly restored through meditation or medicine. Only time could restore them.
So after meditating, aside from recovering a bit of energy, my condition did not improve much.
At seven in the evening, I once again hung the two Human-Skin Lanterns outside the door and sat in the shop to begin the second day of business.
I lit the oil lamp before the counter and directly opened my Heavenly Eye.
After checking the drawer, I found that my paper effigies and the bloodied cat tail were still there.
Although nearly two days had passed, the cat tail Yunbai Old Lady had given me was still stained with blood—fresh blood, with no sign of clotting.
Yunbai Old Lady had said that her cat tail could connect to the underworld and ward off human aura.
Could that mean that all the ghosts who came into this shop actually saw me