Chen Miao's display had already stunned the sheltered Zhao Gongzi.
He had only ever seen scenes like these in anime.
He had thought the cosplay community he belonged to was as close to the anime world as anyone could get. Now, though, he felt that all they did was imitate it.
Chen Miao was the real thing!
While Zhao Gongzi reeled in shock, his thoughts racing, Chen Miao made another move.
Zhao Gongzi saw Chen Miao reach into his pocket and pull out a small cube.
Then Chen Miao waved the cube over the spectral figure, and the figure vanished.
Before Zhao Gongzi could react, Chen Miao took out another talisman, stained it with blood, and tossed it onto the girl.
Her screams stopped, and her twisted expression turned bewildered.
"Take off your clothes!"
At Chen Miao's command, the girl's dazed expression gave way to terror, but she obeyed without hesitation.
Trembling, she stripped off her Cherry Blossom Kimono, leaving only her underwear, and shakily ran to Zhao Gongzi's side.
Then, under their watchful eyes, Chen Miao took another deep drag. The fire in the bowl of his pipe glowed brightly for several seconds.
Whoosh!
He exhaled a thick cloud of smoke, which quickly enveloped the garment on the ground.
Flames flared, lighting up their faces.
As the two stared in stunned disbelief, a gray shadow burst from the flames with a piercing shriek and charged straight at them.
They both stumbled backward in terror, only to discover that something invisible seemed to be blocking the shadow.
Before they could recover from the fright, another small cube flew through the air, sucking the howling thing inside.
The flames died away, leaving only a pile of ashes on the ground.
Chen Miao walked over and picked up the wooden board and