[I know the answer to this one, but I'm too embarrassed to say it.]
[If you won't say it, neither will I.]
[Every last one of you is a dirty-minded girl. Good thing I am too, or I'd be behind the times, hehehe.]
The comments streamed merrily across the screen. Qi Gu had been about to glance at them, but when he saw the three upstairs coming down after washing up and changing into clean clothes, he looked away.
This time, Miao Yue had changed into a fitted camisole and hot pants that clearly defined the lines of her abdomen.
[What did I tell you? Miao totally has abs!]
[Hehe, let me lick your abs, sis.]
Feeling much more refreshed after his hot shower, Qi Gu took a packet of incense ash wrapped in yellow paper and tied with string out of the Purple-Gold Gourd. Then he raised a hand to call Mu Xingchen over. "Do you still remember the talismanic text from the Evil-Expelling Chapter you memorized yesterday?"
Holding the incense ash, Mu Xingchen was overwhelmed by the favor and nodded repeatedly. "Yes, yes."
Qi Gu said, "Hold this incense ash and recite it sincerely three times. As you recite, step through the positions shown in that book. Then mix the ash with water and pour it down their throats. Give more to the serious cases and less to the milder ones."
At that moment, Mu Xingchen instantly felt the malice of both the world and Shifu. He also deeply understood why Qi Gu had said earlier that dealing with this would be troublesome.
Because that passage for expelling evil was long-a full five hundred characters-and he had to recite it three times. It was just as well this thing was for expelling evil. If it were for