Hua Fucheng glanced at the strand of hair, a flash of interest crossing his brow. "Very well," he said. "That will save a good deal of trouble. Since that is the case, let us go back and prepare to perform the ritual."
Hua Che nodded hastily in agreement. The senior members of the Hua family then left the hospital, leaving behind only a few unimportant people to look after Hua Tiexin.
An altar had already been set up in the courtyard of the Hua estate. Hua Fucheng had changed into a black robe and was kneeling before the altar, murmuring incantations. Three bowls of blood were placed before him—chicken's blood, dog's blood, and human blood respectively. In the middle lay a stack of yellow talisman papers, flanked on either side by a skull, though whether they were real or fake was impossible to tell. Hanging directly above the altar was a portrait depicting a ferocious demon devouring humans, making the scene look particularly terrifying. The entire courtyard had grown grim and sinister on account of this altar.
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