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"Zhang Menglong, what just happened? I felt like I was moments from death!" Qian Sijia said, as if she had just experienced a near-death event, her body even feeling a bit weak.
"It tried to attack you just now, but I fought it off," Zhang Menglong explained, "Everyone, step back. I'm about to perform a physical exorcism!"
"What does that mean? What's a physical exorcism?"
"Dunno, but it sounds pretty awesome. Everyone, move back."
"I saw a few videos on Bilibili. It seems that so-called physical exorcism means using real weapons like knives, guns, sticks, and clubs to kill those ghosts and spirits, instead of persuading or guiding them away."
"But that's blatantly unreasonable, right? Our supernatural abilities can't touch them, so how could ordinary weapons be possible?"
"This kid's got plenty of tricks; just listen to him," Old Zhou ordered, and everyone retreated to the entrance of the courtyard.
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