Taboo Mage - Chapter 130 - Incident

I jumped out of bed in fright!

The little fox was crouched in the direction of the pillow, baring its teeth at the person standing by the bedside.

Standing by my bed in the middle of the night, trying to scare someone to death?

The person by the bed stood motionless, like a statue. I fumbled to press the switch on the wall, and the room instantly lit up.

I glanced toward the foot of the bed, and to my surprise, it was Du Jun standing there!

“Du Jun? What are you doing up in the middle of the night?”

Seeing it was him, I didn’t feel the least bit relieved. If it was just a prank, the little fox would have been able to handle Du Jun without biting me to warn of danger.

Moreover, who knows if Du Jun’s body has been taken over by the thing inside the Buddha amulet. Whether he’s still Du Jun or something else, I can’t be sure.

I regretted letting him stay during the day.

Upon hearing my voice, Du Jun suddenly cracked a smile, looking at me with a bizarre expression, not speaking, but his gaze sent chills down my spine.

Cursing silently, I turned to look at the little fox.

The little fox jumped off the bed and dashed toward the bedside table, struggling to open the drawer.

I cautiously moved over, never taking my eyes off Du Jun, but he seemed spellbound, his eyes following my movements while his body remained rooted to the spot.

I quietly made my way to the bedside table, bent down, and retrieved the bottles of black dog blood and glutinous rice. The little fox was back on the bed, holding the peachwood sword wrapped in red cloth in its mouth.

“I don’t care if you’re human or ghost, daring to scare me in the middle of the night, this time you leave with nothing gained!”

I shouted angrily, opened the lid, and splashed the black dog blood all over Du Jun.

Du Jun’s eyes widened in shock, displaying a bizarre expression, his hands clawing like a crab’s pincers. The little fox leaped up and bit Du Jun’s arm.

The little fox bit down hard this time, and green blood spurted out like a fountain.

I swung the peachwood sword and slashed at the wound the little fox had bitten! The blade struck the wound, causing Du Jun to convulse all over and collapse to the ground.

The little fox and I stood on the bed, waiting for a long time, but Du Jun showed no signs of getting up. Suddenly, the bedroom door was flung open, and Lin Huan, dressed in pajamas, stood in the doorway, looking surprised at Du Jun lying on the floor.

“Boss, this…”

“It’s your mess to deal with, drag him back to his room and lock the door. Otherwise, if he gets up in the middle of the night again, we’ll both die here!”

Lin Huan shuddered at my shouting, then carried Du Jun back to the room.

After all that commotion, I couldn’t sleep anymore, so I got up. After checking that the little fox was unharmed, I found it some food and then sat on the bed, pondering Du Jun’s situation.

Du Jun had mentioned before that every night he dreamt of terrifying things. It seems something had entered his dreams and controlled his actions.

This would also explain why Du Jun’s blood was mostly bright red during the day but turned completely green at night.

“Little fox, it looks like I need to make a trip to Thailand this time…”

I petted the little fox’s furry head. It was enjoying its food and looked up at me, a hint of concern in its eyes.

The next morning, I went to Lin Huan first, asking him to prepare the materials needed for making a life amulet for the little fox, then sat on the sofa, waiting for Du Jun to come downstairs.

Because of his regular filming schedule, Du Jun wasn’t in the habit of sleeping late, so just after eight, he was already dressed and coming down.

“Did you sleep well last night?” Seeing Du Jun looking refreshed, while I hadn’t slept well because of him, irritated me.

Du Jun smiled and said, “I slept very well. It’s been a long time since I had such a comfortable sleep.”

I chuckled inwardly. Of course, after I knocked him out with a blow last night, he wouldn’t dream of anything. He should be grateful he’s standing here talking to me today.

“It’s just that I feel a bit of pain on the back of my neck, and I found a bump on my arm this morning. I don’t know what bit me.”

I diverted the conversation to ask him about the Buddha amulet. As expected, Du Jun’s thoughts shifted, and he proceeded to recount his trip to Thailand for the amulet in detail.

This time, he laid out all the specifics clearly, and I pondered over them carefully.

According to Du Jun, he went to Thailand based on someone else’s recommendation, and all the arrangements for the trip were made by this person. Even the person who made the Buddha amulet was recommended by them.

I frowned, then smiled and asked, “Could it be that you’re too popular and someone with bad intentions set you up?”

I only mentioned it casually. With someone of Du Jun’s status, if he wanted a Buddha amulet, he would naturally find someone he could absolutely trust. How could he be so easily trapped by others?

To my surprise, Du Jun exclaimed angrily, “I knew it was that wretched woman!”

“Huh? What wretched woman?” I widened my eyes, sensing that there was an explosive gossip behind this incident.

As expected, Du Jun told me that the person who recommended he go to Thailand was his former agent, a woman who used various methods to secure resources for her artists.

The woman was quite beautiful and took especially good care of Du Jun when he was just starting out. As expected, the young and naive Du Jun was easily smitten with a woman who seemed to care for him in every way, given how much time they spent together.

The two of them had a sweet relationship for quite some time. But later, this agent latched onto a well-known director, and nearly all her artists rose to fame.

Everyone knew why her artists became famous.

Du Jun, being proud and ambitious, refused to associate with this woman, so he decided to leave her resolutely.

Unexpectedly, she had already sold his contract to a third-rate agency for a large sum of money and disappeared with the cash.

In his anger, Du Jun took this ex-girlfriend to court.

In court, the ex-girlfriend tearfully told him that her father was hospitalized and needed surgery. She desperately needed money, which led her to betray him.