Chen Afu was frozen in place. Yang Ming was a ruthless person. Even though Chen Afu was really "scary," Yang Ming wasn't afraid at all. If he were a real ghost, Yang Ming would beat him up regardless.
In fact, Chen Afu had overestimated Yang Ming. If it was a real ghost, Yang Ming would hesitate for a moment. As the saying goes, "Cheat the Yama King but never the little ghost." [1] If he had indeed triggered that little ghost, what if that little ghost invited hundreds or thousands of little ghosts to disturb him - that would surely torture him.
It was because Yang Ming now knew the person's identity a.k.a. Chen Afu that he became so violent. But Yang Ming had already decided that he wasn't going to reveal Chen Afu's identity, treating him as someone he didn't know at all, and dragged him to Wang Zhitao's window.
"Begin." Yang Ming said plainly.
