Chapter 86
"Xiaojie, mom has found someone for you again, don't be afraid." Sister Rui began to cry.
I looked at Xiaojie, who was about the same age as me, with thick, upturned eyebrows, a full nose, and high cheekbones. He looked like a very opinionated person.
I looked at his soul again. Of the three souls, heaven, earth, and man, the human soul was gone, and the seventh spirit was also not in his body. It was like one of the three souls was missing, and one of the seven spirits was missing.
The human soul is responsible for consciousness, and the seventh spirit is responsible for feeling.
A person who has lost his soul will talk nonsense, and if the seventh spirit is lost, he will fall into a coma.
But Xiaojie's soul was not scared away, but rather it was hooked away.
We have all heard of the soul-catcher, who takes away the soul of a dying person and sends him to the underworld.
But in this world, there is another kind of ghost, called the soul-catching ghost. Unlike the soul-catching messenger, the soul-catching ghost takes away people's souls in order to strengthen itself.
But if the soul was taken away by the soul-catching ghost, where would the lost soul go? If the soul was taken away by the soul-catching messenger, Xiaojie should have been dead by now.
"Sister Rui, what started him becoming like this?" I asked.
"It's been half a year. He said he went camping with his friends, and two days after he came back, he started talking nonsense and acting crazy.
His father and I went to many hospitals, but none could cure him. Then Old Chen suggested we find a doctor. My husband didn't believe in such things, so I asked Old Chen to look for one privately. We tried many, but nothing worked. The doctor before you said Xiaojie was possessed by a ghost, and that we should burn lots of gold, silver, and treasures to the ghost, begging it to spare Xiaojie's life. Combined with his method, Xiaojie could recover.
After he performed the ritual, Xiaojie was indeed awake for a day, but fell into a coma the next day.
Lao Chen went to see that person again, and he said that we didn't burn enough money for the ghost, and he said that if we performed the ritual again, the fee would have to be increased.
"How much did he ask for last time?" I asked.
"Five hundred thousand." Sister Rui said.
"What?" I was surprised. Is the market price in Shishi so high?
"Actually, I know I'm deliberately asking for a higher price, but for Xiaojie, let alone fifty, even if it's five million, we don't care."
So that's how it is. It seems that the man saw that the victim was rich and asked for an exorbitant price.
"I do have an idea. Why don't you ask him to come over tomorrow, but find a reason not to let him receive treatment, and leave the rest to me," I said.
"Can you cure Xiaojie?" she said excitedly.
"Very sure!" I answered affirmatively.
Sister Rui sent me out crying. Lao Chen was the driver just now. I already knew the road, so there was no need for him to send me out.
I drove back to Fuyuantang and Xiaorong asked me, "How was it?"
"We haven't starved in these months," I said with a smile.
"Yeah!" She jumped up excitedly.
The next day, I picked up a folding fan from Fuyuantang and went to Ruijie's house. She had already called the gentleman over, and I stood next to Ruijie, lying that I was her niece and had come to see Xiaojie.
Although the Yin-Yang master gave me a strange look, I hid it very well and he couldn't see through my disguise at all.
The gentleman had very small eyes and sunken cheeks, and it was obvious that he was not a serious fortune teller.
As expected, as soon as he saw Xiaojie, he said, "Madam, your son is already terminally ill and on the verge of death. If you don't get him treated quickly, it might be too late."
Although Rui Jie looked weak, she wasn't stupid. On the contrary, she was quite clever. It was just that Xiao Jie's condition had left her extremely worried, so she desperately sought help from all sorts of sources.
"Master, to be honest, all of this has to wait until my husband returns. Can you give me a day? I'll discuss the outcome with him tonight."
"Madam, with your status, can't you even make the decision on such a small matter?" the gentleman said with a raised eyebrow.
"You also know that my husband has always disagreed with me doing these things."
"Well, madam, please do it as soon as possible. If it's too late, it will delay your son." The gentleman sighed.
Since he hadn't achieved his goal, the Yin-Yang Master left. I looked at him and smiled.
After saying goodbye to Sister Rui, I followed the Yin-Yang master. Although he was hiding, I had already made some changes to him when we were watching Xiaojie together. Within a day, I could find him wherever he was.
I followed him to the city center. He went straight into a shop in the city center. The shop was called "Shan Yu Tang" and it seemed that he was in the same business as me.
But their shop is much better than mine. Not only is the location good, but it is also larger and more exquisitely decorated. You can tell at first glance that it is run by a very capable and knowledgeable gentleman.
I went into a McDonald's across from them so I could keep an eye on him.
When he got off work that night, he drove away. I quickly took a taxi to catch up with him. Instead of going home, he ran to a house in the suburbs.
It seems that my guess was right, there is something wrong with this person.
He sneaked into the house and didn't come out until half an hour later. After he left, I tiptoed closer to the house.
I couldn't open the door lock. If only Zhang Song were here. It seemed I had no choice but to climb over the wall. I jumped up, holding onto the wall with both hands, and pushed hard with my feet. It seemed that all those tree climbs I made as a child were not in vain. I sat on the top of the wall and gently jumped into the yard.
The door was also locked, but it was not an ordinary lock, but a Bagua lock.
This is a special Taoist lock, equivalent to a safe. I saw the Bagua lock and smiled. If it were an ordinary lock, I might not be able to do it, but this Bagua lock is exactly what I specialize in.
The lock was opened by me in a few seconds. I walked into the house and saw that it was spotless. There was no kitchen or other living room in the whole house. Instead, all the rooms were connected, making it look like a small warehouse.
There is a cabinet against the wall, with many jade bottles in it.
I had the answer in my mind and opened the jade bottles one by one. In these jade bottles, there were dozens of souls, including Xiaojie's soul and spirit.
A dignified person from the Xuanmen sect actually imprisoned the souls of ordinary people. He is simply unscrupulous. What is the difference between him and those evil cultivators?
I had to collect their souls again. Fortunately, I was prepared. I took out my folding fan and collected all the souls into the fan.
After collecting the souls, I covered all the jade bottles and walked out of the house.
He put the Bagua lock back on and climbed over the courtyard wall.
I drove quickly and returned to Sister Rui's house.
When I entered her house, she looked at me awkwardly. Beside her was a middle-aged man, probably her husband.
"Sister Rui, it's done." I said.
"Humph!" The man looked at me coldly and said, "Old Chen, get out!"
"Sir, this..." Old Chen stood there awkwardly.
"Didn't you hear what I said?"
"Yes." Lao Chen came up and advised me to leave first.
"Xin Zhongrui, how dare you? I want her to treat Xiaojie today!" Sister Rui suddenly got angry.
"Hasn't the 500,000 yuan last time taught you a lesson? I've told you long ago that these are all swindlers, but you just don't believe me!" Xin Zhongrui said angrily.
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