Chapter 128 Allergic
"The Prince of Xi...Xiliang," the fake Taoist priest pretended to be nonchalant as he bent down to pick up the peach wood sword. "He's the son of a prince, how could he be in such a remote place?"
The village head said, "Master, it's absolutely true."
"He said he was staying in our village to get treatment," Yang Cong's mother interrupted, "but who knew he was actually being haunted by an evil spirit?"
The crowd echoed.
"That's right, how could he be allowed into the village?"
"He's the prince's son, the village head wouldn't dare refuse him."
Yang Cong pulled Shen Yuexi's hand hard, asked her to squat down, and whispered in her ear:
"These people despise the Crown Prince, but they dare not speak openly. It was the Crown Prince's army that helped repel the Western Rong, and they have forgotten all these favors."
Shen Yuexi laughed and said, "Don't you also believe, like them, that Master Mei is possessed by an evil spirit?"
She knew that these ordinary people were simply trying to avoid disaster; otherwise, they wouldn't have all gathered in Xiaogang Village. Fear of ghosts was human nature, and there was nothing to be resentful of.
Yang Cong said, "We should help him recover. Didn't Madam say that we should repay kindness?"
"Hey, I'm already treating it," Shen Yuexi patted Yang Cong's shoulder, "Let me see what it says before."
She stood up again and looked across the crowd at the village head and the fake Taoist priest at the temple entrance.
The fake Taoist priest was deceiving people here, she couldn't just sit back and watch, she had to first get solid evidence of his guilt.
At the temple gate, the fake Taoist priest was explaining to the village head.
"Although the prince is not a true dragon, he is... one of the dragon's sons. Even with his yang energy, he is unable to resist the evil spirit's possession. This shows that this evil spirit is very powerful and may be a demon!"
The crowd suddenly became agitated and people began to whisper to each other.
"Oh my god, it's actually the devil!"
"No wonder the exorcism spell posted on the door of Old Zhang's house didn't work."
"So what should we do?"
At this moment, a cold wind happened to blow, and many people got goose bumps, which deepened the panic of the crowd.
Even Yang Cong was startled and pulled Shen Yuexi down again: "Madam, is what he said true?"
Shen Yuexi consoled him, "It's a lie. I know him. This guy is a liar."
"Ah, liar?" Yang Cong was stunned.
"He's a doctor in Tongliao County. I once saw him at a pharmacy called Baohetang in the county."
"I'm sure you're not seeing things. Tongliao is quite far from here, with half of Shengzhou in between."
"Look, his tone of voice hasn't changed."
Seeing the crowd panic, the fake Taoist priest said in a pretentious tone, "This demon is much more powerful than a ghost. I'm afraid I have to go back to the mountain to get some magical instruments."
The village head panicked and hurriedly stopped him, saying, "Master, you can't leave. What if the devil..."
"Don't worry, the demonic disease... won't come out. His demonic energy isn't strong enough yet." The fake Taoist priest picked up the peach wood sword again. "I'll exorcise the evil spirit from the child first, then I'll go back to the mountain to get the magic weapon, and then come back to deal with the demon. But..."
The village head asked nervously, "But what?"
"To deal with the demon, the price will be doubled. Out of compassion, I originally wanted six thousand or four hundred taels, but I've rounded off the price to just six thousand taels."
"Ah, six thousand!" said the village head with a sad face.
"I will go back to the mountain to get a magic tool. You must pay half of the deposit first, three thousand taels. Add the two hundred taels for the child's exorcism, and the total amount you give me is three thousand two hundred taels of silver."
When Shen Yuexi heard this, she almost laughed out loud.
This fake Taoist priest was truly wicked. When he heard he was supposed to exorcise evil spirits and cure the prince of Xiliang, he probably feared being exposed and planned to flee. But he used the demon as a cover to try to get Xiaogang Village to pay him 3,200 taels of silver.
As long as everyone is normal, they will definitely not give it to him for free. But now the villagers are frightened by his words, it is hard to say.
I can't just stand by and watch the fun anymore. If the villagers really collect money and give it to him, and he runs away with the money, it would be too unfair to everyone.
Seeing the villagers talking about it and discussing paying, she quickly jumped off the stool and said to Yang Cong, "Come with me, let's go expose him."
Before the two could take action, a sinister laugh suddenly came from the top of the temple.
"You've made one mistake. This demon has accumulated enough demonic energy."
Everyone's eyes were looking towards the top of the temple.
On the roof of the temple, there was a black shadow wearing a long black robe, with his hands stretched straight, and a metal mask with a green face and fangs. With the morning light rising in the sky, he jumped over like a zombie.
"Oh my god!" Yang Cong's mother screamed and ran away.
"The devil is coming!" another man shouted in a broken voice.
The crowd was in chaos, running out of the square, wishing their parents hadn't given them two more legs. Fortunately, the square was well connected, and the crowd dispersed, avoiding a stampede.
Shen Yuexi recognized Mei Pu and was about to call him when Yang Cong lifted her waist, hoisted her whole body onto his shoulders, and ran away like the wind.
"Oh, Yang Cong, put me down. That's Meipu." Shen Yuexi looked up and saw Meipu jumping down from the temple. She quickly patted Yang Cong on the back.
Only Mei Pu, the fake Taoist priest, the village head, and the child were left there. The village head was so frightened that he sat on the ground, and the child was still crying on the incense table.
"The Master has ordered you not to see him!" Yang Cong shouted as he ran, "Besides... he's a demon!"
Shen Yuexi had no choice but to bend her fingers and give Yang Cong a slap on the head: "What nonsense are you talking about? Put me down now."
"Ouch," Yang Cong stopped, put Shen Yuexi down, and rubbed his head with his hand, "Madam, you hit me so hard."
"Didn't I tell you that the prince is ill, and all sorts of evil spirits and demons have come out?" Shen Yuexi said, "Prince Mei must have been eavesdropping on the rooftop. When he saw the fake Taoist priest asking for money, he came down to ruin it. Let's go back and take a look."
"The Master has ordered that you are not allowed to see Prince Mei."
"Okay, if Prince Mei is there, I'll leave, okay?"
Yang Cong had just run very fast and was already a long way from the square. As they walked back along the road, they saw every house closed, the entire village seemed to have suddenly deserted, and even the dogs didn't dare to bark.
Shen Yuexi sighed as she walked.
The Meipu people are still sick, but they have already made Xiaogang Village like this. If it gets better, Xiaogang Village will be in chaos.
The two returned to the empty square. Mep and the fake Taoist priest were nowhere to be seen. Only the village head was holding the crying child, looking around and running out on tiptoe.
He saw Shen Yuexi and Yang Cong running over and quickly shouted, "Hey, how dare you two come out?"
"Where are Master Mei and that Taoist priest?" Shen Yuexi asked.
"The devil has taken that Taoist priest away!" Li Zheng said with a pale face, "He's taken away!"
After hearing this, Shen Yuexi comforted the village head and said, "Don't panic, village head. The prince is not a demon, he just has a disease. That Taoist priest is a liar. I have seen him before."
The village head asked in disbelief, "Is this true?"
"That's what I said before. Didn't I just give the prince medicine last night? If he really is a demon, how come I'm fine?"
"Then what happened to this child..."
Shen Yuexi said to Yang Cong, "Yang Cong, please take the child. The village head is too old to hold him... Don't worry, the child is not evil."
Seeing that Shen Yuexi was not afraid at all, Yang Cong took the child from the village head's arms.
The child was a little over two years old. Shen Yuexi lifted his clothes and saw that his body was covered with mosquito bites. The child seemed to be a little uncomfortable and kept crying.
Shen Yuexi immediately recognized that it was a food allergy.
"What did the child eat last night?"
The village head tapped his forehead and said, "It's almost October now, the season for eating crabs. Now that the village has money, we bought two carts of crabs in Dongji Town and distributed them to everyone..."
"Why is a two-year-old eating crabs? That's ridiculous!"
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