"Chu... the Half-Immortal?"
Feng Yang was somewhat bewildered.
Is it possible that the person with this title, which sounds like a con artist, is actually a student of similar age?
If we disregard Chu Yuying's appearance and only hear the name "Chu Banxian," the image that comes to Feng Yang's mind must be that of a village girl with long, shiny, greasy hair that she never washes, who closes one eye and uses only the other to look at people, who shakes with every step she takes, and who mutters incomprehensible incantations.
This is the kind of image that truly deserves this statement...
Feng Yang's lips twitched slightly.
His shaman-like appearance was what made Chu the Half-Immortal. Chu Yuying was so beautiful that even he, from another school, had heard of her as a campus belle. How could she have such a rustic nickname?
"It was her!"
Unexpectedly, his father, who had always been his idol and was usually serious and imposing, showed a deep sense of awe upon hearing the name Chu Banxian.
Feng Yang: ...
what?
What are you doing?
Don't tell me, even you, Dad, admire Chu Yuying?
“Son, you’ve been in school all this time and don’t understand the ways of adults. This Master Chu is incredibly capable. Don’t let her young age fool you; she can solve many problems that even seniors can’t. We wouldn’t even dare to think of asking such a highly skilled person for help, and yet you know her?”
The mother was equally excited, her hopeful eyes filled with eagerness, wanting reassurance from her son. "Are you sure the person you know is indeed Master Chu, without a doubt?"
"There's no mistake. She's the only one in the entire Weiyang area named Chu Yuying, and she's the only one who holds the title of 'Ultimate High School Level Spirit Master.' It's definitely her."
Feng Yang nodded blankly, his expression strange.
He simply couldn't connect the "fortune teller" his parents were talking about with Chu Yuying.
The reason Feng Yang chose to seek out Chu Yuying was because he didn't have many other options. After all, the gap between those so-called experts and him, a student, was too great. Even if Feng Yang wanted to seek them out, he had no way to do so.
Moreover, the prices these experts offered were extremely high...
Feng Yang felt he couldn't afford it.
But now his parents are telling him...
Are those experts not as good as the people you find yourself?
Is Chu Yuying really that amazing?
"That's wonderful! Honey, if Master Chu really comes, then why do we need to look for any other masters or experts? Who could be more skilled than Chu Yuying?"
The mother pounded her fist in her palm. Her mood, which had been low because she couldn't find a master, suddenly brightened up because of this good news.
"Yes...it would be great if we could really invite them."
The father also breathed a sigh of relief, and in his joy, he even thought of lighting a cigarette at that moment.
"Dad, Mom, is the person you're talking about the same person I know? Is Chu Yuying... really that amazing?"
Feng Yang was still somewhat incredulous; he simply couldn't connect Chu Yuying with the fortune teller his parents had been talking about.
It just feels so out of place!
They're about the same age as me, both high school students, yet they're so amazing?
"Master Chu has solved far too many problems. Although we don't know why Master Chu is so powerful at such a young age, some people say she is a reincarnation of a true immortal, and others say she was a Bodhisattva in her previous life... Let me tell you about something that happened recently."
Seeing that her son truly didn't understand, the mother was afraid that Feng Yang would offend his only savior again, so she thought for a moment and then spoke up.
No wonder they admire Chu Yuying so much...
This is because nothing Chu Yuying has ever done has been simple.
At a young age, she solved the evil spirit that had plagued Niluo Village in Jiang City for more than ten years right after her debut. Before Chu Yuying arrived, the evil spirit in Niluo Village would cause trouble every year, causing accidents to happen to the villagers in various unexpected ways. For example, today the pillar of the village in the east was injured at the construction site, and Old Li in the west of the village was fine yesterday, but suddenly became bedridden and terminally ill the next day.
For example, someone's child was suddenly abducted...
Strange things like this happen several times a year. As the number of occurrences increased, rumors began to circulate in Niluo Village that evil spirits were causing trouble. The rumors grew, and more and more people believed them, causing panic among the villagers.
After all, villages are the perfect breeding ground for superstition, and witnessing accidents happening to those around them was a huge shock to the villagers of Mud Snail Village.
Friends who were drinking or eating together just the day before suddenly have an accident today, causing panic and inevitably making people wonder if they will be next.
In a panic, under the organization of the village chief, every household in Niluo Village pooled together some money to invite shamans or experts to come to the village to see what strange thing was ruining the feng shui of their village.
At first, the villagers of Niluo Village were quite happy, thinking that since they had invited an expert, the problem would surely be solved.
The occasional accidents are like a Damocles' sword hanging over their heads, making the villagers of Mud Snail Village live in fear, afraid that they or their relatives will be next.
Now that a master has arrived, they are saved.
Almost everyone held the same idea, but as the saying goes, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment, and they were soon disappointed.
Whether it was a highly accomplished monk, a renowned shaman, or even a Taoist priest from some remote corner of the mountain, they invited them all, but none of it worked.
Everything was fine at first. The expert said it was okay, and everyone thought the problem was solved, so they went back to work without worry.
But soon, another accident occurred, making the villagers of Niluo Village instantly realize that the master had made a mistake.
This time, it was an orphan, similar to a village guardian. He lost his parents at a young age and grew up eating food from various families in the village. He was about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old. No one knows where he stole a bottle of liquor, or perhaps he found it in the trash can. In any case, no one knows where the liquor came from. All that is known is that the next day, this orphan was found holding an empty liquor bottle, reeking of alcohol, and collapsed in a ditch. He never got up again.
The person is dead.
If before consulting the expert, although there were accidents, no one had died, then this time is different.
The village was instantly in an uproar.
Almost everyone felt that the master's skills were insufficient; instead of eliminating the evil spirit, he had angered it and retaliated with even more ruthless and cruel methods.
Just as the indignant villagers were about to gather and confront the so-called expert who had assured them he could resolve the issue...
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