Chapter 32 Bewitching and Mind-Destroying Curse
The receptionist looked up, a look of surprise in her eyes.
She clearly remembered that Gu Jing had just come by yesterday.
In her memory, Miss Gu Jing usually visited her mother twice a week.
It is extremely rare for someone to visit for two consecutive days like this.
The staff at the front desk couldn't help but feel sympathy.
She knew that for Gu Jing, every time she faced her mother, who had lost her mind and was in a daze, it was an invisible and heavy mental torment.
Gu Jing rushed over as soon as visiting hours began, her eyes etched with dark circles, making her look dull and haggard.
She seemed to have lost all her vitality overnight, clearly having stayed up all night.
Gu Jing dragged her heavy steps into ward 603.
When she saw Ye Zhirou on the hospital bed, she could no longer suppress her grief, and tears welled up in her eyes.
My mother was once so refined and loved beauty, taking meticulous care of every detail of herself.
In Gu Jing's memory, Ye Zhirou had a bright smile, slender and long fingers painted with light nail polish, and a head of beautiful black hair, every strand of which was carefully styled.
But now, the disease has ruthlessly robbed her of her mind, and her former radiance has long since vanished.
The mother before me was thin, her eyes staring blankly at the ceiling.
Her hair was scattered messily on the pillow, and she looked utterly disheveled.
A spark of anger quietly ignited in Gu Jing's heart.
The fire burned brighter and brighter, gradually spreading throughout her body and consuming all her reason.
She silently repeated it to herself over and over again:
It was her father who did it, it was Gu Yuncong who did it...
With these feelings in mind, Gu Jing went straight to Lu Yao's ward next door.
Filled with anger and pain, she forgot even the basic courtesy of knocking and pushed the door open to go inside.
Inside the ward, Lu Yao was sitting on the edge of the bed, enjoying her breakfast under the careful care of Nurse Zheng.
Lu Yao, dressed in a loose hospital gown with her hair casually tied back, was obediently drinking soy milk.
Gu Jing's sudden intrusion startled Nurse Zheng.
There weren't many VIP patients on the sixth floor, so Nurse Zheng naturally recognized Gu Jing.
However, in the environment of this mental hospital, it is not common for patients to visit each other.
Nurse Zheng frowned slightly and asked in confusion, "Ms. Gu, is there something you need?"
"Well……"
Gu Jing then seemed to wake up from a dream and calmed down.
She realized that by talking to someone diagnosed with mental illness in front of medical staff, she was probably no different from a madwoman in the eyes of others.
She forced a smile and glanced at Lu Yao, whose expression was obedient. "I went to the wrong place. I'm sorry, Nurse Zheng."
Lu Yao also raised her head, her gaze meeting Gu Jing's.
While Nurse Zheng wasn't looking, Lu Yao winked at Gu Jing, seemingly hiding something.
Gu Jing paused for a moment, then walked out of the ward with mixed feelings.
Back in ward 603, Gu Jing's mind was in turmoil, constantly replaying the scene from earlier in her mind.
Is Lu Yao really mentally ill?
Is she really a highly skilled Taoist master hiding in a mental hospital?
Suddenly, the silence in the ward was broken by the soft sound of flapping wings.
Gu Jing raised her head.
A paper crane, folded from paper, wobbled and flew towards her.
The origami cranes seemed to have a life of their own, fluttering their tiny wings.
Finally, it stopped in front of Gu Jing.
Gu Jing looked around; the ward was empty except for her and her stunned mother.
She instinctively reached out and waved her hand in the air, trying to determine if there were any tow lines or wires around her.
However, there was nothing there.
This origami crane is truly flying freely!
Gu Jing's heart suddenly raced, and she carefully reached out to catch the origami crane.
Upon closer inspection, she noticed writing on the origami cranes. After hesitating for a moment, she finally opened them.
It was written in neat handwriting:
[At 9 PM, Trembling Music will play; only those with a special connection will participate.]
Gu Jing clutched the note tightly in her hand, as if she had grasped a sliver of hope.
...
As agreed with Gu Jing, Lu Yao went live on time.
Good evening, Master Qiannian. Will I be the one destined to meet you tonight?
[Host, is there only one lucky person each day? Can you give me more spots? I'm so upset I could cry.]
Lu Yao smiled slightly at the screen, "The person destined for today has appeared. It's a girl who received my origami crane."
[Holy crap, when did the streamer secretly send out the origami cranes? Why didn't they tell us viewers in the live stream to grab them?!]
In the live stream, Lu Yao wore a plain white Taoist robe, and her long hair was easily tied up with a wooden hairpin.
He was surrounded by ethereal energy, as if he were in a fairyland.
Gu Jing had been waiting for a long time, and nervousness overwhelmed her.
When Lu Yao appeared in the center of the screen, Gu Jing's pupils suddenly contracted.
These are clearly two different people.
The girl I saw in the mental hospital during the day, wearing a hospital gown, had undergone a miraculous transformation.
Although the outlines of their eyebrows and eyes are vaguely similar, the cool and aloof temperament that emanates from within is like moonlight, making people dare not look directly at them.
Gu Jing's Adam's apple bobbed.
This person doesn't look like a mental patient at all.
It is clearly a banished immortal descending to the mortal realm, temporarily residing in the mundane world.
Masters are known for their unpredictable and mysterious ways; what is the ability to change one's appearance in an instant?
Gu Jing clicked the button to request a connection without hesitation.
To avoid being recognized by acquaintances and learning about her family's shameful secrets, she deliberately wore a mask and a baseball cap, covering herself up completely, revealing only a pair of anxious eyes.
For Gu Jing, the most important thing right now is to find out the truth behind her mother's suffering.
She steadied herself and tried to make her voice sound calm.
"Master of a Thousand Years," Gu Jing obediently followed the address used in the live stream, without calling out Lu Yao's real name, "Please tell me, what exactly happened to my mother?"
Looking at the anxious expression on Gu Jing's face, Lu Yao nodded and said, "All the doctors diagnosed your mother with dementia caused by acute meningitis. Actually, we can't blame them, because it's beyond their understanding."
Gu Jing's face was pale, and her hands clenched involuntarily. "What... exactly is it?"
She was afraid to hear that answer.
“That was a curse,” Lu Yao said heavily. “A mind-altering curse that could strip your mother of all her senses, disrupt her thinking, and plunge her into a state of confusion and madness. I think your mother did have meningitis ten years ago, but it was definitely not that serious. The person who cast the curse took advantage of her vulnerability and cast the curse on her. The doctors mistook the effects of the mind-altering curse for the consequences of acute meningitis.”
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