Su Ya led Master Wang and his daughter, following the map in her mind, straight towards the Tianqing Taoist Temple.
Halfway there, Mr. Wang sensed that something was wrong.
The girl led the way, but the number of people dwindled, and there wasn't even a small shop to be found.
They have been climbing for four or five hours, from morning to afternoon.
Master Wang was also impressed by the girl's stamina; she wasn't afraid of getting tired at all.
But as fewer and fewer people arrived, Old Wang became worried. Could it be that the girl had deliberately led him here?
But thinking about it again, besides the girl's fare, he only had a few hundred yuan on him, and the most valuable thing was the taxi, which wasn't at the foot of the mountain.
Only then did I feel relieved.
Suddenly he saw the girl stop.
He stood still, looking left and right, then paced back and forth, as if searching for something.
They didn't say anything, and they've been searching for almost half an hour.
Finally, Master Wang couldn't contain his doubts any longer and asked, "Young lady, what are you looking for? I don't think this road leads to the top of the mountain. What do you want to do to us? Let me tell you, we don't have any money."
Su Ya smiled after hearing what Master Wang said.
“Master Wang, you’re overthinking it. I know you came up the mountain to get treatment for your daughter.”
"How do you know? Who told you?"
Upon hearing Su Ya's words, Master Wang suddenly tensed up.
“Master Wang, don’t be nervous. I mean you no harm. I happened to be at the restaurant yesterday and I heard what you and Master Li were saying.”
Suya explained.
Mr. Wang recalled that he and Lao Li had indeed eaten at a restaurant yesterday. At one point, he saw a young girl walk in and ask if there was any dinner left, but Mr. Wang didn't pay much attention at the time.
Thinking about this, Master Wang had a flash of inspiration and connected all the dots. Then he asked, "You heard what Lao Li and I were saying, and you knew I was coming to Daishan today, so you deliberately hired my car? You weren't originally going to Daishan to see the sunrise."
"right,"
Suya answered readily.
"So what's your purpose? Why did you insist on following my car to Daishan?"
“I came to Daishan to find someone. After listening to what you said, I think the person I came to Daishan to find is the same person you came to Daishan to find. Also, after listening to my daughter’s symptoms at the restaurant, I think she has the legendary soul loss syndrome.”
"Aphasia, what is that?"
Master Wang then asked.
"It is said that a person has three souls and six spirits, and none of them can be missing. If one loses their soul, the symptoms are similar to those of your daughter. The person becomes dazed and confused, and is unaware of hot, cold, or pain. If such a person is not treated in time, they will later experience leg weakness, general fatigue, lack of energy, and eventually become bedridden, which may even lead to death."
Suya told him the truth as she knew it. She didn't scare Master Wang; people with amnesia are indeed like that.
When Mr. Wang heard the girl describe the same symptoms as his daughter, he lowered his guard and believed her.
But thinking about what the girl said later, he felt like a heavy stone was pressing on his heart. He asked worriedly.
"Is there a cure for that kind of amnesia?"
"It's treatable, but we need to find the cause."
After thinking for a moment, Su Ya said, "After all, if we want to cure Master Wang's daughter, we still need Master Wang's cooperation."
Upon hearing that there was a cure, Mr. Wang smiled for the first time in a long time. He happily said to the girl, "Is what you said true? My daughter's illness can be cured?"
"It is indeed curable, but it's a bit tricky because this disease can't be solved with medicine; it requires some mystical magic. And it also requires someone's help."
Suya answered Master Wang's questions in as much detail as possible.
Upon hearing this, Master Wang hurriedly said, "Where is the person you're talking about? Don't worry, as long as they can cure my daughter's illness, I will find them for you no matter where they are in the world."
"No need, he will appear on his own."
Suya said calmly.
While Su Ya was chatting with Master Wang, she didn't stop walking. Sometimes she went east, sometimes west, sometimes south, and sometimes north. In the time it took to talk, she had gone around in circles more than a dozen times.
Suddenly, she stopped.
She spotted a jujube-sized stone in the grass. It was odd, as the path was littered with small stones, so Suya hadn't noticed it at first. Later, she accidentally kicked it and discovered it didn't budge.
This must be the key point of the formation.
Then I saw her stomp hard on that stone.
Then I heard a clicking sound, like gears turning, followed by a rumbling sound that grew louder and louder. Then I felt the mountain shaking, like an earthquake.
A fog rose before our eyes.
Mr. Wang immediately hugged his daughter tightly in his arms and tried to run down the mountain.
Then the girl said, "Stand still."
Master Wang immediately froze, too afraid to move.
After a while, the mountain stopped shaking, the ground stopped trembling, and the fog dissipated.
Master Wang discovered that everything in front of him had changed again.
It wasn't completely bare just now.
Now he could vaguely see a Taoist temple not far away. However, the temple was different from the ones he had seen before. The halls and pavilions were scattered and solemn, but they were quite dilapidated, as if they had suffered some great disaster. The plaque above was swaying. Upon closer inspection, Master Wang saw the four large characters "Tianqing Taoist Temple" written on the plaque.
Although the Taoist temple was dilapidated, Master Wang still shouted excitedly.
"Could this be the legendary abode of immortals?"
Then Su Ya said coldly, "Master Wang, there are no immortals here, only an old Taoist priest who likes to cause trouble."
An old Taoist priest who catches demons.
Master Wang took the word "demonic behavior" as "demon catching."
Looks like he's found the right place this time. His daughter is saved.
"What did you say? There's a monster here?"
As soon as Master Wang finished speaking, an old Taoist priest with an air of otherworldly wisdom emerged from the temple. Just as described in the book, he wore a dark purple Taoist robe embroidered with yin-yang symbols, representing the trigrams Gen and Zhen, Xun and Kun, and carried a whisk. He wore wide socks and cloud-patterned shoes, exuding an aura of ethereal grace.
When the old Taoist priest came out, he looked menacing, as if he was ready to fight someone to the death.
Upon seeing Su Ya standing outside, her expression immediately changed to one of delight. She exclaimed, "My dear disciple, you said you'd come, so you could have just let us know. Why did you have to demolish your master's Taoist temple? The repairs will cost a fortune!"
Master Wang: "Young lady, are you his apprentice?"
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