As we walked out of Buwen Hall, the three of us couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"This old man is really not to be underestimated. He actually cured you. I thought you were going to be in big trouble."
Luo Tianhe punched me and grinned.
"I just had terrible luck. Didn't you hear how awful I was? You two should have had a taste of it."
Hearing him say that, I couldn't help but speak in a hoarse voice.
"We considered you a true brother, and you turned out to be so vicious."
Li Huai, who was standing next to me, also punched me.
"Hehe, Luo Tianhe can't take this suffering, but Li Huai, you're in for a world of hurt."
Even though Li Huai punched me, I wasn't angry. I just chuckled and said...
Li Huai was a little confused. "Brother Yan, what do you mean by that?"
"Hehe, that Demon-Slaying Needle technique isn't so easy to learn. That old man will probably make you experience it for yourself."
I chuckled. It wasn't that I was lying to him; it was just that my grandfather had told me:
To truly master this medical technique, the most important thing is to experience it firsthand. Therefore, almost everyone who learns the "Breaking Evil Needle" technique has been severely tormented by it.
Upon hearing what I said, Li Huai's face immediately turned pale.
Seeing that I didn't seem to be faking it, he stammered:
"Yan, Brother Yan, I'm the top employee at our funeral home. How can we function without me? How could I possibly have time to study medicine every day?!"
"It's alright. Just use the time you spend at the bar to study medicine. I'll tell the people at the bar to kick you out whenever they see you."
Luo Tianhe laughed from the side.
Li Huai's face immediately turned even uglier; it was truly a case of misfortunes never coming singly!
"No, no, Brother Luo, have you ever heard the saying, 'Time is like water in a sponge, you can always squeeze some out'?"
"Alright, stop fooling around. This is your chance, you have to seize it. Look at Dr. Sun, people are begging him to treat them, and he often scolds his patients like they're his grandsons."
I looked at Li Huai and said seriously.
"Yes, Brother Yan, I know. I will study hard."
Li Huai said with a bitter face.
"Okay, you should take a day off tomorrow. We'll go find Master Zhang Qingxiao. He should be back by now."
Upon hearing me mention this, Luo Tianhe couldn't help but show excitement.
The incident with Lao Dao was always a thorn in his side; he would feel uncomfortable until it was removed.
"I asked for leave on the first day. I hope this old man won't give me a hard time later."
Li Huai muttered to himself.
He had witnessed the old man's bad temper before; he took leave on the very first day. He wondered how they would deal with him later!
"It's alright, there's a reason for it. Just say I asked you to invite them."
I waved my hand.
I haven't been home in a long time, and I'm not staying at Luotianhe's place today either.
Luo Tianhe dropped me off at my doorstep and then left with Li Huai. I lifted the carpet and took out the key.
To my surprise, the hanged ghost seemed to have disappeared.
I was completely confused.
Looking back now, I'm not entirely sure how that hanged ghost came to be.
However, I was exhausted both physically and mentally at that moment, and too lazy to pursue the matter. I quickly washed up and fell asleep as soon as I got into bed.
The next day, I first called Zhang Qiang to ask him if Master Zhang Qingxiao had returned.
Zhang Qiang gave me a positive answer.
I immediately got up and tidied myself up, then found Li Huai and Luo Tianhe, and drove to the Taoist priest's courtyard.
Upon seeing the Taoist priest, Luo Tianhe was somewhat excited.
The Taoist priest, however, looked at me with a furrowed brow.
He was making a hand seal, and before I could speak, the Taoist priest asked:
"Have you encountered a vixen?"
Upon hearing this, I nodded.
My master's skills are truly profound. Logically speaking, Doctor Sun should have already removed all the demonic energy from my body.
Master shouldn't be able to tell.
"It looks like you're seriously injured, but you're lucky to have found a master."
Master Zhang Qingxiao breathed a sigh of relief and then looked at me again, asking:
"By the way, has the matter in Gejia Village been resolved?"
I nodded and told him what had happened.
Master Zhang Qingxiao was clearly somewhat frightened.
"I thought it was just a simple meat dumpling, but I didn't expect it to be so dangerous! Chen Yan, you really have more potential than I imagined!"
I scratched my head, feeling a little embarrassed by the Taoist priest's sudden praise.
“Chen Yan, I’m not joking with you. Even ordinary Taoist priests can’t handle that level of meat dumpling, and you can only be considered a half-baked Taoist at best.”
"After all, you didn't have an Earth Soul before, and it wasn't until you found it recently that you were able to practice Taoist arts."
"Chen Yan, you have surpassed your master; you are even more outstanding than your grandfather."
Luo Tianhe had always been by my side, so he naturally knew about this past event, but Li Huai was somewhat puzzled.
This wasn't the first time he'd heard about Earth Souls, but he really didn't know what they did.
"But you must have come here to see me about something else."
"Yes, Master is indeed insightful; nothing can be hidden from you."
I offered a quick compliment, then took out the human skin sachet and recounted to the Taoist priest what had happened after I left the manor.
When the Taoist priest heard the name "ghost Taoist," a look of horror appeared on his usually calm face.
He asked, word by word:
"Chen Yan, are you sure you didn't see wrong? That guy really is a Taoist priest?"
I nodded firmly, and the Taoist robe made of several layers of human skin stained with dark brown blood left a particularly deep impression on me!
"Yes, I saw it too."
Luo Tianhe, who was standing next to me, also spoke up.
"Master, do you know who that ghostly Taoist priest is?"
Seeing Zhang Qingxiao's reaction, I knew he must know something.
As expected, Daoist Zhang Qingxiao's expression was extremely solemn, and he slowly spoke:
"If what you've encountered is truly that kind of thing, then the situation is a thousand times more dangerous than you imagine!"
"That kind of thing?"
I hesitated before asking.
Master Zhang Qingxiao remained silent for a long time, and only our slightly heavy breathing could be heard in the room.
He stood up, slowly walked to the window, and looked at the bright sunshine outside. The sunlight shone on his face, but it could not dispel the deep and unyielding solemnity between his brows.
“Some ancient Taoist priests pursued immortality by any means necessary and have fallen into demonic ways.”
After a long while, Master Zhang finally spoke slowly.
Ancient times?
Immediately, Luo Tianhe, Li Huai, and I looked at each other in disbelief. That ghostly Taoist priest had actually survived from ancient times to the present day?
"But, but how could that be, Master? A person's lifespan is limited!"
I stammered.
Suddenly, the Taoist priest turned his head and stared straight at me.
"Who told you that thing was a person?"
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