"The southwest belongs to Kun, which is the entrance to the Yin realm."
I tore open Mengmeng's collar, revealing a faint purple bruise below her collarbone: "Remember to call her name when you burn the paper money, so that the wandering ghosts won't steal your money."
Xiaoyue hummed in agreement.
I unbuttoned Mengmeng's clothes.
There was a black spot the size of a copper coin on the area around her heart, which was the residual yin energy from the water-suppressing talisman.
Since I didn't have silver needles, I used sewing needles and inserted them into her Lingtai, Shendao, and Zhiyang acupoints in turn. Each silver needle glowed with a faint red light.
“The Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classic says, ‘Grains nourish, fruits assist.’”
As I performed acupuncture on Mengmeng, I said, "For the first three days after she wakes up, she can only drink millet porridge. Millet is yellow and enters the spleen, which can replenish the middle and boost qi."
"Why can we only eat bland food?"
"Her soul was corrupted by yin energy, and her spleen and stomach were weak and cold."
I inserted the last needle into Mengmeng's Mingmen acupoint: "Oily and spicy foods belong to Yang fire, which will burn her Yin spirit. Just like a newly sprouted seedling, it cannot withstand the scorching sun."
As soon as he finished speaking, the silver needle suddenly trembled violently.
Mengmeng's body arched and then fell heavily back down, letting out a hoarse groan.
I grabbed the silver lock and pressed it against her chest. The words "Slay the Dragon" on the lock suddenly lit up, and a faint light entered her skin.
"She's awake!" Xiaoyue exclaimed.
The moment Mengmeng opened her eyes, I caught a glimpse of a faint blue light in them.
That's the lingering remnant of the water-suppressing talisman; it must be completely eradicated.
I bit my fingertip and drew a spell to break the curse on the back of the silver lock. Warm blood flowed along the patterns on the tortoise shell, emitting a faint burnt smell.
"Take her to the local temple three days later."
I hung the silver lock back around Mengmeng's neck: "Use willow branches dipped in rootless water to cleanse her body, and then burn three sticks of incense to thank the Earth God."
Then I said to Xiaoyue, "From now on, on the first and fifteenth of each lunar month, I will cook mashed yam for her to eat. Yam belongs to the earth element and can help to strengthen the soul."
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