Chapter 118 Xu Shiming Exorcises the Evil Spirit
On the day off, Xu Shiming went home to visit his father, but Xu Tiezui was not there. He was probably out setting up a stall to tell fortunes again.
Xu Shiming prepared dinner and was reading a book at home. After a while, he suddenly heard someone knocking on the door.
"Is Xu Tiezui at home?"
Xu Shiming went to open the door. Standing outside was a man in his thirties, dressed in a dark blue linen robe that reached down to his feet. His clothes were slightly loose but still dignified, and he looked like a servant of a wealthy family.
When he heard that Xu Tiezui was not there, a look of disappointment appeared on the man's face, and he reluctantly looked into the house.
Xu Shiming was a little curious and asked him what he wanted to see Xu Tiezui about.
The man introduced himself and said that he was the housekeeper of Mr. Xu's family in Jiangzhou City. Recently, the young master of the family seemed to be possessed by evil spirits, so he wanted to ask Xu Tiezui to take a look to see if he had bumped into anything.
Possessed?
Xu Shiming, who grew up under the red flag and received a materialistic education, of course did not believe it and asked the housekeeper to explain it in detail.
"Well, it's strange. The young master is studying at Longchang Academy in our city. His grades were quite good when he first enrolled, but over the past year, his test scores have been getting worse and worse.
I've been in the T-class for almost half a year. If I continue like this, I'll be expelled.
The master said that the young master is very talented and works hard every day, but now he has become like this, he must be possessed by evil spirits!"
Oh, it’s my junior fellow apprentice, Xu Shiming thought.
The housekeeper looked Xu Shiming up and down. "Since you are Xu Tiezui's son, you must know something about exorcising demons. Can you please go and take a look first? Our master and his wife are almost dying of anxiety lately."
Xu Shiming thought about it and decided that it would be okay to go and take a look, so he followed the housekeeper out.
The two came to Mr. Xu's house. When Mr. Xu saw that the person who came was not Xu Tiezui but the young Xu Shiming, a hint of disappointment flashed across his face.
But we can only try our best to save the situation.
The young master's name was Xu Ye. He was not tall and looked a little shy. There was some timidity in his eyes when he looked at Xu Shiming.
Longchang Academy is so big, it is normal that the two have never seen it before. Xu Shiming did not mention anything about the academy and walked around Xu Ye.
Master Xu asked nervously, "What's going on? What evil spirit has possessed my son?"
Xu Shiming did not answer and suggested going to Xu Ye's room to take a look.
On the way, Xu Shiming asked Xu Ye whether he often stayed at home.
The housekeeper replied, "The young master has not been in good health since he was young. Madam was worried that the conditions of the academy were too poor and would affect the young master's studies, so she asked the master to buy this house, which is at the foot of the mountain where the academy is located. The young master usually lives at home."
Xu Shiming said "Oh". It is not easy for parents to buy a school district house specifically for their children's studies.
Arriving at Xu Ye's room, the first thing that came into view was bookshelves filling three walls. There were all kinds of classics, history, and literature on the bookshelves, and even Xu Shiming was a little surprised.
Wow, the last time I saw so many books was in the Wanjuan Pavilion of the academy.
Mr. and Mrs. Xu really spent a lot of money on this.
Xu Shiming walked around the bookshelf for a while, his eyes fell on one place, he pondered for a moment, rolled his eyes and calculated, his voice changed to a mysterious deepness, he said to Master Xu:
"I see an invisible energy flowing in this room. If you want to understand the mystery, you need to concentrate and be calm without being disturbed by the outside world. Please leave for a while."
Seeing that he was calm and composed, as if he really had some skills, Master Xu seemed to see hope and said hurriedly, "Good, good!"
Xu Ye was dragged out of his room, a trace of panic flashed across his face.
Xu Shiming was the only one left in the room. He put away his posture and reached out to take the books from the bookcase.
There are three books with "Thousand Character Classic" written on the cover. They are not food, so who would stockpile them?
He opened a copy of Thousand Characters, and the first page was -
"The universe is vast and desolate..."
Page 2——
"When the world was first created by the primordial chaos..."
Xu Shiming raised the corner of his mouth and flipped through a few more books. As expected, they were all folk stories disguised as the Four Books and Five Classics. He smiled and shook his head.
Mr. and Mrs. Xu only knew how to spend a lot of money on their son's studies, but they didn't even know what books their son read every day.
There are at least a dozen books with duplicate names on this bookshelf. If you pay a little more attention, you will find them.
Seeing Xu Shiming coming out of the room, Xu Ye was so nervous that his palms were sweating. If his books were discovered, his parents would beat him to death!
Master Xu took two steps forward and asked, "How is the situation? Has the unrest in the house been resolved?"
Xu Shiming glanced at his junior fellow apprentice with a teasing look, bowed to Master Xu, and said profoundly:
"The Feng Shui layout of this place does have some flaws. The aura of this house does not flow smoothly, resulting in imbalance of yin and yang, which easily attracts evil spirits. However, your study is a Feng Shui treasure land, blessed by Wenquxing.
If you move your son's desk to the study, and have you or your wife accompany him while he reviews his lessons, you can use the auspicious energy of your house and the yang energy of your family to resolve this disaster."
"Oh, that's great." Master Xu slapped his thigh and said to the housekeeper, "If you don't listen to Master Xu, move quickly!"
After saying this, he ordered someone to take out some silver coins as compensation for Xu Shiming's hard work, and said that if his method was really effective, he would reward him handsomely.
Xu Shiming did not refuse, and even winked at Xu Ye before leaving.
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The next morning, a terrified scream pierced the inner courtyard of the prefect's residence.
Ah Lu ran out of Madam Gongsun's room in a panic.
"Quick, go get a doctor!!!"
Half an incense stick of time later, Doctor Li was invited to the mansion. Gongsun Zhi sat in the gauze tent and asked everyone to leave, leaving only A'lu and Doctor Li.
A'lu pulled aside the curtain with horror, revealing Gongsun Zhi's red and swollen face.
Her body was shaking a little, and she didn't know whether she was scared by her own face or angry.
Doctor Li was shocked. He had seen this symptom on Wei's face yesterday.
This is the wife of the prefect, how could Doctor Li dare to neglect her?
He turned around and saw the familiar box of rouge on the dressing table.
"Ma'am, please wait a moment."
After saying that, he asked A Lu to get some white silk, and followed the same method as yesterday, soaking the silk in the water with the pills. In a short while, the rouge on the silk really changed color.
"Madam, this rouge is mixed with a kind of pollen containing toxins." Doctor Li replied truthfully.
Gongsun Zhi looked at A'lu in shock and anger, and his face looked even more terrifying.
"Madam, this rouge was really bought by me personally from Xianglai'er's shop!" A'lu knelt on the ground in fear.
Bi Cong was originally handling official business in the government office. When he heard that his wife had been in trouble, he hurried home. As soon as he entered the house, he heard Ah Lu's words.
Looking at his wife's beautiful face, her cheeks were now as red as if they had been scalded by boiling water. It was unbearable to look at it.
Bi Wenwen, who followed her mother in, was so scared by her mother that she burst into tears on the spot.
Bi Cong's face turned pale. Ah Lu was taken in by himself and his wife since she was a child, and her monthly salary was higher than other servants in the mansion. She would not do something like buying fake goods to harm her master just for a little money.
Doctor Li quickly comforted her: "Madam, don't worry. The toxins in this flower will only make your skin red and itchy. It has no other harmful effects. The symptoms will disappear in a few days."
Gongsun Zhi was relieved at this, but how could he not pursue such a matter?
Bi Cong looked gloomy:
"Come here, surround this rouge shop and bring everyone back to the government office for strict interrogation!"
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