Sensing the fear in the driver's voice, Ye Jintang took out some silver from his sleeve.
"Driver, I've bought this carriage. If you're afraid, you can leave now."
Seeing how quickly Ye Jintang took out the silver, the coachman quickly reached out and took it.
"Thank you, young lady."
The coachman stopped the carriage and quickly disappeared from their sight.
"But without a driver, how can we move forward?"
The woman felt uneasy after the driver left.
"Green Lotus, you drive the carriage."
Ye Jintang said to Lühe, "Also, keep this on your person."
Since the green lotus was outside the carriage, it was hard to guarantee that there wouldn't be any malevolent energy affecting it.
"Miss……"
Looking at the talisman handed to her by Ye Jintang, and recalling the forest from before, Lühe realized even more that this matter was not simple.
Ye Jintang nodded, as if confirming Lühe's current doubts.
"Yes." Green Lotus's gaze hardened. Her mission was to protect her young mistress, even at the cost of her own life.
The carriage continued on its way, and Ye Jintang noticed the child's unusual behavior, so she gently placed her hand on his forehead.
In just a moment, the child who had been complaining of being cold returned to normal.
"Young lady, you..." The woman was shocked by what she saw.
"Don't worry, nothing will happen."
Ye Jintang's words had a calming effect, able to soothe people and calm them down from their tense emotions.
The carriage stopped at the entrance to the village.
Ye Jintang, along with the woman and child, disembarked from the carriage.
After entering the village, Lühe stayed close to Ye Jintang, not daring to be negligent in the slightest.
"Miss, this place is a bit strange."
Green Lotus looked around warily. Ever since entering the village, she had felt extremely oppressed. She wondered if she was hallucinating, but she saw several dark shadows drifting by.
But when I looked again, it was gone.
The woman quickly led Ye Jintang to a wooden house.
"Miss Ye, this is where I live."
Ye Jintang nodded and followed the woman into the house, which was simply furnished.
"Sister Ye, can you really wake my father up?"
Upon arriving at the bedside, Ye Jintang also saw the father the woman had mentioned.
"Shh, we mustn't disturb Miss Ye's treatment."
Seeing that the child was about to continue asking questions, the woman quickly took him aside.
On the wooden bed, a middle-aged man lay there, his face pale, and his body extremely thin, as if something had drained his life force.
When Ye Jintang took his pulse again, he frowned slightly.
His body not only contained malevolent energy, but also Gu poison, which was very similar to Ye He's situation before.
Most importantly, this Gu is fused with evil energy. If only the evil energy is expelled, the Gu in the body will quickly kill the host when it senses danger.
However, if the Gu is only destroyed, the evil energy will also devour it, turning it into a puppet.
The only solution is to eliminate both the Gu and the evil energy.
This is no easy task.
"Green Lotus, when I am treating you, you take the old lady and this child and stand in the corner. Do not come near without my permission."
Ye Jintang said to Lü He.
She wasn't afraid of these things, but if women and children were also affected, it would only make treatment more complicated.
Upon hearing Ye Jintang's words, Lühe realized that something was amiss.
"Don't worry, Miss, I will keep a close eye on them."
Ye Jintang gave a soft "hmm," and only began the treatment after Lühe led the mother and daughter to a corner.
She took out silver needles from her spatial storage. She needed to sever the connection between the Gu worm and the evil energy immediately, so that the Gu worm wouldn't run rampant in her body after the evil energy was forced out.
One by one, silver needles were inserted into the acupoints on the man's head. After doing this, Ye Jintang drew out a stream of spiritual energy from her spatial storage and poured it into the man's body.
The spiritual energy quickly took effect within the man's body.
The man, who was originally unconscious, suddenly turned black, and then a wisp of black smoke floated out from the top of his head.
The child was so startled by this scene that he burst into tears.
The woman quickly picked up the child, comforting him while cautiously watching in Ye Jintang's direction.
But because of the child's cry, the evil aura that was emanating dared not approach Ye Jintang, and Green Lotus, who had talismans in her arms, could only target the woman and the child.
They were about to head towards them.
Ye Jintang narrowed his eyes slightly and chanted a spell. Then, he said "shut down".
The malevolent aura vanished instantly.
Once the evil energy is eliminated, dealing with the Gu worms inside the man's body will be a piece of cake.
The most direct method is to use its own kind to deal with it.
It's time to let those little trinkets she keeps in her space get out and move around a bit.
After Ye Jintang released the Gu worm, the worm quickly burrowed into the man's body.
Before long, the man who had been unconscious suddenly opened his eyes, let out a sound, and then closed his eyes again.
It seems that the Gu worms tainted with evil energy are indeed extraordinary, as they can control their hosts to call for help from the outside world.
But no matter what you do, it will all be in vain.
Since she came, it wasn't just to treat someone; she also wanted to find out what exactly happened here.
And what caused it to become like this?
The woman was clearly startled by the shout and tried to go forward, but was stopped by Green Lotus.
"Let them come over."
Ye Jintang spoke.
The man's condition has now stabilized.
"yes."
Upon hearing Ye Jintang's command, Lühe withdrew her hand, and the child who had been crying just moments before had now fallen into a deep sleep.
Ye Jintang glanced at it, and only looked away after confirming that nothing was wrong.
The woman looked at the man on the wooden bed, who was still unconscious, and asked cautiously, "Miss Ye, how is my husband?"
Even though so much time had passed and the woman had prepared for the worst, seeing Ye Jintang's abilities rekindled some hope.
He's mostly recovered.
Ye Jintang's answer seemed to reassure the woman.
The woman was very excited and made to kneel down to Ye Jintang again. However, she was holding a child and wanted to put the child on the bed first when she suddenly heard a rustling sound outside the door.
Green Lotus immediately sensed something was wrong. "Miss, there seems to be some noise outside."
Don't go over there.
Seeing that Lühe was about to step forward to check, Ye Jintang said.
Just as she had predicted, a Gu worm appeared inside the man's body; there was definitely not just one.
The shout just now probably attracted all the Gu worms in the vicinity.
Before entering the house, she pasted talismans around the house so that unless the people inside went out on their own, neither evil spirits nor venomous insects could enter.
In response, Ye Jintang looked at Lühe again and said, "Lühe, you stay inside with this old woman and the child. I'll go check on the situation."
"Remember, no matter what happens, you are not allowed to come out until I return."
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