Chapter 64 A Willow Comb
"It's been almost two months. I went on a trip, and when I came back, I don't know why it suddenly turned into this. Sometimes it flares up every two or three days, and recently I've been losing control of myself almost every day."
Just as I expected!
"It must have happened while you were traveling. Did you bring back anything special or meaningful from your trip?"
Jinli thought about it and realized there wasn't much to it, except for some local specialties she bought.
"By the way, when we were traveling, we passed by a temple. There were combs for sale at the entrance of the temple. They looked interesting, so we bought one. It wasn't expensive, only a little over a hundred yuan."
"Auntie, could I take a look at your comb?"
Jinli got up and soon took out the comb, which was surprisingly placed in an exquisite box.
Gu Yunxi opened the box. Black energy swirled around the comb, dissipating from inside the house and eventually connecting with the willow tree outside.
"We are all of the same origin."
Gu Yunxi picked up the comb. "It's this comb that's causing Aunt Jin to have these recurring seizures."
"What? You mean this comb? How is that possible? It's just an ordinary comb."
"wrong!"
Jinli snatched the comb back. "Who exactly are you? Didn't you come here to chat with us? Are you some kind of fake charlatan?"
She turned her gaze to Li Hu and saw his eyes gleam. "Li Hu, it's you again."
Gu Yunxi took the comb from her hand and patted her shoulder. "Uncle Li, you can see it too. This comb is slowly changing Aunt Jin. Has her temper become more irritable these past few months?"
"Yes, yes, yes!"
Li Hu felt that everything Gu Yunxi said was correct.
"She used to be very gentle and never yelled at me or the children. But she suddenly changed after she came back from her trip, which made me suspect that she was seeing someone else. I even secretly followed her, but nothing happened."
Later, she gradually became delirious. I took her to see a doctor, but they couldn't find anything wrong. We'd also been swindled out of some money by fake charlatans before. So, Master Gu, is it possible for our family to return to what it was before? It all depends on you.”
"Do you really think this comb is the problem?"
Jin Li stared intently at the comb in Gu Yunxi's hand. "It's just an ordinary comb, how can it have such great power?"
Gu Yunxi touched the comb. "Didn't I just say that we are all from the same root? This comb and the weeping willows planted in the courtyard outside are, in layman's terms, from the same ancestor. It's just that it was made into a comb and the material is willow!"
When you get home, the comb resonates with the willow tree, and it is because of this that you will slowly begin to change.
Right now you're just having occasional bouts of madness, but it won't be long before you completely lose your mind, and even your family will suffer a series of misfortunes.
Gu Yunxi said this on purpose, because the bad luck charm from last time had already come true on Li Ya!
Last night, while sitting with Li Hu, she immediately noticed that he resembled Li Ya; it turned out they were father and daughter.
"Yunxi, no... Master Gu, please help our family. I was deceived by Gu Yan when she did that to you last time."
What?
Gu Yunlang looked at the two of them with a puzzled expression. How come he didn't know about this?
He spends all his time with his sister. When did the two of them go out?
I remember now. When Liu Ying came to our house to deliver the invitation, it seemed like the group went out. Could something unpleasant have happened that day?
After thinking for a moment, she sent a message to her older brother, asking him to investigate what exactly happened that afternoon.
"It's good that you know. Fortunately, you have a wise father. I can help you with this matter. However, if you continue to help Gu Yan do evil things and bully others, you will suffer the consequences, not only of what happened today, but you may even lose your lives."
The family's hearts skipped a beat, especially Li Hu's. Looking at his daughter, who was usually so gentle and weak, how could she have bullied the master? It seemed that he had been too busy and had neglected to manage her properly!
"Master, I'm sorry. I will definitely discipline my daughter properly. I never expected that this unfilial daughter would do such a thing to you. I apologize on her behalf. As you can see, she has already suffered retribution and has been plagued by bad luck lately. Please forgive her, as an adult can forgive a petty person."
"Um!"
Gu Yunxi took the comb and went to the courtyard. When she walked to the willow tree, she was surprised to find that the willow branches were moving without any wind.
The drooping branches all stood up, like a chaotic dance of demons!
Gu Yunxi took a step forward, and the power of the willow branch seemed to weaken a little.
She took the knife from Gu Yunlang's hand and gently slid it across the branch. Unexpectedly, red liquid seeped out.
"Doesn't this look like the red wine you like to drink?"
Li Hu shrugged awkwardly, but was also startled. "Has this tree become a spirit?"
"Yeah, if this continues, the tree will develop a spirit, and it will run out in the middle of the night to harm people. Just imagine how terrifying that would be."
"Master Gu, what do we do now? Should I find someone to dig it out?"
"Once it takes root, even if you dig it up, will you remove all its roots? It might even grow faster!"
"Go find some gasoline, and I'll use my magic to burn it. After that, your family will be back to normal."
Li Hu made a phone call, and soon a truckload of gasoline was delivered.
Several buckets of oil were poured down, but they all seeped into the soil. "Master, I'll go prepare the fire."
"Your fire is useless."
Gu Yunxi took out a few talismans from her bag, looked at them, and then put them back in her bag.
These talismans are too valuable; 2 million isn't worth it. We should find some less powerful ones to reduce costs and make more money.
Gu Yunlang looked at his younger sister's retreating figure with doting eyes. Once he had the money, he would definitely buy her the things she liked the most, pamper her, and cherish her.
After sticking the talismans to the tree, Gu Yunxi threw the comb under the tree.
Suddenly, the tree burst into flames.
The group took a few steps back, smelling the pungent odor. The fire was growing larger and larger, almost engulfing the entire weeping willow.
Li Hu thought he might be seeing things. Why did he see the tree twisting? Was it in pain from being burned?
When he turned around, he saw that his wife was deathly pale, sweat beaded on her forehead, hunched over, and panting heavily.
"Master, what is this?"
"It's alright, she'll be fine in a bit. Go and help her up. After all, she uses a comb to comb her hair every day, and she's already suffered the backlash. Once this tree is burned, everything will be over."
Curious neighbors peeked into their yard and saw that they were burning a tree. They were relieved, thinking there had been a fire.
The fire burned for several hours, until it finally went out at four o'clock!
With a loud "bang," the tree vanished without a trace, leaving no sign of ever having been planted in the corner of the wall!
"Alright, mission accomplished!"
Gu Yunxi clapped her hands!
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