"Taoist Huang, you should know about what happened at the villa area. Gao Qiang asked you to go over there. How did it go? Would you mind telling me?"
"Oh, about that? I didn't find any monsters at the villa, just traces of talismans. I can't really tell you that, but the other party was definitely human, not some mutated beast from outside."
I performed a ritual to clean the entire interior of the villa. If I'm careful in the future and don't let anyone take advantage of me, nothing should happen again.
"Using talismans? Could it be that the Taoist priests also want to harm us?" Miao Xin thought to herself. She hadn't offended any Taoist practitioners, so this was very strange.
"It may not necessarily be a Taoist priest. This world is vast, and there are too many capable people. I dare not be certain."
This Taoist priest Huang was indeed quite capable. Upon entering the villa, he immediately noticed traces of talismans used, but he couldn't guess what kind of talismans were used.
Gao Qiang didn't explain in detail, only saying that his boss had been frightened and that he should check if there was anything unclean in the villa. He then performed a ritual to cleanse it. He couldn't guarantee the effectiveness of the ritual.
"Taoist Huang, to be honest, if someone really used a talisman to harm someone, I think it was targeting me."
I was perfectly fine, I don't know why, but suddenly my face and body became incredibly itchy. When I touched it, the flesh on my face just started to fall off, and I didn't feel any pain at all.
If you resist the urge to scratch, you'll only feel itchy, and the skin won't peel off. However, even the slightest external contact will cause itching.
The flesh on my body looked like it was ulcerated. But after a few minutes, the symptoms completely disappeared. What do you think happened?
Hearing Miao Xin's words, the Taoist priest was also shocked. What was going on? The symptoms she described sounded like poisoning. But the flesh on her body was rotting and falling off in pieces—even his ancestor couldn't have done that!
What kind of talisman can have this effect? He wants to learn!
Now he finally understood why Miao Xin hadn't let him turn on the lights when she came in—she was afraid he'd be scared if he saw them.
"Miss Miao, would it be convenient for me to take a look at the wound?" He couldn't know the specific problem just by talking.
"Okay, Taoist Huang, you should be prepared. I might look a little scary right now," Miao Xin said, pulling off the scarf covering her face.
The Taoist priest turned on the light. Although he was prepared, he still couldn't help but take two steps back and gasp.
Miao Xin's face was now unrecognizable; her nose was just two bloody holes.
The skin and flesh on one cheekbone had completely peeled off, leaving a pitted and uneven surface, exposing the bone and blood-red tissue underneath. It looked terrifying.
The other side of his face was slightly better, except that some skin had fallen off his chin. Under the light, he looked quite grotesque.
You can't recognize Miao Xin at all. She's practically a ghost.
"Miss Miao, how can you not treat such a serious injury? It's fortunate that the weather is cold now, but leaving it exposed like this would easily lead to infection. Look, the wound here is already festering!"
The Taoist priest felt quite sorry for her. She was originally a very pretty girl, but now she was completely disfigured. He wondered who could be so cruel. He didn't believe there was no grudge between them.
"I know, but the medicine in the first-aid kit is only for temporary relief, and all I can do is disinfect."
There's no way to stitch up my wound, and I've already tried to find a doctor in the army. Looking at me like this, who wouldn't be terrified?
Miao Xin was telling the truth. Although the military are the people's soldiers, they can't save just anyone.
Given her current condition, Dr. Wang examined her the other day and said there wasn't a good treatment plan at the moment, which seemed quite perplexing.
I guess they didn't have enough medicine for her, otherwise they could have given her a few stitches.
"I do know a little medicine. Although I can't restore your appearance, I can stop the wound from worsening and reduce your pain. It must hurt a lot right now, so eat this."
As he spoke, the Taoist priest took out a piece of yellow paper from his pocket, lit it on fire, muttered a few words, put it in a bowl, added cold water, and handed it to Jian Ning.
"Right now, let alone just giving her talisman water, even if you gave her some poison and said it could relieve the pain, Miao Xin would probably drink it."
I said thank you, took the bowl, and drank the water in one gulp. And you know what? The water warmed me up right away, and within two minutes, the pain in my body had really lessened a lot.
"Taoist Huang, how long will this work? As soon as I felt better, I felt much more energetic," Miao Xin asked quickly.
"One dose will last for one day. After three days, your pain should be completely relieved. However, you need to come and drink a bowl of talisman water at this time every day, and you can't exceed one o'clock. There are still time restrictions."
“Alright, I’ll definitely remember that, Taoist Huang. I’m here today mainly to ask you to help me find the person who harmed me. As long as you give me a clue, this big yellow croaker is yours.”
After Miao Xin finished speaking, she took out a large yellow croaker from her pocket and placed it on the table. Looking at the dazzling light of the gold under the lamp, Huang Daoshi's mustache twitched twice.
"Come, Miss Miao, tell me your birth date and time, and I'll calculate it for you." Just for this, he had to show her some real skills.
Without hesitation, Miao Xin gave her birth date and time, looking at the Taoist priest with expectant eyes. She closed her eyes and tapped her fingers incessantly, muttering something unintelligible to herself.
After a full half hour, he suddenly opened his eyes and spat out a mouthful of blood with a "poof".
This startled Miao Xin: "Taoist Huang, are you alright? Is there something wrong with my birth chart?"
The Taoist priest coughed up blood again, clutching his chest, and it took him a long time to catch his breath.
“Miss Miao, this matter should not be revealed as a secret. As you can see, I have put in a lot of effort to tell you this divination.”
Blindly trying to predict the secrets of heaven will inevitably backfire.
Fine, for the sake of you, you big yellow croaker, I can only tell you these few words. Listen carefully, I won't say it a second time.
Based on your birth date, the threat to you this time is a young woman. Her features are indistinct, and she exists between the realms of Yin and Yang. She is someone who should not exist in this world.
Moreover, she's incredibly skilled; even a hundred of me wouldn't be a match for her. I don't know where you've offended such a formidable enemy.
"This time you've gotten yourself into this mess, it's probably just a minor punishment, I didn't expect you to die, otherwise you definitely wouldn't be alive now. That's all I have to say, please leave, and don't come looking for me again. Especially don't mention that I ever helped you."
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