Nineteen, Reopen the Altar

  Nineteen, Reopen the Altar

  This type of technique is widely spread in Nanyang, and the way it is performed is similar to that of Cao Shan technique. For example, when performing the technique, they often prepare some things, but mostly no more than a few. One is hair, two is blood or body fluid, and three are grass people or dolls. These things are sometimes used in Cao Shan Taoist techniques, the only difference being that the head-lowering technique has an extra evil spirit.

  Rumors have it that the black magic of Nanyang is widespread, and the indigenous people there have a deep respect for the black magic practitioners. Black magic is not only used to harm people, but also to help them. In some places, the police are basically just decorations, and no matter what unfortunate event occurs in the family, even if it's just losing a small item, they will seek the help of a black magic practitioner. The black magic practitioner usually won't refuse, so the people there basically don't need to use the police.

  In the Mao Shan secretarial art, some techniques similar to this降头 are also recorded, but these things are indeed rarely practiced by Mao Shan door people, and most consider them to be unorthodox and detrimental to cultivation practice, only affecting the heart and nature of cultivation, so they mostly advise disciples to use them for reference only.

  In front of her, Liu Ying's situation was unclear to Bai Yu, but seeing her unconscious and unresponsive, he feared it wasn't a good spell. At this time, Li Shu had also finished answering the questions from several teachers and rushed to the bedside, looking at her daughter on the bed with tears in her eyes, her throat choked as she stretched out a trembling hand to touch Liu Ying's face: "What's going on, Yingying? I can't lose you again?"

  Bai Yu's face turned somewhat solemn at this time. Just in the previous period, there was a news that a girl had died suddenly for unknown reasons. At that time, Bai Yu also felt strange, but because he was still an ordinary person at that time, he didn't pay much attention to it under unclear circumstances. Now it seems that there may be a geomancer who has been lurking here for many years.

  At this time, the door opened again, and a doctor came in, about fifty or sixty years old, wearing a pair of presbyopic glasses, holding a long examination sheet. As soon as he entered the house, he shouted at the people in the room: "Is there any family member?" After shouting twice, Li's wife finally reacted, hurriedly tidying up her emotions, wiping away her tears and turning around to say: "I am, I am his mother."

  The old doctor took a look at her and said, "Take her away quickly."

  "Is Yingying all right?"

  The old doctor shook his head with some helplessness and said, "You've misunderstood. Our small hospital can't diagnose your daughter's condition, we can only see that her vital signs are getting weaker and weaker, I'm afraid she won't make it till tomorrow. You'd better hurry up and send her to the H City Hospital to try her luck." The old doctor's words were like a thunderclap in Li's ears, shocking her heart and making her feel dizzy, almost fainting.

  Bai Yu hastily supported her by her side, and she didn't collapse to the ground, but only repeated in her mouth: "It won't happen, it won't happen, how is that possible..."

  The old doctor sighed and shook his head as he left the ward.

  Bai Yu looked at her and couldn't bear to see Li Shu, such a good person, suffer from this blow. He comforted her, saying: "Li Shu, don't worry, isn't it said that the reason can't be found? Maybe tonight, Yingying will wake up, let's take Yingying back home now." At this time, Bai Yu's thoughts were to hurry back and confirm what kind of curse Liu Ying had cast. He decided to open the altar again today and break the opponent's curse.

  Li's sister knew that Bai Yu was kind-hearted, but she still wanted to send Liu Ying to the city hospital for a check-up. She didn't want to give up. So she stood up and shook her head at Bai Yu: "I still want to try, I won't let you give up until the last moment."

  Bai Yu also understood her feelings, but still wanted to persuade her, but at this time, the principal with a big belly next to him suddenly said: "That's right. We can't give up, let the teachers go back first, and let Liu Ying take my car to the city hospital. I heard that Liu Ying's family is quite difficult, I am willing to pay all the hospital fees on behalf of the school." It seems that this principal is still quite good at doing things, but most importantly, this amount of money is not a big problem for him, because his school is private, and doing so not only leaves a good reputation for the school, but also earns him a good reputation.

  Bai Yu couldn't help but feel helpless. If he continued to persuade, he would definitely be misunderstood as having a problem with his character, intentionally picking faults and becoming the kind of person who kicks others when they're down.

  Then Bai Yu didn't say much, lifted the quilt carefully and picked up Liu Ying, followed the principal to the hospital entrance, leaving behind a group of teachers, and got into his car. Once inside the car, Bai Yu seemed to have thought of something and asked Li Shu: "Li Shu, has anyone asked about Xiaoying's birth date and eight characters during this time?"

  Li's wife looked at Bai Yu with some difference and said: "Birth eight characters? Who would ask this?"

  The principal, who was driving in front, couldn't help but burst out laughing, and then seemed to notice that it wasn't the right occasion, quickly holding back his laughter, and said: "Young brother, do you still think Liu Ying has been afflicted with some legendary evil spell? Young brother, what era are we living in now? Looking at your age, I didn't expect you to be so superstitious. By the way, my name is Pang Ping."

  Li's wife, however, seemed to have a glimmer of hope in her eyes, as if she had grasped a lifeline. She ignored the principal's words and grabbed Bai Yu's arms, saying urgently, "Xiao Bai, do you have any way to save Yingying?"

  Bai Yu saw her excitement and hastily came to comfort her, saying: "Don't be in a hurry, first tell me if you have leaked Xiaoying's birth eight characters?"

  Li's sister listened again and her eyes turned red, shaking her head: "I don't know, I don't know what...". Suddenly she seemed to remember something, her tone changed abruptly, and then she said urgently: "I remembered! Just a week ago, a fortune teller came to my house and knocked on the door. He saw me and first spoke a lot of terms that I couldn't understand, such as Zi Mouse, Chou Cow... what fire and earth... I didn't understand a word, but he kept talking and I couldn't get rid of him. Under helplessness, I could only listen to his words and then give him some money to send him away. But later he said that my family's Yingying would face great difficulties and must find a way to resolve them. I saw that he seemed to be telling the truth, so I half-believed and asked him how to resolve it. He said that he must have Yingying's birth date and eight characters." The more she thought about the situation, the stranger it felt, and the more suspicious she became. She continued: "At the time, I didn't take it seriously, so I gave him the birth date and eight characters. Who knew that he would say that he would come back tomorrow to tell me the result, and today he would go back to resolve the difficulties? But a week has passed and the fortune teller hasn't come."

  At this time, Director Pang listened and felt a bit mysterious, couldn't help but interrupt: "Are you suspecting that the fortune teller who gave your daughter a curse last time?"

  Mrs. Li nodded, biting her lower lip, but couldn't say a word. At this time, she couldn't help feeling a little self-reproach. If it was really the fortune teller from last time, then Yinyin's current situation would be all her fault.

  It's been a week! Bai Yu rubbed his temples, feeling a bit of a headache. He found that the environment in this world was indeed complex. As soon as he returned, he encountered two troublesome things. First, he offended the underworld, and now he met someone who had been cursed by a Southeast Asian sorcerer. What's more, both matters were very tricky. Li Xiaofeng might still be detained by those thugs, while Liu Ying on this side might already be approaching the seven-day deadline.

  The technique of divination has two speeds, fast and slow. The fast one is immediate effect, while the slow one usually takes seven days and seven nights. If it's really the fortune teller that Li Shuo mentioned, then it's the slow kind, which means today is the final moment.

  The other two saw Bai Yu's silence and thought he had no way out, so they couldn't help but feel a wave of disappointment. Li Shu was disappointed that her daughter hadn't been saved, while Principal Pang was disappointed because he didn't get to see the expected result of the great Taoist priest.

  "But at this moment, Bai Yu suddenly spoke up and said: 'Perhaps Xiaoying can still be saved.'"

  Both of them were shocked, and Principal Pang almost crashed into the car in front. Both of them exclaimed in surprise and disbelief: "What?"

  Bai Yu's face was stern as he said, "The results will be known tonight." Then, to everyone's surprise, he leaned back and closed his eyes to meditate. Principal Pang and Li Shuo were both left speechless, wondering why he had to be so mysterious. At this moment, Principal Pang thought of a question and asked the two people behind him, "Are we still going to the hospital now?" The most important thing was whether Bai Yu was reliable or not?

  Mrs. Li is now extremely hesitant, she can't make a decision for the time being, whether Bai Yu can be trusted or not? She looked at Bai Yu with her eyes, wanting to ask him something, but Bai Yu still had his eyes closed, as if he was really asleep. Suddenly, Bai Yu seemed to be subconscious, and his mouth was murmuring quickly like in a dream, and a talisman paper suddenly came out of his arms. It turned out that the talisman paper was suspended in mid-air, unaffected by any force, and then it floated around Mrs. Li, spinning around her in a circle, before drilling back into Bai Yu's arms.

  "..." Mrs. Li's heart was filled with shock and astonishment, what was going on? That shouldn't be some kind of magic trick, right? After a while, she came back to her senses and firmly said to Principal Pang: "Principal Pang, take us home."

  Principal Pang was almost rear-ended just now, so he drove more carefully and didn't notice the situation behind him. He couldn't help but feel a bit different about Li's sudden change of heart, and asked affirmatively: "Really going back?"

  "Right," Li said firmly again, as if even more certain than before.

  Principal Pang couldn't help but wonder what had made Li's wife so determined. He glanced at Bai Yu through the rearview mirror, who was still motionless, and thought to himself: Could he have done something again? He took a deep look at him from the side, then turned the car around, letting Li's wife guide the way, and headed towards her home.

  But in the process, Principal Pong Ping was always using his mind to guess the true identity of Bai Yu, could he also be a legendary master of disguise? A great hidden person in the world?