"Is the man in black a human or a ghost? It seems that the rules handed down from the ancestors really can't be violated......" Wu Zhiyuan's thoughts were chaotic, so he could only run desperately, and when he passed by the spring where the water was drawn, he didn't realize it, and left the bucket on the edge of the waterhole, and ran to the door of the house in one go. As soon as he pushed open the courtyard door, he fell headlong in front of the threshold, unconscious.

The village is small, and the matter spreads quickly, only a gust of wind blows, and the whole village knows that the child of Wu Chengxi's family is unconscious. Early in the morning, neighbors' uncles and aunts crowded Wu Chengxi's yard. Wu Zhiyuan's mother, Wu Shi, looked at the doctor sitting by the kang with an anxious face, and asked, "Fifth uncle, Zhiyuan has nothing to do, right?" ”

The fifth uncle is the only doctor in Wujia Village, three generations of doctors, at this time he finished the pulse, tried Wu Zhiyuan's forehead again, and then picked his eyes, and said: "Zhiyuan's pulse is weak, the body surface is slightly cold, and his eyes are blank. ”

Wu Chengxi hurriedly asked, "Is this disease easy to treat?" The fifth uncle comforted: "Don't worry, I will give him three pairs of Chinese medicine, and he will wake up after eating." ”

"Xie Lu, Fifth Uncle Xie." After listening to the words of the fifth uncle, Wu Chengxi and his wife's hearts fell to the ground like a big stone, and then they settled down. The fifth uncle immediately went home to grab the medicine, and everyone in the courtyard dispersed with the fifth uncle.

However, Wu Zhiyuan's condition is not as easy as the fifth uncle said, nor is it as simple as Wu Chengxi and his wife think. The three pairs of Chinese medicine have been taken, and the day has passed, Wu Zhiyuan is still cold, unconscious, and has no improvement.

The next morning, the fifth uncle was invited to Wu Chengxi's house again.

"It doesn't make sense." Facing Wu Zhiyuan lying on the bed in front of him, the fifth uncle muttered to himself while checking his pulse, "It's really strange, strange......"

Wu looked at the expression of the fifth uncle, knowing that his condition had changed, and his beloved son was so anxious that he couldn't help but sob, and Wu Chengxi hurriedly coaxed him. I saw the fifth uncle stand up and said with a puzzled expression: "Although Zhiyuan's condition is rare, but it is also recorded in traditional Chinese medicine, it should not be mistaken, how can it not be improved?" ”

Wu Chengxi asked nervously, "Then what should I do?" The fifth uncle practiced medicine and inherited his father's generation, and his medical skills were naturally limited, but he was an extremely honest and honest person, he pondered for a moment, raised his head and said: "I'll go back and check the classics first, and you take care of him first." He shook his head and muttered to himself as he walked out.

This is the early years of the Republic of China, transportation, medicine, etc. are not developed, the people in the village are sick, can only count on the barefoot doctors in the village, the mountain roads outside the village are rugged, it is difficult to meet the village within a hundred miles, many village women have not left the village half a step in their lives, so now looking at the unconscious son, except for the hope of the fifth uncle, Wu Chengxi and his wife have no other way.

After a while, the fifth uncle did not come back, Wu Chengxi was as impatient as an ant on a hot pot, constantly rubbing his hands, pacing back and forth, and poking his head out of the courtyard from time to time to look at the gate of the courtyard. Wu was full of sadness, lying beside Wu Zhiyuan, crying silently. Both husband and wife are nearly 60 years old, and they can be said to be old and have children, and now that this kind of change has happened, the anxiety can be imagined.

It was almost noon, Wu Chengxi finally couldn't wait, and stomped his feet violently, about to go out to the fifth uncle's house. As soon as I walked out of the main gate, I saw the third aunt of the neighbor pulling a person into the courtyard. The man was dressed in a Taoist uniform, his face was thin, his cheekbones were prominent, and his eyes were straight and bright, and he was pulled by the third aunt and shouted loudly: "Auntie, I really have something urgent to do, and I can't delay!" ”

Coming to Wu Chengxi while speaking, the third aunt said: "I was washing vegetables at the door, and I happened to see this Taoist chief passing by, I wondered if Zhiyuan was evil, so I pulled the Taoist chief over." Ask him to show Zhiyuan, if it's not the best, we can rest assured. ”

The word "evil spirit" is by no means auspicious in this simple countryside, just because it is inseparable from ghosts and spirits, and it is the most taboo to talk about it on weekdays. But Wu Chengxi heard the third aunt's words, and didn't mind, but was greatly moved by her kindness, thinking that if you are not afraid of 10,000, you are afraid of what happens, since the fifth uncle has no clue for the time being, it is better to ask this Taoist priest to take a look, and hurriedly guided: "The third aunt is bothered, the Taoist chief, please come with me." ”

The Taoist priest saw that he couldn't get rid of it, so he had to shake his head helplessly, and followed Wu Chengxi into the door.

Only looked at Wu Zhiyuan's eyes, the Taoist priest sighed lightly and shook his head again. The fifth uncle shook his head before, but now seeing this Taoist priest shaking his head, Wu suddenly howled in despair.

Wu Chengxi and the third aunt hurriedly stepped forward to persuade them, only to hear the Taoist priest hurriedly say: "Don't cry this aunt first, I didn't say that I was not saved!" ”

Hearing this, Wu quickly stopped crying, and asked with red eyes, "What does the Dao Chief mean, can he be saved?" The Taoist priest lowered his head and pondered, his eyes turned continuously, and he raised his head for a moment and said: "Oh, yes, as long as this Dao is long, the guarantee is to get rid of the disease!" ”

Wu Chengxi and his wife and the third aunt were overjoyed when they heard this, and heard the Taoist priest say: "However, according to the rules of my Maoshan faction, except for the patient's immediate family, outsiders are not allowed to be present when casting the spell, otherwise the spell will not work." ”

The third aunt naturally understood the meaning of her words, so she said hello and left.

Seeing the third aunt walking out of the courtyard gate, the Taoist priest hurriedly said: "Your child was frightened, causing his soul to go out of his body. A man has three souls and seven spirits, and now one of his souls has broken out, so he will be unconscious, his whole body is cold, and his eyes are dull. ”

"Ahh The Wu couple couldn't help but be taken aback when they heard this, and hurriedly asked, "Dao Chief, what should I do?" "A pair of honest people in the countryside who make a living from farming are naturally unheard of about this kind of thing, and they don't seem to understand it, but just by a few words that can be understood, they know that the illness is not light.

"Don't be afraid! I have a charm here that can make his body temperature rise, calm his nerves, and dispel the cold qi in his body. The Taoist priest looked at him certainly, pulled out a yellow talisman from between his sleeves, flashed a hint of cunning in his eyes, and said, "However, this talisman needs the help of treasures to exert its maximum power." ”

"Treasures?" The Wu couple blurted out with puzzled expressions, and the Taoist priest hurriedly explained: "Yes, treasures, for example...... Oh...... Silver dollars, gold and silver jewelry are also available. ”

"Do you think this is okay?" The honest Wu hurriedly took off the silver bracelet on his wrist and asked.

"Okay, okay, how many more, take them out." The Taoist priest took out a piece of coarse cloth, spread it out on the table, and placed the silver bracelet on it. The Wu couple hurriedly rummaged through the cabinets, and all the savings of decades were put on the coarse cloth for a while, including the silver jewelry of the Wu family's marriage, and the silver dollars and silver ingots that had been accumulated.

Looking at the pile of money and silver in front of him, the Taoist priest's eyes leaked, but he forced himself to calm down and said: "I will put this money in your child's bed to help me show my power in Maoshan." As he spoke, he wrapped the coarse cloth a few times in front of the Wu couple, stuffed it into Wu Zhiyuan's quilt, and said mysteriously: "Remember, you can only open it after twenty-four hours, otherwise all your efforts will be wasted!" The Wu couple nodded hurriedly and reverently.

The Taoist priest sandwiched the talisman between the two fingers of his right hand, recited the words in his mouth, and after the mantra was recited, the two-finger Zen pointed sharply at Wu Zhiyuan, and the Dao talisman sandwiched between the fingers fell on the quilt on Wu Zhiyuan's chest.

The Taoist priest advised: "The Taoist talisman can not be taken off privately, three meals a day can only be fed for lunch, and only glutinous rice porridge can be eaten, the rice must be nine ripe, remember!" The Wu couple hurriedly nodded in agreement.

The Taoist priest pondered for a moment and suddenly said, "However, until now, your child's illness has not been completely eradicated!" The Wu couple were stunned, the original joy was swept away, and when they were about to ask, the Taoist priest smiled slightly: "Don't be in a hurry, it's just that there is still the last spell that has not been cast, and my Taoism is limited, and there is something urgent to do, so I can't do anything." But don't worry, another Dao Master will pass by in three days, so be sure to intercept him, and he will help your child cast spells. ”