Qi Yuqiu reacted swiftly, pulling the person back in the nick of time. The doctor watched in astonishment as the blood from the child’s nose and mouth instantly stopped flowing.
“H-how did this happen? Was it due to a special magnetic field?” he stammered, unable to believe his eyes.
“Ah, you could say that,” Qi Yuqiu replied, not quite understanding how a magnetic field could have such an effect. If that was what the doctor said, then so be it.
He formed a hand seal to stabilize the soul and tapped it gently on the child’s crown. Gradually, the child’s rapid breathing slowed down.
The onlookers gasped in amazement at this miraculous sight. Someone recognized Qi Yuqiu and whispered, “Hey, that’s Qi Yuqiu. He’s really impressive. Could he actually be a half-immortal?”
“Impossible! It’s just a coincidence,” another person insisted, curling their lip in disdain, still convinced of Qi Yuqiu’s poor character.
Ignoring the comments, Qi Yuqiu picked up the child and laid him on the ground. Once the doctor had calmed down, he wanted to ask about the underlying principle, but the frightened elderly man spoke first.
The old man grabbed Qi Yuqiu, trembling as he tried to kneel. Qi Yuqiu quickly stopped him.
“Please save Xiao Xi. I’ll pay any amount. This child has suffered so much. Please save him!”
“Old man, don’t be fooled. This guy is just a minor celebrity who knows nothing and even cursed someone to go to prison! How could a minor celebrity save anyone?” a man in a blue-checkered shirt couldn’t help but speak up. “Qi Yuqiu, don’t use a life for publicity. Step aside now!”
Deng Chao was furious. He grabbed the man and said, “What nonsense are you spouting? If you keep spreading rumors, I’ll sue you for defamation!”
“Stop arguing!” the old man shouted. “This is my child, and I make the decisions. I trust this young man. If anything goes wrong, I’ll take full responsibility! Young man, go ahead. I believe in you!”
The man in the blue-checkered shirt sneered, annoyed by the old man’s stubbornness. “If you don’t care about your grandson’s life, what can I say? If he can actually save him, I’ll livestream myself eating shit!”
Qi Yuqiu gave the man a skeptical look and said, “You can eat it yourself, but don’t livestream it. It’d be an eyesore!”
“You!” The man in the blue-checkered shirt gritted his teeth, then scoffed. “Fine, let’s see what you can do!”
Qi Yuqiu ignored him.
The area was saturated with Yin Energy, but it had been sealed inside a pillar. Normally, ordinary people passing by wouldn’t be affected at all.
Unfortunately, this child wasn’t “normal.” His soul was damaged, making him particularly susceptible to Yin Energy. Passing through here had triggered a reaction.
He laid the child flat on the ground, bit his finger, and let a drop of blood fall onto the child’s forehead. Then, using his finger, he began drawing a Rune on the child’s forehead.
As the Rune gradually took shape, the child’s tightly furrowed brow relaxed, and his pale face regained its color. The old man watched, tears welling in his eyes as he smiled.
By the time Qi Yuqiu finished and withdrew his hand, the child had already opened his eyes, looked at him, and broke into a wide grin.
“Oh my god, what just happened?”
“This is incredible! Qi Yuqiu actually saved him!”
The onlookers exclaimed in shock.
The man in the blue-checkered shirt stared blankly at the now lively child, utterly bewildered. His companion nudged him with an elbow, signaling for him to leave quickly.
“Hey hey, why are you leaving? Don’t forget to eat when you get back, but forget about livestreaming—it’s an eyesore! Haha.” someone shouted after them.
The man in the blue-checkered shirt flushed red, wanting to retort, but his companion pulled him back. The two quickly lowered their heads and hurried away amidst the others’ laughter.
“Xiao Xi, you’re awake!” The old man excitedly hugged the child tightly, choking back tears.
The doctor murmured, “This… this is truly miraculous!”
The child struggled out of his grandfather’s embrace, bouncing around energetically, showing no signs of the lifeless state he had been in just moments before. He looked at Qi Yuqiu, clumsily pulled a piece of candy from his pocket, and handed it to him: “Brother, eat!”
Qi Yuqiu smiled and accepted it, ruffling the child’s hair. The old man wiped away his tears and smiled: “Xiao Xi hasn’t spoken in a long time. He knows you saved him. Young man, thank you so much for saving Xiao Xi’s life. Whatever you need, just say the word, and I’ll do my best to help.”
Qi Yuqiu waved his hand: “It was just a small effort.”
This really wasn’t worth charging for. The child happened to run into him—it was fate, and it was only right for him to step in.
“No, you saved Xiao Xi’s life. How can we just let it go?” The old man stubbornly insisted on rewarding Qi Yuqiu.
Qi Yuqiu thought for a moment and said, “Then buy a Peace talisman for the child. Wearing it will prevent something like this from happening again.”
The old man smiled: “Good, good, we’ll buy it. I’d also like to buy a few for my son. Is that okay?”
Qi Yuqiu’s eyes lit up. Suppressing a smile, he put on a profound expression: “Hmm, Peace talismans—there’s no harm in wearing them. I can give you a few more.”
Fifty yuan each. He still had four on him. It seemed the Peace talisman business still had potential!
A passerby quickly chimed in: “Mr. Qi, if you have any extra Peace talismans, sell me one!”
“Yes, yes, me too! I want one too!”
Qi Yuqiu pulled four neatly torn pieces of paper from his pocket, feeling a bit troubled. He hadn’t expected business to be so good and hadn’t prepared enough stock!
The old man grabbed all four Peace talismans and handed him a card: “Young man, this is 200,000 yuan. If it’s not enough, I’ll have Xiao Xi’s father transfer more when he returns.”
The passersby who had just asked to buy the talismans clicked their tongues. Fifty thousand each? They’d better forget it. Clearly, such things weren’t meant for them.
Qi Yuqiu was also stunned. Back when he used to go down the mountain with his master, a single Peace talisman could only be exchanged for some rice, flour, or meat. Based on its original value, he had planned to sell them for fifty yuan each. It seemed he still had some misunderstandings about current prices.
“I can’t invite you to a meal today, but this week, I’ll definitely have Xiao Xi’s father personally thank you!” The old man bowed apologetically to Qi Yuqiu.
Xiao Xi kept smiling sweetly at him. When he heard his grandfather say they had to leave, he suddenly rushed forward and hugged Qi Yuqiu’s leg: “Brother, don’t go!”
Qi Yuqiu loved children. Looking at this slightly foolish child whose spirit had been damaged, he thought of the well-behaved little junior brothers his master had brought back from the mountain, and his heart softened.
“Be good, Xiao Xi. Go back with Grandpa. We’ll see each other again soon. Go on now.”
At Qi Yuqiu’s words, Xiao Xi pouted but reluctantly said goodbye. Before leaving, he insisted on giving him a kiss on the cheek.
After everyone had left, Qi Yuqiu turned to the few people still around and said, “It’s already this late, everyone should hurry and go eat. Let’s disperse, disperse.”
“Qi Yuqiu, I followed you. Will you be holding giveaways on Weibo in the future?” a girl shouted.
Qi Yuqiu stroked his chin. With so many followers on his Weibo, he could indeed consider expanding his business there. So he waved his hand casually and said, “Wait for it. I’ll check Weibo as soon as I get back!”
Only then did the few people watch him leave with satisfaction.
“Brother Qi, please don’t actually sell those peace talismans of yours on Weibo. That’s promoting feudal superstition!”
Deng Chao said with deep concern. Such a promising Traffic star—how could he suddenly go off the rails like this! Others retweet and give away cosmetics or electronics, but when it came to his Brother Qi, it turned into giving away peace talismans!
“Hmm, I’ll think it over carefully,” Qi Yuqiu replied indifferently.
After the two left, the remaining people also dispersed. Among them was a fair-skinned young man wearing a baseball cap, his eyes gleaming as he stared at the video on his phone.
His name was Song Yang, a paranormal exploration streamer. Relying on his fearless personality and delicate looks, he had become a minor internet celebrity. This time, he had originally gone out to scout an abandoned old building, but he never expected to witness such an incredible scene!
When he first saw Qi Yuqiu, he thought this minor celebrity would do anything to get famous. But by the end, he was utterly stunned. If not for a shred of rationality, Song Yang felt he might have even wanted to become his disciple.
He found his car, did a bit of editing on the video inside, and uploaded it to his account.
【Shocking! How could something like this happen in broad daylight!】
The sensationalist title immediately caught his fans’ attention.
“First! Shocking! Night owl Xiao Yangyang actually posted during the day!”
“Ah, this is a parking lot. I know where it is. What a shame I didn’t run into Xiao Yangyang—I’ve lost a billion!”
Many clicked on the video right away. It began with a child lying on the ground, blood staining his nose and mouth, while a man in a white shirt examined him.
“Wow, looks like some kind of medical episode. Why aren’t they taking him to the hospital?”
A netizen asked this, and immediately afterward in the video, the doctor tried to carry the child to the hospital but was stopped by a slender, pale hand.
“Licking the screen—this isn’t Xiao Yangyang’s hand. Let me see who it really is!”
Then a young man with exquisite features appeared on screen, stubbornly preventing the doctor from taking the child away.
Viewers erupted. The child was injured like this, and they still wouldn’t let him go to the hospital? Did they want to watch him die?
“Isn’t this that minor celebrity named Qi-something who’s been trending on Hot Search all day? He even posted a curse on Weibo today. What a piece of trash!”
“So it’s him. Why doesn’t he just die? Can’t he see the child’s face has turned pale?”
The Comment Section was instantly flooded with vile insults.
But the next second, as the doctor carried the child a few steps, the child began convulsing. Immediately, Qi Yuqiu pulled him back and, like performing magic, pressed a finger to the child’s forehead, instantly stopping the bleeding.
The barrage went blank for a moment, then exploded.
“Holy shit, holy shit!”
“Tell me my eyes aren’t deceiving me!”
“I was so scared I took off my 800-degree glasses!”
“I apologize, I was wrong, I shouldn’t have cursed at the great Master Qi!”
Next, the man in the blue checkered shirt with his face blurred appeared on screen, passionately hurling insults. Many haters finally snapped out of their daze and began sending bullet comments to support him.
“Qi Yuqiu is just a problematic Traffic star who loves to ride on trending topics. What does he know about saving people? This time he’s even latched onto a social news story, haha.” “This guy even used my idol to push articles, shameless!”
“Em… I feel like this guy is setting himself up for failure…”
The following video was filmed by Song Yang in a state of excitement, making it appear somewhat shaky. However, his fans grew even more excited after watching it, with bullet comments almost completely covering the video, leaving no gaps.
Qi Yuqiu drew a talisman in the air with his bare hands, and the child instantly returned to normal. In just a minute, the situation completely reversed.
“Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap! What just happened? What kind of magical world is this?!”
“My eyes, my worldview! If it weren’t for the fact that Xiao Yangyang never fakes anything, I’d suspect this was a pre-rehearsed act!”
“Qi Yuqiu, the great master Qi, I’ve remembered you! Please notice me—I need your Peace talisman!”
“Great master, I bow to you!”
“Bowing +1”
“Bowing +10086”
“Hey, checkered shirt bro, go ahead and livestream. I won’t mind the cringe.”
“Don’t mind +1”
“Don’t mind +10086”
The video originally circulated only within Song Yang’s fan circle, but it was soon reposted on Weibo. The fan community was in an uproar, with many finding it eerie and refraining from speaking recklessly. However, fans of celebrities whose popularity Qi Yuqiu had previously ridden on firmly believed this was yet another publicity stunt by him.
“Is he trying to establish himself as a mystic? Hahaha, with that level of intelligence, he might as well say goodbye to the entertainment industry.”
“Fake. If you’re going to hire actors, at least come up with a logical script. Did Qi Yuqiu write this script himself?”
“Insider here: He’s already been dropped by his agency and is dirt poor now. Where would he get the money to hire a screenwriter? Hahaha!”
“Tsk tsk, that kid’s acting isn’t bad—way better than Qi Yuqiu’s, hahaha!”
While these netizens were gleefully flooding Qi Yuqiu’s Weibo Comment Section, a very active wealthy second-generation influencer commented, “Those mocking probably don’t know who the person lying on the ground is. If Qi Yuqiu could really hire him to act, I’d call him Dad.”