I didn't let out a breath of relief until I was on the plane, murmuring to myself, "In the Jianghu, one is often not in control of their own fate, huh!"
At 3 PM, as soon as I got out of the car, I saw Bai Xue and her mother waiting at the shop entrance.
"Mr. Feng, sorry for coming to you right after you got back!"
Before I could say anything, Bai Xue's mother started explaining. I waved my hand and said, "It's fine. Xuanjing Daozhang told me about your situation. It needs to be dealt with urgently, no delay!"
Fatty Lin had resolved Bai Xue's issue, but not without a price. Bai Xue had lost half her life force and would need a long time to recover.
According to Fatty Lin, the fox following Bai Xue was easy to handle; it was just a wild fox with no affiliation. Killing it was straightforward. The tricky part was the matter of Bai Xue's altered fate.
Bai Xue's fate was changed using a dark method, the most sinister kind, involving the Yingling.
To put it bluntly, it involved killing a newborn baby, preserving it with a secret method to make corpse paste.
During the ritual, the paste is applied to the subject, and the baby's birth details are combined with the subject's, turned into a talismanic water, and consumed by the subject to forcibly alter their fate.
Fatty Lin said that if Bai Xue had known how her fate was being changed, he wouldn't have gotten involved with her at all.
However, after verifying, he found that Bai Xue was completely unaware of this.
Bai Xue knew about the fate-changing ritual and that some oil was applied to her body and she drank talismanic water, but she didn't know the oil was corpse paste or that the talismanic water contained the baby's birth details.
When Fatty Lin talked to me about this over the phone, he mentioned that Long Po was ruthless and warned me not to provoke her.
He said that when treating Bai Xue, he had a minor confrontation with Long Po and noted her many methods, especially those involving fate substitution.
He didn't say much more, only that he'd bring the Beifeng Ghost-Slaying Seal to me personally after enhancing it, and we could discuss it then.
After entering the shop, I checked Bai Xue's pulse. Her health was extremely poor, and recovery would take years.
I first gave her an acupuncture treatment, then prescribed a formula for her to take for half a month.
Before leaving, Bai Xue thanked me profusely and returned the lightning-struck jujube wood Protective Amulet I had lent her.
Just as the mother and daughter left, my phone rang.
I glanced at it and saw it was Ye Yingzi.
"Sister Ying!"
I answered, greeting her first.
"Little Feng, I heard from Brother Dong that you're back in the capital?"
"Yes, just got home!" I replied.
"Alright, I'll bring a couple of people over for you to meet, and you can check my pulse again!"
"Who?" I asked.
"It's a secret, you'll find out soon!"
Ye Yingzi let out her signature laugh and hung up.
An hour later, Ye Yingzi arrived with her guests.
"Xia Wen, Li Jing!"
When the two people who entered the shop took off their hats and sunglasses, I was somewhat surprised. This chapter was taken from g.com without permission.
Xia Wen was a superstar on par with Ye Yingzi, and Li Jing was a well-known actor.
Though famous, Li Jing's fame was much less compared to Xia Wen.
When these two got together, it certainly dropped a lot of jaws.
"So, Little Feng, do these two match your medical skills?" Ye Yingzi asked proudly.
"Sister Ying, say no more!" I gestured with a fist salute.
Xia Wen looked at me reservedly without speaking, while Li Jing smiled smugly, as if he was quite impressive.
"Alright, let's check the pulse first. Your Sister Wen hasn't been feeling well lately!" Ye Yingzi gave a knowing look and nodded towards Xia Wen.
Seeing her expression, I knew these two were dragged here by her. To earn their trust, I'd need to show real skill.
I returned a look to show I understood, then sat down and said, "Sister Wen, let's check your pulse first!"
A quick look at will leave you more fulfilled.
"Sure!"
Xia Wen smiled and extended her hand.
"Slippery pulse!"
After a moment, I was a bit surprised and said, "Congratulations, Sister Wen, from the pulse, it seems you're expecting!"
"Wow, that's accurate!"
Li Jing teased.
"That's nothing. If he couldn't even tell a pregnancy, my brother wouldn't be in this business!" Ye Yingzi glanced at Li Jing and said.
"The pulse is too thin!"
After five seconds, I frowned, moved my hand to feel Xia Wen's palm, then lifted her middle finger to feel the base.
"Little Feng, what's wrong?"
Seeing me frown, Ye Yingzi asked quickly.
"Ghostly pulse!"
I released her hand and said thoughtfully.
"What do you mean?" Xia Wen asked in a deep voice.
"It means you've been invaded by evil energy!" I said directly.
"Have you recently visited places with heavy yin energy, like a funeral home or morgue?"
I asked after speaking.
I didn't say anything, just glanced at Ye Yingzi.
"Little Feng, your Sister Wen is a close friend of mine. You can speak freely!" Ye Yingzi said.
"Can I really say it?" I asked.
"Go ahead, it's fine!" Ye Yingzi patted me.
"Sister Wen, do you have anything in your home that shouldn't be there?" I asked as tactfully as possible.
These days, while it's not a trend for celebrities to keep little ghosts, quite a few dabble in it.
After all, Xia Wen spent many years in Hong Kong; who knows if she kept any!
That model Little Ran even had a red-eyed baby ghost plaque!
Not to mention someone like Ma Shuai, who directly used spirit transportation.
And more recently, Bai Xue is a prime example, isn't she?
Plus, I clearly remember Bai Xue mentioning Fan Yi and Xie Xiaohu discussing inviting a fox spirit on set.
You know, Xia Wen had a past with Xie Xiaohu, who knows if she got involved through his mother.
"Your Sister Wen is a Buddhist, she doesn't mess with that stuff!"
Before Xia Wen could answer, Ye Yingzi spoke up.
"Heh!"
I chuckled and glanced at Li Jing.
These two are a couple; if one doesn't mess with it, what about the other?
"Dr. Feng, what does that laugh mean?"
Perhaps my laugh was too obvious, combined with my off glance, Li Jing got angry.
"Brother Jing, this is my clinic, am I not allowed to laugh?"
I replied calmly.
"Also, I'm a doctor, I have to be responsible for my patients. Since I checked Sister Wen's pulse, I have to speak the truth!"
I continued.
"Get rid of those things you're keeping by tomorrow!"
Li Jing wanted to say something, but Xia Wen suddenly spoke up.
"I..."
"What do you mean, I've told you before, keeping little ghosts affects the child, but you just wouldn't listen!"
Li Jing was still a bit defiant, but before he could argue, Xia Wen didn't give him the chance and shut him down.