Inheriting a Taoist temple, the story begins with Wu Zetian offering incense.

Chapter 25 The Evil Spirit's Provocation! [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

Two days ago, Zhou Yi had nothing to do, so he asked the manager of the supermarket in Yunwu Town about the situation of the possessed person.

The man's name is Xu Tian, ​​he's in his twenties, and he's currently mentally unstable. He bites everyone he sees and can't live a normal life. His family sent him to a mental hospital, and Zhou Yi can go directly to the hospital later.

Upon hearing the words "exorcism," the once fearless Granny Gongsun immediately shrank back.
"Taoist priest, are we going to catch a ghost?"

Zhou Yi shook his head:

"Exorcising evil spirits is not about catching ghosts. Generally speaking, being possessed is caused by being invaded by an evil thought or evil energy. This power cannot directly harm people, but can only guide people to harm themselves. As long as you find the right method, it is easy to exorcise it."

Normally, evil spirits cannot invade humans because vigorous vitality is the nemesis of evil spirits. However, some people have too weak vitality, which gives evil spirits an opportunity to take advantage.

Once invaded by evil spirits, a person's temperament will change drastically, becoming restless, shouting, rambling incoherently, experiencing various hallucinations, and even engaging in uncontrollable behaviors such as self-harm.

Wu Meiniang asked:
"Master, how do you exorcise evil spirits?"

“Using ritual implements will suffice. If evil spirits invade your body, it means your yang energy is insufficient. You should go to bed early and get up early, change your bad lifestyle habits, increase outdoor exercise, and get more sun exposure... Once your yang energy is restored, you will be immune to all evil spirits.”

As we were chatting, the crayfish were brought over. They were huge and smelled incredibly tempting.

Zhou Yi put on disposable gloves and taught a few people how to peel shrimp.

Upon taking her first bite, Wu Zetian found the crayfish not as delicious as she had imagined; it was too difficult to peel. However, once she got used to the peeling technique, she became addicted.

Not to mention Aunt Gongsun, her mouth never stopped. She grabbed the celery stalks, cucumber strips, and other side dishes that came with the crayfish and stuffed them into her mouth, showing off her lack of ladylike manners.

As Chen Tang ate, he pondered how to show off in front of Gan Yanshou when he got back.

It's a pity he doesn't know how to draw; otherwise, he would definitely have drawn this scene and brought it over to show off.

Towering skyscrapers, speeding cars, clean and tidy streets, and houses without market restrictions... there are just too many things to show off.

After finishing the crayfish, pour the cooked noodles into the broth, mix it up, and it becomes an unparalleled delicacy.

After eating and drinking their fill, the group didn't linger. They drove off in Sun Erfa's car, followed by navigation, to the Third People's Hospital located in the eastern suburbs of the county.

This is a newly built hospital. Zhou Yi had never been here before. When he parked, he glanced at the navigation and realized that the county funeral home was just a few kilometers away.

A mental hospital next to a crematorium—who came up with that brilliant idea?
Mental hospitals are inherently places teeming with evil spirits and various forms of dark energy, while funeral homes are notoriously yin in nature. Putting the two together is like placing a barrel of gasoline next to a bonfire.

Although the funeral home can be isolated using feng shui formations, even the most powerful formations are not as effective as physical isolation by being located further away during construction.

After getting off the carriage, Wu Meiniang looked around and carefully read the introduction at the hospital entrance. She hesitated for a moment, wondering whether she should report to Li Shimin and try to build a similar comprehensive hospital in Chang'an.

Putting aside everything else, just the blood pressure monitors, blood glucose meters, and methods for treating external injuries alone could save many patients.

Grandma Gongsun didn't care about politics or people's livelihood. She gripped the railing at the gate with both hands, staring intently at the fitness equipment in the hospital's rehabilitation area, wanting to go in and play with it.

Chen Tang circled the streetlights at the main gate twice, thinking that they would be great for defending the city.

Once the gates are opened at night, no matter how the enemy is deployed or how many troops they send, they will immediately have nowhere to hide.

The group waited at the gate for about ten minutes when an Audi A6 slowly drove up. A middle-aged couple in their fifties got out; the man had a refined appearance, and the woman was also quite elegant.

Upon seeing Zhou Yi, the man quickly came over to greet him:

"Are you Master Zhou? I am Xu Wenhai..."

Xu Wenhai is the director of studies at a private school in Xiuchuan County, and his wife, Zou Yumei, is a political teacher at the school. Upon receiving Zhou Yi's call, the couple rushed from the school, fearing that they would miss their son's treatment.

Zhou Yi, without bothering with pleasantries, opened the car door, slung a cloth bag embroidered with a Tai Chi symbol over his shoulder, and said to Xu Wenhai:
"Let's go in and take a look."

Xu Wenhai said with a troubled expression:

"Master Zhou, when we arrived, we called the hospital. They don't allow religious people to enter the mental hospital, saying they're worried it might upset other patients. Besides, religious people aren't licensed to practice medicine, so they're not supposed to have contact with patients..."

Zhou Yi used to go to the hospital with his grandfather to perform rituals. He could just follow his family into the inpatient department. As long as he didn't make too much noise, no one would care.

Surprisingly, the mental hospital, which is most suitable for religious people, turned away the Taoist priest.

The Book of Changes says:

"How about this, you go in and process the discharge, and we'll go straight to your house. I also need to check on your child's living environment to see if anything unclean is affecting him," Xu Wenhai said hesitantly.

Every fortune teller and sorcerer they consulted claimed to be able to cure the illness instantly, but in the end, they only worsened the son's condition.

Now the son doesn't recognize anyone, is extremely irritable, and not only bites people, but also kicks and scratches them. The hospital staff had no choice but to lock him in bed.

If Zhou Yi doesn't handle it well, then we'll have to go through the hospitalization process and bring our son in later... Not to mention the hassle, the main problem is that it will further aggravate our son's condition.

Zou Yumei's eyes filled with tears when she mentioned her son:

"What happened to this perfectly normal child? He was just a little introverted and never bothered anyone. Why did he suddenly turn out like this?"

You can't judge a book by its cover... Zhou Yi said to Xu Wenhai and his wife:

"If it's caused by an evil spirit, then I can give it a try, but if it's for some other reason, then there's nothing I can do."

To put Xu Wenhai and his wife at ease, Zhou Yi thought for a moment, then took out a low-level exorcism talisman from his bag and handed it to Xu Wenhai:

"After you go in, secretly stick it to your son's body, just touch his skin, the location doesn't matter... If your son reacts, then discharge him. If he doesn't react, then it's not in the realm of metaphysics."

He paused for a moment and then said:
"This talisman costs one hundred yuan."

Grandpa said that when it comes to matters of metaphysics, even a symbolic handful of rice cannot be given away for free.

Moreover, money must be received before any service is provided; otherwise, one will be entangled in karma and unable to extricate oneself from it.

Upon hearing this, Xu Wenhai thought it was a good idea.

One hundred yuan can test whether the talisman is effective or not, and also show the true level of Master Zhou's skills. It is much more cost-effective than those sorcerers and fortune tellers who charge thousands or tens of thousands of yuan.

Xu Wenhai readily paid the money, carefully put the exorcism talisman into his pocket, and walked into the hospital with Zou Yumei.

With nothing else to do, Zhou Yi sat in the car and taught the ancient trio about the car's various functions, such as air conditioning, reversing camera, radar, gear shift, and so on.

We don't expect them to master it immediately; just getting a general understanding is enough.

Wu Meiniang asked:
"Master, can the Tang Dynasty build this kind of vehicle?"

Zhou Yi shook his head:

"No, this requires a very strong industrial base. However, I can find you a book on vehicle mechanics later, and optimizing the layout and structure of the carriage shouldn't be a problem."

Grandma Gongsun wasn't in the mood to learn this:

"If the exorcism fails, will the evil spirits haunt us?"

Zhou Yi said with a smile:

"Don't worry, the sword you're carrying is of a high level. Any evil spirits will be scared away instantly."

While we were talking, Xu Wenhai called:
"Master Zhou... Master Zhou, the talisman you gave me just touched my son's arm and... it caught fire. Now my son is extremely agitated, his chains are about to break, and he says he wants to kill everyone. If he is discharged from the hospital, can you control him?"

The exorcism talisman actually caught fire on its own; it seems this evil spirit is no ordinary creature.

Of course, it's also possible that the previous competitors were unprofessional and, instead of dispelling it, accelerated its growth.

A typical minor illness turned into a serious disease... Zhou Yi pinched his brow and said:
"Get discharged, I'll take care of everything."

At first, he just wanted to make some money and didn't care about exorcising evil spirits.

But that evil spirit dared to burn its own exorcism talisman; that was blatant provocation.

Since they've provoked us, let's destroy them!

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