Urban Immortal Lord

Half an hour later, a white Audi pulled up in front of the Tonight No Home Bar. An old man and a young man got out of the car. The old man was undoubtedly Lin Zhiyuan, and the young man who was driving was someone Xia Tian had seen before; he was the waiter at Huichuntang.

After greeting Chen Zijing, Xia Tian left the bar and got into Lin Zhiyuan's Audi. Once the two were settled, the waiter from Huichuntang stepped on the gas, and the car drove towards a residential area in M ​​City.

"Dr. Xia, I am at my wit's end this time, which is why I have asked you to treat me. Please don't take offense." In the car, Lin Zhiyuan said apologetically to Xia Tian. He had a deep respect for Xia Tian's miraculous medical skills of controlling needles with qi.

"Mr. Lin, you're too kind," Xia Tian said casually. "Does Mr. Lin know of any unusual symptoms your friend's daughter has?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhiyuan shook his head and said solemnly, "I don't know about that. I only know that his daughter is only six years old this year. She used to be healthy and had never had any illnesses, but recently she has suddenly become abnormal. She refuses to say a word or eat, and often cries in the middle of the night. I have tried to treat her with traditional Chinese medicine methods several times, but it has not been effective."

Xia Tian nodded, vaguely guessing what was going on, and then remained silent.

Soon, the white Audi pulled up in front of a courtyard and stopped. There were two security guards at the entrance. Lin Zhiyuan stuck his head out and greeted them before they let him through.

After the driver parked the car in the yard, Lin Zhiyuan accompanied Xia Tian out of the car.

Upon entering the courtyard, Xia Tian immediately noticed its unusually gloomy atmosphere. Although the bonsai trees around the courtyard were in full bloom, very little sunlight could penetrate them.

"Dr. Lin, you've arrived." The doorman hurriedly greeted Lin Zhiyuan.

Lin Zhiyuan nodded and said, "Go and call Lao Hu over. Tell him I've brought a renowned doctor to treat his daughter."

The maid stammered, "Dr. Lin, I'm so sorry, Mr. Hu is currently receiving a master in the backyard and probably doesn't have time to see you."

"This is utter nonsense!" Lin Zhiyuan said, his voice trembling with emotion and displeasure. He then turned to Xia Tian and said, "I'm sorry to have troubled you, Dr. Xia. My old friend is desperate and has resorted to having a Taoist priest perform rituals at home."

"It's alright." Xia Tian shook his head and said mysteriously, "Perhaps it really is just supernatural forces."

What Xia Tian didn't expect was that the old friend Lin Zhiyuan mentioned was actually the city lord of M City, and the person he was going to treat was actually the city lord's youngest daughter, which surprised Xia Tian.

Xia Tian paused for a moment, then said, "Let's go straight to the backyard."

Seeing this, Lin Zhiyuan quickly led the way, and the group slowly walked through the living room of the small villa and went straight to the backyard.

Upon arriving in the backyard, Xia Tian looked up and immediately noticed something unusual. The atmosphere here was even more gloomy and eerie than outside, making it extremely terrifying.

In the distance, four figures appeared in the shadows, and one of them caught Xia Tian's attention. This person was wearing a Taoist robe and holding a peach wood sword. In front of him was a table with talismans, cinnabar, and other items used for exorcising ghosts.

The Taoist priest brandished a peach wood sword, chanting strange incantations as he circled around a girl who looked to be about six years old.

Then, Xia Tian took a closer look and found that the Taoist priest looked familiar. Wasn't this the fortune teller Zhang Banxian who had been on a street in M ​​City before?

Xia Tian couldn't help but chuckle; he hadn't expected this stinky Taoist priest to be such a swindler.

However, Xia Tian discovered that this fortune teller did have some real skills and was not entirely useless. From the techniques Zhang Banxian used in his rituals, he vaguely sensed some changes in the surrounding energy.

"Master Zhang, do you think my daughter's illness can be cured?" The speaker was a woman in her forties, dressed not in fancy clothes, but very elegantly and appropriately.

Upon seeing this, the Taoist priest stopped chanting his incantation, his expression turning solemn. He said, "I have already examined the little girl's condition. Your daughter is not suffering from an illness, but rather from something unclean on her body. In Taoist terms, she is possessed by a ghost."

"Please, Master, use your magic to heal my daughter!" At this moment, a man who looked to be about fifty years old spoke up. He had a square face and appeared kind and approachable.

"Mr. Hu, please rest assured, this matter is on my shoulders," the Taoist priest said confidently. Then, his expression softened, and he said with difficulty, "However, this ghost is extremely powerful and may deplete half of my cultivation. The agreed-upon appearance fee of 100,000 seems..."

Not far away, Xia Tian couldn't help but admire this stinky Taoist priest; he really knew how to play the game of raising prices on the spot.

"Master Zhang, please rest assured, as long as you can cure my daughter, you can name your price!" The middle-aged man, deeply concerned for his daughter, said directly and decisively.

Seeing this, the Taoist priest secretly gloated, then said, "Please step aside, gentlemen, and watch how I subdue this ghost!"

After saying that, the Taoist priest suddenly swung his peach wood sword, rapidly chanting strange incantations. Then, with a wave of his hand, a yellow talisman appeared in his hand on the table. Before anyone could react, the yellow talisman was directly pasted onto the little girl's forehead in the center of the table.

Whoohoo!

In an instant, a cold wind swept through, and a fierce storm suddenly arose in the backyard. An extremely terrifying and sinister aura immediately spread throughout the backyard. Then, behind the little girl, a phantom-like floating shadow appeared.

"You stinking Taoist priest, how dare you ruin my plans!" The illusory figure floating in mid-air gradually solidified into the shape of a woman, who looked at Zhang Banxian with hostility.

"You lowly ghost, how dare you wreak havoc on the human world! Today, I, the humble Taoist, will act on behalf of Heaven and punish you, so that you may never be reincarnated!" Zhang Banxian said defiantly, his gaze fixed on the illusory figure that had condensed into a human form in mid-air.

This sudden turn of events startled everyone present, who scattered and hid in all directions. Mr. Hu and his wife showed deep worry and even fear in their eyes, a fear stemming from their unfamiliarity with the unknown.

This scene almost overturned everyone's understanding. If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, who would believe that ghosts and monsters actually exist in this society that believes in science?

However, Xia Tian was clearly not among them. From the beginning, he suspected that the person Lin Zhiyuan was seeking treatment for was possessed by a ghost, and after stepping into this mansion, Xia Tian was even more certain of it.

"Dr. Xia, this..." Lin Zhiyuan stared blankly at the phantom that appeared in mid-air and said, "Why don't we go out and hide? This kind of being is beyond the capabilities of us doctors."

Lin Zhiyuan had lived for sixty or seventy years and had heard some stories about ghosts and gods from the older generation. He was skeptical about them, but now that he had seen it with his own eyes, although he was not terrified, he was still quite frightened.

"Just watch." Xia Tian glanced at the ghostly figure in mid-air, then shook his head and said, "If I leave, everyone here today will die!"