Chapter 264: The Female Ghost's Possession

Afternoon.

After eating, Luo Zijun carried the Medicine Chest and went out with his master.

The two took a carriage and headed straight for the Outer City.

"If it truly is a venereal disease, this master is powerless to help; I can only prescribe him some medicine to alleviate some of his pain and extend his life for a while."

Inside the carriage, Su Dafang stated this beforehand.

Luo Zijun said, "I know. If it truly is a venereal disease, he brought it upon himself."

Su Dafang looked at him and said, "You kid, how did you end up making such a friend? Could it really be as people say, birds of a feather flock together? Like calls to like, and jackals of the same lair?"

Thinking of the reason he had sought out Xu Xian in the beginning, Luo Zijun could not help but sigh.

The carriage soon left the city and arrived at the Outer City.

Before long, it had stopped at the entrance of the alley leading to Xu Xian's home.

The two got off the carriage and entered the alley.

Luo Zijun carried the Medicine Chest, following behind; he had already changed into a Confucian robe, dressed the same as the first time he had come here with his master.

"Knock, knock, knock!"

Arriving at the door, Luo Zijun stepped forward to knock.

At this moment, Su Dafang suddenly spoke up: "By the way, I remember that kid has a younger sister who wields a spear and is very fierce. If we can't cure that kid's illness later, will she..."

"Creak..."

Just at this moment, the gate opened.

Dressed in a red dress, with a slender figure and a pretty appearance, Xu Ziyin appeared at the doorway. After seeing the two, a cold expression still appeared on her face.

Luo Zijun stepped forward and said, "Miss Xu, what a coincidence. At midday, someone came to our Bao'an Hall and asked my master to come over to treat an illness. I didn't expect it to be your home. I wonder who is sick this time?"

Xu Ziyin gave him a cold look and said, "My brother."

Saying this, she led the way in front.

Su Dafang grabbed Luo Zijun by the arm, making him walk in front, while he himself followed timidly behind.

The three soon arrived at a room.

Xu Xian was lying weakly on the bed, wrapped in a quilt, his eyes wide open, staring blankly at the ceiling; he looked somewhat dazed.

Luo Zijun placed the Medicine Chest on the table, opened it, and took out a pair of disposable bamboo-membrane gloves.

After Su Dafang carefully put them on, he went over to examine the condition.

He first looked at Xu Xian's complexion and pupils, then reached out to lift the quilt to check the skin on his neck, and then pulled open his clothes to look at his chest.

"It looks a bit like it..."

Su Dafang's expression became grave, and he reached out to prepare to take off his pants for an examination.

Xu Xian finally came to his senses, trembled in fear, grabbed his hand tightly, and looked at him with terrified eyes.

At this time, Xu Ziyin said with a cold face, "The doctor is here to treat you, behave yourself!"

Xu Xian was stunned, and only then did he slowly loosen his hand, but suddenly, his gaze looked behind Su Dafang, and then his eyes widened.

Only then did Luo Zijun speak: "Brother Xu, this is my master; let him take a look at you."

Xu Xian's originally dim eyes lit up immediately upon seeing him, and he nodded hurriedly, saying, "Good, good."

Xu Ziyin, who was to the side, also secretly turned her head to glance at Luo Zijun.

Su Dafang ordered, "Pull open your clothes, let me see your stomach, and then pull down your pants."

Although Xu Xian was shy, he did not hesitate and immediately complied.

Luo Zijun also followed his master's gaze and discovered that on this guy's stomach, between his legs, and even on his feet, there were patches of raised lumps, looking like a skin rash.

"Does it itch?"

After examining for a while, Su Dafang asked.

Xu Xian shook his head: "No, it doesn't itch."

Su Dafang frowned and said, "Does it hurt?"

Xu Xian still shook his head.

Su Dafang sighed and said, "I'm afraid it really is a venereal disease."

Xu Xian's face turned deathly pale instantly.

He looked at Luo Zijun, opened his mouth, wanting to speak, but did not dare to say anything.

Su Dafang asked again, "Do you have any symptoms of headache, fever, nausea, or bone pain?"

Xu Xian thought for a moment and said, "No."

"None?"

A look of doubt appeared on Su Dafang's face as he said, "Then, besides these symptoms on your body, do you feel any other discomfort in your body?"

Xu Xian seemed a bit embarrassed and looked timidly at his sister to the side.

Xu Ziyin immediately glared and said, "Speak!"

Xu Xian's expression changed, and he hurriedly said, "I... it hurts on both sides here..."

As he spoke, he pointed to both sides of his kidneys.

"Kidneys, and what else?"

Su Dafang continued to press.

Xu Xian immediately covered his face with the quilt and said shamefully, "I... I always have nightmares at night, dreaming of a woman... and then that place, that place always leaks things out, but... but it won't rise up..."

A flash of light appeared in Su Dafang's eyes, and he asked, "What kind of woman did you dream of?"

Xu Xian said with a sobbing tone, "It's... it's the woman I met that day. She... she always appears in my dreams, and then... then she suddenly turns into a terrifying ghost..."

"A ghost? What does she look like?"

Su Dafang pressed for more details.

Xu Xian said with a fearful voice, "Her face was full of cracks, with a green complexion and fangs, eyes blood-red, and teeth very long and sharp..."

Su Dafang's expression shifted for a moment, then he asked, "Where does that woman live? Is she still there now?"

At this moment, Xu Ziyin behind them said, "She has already run away. When I went to look for her... it was full of dust and spiderwebs everywhere; it didn't look like anyone had ever lived there."

Su Dafang looked at her and said, "Can you tell us the whole event in detail?"

Xu Ziyin cast a hateful glance at the bed before recounting the whole sequence of events from beginning to end.

It turned out that on the evening of that day, Xu Xian was strolling on the street when he met a very beautiful woman who asked him for directions.

Because he had been deceived many times, Xu Xian was wary, but the other party seemed a bit foolish, perhaps having some trouble with her mind, and could not find the way back after leaving home.

Xu Xian tested her several times and, feeling she did not seem like a bad person, escorted her home.

"Xu Xian told me that the woman's home was at No. 7 Baishao Lane in the south of the city. When he followed the woman inside, he discovered it was a very luxurious mansion with many maids and servants. Her parents even came out to thank him profusely and enthusiastically invited him to stay for a meal..."

"Xu Xian stayed there to eat and drank two cups of wine during the meal. When he was about to take his leave, the woman's father suddenly said he wanted to marry his daughter to him, hoping they would hold the wedding ceremony that very night, and that all the family property would belong to him in the future..."

"And so, that night, Xu Xian held the wedding ceremony with the woman and entered the bridal chamber..."

Having said this, Xu Ziyin stopped.

Luo Zijun could not help but ask, "And then?"

Xu Ziyin looked at him and said coldly, "Do you want to hear how they spent their wedding night?"

Luo Zijun gave a "cough-cough" and said, "No, I mean, what happened after the wedding night? Did Brother Xu just come back?"

Xu Ziyin looked at him a few more times and said, "During the wedding night, Xu Xian said he felt as if he were in a dream, floating and ethereal, but he couldn't remember any specifics. The next day, he returned happily and told us about this. When we took the betrothal gifts to the house at No. 7 Baishao Lane, we found it was a very dilapidated old house. Inside, weeds were overgrown, and there was dust and spiderwebs everywhere. The walls of the house had holes in them, and there wasn't a single person living inside..."

At this time, Xu Xian suddenly poked his head out from under the quilt and cried, "I didn't lie to you, I really didn't lie to you... It was that place. I really saw her father and mother that night, and many maids too. I really held the wedding ceremony with her..."

Xu Ziyin ignored him and said in a flat tone, "Father and Mother thought Xu Xian was lying to us, so they gave him a beating and brought him back, and then he fell ill after he returned..."

Xu Xian suddenly looked at Luo Zijun and cried, "Brother Luo, I swear, everything I said is true. I wasn't dreaming, and I didn't lie to them..."

Luo Zijun's gaze flickered, and he suddenly asked, "Do you still remember if her body was cold or hot during the wedding night? Or, when you entered that mansion, did you feel cold?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Xu Xian trembled and hurriedly said, "Yes, I remember when I first went in, I felt a cold wind blowing, and my body shivered a few times. While eating, it was also very cold, and during the wedding night... I remember, when I touched her, it was indeed icy..."

Luo Zijun's expression changed.

Su Dafang looked at him and said, "Disciple, what have you guessed?"

Luo Zijun said, "I have heard that some powerful ghosts can transform into the appearance of a human in front of people with weak bodies to seduce them into doing certain things. Thereby, they devour that person's vital energy, causing the other party's soul to weaken and suffer from constant nightmares, until they die."

Xu Xian said with a face full of fear, "Brother Luo, I... did I encounter a ghost?"

Luo Zijun did not answer; he walked to the bed, and two green glimmers suddenly lit up in his pupils as he looked at the soul within his body.

That soul had indeed become transparent and extremely weak, looking as if it would shatter at any moment.

At the same time, wisps of black energy were lingering between the brows of the soul. Looking closer, a strand of black energy as thin as a hair extended from the top of his soul and physical head, reaching all the way up to the roof, where it slowly twisted at the beam like a living creature.

Luo Zijun raised his head and looked at the roof.

Then, he turned his head and looked at the sunlight outside the window.

"Master, I cannot see clearly either, but I think we can prescribe him some medicine to nourish the kidneys and yang, and to calm the spirit and nourish the soul. Let him drink it for a few days and see the effect."

Luo Zijun withdrew his Soul Power and said with a calm expression.

Su Dafang nodded and said, "That is all we can do."

Luo Zijun walked to the table, took out the brush, ink, paper, and inkstone, and began to grind the ink to write the prescription. He then handed it to Xu Ziyin and said, "Three times a day, for three consecutive days, and see the effect."

Xu Ziyin glanced at the prescription, then looked at him and said, "Will it have an effect?"

Luo Zijun said, "Perhaps."

Xu Ziyin looked at him again and said nothing more.

Luo Zijun packed up his Medicine Chest and prepared to take his leave.

At this moment, Xu Xian cried, "Brother Luo, save me..."

Luo Zijun looked at him and said, "In this world, no one can save a person like you, except yourself. Brother Xu, lust is a bone-scraping steel knife, a marrow-sucking demon. If you do not abstain from lust, even an immortal cannot save you."

Having said this, he did not linger and left the room with his master.

Xu Ziyin followed behind the two, silent the whole way, until she saw them out to the main gate.

Su Dafang could not help but whisper, "Disciple, the consultation fee..."

Luo Zijun turned around and said, "Miss Xu, this time we came from the Inner City to provide medical treatment; you need to pay one tael of silver."

Xu Ziyin took her Money Pouch from her waist, rummaged through it, and then looked at him, saying, "No money. Can I owe it for now?"

Luo Zijun: "..."

Su Dafang gave a "cough-cough" and said, "Miss, we are a small business, and coming here was not easy..."

Xu Ziyin ignored him, her gaze still fixed on Luo Zijun, and said flatly, "How about I sleep with you for a night?"

Luo Zijun: "???"

Su Dafang was immediately startled. He froze for a moment, then hurriedly grabbed his arm and said, "Disciple, let's go! Don't take her money, let's go quickly!"

As he spoke, he dragged him away directly.

It was one thing to not receive silver after coming out for a house call, but if he let this kid get his body defiled, his own granddaughter would beat him to death with a stick when he got back.

Su Dafang hurriedly pulled Luo Zijun out of the small lane, then stomped his feet and said, "Bad luck! What bad luck! What kind of crappy friends has this kid made? Even the sister of this crappy friend is no good. Not only did she not pay for the medical treatment, but she even wanted your body. Too outrageous!"

Luo Zijun's expression was grave. He looked back once more and whispered, "Master, you go back first; I won't be going back. I will sneak into Xu Xian's room tonight and lie in ambush. There is a ghost in that room; only by killing that ghost can Xu Xian's illness be cured."

"There is a ghost in the room?"

Upon hearing this, Su Dafang was immediately terrified, his eyes widening: "Really? You just saw it?"

Luo Zijun nodded and said, "I can see it."

Su Dafang looked at him in disbelief: "You... you can see ghosts?"

Then, he looked at him with vigilance and said, "You kid, you didn't see a ghost, did you? You've taken a fancy to that little girl who wants to sleep with you, haven't you?"

Luo Zijun was speechless and said, "Master, I am not that sordid, and besides, I am not lacking for women. I really did see a ghost just now. Although Xu Xian and I are neither related nor acquainted, I must save him."

Su Dafang stared at him for a while longer and said, "You can kill ghosts?"

Luo Zijun thought for a moment and said, "It should be no problem. Even if I cannot kill it, I can scare it away. Xu Xian's condition is not very good. If I do not save him now, I reckon that ghost will drain all of his Yang Energy by tonight, and his soul will scatter."

Su Dafang's expression shifted for a moment, still somewhat worried: "Are you truly certain? If something happens to you, your senior sister will definitely not let me off."

Luo Zijun said, "Master, rest assured, I am a Sixth Realm Martial Artist. Even if I cannot defeat that ghost, with my powerful life-blood energy, it is impossible for the opponent to harm me. Specters only dare to act against those who are ill, critically ill, or those whose spirits and constitutions are extremely weak."

Su Dafang looked at him with an unfamiliar expression: "Disciple, how is it that I find I am increasingly unable to see through you? Since when did you, kid, become so knowledgeable about ghosts and spirits?"

Luo Zijun looked at the sky and urged, "Alright Master, hurry back. The Inner City gates have been closing early lately; you need to enter the city early."

Seeing his confidence, Su Dafang had no choice but to say, "Then you must be careful on your own; do not lose your life. If you die, I, your master, will surely have to die with you."

Luo Zijun was immediately moved and said, "Master is truly good to me."

Su Dafang glared and said, "Good my foot! What I meant was, if you die, your senior sister will definitely beat me to death as well and make me be buried with you!"

"Oh..."

"Hmph, I am leaving!"

Su Dafang waved his hand and turned to leave.

Luo Zijun turned his head once more and looked toward that alley.

He prepared to sneak in after dark.

(End of chapter)