Chapter 339: Contracting the Buddha Eye

I never expected Hui Shuchen's matter to affect Yu Nian this deeply.

I am happiest that Yu Nian can change her mind and accept the Buddha Eye.

Early the next morning, I went to find Bai Shulan and told her about this.

Bai Shulan, however, said: "The Buddha Eye is spiritual; they are not only living things but also spiritual things. In a sense, they do not need to be installed via medical means, but require a contract."

"A contract?" I frowned, "But the difficulty of contracting should be greater; aside from extreme measures, contracting this kind of spiritual object means they must choose their master on their own, right?"

Bai Shulan nodded: "If she can contract it herself, it will be all benefit and no harm for your senior sister; if she can't, I'll think of another way, but this could bring a series of problems, such as instability of the contract or backlash, so you need to explain this clearly to her and let her decide."

After returning from the Bai Family Medical Clinic, I went to find Yu Nian to talk about this.

Yu Nian is more open-minded than I am: "Xiao Jiu, I agree to try active contracting; if it fails, we won't use special means—the Buddha Eye is spiritual and deserves a better master."

I also agree with Yu Nian's view.

After all, if the Buddha Eye backlashes, the damage would be great—not only would the Buddha Eye be destroyed, but Yu Nian's body couldn't withstand it; it would not be worth the loss.

I took Yu Nian's hand and brought her to the room where the refrigerator is, opened the fridge door, and placed her hand on the box holding the Buddha Eye.

When Bai Shulan said the Buddha Eye is both a living thing and a spiritual thing, I did not object, because I have a clear understanding of these matters.

This pair of Buddha Eyes has been kept in the refrigerator for over half a year; aside from preservation, no special treatment has been given.

Not only have they not rotted, they actually look increasingly clear and lucid.

They are a pair of treasures.

I had Yu Nian come early to touch this pair of Buddha Eyes, so she could have a brief contact with them.

If mere contact results in mutual rejection and a bad reaction, then there's no point in even attempting a contract.

The result was that both sides seemed quite calm.

The Buddha Eye showed no special reaction; Yu Nian only said it felt icy cool and pleasant to touch.

I felt a bit more relieved and began preparing eagerly to try the contract.

Actually, the contract process isn't complicated: setting up the formation array, dripping blood, chanting incantations, and so on.

The Great Witch's magic notes left to me contain the ancient contract technique.

The difficult part is, if the contract fails, how we can promptly sever it to minimize harm.

Bai Shulan made some preparations.

Coincidentally, Jiang Si Que was also there; he said that if self-initiated contracting fails, he can try again using the Deceptive Embroidery method.

Yu Nian sat quietly there listening to our discussion; everyone brought out their best skills to help as much as they could.

Li Qingying even found time to warm her a cup of milk, wishing to fatten her up with six or seven meals a day.

Yu Nian's lips always held a smile.

She once had a senior female caretaker and a mother, felt the love of relatives, and at that time she had someone to rely on.

But later, the caretaker died, her mother died, and her eyes were gouged out.

A child of just over ten, hiding east and west, was forced to live a difficult and lonely life alone.

The feeling of a whole family gathering together, giving their all for her sake, is something she may not have experienced for a long time.

Thinking back carefully, since I discovered her existence, she seems to have always been exerting herself for others.

For me.

For the Tang Family.

For many people.

Yet she alone neglected herself.

I couldn't help but reach out to gather her shoulders and softly say, "Senior sister, don't be afraid; this time we will surely protect you."

Yu Nian laughed and said, "I'm not afraid; I'm just a little moved, Xiao Jiu—thank you all."

Li Qingying snapped, "What thanks? We're all one family."

To avoid prolonged trouble, especially since Yu Nian suffers like that every night, we made all preparations and began the contract procedure that afternoon.

The contract site was chosen as the room where the refrigerator holding the Buddha Eye is located.

I first set up the formation array.

Yu Nian sat cross-legged at the center of the formation array.

Before her was placed a small offering table, on which the pair of Buddha Eyes was placed.

After a simple ritual, Yu Nian cut her left ring finger, squeezed out fresh blood, and dropped it drop by drop into the container holding the Buddha Eye.

The left ring finger is the finger closest to the heart among all fingers, which is why wedding rings are worn on this finger.

And on the path of Yin and Yang, there is a method of taking heart's blood, namely by drawing from the left ring finger.

A few drops of fresh blood fell into the container, without touching the two Buddha Eyes.

Yu Nian waited patiently, continuously chanting the contract incantation.

One second, two seconds… over a minute passed, and the container still showed no reaction whatsoever.

At that moment I had already lost all hope.

But just as Yu Nian also stopped chanting the contract incantation, preparing to announce the contract's failure, the few drops of blood in the container suddenly moved.

The Buddha Eye seemed to possess a strong suction, drawing those few drops of blood, which split and rushed straight toward the Buddha Eye.

The blood entered the Buddha Eye.

The clear Buddha Eye instantly took on a blood-red hue, then grew ever redder…

Yu Nian felt the change and immediately continued squeezing fresh blood from her left ring finger, dripping it on, until the two Buddha Eyes became vividly red and about to drip, then suddenly floated up!

Yu Nian reached out her hand, and the two Buddha Eyes steadily landed in her palm.

She cupped the pair of scarlet Buddha Eyes in both hands and slowly buried her face in her palms.

This process lasted a full two minutes.

By the time Yu Nian lifted her face again, the two Buddha Eyes had already been successfully embedded into her two empty eye sockets.

Success!

This pair of Buddha Eyes actually recognized Yu Nian as their master!

But before we could cheer out loud, Yu Nian suddenly covered her eyes and let out a painful groan.

I hurriedly asked, "Senior sister, what's wrong? Where does it hurt?"

Yu Nian couldn't answer at all.

Her eyes were tightly shut, beads of blood welling from the corners; she clutched her head and, in pain, actually lunged forward to crash into the offering table.

I lunged forward in an instant, using my body to block the offering table, acting as a buffer.

Yu Nian's head slammed hard into my chest, making me suck in a breath from the pain, yet I still embraced her right away.

I held her tightly.

"Senior sister, I know you're suffering, but they have already recognized you as their master—that's a fact; they may still need a taming process, so stay calm, I believe you can do it!"

Yu Nian clutched her head and kept struggling, her teeth grinding together from the intense pain.

She sobbed, blood and tears continuously streaming from the corners of her eyes.

Her whole body began to twitch again.

Later, neither I nor Li Qingying could hold her down; we could only watch helplessly as she rolled on the ground, thrusting her head against the wall and pounding it, lifting her head to howl incessantly...

Li Qingying and I watched that scene, feeling both heartbroken and afraid, tears involuntarily climbing our cheeks.

At one point I even began to doubt myself, wondering whether letting Yu Nian contract the Buddha Eyes was the wrong decision.

But without attempting the contract, Yu Nian would have only one word: 'death'!

Just when I felt I was about to lose my mind, Yu Nian finally stopped harming herself.

Her frail body curled up in the corner, hands over her eyes, shoulders trembling nonstop.

We heard her unconsciously murmuring, "Gu Die… Gu Die…"