PCJ – Chapter 44 Lost Soul

Guo Daogui is a well-known Daoist Master from Lanshexi, but this person is somewhat unscrupulous. He often uses the guise of a Daoist Master to engage in some shady activities, such as stealing chickens and dogs. What’s even more despicable is that he takes advantage of some women under the pretext of conducting rituals. Because the people in the village have great respect for the Daoist Masters of Meishan, they dare not speak out against some of Guo Daogui’s behavior.

This time, taking advantage of Xizi’s illness, Guo Daogui made a profit from Liu Biao’s hands. However, Guo Daogui still felt somewhat discontented. Originally, he wanted to go to the sect to ask the master or senior brothers to help him make even more profit. Unexpectedly, Liu Biao from the Liu family was so unreasonable. He actually dared to lay hands on him. If it weren’t for the people from Lanshexi intervening quickly, he might have been beaten up.

Guo Daogui regretted it in his heart. If only he had endured the hardships at the sect and learned Daoist arts back then, how could he have ended up being chased so miserably by a country bumpkin? In fact, Guo Daogui didn’t really master the Daoist techniques. Before completing his apprenticeship, he couldn’t bear it and ran back by himself. Therefore, he couldn’t act in the name of the sect. However, he was slick and smooth, although he hadn’t completed his apprenticeship, he had always been obedient at the sect, so whether it was in front of the master or among the senior brothers, he was like a fish in water, with great popularity. Of course, this was also an investment Guo Daogui was making for the future.

Guo Daogui’s master is the well-known Daoist Master in the Daoist Master circle, Shi Qingwang.

In fact, Shi Qingwang has a very good reputation in the Daoist Master circle and is respected and admired by the people in the village. There are naturally many people who come to apprentice and learn from him. Therefore, it’s not surprising that among the disciples he accepts, there are a few scoundrels like Guo Daogui. Shi Qingwang has profound skills and excellent character, but he has a bad habit, which is being particularly protective of his disciples. If someone accidentally offends him, there might not be any consequences, but if someone offends his disciples, he will be particularly protective. This is well-known in the circle. So those familiar with Shi Qingwang in the Daoist Master circle will avoid provoking his disciples.

Guo Daogui almost suffered a loss, but he didn’t dare to complain to his master. Because he was also worried that his master would find out about some of his behavior in the village. If Shi Qingwang knew about his actions tarnishing the reputation of the sect, he might immediately clean house.

Guo Daogui went to find a senior brother who had a good relationship with him, named Song Dachao. Guo Daogui used to butter him up often. So the relationship between the two has always been particularly good. Song Dachao is honest and straightforward, although he is a bit rigid in handling things, his skills in Dao techniques are very high, and his proficiency in Daoist arts is excellent.

“Senior brother, when I was conducting rituals in Lanshexi, I was bullied by someone. Not only did I not get the money for the rituals, but I almost got beaten up. Senior brother, you know me, I’m a straightforward person. And I don’t have much martial arts skills, so I was bullied by a brute.” Guo Daogui immediately complained to Song Dachao when he saw him.

“It’s impossible. Who in the village isn’t afraid of us Daoist Masters? Dare to provoke us Daoist Masters, do they think they have a long life?” Song Dachao laughed heartily. This junior brother is slippery, always joking around with him.

“It’s true…” Guo Daogui embellished his experience in Lanshexi, adding fuel to the fire. Listening to this, Song Dachao slammed the table.

“This is outrageous! Outrageous!” Song Dachao pounded the table fiercely.

Seeing Song Dachao angry, a faint smile appeared on Guo Daogui’s face.

Meanwhile, in the room of Liu Biao’s house in Lanshexi, Zhao Lanying and Luo Dongzhen stood by the bed, anxiously watching Xizi, who was already delirious with fever.

Xizi’s fever was severe, his face pale, and his lips cracked.

“Xizi, drink some water.” Zhao Lanying slowly fed water to her son with a spoon.

At this point, Xizi was unresponsive, but when water entered his mouth, he instinctively opened it slightly, allowing the water to flow in, and swallowed it lightly.

“Mother, what should we do with Xizi?” Zhao Lanying was at her wit’s end.

Luo Dongzhen quickly comforted, “Don’t worry, don’t worry. Tomorrow morning, we’ll go to the county town. The county hospital has advanced technology. They’ll definitely be able to cure Xizi’s illness.”

Zhang Jiaohua’s family entered the courtyard, and Liu Qiaoye quickly ran into the room.

“Qiaoye, Youping, why are you here?” Liu Tongmao asked strangely.

Liu Biao also felt a warmth in his heart when he saw his sister’s family coming over. But after relaxing his brows slightly, they furrowed again. Even if his sister’s family came over, they couldn’t solve their own problems.

“With Xizi’s illness like this, you didn’t even send me a message. I only heard about it from Hongxia today.” Liu Qiao’s eyes reddened.

“We’ve been running around looking for medical treatment for Xizi these past few days, we couldn’t spare the time.” Liu Tongmao sighed.

“What’s the situation with Xizi?” Liu Qiaoye rushed into the room, asking as she went.

“The fever just won’t go down. I’m really worried that if it continues for too long, Xizi’s brain might be affected.” Liu Biao said worriedly.

Zhang Jiaohua followed his parents into the room and saw his nephew lying on the sickbed.

“Hmm?” Zhang Jiaohua could tell at a glance that his nephew’s problem wasn’t just an illness. He saw a black aura emanating from Xizi’s body, and his own green aura had become very faint. Like a kerosene lamp swaying in the wind, it could be extinguished at any moment.

“Nephew, what’s wrong?” Originally worried about his nephew, Liu Qiaoye suddenly brightened, realizing that her son was not ordinary. Maybe he saw something.

In the room, Luo Dongzhen and Zhao Lanying also looked at Liu Qiaoye’s mother and son strangely.

“Xizi’s soul is lost. His soul is still at Fengshui Bridge.” Zhang Jiaohua remembered what he saw when he came just now, and it turned out that it was Xizi’s soul.

“Don’t talk nonsense.” Zhang Youping worried that his father-in-law’s family would be upset. At this point, letting a child make trouble here, isn’t it just adding fuel to the fire?

But Liu Qiaoye didn’t think so. Instead, she asked excitedly, “Son, can you make Xizi better?”

Liu Tongmao’s family also looked at their grandson strangely. This saying of losing one’s soul, they had heard it once before. At first, the villagers said that Xizi had lost his soul and advised them to find a Daoist Master to take a look. They found one, but it was the same saying. Unfortunately, the Daoist Master’s methods had no effect. In the end, Liu Biao completely offended the Daoist Master and cut off this idea. Now, his grandson came over and said that Xizi’s soul was lost. Others might say it randomly, but how could their grandson talk nonsense? And their grandson was a bit special, they knew that.

“The old Daoist taught me.” Zhang Jiaohua remembered that he had already become an apprentice. For a Daoist Master, receiving a shock is just standard procedure.

“Dad, actually…” Liu Qiaoye told the story of Zhang Jiaohua learning Dao techniques from his teacher in his dream and saving Ma Jinxiu at home from beginning to end.