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Squatting down in front of the bed, the Ancient Sorcerer discovered that Lu Tongfang was peeking out from under the blanket, his big eyes looking at him, clearly not understanding what had happened.
Seeing this, Kong Ying slowly relaxed.
Ever since her son fell ill for no apparent reason, even his grandfather Lu Zhi would cry if he got too close. Previously, Lu Ze was the same, refusing to accept any examination.
The only exceptions were Gu Fei and the current Ancient Sorcerer.
"Amitabha, I hope he has a way. If my son's illness can be cured, I will definitely repay the vow and rebuild a golden body in a temple."
Kong Ying, who had never believed in Buddhism, silently prayed in her heart.
"This is indeed a good sign."
Gu Fei, who understood Lu Tongfang's situation, felt relieved when he saw that Lu Tongfang did not cry or fuss as the Ancient Sorcerer approached.
"Sister Gu, who is this Ancient Sorcerer?"
Turning her head, Gu Fei noticed that Li Feng had somehow appeared beside her and was curiously watching the Ancient Sorcerer while speaking softly.
"I won't say much about his background, but he's definitely a good man. Do you find him appealing? Should I introduce you?"
Since their relationship was relatively close, Gu Fei spoke without any reservations.
Li Feng pouted and said, "He was the one in your office just now, right? I wouldn't dare compete with you."
Gu Fei's face turned red as he said, "What are you talking about? I'm his sister."
"You're not even a real sister. There are plenty of people these days who play coy under the guise of sibling relationships."
Li Feng clearly did not believe Gu Fei's words. With a guilty conscience, Gu Fei hesitated and could not continue the conversation, so he could only look at Ancient Sorcerer.
Ancient Sorcerer pointed to the back of Lu Tongfang's right hand and smiled, saying, "Xiao Tongfang, your hand is dirty here, isn't it?"
"Brother, you saw it too! I've told Mom many times, but she just doesn't believe me and says I'm lying."
Lu Tongfang clearly felt understood and crawled out from under the blanket.
"Hahaha! That's too funny! It's obviously very clean; you're just talking nonsense!"
Lu Ze burst into laughter.
Gu Fei and Li Feng exchanged glances and then shook their heads together; neither of them saw anything on the back of Lu Tongfang's right hand.
"What is Ancient Sorcerer doing? Why would he say that?"
Gu Fei felt a deep sense of confusion. Clearly, Ancient Sorcerer was not just talking nonsense; otherwise, Lu Tongfang would not have responded like that.
"Hmph! You are a bad person!"
Kong Tongfang stood up on the bed, pointed at Lu Ze, and then at the back of his right hand, saying, "I clearly have something here!"
Kong Ying was stunned. She immediately remembered that a few months ago, her son kept saying his right hand was dirty and asked her to help wash it. At first, she washed it a bit, but later realized it wasn't dirty at all and ignored him, thinking he was just being naughty. As he complained more, she even spanked him a few times.
Looking back, it seemed that her son had cried every night the day after she spanked him.
"Could there really be something on the back of his hand?"
Kong Ying looked at her son's hand but saw nothing—just a patch of tender skin.
"Mr. Luo, is there something here?"
Kong Ying stepped forward, grabbed Lu Tongfang's right hand, and gently stroked the back of it.
"Mommy, Mommy, that thing is right there! Hurry and get it away! I'm scared!"
Lu Tongfang suddenly screamed.
Kong Ying was startled and looked at her son, noticing his little face was pale as a ghost, twisted like a deformed bitter melon, with wide eyes but no focus.
"Mr. Luo, what is going on?"
Seeing her son like this, Kong Ying felt a pang in her nose and her eyes immediately misted over.
“He’s scared by what’s in his hand.”
On Lu Tongfang's hand, there was a mass of black mist that constantly changed shape, occasionally spewing out a stream of black gas, which was terrifying.
Such black mist is actually quite common in places with heavy yin energy, like graveyards, but ordinary people, especially adults, cannot see it. Children, on the other hand, have pure hearts and are more likely to see it. This is precisely why Lu Tongfang was frightened.
The Ancient Sorcerer could see it because of the Luo Tian between his Yintang. As soon as he entered the room, Luo Tian showed signs of abnormality. After a careful look, he knew where the problem lay.
“What should we do? Mr. Luo, I beg you!”
Kong Ying said as she bent her legs and knelt down on the ground.
The Ancient Sorcerer quickly reached out to pull Kong Ying up and said, “There’s no need for that; this is just a small matter.”
“Pigs’ noses among scallions, pretending to be something we can’t even diagnose at our hospital—how can you treat it?”
“Get lost!”
The Ancient Sorcerer’s sudden shout sounded like summer thunder ringing in their ears. Lu Ze was startled; he felt the Ancient Sorcerer's gaze piercing into him like a knife.
“You… what did you say… you dare tell me to get lost?”
Li Feng looked disdainfully at Lu Ze. Wasn't what the Ancient Sorcerer said clear enough?
The Ancient Sorcerer no longer looked at Lu Ze but instead said to Lu Tongfang, "Xiao Tongfang, let your brother sing you a song, and then you can go to sleep, okay?"
"Okay... what... what song..."
"Listen carefully; this is a song you've never heard before... The heavens are anxious, the earth is anxious, I have a night-crying child at home. Gentlemen passing by, think of it, and sleep soundly until dawn..."
Gu Fei's expression was very strange. It was an old saying that the song the Ancient Sorcerer was singing could cure a child's night crying. She even remembered that when she was a child and wouldn't sleep, her mother sang it to her. She had even seen these lines written on some papers on the ground or walls, and it was said that if those who saw it recited it once, the child would stop crying and sleep peacefully until morning.
The Ancient Sorcerer actually used this nursery rhyme to treat Lu Tongfang's condition?
"Hahaha! How ridiculous! You actually want to use this to cure an illness? ... Uh..."
Before he could finish his sentence, Lu Ze suddenly froze—he noticed that Lu Tongfang's eyelids were slowly drooping.
"Ah... he's really asleep."
Kong Ying gasped softly and quickly covered her mouth, fearing that she might accidentally wake her son who had just fallen asleep.
"This... how is this possible?"
Lu Ze murmured to himself, "No, this can't be! How could such a thing happen!"
“Dr. Lu, please don't shout here, or I won't be polite.”
Lu Zhi glared fiercely at Lu Ze. His grandson had just fallen asleep with great difficulty, and if he was disturbed, he wouldn't hesitate to resort to violence.
Lu Ze was taken aback and obediently closed his mouth, not daring to say anything more.
“The sky is anxious, the earth is anxious, I have a night-crying child at home. Gentlemen passing by, think of it, and sleep until dawn...”
Seeing that Lu Tongfang had fallen asleep, the Ancient Sorcerer did not stop immediately; instead, he recited even more urgently, gradually resembling a rapid drumbeat.
In a place where no one was paying attention, the Ancient Sorcerer's right hand tightly gripped the Tortoise Shell he had bought not long ago. With each incantation, the True Spirit on the Tortoise Shell was drawn out and shot like an arrow towards the ghostly face on the back of Lu Tongfang's right hand.
“Swish...”
The ghostly black aura melted away rapidly as if pierced by countless arrows or like butter meeting a red-hot knife, slowly becoming smaller and smaller.
“Hmm? Why is there a foul smell?”
Gu Fei's delicate nose twitched as he confirmed that there was indeed a faint odor. The hospital room where Lu Tongfang was located was a VIP ward; cleanliness and hygiene were paramount, and it should absolutely not have any foul smell. Where could it be coming from?
Recalling what the Ancient Sorcerer had said about something dirty on the back of Lu Tongfang's right hand, Gu Fei's heart stirred, and he immediately bent down to sniff the back of Lu Tongfang's right hand.
“Ugh!”
Gu Fei's expression changed dramatically. Up close, she noticed that Lu Tongfang's hand was emanating a nauseating odor, reminiscent of a corpse that had rotted for a thousand years.
"How could this be!"
Gu Fei blinked several times, and Lu Tongfang's hand appeared smooth as jade, with no signs of anything unusual. How could it possibly emit such a foul smell?
After being stunned for a while, Gu Fei turned to look at the Ancient Sorcerer and was surprised to see beads of sweat the size of soybeans forming on his face.
"Heaven is in turmoil, the earth is in turmoil; I have a night-crying child at home. When the gentleman passes by, he thinks of it and sleeps until dawn..."
Listening to the Ancient Sorcerer reciting a familiar nursery rhyme from her childhood, Gu Fei felt a sense of disorientation, as if she had traveled through a time tunnel.
...
Less than a hundred meters from the entrance of Guanghai Maternal and Child Health Hospital, there was a café with a tranquil environment. In the early morning, the entire hall was empty except for the Ancient Sorcerer and Lu Zhi sitting by the window.
"Mr. Luo, is there really something on my grandson's hand?"
Lu Zhi put down his teacup. His grandson, who had cried non-stop every night just half an hour ago, had been cured by the Ancient Sorcerer with a song that almost everyone knew. If he hadn't witnessed it himself, he would never have believed it.
"Yes, but it's gone now. Don't worry; Xiao Tongfang will sleep very well from now on."
The Ancient Sorcerer nodded gently. He felt relatively good at that moment, much better than when he had saved Jiang Tiesheng, thanks to the Tortoise Shell with True Spirit.
After hesitating for a moment, Lu Zhi gritted his teeth and said, "Mr. Luo, why can my grandson see something in his hand while we cannot?"
"That's not strange; children can see many things that adults cannot..."
Lu Zhi's face turned pale as he asked, "Is it... a ghost?"
It was hard for Lu Zhi not to be afraid. According to legend, children can see ghosts, so did that mean his grandson was possessed by a ghost? That was why only he could see it while both he and Kong Ying could not?
Shaking his head, the Ancient Sorcerer realized Lu Zhi had misunderstood. He said, "Oh, children can see more than just ghosts. To be precise, what he saw was just a mass of malevolent energy, a bad aura. Just be cautious in the future; for example, avoid letting the child go to secluded places."
Lu Zhi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "As long as it's not a ghost, that's great. I can't thank you enough; this is just a small token of our appreciation."
He took out a check and placed it on the table, pushing it toward the Ancient Sorcerer. Lu Zhi continued, "If there's ever anything you need from the Lu Family in the future, please don't hesitate to ask."
"Alright."
The Ancient Sorcerer nodded and accepted the check. This was what he deserved; there was no need for politeness.
"I'll head back to the hospital now to check on my grandson. We'll be in touch later."
After saying this, Lu Zhi stood up and quickly walked toward the hospital, while the Ancient Sorcerer continued to sit in the café, waiting for Gu Fei to arrive.
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