Chen He got the order and was about to grab my arm. I shook him off forcefully and shouted, "It's okay for you to kick me out, but let me put it straight. If your daughter loses her life because I leave, don't say my master didn't send me..."
Although Mrs. Bai was sickly, she caught every word I said.
"Wait, Chen He. Let me ask a few more questions. You're saying my daughter will die tomorrow?"
"If she's not treated in time, she may not see the sun tomorrow. It's already past ten o'clock at night. There are less than two hours left."
"Absurd! Whether my sister can live until tomorrow is not up to you, a young girl. Mom, I've already sent someone to invite Master Ma. He should be here soon. We'd better listen to him."
This so - called elder sister didn't listen to me at all. It felt like she was afraid I might really cure her younger sister.
"Aunt Bai, Master Ma hasn't arrived yet. Why don't you let me go in and take a look? Maybe I can succeed."
While I was still trying my best to persuade Mrs. Bai, there was another commotion upstairs. The screams were heart - rending, accompanied by the sound of extreme nausea, as if the person was about to vomit out their internal organs.
Mrs. Bai was extremely distressed and kept looking upstairs.
"Mom, listen to me. Master Ma will be here soon. Go upstairs and rest. Honey, call the security guard and kick this swindler out."
Hearing this, Chen He called the security guard at the gate.
Since that was the case, it would be pointless for me to force myself to stay. It wasn't that I didn't want to save the girl; it was just that they didn't want my help.
"Mrs. Bai, I've said what I needed to say. If you still don't believe me, I'll leave now. Sorry to bother you."
After saying that, I nodded to say goodbye. Just as I was about to walk out the door, the security guard who had been at the gate came in.
He glanced at me. Probably still feeling guilty about what had happened earlier, he immediately stepped forward and said to Mrs. Bai, "Mrs. Bai, this young girl does have some skills, which is why I let her in. I think you'd better let her take a look at your daughter. If she can cure her, that's great. If not, how much worse can it get?"
This security guard's words were impeccable. Not only did he absolve himself of the responsibility of letting me in, but he also ingratiated himself with me. I suddenly thought it was a waste for him to be a security guard.
Mrs. Bai also thought his words made sense. She said to her eldest daughter beside her, "Let her come in and take a look. Even if she can't cure her, it would be good if she can relieve Linlin's pain."
The eldest daughter was very reluctant, but she didn't dare to go against Mrs. Bai. She rolled her eyes at me and said, "Come in. Let me put it straight. My sister has lost her mind and will grab anyone she sees. If you get injured because of this, we won't compensate you at all."
"Thank you for your concern. I'll be careful."
The woman snorted and told the servant at home to take me upstairs. Then she helped Mrs. Bai away.
I followed the servant and stopped in front of the second young lady's room. It was obvious that the servant was a bit scared. She trembled and said to me, "The second young lady is inside. Here's the key. You go in by yourself. I'll leave first."
After saying that, the servant hurriedly ran downstairs, leaving me alone standing in front of the second young lady's room.
I looked at the key in my hand and felt uneasy. The servant's reaction was so real that I guessed the second young lady of the Bai family in the room must be very terrifying.
But I had already said what I needed to say. If I went downstairs now, it would be extremely embarrassing.
I inserted the key into the door lock and turned it gently. With a click, the door opened.
"Gu Yuan, are you still here?" I asked in a low voice. If he wasn't there, I wouldn't dare to go in for anything.
"I'm here." Although it was just two words, it was more comforting than countless sweet words in the world.
With this, I got braver. I pushed the door open all at once and rushed in.
As soon as I stepped into the room, the door behind me slammed shut with a bang, scaring me so much that I shivered. The room was pitch - black. I instinctively walked to the side of the door to feel for the switch.
I didn't realize how terrifying it was until I turned on the light. When the light came on, I almost fainted. Just as I was about to scream, Gu Yuan covered my mouth with his hand.
"Don't scream. She's not awake yet."
I saw the second young lady of the Lin family standing right in front of me. She was wearing a blood - stained white pajamas, with disheveled hair and a bloated body. Her face and body were full of scratches from her own nails, with wounds of different depths and scars all over.
Bai Linlin stood there with her head down, her steps floating, and her heels lifted high, just like a wandering soul, swaying unsteadily and looking extremely terrifying.
"Sure enough, a fairy is possessing her." Gu Yuan said. His voice was normal, but Bai Linlin couldn't hear it.
I didn't say a word. I turned to look at Gu Yuan, waiting for his next instruction.
Just as Gu Yuan was about to give an order, the door was suddenly kicked open. Then four burly men rushed into the room and surrounded Bai Linlin.
"Do you need help?" I asked Gu Yuan.
"Just wait and see."
I didn't move. I stood in the corner, watching what those four men were going to do.
The noise from kicking the door just now was too loud and it woke Bai Linlin up.
I saw her slightly lowered head slowly lift up. Her blood - shot eyes were filled with hatred. She let out a shrill scream towards the sky, her body bent extremely, no longer in a human shape. She crawled on all fours and rushed straight at the four men.
The four men waved their long whips in their hands, making a thunderous cracking sound. Then they threw the tails of their whips to their companions on the opposite side. In this way, the whips formed a "well" shape, trapping the second young lady of the Bai family in the middle of the well.
The four men continued to wave their whips. Bai Linlin was screaming in agony, her body constantly contracting and expanding, as if something was about to rush out of her body.
"Locking the soul in the well. They are pool - collectors." Gu Yuan stood beside me with a cold look on his face, his arms folded across his chest, his eyes cold and sharp.
"Who are they?" I didn't understand for a moment and asked back.
"They're not on our side. They go to the graveyard by themselves on New Year's Eve to look for fairies. They usually feed their fairies with blood food, so their methods are quite cruel. They start killing without asking for reasons, which is completely different from the principle of resolving grievances of the shaman - fairies."
After the four men controlled Bai Linlin, she started to vomit crazily. What she vomited wasn't food at all. It was all black water, looking like ink and emitting a stench.
While vomiting, Bai Linlin kept giggling: "Hahaha, kill me. If you have the guts, kill me."
"Then I'll grant your wish."
Just as Bai Linlin was eager to die, a young man about my age walked in from outside. He was wearing a white suit and looked quite mature.
At this moment, he was holding a bowl of talisman water in his hand and striding towards Bai Linlin...