Chapter Fifty-Seven: Entering the Trap

  Just then, the door of the ward was pushed open, and it was Zhang Yanhui, Wang Jinde's boyfriend, who came in with a puzzled expression on his face. Seeing Wang Jing, he couldn't help but feel a wave of joy: "Jing, how are you? What are these Taoist priests doing here?"

  No sooner had the words fallen than Master suddenly burst out laughing, and with a light movement he appeared in front of Zhang Yanhui, stretched out his hand to grab Zhang's forehead, and a sharp glint flashed in his eyes. He heard Zhang let out a mournful cry, then struggled to free himself from Master's grasp. Fortunately, Master withdrew his hand immediately, but nodded: "Master Uncle, let's use this person as bait instead. This person is more deeply poisoned, and..."

  The master didn't continue to say anything, but Master Shu and the three masters all nodded in understanding of the master's intention. On this side, Zhang Yanhui had not yet recovered from his shock when he saw the master suddenly let out a loud shout and slap him on the forehead with a big palm. Then Zhang Yanhui let out a miserable cry, and as soon as he opened his eyes, they were full of murderous intent. He quickly drew out his knife and stabbed at the master repeatedly. Unfortunately, the master simply made a light move, and Zhang Yanhui had already stumbled and fallen to the ground in the corridor. After struggling to get up, he glared viciously at the master before turning around and running away.

  Nor did they see the master and others in a hurry, watching Zhang Yanhui run away. The master took out a pack of incense from his bosom, lit one, and beckoned to Zhang Jianhua again. Zhang Jianhua didn't know what it meant, but he was very respectful to the master, so he hurried over with a smile. Then he heard the master say: "Little Zhang, I need to trouble you with something. Can you hold this incense in your mouth?"

  Zhang Jianhua didn't ask why, he just took it and put it in his mouth. Then the master took out two talismans and stuck them to Zhang Jianhua's ears. After that, he muttered some magic words, and soon Zhang Jianhua started to look dazed, slowly closing his eyes completely. The incense stick didn't go out, I had no idea what the master was up to. Just as I was thinking about it, the master tapped Zhang Jianhua's forehead and said in a low voice: "Go!"

  As soon as the voice fell, Zhang Jianhua had already taken a step forward and ran out, although he was sleeping with his eyes closed. However, he wouldn't bump into the wall when turning corners, just like he could see. Later, Master told me that this is called Fuxi tracking method. In fact, it's just a breath that connects Zhang Yanhui and Zhang Jianhua together, and Zhang Jianhua is similar to opening his heavenly eye, but not exactly the same. So even with closed eyes, he can avoid risks because of human instincts. Instincts are actually much faster than humans reacting after seeing something, and the mind is undistracted.

  As soon as Zhang Jianhua left, the masters also chased after him. I was about to chase after them too, but Shifu's uncle stopped me and pointed at Wang Jing: "You stay here and keep an eye on her. This girl has a ghostly aura too, maybe the ghost will come back for her."

  Subconsciously looking towards Wang Jing, I saw a terrified expression on her face. Before I could make a decision, Shifu Zu had already disappeared from sight. I was left behind to keep Wang Jing company. For a while, the ward fell silent and I didn't know what to say either. It was Zhang Qianqian who broke the silence after hesitating for a moment, asking me: "Do you know how many people died in the hospital last night?"

  I was stunned at the time and couldn't help but sigh: "How would I know? I've been sleeping until now."

  Looking at Zhang Qianqian's face, her expression turned gloomy and her tone was tense: "From last night to now, nine people have died in the hospital. Only one was a car accident rescue failure, two were elderly, maybe it was normal death, but the remaining six were all young people, including a doctor. They all died with the same appearance, they were all fine before, but they died suddenly in a short while, and there was no painful expression on their faces."

  I was stunned for a moment, six? I swallowed my saliva, and I really didn't know what to say. After hesitating for a moment, I could only comfort her: "Don't worry, my master, master's wife, master's brother, and ancestors have all come out of the mountain. They will definitely catch the evil spirit and eliminate the real culprit behind the scenes. No one else will die."

  "Hope so—" Zhang Qianqian nodded, but gazed at me with a hint of weirdness in her eyes. After a while, she bit her lip and whispered: "Can you cast spells?"

  I hummed in response, but I didn't take it to heart. After all, last night's events couldn't be fooled. As expected, Zhang Qianqian let out a sigh of relief and a hint of excitement appeared on her face. Suddenly, she grabbed my hand: "Then can I ask you for a favor? After this matter is over, can you come to my house for a visit?"

  To be honest, I was stunned at that moment, and my mind was a bit confused. Why did she ask me to go to her house? Could it be...? For a while, all sorts of thoughts flashed through my mind, but I quickly suppressed them and looked at Zhang Qianqian with a puzzled expression. Seeing my confusion, Zhang Qianqian's face showed a hint of worry: "To be honest, I want to ask you to take a look at my child. My son is only three years old, but he talks nonsense all day, saying he's from Hunan and that he died in some way or another. I suspect he's possessed by something, and I've asked many so-called experts to take a look, but it's still the same...".

  Seeing me stunned, Zhang Qianqian became somewhat nervous and suddenly gritted her teeth: "Don't worry, I'll do whatever it takes to get the money, even if I have to pawn everything or take out a loan. As long as it can cure my son's illness..."

  I was about to speak when Wang Jing suddenly said timidly, "Please, just help Qianqian sister, her family is not easy, her mother-in-law has been hospitalized for a long time, and her son is like this, the family has already spent all their money..."

  They made me feel embarrassed, I scratched my head and hesitated for a moment: "I'm not doing it for the money, our Quanzhen Sect is the number one Taoist sect in the world, saving lives and helping the injured is our duty, that's what my master taught me, we don't want money, but... now that things have settled down here, there are still some other things that haven't been taken care of, I was hospitalized because of that matter, almost losing my life, it's a very important matter, if I want to help you, I'll have to settle that first."

  Zhang Qian's face darkened, and she just sighed, what else could be said, and the three of them fell silent again, each with their own worries, naturally not wanting to say much more. Besides, I wasn't very familiar with them. But after a while, I suddenly heard Wang Jing groan, and Zhang Qian and I looked at Wang Jing. This look was shocking, as Wang Jing didn't seem quite right, her eyes were closed, but she seemed to be struggling to open them, and she looked dazed. Was it...

  I guessed it right, and before I could think of what to do, Wang Jing suddenly opened her eyes, with a strange glint in them that made my heart skip a beat. I hastily pulled Zhang Qianqian: "Don't look into her eyes—"

  Scared, Zhang Qianqian hurriedly closed her eyes and retreated backward, but she was secretly reciting the nine-character mantra to keep her mind clear. However, Wang Jing saw my appearance and took advantage of the situation, suddenly stretching out her hand to grab me and pulling me towards her with great force. I was caught off guard and before I knew it, I was pulled into Wang Jing's embrace. I also heard Wang Jing's seductive voice saying: "Look at me, why don't you open your eyes and look at me?"

  Pressed against Wang Jing's chest, I felt the two soft masses and my mind was momentarily confused, not knowing what to think. I wanted to use the Nine-Character True Words incantation to wake up Wang Jing, but being pressed against her chest, I felt like I didn't have enough strength, couldn't even open my mouth. Moreover, Wang Jing's face was approaching mine, and her breathing almost made me lose control. This is truly deadly, especially for a young man like me with vigorous blood flow. I felt all the blood in my body rushing to one place, and I even forgot where I was.

  Honestly, I don't know what I did at the time, and I don't remember what Wang Jing did either. Anyway, when we came to later, our clothes were a bit disheveled, especially Wang Jing's clothes were all undone, while Zhang Qianqian was bright red in the face, saying she didn't see anything, and I didn't dare ask more questions.

  It was just that I didn't sink in, and suddenly woke up, already understanding in my heart that this must be the ghost's doing. If it were to wake up Wang Jing, it wouldn't be difficult, but why not take advantage of this opportunity to catch the ghost? With a turn of thought, I decided to take a risk, while responding to Wang Jing, I looked into her eyes, and indeed, as soon as I saw her eyes, I couldn't help but feel dizzy. However, silently reciting the nine-character mantra in my heart, I immediately became clear-headed again. I just put on a bewildered expression on my face, and gathered my thoughts, only to appear silly.

  Wang Jing took advantage of my dazed state and pushed me away, adjusting her clothes before turning to Zhang Qianqian. Although I was worried about Zhang Qianqian, I didn't dare move, standing there stupidly as Wang Jing approached Zhang Qianqian and began speaking in a seductive tone. However, since it was a woman approaching another woman, Zhang Qianqian didn't react the way I did, and she wasn't susceptible to Wang Jing's charms. At first, she wasn't swayed, but as Wang Jing's voice grew lower and more husky, Zhang Qianqian's resistance began to weaken, her eyes glazing over in confusion. Unbeknownst to her, she had already fallen under Wang Jing's spell, her mind clouded. Wang Jing let out a low hum, no longer bothering with us, her face darkening as she beckoned us to follow her outside.

  I hesitated for a moment, but Zhang Qianqian followed him out anyway. I hurried to catch up and stood behind Zhang Qianqian, carefully observing. Wang Jing didn't realize that I wasn't confused, just walking forward, while Zhang Qianqian was confused at this time. But what should I do? My mind was racing with thoughts. The nine-character mantra spell wouldn't work either, it would alarm Wang Jing. However, things couldn't go on like this. Forget it, let's take it one step at a time.

  I originally thought Wang Jing would lead us to the storage room, but contrary to my expectations, she led me directly to the west side of the building, where there was a nurse's office. When we arrived, I saw Wang Jing push open the door, and inside were not only people, but two people: one looked like a patient, and the other had an air of neglect about him, although he wasn't young - apparently the head nurse.