Chapter 27 Doubts
"Old man, you saved my life. Let me take care of you in your old age."
I suddenly said something, and I felt that it was a bit strange as soon as I said it. But then I thought, I will definitely make a lot of money by following Lu Xiaofeng and the stinky old master to catch ghosts in the future, so it won’t be a problem to support an old man.
"Haha, I appreciate your kindness. Although I can't see anymore, I can still take care of myself, so I don't need you to take care of me in my old age. It was just a piece of cake for me to save you back then, and my formation can only keep you safe for a dozen years. I originally thought that I would look for you again after a dozen years, but then a lot of things happened to me and I forgot about you."
"No matter what, old man, you saved my life. I must repay such a great favor."
The old man waved his hand, shook his head and said, "You should take care of yourself. Even though you have survived to this day, it doesn't mean that you will be fine in the future. The moon wheel in your right hand should be able to devour those ghosts, which may alleviate your condition, but it is not a permanent solution."
My heart tightened. I had to be careful about things that concern my life. I quickly asked, "Uncle, I have been having pain in my temples lately. When it's serious, I feel like I'm going to die. You said that the crescent moon in my right hand can devour ghosts. It seemed to be true twice."
Earlier in Zhang Datou's office, the ghost in the human-faced man must have been swallowed by the black crescent moon in my palm, or the moon. Also, in the alley that night, the ghost of the auntie must have been swallowed by the moon.
"There are many people born on the Ghost Festival, but there are only a very small number of people like you, who are neither human nor ghost, commonly known as hermaphrodites. If you want to survive, you can only continue to devour ghosts through the moon wheel in your right hand. However, if you do not activate the sun wheel in your left hand, one day you will die or become an evil ghost because of the excess yin energy in your body."
I shuddered and asked hurriedly, "The moon disc is the crescent on the palm of my right hand, so what is the sun disc? The sun on the palm of my left hand? How do I open it?"
The old man waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, since the Moon Wheel has been opened, you will be fine for the time being. Your Moon Wheel has been opened for several years, and the Sun Wheel should be open soon."
Several years? No, this black crescent has only appeared for a few months.
"No, old man. This black crescent on the palm of my right hand only appeared a few months ago. It's been less than half a year, and I still don't know how to use it."
"A few months? Impossible. The formation I left in your hands can only protect you for thirteen or fourteen years at most. If your moon wheel was only recently opened, how could you have survived until now?"
I curled my lips. What kind of words are these?
The old man suddenly dodged and came close to me, slapping me on the chest with his left hand. I felt a pain all over my body, and I was furious. I was about to curse him, but then I thought, the old man saved my life, so he wouldn't want to hurt me. So I asked, "Uncle, what are you doing?"
As soon as I said this, my chest suddenly felt hot, and it felt like a mouthful of hot water was poured into my stomach. Then the heat quickly surged from my chest to my whole body, and my whole body felt like it was burning.
"ah!"
I screamed in pain instinctively. The old man suddenly groaned, and the whole person was ejected and hit the fence of his house. The big black dog rushed over barking. I was already rolling on the ground because of the heat in my body. What the hell is going on? I'm going to be a barbecued skewer!
Just when I felt confused by the burning, the old man rushed over from the other side. I don't know where he threw his cane. He quickly made a seal with his hands, muttered something, and then put his hands on me. A cold feeling spread from my chest to other parts of my body. My body also slowly changed from feeling burned by fire to feeling like soaking in a bathtub.
"puff!"
The old man suddenly trembled, and a mouthful of blood spurted out of his mouth, splashing all over me, and his small body fell to the ground. I was startled, and quickly got up, helped the old man up, and asked in surprise: "Old man, what's wrong with you?"
He waved his hand and said, "I'm fine."
Damn, you call this okay? He spat out a large mouthful of blood, blood was still flowing from the corner of his mouth, and his body was shaking. I hurriedly helped him back to the house, and took the crutches that fell on the fence and brought them back to the house. The old man's house was very simple, but very tidy and clean. I helped him sit on the bed, and then asked, "How do you feel, old man? What happened just now?"
The old man panted for a while before slowly coming back to his senses. Then he said, "The formation I left in your hands can only protect you for a dozen years. So I suspected something might have happened to you, so I checked your body. I didn't expect that there was a formation hidden in your body."
There is a formation hidden in my body? What the hell?
"What's the meaning?"
I asked.
The old man took a few deep breaths before continuing, " This formation can automatically absorb Yang energy. No wonder you are still alive today. And after your Moon Wheel was activated and you devoured the ghost, not only did your body maintain the harmony of Yin and Yang, but Yin energy still seemed to have the upper hand. You said your headache was caused by too much Yang energy. All of this is because of this formation."
I frowned and asked, "Old man, what are you talking about? What kind of formation is this? Is it a spell? How can there be such a thing in my body?"
Judging from the old man's surprised expression, it shouldn't be him, and it's even more impossible that he was born with it. According to what he said, this formation should have been in my body for at least several years, which means it wasn't done by the stinky old master and Lu Xiaofeng. What's going on? Damn, who has done something to my body again?
I stared at the old man, waiting for his answer, but he just shook his head, and my heart sank.
"The formation in your body is not only very hidden, but also very sophisticated. Forget about breaking it. I just wanted to explore it, but I was injured by its backlash. If I hadn't escaped in time, I'm afraid I would have died."
The old man looked a little frightened. My heart sank even deeper. He had protected me for more than ten years with a spell, but he couldn't even figure out what the formation in my body was. And the stinky old master shouldn't have noticed this formation, otherwise why didn't he tell me?
Thinking about it this way, the formation in my body is really something extraordinary. It must have been left by a very powerful person. Who is it? Who tampered with my body?
According to the old man, this formation and his magic should have kept me alive, so it shouldn't be to harm me, right? But I always have a very uneasy feeling in my heart.
