Grandma recalled that the crazy Taoist had mentioned a place: Wuli Puzhen, An County. She quickly urged Grandpa to ride his bicycle and hurry there, asking people along the way in a flurry of anxiety. Finally, they arrived at a small town and inquired about the location, but by the time they reached Wuli Puzhen it was already dark. They asked around and eventually got some leads: an elderly man pointed out that west of Wuli Puzhen there was a small village, although it was quite remote, requiring them to pass through a chestnut forest and a burial ground, then walk another five miles. It was said that there used to be a Taoist living there, but no one knew his name or surname.

  Grandfather Xiaode thanked the old man and, taking advantage of the moonlight, dared to take the night road. As he passed through that patch of beech woods, he didnt know if it was fireflies or ghostly green lights everywhere, scaring him so much that he pedaled furiously, fell off his bike, and got up without checking himself. He gritted his teeth and hurried forward. By the time he reached the small village, he was in great pain and covered in sweat. Sitting at the entrance of the village to check himself, he could almost see his own bones. Grandfather Xiaode loved this little girl very much and was anxious, so he squatted down by the side of the road and burst into tears.

  Just as the old man was crying, a young man came out of a thatched cottage at the village entrance. He had thick eyebrows and big eyes, with a high nose bridge, wearing a white long gown, looking like an immortal fairy. He hurried over to ask the old man what was wrong.

  My grandfather is really an impatient person, just like a stranger pouring beans from a bamboo tube, and the matter was settled.

  After listening to his grandfathers story, the young man said, "Big brother, dont worry, just follow me into the house and Ill bandage you up slowly." He led his grandfather into the thatched cottage. Inside this unassuming hut, on the walls were hung the Taoist Three Purities: Yuqing Yuan Shi Tian Zun, Shang Qing Ling Bao Tian Zun, and Tai Qing Dao De Tian Zun.

  That person made a cup of tea for my grandfather, indicating that he should sit down. He took off his pants and saw a big hole in them, the pants were even torn apart, the blood had soaked through the fabric. Then he went back into the house to get some herbal medicine to apply to the wound first, then used a white cloth to bandage it up. It temporarily stopped the bleeding, but not enough to calm his racing heart.

  After finishing the bandage, he got up and made a cup of tea for his grandfather. It looked ordinary, but after his grandfather drank a mouthful of tea, he felt strange and gradually calmed down his uneasy heart. The wound also slowly stopped hurting. Only then did he explain everything from start to finish and asked the man if he knew that there used to be an old Taoist priest here.

  Unexpectedly, the man said: "If Im not mistaken, you should be looking for my master. Unfortunately, he passed away three years ago. Since Master had instructed you to find him before his death, if Big Brother trusts me, let me go and take a look, what do you think?"

  When his grandfather heard that someone had died, there was nothing he could do but try to make the best of a bad situation, so he nodded repeatedly, afraid that this person would also be gone soon.

  The man asked about Xiaoyis birth date and time, then took out a compass and calculated with his fingers. He said to the old man: "If nothing unexpected happens, your little daughter is afraid that she wont live past the 15th of this month. Our family master warned you nine years ago, but I didnt expect that not only did you not believe it, but also... Ah"

  Grandfather immediately knelt down and burst into tears: "Back then, none of us thought that the crazy Taoist priest, no, that Taoist master was telling the truth. Oh dear, what can we do now?"

  Everything was perhaps destined, the man said to himself while helping his grandfather up, "Forget it, forget it, just wait a moment."

  However, after a while, the man came out of the side house, wearing a Taoist robe with golden and silver threads, wearing an eight trigrams hat on his head, white eight trigrams shoes on his feet, and carrying an eight trigrams qiankun bag on his back. He said to Grandpa: "Take me to your home as soon as possible."

  "If you can walk now, set off immediately"

  Her grandfather saw that the man was dressed as a Taoist, and knew he had met someone who understood the trade. He quickly got up, and the two of them rushed back to her grandmothers house overnight. Unbeknownst to him, this rush also laid the foundation for his leg problems in the future, and from then on, he walked with a slight limp.

  To say that my uncle was also a good laborer in the village, but at this moment his legs were injured. The Taoist priest spoke urgently and could only grit his teeth to persist. This man was Cha Wenbin, who later had an unbreakable bond with our family. At that time, Cha Wenbin had a son and a daughter, a pair of dragon and phoenix twins, living a poor rural life, rising with the sun and resting with the sunset.

  When they arrived at Grandmas house, Grandpa explained the situation to Grandma and then took Cha Wenbin to Xiaoyis room. It was strange that this time Xiao Shus little black dog was particularly affectionate when he saw Wenbin, wagging its tail and hugging his legs. To know that this dog is usually very fierce towards strangers, its said that even my father was almost bitten by it.

  Wen Bin patted the little black dogs head, smiled and went in. He also made others wait outside. After a short while, Wen Bin came out with a slightly solemn expression.

  "Grandma asked anxiously: Daozhang, how is it?"

  Cha Wenbin didnt say anything, he just asked his grandmother to prepare a table and put it outside the door. His grandmother didnt dare to delay, so she quickly went to move a small table and placed it at the entrance.

  Then Wenbin asked his grandmother to prepare a bowl of inverted rice (inverted rice is to fill the bowl with leftover rice, press it into shape, then flip it over and present the rice in the shape of the bowl. Then put the rice back in the bowl, keeping the bottom of the bowl facing up, and it must be half-cooked rice.)

  After arranging the case, a bowl of rice was placed in the middle. The man took out three incense sticks, a stack of talismans, a box of cinnabar, and a brush from his bag. He then asked his grandfather to move his younger aunts bed to face the door directly and tie her up with hemp rope.

  At that time, the little aunt had been restless since Wen Bin went in. Even my grandfather, a grown man, could hardly hold her down. It was as if she had become incredibly strong overnight. After listening to the Taoists words, they used hemp ropes to tie up the little aunt. Later, I learned that this hemp rope not only served to restrain the little aunt but also had the effect of locking her soul, preventing her spirit from escaping.

  After tying up the little aunt, the Taoist took out a black stone-like thing and stuffed it into the little aunts mouth, saying that it was to prevent her from biting her tongue to death. After finishing all this, the Taoist respectfully lit three incense sticks. The incense was longer and thicker than ordinary incense, with a yellowish color, probably the legendary tribute incense. It was strange that there was no wind in the room, but the smoke from the lit incense merged into one stream and slowly drifted towards the little aunts room...

  Then Wen Bin took out a inkstone, my grandfather was a person who loved calligraphy, as soon as he saw the inkstone, he knew it wasnt an ordinary one. It was a white copper ink box inkstone, shaped like the Eight Trigrams, but this inkstone had a red middle part, unlike ordinary inkstones which were black.

  The Taoist priest looked at his little brother-in-law, patted his head and said with a smile: "Little kid, go pee in a bowl and bring it to me."

  Grandma quickly took another large sea bowl and led Little Uncle out. Before long, Little Uncles urine was brought back in. The Taoist poured a little of the urine into the inkstone, then put the box of cinnabar into the inkstone and stirred it up. He picked up his brush and began to draw talismans on the talisman paper. As he drew the talismans, his brush didnt leave the paper - each one was drawn in a single stroke from start to finish. In all, he drew eight talismans, which were then stuck up in the eight directions of Little Aunts room.

  Its strange to say, after the last symbol was posted, the little aunt on the bed suddenly let out a terrified roar, but her mouth was stuffed with something and couldnt be heard clearly. Her eyes were wide open, restlessly shaking her head, as if she was very fearful, yet also very angry!

  Wen Bin didnt even glance at the struggling little aunt, but instead walked quickly over, his feet treading in a seven-star step pattern. With each step, he drew a symbol on the ground, and then pointed with one hand, somehow making the paper ignite. As he began to chant, the little aunt on the bed started to struggle more violently, as if she was about to break free from the rope that bound her. The bed creaked in response, her face turning red as she let out a series of sounds: "Hoo... hoo...", but it was unclear what she was saying.

  After burning a total of 749 talismans, Xiaoyis struggling energy seemed to be exhausted, leaving only loud panting sounds. The old lady and her family were so scared that they didnt dare move, but Wenbins expression on his face became more and more solemn, gradually starting to sweat, and finally, after the last talisman was burned, he was drenched in sweat.

  The Taoist sat down on the ground, took a sip of tea handed over by his grandmother, looked very tired, and stood up after about three minutes of sitting. He appeared to be very weak, beckoned to his grandfather, and whispered: "Dont leave anyone in the house anymore, everyone go to the door, I have something to say to you."

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