Chapter 123 Confusing
"The Taoist priest said before that my father was possessed by an evil spirit. I wonder what this means?" Zhao Laosan asked Li Daoxuan curiously.

"The so-called evil spirit is extremely evil. Water without springs becomes stagnant water, and mountains without wind and clouds become dead mountains. Marshes without nature become muddy ground, and toilets without people take care of them become stinking pools. These can all be evil spirits. Third Young Master, you can see that the stagnant water becomes a pool. After years and months without fresh water, it becomes a pool of stinking water. How can you raise fish in such stinking water? The same is true for evil spirits. Humans are the spirits of heaven and earth, with wisdom opening up the three realms and being the most respected primates. Just like a stream with a source, as long as there is a constant flow of fresh water, you can live a hundred years."

"And this evil is like living water being blocked and turned into dead water. Once a person is possessed by evil, the yin and yang in the body become disordered, the meridians become different, and the heaven and earth become out of harmony. Naturally, it is easy to develop various diseases, or madness, or epilepsy, or stupidity. We can also call this kind of evil energy dead energy. As for where your father got the evil energy from, perhaps we can only find out by going to the old house. After all, houses that have been uninhabited for a long time will have evil energy, and dead people will also have evil energy. Even some evil people can hurt people with evil energy. In Mr. Zhao's current situation, if we don't find out the source of this evil energy, it will be difficult to eliminate the evil energy in his body. Secondly, even if it is temporarily eliminated, he will be possessed again sooner or later."

"If you want the running water to be clear, you need to open the road and clear the source, so that you can live long and see. Your father is like this because the evil spirit has entered his brain, so that his mind is not clear, and his three souls and seven spirits are infected. That's why he is crazy and stupid. I just used the method of exorcism to temporarily suppress the evil spirit. Although it can make your father feel better, it is not a long-term solution. Please take me to the old house as soon as possible to see what's going on, so that I can find a way to save Mr. Zhao."

After Li Daoxuan finished speaking earnestly, he felt his mouth dry.

It was the first time that he spoke so much to someone just to explain what Sha was.

It is no wonder that some Taoist scriptures are so mysterious that it all depends on personal understanding. Perhaps some of them are to prevent some unique skills from being stolen by others, while others are because the people who wrote the scriptures felt it was troublesome and could not explain it clearly in just one or two sentences, so they left a few words for people to understand on their own.

The so-called evil usually refers to the impact of various inharmonious environments on the human body. For example, if a house does not see sunlight for a long time, the people living there will be prone to depression. If there is no ventilation for a long time, it is easy for various bacteria to breed in the house. These are all considered evil. The reason why long-lived people live long is not only because of their own factors, but also because they are in harmony with the environment and return to the same place as heaven and earth. If you are physically and mentally comfortable, you will naturally live a long life.

After listening to Li Daoxuan's words, Zhao Laosan nodded thoughtfully.

Hearing Li Daoxuan's urging, Zhao Laosan could only smile bitterly and said, "It's not that I don't want to, but my eldest brother is the only one in the family who can take people there. The keys to the compound are in my eldest brother's hands, and I can't make my own decisions without him saying so. Taoist priest, please rest assured, I have asked someone to send a letter to my eldest brother urgently. He went to Zhenjiang Prefecture to do some work before, and now he should be back."

"If we really want to resolve this matter, we'd better do it quickly." Li Daoxuan said lightly while drinking tea.

He was already used to these strange things in the Zhao family. Zhao Laosan was in charge of the family, but he had to listen to the eldest brother of the Zhao family on this matter. Since it was for Mr. Zhao's sake, shouldn't it be done as soon as possible? The key to the old house was not there, so couldn't I just break down the door? After all, Mr. Zhao's safety might not be as important as the rules of this family? Or was there something in the old house of the Zhao family that could not be known by anyone at will?
Li Daoxuan thought about it and didn't ask any more questions. The two chatted for a while, then stood up and prepared to go back to the room. Just as they walked to the door, Zhao Laosan's words came.

"Master, I saw a statue of the Mother of No Birth in that pit yesterday. I don't know what to do about this matter."

"Oh?" Li Daoxuan pretended not to know and raised his eyebrows to look at Zhao Laosan. "Is there a statue of God in the pit that your father dug?"

"Exactly."

"This is indeed strange. Perhaps the reason why Mr. Zhao's illness has not improved is related to the statue. I have also seen the Mother of No Birth. Such a great deity should not be placed in the bedroom. It is better to put her in the middle hall and offer sacrifices to her with generous gifts." Li Daoxuan smiled. When he saw the Mother of No Birth in the pit at night, he suddenly remembered the statue of the Wang family. Although the color was slightly different from that of the Zhao family's, the shape was very similar.

But too many things happened in the Wang family, and he forgot about this deity for a while. Now that he suddenly remembered it, he understood why he felt familiar with it at that time.

"So that's how it is. Maybe the house is too small to accommodate the great god. I'll have someone move the Mother of No Birth to the central hall and worship her." Zhao Laosan nodded repeatedly and didn't ask any more questions.

Li Daoxuan stepped out of the hall and watched his back as he slowly walked away. He played with the paper figurine in his sleeve, with a strange look on his face: "Could it be that this paper figurine was really placed there by Zhao Laosan? Why did he do this?"

With doubts in his mind, Li Daoxuan returned to his residence.

As soon as the sun rose, the maids and servants in the yard began to get busy. In this era without mobile phone entertainment, going to bed early and getting up early is just a common thing.

The courtyard was bustling with people, some boiling water, some sweeping the floor, some moving things, some serving people, coming in and out, day after day, and life went on like this in a dull manner.

Not long after sleeping, Li Daoxuan was awakened by the busy sounds outside the house. When he opened his eyes, he saw Li Yanming had already put on his clothes and brought warm water, so he simply got up and dressed. Seeing Li Daoxuan get up, Li Yanming handed him a toothbrush and salt for him to rinse his mouth.

After brushing his teeth and washing his face, Li Daoxuan took the clean towel and wiped the water off his face. He handed the towel to Li Yanming, looked at the boy's dark circles and smiled, "Were you scared tonight?"

"Master, please stop talking. I couldn't fall asleep the whole time." Li Yanming said with a pout. "You don't know how scary the noise was. Especially after the master left, I didn't dare to fall asleep. I don't know how long it took before I fell asleep. I don't even know when the master came back."

"Haha, look at your courage. What should I do if I let you travel alone in the future?"

"Maybe I won't be afraid when I grow up." Li Yanming touched his head and said unconvincedly.

"Then you should grow up quickly." Li Daoxuan rubbed Li Yanming's bald forehead and put the paper man in his sleeve on the table.

"Young Master, what is this?" Li Yanming looked at the things on the table curiously and blinked at Li Daoxuan.

This kind of paper-cut figurine is a common thing. Many yellow papers burned for the deceased are cut into this shape, implying that a boy is burned to serve the deceased. However, paper figurines cut from white paper are rare, and Li Daoxuan took it out himself.

"Don't worry about it. Go get some food for the young master."

"Okay." Li Yanming didn't ask any more questions and jumped out of the house.

Li Daoxuan sat in front of the table and unfolded the paper figures.

It was too dark at night and I was in a hurry, so I didn't have time to see clearly what was written on them. Now, after looking carefully, I found that the names written on these paper figures were all members of the Zhao family, and their birth dates were also attached.

What’s even more bizarre is that a strand of hair was stuck to the back of each paper figure, and the word “凶” was written in blood.

"Paper-cutting becomes a curse?" Li Daoxuan muttered to himself as he looked at the paper figures. He looked at the seven paper figures in his hand, on which the names of the three brothers of the Zhao family were all written.

"Zhao Laosan's name is also here, how strange is that?"

Li Daoxuan was puzzled. When Zhao Laosan tried to test him, he thought that all these paper figures were left behind by Zhao Laosan. Who knew that Zhao Laosan's own name was on them? He couldn't possibly curse himself.

"This matter is becoming more and more confusing."

Putting away the paper figure, Li Daoxuan sighed.

The Zhao family, a mere local rich family, actually has so many troubles. It's really a case of small temples harboring great evil.

(End of this chapter)