As I was finishing the exorcism charm.
Wu Ma took the charm I gave her earlier, dipped it in chicken blood, and went to Wu Lianhua’s room.
Wu Lianhua was still loudly crying out that she was hungry.
Each word of "hungry" was so pitiful.
But soon, she quieted down.
I surmised that the calming charm I gave Wu Ma had taken effect.
At this moment, I was holding a bronze mirror, preparing to leave.
The little fox in my bag suddenly poked its head out.
Its fluffy appearance was very cute.
But it stared at me and spoke in a small voice:
"Qin Ze, the person next door is very strange.
I feel like she's not human."
Xiaomei’s sudden remark startled me.
Although Wu Lianhua was very fat now, how could she not be human?
But seeing Xiaomei’s serious expression, I still asked:
"Why do you say that?"
Xiaomei continued:
"Just now, in that room, I didn't smell any human scent."
"No human scent?"
I frowned slightly.
This human scent was also known as the human aura.
Only the dead lacked human aura.
A living person, as long as they breathed, would have a human scent.
But why couldn't Xiaomei smell any human aura?
I pondered, feeling it might be related to the malevolent entity Wu Lianhua had encountered.
So I continued:
"Xiaomei, can you tell if that person has been contaminated by something?"
Xiaomei shook her head:
"I don't know. I just can't smell her human scent."
After speaking, Xiaomei retracted her neck.
It seemed I had to handle it myself.
At the same time, Wu Lianyong, who had gone to pick up Old Mo, returned.
As soon as he entered the house, Wu Lianyong said to me:
"Daoist Priest Qin, Daoist Priest Mo has arrived."
Old Mo walked behind and waved at me:
"Old Qin, how is it now?"
I let out a sigh.
And said in a deep voice:
"The situation is a bit tricky, and it might not be easy to handle!"
Upon hearing this, Wu Lianyong panicked:
"Daoist Priest Qin, then, then what should we do? She is my only sister. Please think of a solution."
"I will naturally think of a solution. She is asleep now. Old Mo and I will go take another look!"
I continued.
Old Mo also grunted.
He became very excited whenever anything related to malevolent entities was involved.
Then, several of us went to Wu Lianhua’s room again.
The room was truly smelly.
There was a strange odor.
Wu Ma sat at the head of the bed, holding Wu Lianhua’s hand and crying.
Wu Lianhua’s chest had the yellow charm dipped in chicken blood, and she was now asleep.
"Little Daoist Priest Qin, what do you think we should do?
She is my only daughter. I am already this old, and I don't want to outlive my child!"
Wu Ma spoke with a choked voice.
"Aunt Wu, don't worry.
We will handle Sister Wu's matter properly!
Please move aside for a moment..."
After speaking, Wu Lianyong stepped forward and helped his mother aside.
At this moment, I took out the bronze mirror and shone it at Wu Lianhua on the bed.
In the bronze mirror, a blurry afterimage could be vaguely seen.
The afterimage was indistinct, but it was confirmed to be within Wu Lianhua's body.
I gestured for Old Mo to take a look, then put away the bronze mirror.
Old Mo raised his eyebrows:
"Has she been possessed by an Yin evil spirit?"
It seemed Old Mo's judgment was the same as mine.
I nodded:
"Yes, that's my assessment too.
So I plan to set up an altar first.
To see if we can resolve it through negotiation.
If that fails, we'll resort to force."
Old Mo nodded after hearing my analysis:
"Yes, that sounds good!
I don't sense any malevolent Yin energy.
It's likely just a gluttonous ghost possessing her.
Negotiation is a good approach.
I'm here to assist, so Old Qin, you decide."
Old Mo replied.
I smiled faintly.
Then I turned to Wu Ma and Wu Lianyong and said:
"Aunt Wu, Mr. Wu, Sister Wu has been possessed by a malevolent entity.
As long as it's expelled, Sister Zhang's problem will also be solved."
Wu Ma and Wu Lianyong nodded repeatedly in agreement after hearing this.
They had no choice but to trust us now.
Next, we took advantage of Wu Lianhua’s sleep.
And set up a simple altar table in the room.
Three incense sticks were placed on the table.
There was also a bowl of water, with a chopstick placed beside it.
This was a method of negotiation.
When the ritual began, I would first burn a charm.
After burning the charm, I would stand the chopstick upright in the bowl of water.
Once the chopstick stood upright, it would signify that negotiation was possible.
The reason for this elaborate process was based on the premise of equality.
It represented our "attitude" and "respect" towards the malevolent entity.
Harmony benefits everyone.
Although negotiation was troublesome, it had a great advantage.
That was, it had no side effects on the person possessed by the malevolent entity.
Once a negotiation was reached, and the entity left.
The person who was entangled by the entity would recover in a few days.
If the negotiation failed.
Then only forceful expulsion remained.
Forceful expulsion was easy to understand.
No need to set up an altar or waste words.
A few talismans would suffice. Even if they couldn't kill the entity, they could severely wound it.
However, a drawback of forceful expulsion was that it could easily harm the person entangled by the malevolent entity.
Especially for entities possessing a person.
Once there was a mistake.
Damage to the host's body, or even harm to their soul.
These were irreversible injuries.
As long as the entity wasn't excessively fierce, forceful expulsion wouldn't be the first option.
Now that the altar was set up, and the charms and incense were ready.
I prepared to burn the charm and begin the negotiation...