Xiao Mei's words opened up our train of thought.
We re-examined Sister Wu's current physical condition.
Since Lao Mo and I were not very familiar with gu, I asked Xiao Mei, "Xiao Mei, are you familiar with gu arts?"
Xiao Mei shook her head instead, "Not familiar, I just know. Before I could transform, I saw human gu masters refining gu in the mountains. They brutally turned a rabbit into a monster covered in scales. As for the person next door, they didn't smell human. They reeked of pig, smelling more like a pig than a person…" Xiao Mei stated her opinion earnestly.
Lao Mo and I also felt that Xiao Mei might actually be right. Otherwise, we couldn't explain it. How could a normal person suddenly grow pig hair? If that were the case, besides dealing with the female ghost possessing her, we would also have to find a way to remove the gu. In this regard, Lao Mo and I had no experience at all. For now, we could only take it one step at a time. Or, we could ask Uncle-Master later to see if he had any solutions.
After a period of discussion, Wu Lian Yong and Mother Wu returned from outside. Xiao Mei returned to the handbag. Lao Mo and I also left the room and walked towards Wu Lian Hua's room. We prepared to see if Wu Lian Hua's condition was stable. If stable, we would try to make her conscious. We hoped to get some useful information from her.
When we arrived in the room, we saw that both Wu Lian Yong and Mother Wu were present. Mother Wu's face was bandaged, and she was still crying while holding Wu Lian Hua's hand. Seeing Lao Mo and me enter, Wu Lian Yong greeted us, "Daoist Priest Qin, Daoist Priest Mo."
Lao Mo and I nodded. I glanced at Wu Lian Hua and saw that her condition was relatively stable. I then said, "Mr. Wu, please prepare a bowl of chicken blood and ashes. Mix them and have Sister Wu drink it."
Although Wu Lian Yong didn't know what use it would have, he trusted my abilities. He responded with an "Mm" and went out. The reason for giving Wu Lian Hua this mixture was that it could ward off evil. It would help to cleanse her stomach and make her conscious.
The chicken blood and ashes were prepared quickly. The mixture was dark and smelled unpleasant. I took a look and then asked Wu Lian Yong to feed it to Wu Lian Hua. Wu Lian Hua, held down by the eight trigrams mirror, was somewhere between unconsciousness and delirium. Wu Lian Yong spooned the mixture to Wu Lian Hua one spoonful at a time. After she had drunk about half a bowl, Wu Lian Hua woke up. The fierceness in her eyes was gone.
Wu Lian Hua woke up and was very calm, not crying out in hunger. This greatly surprised the Wu family. "Daughter, you're awake?" "Sister, how do you feel now?"
Wu Lian Hua looked very weak: "No strength, dizzy." I stepped forward and spoke directly, "Sister Wu!"
Hearing my voice, Wu Lian Hua looked at me. Seeing me appear, her pupils clearly widened, showing a trace of surprise. But she still said weakly, "Qin, Qin Ze, save me, save me. There was a woman, a woman who said… said she would feed me into a pig…"
I reached out to stop her, "Sister Wu, I already know. Do you still feel hungry?" Wu Lian Hua shook her head. "Not hungry anymore." "That's good. Tell me. Before your body started changing, did you have any special experiences, or go anywhere?" I asked in a deep voice.
Wu Lian Hua thought for a moment and then replied, "Besides going to play mahjong and collect rent, I only went to an antique market once and bought an antique."
"An antique?"
"Yes, it's, it's in the cabinet in the room." Wu Lian Hua finished, her eyes sweeping towards the cabinet. Wu Lian Yong reacted quickly, rushing over. He opened the cabinet and saw several bottles and jars inside. "Which one?" Wu Lian Yong asked. Wu Lian Hua replied weakly, "The one next to it, the one with the carved pig head."
Upon hearing this, Wu Lian Yong quickly brought over the gray clay bottle with the carved pig head. "Daoist Priest Qin, Daoist Priest Mo, look?"
I took it directly and examined it from left to right in my hands. On the outside, it looked like an ordinary gray ceramic bottle with rough carved pig heads. But the carving of the pig heads was very strange. Usually, pig head carvings were auspicious patterns. However, this pig head carving was very eerie, especially the eyes, which were drawn into a single line. It looked as if the pig head was grinning grotesquely at people. Apart from this strange pattern, there were no other special differences.
I couldn't figure it out, so I showed it to Lao Mo. Lao Mo also shook his head. Finally, I could only hold the bottle and ask Wu Lian Hua, "Did your body start to change after you bought this bottle?"
"Yes, after I bought this bottle. My hand was pricked by the bottom of the bottle, and that night I felt very hungry." Wu Lian Hua spoke truthfully.
Hearing this, Lao Mo and I felt a jolt. Pricked by it? Could it be that Wu Lian Hua's possession by a ghost and her pig-like transformation were greatly related to this bottle? Coupled with the eerie pig head pattern, I took out my phone and turned on the flashlight, looking at the bottom of the bottle. Upon closer inspection, I discovered small black particles at the bottom of the bottle. The particles were small, like beans. Seeing this, my pupils contracted sharply, and I found a clue.
"Old Qin, what's at the bottom of the bottle?" Lao Mo asked. I frowned slightly and said, "Everyone, step back!" The others were puzzled but retreated. Seeing them retreat, I did not hesitate. I raised the bottle and smashed it to the ground. With a "crack," the bottle shattered into pieces. And the particles at the bottom, like ceramic granules, were all revealed…