Chapter 1364 Exorcising the Gu
"Mr. Chen, please!"
Wei Changgeng hesitated for a moment but chose to trust Chen Xuan.
Chen Xuan stepped forward, and Wei Changgeng followed closely, heading towards Wei Linlin's bedroom.
"Truly ungrateful," He Ruoxuan said displeasantly. "Grandpa, let's go."
He Shenyi was about to leave but suddenly stopped, sighing, "No, I still have to go and see!"
"Grandpa, they don't believe in us, but believe in so-called feng shui and metaphysics. Why should we go join the fun? It would be too embarrassing for us."
He Ruoxuan did not want her grandfather to humiliate himself, as He Shenyi was highly respected in Kyoto.
"It's alright. I want to see what tricks that kid is up to. Besides, you saw it yourself, the kid is likely to fail in the end. And that Miss Wei, dying young due to superstition, I can't bear to see it."
He Shenyi sighed and said, "As doctors, we cannot prioritize our reputation over a patient's life. A patient's life comes first."
Was a life more important, or was face more important? Although He Shenyi was proud, he knew the difference.
"Grandpa, you truly have a benevolent heart. Then let's go and see," He Ruoxuan said, feeling ashamed and then looking at He Shenyi with admiration.
Soon, they also arrived at Wei Linlin's bedroom.
At this moment, Chen Xuan had already begun preparing to exorcise the gu.
There were many ways to exorcise a gu, most of which involved finding ways to kill the gu worm inside the host.
However, Wei Linlin was infected with the Purple Green Heavenly Silkworm Gu.
The Purple Green Heavenly Silkworm was the sole survivor from a hundred heavenly silkworms bred in a special poisonous concoction. This lone survivor was known as the Purple Green Heavenly Silkworm, and it inherently possessed extremely potent toxins.
The Purple Green Heavenly Silkworm also had a unique ability: upon being killed, it would release its internal toxins, causing a mutual destruction with its enemy. This meant that once the Purple Green Heavenly Silkworm was killed inside Wei Linlin, it would release its toxins, inevitably leading to Wei Linlin's death!
Therefore, Chen Xuan had to resort to a less common method: finding a way to lure the Purple Green Heavenly Silkworm out.
He instructed someone to pour a cup of water into a golden bowl and placed it before him. Holding a talisman with his fingers, he did not use a lighter to ignite it. The talisman suddenly ignited itself!
This sight surprised everyone. He Shenyi and He Ruoxuan were both stunned.
"Hmph, it's nothing. Street performers can do this trick," He Ruoxuan muttered.
Wei Changgeng said in a deep voice, "Miss He, please keep your voice down and don't disturb Chen Xuan's exorcism."
"You think he can really exorcise the gu? He's just faking it, superstitious!"
He Ruoxuan spoke unwillingly, but her voice had become much softer.
While they were talking, Chen Xuan had already placed the talisman into the golden bowl. The burning talisman was instantly extinguished by the water. The bowl of clear water became somewhat murky, this being the talisman water Chen Xuan had personally made.
He held Wei Linlin's mouth open with one hand and, with the other, carefully lifted the bowl of talisman water to pour it down Wei Linlin's throat!
Wei Changgeng frowned but did not stop him.
What was this?
Seeing Chen Xuan pour a bowl of murky water into Wei Linlin's stomach, He Ruoxuan became even more convinced that Chen Xuan was a fraud.
Even a healthy person shouldn't drink such unclean things, let alone someone who was sick!
After finishing the bowl of talisman water, Chen Xuan tossed the bowl aside. He then placed several fresh silkworm leaves in the bowl, dipped a brush in cinnabar, drew a talisman, and stuck it onto the bowl.
He then lit soul incense nearby.
After completing all this, he was covered in sweat.
Just as he was about to rest, a loud shout suddenly erupted: "This is bad! Miss Wei has a fever!"
The speaker was Wei Linlin's private doctor, who had been taking care of her since she fell ill.
Everyone looked at the monitor beside them. The wavy lines showed that Wei Linlin's temperature had risen from a normal 36.2 degrees Celsius to 39.1 degrees in just a few seconds!
Crucially, the temperature was still climbing, rapidly approaching 40 degrees Celsius.
And on Wei Linlin's forehead, beads of clear sweat appeared, her cheeks burning hot, flushed as if on fire.
"Good job, you fraud! You've been exposed. You won't escape today. Come with me to see the officials later!" He Ruoxuan said indignantly and sternly.
If she weren't slightly shorter than Chen Xuan, she would have already grabbed him by the neck.
He Shenyi also said, "Mr. Wei, it appears you have trusted the wrong person. Miss Wei's body is weak, and now her temperature has suddenly risen. I'm afraid..."
"Chen Xuan, what is going on?"
At this temperature, the frail Wei Linlin couldn't handle it.
Chen Xuan, however, smiled faintly and said, "This is excellent!"
His words shocked everyone!
He Ruoxuan glared at Chen Xuan fiercely.
How could he possibly see this situation as excellent?
"Ah? Still excellent? Chen Xuan, are you joking with Uncle Wei?"
Wei Changgeng couldn't help but say.
"Uncle Wei, lives are at stake. How could I dare to joke with you? Don't worry, watch how I lure out that gu worm!"
Chen Xuan patted his chest and took a step forward, but before his foot landed, He Ruoxuan grabbed his clothes.
"Let go of me!"
"This little sister is critically ill, you can't harm her!"
"Or why don't you treat her?"
"You... You want to shirk responsibility? Hmph, if you want me to treat, I will treat!"
He Ruoxuan still had a sense of justice. Even at the risk of damaging her reputation by taking the blame for Chen Xuan, she was still prepared to take over.
"I'm sorry, go wherever it's cool!"
"You..."
He Ruoxuan was so angry her chest heaved, her face flushed red. Suddenly, she let out a cry of pain. A silver needle was stuck in the back of her hand. She angrily exclaimed, "You scoundrel, you big liar, you actually resorted to violence!"
But Chen Xuan was unfazed, thinking this woman was asking for it. He needed to hurry and exorcise the gu from Wei Linlin. This was a golden opportunity; if he missed it, it would be gone forever!
He Ruoxuan rubbed her limp palm and was about to curse Chen Xuan again, but then she looked at the back of her hand.
The spot where the silver needle was inserted was not only extremely painful but also made her hand weak.
If this guy was just guessing, it would be one thing.
But if this guy deliberately stuck it in this spot, then he was too abnormal! To be able to prick someone so quickly and accurately during such a chaotic moment, hitting an acupoint – this was something an ordinary person could not do!
Hmph, he must have been guessing!
He Ruoxuan refused to believe that a big liar could accurately hit an acupoint.
If he truly could, then this guy would likely have deep knowledge in traditional Chinese medicine. Then why would he choose to be a charlatan fooling the world?
"It's out, it's out!"
Someone exclaimed, startling He Ruoxuan. She suddenly turned her head and her face was filled with shock!
She saw a three-inch-long, dark worm with eight legs slowly wriggling out of Wei Linlin's ear...