At noon, Chen Yuanshan and Xu Yan hadn't eaten. Although both were hungry, the pervasive stench of corpses left them with no appetite.

With a bit of restored energy, I sat on the living room sofa, earnestly studying the compendium of talismans.

"He Zhihui, I always feel like you have a smell of feces about you," Xu Yan pointed at me.

Hearing Xu Yan's words, I raised my sleeve to my nose and sniffed. Perhaps because I was accustomed to it, I didn't smell any feces on me.

"I changed my clothes this morning, and there's no smell!" I awkwardly replied to Xu Yan.

Xu Yan went upstairs, found her bottle of perfume, sprayed it in the small bedroom, and then in the master bedroom, second-floor living room, and first-floor hall. The scent of the perfume mixed with the stench, making it even more unpleasant.

Around two in the afternoon, a young couple arrived at the Daoist Temple, carrying a six-year-old boy in the man's arms. The boy was in a state of high fever and delirium.

"Master Chen, please check if my son is affected by evil spirits." The young woman pointed at the six-year-old boy, tears streaming down her face.

Chen Yuanshan quickly stood up and walked to the boy's side. He used his right hand to lift the boy's lower eyelid, noticing a slight greenish tint. Then, he placed his hand on the boy's forehead.

"So hot. If the fever continues, the child will suffer brain damage," Chen Yuanshan said to the boy's parents.

"He's been running a high fever for three days. Yesterday afternoon, he convulsed at home. We went to the hospital for a checkup, but they couldn't find any illness. Intravenous drips and antipyretic injections at the hospital didn't help at all. I suspect he's been affected by evil spirits!" the young woman replied.

"The child collided with malevolent energy, a case of being affected. Simultaneously, he's been frightened. Has the child been to places with heavy yin energy, like a funeral home or graveyard?" Chen Yuanshan asked the young woman.

"Three days ago, my husband and I left our son at my mother-in-law's house and helped a colleague move. My mother-in-law and father-in-law took our son to a desolate area behind the mountain to plant corn. My son played halfway up the mountain, and as it got dark, my mother-in-law and father-in-law, finished their work and went back home. They found my son missing, and when they searched in the back mountains, they found him in a graveyard. At that time, my son was sitting on the ground, leaning against a tombstone, already asleep."

"That matches. The child is small and weak, making him more susceptible to yin energy. Stop crying. I don't think your son has a severe problem. I can cure him." Chen Yuanshan comforted the couple, then picked up a brush and began drawing talismans.

"Yan, go upstairs and prepare a bowl of Yin-Yang Water," Chen Yuanshan instructed Xu Yan after completing the talisman.

Xu Yan nodded and hurriedly went upstairs.

After a short while, Xu Yan brought a bowl of water and placed it on the desk. Chen Yuanshan took the completed talisman and rotated it three times to the left and three times to the right over the bowl while silently reciting an incantation. Suddenly, the talisman ignited itself.

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I was no longer surprised by this scene, but the young couple was dumbfounded to see the talisman burning on its own, finding it somewhat unbelievable.

"This talisman water has the effect of reducing fever. Pour it into your child's mouth." Chen Yuanshan handed the prepared talisman water to the young woman.

The young woman took the talisman water from Chen Yuanshan, her face showing a hesitant expression.

"Master Chen, will there be any problems if we let our child drink this water?" The boy's father, looking concerned, asked because the talisman water looked cloudy.

"Don't worry. There won't be any problems after drinking this talisman water. But if you don't let him drink it, the child will have issues!" Chen Yuanshan reassured the father with a smile.

"Go ahead!" The young man pointed to the murky talisman water and instructed his wife. He chose to trust Chen Yuanshan because there was currently no better solution.

The young woman nodded to her husband and gently opened the child's mouth, pouring the talisman water inside. The child choked on the talisman water, causing him to cough. Seeing their son suffer, the young couple, tearful, felt their hearts ache. At this moment, I envied the child in their arms, who could receive parental love from a young age.

After only giving the child one-third of the bowl of talisman water, the young woman spilled the rest.

"Both of you, hold your child and sit on the sofa. In less than half an hour, your child's fever will go down!" Chen Yuanshan pointed to the sofa, inviting the young couple to sit.

Following Chen Yuanshan's advice, the young couple held their child and sat on the sofa. The young woman carried an infrared thermometer and measured her son's temperature again. It had dropped to 39.3 degrees Celsius. The child's face was red from the fever, and he was in a daze, occasionally emitting uncomfortable groans.

"Write down your son's date of birth on paper. Let me check his destiny." Chen Yuanshan took out a pen and a piece of yellow paper, and placed them on the coffee table.

The young woman nodded at Chen Yuanshan, taking the pen and writing down her son's date of birth.

After finishing writing, the young woman handed the paper to Chen Yuanshan. He picked up the yellow paper, looked at it carefully, and used his left hand's five fingers to calculate the child's destiny.

Sitting on the side, I placed the compendium of talismans on the coffee table and watched the scene unfold with interest. I always felt curious whenever Chen Yuanshan performed divination.

This time, Chen Yuanshan calculated for less than five minutes before putting down his left hand.

"Your son has a naturally weak destiny, and his fate belongs to Yin. He is more susceptible to Yin energy than other children. If I'm not mistaken, your son often experiences fright and falls ill with a high fever." Chen Yuanshan explained to the young couple.

"That's true. Before one year old, our son was okay, but after turning one, he often gets frightened. Every time he's frightened, he develops a high fever." The young woman admitted.

"Remember, your son should not go to places with heavy Yin energy before he turns sixteen, such as funeral homes, graveyards, and martyrs' graves. Even if there is a family funeral, try to keep him away." Chen Yuanshan advised the young woman.

"Okay!" The young woman nodded in agreement.

After measuring her son's temperature again with the infrared thermometer, it had dropped to 39.3 degrees Celsius. At this moment, smiles appeared on the faces of the young couple. For some reason, seeing the child's fever subside a little, I also felt happy.

Chen Yuanshan and the young couple chatted together, learning that the young man's name was Dong Hui, 32 years old, working in a bank, and the young woman was Qu Qingxia, 31 years old, a government employee in the district. Both had good jobs and attractive appearances, and I thought they looked like a well-matched couple.

Endless unconsciousness passed, and Shi Yu suddenly sat up from the bed. To read the latest chapters, please download the Starry Reading app for an ad-free experience. The website is no longer updating the latest chapters. The Starry Reading app is continuously updating the latest chapters.

He took deep breaths of the fresh air, feeling his chest rise and fall.

Confused and puzzled, various emotions surged in his heart.

Where was this?

Subconsciously, Shi Yu observed his surroundings and then became even more bewildered.

A single-person dorm?

Even if he had been successfully rescued, he should be in the hospital now, not in a dormitory.

And his body... why was there not a single injury?

With doubts, Shi Yu's gaze quickly swept around the room, finally stopping at the mirror on the bedside.

The mirror reflected his current appearance, looking about seventeen or eighteen years old, handsome.