Chapter 345
Chapter 345
The most disgusting sight I had ever witnessed before this was when I accompanied my grandfather to visit a relative.
The relative had been paralyzed for two years and had spent so long in bed that his back had rotted, developing pressure sores.
After seeing it by accident, the image continued to nauseate me for years.
But compared with Lu Yihao now, that scene was child’s play.
The disgust was causing me genuine physical discomfort.
But to preserve my bearing as a Master, I had to force myself to remain calm. I accepted the disposable gloves Wang Jiangguo handed me, parted the wet hair covering Lu Yihao’s body, and carefully examined the slits beneath.
The slits were arranged in identical pairs. There were exactly eight pairs in total.
Every location bearing a pair of slits bulged slightly, like a small swelling beneath the skin. But the moment I compared those bumps with human eyes, the visual impact became unmistakable.
They were clearly closed eyes. If I was right, then when the slits opened, eyeballs would lie within.
The slits had no creases. Assuming they were human eyelids, all the eyes were monolidded.
And Lu Yihao had monolids too.
I thought I understood…
Just how many women had Lu Yihao forced to abort their children?
Eight Infant Spirits now inhabited his body. In other words, he had caused the abortions of at least eight children.
Their wronged spirits had refused to disperse and had all attached themselves to Lu Yihao.
His body now resembled something mutated, a culture vessel in which the eight children had been planted like seeds and begun to sprout…
Even Wang Jiangguo could no longer bear the sight. He hurriedly covered Lu Yihao with the blanket again.
“Master Chen, what exactly is wrong with my son-in-law? His condition…”
As Wang Jiangguo spoke, he shot me a meaningful look.
I naturally understood. Certain things could not be said in front of his daughter.
Wang Xiaoxiao probably knew nothing about Lu Yihao’s sordid past.
Standing in the doorway, she asked whether I could cure her husband.
To be honest, with my limited experience and abilities, I had no idea how to begin treating Lu Yihao.
All I could tell them was, “This condition is extremely rare. Please step outside for a moment. I need to study it carefully before I can give you an answer.”
Wang Jiangguo said nothing. He glanced at Lu Yihao, and I clearly caught the disgust in his expression.
After father and daughter left, Anning remained crouched by the window, her back to the bed, not daring to look.
I pulled out my phone and video-called Seventh Master.
Seventh Master possessed extensive knowledge and experience. I had no choice but to ask him for help.
When the call connected, Seventh Master was eating noodles yet again. He asked what I wanted.
“Seventh Master, I’ve run into a difficult problem. A celebrity is haunted by Infant Spirits, and the situation is extremely serious.”
“Oh? Master Chen is taking jobs in the entertainment industry now?”
Seventh Master laughed and teased me.
Then he asked whether the victim was present so he could examine the symptoms.
I looked at Lu Yihao on the bed, then at Seventh Master eating noodles on the screen. Out of kindness, I warned him, “Seventh Master, perhaps you should finish eating first. I’m afraid you won’t have an appetite after you see this.”
Seventh Master snorted. “Are you looking down on me? I’ve traveled the martial world for years. What haven’t I seen? You could place a corpse in front of me, and I’d still finish my meal.”
Seventh Master was Seventh Master. That composure alone was beyond anything I possessed.
I pulled the blanket off Lu Yihao and aimed the camera at him.
“Pfft!”
On my phone screen, Seventh Master sprayed noodles from his mouth, and two strands emerged from his nostrils.
He hurriedly pushed the bowl away and wiped his mouth with a tissue. “You… move it closer. Ugh… I can’t see clearly. Ugh…”
I quickly moved the phone closer. Only then did I notice a fishy odor emanating from Lu Yihao. I could not describe it, but it made my stomach churn.
“Seventh Master, can you tell what’s wrong? Ugh… I can’t take this anymore.”
Seventh Master frowned. “Has he ever made his girlfriend or wife abort a child?”
I said it was far worse than that. The bastard had certainly aborted more than one child. There were at least eight.
“What a terrible sin.”
Seventh Master sighed. “His condition somewhat resembles a parasitic fetus.”
A parasitic fetus?
I only knew the medical condition, also called fetus in fetu. It occurred when an incomplete fetal body developed within another fetus while still inside the mother’s womb.
For example, a baby might be born with three legs or three arms, or even with an incomplete fetal body growing from some part of its own. That was called a parasitic fetus.
“The karmic retribution created by an abortion is no different from that of killing several people.”
Seventh Master continued, “A baby on the verge of birth could have formed karmic connections with the people and things in this world. It could have experienced everything mortal life had to offer. But its parents forcibly prevented its birth and erased it before it could enter the world, deliberately severing all those karmic ties. The resulting retribution is powerful enough to manifest in the present lifetime.”
“Regardless of why the child was aborted, its parents will suffer bad luck throughout the current year. Even other people who accompany the mother to the abortion may experience a long period of misfortune. In severe cases, the baby’s spirit may haunt them.”
“The man in front of you did this more than once. Now all his children have returned to find him. They want to use his body to force their way into the world. It is a form of rebirth, but it can never succeed. Once he dies, the children will die with him and lose any chance to enter reincarnation forever.”
The hair on my body stood on end.
Seventh Master asked me to aim the camera at Lu Yihao’s face so he could examine his symptoms.
I complied. After studying him for a while with a deep frown, Seventh Master told me to open Lu Yihao’s mouth so he could inspect the coating on his tongue.
But I truly could not bring myself to do it. “Seventh Master, this is too disgusting. I don’t want to touch him…”
Seventh Master rebuked me. “Why are you being so delicate? You’ll encounter things far more disgusting than this in the future. How will you cope if you can’t overcome such a minor difficulty?”
I hurriedly took another disposable glove from the bedside table. Only then did I suppress my disgust and pry open Lu Yihao’s mouth.
After examining him, Seventh Master asked, “Does this man have sex constantly, without any restraint?”
“It’s far worse than that, Seventh Master. He has a nickname: the Cannon Immortal…”
“No wonder.”
Seventh Master shook his head. “An adult man possesses abundant yang energy. Infant Spirits normally attach themselves to their mothers. But this man indulged in excessive sex and depleted his own essence, energy, and spirit, giving the Infant Spirits an opening to invade and reduce him to this state.”
“This is the first time I’ve encountered anyone responsible for so many abortions. It won’t be easy to handle, and one mistake could kill him. We need someone from the Meishan Fa Sect.”