Chapter 42
Chapter 42
In the side room, the Qingfeng Hall Beheaded Ghost sighed with emotion.
“Practicing medicine and saving lives really pays off!”
“The ‘Hu, Huang, Bai, Chang, Hui’-the five great spirit medium families-actually came to visit Xiao Jiu together. What incredible prestige!”
Eighth Master Chang let out a disdainful snort. “You lost your head, and it seems your IQ went with it?”
“You think these old folks came here just because Xiao Jiu knows how to treat illnesses?”
“Being a doctor is only one part of it!”
“Don’t forget the relationship between our Xiao Jiu and the ‘Valiant General (Snow Corpse)’!”
“Besides, both Lord Fan and Lord Xie personally called him ‘young master physician.’ How could these old folks not come to see him for themselves!”
Just as Eighth Master Chang was about to continue, Chang Huaiyuan’s voice rang in his ears.
“Old Eighth, shut your mouth!”
Eighth Master Chang instantly wilted, coiling his body and not daring to move an inch. “Oh, crap. He can hear me from there? Did I offend someone again…”
Outside, Hua Jiunan asked about Wang Qianyue.
Speaking of this matter, not only did Hemp-clad Grandmother and Chang Huaiyuan feel they had lost face, but the other four Immortal Spirits also felt humiliated.
They had originally intended to catch the person causing trouble from the shadows and present them to Hua Jiunan as a meeting gift.
But who would have thought that person would seem to vanish into thin air, leaving no clues behind!
“Young master physician, we still have no lead on the little girl’s matter.”
“But rest assured, two of the five of us live here permanently.”
“As long as that beast dares to show her face, we will make sure her soul is scattered!”
Old Sixth Hui gritted his teeth and promised, “Once I get back, I’ll send out all the little ones in my family. I refuse to believe we can’t find her!”
Hua Jiunan knew these Immortal Spirits had done their best.
After expressing his thanks, he recounted his encounter from the previous night.
The Five Great Immortal Families, already fuming because they couldn’t help Hua Jiunan, immediately erupted in righteous indignation.
The first to speak up was Bai Wuwei of the Bai family.
“This is outrageous! How dare they bully the young master physician!”
“Everyone, wait a moment. I shall go and seize those two beasts right now and bring them to the young master physician for judgment!”
The Yellow Immortal, Huang Wan’er, reached out to stop him.
“Wait, Brother Bai. The mountain where that ghost couple resides happens to be under the jurisdiction of my Huang Family.”
“They have been quite well-behaved over the past century and haven’t come out to harm anyone.”
“Now that they’ve been blind enough to provoke the young master physician, it is naturally my Huang Family’s duty to punish them!”
As Huang Wan’er spoke, her eyes glinted with a cold light.
“Speaking of which, they are from the same village as the young master physician. If I remember correctly, their surname should be Tian.”
When Huang Wan’er mentioned this, the Gray Immortal, Old Sixth Hui, also recalled past events and spoke up.
“Those two weren’t good people when they were alive, and it seems they haven’t stopped even in death!”
“The Iron Coffin that Hemp-clad Grandmother destroyed ten years ago was their handiwork!”
“I suppose it was karma. They died quite miserably back then. It’s said their entire bodies rotted through, and they screamed for days and nights before finally drawing their last breath!”
Surnamed Tian?
Iron Coffin?
Hua Jiunan finally realized why the male ghost looked familiar.
He looked exactly like Old Fourth Tian!
It turned out he was Old Fourth Tian’s grandfather!
Old Sixth Hui chuckled and continued, “Back then, this couple listened to an evil Taoist and had the husband’s second wife’s face sliced and skin flayed before stuffing her into an Iron Coffin.”
“Even if the second wife was at fault first, those methods were far too cruel!”
“Oh, I remember now: the evil Taoist who gave them the idea was a woman.”
“A particularly ugly woman!”
The Gray Immortal’s words made something click for Hua Jiunan, though he didn’t fully understand it yet.
Flaying, the Iron Coffin, the ugly female Taoist…
While Hua Jiunan was lost in thought, the several Immortal Spirits continued to argue over who would go vent his frustrations for him.
Finally, they reached a consensus:
Hemp-clad Grandmother and Chang Huaiyuan would remain to guard the house, while the other four Immortal Spirits would go together to settle accounts with the evil ghosts.
By the time Hua Jiunan snapped out of his thoughts, the Immortal Spirits had already headed toward the town.
Just then, Hemp-clad Grandmother gave a raspy chuckle and spoke toward the house.
“Since you’re awake, come out. Stop peeking, you brat!”
Chen Daji walked out timidly, his face full of fawning expressions.
“Hello, Grandmother!”
“Hello, Great Immortal Chang!”
It was no wonder Chen Daji was afraid.
Chang Huaiyuan was fine, but Hemp-clad Grandmother’s appearance was truly terrifying.
Especially the eight Red-Dressed Female Ghosts carrying her sedan chair: although they were beautiful, their faces were deathly pale and completely bloodless.
Hemp-clad Grandmother laughed even harder at the sight of Chen Daji trembling.
“You little brat, you’re scared but you still peeked!”
Chang Huaiyuan studied Chen Daji carefully and smiled.
“No wonder he woke up so quickly. He has a Pure Yang Body.”
“It seems that no one by the young master physician’s side is an ordinary person.”