"I am slightly helpless, and shook my head slightly to my father."
As the woman passed by our seats, I whispered, "Don't be too much."
Lao Gong can't do much; he's just an old ghost. He can only be dishonest with his hands and feet.
In a flash, the woman who had been possessed by Lao Gong walked all the way to the end of the carriage.
Suddenly, someone stood up.
The person had been bowing his head, looking exhausted and dispirited.
He suddenly raised his head again, and his eyes were shining with vitality!
"Get out of the way! You're blocking the path!" The woman's voice in her mouth overlapped with Lao Gong's, becoming hoarse and piercing.
"Is it blocking a person's path or a ghost's path?"
The person's tone was serious, and the words were firm.
My heart sank abruptly.
The people in the nearby seats all looked at the man who had stood up in a strange manner.
To me, what he said was natural. He had realized that Lao Gong was possessed by a ghost.
To others, it was quite strange.
"You're crazy, aren't you? Do you want to take advantage of me?" The woman's voice was sharp.
It attracted more attention from other people towards the man.
The man was actually not very old, about thirty years old. He had a slight beard on his chin, looking very tough.
"Pure nonsense!" He let out a sound of derision, reached out with one hand in a swordlike gesture, pointing towards the woman's chest!
At the same time, I saw him take a few hand gestures that appeared to be spells.
He is a Taoist with good eyesight and decent strength, similar to Liu Ziyu?
It's not because of my arrogance, but because of my experiences and encounters, as well as the careful cultivation of He Yan, plus one extraordinary encounter, magical item, that my strength is naturally higher than that of my peers. Therefore, I can evaluate the other person as decent.
"Get out of here!" Lao Gong's head suddenly emerged with the woman's face!
The others could not see Lao Gong at all.
The Taoist's face suddenly changed, and his hair moved without any wind, floating backwards.
However, he stood there motionless, shocked by Lao Gong.
Lao Gong is not just a simple ghost. If we talk about gains, he benefited the most from the Black City Temple, directly jumping through levels, with purple Qi swirling around him, becoming an existence on par with Wei Youming.
Comparable to a real person's ghost.
How could a Taoist with strength that is merely decent, comparable to Liu Ziyu, stop him?
Of course, in my line of sight, it was the Taoist who was being shaken by Lao Gong.
In the eyes of others, they could see the Taoist's index fingers inserted in the woman's chest.
Everyone was in a state of surprise, and some even gave a thumbs-up.
Lao Gong's head instantly vanished into the woman's head.
She raised her hand and slapped the Taoist's face hard.
In the crisp sound of a slap, the Taoist thumped back into his original seat.
"Your reward, quite!"
Spitting a glob of saliva on the Taoist's head, Lao Gong controlled the woman and quickly walked into the bathroom.
The others in the compartment were all looking forward to the disaster.
Even the passengers next to the Taoist shrank back a little, especially the female passengers around him, who looked at the Taoist with expressions of repulsion and disdain.
"Is it a little too much, showing off?" My dad's tone seemed very unnatural, and his voice wasn't loud.
"Hmm..." I pressed my hand against my forehead.
Lao Gong, he's too brazen.
In other words, his nature is indeed strong, and Wu Zhongkuan's kindness couldn't completely suppress it.
"But it's good that it's just a chance encounter with a Taoist. Lao Gong won't always behave like this on a normal day."
I felt slightly unnatural, but even I couldn't make excuses for myself.
"Dad, I'll go apologize, and you keep an eye on Lao Gong for a bit." I added.
My dad only nodded.
Our conversation was not loud; it was almost as soft as a whisper, and those nearby couldn't hear it clearly.
Standing up, I walked over to the Taoist's seat. He was continuously making hand gestures and looked very pale, glancing at the bathroom location constantly with his peripheral vision.
For him, it was dealing with a troublesome ghost. For others, they thought he had some problems and wanted to avoid him even more.
" Elder Taoist, may I speak to you in private?" I said.
He slightly surprised, then shook his head, and his eyes had a hint of sternness.
"I don't know you, I have important things to do." His tone was very deep, pushing others away.
I reached out and grabbed his shoulder.
He straightened his body, originally trying to resist, but when I slightly applied internal energy to my hand, he let out a moan and his face turned pale.
"Please." I gestured.
"There won't be any trouble here. If there's an issue, I'll take responsibility." I added.
His breathing became a little heavier, and he looked at me with even greater suspicion before standing up.
I was originally going to the car, but after walking two carriages, I discovered that there was an empty and quiet connecting area. I stopped there.
The Taoist behind me stopped, he cupped his hands in a gesture of respect, and bowed to me.
"Brother Taoist, why did you bring me here? You should have also seen that the evil ghost possessing the woman, she has ill intentions!" After performing the ritual, the Taoist stood up straight and had a confused expression on his face.
I, however, bowed in return, adding to his confusion and a hint of avoidance in his attitude.
" Elder Taoist, you misunderstand. That is not an evil ghost; it's a spirit ghost, a former great scholar. He has no malicious intent." I was especially sincere and apologetic: "Bringing you here is an apology from both of us. This is a misunderstanding."
"Do you have any blank talismans on you? I will draw a talisman for compensation."
With my current strength, the talismans I draw are very effective.
Lao Gong is currently powerless and has been compensated for my apologies, plus the talismans should be able to resolve this.
In the end, the Taoist kept a serious expression and stared at me fiercely.
"Spirit ghost? Great scholar? Why didn't you say that the ghost is a real person?"
"Evil ways, raising ghosts to harm people. Are you trying to apologize and ask me to turn a blind eye, to be on the same side as the ghost?" The Taoist's words were firm, his eyebrows nearly standing on end.
Suddenly, he raised his hand and slapped me in the chest with all his might!
My face slightly changed, and I lifted my hand to block the attack with my palm.
In fact, I didn't need to use much internal energy; I just managed to block it.
However, his momentum was too fierce and his hand was too hard, so I had to slightly counteract it.
After all, my strength hasn't reached the level where I can casually defuse situations like He You Tian.
Bang! In the muffled sound, the Taoist crashed heavily onto the aisle of the compartment. His face turned crimson and a small trickle of blood appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"This... sorry... I didn't mean to..."
It was originally a misunderstanding, and I had no intention of starting a fight.
The Taoist groaned deeply and muttered, "Witchcraft practitioner, die!"
He raised his hands, and to my surprise, he was holding two sharp copper swords, which he drove straight towards my temples.
My face changed again, and I had to quickly raise my hand, pointing at his shoulder blades with even greater speed!
Restraining the flank bones, itself a method to restrain a person.
He let out another pain-filled groan, his whole body curling up like a shrimp and falling to the ground. The sword naturally couldn't harm me.
"This is a misunderstanding, Taoist. You didn't distinguish between right and wrong and were too harsh in your attack." I sighed softly.
Then I squatted down and started rummaging through his things.
His whole face was tense, and he stared at me with a mix of resentment and a sense of humiliation.
As expected, there were a stack of blank talismans and a pen on his person.
I spread the talismans flat on the ground and drew three talismans.
Two talismans for binding ghosts and one for securing a house.
I kept the house-securing talisman and put the two binding-ghost talismans into the Taoist's chest.
"Lao Gong is indeed a spirit ghost, and I'm not what you call a witchcraft practitioner. These two binding-ghost talismans are for compensation, and I hope Taoist can be forgiving."
I cupped my hands together and slightly bowed my head.
This is a small habit picked up from staying in the territory of the Rong people for too long and dealing with Agon Lama, which can also serve as a way to express my apologies.
"The Tao can be killed... but not insulted... you..."
The Taoist groaned again and his eyes were on the verge of turning red.
I was taken aback for a moment. This person was too stubborn and not good at adapting.
I did not say anything else, as the apology and compensation had already been made. After looking at the talismans, he naturally understood that a witchcraft practitioner could not have drawn a talisman with righteous aura.
We quickly returned to our original carriage.
As we passed the bathroom, the door happened to be open.
Lao Gong's head appeared exactly on my shoulder, looking as if he were in a state of bliss.
The woman who had been possessed by the ghost, with a slight press on her brow, seemed a little dazed and was heading back to her seat.
"Wait a minute." I called out.
She turned her head, her cheeks still slightly flushed, and looked puzzled.
"I'll give you a talisman to ward off evil spirits and ghosts."
I handed her the house-securing talisman.
The woman's eyes held more surprise, suspicion, and vigilance.
"Thank you, I don't believe in these things, and I won't add you on WeChat."
She shook her head, seemed refreshed and more awake, and walked back to her seat.
"What are you doing, do you have a thing for her? You even gave her a talisman. I haven't seen you give other ladies any gifts. What are you thinking about, are you considering switching your tastes?" Lao Gong whispered in my ear: "You've figured it out, and now you're thinking of changing your taste?"
I furrowed my brow and glared at Lao Gong.
"Next time, don't randomly provoke Taoists."
I spoke in a very low voice.
"Provoking? Is it him who came to provoke me, or is it the other way around? You think I'm just taking advantage, don't you? But you're wrong."
"The woman just now, she has a disease. The dark circles under her eyes are a sign of consumption, which is common in those with weak constitutions. It indicates that wind evil is obstructing the lungs. And her thin body with exposed sinews shows that she has contracted a cold due to exhaustion. If not for Lao Gong, I would have helped her adjust her facial features and resolve the issue. Otherwise, she would not only suffer from painful periods but might also develop lung tuberculosis in the future."
"I don't save just anyone, she and I have a connection. I save her and enlighten her, which is called benevolence. Do you understand, master?"
Lao Gong kept talking in my ear, explaining with a lot of detail.
After a long explanation, I realized that I had initially misunderstood Lao Gong.
"Aargh, what a misfortune! It's difficult to be a good person in this world. Master, your heart isn't right anymore. People see the world through their hearts, and others through their own colors. When you're given the Sheng Hong treasure, it's not something to be enjoyed lightly. Instead, you become gravely ill…"
"I think the only cure for this is for you to quickly return to the Miao family. It's the young miss who can resolve this."
It was originally that Lao Gong was very serious, but now he's talking without inhibitions.
I decided to ignore him and returned to my seat.
My father had an equally strange look on his face towards Lao Gong, as if he was about to say something.
Lao Gong clicked his tongue and said, "Master, you're also ill. It seems that Sheng Hong treats everyone equally. He's definitely bewitched you with the Ming Fu charm. This illness can only be cured by Lady Qingbo."
"What? He left us with a potential problem?" My father's eyes were shocked. He didn't understand Lao Gong's meaning and was actually quite scared.
