Chapter 939 - 278: Easy to Invite a God, Hard to See One Off! (2)
Li Guohua, from a young age, had a wild temper and wasn’t a virtuous person, but somehow, that time, he was moved by a rare moment of compassion.
Moreover, he truly had audacity; he actually dared to do it.
It was many years ago, unlike society’s current climate. Back in those days, people were somewhat more genuine.
Nowadays, if you encounter a sick, unfamiliar old man, who would dare to casually feed him medicine? Or give him other food?
Aren’t you afraid of being wrongfully accused?
At the time, Li Guohua thought quite simply: he gave the hot water, handed over the fever medicine, making an extra bowl of mung bean soup wasn’t a big deal.
If he was doing a good deed, he would see it through to the end.
The truth is...
The real reason in his heart was that the old man’s appearance bore a slight resemblance to his deceased father.
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So, in the inn, Li Guohua borrowed the stove from the owner, bought mung beans, and cooked a small pot of mung bean soup himself.
The soup was somewhat scorched.
But the old man took that bowl of mung bean soup without disdain, and instead, thanked Li Guohua profusely.
Unexpectedly, after the old man drank the bowl of mung bean soup, he regained his spirits after a few rounds of vomiting and diarrhea! That night, he could even sit up in bed!
On the second night, Li Guohua was awakened by the need to urinate in the middle of the night and saw the old man secretly doing something in the room.
The old man was burning talisman paper!
He shakily lit the fire, and after burning the talisman paper, he poured the ashes into a bowl of water, mixed it, and gulped it down.
The old man was doing this secretly, yet Li Guohua, who woke up hidden under his quilt, saw everything clearly!
What shocked Li Guohua even more was that the next day, the old man seemed completely healed! He could get out of bed, walk around as usual!
Li Guohua concluded that the old man probably possessed some peculiar ability!
Li Guohua was a long-haul freight driver, a field where one travels everywhere and sees and hears many strange tales.
Since he had glimpsed the old man’s secret, he couldn’t help but have thoughts of his own.
He thought the old man’s bag, where he kept the talisman paper, probably contained some treasure.
Thus, on the day his car was repaired, he took the opportunity when the old man was away to steal the old man’s bag from the room.
Then, he drove off without looking back!
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This kind of wild personality was rarely kind.
People like this have no fixed standards for doing good or bad; it purely depends on their mood at the time.
However, Li Guohua felt no guilt about stealing someone’s belongings.
In his view, he saved the old man’s life, and taking a few things repaid that life-saving debt.
He’s quite at ease with himself.
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The backpack he stole contained no treasure.
Just a few pieces of talisman paper, but no talismans drawn.
A small box of cinnabar, and a nearly bald brush.
And...
A hand-copied page!
It was a torn, incomplete page, seemingly ripped from a book.
It recorded only two "talisman spells."
The first was the [Resentful Ghost Curse]!!
Using red clothes and bone ash, gathering resentment, allowing the deceased’s grudges to accumulate, transforming into a Fierce Ghost... this was what Li Guohua learned from the "Resentful Ghost Curse."
Li Guohua hadn’t used it before because it came with a high cost.
He was an ordinary person, without Primordial Qi, unable to cast spells—having a secret manual wouldn’t enable him to perform spells.
Yet this Resentful Ghost Curse was peculiar, it could be used at other costs even without Primordial Qi.
Using the caster’s own blood!
The blood would transform the curse, consuming some of the caster’s luck and lifespan.
Li Guohua possessed this spell for years without using it, even when he had conflicts with others—he dared not use it due to its cost on his lifespan.
If not for the feud with the father-son trio next door, who broke his leg, he wouldn’t have been pushed to the verge. Otherwise, he wouldn’t deplete his lifespan to get revenge.
The second talisman spell on the remaining page was a solution to the prior [Resentful Ghost Curse].
Called the [Rebirth Mantra].
The first creates Fierce Ghosts.
While the second resolves Fierce Ghosts.
Upon hearing this, Chen Yan understood.
It’s about creating Fierce Ghosts, using them, then exterminating them!
The Rebirth Mantra disperses Fierce Ghosts’ malice and Primordial Qi, and they transcend, disappearing when resentment dissipates.
The problem is...
If no issue arises, an issue might appear.
After using the Resentful Ghost Curse and creating Li Xin’s Fierce Ghost, which killed the father-son trio next door.
When he wanted to use the "Rebirth Mantra" to transcend and resolve Li Xin’s Fierce Ghost...
It didn’t work!!
During these days, he didn’t know how many times he burned the "Rebirth Mantra" talisman paper.
But Li Xin’s Fierce Ghost wouldn’t disperse, continuously tormenting Li Guohua nightly, disturbing his sleep with nightmares.
Even nightmares controlled him, leading him to self-harm with a knife several times.
Fortunately, Li Xin’s malice reduced after killing the father-son trio, making the malice less intense.
So, when Li Guohua attempted suicide in dreams, sharp objects cut his skin, waking him with pain, saving his life.
Despite this, the day-by-day torture left Li Guohua suffering and living in constant fear.
At this point, Li Guohua tore open his shirt, revealing his thin and bony chest.