Chapter 49: Strange Illness

Sure enough, it wasn't Luo Li overthinking. In the following days, Lu Feng always intentionally or unintentionally probed about his cultivation methods and background. But he didn't dare to ask directly and openly. Luo Li cleverly dealt with it. Luo Li didn't keep a distance from him either. On the contrary, he was very affectionate.

Not long after, Tang Mizhi had a business opportunity. Before meeting Luo Li, he had always been alone. This time, he wanted to take Luo Li with him. Lu Feng also surprisingly wanted to follow.

Tang Mizhi refused him on the grounds that there was only Daoist Wuyuan in the temple.

This business was interesting. According to the person who came, everyone in their family had taken turns getting sick in the past year. And it wasn't just this strange thing. There were five symptoms that took turns on each person. Each person would be sick for seven days. After seven days, the symptoms would disappear. Then it would be the next person's turn. From the old to the young, it went on and on for a full year.

At first, they didn't think much about it. The first one to get sick was the grandfather at home. They thought it was a normal reaction due to old age. When they sent him to the hospital, the doctors treated him according to the symptoms. But it had no effect. Everyone found it strange. Later, grandma got sick again with the same symptoms. Just as grandma was sent to the hospital, grandpa's symptoms disappeared suddenly. They brought back the weak grandpa. The family then focused on grandma. Then it was uncle, aunt. Later it was the person who came and his wife. Finally, it was the child in the family. One after another.

When one person stopped being sick, another one got sick. The family was helpless. Thinking about it carefully, it was extremely terrifying. They started believing in superstitions and burning incense and worshipping Buddha. They also stopped sending people to the hospital. They invited many "gods" and spent a lot of money. But the situation didn't improve at all. Seeing that this wouldn't work. Adults could afford to be sick. But the elderly and children couldn't. After going around and around, they heard about the Taoist priests on Huayin Peak. So they hurried over.

The person who came was Zhang Qiujinghong. Thirty-five years old. He was a government clerk. Tall and big but with dull eyes. The cheekbones were too far from the bridge of the nose. The so-called cheekbones reaching the ears. False power and false benefit. Without ambition and desire for power. With a cautious and slightly timid personality. He had an ordinary appearance that would lead to a peaceful old age.

Luo Li observed him. In recent years, there didn't seem to be any misfortunes. But the field and house palace under his eyebrows was dull and seemed to be suppressed. This confirmed that his family was not peaceful. The problem might lie in the feng shui of his home. Presumably, Master Tang could handle it.

When Zhang Jinghong saw Tang Mizhi, his eyes lit up. "Are you the Taoist priest from Huayin Mountain? Looking at you, you are a man of great virtue. Much stronger than those fortune-tellers at the foot of the mountain. I have seen many different kinds of people. I won't be wrong."

Luo Li almost laughed out loud. Master Tang's outfit, combined with his deliberate posture, was very in line with people's imagination of a master at present. It was very intimidating.

Since the matter was urgent, they followed Zhang Jinghong down the mountain on the same day. Zhang Jinghong pointed at Luo Li and asked Tang Mizhi. "Daoist Tang. Is this your disciple?"

This person was so fond of judging people by their appearances. Luo Li thought: He'd better be a disciple.

Immediately he said. "Yes. I am Master Tang's disciple. My surname is Luo. Luo with the horse radical. You can just call me Luo."

Zhang Jinghong's home was more than a hundred miles away from Huayin Mountain. When the three of them got down the mountain, it was already evening. Because Zhang Jinghong was an "honest" ordinary civil servant and didn't have a car. So the three of them decided to have dinner and stay overnight. They would take a bus early the next morning.

After dinner, they arrived at the hotel. Luo Li suddenly wanted to go to Master Wen's place. He asked Tang Mizhi. "Master Tang. I don't know if Master Wen is resting now? I want to go and see him."

Tang Mizhi also wanted to go. Wen Yiyi didn't trust him regarding Luo Li's matter. This wouldn't do. He had to make him change this view.

So he said to Zhang Jinghong. "Mr. Zhang. The two of us want to buy some things for performing rituals. We need to go to Paper Candle Lane. Can you rest first?"