149: Chapter 147 True Talisman Reveals Its Power 149: Chapter 147 True Talisman Reveals Its Power As he finished drawing the Danghui Talisman, Chen Hai indeed found walking to be a struggle.
However, after resting on the bus ride over, his condition had improved considerably.
At the entrance to Xiehe Hospital, as soon as he got out of the car, Ye Cheng, anxious about his sister Qingqing’s life and death, greeted Chen Hai and then sprinted off, disappearing from sight in no time.
When Chen Hai strolled unhurriedly into the internal medicine building, reaching the ninth floor where Ye Qingqing’s intensive care room was located, all eyes in the room converged on him.
“You must be Qingqing’s friend, Chen Hai?
Thank you for going to the effort of drawing a talisman to help Qingqing!” Ye Rongzhong nodded and called out in greeting.
“Chen Hai, this is my dad!” Ye Cheng, having arrived earlier, knew that Chen Hai didn’t recognize his father and quickly introduced him.
“Uncle, hello, how is Sister Qing now?” Chen Hai promptly greeted him.
In fact, as he spoke, his gaze had already flicked towards Ye Qingqing on the hospital bed.
“What else can it be?
I hope the talisman you drew can successfully save her life!” Ye Rongzhong sighed deeply, a bitter smile on his face.
“Uncle, the kind of Danghui Talisman I mentioned has indeed been successfully drawn.”
“However, whether this talisman can solve the problem Sister Qing has, I do not have absolute certainty!”
“Everything will have to wait until after it’s used for us to have an accurate estimate!”
After a slight hesitation, Chen Hai reported truthfully.
The Danghui Talisman, claimed to purge all impurity in the world, should theoretically include the yin snake gu—a snake-shaped impurity—that Ye Qingqing was afflicted with, within its scope of purification.
But, this was the first time that Chen Hai had drawn such a talisman.
With something he had never before used, he could not be sure of its effects.
The description of the Danghui Talisman that he obtained from the fragmented books from Brother Qiang, purported it purged all impurity from the world.
But who could be sure that this was actually true and not just some exaggerated claim?
Just like in their village, it wasn’t uncommon to hear about various subsidies coming down from above, and one would hear it was a hundred, but by the time it got to them, it turned into ten!
With things not fully certain, Chen Hai definitely couldn’t promise too much.
Otherwise, the greater the expectations, the greater the disappointment would be, for certain.
“It’s fine, Chen Hai, you just do your best!”
“If she really can’t be saved, then it’s just Qingqing’s bad luck!” With a bitter expression, Ye Rongzhong heaved a sigh.
“Hmm!” Chen Hai nodded.
He took a few steps to the bedside and, with a flip of his hand, the Danghui Talisman he had drawn appeared in his palm.
“Hold on…” The expert called Liu suddenly interrupted, stepping forward and blocking Chen Hai’s path.
“What’s the matter?” Chen Hai was surprised.
“You produce a talisman.
What are you planning to do?
Give the patient talisman water to drink?”
“All of us experts here can’t diagnose her condition, and you think you can cure her with a piece of paper?
That’s a joke.”
“A mere young lad, I don’t know what methods you’ve used to gain the trust of the patient’s family, but let me assure you, with us here, your scam won’t succeed!”
“The patient has reached a critical juncture.
Do you realize that your talisman water, if given to her recklessly, could directly endanger her life?”
“A doctor should have a benevolent heart.
Actions that might cause significant harm to the patient, under my watch, I absolutely won’t allow to happen!”
Liu suddenly made a scene, pointing at Chen Hai and berating him with outrage.
These self-important experts, who even dared to accuse a master metaphysician like Hou Donggui of being a swindler, certainly would not show politeness to a young man like Chen Hai.
“Right, a brat who hasn’t grown full hair yet thinks he can cure these complicated and uncertain illnesses with a talisman?
Then what’s the point of our hospital?
Might as well turn it into a Taoist temple!”
“I’ll put my word out here.
If this youngster named Chen can really cure diseases with a talisman, then I, Zhang, will eat this white coat I’m wearing!”
“Eat a white coat?
If talisman water can cure diseases, I won’t say a word.
I’ll simply bow down to him as a disciple and learn how to draw talismans from him!”
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Liu kicked things off, and several other experts also began to chime in with their support.
It’s just that their voices were, compared to Liu’s, a little softer, not nearly as loud in their proclamation.
“Quiet!” Ye Rongzhong, who had been eyeing the experts with disfavor, directly shouted, scolding them furiously.
“If any of you are absolutely certain you can cure my daughter’s illness, I’ll give you the chance to show what you’ve got!”
“If you don’t have that skill, then shut your mouths!”
“If anyone continues to chirp trivialities and make snide comments, get out immediately!”
The temper of Ye Rongzhong, who had always been held in high regard, was awe-inspiring even when not demonstrating anger, and now under the drive of the fury in his heart, he blurted out curses.
The faces of the experts grew extremely sullen, while it seemed they wanted to say more, Dean Huang on the side gave them a stern look, silencing the words before they could even emerge.
Aside from one guy who couldn’t stand the stuffy air and left with a swish of his sleeve,
the rest of them exchanged glances and, after giving each other a knowing look, chose to stay in the ward.
From their expressions, it seemed they wanted to wait until after Chen Hai had cast the talismans, then confront him with the facts to expose the little scammer’s true face.
“Chen Hai, go ahead and cast your talismans with confidence, I believe in you!” When Ye Rongzhong looked at Chen Hai, his expression softened considerably, and he nodded at Chen Hai as he spoke.
“Alright, Uncle!” Chen Hai smiled.
He turned to Ye Cheng and dropped a sentence, “Brother Ye, keep an eye on the door.
Just now someone said they’re going to eat their own white coat; you can’t let them sneak away!”
After finishing his speech, Chen Hai didn’t care about Ye Cheng’s reaction and turned his attention to the Danghui Talisman in his hand.
“Heaven and earth, True Talisman cleanses the world, absolve!”
He gently pointed, touching the Danghui Talisman in his hand from the air.
Then with a looseness of his hand, the talisman fluttered gently.
Just as it floated above the hospital bed of Ye Qingqing, and was still a little more than a foot away from her, the talisman stopped, suspended in mid-air.
The next moment, the entire talisman ignited without any flame.
At first, the burning Danghui Talisman was just a speck of light, but in the blink of an eye, the speck became brighter and brighter.
Not just the few experts, but even Ye Rongzhong and Ye Cheng, father and son, could only see a white expanse before them, their eyes completely dazzled by the light emanating from the Danghui Talisman.
Ye Qingqing, who was at the very center of the white light, was completely enveloped by the endless brightness.
Streams of black vapor rose from her body and then were incinerated by the intense white light.
“Hiss…
sizzle…” Each stream of black vapor that vanished was accompanied by strange noises.
It was as if the black vapors had life, and at this moment, they were wailing nonstop for their impending annihilation.
Between sleeping and waking, between consciousness and unconsciousness, the comatose Ye Qingqing constantly felt as if she was in a valley filled with poisonous snakes.
Every day, every hour, every moment, countless venomous snakes were frantically biting at her body.
This sensation was one of despair and madness.
She didn’t know how much longer she could last; she was unclear when this endless torment would end.
In her groggy state, she seemed to see a figure.
At first, the figure was quite blurry, but as time passed bit by bit, it became clearer and clearer!
“Chen Hai, save me…
Chen Hai, don’t leave me…”
When she recognized the face of the figure, indescribable emotions surged in Ye Qingqing’s heart.
Crying with joy, she exclaimed and flung her arms open to tightly embrace the figure.
Inside the intensive care ward, the white light from the Danghui Talisman had completely dissipated.
The talisman, after being used, didn’t even leave any ash behind, vanishing without a trace.
Ye Rongzhong and Ye Cheng, father and son, who had been sufficiently prepared mentally, were nonetheless stunned speechless by the miraculous scene they had just witnessed.
On the other side, those experts who had been waiting for the right moment to expose Chen Hai, the fraudster, had their titanium dog eyes nearly blinded by the glare and had already dropped to the ground.
Ye Qingqing’s cry startled everyone in the intensive care ward awake.
However, Chen Hai himself felt rather awkward at this point.
When he activated the Danghui Talisman, he stood right beside the hospital bed of Ye Qingqing, just inches apart.
He never expected that upon waking, Ye Qingqing would immediately throw her arms around him, hugging him tightly and burying her head in his chest, all the while clamoring for him not to leave her!
There weren’t just one or two people in this ward, but a whole crowd!
What’s more helpless was that Ye Qingqing’s father and brother were watching from the side.
With the girl suddenly pulling such a move, what could Chen Hai do but feel embarrassed?
“Alright, Sister Qing, you’re fine now!”
“Being ill for a few days, you’re a bit weak.
Rest for a few days more, and you should fully recover!”
“Uncle and Brother Ye are watching from the side; let go of me, will you?” With a helpless face, Chen Hai gently patted Ye Qingqing’s back and consoled her.
At this moment, Ye Qingqing, apart from looking a bit pale, had no other signs of abnormality left on her body.
If nothing unexpected happened, the filth in her body had been completely cleansed by the Danghui Talisman.
“Ah…” Upon hearing Chen Hai’s reminder, Ye Qingqing, who was still somewhat dazed, finally became a bit more conscious.
When she saw the bewildered faces of Ye Rongzhong and Ye Cheng not far away, she shrieked and quickly lay back on the hospital bed, tucking her head under the covers.
“Uncle, Brother Ye, I’m a bit tired, I’ll be going now!”
“Sister Qing should be fine now; you can have the hospital check her thoroughly!”
Hurriedly standing up, Chen Hai greeted Ye Rongzhong and then turned to walk out of the ward.