308: Evil spirits invade? Scared?

"Yes, how did you know?" Liu Xiaolin was also very surprised.

"She had this happen once when she was little, with fever, dizziness, and drowsiness, and medicine and injections didn't help," Tong Mingzhu said.

"Ah? What should I do then? The Dr. said it was a cold and prescribed a lot of medicine, which she took on time, but it had no effect," Liu Xiaolin was even more anxious now.

"Yes, the medicine was completely useless. She slept for a week when she was little and didn't get better. We had no choice but to find an old gentleman who treats 'wai gan'," Tong Mingzhu said.

"What is 'wai gan'?" Liu Xiaolin was confused.

"'Wai gan' is a term in traditional Chinese medicine, referring to illnesses caused by evil spirits invading the body. In simple terms, it means being frightened by something bad," Tong Mingzhu explained.

Liu Xiaolin couldn't believe that Tong Mingzhu, a highly educated intellectual, actually believed in the concept of evil spirits: "How is that possible? I've been with Tongtong all along. If she was scared, why wasn't I?"

"Tongtong has been physically weak since she was a child, so the old gentleman who treats 'wai gan' repeatedly instructed us not to take her to strange places and to keep her away from all kinds of antiques and cultural relics," Tong Mingzhu said.

"Antiques? Cultural relics?" Liu Xiaolin was greatly surprised. 'welcoming the wind' is an antique, and there were so many antiques and cultural relics on 'welcoming the wind'. Could she have been frightened there?

"Did you take her to a museum?" Tong Mingzhu asked. www.x33xs.com

"No, I didn't go to a museum. I went to look around on a sunken ship that was salvaged," Liu Xiaolin said in a muffled voice.

"Oh dear, then she must have been frightened by evil spirits," Tong Mingzhu said anxiously.

"What should I do then? How do I find that old gentleman who treats 'wai gan'?" Liu Xiaolin also became anxious.

"I'm still on a business trip out of town and can't go back immediately to take Tongtong to see that old Dr. who treats 'wai gan', but Tongtong's illness can't be delayed either. Find a local person and ask if you can find someone in the area who treats 'wai gan'," Tong Mingzhu said.

"Do people who treat 'wai gan' all run small clinics?" Liu Xiaolin didn't know anything.

"Those people who treat 'wai gan' are ordinary people, but they can tell who was frightened and by whom, and they can cure it with just a few simple actions. This is metaphysics. I didn't believe it before, but I only believed it after Tongtong was in a coma for a week," Tong Mingzhu said, "Just ask the locals. These people who treat 'wai gan' are quite well-known among the local people, and you'll definitely be able to find out by asking around. Moreover, they don't charge any fees. If you feel like you've troubled them, you can buy a few bags of brown sugar or white sugar as a gift."

"Okay, I'll ask first thing tomorrow morning. It's late now, and I don't dare take Tongtong out," Liu Xiaolin said self-reproachfully.

He didn't know anything, not only taking Hong Tongtong out at night but also taking her for a big tour on the sunken ship. If this was truly the reason for her fever, dizziness, and drowsiness, he was undeniably responsible.

"Okay, let her drink more hot water and sweat more tonight, and take her to see someone who treats 'wai gan' first thing tomorrow morning," Tong Mingzhu finished, paused for a moment, and then continued, "I'll handle the company matters tomorrow, and I'll leave for Kunhe City to find you the day after tomorrow."

"Okay, I'll be waiting for you," Liu Xiaolin finished and added, "Don't tell Tongtong I called you. She's afraid you'll worry and didn't want me to call you."

"I know, I won't tell her. You did very well by calling me to tell me about this. I want to thank you," Tong Mingzhu said.

After hanging up the phone, Liu Xiaolin casually grabbed a charger and returned to Hong Tongtong's dormitory.

Entering the room, he saw that Hong Tongtong was still in a coma, so he walked to the bedside and gently asked, "Tongtong, do you want some water?"

"No, I don't want water," Hong Tongtong replied groggily, turned over, and continued sleeping.

Liu Xiaolin looked at Tongtong like this and suddenly somewhat believed that she had been frightened.

Find a local person to ask? Who should I ask? Lai Junying? Yes, I'll ask him. He's a genuine local and should know where to find someone who treats 'wai gan'.

Liu Xiaolin was anxious. He couldn't wait for even a minute. If he could find someone who treats 'wai gan', he would feel a little more at ease.

So he took out his phone and immediately called Lai Junying: "General Manager Lai, hello. Sorry for calling you so late."

Lai Junying said, shaking his head on the other end of the phone, "It's not late, not late at all. It's not even nine o'clock yet. Is something wrong?"

"It's like this. Tongtong and I arrived in Kunhe City yesterday, but as soon as we got to Kunhe City, Tongtong started having a fever and dizziness and has been in a coma," Liu Xiaolin briefly recounted what happened: "Now Tongtong's Mom says we need to quickly find someone who can treat 'wai gan'. She said all the locals should know about such people. I thought of you being a local, so I called you."

"Oh? Tongtong was frightened?" Lai Junying was surprised: "Is it a constant low fever accompanied by drowsiness?"

"Yes, exactly. She's been in a coma for two days, only waking up to eat and then sleeping again," Liu Xiaolin said.

"Alright, bring her to Langfang Fine Carving tomorrow. I am the person who treats 'wai gan'," Lai Junying said.

"What? You are the gentleman who treats 'wai gan'?" Liu Xiaolin couldn't believe his ears!

Lai Junying, a senior intellectual, a company executive, is actually the gentleman who treats 'wai gan'!

This world is too strange!

"Yes, doesn't it seem that way? Haha. Bring her over first thing tomorrow morning," Lai Junying said with a laugh.

"Then should I buy a few bags of brown sugar or white sugar to bring?" Liu Xiaolin remembered Tong Mingzhu's words very clearly.

"Buy a bag of brown sugar," Lai Junying said, "It will be useful then."

"Got it, see you tomorrow," Liu Xiaolin hung up the phone, dumbfounded.

That night, Liu Xiaolin still slept on the floor in Hong Tongtong's dormitory.

Hong Tongtong slept even more soundly that night and couldn't be woken up at all, let alone drink water.

Liu Xiaolin couldn't do anything but let her sleep. He was also so tired that he couldn't keep his eyes open and fell asleep.

As soon as dawn broke, Liu Xiaolin woke up.

He looked at Hong Tongtong. Her little face was flushed red from fever, a kind of sickly red. His heart ached terribly.

"Tongtong, wake up, drink some hot water, and then I'll take you to see someone," Liu Xiaolin called softly.

"See who? I don't want to see anyone, I just want to sleep," Hong Tongtong said groggily.

"We have to go see him. Once you see him, you'll get better, even without medicine," Liu Xiaolin said.

"You're lying. How can you get better from being sick without taking medicine?" Hong Tongtong retorted in a low voice.

Liu Xiaolin couldn't believe that Hong Tongtong, while sick, could still talk back to him. He felt both heartache and amusement.

"We'll know if we try, okay? Get up. I'll help you comb your hair, you wash up, and then we'll leave," Liu Xiaolin said, helping Hong Tongtong sit up and starting to comb the hair spread over her shoulders.

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