“Oh no! Xiao Ye has been possessed by an evil spirit!”
Seeing Ye Haibing rise stiffly from the cabin and sweep Lin Haiyang to the floor with one swing of his arms, Li Hua shouted in alarm, “Shui Ge, quickly press the philtrum point on Xiao Ye!”
The philtrum point refers to the area just below the nose and above the upper lip.
Shui Miao was sitting cross-legged at the bow of the boat, steering it for Li Hua, unaware of what had happened at the rear. When Li Hua shouted, he immediately turned around and saw Ye Haibing swinging his arms, sending Hong Tianlei flying into the river. Without thinking much, Shui Miao quickly got up and rushed into the cabin. Ye Haibing turned around and grabbed Shui Miao’s shoulders. Shui Miao felt an intense pain in his shoulders, as if the bones were about to be crushed!
Ye Haibing normally didn’t have this much strength, and his hands carried a bone-chilling coldness.
At this moment, Chen Bing and Lin Haiyang regained their senses and rushed over to help. Lin Haiyang grabbed Ye Haibing from behind while Chen Bing tried desperately to pry Ye Haibing’s hands off Shui Miao. However, these two fools didn’t think to press Ye Haibing’s philtrum point. Just as Shui Miao was about to shout in frustration, Ye Haibing suddenly used one hand to grab Chen Bing’s neck. Chen Bing couldn’t dodge in time and was caught by the collar. Seizing this opportunity, Shui Miao raised his aching right hand and directly pressed Ye Haibing’s philtrum point!
As soon as the philtrum point was pressed, Ye Haibing’s strength dropped by more than half.
Everyone rushed forward and pinned him down. They watched as he convulsed and then opened his mouth. Under the light, streams of black gas spewed out from his mouth…
The gas immediately surged toward Shui Miao, enveloping his head and rushing into his nostrils!
“Oh no! The evil spirit is trying to possess me!”
Shui Miao was startled and immediately held his breath, but he didn’t loosen his grip on Ye Haibing’s philtrum point.
At this moment, a sudden thought struck Shui Miao—he remembered his grandfather’s words… There are no ghosts or deities in this world, only spiritual entities. These spirits are formed by absorbing the energy of the five elements. If that’s the case, why not recite the incantation and practice qigong to absorb their spiritual energy for cultivating the Five Elements Qigong?
This idea was bold. Shui Miao, like a fearless young bull, didn’t think too much and immediately began reciting the incantation in his mind…
As soon as the incantation was silently recited, Shui Miao clearly felt a continuous stream of cold, yin-like energy entering his lungs through his nostrils, quickly spreading throughout his body. He felt no discomfort at all—on the contrary, he experienced an indescribable sense of comfort. The pain in his shoulders quickly diminished. Then, a large surge of cold yin energy rushed into his lungs, moving upward through his spine toward his head. But just as this cold energy was about to reach his head, Shui Miao felt a slight movement in his dantian, and all the rising cold energy was instantly drawn into his dantian. In an instant, another wave of comfort surged through him!
“Hahaha! I did it!”
Shui Miao was thrilled inside, never expecting the incantation to be so powerful.
The entire process lasted only five or six seconds.
Ye Haibing collapsed weakly onto the floor.
Shui Miao released the pressure on Ye Haibing’s philtrum point and looked toward the waters behind the boat. Under the light, he saw streams of black gas rolling across the surface of the river, chasing after the cement boat…
“You two take care of Xiao Ye. I’ll deal with these evil spirits!”
Shui Miao quickly climbed out of the cabin and went directly to the stern of the boat. Sitting cross-legged at the back, he looked at the rolling black gas and silently recited the incantation again. However, this time, after Shui Miao finished reciting the incantation, he noticed that the surging black gas actually stopped and ceased chasing the cement boat!
“Come on!”
Shui Miao suddenly roared at the black gas, startling everyone.
Looking again, the black gas scattered in all directions…
Everything returned to normal, and the rustling sounds also disappeared.
Li Hua quickly maneuvered the boat, and after five or six minutes, he docked it near the shore. Everyone disembarked.
Ye Haibing had recovered somewhat, though he still felt a lingering fear.
“What should we do now? Go back?” After landing, Chen Bing used the miner’s lamp to illuminate the surroundings. Behind them was a yam field. Not far to the south was a large poplar forest teeming with birds, including pheasants and hares. To the east were yam fields and soybean sprout fields, ideal for catching frogs. To the north were messy ditches and wastelands bordering a graveyard, with no proper paths.
Once on land, everyone felt much less afraid.
Lin Haiyang quickly said, “Let’s go back. I’ll treat everyone to dinner.”
“Where can we go for dinner this late? If we head to town now, the restaurants will probably be closed.” Chen Bing was determined to catch birds. It was a dark and windy night, the perfect weather for bird catching. “Besides, can you even eat properly at a restaurant? We’ve got authentic wild game here. Anyway, I’ve decided to go bird hunting. Whether you come or not is up to you.”
“I… I was just making a suggestion, a suggestion…”
At the mention of wild game, Lin Haiyang also became hesitant. After all, they were on land now, which felt much safer than being on the water.
Shui Miao turned around to look at the boat and asked Ye Haibing, “Xiao Ye, how are you feeling? Maybe we should send you back first?”
“I can walk by myself…”
Ye Haibing had been thoroughly frightened and had no desire to stay for dinner anymore.
“Let me take you back. Besides, I need to go home and get something.” Li Hua immediately supported Ye Haibing.
“Alright, I’ll wait for you here and take care of the cooking.” Shui Miao nodded, then turned to Chen Bing, “You and Zhou Ge can go bird hunting. I’ll go with Li Hua to the fields to catch some frogs.”
“Great!”
Chen Bing nodded and immediately dragged Lin Haiyang southward.
Li Hua also supported Ye Haibing and walked away…
Li Hua was a steady person. He knew many ways to expel evil spirits. Ye Haibing had been possessed by an evil spirit and was now weak, so he needed to be escorted home safely. Moreover, all the talismans on the boat had been used up, and Li Hua needed to go home to fetch a demon-repelling axe to ensure their safety.
Everyone left, leaving Shui Miao alone. Rather than feeling afraid, he was actually excited. Just moments ago, he had absorbed the spiritual energy of the spirit, and now he felt incredibly comfortable all over. If he could find a few more spirits to absorb, he could lay the foundation for the Five Elements Qigong, and cultivating the Yin and Yang energies would be within reach!
“Hmm! I wonder if Grandpa has ever tried this technique?” Shui Miao’s eyes sparkled, then he shook his head and muttered to himself, “Grandpa is a very cautious person. He even avoids eating pork normally. How could he possibly consume spirits? He definitely doesn’t know about this method… I’d better not tell him. If he knew what I did, I don’t know how angry he’d be…”
Shui Miao turned around again to look at the boat but saw no black gas.
At this moment, how much he wished that the legendary “ghosts” would appear!
Since he had nothing better to do, Shui Miao simply sat cross-legged on the ground, silently recited the incantation, and began practicing his qigong again…
However, this time, he only vaguely felt the cold yin energy circulating inside him, with no other sensations.
Soon after, Li Hua arrived with an axe and a miner’s lamp.
Most of the strong laborers in the village had gone to work in cities, leaving many frogs uncaught in the fields. Shui Miao and Li Hua only spent half an hour catching five or six jin of frogs. An hour later, the two returned to the boat, but Chen Bing and the others hadn’t come back yet. So they took out the gas cylinder and portable stove from the boat and began stewing the frogs first.
A full pot of frogs was cooked, but Chen Bing and the others still hadn’t returned.
Shui Miao started to feel uneasy and was about to go look for them when he saw lights appearing from the poplar forest to the south…
Li Hua and Lin Haiyang ran back excitedly, returning with a bountiful harvest—over a dozen water birds, hundreds of bird eggs, a pheasant, and a large, fat hare! They had taken so long because of this hare.
Shui Miao and Li Hua were amazed when they saw it. This hare was huge, weighing at least seven or eight jin!
Then, everyone got to work—plucking birds, slaughtering the pheasant, boiling eggs, and skinning the hare. They were busy for more than half an hour before most of the wild game was cooking. The fragrant aroma filled the air. Shui Miao busied himself seasoning the dishes while everyone else opened beers, set up the table, and prepared to eat. Since there was so much food, they needed to cook it in batches. Shui Miao served the frogs first, then put the pheasant and hare into the pot.
Smelling the delicious aroma, Shui Miao’s restless heart stirred again…
“These wild animals must also carry spiritual energy. Why not recite the incantation and try practicing qigong? If it works, great. If not, no harm done!”
Shui Miao believed in taking action without hesitation.
After silently reciting the incantation twice, he began breathing and practicing qigong normally…
But this time, nothing unusual happened.
Shui Miao felt a little disappointed.
An hour later, everyone was full and satisfied, and they began packing up to leave.
There was still a lot of food left. The hare wasn’t even fully cooked yet. Li Hua used a stainless steel pot to take a large portion to Ye Haibing.
Shui Miao returned the cooking utensils to the cabin, tidied up the empty bottles, and then went alone to the pavilion. There was a 50-watt light bulb and an unused mosquito net inside the pavilion. After setting up the net, Shui Miao still felt uncomfortable. Since he knew he couldn’t fall asleep anyway, he decided to practice qigong instead. He sat cross-legged, silently recited the incantation, and began breathing and practicing inside the pavilion.
Unexpectedly, this time during practice, after a short while, he suddenly felt a movement of energy in his stomach!
What was going on?
Shui Miao’s heart surged with excitement as he quickly focused all his attention on sensing what was happening…
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