Chapter 635 - 271: Outer
After that, he nodded to his aunt and quickly took out his phone to make a call.
It was originally meant for his aunt to play with, so he watched her arrange it.
In no time, the call connected, and his aunt said into the phone, "Scholar Li, I am Lady Liu of the Chen Family Demon-Vanquishing Celestial Venerable Hall."
Lady Liu of the Chen Family was her self-designation to the outside world.
Her surname was Liu, and her husband’s surname was Chen, so she called herself Lady Liu of the Chen Family.
Although she had been guarding the Chen Family Demon-Vanquishing Celestial Venerable Hall for over 40 years, she did not have a Taoist title, since she wasn’t part of the Main Family.
Therefore, she always referred to herself as Lady Liu of the Chen Family even with the followers, who would now call her Elder Chen.
This was because the Patriarch said in a video that she was an elder of the Demon-Vanquishing Celestial Venerable Hall.
County Hospital.
Li Taohua looked at the large patch of festering sores on her arm with some helplessness.
This ailment caused her a great deal of suffering, not only itching but also affecting her work, and most importantly, every time she had to trouble her son to accompany her.
At her age, she most feared having her son take leave all the time because of her matters.
Receiving a call from the Chen Family’s old Daoist, she was quite surprised and quickly said, "Elder Chen, I didn’t expect you to call me."
Her tone was still respectful, after all, the Chen Family was quite miraculous. She had gone to the Chen Family for blessings two days ago and felt the blessing from the Demon-Vanquishing Celestial Venerable, and upon returning, her arm sores felt much better.
It’s just that today they started itching again, and she scratched it a few times, breaking the skin a little with force, and her son worriedly brought her to the hospital.
Every visit to the hospital costs a lot, but it has never been cured. The doctor would say it’s an allergy, internal heat, viral allergy, or require a blood test...
She didn’t know whether the doctor simply didn’t know what was going on, eliminating possibilities one by one, or was deliberately having her do test after test to drain her son’s money.
"Scholar Li, when you came two days ago, I saw symptoms of sores on your arm, so I specially went through the Taoist sect’s books and found there is a Zuyou technique that can treat your condition."
"Elder Chen, are you serious?" Li Taohua’s face instantly showed joy.
She had great trust in this Elder Chen, for he was understanding and very good at offering guidance, and most importantly, he was an elder of the Chen Family.
"The scholar can come and give it a try." A voice came again from the phone.
Upon hearing this, Li Taohua immediately hung up the phone and instructed her son beside her, "Son, take me to the Chen Family!"
"Mom, we’ve waited so long, it’s almost our turn." Huang Shengfeng frowned.
Taking leave was not easy for him, and leaving now meant they would have to queue up again later, wasting time.
Li Taohua promptly said, "The elder from the Chen Family Demon-Vanquishing Celestial Venerable Hall found a Zuyou technique that can treat my condition; take me over quickly."
"The elder of the Demon-Vanquishing Celestial Venerable Hall?" Huang Shengfeng asked in surprise, "Can they really do it?"
Now in Linhe County, nobody didn’t know about the Chen Family, and it was widely known that the Chen Family had a long-standing heritage. It’s said they had an ancestor who could debate with the Five Ancestors of the Southern Daoist Sect.
Put simply, the Chen Family had produced an immortal figure.
Seeing her son’s skepticism, Li Taohua was displeased and said, "Who do you believe, the elder of the Chen Family or these doctors? I’ve been here so many times, each time they say it’s a different reason, and they never manage to cure it."
"Uh, let’s go then, let’s go to the Chen Family." Huang Shengfeng eventually chose to trust the elder of the Chen Family.
After all, the Chen Family had produced an immortal figure.
This was overheard by a doctor inside, who clearly observed the patient in front of him giving him a skeptical look.
This made him awkwardly ask, "Do you believe me, a doctor, or that Zuyou technique?"
The patient merely gave an awkward smile, said nothing, and had a skeptical look in their eyes.
This made the doctor even more embarrassed, cursing inwardly.
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Huang Shengfeng soon brought his mother, Li Taohua, to the Chen Family. Seeing the bustling tourists coming and going, he couldn’t help but feel a bit emotional.
Last year, he had never heard of the Chen Family, but this year, everyone in Linhe County knew about them.
Moreover, the legends about the Chen Family were increasing.
A family with a thousand-year heritage.
They produced an immortal ancestor called Daoist Qingfeng.
Now, there’s even talk of a Zuyou technique, something he’d never heard of before.
So, while getting out of the car and accompanying his mother towards the Chen Family, he also researched online what the Zuyou technique was.
When he saw the description involving burning talismans, dissolving them in water, and then having people drink it, he was somewhat dumbfounded. Wasn’t this just what they used to call talismanic water?
Can this really cure diseases?
Before long, Huang Shengfeng accompanied his mother to the Demon-Vanquishing Celestial Venerable Hall and met the elder of the Chen Family.
Li Taohua quickly asked, "Elder Chen, can my arm condition truly be healed?"
"Scholar Li, please follow me." Lady Liu of the Chen Family also wanted to verify the Talisman of the Zuyou technique, so she led the way, guiding Li Taohua toward the guest hall.
Although she was confident in the effectiveness of the Zuyou technique, it wasn’t suitable to treat believers in public, lest some tourists capture it and upload it online, causing issues like practicing medicine without a license.
"Scholar Li, sit down!" Lady Liu of the Chen Family brought her to the hall and made a show of checking Li Taohua’s arm condition, afterwards pouring a bowl of Spiritual Spring Water on the table.
Every day, she would arrange for a Palace Guard to go up the mountain and fetch some Spiritual Spring Water, lighting a candle.
After that, before Li Taohua, she took out a Talisman of the Zuyou technique (for sores).
One major use of the Zuyou technique talisman is consumption; burn to ash, dissolve in water, and drink.