freenovelworld Chapter 383: This is to save your mother!
Chapter 383: This is to save your mother!
Ignoring the harsh environment, Fang Xiaoxiao was preparing to treat the old man's wife. She was observing the patient's symptoms with complete concentration, her eyes revealing professionalism and focus.
Just then, a series of hurried footsteps approached, and the old man's son stormed in, his eyes wide and shouting angrily, "Don't do anything rash! What can you quacks do!" His face was full of anger and distrust, and he waved his arms as if to drive Fang Xiaoxiao away.
The old man hurriedly stepped forward to explain, "Son, this is to save your mother." His voice was pleading, and his eyes were full of anxiety.
However, the old man's son wouldn't listen at all and ran out. A little while later, he returned leading a charlatan.
The charlatan, dressed in bizarre attire with colorful strips of cloth haphazardly wrapped around his body, swaggered into the house, brandishing a peach wood sword. He squinted, gave the old man's wife a perfunctory look, and then shouted at the top of his lungs, "She's possessed by a ghost! An exorcism must be performed!"
This shout drew curious villagers from the surrounding area to the old man's house. They whispered among themselves.
“Yes, it must be a ghost possessing him,” said an old woman with a wrinkled face, her eyes filled with fear and superstition.
"This girl looks young, what skills could she possibly have?" A middle-aged man curled his lip, looking at Fang Xiaoxiao with disdain.
The old woman's son was even more arrogant, smugly mocking Fang Xiaoxiao: "Hmph, I knew you were a fraud. My mother still needs a master to save her." He crossed his arms, looking utterly superior.
Looking at the chaotic scene before her, Fang Xiaoxiao felt a surge of helplessness and anger. She took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down, and thought to herself, "I must make them believe in science, and not let these ignorant ideas delay the patients' treatment."
Pei Yan clenched his fists in anger, the veins on his arms bulging, and glared at the old man's son and the charlatan, shouting, "Don't talk nonsense! Xiao Xiao's medical skills are obvious to everyone."
Fang Xiaoxiao stepped forward, looking at everyone with a firm and clear gaze, her voice steady and powerful: "Everyone, I understand your concerns, but please believe in science. There is no such thing as being possessed by a ghost. This is just an illness, and I am confident that I can cure it."
The villagers shook their heads, their faces full of doubt and stubbornness.
Seeing this, the charlatan became even more smug, brandishing his peach wood sword and chanting incantations, his movements exaggerated and comical, as if he were performing a farce.
Fang Xiaoxiao ignored their nonsense and turned back to the old man's wife's bedside to continue carefully observing her condition.
At this moment, the old woman's son rushed over and tried to push Fang Xiaoxiao away forcefully: "Don't touch my mother, don't make her worse!"
Fang Xiaoxiao nimbly dodged to the side, her expression serious, and said solemnly, "If you continue to obstruct me and delay your mother's treatment, you will regret it later."
The old man pleaded with his son, "Let this girl try." His voice was trembling with emotion, and his body was shaking slightly with anxiety.
The old man's son persisted, saying, "Dad, don't be fooled by her. She just wants to swindle our money."
Looking at his unreasonable behavior, Fang Xiaoxiao secretly vowed to cure the old man's wife's illness and make them submit.
Just then, dark clouds suddenly filled the sky, and the bright light was instantly swallowed by darkness. A gust of wind howled through, scattering items inside the house and causing the windows to creak and rattle as if they were about to shatter at any moment.
The villagers became even more terrified and shouted, "Look, there's a ghost here!"
The charlatan seized the opportunity to shout loudly, "The evil spirit is angry! Quickly perform a ritual!"
Fang Xiaoxiao was extremely anxious as she watched this scene.
Seeing that everyone was intimidated by the atmosphere he had created, the charlatan became increasingly smug and immediately began to perform his ritual.
He gesticulated wildly, as if in a frenzy, wildly slashing the air with his peach wood sword while muttering incantations in a strange, fluctuating voice.
The villagers were so astonished by his act that they knelt down in devout worship, their eyes filled with blind awe and eager expectation.
Fang Xiaoxiao and Pei Yan stood aside, quietly watching this absurd scene.
Fang Xiaoxiao frowned, her eyes burning with anger. Her lips were pressed tightly together, and her hands unconsciously clenched into fists. She was secretly furious: "How can these people be so ignorant as to believe the nonsense of this charlatan?"
Pei Yan, however, was full of disdain. He snorted coldly, crossed his arms, and looked at him with contempt.
The old man stood by the bed, his gaze shifting back and forth between the charlatan and Fang Xiaoxiao, his mind a jumble of thoughts, unable to make a decision. His face was filled with entanglement and worry, and he kept twisting the hem of his clothes with his hands.
The old woman's son was now even more arrogant, his smile full of mockery and smugness. He shouted at Fang Xiaoxiao, "See? This is the right way to save my mother. Just stand aside and watch."
Meanwhile, the elderly woman's health was deteriorating, and her breath was as weak as a candle flickering in the wind.
While pretending to perform the ritual, the charlatan glanced sideways at Fang Xiaoxiao and sneered sarcastically, "Hmph, you ignorant brat, you dare to show off your skills in front of this master. Watch how I display my supernatural powers to exorcise evil and save people."
Immediately afterward, the charlatan's eyes lit up, and he shamelessly demanded that the villagers donate money. The old man's son, without hesitation, took the lead and donated a large sum of money, throwing the heavy money bag in front of the charlatan, his obsequious expression nauseating. Seeing this, the villagers followed suit, and in no time, copper coins and silver fragments piled up like a small mountain at the charlatan's feet.
Seeing this, Fang Xiaoxiao was extremely anxious and hurriedly stepped forward to stop him: "Everyone, please don't be fooled by him! Doing this will only delay the patient's treatment and won't save anyone at all!"
However, her words were like a pebble thrown into the ocean; instead of attracting the villagers' attention, they drew their insults.
"You ungrateful girl, don't ruin the master's good deed!" a villager with a fierce face shouted angrily.
“That’s right, the master is saving lives, don’t make trouble here,” a middle-aged woman echoed.
Seeing this, the charlatan became even more smug, looking at Fang Xiaoxiao provocatively as if showing off his "victory".
At this moment, the charlatan handed a bowl of so-called talisman water to the old woman's son, who, without thinking, forced his mother to drink it.
After the old man's wife drank the talisman water, she suddenly began to convulse violently, her face turned bluish-purple instantly, and her breathing became rapid and difficult.