187, Ghost
"It's all your fault. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have lost a thousand yuan in vain. With that money, I could do anything else."
On the bus on the way back, Yu Yu kept complaining to Cheng Yuanyuan.
The Yu family and the Cheng family are well-off, but they are not the kind of families that indulge their juniors without limits. Their living expenses are more than those of ordinary students, but in their class, it is almost unbearable.
After losing a thousand yuan in a flash, when Yu Yu came to his senses, his back teeth began to ache, and he was furious when he looked at the yellow talisman paper.
Just when he was about to throw it out through the open window, thinking that Cheng Yuanyuan also had an identical talisman in her wallet, he made a gesture of throwing something, but the talisman was quietly hidden in his trouser pocket. As if nothing had happened, he asked Cheng Yuanyuan to compensate for his loss.
"Haha."
Cheng Yuanyuan gave him two words. He had to bear the money he had lost because of his stupidity.
There were constant sounds coming from the bus. Apart from the fortune-telling episode, everyone had a lot of fun today. They all gained a lot. They talked to each other and waited to go back to school and have a good rest.
"Ah——"
Just when the atmosphere was harmonious, the students sitting in the front row and the driver suddenly screamed. Everyone looked forward and saw a truck that seemed to have lost control and rushed towards them.
As the league secretary of the class and the planner of this trip, Cheng Yuanyuan was sitting in the front row, and the truck hit her right in front of the bus.
At the most dangerous moment, Yu Yu didn't think about it and protected Cheng Yuanyuan under him. At this time, he just turned his back to the car window, which was equivalent to exposing himself in the most dangerous position.
With a "bang", the two cars collided, and the front of the car was completely flattened. The pedestrians around were all shocked.
The right front of the bus was so badly damaged that it was unbearable to look at. The students sitting there were probably in danger. At the critical moment, the driver jumped out of the window in time and survived. Although some students sitting in the back had different degrees of scratches, they were far from being killed.
"And Yuanyuan and Yuyu, they were sitting in the front at the time."
The students in the bus were rescued one by one, including the two students sitting behind them at the time. These two were the most seriously injured so far. One had a broken right leg and the other had a slight concussion and local scratches. As long as they rest for a period of time, they can recover.
The most worrying thing now is Cheng Yuanyuan and Yuyu. With the position where they sat, the chance of survival is almost zero.
"Help."
A very faint cry for help came from the crushed front of the bus. It was Cheng Yuanyuan's voice.
One of the two victims was still alive, which gave great encouragement to the rescuers. The fire brigade took various tools and carefully disassembled the deformed front of the car. To everyone's surprise, the two people who were supposed to be seriously injured even if they were alive were intact, except for some scratches on the back of Yu Yu who was pressed on the top.
"How is he, how is Yu Yu?"
Cheng Yuanyuan was shocked at the time. She never thought that Yu Yu, who always disliked her and quarreled with her all the way, would stand in front of her and bear most of the danger for her.
Seeing that his eyes were closed now, Cheng Yuanyuan was almost crazy, wondering if he had suffered some hidden injuries in places she didn't notice.
"Maybe he was too frightened and fainted."
The doctor opened Yu Yu's eyes, did a simple examination, and gave such a conclusion.
If it was normal, Cheng Yuanyuan would definitely laugh at Yu Yu for being timid, but now she was only glad that he was fine.
The injured students were taken to the hospital by ambulance. Although Cheng Yuanyuan had no obvious external injuries, she had to go to the hospital for a detailed examination for safety reasons.
Along the way, she held Yu Yu's hand. She didn't know what she remembered in the middle of the journey, and hurriedly took out her wallet. The talisman paper originally placed in it had turned into black ash.
Cheng Yuanyuan felt a chill on her back. What the man said was actually true.
******
Yan Chu took the 1,400 yuan he earned today and donated 750 yuan of it to a charity in the name of the Taoist temple.
This was the rule set by the old Taoist before he went down the mountain in this life.
Their line of work was to spy on the secrets of heaven, and they were involved in many causes and effects, so it was difficult for them to have a good end. Therefore, half of the money earned from this line must be donated to reduce sins through merit.
Yan Chu had given the blind man 100 yuan in rent before, and now he had a total of 650 yuan left. This money was not enough to rent a house, but he could finally buy him a normal set of clothes and get a haircut.
The remaining money can be used to stay in a B&B for one or two nights.
Yan Chu was not too worried about what would happen after the money was spent. He knew that the person who sent the money would come soon.
*****
"Master, where is the liar who set up a stall next to you? No, where is the master?"
Cheng Yuanyuan and Yu Yu were not injured, so they were discharged from the hospital soon. Like Cheng Yuanyuan, Yu Yu also found the talisman ash in his pocket soon.
Although he didn't want to believe it, there was no other explanation for escaping in that situation except for the mysterious and magical reasons.
Before this, Yan Chu predicted that they would have a bloody disaster, but they didn't believe it at that time, but the subsequent development was indeed as he expected.
This can be explained by coincidence, but the talisman paper that turned into talisman ash can't be a coincidence.
Thinking that Yan Chu seemed to hint that his companions should also buy the talisman that injured him, but because the price was too high, and no one believed him at that time, no one except Yu Yu bought it.
Now it seems that the other party probably noticed that other students would not be seriously injured, so he didn't force it.
Is 500 yuan expensive for a talisman paper?
It is definitely expensive, but if it is something that can really save lives, even if it is 50,000, 500,000, or 5 million, it is not expensive.
The parents of the two families thought more than the two children. In their class, they can know many things that ordinary people don't know, and they also understand how many people will flock to those real masters. Therefore, after the two children came out of the hospital, the elders of both sides couldn't wait to accompany them to this customs street.
Want to thank the master and establish a good relationship with him.
Of course, the life-saving talisman was bought as many as they could get.
They sincerely wanted to express their gratitude, but in the eyes of the blind man, they were just here to collect debts.
Just as they were thinking about how to fool Yan Chu, Yan Chu, who had changed his clothes and cut his hair short, appeared.
"Little, Master?"
Before, Yan Chu was dressed like a Taoist priest, with a kind of floating style on him. Now he was wearing a clean T-shirt and jeans, and his hair had been cut into a flat head. Walking on the street, he was the kind of young boy who attracted people's attention. There was no connection with the word master at all.
If it weren't for the same face, Cheng Yuanyuan would not dare to recognize the young man in front of her.
As surprised as Cheng Yuanyuan, the elders of their two families were also surprised. Although they had heard from the two children before leaving that the master was very young and outstanding, they never thought that he would be so young and outstanding.
Just like the actors on TV, is this young man really the unfathomable master in the mouths of children?
Yu's father and Cheng's father didn't show it on their faces, but they began to wonder in their hearts, does Xuanmen still have to look at appearance to accept disciples now?
Compared with the hesitation of Yu's father and Cheng's father, the two female elders were much more receptive. There was no way, because they were women. Which woman could dislike such a handsome boy?
Cheng's mother finally understood why her daughter was willing to spend 500 yuan on fortune-telling even though she knew she was being cheated. If it were her, she would be willing to do it too.
The blind man covered his eyes again, not daring to watch the scene that happened next.