Chapter 52: The Old Taoist's Tragedy (Part 1)

  Time flies, after four days.

  Yi Tian stood at the hospital entrance, gazing at the snowflakes dancing in the sky. People passed by him, but he seemed to be oblivious to their presence.

  A wisp of cloud in the sky, and yet the snow is so crystal clear. As I gaze out at it, my heart seems to grow more peaceful amidst the hustle and bustle of the city.

  Stretch out a hand, wanting to catch snowflakes, only to see a few drops of clear water.

  Since he came here, until now, he has gained nothing, and he is in a great contradiction, just like snowflakes and clear water, who is who after all?

  He racked his brains, wanting to find a clue, but so far all he had left was the unknown waiting time. With only ten days left before the holiday, if there were still no clues, he should also go home to accompany Old Man Xu for the New Year.

  "Alas, I don't know when the nurse will make a move. Now the only breakthrough point is this 'pure and innocent' big sister. Big sister... you'd better hurry up, there are so many men in the hospital waiting for your favor!" Yi Tian thought gloomily.

  Wu Xiong recovered after two days and his body was fine, perhaps this old brother had been in the hospital for a long time and was a bit weak, unable to withstand the turmoil.

  However, his extremely ferocious facial features became more and more apparent. Every time Yi Tian met a man, he would carefully examine the other person's facial features to see if there was anyone with similar ferocity, but undoubtedly, there wasn't!

  This means that if something happens in the hospital again, Wu Xiong will be the first to bear the brunt. Well, it's also his bad luck that he got into a car accident and was hospitalized. Originally, he hoped to recover from his injuries, but instead, things took a turn for the worse, and he became embroiled in a murder case. It's really a case of one disaster following another.

  Yesterday, two Taoist priests set up an altar on the top floor of a hospital and performed a ritual. They claimed that they had set up the Twenty-four Star Array, which has seventy-two variations, and that any evil spirits or demons that approached the hospital and entered the array would be completely eliminated.

  The way is long, with seventy-two changes; has Sun Wukong seen many?

  "Hmm, what a coincidence! When Yi Tian asked about the origin of this formation, the old Taoist actually explained its history, saying it was created by the Great Sage and had unimaginable power!"

  Yes, it's going to be bad when the time comes, and the consequences are truly unimaginable!

  What was most astonishing was Hong Tao, who also followed these two gentlemen to join in the excitement, setting up a formation of gathered evil.

  Listen to this name, okay, Ju Xia Zhen, it's evil enough.

  But Yitian thought that Hongtao was really serious, with all kinds of props ready, several talismans were posted in the seven directions of the hospital, only the gate of death was open, saying it was for gathering evil spirits and attacking ghosts.

  The eight gates are: Rest Gate, Life Gate, Injury Gate, Solitude Gate, View Gate, Death Gate, Shock Gate, and Open Gate.

  Kai, Xiu, Sheng are three auspicious doors. Si, Jing, Shang are three inauspicious doors. Du Men and Jing Men are neutral.

  The Eight Gates are the basic foundation of Qimen Dunjia, usually a prerequisite for creating various techniques and absolute arts. Due to differences in techniques, the effects presented are also different. The main function is to attack, sweep and calculate auspiciousness and calamity!

  Yi Tian was aware of this, but he had never come into contact with those mysterious skills and techniques, so in his heart, he was also half-believing and half-doubting the existence of the Jiuxing Formation.

  I believe in Hong Tao's strength, but what I don't believe is that this guy has an evil aura and it's hard for people to easily trust him.

  Hua Gu did nothing and continued to sell Meng while watching from the side, Yi Tian jokingly asked her if she also came to set up an array?

  This big sister fiddled with her braids and said, what's the point of being angry? At that time, I'll have a good chat with him in a calm and peaceful manner, and this matter will be settled!

  Yi Tian felt a sudden shock, as if he had been struck by lightning on a clear day. This person seemed to be accustomed to dealing with ghosts and spirits, but his thinking was not easy to understand. However, upon further reflection, what if they couldn't be placated?

  When everyone looked at Yi Tian, thinking he would show off his skills, he bluntly said: "I won't!"

  He said this with great righteousness, without any hidden meaning, and even the old Taoist didn't know how to respond.

  They arranged it this way, and Dean Liu Hongjun was very pleased. Whether he believed it or not, at least he could comfort himself in his heart.

  Everyone was ready and waiting for the appearance of that mischievous monster.

  "Yitian, you got up early today!"

  As soon as I heard the sound, I knew who it was. Then I saw Liu Lü walking towards me one step at a time from the snowy ground.

  Yi Tian smiled and said: "Xiao Lu, good morning!"

  "It's late, it's so cold outside and it's still snowing. What are you doing standing out there? Don't catch a chill, hurry up and go inside." Liu Lu said with concern.

  "Hehe, it's still Xiaolu who cares about me. When I leave, I'll definitely buy you a nice gift!"

  "Shoo, shoo! How can you say such inauspicious words? What if you leave, just stay honestly in the hospital, if something happens to your body, it's good to rescue in time!" Liu Lü glared and said.

  Yi Tian almost forgot that he was a "patient", which is good, now he can't even think about leaving.

  The two of them walked into the hospital laughing and chatting, just then the head nurse came over with a furrowed brow.

  "Liu Lu, you should be more careful and pay attention to your behavior. As a girl, it's not proper for you to be with men all the time. You need to know how to behave yourself and not think wildly every day. This will affect your work. Alright, hurry up and change clothes to go to work!"

  When she spoke, Yi Tian furrowed his brow, thinking to himself that this woman wouldn't have multiple personalities, would she? She had to intervene whenever a man and a woman talked; wasn't this just looking for trouble?!

  Liu Lu lowered her head and uttered a soft "oh" before quickly walking away, leaving only Yi Tian and the head nurse staring at each other.

  "What's wrong? You seem to be unhappy, did I say anything wrong? I've told you before, stop flirting with the nurses in the hospital. If I see you like this again, you'll be sorry!" The head nurse said menacingly.

  "Alright, I'm waiting!" Yi Tian dug into his ears and completely ignored the other party.

  The head nurse glared at Yi Tian, snorted coldly, and left without another word.

  Watching the nurse leave, Yi Tian curled his lips and said, "Old witch, I'll see how long you can hold on!"

  ……

  It's already 10 o'clock in the evening.

  Knock knock knock!

  Hearing the knock on the door, Yi Tian said from inside the ward: "Come in!"

  Ouch...

  After opening the door and seeing the visitor, Yi Tian smiled and said: "Ah, Ah Fang, what's up? You miss me so soon after just one day?"

  The newcomer was actually Nurse Afang, who is 20 years old this year. She has a normal height and doesn't look bad, but her figure is quite masculine.

  "Get lost, who cares about you? I just came to see if you're still alive." Ah Fang said as she walked in, still holding a thermos lunch box.

  "Hehe, Ah Fang, I knew you'd be the one to take care of me. What delicious food have you brought for me?" Yi Tian asked with a smile.

  For many days, Yi Tian and a group of nurses have been getting along well, with relatively good relationships. Also, due to Ah Fang's personality, they didn't treat her like an ordinary woman, and when talking to her, there weren't too many inhibitions.

  "Hum, you think you're so great, who's pitying you? This is the chicken soup my mom stewed, I was going to drink it when I got hungry on night shift. But then I thought, I'm already so fat, if I get any fatter, it'll be hard to find a boyfriend. So I was about to throw it away, but it's a waste... fine, you can have it!"

  Yitian took the thermos lunch box, opened the lid and said: "Ah Fang, I've seen your fortune, you have a deep good fortune, in the future you will definitely find a satisfactory husband, grow old together!"

  "What's with the white head and old age?" Just as the two were talking, another person came in. Seeing the newcomer, Yi Tian was still puzzled, how did this old guy come here?

  It turned out that the newcomer was Mud Shang, a real person. When he saw two people in the house, he smiled and said: "Haha, I didn't expect there to be someone inside, it seems my timing is not quite right, have I disturbed you?"

  "Hehe, no, come in quickly!" Yi Tianqian said with a smile.

  Ah Fang saw someone coming and said to Yi Tian, "Yi Tian, I'll leave the lunchbox with you for now, I'll come back tomorrow to get it!" She then quickly walked towards the door.

  "Afang, thank you for your chicken soup!"

  "What? Chicken soup?" Upon hearing chicken soup, the old Taoist's eyes glowed green and stared motionlessly at the lunchbox in Yitian's hand.

  Seeing his expression, Yi Tian slightly furrowed his brow, "This old guy won't be a Yellow Mongoose, will he?"

  "Great Dao!"

  Yi Tian shouted loudly: "Dao Chang!"

  "Ah?" At this time, the old Taoist finally came back to his senses and laughed: "Yi Tian, you really are lucky, living in a hospital with nurses bringing you delicious food, it's enviable!" As he spoke, he looked again at the chicken soup in the rice box.

  Yi Tian muttered to himself, "He didn't come early, he didn't come late, but now that he's here, I haven't even had a sip of this chicken soup yet. Is this old Taoist priest following the smell?"

  The chicken soup was placed on the table, and Yitian asked, "Daozhang, please sit down. It's so late, what brings you to me?"

  The old Taoist sat down in a chair opposite Yitian, "Hehe, nothing much, I went to the hospital to see if there's anything unusual, suddenly remembered that I told you a few days ago that I would teach you two techniques, don't know if you're interested in learning?"

  Teach me? Forget it!

  But it's also not good to directly offend the other party, after all, they are already so old. Thinking of this, Yi Tian said humbly: "Hehe, then thank you, Daozhang."

  The old Taoist smiled and nodded, but suddenly frowned, rubbed his neck and said, "Ah, my throat is a bit dry. Do you have anything to drink here?"

  It's here! It's really hard to guard against, and it can't be avoided even if you want to hide.

  Yi Tian glanced sideways at the chicken soup on the table and thought it was a pity. The old Taoist had spoken so bluntly, so why not let him have some?

  "What a coincidence! I just so happen to have some chicken soup here. If you're not too proud..."

  He hadn't finished speaking when the old Taoist quickly responded: "Don't be polite, absolutely don't be polite, just bring it over, I'm parched!"

  Upon hearing this, Yi Tian's face suddenly turned dark, and with a pained expression, he took the bucket of rice over. Just as he was about to pour some into the small bowl-like lid, the old Taoist grasped the chicken soup-filled box with both hands, "Hehe, Yi Tian, don't be too polite, I'll serve myself!"

  Yi Tianqiang suppressed his urge to lose his temper and handed over the lunchbox, "Dao Zhang, this chicken soup is a bit salty, please drink it slowly!"

  The old Taoist said with an unchanged expression: "Ah, people get older, their mouths become tasteless, and I've been feeling that my body is getting worse day by day. This chicken soup is really good stuff, not only can it improve the body's immunity, but also tonify and warm up the body, which is very beneficial to the body..."

  Just drink if you want to, why bother with so many words?

  "Alright, you drink slowly!" As he spoke, Yi Tian sat back down on the bed with a thud, furrowing his brow as he watched the old Taoist priest slurp down the chicken soup mouthful by mouthful, feeling extremely annoyed in his heart.

  In a short while, the old Taoist priest had drunk all the chicken soup, which made Yi Tian feel heartbroken.

  Suddenly.

  Yi Tian found that the old Taoist's god color was somewhat off.

  Only the old Taoist priest was seen dozing off and couldn't open his eyes!

  "Easy... Easy Tian, I feel a bit dizzy..." But before he could finish his sentence, he suddenly felt himself falling to the ground. Luckily, Easy Tian was quick and caught him just in time.

  "Daozhang, are you alright? Daozhang..."

  Yi Tian used his hand to try the old Taoist's nose tip, found that breathing was even, and then explored his neck pulse, life signs were still vigorous, only then did he let out a breath.

  Suddenly, he thought of something and his whole body shuddered... Chicken soup!

  At the same time, a woman's footsteps came from outside, he directly opened his Heavenly Eye and looked through the wall to see who was coming!

  "This is bad! This depraved woman is going to take action against me!"

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