The room was brightly lit. The interior decoration was exactly like that of a young lady from a wealthy family. It was so spacious and luxurious that it didn't seem like a place for servants at all!
When she first came, it was pitch - black outside, and Wan Ruo didn't see clearly where Mrs. Zhang had taken her.
But she was sure it wasn't the old house. As soon as she entered the courtyard, she vaguely saw the long corridor and the garden. The courtyard was so large that it must belong to a wealthy family!
Could it be that the Zhang family were now servants in some rich household?
She took a closer look at Mrs. Zhang's attire and found that it was indeed different from before. She looked like a wealthy woman!
Forget it. She didn't want to inquire about their affairs.
When they reached Qin Manman's residence, the room was brightly lit. It was obvious that this was not a servant's room at all!
Did they suddenly get rich? How could they afford such a nice house?
Without much time to think, Mrs. Zhang quickly stepped forward and urged Wan Ruo to go and check on Qin Manman's condition.
You could hardly believe that the person lying on the bed covered in pustules was Qin Manman!
At this moment, Qin Manman had already fainted from the pain!
Wan Ruo quickly covered her nose and mouth. Looking at the scene in front of her, she almost vomited.
Yun Jiu beside her sensed something was wrong. Her eyebrows furrowed slightly as she said, "Why does she smell like a weasel?"
"What? A weasel?" Wan Ruo seemed to think of something.
Previously, Granny Yin had mentioned to Wan Ruo the Five Great Families among the fairy spirits, "fox, weasel, hedgehog, snake, and rat". The "weasel" here referred to the weasel fairy.
"She probably offended the weasel fairy, which is why she ended up like this," Yun Jiu guessed based on her years of experience.
Weasels were vengeful by nature. They would surely take revenge. Looking at her situation, it was not optimistic. If she couldn't be saved tonight, she would surely die.
Wan Ruo was in a difficult situation. She didn't know where to start. Tentatively, she asked Yun Jiu, "Miss Yun Jiu, what should we do in this situation?"
Yun Jiu thought for a while and said, "It may be necessary for the person who cast the curse to lift it!"
"What? Where can we find the person who cast the curse? And even if we find her, since she cast such a poisonous curse, how could she easily lift it? This... this is simply impossible! It's like you didn't say anything at all!" Mrs. Zhang cried anxiously beside them.
It was indeed true. And even if they sent someone out to look for the person now, they might not be able to find her within one night.
"Or perhaps someone with high - level magical power could lift the curse," Yun Jiu looked at Wan Ruo.
Wan Ruo looked back at Yun Jiu, and Yun Jiu shook her head. "I don't have the ability for this at present."
Since even Yun Jiu, who had a hundred years of cultivation and powerful magical power, was helpless, then Wan Ruo, a novice, was even more useless!
She looked at Wan Zi helplessly, and Wan Zi quickly shook her head. "I don't know how to deal with this kind of thing either!"
Wan Ruo slumped down on the ground helplessly. Couldn't she do anything well without Bai Chen?
At this time, Mrs. Zhang had lost her patience. She stepped forward and grabbed Wan Ruo, crying and pleading, "Ruo Ruo, think of a way quickly! Don't just stand there in a daze! Use your magic... Maybe it will work!"
Then she ran to the bedside and looked at Qin Manman's miserable state, wailing, "My poor child! Why is your life so hard? What kind of suffering you've endured! Ah..."
Just when Mrs. Zhang was pulling Wan Ruo, the brocade bag on her body fell off, revealing two talismans.
"Sir Ruo Ruo, what's that thing beside you?" Wan Zi noticed something that seemed to be a talisman and asked curiously.
Yun Jiu quickly stepped forward, picked it up with her hand. Her eyebrows furrowed slightly as she asked curiously, "Miss Ruo Ruo, where did you get this?"
Looking at the brocade bag, Wan Ruo remembered the strange old woman she met today. The old woman had said some strange things and seemed to be able to tell fortunes from people's faces.
"What's wrong? It was given by an old woman," Wan Ruo said.
"Don't you know what kind of talisman this is? This is a purification talisman!" Yun Jiu said in shock.
A purification talisman? A high - level purification talisman was very rare. Carrying it on the body could ward off evil spirits, and drinking the water with the ash of the talisman could purify evil.
As a beginner, Wan Ruo might not have even seen a purification talisman before.
Why did that old woman give such a rare purification talisman to me?
"And this is not an ordinary purification talisman," Yun Jiu took out the talisman paper. The talisman paper was glowing.
She brought it close to her nose and smelled it gently. "It also has the smell of a weasel!"
What? The smell of a weasel? Could it be that the old woman today... was a weasel fairy?
Wan Ruo took a deep breath in horror. If she had offended the old woman, wouldn't she end up like Qin Manman?
"Your talisman might be able to save her life... But this talisman is extremely rare. Think it over carefully," Yun Jiu looked at Wan Ruo and said.
Wan Ruo took the talisman and looked at Qin Manman, who was dying on the bed. Although Qin Manman's family had treated her badly, she didn't hesitate for a moment. After all, it was a matter of life and death.
"Prepare a bowl of warm water for me," Wan Ruo instructed Mrs. Zhang.
Hearing this, Mrs. Zhang quickly wiped her tears and said, "Okay, okay!"
She turned around, poured a bowl of warm water from the table and handed it to Wan Ruo.
There were tears glistening in Mrs. Zhang's eyes. All her hopes were now pinned on Wan Ruo. Whether Qin Manman could be saved tonight depended on this crucial moment!
Wan Ruo took the bowl of water. Holding the talisman between her two fingers of the right hand, she recited the incantation, "Zhuque and Xuanwu, guard my true self. As quickly as the law commands, burn!"
The talisman immediately burst into flames. The blue fire on the talisman flickered as it burned away bit by bit.
Wan Ruo dissolved the ash of the talisman into the water. She pinched Qin Manman's chin to open her mouth and fed her the water.
Qin Manman drank the whole bowl of talisman water.
Mrs. Zhang nervously watched to see if her daughter on the bed would get better.
After a while, a miraculous thing happened. The pustules on Qin Manman's arms began to disappear.
Her body became smooth and delicate, and there was no trace of the pustules at all!
Seeing this, Mrs. Zhang was overjoyed. She quickly stepped forward and called out, "Manman, Manman, my dear daughter, wake up quickly!"
Qin Manman seemed to hear Mrs. Zhang's call. She slowly opened her eyes, sweating profusely and weakly crying, "Mom, I'm in so much pain!"
Seeing that Qin Manman could now speak, Mrs. Zhang finally breathed a sigh of relief. Her daughter's life was saved!
But she suddenly noticed something on Manman's forehead. She thought she was seeing things.
She quickly reached out her hand and touched it. After confirming it, her hand began to tremble uncontrollably.
Her eyebrows furrowed tightly. Then she looked up at Wan Ruo, grabbed her arm and pulled her aside, as if afraid that Qin Manman on the bed would hear.
She whispered accusingly, "What's that on her forehead?"