The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 523: Hong Kong Past (4)

"I don't know about that." Taoist Jingde shook his head and said, "We just got here too... Anyway, let Ling'er rest for a while. She probably hasn't had a good night's sleep for a long time. When she wakes up, we'll ask her about her condition."

Taoist Lingkong took out a stick of incense from his bag, asked the rich businessman for an incense burner, inserted it in the room and lit it.

"Soul-soothing incense." Taoist Lingkong said, "It can help your daughter sleep more peacefully."

Sure enough, after lighting the incense in the room, the girl's frightened expression in her sleep actually softened a little, and she slept very soundly.

They left the room. Seeing that their methods were so effective, the rich businessman had long regarded them as his saviors. Because he had to guard the room, he quickly asked someone to go to the restaurant to order a lot of delicious food to his home and treat them to a meal.

"Tsk tsk tsk tsk~ bird's nest, shark's fin, abalone, lobster, and sea cucumber~" Qian Xiaoyi looked at the table full of delicious dishes and said jokingly, "You are treated really well. Just looking at it makes me want to eat it."

Taoist Lingkong smiled and said, "Aren't you afraid of being taken to the hospital?"

Qian Xiaoyi's face turned dark and he snapped his fingers. The sun and the moon rotated, and he skipped the scene of the two Taoists having dinner. At night, the girl woke up.

“Hey, you…” Taoist Lingkong put down his chopsticks and said regretfully: “Hey~ It’s fine if you say you can’t eat it, but at least let me eat something. I just picked it up~”

"What are you eating~" Qian Xiaoyi was so angry that he said, "Don't you look like a hermit?"

Taoist Lingkong curled his lips and said, "What a bullshit hermit master, how can you get such good food normally?"

The door was opened and the rich businessman's daughter came out. The rich businessman hurriedly went up to her to ask about her well-being.

The rich businessman's daughter was called An Qi. Because she could not speak Mandarin, the two Taoists had to ask the rich businessman to act as an interpreter after they asked their questions. Through the questions and answers, they gradually figured out the whole context of the incident.

When talking about the cause of this incident, we have to first mention a famous urban legend in Hong Kong at that time.

This legend first became popular in the 1980s. The legendary location took place at Yau Ma Tei Station in Hong Kong. One day, just like usual, many people were waiting for the arrival of the tram here. Just as the tram was about to arrive at the station, many people saw a young woman suddenly jump off the tracks and was immediately crushed by the tram, with shrill screams being heard.

It is said that the tram driver also saw someone jumping onto the track ahead and braked immediately, but it was too late.

So someone called the police, but when the relevant rescue workers arrived at the platform to search, they did not see any traces and suspected that it was a false alarm.

This is where the problem lies. It is said that many people saw the woman jumping off the tracks at that time. Even the train driver said he saw it. The driver had no history of mental illness, which is enough to prove that what he said was true.

This incident was widely reported in newspapers and media, and various speculations were put forward, such as the female ghost theory, the alien space theory, and the collective hallucination theory. However, since no body or trace was found, the matter was eventually left unresolved.

"So what is the truth of this matter?" Qian Xiaoyi asked.

Taoist Lingkong yawned, "It happened so long ago, who knows? The most likely scenario is that it was just a rumor, and even the people present believed it, and then spread the news through modern media... But the focus is not on this legend, but the impact it brought."

Angie continued to recount her experience.

It turns out that a new legend has gradually emerged from that urban legend. It is still the same platform. It is said that a woman went to the hospital for a physical examination and came to this platform to take a train home. Just as the train was about to arrive, she suddenly found a familiar figure. It turned out to be herself!

Before she could react, her other self suddenly showed a weird expression, jumped off the tracks, and was run over by the train!

Seeing such a weird scene, the woman was so frightened that she quickly fled the station and took a taxi home. As a result, less than two days later, she was found dead in her home due to some sudden illness. It turned out that the scene she saw that day was actually a warning of her own death!
This is another urban legend derived from the legend of "The Yau Ma Tei Female Ghost Jumping on the Tracks", "The Doppelganger".

"This legend has more logical loopholes and is more absurd." Taoist Lingkong said, "But urban legends, you know, are just stories without a beginning or an end, but young people like to spread them."

Qian Xiaoyi said, "So when she was about to board the train at that platform, she saw another version of herself jumping off the tracks, and she was terrified. She didn't dare go out after returning home, and locked herself in her room, and then she slowly went crazy?"

"That's right." Taoist Lingkong stroked his gray beard and nodded, then asked, "What do you think?"

"It's obvious that someone used the influence of this legend to inflict cognitive pollution on An Qi." Qian Xiaoyi said, "In other words, it's a curse. Judging from the method used and her condition, it should be a Southeast Asian type of black magic."

"That's right." Taoist Lingkong agreed with him: "We thought so at the time."

After Taoist Lingkong and Taoist Jingde discussed for a while, Taoist Jingde said to the rich businessman: "We have figured out the reason. Someone has indeed cast a curse on your daughter. The method is very clever, but we can solve it."

The rich businessman was naturally very happy.

Taoist Jingde changed the subject and said, "It's easy to remove the black magic, but the current situation is a bit complicated. We need to go to that place to check and find out the source of the black magic. Otherwise, if that person still wants to harm others, I'm afraid your daughter will fall into the trap again."

Qian Xiaoyi, who was standing by, heard this and asked, "What's so great about this kind of black magic that uses modern urban legends? It may be difficult to eradicate for the classical school, but it's very simple for us cognitive school. We can just do some obscene rituals and perform some rituals, and it will be solved in a few minutes. And then we can give a talisman and it will be done. Why is it necessary to go through so much trouble? Are you trying to be chivalrous and punish evil?"

Taoist Lingkong blinked: "I have this idea, but it is not the main thing. Don't forget what we are here for."

On the other side, the rich businessman was also very worried after hearing this. He quickly asked, "What do you two masters need? Just tell me. I can do whatever I can!"

Taoist Jingde waved his hand and smiled, "It's not a big deal. We are new to this place and are unfamiliar with everything here. It's even difficult to communicate, so I would like to ask the boss to find us a local guide who can speak Mandarin."

The rich businessman breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. He was wondering what it was.

Taoist Jingde emphasized: "We can't just find anyone. We have to find someone who knows all the tricks of the trade, is familiar with the local forces, has some connections, and can help us get through here without any obstacles."

The rich businessman patted his chest and said, "I have some connections around here, I'll take care of this!"

Then the next day, the rich businessman introduced a young man wearing sunglasses to them.

"This is Ah Fa." The rich businessman said, "I asked an acquaintance to introduce him. His father also immigrated from the mainland. Although Ah Fa grew up in Hong Kong, he speaks Mandarin very well."

(End of this chapter)