I am an insect

Seeing them rushing towards Granny Ma's house, Ji Ye suddenly understood. After the old woman's children accepted his 50,000 yuan, they suddenly developed such a strange illness. The hospital couldn't find the cause, so they must have been diagnosed with "possession by evil spirits." They must have heard of the reputation of the Erliqiao witch doctor, so the whole family brought the old woman's children to Granny Ma to have her exorcised and perform a ritual.

"Interesting. I didn't expect to run into them here." Ji Ye shook his head slightly. Although he had injured the old lady's children that day, he only thought they deserved it and then forgot about it. He just didn't expect to run into them again in Mazhuang.

He was inside the house and could see the people outside through the window. The old lady's family was in a hurry to find Granny Ma, so naturally no one paid attention to Ji Ye in the window, and no one knew that it was Ji Ye who caused the old lady's children to have such a problem.

The old woman's daughter-in-law kept muttering, "Mom, is this fortune teller you're talking about really that capable?"

She remembered that the hospital in Ancheng couldn't find the cause of their illness, and the doctor suggested that they transfer to a hospital in the provincial capital. Helpless, they finally listened to the old lady's advice and brought her here to see the sorceress in Erliqiao to try their luck. If it still didn't work here, then they would have to go to the provincial capital hospital.

The old lady looked displeased and said irritably, "You'll know when we get there." She also disliked her greedy daughter-in-law.

The person was carried to the doorway, where a crowd gathered, and villagers from Mazhuang also came to watch the spectacle.

The old lady went in first, found Granny Ma, and only told her about her children's symptoms, which seemed to indicate they were possessed by evil spirits. She hoped Granny Ma could help her take a look.

Grandma Ma was very kind and told those waiting in line to wait a moment, and had her two children carried in.

Straw mats were laid on the ground, and the old lady's two children were placed on the mats. They were dazed and confused, letting everyone do as they pleased.

In just a few days, they lost a lot of weight.

Grandma Ma examined it carefully, her brows furrowing slightly. Then she took out a yellow talisman, muttered some incantations, and stuck it on the foreheads of the brother and sister.

Seeing that the yellow talisman had no effect, Granny Ma shook her head and said, "No evil spirits have entered their bodies; they are not possessed."

The old woman grew anxious and said, "Sorcerer, you must think of something! What's wrong with them?"

Grandma Ma nodded and said, "Don't rush, sit down and rest for a bit, let me think..."

Then she took off the yellow talismans that were pasted on the foreheads of the brother and sister, held them to the candle flame, and chanted the incantation again. Suddenly, the two yellow talismans burst into flames. Strangely enough, the burning talismans turned into two balls of flame that rushed outwards.

The entrance was crowded with people, who were in an uproar upon seeing this and quickly retreated to avoid it. But Granny Ma followed the two balls of flame and rushed out. She, who was originally slow-moving, became very agile at this moment.

When she rushed out the door, she saw that the two fireballs had been extinguished and landed not far away. A look of surprise appeared on her face. She glanced at the Qin family's house, seemingly lost in thought, and already understood what was going on.

Seeing the old lady come out as well, Granny Ma turned around and said, "You all wait here and don't wander around. Your children's situation is very complicated. I need to set up an altar and perform a ritual. I'll go next door to get some things and I'll be back in a bit."

Then she picked up her cane, which was lying to the side, and went out alone.

Following Granny Ma's instructions, the old lady and her family dared not move and could only stay there.

The old woman's daughter-in-law and son-in-law didn't really believe in the sorceress. They came here only as a last resort. But when they saw the fireball made from the yellow talisman suddenly rush out the door, it seemed a bit eerie. They were starting to have doubts and felt that this old woman had some skills and was different from the usual charlatans.

Granny Ma entered Old Qin's house, turned around and closed the door behind her. Her face was somewhat gloomy, and she said in a low voice, "Come out."

Ji Ye knew she was looking for him, and although he was somewhat surprised, he still came out.

Old Qin was also somewhat taken aback and asked, "What's wrong?"

Grandma Ma ignored him and stared at Ji Ye, her voice low and cold as she said, "The brother and sister who just arrived were injured and are now mentally unstable. I can tell at a glance that you did it."

"I thought you were a good person, so I spared you, but I didn't expect you to dare to harm the innocent... Then this old woman will not let you off the hook."

As Granny Ma spoke, a chill crept into her voice, and the cane she held in her right hand seemed poised to strike at any moment.

Ji Ye was somewhat surprised. He hadn't expected that Granny Ma would be so powerful, able to tell that the brother and sister had been injured by him. It was probably because when he used the black hook to injure them, some kind of aura remained in their bodies, and Granny Ma was able to sense this aura, which led her to trace it back to him.

This reminded him of the dog and weasel that could track him. Could it be that they also tracked him using similar methods? All because of the lingering scent left behind by the black hook?

These thoughts flashed through his mind, but Ji Ye remained calm and said, "I injured them to teach them a lesson."

Grandma Ma frowned, clearly waiting for Ji Ye to explain.

Ji Ye then recounted how He Longtao's mother, out of kindness, helped an elderly woman who had fallen, only to be extorted by the woman's children and ultimately had to pay 50,000 yuan in compensation to settle the matter.

Hearing Ji Ye's account, Granny Ma's originally gloomy expression softened slightly. She said, "Even if it's wrong for them to extort money, you went too far. You've ruined their lives."

Ji Ye said, "I only wanted to teach them a lesson. I originally planned to wait until they realized their mistakes before helping them recover. Although their condition seemed serious, it wouldn't be difficult to cure them."

Ji Ye knew that as long as he used some of his mental energy to nourish their souls and consciousness, the brother and sister would gradually recover in no time.

"If I had really meant any harm, I would have acted ruthlessly back then, and they wouldn't be alive now."

Hearing this, Granny Ma felt that Ji Ye's words made sense, and finally nodded, saying, "Curing them is not difficult, I just wanted to know the reason, and now I understand how to deal with it."

After leaving Old Qin's house, Granny Ma went out to call Ma Wen, who sold paper money and incense, and Ma Wu, who sold statues and tombstones, to come and help.

"I'm going to set up an altar and perform a ritual; you all come and lend a hand."

Ma Wen and Ma Wu both responded and walked over, with Ma Wen carrying a lot of incense, paper money, and candles in his hands.

Ji Ye leaned closer to the window and looked outside. He immediately understood that Ma Wen and Ma Wu must have done these things quite a bit, which was why they seemed so familiar with each other.

Out of curiosity, he also sneaked out. Fortunately, the outside was crowded with people, and he blended into a corner of the crowd without worrying about being discovered by the old lady's family.

He was curious about how Granny Ma would handle the matter.

Then Ma Wen and Ma Wu entered Ma Taipo's house and soon carried out an incense table, on which were placed offerings of fruits and an incense burner.

Marvin lit the incense and placed it in the incense burner.