Chapter 262: Being Deceived

Chapter 262: Being Deceived

Chapter 262: Being Deceived
No one expected that Taoist Wuweizi would ask for the reward as soon as he opened his mouth. Xie Donghai and Xie Dahe felt more and more that this man was a liar.

Xie Rui was also a little surprised, but he was really tired of the torture of diarrhea and vomiting, and just wanted to get his body back to normal as soon as possible. "How much do you want for the reward?"

"The reward is three hundred taels per person, the same for men, women, young and old."

Everyone was shocked by Wuweizi's words. The reward was too high.

Except for Xie Changting, Xie Lan and the foolish Zhu, all twelve people from the three families ate that day's meal.

The reward is three hundred taels per person, which means a total of three thousand six hundred taels.

Xie Yu was shocked and angry, and blurted out, "More than three thousand taels of reward, why don't you go and rob it?"

Xie Lan sat aside drinking tea indifferently, but sneered in his heart, "Idiot, isn't she fighting for it?"

Although the old lady felt that Xie Yu shouldn't have offended Wuwei Zi like this, it was really too much for this Taoist priest to ask for such a high price.

Originally, they thought that the fee would be at most three or five hundred taels. After all, the doctor they had hired previously only spent a few dozen taels. Even if they hired two imperial physicians, it would only cost two hundred taels.

No matter how you look at it, this Taoist Wuweizi seems like a liar.

Wuweizi also felt that he was robbing money, and glanced at the woman calmly from the corner of his eye. Seeing that her eyebrows did not move, he knew that he would get the money no matter what.

"Robbery?" Wuweizi looked at Xie Yu coldly, and then glanced at everyone present. "If I am not mistaken, you have been suffering from diarrhea and vomiting for two days and two nights, is that correct?"

Although he was asking questions, Wuweizi used an affirmative tone and did not wait for anyone to answer. "You didn't eat the wrong food, nor are you sick, nor are you poisoned. You are just being possessed by an evil spirit, which is why you are vomiting and having diarrhea."

Xie Changting frowned, "The Taoist priest said that it was an evil spirit that was causing trouble, but our Xie family has always been upright and has never done anything wrong. How could we be entangled by an evil spirit for no reason? Could it be that the Taoist priest has made a mistake?"

"No doubt about it." Wuweizi's tone was extremely certain. "Not only can I see that you are being haunted by evil spirits, I also know that those evil spirits were brought here by the two donors of your Xie Mansion."

Everyone's eyes followed Wuweizi's hand and looked at Xie Donghai and Xie Dahe, with surprise in their eyes.

Xie Donghai's face darkened, "This is ridiculous. My third brother and I are upright and have never done anything wrong. How could we attract evil spirits?

"Such nonsense, I think you are a fake Taoist priest, a swindler, right?"

Wu Weizi looked indifferent, "What I said is not without basis. This evil spirit was indeed caused by you and this donor."

Xie Dahe glared at him, "Humph, then tell me how we attracted this evil spirit. If you can't explain it, I will not let you off easily today."

Wuweizi, "I didn't want to say more, but since the two donors don't believe me, I can only speak frankly.

There were nine of them, and they were right beside the two donors. The most vicious one had a scar on his right cheek.

There must be a reason for this evil spirit to be causing trouble. The reason they are haunting you is because they were killed by you, so they are here to seek revenge on you."

Xie Donghai and Xie Dahe's pupils shrank. There was a scar on the right side of his face. Wasn't that Master Lei from the Beast Sect? He remembered that the other party had brought eight men with him.

What that damn girl Xie Lan said was actually true. Are Hall Master Lei and his men really all dead?
The old lady's heart tightened. She didn't really believe what Taoist Wuweizi said at first, but from the expressions of the Xie Donghai brothers, she could tell that the Taoist was not lying.

Xie Changting looked suspicious. Were his second and third brothers hiding something from him?
Seeing Xie Changting's expression, Xie Donghai's heart tightened and he subconsciously wanted to deny Wuweizi's words.

But before he could open his mouth, Wuweizi said, "These evil spirits you have attracted are not easy to deal with. I am not bragging, but I am afraid it is difficult to find another person in this world who can save you. If you still don't believe me and think I am a liar, then you can seek help from others.

This is all I have to say, and I will take my leave. "

Although Xie Rui didn't know what those evil spirits were, he wasn't stupid. From the looks of his father and uncle, he had guessed that Taoist Wuweizi's words were true. He was not a liar.

"Master, please don't leave. Please save us." Fearing that Wuweizi would really leave, Xie Rui hurriedly urged Xie Donghai, "Dad, I don't want to die. It's just three hundred taels, don't you want to take out this little money to save me?"

Xie Donghai was almost angry to death after being accused by his son in public. Xie Rui had no concept of money. Since he was a child, he always asked Peng for money when he was short of money. Little did he know that the mansion could not afford so much money.

The old lady didn't want to die either. "Master, please stay. It's not that we don't want to believe you, but we just can't afford so much money. Can you take a little less for the reward?"

Xie Donghai took the opportunity to wink at Mrs. Peng, indicating that she should also ask Wuweizi to take less money.

Xie Lan smiled coldly and quickly made a gesture.

Xie Rui suddenly covered his abdomen and screamed, "My stomach hurts so much... Ugh." After vomiting a pool of filth, Xie Rui rolled his eyes and fainted.

Wu Weizi exclaimed, "Oh no! The evil spirit has taken action. This little donor is in danger."

Peng's face changed, and she no longer cared about Xie Donghai's hint. She quickly stuffed the only 100 taels of silver notes she had on her body to Wuweizi, and then took off all the jewelry on her body and handed it to him, "Master, I don't have that much silver notes, and these jewelry are worth more than 200 taels. Can you please save my son?"

Wuweizi hesitated for a moment, and saw Xie Lan nod from the corner of his eye, signaling the Taoist boy beside him to accept the banknotes and jewelry. He then took out a piece of talisman paper and pasted it on Xie Rui's forehead, and took out a pill and said, "Forget it, it's a life after all."

After Xie Rui took the pill, he woke up quickly, and Mrs. Peng was overjoyed.

But before they could open their mouths, Xie Yuan and Xie Yu also fainted, and the old lady and Xie Mao foamed at the mouth.

Xie Changting's face turned pale, and Xie Dahe and Xie Donghai were in so much pain that they broke out in cold sweats.

Originally, I wanted to find another Taoist priest to exorcise the evil spirit, but now I realize that by the time they find one, it will be too late.

"Please help us, Taoist priest. We really don't have that much money. Can you please be kind and take less?"

I thought that since I begged so humbly, Wuweizi would definitely ask for less money as a thank you. Unexpectedly, he was not moved at all. "My exorcism talisman was drawn with blood and essence, which took a lot of effort. The life-saving pills are also made of precious medicinal materials. Three hundred taels cannot be less."

Xie Donghai’s face turned pale. They simply didn’t have that much money. Were they really going to wait to die?
Xie Lan, "Second uncle and third uncle, didn't you prepare a betrothal gift for my second brother and his family? If you really don't have the money, then use the betrothal gift first."

Xie Donghai was still a little hesitant. For some reason, he always felt that Wuweizi was a liar.

Wuweizi saw through his thoughts and took out the four treasures of the study from the Taoist boy's bag, "I can write a letter of guarantee. If I can't save you, I will return all the rewards to you."

Seeing that Wuweizi had written a letter of guarantee and Xie Changting was unwilling to pay for the second and third wives, Xie Donghai and Xie Dahe had no choice but to grit their teeth and take out all the betrothal money they had prepared to make up the total of 3,600 taels.

Wuweizi received the silver note and immediately cast a spell to exorcise the evil spirits, giving each person a pill.

Xie Donghai and the others took the medicine quickly. They were skeptical at first, but the medicine worked quickly. The abdominal pain was gone, and they stopped having diarrhea and vomiting.

Wuweizi smiled and said, "The evil spirit has been driven away by this poor Taoist. I will go back to seclusion. Goodbye."

Although he felt sorry for the money, fortunately his life was saved, so Xie Donghai could only instruct the servant to send Wuweizi away.

The old lady also breathed a sigh of relief, but as soon as Wuweizi left, the old lady's face changed color with pain again.

Xie Dahe covered his abdomen and gritted his teeth in pain, saying, "We were fooled. That Taoist priest is a liar."

Xie Dahai didn't believe it at first, but when he endured the pain and took out the letter of guarantee, he found that the rice paper was blank.