Old Master Liang looked at Li Se with some surprise and asked, "Do you know medicine as well?"
Lin Junhao quickly smiled and said, "Old Master Liang, this gentleman's medical skills are not just slightly proficient. My sister was in a car accident a couple of days ago, and the hospital was helpless. It was Dr. Li, the divine physician, who saved her."
Old Master Liang had already heard about Lin Wanqiu's car accident, but he was still skeptical that someone as young as Li Se could possess such advanced medical skills. However, since Lin Junhao had said so, and it wouldn't hurt to look, he nodded and said, "Alright, let's go inside and talk."
Once inside the house, Li Se saw Old Master Liang's grandson, sitting alone on a chair, staring blankly at a spot and not speaking.
"Dongdong, your Uncle Lin is here," Old Master Liang said with a smile.
However, the child continued to stare blankly ahead, as if he hadn't heard Old Master Liang's voice.
Li Se walked over and followed the child's gaze, asking, "Dongdong, can you tell Uncle what you're looking at?"
Only then did Dongdong turn his head and point forward, saying, "There's a big sister there."
Hearing this, Old Master Liang's expression changed slightly, and then he let out a sigh. There was nothing where Dongdong was pointing, let alone a big sister. He sighed, "He's been like this recently, often saying he sees a big sister, but there's no one there."
Lin Junhao asked somewhat strangely, "Could it be Yin-Yang eyes?"
After all, he was young and had watched many similar movies. Some people are born with Yin-Yang eyes, which allow them to see spirits. However, Lin Junhao himself didn't believe it.
Old Master Liang raised an eyebrow, "Junhao, you certainly joke a lot."
Lin Junhao scratched his head awkwardly. He had just said it casually.
"Actually, it's not wrong to call it Yin-Yang eyes," Li Se said at this moment. Then, a red glow seemed to flash in his pupils. He looked again in the direction Dongdong was staring, and indeed, there was a woman in a red dress.
Li Se looked down at Dongdong and smiled, "Dongdong, shall we help this big sister leave?"
"But if she leaves, no one will play with me," Dongdong said reluctantly.
Li Se rubbed Dongdong's head and said, "Dongdong, Grandpa will play with you, and we will too."
"Okay," Dongdong nodded.
Then, Li Se brought three incense sticks, lit them, and inserted them directly into the ground. He chanted some incantations, and before long, the woman in the red dress disappeared.
"Is the sister gone?" Dongdong asked.
"Yes, she's gone," Li Se said. He had basically confirmed Dongdong's condition, which was exactly what Lin Junhao had called Yin-Yang eyes.
"Dr. Li, what's going on?" Lin Junhao asked, feeling a bit bewildered. He felt like Li Se was acting like a charlatan right now.
Old Master Liang frowned slightly. He had come from the battlefield and naturally didn't believe in such things. However, he could clearly feel that his grandson seemed much better.
"This is actually a kind of malevolent energy," Li Se said, hesitating for a moment. He looked at Old Master Liang and said, "Old Master, after you came down from the battlefield, you probably haven't slept well every night, have you?"
"That's right," Old Master Liang nodded. "But what does that have to do with me?"
After leaving the battlefield, Old Master Liang would have nightmares every night, dreaming of the enemies he had killed coming to claim his life. This was a kind of aftereffect. Although he felt that those enemies deserved to die, he still had nightmares and was often woken up in the middle of the night.
"Old Master Liang, compared to the malevolent energy on your grandson, the one on you is actually heavier. You must dream of vengeful spirits every night, right?" Li Se asked again.
"That's right!" Old Master Liang looked at Li Se in surprise. He clearly hadn't expected Li Se to be able to see this, but how was this related to medicine?
Li Se said, "This is an aftereffect of returning from the battlefield. Of course, from a metaphysical perspective, those lingering spirits are indeed coming to claim your life, but these spirits can only exist in your dreams. As time goes by, the malevolent energy on you gets heavier, which also causes Dongdong, who lives with you, to be affected by some of it. However, he fantasizes about having company. If I'm not mistaken, his parents are probably not around him often."
"Did I cause my grandson to become like this?" Old Master Liang's expression changed slightly. He carefully recalled that it seemed to be after his grandson started living with him that he became this way, and a wave of guilt washed over him.
Li Se smiled and said, "Old Master Liang, you don't need to blame yourself. The main reason Dongdong is like this is loneliness. Although you accompany him, it's ultimately not as good as parental companionship..."
However, before he could finish speaking, footsteps could be heard from outside. A middle-aged couple was walking towards the house, accompanied by a man who looked like a Taoist priest.
"Dongdong!" the middle-aged man called out to Dongdong.
"Dad..." Dongdong's condition was noticeably better than before. If it were earlier, he would have likely still been sitting there blankly. But after calling out, he fell into a daze again.
The middle-aged man thought his son had recovered, but seeing his appearance, he sighed and looked at the Taoist priest beside him, "Daoist Huang, my son has always been in this state. Can you take a look and see if there's anything you can do?"
Daoist Huang took just one glance at Dongdong and understood immediately, "I already know what's going on."
"Daoist Huang, then everything is in your hands!" the middle-aged man said excitedly.
"Who did you invite this time?" Old Master Liang asked with some displeasure.
"Dad, this is Daoist Huang, a renowned demon-exorcising master in Jiangnan Province," Liang Yingzhuo introduced.
Daoist Huang wore an arrogant expression. His reputation in Jiangnan Province was indeed considerable.
However, Old Master Liang couldn't be bothered. He didn't believe in such things in the first place.
"Uncle Liang, Aunt Liang," Lin Junhao greeted them.
"Oh, Junhao, you're here," Liang Yingzhuo had been focused on his son and hadn't noticed Lin Junhao beside him. "How has your grandfather been recently?"
"Same as before," Lin Junhao shook his head, then said, "Uncle Liang, this is the divine physician Li I invited. With him here, he can definitely cure Dongdong."
Liang Yingzhuo glanced at Li Se, and seeing his age, he shook his head. "No need. With Daoist Huang here, there won't be any problems."
He then turned to Daoist Huang and said, "Daoist Huang, what should we do?"
Daoist Huang smiled, flicked his horsetail whisk, and said with a confident air, "It's very simple. I'll perform a ritual, and everything will be resolved."
"Thank you, Daoist Huang," Liang Yingzhuo said with clasped hands.
Then, Daoist Huang produced a yellow talisman from his hand. Using some unknown method, he flicked it lightly, and the yellow talisman began to burn. He then circled it around Dongdong's forehead a few times.
Li Se, after clearly seeing the yellow talisman, immediately shouted to stop him, "You're completely messing around! This is a soul-summoning talisman!"