"Huang Pizi?"
Ye Baichi was startled. "You mean the weasel?"
"That's right, the weasel!"
Master Huang nodded slightly and said solemnly.
Ye Baichi was horrified. In folklore, there were five great spirit immortals: Huang, Hu, Bai, Liu, and Hui. Huang referred to the Huang Pizi, commonly known as the Yellow Immortal.
Among these five great immortal families, the Yellow Immortal was known for being the most mischievous.
There were many folk tales about weasels possessing humans to trick them into giving them wine and meat.
Considering his father's binge eating disorder, Ye Baichi found this believable and immediately believed Master Huang's words.
However, he couldn't understand why his father, who was benevolent, repaired bridges and roads, and fostered good relationships, and who even had household guardians enshrined, would be possessed by a Huang Pizi.
Regardless, Master Huang had been a great help today. Without him, he wouldn't have known what to do.
He couldn't possibly rely on that young doctor introduced by Mayor Mo, could he?
He quickly expressed his gratitude, "Master Huang, thank you so much today..."
Before Ye Baichi could finish, Master Huang raised his hand and said, "Don't thank me yet, the matter isn't over!"
"Master Huang, what do you mean?"
Ye Baichi was immediately alarmed.
Master Huang said calmly, "I only used a spiritual elixir to temporarily scare away that beast, but I haven't solved the problem fundamentally."
Ye Baichi was terrified upon hearing this.
"Master Huang, do you have any more of that spiritual elixir? What should we do if my father is possessed by that beast again?"
Master Huang sneered, "If that beast isn't eliminated, what's the use of preparing more spiritual elixirs for you? It will haunt your father sooner or later!"
"Although Huang Pizi is called a Yellow Immortal, it's merely a beast that knows some demonic arts. They cannot truly possess humans, but only influence human behavior through brainwaves."
"Therefore, since your father is being influenced by that beast, it means that the beast must be nearby!"
As he spoke, Master Huang suddenly looked up at the ceiling.
This room was built in an ancient style, and the ceiling had no false panels. Behind the golden silk nanmu beams, a small creature with a rat-like head and a furtive appearance peeked out!
It was a Huang Pizi!
"Beast, let's see where you can run!"
Master Huang formed his fingers into a sword and pointed, sending a beam of yellow light towards the Huang Pizi!
The Huang Pizi, with its human-like intelligence, showed a look of terror. It clung to the beam and rolled, narrowly dodging the yellow light, but its body fell to the ground with a thud.
"Squeak squeak squeak squeak squeak squeak..."
The Huang Pizi let out a strange cry and bolted!
"Beast, where do you think you're going!"
Master Huang roared again and gave chase.
His short stature belied his incredible agility. He didn't look like an old man at all, but like a cat that had spotted a mouse.
The Huang Pizi was instantly petrified. It stood up on its hind legs, daring not to move.
However, just as Master Huang reached out to grab it, the Huang Pizi let out another series of squeaks.
Accompanying this chilling sound, a cloud of earthy yellow smoke suddenly erupted from its body.
No one could have imagined that such a massive amount of smoke could be expelled from its small body.
The earthy yellow smoke instantly obscured Master Huang's vision and spread out.
This earthy yellow smoke was incredibly foul-smelling, like rotten eggs in the height of summer.
Everyone quickly covered their noses. If they felt this way, the suffering Master Huang, who was facing the smoke directly, must have been unimaginable.
At this moment, Master Huang's face was flushed red, and tears streamed from his eyes from the smoke.
"A petty trick, daring to show off in front of this old man..."
Master Huang said proudly, but as soon as he spoke, he regretted it.
The yellow smoke drifted into his mouth, almost making him vomit his last meal.
However, Master Huang indeed possessed some skill. He flicked his long robe and flapped it, immediately stirring up gusts of wind.
The yellow smoke vanished without a trace in these gusts of wind.
And with it, the Huang Pizi also disappeared. It had long since escaped, using the yellow smoke to blind everyone's eyes.
Master Huang gritted his teeth, his face filled with annoyance, "That beast actually got away!"
"Cough cough..."
Old Master Ye coughed a few times. He had recovered a little, but he still looked very weak.
"Dad, how are you..."
Ye Baichi, disregarding everything else, rushed to check on Old Master Ye.
"I'm fine, just feeling a bit tired..."
Old Master Ye said with exhaustion.
"Then I'll help you to rest!"
Saying this, Ye Baichi moved to help his father up.
However, at this moment, Master Huang frowned and glared, reaching out to stop Ye Baichi, "Wait a moment!"
Ye Baichi's expression changed drastically. He slapped Master Huang across the face!
*Slap—*
The slap was incredibly powerful, almost knocking Master Huang to the ground.
Before Master Huang could speak, Ye Gucheng became anxious and quickly walked over.
"Third Uncle, what are you doing?"
Master Huang shouted sternly, "Don't come over, he's not your Third Uncle anymore."
"What?"
Ye Gucheng was suddenly stunned, then he heard Ye Baichi say sinisterly, "You old man, you're really ruining my good deed!"
Ye Gucheng was completely taken aback. Why did his Third Uncle's voice sound so strange?
At this moment, Ye Baichi's voice was incredibly sharp and filled with a sinister cunning, completely unlike his own voice.
"You beast, you're back for more, aren't you?"
Master Huang pulled out a talisman and moved to stick it onto Ye Baichi.
At this point, everyone understood. Ye Baichi had been possessed by the Huang Pizi!
And unlike Old Master Ye, Ye Baichi had clearly lost his senses, completely controlled by the Huang Pizi.
Ye Baichi looked disdainfully at the talisman being stuck towards him and swatted it away with his hand, knocking it off.
"You think you can subdue Grandpa with such a trivial skill? Don't dream!"
Seeing this, Master Huang was greatly alarmed and retreated, "This is bad, this beast isn't even afraid of talismans. It's probably already become an immortal!"
"Master Huang, what should we do?" Ye Gucheng shouted in panic.
Master Huang's eyes were stern, and he said in a deep voice, "I will do my best to eliminate the demon and uphold righteousness!"
Immediately after, he drew out a handful of copper coins and scattered them into the air.
The copper coins fell like raindrops, and when Master Huang caught them again, they had transformed into a broken sword made of copper coins!
"Beast, take this sword!"
Master Huang, holding the broken copper coin sword, lunged at Ye Baichi.
Ye Baichi revealed a sinister smile, neither dodging nor evading. He opened his five fingers and grabbed the broken copper coin sword.
Master Huang's eyes widened, and a look of horror appeared on his face.
"You're not even afraid of my Five Elements Sword? Have you truly become an immortal?"
"If you want to fight Grandpa, go back and cultivate for another hundred years!"
Ye Baichi sneered, and with a flash of light from his hand holding the broken copper coin sword, he struck Master Huang directly in the chest.
Master Huang spurted out a mouthful of blood and was sent flying backward...