The method of changing one's name to extend one's life had not been inherited by Huang Qifa from Blind Master.
Buyi Dao was an orthodox physiognomy and feng shui sect, so naturally it had rules forbidding its disciples from using such sinister methods—but strictly speaking, Huang Qifa could not be considered an orthodox disciple of Buyi Dao. His grandfather had merely been Blind Master's personal attendant and had never formally taken him as a disciple.
Therefore, Huang Qifa felt that he should not be bound by Buyi Dao's sect rules.
As for this wicked method of extending one's life, he had learned it elsewhere over the years. It had happened long ago. Once, he had been invited to Thailand to advise a local general, and there he had met a Nanyang witch doctor. He had learned this method from that witch doctor.
However, this method was truly sinister. Even after learning it, Huang Qifa had used it only twice over the years.
The first time, he had extended the life of a high-ranking figure. The second time, he had been forced into it after being threatened—someone had held a knife to his throat, leaving him no choice but to comply.
This was the third time.
Huang Qifa took a deep breath and solemnly drew out a short bamboo tube. He had paid an enormous price to obtain it from that Nanyang witch doctor, and it could only be used three times in total.
Over the years, Huang Qifa had always saved the final use, keeping a way out for himself... But now, the time had come when he had no choice but to take that way out.
Inside the bamboo tube was a strange Gu worm called the Life-Linking Gu. It could seize the life force of the first person