Saving People

It was clear that Jiang Ming was truly panicked at this moment. If the young girl were to jump, even though it wouldn't be his responsibility, he would likely feel guilty for the rest of his life. After all, he was responsible for maintaining order at the observation deck.

Beside him, the girl's mother, who was also beside herself with worry, saw Huang Huai and clutched onto him as if he were a lifesaver, crying out, "Daoist priest, Daoist priest, you can save Qianqian, right...?"

"I'll kowtow to you. She's my only daughter. If Qianqian is gone, I won't want to live either..."

Seeing the woman, who was about the same age as his own mother, looking desperate and pleading as she kowtowed repeatedly towards him, Huang Huai quickly stepped forward and steadied her. "Auntie, I'll do my best!"

At this moment, the girl's mother's plea to Huang Huai was purely an instinctive reaction. It wasn't that she truly believed Huang Huai could save her daughter.

Huang Huai, in his daoist robe, and Jiang Ming were clearly noticeable among the tourists. Wearing a daoist robe signified their official status as personnel from Xunzhen Temple, which instinctively inspired a degree of trust in people.

This was why the girl's mother had such a strong reaction upon seeing Huang Huai.

After entrusting the girl's mother to a few tourists to watch over carefully, Huang Huai approached Jiang Ming and said, "Fourth Brother, what exactly happened?"

Jiang Ming stated concisely, "According to the girl's mother, she was diagnosed with schizophrenia two years ago. Although she's been receiving treatment, her condition fluctuates and hasn't improved. In desperation, her mother decided to take her on a trip to relax and pray. Who would have thought that today, for some unknown reason, the girl was stimulated and climbed over the railing when no one was looking..."

Huang Huai couldn't help but frown. He had already noticed that the girl's mental state was somewhat unstable when the mother and daughter were praying in the side hall earlier. From the mother's prayers, he only knew that the girl suffered from some kind of illness.

He hadn't expected it to be schizophrenia. After all, any mental illness was notoriously complex and difficult to treat, and any manifestation from the patient wouldn't be surprising.

As they were speaking, the girl, who had been standing outside the railing, suddenly took a step forward. With a look of longing and curiosity on her face, she shouted towards the cliff ahead, "Immortals, I see immortals..."

"Ah, this is bad, she's going to fall!"

"Quick, think of a way to save her! The girl is about to jump off the cliff!"

The scene caused the surrounding tourists to gasp in shock and fear.

The girl's mother struggled violently, trying to rush to the railing and climb over to grab her daughter, who was already standing at the edge of the cliff. Several female tourists barely managed to hold her back.

Jiang Ming's legs went weak, and he almost collapsed to the ground.

"Yang Qian, Yang Qian..."

Jiang Ming tried his best to call out the girl's name along with her mother, but the girl, clearly suffering from a schizophrenic episode, was in a state of auditory and visual hallucinations, as if immersed in her own world. She completely ignored the calls from the outside.

At this point, no one dared to climb over the railing. No one could be sure what state the girl was in. If someone climbed over and she suddenly jumped, who would be responsible for the consequences?

Seeing that the shouts of Jiang Ming and the girl's mother had no effect on the girl whatsoever, Huang Huai stepped forward and shouted sternly, "Yang Qian!"

Huang Huai's shout was less strained than Yang Qian's mother's desperate cries, but his voice seemed to contain a magical power. Despite the surrounding noise, everyone present could clearly hear Huang Huai's voice, which seemed to resonate directly in their minds.

Silence fell upon the surroundings, and all eyes turned sharply towards Huang Huai, who stood at the railing.

Following Huang Huai's stern shout, Yang Qian, who had been standing at the cliff's edge and unresponsive to everyone's calls, suddenly reacted. She slowly turned her head as if she had heard Huang Huai's voice.

It was a delicate, youthful face with large, beautiful eyes. She looked at Huang Huai with a hint of longing and surprise.

"Huh? Are you an immortal? Can you take me to heaven...?"

A strange gleam flashed in Yang Qian's eyes as she looked at Huang Huai with anticipation.

"Look, the girl is reacting!"

"Wow, this young daoist priest is quite something. We were shouting for ages, and the girl didn't react at all, but he just called out once, and she turned around."

"Go, young daoist priest, it's all up to you!"

Seeing this turn of events, the surrounding tourists were filled with hope for Huang Huai, as if only he could save the girl now.

Huang Huai ignored the reactions of the crowd, his gaze fixed on Yang Qian, who was two to three meters away.

Although Yang Qian was still in a schizophrenic state, Huang Huai's stern shout, imbued with his spiritual power, had directly affected her.

Seeing Yang Qian react, Huang Huai felt greatly encouraged. He had just tried to influence her with his spiritual power through his voice, and it had actually worked.

This made Huang Huai subconsciously think of hypnosis. He didn't know how effective hypnosis was in the real world or whether hypnotists possessed strong spiritual power to influence others.

However, Huang Huai was certain of one thing at this moment: if he wanted to, he could truly hypnotize someone with his powerful spiritual energy.

With newfound confidence, Huang Huai looked at Yang Qian and, using his spiritual power to influence her, spoke along with her hallucination, "Yang Qian, come here quickly, I'll take you to see the immortals."

This was Huang Huai's first time attempting to hypnotize someone with his spiritual power. He was unsure of the effectiveness of this self-developed hypnotic method, and Yang Qian was on the verge of danger, so Huang Huai only dared to gradually increase the hypnotic effect.

Yang Qian, whose eyes had previously flashed with a strange light, was clearly affected by Huang Huai's words. Her mental state fluctuated significantly, but there was a hint of hesitation on her face.

Huang Huai's spiritual power continued to increase its influence on Yang Qian. While others couldn't perceive Yang Qian's mental fluctuations, Huang Huai could clearly feel them. At this moment, Huang Huai decisively hypnotized Yang Qian, saying, "Yang Qian, hurry up and come over here!"

Huang Huai's words were blunt.

The surrounding tourists only saw Huang Huai make Yang Qian turn her head with just a few words, assuming he was still trying to persuade her gently and that she might give up the idea of jumping.

However, Huang Huai didn't follow their expectations at all. He completely defied their predictions and spoke in such a tone.

"It's over, this girl is probably going to jump."

"Yeah, how can you stimulate someone with schizophrenia like this!"