The man carrying the bucket froze, looking at me with obvious hostility.
Anyone would feel uncomfortable if someone suddenly spoke up so abruptly.
That was why many people in our line of work were unwilling to take the initiative to involve themselves in karma.
If you saw it but did not touch it, mention it, or interfere with it, then it had nothing to do with you. But once you spoke, acted, or got involved, someone else's karma became connected to you.
But throughout my journey, I had stumbled along and received help from many people. That was how I became who I was today.
I had always believed that good people would be rewarded...
So whenever I encountered something like this, I generally would not stand by and do nothing—unless the person was not a good person.
His expression darkened as he continued in the Mountain City dialect, "Brother, what nonsense are you talking about? You're dressed so properly, and you say you're a Taoist? Are you crazy?"
Before I could speak, Zhang Yuchen said directly, "Brother, why would we lie to you? That's right, your hunchback isn't congenital. It should have been caused later in life. The thing clinging to you is related to your hunchback!"
I nodded as well. Under our Heavenly Eyes, black qi swirled around the young man's hunchback, pressing down on his back and causing it to hunch like that of a hunchback.
The young man was slightly stunned when he heard this. "Y-you, how did you know?"
"We already told you, we're Taoists. We happened to cross paths with you, so we plan to lend you a hand!"
"R-really?"
He was utterly astonished.
I continued nodding. "That's right, but we don't have much time. Cooperate with us, and you'll be fine in a