Zhong Cai drank another cup, then continued:
"Things like this are actually more likely to happen in the mountains than elsewhere. Going by population density, you might not see even one incident among ten thousand people in a city."
"But in the mountains, there could be one for every thousand people."
"That has something to do with the environment. After all, yin energy is generally stronger in the mountains than elsewhere."
"The other reason is that most mountain folk still follow traditions handed down by their elders, such as burials and certain folk taboos."
"I didn't think much of it at the time. Even if it was true, it was just someone possessed by a haunt and blinded by it. Whether I dealt with the haunt or restored the person to normal directly, I was confident I could handle it."
"So I took Xiao Bai there."
Zhong Cai's expression darkened.
"I never expected something to happen to Xiao Bai there."
Something happened?
Chen Miao's heart jolted, and he blurted out, "What happened to Xiao Bai?"
Seeing the concern on Chen Miao's face, Zhong Cai felt a warmth in his heart. He knew he had made the right choice.
"Don't worry. It's nothing serious. He's just temporarily lost his sight for a few days."
"Lost his sight?"
Chen Miao couldn't help recalling Xiao Bai's eyes, which could see unusual beings.
Why would he go blind?
"Yes. I didn't expect it either. All I did was take Xiao Bai into that village, and he screamed and passed out."
"At first, I thought Xiao Bai had suddenly fallen seriously ill, so I hurried him to the nearest village, then to the town. In the end, I even went back to Shannan City to have a doctor examine him."
"All the examinations showed that