Stealing What She Was Entrusted to Guard

How did you find me?

Zhang Xuezhou had once heard Dong Zhongshu introduce the Yin-Yang and Five Elements Technique Method, and the top-level Yin-Yang and Five Elements Technique Method could achieve the ability to teleport by borrowing objects.

For example, Zhang Xuezhou was the first to come into contact with Earth Escape.

However, compared to the earth escape talisman used by Zou Bugui, and with Zhang Xuezhou's Peacock King Feather, the Earth Escape Technique of the middle-aged beauty in front of them could be described as terrifying.

The other person walked through the wall as if walking, with almost no sense of stagnation, and not even the slightest sign of slowness.

This was undoubtedly another top-tier expert that Zhang Xuezhou had encountered.

Upon hearing the middle-aged woman mention that she needed his help, he remained calm and instead asked her relevant questions.

"That willful girl mentioned that I can use this item to trace its origins, and with its help, I'm sure I can find you!"

The middle-aged woman took out a jade bottle.

The jade bottle was empty, but a small amount of the Ancestral Dragon's Essence Blood remained on the inner wall of the bottle.

When the middle-aged woman looked at Rong Tianding, Zhang Xuezhou completely understood.

"I don't like being followed, you..."

Zhang Xuezhou was about to ask for the jade bottle as payment, but as soon as he thought about where the jade bottle came from, he stopped himself from doing so.

The greater the reward, the greater the corresponding trouble.

Zhang Xuezhou controlled his thoughts very well and continued the conversation.

"Don't try to stalk me anymore," Zhang Xuezhou said.

"I don't like doing this kind of tracking unless I'm forced to," the middle-aged woman said. "I hope you can help that girl, sir. If she keeps going like this, she'll bleed to death!"

"What, she's bleeding again?"

Through the jade bottle and the other party's account, Zhang Xuezhou had a complete understanding of who needed to be treated.

This greatly surprised him.

This woman experienced three bouts of uterine bleeding in just three days, with each episode seemingly more severe than the last, and this time even threatening her life.

Did eating the wrong things cause the hemorrhage?

Zhang Xuezhou thought about his spell and looked at the empty jade bottle, and felt that this woman was also someone who was actively seeking death.

The opponent's luck seemed to have been completely used up after stealing the Essence Blood of the Ancestral Dragon and dodging Li Guang's arrow, and they even fell into some kind of backlash.

In this situation, if the other party cannot remain calm, they will fall into a cycle of misfortune, making it easy for their actions to lead to problems.

Zhang Xuezhou even understood why he was able to escape from the woman's clutches, and why Rong Tianding was able to take advantage of her.

While we shouldn't attribute everything to 'luck,' this certainly raises some possible explanations.

The middle-aged woman nodded. "She said that only you in Chang'an City can cure her quickly!"

"Finding Li Guang will also work!"

Zhang Xuezhou replied with a sentence that made the middle-aged beauty lose her mind.

Even if she could invite Li Guang Li Guang, it wouldn't have mattered.

If Li Guang discovers anything amiss, she could even be killed with a single arrow; she wouldn't be able to escape.

"I hope you can heal that girl," the middle-aged woman said. "The payment is negotiable!"

"You've come to the wrong person for help," Zhang Xuezhou waved his hand and said, "It's Non-Self unwilling to treat her, but I'm currently tainted with bad luck, so any effort I make to help her will be in vain!"

"Unlucky?"

"I've treated her twice," Zhang Xuezhou said, "But her condition worsened with each subsequent treatment, which is definitely my fault!"

"You people have to go through all this trouble to treat an illness?"

The middle-aged woman looked at Zhang Xuezhou, who was obsessed with metaphysics, and found it difficult to understand the thought process of this kind of person.

"Sister, back in my hometown, if something is considered unclean, they'll splash pig's blood or dog's blood on it and kill the rooster!"

Rong Tianding, who had been listening for a while, finally suppressed his shock when he saw Zhang Xuezhou remain calm and offered his support.

Splattering pig's blood and dog's blood to kill a rooster is a method used by rural people. If they didn't know that these methods were useless and could only bring some psychological comfort, Rong Tianding would have thought of staging a ritual in Chang'an City.

As he came into contact with more and more people and studied the Tomb Scripture, Rong Tianding realized that there was indeed metaphysical power in the world, which made him unable to help but believe in it.

"You have to believe these things. If my cousin says it's not suitable for treatment, then it's definitely not suitable," Rong Tianding said. "Our spellcasting is just putting in the effort, but if it causes any trouble, it could cost your girl her life. Forcing something like this is not worth it!"

"..."

Seeing Zhang Xuezhou and Rong Tianding's confident assurances, the middle-aged woman finally had to admit that these people had lost their minds.

If she weren't averse to violence, she would have slapped those two boys a few times to bring them to their senses.

Attributing all bad things to "luck" is clearly a cognitive bias. People trapped in this bias will calculate everything, eventually becoming as anxious as a frightened bird, afraid to do anything.

For example, regarding treatment, as long as Zhang Xuezhou can cure the illness, the rest is none of Zhang Xuezhou concern.

Zhang Xuezhou's act of saving lives may not necessarily result in death, but failing to treat illnesses will certainly lead to death.

The corresponding choice is not difficult to make.

But it would be equally difficult for her to correct this kind of person's distorted perception.

This is almost equivalent to making a believer who prays to gods and Buddhas believe in science in a short period of time.

In this situation, undoubtedly only the gods or Buddhas the person prayed to would appear and tell the believer to 'believe in science.' Only in this way can the believer completely change their mindset.

The middle-aged woman thought for several seconds before finally revealing a slight smile.

"What you say makes a lot of sense," the middle-aged woman said. "I happen to know of a place that can wash away impurities and dispel bad luck; perhaps it could be of use to you!"

"Sister, you must be joking," Rong Tianding asked curiously.

"I guarantee it's true," the middle-aged woman said. "It's a treasure that receives the blessings of heaven and earth; legend has it that it can bring good luck!"

"Really? If you have such a treasure, how come it's our turn to use it?" Rong Tianding asked.

Some things Rong Tianding could say, while others could only be said by Zhang Xuezhou.

Although the two cousins weren't exactly inseparable, Rong Tianding knew very well that if Zhang Xuezhou didn't speak, it meant he was going to speak, and he would deliberately contradict him.

No matter what exaggerated things this middle-aged woman says, he should just do the opposite.

"Haven't you asked me yet?"

Seeing the woman's embarrassed expression, Zhang Xuezhou extended his hands in a fist and palm salute and inquired.

"I'm just a tomb keeper, my name is insignificant," the middle-aged woman said. "But I'm guarding a large tomb, and there are some pretty good treasures inside. If you don't trust that lucky treasure, you can choose some other treasures later!"

"Wouldn't that be considered embezzlement?" Rong Tianding said. "Don't let us take the things and then have a bunch of tomb keepers chase after us and beat us up!"

"I'm the only one guarding the tomb there," the middle-aged woman said. "Only I can bring someone in. If that girl hadn't looked so pitiful, I wouldn't have done something like stealing from someone else!"

"Honey... never mind, let me see your lucky charm instead," Zhang Xuezhou finally said. "You'd better take us to see it first, lest my bad luck ruin that girl's life!"

Zhang Xuezhou didn't mention his fear of being plotted against or the trouble he might cause by entering some royal tomb. He just kept saying that he was full of bad luck and that it would easily trigger problems.

This made the middle-aged woman think for a few seconds before finally deciding to take Zhang Xuezhou and the others to wash away the bad luck.

She felt that once this guy overcame his psychological cognitive impairment, he should be able to return to normal.