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Chapter 53 - 53: 53 Unable to Turn Things Around

He knocked on the grand gate of the mansion before his attention was diverted to Jiang Xiaobai, who was standing not too far from the entrance.

At this time, Jiang Xiaobai was in the disguise of a scholar who had traveled far and wide. The man just glanced at him before shifting his attention elsewhere.

Jiang Xiaobai took this opportunity to observe the group. He noticed among them was an old man with a white beard in a Taoist robe – he was in the early stages of Qi cultivation.

Just that his age was quite advanced, at least a hundred years old.

At that moment, the mansion’s gate was swung open. Upon seeing the newcomer, the anxious look on the steward of the Li Family diminished significantly.

“Lord Sun, we’ve been expecting you. Please, save our young miss.”

Lord Sun Shouheng nodded, “Not to worry. This time I brought Taoist

Changfeng with me. He surely has a way to help your young miss.”

“Thank you, Lord Sun. Thank you, Taoist Changfeng. I bow in gratitude on behalf of my young miss.”

As the steward was about to kneel and bow, he was quickly stopped by Sun Shouheng.

“We’ll talk about that later. The priority now is to save her.”

“Yes, yes, yes. Please follow me, Lord Sun.”

The steward then led Sun Shouheng and the others inside. But when he was about to close the door, he noticed Jiang Xiaobai and after observing his attire, immediately realized what was going on.

“Young friend, you should come inside too. There haven’t been many scholars coming here lately, and it’s not very peaceful outside. Stay here tonight.”

Jiang Xiaobai nodded gratefully and followed the steward into the mansion.

Before coming here, he had learned that the Li Family held a high position in Spring Lake City as local gentry. They were also amicable, often aiding visiting scholars.

Once inside the mansion, Jiang Xiaobai was escorted to a guest area, while the steward accompanied Sun Shouheng to a courtyard.

While sipping his tea, Jiang Xiaobai observed the situation in the courtyard through his divine sense.

Inside the small courtyard, a pale-faced teenage girl was sitting, surrounded by various doctors taking her pulse. There were also maidservants feeding her medicine.

At that time, Sun Shouheng, along with Taoist Changfeng, entered the courtyard, and a kind-faced middle-aged man quickly walked over.

“Lord Sun, I implore you to help my daughter.” The desperation was evident on Li Muzhou’s face as he spoke.

“Muzhou, rest assured, Taoist Changfeng is revered as a celestial master, he certainly has means to save your niece,” Sun Shouheng comforted him.

Meanwhile, Taoist Changfeng, looking unperturbed, gently stroked his beard and said, “Master Li, worry not. Allow me to examine her first.”

Immediately, Taoist Changfeng stepped forward, took the girl’s wrist, and started examining her condition through a spiritual technique.

“Hiss, she’s been possessed by a demonic spirit!”

In just three seconds, Taoist Changfeng’s face turned serious. “The possession is quite severe. How long has it been?”

“Celestial Master, it’s been three days!” Tears streamed down Li Muzhou’s face, and he fell to his knees in front of Taoist Changfeng, repeatedly kowtowing.

“I implore you, Celestial Master, please save my daughter’s life. I’m willing to serve you, even if it means giving up all of my fortune!”

The Taoist’s expression became extremely grim, and he shook his head repeatedly. “I’m afraid it’s going to be difficult. If I had acted on the first day, it could’ve been easy to resolve. But now the girl’s condition has deteriorated severely. The demonic spirit has infiltrated her heart meridian, and I’m powerless to reverse it.”

Upon hearing this, Li Muzhou’s face turned pale. He knelt on the ground, his eyes filled with despair.

“Is there really no solution, Celestial Master?” Li Muzhou muttered to himself.

Taoist Changfeng shook his head. “We do have solutions, but they are almost impossible to execute. Unless we can find someone with higher cultivation than me, or some miraculous elixir… Otherwise, we can only watch her wait for death. ”

“Those masters of high cultivation wouldn’t be willing to help easily. Also, those miraculous elixirs are extremely precious and are beyond the measure of mortal wealth.”

After all, in the cultivator’s circle, the most popular hard currency was spirit stones. Regardless of their quality, spirit stones were always in demand. Only cultivators in the Qi stage used mortal wealth.

The entire courtyard fell silent. Everyone had a grim look on their face, especially Li Muzhou, who was filled with guilt and regret as he looked at his daughter.

“Blame me, it’s all my fault. If I hadn’t let you go hunting in the southern mountain that day, none of this would’ve happened!” Li Muzhou cried in anguish.

The young girl lying on the chair couldn’t speak as the demonic spirit had invaded her heart meridian. For her, the mere act of living was the greatest pain.

“Master Li, I suggest you restrain your grief. Considering her condition, I believe it might be better to let her meet a peaceful end. If this continues, the torment she’ll endure will only bring more suffering,” Taoist Changfeng sighed.

In Taoist Changfeng’s view, this girl had no chance of survival as even his own strength couldn’t help her. He could only wait for her death.

Li Muzhou looked at his daughter with reluctant eyes. He hated to see his own daughter die like this, but he couldn’t bear to see the demonic spirit continue to torture her either.

After a long while, Li Muzhou bit his lip hard. “Someone, bring me my knife!”

Upon hearing this, all the servants in the small courtyard were shocked. Once they realized what was happening, they fell to their knees.

“Master, please think again.”

“Yes, Master, the young miss is still so young!”

“Master, please wait a while longer. I know of a Taoist temple thousands of miles away. Perhaps the celestial master there could cure the young miss. You mustn’t do anything rash!”

All the servants kneeled on the ground, repeatedly bowing toward Li Muzhou and begging him not to undertake any rash action.

Li Muzhou closed his eyes, tears streaming down his face.

“Why are you all just standing there? Why haven’t you brought me my knife? Are you all planning to watch Qingzhou suffer like this?” Li Muzhou yelled.

Then he slowly walked over to Li Qingzhou, tightly holding her hand.

“Qingzhou, I know you’re suffering. But I have no other choice…”

At this moment, the influential master of the Li Family in Spring Lake City looked as helpless as a broken man. He seemed to have aged a decade in an instant.

Li Qingzhou’s tender face was streaked with tears. She used all her strength to nod, trying to assure her father.

But the more she did so, the more heartbroken Li Muzhou became.

Just then, a calm and abrupt voice sounded from the entrance of the courtyard. “Uh, you don’t have to do this. I think I have a way to cure her.”

Everyone’s gaze instantly turned to the entrance of the courtyard, where a young man dressed as a scholar was standing with a smile on his face..