When the lady in red was teaching her junior sister a lesson, Zhang Lisheng, who had no idea that he was lucky enough to escape, had already carried his wizard worm on his back and walked up the long stairs. He blended into the crowd and strolled around the Qingyang Palace with his mother.
The Mixed Essence Hall that worshiped the Grand Pure Lord of Dao and Virtue occupied a vast area. There were 26 stone pillars in it that were carved with deer, phoenixes, tortoises, snakes, and other spiritual creatures. All of them were vivid.
The Eight Trigrams Hall was tall and it was completely connected by a dovetail without any wedge or bolt. There was a glazed gourd cauldron standing on top of the hall. The design was exquisite.
Apart from that, there was the Three Pristine Hall that worshiped the most gods, the Fighting Grandmother Hall that had the statue that looked like a female Buddha, and the huge backyard with three platforms. These cultural sights that he had never seen before made the inexperienced young man from the mountain village intoxicated.
However, when he stepped into the last courtyard of the Qingyang Palace, Zhang Lisheng felt his heart clenching all of a sudden. There was a piercing pain all over his skin.
Sensing that something was wrong, he stood still immediately regardless of the crowd behind him.
Looking around, Zhang Lisheng finally saw the Jade Emperor Palace with a plaque that read 'Natural Dao' at the end of the courtyard. A single-horned copper goat that guarded the palace door was staring at him with malice.
Zhang Lisheng's gaze landed on the copper goat. In his daze, he felt that the copper goat that had mouse ears, cow nose, tiger claws, rabbit back, dragon horns, snake tail, horse mouth, goat beard, monkey neck, corn eyes, dog belly, and pig's buttocks was growing bigger gradually.
Eventually, it grew to the same size as the Jade Emperor Palace behind it. It bared its teeth as if it was going to swallow him.
Zhang Lisheng could not help but frown under the coercion of the single-horned copper goat. He clenched his teeth and the wizard power in his body began to flow naturally. Mountoad in his backpack shook its body for the first time without being controlled by the spell. It let out a faint breathing sound.
"Baby, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?" Lili, who was next to him, asked loudly in panic when her son stopped walking out of nowhere. He then began to clench his teeth for no reason and was shaking all over.
The high-decibel female voice was ear-piercing even in an extremely noisy environment, let alone a foreigner.
The tourists in the courtyard were stunned and looked in the direction of the voice. Several Western tourists even strode forward and asked with concern, "Madam, what can I do for you?"
"I-I don't know why, but as he was walking, he suddenly became like this." Lili continued to shout in panic, "Doctor, is there anyone here who is a doctor?
Good God, good God, give me the gospel. Is there anyone here who is a doctor?
The foreign tourists who came to help looked at each other and shook their heads in regret and anxiety.
At that moment, a burly Chinese young man with a full beard ran out of the crowd. He shouted at the tourists and Lili around him using fluent Mandarin and stuttering English, "Everyone, please move away as much as possible.
The child was probably having an epileptic seizure, so he had to be given enough space to breathe.
Ma 'am, I'm not a doctor, but I'm studying for a master's degree in clinical nursing at Sichuan Medical University.
Does your son have a history of epilepsy, asthma, or other neurological disorders?
If, and I mean if, you have, do you have any emergency medicines for such illnesses? "
Although clinical nursing trained nurses, not doctors, this young man who looked more like a robber than an intellectual was, after all, a master's degree in medical school. Soon, under his call, the tourists made way for a large empty space.
In response to the bearded young man's question, Lili who was in the middle of the empty space stuttered in panic and shame, "I-I-I don't … I … I …"
Of course, the bearded young man did not know that this woman, who seemed to be very concerned about her son, had just reunited with her son less than 24 hours ago. He only thought that she was too nervous to think properly.
"Don't be nervous, ma 'am. Breathe, no, take a deep breath.
Your child is fine. I'll help him remove his backpack and loosen his collar to improve his breathing condition … "Seeing that he could not get any useful information from the patient's mother, the bearded young man comforted Lili while extending his hand to touch Zhang Lisheng's backpack.
"Stop right now!" A shout came from afar. Subsequently, the tourists around the empty space felt a flash before their eyes. Without warning, they saw a young girl with sharp brows and bright eyes in sportswear appearing out of nowhere in the empty space, blocking the bearded young man's arm.
The medical school's master's student, who felt that he was hallucinating, was stunned for a moment before saying blankly, "L-Little girl, w-where did you come from? I-I'm trying to save someone, n-no …"
The young girl was the girl with sharp brows who wanted to kill Zhang Lisheng in front of the Qingyang Palace's mountain gate. Hearing the bearded young man's ungrateful words, she smirked coldly and whispered coldly, "Saving someone? Hmph, you should save your own life first.
If it wasn't for the fact that I'm afraid that this thousand-year-old palace would be tainted, I'd watch a kind-hearted fool like you being eaten by a demon. "
When the girl with sharp brows attracted everyone's attention, her Senior Sister, the lady in red, had already walked slowly to the single-horned copper goat guarding the Jade Emperor Palace.
She prayed silently, "It's an emergency, please don't take it to heart." The lady in red raised her hand and shook out two black talismans. She stuck them on the copper goat's eyes and then drew the four big words' God Conceals Itself 'in the air with seal script.
The seal script flashed in the air, and the talismans stuck on the copper goat's eyes burned into ashes and disappeared. At the same time, Zhang Lisheng only felt that his vision turned black, and he returned to reality.
Looking at the crowd around him in a daze, he shook his head and asked Lili, "Mom, what's wrong?"
Seeing that her son had returned to normal, Lili shouted in surprise, "You're okay, baby! Thank God! W-How do you feel now? You scared me just now …"
"You should be the one who scared us. Your son released the bugs to eat people, but he won't hurt himself," The girl with sharp brows by the side pouted and stretched out her finger to point at Zhang Lisheng's head. She said in fluent English, "Little brat, this is not your territory. People like you better be smart when you're walking in China and don't wander around."
Hearing the girl saying the words' released bugs to eat people ', Lili's panicked and surprised face turned pale right away.
She staggered and stood in front of Zhang Lisheng, looking like she was about to fall. She glared at the girl with sharp brows and said with bravado, "Miss, are you discriminating against my child because of his nationality?
As an American, I respect China's long history, but at the same time, I think that people are born equal regardless of their birthplace … "
"Alright, alright, stop nagging. I mean no harm to you, American mom. I'm just reminding your son out of kindness that this is the ancient land of Western Sichuan, not the new Shanghai or the Yellow Sea.
Everything here might have a background, so it's better for him to stay in the new city with a special identity, "The girl with sharp brows waved her hand and went into the crowd. She disappeared after a few turns.
The accident ended without a hitch, and there was no more fun to watch. Soon, the tourists regained their strong interest and everything returned to normal.
Only the enthusiastic bearded young man stuttered and gestured as he reminded, "Ma 'am, although it's late autumn now, there's actually still a possibility of heatstroke in a crowded and hot place like here.
Especially your child, he looks very small, no, he's very skinny … "
"Thank you sir, please speak Chinese. Are you saying that my child might be suffering from heatstroke?" Lili's eyes lit up and asked loudly.
The bearded young man could not help but be stunned and said while forcing a smile, "Ma 'am, your Chinese is much better than my English.
Yes, your child looks a little weak. He looked like he was having an epileptic seizure just now but he didn't have white foam coming out of his mouth. Not only that, he recovered by himself for no reason. The biggest possibility is that he's suffering from heatstroke.
You'd better bring him to a ventilated place to rest and drink more water, it's best if it's salt water. "
"Thank you, thank you very much for your help," Lili thanked him sincerely.
"We Chinese have an old saying, 'helping others is the root of happiness'. Goodbye."
After the bearded young man left, Lili's heart was filled with uneasiness. She looked hesitant as if she had something to ask Zhang Lisheng. However, in the end, she only said gently, "Baby, the kind man who helped just now was right.
Too many things have happened these two days, you might not be able to adapt to it. You should rest more. Let's go back to the hotel okay? "
Zhang Lisheng nodded with a stomach full of questions. He followed Lili and walked out of Qingyang Palace slowly.
The mother and son hailed a taxi on the street and drove directly to the front of the Golden Dragon Hotel.
When they returned to Room B4506 of the hotel, Lili asked Zhang Lisheng to lie on the sofa in the living room while she ran to the bathroom. She wrung a towel with cold water and wiped her son's face and chest.
She then called the room service immediately and ordered for room service. She even told the waiter to add an extra bowl of salt water.
Seeing his mother running around to take care of him, Zhang Lisheng said uncomfortably, "Mom, I'm fine now. Don't worry."
"Be careful even if you're fine, baby. Have you ever had epilepsy or asthma before?"
Although Zhang Lisheng's English was good, he still could not grasp the rare medical terms like epilepsy and asthma. He could not help but let out a confused 'huh'.
"It's epilepsy and asthma," Lili explained in Mandarin.
"No, mom, I look like I'm in good health."
"Did you forget our promise? Speak in English," Lili's expression changed all of a sudden and she said overly nervously.
"I'm sorry, mom."
"Listen, baby. We only need to stay in Chengdu for another day before flying to New York. I need you to promise me that you won't speak a word of Mandarin on the last day, can you?"
Zhang Lisheng opened his mouth, he seemed like he wanted to ask 'why'. At that moment, the doorbell rang.
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