Taoist priests in the supernatural world

Chapter 24 The Curse of the Evil God, the Female Lead Appears

"Line up, don't rush, don't grab."

"You, Xiaomei, don't cut in line."

The supplies donated by kind-hearted people included fruit and toys. Huang Bai, along with several volunteers, distributed them to the children on the spot.

"Thank you, Dean. Thank you, Auntie."

"Thanks……"

Some children spoke clearly and thanked her politely; others were shy and would only lower their heads and whisper a few words after receiving the gift.

Several children took half of the peeled oranges and tried to tiptoe to stuff them into Huang Bai and the volunteers' hands.

"Dean, you eat first."

Huang Bai looked down at the half-segment of orange and felt a strange sense of relief.

Most of the children in the welfare home are disabled and abandoned by their parents; the rest are either orphans or have one parent who is unable to support them due to illness, so they are sent here.

Being with these little guys actually made Huang Bai feel much lighter.

These days it's either ghosts or evil gods, either corpses dissolving or magical battles; it's rare to have such a moment of peace.

After the items were distributed, the children made a lot of noise before finally quieting down. Then came the academic lessons.

Although Huang Bai holds the title of dean, this place is already short-handed, so when it comes to teaching, he has to personally get involved in the work.

For example, tutoring homework.

He stood in front of a little girl's table, staring at the arithmetic problems in her notebook.

"A box of matches costs three yuan. How many boxes can you buy with fifteen yuan?"

The girl held the pencil, thought for a long time, and whispered, "Three boxes."

Huang Bai's forehead twitched.

"What three boxes? We'll calculate it later."

The girl lowered her head and started counting on her fingers again. After a long time, she looked up again, but seemed even less confident.

"Two boxes..."

Huang Bai took a deep breath.

"Fifteen divided by three equals five. Five boxes, got it?"

"I...I've got it."

"Then calculate it again."

Huang Bai moved the tables one by one, initially quite patiently, but later his tone became noticeably irritable.

When the activity class finally arrived, he walked outside the yard, stood by the corridor, and let out a long sigh of relief.

"Great Black Buddha Mother, why don't you come out and confront me?"

"Taking care of children is more torturous than fighting against vengeful ghosts."

He had just finished cursing in his heart when he suddenly noticed a little girl squatting in the corner.

The girl, about six years old, hugged her knees and looked timidly at the crowd playing in the distance, her eyes filled with a faint envy.

Huang Bai walked over, squatted down, and reached out to pat her head.

"What's your name?"

"Why don't you go play with them?"

The little girl shrank back when he touched her, her fingers unconsciously twisting the hem of her clothes.

"I... my name is Duoduo," she said softly. "I'm afraid."

"Why wouldn't you dare?"

"They...they don't want to play with me."

She didn't dare to look up when she said this.

Duoduo often has nightmares, always saying she sees a dark shadow. Children are quick to talk and can't keep secrets, and over time, the other children think she's strange and don't want to get close to her.

"Duoduo..."

Huang Bai looked at the child, and a slight thought crossed his mind.

Is this the child that was targeted by the Great Black Buddha Mother?

They seem very well-behaved, not daring to speak loudly. It's a pity they were born with such a mother; that thing has been eyeing them ever since they were born.

The original plot flashed through Huang Bai's mind.

"Not knowing her real name allows her to escape the Buddha Mother's curse. But someone like her, already under surveillance, will still be taken away when the time comes."

He thought this to himself, but didn't show it on his face; he just smiled at her.

"Come on, I'll take you there."

Huang Bai took Duo Duo's hand and led her to the group of children.

The children in the orphanage all respected him. When they saw that the director had personally brought him over, they were a little awkward at first, but soon they started playing together.

Huang Bai stood to the side, silently reciting the Enlightenment Mantra.

A very faint dark light appeared in his eyes.

really.

He saw that Duoduo's forehead was dark, and her back was wrapped with extremely fine black lines that stretched upwards into the depths of the void, with no end in sight.

This is not ordinary yin energy.

It's more like a curse.

"This is troublesome."

Huang Bai stared at it for a while, then his brows slowly furrowed.

The most troublesome thing about curses is that they're not as simple as just dispersing a wisp of ghostly energy; they involve rules and cause and effect, and are sometimes even more troublesome than direct combat.

As he was thinking, he heard the voice of a volunteer auntie behind him.

"Dean, a parent has come to request to take their child home."

Huang Bai turned around.

"Whose child is this? How were they sent here in the first place?"

"The child's name is Duoduo," the aunt said. "Her mother's name is Li Ruonan. She had mental health issues and was unable to raise the child alone, so she sent her here. Now she says she's recovered and wants to take the child away."

"Duoduo?"

As expected, the mother did come.

Li Ruonan had been waiting in the office for quite a while.

Her face was haggard, and her nerves were taut. At first glance, she seemed normal, but upon closer inspection, one could see that something was wrong. Her gaze always seemed unfocused, and her emotions seemed to be suppressed, as if she could collapse at any moment.

Upon seeing Huang Bai enter, she immediately stood up.

"Director, can I pick up my child today?"

Huang Bai didn't rush to answer, but only glanced at her first.

Li Ruonan's head was shrouded in a gloomy aura, as if a layer of dark clouds were pressing down on it, and her eyes were faintly dull.

This kind of person, on the surface, is a mother, but in reality, she is a fanatic who would push her child into a fire pit.

Giving Duoduo to her is not much different from sending her directly to feed the evil god.

Huang Bai withdrew his gaze.

"According to regulations, a mental evaluation must be conducted first."

"Go get a certificate tomorrow and leave your address. The welfare home will be making a home visit in a few days. Once the procedures are completed, you can pick up your child."

Li Ruonan immediately became anxious.

"Dean, I'm really alright now, I'm fine, I..."

Huang Bai didn't give her a chance to continue.

Whether something is wrong or not is not up to you to decide.

He turned his head and said to the volunteer at the door, "See the guest out."

Li Ruonan wanted to explain, but Huang Bai wouldn't listen. Seeing that the director had spoken, the volunteers could only half-persuade and half-invite the person out.

By nightfall, it was completely dark.

Dark clouds were pressing down on the moon, and the wind was strong outside.

Li Ruonan stayed alone in her rented room, muttering to herself incessantly.

"It's alright...it's alright..."

"The curse will not return..."

"When Duoduo comes back, I'll teach her her own name... She's a child with a name now..."

As she talked, she almost convinced herself.

*Slap. Slap.*

The overhead light flickered twice.

Li Ruonan froze instantly. Almost reflexively, she recited the incantation that was etched into her very bones.

"Fire Buddha cultivates oneness, mind is vain."

After uttering the incantation, she did feel more at ease, and the light stopped flashing.

Li Ruonan had just breathed a sigh of relief when the room suddenly went dark.

Immediately afterwards, a wisp of black smoke crept in through the crack in the door.

The black mist landed and quickly condensed into a tall figure.

With a blue face and fangs, and fiery red hair, he stood nearly eight feet tall, blocking out all the light like a wall in the narrow living room.

The yaksha emitted a low, strange sound from its throat, like laughter or bubbles rising to the surface, sending chills down one's spine.

It walked towards Li Ruonan step by step.

The moment Li Ruonan saw what it was, all the color drained from her face.

"A ghost...a ghost!"

"Don't come any closer! Don't come any closer!"

She backed away, trembling, muttering incoherent incantations.

"Fire Buddha Xiu Yi... Fire Buddha Xiu Yi..."

Unfortunately, this set of techniques is completely useless against Yakshas.

The demon kept walking and forced her to the kitchen doorway.

"Don't come any closer!"

Terrified, Li Ruonan grabbed a kitchen knife and swung it wildly at the air. But her strength and courage were nothing short of a joke in front of the demon.

Yaksha raised his hand and grabbed her wrist.

As soon as that cold and brutal force landed, Li Ruonan screamed in agony.

"what!"

She then realized that she was not dreaming.

The next second, the person fainted from fright.

Her scream was so shrill that it alerted all the neighbors, and someone quickly called the police.

The next morning, in the welfare home office.

Huang Bai was sitting at his desk working on documents when his phone suddenly vibrated. It was a message from a volunteer aunt.

"That parent had another episode yesterday, this time attacking a police officer with a knife. He has now been forcibly sent to a mental hospital."

After reading it, Huang Bai only replied with three words.

"understood."

Then he put his phone aside.

That demon from last night was actually sent by him.

Someone like Li Ruonan, if left to run around outside, will only continue to spread the Great Black Buddha Mother's mantra sooner or later. Sending her to a mental hospital is actually the easiest solution.

This kind of evil god loves nothing more than having someone spread its curses.

The more people know about it, the more people get involved, and the more difficult it becomes to deal with.

Huang Bai felt no sympathy whatsoever for this "mother".

You have to throw things away when you need to; keeping them will only cause trouble.