Besides the tea set that's standard for every shop in Nanwu County, nothing else has been prepared yet.

Chen Tao hung up the phone, glanced at his apprentice, and quickly seized the opportunity to teach him a couple of things.

"Did you see that? What is called friendship? Friendship is when you first have interaction, some exchanges, only then, when trouble really comes, there is something to rely on.

If you never socialize with people, never have any dealings, and have never done anything serious together.

When you truly have something difficult, something troublesome, don't even talk about whether people will help you, would you have the face to ask?"

Chen Tao said this, looking at his apprentice, waiting for his response.

Ren Yubao shook his head honestly.

"Probably wouldn't even think about asking for help."

"Ah, that's right then." Chen Tao nodded in satisfaction.

Not afraid of apprentices being honest, nor afraid of them being dull, just afraid of them being the type who naturally assume others owe them something.

At least for now, he was becoming more and more satisfied with Ren Yubao.

After waiting for over twenty minutes, Wen Yan's car parked outside the shop.

Wen Yan stepped out of the car, took stock of the shop.

"Master Chen, are you setting up an antique shop here? Or preparing to open a fortune-telling place?"

"The bath center just found a good location, renovations and the like will probably take a few months, so I'm first setting up a small shop as a foothold; there are some good things around here, opening a small shop to collect some stuff, saves people from being idle."

Chen Tao replied, glanced at Ren Yubao, who immediately greeted.

Chen Tao then looked at Brother Ye, who was unconscious in the car.

"It's because of this guy, right? The curse you mentioned earlier?"

"Yes, because of him, I actually know a place that can suppress it, but he can't be kept trapped there forever.

I thought since Master Chen is knowledgeable, he might have an idea to resolve this."

"Can't resolve, can't remove it."

"Just have to endure, right?"

"Yes, just endure, there's no other way, but let me have a look first, bring him in."

Having received Chen Tao's permission, Wen Yan opened the car door and brought Brother Ye into the shop.

"Do you have his birth time and date?"

"Let me check."

"It's best if you have it, but even if you don't, it's okay; I mainly look at faces and bones."

Wen Yan called Big Sister Ye, instructing her to send over Brother Ye's birth time and date.

Big Sister Ye wanted to come over, but Wen Yan didn't let her.

The nature of this matter changed since he was involved.

"If convenient, have his family come over, it's best." Chen Tao added from the side.

Wen Yan muted his microphone, turned around and said.

"Master Chen, this curse affects all tribe members."

"I know, it's fine, he's just the outbreak point right now, having his family come over won't matter, at most it just slightly strengthens the curse, given his condition, a little more or less doesn't really affect." 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

"Cough... Master Chen, he wasn't made unconscious by the curse, I knocked him out."

Chen Tao's hand quivered slightly as he touched Brother Ye's cervical vertebra, eyes carrying a hint of shock.

"Knocked out? Good heavens, his bones are dislocated, if you'd used just a bit more force, you'd have killed him straight away."

"..."

Chen Tao carefully squeezed Brother Ye's bones, hearing a crunch as he reset the dislocated bones.

Then he took out a shoulder and neck massager, first securing Brother Ye's head.

Wen Yan explained again to Big Sister Ye, asking whether anyone was there; if so, have her come over, and if not, Wen Yan would send someone over there.

After making the call, Wen Yan watched Chen Tao busy himself.

Not sure if Chen Tao could see it, his hand feeling the bones, eyes examining the face, constantly avoiding squeezing areas below the chest bone where no dark aura had erupted yet.

"Master Chen, can you see anything?"

"See what?"

"Something like the dark aura?"

"No, but I can sense abnormalities."

Chen Tao finished feeling the bones, examining the face, then looked at the birth date sent to Wen Yan's phone, calculated Brother Ye's birth chart.

After spending over twenty minutes, he looked at the inscrutable things on paper that Wen Yan couldn't comprehend, sighed.

"No need to calculate further, he definitely can't withstand this, too far off."

Wen Yan then recounted the important bits of the previous happenings.

Upon hearing this, Chen Tao's complexion changed.

"No wonder I felt he absolutely couldn't withstand it.

They must have had expert guidance for this.

This kind of curse can't be completely removed, only weakened or suppressed.

When it can't be suppressed anymore, well, someone has to die regardless.

Better for one to, in one breath, absorb all similar curses from others.

With a great leap of life and death, directly taking away all absorbed curse power.

At least it can bring a long period of respite.

As for what you mentioned about dispersing the curse among millions.

That's complete nonsense, curses are not all the same.

Some curses can indeed be handled that way.

But some, if you transmit one, it becomes two.

This phenomenon I've heard about, but never seen.

From what you said, if I'm not mistaken, this thing should be called 'Juf'.

"I've heard people call it 'Juf' too."

"Oh, there are experts around."

"That one's a ghost, and not very lucid... "

Wen Yan didn't elaborate, Chen Tao seemed to understand, didn't ask further.

"My master once mentioned Bone-Clutching Ulcer, he told me never to mention it needlessly.