The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 782 Ghost Shave (2)_1

Chapter 782: Chapter 782 Ghost Shave (2)_1

The maids and old women in the house were all terrified.

Frightened by the thought that it could really be a vengeful spirit seeking retribution, Lady Chen, who had stayed under the pretense of nursing injuries, wondered if Pei Wenjie’s restless ghost, having failed to claim a life last time, had now come for Pei Wensheng’s... To give him the "ghost’s shave"!? This thought instantly terrified her beyond measure. Her own hair wouldn’t also... When she combed her hair, it too began to fall out, in great clumps, "Ah, ah, ah..."

Qian Wanxiu blamed the doctor for prescribing poisoned medicine, which caused Pei Wensheng to be poisoned.

But when they switched to a new doctor, no signs of poisoning could be found.

Even after switching to yet another doctor, nothing was diagnosed.

However, Pei Wensheng’s hair continued to fall out even more. He had only to untie his hair bun, and without yet combing, a large clump would fall out.

Initially, it was Shu Hua who attended to him, washing his face and combing his hair. After he lost hair, he scolded Shu Hua fiercely and threw a teacup at her, drenching her. Now that Qian Wanxiu combed his hair, he was truly terrified.

Pei Zongli prided himself on having read the Holy Book and didn’t believe in ghosts or deities, but seeing Pei Wensheng on the verge of baldness, he too started to feel a fear.

Qian Wanxiu feared that Pei Qin was secretly playing tricks and harming them. She packed her things and said she would take her son back to her maternal home in Fu City. She also sought famous doctors in Runing Prefecture to cure Pei Wensheng’s strange hair loss.

Lady Chen was extremely scared and insisted on going with them to seek treatment for her condition as well.

Qian Wanxiu couldn’t afford to let her keep quiet forever, fearing that she might blabber uncontrollably due to fright, so she had no choice but to bring her along.

Pei Zongli watched uneasily as they packed their belongings and left Yuanyang County, heading towards Runing Prefecture.

Thinking that Pei Wensheng had been poisoned, they changed several doctors in Runing Prefecture, but still, no signs of poisoning could be found. A few antidote prescriptions had been collected, and after having Lady Chen test the remedies without issue, they finally gave them to Pei Wensheng. All of his food, drink, and personal items had been carefully inspected and replaced with new ones.

But Pei Wensheng’s hair still fell out completely, and not just that—his eyesight also deteriorated, blurring so much that he could no longer see clearly. He had nightmares daily, with Pei Wenjie’s wronged soul coming to claim his life. He would wake up from nightmares at night and be frightened and irritable during the day, lashing out and beating people, turning everyone around him away from exhaustion.

The rumor of the "ghost’s shave" meanwhile spread even more wildly, and the rumors that Pei Wensheng was the true culprit behind his half-brother’s death grew even more intense. People said that since the Government Office couldn’t catch the real murderer, Pei Wenjie had come back himself to claim vengeance.

Lady Chen’s vision also worsened, and afraid she was going blind, losing her hair and had her life locked by a vengeful ghost, she would scream in her nightmares, "It’s Pei Wensheng! He smothered you, not me, I have nothing to do with it!"

So Qian Wanxiu arranged for Shu Hua to live with her, under the guise of attending to her but actually to keep a watch on her. With rumors flying everywhere and being in such a critical situation, she dared not make any rash move and could only bear with it.

A Taoist exorcist came to the house, claiming to drive away evil spirits and capture ghosts. After causing a commotion, he declared the ghost too powerful for him to handle. Without taking any money, he shook his head and fled, "The malevolence of an aggrieved infant is the most severe. My spiritual power is too low, too low. You’d better seek someone else!"

This only intensified the rumors outside.

Madam Qian, Lian’s, suggested they move to a monastery so as not to drag her twin sons into the mess, or the Qian family’s reputation. "In the monastery, there are esteemed monks and the Buddha. The ghostly spirits definitely wouldn’t dare to do anything. Go to the monastery!" she said.

With no other options, Qian Wanxiu, though filled with resentment, still took them to live in the monastery.

Pei Wensheng, now blind, and Lady Chen, who had lost all her hair and couldn’t see clearly, turned the monastery upside down, but their condition did not improve because of their stay. It was as if a shadow followed them, never leaving their side.

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