Gu Ya knew about curses.
A curse is when various poisonous creatures are placed inside a sealed container, and they fight each other until only one remains. That surviving venomous creature is then used as the curse's source, and its offspring will be used for future curses. Some people specialize in cultivating these venomous creatures to achieve their goals of harming and controlling others.
Gu Ya knew a wealthy lady who died from a curse. Her death was horrifying, with her body crawling with insects.
At first, Gu Ya didn't know that she had been cursed. It was only after her death, when her body was covered in insects, that they realized she had been cursed.
Therefore, Gu Ya had a deep fear of curses, a fear that permeated her very being.
She never imagined that Li Man would be cursed.
It must have been Huang De Han!
No one else would harm Li Man.
Thinking back to Li Man's trip to Thailand with Huang De Han last week, Gu Ya became even more certain that Huang De Han had arranged for someone to curse Li Man.
Thailand was known for its practitioners of curses, also known as "black magic."
Thai "black magic" and the "curses" of Xiangxi in China were considered the two major dark arts of Southeast Asia.
If someone is cursed and cannot find someone to lift the curse, they are left with no way out but death.
In Thailand, those skilled in curses are called "azan."
Azan means teacher or master in Thai.
They are practitioners who do their practice at home.
Azan can be further divided into black-robed azan and white-robed azan.
Black-robed azan refers to black wizards who use items associated with darkness, such as corpse oil and skull bones, to perform their sorcery.
White-robed azan, on the other hand, are wizards who practice righteous magic and do not engage in curses.
Black-robed azan can be hired to perform curses as long as you pay them. They only care about money and have no moral boundaries.
Gu Ya quickly got out of bed and called the wealthy ladies she knew, asking if they were acquainted with any azan from Thailand.
After making several phone calls, she finally got information about a white-robed azan from Thailand from one of the wealthy ladies.
"His name is Ba Song, a famous white-robed azan from Thailand. But he doesn't easily help people lift curses. You can try calling him," the wealthy lady said.
"Thank you, thank you, Mrs. Lin. I will call him right away."
Grateful beyond measure, Gu Ya hung up the phone and immediately dialed Ba Song's number.
The phone rang for a long time, but no one answered.
Gu Ya became increasingly anxious and kept dialing Ba Song's number.
Finally, the phone connected. "Sawadee ka!" came a voice speaking in Thai.
"Um..."
Gu Ya didn't understand Thai and became flustered, stuttering, "Hello, are you Azan Ba Song?"
Expecting the person on the other end not to understand, Gu Ya was surprised when they replied in Chinese, "Yes."
Gu Ya was overjoyed and quickly said, "Hello, Azan Ba Song. My friend has been cursed. Can you help lift it?"
There was a moment of silence, and then the person asked in broken Chinese, "Where is she?"
"She's in Shencheng, Huaguo. Can you come over? As long as you're willing to come, I can pay any amount."
"I'm sorry, I won't go to Huaguo. You'll have to find someone else," came the reply.
As soon as Gu Ya heard that the other person refused to come, she became desperate and started crying. "Ba Song Azan, I beg you. My friend is dying. If you don't save her, she will really die. Please come, I'm willing to pay whatever amount you want. I beg you."
Gu Ya pleaded incessantly, almost kneeling down. If Ba Song Azan was in front of her, she would definitely kneel down.
"I can't go to Huaguo, but I know a great master from Huaguo. He is very skilled. You can go find him."
Upon hearing that there was a master in the country, Gu Ya became ecstatic and hurriedly asked, "Where is he? Do you have his phone number?"
"He is in Xiangxi, his name is Long Kun. Call this number." Ba Song paused and recited a string of digits.
Gu Ya quickly noted it down on her phone and repeated it back to confirm the number.
With the other person's affirmation, Gu Ya expressed her gratitude profusely and even asked for a bank account number to send a thank-you gift.
"Not necessary," the other person said and hung up the phone.
