Chapter 48: Black Goji
The puppy hasn’t completely lost its life force; it’s just very weak due to a birth accident and won’t drink milk.
Creating a spirit replenishing Xuan Talisman could pull the puppy back from the brink of death.
This puppy is so small it probably doesn’t know how to swallow, but Beisitian has a way. She twists an old piece of cotton into a ball, drips talismanic water onto it bit by bit, and drops it deep into the puppy’s throat.
Beisitian had seen her master rescue a dog at the inn like this before.
Her master was very eccentric, fitting every image people had of a mysterious Mystic Doctor. Many country gentry, wealthy people, or even the royal family wanted him to treat them, and even if they offered a fortune, he might not agree. It felt like he acted on whim.
But if he passed a sick colt or guard dog at an inn on the road, he would definitely intervene.
Beisitian was very puzzled and asked her master why he did this.
Her master said, "Healers should have benevolent hearts; even animals are living beings. Saving them can be considered accumulating virtue for oneself. But when it comes to humans, saving them doesn’t necessarily mean doing good or accumulating virtue; it could also mean aiding the wicked, so before saving someone, we must consider carefully and prevent harming our own karmic virtues!"
Beisitian always remembered her master’s words, so when she set about treating the puppy, she did it with devotion and care.
She dripped the cotton soaked in talismanic water into the puppy’s mouth bit by bit, and Beisitian felt its life force.
The Xuan Talismans she made now were limited in effect due to the influence of spirit, so she would need to administer them three more times tonight and tomorrow for the puppy to drink milk on its own.
Beisitian was becoming more urgent in her desire to restore her spirit. Her current spirit was not even one-fifth of what it was in her previous life. Even with that one-fifth, one talisman would allow the puppy to drink milk on its own without needing a second talisman.