The scholar known as Lei Ming, who was Nian Youwei's schoolmate and from Prefecture City, had a modest family fortune. Before falling ill, he was a kind and filial son to his parents and loving towards his wife and children. Yet unexpectedly, after passing the Imperial Examination, he seemed to have become a different person, becoming solitary and arrogant.
Qin Liuxi found it strange and said, "If it's as you describe, that he has changed into another person, do you intend to seek my help without him knowing?"
If it were really a case of demonic possession, the person should be in a panic.
"It was Brother Lei who asked for my help," said Nian Youwei with a bitter smile. "Although he has become increasingly unlike his former self, there are times when he's normal. One day, he asked me to seek a master to expel the evil spirits. But no sooner had he spoken than he changed again. You wouldn't know, his gaze became terrifying."
