Luo Yingbai first offered a word of comfort, then turned the teapot to show the two: “Principal, teacher, you must remember in the ‘Taiping Preview’ section about the Feather Clan, there was an introduction to something that said: ‘In the East, there is a person seven zhang tall, wearing a chicken on the head, swallowing 3,000 evil spirits in the morning and 300 in the evening. Named Huang Fu, also called Shi Xie, eating ghosts as food and mist as drink.’ Please look, does this teapot’s shape resemble Shi Xie?”
Principal Yi had bought the teapot for its antique look and low price. Previously, when the body was dark-colored, he thought it was just some large flowers.
Now, with Luo Yingbai’s cleaning and reminder, he realized how bizarre the object was, nearly vomiting. Yi Yong’s expression was equally unpleasant.
Luo Yingbai understood his feelings but knew not how to comfort him, so he continued: “Shi Xie feeds on evil spirits and is inherently ‘containing yin and evil’. Using such a teapot would definitely affect the body’s yang energy, and moreover…”
He opened the lid and looked inside: “The tea leaves are first-day buds, right? First-day buds are a type of white tea, cool in nature. Constantly brewed in this pot, it generates and kills, gives and takes, causing yang energy to leak, harming the heart, lungs, and brain.”
The Yi family’s faces changed. Principal Yi asked, “What… what should we do?”
Luo Yingbai examined the teapot from various angles: “Oh, you should drink more oolong or pu-erh, red teas that are better for older people’s health.”
Luo Yingbai laughed and said, “The teapot is fine, I’m here, aren’t I? The purple clay surface that sealed the yin energy has been removed. Just bury it, and the symptoms will gradually disappear as long as you don’t use it for drinking water.”
He walked to the window, pulled out a carbon pen, opened the window, and casually threw it outside: “This spot captures wind and water, connected to tree veins. After burying it for a year, the teapot will naturally disperse its bad energy and return to soil.”
Just check regularly to prevent others from digging it up.”
