Chapter 102: The Cave of Sorrow (11) Burning Incense
The speed of chanting the incantation became faster and faster, and the left protector's movements and expression gradually became crazy. Suddenly, he shouted loudly, raised his hands high into the air, his eyes were bloodshot, his expression was ferocious, and blood vessels all over his body were bulging.
Suddenly, there was a gust of wind in the cave, and all the white candles went out. Wei Wei and Qin Xishuang fell to the ground at the same time.
Gao Mengtang could tell something was wrong with the voices: "What happened to them?"
The left guardian slowly recovered from his horrible state, his back dripping with cold sweat. He waved his hand and said, "It's okay. Send them to the east wing and let them sleep for a while. They'll be fine."
"I want to follow." Gao Mengtang said.
The left protector snorted to show his agreement.
I thought I could just find four or five people to carry the unconscious Wei Wei and Qin Xishuang back, but I never expected that when I got out of the cave, I saw two sedan chairs ready for me. They were carried back by eight people.
The rest of the people followed behind the sedan. Gao Mengtang was thinking about the main task: to eliminate the evil spirits causing chaos in Changming Village, and took the opportunity to inquire about the news with Zuo Hufa.
The evil spirit was most likely the "fairy in white" that they had heard about from the villagers.
"Uncle, I heard that in the past six months, a female ghost in white has frequently appeared in the village and has harmed many villagers."
Hearing this, the left protector was furious, thinking, why are you asking about things that are not related to the village? As an outsider, why are you asking about things that are not related to the village? Just as he was about to get angry, Gao Mengtang continued:
"You have great magical powers, you will surely be able to subdue her!"
The anger that had just ignited was extinguished in an instant. The left protector put his hands behind his back and snorted twice: "This is natural."
"Do you know where that female ghost came from?" Gao Mengtang asked.
The left protector didn't know what it was, otherwise, why would he let her run rampant in the village for half a year? He waved his sleeves in a bluffing manner: "You won't understand even if I tell you, you are an outsider, what are you asking about?"
Gao Mengtang smiled but said nothing. He guessed that the left protector didn't know the origin of the fairy in white, so he didn't ask any more questions.
Two red sedan chairs went down the winding mountain road. There were no gongs or drums to set the mood. The sedan chairs entered the back door of Prime Minister Wu's house quietly and silently.
As he walked down the mountain, Gao Mengtang frowned slightly. He smelled blood, the smell of human blood.
He immediately stopped and said to the left protector: "Oh, I suddenly remembered that I have an assignment to hand in today. Uncle protector, I have to go back to finish my homework. I'll ask you to take care of my classmate."
The left guardian left without looking back. Gao Mengtang listened attentively. After their footsteps faded away, he used the skill [Hide in the Mist] of the Mist Elf Merlis.
Release a cloud of white mist. In the mist, Gao Mengtang is difficult to track.
Renxin Valley was foggy, and the fog suddenly became heavier, so no one noticed anything unusual. Gao Mengtang hid in it and quietly followed the direction of the bloody smell.
Pushing aside the weeds that were as tall as his chest, Gao Mengtang found another hidden cave. He walked quietly into the depths of the cave with light steps.
"Pei Jiana, you can see clearly what those two people look like." Gao Mengtang said in a low voice.
This time the name was not "dog". Pegana was in a good mood. He opened his twenty eyes and took a closer look. "There are two life forms in total. They are presumed to be primates, Hominidae, genus Homo sapiens. Both are male. One of them is between 168.3-168.8 cm tall, with a lot of fat deposits in the abdomen and an open wound on the right arm. The other is between 184.2-184.7 cm tall, thin, with a disabled left foot, and uses crutches."
In layman's terms, one of them was a short man with a beer belly, and the other was a tall lame man.
The beer-bellied man's arm was torn to pieces, with a 10-centimeter-long wound, revealing yellow fat and crimson blood. He was grimacing in pain and bandaging himself. This was also the source of the bloody smell.
The two were talking, and judging by their tone, the conversation was unpleasant.
"Didn't they say there was a little girl? Why didn't she go in?" the man with a beer belly asked. He had a distinct Beijing accent and it was obvious that he was not from Changming Village.
Little girl? Gao Mengtang first thought of the fairy in white. He hid behind a rock and continued to eavesdrop.
The tall, thin, lame man said, "The people below don't know how to do things, and by some strange mistake, they have caused all these troubles."
The man with a beer belly: "I'm in a hurry to have a little girl. When can you solve it?"
The tall and thin cripple: "As soon as possible, as soon as possible."
Beer belly guy: "As soon as possible is how long?!"
The tall and thin lame man said: "The little girl is still in the village. They can't do anything to her. Don't worry."
"I'll give you another chance." The man with a beer belly bandaged his wound and took some painkillers. The tall and thin lame man kept bowing to him to express his gratitude.
"There haven't been many blood-sculpting sessions lately." The man with the beer belly sighed.
The word "钻雪ue" was heard in the conversation between Xiuhong and Aunt Zhang. It should be a kind of industry jargon. Gao Mengtang wanted to find out what "钻雪ue" meant, but unfortunately, the two people changed the subject.
With a thump, the crutch hit the ground, and the tall, thin, lame man said confidently, "It's just a little girl. I'll take care of her as soon as possible. Thank you for the trouble of making this trip."
"Why do I have to work so hard? I am where I am today thanks to the Ghost Doctor's mercy. How can I neglect Him?"
The two of them burst into laughter.
They passed by the rock where Gao Mengtang was hiding, and didn't notice that there was another person hiding in the dark. When the man with a beer belly walked over, Gao Mengtang smelled a familiar, pungent smell.
It is 84 disinfectant.
Gao Mengtang's mother is a doctor, and he often went to the hospital to play when he was a child. In the corridors, on the white coats, and in the wards, this smell is everywhere.
"What are they wearing?" Gao Mengtang asked.
"The beer-bellied man is wearing a polo shirt, jeans, and a big gold watch. The tall, lame man is wearing a rust-colored gown and looks like a local from Changming Village. What's wrong?"
Gao Mengtang said to himself, "He smells so obviously of disinfectant, he might be a doctor. And he has a Beijing accent."
A doctor from another place appeared in Changming Village... Also, where did the wound on the beer belly man's arm come from? And what was the origin of the girl they mentioned?
When they returned to Wu Xiang's house, Wei Wei had already woken up, sitting by the bed, smoking a cigarette with a soul-out-of-body feeling. Gao Mengtang expressed his concern for Wei Wei, and gradually felt relieved when he learned that Wei Wei was fine and had just taken a nap.
He told Wei Wei about the conversation between two people that he overheard in the cave.
"A doctor from the capital. Could it be that he came to worship the ghost doctor? They are from the same background." Wei Wei guessed.
The short man is middle-aged, wearing a polo shirt, a beer belly and a big gold watch, which is typical of a successful career. Would a modern outstanding doctor go to a remote village to worship a ghost doctor with little influence?
Recalling what the man with the beer belly said, "I am where I am today thanks to the mercy of the Ghost Doctor."
Well, this possibility cannot be ruled out.
Mission 2 of the side quest [Fate]: Participate in the disease-curing ceremony. Completed. Updated the mission column.
Mission 3: Pay tribute to Li Xing'er on a moonless night.
The specific requirements for worship are as follows:
Li Xing'er, Xingzi's full name, was the ugliest girl in the village, who was later spotted by the Ghost Doctor.
The villagers erected a stone tablet for each of them, but the group of stone tablets was far away, and to get to it from Changming Village, one had to climb over a mountain.
The night without a moon is the new moon. On the first day of every month, it is two days later.
Wei Wei woke up for a while and began to search the room. He opened every cabinet and checked even the gaps between bricks and boards. He searched the room thoroughly but found no new clues.
He sat in front of the dressing mirror, his wedding dress not quite neat, rubbing his temples.
"This village is so strange. I've been feeling dizzy all day. I sleepwalked frequently last night. I must have been under some kind of magic." Wei Wei said.
Gao Mengtang: "Your spirit value is high, and your mental resistance is also strong. He can make you fall into illusion. This person should not be underestimated."
Wei Wei shook his head: "Not necessarily. In a dungeon, a certain type of attack may ignore the player's bonus and defense, making it as easy as attacking an ordinary person."
For example, Wei Wei's strength was enough to resist high-level illusions, but in the dungeon, the NPC had a special potion. In terms of efficacy alone, it was not even as good as the lowest-level hallucinogenic props.
But this special potion can ignore the player's defense. In front of it, the player is restored to the ordinary state before entering the game, and no matter how strong the mental resistance is, there is nothing they can do.
Gao Mengtang: "This special type of attack you mentioned..."
"There is definitely something wrong with this wedding dress." Wei Wei closed his eyes tiredly. The small bells on the jewelry made a series of clear and pleasant sounds. The magic mirror on his chest swayed gently, and spots of light jumped on the wall.
Even if there is something wrong with the wedding dress, you cannot take it off and not wear it. Doing so will be considered as giving up the side quest.
The left guardian told them that the Ghost Doctor's order would take some time to be passed down. They first wrote down their names and birthdays and showed them to the Ghost Doctor.
After that, he handed them a form.
Yes, tables.
This form would not be out of place if it appeared in a physical examination at a tertiary hospital. It has columns for name, gender, date of birth, ancestral home, height and weight, past medical history, allergy history, etc.
Wei Weidu took out his brush and prepared to write his birth date. When he saw this table, his wrist froze for a moment, and he put down his brush and picked up the ballpoint pen: "Old Ghost Doctor Immortal, is this, keeping up with the times?"
The left protector snorted and said, "We are all doctors, how different can we be?"
Wei Wei and Qin Xishuang filled in the blanks randomly. In the copy, the name and birthday were fake.
There were two columns for past medical history and allergy history. Wei Wei wanted to save trouble and just wrote "none". Gao Mengtang advised him quietly: "Write more. Write down everything, such as pneumonia, tracheitis, hepatitis A and B, ultraviolet allergies, and air allergies."
"Why is that?"
"Intuition," Gao Mengtang tilted his head and thought for a few seconds, "You wrote yourself too healthy, and the village caught you to do hard labor, what should I do?"
On the other side, Qin Xishuang wrote "none" in the medical history and allergy history, quickly filled out the form, handed it to the left protector, and left first.
The left protector squinted his eyes, took a glance, nodded, and when he raised his eyes again, he saw Wei Wei writing furiously.
He leaned over to take a look.
Medical history: palpitations, hypertension, vomiting blood, acid reflux, convulsions, paralysis, convulsions… Allergy history: alcohol, mango, peanuts, pineapple, air, dust, ultraviolet…
After filling out the two columns completely, Wei Wei added a few more words: organ removal. Nicotine allergy.
The left guardian was already dumbfounded, looking at Wei Wei as if he were looking at a medical miracle: "Young man, did you grow up in a sterile box?"
"Cough, cough, cough," Wei Wei put his fist to his mouth, coughed softly, and said in a soft voice, "I'm sick all over. There's nothing I can do."
He is already a eunuch, so just let him go. The left protector collected the form and gave him some instructions.
The three of them returned to the inn in the town. It was no big deal to take off the wedding dress for a short time while washing up. Wei Wei first took a hot bath, and in order to refresh himself, he bought two bottles of white wine and drank one glass after another.
There are still two days until the moonless night. During this time, they plan to continue their investigations to find out the evil spirit causing trouble in Changming Village.
Wei Wei listed several suspicious candidates who could be considered "evil": Ghost Doctor Xian Limo, Fairy in White, Girl with Red Sleeves, Left Protector, Right Protector (never appeared), Great Witch (never appeared)
"I vote for the fairy in white." Gao Mengtang said, "I heard those two people talking about the little girl. There must be a story behind the girl."
While Wei Wei was thinking, Xiao Canglan suddenly climbed up on the edge of the bed, grabbed his wine glass and poured it into her mouth.
Freesia was not an ordinary child. She smacked her lips and thought the wine was unpalatable and tasteless, and was nothing like human blood, so she threw the wine cup aside.
Wei Wei saw her having fun by herself and smiled. Suddenly, his expression froze and he raised his head quickly: "Mr. Blind, can you repeat the conversation between the two about the little girl?"
Gao Mengtang roughly repeated it, and then asked: "What's wrong?"
Wei Wei propped up his head and stared at the table in a trance: "The reason why I wear wedding clothes and participate in these weird exorcism ceremonies is because when I burned incense in the Ghost Fairy Temple, I burned two short and one long heaven and earth incense sticks."
"Before entering the temple, everyone should get three incense sticks from Aunt Zhang. Xiao Canglan doesn't know how to burn incense," Wei Wei looked up and stared into Gao Mengtang's empty eyes, "I will help her burn incense."
A chill ran up his spine, and Gao Mengtang slightly widened his eyes.
The words of the tall, thin, lame man echoed in his mind: "The people below don't know how to do things, and by some strange mistake, they have caused all these troubles."
By mistake, Wei Wei helped Xiao Canlan burn incense.
They are hostile to the players, and their initial target is Freesia?
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