Chapter 96 Lin Du silently took the blame
"Xin Ya, why are you here?" Beside the village chief, a man with a dark face and empty hands appeared, but there was a fierce look between his eyebrows.
"Come on, come back with us." The village chief said, "You kid, running out in the middle of the night and disturbing the Taoist priest's sleep is really outrageous."
As he spoke, he motioned to the man beside him to go in and take Xin Ya away.
Xia Tianwu stood in front of Xin Ya and said, "She was frightened just now. I'm a medical practitioner. Let me take a look at her."
The cold woman just stood there, neither avoiding nor giving way, her eyes cold and clear, the hem of her skirt did not even move at all because of the approaching person.
"She came to find me because she had a stomachache at night. My junior uncle was playing with the people from the Flying Star Sect, and she got startled and happened to sit down paralyzed."
The man was a little unconvinced, "Really?"
Xia Tianwu didn't even blink, "I am Xia Tianwu, the 100th generation disciple of the Wushang Sect, and my teacher is Jiang Liang, the 69th leader of the alchemy sect. A doctor is like a parent, I will help her to have a safe pregnancy and then send her back."
As she spoke, she turned her head and glanced at the junior master, "My junior master is young and loves to play. He made quite a noise. I'm sorry to have embarrassed you all."
Lin Du silently took the blame, and at the same time sighed that he was able to lie without changing his expression even with a paralyzed face, which really was a natural talent.
I never thought that Xia Tianwu, who is not good at speaking and never lies, would suddenly awaken some of his white-cutting-black attributes.
"This is our village's own business. Don't worry about it. Every woman goes through the same process when giving birth. Why does she need medical treatment to protect the fetus? There is no need. Let's go, Xinya!"
The man stared at Xia Tianwu. Due to the pressure emanating from her, he did not dare to move forward. He could only put pressure on the woman who was still sitting paralyzed.
The woman tilted her head back, seeming extremely frightened. She shuddered when she heard the words and stammered something, but ultimately said nothing.
Lin Du suddenly stood in front of her, completely blocking Xin Ya and her husband's view.
The man was not tall, just the same height as her. Lin Du looked straight at him with a smile on his face. "For us righteous disciples, saving people is our rule. Now that she has come to us, it is a cause and effect. If you take her away, my Second Junior Nephew's cause and effect will not be resolved today, which will be detrimental to your cultivation."
"Your village will always owe her a debt of gratitude. Once we have settled this debt of gratitude, we will naturally send her back."
Lin Du paused, "Your village is favored by the Moon God. As long as the Moonlight Vine is here, we will naturally not do anything that is detrimental to your village. What do you think?"
After hearing this, the village chief called the people back, "The Moon God is watching. No matter what Xin Ya did, the Moon God will punish her. Outsiders... there are some things that are taboos that you cannot touch."
Lin Du smiled and nodded, "This is natural. According to the rules of our Taoist sect, we cannot easily get involved in cause and effect."
A group of people left in a hurry. Lin Du's eyes fell on the ground at the door and saw some rust on the iron.
What village's farm tools would have rust on them?
The farm tools of their Supreme Sect are repaired every year. Although they don’t look very good after being patched up, they are all shiny and bright.
A captive village.
No need for a self-sufficient village.
Lin Du narrowed his eyes, raised his hand to close the door, then threw the array plate to the ground. He looked at Xia Tianwu who was taking the pulse of the pregnant woman, and said nothing for a while.
"You were frightened and your emotions are volatile. Your pregnancy is a little unstable." Xia Tianwu said, looking at the woman he helped to the bed with clear eyes. He took out a handkerchief and wiped her tears. "Lie down first and adjust your breathing."
After a while, Lin Du moved a stool and sat in front of the bed, unwilling to waste time talking, "I have some questions, I wonder if you mind answering them."
The woman looked at Lin Du and raised her head slightly, "Master, can you take me away if I ask you?"
Lindu paused and said, "I can't promise to take you away, but maybe I can give your next generation a little freedom."
That wicked Moon God was probably the one who left a spiritual mark on Tao Xian.
What is the relationship between that evil thing and Granny Ma, and whether Mo Lin's disease can be cured.
Lin Du sorted out the clues in his mind and decided to ask her the most crucial question first, "When was the well in the center of your village dug? When did the moonlight vine appear?"
The woman was stunned for a moment. "The well has been here for a long time. I don't know when it was built."
"All I know is that a long time ago, the Moon Goddess suddenly blessed us and sent down the Moonlight Vine."
The child in front of the bed seemed restless. He held the heavy iron fan and tapped his palm. His palm was originally pale, but now it had a few faint red marks.
After listening to this, Lin Du asked again, "When did Granny Ma come? Is she also the messenger of the Moon God?"
"No, Granny Ma is a traveling doctor. Sometimes in spring she would pass by our village to collect herbs in the mountains. She found that there were many pregnant women in our village, so we begged her for help, and she asked us to help watch the goings on the mountain."
"What's going on in the mountains? What's going on?"
"The movements of the insects and animals in the mountains are originally chaotic. If one day, the area near the mountain becomes quiet, or if there are any regular movements, the date should be recorded and notified. Also, the people coming down from the mountain should remember their characteristics and appearance."
Lin Du lowered his eyes. It was recorded in the book that there was a lot of miasma and poisonous insects in the mountains of western Yunnan. The dragon masters caught dragons for refining at regular times, and what they caught was different in each season. No matter what kind of creature it was, they would instinctively respect those that were stronger than them. If the Dragon King appeared, they would instinctively make a pilgrimage.
Granny Ma hates the Gu Master to the core, but she knows both Gu Chong and Gu Master very well. Maybe she came from the Gu Village.
This person may not be the Moon Goddess, but she has some connection with this village. In other words, she would rather the village remain as it is.
But the Moonlight Vine still couldn't be explained.
Lin Du asked again, "When will the Moon God's messenger appear? Will there be any signs?"
"They will come in autumn. They will all wear white robes and silver masks. The boys who are chosen will be taken away. Those who are not chosen will also receive the blessing of the Moon Goddess and eat the fruit of the Moonlight Vine..."
Lin Du closed his eyes and said, "White robe."
As she spoke, spiritual energy floated in her hands, and then she used ice to vaguely form the shape of a man in a white robe. After the spiritual energy dissipated, she held it in front of the man, "Is that so?"
This was just a spell to coax children. Lin Du spent more time carving the mask and patterns. Although it was still an icy lump, the woman still recognized it and nodded.
Xia Tian's eyes moved slightly, as expected.
That was not an accident at all. The children were caught red-handed when they entered the secret realm and broke the ancient city's formation. Although what happened in the cave was obstructed by the sand and remaining tree roots, the gang would rather kill them by mistake than let them go, so they wanted to intercept them halfway.
And at that time, that place happened to be far away from them, so they must have known when they left and then estimated it based on the speed of the spirit ship.
There was someone mixed in with the elders who attended the meeting that day, which just proved Lin Du's guess.
Now it seems that this bunch of wicked things like to tamper with the Divine Palace. We don’t necessarily have to kill them halfway. We just need to capture them quickly, tamper with the Divine Palace, erase their memories or cover up their memories, and not kill them. Then they can return to the sect alive, and the matter may be over.
Lin Du took out another booklet with an expressionless face. This booklet was a folded book, which could be opened up like an accordion with a quick pull.
Xia Tianwu took a look and found that it was full of people's names, followed by the names of their sects and their ages. Looking closely, he saw Ju Yuan's name at the top, with a hook drawn on it with an ink pen.
The names of the three major sects at the top were ticked, and then all the way down, a name was circled in red.
Feixing School, Yin Zhong.
Lin Du stared at it for a while, put it away, and took out another booklet. This booklet was even more terrifying.
The densely packed words on it were all red and black, and quite a few names had been crossed out with a vermilion pen, making it look like King Yan's book of life and death.
Lin Du just stared at her for a while, then as if he had confirmed something, he took the thing, apologized, leaned over, and touched the woman's forehead with his slender knuckles.
Suddenly, there was a rustling sound all around, like a snake crawling underneath, or the sound of some plants growing.
Tao Xian suddenly felt something was wrong. He had been squatting obediently in the trap that Lin Du had drawn for him, fearing that he would be grabbed and tied up if he took a step forward. Now, when he raised his eyes, he saw that the floor tiles with knife blades embedded on all eight sides were shaking violently and were about to fall down, as if... as if they were being pushed up by something from below.
He stood up suddenly, his long sword shining like snow, and when the tip of the blade was completely tilted, he chopped it down, "Master Lin, there's something underground!"