After hearing my words, the monkey gave me a helpless look: "Really? We've only been back from Sichuan for a few days, and we already have to work again? Has Duan Jinyan reappeared?"
"No, it's Wei Shengnan who's in trouble. She's been poisoned by a very special kind of Gu poison. I've been asked by the Wei family to help find an antidote."
I shook my head: "This time our operation is time-sensitive and the mission is heavy. We need to split into several groups. The two of us will go to Suihua and Daqing in Heilongjiang Province respectively. The Wei family will provide you with a secretary and security. You will lead a team to Suihua yourself. Is there a problem?"
The monkey scratched its head: "There's no problem, but what is this 'Dokoho'? It sounds like the name of a minority group. Is it from a royal family or noble family of some dynasty?"
"No, Dokoho is a goddess worshipped in shamanism."
I explained to the monkey, “In the Old English language family, all tribes were called shamans, hence the name shamanism, which is a primitive religion that originated in the late primitive commune. Shamanism has obvious clan and tribal religious characteristics. There are no common scriptures, gods, or unified organizations among different ethnic groups, but they have roughly the same characteristics, believing that everything has a soul and immortality.”
Legend has it that in the north, there is an ancient and mysterious altar in shamanism, where a stone statue of a woman named Dokho is enshrined. Her sweat is said to be the source of all things in the world, and that this sweat can cure all poisons.
"Young Master Duan, I feel that your story is even less reliable than the myth of the Miao Jiang Immortal Palace."
The monkey looked at me speechlessly: "We need to find a stone statue, then hope that the stone statue sweats, and then use that sweat to save Wei Shengnan's life, am I right?"
"Theoretically, that's how it is. However, the Wei family has consulted hundreds of doctors, and so far only Miao Xiaoxian has diagnosed Wei Shengnan's illness and provided a solution! That is to find the three earth source stones in the village legend. Currently, the fire stone has been taken by Duan Jinyan, the forest stone is missing, and only the water stone has a trace, and it is very likely that it has been made into the Duokuohuo statue."
I lit a cigarette and began to tell the monkey about shamanism: "In shamanistic legends, stone, like water, is the mother that gave birth to the first life in the universe. This first life is called the Stone God, and the world was created by this primordial cosmic god."
In mythology, there is also a goddess named Dokoho. Legend has it that this ancient goddess was born before the separation of heaven and earth, lived in a stone, and was the great goddess of the universe who gave birth to light and heat.
The Heavenly Mother Abukahehe was tricked into the Great Snow Mountain by the demon Yeruli. The huge snow piles made her unbearably cold and hungry, so she swallowed the stone at the bottom of the snow mountain and the goddess Dokoho inside the stone.
The intense heat of the Dokoho made Abukahehe restless, and he suddenly crashed out of the snow-capped mountain. The heat melted Abukahehe's limbs, his eyes became the sun and moon, his hair became a forest, and his sweat became a stream.
I read about this in the Records of Judges. It is said that there is a statue of the goddess Dokho in shamanism that can produce water out of nowhere. I think that the shamans must have obtained this stone by chance, and because its properties were similar to those of Dokho, it was transformed into a statue.
To be honest, I was skeptical about the claim that the statue could cure poison, but now I understand why Grandpa Wei sent us to the demon monk's tomb to retrieve the immortal scriptures.
When modern technology proves ineffective, we are left with only supernatural or ancient methods. These methods may be useless, but at least they can provide reassurance and a glimmer of hope while we wait.
"Since we've been divided into so many teams, does that mean the statue doesn't have a specific location, and we need to check each one individually?"
The monkey licked its lips: "What if these statues aren't what we're looking for, or they don't serve any purpose?"
"Let's do our best and leave the rest to fate! We've done everything we could, now it's up to Wei Shengnan's destiny."
I took a deep breath: "Let's eat first. The Wei family has already prepared a private jet. After lunch, we should set off around the same time."
Just as we were eating and chatting, a member of the Wei family rushed into the restaurant, panting, and looked at me and Song Laosan: "Mr. Duan, Mr. Song, President Wei asked me to ask you to come to his office as soon as possible. He said there is something very urgent!"
Song Laosan and I exchanged a glance, our expressions turning tense: "What's going on? Could it be that Wei Shengnan is in trouble?"
"Let's go take a look!"
Seeing the Wei family members' hurried and flustered appearance, I had a bad feeling. I followed behind them and ran towards the villa where Wei Shengnan was sitting.
When Song Laosan and I arrived at the villa, Wei Xiao was just at the door taking a phone call.
By the time I reached the stairwell, Wei Xiao had already hung up the phone.
I stopped and, before I could catch my breath, asked, "Uncle Wei, why did you call us over so urgently? Is something wrong with Shengnan?"
"It's good news, Nan Nan has woken up."
Wei Xiao smiled and said, "When you brought that little girl here before, I was full of doubts about her. Now it seems that appearances can be deceiving! Since she has the ability to awaken Nan Nan, it means that the plan she proposed must also be feasible. Now Nan Nan is finally saved!"
After hearing Wei Xiao's answer, Song Laosan gave him a speechless sidelong glance: "Third Uncle, could you please not breathe so heavily next time you speak? I thought something had happened to Shengnan, and I even felt like I had a stomachache!"
"I called you here because it's urgent. Let's talk upstairs."
Wei Xiao led me and Song Laosan into the villa and went upstairs: "After Shengnan woke up, she heard that you were going to find the Duokuohuo statue and insisted on going with you. No matter how much the old man and I tried to persuade her, we couldn't stop her! We asked you two to come here because we hope you can persuade her. She has just recovered from a serious illness and shouldn't go through all that trouble."
Led by Wei Xiao, Song Laosan and I quickly entered Wei Shengnan's ward.
At this moment, Wei Shengnan was leaning against the wall. After two days of ordeal, her face was sallow, and although her arm had returned to normal, it was extremely swollen and had many open wounds, making it look particularly ferocious.
At the bedside, Miao Xiaoxian, who had been holding on since last night, looked rather pale. When she saw me enter, she simply nodded, too weak to even speak.
On the other side of the hospital bed, Grandpa Wei also earnestly advised, "Shengnan, you just woke up today, and your body is still weak! I have already arranged for people to go and find the statue. If you insist on going, you will only become a burden to others and waste their precious time! Listen to your grandfather and stay at home to wait for good news!"
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