"Why do you say that?" I frowned and asked.
Although the powerful doctor has some secret skills that ordinary people don't know, those children were just born, and some even died in their mother's womb. In such a small village with nothing, how can we tell that they are the same child? A father?
"She mentioned it in her notes. She said that most of the children born in those five years died of the same strange disease. She had never seen this disease before, and it had never appeared in the village." said the wife.
"So she suspected that this disease was an extremely rare genetic disease, and then she deliberately compared them. Then she came up with a guess. She felt that these children might have been inherited by the same person."
I asked, "What are the symptoms of the strange disease?"
"Those children's faces were livid when they were born, and the palms of their hands and the soles of their feet turned black. They soon started to bleed from their orifices, and the blood that flowed out was still black." The old lady said, "As for those who died in their mother's womb before they were born, It's the same situation, but it's worse, even the mother can't be saved."
I asked for some more details, and it sounded like the symptoms of these children were exactly the same.
"In other words, during those five years, a man used Shimen Village as a womb to give birth to his children?" When I thought about it, I felt ridiculous.
However, this may well be the case.
At least most of the thirteen women in Shimen Village, or even all of them, were the man's carefully selected reproductive tools, with the purpose of getting him to give birth to a child.
However, all the children born to these women died in infancy without exception.
This is worth pondering.
"What else did your ex say in the notes?" I asked after thinking for a moment.
The old lady hurriedly said, "She also made a conjecture in her notes. She said that the man was probably born with some kind of defect and was unable to have children with other women. Even if he was born, he would get a strange disease and die young."
"But the other party was unwilling to give in, so he used Shimen Village as a testing ground and carefully selected women to give birth to him."
This is similar to my speculation, but there is another key point in it. Why did this person choose Shimen Village?
Is it because this village is very closed and easy to attack, or are there other reasons?
I glanced at the trembling old lady and asked, "Did you just say that among the thirteen women, nine of them were born with their hearts on the right side?"
"Yes." The old lady nodded quickly.
"You have stayed in the village for so many years, but you have never thought about the weirdness of this village?" I asked her.
The old lady hesitated for a moment and said, "I...I also discovered a secret. If you can spare my life, I will..."
As soon as he finished speaking, a ghost doll pounced towards him.
"No! I don't want it anymore, I don't want it anymore!" The old lady screamed, covering her half-bitten finger in horror, and begging for mercy urgently.
"The last time." I said coldly.
"Yes, yes, yes!" The old lady nodded repeatedly, "Ever since I saw my predecessor's notebook, I have also had doubts in my heart. Especially, many people in this village have right-sided hearts. This reminds me of what I heard before. A rumor told by Master."
"Who is your master?" I interrupted her and asked.
"I...my master originally raised little ghosts in Jizhou. Later, he was hunted down and fled to Nanyang. He has been to many places and often tells me strange things when he is free." The old lady quickly explained.
I hummed and let her continue talking.
"Yes." The old lady said hurriedly, "My master once told me that in Jizhou, there was a very powerful warlock named Hai Tianshi."
"Haitianshi?" I searched in my mind, but I didn't have much impression. However, the villagers in Shimen Village all happened to have the surname Hai.
The old lady hurriedly added, "This Haitian Shi died more than three hundred years ago. It's normal that you haven't heard of it."
I let her continue.
"I heard from my master that Haitian Shi was born with a heart on the right side. He is extremely talented and intelligent, especially when it comes to learning spells. His talent is astonishingly high. He soon became better than others. His teachers are ashamed of themselves.”
"At that time, the world was not at peace, and there were ghosts and monsters everywhere, so Haitian Shi traveled around the world alone, slaying countless demons, and became famous."
"At that time, there was a saying in the Feng Shui world called 'nine yin apertures, exquisite heart', which is what Haitian Shi was talking about."
"What does this mean?" I asked with a slight frown.
The old lady quickly explained, "It is said that Haitian Shi's heart is not only on the right side, but also has nine orifices, two more than us ordinary people. Because of this, Haitian Shi is a natural warlock, and he can learn any magic. Just pick it up."
"I thought about what Master said and discovered that everyone in this village was named Hai, so I started to make some guesses, so I took advantage of the opportunity of delivering a baby to find a child born with a right heart..."
At this point, he shivered and hurriedly defended, "Don't misunderstand, don't misunderstand. The child itself has already died. I...I don't have it. And I only have that kind of child who died in infancy." Opportunities are hidden in secret.”
She explained a lot and saw that I didn't have an attack. Then she relaxed a little and continued, "I took the hidden child back and opened his heart. Sure enough, the child's heart was... Nine orifices."
"So you think that the people in Shimen Village may be the descendants of that Haitian Shi?" I probably understood what she meant.
"Yes, I do think so. This... this is indeed a coincidence." The old lady said quickly, "I don't know how many midwives there were before me, but there should be quite a few. I asked, this Shimen Village also has a long history, and people have settled here intermittently for nearly three hundred years."
"Even if there were wars in the middle, this place was not affected much. Basically, generations of people have stayed here without moving."
I stared at her for a moment and then said, "You mean, this Shimen Village was actually kept in captivity, and it has been kept in captivity for nearly three hundred years?"
"Yes!" The old lady nodded, "Although this sounds very absurd, but...but it is indeed possible."
I remained silent for a long time.
I have to say that there is some truth to this speculation.
"Then why do you think they kept Shimen Village in captivity?" A thought suddenly flashed through my mind, inexplicably thinking of the ice prison underground in Liu's house and the longevity dolls in Cao Xian Temple.
"Well..." the old lady hesitated, "it might be because of the 'Nine Yin Apertures and Exquisite Heart'."
