Xiao Bai took a small medicine seal and fiddled with it in his hand.
After a while, Xiao Bai sighed heavily again. After hesitating for a moment, he finally asked:
"Village Chief, can I take the liberty to ask you if you know of any other villages that have done research on Gu insects?"
"If we don't get rid of this Gu bug, it will be a big trouble after all."
Hearing Xiao Bai's words, the old man frowned and considered for a moment, then shook his head.
"It's been too long. Even if some villages originally had some inheritance of Gu control, by our generation, almost all of them have been discontinued."
"Young man, with this medicine seal, you should be able to survive for a while longer. Look for it again. We don't have it here, nor in the tomb we guard."
Seeing the sad look on the old man's face, Xiao Bai rubbed his nose but still refused to give up. Then Xiao Bai took out the photo of the bronze box he had obtained before.
"Village Chief, I would like to trouble you. Can anyone in the village recognize the font on this bronze box?"
After taking the phone, the old village chief put on a pair of reading glasses.
When his eyes saw the bronze box, Xiao Bai felt the village chief's skinny body tremble unconsciously.
A long while.
The old village chief put the phone back on the table.
"I can recognize about one-fifth of the characters on this box."
"What's written here is probably some kind of precious medicine that has the effect of prolonging life."
Hearing this, Xiao Bai nodded, can it extend his life?
This is of no use. What I need is a way to kill this Gu insect, otherwise what's the use of extending my life.
Besides, if this medicine really has that kind of effect, then the person who made it should live much longer than the average person, so there shouldn't be any record left in history.
Seeing that Xiao Bai and Si Si were silent, the village chief sighed. After a moment, he picked up the small bronze seal that had lost its seal.
"Hey, it is said that there are eight bronze seals in total. By chance, you activated four of them and obtained the pattern left by another small seal. It can be regarded as a close connection with it."
"That's it, that's all."
"Wait for two more days. After the New Year Festival, I will take you to the big tomb. As long as the coffin is not opened, I think I can barely convince the villagers to agree."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Bai and Si Si's eyes were full of surprise and they breathed a long sigh of relief.
"Well, village chief, we came this time and brought some cash to donate to the village. This money is two million. You can use it to improve the living environment of the villagers, repair roads, etc."
"It can be regarded as compensation for the time we caused trouble in the village ancestral hall."
"Two million?!"
After hearing this number, the village chief was surprised for a long time before closing his mouth.
"Oh, are you two kids so rich? No wonder the kids in the village have sharpened their heads and gone to the city."
"I've never seen such a large amount of money, old man, but forget it, it's too much money and we don't feel safe holding it."
Seeing the old man shaking his head, Si Si said: "Old village chief, this money is not much for us. When I first entered the village, I found that the living conditions of the villagers were very average."
"This money can be used to repair necessary public facilities, and then use the rest to share with everyone, so that everyone can live a better life."
After some negotiation, the old village chief finally accepted the cash.
After a room was arranged for Xiao Bai and Si Si, they hurried towards the village committee.
Seeing the old village chief leaving, Xiao Bai and Si Si looked at each other.
"Hey, what should we do next?"
Hearing Xiao Bai's question, Si Si shook his head.
"I don't know. Let's take it step by step. I hope the old village chief will take us to the tomb in a few days and we can find the answer we are looking for."
Seeing that Si Si had no other good ideas, Xiao Bai took out the small medicine seal again.
Then, under Si Si's strange gaze, he put the medicine seal on the totem on his chest.
As the warm medicinal seal exuded a pleasant medicinal fragrance, Xiao Bai felt a numbness and itch coming from his chest.
After a while.
Seeing that the position of the totem on his chest seemed to have really faded a lot, Xiao Bai's eyes suddenly lit up.
This is okay!
The effect can be said to be immediate. Just a few minutes after the small seal was put on, there was such an obvious change.
Could it be that the old village chief was being humble? Maybe this medicinal seal can kill the bugs in the body.
Seeing the changes in Xiao Bai's body, Si Si also took out the small seal, then cut a piece of fishing line in the wild survival bag, passed it through the small hole in the handle of the seal, and then used the small print as a pendant to hang on his chest. .
When Xiao Bai saw this, he also followed suit. After doing everything, the two of them waited for the miracle to happen.
It was not until evening that the village chief returned again.
"You two, you haven't eaten yet. We don't have any restaurants in the village. Just wait a moment and I'll go get ready."
Seeing that the village chief was in a good mood after returning, Xiao Bai knew that the two days he and Si Si had spent in the village would not be so difficult.
Seeing the village chief and Si Si go to prepare dinner together, Xiao Bai unbuttoned his shirt again and looked at the chest with the medicine mark.
Seeing that the color of the pattern was almost the same as a few hours ago, Xiao Bai couldn't help but sigh. It seemed that expecting this thing to completely eliminate the Gu worms in the body was indeed a fantasy.
The next day.
After getting up in the morning, Xiao Bai saw that the village today was starting to look a little different from yesterday.
The village that originally looked ordinary has changed today.
The villagers who looked very dull yesterday had smiles on their faces today. Everyone was working together to paint blue paint on the walls and gates of their courtyards.
Some areas that were inconvenient to paint had been covered with blue silk cloth early on.
"Village chief, what is this?"
Looking at the old village chief who was busy painting the front door of his house with a bucket of unknown paint, Sisi asked with some confusion.
"Haha, in two days, it will be the big festival in our village. It can also be regarded as a celebration that happens every five years."
"Painting it blue is a unique custom of our village."
Seeing Si Si talking to the village chief, Xiao Bai stretched out, walked to the paint bucket, and glanced inside the bucket.
This blue seems familiar.
correct!
This blue is just like the color that was dyed on the skeleton.
Thinking of this, Xiao Bai's heart skipped a beat.
Is this custom really like what the village chief said once every five years?
"Old village chief, what is this paint made of? This blue color is quite special."
The village chief who was chatting with Si Si heard Xiao Bai's question and said with a smile: "This is actually very simple."
"It's a mineral pigment. The blue color comes from a kind of blue iron ore that has been processed many times."
"It looks good. The color is so gorgeous and bright. I'm afraid anyone will like it."
Not sure if it was an illusion, but when he heard the village chief say these words, Xiao Bai felt an inexplicable chill rising in his body.
