Cheng Miao returned to the bedroom and got the book. The book was still very ordinary, and it was full of professional vocabulary that gave Cheng Miao a headache.
She shook the book and found nothing.
Cheng Miao sat on the bed, read a medical book, and then looked at the book cover, feeling suddenly blessed.
She carefully tore open the book case, and sure enough, there was a yellowed note hidden in the gap between the book case and the book.
Cheng Miao secretly thought that she was careless. She didn't waste any time to feel upset. She looked at the small words written in pencil on the note.
The handwriting is very light, and with the discoloration of time, it almost blends into the original texture of the paper.
"In ancient times, Emperor Qin sent Xu Fu to seek medicine. He went to Penglai, Fangzhang and Yingzhou and got a wonderful prescription. Taking it can lead to longevity."
"Take the skin and flesh meridians of Zusanli point, Hegu point, Dazhui point, Baihui point and temple of boys and girls, and on the night of the full moon, mix 2 pounds of Polygonum Multiflorum, 8 taels of White Poria, 8 taels of Red Poria, 3 taels of green salt, and Sichuan salt. Take 8 taels of Morinda officinalis and 5 taels of ginseng. Pour the medicine into a bowl, cover it with mercury, grind it into mud with your fingers, and knead it into a pill. Take 2 qian for each dose and give it as a boiling soup with the essence and blood of boys and girls. It can prolong life and rejuvenate youth. .”
Cheng Miao looked at those paragraphs and felt that even those words were a little frightening.
A rejuvenating elixir made of the flesh and blood of boys and girls...
Cheng Miao knew what the dregs in the Chinese medicine jars under the darkroom window were. No wonder there was a disgusting and strange smell in the room from the inside out.
Come to think of it, even though Dr. Xu was a rare college student at that time, he was still very interested in feudal traditions. He didn't know where he got this recipe, which made him lose his mind and go crazy. He followed the above method and raised the butcher knife to the children around him.
Cheng Miao found a small iron box in the drawer of the darkroom. Inside the box were several black pills as big as the size of a thumb's belly. These were the rejuvenating elixirs refined from Liu Xue's flesh and blood.
No wonder children would disappear in Minsheng Alley every once in a while. When Dr. Xu finished eating the pill, he would attack the next target.
After Liu Xue's death, many parents moved away with their children because of the haunting legends. Without a target, Dr. Xu also left.
Cheng Miao put the iron box into his pocket and thought: I wonder if the Ergou who disappeared from Aunt Song's house is related to Dr. Xu...
Cheng Miao was making random guesses, and his fingers unconsciously tapped the bottom of the drawer. The crisp "dong...dong..." sound instantly brought Cheng Miao back from his thoughts.
Cheng Miao knocked on the drawer again, and sure enough, the sound in the middle was different, there was a mezzanine!
After pressing it hard, the dark board bounced up as expected, and a photo inside appeared in front of my eyes.
Cheng Miao picked up the photo and held it up to the light. There was a group photo above. The people in the picture are all dressed in the clothes of ordinary people during the Qing Dynasty. The man in the middle has a face exactly like Dr. Xu. The faces of the people surrounding Dr. Xu were full of gratitude. Some shook hands with him and some gave him eggs.
Doctor Xu was holding a two or three-year-old child and looking at the camera with an honest and honest smile on his face, completely different from the madman not long ago. Behind him is a huge Chinese medicine cabinet. The densely packed grids make people feel uncomfortable.
Cheng Miao turned the photo over, and unexpectedly saw the small writing in the lower right corner, and his heart felt cold.
"Taken by Bai Shengshi in the 25th year of Guangxu's reign."
...Cheng Miao seemed to feel the bone-chilling aura surrounding him...
This is not a story about a contemporary college student who was mistakenly turned into a murderer by feudal superstition.
This is clearly a story about a demon who became immortal by eating children and survived for hundreds of years without changing his appearance.
Cheng Miao held the photo in his hand, and after leaving the darkroom, he carried Liu Xue's small frame on his shoulders, dragging Aunt Li's bones with one hand.
The three children outside the door were startled by Cheng Miao, but Cheng Miao had no time to comfort them, "Now I need your help. Let's dig a hole in the yard together."
Several children were a little afraid of Cheng Miao. Although they looked confused, they all nodded obediently.
Huzi and Ergou came forward to take away Aunt Li's body. Because of Cheng Miao's successful science popularization, the two children lost their initial fear of the skeleton, and instead looked left and right curiously.
Niu Niu ran in front and opened the door. As soon as she opened the door of the consulting room, she was stunned. After a while, Cheng Miao saw Niu Niu turn her head and said in a sweet voice: "Sister Miaomiao, there seems to be someone in the corridor."
Cheng Miao's hair almost stood on end. Without even thinking about who was blocking the corridor, he told Huzi and Ergou to leave Aunt Li's body alone for the time being. "I'll tell you to run away later. Don't worry about anything and just follow me!"
Several children became nervous because of Cheng Miao's expression. Huzi pulled Niuniu tightly, and Cheng Miao took the lead and walked out of the clinic carrying Liu Xue's skeleton.
Looking down from the stairs on the second floor, the corridor on the first floor was completely dark. After looking for a long time, Cheng Miao had the illusion that the stairs lead to a bottomless abyss.
Without the flashlight, Cheng Miao realized belatedly that the corridor was abnormally dark. Only imagination could restore the traces of people's lives hidden behind the darkness and on the mottled walls.
At the entrance of the passage, where the darkness and the light outside meet, there is a small figure, standing there quietly and motionless, only its vague outline can be seen.
From Cheng Miao's point of view, it was impossible to tell whether the shadow was male or female, but he could only instinctively feel the danger that almost materialized on it.
"Liu Xue...I'm here to help you. I know the truth. I will help you bury it properly, and I will also ask Huzi and the others to tell the world the truth."
The figure seemed to raise his head, wanting to say something, but then fell silent again. The same silence before the storm made Cheng Miao feel very uneasy. Cheng Miao's heart sank and he raised the photo in his hand.
As expected, even if he turned into a wraith, he still had an irresistible fear of the person in the photo.
I saw the figure flickering and disappearing into the darkness.
Cheng Miao did not dare to relax, still holding the photo, and quickly ran out of the corridor with the three children. Standing in the empty courtyard, Cheng Miao took a deep breath of the air that was like a stagnant pool. She truly felt that compared to the clinic and the corridors, this gloomy-looking courtyard was particularly friendly.
After confirming that only the flower bed in the compound met the conditions for digging a hole, Cheng Miao and his party formed a circle and began to dig the soil.
Although the soil in the flower bed is still relatively soft, there are many plant roots, even if they have rotted, they are still spreading densely.
Cheng Miao wasted a lot of time just cleaning these flower roots. Although Liu Xue had just appeared, Cheng Miao's heart was not relieved at all.
The time interval between Liu Xue's appearances is getting shorter and shorter, and this dungeon is coming to an end. This is often the most dangerous time.
"Huzi, look at that little girl in the yard. I don't think I've seen her before."
