"Do you still remember that we drank tea from the noodle shop? The boss told me that it was the mountain spring water that she specially prepared. It is very likely that we have been poisoned. If there is really a poison on us, it means that it is mountain spring water. There’s something wrong with the source.”
These words made everyone's hair stand on end. Yue Guanchao picked up the little hedgehog and whispered something in his ear. The white hedgehog ran back to the cage and took out a few round black balls.
He placed four or five pills on the table and looked at each other: "Eat it. If you really spit out the poisonous worms after eating, it means that our guess has come true."
"Ah, do you really want to eat this hedgehog?"
Yue Erpao seemed particularly resistant.
"You've already eaten it, and you're still worried about it? Let's think about it again."
After saying that, Yue Guanchao picked up the hedgehog pill and threw it into his mouth. What the hedgehog eats are weeds. The rootless soil is no different from the herbal pills. In addition, the pill has been dried, leaving only the herbal smell, which is not that bad. The diaphragm responded.
Seeing Yue Guanchao swallowing it, the others no longer hesitated and swallowed the Hedgehog Pill one after another.
Hedgehog pill can cure hundreds of poisons. Soon after they swallowed the hedgehog, the effect of the medicine had reached their stomachs. Several of them vomited to death. Apart from saliva, there were only thousands of black rapeseeds left in the dirty things. It was a sight to see. Nausea and nausea, and violent vomiting again.
After struggling until the middle of the night, Lan Ruling asked the boss for a few eggs and boiled them with water from the well in the backyard. She asked them to hold them in their mouths and roll them around on her body to make sure that the silver needles were not black and that there was nothing in the eggs. , only then can the Gu insects be completely eliminated.
"Come on, chew some soybeans."
Lan Ruling grabbed a handful of soybeans and put them in everyone's mouths. After chewing them dry, they smelled foul, so she felt relieved.
"To identify whether you have been poisoned, you can chew raw soybeans or hold an egg in your mouth and insert a silver needle. If the silver needle turns black or the soybeans are not fishy, it means you have been poisoned. Then you have to find a way to remove the poison. I just want to take a look. Are the poisonous insects on your body clean?"
"This is strange. Who would poison the spring water in the back mountain? What is the purpose?"
Yue Guanchao drank the water from the well and rinsed his mouth. After all this trouble, no one could sleep.
"This is a low valley river beach at the end of Yinping Wild Mountain. The water flows to the lower areas. The clear spring water probably flows from Yinping Wild Mountain. There is no one there for a long time. Who knows who caused the poison."
Song Siyuan paused and continued: "If the spring water has been polluted, it proves that the black hands behind it are not us, but the Jiangyou Ancient Town and the villages near Fujiang. Sichuan and Shu people have always liked to drink tea, and the people of Jiangyou Ancient Town , I guess they all fell into the trap."
When they thought of this fact, they felt the hair on their backs, what kind of person could be so crazy and want to harm the people of the whole town.
Song Siyuan sighed deeply and said in a cautious tone: "We can only say that the problem is more serious than we thought. Yinping Wu Village has never been in contact with the outside world. In the past twenty years, it has been in contact with the outside world more and more frequently. There are even targeted No matter what the outside plan is, the people of Jiangyou Ancient Town are likely to be sacrificed white mice. Even if we don't come here, Jiangyou Ancient Town will not be able to hold on. It can only be said that Yinping Wu Village is targeting Things, not just us, may have a bigger conspiracy."
"Then what should we do next?" Lan Ruling looked at everyone.
"Continue to Heming Mountain. Master Bai Chongyang will definitely be interested in this thing."
Early the next morning, Yue Guanchao and the others hurried to Jiange City and nearby Heming Mountain.
Heming Mountain is also called Huming Mountain. It borders Qingcheng to the north, Emei to the south, Mist to the west, and the flat river bank of western Sichuan to the east. The mountains are majestic and tall, with lush vegetation, and the mountain shape is as clear and handsome as a crane, which is why it is so beautiful. It is named Heming Mountain. It is said that Li Jue, a descendant of Lao Dan, once lived in seclusion in the mountain raising cranes, playing games and gaining enlightenment. Walking on the stone steps at the foot of the mountain, you can often see the clear stream surrounding the mountain and the chirping of cranes.
They climbed up the stairs, their eyes were full of verdant green, and the mountains and forests were full of wind. When they reached the top of Heming Mountain, they could see the ink marks of "Wenchang Taoist Palace" written on the archways and stone pillars, with a carefree and celestial style.
After explaining the purpose of their visit, the two young Taoist boys took them into the Taoist temple and saw Bai Chongyang, the Southwest Taoist sect known to the common people. At this moment, he was standing on the terrace on the top of the mountain playing with the chessboard.
This old Taoist wore a wide-sleeved Taoist robe and a black gauze hat. His white hair was neatly combed and fixed on the top of his head with a wooden hairpin. His face was fair and slightly wrinkled, revealing the spirit of immortality.
"Old Taoist Chongyangzi, I don't know what kind of friends you have, what do you do with me?"
After saying that, he motioned for everyone to sit on the futon. After Yue Guanchao and the others took their seats, he no longer concealed his thoughts and said directly: "Old Taoist Master, what do you think about the corpse outside Jiangyou Pass?"
"These corpses come from the ground. Let them decay naturally and return them to the land. There is no need to slay demons. They are originally the bodies of people after death."
The words of the old Taoist priest were a bit grand, and they didn't look like the truth. Yue Guanchao took out the mountain spring water and directly spread the poison powder on it, waiting for the poison insects to manifest. The old Taoist priest Gu Jing Wubo's eyes said, Finally there was a fluctuation.
"Old Taoist priest, the resurrection of corpses is a fantasy. When we had tea last night, we found that the clear spring in the back mountain was poisoned by someone. If we connect it with the living corpse, it is probably not a weak earth energy, but someone. You're pretending, right?"
Yue Guanchao spoke briefly and comprehensively about their experience, speaking completely to himself. The old Taoist priest was more surprised than frightened when he saw the Gu insect. He might have noticed these things a long time ago. After Yue Guanchao finished speaking, he just looked at him, waiting for the old Taoist priest's reply.
The old Taoist priest knew that what these people were saying was true, and he had to find out more about it. He stroked his beard and said, "Do you know about the Nuo Cult?"
"The Nuo Cult!"
"Yes." The old Taoist said in a mysterious tone: "The source of all this must be attributed to the Nuo God Cult."
Nuo is a ritual used in ancient times to dispel epidemics, eliminate ghosts, channel spirits and worship gods. It is a relic of ancient witchcraft culture.
In ancient times, medical conditions were underdeveloped and the people were ignorant. Once they got sick, they would think that the ghosts and gods were punishing them. As long as the ghosts and gods forgive them, their illnesses will be completely cured. Especially when there is a big epidemic in the tribe, witches will In order to get rid of the disease faster, Xian will lead a group of witches to dance and pray, praying for the protection of ghosts and gods to eliminate the plague.
When eradicating the plague, these great witches wore masks, colorful clothes, and guns. They performed weird dances to move their bodies while chanting words. When the prayers were completed, they would spread the ashes produced during the prayers all over the village. , and at the same time turned into water for the tribesmen to swallow to pray for relief from disasters.
During the Qin and Han Dynasties, every twelfth lunar month in the Han Palace, the queen and the emperor would still lead the palace nobles and palace maids and eunuchs, wearing masks and colorful clothes, to perform Wu Nuo dances in the palace. This was a time of the year in addition to worshiping the ancestors of heaven and earth. , the most grand festival.
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Some people died, but not completely...
