Chapter 4 Chapter Four: The Ghost

The black snake came out of Zhang Erzhu's mouth, and it was winding and floating in the air, as if it could fly.Soon, the body of the black snake swelled up, turned into black smoke, scattered towards the surroundings, and gradually disappeared. Everyone was stunned, and the timid women and children immediately lost their voices in fright. cry. Wu Qi was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear. He never expected that such a thing would be forced out of Zhang Erzhu's body with a few needles.However, Zhang Erzhu's current situation reassured him a lot. He rubbed his chest and panted in relief, looking at the horrified crowd inexplicably, and kept crying for hunger.Wu Qi breathed a sigh of relief, it is a good thing to feel hungry, and a good appetite is also a manifestation of vitality, Wu Qi was pleasantly surprised, it seems that the "Liu Ren Qi Fang" left to him by his third uncle is really very interesting.

Slowly, that Zhang Erzhu regained his senses, and he was like a starved ghost reincarnated. He took two bites of a steamed bun, and soon wiped out several of them. Below is his own experience. It turned out that Zhang Erzhu happened when he was collecting medicine on the mountain.The local mountain area is rich in Chinese herbal medicine resources, which have always been the first choice for local people to generate income in their spare time. Zhang Erzhu and two villagers from the neighboring village went to the deep mountains to collect a kind of Chinese medicine called ghost apricot red.And this kind of traditional Chinese medicine can only be found in Guizizhang in the deep mountains. Guizizhang is a well-known evil place in the local area. There have been legends of monsters since ancient times. Mountain people often disappear without reason, so this is a local restricted area. This is extremely dreadful.

But ghost apricot red is relatively rare, and traditional Chinese medicine dealers charge a high price for it. This is very attractive to farmers who face the loess and turn their backs to the sky. Therefore, there has never been a shortage of people in the local area who have taken risks to go to the deep mountains for money.The few people ventured into the deep mountains, and everything went smoothly until the sun went down. When they were about to return with heavy medicine boxes on their backs, they suddenly heard abnormal movements in the grass behind them, as if someone was stealing. Whispers are average.

Zhang Erzhu and the others have heard of the name of Guizizhang, and it is unlikely that they will meet other people here, and after listening carefully, they don't feel like they are talking.A few people felt a little apprehensive, and wanted to leave quickly, but the strange sound was getting closer and closer, as if something was chasing and approaching them.The few people had no choice but to boldly and carefully put up a protective posture, and used a hoe to lift off the covered grass. It was almost dusk at this time, and with the cover of the dense forest, the light was not very good. When we lifted the grass, we could barely see a collapsed stone tablet.Several people unanimously judged that this was a tombstone, thinking that they had accidentally dug an ancient tomb, and they were shocked and frightened.The side with the words on the tombstone was facing downwards, so it was impossible to tell what was written on it, but a few people didn't bother to know. Thinking of the weird situation just now and the weird legends in the mountains, they all felt a little scared, and immediately prepared to slip away.

At this moment, there was a "sizzling" sound from the grass behind the stele. Several people searched for it, and suddenly a big red snake opened its mouth and spit out apricots and came out of the grass.The snake was red all over, and it was emitting wisps of blue smoke. Under the dim light, it looked like a red-hot iron block.The strange snake crawled over the green grass, and the green grass immediately turned yellow, and then turned into ashes as if it had been burned.Seeing such a weird snake, several people were so frightened that they almost peed on their pants, but no one dared to act rashly, so they could only hold the medicine hoe in their hands and confronted the big snake.

The big snake lingered on the spot for a few times, then suddenly rushed forward to attack. Zhang Erzhu reacted quickly. Seeing this, he immediately picked up the medicine hoe in his hand and hit the snake's head. The snake retracted its head in pain and coiled up. The body turned around in a defensive posture, as if trying to escape.When they saw this, they became a little careless and slacked off, but the snake suddenly opened its mouth and spit out a stream of black smoke according to the positions of the faces of the people. The black smoke was filled with the smell of sour corpses. They only felt a cold numbness in their throats and chests, as if they were suddenly poured into a large bowl of high-purity spirits, and then felt extremely cold all over their bodies, as if they had fallen into a Like an ice cellar, he coughed violently at the moment.After several people scrambled and scrambled away from the ghost smoke, the black snake had disappeared.

And the night after he came back, Zhang Erzhu went crazy. Judging from the way he spit out the black snake, it is likely that he was tricked by the strange snake!After Zhang Erzhu finished speaking, someone in the crowd raised a question: Zhang Erzhu's tone was the poison of the three of them together, but why was only Zhang Erzhu insane? Could it be that the other two had special constitutions? As soon as the question came out, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and no one could tell why.At this moment, a voice came from the crowd: "His yang energy is weak, and he can't hide from the venom of the red ghost fire if it finds him!" The voice was old and hoarse, but it was sonorous and powerful, quite deterrent.Wu Qi turned his head and saw a Taoist-looking man coming out of the crowd, followed by a long-haired young man, and Captain Wang followed behind, panting. This should be the great god he invited to dance. Daxian.

Wu Qi was secretly amused, the wave of getting rid of the four old things and eradicating feudal superstitions has just passed. Taoist priests are a rare commodity these days, and only one and a half of them can be found in this ravine.This time to get rid of Zhang Erzhu's problems, it can be regarded as a lesson for these villagers. From now on, this ghost and snake god should not compete for the limelight of his doctor. However, it can be seen that the villagers have a certain respect for this Taoist priest, and they are all polite. Wu Qizheng was puzzled when he saw the old Taoist circle around Zhang Erzhu, stroking his beard and saying: "Your residence is underground, hidden It is opaque, and there are mostly pagoda tree willows in front of the door. It is difficult for Yin Qi to come out and Yang Qi is difficult to enter, which makes you prone to diseases. The other two smoke ephedra smoke all the year round, and the Yang Qi in the body gathers, which is better than you to resist Yin poison. The illness of the two of you is on the surface of the body, but you have penetrated into the brain and marrow! Although probing the acupoints with silver needles has relieved your temporary pain, but the symptoms are not cured, and the residual disease is still there!"

After the old Taoist finished speaking, he turned around and said, "I didn't expect there to be a strange person in the village who thought of using the method of yang fire to drive away the poison. Who is the expert, can you come out and let the old Taoist open my eyes!" Wu Qi originally thought that this old man would have some strange powers and chaos, but he didn't expect to point out the cause of the disease after a few clicks, and saw through his own tricks. This old man can't tell how old he is. Although his beard and hair are already white, his face is rosy, the skin on his face is as tender as a baby's skin, and he is energetic, his steps are steady and his voice is like a bell. style.The man behind him was wearing a black jani suit, carrying a half-worn sandalwood box, and his long hair covered half of his face.Wu Qi couldn't help being surprised when he saw it again. The man's complexion was extremely special. Whether it was the half of his face that was not covered or his bare arms, they all showed a strange red color, as if he had no skin.

Zhang Erzhu had already breathed a sigh of relief, but after hearing what the old man said, he became uneasy, and his wife cried and asked the old man for help.The old Taoist pinched his fingers, glanced around, and quickly stopped on Wu Qi. "It was you who injected the needle? You are young, how did you learn this method of helping yang and driving away yin?" The old man circled around Wu Qi, looking at the young boy in front of him with a little appreciation, with a hint of admiration asked in a tone. As a doctor, Wu Qi didn't have a good impression of people who pretend to be gods and ghosts, but when he heard the old Taoist's analysis just now, it was in line with the theory of yin and yang qi in "Liu Ren Qi Fang", and he suddenly became curious.But even so, as a doctor, it is not only important to cure diseases and save people, but also to get rid of feudal superstitions in people's minds. Seeing that the villagers have been bewitched by this Taoist priest, it is impossible not to kill him!

"This is an acupuncture method handed down from my family, and it is only a temporary solution. It will take a lot of trouble to completely eradicate it!" After Wu Qi finished speaking, the old man chuckled without making any excuses, and immediately said: "Then let's fight, and see if it's you, the genius doctor, or my old three-legged cat, how about we compare them?" Right now, the most important thing is to cure diseases and save people, and it's really not the time to learn how to fight, but when Wu Qi saw the provocative eyes of the old man, he didn't even get angry. He was annoyed at the moment, and he gritted his teeth and said to Wu Qi that I won't show some housekeeping skills today. Come out to destroy your prestige, you are really a healer! After making up his mind, Wu Qi immediately said: "Okay! What are you talking about competing for? As long as it's not crooked, you can just pick the best one, don't say I don't respect the elderly!" Wu Qi was gearing up, thinking that this is you, old guy You asked for it, today I have to kill your prestige in full view, and see how you will fool the villagers with your crooked ways in the future. The old man smiled heartily and said again: "Since it's a gamble, you have to place some chips! What do you use as chips?" Wu Qi was startled when he heard this, and thought that this old man raised his chips at this time, could it be for my book "Liu Ren Qi Fang"?This old guy looks old and cunning, I have to guard against it!But in my impression, this book has always been treasured by me, and I regard it as a treasure, and outsiders have never even touched it once, so how could this old man know! Seeing that Wu Qi hesitated, the old man said again: "Why don't we do this? The villagers are all here today, and they will be a witness to us. The two of us will use acupuncture to save lives. After the winner is determined, the loser will All you have to do is meet one condition for the winner! All the villagers, please be a witness!" As soon as Wu Qi was stunned, he felt more and more that the old man had ulterior motives. He frowned and thought about how to deal with it.As soon as the old Taoist words came out, some people in the crowd began to boo. The country people didn't have any entertainment, and Taoist priests fighting with doctors was a new thing.However, some people also know that this old man has a perverse personality, and he is impatient, and he still has the mood to fight, but everyone dares to be angry and dare not speak out, and there is nothing they can do for a while. This coaxing couldn't be stopped, Wu Qi couldn't agree to it, so he gritted his teeth and said harshly: "Okay! Just do as you said, we won't give in to each other in the skill competition, you show your true self!" Let's do it!" "Okay! Then let's make a deal. Let's start with this fellow's treatment. If you can find out the cause, you will win!" The old man raised his hand, made a gesture of invitation, and watched Wu Qi's next step with a smile. action. Wu Qi was dumbfounded when he heard this, looking for the cause?This is a matter of catching ducks on the shelves.I was stunned and stunned, and Zhang Erzhu finally came to his senses. If I knew the cause of the disease, I would prescribe the right medicine. Do I need to talk to you here? I thought that the old Taoist would play such things as magic needle probing acupoints, directing qi to return to the void, etc., and such things could be handled by himself, but who would have expected that this old Taoist would play such insidious tricks, which pot would not be opened and which pot would be lifted!Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Wu Qi was so anxious that his forehead was sweating. Considering Zhang Erzhu's safety, he didn't dare to give the needle blindly, and he was at a loss for a while. The old Taoist smiled contentedly, turned his head and nodded at the red-skinned young man, and told him to take out a silver needle, and stuck it on the back of Zhang Erzhu's neck.The two pillars were blinded, and soon the eyelids began to fight, and he fell asleep.Everyone didn't know what they meant, but the old man didn't rush, he asked for a bench and sat aside and waited.Wu Qi was also puzzled, wondering what kind of tricks this old man was playing, although this old man looked kind and kind, but Wu Qi had always been quite repulsed by ghosts and monsters, no matter how he looked at it, he didn't think this old man was a kind person. Suddenly, there was an exclamation from the crowd, and everyone's eyes turned to the direction where Zhang Erzhu was lying down. Then they all frowned, and stepped back a few steps in astonishment like chasing ducks.Wu Qi stretched out his head to take a look, and saw a green mildew-like thing growing on Zhang Erzhu's body at some point, and it was still spreading, and soon covered his whole body. Some kind of weird skin disease in general. Wu Qi trembled even more when he saw this scene. He remembered the experience of third uncle accidentally stealing Huotan's shroud. At that time, the person wearing Huotan's shroud was a green corpse!Thinking of Wu Qi was even more surprising, and he was a little confused for a while, not knowing what the hell this old man was doing. After a long time, the old man quickly pulled out the silver needle, and the green color on Zhang Erzhu's body gradually faded away. Then he woke up, shivering and screaming from the cold, with his limbs curled up tightly, as if he wanted to find a bed and get under the covers immediately. . "The body is too cold, I used silver needles to stimulate the cold in his body, the poison of the bone corpse has penetrated into the bone marrow, I am afraid it will be extremely difficult to get rid of!" Seeing Zhang Erzhu's frightening appearance being tossed back and forth, and hearing what the old man said, Zhang Erzhu's daughter-in-law couldn't bear it any longer, and immediately hugged the old man's leg and began to cry loudly, begging the old man for help.This commotion, even the people around were moved to feel pity. The old woman, the older girl and the younger daughter-in-law all wiped away their tears and begged the old man, and all of a sudden pinned their hopes on the old man. When Wu Qi saw this situation, he was not in a good mood. It seemed that he was not deep in the world, and his fighting skills were not the opponent of this old fox. He secretly cursed in his heart. for the sake! The old man was not in a hurry, seeing that there seemed to be a hint of complacency in his eyes, Wu Qi couldn't help gnashing his teeth.Unexpectedly, the old Taoist stroked his beard and solemnly stated that it is his duty to save lives, but his master and apprentice alone are not strong enough, and they must be assisted by someone who understands acupuncture and moxibustion. These words were obviously aimed at Wu Qi. As soon as the old saying came out, Zhang Erzhu's wife turned and hugged Wu Qi's leg and cried, and everyone turned to Wu Qi for help, which made him very embarrassed.What's more, some people in the crowd booed, saying that Mrs. Wu is a noble person, and this time she cured Zhang Erzhu, so she simply introduced his niece to Wu Qi, who is a flower in the village. When Wu Qi heard that he almost didn't hit the wall on the spot, he couldn't help but frowned because of his responsibility, and reluctantly asked the old Taoist: "Okay! As long as he can be cured, I can cooperate. What do you need me to do?" The old Taoist was overjoyed when he heard that, looked at Wu Qi and raised his brows: "My Niu Lao Tao's method is passed on from inside to outside, and if you want to cooperate with me, you have to worship me as your teacher first!"