"Sister Jia, brother Zeming, why are you kidnapped too?!"
The young man in white who was led down the cliff bumped into Leng Jiayun and Mo Zeming who were also being pushed by the crowd, as well as a group of crew members who had escaped from Yunzhi. He felt a thump in his heart and realized that the situation was completely out of control.
"Convicts are not allowed to whisper to each other!"
One of the islanders punched Qi Ziyin's vest so hard that it hurt so hard that his eyes went black. But the young man still gritted his teeth, turned his head and shouted at him:
"What are we guilty of?"
But the other party immediately stared, raised his hand and slapped him: "You are still refusing to admit your guilt even when you are about to die? It is obviously you outsiders who brought that terrible disease to the island and killed so many people!
You must pay the price for this today!"
"Yes, let them pay the price. The blood debt must be repaid with blood!" The surrounding islanders also shouted loudly. It was obvious that their action this time was not a sudden move, but had been planned for a long time.
Due to being away from the mainland for a long time, nearly half of the islanders are extremely lacking in etiquette and education. In addition, there is no law on the island, and everything only operates on simple but fragile interpersonal relationships. Now driven by fear, people have already lost their minds. Qi Ziyin knows this
If Shi didn't try to persuade the other party, he might not even have the chance to speak later, so he immediately raised his voice and said:
"Please think about it clearly. If this matter was really done by us, how could we be easily caught by you today? Now, like everyone else, we are always under the threat of death, and we also want to find a cure for this weird disease as soon as possible.
Way to get sick!”
However, the islanders who gathered around him couldn't listen to a word the young man said: "Stop pretending to be nice in front of us! Now nearly 30% of the people on the island are seriously ill, and only you group of outsiders
You are all safe and sound so far. If there was no premeditation, how could it be such a coincidence and God protects you?"
"How could it be you, Du Hang! Why don't you order his release quickly? Do you think that I am here to take care of your wife and children by your bedside day and night, but I am trying to harm them?"
Leng Jiayun recognized the young islander who was arguing with the boy in white. His father was also a captain under Xiang Baili, so they were familiar with each other.
The woman's scolding immediately caused the young islander to become speechless and hesitantly lowered his head:
"Miss Leng, I am very grateful to you for taking care of my wife and young son these days. But now the people across the peninsula have concluded that you and others did this. Even if I are willing to let you go, others will not agree!"
Seeing that the woman in purple had stopped drinking for the time being, Qi Ziyin also hurriedly continued to persuade: "But have you ever thought about it, if this matter really has nothing to do with us, not only will this move not help, but it will delay the time to find the antidote.
!”
"How can it be that finding an antidote is so easy! Besides, how do we know that you are not stalling for time?"
"After killing us, are you planning to let your relatives and friends get seriously ill day by day? At least the medicinal materials we brought on the ship have allowed many people on the island to survive today, right?"
Finally, the young man succeeded in swaying some of the islanders. They argued for a long time before loosening the bonds on Qi Ziyin and others. Du Hang stepped forward and continued to ask: "Then what are you going to do?
manage?"
"Give me three days. If you can't find the antidote within three days, let me do whatever you want!"
The young man in white responded. However, his answer was beyond everyone's expectations. Even Du Hang was taken aback by his decisiveness without a trace of hesitation.
The purple-clothed woman's face changed even more when she heard this. She didn't understand why Qi Ziyin would give such a tight deadline, so she immediately stepped forward and whispered in his ear:
"Only three days? Ziyin, are you sure you don't need any more days?"
Qi Ziyin nodded firmly: "I know this well. As long as you are willing to help me, Sister Jia, there should be enough time. Besides, the strange disease will not stop waiting for us."
"What do you think? In just three days, even if I can help you, where should we find the antidote?!"
Leng Jiayun wanted to talk more, but no matter how hard she tried to persuade her, the young man in white was willing to change her story. When the islanders saw this, they immediately stopped them from discussing further:
"Then three days. If we can't get the antidote after three days, I'll make you look good!"
Qi Ziyin nodded, and then looked at the worried woman next to him again: "In addition, I have another request. We must be allowed to freely enter and leave the island, including the white building that contains the ancient books of the ancestors.
tower."
"No. If you two plan to sneak away, wouldn't we be fooled?"
The islanders immediately shook their heads. After hearing this, Mo Zeming suddenly spoke to help.
"I am willing to stay as a hostage. I am Ziyin's close friend and have saved his life before. He will definitely not leave me and escape alone."
In the impression of the young man in white, the other party had rarely shown his face for more than half a year, but he was moved by his unconditional trust. The islanders, who hesitated again and again, nodded in agreement.
Now that he was free, Qi Ziyin said no more, immediately picked up the woman beside him and ran towards the white tower high on the island - he was going to consult the scholars in the tower, intending to find out from those classics
Find clues about the spread of this disease!
The two of them were walking on the road in the cold wind, and from time to time they would see islanders lying on the roadside due to illness. Leng Jiayun had feelings for Qingwan after all, and felt sour in her heart that she burst into tears.
However, people did not appreciate it. Instead, they would scold him loudly and not let him get close easily.
The woman had no choice but to wrap her clothes tighter, lower her head and climb up the stairs without saying a word. The road to the destination suddenly became extremely long. When the two climbed to the bottom of the tower, she finally couldn't bear it anymore.
, before he could catch his breath, he reached out and grabbed the young man next to him who was about to open the door:
"Where do you get the confidence, Ziyin, that you dare to promise that you can find a cure for the strange diseases of the islanders in three days?"
Qi Ziyin did not stop because of this, and while pulling the mechanism on the door, he explained: "I have reason to believe that this terrible disease may be caused by someone deliberately placing some kind of witchcraft spell on the island."
"Witchcraft? Where did you get such a ridiculous reason?"
Leng Jiayun didn't believe this at all and shook her head and asked further. But the boy in white did not answer immediately. Instead, he reached into his arms and took out the small bag of black crystals given to him:
"I'm afraid Sister Jia doesn't know yet. Ever since someone got sick on the island, these Siren Tears have been emitting a strange light. That light can only be seen on a clear night with twin moons in the sky, and very few people will notice it.
.”
As he said that, he picked up a black crystal from the bag with two fingers. Just as the twin moons were in the sky, the woman in purple saw a faint stream of light, surging inside the translucent black crystal.
His face suddenly became serious:
"But how can you be sure that there must be a connection between the two?"
"I'm not entirely sure about this. But if these Siren Tears are indeed the beetles who cast the spell, then this disease may have something to do with the secrets left by our ancestors on the island. So now, we need to get rid of this witchcraft as soon as possible.
The hope of Gu spell may be hidden somewhere in this white tower!"
"But what if we can't find the answer in these three days?"
"General Baili once taught me that making decisions on the spot is like sailing against the current. If you don't advance, you will retreat. Now, no matter sooner or later, we are all gambling with the same fate. What's more, including Du Hang's wife and children,
Those islanders who are most seriously ill may only have two or three days left at most. If a rescue method is not found as soon as possible, they will all die!"
"Have you ever thought about what would happen if you were wrong from the beginning?"
"This disease is coming quickly and urgently. If we are really wrong, then most of us will get sick and die together with these islanders. After all, we can't leave the island now, so we must either cure everyone, or die of the disease or be killed."
Kill. There is no third way before us."
The woman in purple eyes widened and looked at the young man in front of her with a decisive tone in disbelief. Although everything was still difficult to accept, she understood that the child she had known for many years and regarded as her own had already passed away.
The consciousness has put the life and death of the entire Qingwan on its shoulders!
In this way, Leng Jiayun accompanied the young man, humbly asking for advice from the few old scholars in the White Tower who had not yet contracted the disease, and began a race against time. The young man was talented, sensitive and inquiring, and he soon mastered the ability to read and understand the ancestors
For three days, he had been immersed in those obscure texts, staying up all night and staying up all night. But this time, good luck seemed to have come to him.
In the early morning of the third day, Qi Ziyin, who had already developed thick black eyes around his eyes, suddenly woke up the woman who had fallen asleep unconsciously. His excitement was beyond words:
"Sister Jia, Sister Jia, I have found a way! As long as we can get blue-blooded liver as the medicine, and then boil it with ephedra, dried ginger, asarum, pinellia and other herbs, we should be able to cure this strange disease.
Got it!"
"Blue-blooded liver?"
After learning the news, Leng Jiayun was not happy at all. Because she knew that although the other medicines were very common, this blue blood was a rare ancient fish that had been recorded since the ancient times, and its number was extremely rare.
It can only be caught in the cold deep sea in the north of Whale Bay. Now that the surrounding area of Qingwan has frozen and it is impossible to sail, how can we go out to sea to catch it?
As if he had guessed what the other party was thinking, Qi Ziyin quickly added:
"Qingwan is not far from Whale Bay. It is recorded in the books of our ancestors that this fish likes to eat fresh blood. Now that it is winter, the fish should go south to look for food. If we go to the ice outside the island
Make a few holes on it, cut your palm and drop the blood into the water, maybe you can lure it over. Without further ado, let's set off immediately!"
The Dongli woman knew that no matter how much the odds were, this might be the only chance left in Qingwan, so she had to try her best. So she immediately prepared the tools to drill holes in the ice and rushed to the scene with the boy in white.
Outside the island, there is a layer of floating ice that is more than several miles wide.
There are no shoals around Qingwan, and there is bottomless sea water under the ice. Without the help of other islanders, the two of them spent a lot of effort to get under the one-foot-thick ice.
On the top, a hole with a square mouth was cut.
Qi Ziyin pulled out the dagger that had been prepared from his waist. At the moment, he was not sure what the result would be. He couldn't help but pray secretly in his heart before slashing the blade towards his palm.
A few drops of bright red blood fell into the ice cave, and immediately melted into the seawater and disappeared. As if feeling that this blood would not have much effect at all, the young man in white squeezed his wrist tightly and squeezed the wound with his palm.
There were bursts of stinging pain, but he didn't care. He just stared unblinkingly at the water surface that had once again formed a layer of white frost with his golden eyes.
Suddenly, something swam quickly from under the ice cave. Although it seemed that it was not big, it moved much faster than a shark. Qi Ziyin seemed not to have expected that things would progress so smoothly. He was overjoyed and hurriedly
Then he squeezed out a few drops of blood. With a huffing sound, the thing under the water suddenly accelerated, jumped up along the blood line in mid-air, and bit the young man's hand from under the ice hole!
"Took the bait!"
Qi Ziyin quickly retracted his hand and kicked the blue blood away from the ice cave, fearing that it would escape back into the sea again.
The fish left the water and struggled on the ice. It was more than three feet long, as slender as an eel, but its body was black and blue, and its fins were as wide as bird wings. But its lower jaw was wider than its upper lip.
The front is convex, the sharp teeth like hacksaws are exposed, the eyes are protruding, and the face is ferocious.
The young man ran after the strange fish for a long distance, and then he seized the opportunity, raised his knife, and nailed the fish's head to the ice with the dagger. Under the severe pain, Blue Blood's body immediately wrapped around him like a snake.
The strength of his forearm was so strong that it almost cracked the bones. But the boy in white did not dare to relax. He raised his foot to step on the fish's head, and used his other hand to tighten the fish's tail. After pulling out the dagger, he pointed it at
Cut out the soft belly of the fish.
The strange fish had its belly cut open and gradually stopped struggling. Qi Ziyin's white shirt was also dyed blue and purple, including his own blood and blue blood.
Then, he reached out and took out an organ the size of a chicken egg from the open belly of the fish. Its color was blue and green, but it was as clear as thousand-year-old ice, emitting under the weak winter sun at dusk.
The strange fluorescence is the liver of blue blood.
"I found it, I finally found it!"
The young man in white excitedly held this precious medicine in his hand, intending to tell the good news to Leng Jiayun who was traveling with him. However, before he could get up, he heard an exclamation coming from behind. It was his companion shouting.
warn:
"Ziyin, run away!"
Previously, he had focused all his attention on Lan Xue, but only then did he realize that there were several more figures on the ice behind him - it was Du Hangtong who was quietly following the two of them.
Several islanders! Leng Jiayun was captured by the opponent in a blink of an eye, and then her mouth was stuffed with a ball of linen cloth.
The young man's heart was shuddered, and he turned around to escape towards the island, but suddenly he heard a "wu" sound and was hit hard on the back of the head with a wooden stick by another group of people who were ambushing him. Immediately, his legs went weak and he knelt down.
Fall to the ground.
"My wife, children, and the relatives of these people all fell ill and died after sunrise! But you, the two of you who keep promising that you will find the antidote, actually still have the thought to chip away at the ice here
fishing!"
Du Hang's eyes were red and swollen, and he roared with a hoarse voice. As he said that, he pulled out an obsidian dagger from his waist. His eyes showed a fierce look, and he actually planned to execute the two of them on the ice on the spot.
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Qi Ziyin's lips moved, eager to tell the other party that he had found the medicine, but he was so weak that he couldn't even make a sound, and could only watch the angry crowd surrounding him.
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