Two days later, Du Qingchen followed the mysterious man's guidance and finally found Qingfeng Town.
According to what the paper said, there is still half a month until the site of the Immortal Demon Battlefield. During this period, Du Qingchen needs to stay in Qingfeng Town first.
Du Qingchen was quite surprised when he saw the town in front of him.
It's so dilapidated and backward, it feels like time has gone back fifty years.
There are only a few dozen households in this town, and one street is made of bluestone slabs. It is located deep in the mountains and is not connected to the outside world. Du Qingchen came here on foot.
On both sides of the stone road, there are some houses made of wood, most of which are made of green bricks and green tiles, and a small half of them are houses with mud walls. They are electrified. Otherwise, Du Qingchen would really feel like he has entered the 1950s.
Era.
It was getting dark. Du Qingchen was walking on the bluestone road from the east end of the town to the west end of the town. He needed to find a hotel, but now it seemed that it was definitely impossible.
He had a lot of cash on him. He originally wanted to go out for convenience, but he knocked on several houses in succession. When he heard that he wanted outsiders to come and stay, no matter how much money he took, they turned him away.
There is such a strange thing in today's world. To these people, the cash is like waste paper, which makes Du Qingchen feel surprised and ashamed.
I asked more than a dozen houses along the way, but no one was willing to take him in, even for just one night.
After walking for a while, he discovered a strange phenomenon.
At the entrance of every household, there is an incense table with a freshly killed chicken or duck on it. Some houses with nice-looking houses have a pig or a sheep tied to the door.
On top, three incense sticks were placed and lit, emitting green smoke. The red silk cloth was tied into a knot and tied to a pillar next to the incense table.
Occasionally, he encountered someone setting up an incense table. Du Qingchen stepped forward to ask, but no one answered him. Moreover, as if to guard against thieves, he walked away with a look of horror when he saw him.
This time Du Qingchen was completely confused.
He felt that he did not come to the global village, but as if he had come to a different world.
The customs here really made him feel incredible.
I don’t know when this custom started, let alone what special festival today requires sacrifices.
Walking from the east of the village to the west of the village, the town is about to start. There is only one last house with earthen walls left without knocking on the door. Du Qingchen is hesitating whether to make the last effort. He is already ready to sleep on the street. Anyway, he is
As a practitioner, it doesn't matter even if you stay on the roof for one night.
But at this moment, a little girl suddenly walked out of the house with earthen walls in front of her. She was about fifteen or sixteen years old. She was very pretty and was wearing a patched red jacket. She was also holding a bag in her hand.
The chicken stumbled and fell to the ground as soon as it went out.
Du Qingchen hurried forward and found that the girl had fainted.
She didn't fall, she fainted and then fell again.
Du Qingchen didn't care about anything else, hugged the girl and entered the house.
As soon as he entered the house, Du Qingchen smelled the smell of Chinese medicine. The house was really shabby, with only two rooms. The front was a kitchen with pots, pans, stoves, etc., and there were two beds in the back, both of which were hung.
There was an old man lying on one of the beds, about sixty years old, with white hair and a cough.
Suddenly he saw a strange man walking in, holding his granddaughter in his arms. The old man became anxious and said: "Who are you and what are you doing? Let my granddaughter go out quickly. If you don't go out, I will call someone."
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It was obvious that he was scared.
While explaining, Du Qingchen put the girl on another bed, then took out the silver needle and started acupuncture on the girl.
When the old man saw Du Qingchen taking out the silver needle, he couldn't help but be startled. The fear in his eyes was reduced a lot, but he still looked at Du Qingchen warily until Du Qingchen retracted the needle. The old man's eyes were full of admiration and he asked: "Are you a doctor?
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"No, I only know a little bit about medical skills."
Du Qingchen explained: "She is fine. She was just overworked and caught the cold, so she fainted."
Just after she finished speaking, the girl had woken up. Her complexion was much better. She turned over and got out of bed, and looked at Du Qingchen nervously: "Who are you?"
The old man said: "Xiaohua, he saved you."
Xiaohua looked at Du Qingchen, as if she remembered something, her face turned red, and she said with some embarrassment: "I'm sorry, I misunderstood you. Are you a foreigner? Why are you here in Qingfeng Town? You don't know that there is still trouble in our town.
Is it a plague? Also, outsiders are not welcome here, so you should leave quickly."
Du Qingchen looked at the old man and smiled bitterly: "I'm just passing by here and want to find a place to stay for a night. I have no ill intentions. If you are willing to let me stay for one night, I can give you some compensation."
"Okay, Xiaohua, go and do your work quickly. It's time to light up the fire and cook. Help this little brother make a portion. Come on, please sit down."
The old man asked Du Qingchen to sit down.
Xiaohua quickly brought a stool, wiped the dust on it with her clothes, and asked Du Qingchen to sit down.
"Thank you very much, old man."
Du Qingchen cupped his fists and said.
The old man waved his hand and said: "In this town, except for me, you may not be able to find a place to stay. I can stay with you for one night, but I have to say it first. I am sick. If you are not afraid of infecting me,
You, you can squeeze in with me, I don’t want your money, just to repay you for saving Xiaohua.”
"Don't worry, old man, I'm not that rich, as long as I have a place to stay."
Du Qingchen smiled.
Actually, he didn't really say that he must stay here for a night. He was just very curious about this town and wanted to find out more about it.
"That's good."
The old man nodded and struggled to sit up. Du Qingchen stepped forward and helped him, and then the old man sat up.
"Are you poisoned?"
Du Qingchen frowned.
A glimmer of light flashed in the old man's eyes and he said, "Did you see it?"
Nodding, Du Qingchen said: "I can see it."
"Everyone says this is a plague, but my ancestors practiced medicine, and it has been passed down to my generation. Although they are not superb, they still know some medical skills. This is poisoning, but there is no cure for this poison, and I can't do anything about it.
, brother, let’s see if it can be cured?”
The old man looked expectant.
Du Qingchen remained silent.
So the old man sighed: "Actually, my son and daughter-in-law are gone, so I'm not afraid of death. Even if I die, if people in the town usually have headaches and fever, no one can help them.
And my granddaughter is really pitiful. If I die, she will be all alone, and our family will be finished."
Xiaohong on the side was cooking, and her eyes turned red when she heard this.
Du Qingchen sat in front of the bed, put his arm around the old man's wrist, and said, "You misunderstood, let me take a look and then talk."
After a while, he let go, with a solemn look on his face: "This poison is very strange. I have never seen it before. It's a bit troublesome."