"In fact, did they bless you?" Ye Haoxuan asked again.

"No ......"

"That's it, all kinds of signs show that they don't exist in this world at all, you believe in things that don't exist all day long, you are sick, you don't go to the doctor, you are widowed, you can't get married, if you go on like this, will there be people in your village?" Ye Haoxuan said in a deep voice.

"Dr. Yip is right. The patriarch seemed to have made up his mind: "Tomorrow, all the people will go to the clan meeting, I think that there are some things in our village that will change, now, deal with their affairs immediately, do not bury them for the time being, carry them back to the village mourning hall, and then hold a solemn funeral for them." ”

Seeing that this time the patriarch had made up his mind, the villagers had to nod, and they lifted the two corpses and left the bamboo forest.

"Doctor Ye, today you made me make up my mind. After the others left, the patriarch and Ye Haoxuan sighed as they walked back.

"Hehe, I can see that the patriarch is a prescient man. Ye Haoxuan smiled and said, "From the fact that you can go to the government for medical treatment, it can be seen that you are not very kind to see the customs in the village. ”

"Yes, because I was influenced by my father, who was the only one who went out from the stockade to see the outside world when he was young. When he came back, he told me about the outside world, which also changed my mind. The patriarch nodded and said, "The traditions in the village may not all be good, the dead spouse cannot get married, the girl cannot read and write, etc......."

"Even if someone here is sick and doesn't go to the doctor, except for the ninth sister, no one can believe it, but the ninth sister's ability is limited, and she can get well for some common minor diseases, if it is a major illness, if she doesn't go to the hospital, she can only wait for death. The patriarch sighed and said, "In the past twenty years since I became the patriarch, at least a dozen children have died because they did not go to the doctor. ”

"I've always wanted to change something, but I can't change anything by myself, and there are some things I can't really do. Because I'm afraid, I'm afraid that their reaction will be too agitated, and they say that I don't obey what my ancestors left behind. The patriarch said, "Thank you, you made me make up my mind." ”

"Actually, you are a place where you really have to learn to keep pace with the times. Ye Haoxuan sighed and said: "Sometimes, tradition is not necessarily a good thing, just like if your husband dies here, you will have to be widowed for the rest of your life, this is simply a bad habit." ”

"yes, it's all bad habits. The patriarch said with deep sympathy: "This place is still too autistic, except for me, other people have not gone out of the mountains at all, and they have not come into contact with this society, how can they understand how many places in this society are worthy of our study and scrutiny?"

"Hehe, it'll be fine after tomorrow. Ye Haoxuan smiled and said, "Actually, there is a road that can be built in the village." ”

"I've been applying to the government, but I haven't had a result yet, so I think it's going to be soon. The patriarch smiled, and his expression gradually became serious: "Doctor Ye, the cause of death of these two people, I hope you can tell me truthfully how they died." ”

"Died from Gu. Ye Haoxuan said: "I think this, the ninth sister should know better than me." ”

"Patriarch. The ninth sister hesitated for a moment and said: "This is Granny Xu's God Devouring Gu, it is highly poisonous, and if you get a little bit of it, you will die completely." ”

"You mean, this is the hand of the Gu woman?" the patriarch's expression became serious.

"I ...... I do not know. The ninth sister shook her head: "But I believe that Granny Xu is definitely not the kind of person who kills innocents indiscriminately." ”

"Kid, you're still too young. The patriarch shook his head and said: "You don't know, what kind of existence the previous Gu women are, they have no humanity at all, as long as they touch their scales, they will definitely kill you without hesitation." ”

"However, I had the most contact with her, and I really didn't think she was that kind of person. The ninth sister still didn't believe it.

"You have a lot of contact with her, that's because you are more to her taste, she likes you, and she is naturally good to you. But you have to be clear that people in this world are fickle. Ye Haoxuan said: "Take me to her house now, and you will know what is going on at a glance." ”

"Okay, I'll take you there. The ninth sister nodded.

In the far west of the village, in fact, there is a small lonely house far from the village.

The little house didn't look like the cookie-cutter little house in the village, it was made of straw, and the place was empty except for a small yard made of a fence.

At night, this ** small house looks a little monotonous.

"Granny Xu, are you there?" The courtyard was pitch black, and the ninth sister called a few times in a row, but no one answered. She had to push open the simple bamboo door and walk in with Ye Haoxuan and the patriarch.

The yard was empty, not even a tree.

Ye Haoxuan, who was walking forward, suddenly stopped and stopped the ninth sister and the patriarch at the same time.

"What's wrong?" asked the ninth sister in some surprise.

"Gu. Ye Haoxuan pointed to the ground.

The ninth sister looked underground, she couldn't help but be startled, only to see that there was a dense group of golden beetles on the ground, and the wings of these insects were golden yellow, shining with strange brilliance in the night.

"Carnivorous Gu. Ye Haoxuan took out the porcelain bottle again, he silently put the powder wine in his hand to the ground, only to see that the Gu who was crawling forward had already retreated one by one, these things have spiritual intelligence, they know that the things in Ye Haoxuan's hands are fatal to them.

"Granny Xu, it's me, I'm the ninth sister, have you slept?" the ninth sister yelled at the house a few times.

This time, there was movement in the room, and after a while, the small wooden door creaked, and an old lady came out of the room with a cane, her steps were very staggering, and every step seemed to exert all her strength, she walked a few meters away from several people and stood still, and then raised her head and squinted at a pair of small eyes at several uninvited guests in front of her.

In Gu Po's opinion, all the people who trespassed into her house were uninvited guests, including her usual favorite ninth sister and the village chief who was highly respected.

Ye Haoxuan looked at this Gu woman, to be honest, he couldn't tell how old the Gu woman was, Ye Haoxuan was sure that her age was definitely not less than a hundred years old.

Although the environment of this place is not good, and the medical care cannot keep up, the whole village remains in a primitive and backward state. Many people will die prematurely due to natural disasters**, but I have to admit that as long as people who have undergone the coming-of-age ceremony, they will generally live a long life.

Because the environment of this place is not comparable to other places in China, the fresh air in the mountains and the unpolluted environment make the people here live a long life.

In the moonlight, you can vaguely see Gu Po's full head of silver hair.

"Granny Xu, the big cow and spring flower in the village are dead. After a moment of silence, the ninth sister spoke: "The two of them died on the Gu poison. ”

"Oh......"

Gu Po's expression was blank, and from the beginning to the end, she only spit out this one word.

"Granny Xu...... Yes, did you kill them?" the ninth sister hesitated for a moment and asked again.

"Yes......" Gu Po spat out another word.

"Why?" said the ninth sister with some grief and indignation, "Although there are previous traditions in the village, they still have a chance." ”

Gu Po was silent, her small eyes were glowing with a strange brilliance, she stared at Ye Haoxuan and was silent for a long time.

"Mother-in-law, this is a foreign doctor, a Chinese medicine doctor, who cured the villagers' diseases. The ninth sister hurriedly introduced Ye Haoxuan, because Gu Po didn't like strangers to come to her family, and she was even more reluctant to deal with strangers.

"You're not a Gu woman. Ye Haoxuan suddenly laughed.

"Reason?" Gu Po was still leaning over, but her gaze at Ye Haoxuan became sharper and sharper.

"Don't have a reason, I'm just relying on my own feelings, I feel that you are not a Gu woman here. Ye Haoxuan said with certainty.

"Huh. Gu Po smiled, she was old and barely had few teeth: "Human feelings, sometimes may not be so accurate, the villagers think I am Gu Po, then I am Gu Po." ”

"You...... Who are you?" The patriarch and the ninth sister were also taken aback, and he also realized that the old lady in front of him was not a Gu woman at all.

Because Gu Po has always been silent, the syllables she speaks are very monotonous, usually no more than five words. But what she said today is indeed a bit too much.

"Stand down. Ye Haoxuan frowned, he felt that he had to talk to this old lady well.

The patriarch and the ninth sister also felt that something was not right with the Gu Po, and the patriarch turned around and said, "Ninth sister, go and call someone." ”

"Okay...... Sister nodded, she turned around and left quickly.

"These days, I've been hiding here from this old woman, learning her living habits, studying her daily life, it's really unconventional. Gu Po's voice suddenly became low, it was not the old lady's voice at all, but a man's voice.

And this voice is slightly stiff, and his pronunciation is slightly non-standard, if you often deal with foreigners, you can immediately hear that Gu Po's voice is actually the kind of voice that has just learned Huaxia.

Sure enough, Gu Po's rickety body slowly began to straighten up, her figure slowly became taller, and after a while, his face and voice completely changed to that of a foreigner.

"You...... Who are you, who are you?" the patriarch was stunned as he watched the Gu Po just now transform into a tall foreigner, and that kind of visual conflict made him a little unacceptable for a while.

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