Chapter 19: The Witch Doctor
When General Wang Ben heard that Meng Tian had returned to the army, he went out to greet him, and saw that there was a fair-skinned and delicate woman dressed in men's clothes who came with Meng Tian, and he was puzzled for a while, but General Wang Ben and Meng Tian were close friends from birth to death, and would not question any of his decisions. In fact, Meng Tian had long known that they would see it, but he knew very well that his soldiers and generals believed him and would not ask more, as long as Yun Qiong himself did not reveal his identity, no one would come to question him why he violated military regulations and brought a woman back, and the people in the army who monitored him did not dare to report to His Majesty at will.
Meng Tian saw Wang Ben's confused look, patted Wang Ben's shoulder, and said, "General Wang, this is the witch doctor I brought back." After a night's journey, he was very tired, so he took her to my tent to freshen up and prepare breakfast, and when she had finished eating, I would take her to see the sick soldier. ”
"Witch doctor?" Wang Jian was stunned for a moment, then came back to her senses and ordered a soldier to take her to General Meng Tian's military tent, and asked the gang to prepare some meals.
Yun Qiong looked at Meng Tian in a daze, her eyes were full of questions, but she didn't dare to speak casually.
Seeing Yun Qiong's bewildered look, Meng Tian comforted her and said, "You go and freshen up first, I'll learn about the current situation here, and I'll go to dinner later." I'm hungry too. ”
Yun Qiong's eyes became calm, nodded and saluted, and went out with the soldiers.
Wang Ben saw the exchange of eyes between the two, and added a little suspicion, Meng Tian was too careful about this woman, and extremely gentle, afraid that it was not just a witch doctor. Wang Ben ordered all the soldiers to go down, and only he and Meng Tian were left in the military tent.
"General Meng Tian, I'll get straight to the point and ask, is this stunning beauty really a witch doctor? I don't think the relationship between the general and her should be simple. The general's private affairs Wang Jian didn't want to care, but this time the illness of the soldiers in the army was different from the past, and this was the army, and it might have to fight at any time, who would have the heart to protect her as a weak woman. ”
"She does have a bad relationship with me, she is my sister-in-law. She's not your average woman. The medical skills are superb, the witchcraft is also extraordinary, and even the martial arts are not below you and me. So you can rest assured. ”
"In that case, I just hope that as stated by the general. Wang Jian will not say more. ”
Wang Ben explained to Meng Tian the current situation in the army. In just a few days, more than half of the soldiers in the army are now bedridden, and the symptoms are alternating between hot and cold, and there is a tumor the size of a black thumb on the chest. A few days ago, the Hu people seemed to know that when the soldiers in the army were ill, they suddenly attacked, and reluctantly repelled them, and if they attacked again, they were afraid that they would only be defeated in the current situation. Not only are there more and more sick soldiers, but there is also not much food and grass, and the roads to transport the grain and grass are rugged and blocked, and the weather is bad, so the grain and grass that should have arrived a long time ago have been delayed again and again. In addition, a large section of the Great Wall that had just been built was destroyed by the Hu people, and it was difficult to defend.
After Meng Tian discussed with Wang Ben, he had no countermeasures for a while, and hurriedly went to his military tent first. Seeing that Yun Qiong was sitting still, and the food on the table had not been touched, he knew that she was waiting for him.
"I'll eat with you today, you don't have to wait for me in the future, the army is busy, it's normal for me to not be able to eat on time, if it's okay, I'll try to come over and accompany you." When you are hungry, tell your room to cook for you. ”
"No, General."
Meng Tian saw that Yun Qiong didn't move his chopsticks, so he took a bite first, and said with a smile: "It's okay, it's just the two of us now." Although the food in this army is delicious, it also has a unique flavor, so let's eat it quickly. ”
Yun Qiong smiled and nodded, burying her head in eating. The food in this army is indeed not as delicate as Mengfu, but it is also better than what Master Kongsang makes, it seems that mortals are naturally better than immortals in this regard, Yun Qiong herself has never cooked, of course she doesn't know the mystery, Dusk Liyuan does not eat fireworks in the world, there is no mortal taste, and the food she makes is exactly what she learned at the beginning. The food in the mortal world has long changed a lot, and the taste is getting richer and richer.
After eating, the two immediately went to the camp of the sick soldier. The moment they walked into the tent, both of them were frightened. I saw that the soldiers were all lying on the hay tossing and turning, sometimes wrapped in hay, and the next time even their clothes were torn off, their faces were pale for a while, and they were hot and red, and the moans and cries of pain were endless.
A middle-aged man dressed as a medical officer lifted the shirt of a miserable soldier and told Meng Tian: "General, all of them have such a small black tumor on their bodies. It's weird. It's not like the plague. ”
Yun Qiong walked to a soldier's side, squatted down, looked at the black tumor carefully, and checked the soldier's pulse, the pulse was normal, the black tumor in the chest was a sign of being hit by a Gu worm, but who could make so many poisonous Gu, even if my aunt was afraid, she couldn't do it, maybe there was some strange method that she hadn't noticed yet. I was puzzled. Shaking his head, he said, "It's really not a plague, it should be a witch Gu." But now I'm not sure, how can someone in this world make so many Gu worms, the general gave me an hour, let me think about the witchcraft I learned alone, and find a solution. ”
The medical officer questioned, "The Hu people don't understand the art of witchcraft. According to your words, you must not be proficient in witchcraft. ”
Meng Tian changed his previous kindness and gentleness in front of Yun Qiong, and said majestically: "The medical officer knows so well that Hu Ren doesn't understand witchcraft? There are tens of thousands of Hu people, and it is not surprising that there are capable people in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Since the witch doctor said that he would go back and study and make a decision, why should you be aggressive. ”
The medical officer knelt on the ground, his face was pale, he kept breaking out in a cold sweat, and said tremblingly: "The villain is guilty, and I hope that the general will punish him." ”
Seeing his frightened look, Yun Qiong hurriedly ran over to help him up, "Medical officer, you also want to remind me, how can there be any crime at all." General, you say yes or no. ”
Meng Tian didn't mean to blame him in the first place, but he just couldn't look past him when he relied on his old way to bully the newcomer Yun Qiong. I wanted to suppress his sharpness, but I didn't expect Yun Qiong to come out and intervene......
Meng Tian waved his hand and walked out of the camp tent, and said helplessly: "That's it, that's it, the witch doctor will follow me back to the military tent." ”
"No, General." Yun Qiong bowed and saluted, following closely behind Meng Tian.
After the two arrived at the military tent, Meng Tian dispersed all the soldiers again, "Yun Qiong, are you sure this is a witch Gu?" If there is something difficult, there is no need to force it, I will send someone to find some people who are proficient in witchcraft. ”
"Brother Meng Tian, I'm sure this is a witch Gu, but I don't know what kind of Gu this belongs to, and it's quite strange that so many people of the same race have the same kind of cup. I'm going to have to try what I know about witchcraft. When our people do witchcraft, they must not let outsiders see them, and they must also be pure when they investigate this witchcraft. Can you avoid it for a moment? ”
"I'm just outside and watching, if there's a need, just call me"
Yun Qiong thought with a serious expression, and only replied casually, "En"
It was the first time Meng Tian had seen Yun Qiong's serious face, and he admired it, as if every aspect of her could deeply move him.
Yun Qiong took out the ice needle, pricked his finger, dripped three drops of blood on the horned jade chain, recited a mantra, and sacrificed his own transparent spirit Gu that flew around.
"Spirit Gu, what I saw today is the fusion of Ice Gu and Fire Gu into an extremely vicious Black Heart Gu?"
I saw that after the spirit Gu turned around a few times and thought for a while, it stopped in Yun Qiong's palm and nodded vigorously.
"Sure enough, if there are a few people who are in the Gu, I can still use the Five Elements Gu to solve it. But there are too many Gu people in this. Spirit Gu, you see what you can do. ”
Spirit Gu shook his head, and simply lay on Yun Qiong's palm and fell asleep. The spirit Gu was playing tricks like this, Yun Qiong had no choice but to make a big move, her spirit Gu was delicious with her temperament, but it was especially partial to sweets.
Yun Qiong put the spirit Gu into his clothes, walked out of the military tent, and asked Meng Tian who was guarding outside for honey. But there is no honey in this army, although Meng Tian is confused, but she knows that she is not delicious this time, but has something to do with witchcraft, so she sent a few soldiers who know how to take honey and Ku Ding to look for honeycombs near the barracks.
"Yunqiong, where is your hometown?"
Meng Tian's sudden question made Yun Qiong a little unable to react, and after thinking about it, he made up a story and said slowly: "East? West? South? I don't remember exactly. I have been wandering around since I was a child. I don't have a deep impression of my hometown, but I only vaguely remember that it was a place surrounded by mountains and rivers with beautiful scenery. ”
"Leaving since childhood? Then how did you learn your martial arts and witchcraft Gu medicine skills? ”
"The art of witchcraft is to learn according to the scriptures handed down from generation to generation, martial arts is to meet the guidance of masters, as for the medical skills, I learned it from a hidden medical officer in the first two years. Yunqiong's parents left early, and they have been taking care of themselves since they were children, and how to survive in this world without learning some skills. How did Brother Meng Tian ask about this, and are these important? Yun Qiong is just a wandering country person, who only cares about her own life, and does not understand the rules like the ladies in Xianyang City. ”
Yun Qiong looked aggrieved, did Meng Tian's brother dislike her unknown origin, she also wanted to have her parents to take care of her since she was a child. But she wasn't that blessed.
Where did she come from, how did she learn these things, she was just a lonely traveler, if she wanted to doubt, she should have been kicked out when she first entered the mansion, and now she felt the warmth of her family to wonder if it was too much. He also said that he wanted to protect her well, why did he still make her sad. Meng Tian stretched out his hand and touched Yun Qiong's brow, and comforted: "Your frowning appearance is not good-looking. In my heart, the most important thing is that you have a good time. ”
Yun Qiong touched her nose, looked at Meng Tian's regretful appearance, pouted mischievously and asked, "Really?" ”
Seeing Yun Qiong playful, Meng Tian breathed a sigh of relief: "Meng Tian never lies. Heaven testifies. ”
Yun Qiong believed what Meng Tian said, in her eyes, Meng Tian was more majestic and reliable than the immortals above the Nine Heavens. It's not like those immortals, hypocritical, and they say things that are nice.
Half an hour later, the soldier brought honey. Yun Qiong still put Meng Tian out of the tent. The spirit Gu was still sleeping soundly, so she had to poke the spirit Gu's round head.
"You can't wake up yet. If I don't wake up, I'll eat this honey. ”
I saw a spirit Gu that flew up, constantly flapping its wings, and Yun Qiong knew that it was going to eat again.
"You give me a good idea of how to exorcise so many black-hearted Gu. The last spirit Gu of your Nuwa clan, you must have a way, right? ”
I saw the Spirit Gu stop in the air and make a smug expression, then flew to Yun Qiong's ear, muttering and whispering: "Absorb the Infinite Water of the Sun and Moon Essence and your blood, use that Ugly Fire Gu to refine the clear qi that drives away Gu." I don't tell you that I don't feel sorry for you, you are the only one in this world who can recruit me now. One drop of blood per person, how much blood do you have to shed to be enough. If you look at it yourself, the Nuwa people can't die if they bleed, but it will hurt a lot. ”
After Ling Gu finished speaking, he was tired enough, turned around, flew to Yun Qiong's palm, rolled over, lay down for a while, and flew to Yun Qiong's ear to ask her to take out the honey.
Yun Qiong put a bowl of honey on the table, and pinched the little tail of the spirit Gu by the way, "Oh, hurry up and eat, and stay in the Jiaoyu after eating." ”
The spirit Gu shook its wings, lay on the honey and ate it in a big gulp, don't look at the very small spirit Gu, so a big bowl of honey was eaten in less than half a column of incense. As soon as the spirit Gu finished eating, Yun Qiong pinched the horn jade chain and recited a few incantations, and the spirit Gu disappeared in an instant.
Yun Qiong only told Meng Tian that she would collect a lot of Wuji water, that is, dew, tomorrow morning. Meng Tian didn't ask much, and ordered to go down, and the soldiers who were not hit tomorrow would stay in the army and half would go out to collect dew.
After nightfall, Meng Tian still left Yun Qiong in his military tent. He didn't worry about Yun Qiong alone, and stayed by Yun Qiong's bedside. After seeing that she fell asleep, she sat on the wooden bench and closed her eyes to rest.
Yun Qiong woke up in the middle of the night and wanted to take out the Shennong medical book to come out to see the method of blood production. Seeing Meng Yi sitting on the stool, he was moved, obviously he was already so tired, and he was still by his side. Yun Qiong got up, picked up the quilt, covered Meng Tian's body, and sat opposite him. Yun Qiong stared at Meng Tian without blinking, and the sleeping brother Meng Tian looked a little less majestic and a little more gentle.