The area of the pond is about six or seven acres, the water is very clear, walk along the pond and find a lot of animal footprints and excrement, among which there are many footprints left by fierce beasts, indicating that animals often come here to drink water, this water is definitely not poisonous.

After confirming this, Jin Cheng took a few sips of the water in his hand, and he didn't feel anything unusual, it was the taste of ordinary mountain spring water. He took out an empty bottle of mineral water, filled it with water, and prepared to take it back to study.

A breeze blew across the water, and layers of ripples rippled on the water surface, and under the illumination of the sun, a colorful water circle appeared on the water surface, this scenery was very beautiful, but it gave Jin Cheng a little weird, it seemed that there were extremely dangerous creatures hidden in the water, which would jump out of the water at any time. He let go of his divine sense and went to the bottom of the water, twenty meters was still bottomless, Jin Cheng secretly smacked his tongue, this small pond is not large, I didn't expect it to be so bottomless.

The number of fish in the water is varied, the layers are distinct, each has its own territory, and large fish of more than a dozen catties abound.

Jin Cheng thinks of the word "water monster", in the world about the legend of the water monster emerges endlessly, the more famous in China is the Changbai Mountain Tianchi water monster, some people even summed up the characteristics of the Tianchi water monster: the head is large (bigger than the bull's head), the mouth protrusion, the neck length (about 1 meter), the body (more than 3 meters).

And this pond has the necessary conditions for the survival of large organisms - a source of food.

The feeling of uneasiness in his heart became stronger and stronger, and it was a very unwise choice to stay here any longer, Jin Cheng made a quick decision, quickly retreated, and ran away with the roe deer on the ground, which was faster than when he came.

Soon after Jin Cheng left, a huge head surfaced from the pond, and it could be vaguely seen that this was the head of a fish, and there was a beard more than one meter long and thick like a child's arm on each side of the mouth gently paddling on the water surface, it stared at two big eyes like copper bells, looking at Jin Cheng's departing back, his eyes were full of disdain, as if to say, an ant.

Jin Cheng climbed halfway up the mountain in one go, and when he looked back at the waterhole, the water surface was as good as ever, and there were only circles of water ripples, of course, he couldn't see it clearly from his current distance.

Can't delay the time, the way back to the village is still a long way, and if you have to carry more than 100 catties of prey back, it will definitely affect the speed, Jin Cheng thought to himself, try to rush back before dark, otherwise he will miss the meal again.

I hurried all the way, and finally rushed back to the village clinic before the sunset on the horizon put away the last ray of light. He entered the house through the back door, did not alarm anyone, threw the roe deer in the yard, hurriedly washed his face, and hurried to the village canteen, hoping that Lao Wang would leave some leftovers, at least to fill his stomach.

Although the meat was recovered, it was now just a pile of raw food, and by the time he cooked it, his stomach would have been deflated with hunger, so he went to the cafeteria with a glimmer of hope.

The door of the village was open, and the lights in the cafeteria were also on, which gave Jin Cheng hope. He trotted all the way into the kitchen, and saw Lao Wang leaning on the chair and swallowing clouds, his expression was very leisurely, this is Lao Wang's old habit, clean the kitchen well, smoke a cigarette and flash people.

Seeing this scene, Jin Cheng's heart was cold, and he asked with a bitter face: "Uncle Wang, do you have anything to eat?" ”

"Where did you kid go again? I'm hungry and know I'm back! Lao Wang threw away the cigarette butt in his hand, stood up, and uncovered the dish cover on the table, a big bowl of rice, a bowl full of the kind of soup that was used, and a plate of vegetables was displayed in front of Jin Cheng. Serve it back and eat, I'm going to go for a walk. ”

"Thank you, Uncle Wang, come and have a look at me, I'm back with good things." Seeing these meals, Jin Cheng was a little moved, this old Wang's attitude towards himself has changed a lot, the buddy just showed a small hand, and his status was immediately improved, which shows that a good doctor is still very respected.

"Oh, what good did you bring back?" Lao Wang asked in surprise.

"Just take a look, let's go." Jin Cheng served the rice in one hand and the food in the other, and took the lead in the front.

"Okay, I'd like to see what you've gotten to fame." Lao Wang simply didn't ask, and followed him to the health room.

Jin Cheng put the food on the desk, took Lao Wang to the backyard, pointed to the roe deer in the corner of the wall and said with a smile: "Uncle Wang, look, this is a big guy, more than 100 catties are carried back from the mountain, but I am tired." ”

Lao Wang gasped and looked Jin Cheng up and down, as if he wanted to re-examine him, "Doctor Jin, with your small body, I really can't see it, Lao Kui, the hunter in the village, hunts all year round, and only hunts some hares and pheasants and the like, and I have never seen him bring a big guy back." ”

"Coincidentally, it can only be said to be lucky." Jin Cheng smiled and said modestly.

"Whether you are lucky or not, anyway, there is meat to eat now, I think you kid is hungry for meat, and you are not afraid to go hunting."

"Hey, hey." Jin Cheng smiled stupidly and did not argue.

"You go to dinner! I'll take care of it here, and I'll have a supper at night, so I'll have a little wine for the two of us. After Lao Wang finished speaking, he went back to get kitchen knives and other tools to clean up the prey, and the gluttonous insects in his stomach were also hooked out, and he couldn't wait until tomorrow.

That night, under Jin Cheng's strong advice, Lao Wang cut off five or six catties of roe deer meat, cooked it in a big pot with some vegetables, and the two of them ate a fine meal, of course, most of it went into Jin Cheng's stomach.

As for the liquor, Jin Cheng only drank a little, Lao Wang was in a very good mood, and most of the remaining bottles were wrapped by him, and he sang Peking Opera in the middle of the night after going back. Fortunately, the house in the village is independent, and there is only a health room next to it, which does not affect the villagers, but only makes Jin Cheng's ears suffer.

Lao Wang is almost sixty years old, alone, it is inevitable that he will be miserable in his heart, and it is understandable to vent occasionally, Jin Cheng expressed his understanding of this, and met Lao Wang the next day, without mentioning last night's incident.

Lao Wang didn't talk to Jin Cheng either, so he went to work in his backyard in the morning, broke down the prey into multiple pieces, packed them in convenience bags, stuffed some in the refrigerator in the village department, stuffed the most in the refrigerator in the health room, and took the rest to the people who had refrigerators in the village to help store them.

On this hot day, even though it is in the mountains, I am afraid that after a long time, the meat will spoil. The roe deer skin was preserved intact, and Lao Wang handed it to Jin Cheng and told him not to sell it for less than three hundred yuan.

Jin Cheng agreed with a smile, this is an unexpected gain, and he just earned back the money for buying acupuncture.

At ten o'clock in the morning, Secretary Ling came back.

"Doctor Jin, in order to buy acupuncture for you, I went to a lot of places, and finally asked Guo Lao to help me find it." Ling Jingen handed a pack of acupuncture to Jin Cheng, and did not forget to show his merits.

"Thank you Secretary Ling, thank you so much, yesterday I caught some game, please eat meat at noon, and I have a lot in the refrigerator, wait for the secretary to bring some home, don't refuse, otherwise I will send it to your house." Jin Cheng thought about the distribution plan of roe deer meat last night, and the village cadres each took two catties home, the secretary here is at least five catties, Du Xiaoyue is also five catties there, and the rest is put in the canteen for everyone to eat together.

The village cadres eat a meal in the village canteen at noon every day, and in the evening Lao Wang and Jin Cheng make do with some food, Jin Cheng estimates that five catties of meat per day is enough to consume, and the remaining more than 100 catties of meat should be no problem for twenty days.

This back mountain is like your own back garden, once you have time, you will go around, you will have a little harvest, solve the problem of eating meat, and your cultivation can continue.

After eating and drinking enough this night, Jin Cheng refined and absorbed the full thirty points of merit points, and broke through to the third level of qi refining.

After upgrading, Jin Cheng continued to cultivate until dawn, and in this way, relying on the cultivation method of refining the aura in the surrounding environment to transform himself, his progress was very slow, this result was expected by Jin Cheng, but no matter how small the mosquito was, it was still meat, and besides, cultivation instead of sleep would not affect the next day's work, and he was still full of energy.

From this day on, Jin Cheng wanted to try to do one thing, acupuncture, he had no obstacle to recognizing acupoints, all he lacked was proficiency in technique.

Jin Cheng can be regarded as a rainy day, and after he reaches the fourth level of qi refining and the true qi can be released, the true qi will be injected into the patient's body through guò acupuncture, which will have a very good effect on dredging the blood veins and meridians.

For the sequelae of a stroke like Yao Luquan's, Jin Cheng is confident that he will be able to restore his health, and he is now practicing the technique in advance to lay a good foundation for the future, and once he makes a move, he must fire this first shot.

There was nothing to do in the afternoon, Jin Cheng took out the acupuncture bag, pulled out the 58 silver needles in it and checked them one by one, each of them was tested on his body, and his left arm was densely inserted with needles.

"Doctor Jin, you're playing self-harm!" Du Xiaoyue's bumpy figure appeared at the door, with a surprised expression, obviously frightened by Jin Cheng.

"This is a test needle, see how the quality of acupuncture is, if the quality is not good, it will be troublesome if it breaks in the patient's body, you came just in time, there is no space on my arm, and there are a few needles, try it on your arm." Jin Cheng beckoned this Du Xiaoyue to come over.

"Go, prick your own thigh, I won't fool you!" Du Xiaoyue glanced at Jin Cheng and said angrily.

"This is a bad statement, as if I want to harm you, I see that you eat too much at noon and don't digest it, help you get a few injections to eliminate food, I don't know the hearts of good people!" Jin Cheng shook his head, looking distressed.

Du Xiaoyue's face turned red when she rubbed it, "You just ate too much, so I ignore you." Du Xiaoyue turned around and left in a huff.

"Alas, Sister Du, don't go, I'm kidding you, I still expect you to help me go to the village in the afternoon to collect information, don't go, wait until I send you a few more catties of roe deer meat for you to take home."

Du Xiaoyue stopped and thought about it and said, "If you want me to help you, you can promise me one condition." ”

"What conditions? It's not like I'm going to make a promise! Jin Cheng was frightened.

"Go, take advantage of my sister, right! Do you want me to help you? Du Xiaoyue's right hand swept over Jin Cheng's left arm, the sleeve drove the needle tail, the acupuncture on his arm shook, and a sour and numb feeling filled the entire arm, Jin Cheng couldn't cry or laugh, gritted his teeth and hurriedly picked up the needle.

"Giggles." Seeing Jin Cheng's embarrassment, Du Xiaoyue smiled and bent over. "I see you're not being honest."

"Sister Du, your technique of playing the needle, the younger brother is beyond the reach of the dust, I understand it, I admire it." Jin Cheng arched his hand and said.

"If you want to learn, it doesn't matter, my sister can teach you, as long as you agree to my conditions, the rest is easy to say." Du Xiaoyue said with a smile.

The corners of Jin Cheng's mouth twitched and said, "You still have to put forward conditions!" ”

"It's very simple, take me with you next time you go hunting in the mountains." The corners of Du Xiaoyue's mouth curled slightly, and she looked at Jin Cheng triumphantly and said.

"This ......, I said Sister Du, it's very dangerous to go up the mountain to hunt, and I can only ask for self-protection, if something happens to you, how can I explain it to your parents, this will definitely not work." Jin Cheng shook his head like a rattle.

"Don't underestimate people, I grew up in the mountains, climbing the mountain is a piece of cake for me, it's just that a person who doesn't dare to go into the mountains to find you, don't worry, I don't need you to protect me, I can take care of myself."

"That won't work either, unless...... Unless I see that your parents agree, don't talk about it. Jin Cheng said with a stern expression, on this issue, he must adhere to the principle, no diamond does not take the porcelain work, he has no absolute certainty, naturally he can't risk his life.

"You ......, okay, that's it. Let's go to the village, we have already run most of the village, and strive to finish by the end of the month. Du Xiaoyue's expression changed, and then the conversation changed to the matter of residents' files.

"Okay, let's go." Jin Cheng saw that Du Xiaoyue didn't mention going into the mountains to hunt, thinking that she had given up, and the stone in his heart fell to the ground.