Chapter 07: What is the cause of the strange disease?
The next day, Jin Ling urged the Earth Beads, but in a few moments, the land under their feet went from the wilderness to the outskirts of the town. The original ice and snow land has also become warm due to the terrain of the south. The surrounding bamboo forests rustle in the wind and lead to the quaint town fenced off.
The temperature here undoubtedly made the purple kite feel much more comfortable, although the air was still cold, but not so biting. She took a deep breath, as if she still smelled the fragrance of plum, and her eyebrows were full of smiles.
"Let's find an inn to stay in, and then we'll find our way to the Wa God Temple. Jin Ling glanced at this not too prosperous town. You may not find anything too nice in this kind of remote place, but as long as it's clean and comfortable.
Purple Kite looked at Jin Ling with blinked eyes, and asked suspiciously, "Isn't it that your descendants of Nuwa are the guardians of the Wa God Palace, can't even you find the location of the Wa God Palace?"
Jin Ling glanced at her, her face was cold, not intimate or unfamiliar, and replied, "Originally, it was so." But later, something happened to the ancestors who guarded the main hall, and the information of the Wa God Hall was lost. All I know is that it's in a fantasy world, probably in the direction of the west of Nuxi Ancient Town. ”
Purple Kite shrugged her shoulders, that thing is good anywhere, all she cares about is that it is rare to walk outside with the master, but she doesn't want to be trapped by troubles immediately.
"Then you go and inquire, inside this Miao Village, you are still more familiar with it. Brother You and I went to the inn to ask for a room. ”
didn't wait for Jin Ling to give an opinion, naturally, Jin Ling had nothing to say, it was understandable that the master and apprentice were on the same road, and the purple kite pulled Mo Siyou to the street excitedly.
This small Miao village is not as good as the town of the Central Plains, you can't see those boxy streets and buildings, the town seems to be built randomly by the mountain, surrounded by green bamboo, and the houses are also made of bamboo. The whole town is faintly shrouded in a dark blue color, a corner of peace, and does not compete with the world.
The townspeople are dressed in exotic styles, wearing Hmong silver headdresses and ornate costumes. The men who have just returned from hunting in the mountains and forests have the cloth bands wrapped around their hair hanging with the morning dew, and the women greet them and share the joy of the morning.
The shops on the street shouted from high and low, revealing the busy and lively day of life.
Those strange things seemed to be rare things in the eyes of the purple kite, so they looked at them one by one along the way.
"It's really hard to see these things in the Central Plains. Mo Siyou looked at the dazzling array of goods, but his eyes were unfazed. Over the years, as a disciple of Bicao Villa, there have been many times when he has traveled south and north, and Miao Jiang has also been here a few times, so it is not strange. But seeing that the purple kite child's heart was moved, and he looked full of interest, he still patiently accompanied him.
All the way to the inn, the purple kite had a lot of things in his hands.
Nuxi Ancient Town is a remote town, there are not many residents in the town, and it is far away from the surrounding Miao Village, and the business is even less developed, and there are few business travelers, so there is such an inn in the town. I thought that even if it was only this one, it would be relatively deserted. But after Mo Siyou and Purple Kite entered the inn, they found that there were many people sitting in the hall.
Mo Siyou didn't think much about it, walked straight to the counter, knocked on the table, and interrupted the store who was seriously planning the plate.
"Shops, we want two upper rooms. ”
The shopkeeper who was calculating the turnover was quite unhappy, and when he raised his head to see that it was a foreigner, he looked around again, and after looking around, he showed a puzzled look and asked, "Are you a doctor in the Central Plains......?"
"Doctor?" Mo Siyou was a little puzzled, but he couldn't tell the store the truth, so he had to make an excuse casually, saying that it was a merchant passing through here.
After hearing this, the shopkeeper waved his rough palm and said, "The room is full, you two should find another place!"
Mo Siyu frowned slightly, "But there is only one inn in this town, so we have come from afar, can't we make it convenient?"
"Let's go, let's go, I've said that there is no room! Could it be that I still want to give you my own room to live in?" the shopkeeper unceremoniously issued an eviction order.
The purple kite was not happy when she heard this, and shouted to the shopkeeper: "Hey, what is your attitude? I'm afraid that we won't be able to pay, or will we bully outsiders?
"Eh, you little girl, how do you talk? What's wrong with us here? We live here now with some of the best doctors and Gu Niang in the nearby Miao Village! If you want to make trouble, don't blame us for being polite!" the shopkeeper threatened with wide eyes.
"You!" the purple kite was about to get angry, but was stopped by Mo Siyou.
"Don't make too much trouble. He shook his head and gestured to the purple kite. His words, the purple kite naturally followed obediently, and just glared at the shopkeeper.
Since the inn can't live here, they have to think of another way. But before they could get out of the inn, they saw a young man running in in a hurry, shouting in a loud voice: "Another one has come out! The young lady of the Jiang family still hasn't woken up!
As soon as these words fell, the door of the guest room swiped open, and more than a dozen people rushed out and huddled together in the corridor.
"I'll go first!"
"Get out of the way, get out of the way!"
......
Mo Siyou and Purple Kite were stunned for a while. Dare to love this inn is really full. However, what is going on in this mess? Purple Kite thought to herself, the shopkeeper just now said that the inn was occupied by the best doctors and Gu Niang from the nearby village, and she heard the young man who ran in mention what the young lady of the Jiang family mentioned...... There seems to be something interesting in the middle!
"Brother You, let's go take a look!"
Mo Siyou grabbed the purple kite's arm, as if he was blind to the noisy scene in front of him, and said indifferently to the purple kite: "We're here to do business, don't go to join in the fun, wait here for Miss Jinling to come back." ”
The purple kite was poured a basin of cold water, although there was still some curiosity hidden in her heart, but she had to listen to Mo Siyou.
Fortunately, Jin Ling came back after a while, and the Wa God Hall didn't hear anything, but he heard about the matter that the purple kite was interested in.
It turned out that more than half a month ago, the young grandmother of a large family in this town suffered from a strange illness and has been unconscious ever since. But Jiang An, the young master of the Jiang family, is an infatuated person, and the young grandmother Jiang has been in love for several years, and his wife fell ill like this, Jiang An'an was so anxious that he searched for famous doctors everywhere and offered a large price, which attracted doctors from many places nearby. Some people also said that the young grandmother may have fallen into the Gu, so even the Gu Niang came to join in the fun.
But after making such a fuss for half a month, the young grandmother's condition still did not progress at all. There is an interesting theory that the young grandmother may have been injured by the demonic spirit. This is also a Lang Zhong who walks the rivers and lakes, no one takes it seriously, and because Jiang Ping, the old man of the Jiang family, said: "Don't talk nonsense! There will be monsters here? This is the place blessed by Nuwa Niangniang Temple!"
Mo Siyou's eyes flickered, and he said, "You mean, the Jiang family master may know something about the Wa God Palace?"
"I'm not sure. Jin Ling shook his head. "The Jiang family is a family in the Central Plains, and their ancestors settled here, opened up several waterways, did waterway business, and dumped goods by the way, so as to make a fortune. In the final analysis, they are not natives of Miao Village. It's hard to say what useful information they have about the Wa God Temple. ”
Hearing this, the purple kite shrugged her shoulders. "But apart from that, we don't have the slightest clue right now. Since there may be some news about the Jiang family, why don't you try it? It's better than us guessing here, right?"
Mo Siyou and Jin Ling felt that what Purple Kite said was also reasonable, so they decided to go to Jiang's house to have a look.
Najiang Mansion is built in a higher part of the village, the terrain is very open, and it does not live in bamboo houses like those townspeople in Kanxia, but lives in stone slab houses, which are quite stylish. At this moment, more than a dozen people crowded and blocked the gate of the Jiang family, waiting to see the young grandmother of the Jiang family. Two family members guarded the door, barely maintaining order.
"It looks very lively, but I don't know how many of them have real skills. The purple kite was talking on the side while tiptoeing inside.
Suddenly there was a silver bell behind him.
The purple kite looked up and saw the familiar big red figure rushing from the air into the wall. The two family members were stunned for a moment, and hurriedly rushed into the yard to chase after them.
"That's not ...... Sister Ma?"
The purple kite muttered, thinking to herself, Ma Shuangshuang is so anxious, could it be that there are monsters in this yard? Thinking of the rumors before, the young grandmother was injured by the demonic spirit, maybe it is not groundless!
"Why is Miss Ma here?" Mo Siyu seemed to have the same thought as the purple kite, and frowned slightly.
"Just go in and see!" the purple kite couldn't help but say and ran into the yard. Seeing that the Jiang family is so wealthy, Ma Shuangshuang can not only catch demons, but his kung fu is not much better, so he rushes in, if there is any misunderstanding, he will definitely not be able to take advantage.
"Girl......" Mo Siyou didn't have time to stop her, afraid that she would have a reckless accident, and afraid that she would be injured, so she didn't want to wade into troubled waters, but she had to follow up. When he arrived at the place where the purple kite was staying, he saw that there was already a fight in the room.
Four or five strong men surrounded Ma Shuangshuang, and quickly restrained her petite body.
"Who are you, and why did you plot against my lady as soon as you came in?"
A weak man's voice came, and Purple Kite noticed that there was a thin young man standing by the door next to him, with white skin and a little weak. She guessed that this was probably the Jiang family's eldest young master, Jiang An, right?
Ma Shuangshuang struggled a few times under the strong man's hands, and said hurriedly: "There is a demonic spirit in this house!"
"Nonsense! There is only my lady in this house, where is the evil spirit? You don't want to lie here to confuse the public. Hurry up and take her down!" the young man scolded the people below with a slight anger on his face, and then coughed twice, as if his body was weak.
"Young Master Jiang, don't be fooled by monsters!" Ma Shuangshuang said angrily.
The young man just glanced at her, and couldn't help but say, "Take it away!"
Ma Shuangshuang was helpless, and saw that she was about to be dragged down and thrown into the firewood room, but she heard a female voice shouting:
"Wait!"