Dead village in the bamboo forest, strange people with bird beaks.

Qingyang, who has always been most afraid of strange ghosts, turned pale, his hands trembled slightly, and he said loudly: "What the hell is coming? We are from Longhu Mountain, and I will go out of the talisman before that. ”

As he spoke, a lilac thunder talisman floated to the center of Qingyang's eyebrows, and the purple light in the talisman exuded a destructive aura, which was extremely unstable, as if it was about to explode at any time.

The bird-beaked stranger seemed to be afraid of the thunder charm, turned his head and walked to the left, and just as the green sheep breathed a sigh of relief, the bird-beaked stranger appeared from the other side of the bamboo forest, and the pointed head flashed with pitch-black pupils. The green sheep was about to leave the talisman when he was blocked by a pair of hands.

It was Bai Xiao who had just dispersed the poisonous gas in his body who stretched out his hand.

Bai Xiao stopped Qingyang, patted Qingyang's tense back, and said, "Junior Bai Xiao, with his younger brother Qingyang, has seen the epidemic doctor. ”

The bird-beaked stranger in front of his passport in his hands not far away also let down his guard and said: "The young man is well-informed, the old man is ashamed, he has been hidden for many years, and he was almost injured by mistake as soon as he made a move." ”

As he spoke, he took off the heavy beak mask on his head, lifted the heavy deerskin coat, and an evil came with the wind, and the smoked green sheep frowned.

As soon as the wind passes, the stench dissipates.

Under the hideous black beak mask, there was a kind white-haired old man with a white spot on his forehead, scratching his head embarrassedly, and said, "This plague doctor's coat has been worn for too long, and the smell is wrapped in it." It's like this when I pull it away, I'm really embarrassed. ”

Bai Xiao didn't mind, but said reverently: "The doctor of the plague, the person who seeks a ray of life in the death underworld, should be respected. ”

The white-haired epidemic doctor scratched his head, smiled awkwardly, and said, "The young man is well-informed, well-informed." ”

Only then did the green sheep react, what the hideous beak represented, and suddenly clapped his hands and said, "Oh, oh, I remember." An epidemic doctor is a doctor who wears a special bird's beak coat to insulate the air, and specializes in operating in places where the plague is rampant and treating the wounded. In the world, he is called the Bird's Beak Grim Reaper by many superstitious people. ”

Bai Xiao nodded on Qingyang's head and said, "I'm sorry, my brother doesn't speak through his brain. ”

The white-haired epidemic doctor didn't mind, and said: "I think the two young heroes from Longhu Mountain must be people who read poetry and books, and they also love to see some mountain and wild monsters, and they can know the old man." ”

Bai Xiao walked up to the white-haired epidemic doctor, bent down and bowed, and said, "In Xialonghu Mountain Bai Xiao, this is my junior brother, Qingyang. I have seen the epidemic doctor, and I dare to ask what to call it. ”

The white-haired epidemic doctor helped Bai Xiao, who bowed slightly, and said, "Old man Li Ya, thank you to the two little friends. ”

Qingyang picked up the bird's beak mask on the ground, looked left and right, and said, "Grandpa the plague doctor, your mask is so terrifying, where did you make it?" ”

Li Ya took the mask and said with a smile: "Young heroes can't mess around, once there are cracks, the next time I practice medicine, the old man, I will go with the disease." ”

Bai Xiao patted Qingyang's head and said, "Don't make trouble." ”

Li Ya turned his mouth and asked, "How did the two young heroes find this place?" ”

Bai Xiao said: "Doctor Li, we are Taoist priests who traveled down the mountain from Longhu Mountain, and I thought I could meet people, but I didn't expect it to be such a scene of purgatory on earth, and I hope that Doctor Li can say what the situation is, and see if there is anything we can do to help." ”

Li Ya sighed and said: "A few days ago, I lived in seclusion in the peach forest on the other side of the mountain, and when I went out to draw water, I came across a half-snake and half-human skeleton, with a human skull, four hideous claws on the upper body, and a snake tail. The smell was all over my body, and before I could walk in, the old dog Wangcai rushed over, and the plague brought by the corpse was too strong, and Wangcai fell to the ground in a few seconds, foaming at the mouth. ”

"I have been dealing with the plague for most of my life, and I know the severity of this plague, so I went home and changed into the coat of the plague doctor, and when I looked back, the corpse was gone, and I was afraid that something big would happen, so I hurriedly found it, but it was also a step too late."

Bai Xiao looked at the village, all nineteen families died, and the quiet and warm bamboo village in the past was now full of corpses, chickens and dogs were not left, but all the living animals died in the ground, and their bodies festered.

Li Ya then said: "I have never seen this kind of plague. It was more serious than the Black Death spread on the battlefield, and the outbreak was so rapid that it only took three hours for a strong man to die after being infected. ”

Bai Xiao asked, "How did that spread, with the wind?" Or lifted. I just walked into the bamboo village half a step ago, and I felt dizzy. ”

Li Ya frowned and said, "The only good news is that this plague is not very transmissible. It's just contact infection, because the outbreak and death of infected people are too fast, and it doesn't spread, just pity this bamboo village. ”

Bai Xiao sighed slightly and stroked Qingyang's head.

Suddenly, there was a burst of sound of breaking the sky, Li Ya didn't care about the epidemic doctor coat on his body, and directly threw Bai Xiao and Qingyang to the ground, and said softly: "Hold your breath, this monster has no eyes, and can only perceive us by breathing." ”

For the sake of the sake left, Bai Xiao decisively held his breath, and pressed Qingyang's restless head, and Xinhu transmitted: "Don't make a move yet, let's investigate the situation." ”

Qingyang covered his mouth with his hands and nodded, and the three of them looked up and saw that it was exactly what they saw on the former Qiandai, the scavenging ghost dragon.

The hideous and terrifying snake head was crowned with a dead human head, the head of the snake was human, all four arms were scarlet knife-like claws, the tips of the claws were hung with black rags, and the thick snake tail had several deep scars that could be seen in the bones, constantly sniffing the air.

Bai Xiao's eyes lit up with anger, and he said: "Sure enough, it is the demon sealing technique studied by the Burial Palace, the scavenging ghost dragon." ”

Qingyang nodded, and the voice was transmitted: "Why did the ghost thing studied by the Burial Palace appear here." ”

Bai Xiao's eyes looked at the scars on the tail of this scavenging ghost dragon, and the minced flesh on the tips of the claws of his limbs, thinking of what the mountain turtle said, and the reason was very clear. Chuanyin said: "It seems that the situation is much more obvious than what the mountain turtle said. Two of the hundreds of demon sealers who escaped from the burial palace have already fled here. And it was also searched by the disciples of the burial palace. It seems that the two demon sealers were directly killed by the disciples of the Burial Palace. That's why the scavenging ghost dragon appeared, and the scavenging ghost dragon died and became the skeleton that Li Ya's plague doctor saw. This one killed all the disciples of the Burial Palace who came to pursue, so there were two more scars on the tail. ”

The scavenger dragon sniffed around and turned to leave.

Qingyang slowly got up, his hands flashing with thunder, and his eyes stared at the scavenging ghost dragon's every move.

Bai Xiao jumped up, pressed Qingyang under him, and scolded: "Doctor Li is still there, if he makes a move, it will definitely affect his old man." Besides, we can't kill this scavenging ghost dragon in an instant, in case there is another one. We're not afraid, what about Dr. Li when the time comes? ”

Qingyang buried his head deep in the soil to hide the tears on his face.

Bai Xiao looked sideways, on the other side of the pit where they were lying, where the corpses of dozens of children were discarded, the flesh and blood on their bodies were gnawed away, and they were vaguely recognizable from the remnants of their heads, the big one seemed to be about the same age as Qingyang, and the younger one was only about ten years old.

The scavenger dragon's slender tail swept the ground with puffs of smoke, and it vanished with it.

Li Ya took a sudden breath and said, "Almost suffocated me." ”

When I got up and turned my head, I just saw the purgatory scene next door, but it was just three meters away, one side was dead and the other side was dumb.

Bai Xiao pulled Qingyang up from the ground, helped him to stand up, half-squatted on the ground and wiped the tears and dirt from his face with both hands, and said softly: "It's okay, we will make everything okay." There is no way to bring them back to life, but we can certainly prevent this from happening again. ”

Qingyang broke down and covered his face and cried: "They, they are only the same age as me." ”

Li Ya half-knelt on the ground and prayed in the prayer method characteristic of epidemic doctors, comforting the spirits of dozens of dead children.

Bai Xiao knelt beside Li Ya and said, "Doctor Li, is there a way to prevent and treat this plague. ”

Li Ya said: "I have never seen this kind of plague, as if it came from another world. There is no solution for the time being, so we can only use the old method to enclose a piece of land around Zhucun to warn the world and prevent the plague from leaking. ”

Bai Xiao asked, "I once smashed a scavenging ghost dragon on Dragon Tiger Mountain, why didn't there be a plague?" ”

Li Ya pulled Bai Xiao and asked, "Do you know their origins, are they evil in the world, or are they alien demons outside the world?" ”

Bai Xiao's eyes lowered, and he said expressionlessly: "No, someone sealed it into the human body, and when the sealed demon body died, the sealed scavenger dragon would break out of the body, devour the host's vitality, and then attack all living beings indiscriminately." ”

Li Ya was stunned and said: "It turned out that it was not a natural disaster, it was a man-made disaster." ”

Disappointment, humans are the most likely to let people down.

Bai Xiao lowered his head and said, "I'm sorry, we should have appeared here earlier. If it weren't for my carelessness along the way, this tragedy would not have happened. ”

Li Ya smiled bitterly and said: "Who is complaining about this kind of thing, if I didn't go back to look for the epidemic doctor's coat at that time, and ran directly to warn Qingzhu Village, maybe I could have stopped it." It's just that it's already in the past. ”

Qingyang's eyes were red, and he said: "Burial Palace, I must destroy them." ”

Bai Xiao asked again: "Doctor Li, may I also ask, I also killed a scavenging ghost dragon, why was there no plague spreading at that time." Or we cultivators are immune to the plague they carry. ”

Li Ya thought for a moment and said, "The generation of this plague is diverse. If the host is normal, it may not occur. If the host itself suffers from a disease, and is devoured by the scavenging ghost dragon, the human disease encounters an extraterrestrial pathogen, and the new type of plague synthesized is really difficult to cure. ”

Bai Xiao suddenly nodded and said, "I see." ”

Li Ya was speechless, silently looking at the bird's beak mask on the ground, with mixed feelings in his heart, after knowing the truth, he didn't know how to bear it for a while.