Yuan Zhenba bluntly said that he was looking for the "wrath of the witch god", which made Samuchuan immediately vigilant, and he felt that how could such a smart person as Yuan Zhenba do such a stupid thing? He should know part of Yan Gang's details, know that Yan Gang hates the most is drug dealers, and he should also know that in Xiangxi Miaodi, Miao people like Samuchuan also have a natural rejection of the "anger of the witch god", and once they find it, they will definitely burn it on the spot.

If outsiders want to pick this kind of mushroom, the Miao people will never let them go.

In other words, Yuan Zhenba only said a few words, and directly put Yan Gang and Samuchuan, who were originally going to be okay on face, directly to his opponent and became his enemies.

He is such a smart man, why would he do this? I can't figure it out.

"In China's different cultures, there is such a sentence - opening the coffin in western Sichuan, driving out corpses in western Xiangxi, and feng shui in western Jinxi." Yuan Zhen said expressionlessly, "These three professions, except for the feng shui master who is still active now, the other two professions have basically disappeared, even most of the feng shui masters are charlatans, because everyone doesn't know much about feng shui, since we are in Xiangxi, then we should talk about the matter of chasing corpses, I don't know if the corpses really exist, after all, I haven't seen it with my own eyes, but I know that someone once brought the dying person to a hundred miles away." ”

Xingshu frowned: "I don't dare to say that the corpse is absolutely fake, but it is certainly not as suspenseful as in the legend and in the film and television works, what can be driven by talisman paper, do you think that is possible?" ”

"I said, I don't know, because I haven't seen it with my own eyes, but what my ancestor has passed down is true, he came to Xiangxi several times back then, the purpose was to find the miraculous medicine used by a corpse chaser encountered in Xiangxi when he was young, this kind of person was called 'next world' among the corpse craftsmen at that time." Yuan Zhen Bayi said seriously, "This kind of medicine is generally taken voluntarily by the dying person, after taking it, the life span of the dying person will be extended for a period of time, according to those corpse craftsmen themselves, it varies from person to person, the shortest can be extended by one to two days, and the longest is extended by more than half a month, but after taking the medicine, you are no longer you, just a puppet who obeys the fate of the corpse craftsman." ”

He Chenxue had been afraid of hearing this kind of thing since she was a child, and Yuan Zhenba's serious tone made her uncomfortable, clinging to the wall on one side, but the moss on the edge of the wall made goosebumps pop up all over her body, so she had to turn around, next to the torture.

The sky had completely darkened, and the bonfire outside illuminated a part of the hall on the first floor of the watchtower, and the firelight reflected on Xu You, who was covered in blood, making the people present uncomfortable, and felt that the pores of the whole body were infiltrated with a cold air, coupled with the weather that was not warm in the first place, Tan Tong couldn't help but go out and get some firewood, put it in the charcoal pit in the hall and light it, and get close to keep warm.

Bai Zhongzheng stood in the corner on one side, staring at Xu You outside; Yan Gang leaned against the window, paying attention to the movement outside; Samuchuan approached Fan Meng and He Yuejia a little closer, observing some subtle movements of the two of them, in short, the two sides who are now ostensibly cooperating have actually confronted each other, and they both want to find out each other's true thoughts and next steps.

Only Yuan Zhenba, who didn't move his position, picked up some pheasant feathers on the ground, threw them into the charcoal pit, looked at the rapidly burning feathers, and said slowly: "My ancestor's name is Liu Dongyun, Boss Criminal, you should have heard your master say this name, right?" ”

Torture nodded, Zheng Cangqiong once said that Liu Dongyun became famous during the Northern Expedition War, in just one or two years, because his medical skills saved many soldiers and civilians who were on the verge of death, and whether he was a warlord's soldier or a soldier of the Northern Expeditionary Army, as long as he could save it. Legend has it that the Japanese army that invaded China also looked for him, but he disappeared and ran away, and no one can say exactly when he died, but Zheng Cangqiong never mentioned that Liu Dongyun had come to Xiangxi and tried to find the Jiacuo Palace.

"My ancestor is a crazy man, obsessed with medicine and miracle medicine, once he searched for three years in the area of Shushan in order to find a so-called alchemy secret recipe left over from the Han Dynasty." Yuan Zhenba looked at the charcoal pit and said, "Of course, he has more failures than successes, and later summed up that unless he witnesses it, he will definitely doubt the experience, and the medicine of 'next life' was seen by chance in the Xiangxi area, do you want to hear this story?" ”

Yuan Zhenba said, glanced towards the house, everyone was silent, Yuan Zhenba chuckled: "Then I will assume that everyone agrees by default...... That should be after the Northern Expedition War, what happened during the Central Plains War of the new warlords, Shizu was chased and killed because he refused the invitation of an officer under Yan Xishan, and he had no choice but to flee to Xiangxi to avoid the limelight, at that time Xiangxi was already rampant with bandits, but most of the bandits would not approach the Miao Village in the deep mountains, because they were also afraid of those strange things in the Miao Village, so my Shizu decided to hide around a Miao Village in the deep mountains, because it was the safest, but what he never expected was, But I happened to meet a corpse craftsman. ”

Liu Dongyun, who was walking non-stop along the way, finally arrived around the destination he was about to arrive at at a certain noon, and when he walked halfway up the mountain road, he could already clearly see some of the temporary overnight huts built by the Miao people on the side of the road in the deep mountains, which made him understand that at night, he should be able to rush to the vicinity of the Miao village.

Liu Dongyun was also tired, and decided to go to the hut to avoid the scorching sun at noon, eat something and drink some water, and take a few pills to escape the heat before continuing to move on.

Liu Dongyun was stunned, because after he entered the mountain, he almost never saw people dressed in this way, because in Xiangxi, this kind of dress is basically Han people, but in this deep mountain, Han people are very rare, and they can't meet one for ten days and half a month.

Liu Dongyun stepped forward and saluted with his fists, but when he saw that the other party did not respond, he looked at the long shirt and horse coat, thinking that he was a scholar or something, so he quickly changed from holding his fists to bowing his hands, but the other party still did not respond. Liu Dongyun, who was strange, smelled a strange smell of medicine spreading out of the whole room, smelling this smell of medicine, Liu Dongyun immediately understood that the person in front of him was a corpse craftsman, and only the corpse craftsman would carry this smell, and that smell of medicine was to repel drugs, and the detoxification mentioned here was actually disinfection, because they had been with dead things for a long time, and if they were not disinfected often, they would inevitably be infected with some strange diseases.

The corpse craftsman has never talked to people, which is also a reasonable thing, so Liu Dongyun didn't say anything, just sat on the stone in the corner of the room, because the sun was too big, if he continued to walk, he would definitely faint from heat stroke, and now he had a slight headache, knowing that it was a precursor to heat stroke.

Liu Dongyun and the strange man sat like that, sitting for half an hour, probably because of the smell of medicine, which made Liu Dongyun have a headache, he made a small bottle of mint incense, wiped it on the front of his nose and on both sides of his forehead, and took the pill to escape the heat again, not long after, he felt more and more pain in his head, he realized that something was wrong, got up and walked towards the outside of the house, just a few steps to feel dizzy, he knew that he must have been poisoned, and immediately reached out to touch the antidote pill used daily.

On the premise of not being sure what kind of poison he was in, Liu Dongyun, as a pharmacist, could only take general antidote pills, at least to support himself for a while longer, calm down, judge the toxicity and then prescribe the right medicine.

Liu Dongyun left the house with support, and it didn't take long for him to feel much more comfortable, even if he was facing the scorching sun on his head, he didn't feel uncomfortable, just when he turned his head to look at the house, and was about to walk to the door to take a closer look at the people in the house, a voice sounded from the grass next to him: "Don't go in." ”

Liu Dongyun was startled, and subconsciously looked in the direction of the voice, and saw a man who was exactly dressed like the people in the house, and who was about the same height and thin, climbed up from the bottom of the hill, but he had a strange weapon in his hand - one end of the weapon was a simple knife, and the other was like a snake spear, which he held tightly in his hand and used as a crutch.

Liu Dongyun, who was a pharmacist, took a closer look and found that the snakes were basically poisonous snakes, two of which were highly venomous, once bitten, he would die in a short time, even if he caught it, he didn't dare to use his bare hands, he could only set a complex trap, and the person in front of him grabbed several.

"I've been in, and your friend seems to have used some kind of medicine, and I almost fell to death." Liu Dongyun frowned, he deliberately used heavier words to deliberately inform the other party of the seriousness of this matter.

The man looked him up and down: "You're not a local, it's your first time here, right?" ”

Liu Dongyun didn't answer, the man pointed to the three stones placed at the door with the weapon in his hand, the three stones that Liu Dongyun didn't pay attention to at all before: "When the locals see the three stones I placed, they know that this room must not be entered, nor can they get close to my friends, once they get close, they will definitely faint, and they will sleep for at least three days, you said that you went in and came out again, I don't believe it, because no one smelled my medicine and never fell." ”

When Liu Dongyun heard this, he knew that the person in front of him was not an idle person, his tone was extremely confident, and he immediately apologized: "This brother, the contemptible Liu Dongyun, a medicine apprentice, is a Langzhong. ”

The man was stunned for a moment, and looked at Liu Dongyun again: "No wonder." ”

After saying this, the man's eyes suddenly darkened, and he was about to fall to the ground, Liu Dongyun immediately stepped forward to support him, and the man subconsciously asked with difficulty: "What did you do?" ”

Liu Dongyun immediately shook his head: "I didn't do anything, what's wrong with you, brother?" ”

The man had to believe him, closed his eyes and said: "My eyes are black, my head is dizzy, I feel like the world is spinning, I am now using my last strength to tell you the symptoms, and I feel a cold air spreading from the soles of my feet to my whole body." ”

"It's broken! You've been bitten by a snake, and your leg must have been cut by jute thorns, so don't move, hold me on the shoulder. Liu Dongyun said, grabbed the man's hand and put it on his shoulder, he squatted down, carefully checked the man's legs, and finally approached the ankle under the calf, saw a small wound, he immediately took out a small bottle of medicinal wine, mixed with detoxification powder and smeared on it, then got up, grabbed a few dried leaves and stuffed them into the man's mouth, "Hold, don't swallow, you will have a mouth full of saliva overflowing later, don't swallow, spit it out slowly, spit out as much as you want, until the color of the saliva is no longer black, Your life is in your hands. ”

The man couldn't respond, so he had to do as he was instructed, and after feeling the saliva spilling in his mouth, he slowly spit it out, and after spitting it out, he subconsciously opened his eyes to see that it was indeed black, and it was pitch black, like ink, and he was startled. Then he vomited intermittently for half an hour, and his saliva finally stopped blackening.

Seeing this, Liu Dongyun immediately took out the gourd and asked him to rinse his mouth with water, until he felt that his mouth was no longer numb, and his tongue was sensible, and then Liu Dongyun moved to the side, wiped the sweat on his head and said, "Okay, you're okay." ”

For more than half an hour, Liu Dongyun had been leaning on the man's body like this, which made the man very moved, after he recovered his energy, he was about to kneel, and was supported by Liu Dongyun: "I can't help it, I can't help it, it's Langzhong's business to save people." ”

The man thanked him and got up, and introduced himself: "Sir, I was offended just now, my surname is Gong, my name is Gong Hanqian, I don't have a name, thank you Mr. for saving your life." ”

Liu Dongyun also immediately introduced himself, and after speaking, he thought about it, and subconsciously added: "Don't hide it from Brother Gong, I am a chaser of goods, and I should be said to be a pharmacist among the chasers." ”

Gong Hanqian was taken aback, and then recovered his expression: "No wonder, I really shouldn't die today, since Mr. is honest, I won't hide it, I'm a corpse craftsman, presumably Mr. has already seen it." ”

Liu Dongyun nodded slightly, and Gong Hanqian asked again: "It's just that I don't understand, I have already taken snake venom pills, why am I still poisoned?" ”

Liu Dongyun introduced: "Snake venom is mixed with the liquid of certain plants, and the snake venom pill you take becomes useless, you must be careful in the future, but I don't understand, how can you corpse craftsmen catch poisonous snakes?" ”

After Liu Dongyun finished speaking, he realized that he was too talkative, and hurriedly wanted to explain, but Gong Hanqian said: "I don't hide it from Mr., I caught the snake because I have to prepare a potion, if there is no potion, the friend in the house will die if he can't walk tonight, the weather is hot, and the corpse will decompose quickly, and I can't complete his instructions and bring his body back to his hometown." ”

Liu Dongyun nodded: "I see, to be honest, this is the first time I have witnessed your corpse." Speaking of this, Liu Dongyun was stunned, because Gong Hanqian's words contradicted himself, he began to say that the people inside would die if he didn't take the medicine, and finally said that he would bring back the bodies of the people inside, what does this mean?

Gong Hanqian saw Liu Dongyun's doubts, thought for a while, and explained: "Sir, you shouldn't know about the 'next world', right?" ”

"What?" Liu Dongyun shook his head, he didn't understand what Gong Hanqian meant by saying that word at this time.

"The next world is the name of a medicine, and it is also one of the greatest secrets of the corpse craftsman." Gong Hanqian walked towards the house, and before taking out a handkerchief from his arms, "Spread out this handkerchief, block it in front of your mouth and nose, and you will be fine when you enter the house." ”

Liu Dongyun did so, but found that there was a strong smell of sweat on the handkerchief, which made him take it off immediately, but Gong Hanqian said: "To cure the poison in the house, it is the sweat of the corpse maker, we can avoid poisoning by taking a drug, plus a soaking potion, and others must use sweat towels, handkerchiefs and the like that stained with our sweat to avoid poison." ”

Quirky, but it does fit their approach. Liu Dongyun thought so, tied a handkerchief on his face, and entered the house with Liu Dongyun, after entering the house, Liu Dongyun came to the man in the house and said: "We call this not 'corpse', but 'listening to the foot', which means that you must obey people's instructions before you can move." Before taking the medicine, even if these people are in a near-death state, but they all maintain a certain degree of sobriety, the medicine is divided into five steps to take one by one, in the process of taking it, we must follow our instructions, while taking the medicine, while doing the corresponding actions according to the instructions, but it is very simple, basically 'walking, stopping, sitting, lying' four actions, because it is too complicated, they can not perform after taking the medicine, and they cannot speak. ”

Liu Dongyun nodded and subconsciously asked, "Why are you telling me this?" ”

"First, we must repay the kindness, and if there is a kindness, we will repay it, so that in the future the benefactor will not make a request that we cannot fulfill; Second, you asked. Gong Hanqian's tone was a little low, and he turned his head to look at Liu Dongyun, "After I finish talking about what the benefactor wants to know, even if we have two things to know, I'm sorry, this is the rule." ”

Liu Dongyun nodded: "Okay." ”

In fact, at this time, Liu Dongyun had already developed a huge interest in the kind of miraculous medicine called "Another World". Because this medicine can prolong life, and among the drugs that Liu Dongyun knows, it is relative, not absolute, it varies from person to person, and it also has to be determined by the person's illness or injury location, not to say that a life-sustaining medicine can be adapted to everyone, but the "listening to the foot" he saw in front of him, the "next life" he took seems to be applicable to everyone, but it has become a walking corpse.

If this kind of "alternate life" is slightly improved, can it truly continue its life, and at the same time allow people to maintain their original state? Liu Dongyun's mind was full of these thoughts, and he walked around the "listening foot" in front of him, observing, while Gong Hanqian just stood aside.

After a long time, Liu Dongyun raised his eyes and said, "That's all?" ”

Gong Hanqian's face was expressionless, and Liu Dongyun simply asked directly: "I mean, can you be more detailed?" ”

Gong Hanqian shook his head and said bluntly: "I can't tell you about the formula of 'The Next World', as well as the detailed process of taking the medicine, what I said has violated the rules of the corpse craftsman's family, and after this transaction is completed, I will live in seclusion, which is also the rule." ”

Liu Dongyun knew that if he asked again, he might not be able to ask anything, but he was unwilling, he thought for a while and said, "Then can I make the last request?" ”

Gong Hanqian nodded slightly, and Liu Dongyun said, "Can I go with you?" Until you're done with this sale. ”

Gong Hanqian pondered for a long time, and finally nodded reluctantly: "Okay, but if anything happens, don't blame me, besides, along the way, you have to listen to me in everything, and you have to ask me what you want to do, if you violate it, you can't follow me anymore." ”

Liu Dongyun nodded vigorously, because he wanted to know the secret of the "next world" too much.

Then, Gong Hanqian gently pressed the shoulder of the "listening foot" with his hand and said in a low voice: "Get up!" ”

As soon as the words fell, the "Tingzu" slowly got up and stood motionless, and then Gong Hanqian took out a rattle, shook it gently, and at the same time as the bell rang, "Tingzu" raised his head slightly, looked at the source of the bell, that is, the position of the rattle, and began to follow Gong Hanqian out of the house after hearing Gong Hanqian's "line" word exit.

Liu Dongyun, who was still in the house, was about to stop breathing......