Volume 1: The Twin Towers Chapter 49: Water for the Living Dead
"Lu Yao, why did you come here, didn't you move to Chaoyang Community?" Just when Lu Yao was about to walk to the mouth of the alley, a familiar voice came from a nearby crossing.
"Aunt Wang, what are you?" Lu Yao glanced back and found that the person who came was his former neighbor Aunt Wang, and seeing her haggard appearance, he couldn't help asking.
"Hey......" Before Aunt Wang could say a few words, tears couldn't stop flowing down.
"Aunt Wang, if there is anything you say slowly, if I can help you, I will help you!" The last time he didn't help Aunt Wang's son Ma Jingxue, Lu Yao was actually a little guilty, and seeing Aunt Wang like this at this time, Lu Yao decided that if he could help this time, he should still help her.
Lu Yao was originally a very kind person, otherwise he would not have repeatedly helped some people he didn't know, such as Huang Ruoyun and the middle-aged woman just now.
After thinking about it, Aunt Wang poured out the unfortunate things that happened to her recently like pouring bitter water.
It turned out that since Aunt Wang's son Ma Jingxue was expelled from the No. 1 High School in Shuangta City, no school was willing to accept him.
In this way, Ma Jingxue, who had no school to study, began to mess around even more, and often went home in the middle of the night.
And he was full of alcohol, and even when he came back once, Aunt Wang found that his clothes were stained with a lot of blood.
Aunt Wang was afraid that he would cause some big trouble, so she wanted to grab him and ask him clearly, but she was pushed to the ground by him instead, and what is even more hateful is that since this time, Ma Jingxue simply mixed with his group of fox friends all day long, and never returned home.
Later, Aunt Wang really had no choice, so she called her wife Ma Qingwen, who had been working outside the province, back overnight, hoping to take her son home with the help of his father's usual majesty.
But I didn't expect that after Ma Qingwen came back, he learned through many inquiries that Ma Jingxue had joined an underworld organization called the "Chengnan Gang" and became a veritable underworld brother.
On weekdays, I watch the scene for others in some wine-colored places.
Even though the old couple wore out their mouths, Ma Jingxue refused to come back, and finally even instructed a few gangsters to punch and kick his own father Ma Qingwen.
Although Ma Qingwen's injuries were not serious, he was unable to afford to be sick because of shame and anger after returning home.
The little money that the family had saved over the years that had originally planned to teach Ma Jingxue a family affair was all used to treat Ma Qingwen, and all the money was spent, but her husband's illness not only did not improve, but became more and more serious.
It's really no problem, today Aunt Wang just thought of going to the "night bar" where Ma Jingxue was, hoping to persuade her son to go home to see his father, and also wanted her wife to see her son's condition a little better.
Unexpectedly, the unfilial son not only did not come back, but also clamored to sever blood relations with the old couple.
After Aunt Wang was kicked out of the bar, she originally planned to die, but when she thought of Ma Qingwen who was still lying at home, she couldn't give up.
She had no choice but to go home, she comforted herself that she must hold on until her wife closed her eyes, and then arranged the things behind her before making plans.
No, as soon as I arrived at the alley, I saw Lu Yao, and I wanted to say hello briefly, but Lu Yao saw her haggard appearance and asked again and again, so I told the embarrassing things about my family.
Sometimes if you don't even see life and death, you don't care about other people's eyes, this may be what Aunt Wang thinks at this time, Lu Yao thought.
After listening to Aunt Wang's crying, Lu Yao felt very uncomfortable in his heart, not only hatred for an unfilial son like Ma Jingxue, but also sympathy for the old couple, and even a trace of guilt.
He thought that if he had helped Aunt Wang and went to the school to vouch for Ma Jingxue, would all this not have happened?
But where in this world is there a regret medicine?
Since he has already chosen, he has to accept it, and he wants to help the poor old couple more at this time.
Lu Yao looked at Aunt Wang's haggard face, as if he vaguely saw that he opened his eyes after the operation and saw Lu Yiqian guarding him for the first time, and he felt very uncomfortable.
"Aunt Wang, is Uncle Ma at home or in the hospital now?" Lu Yao asked softly.
"At first, we were hospitalized, but after several days of staying, there was no improvement, and the cost of the hospital was too high for us to afford, so we went through the discharge procedures and wanted to go home to recuperate for a while.
Soon after returning home, I was introduced by a doctor who said that there was a newly opened clinic nearby, and there was an old Chinese medicine doctor who had retired from a big city to cure all diseases, so I tried to run to this clinic a few times, and there were indeed signs of improvement at the beginning, so we lived in the clinic for treatment. But as the money was spent more and more, the condition became worse and worse, and then the money was spent, but there was still no improvement, and they were driven out again, and there was really no choice, and finally had to return home. The more Aunt Wang spoke, the more sad she became.
"Then I'll go with you to see Uncle Ma!" Lu Yao said very sincerely.
"This ......"
Lu Yao didn't help her last time, and at first Aunt Wang still hated Lu Yao a little, but then she thought that although the two families were neighbors, she had never helped them, so she couldn't hate it.
Now that Lu Yao said this, she was a little embarrassed for a while.
Lu Yao also saw Aunt Wang's thoughts, and said very sincerely: "It is said that distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors, although we have moved away now, but as a former neighbor, I should go to see Uncle Ma." ”
"Well, you are really a reasonable and good boy, no wonder you study so well, hey, if our Ma Jingxue is half as sensible as you, our old couple will die as they deserve!" Aunt Wang didn't say anything after listening to Lu Yao's words, took Lu Yao's hand, and slowly walked in the direction of her home.
Mrs. Wang's family has been living here for more than 40 years, and this house is also left by the older generation, which can be regarded as the local aboriginal residents.
It's just that because of the original policy reasons, several people did not have a household registration, so the number of acres of land divided by the government is relatively small, and it is impossible to support a large family, so Aunt Wang and her parents-in-law stayed to take care of their own one-third of an acre, while her wife Ma Qingwen had to go out to work to supplement the family.
A few years ago, Aunt Wang's parents-in-law and mother-in-law had passed away one after another, leaving only a family of three, but because of Ma Jingxue, her wife still insisted on working outside, and she stayed alone to take care of the fields.
In this way, life has become more relaxed.
But at this time, as soon as Lu Yao entered the courtyard, he was shocked by the scene in front of him.
The yard was full of household appliances and other things that were gone, and even the Haier double-door refrigerator that she used to show off in front of her neighbors was gone, and some leftovers were placed in a relatively shady place in the corner of the yard, and a few damn flies were on it from time to time.
"What's going on?" Lu Yao felt that it was a little too incredible, even if he spent money to see a doctor, he would not make a home that was originally quite good what it is now, Lu Yao asked in surprise.
"All the valuable things have been sold, for Ma Jingxue, we begged people everywhere, the money was spent, but the matter was not done, your Uncle Ma's illness also cost almost seventy or eighty thousand!" Aunt Wang said helplessly.
Originally, he thought that Aunt Wang's wife was nothing more than because her son was not successful, and she was beaten again, and she became depressed in her heart, which caused her to be ill, but it didn't cost so much money, but now all this in front of him made Lu Yao feel that this matter was still too simple for him to think.
Lu Yao didn't dare to think about it anymore, and immediately followed Aunt Wang into the house.
With what he saw outside, although Lu Yao was already mentally prepared, he couldn't help but feel sad when he saw the empty room.
If there is a word to describe the scene in front of him, the first thing that comes to Lu Yao's mind is the word destitute.
In addition to a bed and some cooking stoves in the house, there are also some old photos hanging on the wall, including a family photo taken by the old couple holding the underage Ma Jingxue when they were young.
Although Lu Yao had never seen Ma Qingwen before, it can be seen from the photos on the wall that this is a man with a strong body, wearing an army-green militia uniform, and he looks a little handsome.
But at this time, looking at the old man with a wrinkled face and a black face lying on his face, Lu Yao didn't dare to think that this person was Ma Qingwen in the photo.
"Aunt Wang, I have also learned some medical knowledge because of my illness before, can I check my uncle's pulse?" After Lu Yao saw some of them, he had already communicated with Lijiang, and at this time he hoped to use Lijiang's ability to see if he could find out what kind of disease Ma Qingwen had.
"It's okay, you can also take a look, I really have no choice, if it can't be cured, I plan to sell this house, leave a little money for Ma Jingxue, and go with his father." Aunt Wang had obviously prepared for the worst.
Lu Yao didn't speak, walked over and sat on the edge of the bed, carefully rolled up Ma Qingwen's sleeves, put his hand on his pulse, and carefully checked the pulse.
About five or six minutes later, Lu Yao got up and rearranged Ma Qingwen's clothes, and looked at his eyes and throat again.
"Aunt Wang, my uncle's disease is relatively rare, I need to go home and look through some information to determine the final treatment!" After Lu Yao finished reading it, he thought for a while and said to Aunt Wang.
"Well, it's okay Lu Yao, even if his disease can't be cured, we are very grateful to you, I didn't expect it to be just a neighbor for more than ten months, but in the end, it was you who came to see our old couple, thank you!" When Aunt Wang heard Lu Yao say this, the glimmer of hope that had risen in her heart was also shattered, but she still sincerely thanked Lu Yaodao.
"Aunt Wang, I didn't mean that, I am sure that Uncle Ma's illness will be cured, but I just need to go back and prepare some things, and the time will be some!" Lu Yao listened to Aunt Wang's words and knew that she would obviously be wrong, so he hurriedly explained.
"Really, Lu Yao, do you mean it?" Aunt Wang was very happy.
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"Master, can you tell what Uncle Ma's illness is?" When Lu Yao returned home, he immediately went into the house and closed the door to ask for advice from Lijiang.
"Look at his pulse disordered and very weak, his eyes are dark, his pupils have some signs of gradually dilating, and there is a foul smell from his mouth, which should be caused by poisoning." Lijiang said.
"Poisoning, shouldn't it be a depression?" Lu Yao asked in shock.
"It's indeed poisoning, and it looks like the means should still be done by cultivators." Lijiang said confidently: "If my expectations are correct, it should be caused by a highly poisonous poison called the water of the living dead." ”
"Water for the living dead? What's that? Lu Yao had never heard of such a thing as water for the living dead, and he hadn't seen it even in the medical skills he had seen some time ago, so he couldn't help but ask curiously.
"The so-called water of the living dead, also known as zombie water, is the poisonous water extracted from some dead and incorruptible dried corpses that are old, a bit like corpse poison, but the toxicity of the living dead water is far more powerful than the corpse poison, in my memory, this should be something used by some evil demons to practice evil skills, how can he have this kind of thing in the body of an ordinary person?" Leaving Xinjiang is also a bit incredible.
Corpse poison this kind of thing Lu Yao once saw in the "Shu Zhai Old School Talk", it is said that there was once a tomb robber surnamed Zhu who had some means, and stole into the tomb of Song Taizu on a dark and windy night, intending to steal the burial goods in the tomb, he pried open the coffin of Taizu, jumped into the coffin with a horse lantern, and took off all the treasures around Taizu, and then saw a 'dragon pattern inlaid gold and jade belt' hanging around his waist, this thing is extremely valuable, and the carving is superb, so his eyes shine and want to untie the jade belt.
Who thought that Taizu's corpse was extremely fat and large, and he couldn't move it with all his might, so he put the rope through Taizu's back, turned over and sat on the corpse, tied the rope around his neck and tied a knot to move it vigorously, the corpse slowly sat up, and suddenly a stream of black-brown liquid squirted out of the corpse's mouth, and he couldn't avoid being sprayed on his face.
The tomb robber surnamed Zhu's face was stained with 'corpse fluid', and he returned home in a panic, so that the water soaked his face but could not be removed, and the venom invaded the skin, and over time a dark brown trace fell on his face, and he was called 'Zhu lacquer face' in the rivers and lakes.
"In this modern era, there are still people who practice with this kind of thing." Lu Yao muttered.
"You have just embarked on the path of cultivating immortals, and there will be a lot of strange things in the future, which are just some small side doors that are not easy to enter!" Lijiang heard Lu Yao's words and explained.
"Then master, what would happen if ordinary people took this water of the living dead?" Lu Yao felt that the most important thing in front of him was to cure Ma Qingwen's illness, and he would ask for advice slowly later.
"If it is given to an ordinary person who is sick, it will make the user have a false impression of returning to the light, but as the number of times it is taken, it will cause the user to slowly decay from the internal organs until the surface of the skin is suppurated, and there is no cure, which is a very evil method." Lijiang said.
"Master, is there a cure for this kind of water for the living dead?" After Lu Yao listened, he asked again.
"If you want to cure this poison, it is originally very simple for immortal cultivators, but with your current strength, you still can't do it, but I know that there is another way to cure this poison, but it takes a little effort!" Lijiang said slowly: "If you can find the mother body that refines the water of the living dead, that is to say, the dead and incorruptible corpse of the old age, and then take off the meat at the Guan Yuan acupoint, and use the first urine kimono of the boy born around the Dragon Boat Festival to detoxify this poison!" ”
"Why is that?" Lu Yao didn't know why the flesh of Guan Yuanxue and the urine of a boy born around the Dragon Boat Festival could dissolve the poison of the water of the living dead, so he asked curiously.
"The water of the living dead is an extremely cold thing, and the Guan Yuan acupoint of the human body is also known as the "Yang Qi Nest", which has the function of cultivating the Yuan and consolidating the foundation and nourishing the lower Jiao, and the boy born before and after the Dragon Boat Festival has the heaviest yang energy, so the use of these two extremely heavy yang energy can dissolve the yin poison of the living dead water, and this is the reason for overcoming yin with yang. Lijiang patiently explained to Lu Yao.