Chapter 41: The Gift
After listening to Grandma's narration, we couldn't help but be speechless, I didn't expect that Grandma usually looks like a kind old lady, but she really started to move, she was so ruthless, no wonder those people I met who knew Grandma-, after hearing her name, their first reaction was a little jealous, it seems that the name of Miao Xiangu back then was indeed not in vain.
Grandma was unmoved by our reaction, still looking indifferent. She told us that only by catching all those things can we do it once and for all, otherwise it will be endless in the future, and that she is getting older, and there will always be times when her energy is slack, and it will not be good if those evil spirits take advantage of the loopholes.
We all expressed our understanding, and then I remembered the embarrassed appearance of the Taoist priest last night, and couldn't help kicking the Taoist priest, and asked with some curiosity: "Eh, I said, what did you encounter last night?" How did it come to be like that? ”
The Taoist priest was very dissatisfied with my grandmother's behavior of kicking him in front of him, and after glaring at me, he scolded with an unhappy face: "You ......"
The Taoist priest is used to swearing, and basically sprays feces when he opens his mouth, but after seeing his grandmother's suddenly sinking face, he hurriedly swallowed the words that came to his mouth, and after looking at his grandmother with a smile, he coughed dryly: "Ahem, that, you kid is embarrassed to say, for you, Dao Ye almost lost his life last night, and you have to respect Dao Ye in the future!" ”
I wanted to continue asking, but grandma waved her hand: "Okay, those don't matter, Xiaoyi," grandma said, suddenly looked at me, I replied with doubts, and grandma immediately continued: "You should have noticed the changes that happened to Wutong last night, right?" ”
I nodded, and my grandmother didn't sell it, and then said: "Originally, the problem on your body can be temporarily solved with the help of the power of the witch boy, but in order to protect you, the witch boy has devoured too much yin and evil qi and has been polluted. ”
Hearing this, my face changed, and I hurriedly asked, "Grandma, that... So what now? ”
"Alas, the problem is a little tricky, but there are solutions."
When I heard that there was a way to solve it, I was immediately relieved, but why was there something wrong with my grandmother's expression?
"Grandma, what is the solution, you said, we have a lot of strength, even if we are in trouble, we will not be helpless!"
I pretended to be calm, and my grandmother sighed, "There is a way, but I'm only afraid...... I'm afraid I need you to go to Yeling again! ”
Before I could react to the meaning of my grandmother's words, the Taoist priest who had just taken a sip of tea sprayed the doctor's face, and his face turned green: "Shenma, enter Yeling again, Immeasurable Tianzun, old lady, are you not joking?" The last time we were able to come out alive was already blessed by our ancestors, and if we went in again, it was purely to find death! ”
Faced with the Taoist priest's questioning, Grandma didn't even raise her eyelids, and said lightly: "You are right, Yeling is indeed very dangerous, and you didn't enter the Ghost Crossing Ridge at all last time, but if there is no Hell Tree Crystal, there is no way to eliminate the evil qi on the witch boy." ”
Sister Bailing asked, "Godmother, what is the Hell Tree Crystal, and how can I get it?" ”
The Taoist priest glared, looked at Sister Bailing in disbelief, and asked loudly: "No, Bailing, you are crazy, do you really plan to go to that ghost place again?" ”
However, Sister Bailing didn't pay attention to him at all, and just said lightly: "You can not go!" Suddenly, the Taoist priest couldn't say a word, so he had to smile bitterly: "Alas, forget it, you're not afraid, I'm afraid of a hammer, and it's a matter of the reporter's dog's life, the Taoist master is out of the way, it's a big deal to die in it together, and he is not alone on the Huangquan Road." ”
"Before you act, you will die on the left and on the right, shake the morale of the army, you should fight!" The doctor wiped the tea off his face, frowned and kicked the Taoist priest, not knowing whether he really felt his words discouraged or a personal vendetta.
The Taoist priest was naturally unconvinced by the kick, and immediately had to reason with the doctor......
Putting aside the chaos here, grandma looked at the two of them and shook her head incessantly: "Hell Tree, you have seen it last time, it is the giant tree in the sinkhole, and the Hell Tree Crystal is a waxy crystal secreted by the Hell Tree, that's right, it is the corpse cocoons you saw Xiao Yi!" ”
In fact, when my grandmother mentioned the name Hell Tree Crystal, I already had a guess, and now that it has been confirmed, my head suddenly buzzed, and I felt weak, and I sat on the ground.
Seeing my appearance, everyone except the Taoist priest looked at me in surprise, I waved my hand in despair, and said to them with an ugly face: "Don't bother, Hell Tree Crystal...... There should be no more! ”
Everyone still looked at me with puzzled expressions, and I had to tell them about the good things I had done with the Taoist priest in the sinkhole.
After listening, Sister Bailing and Fourth Uncle both had a fluke mentality, telling me not to be discouraged, the Hell Tree is so big, maybe there is still something left to burn, but I don't have hope at all, only I and the Taoist priest know how terrible the fire was at the beginning.
You must know that at that time, the entire sinkhole was burned, and those wax crystals were super flammable products that ignited at the touch of a button, not to mention the rest, the sinkhole was already Amitabha Buddha before it was burned down.
This time, even the grandmother couldn't help it, a group of people looked solemn and stopped talking, but the Taoist priest suddenly laughed very proudly.
I said in my heart that you bastard finally showed his true face, knowing that Lao Tzu was going to be finished, and laughing so happily?
At this time, Sister Bailing also glared at the Taoist priest, her eyes were not good, but the Taoist priest was no longer interested at all, but even more proud.
I saw him pretend to clear his throat, cough a few times, and then said to us with a mysterious face: "Immeasurable Tianzun, this time, you can't do it if you don't admire Dao Ye, hehe, wait, Dao Ye will surprise you!" ”
After saying that, regardless of our reaction, he ran into his room, and it didn't take long for this guy to come out, and there was an extra crystal crystal in his hand, the size of a man's head.
I almost stared out my eyes, dumbfounded, and looked at the Taoist priest in disbelief: "Where did you get it?" ”
The large blue crystal in the Taoist priest's hand is clearly the Hell Tree crystal I saw at the beginning, and it is the purest kind, because the wax on the surface of the Hell Tree is turbid, and only when it is dug into it will it be this color.
Hearing my inquiry, and the expression on my face at this moment, the other people who had not seen the Hell Tree Crystal immediately understood what the Taoist priest was holding in his hand, and they all showed the same expressions as me. balance
Grandma was rarely surprised, and looked at the Taoist priest in surprise, at this time, it was a little too much to say about selling Guanzi, the Taoist priest smiled, and said quite proudly: "When I was in the sinkhole last time, the Taoist felt that this thing should be very precious, and when you ran for your life, you secretly dug a piece and stuffed it into your bag." ”
I was angry: ", I'll just say how the backpack is dead and heavy, it turns out that you kid did it." ”
The Taoist priest smiled: "Isn't it just in time, old lady, you see if it's enough, if it's not enough, Daoist ...... It can't be helped! ”
Looking at the Hell Tree Crystal in the Taoist priest's hand, Grandma smiled and said that enough is enough, in fact, it is enough to only need the size of a fist. We all breathed a sigh of relief, and to be honest, if it wasn't enough, I really didn't know what to do.
Taking the Hell Tree Crystal in the Taoist priest's hand, Grandma rubbed it a few times with her hand, nodding her head, and showing a satisfied smile: "Well, yes, it is indeed a Hell Tree Crystal, and the quality is extremely high!" ”
Saying that, Grandma asked Sister Bailing to put away the Hell Tree Crystal, and then told me that now is not the time, and the Mountain Ghost Festival will have to wait for a few days, so I should try not to go out recently, especially at night.
Although I didn't understand why I had to wait until the day of the Mountain Ghost Festival, my grandmother said so, so naturally she had a reason, and I nodded my head to show that I understood.
The matter was over for the time being, but just as we were about to disperse, the doctor suddenly asked Grandma, "Grandma, please wait a minute, I have a question for you." ”
As soon as the doctor asked, our steps immediately stopped, and I looked at him with some confusion, but I was surprised to find that the always steady doctor had a little anxiety on his face.
Grandma glanced at the doctor and smiled kindly, "You're the doctor, aren't you?" Xiaoyi often mentions you when she is at home, hehe, you don't have to be formal, you can ask any questions. ”
Seeing that Grandma was so kind, the doctor also relaxed, and asked with a worried face: "Grandma, how is the girl who came back with Miss Bailing before?" Is there anything you can do to save her? ”
After the doctor asked, I remembered Lin Qiao'er, and immediately gave myself a big mouth, if it weren't for the doctor, I would have forgotten about it.
"You're talking about Qiao'er!" Grandma smiled thoughtfully, and then continued: "That girl's situation is not good, the old body has no choice, but now, it can be regarded as a blessing in disguise, Xiaoyi's problem is just the girl's turnaround, but it also has to wait until the day of the mountain ghost festival." ”
Hearing what grandma said, the doctor's worry on his face finally eased, and he hurriedly thanked grandma.
I thought it was really okay this time, but grandma stopped the doctor who was preparing but took care of Lin Qiaoer: "Little guy, don't be in a hurry to leave first." ”
"Grandma, what's the matter with you?" The doctor asked a little puzzled, although I often mentioned him at home, but after all, this was the first time he came to my hometown, and grandma's enthusiasm seemed a little abnormal.
Grandma squinted her eyes and looked at the doctor carefully for a while, and a satisfied smile suddenly appeared on her face, "Well, yes, yes, let me ask you, have you read a witch pharmacopoeia that Xiaoyi took from me a few years ago?" ”
The doctor and I were stunned, we didn't expect my grandmother to ask about it, thinking that the reason why I became iron buddies with the doctor was because of the witch medicine codex, otherwise with the doctor's temperament, it would never be possible to be with me at that time.
"Yes, the younger generation is very interested in various pharmacology, and the reporter's pharmacopoeia completely subverted my previous understanding of pharmacology, so I ......"
"Hehe, you don't have to be nervous, I don't blame you, since you and Xiaoyi have become friends of life and death, then I have to ask you to take more care of him in the future." The doctor just wanted to speak, but his grandmother waved him off: "Since you like pharmacology, it just so happens that I have a volume of Medicine King Dictionary here, so I'll give it to you!" ”
As she spoke, the grandmother found a sunken wooden box and a black cloth bag out of nowhere, and the doctor hurriedly stepped forward and caught it like a sacred object, his face full of shock.
Seeing this, the grandmother showed a satisfied smile on her face and said to the doctor, "Open it and take a look!" ”
The doctor nodded hurriedly, and first opened the black cloth burden pressed on the wooden box, only to see that inside was a very old thread-bound ancient book, and there were only three ancient characters on the cover of the book: Yaowangdian.
"It's ......"
Grandma smiled faintly and said: "This book is when I and Xiaoyi's grandfather went to China by chance, since Shennong tasted a hundred herbs, thousands of years of inheritance, can be accustomed to the title of the king of medicine is not much, this book is written by a medicine king in Shenzhou, its content covers medical pathology, meridian techniques, witch doctor classics, etc., is not only a pharmacopoeia, but also the practice of the five mysteries of 'medicine'.
When Xiaoyi's grandfather and I got this pharmacopoeia, because we both had learned some medical techniques, we studied it as a treasure. It's a pity that the two of us have formed our own medical Taoist system before, either only recognizing witch doctors as respect, or only believing in the way of acupuncture and moxibustion medicinal stones, so there is nothing to gain from Baoshan. The dangers you will face in the future are far greater than you can imagine, and I hope this medicine book can help you. ”
After listening to grandma's words, the doctor was so excited that he almost kowtowed to grandma, if there is anything in this world that can make the doctor tempted, it is estimated that only Lin Qiaoer and his favorite pharmacology.
The doctor only hastily flipped a few pages, and the expression on his face became extremely solemn, obviously, this medicine king book is indeed extraordinary.
After getting the baby, the doctor was impatient to find a secluded place to study, but the grandmother stopped him again: "Little one, don't be anxious, don't you look at the contents of the box?" ”
After my grandmother's reminder, the doctor woke up from the medicine king's canon, and hurriedly opened the finely carved sunken wooden box, I curiously stepped forward to take a look, only to see that the box was empty, only nine slender silver needles.
The doctor hadn't seen the value of the nine silver needles, but the Taoist priest on the side had already exclaimed: "Damn, old lady, your pen is too big, even if these nine needles are not as good as the six artifacts of the Daomen, I'm afraid they are not far behind, this kind of top-level magic weapon, where did you get it?" ”
Under the impact of successive surprises, the doctor was already a little numb, staring blankly at the nine silver needles in the box, unable to say a word.
I really couldn't help the curiosity in my heart, so I had to ask my grandmother about the origin of this needle, but my grandmother just smiled and said nothing, and finally Sister Bailing came forward to explain, and we knew that these nine silver needles were actually the legendary and famous Fuxi nine needles!