If you see this thing in the wild, I think nine out of 10 people will think it's just a piece of excrement.

But he was in the altar, so close to me, that I could still see what it looked like—its body resembled, or rather coiled, a snake, but not covered with scales like the body of a snake, but rather leprosy and rotten, like a much more puscular on the skin of a toad.

I don't know if it felt us or the light, but it actually moved in the jar, and its body slowly squirmed, and slowly revealed a lot of hair, which looked like human hair in terms of color and thickness. Suddenly, the hair began to turn, revealing a face like a miniature human face, but covered with sores from the disgusting body.

Seeing this, the old dragon directly closed the lid.

It's a good thing it didn't open its eyes, otherwise I might have really screamed or spit out.

The old dragon put the jar back in its place, saw that I was not in a good state, and said to me, "Okay, let's go out and breathe."

This sentence couldn't have sounded better to me. I immediately followed him out of the house, gulping in on the fresh air.

Outside their house, in addition to the small fish pond that caught my eye just now, there is also a vegetable patch. But when I looked closely, I realized that these were not vegetable patches at all, but were all herbs, many of which he had pointed out to me on the mountain.

However, I was still not so interested in herbs, so I asked the old dragon, "What are these jars for?" Is it also a Gu worm? ”

He shook his head: "No, my Gu worms can cure people, and those things can scare people when they are taken out." That's just my hobby. ”

"Hobbies?"

"Well, I feel a sense of accomplishment in nurturing these things, like, giving new life."

I think this strange fusion of species can also be called giving new life, which can be regarded as a novel explanation. But everyone has their own ideas, and it's understandable that he showed me them without reservation.

After saying that, the old dragon went to the edge of his fishpond and pulled up a rope tied to the edge of the pond, and the other part of the rope was in the water, and I walked over with great curiosity to see what he could pull up.

As a result, the old dragon dragged out a white-haired thing from the water, which seemed to be also a primate, half the size of a person, and one foot was tied to it, and it was not allowed to escape.

The old dragon dragged it to the shore, and it was not afraid of people, so he squatted there by himself, shaking the water on his body from time to time.

The old dragon pointed at him and said, "Guess what it is?"

"Water...... Water monkeys? ”

The old dragon laughed when he heard this, he waved his hand and said, "No, this thing is specially raised by me to catch snakes, you see."

As he spoke, he picked up a little white hair, and saw that its skin and flesh were very different from those of a monkey, covered with fine scales, and it was very hard to look at.

"The snake in the water in the tree can't run away when you meet him." The old dragon said proudly.

I looked at the thing again, and it looked very lazy, not at all like it could catch snakes, maybe it hadn't started yet.

The old dragon pushed it back into the water and said to me, "Hungry, let's go, let's go get something to eat."

With that, he led me out the door to the house next door. There was no one in the house, and the old dragon opened the door and went in.

"Isn't there anyone living in this house?"

"Well, the children and grandchildren have a career, and they have all gone to the big city, I will help him look at this house, and he usually uses their kitchen for cooking."

"Then they probably forgot about such a house."

"Maybe, he hasn't been back for years, whatever." As he spoke, Lao Long skillfully sat down behind the stove, lit a fire, tinkered with the fan twice, took something from the shelf next to him, poured it into the pot and stewed.

I don't know when these meals were served, but they are still very fragrant when they are stewed, maybe I am really hungry.

He took out two old bowls from the cupboard, stirred them in the water tank, and multiplied the food in them.

I remembered Teacher Ouyang's entrustment, but this ...... What could be the problem? There are Gu worms that have been cooked.

Lao Long brought me a pair of chopsticks and a spoon, and asked me which one to use, and I saw that the things in the basin were more similar to soup porridge, so I simply took the spoon and ate it.

What makes me wonder is that the taste is actually not bad, although I can't eat the kind of vegetables and meat inside, but it is much more palatable than the old lady's food. The old dragon brought another pot of wine, handed me a cup, and filled it up.

I didn't want to drink it, he said that he had brewed it himself, that it must taste better than that of the village chief, and that according to their rules, it must be drunk on the first visit.

I thought to myself that it would not be good to refuse, not to mention that he also had something to sober up, so what else was he afraid of, so I drank with him. He really didn't brag, the taste of this wine is indeed mellow and rich, and it is not spicy, and the degree should be okay.

I didn't know that as I drank it, I was lost.

When I woke up, I was still lying on the table where I had just eaten, and strangely enough, I didn't have a headache and no strength in my body, but it was more like I had a good night's sleep and was full of energy. Perhaps this is the special function of the wine he makes.

I got up, the old dragon was no longer here, I went out and saw their door open, probably inside.

Sure enough, I walked to the door just as he walked out: "Yo, woke up?"

"Well, this wine is really good, it's not on the top."

He smiled, "I was just feeding them, and I'll be left alone for a few days."

I nodded, and when I saw the sun going down at this time, I thought to myself, and I had to go back quickly. I said to the old dragon, "It's not too early, I should go back too."

"Go back? It's getting dark today, and it's so far away, so you live in the house over there, and I'll clean it up for you, and I'll go back tomorrow. As he spoke, he pointed to the courtyard next to him where he had just eaten.

To be honest, I am indeed a little tired, and staying for one night is not a big problem for me, but Mr. Ouyang is probably not at ease.

I looked at the time, it was about half past five, and it would be eight or nine o'clock at the earliest, and it would be a while in the dark of night.

After hesitation, I still said to Lao Long: "I think it's better for you to send me back, otherwise there will be a hurry." I'll just ......"

"Okay, let's go then." Before I could finish speaking, the old dragon turned around and locked the door, ready to go out.

I saw that he was resolute at this time, so I followed. There was no other way here, so we went back the way we came.

Along the way, maybe it was the influence of the things I watched at Lao Long's house during the day, but I was a little numb to any dangers that might exist around me. On the way, we also discussed some issues, Lao Long from the combination of Miao Gu and Chinese medicine, to the five elements of yin and yang, etc., his concept is actually similar to the combination of Chinese and Western, that is, the combination of medicine and Gu. I feel very glad that he didn't study Western medicine, otherwise he would have been able to toss something strange.

The sun was gradually setting, and with the shade of the trees, it seemed to get darker faster, which was not a problem for me, but the old dragon did not seem to be affected, and did not need any means of lighting at all. I was a little curious, so I asked him, "Every time you walk in the mountains, don't you use a lamp?"

"No, I've been used to walking in the dark since I was a child, we were much wilder than you when we were young."

"There are so many beasts on the mountain, and you can rest assured that you will come out at night?"

"They...... Ignored me for a long time. ”

Only then did I know that this was an inappropriate question, but Lao Long was not the kind of person who was cautious, but continued: "It is also fate that I can make you such a year-old friend at my age, I tell you, although you know a lot now, it is better not to have more." Do you remember what I said about the five disadvantages and three shortcomings, if you want to live a good life with that girl, don't go against God. ”

I didn't know how to answer that. But I suddenly remembered, I didn't tell him about me and Xiao Fang? It's just that he can't see it, it's amazing.

"Have you ever heard of the Nightmare Orb?"

"No, what's that?"

I told him some things at that time, but I hid the fact that Shenlong helped me open the Nightmare Magic Bead, after all, I still think that the fewer people who know about this, the better. And told him about my night vision and asked, "Could it be that something is affecting me?"

He was silent for a moment and said, "I don't understand, I've never encountered it." But according to what you said, it has been beneficial and harmless until now, so you can let go of your worries. Even if it is a strong Gu worm, it will not be delayed for that long to take effect. ”

We continued to walk towards the station, and suddenly, except for the occasional insect chirp, there was a sound of non-existent talking.

The old dragon's sense was no worse than mine, and he heard the sound and slowed down.

We listened quietly, the sound was still far away, but there should be more people than us, and what was said was not very clear.

I lowered my voice and asked Lao Long, "At night, won't anyone go into the mountains to collect medicine like you?"

He shook his head: "I'm the only one I know who collects medicine, let's take a closer look and see what they're doing here."

So we followed the sound, pushed through the grass and slowly approached, and the sound of speech gradually became clearer, and it was a few men chatting with each other.

Soon, not far below us, I saw them make a fire that lit up around them. I looked closely, it was none other than the five people we met earlier, they were busy in a ravine, and the two sacks were also spread on the ground, and on top of the bags, it was...