Tang Haitang. I thought it to myself. What a nice name.

Just when I just wanted to muster up the courage to say hello, Tang Haitang's eyes were inadvertently placed on me at this time.

She seemed to notice something, sighed, frowned slightly, looked at it for a while, and asked, "What's wrong with your leg?" ”

She was referring to the wound on my leg.

I was stunned for a moment, and then stammered a little: "Before, there was a yellow worm that went straight into the flesh." ”

As soon as I mentioned the old bustard, I remembered the wound on my leg, and hurriedly ran to the girl: "Miss Tang, look, on the train, there is a skin mantis that has gotten into the calf meat of my little brother, and it seems to be stuck in it." ”

Tang Haitang frowned again after hearing this, squatted down and checked my wounds.

I'll admit it was a serious time, but when the lubricated skin on her hands touched my legs, my whole body felt like I had been electrified, and from there suddenly spread a tingling sensation, a little cold. Then when the slender jade hand began to roam around the wound on my calf and caress it gently, I felt uncomfortable, and my face turned a little crimson.

After a short while, after examining my wounds, she looked up and said, "I see, there is indeed a skin mantis that has burrowed into the flesh of his calf, I have not seen this kind of thing, it seems to be a kind of sojourn." ”

"Sojourner?" The old bustard looked pale when he heard this, and asked, "Is this seven-star ladybug going to settle in it?" Let's get it out! ”

Tang Haitang shook his head and didn't answer, just pointed his finger at the bulging bag on my leg.

At this time, I noticed a subtle point: that is, there were blood-blue stripes on the bag, which seemed to be blood vessels, and these stripes converged from the four sides to the center, taking on the shape of flowers. The tailoring mantis got stuck in it.

At this time, Tang Haitang spoke: "Look, the stripes that appear here are actually the nerves of your calves." The eight legs of this demon will be like a spider pulling the silk all the way to the important nerves in your calf flesh, and if we force it out, it will tear the nerves apart, so that your calf will lose sensation and control, and it will almost be useless. ”

I was shocked when I heard this. I was born poor, I didn't go to school and couldn't eat with a pen, I relied on eating my body to do manual work, if this leg was wasted, what would I do to make a living in the future!

At this moment, Tang Haitang's face slowly became gloomy, his lips were slightly pursed, and he said slowly: "I notice that this skin mantis is not lying in one place like a parasite to suck blood, but is constantly moving upward. Looking in the direction, it seems that the real destination of its parasitism is not the calf, but the stomach and intestines of the abdomen. ”

"What?" The old bustard was shocked.

I was also scared out of a cold sweat. If something goes wrong with the intestines, the person will be wiped out!

The old bustard was anxious: "Is this seven-star ladybug going to scrape the intestines and break the stomach!" Miss Tang, is there any way to do it? My little brother has just embarked on this trip, so don't get into it without any money at that time. ”

Tang Haitang looked at our eyes, sighed, and shook his head: "I'm sorry, I don't have anything to do now." ”

The bustard looked at me, and my eyes were full of wood. He looked at me like this, patted me on the shoulder with a calm face and said don't be afraid, then turned his head and asked Tang Haitang: "How long does it take for this insect to reach the stomach." ”

Tang Haitang paused and said, "About six days." ”

I heard all these words in my head. Does that mean I only have about six days left? Isn't it known whether it will be dead or alive after that?

Tang Haitang saw me like this and comforted me: "But don't worry too much, although this little demon is tricky, there will definitely be a way to deal with it." I'm going to use something heavy to suppress this demon's demonic energy first. With that, she lifted the dress that covered her waist, and there was a Chinese knot made of red thread, which was very beautiful. I saw her slowly pull out one from it: "This red thread is soaked with the blood of a black dog, and the yang energy is all over the line, which can tightly suppress the demon energy." In this way, the frequency of action of the tailoring mantis can be reduced a lot, and the pain will not be so severe. ”

With that, she bent down and wrapped the red thread around the base of my thigh, circled it a few times, and tied it.

Sure enough, when the red thread was tied, I felt that the cut-skin mantis that was burrowing into the calf meat had settled down a lot, and it seemed that there was a force that suppressed it. But I also know it's not a good decision, and as long as the bug is still there, I'm still in danger unless it is eradicated.

"So, Miss Tang." The old bustard said at this time, "Then what are our plans next?" ”

Tang Haitang didn't answer, but turned his back and faced the direction where the group of skin mantis had left. There are countless line-shaped mud marks, densely gathered together, very wide, like a riverbed. She frowned slightly, looked at it for a while, and then gently inserted the head of the iron umbrella in her hand into the soil, then lifted it and put it horizontally in front of her eyes to look closely.

"Don't be in a hurry to settle down first, these mud marks are very regular, not like a disorderly escape, but more like an organized evacuation." Tang Haitang lowered his hand and looked ahead, "If you don't guess wrong, they may have returned to the nest." ”

"Back to the nest?"

"It's their nest. The skin mantis is a social monster, scattered in nests like ants, and there are several places along the Yellow River that congregate in this area. The direction in which the group of tailoring mantis left just now should be towards their nest. ”

"Then we can find the nest of this seven-star ladybug by following the mud marks?" The old bustard asked.

Tang Haitang nodded: "It's not too early, I'm afraid I will alarm the villagers when I go back." To untie the bell, we must tie the bell, let's first find out the location of this skin mantis nest. Don't be afraid, that demon is spiritual, and naturally he won't act rashly against us after suffering a loss just now. ”

The bustard looked at me. He was obviously worried about me. Although it was already the middle of the night, and the strange things I encountered on the train, including the wounds on my legs, made me nervous a little tired, but I also knew that the meal of the Demon Thief Tomb was not so easy to eat, and I also knew very well what I was doing here.

For a moment, I seemed to figure out something. So I looked at the bustard and said softly:

"Follow."