"That's good. I'm just worried," Lu Xiufeng said.
"Don't worry. I'm here. He will be fine." Miao Xihe's tone was very calm, but Lu Xiufeng was able to hear the absolute confidence in his words.
"Thank you."
"You're too kind," Miao Xihe said to Miao Qingfeng. "This is what we should do. It was our mistake to have harmed our guests from afar. We really shouldn't have done that. Qingfeng, you have to be punished!"
"Yes, chief."
"Sigh. Chief Miao, we insisted on going hunting in the forest. That's why the accident happened. It has nothing to do with Brother Miao," Lu Xiufeng quickly said.
"Even if you went hunting in the forest, it's because he didn't take good care of you. He's not good enough," Miaoxi River said.
"Yes." Miao Qingfeng lowered his head and said.
"It's the village's rule."
"This …"
Lu Xiufeng was embarrassed when he heard Miaoxi River's words.
"Okay, continue to take care of Captain Yang and the rest."
Then, they came out of Miaoxi River's wooden house.
"Brother, I'm really sorry. I didn't expect this to happen," Lu Xiufeng said.
"It's okay. Don't take it to heart," Miao Qingfeng said.
"Chief Miao just said that you will be punished. According to the village's rules, what's the punishment?"
"It's nothing." Miao Qingfeng smiled and waved his hand.
"Tell me." Lu Xiufeng lit a cigarette and insisted on listening.
"According to the village's rules, you will be flogged 30 times," Miao Qingfeng said.
"Flogged?" Lu Xiufeng was stunned. "Don't tell me it's the flogging like in TV shows?"
Dragging someone out and flogging them 20 times was a common scene in ancient movies and TV shows.
"Yes, that's it." Miao Qingfeng smiled.
"Damn, this is considered a private torture chamber. It's against the law."
"What do you mean by breaking the law? Captain Lu, I hope you don't mind me saying this. Your army has been doing this for hundreds of years. The people in our stronghold think that these rules are the so-called law. All these years, the people in the village have been abiding by the law. It's more binding than the law outside, "the Miao Qingfeng said.
Lu Xiufeng was stunned.
"Let's go back and see how Captain Yang is doing."
When they returned, they found that Yang Guanfeng had already stood up and was walking slowly in the room.
"Hey, why are you standing up? Quickly lie down and rest," Lu Xiufeng hurriedly said.
"I'm fine," Yang Guanfeng said. "I feel a lot better. My head is not so dizzy, but I still feel a little nauseous. It was worse when I was lying down just now. I think it's better to get up and move around."
"This poison is nothing in the eyes of the patriarch." The Miao Qingfeng said. "He said two days. Captain Yang will definitely recover in two days, and his physical fitness might even improve by another level."
"Is that so? Is there such a benefit to being poisoned?"
"That's because the medicine used by the patriarch is very magical," the Miao Qingfeng said. "In addition to detoxification, it can also strengthen the body and strengthen the physical fitness of the poisoned person. Our stronghold has done some research on the nearby poisonous creatures. The red-headed centipede is a little strange. Most of the people in our stronghold who have been bitten by it have become better after recovery."
"Is that so? It's so magical. It makes me want to be bitten by the centipede," Lu Xiufeng said.
"Ha-ha, the strengthening effect is actually limited," the Miao Qingfeng said with a smile. "It's better not to use it."
"It's good that you're fine."
The Miao Qingfeng sat in the wooden house for a while before leaving.
"How do you feel? Tell me the truth, "Lu Xiufeng said seriously after the other party left.
"I'm fine," Yang Guanfeng said. "I'm really much better than when I was on the mountain." "My head is still a little dizzy, and my stomach is bloated. I feel nauseous and want to vomit."
"It's just that being poisoned this time is a bit of a coincidence!" He sighed.
"Well, it's quite a coincidence," Lu Xiufeng said.
Just as they continued to move forward and wanted to go up the mountain, they were bitten by the red-headed centipede. It was neither too early nor too late. It just happened to hinder their further investigation.
"Do you think the Miao Qingfeng deliberately made it to stop us?" Lu Xiufeng asked.
"We can't rule out this possibility," Yang Guanfeng said. "Of course, there is another possibility. There are a lot of these poisonous creatures nearby. It can be regarded as their defense, but all unfamiliar intruders will be attacked."
The two of them were basically sure that there was something wrong with the mountain they had encountered in the forest just now because they had smelled the stench of a corpse. The two old criminal police officers were very familiar with the smell and were particularly sensitive to it. So, someone must have died in the mountain. How did he die? Was it because of the so-called "experiment?" They didn't know.
"I think that even if you've recovered, they will do everything possible to stop us from entering the mountain," Lu Xiufeng said.
"Yes, maybe when we get close next time, there will be other accidents."
"What should we do?"
"Let's wait and see if there is any news from that person."
In an ordinary house in Lianshan County, thousands of miles away …
"Old man, where are you going?"
"To Xiao Pan's place."
"What are you going to do there?"
"Buy medicine," the old man said.
"Buy medicine? Where are you feeling unwell?" the old man hurriedly asked with concern.
"I don't feel unwell," the old man said. "I feel very comfortable. I think the medicine is almost finished, so I'll go out and buy another bottle."
"What medicine?"
"Primordial Spirit Soup, the kind produced in the county," the man in his 60s replied.
"Is the medicine useful?"
"It's useful," the old man said. "I've been drinking it for two days. I feel warm and have some strength. It's much better than before."
"Isn't there still half a bottle left?"
"Go and buy two more bottles," the old man said with a smile.
In fact, he drank the medicine because he was angry with his son. Didn't his son say that the medicine didn't work? Then, he had to drink it. Didn't his son want him to go to a big hospital outside for a check-up? Sigh, he didn't want to go. Old people sometimes acted like this when they were old. They had a childish temper. Were they old children?
However, he didn't expect that after drinking it for two days, the medicine would actually work. He could clearly feel the changes in his body. He was energetic and had strength.
"OK, take it easy," the old man said.
"Got it."
The old man put on his clothes and went downstairs. He lived not far from Renhe Clinic.
"Xiao Pan."
"Uncle, you're here. What's the matter?" Pan Mei asked with a smile.
"Yes, I want to get some medicine."
"Medicine? Where are you feeling unwell?"
"I'm not feeling unwell," the old man said. "It's just that I've almost finished the Primordial Spirit Soup produced in our county. Get me another two bottles."
"Oh, that medicine? Please wait a moment." Pan Mei gave him two more bottles.
"Is this medicine useful for you?"
"Yes, it's very effective," the old man said.
"Oh, that's good," Pan Mei said with a smile.
She had heard about the origin of the medicine from her brother. It was a prescription provided by Wang Yao and produced by the pharmaceutical factory that had just been built in the county. It was considered a new medicine. In the entire Lianshan County, so far, it was only sold in their clinic. The price was not expensive, but it was not cheap either. The old man was the first patient to take the medicine. Now that she heard the old man say that the medicine was effective, she was very happy.
"Here you are."
"OK, pay up," the old man happily said.
"I didn't expect the medicine produced in our county to be so good!" the old man said.
"Yes, if you use it well, do you have to advertise it?"
"Of course, of course," the old man said with a smile.
In the mountain village dozens of miles away …
In a small courtyard, Jia Zizai and Zhong Liuchuan were sitting opposite each other. On the chessboard in front of them, the chess pieces were arranged vertically and horizontally. It was difficult to tell who would win.
Jia Zizai thought for a long time before placing a piece. "Oh, I didn't expect that. Senior, your chess skills have improved!"
"Junior, I really don't understand," Zhong Liuchuan said with a smile. "Why don't you play Go? Why do you have to play Gomoku?"
"Hey, Senior, don't look down on Gomoku," Zhong Liuchuan said. "There is a lot of knowledge in it. Didn't the teacher once say that sometimes the simpler things are, the harder it is to master them?"
Zhong Liuchuan did not say anything. The junior in front of him had only learned the simple and easy game of Gomoku because his chess skills were too poor.
"You lost." Zhong Liuchuan placed a piece. Four pieces were in a line. Two pieces were unbeatable.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk," Jia Zizai said. "Senior, you make me feel so unreconciled!"
"I have never won a game of Go against you," Jia Zizai said. "Is it possible that profound cultivation can promote the development of intelligence?" Zhong Liuchuan did not know how many times Jia Zizai had said this.
"Maybe it really can," Zhong Liuchuan said with a smile.
"Really?"
"Haven't you noticed that since practicing with the teacher, your thinking has become more agile, and your memory has obviously improved?" Zhong Liuchuan asked.
"Is that so? I didn't pay attention to that," Jia Zizai said.
"I paid attention to it," Zhong Liuchuan said with a smile.
The reason why he paid attention to it was that he had practiced early and entered the right path early. He had read the Taoist scriptures early. Some of the original Taoist scriptures were quite difficult to pronounce. When he first read them, he felt a little awkward. As his practice deepened, he found that the more scriptures there were, the smoother they became. They were very easy to imprint in his mind, even if the scriptures were unfamiliar to him. He then tried other articles and found that his memory had improved a lot. He could not say that he had a photographic memory, but it was really strong.
"My body has become stronger, and so has my memory," Jia Zizai said with a smile. "It can also prolong my life. Hey, do you think the teacher is teaching us the way to live forever?"
"I don't dare to dream of living forever," Zhong Liuchuan said. "I estimate that with such practice, it is absolutely easy to live for more than 100 years without illness or disaster."
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