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Chapter 318 Zhang Guolao came to the rescue; the matter of the medicine man was outrageous! 【Please subscribe】

"They all went to Huaimin Hall to work as medicine farmers."

"There is no other way. Huaimin Hall gives me a lot of money, [-] cash per month, and it also includes food and accommodation."

Old Man Gu shook his head helplessly and said.

To be honest, growing medicine is not much easier than farming.

Even more effort.

But farmers can't afford one hundred and eighty cents per month!
  Furthermore, farming depends on the weather. When the harvest is not good, a year's work is in vain.

At the end of the year, taxes have to be paid to the government.

The common people are not fools. Naturally, it is more cost-effective to be a medicine farmer than to work in the field.

Therefore, all the young people in the village who could use their energy went to Huai Min Tang.

Only some old, weak, women and children were left at home.

"Then they never went home?"

Although the atmosphere was a bit heavy, Zhang Guolao still had to ask.

"I only come back at the end of the year."

Old Man Zhuo spoke first.

There are two sons in his family, and they all went to Huaimin Hall.

"but……"

At this point, Old Man Zhuo hesitated to speak.

"But how?"

Seeing his change of subject, Zhang Guolao's face became a little solemn.

"My eldest son, my father-in-law, died of illness recently. When he came back, he said that the medicine mountain in Huaimin Hall has been haunted recently. Many people have disappeared, and they can't even be found."

"I reported the case, but the government was perfunctory and ignored it in the end."

"He said he would go home at the end of the year and not go to Huai Min Hall. He would save some money and go to the county to start a small business next year."

Old Man Zhuo said in a lower voice.

"Where is the medicine mountain in Huai Min Tang?"

Zhang Guolao felt a little bitter because he was still late.

People have already lost their lives.

"It's in Xiaolin Mountain, about fifty or sixty miles away from here."

Old Man Zhuo pointed to the surface and said.

"By the way, I still don't know what the old man's two children are called?"

"Zhuo Erniu and Zhuo Qiusheng." Old Man Zhuo said.

In fact, ever since his eldest son Zhuo Erniu told the story and left home, old man Zhuo has been worried about this matter.

I am afraid that my two children will also disappear.

"The old man understands."

Zhang Guolao nodded slightly.

"Old fairy, it's getting dark now, so you should follow us back to the village."

The old man Na Gu sat on the ridge of the field for a while. After regaining some energy, he wanted to go home.

at the same time.

The other villagers are also going back.

Just now, if Old Man Gu hadn't fallen down and caused the frightening incident, everyone would have packed up their hoes and other farm tools and gone home to cook.

"Alright."

Zhang Guolao responded.

Regarding the matter of Huai Min Tang, he wanted to inquire more with Old Man Zhuo and others.

Since these two counties are one branch, the Xiaolin Mountain that Old Man Zhuo mentioned might just be an ordinary medicinal mountain.

In addition, Old Man Gu's injury made him a little worried.

As soon as everyone walked out of the field, they saw the village's leader, Li Zheng, and a doctor carrying a medicine box slanted on his back rushing towards here.

Behind him were a group of children.

"Uncle Ren."

After old man Zhuo recognized Li Zheng, he quickly stepped forward and said hello.

Uncle Ren is Li Zheng of Xiaoping Village and has some family ties with the Zhuo family. Although he is five or six years older than him, he still has to be called uncle according to his seniority.

Now he is in his seventies.

"Nephew Zhuo, how is old Gutou?"

"The kids said he was bleeding a lot..."

As he was talking, he looked at Old Man Gu opposite, and his expression changed:
  "He...why is he still coming with you?!"

"Uncle Ren, it was this old immortal who saved Old Man Gu's life."

Old Man Zhuo pulled out Zhang Guolao and said to Uncle Ren.

Just when Uncle Ren was sizing up Zhang Guolao.

The doctor he brought with him had already gone over and started treating Old Man Gu.

The doctor saw that Old Man Gu was covered in blood, especially his neck, which was red.

Sticky blood-stained lumps stuck along the back of his head to the top of his head.

What surprised the doctor was that after wiping away the blood stains, he didn't see any wounds, only tender skin with scars on his head.

"This……"

The doctor was shocked.

He looked at Zhang Guolao in disbelief and thought in his heart:

"Isn't he really an old god?"

The blood on the old man's body was still wet, so he was obviously seriously injured and had suffered heavy bleeding.

But in such a short period of time, the wound can be scabbed and scarred. This method is too incredible.

"Single Langzhong, how about it?"

After Uncle Ren greeted Mr. Zhang Guolao, he was a little doubtful about Mr. Zhuo's words of calling him an old god.

Turning around and seeing Doctor Shan stopped treating Old Man Gu, he asked.

"This old man is fine." Shan Lang said.

Immediately, he sighed with emotion and highly praised Zhang Guolao:
  "I have been practicing medicine for many years, and this is the first time I have seen such a wonderful technique. It is true that it is an old god."

"It's just a little square path. It can't be called a god."

Zhang Guolao waved his hand.

After hearing this, Uncle Ren was much more polite to Zhang Guolao, and his words were even more enthusiastic, saying:

"Old immortal, it's rare for you to come to our Xiaoping Village. Please stay at my house tonight."

"That's annoying."

Zhang Guolao did not refuse and thanked him.

Since this person is Li Zheng of Xiaoping Village, he wants to know more about the affairs of Huai Min Tang.

So ever.

Everyone chatted for a while and then returned to the village.

After some villagers returned, they talked about Zhang Guolao's treatment for Old Man Gu.

It is said that he has a wonderful way to rejuvenate and hides the fairy wine in a gourd.

By the end, Zhang Guolao was described as a god descending to earth, which was extremely mysterious.

This also led to the fact that when he was at Ren Lizheng's home, before his buttocks were warm, he saw a large group of people outside the door looking at him.

Regarding this, Zhang Guolao could only smile helplessly.

Since Old Man Gu's wife died early, the child went to Huaimin Hall, and he was the only one in the family.

Right now, I'm just injured and can't cook.

Uncle Ren left him at home to eat.

In addition, there is Old Man Zhuo.

As for Shan Langzhong, he was about to leave, but Ren Lizheng still retained him.

Therefore, everyone had a very lively dinner tonight.

After finishing the meal, Zhang Guolao learned that Old Man Gu was in pitiful condition, and knew that even if he went back, he would not be willing to spend money to replenish his health.

He gave him a bottle of medicinal pill to increase Qi and blood.

After taking the medicine pill, Old Man Gu thanked Zhang Guo endlessly.

At the banquet, Zhang Guolao expected Huaimin Hall again.

Thinking that the doctor was here, Zhang Guolao asked:
  "Mr. Shan, do you know how many medicinal mountains Huaimin Tang has in Longzhou and what kind of medicinal materials they grow?"

"As the old immortal said, Huaimin Hall is located in Longzhou and has five medicinal mountains."

"There is a Xiaolin Mountain in Liangdang County. In addition, there are two in Qingyang County and one in Dingyuan County. Among them, the largest is Caili Mountain, outside Longzhou City."

"As for the medicinal materials grown? Most of them are quite common, such as Bupleurum, Cyperus rotundus, Angelica sinensis, Astragalus, etc."

The single doctor replied without doubting that he was there.

"Why, does the old immortal want to go to Huaimin Hall?"

After finishing speaking, Mr. Dan looked at Zhang Guolao curiously.

"The old Taoist needs some medicinal materials to make an elixir."

Zhang Guolao said some innocuous words.

"Old Immortal, speaking of which, I'm curious as to how you cured Old Man Nagu. Is it really a magic trick?"

Shan Langzhong expressed the doubts on everyone's mind.

"It's just Taoism."

Zhang Guolao chuckled.

As soon as he finished speaking, Shan Langzhong suddenly understood.

Ganqing, an old Taoist, should be a cultivator in the Taoist sect.

But even so, in the eyes of secular people, he is like a god.

After a night of conversation, Zhang Guolao roughly figured out the situation in Huai Min Hall.

That night, Zhang Guolao stayed overnight at Ren Lizheng's house.

The next day, it was dawn.

Zhang Guolao woke up, thinking about the situation in Xiaolinshan.

Therefore, he rode his donkey and left Xiaoping Village without eating.

His cultivation has almost reached the level of a real person, and he can stop eating grains long ago.

……

……

Shuangdang County.

Xiaolin Mountain.

At this moment, the morning glow has not yet risen, and the forest is still covered by a layer of mist.

In the medicinal field, the plants and trees are sprouting and full of vitality.

The drug farmers who were at work had already gotten up to work under the urging of the supervisor.

The gruel I had for breakfast, plus two steamed buns, didn't have any oil or water at all.

No wonder, every now and then, medicine farmers would come down the mountain to perform tooth-cutting rituals.

"what?"

"Why don't you see me, where is Brother Xiang Ping?"

Among the crowd, a man in his early twenties suddenly shouted something.

"Xiao Liuzi, are you afraid you don't know?"

"My cousin Xiang Ping was valued by my master and went to Caili Mountain. It is said that the wages there are only [-] coins a month."

A medicine farmer said with a smile, his words full of envy.

"How could this be?"

Xiao Liuzi was stunned, a little confused.

Brother Xiang Ping told him a few days ago that there was something fishy going on in Huai Min Hall, and he might do some shameful things again.

Because at that time, a man named Huzi who came in the same batch as Xiang Ping had been selected by the steward to go to Caili Mountain three months ago.

But last month, his wife actually came here and said that Huzi hadn't sent money home for two months, and she suspected that he was fooling around outside. Then she found Xiang Ping and asked about the situation.

Xiang Ping didn't know much about this. He only told his wife that Huzi went to Cailishan three months ago, and it might be a longer journey to send money home.

As a result, half a month later, Huzi's wife came again and said that Huzi was dead.

It turned out that during that half month, Huzi's wife went to Caili Mountain in person.

There was no way. The reason why Huzi wanted to work as a medicine farmer at that time was because his old mother was seriously ill and his children were young, so there was really no money for farming.

I can't live anymore.

Huzi's wife came back this time and told Xiang Ping that when she arrived in Caili Mountain, she met many people in the same situation as her.

Someone in the family who worked as a medicine farmer from Huai Mintang died at a relatively old age.

Hearing this, Xiang Ping suddenly became horrified.

I feel more and more that Huaimin Hall is a devil's cave.

But no matter what, the [-] wen given each month is real money.

Therefore, even if he felt uneasy, he did not want to leave Xiaolinshan immediately.

Xiao Liuzi is his cousin.

Afraid that something might happen to him, Xiang Ping told him the matter.

Now, when Xiao Liuzi learned that his cousin went to Cailishan for five hundred coins, he didn't believe anything he said.

But Xiao Liuzi knew better that he could only pretend not to know about this matter.

At the same time, he forced himself to smile with everyone and said:
  "Brother Xiang Ping, you are so lucky."

"I can go to Cailishan anytime and make a lot of money."

In fact, he is already planning in his mind that he must leave Xiaolinshan when he takes a break from work next time.

……

…    The steward of Xiaolinshan herbal farmer, whose surname is Diao.

He was about forty years old, with a broad waist and broad shoulders, and a fleshy face with thick eyebrows and cheeks, which made him look very fierce.

It is said that during the drought that year, he worked as a bandit and still had lives on his hands.

Therefore, the drug farmers are extremely afraid of him.

They all called him Master Diao.

Unlike the pickled vegetable porridge that these medicine farmers eat, what Mr. Diao eats in the morning is meat and eggs.

After he finished eating, he swaggered to a medicine field.

Before he even went down, someone had already come over to flatter him.

Master Diao has long been accustomed to this scene.

he asked:
  "Who is Zhuo Erniu?"

The words fall.

Zhuo Erniu, who was still planting medicine, heard someone calling him:
  "Er Niu, Master Diao is calling you!"

"Master Diao, what are you looking for?"

Hearing this, Zhuo Erniu quickly put down the hoe in his hand, came to Master Diao, and said with an apologetic smile.

"You, like Liu Xiangping, had great luck and were chosen to plant medicine in Caili Mountain."

"When you get off work in the evening, remember to tidy up and leave when the coachman comes."

Master Diao looked at the honest and honest Zhuo Erniu in front of him, a chill flashed through his eyes, and he joked with him.

"Thank you Master Diao for the promotion!"

"I promise to go to Cailishan and do a good job!"

Hearing this, Zhuo Erniu looked happy and knelt down quickly.

Cai Lishan's monthly money is five hundred coins!

It is more than double that of Xiaolin Mountain.

If I really went to work there, I might be able to find a wife for my younger brother by the end of the year.

Thinking of this, Zhuo Erniu was extremely excited and was extremely grateful to Master Diao.

"Okay, let's get to work."

Master Diao waved his hand and said.

"Okay!"

Zhuo Erniu responded happily.

When I returned to work, I was obviously much faster than others.

Among the crowd, Xiao Liuzi trembled in his heart when he saw this.

Knowing that Zhuo Erniu was being targeted by people from Huaimin Hall.

I'm afraid that if I go to Caili Mountain, I'll be killed soon!
  He was worried and wanted to tell Zhuo Erniu about Hu Zi.

But Master Diao was here, and he didn't dare.

In desperation, he suddenly thought of Qiu Sheng.

This Qiusheng is Zhuo Erniu's younger brother.

He came to Xiaolin Mountain in the same group as him, and they were similar in age, so they had a good friendship on weekdays.

Remind him and let him tell his brother, so it won't make anyone suspicious.

After all, Caili Mountain is at least two to three hundred miles away.

Before Zhuo Erniu left, he must have a few words with his brother.

Thinking of this, Xiao Liuzi lowered his body to work while looking for an opportunity to talk to Zhuo Qiusheng.

About an hour later, while Zhuo Qiusheng was drinking water, he walked over without leaving a trace.

Seeing that there were still people around him, Xiao Liuzi could only smile with him and said:

"Qiusheng, congratulate your brother for me. He can go to Caili Mountain to work for Huaimin Hall. He may be a city man in the future."

"Xiang Dong, you're welcome. Your cousin went there last night too. Maybe we can go too in the future."

Zhuo Qiusheng was not very thoughtful, so when he heard Xiao Liuzi's words, he just regarded it as a sincere blessing, and he also said it with his hands in hand.

The two chatted for a while and saw that there was no one else here.

Then Xiao Liuzi lowered his voice and said:

"Qiu Sheng, let your brother go to Caili Mountain and run away if you can."

"Brother Huzi, do you still remember?"

"He went to Cailishan and died not long after. His wife went to Longzhou to ask for an explanation and found that many drug farmers there died."

The voice just fell.

Zhuo Qiusheng's expression immediately froze, and he suddenly felt a hint of fear.

Fortunately, there was no one nearby at the moment. Xiao Liuzi had been standing in front of him, covering him up so that no one would notice the heresy.

"Xiang Dong, is this true or false?"

After coming back to his senses, Zhuo Qiusheng asked in shock.

"My cousin told me about this. He didn't want to go to Caili Mountain at all."

"He left quietly last night and didn't even say hello to me. There must be something fishy about this."

Liu Xiangdong replied with a firm tone.

"The people are here, I'm going to work first. Remember what I said, you must tell Brother Erniu!"

As soon as Liu Xiangdong finished speaking, he saw someone walking towards this place. After giving Zhuo Qiusheng a final warning, he looked as usual, picked up the hoe and left.

Zhuo Qiusheng was left confused.

In his opinion, Zhuo Qiusheng was sincerely happy that his eldest brother could go to Caili Mountain.

In this way, I can earn more than [-] yuan more per month, which is twice as much as before.

But Liu Xiangdong's words suddenly made Zhuo Qiusheng panic.

If you go to Caili Mountain, your life will be at risk.

Then he won't let his eldest brother go no matter what!
  "Xiang Dong won't harm me. I must tell Brother Erniu about this. Whether he goes or escapes depends entirely on him."

Zhuo Qiusheng thought to himself.

After resting for a while, he started to get busy.

……

……

But after half an hour passed, an uninvited guest suddenly arrived in Xiaolin Mountain.

It turned out that at the foot of Xiaolin Mountain, at some point, an old Taoist man rode a donkey and walked slowly up the mountain.

Seeing the old Taoist, Master Diao was startled. He shouted angrily:

"Where did this old Taoist come from? How did he get into the mountains?"

Immediately, he ordered several subordinates around him:

"You guys, why don't you drive him away!"

"Don't worry, Master Diao!"

Those men laughed ferociously, then walked toward Zhang Guolao with long sticks in their hands, cursing in their mouths:
  "You're such a smart guy, why are you wandering around in this medicine mountain for nothing?"

"Since Master Diao has spoken, I will not spare you!"

"..."

Seeing these scoundrels about to commit murder, Zhang Guolao had a calm look on his face. With a wave of his hand, a gust of wind arose from the ground, blowing them dizzy. After a few rounds, they suddenly collapsed on the ground with stars in their eyes.

"You...who are you?!"

Seeing this scene.

Master Diao was shocked and immediately sat up in shock.

"Just a person who travels all over the world."

Zhang Guolao chuckled.

After saying that, he slapped the donkey's butt, and the white donkey's hooves grew cloudy, and it suddenly jumped onto the hillside.

When he came to Master Diao, he was breathing heavily from his nostrils and staring at him with deathly eyes.

"Master Dao, please forgive me!"

"Master Dao, please forgive me!"

Master Diao was so frightened that he fell to his knees and begged for mercy.

at the same time.

The medicinal farmers all over the mountain were stunned for a moment when they saw this old Taoist sitting down on his donkey, soaring through the clouds and mist.

The pestle stayed in place, and the hand holding the hoe was shaking.

Everyone looked at each other with panic on their faces.

I wonder where this old man came from?

The usually majestic Mr. Diao was so frightened that he fell to the ground.

"Forgive me?"

"What bad things have you done that didn't work out? The old man didn't do it for no reason, and he wouldn't take your life?"

Zhang Guolao glanced at Master Diao and said calmly.

But his face gradually turned gloomy.

At this moment, under his spiritual perception, the medicine mountain was filled with bones and skeletons everywhere!

"I……"

Master Diao was trembling and didn't know how to speak.

It looked like he was hiding something.

"You have no repentance, how can I ask the old Taoist to spare you!"

Zhang Guolao said in a deep voice.

This time, he was really angry!

As he spoke, his voice was like thunder, exploding throughout Xiaolin Mountain.

Many drug farmers even felt their knees weaken and had to kneel on the ground.

Sensing Zhang Guolao's impressive aura, Master Diao kowtowed as if pounding garlic, and immediately said:
  "Immortal, spare your life!"

"Immortal, spare your life!"

"Let me tell you the truth, my name is Diao Ren, and I am a native of Shuangdang County."

"A few years ago, when there was a famine, in order to survive, I killed people and even ate human flesh."

"Afterwards, Huaimin Hall recruited medicinal farmers, so I tried to sign up. Unexpectedly, not only was I successfully selected, but I was also re-employed."

Zhang Guolao asked with a sharp voice:

"Why does Huai Min Tang recruit such a big drug farmer?"

"It's to cultivate medicine people and refine rotten gas!"

Master Diao replied.

As soon as he said this, the drug farmers heard it, and they all looked puzzled and said:
  "Medicine man?"

"What is a medicine man?"

"What's the reason for the rot?"

"..."

Zhang Guolao had vaguely guessed it, but he still found it unbelievable when he heard it from Master Diao himself.

It is really against Tianhe to do such a destructive thing.

He angrily said:

"What a bunch of monsters!"

After saying that, he used his magic power and knocked the fishing drum on his hand. He heard a crisp sound and a sound wave force spread out directly.

While echoing in the mountains and fields, there was a sudden loud roar in the medicinal field, like thunder and strings, and like fire burning the wilderness.

Countless amounts of soil splashed away, and dust spread all over the mountain.

"Then... what is that?"

Suddenly, someone screamed and pointed to the ground.

I saw, in the land of the medicine field, a bloody head on a person's head, and at some point a medicinal herb grew in the brain marrow and fluid.

A coquettish flower bloomed on the collapsed chest.

Some people's hands and feet were chopped into pieces and placed in a small bronze cauldron with three legs and two ears.

At this moment, the small bronze cauldron was filled with a hint of gray-brown death!

"elder brother!"

Suddenly, a heartbreaking voice sounded.

But it was Liu Xiangdong who discovered that not far from him, herbs more than half an inch long were growing out of the head of a corpse.

That corpse was none other than Liu Xiangping!
  At this moment, his eyes were dug out, and his entire skull was lifted off, leaving only a handful of sticky black soil in his head.

It is from the black soil that medicinal herbs grow.

But the strange thing is that Liu Xiangping is obviously dead, but his heart is still beating vigorously and his limbs are intact.

"Oh my God!"

"Isn't that Liu Xiangping?"

"Why is he here?"

"Didn't Master Diao say that he was sent to Cailishan?"

"Why are you dead underground now?"

"It's so scary. Is this the medicine man?"

"Huaimin Hall recruits everyone just to turn us into this?"

"..."

Looking at Liu Xiangping's tragic situation, the drug farmers were all so frightened that they could not speak, and their faces were as pale as paper.

Especially Zhuo Erniu, his back was chilled, the soles of his feet were weak, he could not stand firmly, and he was sweating coldly.

When he stepped back, he stumbled and fell to the ground, unable to get up.

He was so scared that his face was distorted and he wanted to cry but couldn't.

He remembered that just now Master Diao asked him to pack his things and go to Caili Mountain at night!
  (End of this chapter)