Under the sky

Chapter 27

Kunlun 88 years spring March
"This road is so damn hard to walk." Zhu Menshang regretted that he didn't hit the tip at the last restaurant. He didn't expect that he didn't see an inn all the way to Taiping Town for twenty miles.What's even more irritating is that he took the wrong path. The road is rugged, and the miscanthus on both sides is taller than a person. The road to Taiping Town can be so desolate. The Taoist rule of inaction has become a rule of inaction in Wudang. It's really stupid. Fuck!
Complaining is a complaint, but I also blame myself for taking the wrong road. Seeing that it is almost midnight, I still don’t know when I can enter the city.There was no moon tonight, so it was difficult to see. If we took the risk and continued walking, we would be in trouble if we took the wrong path.

The path was very narrow, with only room for one person to walk forward. It was so late at night, and no one was expected to walk. Zhu Menshang thought about it, and decided to stay here instead of taking the risk of continuing.The plan was decided. He took out his knife, cut a large bundle of miscanthus and spread it on the path. He also took out realgar lime and other materials from his luggage, sprinkled it around, set up a mosquito net, lit mugwort, and thought of making do with it. That’s it.

Zhu Menshang was lying on the miscanthus grass. The grass grass on the left and right sides was as tall as a man. It looked like he was camping in a canyon.A gust of wind blew the miscanthus swaying like waves. Zhu Menshang suddenly remembered that he had not seen the sea for several years. It was better to go all the way east and take a trip to Jiangsu.

Thinking about it, I fell asleep without realizing it.I don't know how long it took, but there seemed to be a faint sound of pulling grass. It was the sound of wild beasts moving among the miscanthus. Zhu Menshang was immediately alarmed.He sat up and listened carefully again. After confirming that it was correct, he opened the mosquito net and stood up to see what was moving nearby.

"Is it a wolf?" Zhu Menshang thought to himself, but felt something was wrong. Wolves live in groups. If they were a pack of wolves, there would be more sounds.Humans have always been more vicious than wild beasts. It is said that humans avoid beasts, but beasts are more afraid of humans. This place should be very close to Taiping Town. Where there are people living, ferocious beasts will definitely avoid it.

He suddenly remembered the passage about Wu Song beating a tiger in "Water Margin". He held the long needle used for deception in his hand, and couldn't help but smile bitterly. He thought to himself: "If it is really a big insect, I don't know the tiger's acupuncture points. I don't know whether it is the Zhumen thorn." A tiger or a tiger eating a rich family?" If it is really a tiger, you must not run away in a panic. On such a rugged road, you will not be able to outpace the tiger. If you run away, you will only be attacked as prey and you will have to retreat slowly.

When Zhu Menshang heard the voice again, it seemed that there were more than one. "Two?" Zhu Menshang was even more shocked. He cursed "fuck" in a low voice and looked up at the sky.It was dark at this time, and I couldn't tell the time. With the faint starlight, I could barely see a few feet around me, and it was difficult to even pack my things.Zhu Menshang groped for his luggage, put it on his back, and was about to leave when he heard the sound of grass stirring again.

three?impossible!Two giant insects are already rare, so how can three be taken seriously?If they were wolves, three would be too few.While hesitating, Zhu Menshang suddenly woke up.

It's people!

But if it were a human being, how could he walk on such a deserted path without lighting up a torch?Zhu Menshang thought for a moment and guessed that someone was having a secret meeting, which happened to be nearby. He didn't hold the light because he was afraid of being exposed.Nothing good will come of this kind of secret meeting, so it's better not to get involved.

Although he is curious, he is against three enemies. If there is a secret meeting of some big shots, he might take the risk to explore out of curiosity. But in this barren mountain, if he just meets ordinary warriors to talk about things, for the sake of worthless things, It's not worth it to keep your life secret, so it's better to save it.

He lowered his body and walked slowly along the dark road, for fear of disturbing the other party.It's just that the road is difficult to walk. After walking more than ten steps, Zhu Menshang suddenly stumbled. Zhu Menshang tilted his body and hurriedly reached out to grab the miscanthus, but he still fell on the miscanthus.

Although the fall was not painful, there was a lot of movement. A voice in the miscanthus not far away exclaimed: "Who is eavesdropping?!" It seemed to be a middle-aged man.

Then there was a rustling sound, and those people came unexpectedly.Zhu Menshang knew that he had been misunderstood and said hurriedly: "I am a tourist. I am resting here. It's okay!"

"It's okay. Are you injured?"

Those people still kept their feet and quickly caught up with them.

This greeting may not be well-intentioned. From the sound, the other party's footsteps are very urgent. If you really don't want to do anything, just ask a few words through the miscanthus.It was not necessary to force an explanation at this moment, because he was afraid that the other party would not believe it, and he couldn't bear the risk. Zhu Menshang also stepped up his pace, walking quickly on the rugged path in the dark, and said: "I'm not injured, don't bother. !”

The rustling of the miscanthus stopped, and Zhu Menshang was just calming down when he heard someone shouting from behind: "Let me see, it's not easy to deal with an injury in this barren mountain!"

It turned out that those people had chased him onto the trail.Zhu Menshang was not willing to stop, but it was too dark, and he was afraid that he would fall if he walked too fast, so he had to say: "It's okay, it's okay, I'm leaving now! Don't follow me, it's not good if you fall!"

The man behind asked again: "Where are you going so late?"

Zhu Menshang said: "Go home!"

The man said: "Don't run away, keep talking!"

"I didn't hear anything!" Zhu Menshang replied, "Don't follow me!"

"Why did you run if I didn't hear you?" the man asked.

"Of course you run after me!" Zhu Menshang said.

"Of course I'll chase you if you run away!" the man said.

"Why are you chasing me?" Zhu Menshang asked.

"What did you hear?"

"I didn't hear anything!"

This was a dead end, and Zhu Menshang couldn't help but smile.Suddenly he heard a "Oh!" behind him. It was expected that someone fell down. Zhu Menshang said hurriedly: "Some of you have fallen down. Stop chasing. What if you fall to death?"

At the same time, there was a faint light behind him. When Zhu Menshang turned around, the three strong men lit torches and chased after him, only about ten feet away.

With the lighting, the three of them immediately walked faster, and they were about to catch up at a distance of more than ten feet.When there was light, his face was naturally revealed. His face was revealed. It seemed that he had made up his mind to kill someone and silence him. Whether or not he could explain it was irrelevant.Seeing that one of them had a steel knife in his hand, Zhu Menshang hurriedly took out the torch from his luggage. He just had to escape, so he could not wait to light a fire slowly. Seeing that the three of them were about to catch up, Zhu Menshang's thoughts suddenly changed and he inserted the torch back. He turned around and lowered his head and shouted: "Stop chasing me, I won't run away! I have money, and I'll give it all to you!"

The three people thought he was cowardly, so they looked happy and shouted: "Don't go, talk to me, it's none of your business!" Zhu Menshang saw two people holding torches, one of them was holding a steel knife, and the rest The man's hands were empty and he didn't know what weapon he was using. When they approached, he hurriedly pretended to kneel and said, "Sir, spare my life!"

When the man with the steel knife saw that he was about to kneel down, he didn't say anything and slashed straight at his shoulder.Zhu Menshang was angry when he saw that the other party was so vicious.At this time, his upper body was tilted forward, his knees were barely bent, he exerted force on his feet, and stepped forward to bully him. His left hand clasped the opponent's knife-holding wrist, and he turned his right hand over, holding the long needle in his hand, and poked the gangster's shoulder point. middle.The man's arm felt pain and numbness, and he couldn't hold the steel knife. It suddenly fell loose. Zhu Menshang turned around and hit the man's chest backwards with his left elbow.The man screamed and fell backward. Zhu Menshang grabbed his torch with his left hand.

The three people did not expect that Zhu Menshang would suddenly beg for mercy and suddenly launch a counterattack with such fierce force that they were stunned for a moment.Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhu Menshang grabbed the torch, made a fist with his right hand, and gestured towards the other person holding the torch.

The man reacted very quickly, retracting his shoulders, just as he was about to avoid the punch, his wrist suddenly felt sore, as if he had been poked by something, and he dropped the torch.It turned out that Zhu Menshang had the needle between his fingers. The lights were dim at this time. How could you know that he had a needle half a ruler long in his fist without looking carefully?On the surface, he hit his shoulder, but actually he wanted to take advantage of his opponent's shoulder contraction to stab his Quze point.Seeing the second torch fall to the ground, Zhu Menshang made a sweeping sweep and kicked the torch far away, submerging it into the miscanthus, then turned around and ran away.

The man was also unambiguous. Although the torch was taken away, when Zhu Menshang turned around to escape, he flew up and kicked Zhu Menshang in the back of the heart.Zhu Menshang felt a strong impact, as if someone had hit him on the back with a big mallet. His chest felt tight, and he ran forward while holding his breath.

The three people yelled and hurriedly caught up with them, but Zhu Menshang was a few steps faster.With a distance of three to four feet, Zhu Menshang put the torch in front of him and used his body to cover the light of the fire. He could not see the road clearly from behind, but he ran very fast.

Seeing that he was about to get rid of the other party, Zhu Menshang secretly rejoiced and suddenly felt a sharp pain in his shoulder, which was obviously a hidden weapon.He didn't care whether it was poisonous or not, he just ran as fast as he could, and ran straight towards the scene for a moment. Suddenly, he felt the world spinning, his throat felt sweet, he vomited a mouthful of blood, stumbled under his feet, and fell into the miscanthus.

"Damn it, hidden weapons are poisonous!" Zhu Menshang thought to himself, but he didn't know if the other party still had a torch or if he would catch up in the dark. He wanted to get up and run away, but after struggling for a while, he felt that his whole body was weak.He took out the needles from the medicine bag, pricked a few needles on his shoulders, and put a Baijie Dan under his tongue.I just ran for a while, fearing that the poisonous blood had spread into the meridians and organs, and I didn't know whether the poison was serious or not, and whether Baijie Dan could save my life.

There was severe pain in his chest and back, and he knew that he had just been hit by a kick through the heart. With just this kick, he knew that the opponent was good at martial arts, and it was right not to confront him head-on.It's just that this skill is definitely not that of ordinary bandits. Why there are three such masters in the wilderness is beyond my comprehension and I am too lazy to think about it.

But since the other party knew that he had been hit by a hidden weapon, he should have expected that he would not be able to get far. If he caught up with him in the dark, he would have no power to fight back at this moment and would definitely die.He struggled for a while, unable to stand up, and was holding back a cough. He was very sad.

Zhu Menshang turned around and looked again, only to see a small group of fire in the distance. He was suddenly startled, thinking that the other party had retrieved the torch or obtained another lighting object and was chasing after him in a hurry.It was difficult to escape at this moment. Zhu Menshang sighed and thought to himself: "Is it possible that I, Zhu Menshang, really want to die here in vain today?" This disaster really came out of nowhere, and Zhu Menshang was unwilling to accept it. He was planning to escape. Ce, I just feel my head is dizzy and it is difficult to concentrate.

Suddenly, he heard a subtle sound of plucking miscanthus again. He couldn't help being startled, and he hurriedly raised the torch and looked around.The fire was not bright, but I could vaguely see a few figures in front of the path not far away. They were looking down at the miscanthus, making a slight "rustling" sound, as if they were eating something.

Zhu Menshang hurriedly raised the torch and shouted with all his strength: "Help..." At this moment, he was completely exhausted. Although he shouted loudly, he could only shout at a normal volume.Fortunately, it was quiet at night, and the man seemed to hear him. He turned around and saw the light of fire and walked over.

When the people came closer, Zhu Menshang could vaguely see the man's appearance under the firelight. He was in ragged clothes, his eyes were red, and his mouth was stuffed with miscanthus.Can miscanthus be eaten?Zhu Menshang didn't have time to think about this problem, so he just said: "Help...hurry..."

The man looked around, carried Zhu Menshang on his back, put out the torch with one foot, and left quickly.

He was very familiar with this place, and even in the dark night, his steps were steady.It's just that his physical strength is very poor and he walks slowly. Zhu Menshang wants to urge him, but he also knows that it is difficult.Then he smelled the stench coming from this person. Zhu Menshang was a doctor and knew it was the smell of rotten flesh. He turned around and saw the fire approaching from behind, which made him even more anxious.

After walking for a short distance, the man suddenly walked into the miscanthus beside the path. He pushed aside the miscanthus and found that there was a secret path hidden here. It was so secret that not many people in the area knew about it.

This man's physical strength was very low. He walked for a while and took a breath. He walked for a while and took a breath.The path was very narrow, Zhu Menshang's face was covered with wounds from being cut by miscanthus, and his clothes were torn, so he could not complain at this time.When I looked back, I saw that the fire followed the original path and it was obvious that I had lost track of him.

At this point, Zhu Menshang just took a breath, and when he relaxed, he suddenly felt like the world was spinning.I don’t know how long it took, but Zhu Menshang thought to himself: “Damn it… what time is it now? Will it be dawn?”

After a while, Zhu Menshang felt that the miscanthus around him was getting sparse, and when he looked around, he found that he had already reached a trail.There was a wooden house at the end of the path. The man put Zhu Menshang down at the door of the house and squatted down, panting.

Zhu Menshang's voice was weak and he said: "It's hard to repay a great favor...please, brave man...leave me your name." As he said this, he reached out to grab the man's trousers.

The man suddenly put his head in his hands, whined, grabbed Zhu Menshang's arm and bit into it, as if he wanted to eat his flesh.Zhu Menshang was in pain. From this surprise, he got the strength from nowhere and pushed the opponent violently.The man's physical strength was already very low, so he fell away from the push, stood up unsteadily, and turned around to leave without looking at Zhu Menshang.

Zhu Menshang was lying outside the house, not knowing what to do. After a while, a faint light appeared in the sky.

"It's finally dawn." Zhu Menshang thought to himself.

With a "yeah" sound, the door of the wooden house opened. He heard a woman's exclamation and then fainted.

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Zhu Menshang was woken up by the baby's cry.He opened his eyes, groaned slightly, and heard a woman's voice shouting: "He's awake! He's awake!" The voice gradually faded away, as if she had left the room.

Not long after, there were quick footsteps approaching, and a stout man with a broad face and ears walked to the bed and asked, "How are you?"

Zhu Menshang moved his body, but he was still sore, but his back was better. He hurriedly said: "Water, give me water! I want the whole bucket, I'm poisoned!"

The man responded and left quickly. After a while, he brought a full bucket of water.Zhu Menshang raised his head and drank. He didn't stop until his abdomen was so bloated that he almost felt like vomiting.

"Comfortable!" After drinking the large bucket of cold water, Zhu Menshang regained his energy a little, and then he realized that there was a cloth band wrapped around his wrist, and he felt a warm feeling on his shoulders and back.He reached out and touched it and found that there was a plaster on it, and asked, "Did you apply the medicine for me?"

The man said, "Are you a doctor? I saw there was ointment in your bag, so I put it on for you."

Zhu Menshang nodded and asked, "My dear Zhu Menshang, do you dare to ask me your benefactor's name?"

"My surname is Jiang, just call me Jiang Da." After Jiang Da finished speaking, he turned around and shouted, "Madam, prepare some food!" There was a sweet "Yes" from outside the room.

Zhu Menshang thanked him, tore off the plaster on his shoulder, squeezed out a little blood from the wound, and smelled it.

Jiang Da said: "I helped you squeeze out the poisonous blood. It's just that when you walk after being poisoned, the toxins will be dispersed into the blood. I'm afraid it will be harmful."

Zhu Menshang said "Oh" and asked in surprise: "Are you from Jianghu?"

Jiang Daodao: "I have learned a little martial arts before and know a little about Jianghu, but it is of no use." His eyes flickered when he spoke, showing reservations, but since the other party saved his life, Zhu Menshang didn't hesitate to ask more questions, so he only said: "I should be able to cure this poison, but the medicinal materials in the medicine bag are not complete. I have to ask Brother Jiang to buy some for me."

Jiang Daodao: "What's the problem? The doctor just prepares the prescription."

Zhu Menshang said: "You can help me buy some Panax notoginseng, peony bark, honeysuckle, and prunella vulgaris. These four items will do." He explained the portions at the same time.

Jiang Da recorded that Jiang's wife walked in with the baby in her arms and said, "Jing'er keeps crying. Please help me soothe her while I go get some food for the guests."

I saw that this woman was in her 30s, with a delicate appearance and good looks, but she was a little thin, and her appearance did not match Jiang Da.He also thought that Jiang had studied martial arts in college and was hiding something. He thought there was a story to tell, so Zhu Menshang didn't ask any more questions.

Jiang Da took the baby and kept teasing it. The baby just cried, and Jiang Da was so anxious that he didn't know what to do.Zhu Menshang said: "Bring the child here and show it to me."

Jiang Da was stunned, wondering what Zhu Menshang wanted to do.Zhu Menshang said again: "The baby is crying, maybe it's uncomfortable. Let me take a look."

Jiang Da held the baby to Zhu Menshang. Zhu Menshang looked at the baby, which was about six months old and had a sallow complexion. He thought about it and asked, "Are there any unwashed diapers? Show me."

When Jiang Da went out to ask, Jiang's wife quickly took it out. Zhu Menshang saw that it was stained with thin feces, so he put his finger on it and licked it. He drank water and rinsed his mouth, looking at Jiang Da and his wife.Jiang Da and his wife were very nervous when they saw Zhu Menshang's serious expression.

Zhu Menshang asked, "Madam, can you take your pulse?"

Jiang Da asked: "Why?"

Zhu Menshang said: "It's okay. I see that Madam-in-law is thin, I'm afraid it's because of her physical condition."

Jiang's wife said, "Okay." Then she stretched out her wrist.After Zhu Menshang made up his mind, he had an idea, but became more confused. He asked Jiang Da to get the medicine bag, took out a small amount of herbs, kneaded it into a small ball and stuffed it into the baby's nostrils, then reached out and gently rubbed it a few times among the others. , the baby really stopped crying.

Jiang Da hugged the child and asked worriedly: "What's wrong with this child?"

Zhu Menshang said: "This child has intestinal gas depression, but fortunately it is not serious. It's just that he is young and can't give injections easily. I'll give you a prescription. You can buy it when you buy medicine." He prescribed a dozen more medicinal materials. , took out the money from his bag and said, "There are several valuable things in this prescription, please charge them to my account."

Jiang Da took the silver, weighed it, and said, "This is a lot of silver."

Zhu Menshang said: "A little silver to express my gratitude."

Jiang Da quickly declined, but Zhu Menshang just said: "Don't refuse, your child needs to take care of his health. It's inconvenient to buy medicine without leaving some money, so just think of it as a red envelope for your child."

Jiang Da had no choice but to thank him and accept it, and Zhu Menshang said again: "Go and buy it as soon as possible while the pharmacy is still open."

After Jiang Da went out, Jiang's wife coaxed the child to sleep and came in with two pancakes: "There is nothing to entertain at home. We only have these two pancakes. Don't blame the guests."

Zhu Menshang took the cake and suddenly asked: "Is sister-in-law often injured?"

Jiang's wife was stunned and asked, "Why does Dr. Zhu ask this?"

"The child's disease was brought in the mother's womb." Zhu Menshang said, "Have you had a miscarriage, right? The mother's fetus has been injured for a long time, and the congestion persists, which damages the pregnancy organ and damages the foundation."

Jiang's wife was taken aback and didn't know how to reply. Seeing her expression, Zhu Menshang became more confident and said: "You and your wife saved my life. I can't comment on family matters. But if things go on like this, I'm afraid it will be difficult to conceive again. To you, The body also has an impact.”

Jiang's wife lowered her eyelids and said, "Doctor has misunderstood. My husband treats me very well. This is a problem brought by my hometown. If doctor doesn't believe it, you can ask my husband. Don't worry."

Zhu Menshang was doubtful and said: "The medicine I asked your husband to buy contains medicinal herbs specially prepared for my wife. I will give you a prescription. If you take it according to the instructions, your body will be healed in half a year."

He took off the strip of cloth wrapped around his hand, and beneath it were the bite marks of the person last night, which were deeply embedded in the flesh. If not taken care of, they would probably leave traces.Zhu Menshang took out the Xiaoji skin-promoting ointment and applied it on it, then wrapped it up again.

At dusk, Jiang Da came back with medicine and bought a chicken to replenish Zhu Menshang's health.Zhu Menshang saw that Jiang Da was very caring and affectionate towards his wife, so he couldn't help but believe Jiang's wife's words.In the evening, Zhu Menshang asked about Jiang's wife's old injuries. Jiang Da just said a few perfunctory words and never mentioned the past. When it came to the medical prescription prepared for his wife, Jiang Da smiled happily and was extremely grateful.

Zhu Menshang said: "I only know medical skills, but you saved my life. This is not enough to repay your kindness in case of emergency."

After resting like this for a few days, Zhu Menshang's internal and external poisonous wounds gradually recovered, and he could stand up, sit down, and lie down as usual.That day, when Jiang Da went out to work, Zhu Menshang heard someone knocking on the door, and then heard Jiang's wife opening the door.She just heard her saying to someone: "Eat slowly." Then he heard the sound of the door closing again. Zhu Menshang was feeling curious when he suddenly saw a pair of blood-red eyes peering in from the window of the small house.

Zhu Menshang recognized the look in his eyes and stepped forward quickly. The other person was frightened and turned around and ran away.Zhu Menshang rushed out of the house, opened the door and wanted to chase him, but he had disappeared. He thought he had gone to a secluded path.

Jiang's wife asked in surprise, and Zhu Menshang asked, "Who was that person just now?"

Jiang's wife said: "He is a beggar from nearby. He has sores all over his body. He is crazy and normal at times."

Zhu Menshang said: "He saved me. I want to help him. Where can I find him?"

Jiang's wife said: "He occasionally comes to me to beg for food. Doctor Zhu might as well wait for my husband to come back to discuss it."

In the evening, when Jiang Da came back from his farm work, Zhu Menshang mentioned that person again, and then Jiang Da told the story of the Chai family.

It turned out that the beggar’s surname was Chai and his first name was Lejin. He was the second son of Chai Fu Pharmacy, the largest pharmacy in Taiping Town.It is said that in the early years, Mr. Chai Ergong was an uneducated and lazy scoundrel. Chai's father refused to listen to his teachings and became worried and sick. Seven or eight years ago, he was angry to death.After Chai's father died, all the Chai family's property fell to the eldest son Chai Letong.Chai Letong was very different from his younger brother. He was a hardworking and calculating person. In just a few years, he doubled the Chai family's property.Mr. Chai didn't divide his family's property. Every day he raised his hand and opened his mouth to ask for money. He lived like a wheat beetle, eating one piece after another.

The two brothers were at odds with each other, so Chai Letong was naturally dissatisfied. He clamored to divide the family property and asked his younger brother to take away his share, thus severing all contact with each other.Although Mr. Chai is confused, he is not stupid when it comes to money. The gold and silver mountains will always be empty. It is better to rely on the eldest brother to earn money to support him, which is an endless cornucopia.

In this way, Chai Letong yelled and scolded Chai Er day and night, but Chai Er refused to listen. When the quarrel got louder, Chai Er committed evil at home, forcing Chai Letong to give in. Under the same roof, the hatred was as deep as the sea. Chai Letong Tong could only curse Chai Er every day for not having a good death.

Unexpectedly, about two years ago, Chai Er really contracted a strange disease. First, his daily food intake increased dramatically. He had seven meals a day, and each meal was enough for two or three people. However, the more he ate, the more he became sallow and skinny. It didn't take long for him to become emaciated, with sores and ulcers all over his body. The smell was unpleasant, and his eyes were red. He was like a ghost. He was afraid of light and could only stay in bed during the day and night. Every day, he would spit out a small spoonful of live food from his mouth at midnight. insect.Chai looked for famous doctors twice, but no one knew what kind of disease he had, so there was no way to cure him.People in the city said that Mr. Chai had offended someone and was poisoned, and there was no way he could be saved.

"Why didn't you say it was Chai Letong who administered the medicine?" Zhu Menshang asked, "Are their brothers so at odds with each other?"

"Although Chai Letong is mean to his brothers, he is a good person in the countryside. Chai Fu Pharmacy provides free medicine every year and dissipates countless wealth. How can the neighbors doubt Chai Da, a kind person." Jiang Da continued, "Later, the second young master Chai His condition worsened, and he was more mad than awake. Once he was mad, he would bite people frequently, and everyone said he was going to eat people. Chai Letong said he couldn't control his brother, so he simply let him go. Chai Er left Taiping Town. , went to the wilderness and made a living by eating miscanthus bark, just a few months ago. He would occasionally come to my door to beg, and when we saw how pitiful he was, we would give him some baked biscuits."

Only then did Zhu Menshang understand why Chai Er moved him to the door of Jiang Da and his wife. It turned out that he recognized that this was a good family and they would take care of him.

Zhu Menshang said, "I would like to ask Brother Jiang for a favor. Is it possible?" He then told the story of how he was injured and rescued that day, and then said, "He helped me save my life, so I should help him."

Jiang Da said: "Second Young Master Chai runs a medicine shop and knows many famous doctors. None of these people can cure him. What can you do? Besides, Chai Letong may not agree to your diagnosis and treatment for him."

Zhu Menshang said: "Even if it is a dead horse, it must be treated." Jiang Da is a good person. After hearing what he said, he immediately agreed.Only Jiang's wife looked troubled.

That night, Zhu Menshang fell asleep in bed. In the middle of the night, he heard someone talking. He suddenly woke up and found that it was Jiang Da and his wife talking.

All I heard was Jiang's wife say: "You are a good person, but you have to do what you can. Dr. Zhu is a Jianghu man, and there are many things involved. I'm afraid that our peaceful life in the past few years will be disrupted again."

Jiang Daodao: "It's not good to ignore someone's death."

After a while, Jiang's wife sighed and said, "We also need help from others to hide here and survive. It doesn't matter, you should be careful. Take care of me and Jing'er."

Jiang Daodao: "Don't worry, I will be careful. Go to bed early." There was no sound after that.Zhu Menshang knew this and soon fell asleep.

Early the next morning, Zhu Menshang entered the city and first showed off his steel mouth and played tricks in the downtown area.He expected that the three masters would have left that day. If they were still in Taiping Town, it would be dark that night, and they might not be able to recognize him even if they met him for a moment.

This time he played with the steel mouth very seriously, and soon a crowd came. He tried his best, regardless of the cost, to administer medicine and medicine on the spot. If there was any shortage, he immediately issued a medicine order and asked people to go to Chaifu Pharmacy to buy medicine. .At this time, his medical skills were much more advanced than a few years ago, and he was really good at rejuvenating and curing diseases with medicine.

He practiced medicine for three days in a row, which shocked everyone in Taiping Town. On the fourth day, before he even arrived at the stall, there were hundreds of people around him vying for medical treatment, and it was so crowded.

Zhu Menshang looked at the crowd, and among them there was a man in green robes, who looked quite impressive. After asking for his description, he recognized him as Chai Letong, the shopkeeper of Chai Fu Pharmacy, so he sighed and said, "Are there really no difficult and complicated diseases in the world today? I was dispensing medicine here. I originally expected to be able to cure some difficult and complicated diseases, but unexpectedly, they were all minor illnesses. Staying here delayed my medical skills. That's all, everyone, please go. I will practice medicine in another place so that I can help. Those…poor people who have no cure.”

When everyone saw that the Living Bodhisattva was about to leave, they hurriedly tried to persuade him to stay. Zhu Menshang said: "Let's do this. If there is a bad disease here that is difficult to cure, I will stay and treat it. If it cannot be cured, I will stay in Taiping Town to give medicine and medicine for the rest of my life." If there are no serious diseases, don’t delay patients from other prefectures.”

Everyone heard the noise and thought of Mr. Chai Er's illness, so they shouted: "Er Mr. Chai! No one can cure Mr. Chai's illness yet!" Some people among them shouted: "If you can cure Mr. Chai Er, no one can cure him!" Young Master, that’s what you’re capable of!” “That’s right!”

Hearing the crowd's commotion, Chai Letong's expression changed and he turned to leave. Zhu Menshang looked at him deliberately.Sure enough, everyone followed and looked over. Many people stepped forward to stop Chai Letong and said, "Master Chai Dashan, your brother's illness can be cured!" A living Bodhisattva!"

Zhu Menshang also stepped forward and asked, "Is there any difficult or complicated disease in the house?"

Chai Letong looked very ugly and said, "My brother has contracted a strange disease, and medicine and stone are ineffective. Dr. Zhu doesn't need to worry about it."

Zhu Menshang raised his thick eyebrows and said, "Why not give it a try? Why not go to the house and have a look."

Comrade Chai Le said: "My brother went crazy after he got sick. It has been several months since he escaped from the house. I'm afraid he is long gone."

Zhu Menshang raised his thick eyebrows and said, "If you can find the cure, can you?"

Seeing everyone looking at him, Chai Letong couldn't refuse for a moment. He thought that his little brother had been missing for a few months and was so ill that he should have died long ago. It was okay to agree, so he said: "It would be great if I could find my little brother. If you can't, don't force yourself and delay the living Bodhisattva in rescuing people from suffering."

Zhu Menshang asked: "The required drug consultation fee will be borne by Chai's Pharmacy?" He thought to himself that with Chai Er's condition, Chai's Pharmacy would not be responsible for it, and he was afraid that he would not be able to afford it.

Chai Letong could only nod and said: "Of course, of course."

After Zhu Menshang got the promise, he rushed back to Jiang Dashi and waited.Two days later, Jiang Da happened to be at home, and Chai Er, who regained his consciousness, knocked on the door again and asked for food.Jiang's wife opened the door, and Jiang Da and Zhu Menshang rushed out of the house. They both used a wrist and elbow move, one left and one right, to restrain Chai Er.

Zhu Menshang and Jiang Da looked at each other and thought at the same time: "Shaolin disciples?"

However, the two did not recognize each other. Jiang Da had doubts in his heart. Zhu Menshang knew that he had something on his mind and did not want anyone to pursue it.Chai Er struggled hurriedly, biting and scratching. Zhu Menshang asked Jiang's wife to get a rope and tie up Chai Er.Chai Er was covered in sores and smelled bad. There was a baby in Jiang's house and he was afraid of being contaminated by the bad smell.Zhu Menshang said: "I'll talk to him first."

Chai Er cursed: "Why are you arresting me? What are you arresting me for? Did Chai Let and that bastard want you to harm me?" At this time, his speech was unclear, but he seemed to be conscious.

Zhu Menshang said: "I am a doctor. Your elder brother asked me to treat you."

"I don't believe it!" Chai Er struggled desperately, but the rope was tied tightly and he couldn't free himself.After a while, Chai Er screamed, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. His eyes were wide open and he rolled on the ground. He didn't answer any questions and opened his mouth to bite.Zhu Menshang knew that he was going crazy, so he took a towel and stuffed his mouth.

Jiang Daodao: "You can't take him into the city alone, let me help you."

Zhu Menshang said: "I'm afraid there will be inconvenience." He knew that Jiang Da had a secret, and he didn't want to attract attention, so he carried Chai Er into the city, which attracted special attention.

Jiang Da sighed and said: "Send Buddha to the West, this is what one of my benefactors said." After saying this, he couldn't help but reveal a wry smile.

Zhu Menshang and General Jiang Chai Er moved into the city, which immediately attracted onlookers.Smelling the stench on Chai Er's body, everyone pinched their mouths and noses to avoid him, not daring to get close.

They were going all the way to Chai Fu's Pharmacy. Someone had already reported the news. Chai Letong rushed over and asked, "Where did you find him?"

Zhu Menshang said: "On the trail outside the city, there are many miscanthus barks there. You can find them casually if you are careful."

Chai Letong was so crowded by him that he didn't know what to say, so he said: "He has insects on his body, and the Chai family has a lot of medicines. It's a little inconvenient. It's better to find an inn to settle down and treat him slowly."

But which inn is willing to accommodate such a terrifying patient?Zhu Menshang asked several questions, but no one answered.Zhu Menshang said: "Since there is no inn to take him in, I have no choice but to stay at home." Chai Letong had to pay a lot of money and borrowed an empty house for Chai Er to stay in.

"Where are the new clothes and bedding?" Zhu Menshang entered the empty house. No one came to bring the groceries, so he had to ask Jiang Da to ask for them from Chai Mansion.Chai Letong sincerely did not regard Chai Er as a brother. He would give him the same thing as Zhu Menshang said. Later, Zhu Menshang was annoyed, so he picked up a pen and paper and wrote: twenty large wooden barrels, firewood, and clean towels.There are three sets of clothes, which need to be changed every day.Star anise, croton, aconite, cordyceps, Chuanqiong, dried toad skin...

He listed dozens of medicinal materials in succession. Chai Letong looked at the prescription. Although there were precious medicinal materials, less than half were poisonous. Although he was not happy with it, the matter alarmed the whole city. He was afraid of being criticized, so he had no choice but to send someone to deliver it. When we got there, there were three big boxes.

Zhu Menshang heated up hot water, but when he saw that Chai Er was still unconscious, he did not untie the rope. He worked with Jiang Da to wash him, and washed out pools of sludge and black water. It took three buckets of washing before it was clean.Chai Er's body was covered with abscesses, and Zhu Menshang gave him medicine. Jiang Da was not afraid of the stench, and washed them carefully. After squeezing out all the sores, Zhu Menshang applied medicine to him.In the evening, Jiang Da missed his wife and made an appointment to come back tomorrow and went home first.

Zhu Menshang took Chai Er's pulse and saw that his pulse was disordered and could not diagnose the cause. He remembered the symptoms mentioned by Jiang Da and cooked a large pot of porridge to feed Chai Er.Chai Er wasn't picky about food either. He ate as much as he could. He finished the porridge for five people. Still not satisfied, he kept opening his mouth to bite Zhu Menshang. Zhu Menshang had no choice but to gag him again.

After a while, Chai Er's expression recovered a little, and he suddenly sat up, looked at Zhu Menshang and said "woo hoo" several times.When Zhu Menshang saw that he was awake, he took off the rag from his mouth.

"Why did you save me?" Chai Er asked, "Everyone said I can't be saved, so your efforts were in vain."

"It was your brother who asked me to save you." Zhu Menshang said, "He wanted to save you."

"He wants to harm me! That son of a bitch was poisoned by him!" Chai Er yelled.

"It's not poison, it's an insect. You ate a strange insect. I've never seen this kind of insect, and it's impossible for your brother to have seen it."

"It's a voodoo, he bewitched me!" Chai Er said, "He didn't want me to spend his money, so he sent someone to bewitch me!"

"If there is such a good thing, the nine people would have already fought for it. It will not be used on you. It will be a waste." Zhu Menshang said.

"Then why am I the only one in Taiping Town who is sick?" Chai Er said, "Everyone eats the same thing, so why am I the only one who gets sick?"

"You haven't eaten anything weird? River food? Seafood? Is that the only one you've ever eaten?"

"No!" Chai Er answered resolutely, "Taiping Town is not a big town. We do have expensive ginseng, abalone and crab. What other novelties can we eat?" He then said disdainfully, "What can I say? It must be that son of a bitch. Poison!"

"That's your brother, he's a son of a bitch, who raised you?" Zhu Menshang scolded, "If you saved me, I will definitely save you."

"Have I saved you?" Chai Er's eyes were a little confused, and he thought for a moment, "Should I carry you to the Pancake House?" Zhu Menshang nodded.

"I remember that family had a very beautiful daughter-in-law." Chai Er said, "They are a good family. When I get better, I have to reward them well." As he spoke, his eyes became confused again, and suddenly he made a sharp sound. Yelling, rolling all over the ground.Zhu Menshang knew that he had another attack, so he gagged his mouth and went to sleep.

At around nine o'clock on the second day, Chai Er suddenly wailed loudly and kept twisting. Zhu Menshang was awakened by him and hurriedly got up to take a look.Chai Er's mouth was drooling and he was retching. Suddenly, he rolled his eyes and passed out. There was something squirming at the corner of his mouth.Zhu Menshang hurriedly took out the cloth strips stuffed in his mouth, and saw a handful of little red-headed and white-bodied insects squirming non-stop. Each strip was as thick as a lamp wick and as long as a little finger.Zhu Menshang knew that his trachea was blocked by vomit and he was no longer breathing. He hurriedly removed the worms from his mouth and dug his throat to induce vomiting.Chai Er retched several times, but still didn't wake up. Zhu Menshang quickly stood up, hugged him from behind, put his fist on his waist, and lifted him up several times. Chai Er vomited several times, but it still had no effect.

If he were allowed to die like this, wouldn't it be in vain?Zhu Menshang put Chai Er flat, pinched his nose, and used mouth to mouth to suck out the foreign matter in his throat.It should be noted that if strange insects invade Zhu Menshang's mouth, Zhu Menshang will also get sick.

Zhu Menshang couldn't care less at this time, so he took a few sips, and suddenly a thick substance was sucked into his mouth. Zhu Menshang hurriedly turned around and retched, spitting out a ball of thin paste, with a few insects crawling faintly in it.As soon as the foreign body was cleared, Chai Er coughed loudly and resumed breathing. Zhu Menshang ignored him and hurriedly rinsed his mouth to induce vomiting, fearing that he would also be parasitized.After vomiting for a long time, he couldn't see anything. Zhu Menshang was shocked and confused, not knowing what was going on.

Looking at Chai Er again, he was breathing smoothly and still had a fierce look in his eyes, as if he was going to eat Zhu Menshang.

Zhu Menshang picked up the worm and put it into a bowl for observation.This is an insect that I have never seen before, and I don’t know where it came from. But now I don’t even know if I have eaten this insect.He turned to look at Chai Er, regretting that he was so careless and forgot about his illness of vomiting worms during the period.

He divided the bugs into eight small bowls, and boiled several poisons such as aconite, bancantharis, and croton frost to see which ones would be symptomatic.After a while, the strange insects in several bowls died one after another, especially the aconite.Zhu Menshang knew that aconite was the most poisonous, so he had to be careful about the dosage. He cooked a bowl of medicine based on aconite and drank it, praying silently in his heart, hoping that those bugs would not take root in his body.

He looked at Chai Er's condition again and saw that the wound that had just been cleaned yesterday afternoon had developed an ulcer within a day. Zhu Menshang frowned, this disease was difficult to cure.

In the morning, Jiang Da came over to help. Seeing Zhu Menshang's expression was bad, he asked, "What's wrong?"

At this moment, Zhu Menshang was suffering from severe abdominal pain. He didn't know whether it was the effect of the aconite soup or the bugs, but he just said lightly: "It's nothing."

Jiang Da was surprised to see Chai Er's wound getting sore again, and said to Zhu Menshang, "This disease is really difficult to treat. Do you really have a way to cure it?"

Zhu Menshang muttered: "I don't know either, but it should be possible."

Zhu Menshang made a bowl of medicinal soup with aconite and other poisonous substances, and then added some medicinal materials to relieve toxins from the same medicinal residue, and then boiled it for a second time.When Chai Er woke up, Zhu Menshang piled firewood under the barrel and asked him to get into the barrel. He boiled water first, mixed a decoction with cold water and poured it in. He also took a large amount of longans, peeled off the shells and piled them in. Firewood and fruit pulp were thrown into the soup, and the fire was lit to slowly heat it up. Waves of sweet medicinal aroma emerged from the barrel.Zhu Menshang said with a smile: "If it were boiled, it would be a good pot of human flesh. It's a pity that no one wants to eat it."

Jiang Da's hair stood on end when he heard this, and he didn't know what was so funny about it.

After soaking in the soup, Chai Er was still conscious at first, but soon he began to twist and twitch all over, as if he was suffering from great pain. After a while, he began to scream and wail, and struggled constantly. If his whole body had not been tied up, he would have died immediately. To stand up.Zhu Menshang hurriedly shouted: "Hold him down, don't let him knock over the barrel!"

He and Jiang Da joined forces to put Chai Er into the medicinal soup.After soaking for half an hour, Chai Er's wailing gradually stopped, and tiny strange insects appeared on the surface of the water, just like the ones he spit out from his mouth.At first there were a few, then dozens, and then hundreds, a large area of ​​red and white floating on the medicinal soup, as if boiling a bowl of crab yolk and egg drop soup. Jiang Da almost felt sick when he saw it.

When Zhu Menshang saw that Chai Er gradually became quieter and was just unconscious, he hurriedly rushed to the table, picked up the second decoction, pinched Chai Er's mouth and nose and drank it.

After the medicinal soup was in his stomach, Chai Er began to tremble all over again, yelling wildly and struggling desperately to bury his head in the medicinal soup.Zhu Menshang grabbed his head, pulled him back, and shouted to Jiang: "Don't let him get in the water, he will drown!"

Jiang Da grabbed Chai Er's neck, and Zhu Menshang shouted again: "Grab him by the back of the neck, you will strangle him to death!" Jiang Da grabbed the back of Chai Er's neck with one hand, and pressed Chai Er's shoulders with the other. Zhu Menshang also pressed Chai Er's shoulders with one hand. Two shoulders.Not long after, Chai Er's throat twitched, as if he was vomiting, but he couldn't spit out anything. He just kept coughing and was in excruciating pain.

Zhu Menshang noticed something strange and signaled Jiang Da to be careful. He held his shoulder with one hand, opened his mouth with the other and looked into his mouth.I saw a green-headed giant insect with hard joints that I had never seen before, with a head like a centipede, slowly crawling out from the bottom of Chai Er's throat. It was only thinner than the little finger, but its length was indiscernible.

"Fuck his mother's cunt, even this poison can't kill this monster!" Zhu Menshang cursed secretly.

The insect reached the throat, but did not crawl out, only lingering in the depths.It swayed left and right, as if visiting, and when it met Zhu Menshang's "eyes", it immediately paused.

Zhu Menshang naturally knew that the insect had no eyes, but the moment the insect stopped, it was like they were staring at each other in a stalemate.

Zhu Menshang did not miss this moment. He held Chai Er's mouth with his left hand, turned his right hand over, and held a half-foot-long needle in his hand, poking at the insect to force it out.The strange insect seemed to be aware of the danger and suddenly retracted. Zhu Menshang's lightning strike missed unexpectedly. He was only half an inch away from piercing Chai Er's throat and quickly retracted the needle.

Chai Er suddenly screamed, his eyes turned white and he foamed at the mouth. He didn't know where he got the strength to twist his body and knocked over a bucket of medicinal bath. Immediately, insect corpses were everywhere, which was shocking.

Seeing that he was still writhing on the ground, Zhu Menshang quickly took out the golden needle and inserted the needle into him continuously until No. 30 was inserted seven times. Only then did Chai Er become stable and lay on the ground unconscious.

It finally came to an end, and then they cleaned up the insect corpses everywhere. Zhu Menshang was okay, but afterward, Jiang Da vomited out his dinner.

Zhu Menshang swept the insect corpses into a large bucket, which attracted admiration from the onlookers, but no one dared to approach.Zhu Menshang checked carefully and made sure that nothing was missing, then found firewood and burned all the insect corpses.

At this time, Chai Er exerted too much force, and the rope rubbed away bloody marks on his body. He was covered in injuries and bleeding.Jiang Da worriedly asked: "Is everything going to be okay?"

Zhu Menshang said calmly: "Compared to that insect, these external injuries are nothing."

Chai Er was unconscious until Yin Shi just woke up.He raised his head, feeling a little dazed. After a while, he felt that his mind had never been so clear.

Zhu Menshang asked: "How do you feel now?"

Chai Er said: "Excellent, simply great! Thank you to the miraculous doctor, thank you to the miraculous doctor!"

Zhu Menshang nodded and fed him porridge. Chai Er only drank less than half of the bowl and then said he had no appetite. The redness in his eyes also showed signs of receding.

Chai Er rested for more than an hour and no longer fell into a state of madness. Only then did Zhu Menshang help him loosen his bonds.It's just that he was strangled for a long time, his energy and blood were not smooth, and pain all over his body was unavoidable, and he fell asleep again soon.

"Is it cured?" Jiang Da asked.

"No." Zhu Menshang frowned and said, "The mother worm is still in his body. If the mother worm is not removed, the daughter worms will be unclean."

But how can we get rid of this female insect?I'm afraid if I try again with the same technique, I won't be able to force out the female insect.Zhu Menshang was thinking about it, and suddenly someone came to report that Dr. Zhu was invited by Mr. Chai.

Zhu Menshang raised his eyebrows and headed to Chai Mansion.

"Sit down!" Chai Letong invited Zhu Menshang to take a seat and said, "I heard that my husband has a wonderful way of rejuvenating his body. This technique of fighting poison with poison is really clever, and he drove out thousands of poisonous insects from my brother's body."

Chai Letong waved his hand, and a servant came forward and presented a plate of silver with both hands. Zhu Menshang checked it visually and found that there were about 100 taels.

Zhu Menshang said: "It hasn't been eradicated yet, so I don't dare to take credit."

Chai Le said: "I can't get rid of this insect from my brother's body. Why do you think it is? Because he himself is the biggest poisonous insect."

"He is your brother after all." Zhu Menshang said, "Can you bear to see him suffer?"

Chai Letong sneered: "This disease has never been seen in Taiping Town, Anhui, or Wudang. He is the only one suffering from this strange disease. This is God's punishment. God wants this unfilial son who is lazy and disobeys his parents. No, no." , Good, die!" After Chai Letong said it, his eyes widened with anger, obviously very angry.

Zhu Menshang asked: "How come you brothers have such deep hatred?"

Comrade Chai Le said: "This kid didn't learn well since he was a child. He didn't study or work. He only knows how to eat, drink and have fun. Isn't this the way of heaven? Even a beggar has to ask for alms from the door and call his father and mother. Why? Why? Why is he? The son of the Chai family, he can just sit back and enjoy his success? Mr. Chai has worked hard all his life just to raise a loser like him? If he was not my brother, I would be the first to kill him!"

Zhu Menshang said: "There are many lazy and lazy people out there, how can you wipe them all out? A wealthy young man spends a lot of money on his affairs. I heard your brother's reputation, although it is not good, but there is no evil deeds. He is just lazy."

Comrade Chai Le said: "If you are lazy, you will die. Have you never heard that God rewards hard work? He is against the law of God, and God wants to destroy him. Not only is he lazy and lazy, he also has no regard for me, the brother who provides him with food and clothing, and the parents who gave birth to him and raised him. To show respect, drink with open mouth and drink with closed mouth, it seems that we owe him. Our Chai family does not owe him!"

Zhu Menshang was silent and just listened.

Comrade Chai Le said: "Please accept this 100 taels of silver, doctor, as an apology for hurting your reputation. Just ignore my brother's illness and let him go. He ate miscanthus and bark, and he didn't starve to death for several months." He, that’s because he has great destiny.”

Zhu Menshang said: "Some brothers were kind to you in their previous life and will repay it in this life. It seems that you brothers are really entangled in the injustice of your previous life and are seeking revenge in this life."

Chai Letong sneered: "This is called brothers and sisters, and the hatred is as deep as the sea."

Zhu Menshang stood up and said: "Your brother saved my life. You have a grudge with him, and I have a friendship with him. I can't accept the money."

Chai Letong sneered and said, "Chaifu Pharmacy doesn't supply the medicine to treat my brother's brother. Where do you want to buy it? It's up to you."

Zhu Menshang offered his hand and said, "Please."

Zhu Menshang returned to the hut and told Jiang Da the whole story.Jiang Da asked: "How can we treat Second Young Master Chai without medicine?"

Zhu Menshang said: "A single treatment is very costly. If the mother worm gives birth to daughter worms again, the old disease will relapse. What's more, the original method cannot cure the disease and requires heavier medicine."

Jiang Da asked: "What medicine?"

Zhu Menshang said: "Now we don't even have longan, so why ask about medicine..."

Jiang Daodao: "What should we do?"

Zhu Menshang said: "Discuss this with Mr. Chai."

"You want me not to go back to Chai's house?" Chai Er had regained consciousness at this time, and the wounds on his body no longer had sores. He said angrily, "Why should he?"

Zhu Menshang said: "You go back and split up with him now. You still have a share in the Chai Family Pharmacy. I can use it to save you. If you save a little, it will be enough for you to live for the rest of your life."

"Save the fuck!" Chai Er scolded angrily, "I'm not a lively and extravagant person. I love to eat, drink, and be lazy, but what about him? I give him medicine every now and then for a hundred taels of silver just to give him a good name. I Even if I only get two taels of silver to eat and drink, he will accuse me of being extravagant and wasteful, and he will talk about it day and night. The ancestral property left by my parents does not belong to him alone!"

"Divide the family and let each live his own life. It is his business who he wants to give to, and how much you want to eat is your business."

"Bah, I don't! Other people's brothers are as close as brothers, so who is my brother? Bullshit, all fucking bullshit! I just rely on him, I don't want him to live well, I'm going to take his money Eat, drink, have fun, go to the brothels and gamble money, and let him look at the ledger every day and feel heartache and heartache! Seeing that he is not having a good time, I am happy!"

"Brothers, is it necessary?" Jiang Da advised, "Your illness is finally getting better. What if you don't cure it now?"

Zhu Menshang said calmly: "Next time you reply, chew turf, and eat miscanthus. Your brother will be happy watching it."

These words really moved Chai Er, who couldn't help but be stunned.Zhu Menshang said again: "Let me tell you the truth. There is no cure for your disease right now. I don't know when you will relapse, so I just want you to take the money and live a peaceful life. If I am still here next time you get sick, , to extend your life, if I am not here, you will accept your fate. You are going to die, and you have cheated a fortune, won't you make your brother even more unhappy?"

After hearing this, Chai Er said sadly: "I'll think about it again."

Zhu Menshang nodded and walked outside the house. Jiang Da glanced at Chai Er and followed him out.

Outside the house, Jiang Da asked, "Is it true that Mr. Chai is hopeless?"

Zhu Menshang nodded and said, "There may be a prescription, but there is no medicine."

Jiang Da asked: "What medicine do you need?"

Zhu Menshang said: "I use poison to fight poison. Although this method is correct, the female insect is too tenacious. My medicine has already been strong. If it becomes more poisonous, I'm afraid Mr. Chai will not be able to bear it. Besides, highly poisonous things, The female worm may not be willing to take it. If Mr. Chai is healthy, maybe I will try my best to remove the worm by disemboweling him, but I can’t do that right now.”

"Why don't you wait until Mr. Chai gets better and are healthy before you come back to collect the insects?" Jiang Da asked.

"When Young Master Chai recovers, the female worm will give birth to countless larvae. By then, Young Master Chai will be healthy, and those poisonous insects will also be healthy." Zhu Menshang said, "This method won't work."

Jiang Da asked: "What kind of medicine do you need?"

"Cai LeBazi." Zhu Menshang replied.

"Cai LeBazi? What is this?" Jiang Da asked.

"Leibazi is a dried toad, and colorful toad is a colorful toad. It is said that there is a dense forest thousands of miles away, with towering trees that barely see the sun. There are many strange animals and insects in it, and there is a kind of colorful toad. , only the size of a thumb, but extremely poisonous. As long as a mortal licks it, he will be poisoned and die immediately. The prickly pear made with this colorful toad is called colorful prickly pear. This kind of medicine is hard to find, and it is said that Tang Dynasty There is a collection at the door, which is used to make poison that will seal the throat when blood is seen, but it is difficult to ask them for it."

Jiang Da was thoughtful and said, "I never thought there would be such a wonderful medicine in the world." He pondered for a long time, as if he was thinking about a difficult problem.Zhu Menshang asked him what he was thinking, and he only said: "I think it would be a pity that Mr. Chai has been cured of such a strange disease by [-]%, and only missed [-]%. It would be a pity to fall short of the success."

Zhu Menshang said: "Just [-]% is the difference between recovery and not, and also the boundary between life and death. It's only [-]%, but it's far from it." After saying that, he sighed and cursed, "Damn, I've never seen such suffering. Qiu Shen’s brother!”

Jiang Dadao: "I'll go back first. If there's any news tomorrow, I'll let you know."

Zhu Menshang thought to himself: "What news?" Before he could ask in detail, Jiang Da had already left.

Early the next morning, Zhu Menshang got up and checked the condition of Mr. Chai.Chai Er is eating normally, and the wounds on his body are gradually healing, and he seems to be fine.

When Zhu Menshang saw that there was nothing wrong with him, he felt sad and annoyed.

At Chen time, Jiang Da came again. He pulled Zhu Menshang aside and said, "Doctor Zhu, the medicine you want may be available."

Zhu Menshang was surprised and said: "Where is it?"

Jiang Da thought for a while, as if he didn't know where to start, so he just said: "Doctor Zhu, I believe you can see that there is something going on with me that I don't want to tell anyone."

Zhu Menshang nodded and said, "You are a good person. If you don't tell me, I won't ask."

Jiang Daodao: "My wife and I have been in love since childhood. We got together after many twists and turns, and she... suffered a lot. I am not very capable, and I have no skills at all. I am not qualified to be a bodyguard and guard the hospital. I just want to make a living by farming." My wife followed me a few years ago, and there were some twists and turns, and there were also adventures, and I met a group of people I shouldn't have known, and with their help, we are where we are today."

Zhu Menshang nodded and said, "Those people I shouldn't know must have a lot of background."

Jiang Dadao: "It would be bad if you knew too much. We, husband and wife, are thinking that the matter of Young Master Chai has caused quite a stir. It will definitely spread in the future, and our whereabouts will also be exposed. It is best to leave as soon as possible. Taiping Town is waiting for Can’t go down anymore.”

Zhu Menshang said: "I am the one who caused you trouble."

Jiang Da shook his head and said: "The medicine you used to treat my wife is very effective, and Jing'er's health is getting better and better. You are a miracle doctor, and it is your ability to save people. I also think it would be a pity if Mr. Chai is not saved." My wife and I will leave today. In three days' time, when you come to my old residence, someone will contact you. You need to think carefully about the conditions he proposes and don't agree easily. If you think it's worth it, Mr. Chai may be able to save you."

Zhu Menshang said: "Is it too soon to leave tonight?"

Jiang Daodao: "I'm afraid of long nights and many dreams."

Zhu Menshang said sadly: "Is there anything else you need to handle?"

Jiang Da thought for a while and said, "If you pass through Shandong and meet a person named Xiao Qinggu, tell him that Jiang Da was afraid of trouble and went back to Wudang first. This way he will know how to find me."

Zhu Menshang nodded and said, "I remember, please take care of yourself." Then he took out more than a dozen taels of silver notes and gave them to Jiang Da.Jiang Da wanted to refuse, but Zhu Menshang said: "You saved my life, but I made it difficult for you to move. This trip cost a lot. You are not a wealthy person. You have a child to take care of and a sister-in-law to take care of. With this money, you can at least buy medicine." If you ask your wife to extend her life for ten years, you can’t refuse.”

Jiang Da heard what he said was reasonable and accepted it.The two said goodbye, Jiang Da left, and Zhu Menshang returned to the room.

Second Young Master Chai asked: "What did Brother Jiang tell you?"

Zhu Menshang said: "He said you can be saved."

After hearing this, Mr. Chai's face immediately lit up with joy.

Three days later, at midnight, Zhu Menshang went to Jiang Da's old residence as promised. The hut was dark, and as expected, the building was empty.Zhu Menshang was about to push the door open when he heard a voice inside: "Don't come in, wait outside."

Zhu Menshang was waiting outside and asked, "Do you have what I want?"

The man inside said: "There is Cai LeBazi."

Zhu Menshang heard this voice, he was about 50 years old, very rich and a master, so he asked: "How much is it?"

The man in the room said: "No money, just one thing."

Zhu Menshang asked: "What's the matter?"

The man in the room said, "I don't know right now."

"I don't know, I can't agree." Zhu Menshang said, "Maybe it's something I don't want to do, or I can't do it."

"You are always good at healing people." The man in the room said, "I heard about your medical skills. People like you will always come in handy."

Zhu Menshang said: "I can heal people, but what if I can't heal people well?"

The man said: "Then I have to pay with my life."

Zhu Menshang said: "I can't heal the dead."

The man said: "I won't let you heal the dead. Do you agree?"

Zhu Menshang said: "Okay, I'll help you heal someone. Where is Cai LeBazi?"

The man said: "It's at your feet, take it."

Zhu Menshang lowered his head and saw a small box. He opened it and found a colorful toad the size of a thumb.

Chai Letong refused to provide any medicine unless Chai Er was willing to separate from him.

"If you want medical treatment, use your own money." Chai Letong said coldly.

The medicinal materials needed to treat the disease are numerous and precious, and cannot be afforded by Zhu Menshang. Since firewood has no money, it cannot be cured.The two brothers had been quarreling for several days, but Chai Letong refused to give up the medicine. Chai Er was helpless, but refused to separate the family.

"You are dead and have nothing. Do you really want to spend the rest of your life chewing tree bark and eating miscanthus?" Zhu Menshang said, "If you are so stupid, I will leave Taiping Town immediately."

Chai Eryi gritted his teeth and agreed.

Chai Letong knew that he was eager for treatment, and he used many methods to impose strict demands and cleverly devised excuses. Even with a large family fortune, Chai could not get even [-]% of the money.The strange thing is that Chai Er tolerated it. He neither argued nor quarreled. He took whatever Chai Le shared with him.

After the family property was divided, Chai Er used money to buy medicine, and Chai Letong raised the price of medicine. After this expense, there was not much left in the family property.Chai Er gritted his teeth and was filled with anger.

Zhu Menshang sighed and swore a few curse words secretly. He felt that if his brother did this, he would be nothing more than the enemy who killed his father.He thought again of his senior brother Luo Xiao. Although Luo Xiao had brought great disaster to his family, he had indeed treated him like a brother in those years.

Brothers, how could you do this?

Chai Er bought the medicine, and Zhu Menshang followed suit.With the experience last time, he used the medicine more accurately, cooking it internally and externally.When Chai Er was soaked in the medicinal soup, dozens of worms emerged from it, which showed that the mother worm had given birth to many more worms in the past ten days.

When the ordeal was over, Zhu Menshang took out the colorful leprosy bag from the brocade box.Chai Er's family is a medicine shop. He has seen many leprechauns, but he has never seen anything like this. He was surprised.

Zhu Menshang said: "This colorful leprosy bug is highly poisonous, but it is also medicine. You are poisoned first and then detoxified. If the female insect is eaten, it will be fatal, and your illness will be cured."

Chai Er nodded, and Zhu Menshang gave Cai Er Bazi mixed with warm water for Chai Er to take.After a while, Chai Er felt that his stomach was churning and the pain was uncontrollable. Zhu Menshang asked him to open his mouth wide and stop moving. Chai Er's whole body twitched in pain. He knew that the opportunity was only once and he must not miss it, so he still endured opening his mouth. Mouthed.

Not long after, Chai Er felt that there was a foreign object in his throat. He coughed and vomited, but he couldn't cough or vomit. He only felt that his breathing was not smooth, and he could only force himself to open his mouth wide.

"Here we come." Zhu Menshang pinched Chai Er's jaw with his left hand. The female insect kept twisting and struggling to crawl out from the depths of her throat, looking very weak.Zhu Menshang waited for the right moment, stabbed out a needle, penetrated the female insect, and slowly pulled it out.

Chai Er opened his mouth wide and felt something in his stomach snaking out from his throat.Zhu Menshang was cautious, fearing that he would break the female worm and the lower half would fall back into its belly.The insect was only slightly thinner than the little finger, and stretched out to a foot long. Zhu Menshang threw the needle, held the body of the insect with both hands, and pulled it out bit by bit...pull it out...

Two feet...three feet...four feet...

This insect looked unexpectedly long, and Zhu Menshang couldn't help but be surprised.

Five feet...six feet...

Chai Er suddenly felt his throat loosen and vomited.

Zhu Menshang shouted: "It's done!"

If you look closely at the female worm, you will see that it is eight feet long!How on earth could such a behemoth hide in the belly?
Zhu Menshang took a breath and said: "This is the first time I have seen this kind of strange insect. It will probably be rare to see it in the future. I will keep it as a souvenir."

Chai Er said: "Thank you doctor, your medical skills are truly unparalleled in the world!"

Zhu Menshang said: "Don't worry, I have to detoxify you, otherwise you will die faster than a worm."

Everything went well after that, and after five or six days, Chai Er finally recovered.He gave Zhu Menshang some silver, although it was not much, it was enough to cover the medical expenses.

Zhu Menshang does not plan to stay in Taiping Town because there are too many strange things here.He could vaguely guess the identity of the people in that hut. They were the most hated beings of the Nine Families.

"You save my life, and I'll save yours. I won't owe you anything from now on." Zhu Menshang said to Chai Er, "Your family fortune has been exhausted. What are your plans for the future?"

Chai Er said: "What you planned originally, you will plan in the future. Don't worry about my benefactor." He smiled calmly, as if he had seen through it.

Zhu Menshang patted him on the shoulder and said, "Money is an external thing, as long as you are willing to earn it."

Chai Er still responded with a faint smile.

On the same day, Zhu Menshang returned to the inn, packed his luggage, and prepared to leave.At night, Zhu Menshang was about to find a brothel to have fun and console himself for the hard work during this period. Suddenly he heard someone shouting: "Killing! Killing! Something happened in Chai Mansion!"

When Zhu Menshang heard this, he was shocked and rushed forward. He saw the servants of the Chai family tying up the second young master Chai and escorting him to the sect. Chai Letong's wife followed behind, crying with snot and tears, and kept cursing.

Although Chai Er was tied up, he laughed loudly and said: "It doesn't matter if you have money, I will live longer than you! Brother, I will live longer than you! I will still live well! Haha, hahahaha..."

After Zhu Menshang asked, he found out that Chai Er went to Chai Letong to argue that he wanted to get back the small share. Chai Letong was sarcastic and refused to agree.Chai Er took out the sharp knife he had prepared in his arms and stabbed Chai Letong to death with one blow.

Zhu Menshang was stunned on the spot, unable to control himself for a long time, remembering what his father and master had said.

"To cure a disease, you have to take it into your heart."

But in this world, there are many heart diseases that are difficult to cure...

He packed his bags and left Taiping Town overnight.

Let’s go to Jiangsu. I haven’t seen the sea for a long time. The sky is vast and the land is vast, which is so comfortable.

(End of this chapter)