Volume 1 Chapter 26: Li Dai Tao Jiang
Our team was stationed on the other side of the rocky slope, separated by a large slope. If we wanted to go around it, it would take a long time. I started climbing directly from the bottom of the slope, and after reaching the top, I went back down to my team's station.
I went straight to find my uncle, but I didn't see him. Only the dead-faced man was there, with a small pile of firewood and a small stove hanging on it, boiling tea. Seeing me wandering around, he asked, "What's the matter?"
I was too lazy to answer him, but now the matter was urgent, so I had to ask, "Where is my third uncle?"
Dead Face added some fuel to the fire and said slowly, "Something happened up ahead. Your uncle is taking people over to take a look."
I was anxious: "What happened? How long will it take for you to come back?"
Dead Face said, "It's hard to say now." He waved at me and asked me to sit down and have a cup of tea. "Don't be so impatient, kid."
Damn the kid! I was so anxious that I couldn't sit still. I was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. I stretched my neck and looked for a long time, but I didn't see the shadow of my third uncle.
"Tell me, has anything happened to you?" the dead face said expressionlessly.
I waited and waited, but Feng Laosan didn't come back, so I sat down and described the condition of the little girl from the Gu family, saying, "You are quite capable, can you tell me something?"
Dead Face took a sip of tea and ignored me: "When did I ever say I was awesome?"
"Okay, okay!" I surrendered. "I think you're pretty good! How about you analyze it for me?"
Dead Face drank his tea slowly, finishing one cup and refilling it for himself. I was so anxious that I really wanted to rush over and beat him up.
"This disease is really strange." The dead face said after holding it in for a long time.
I couldn't help but feel disappointed: "You haven't seen it either?"
"But it's not hopeless." The dead face took a sip of tea and continued. I'm so angry, you 'll die if you say everything in one breath!
I will endure!
"Oh, it's true! Mr. Zhong, can you tell me what's going on?" In order to get some words out of the dead face, I lost my moral integrity and even said such disgusting words as "Mr. Zhong".
"I have to see it with my own eyes to be sure."
Although I hated this dead-faced man very much because of the Lin family girl's incident, I was still very happy when I heard him say that there was hope. I rubbed my hands and said, "Well... Uncle Zhong, how about we go and take a look?" The way I addressed him was immediately upgraded to a higher level.
Dead Face took a sip of tea, his face stiff and expressionless: "Your Third Uncle has gone to the front, I still have to watch here."
Damn it! If I hadn't dared to move this guy, I would have wanted to beat him hundreds of times! I begged: "Uncle Zhong, human life is at stake! Just go away for a while, nothing will happen." I was so anxious. Even if I could wait, the girl from the Gu family couldn't.
Dead Face said indifferently: "Is it related to me?"
I was really annoyed by him, but I really didn't know how to deal with this weirdo. I was upset and my voice got louder: "Then what exactly does it have to do with you?"
Dead Face finished his cup of tea, put it on the ground, stood up, and said, "Lead the way."
I was surprised and stunned: "Where are you leading us?" When he glanced at me coldly, I suddenly realized and quickly led him there.
This dead-faced guy followed me slowly and leisurely. He was really a weirdo and he made no sound when he walked.
"You owe me a favor." Dead Man's Face said expressionlessly.
I agreed without hesitation. He was the boss at this moment. Not to mention owing him a favor, even if I owed him ten thousand dollars, I would agree immediately without any hesitation!
"Why, take this road?" Seeing me approach the rocky slope, the dead face said to me. I said yes, this way we don't have to take a long detour.
Dead Face didn't say anything, just nodded. I was afraid that Gu Sihan's family couldn't wait and had already left, so I hurriedly prepared to climb up. When I turned around, I saw Dead Face standing there indifferently, as if he had no intention of climbing at all.
I was about to ask him what he was doing when the dead-faced man took out a palm-sized scarecrow from somewhere and slapped me on the back. My whole body sank down immediately and I almost fell to my knees.
I touched my back and felt a scarecrow lying on my back. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't pull it off. It was like it was nailed to my body! I was so scared that I broke out in a cold sweat. The dead face behind me said, "Don't look back. Just keep crawling over with the scarecrow on your back."
Although I felt that this was really weird, I didn't dare to disobey him at this time, so I could only grit my teeth and climb up. The straw man lying on my back was smaller than my palm, but it was much heavier than when I carried Lin Wenjing on my back. It was better on flat ground, but it became very difficult to climb up the rocky slope with this thing on my back, and I almost fell off the slope several times.
I didn't dare look back and didn't know where the dead face was until I reached the top of the slope. My legs went weak and I fell directly to the ground. I was exhausted and sweating, as if I had just been pulled out of the water.
After catching my breath, thinking that Gu Sihan was still waiting there, I gritted my teeth and climbed up. The straw man was still firmly nailed to my back, pressing me to the ground. I called "Uncle Zhong" several times, but there was no response. I thought that this dead face didn't need to play such a joke on me, so I could only resist the urge to turn back and continue to climb down the slope.
Carrying this straw man was even heavier than carrying a person. I gritted my teeth and persevered until I reached the bottom of the slope. I was completely collapsed on the ground, unable to move.
"Uncle Zhong, come out, Uncle Zhong!" I shouted a few times weakly, and then I got up from the ground. Suddenly, I felt a lot lighter. I reached behind me and found that the straw man nailed to my back was gone. I looked around in surprise and suddenly saw a figure standing behind me. I was really scared.
"You... when did you..." I was a little incoherent. I don't know when this dead face came down. I didn't even notice someone following me before. And looking at his appearance, he was calm and composed, his clothes were not messy at all, and he didn't look like he had climbed a rocky slope.
"Let's go." Dead Face started walking. I hurriedly followed him and led the way. On the way, I suddenly remembered that day outside the Liu family's mansion, this old fox used a straw man to take the fatal blow from the ghost girl of the Liu family. I was shocked. Could it be that I was actually carrying Dead Face on my back by carrying this straw man?
But this is too mysterious for me to believe. I was worried about the Gu family, so I took a few steps forward. Fortunately, the Gu family hadn't left yet. Gu Sihan was waiting at the same place. When he saw me, he waved at me desperately.
I ran a few steps quickly, pointed at the dead face walking slowly behind me, and said that I had found someone who might be able to cure his sister's strange disease.
"Really?" Ren, who usually looked calm and like a little adult, was so nervous that he trembled all over when he heard the news. He quickly led us to the tent and shouted from a distance: "My sister is saved! My sister is saved!"
As soon as we entered the tent, everyone's eyes were on us.
"Xiao Han, what did you say there is hope?" Father Gu, his second uncle, and his aunt all looked at him hopefully. Father Gu's voice trembled a little, "Is your master here?"
"It's not my master, it's Lu Jing who found someone to help!" Gu Sihan said happily.
As soon as he finished speaking, the man in the melon-shaped hat and the Taoist priest groaned, clearly disapproving . The man in the melon-shaped hat stroked his mustache and squinted his eyes, saying, "I want to see which expert is so arrogant."
The Taoist priest said in a sarcastic tone: "The master will be here soon, we just need to wait for him."
When Gu Sihan heard this, his face turned a little unhappy. I cursed inwardly, "What a birdman!" Although I have always hated dead faces, I was tied to the same boat with him at this moment, and I just hoped that he could fight for his dignity.
I lifted the curtain, and the dead man walked into the tent with an expressionless face. There were so many people standing inside, but he didn't even raise his eyelids, as if no one was around.
I have to say that although Dead Face has a zombie face and a weird and annoying personality, at first glance, he still looks good. He has an upright figure, a gentle and elegant appearance, and wears a Tang suit, which makes him look like a scholar. Coupled with his attitude of ignoring others, he immediately outshines the Taoist priests and the like as soon as he enters the door.
"This gentleman is..." Father Gu immediately bowed respectfully to the dead face. I immediately introduced: "This is Uncle Gu, and this is... my Uncle Zhong!"
Dead Face glanced at Father Gu, said "hmm", and asked, "Where are the people?"
Father Gu quickly invited people in. The dead-faced man was about to take a step, but suddenly stopped, pointed at something in the corner, and said to me: "Is this the civet cat you were talking about?"
I took a look and saw an iron cage in the corner. Inside was a large black civet cat. It was covered in blood and lay there, not knowing whether it was alive or dead.
I said it was it. The dead face said nothing, and walked through the curtain opened by Gu's father to the bedside of the little girl of the Gu family. The second uncle and aunt of the Gu family watched anxiously on the side. The man in the melon-shaped hat, the Taoist priest and the two doctors all gathered around, whispering to each other from time to time. However, the old farmer in hemp clothes, contrary to his previous attitude of watching the nose with his mouth and the heart with his nose, seemed to be quite concerned about the dead face.
"It's an evil spirit." The dead face took a quick look and came to the conclusion.
As soon as he finished speaking, the man in the melon-shaped hat who had been staring at him laughed and said, "Inviting evil? Another one saying that you're inviting evil? Brother Li, you've seen a lot of things. Have you ever seen someone possessed by a ghost like this?"
The bearded Taoist priest turned out to be surnamed Li. He chuckled and said, "Perhaps his method of attracting evil spirits is quite special!"
The man in the melon-shaped hat shook his head and smiled without saying anything.
