The Rural Doctor of the Mountain Spirit

  That night, I was really too tired. And this tiredness wasn't just the kind where you want to sleep. It was my brain that felt exceptionally fatigued, and even my eyes couldn't open at all.

  As soon as I lay down on the bed, I fell into a deep sleep and didn't know anything anymore.

  I don't know how long I slept, but the next morning, I woke up in a daze and saw that something was off about the room.

  There is a layer of white fog floating everywhere in my room, but it doesn't have any smell.

  I got out of bed with aching all over. But in my heart, I was still worried about Wu Xianyi.

  Yesterday evening, after I brought the lantern back into the house, everything that happened afterwards is completely unknown, and it's also unknown how Wu Xian would be.

  I got out of bed and ran out of my room without even putting on clothes.

  When I arrived at the kitchen, I saw Wu Xianyi lying on the ground, covered in blood.

  At that moment, my heart skipped a beat, and a bad premonition arose. I ran up to him, shouting loudly: "Wu Xianyi."

  However, Wu Xianyi on the ground did not react at all.

  In his hand was still holding that hook soul lamp, but the hook soul lamp had gone out. My hands began to tremble and I reached out to feel Wu Xianyi's pulse. At that moment, because I was too nervous, I almost couldn't feel it.

  But after I calmed down a bit, I felt Wu Xianyi's pulse. He wasn't dead, just extremely weak.

  The former Wu Xianyi, who was once arrogant and unreasonable in front of me. But at this moment, he fell in front of me. And now, I can sit on him and vent my anger freely, I can slap his ears, or even take a knife to kill him.

  And I think if it was an extremely extreme child, after experiencing such treatment from me, they would really do that.

  But I didn't, and in my heart, I didn't have a single bit of resentment towards Wu Xianyi. Seeing him lying motionless on the ground, I just felt that even the most formidable person would also have a day when they fall.

  In front of me, Wu Xianyi was a strong man. But after he fell down, he was no different from a child.

  I stretched out my hand to grab Wu Xianyi's arm, wanting to pull him up. But I was too young after all, and I couldn't budge Wu Xianyi at all.

  I used all my strength, but still didn't make it.

  I'm getting desperate, in my heart I actually have a strong desire to become stronger, to be even more powerful than Wu Xianyi. But when I face reality, I really feel hopeless.

  I'm just a kid, I couldn't even drag Wu Xian to bed.

  Finally I ran out of the house and called several adults from the village, who then carried Wu Xian to bed.

  In the morning, I did the same thing as usual and made breakfast while waiting for Wu Xianyi to wake up. But Wu Xianyi closed her eyes, and there was no sign of recovery in her pulse.

  By afternoon, I started to worry. I carried a bowl of rice to Wu Xianyi's bedside, looked at him and softly called his name.

  "Wu Xianyi, why haven't you woken up yet? Something is going to happen in this village soon, you must wake up, do you know?"

  Wu Xianyi on the bed seemed to have heard my call. His eyelids moved slightly, and then his eyes suddenly opened wide.

  At this moment, I was stunned, and the bowl in my hand fell to the ground, shattering into several pieces.

  "Wu Xianyi..." For some reason, my voice was a little hoarse.

  Wu Xianyi on the bed was extremely weak, and it took great effort for him to open his eyes. However, at this moment, Wu Xianyi beckoned me over with a wave of his hand, saying in a soft voice that only he could hear: "Come, come quickly."

  I immediately went up and seriously perked up my ears: "Wu Xianyi, I'm here, what's the matter, just say it directly."

  Wu Xianyi patted my shoulder: "Kid, I didn't think you'd really not let me down. Do you still remember what I told you yesterday about going to the ancestral temple to beat the drum? You're going tonight, and you must go."

  I hastily nodded: "Wu Xianyi, I will definitely go, don't talk anymore, rest assured and rest."

  Wu Xianyi shook his head: "I won't make it, I don't know if I can hold on any longer. Remember, you must go. Otherwise, we and the people in this village will only meet again in the underworld."

  After finishing this sentence, Wu Xianyi's hand loosened again and fell back onto the bed. Wu Xianyi also closed his eyes and stopped moving.

  Actually, with Wu Xianyi's current injuries, it is impossible for him to wake up. However, he woke up and even said so many words to me. In fact, it was Wu Xianyi's inner heart that had been thinking of this village all along, using his own willpower to forcibly support himself to wake up.

  I looked at Wu Xianyi, feeling a little moved. I also silently decided that no matter what happened tonight, I would absolutely not let Wu Xianyi down and would absolutely not let the village go to extinction.

  In the intangible, my determination has become extremely strong. Because in these days of getting along with Wu Xianyi, I have learned to be self-reliant and understand that one can only rely on oneself.

  In the following time, I silently guarded in front of Wu Xianyi's bed. Three hours passed in a flash, and the sky completely darkened.

  During this time, I kept feeling Wu Xianyi's pulse with my hand and found that although Wu Xianyi's pulse had not weakened, there was no sign of it getting stronger either. However, Wu Xianyi was at least out of danger, which made me breathe a sigh of relief.

  And during these few hours, my mind has been wandering, thinking about that person walking with a lantern.

  I vaguely sensed that the person had a deep grudge against Dr. Wu Xian. It could be seen from their conversation, as well as what the person said to me.

  But that person was not a good kind, I couldn't understand why he didn't enter the house to kill Wu Xianyi directly on that day, but instead used some kind of soul-luring lamp, which caused the entire village to suffer.

  I couldn't figure it out, so I stopped thinking about it.

  Before long, several hours had passed again. As it approached midnight, I was exceptionally spirited. Seeing the time approaching, I touched Wu Xianyi's pulse once more and shouted his name in his ear: "Wu Xianyi, wait for me, I'm going to the ancestral hall right now, I absolutely won't let you down."

  Then I stood up and walked out of the house. Before leaving, I filled a bowl of rice in front of Wu Xianyi's bed and fetched a basin of water for washing her face.

  When I left the house, I gently closed the door and locked it.

  The ancestral hall in the village is a place I know, and it's a very sacred place in the village. Inside the hall are the spirit tablets of the ancestors who have lived in the village for centuries.

  Of course, if the village is a bit older, there are also ancestral tablets from thousands of years ago. In short, the ancestral hall is used to worship ancestors, so it's a very sacred place.

  Normally, no one lives in the temple, but it needs to be swept every day. I happened to follow Er Gou to sweep the temple once.

  I quickly arrived at the outside of the temple, looked up and saw that inside the temple was pitch black.

  To be honest, I feel a bit uneasy in my heart. But there's no way around it, because I have to complete the task entrusted by Wu Xianyi.

  Thinking of this, I slowly approached the ancestral hall. All the way to the door of the ancestral hall, looking inside, the ancestral hall was dark and bottomless, nothing could be seen.

  I gritted my teeth and clenched my fists to muster up some courage for myself, then I lit the kerosene lamp and walked in.

  At that moment, in a daze, I saw the ancestral hall arranged in another direction, as if densely packed with rows of people.

  All the goosebumps on my body stood up, and I couldn't help but turn my head to look in that direction. But when I looked towards the direction of the memorial tablet, there was nothing there.

  At the very top of those spirit tablets, a drum was placed. The drum wasn't big, about two hands could encircle it.

  When I see the drum, my heart suddenly feels a wave of joy. However, for those spiritual positions, I still have a thread of reverence in my heart.

  I slowly moved my feet and walked towards the Lingwei's direction. All the way to the front of the Lingwei, my heart almost jumped out of my chest cavity.

  "Honorable ancestors, please don't be surprised. I've come to take the drum to save this village. Please make way for me."

  This method was told to me by my father, he said that when taking something from a dead person's hand, you must first bow and say some words of apology. Otherwise, if you take away the dead person's belongings, the dead person will definitely come looking for you.

  In front of the ancestral hall, there was a grass mat. I knelt down on the grass mat and said solemnly again: "Respected ancestors above, our village is now facing a crisis. I have come to take the drum to save the village. Please help us out."

  After finishing this sentence, I knocked three times on my forehead and then stood up to climb onto the high platform where the memorial tablet was placed.

  Just then, a hoarse old man's voice suddenly came from the ancestral hall: "Who told you to come and take the drum?"

  This sentence came too suddenly, I was scared and froze in place for a moment. Then I turned my head to look around, but there was nothing around.

  I was a bit scared and honestly replied: "It's Wu Xianyi, it's Wu Xianyi who asked me to come get the drum."

  The old man's voice said again: "Wu Xianyi? Is that Wu Xianyi? Alright, take it away."

  The voice disappeared from the temple after finishing this sentence. The temple suddenly became dead silent, so quiet that it made my hair stand on end.

  I wiped the cold sweat from my body, and with a slightly trembling hand and foot, I climbed up to the high platform where the Ling was placed. With great effort, I stretched out my hand, and then stretched it again, finally reaching that drum.

  I grasped the drum in my hand and jumped onto the ground, stretching out my hand to strike it with force.

  Something very unexpected happened to me.

  I actually knew in my heart that Wu Xianyi asked me to come and get this drum, so this drum must not be simple. But I didn't expect that this drum completely exceeded my expectations.

  At the moment I struck the drum, the whole village suddenly changed.