004: Toad spots and black dog feces

  "Are there also fellow disciples and uncles in the room?" I continued to ask.

  "Your master's uncle is no longer in this world, but you still have a senior fellow disciple, however he is currently serving a prison sentence."

  No wonder this old Taoist master would take in an apprentice and provide for their food, drink, and care until the end of their days. It turns out that he's the only one in the entire Qingmiao Sect. Now it seems like he's going to focus on deceiving me alone. However, this old master is at most just a swindler who cheats people out of a few bucks for fortune-telling, how could he possibly teach an apprentice who ends up serving time in prison? I'm really curious about that.

  "Master, that senior apprentice of mine, how much money did he cheat from people? He actually got caught by the authorities?" I asked in a low voice.

  "Why does this kid always think about money?" The old man slapped me onto the front passenger seat.

  "Your senior apprentice didn't study well, relying on the little skills he learned to fight with others and was caught and sentenced to ten years. He should be released at the beginning of next year." Mentioning this senior apprentice, Old Man Xiao seemed to still be quite angry, I saw a look of anger on his face for the first time.

  "Wow, this is big news! He was sentenced to ten years, he must have dug up a lot of valuable stuff."

  Grave robbing, I've only read about it in books, and I don't know if those zombies and water ghosts are real or not. But since the Miao people's ventriloquism is real, having a zombie isn't that unusual either.

  "You're rich, I can tell you that if you follow this path in the future, don't blame me for breaking your legs directly."

  The old Taoist's eyes suddenly became sharp, staring at me with a cold hum, and for some reason, I felt dizzy in my head. It seems that this master of mine is still quite capable.

  "I sell my medicinal herbs, I don't steal from any tombs." I said hastily.

  Seeing Xiao Lao Dao close his eyes and meditate again, I knew it was useless to try to get anything out of him, so I also closed my eyes and took a nap.

  Kunming to Wenshan is over 300 kilometers away, and it takes more than eight hours by bus.

  So although we set out at 9:00 in the morning, by the time we arrived in Wenshan City, it was already dinner time.

  Wenshan is a place that produces Sanqi, I come here several times a year, so I still have some friends locally. Looking at the time, it's not early, I took out my phone and dialed "Gou Genzi"'s number, thinking of calling him out to gather together tonight.

  "Gou Gen Zi" was originally called Gou Da Fu, two months younger than me, a local, who leased a mountain to plant San Qi and also went to the mountain village to collect some medicinal herbs. I met Gou Gen Zi in the Miao village of Yan Shan, when he came to collect medicine, but only after loading the goods onto the cart did he realize he didn't have enough money. Originally, he wanted to return some of the herbs, but the Miao people wouldn't allow it and just demanded money. When I arrived at the mountain village, the Miao people had already drawn their knives, scaring Gou Da Fu into hiding in the cart, not daring to show his head.

  Later, I bought the extra medicine at a price 20% higher than usual, and only then did the Miao people agree to release Gu Da Fu, warning him never to come back to the village again, or else they would beat him up every time he came, and curse him as a "dog's descendant". It was only later that I learned that "dog's descendant" is a derogatory term used by the Wenshan people to refer to dogs. Gu Da Fu was quite grateful for my lifesaving help that time, not only did he address me as "Brother Gu", but also provided me with good quality and cheap Sanqi.

  The phone call connected, and Gou Genzi was somewhat surprised that I would come to Wenshan at this time of year, as there were still several months before the Autumn Festival.

  I didn't tell Dog Root about the thing with the bug in my stomach, I was afraid of being thought of as a neurotic, so I just said that I had newly taken on a traditional Chinese medicine master and wanted to go into the mountains to search for some things to practice my skills, it just so happens that I came to Wen Mountain, tonight I want to invite him out for dinner.

  Gou Genzi readily agreed and said that he would still let me spend money when we arrived at Wenshan, and he would treat me to dinner in the evening.

  In recent years, the market for Sanqi has been good, so more or less all of Wenshan's medicinal farmers have made some money, but there is still no significant improvement in urban construction. I chose a farmhouse that looked cleaner and notified Dog Genzi to come over.

  When Dog Root came, he drove a Santana 2000, his leather shoes were polished brightly, and in just half a year, this kid had gotten fatter again.

  I beckoned Dog Root over with a wave of my hand: "You little scoundrel, you've made it big somewhere and didn't even tell me about it. I'm still driving a second-hand Golden Cup."

  The dog root child smiled and was about to speak, but suddenly swallowed back the words he had just said, staring straight at my face.

  "Who do you think I am, a young lady? There's no flower on my face, what are you looking at?" I patted the dog's mouth.

  "Brother Xu, lend me your ear for a word."

  "Who would have thought that the dog would pull me to one side."

  Looking at his mysterious appearance, I could only follow Xiao Lao's wink and followed him to a corner of the restaurant.

  "Xu Ge, you didn't come here because you were possessed by a Gu, did you?" Gou Genzi asked with a serious face.

  The dog root can actually see that I was poisoned by Gu? How is it like the whole world knows about the Miao family's witchcraft except me?

  "Benzi, don't talk nonsense and scare Gege, what's gotten into you, I haven't entered the mountain for half a year."

  "Eh, Xu Ge, don't you think there's something off about yourself?" Dog Root's expression was full of concern, and it warmed my heart.

  "Not a single thing is wrong, can eat and drink and even jump high, it's perfect." I decided to remain calm.

  "Xu Ge, you and I are sworn brothers, if there's anything on your mind, you should tell me. Can't just say it's nothing? Take a good look at your own conscience." As he spoke, Gou Genzi pulled out his phone and handed it to me.

  This is a Samsung color screen mobile phone, with a front-facing camera. When opened, it can be used as a mirror. I'm still using my old black and white Nokia, where did this kid get the money from?

  But as soon as I took out my phone, I didn't think about anything else. Because on my forehead, a purple-red patch appeared unknowingly, about half the size of a palm. I originally thought it was ash that had fallen somewhere, so I reached out to wipe it off, but my face hurt from rubbing, and the patch was still intact.

  "What the heck is this thing?! I was fine after taking a bath two days ago." I'm getting anxious, I'm only 20 years old and haven't even had a girlfriend yet, now my face has grown this thing, how am I supposed to find a wife in the future?

  "This is a plague spot." Dog Rootzi's face was like he had seen a ghost.

  "What's wrong with you, kid? You don't understand a thing, and it's probably some kind of infectious disease or something."

  Although I said that, my heart is also very empty. Xiao Lao Dao said that the Gu worm in my belly was just hibernating and would wake up at any time. I've been fine all along, so why did I get a Gu spot as soon as I arrived at the Miao people's settlement?

  "Xu Ge, you have to believe me on this one, because I've been cursed before and at that time, a thing like this appeared on my face. The color was dark greenish-black, but the location is exactly the same as yours, right at the center of your forehead."

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  "You've also been possessed by a gu? Tell me quickly."

  The dog root was actually also been cursed by someone, and now it's still alive and well. If I don't let him show up and explain himself, I would be betraying the friendship between me and his brother.

  "Isn't it that time at Yan Shan Miao Village? Brother Xu, the second day after you left Wen Shan, I started to feel unwell. My back was itching strangely, and when I scratched it with my hand, pieces of skin fell off one by one. By nightfall, my back was a bloody mess, it scared me to death."

  "I initially thought it was a skin disease and wanted to go to the big hospital in the provincial city, but when the old people in the village saw the worm-like spots on my forehead, they said I had been cursed by someone and needed to find a Miao shaman in the mountains to cure me. Otherwise, going to hospitals in Beijing or Shanghai would be useless. So I went to Banzhu Mountain to find a Miao shaman who treated illnesses, took his specially prepared Miao medicine, and that night I had diarrhea nonstop, but what came out were small black worm-like things like sesame seeds. I did this for two days, and on the third day I was cured."

  As they spoke, Dog Root's chubby face scrunched up tightly, these were indeed not good memories.

  "By the way, what medicine did the Miao doctor prescribe for you?"

  I'm a bit curious, what kind of medicine can be used to drive out the Gu, and I'm also hesitant, whether or not to follow the dog's root recipe and try a dose, although the Gu in us two should be different, but maybe it will have some effect.

  "I can identify the following: cassia twig, kadsura, cattail, radix aconiti and heavenly bamboo." At this point, Gourds became hesitant.

  "There's also fresh black dog feces and some miscellaneous insects. The shaman said that the herbs can be reduced by one or two flavors, but the black dog feces absolutely cannot be reduced, it's just relying on it to save lives." Dog Root's face turned green, and his throat struggled to move up and down.

  "Did you really eat it?" Just thinking about the black dog feces mixed with worms and mashed up, I feel a wave of nausea.

  "For crying out loud, what else can we do? Our lives are at stake!" Dog Root said with a long face.

  This makes sense, to save one's life, can't even spare a mouthful of dog shit? I've also been thinking if I should prepare some black dog shit in advance, it would be hard to find when needed, but then again, they want fresh ones, looks like I'll have to bring a black dog into the mountain.

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