I don't know how long it took, but Ning Tao slowly opened his eyes. He struggled to get up from the ground and looked at the wound on his right wrist. The wound bitten by the black dog had become scarred, but there was still a faint pain in the wound.
"Damn mad dog!" Ning Tao became angry when he thought of the black dog.
boom!
Ning Tao's mind suddenly shook, as if a door had been opened, and something poured in like a flood!
It's smells, all kinds of smells.
He smelled the smell of blood, disinfectant, dust, plastic, iron, chemical fibers, and even the smell of his own body...
Countless smells poured into his nose, and were processed into corresponding information by his brain. Some were clear, some were fuzzy, some were familiar, and some were so unfamiliar that he had never smelled them before.
"I..." Ning Tao was stunned on the spot.
He thought of the black dog and the knowledge surrounding dogs.
A dog's nose can smell two million different odors and can find and locate the odor he is looking for among complex odors. Dogs can smell odors that are one-hundred-millionth of what humans can smell.
"Could it be that... the dog that bit me... wasn't a barking dog?" A strange thought suddenly appeared in Ning Tao's mind.
correct…
That ungrateful dog!
Ning Tao's nose twitched slightly, and in an instant he found the dog's remaining scent among hundreds of complex scents. The smell was like footprints in the air, extending toward the stairwell.
Ning Tao followed the scent of the black dog to the door of the cabin, and was surprised to find a strange blood stain on the ground. It looked like an arrow indicating the direction!
Ning Tao originally had no intention of looking for the black dog, but after seeing the blood stain that looked like an arrow, he changed his attention and chased after the black dog following the scent left by it.
It was quiet outside the laboratory building, and the bright moonlight enveloped the campus.
Ning Tao checked the time on his phone and realized that he had been unconscious for almost five hours.
The scent left by the black dog extended towards the school gate. Ning Tao locked on the scent left on the ground and chased it all the way. Although he didn't want to admit it, he was now like a well-trained search dog.
Ning Tao left the school gate, passed several streets, and finally tracked him to the mountain behind a community.
Under the moonlight, the trees and rocks in the mountain forest are hazy, and an ancient small dirt road extends upward. The night wind blew by, causing the leaves to sway and make a whimpering sound.
Ning Tao was walking on the path, listening to the sound of ghosts crying, and he felt a little guilty. He cheered himself up as he walked, "How can there be ghosts in this world? I have never done anything bad, and even if there are, I won't be afraid..." I have to find that black dog, I have to find out what happened..."
Climbing halfway up the mountain, an ancient mansion appeared on a flat land on the mountainside. There are mud and earth walls, a fence and a courtyard wall covered with honeysuckle. The courtyard gate has been there for hundreds of years and is in decay.
There were no lights in the old house and it was pitch dark.
The smell of black dog lingers in the courtyard.
Ning Tao came to the courtyard door and plucked up the courage to knock on the door, "Is there anyone there?"
No one responded.
Ning Tao reached out and knocked on the door again, "I'm coming in."
At this time, lights came on in a room, and an old man's voice came, "Who is it? It's so late at night."
Ning Tao's tense nerves relaxed a little, and he said: "Old man, I am a student at Shancheng Medical University, and I was bitten by your dog."
"Are you here to ask for money?" the old man's voice said.
Ning Tao said hurriedly: "No, no, no, I just want to see the dog, I don't want any money."
"Come in, the door is unlocked."
Ning Tao reached out and pushed the door open. He stepped across the threshold and walked towards the lighted room.
The door of the room opened, and an old man appeared at the door. He had white hair and wore a Tang suit. He had the air of an artist living in seclusion in the mountains and forests.
This room is also quite old, with wooden beams, wooden walls, landscape calligraphy and paintings, and traces of the erosion of time can be seen everywhere. The furnishings in the room are very simple, with only a square table, four stools, and a shrine. The strange thing is that what is enshrined on the shrine is not a tablet of gods or ancestors, but a thread-bound book that looks quite ancient.
These were all impressions at first glance, and Ning Tao didn't want to take a closer look. He went straight to the point: "Old man, I want to see your dog..."
thump!
The old man fell straight to the ground.
"Old man?" Ning Tao exclaimed and hurriedly went into the house to help the old man, but the old man lay motionless on the ground and refused to get up despite his pulling.
Ning Tao knelt next to the old man and reached out to explore the old man's nostrils. The old man was no longer breathing. He then reached out to touch the old man's carotid artery, and the old man's pulse also stopped beating.
"Dead?" Ning Tao's heart thumped and almost jumped out of his throat.
But he was a medical student after all, and he had experienced dissecting corpses and sleeping with corpses. He quickly calmed down, supported the old man's chest with both hands and compressed it, and then performed artificial respiration to help the old man's cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
After struggling for almost a minute, a strange sound came from the old man's throat, then his heartbeat and breathing started, and his eyes opened.
Ning Tao took out his mobile phone and prepared to call the ambulance.
The old man suddenly reached out and grabbed Ning Tao's wrist, and said in a weak voice: "Young man, don't call the ambulance... I won't go to the hospital..."
Ning Tao said: "How can this be done? Your current situation is very dangerous. You have to go to the hospital for examination and hospitalization."
The old man shook his head and said intermittently, "Young man, ahem... I'm ninety-nine years old. I'm at the end of my life and may die at any time. Ahem... What's the difference whether I go to the hospital or not? I I don’t want to die in a hospital bed... Besides, I don’t have the money to be hospitalized... "
Ning Tao said worriedly: "But..."
"Young man, do me a favor and bring me the medical book on the shrine..."
Ning Tao couldn't refuse, so he got up and took the medical book from the Sheng shrine and put it in the old man's hand. He also took a look at the medical book, but there wasn't even a title on the yellowed cover.
The old man's voice became weaker and weaker, "Ahem... Young man, you are a good person. I, Chen Pingdao, owe no favors to anyone. You saved me, and I want to repay your life-saving grace... My ancestors also studied medicine. I have this unknown medical book and a clinic, and I have no children, so I will give them to you tonight.”
"Ah?" Ning Tao suddenly panicked, "No, no, no, old man, you have misunderstood. I am a medical student. It is my duty to save lives and heal the wounded. I can't take your things."
The old man who claimed to be Chen Pingdao blinked his eyes, and two old tears burst out of his eyes. He choked and said: "Tonight is my final day. I, I am going to die. Do you want me to hate Jiuquan? You, you How do I go to see my ancestors... Wuwu..."
Ning Tao was already confused. He was here to find the dog. Why did things turn into this
"Oh... oh..." Chen Pingdao made a sound of difficulty breathing in his throat, and his eyes began to turn white, but he still managed to speak out, "You, go and put the contract in the drawer under the table. Take it out... If you don't accept my medical books today, I will haunt you until I die!"
"I'll get it, I'll get it, don't get excited, you'll be fine." Ning Tao hurriedly went to the square table, opened the drawer and took out the things in the drawer.
It was a real estate transfer contract that had been prepared long ago, and there was even a signature pen.
"Sign, sign... I'm about to die... Sign quickly!" Chen Pingdao urged in a trembling voice, as if he might die at any time.
Ning Tao opened the contract and took a look. It was indeed a real estate rights transfer contract. The content was very simple. It roughly stated that Chen Pingdao was going to transfer the ownership of a "Tianwai Clinic" located on Huayuan Street to someone else. The signature was valid. The contract also has the seal of the notary office and Chen Pingdao's signature, which looks very formal.
Ning Tao was worried that the old man might have some heart problems due to his excitement, so he gritted his teeth, picked up a pen and signed the contract.
Chen Pingdao said in a trembling voice: "Young man, you and I are destined to be together. I don't have wine here, but there is tea on the table. You make two cups, and we drink tea instead of wine. To celebrate our fate, I also No regrets... ahem..."
Ning Tao's mood was also affected, sour. He twisted the teapot on the table and made two cups of tea, then lifted Chen Pingdao up and leaned into his arms, clinked the glasses and drank the tea in one gulp.
The tea soup has a refreshing fragrance and a refreshing feeling that fills your heart. It is very unique. After drinking a cup of tea, Ning Tao felt refreshed and comfortable all over. He took the opportunity to divert the old man's attention, "Old man, what kind of tea is this?"
Chen Pingdao's voice didn't tremble at all, "The tea is ordinary bamboo leaf green, but I put a little medicine in the tea."
Ning Tao was stunned for a moment, "How...what kind of medicine did you take?"
Chen Pingdao suddenly got up from Ning Tao's arms, "Don't be nervous, it's just a small nirvana pill. It has the effect of cleansing the marrow and cutting the meridians. It can remove toxins from your body and awaken your innate spirituality and talent." , enhance your strength and speed, and make your nose and eyes smarter. In a word, it is a must-have medicine for your spiritual journey. I also gave you a little bit of cultivation, which is considered as compensation. Yes, remember, go to the clinic immediately after waking up, the longer it takes, the more serious the consequences will be. "
"You lie..." Ning Tao didn't say a word and lay on the ground with a thud.
"I'm finally free! The sky has eyes! Hahaha!" Chen Pingdao's voice sounded like he was going crazy, completely different from before.
Ning Tao vaguely heard Chen Pingdao's voice, and then his consciousness completely fell into darkness...