After getting Su Si's consent, the group took Aunt Liu back to their residence.
Yin Ci cooked a bowl of rice soup and asked Yan Qing to feed it to Aunt Liu little by little. Aunt Liu made a few clicks in her throat, her eyes regained a little light, and her eyes became moist again. There were not many wrinkles on her face, but she was like a flower that had been out of water for a few days, exuding a strange sense of withering.
"No, the bleeding won't stop. Yan Qing, get some hot water and prepare needle and thread." Shi Jingzhi gritted his teeth and said.
Although it had been bandaged, the small wound was still slowly oozing blood, dyeing the entire cloth dark red. Shi Jingzhi burned the needle, sewed the wound with thread, and carefully wiped the suture with alcohol - the bleeding stopped, and another liquid slowly seeped out.
The liquid looked like diluted blood, with a faint green light on the surface. The liquid is translucent, and you can see a lot of filament-like debris mixed in it. Those filaments seemed to be alive. They crawled slowly, opening the sutured wound again, and the blood began to flow slowly again.
It was as if something was trying to break free from her veins.
Yin Ci had seen people who were born with bleeding that was difficult to stop. Aunt Liu's symptoms were completely different from theirs, and there was something strange about them.
Shi Jingzhi was still trying to clean up those filaments, but they kept coming and couldn't be pulled clean.
His hands gradually began to shake.
Seeing that the blood started to flow again, Aunt Liu was not surprised, but instead showed a bit of sadness on her face.
"That's enough, this is a 'three-day injury', it's useless." She said, "Thank you very much, that's fine... Anyway, there is no one in my family anymore."
Yan Qing walked to the bedside and said comforting words: "You just asked the goddess for the elixir. It seems that this 'three-day injury' is not fatal."
"Ah, the goddess has a magical elixir. The elixir can restore the flesh and white bones of dead people, but it can only be used by children and women who give birth. It cannot be used by ordinary people." Aunt Liu smiled miserably, her lips a little pale. "I was impulsive. Lao Liu and I are both sixty years old. It's normal that the goddess doesn't want to give it... I just miss Lao Liu."
Yan Qing was surprised: "Sixty?"
Aunt Liu is at least forty years old, and her charm can be said to be still there. She was not surprised when she saw Yan Qing's reaction: "I've long heard that people outside age quickly, and it turns out that's true."
Then she pushed away the soup bowl in frustration and said: "I appreciate your kindness, please send me away. If I don't live here, the house will also be in trouble."
Su Si raised his eyebrows: "You just stay here, I'm not afraid of bad luck. If you let the old man wait for death alone, who will I become?"
Aunt Liu smiled tiredly and squeezed Yan Qing's hand beside her.
Yan Qing was a little nervous, but did not take back his hand: "As long as you are in the village, will you die if you suffer a 'three-day injury'?"
"We don't need to worry for now. We will become like this after the village entrance ceremony... Lao Liu came to the village decades ago. He told me... "
Yan Qing: "We won't hold a ceremony."
"Then you will never leave the village. In fact, the ceremony is quite good... As long as you are not seriously injured, you will be free from illness and disaster, and you will age slowly." Aunt Liu exhaled slowly. "My child, don't dislike it, let me hold your hand for a while longer... When Lao Liu was young, his hands were so big and so warm... "
She just held Yan Qing's hand and slowly closed her eyes, with a few tears falling from the corners of her eyes.
Shi Jingzhi put away his tools expressionlessly, stood up suddenly, and walked out the door. The fox might have discovered something, so Yin Ci hesitated for a moment and then followed him.
It's dark outside and the sky is full of stars.
Shi Jingzhi raised his head and stared at the sky without saying a word. Yin Ci took a few steps forward and poked his master on the back: "Master, what's wrong?"
"When a person dies in a ghost tomb, it's only a matter of seconds, and he can be regarded as benevolent." Shi Jingzhi whispered, "But Aunt Liu doesn't have to die, it's just a small injury... But I can't find a solution, or even know reason."
The emotions are similar, the despair is similar, and when the rabbit dies, the fox is sad.
Yin Cigang discovered a new way to die, and was in a good mood. He couldn't help but comfort him: "At least the master has found a new clue. And the elixir does exist. It can cure Aunt Liu, and it will definitely cure the master."
Shi Jingzhi turned his head and looked at Yin Ci for a while. He suddenly stretched out his arms and pulled his apprentice into his arms.
"Master?"
"A Ci, let me hold you for a while." Shi Jingzhi lowered his head and hugged Yin Ci tightly.
Shi Jingzhi's body temperature was relatively high, and the heat spread through the thin fabric, giving people the illusion of being invaded. However, Yin Ci always liked warm things, so he closed his eyes and let Shi Jingzhi hold him.
It's okay for the juniors to act coquettishly.
The other party's breathing was a little rapid, perhaps because he saw an incomprehensible end again, and despair surged up again. Yin Ci remained motionless, his hands hanging down by his sides. He didn't hold her in his arms, but he didn't pull away either.
Shi Jingzhi hugged her for a long time, and finally let out a breath: "I feel better, Master. Thank you very much."
Without saying anything more, he turned around and walked a few steps towards the door, then stopped and waited for Yin Ci to follow. Yin Ci looked at his master's back and suddenly felt that this man was a little pitiful.
When seeing others hugging each other, Shi Jingzhi seems to be attracted by the emotion and wants to taste it for himself.
He is often startled, so he may not be naturally timid. That day, the ghost tomb went crazy, and his emotions came and went like a turbulent wave. As a master, it seems that he is not very good at handling his own emotions. Like a little beast that was abandoned by the tribe at birth and had no one to teach it.
But he is knowledgeable and knowledgeable, and his internal strength is terrifying.
The longer they get along, the more opaque Yin Ci becomes about his master's background. Just thinking about the little mute today made him even more tolerant towards Shi Jingzhi.
Even though this fox is so cunning, how can he compete with a dying man
Nothing happened all night.
Su Si slept with his arms stretched out on the bed. Shi Jingzhi and Yin Ci huddled together and wrapped themselves in blankets and fell asleep. Aunt Liu always held Yan Qing's hand, but Yan Qing couldn't shake her off and just sat by the bed the whole night.
When the sun rises and the cock crows, everyone feels refreshed. However, Yan Qing's eyes were green and black. He nodded beside the bed like a chicken pecking at rice, and was about to slide off the chair.
Aunt Liu lay quietly on the bed. Her face was pale and her chest rose and fell slowly, as if she was sleeping deeply.
"She...she's okay." Yan Qing explained vaguely into the air. "Her hands are still warm and she's fine."
Su Si opened his fingers angrily: "Are you stupid? You're sleepy and you don't know how to call someone to replace you? Go to sleep!"
Yan Qing stood up unsteadily, threw himself on Su Si's bed, and fell asleep lying on his stomach. Shi Jingzhi cleaned up and ran to take Aunt Liu's pulse.
Yin Ci didn't bother to care about them and just made a fire to make fish and rice porridge.
As soon as the window was opened, the air rolled up the petals and grass clippings, and slowly poured in together with the sunlight. The morning in Yuanxian Village is particularly pleasant. The strange places are blurred a lot, making it appear peaceful and peaceful.
When breakfast was ready, Shi Jingzhiduo filled a bowl of porridge and placed it next to Aunt Liu's bed to dry.
The peace lasted until everyone finished breakfast.
Suddenly there was a voice outside the window, and Yin Ci was the first to look.
Five or six people gathered at the door of Su Si. One person carried a roll of green grass mat on his shoulder, and the other person held a small white porcelain vase with an emerald-carved branch inserted in the vase.
Mr. Bai didn't make any fuss. He was lying in his nest with his head under his wings, still sleeping soundly. Su Si glanced at it, put down the porridge bowl, and opened the door with confidence.
The leader was a young man: "Excuse me, let's collect the bodies."
Su Si frowned: "Why collect the corpse? Aunt Liu is still fine."
The man smiled and shook his head: "You are from outside the village, so maybe you still don't understand."
With that said, he strode into the door, walked up to Aunt Liu, and opened her eyelids.
"Here, let's do it ourselves."
This time Shi Jingzhi was not mentioned, and even Su Si took a step back. Only Yin Ci quietly came closer and understood clearly.
Countless light green filaments came out of Aunt Liu's pupils. The thin threads were very similar to those that flowed out of the wound yesterday. They crowded into the eyeballs, tearing her pupils into pieces and blocking them tightly. Her eyes were a mess, and they didn't look like a living person.
But she still had breathing, heartbeat and body temperature.
"This is how people from Yuanxian Village ascend to immortality." The young man at the head said calmly, "She can't wake up, so let us take her away."
As he said this, he stretched out his hand.
"Wait a minute!" Shi Jingzhi stopped his movement, "Let me try again."
He took a silver needle and inserted it into several large acupoints of Aunt Liu. Even if Aunt Liu is unconscious, her body should still have some reaction. However, Aunt Liu was still lying there motionless, like a breathing wooden sculpture.
"Is it okay? If you want to use other methods, I won't stop you... But we have tried everything you can think of. No one in your family has ever ascended to immortality, and no one wants to let their relatives stay longer. Year?"
Shi Jingzhi did not move away. He stood in front of Aunt Liu and said, "But she is indeed still alive."
His voice was a little soft, not knowing who he was trying to convince.
"Aunt Liu counts us as half of the family, and we don't want to show it to you. The goddess will definitely be angry if the body is left here unattended, and everyone will suffer a bit." The man's tone was serious.
Su Si immediately took a step back, while Yin Ci said nothing. Yan Qing was still asleep on the bed, holding his hands weakly.
After a long while, Shi Jingzhi finally moved away and turned his back.
When the villagers saw that he no longer resisted, they unfolded the straw mat, carefully rolled Aunt Liu up, and carried it on their shoulders.
"We have something to do when we come here. First, wake up the one on the bed. Yes, it's the three of you. Come over a little bit - by the order of the goddess, we need to test our immortality."
The atmosphere was tense just now, and the man made this sentence a lot softer.
People under the eaves have to bow their heads. The situation is special, no one wants to break up with the goddess now. Shi Jingzhi borrowed the donkey from the slope, smiled a little, and stepped forward as requested.
Yan Qing was also pulled out of bed by Su Si and approached in a daze. Only Yin Ci leisurely returned to his seat and continued to drink porridge, being completely ignored.
The man took the white porcelain vial, took out an emerald branch, and dropped a few drops of water-like liquid on the backs of the three people's hands.
As soon as the water droplet touched the back of Shi Jing's hand, it instantly turned emerald green and translucent. The one on Su Si's side also changed color, showing a light green color. But Yan Qing's water droplets turned turbid and gray-yellow.
"It's really hard to find good guests. It's very rare to have two at a time. Brother, it's a pity that, like that little brother over there, you don't have any luck at all."
The man sighed at Yan Qing and shook his head regretfully.
"To be honest, people who are not destined to be immortal are usually not allowed to stay in the village. If you want to stay, you have to marry a girl in the village. But with your appearance, little brother, it shouldn't be difficult to stay."
He ignored Yin Ci again.
Facing Shi Jingzhi and Su Si, especially Shi Jingzhi, the man's smile became much brighter: "As for the two of you, you are our compatriots by birth. Let's take a walk in the village first and wait for the full moon. When we arrive, the goddess will hold a ceremony for us to enter the village. "
"Can't my apprentice do a test?" Shi Jingzhi discussed, "Isn't it bad to just jump over him like this?"
"There is no need to test. Anyone who is destined to be immortal must have outstanding appearance."
Shi Jingzhi's smile froze on his face: "If A Ci wants to stay, does he have to get married... What will happen if he and Yan Qing can't find someone to get married to?"
The man thought for a moment and said vaguely: "The goddess will take care of it."
"Brother Qing and I are getting married." A clear female voice suddenly sounded.
Su Si hugged Yan Qing's arm, smiled and said in a female voice: "Anyway, I have to enter the village, does this count?"
Yin Ci: "..."
Shi Jingzhi: "???"
There was still a little sadness on his face, but now it was all blown away.
The villagers were also frightened: "..."
"I am originally a girl, and it is not convenient for me to walk alone, so I disguised myself as a man. I was suddenly taken to the village, and I was not familiar with the place, so I didn't dare to expose it... Now that my lover is here, they don't make things difficult for me. I have nothing to do. worried."
He was originally handsome and not very tall, but now he has shrunk his body and looks even shorter. What's amazing is that his mood and voice are extremely natural and there is nothing awkward about him, just like a tall and thin girl disguised as a man.
Villager: "Yeah... there's no problem. Girl, I've offended you a lot in the past. Well, then only the brother at the back is left. Time is limited, let's find a solution quickly."
Yin Ci slowly turned his head and paid respect to Shi.
Shi Jingzhi immediately shook his head like a rattle, no, no, no, my teacher really doesn't know how to do this. He was much bigger than Su Si, and his appearance was not feminine at all, so he couldn't deceive even half a person.
Yin Ci only found it funny when he saw Shi Jingzhi's panicked look.
He would not pursue a woman in the village just to "not be dealt with". On the contrary, he wished he could be captured by the goddess as soon as possible and learn her skills. It's just that this idea is shocking and cannot be seen by others.
Yan Qing, who was already sleep deprived, was dumbfounded by Su Si's blow. Until the villagers left, he still couldn't come back to his senses for a long time: "Ah Si, is she a girl?"
"Third son, are you stupid?" Su Si returned to his original voice, and with the next sentence, he changed to the tone of an old woman. "If I talk like this, will you recognize me as your grandmother? Even if others are fooled, do you still dare to believe it?"
"But what you did just now -"
Su Si strained his muscles and his eyes became cold: "I have to beg for food at the bottom of the rivers and lakes, perform ventriloquist, and sing opera for a while. Let's not mention these things for now, Sanzi, this can only be used as a delaying tactic, earlier. The main thing is to escape... Look at Aunt Liu's appearance, something is getting more and more wrong with this place."
Yan Qing's expression changed completely: "What does Aunt Liu look like? What does she look like? I just wanted to ask, where is Aunt Liu?"
Su Si looked troubled, and Yin Ci took a step forward: "Let me explain."
Not far away, the porridge Shi Jingzhi left for Aunt Liu was still on the bedside. It cooled down little by little, and finally it was completely cold.
…
At the same time, in the middle of the village.
The goddess sat in the room. She picked up the pen with her white fingers and began to write a letter on the "writing coat" in front of her. She did not write the honorific name of the recipient of the letter, but only wrote the three words "the respectful one".
Zongwu Mountain Yuanxian Village. There is one person born in this month, and there are two new ones who are destined to be immortals, excluding the two who are already old. The number of people in the village has increased by one, and has not yet exceeded the number of people.
The goddess wrote very slowly, holding her breath and concentrating, for fear of writing half a stroke wrong. After every few words, she would stop writing and wipe the sweat from her forehead.
If this continues, the statue will be completed within the year.