The sky and water

These days, Qingshi County is filled with scenes of decadence and panic.

Most of the people fell ill, and some old people and young children who were usually weak lost their lives in the disaster before they could get the antidote.

Originally there were more than 20 wells, but now there is only one well in the Yanyu Building that can be used. The team lined up to fetch water every day, from dawn to dusk.Some people who were already sick had to force their weak bodies to line up for water and fell over while queuing. Some unattended young children were carried by their parents to line up and cried in the line. People who are usually arrogant want to forcefully jump in the queue in order to get water quickly... In short, it was a chaotic situation that was unsightly.

Song Zhixian also thought of ways, such as asking people to prepare basins and water tanks, put them outside, and use them to catch rainwater when it rains, or ask people to drive a carriage and bring a few more buckets, so that they can be dozens of miles away However, none of these methods can solve the fundamental problem. Because of water sources and patients, Qingshi County is already in chaos.

Cheng Shanshui and his group are not short of water, because for their martial arts practitioners, it is not difficult to run dozens of miles to fetch water back, but Cheng Shanshui is still very tired during this time.

The number of people seeing a doctor continued to increase, and he and Lu Sheng were too busy to lift their heads all day long. They often went to bed at dawn and got up just after dawn, and spent the rest of the time seeing doctors.In the only time to sleep, Cheng Shanshui couldn't sleep well, and his mind was full of thoughts about how to get rid of this poison.

Tian Cheng felt distressed when he saw it, but he couldn't do anything. He could only prepare three meals a day for him when he was busy. Cheng Shanshui often ate without looking at it, and he didn't know what he was eating.

"Shan Shui, take a break." Tian Cheng didn't know how many times he said this.

Cheng Shanshui looked back, smiled tiredly, took a bite of the steamed stuffed bun in his mouth, and was about to speak when he heard Lu Sheng's tired and dejected voice.

"Master Cheng, you can rest now." Lu Sheng slumped on the chair, sighed, and said, "Because there is no more medicine."

Hearing this, Cheng Shanshui quickly turned to look at him with a look of surprise.

Thinking about it carefully, I’m actually not surprised. Qingshi County is a small place, and there are not many medicinal materials in the first place. This time, there are so many people who are sick. After a few days, all the medicines borrowed from Lin County were used up.

There are no big towns nearby, and they are basically the same as Qingshi County. A doctor, a little medicine, other doctors can't borrow you, and they can't give you all the medicine. The help they can do is really limited!

This is not a good thing, so when Cheng Shanshui heard that he could take a break, he was not very happy, but instead looked depressed. Does the omnipotent Tongyan Xiuluo also have a time when he is helpless?

The medical center was closed, and County Magistrate Song issued a notice saying that they had gone to distant counties to transfer doctors and medicinal materials, and the medical center would open immediately when the medicinal materials arrived.Some people believed it, some people didn't believe it, and some people even wanted to make trouble with County Magistrate Song and Lu Sheng, but in the end it all went to nothing because they had tried their best.

In fact, Lu Sheng himself also suffered from the wind and cold. He has been taking medicine to support him, and with a burst of mental strength, he didn't fall down. Now, the medicine was gone, and he collapsed immediately. He just lay on the bed and couldn't get up, even without food. have eaten.

"Shanshui, are you okay?" Tian Cheng was very afraid that Cheng Shanshui would also fall down. Although they had never drank poisonous well water, they had been working day and night for the past few days. After all, there will be a day when he can't make it, and he is very worried when he sees that Cheng Shanshui is not as active as before.

"I'm fine." Cheng Shanshui stood up, looked at the bleak weather outside the window, and said, "Let's go out for a walk, I can't sleep."

In fact, he was very sleepy and tired, but there was something on his mind, and he couldn't sleep. This feeling of being sleepy and unable to sleep was very uncomfortable, so he wanted to go out to get some air. It would be even better if he could find some clues.

In fact, Tian Cheng really wanted to slap him unconscious and let him sleep peacefully, but he felt that this was not good, so he had no choice but to let him, follow him, and walk on the desolate streets.

There were few people in the first place, but now most of the people are sick, and there are not even a single person on the street.Cheng Shanshui looked left and right, there was nothing interesting, but seeing a few dead people and people going to funerals, he felt more and more depressed.

Qingshi County is not big, and after a short walk, it has already come to the edge of the county seat. When you look up, you can see the majestic and vast desert in the distance.

There used to be the hometown of Shaliang people, Qingshi County, which used to be the frontline battlefield in the battle against Shaliang.

"The desert is short of products, the wind is strong, and it is hot and cold from time to time. It is really not a place for people to stay. Therefore, the people in the desert will constantly harass the border of Juli. In fact, they are not cruel and bloodthirsty. Maybe they just want to survive." Cheng Looking at the rolling yellow sand, Shan Shui said slowly, "Emperor Shenzheng is not wrong. He expelled the aliens to protect the people of Juli, and exterminated all the Shaliang people to eliminate future troubles forever. Without the threat he made , it is impossible for Emperor Shenxian to be so stable."

Tian Cheng was used to watching him play around all day long, and rarely listened to him speak in such a serious manner.When he was in the Devil's Cult before, no one spoke to him well, let alone explained the principles of family, country and world to him. He was a little surprised, but after thinking about it repeatedly, he felt that what he said was right.

"It's not wrong, but after the first battle, many people died, and people like Qiutang, who lived for hatred." Cheng Shanshui continued, "If Chuanxin Guimian is really a descendant of the Qing family, he There is nothing wrong with avenging his father, but he not only wants to destroy the Li family, but also Ju Li. In this way, more people will die. I am afraid that the entire territory of Ju Li will be covered in blood. Tian Cheng, although I drink The two masters of Jiange, but after all, he is a small person and cannot affect the affairs of the family and the country. All I can do is to save a few more people here."

Even if it is, atone for my father.Cheng Shanshui thought and lowered his head.

"Shan Shui, it's not your fault." Tian Cheng stroked his back and said softly.These days, he has already seen the powerlessness in Cheng Shanshui's heart. He wants to save more people, but after all, he has no ability.

He didn't know that he still wanted to protect him for the rest of his life, but he didn't know how much time he had left in his life.

"Come on, there's a house in front of it, it looks like it's abandoned, let's go and rest for a while." Cheng Shanshui didn't want him to worry, so he raised his head and smiled lightly.

In front of them, there is indeed a big mansion. It seems that it used to be a big family, but this mansion has long been abandoned, empty, and the gate has disappeared in the wild gale, but after all, there are so few houses. Can slightly cover the wind and sand.

They walked side by side, but before they approached the house, they were stopped by a loud roar.

"Don't go in, don't die!"

They turned around in surprise, and saw a strong man, who was the one who was forced to feel the pulse by Cheng Shanshui's wrist in the hospital that day.

This strong man is in good health, so he was not seriously ill at first. Cheng Shanshui prescribed some medicine, and he was almost cured. Although the poisonous weed has not been cured yet, as long as he is no longer infected, he will be no different from ordinary people in a short period of time .

Seeing the two of them turning their heads back, he continued to roar in a rough voice: "This place is a haunted house. No one has entered it for many years. According to legend, whoever enters will surely die! There is a way to survive! I advise you, run quickly!"

If he didn't say anything, it would be fine, but what he said aroused Cheng Shanshui's curiosity and competitive spirit.He sneered and said: "Where are there ghosts in the world? It is said that ghosts are all man-made disasters? I don't believe it. In this world, there are ghosts who can do nothing to me, Tongyan Xiuluo!"

The man was cured by him, and he was grateful and willing to help him. Although he saw his outrageous words, he did not get angry, but explained: "Master Cheng, you don't know something. Here, ten years ago It is a rich family, and it can be said that it is the richest man in Qingshi County. At that time, it was the busiest place in Qingshi County. There was an endless stream of people coming and going to deliver things, but one night ten years ago..."

When he said this, his body trembled slightly, as if recalling the scene back then, and fear in his heart: "On that night ten years ago, overnight, there were more than seventy people in this family, the master, the son, the young lady, the maid, The boys are all dead!"

"How did you die?" Cheng Shanshui asked.

The man shuddered, and finally continued: "He was killed by someone. This man's method of killing is extremely cruel. He didn't kill him with a knife, but cut off his hands and feet, gouged out his eyes and tongue, and did everything he could. The seventy-odd people were tortured to death one by one. The most miserable death for the head of this family was being stabbed to death!"

"Who did it?" Cheng Shanshui continued to ask without changing his expression.

The man's face was a little pale. He used to help collect the corpses and saw them with his own eyes. Thinking of those mutilated corpses, he still has lingering fears: "This is even more frightening. When we went to collect the corpses, there was a man who was still alive He said that the murderer was wearing a black mask and was rather short in stature. Moreover, the man took off the mask at the end of the killing, and revealed a face, which was clearly the face of a child! There was only one murderer, and this Man, he is still a child of twelve or thirteen years old! This, this, this, what is it if it is not a ghost?"

He took a few breaths before summoning up the courage to continue: "It's not over yet. You know, the servants of this big family sometimes have to take vacations, so a few maids and servants escaped unharmed because of vacations. Unexpectedly, all these people died of illness within three years. It seems that since that incident, those few people have become weak and sickly, and they have been infected with wind and cold every year. The strongest one is also in the third year , died. This is not something that humans do, it is clearly a curse! So since then, no one dared to enter this house, otherwise you would think such a big and good piece of land, why it has been abandoned for so many years!"

It's not a ghost, it's a human!Cheng Shanshui immediately realized it in his heart.But who is it?How can a child of twelve or thirteen years have such superb martial arts and such a vicious heart?

Sickly?Absorbing elemental poisonous weeds?However, if it was the actions of the Devil's Cult, why did the Heart-Piercing Ghost Mask go out of its way to deal with this rich man in a remote village?

No, I have to go back and ask the magistrate about this matter. They will definitely have a record of such a big case back then.

Just as Cheng Shanshui was thinking, he suddenly felt that Tian Cheng beside him froze.

"Tian Cheng, are you afraid? It's okay, there are no ghosts in this world." He took his hand and comforted him.Could it be that he is afraid of ghosts?

Tian Cheng shook his head, he didn't believe in ghosts and gods, but had an instinctive fear of this place, although he had no memory of this place, and it seemed that he had never been there.

"Tian Cheng, why don't you rest at the door, I'll go in and have a look." Cheng Shanshui looked at him with concern and said.

Tian Cheng still shook his head, suppressed the inexplicable fear in his heart, and said firmly, "I'll go in with you."