Aggrieved Fish Sprite

Doctor Peng was not originally from the Elixir Village.

He doesn't quite remember his real name, because he left his hometown with a traveling doctor when he was a teenager, and his name was originally just a nickname given by the country people, either A Niu or Gouzi or Mancang, and the traveling doctor died later , he inherited the mantle and continued to practice medicine.

Dr. Peng learned to read from prescriptions and medical books. He still doesn't know many characters in the Book of Songs, and he can barely read the written characters.

Until he came to Peng Ze.

The common people are pale and emaciated, their abdomens are distended like drums, and outsiders avoid them like the plague.

Witches, monks, and alchemists all said that there are hungry ghosts here.

After careful questioning, I don't know when this evil disease started. The old man said that his ancestors died of this disease, and his grandson lay dying on the ground.

I only know how many households there were at the beginning. Once they got sick, they asked the witch to drink incense ash, and locked the sick in a remote place in the village to prevent them from coming out.The villagers who divided up the fields of these families also began to get sick within a few years. The witch said that it was caused by the curse of the previous family's evil thoughts. The angry villagers stopped sending food to them.

However, the strange disease did not disappear, and more and more people became ill. In my own village, the next-door village...even all the villages I knew, the disease spread.

The patients were never locked up again, they dragged their tired and weak bodies and continued to work until they died.

Because this is not an immediate fatal disease, except for high fever after exposure to water, the course of the disease can be as long as ten or even twenty years.There are people farming in the folk fields, and there are people hunting fish, but the number is reduced.Seeing that there was nothing to think about, the government didn't bother to take care of it anymore. It's okay to die one after another, as long as you don't die.

Dr. Peng was busy saving people, but he couldn't find the cause of the disease. When he was in despair, he met Qin Lu.

Qin Lu came here after hearing the rumors. At that time, the vicinity of Pengze was like a ghost land, and the people who were still alive fled one after another. They had no way to lead and lost their fields, so they could only become refugees.The local officials were terrified, concealed the truth and did not report it, and closed the city gates to prevent the refugees from entering.

Qin Lu naturally didn't believe in the theory of evil spirits, he thought it was a kind of plague at first.

When he arrived at the fishing village and met Dr. Peng, he realized that it was not any kind of disease he knew.

There is no doubt that such a large-scale strange disease will definitely spread, but the source of the disease is unknown.

Dr. Peng was helpless, but when Qin Lu was taking the pulse, he found that the patient's viscera and meridians had extremely subtle movements, so subtle that even he could hardly hear them clearly. After countless pulse checks, Qin Lu finally determined that the "different evil" was a kind of insect. Parasitic in the internal organs of flesh and blood.

Because it was so similar to the "gu" mentioned by Nanjiang, even Qin Lu, the mysterious gourd genius doctor, thought it was wrong, thinking that the evil cult Jianghu people were playing Gu in the water source.

But there are mistakes, although the "culprit" has not been found, but the prescription drawn out according to the ancient medical technique of treating Gu is effective after adding improved medicinal materials.

The joy came too soon.

Can cure the symptoms, not the root cause.

After several failures in "elimination of Gu", Qin Lu's prescription finally failed because the patient's health was too poor to prescribe strong medicine.Broken bones can grow, but viscera are damaged by Gu, and they cannot be replaced with new ones. If the "Gu" in the body is removed, people will still die.

In desperation, Qin Lu could only turn to treat those with milder symptoms and those who have not yet developed the disease.

During the diagnosis and treatment of a child who fell into the water with high fever, coughing, breathing, and vomiting blood, Qin Lu discovered that the "voodoo" would also have an acute attack, and some people died in this level. Before that, he never regarded the two conditions as the same disease. .

Qin Lu was determined to find the source of the disease. He searched all the channels he could find, and found that the disease had existed since ancient times, but it was the first time that a large-scale outbreak occurred.

"...The previous dynasties were heavily exploited and the population was small. Only shopkeepers came and went in and out of the village, and there were no caravans at all. There was little walking between villages. Many people could not live to the age when they died of abdominal distension. They just lost their lives due to various reasons, especially at the end of the Chen Dynasty when the world was in turmoil, and I don’t know how many people died. After more than 20 years of prosperity and peace, serious diseases suddenly broke out.” Dr. Peng spoke slowly under the flickering candlelight.

"Yes, the teacher said that there are still many diseases that have not been discovered. Only when people live for a long time can they appear slowly."

Mo Li was moved by Qin Lu's mention.

——Diseases broke out in prosperous times, but not in troubled times.

The theory of ghosts and gods is not credible, and the theory of unworthy kings and heavenly disasters is even less advisable.

Meng Qi's complexion was extremely ugly. When he came to Pengze, the disease was not yet prevalent, and when it broke out, the Emperor Chu Yuan was getting old, killing heroes indiscriminately, and the government and the public were in turmoil. There are many plagues in the south, and there are similar reports every year. As usual, tax cuts and disaster relief are enough.The imperial court didn't ask or investigate, and the magistrates didn't have the guts to look at it. After delaying and delaying, there were such consequences.

When Emperor Ling of Chu succeeded to the throne, civil and military officials were all involved in the strife between the government and the opposition, so no one would ask the people about their sufferings.

"I shouldn't have left Taijing. After Li Yuanze's death, I should go back...to train people in the court. None of them can survive me. It's nothing more than wasting decades of time..."

Meng Qi's soliloquy was inaudible, only Mo Li, who suddenly turned his head and made a sound, awakened Meng Qi's meditation.

"Brother Meng, you can't go back to heaven alone."

Even if the "Meng Guoshi" hides in the court and the public, raises countless disciples, controls their wealth and life, and controls the court and the public in secret.The Chu Dynasty will not be as prosperous as Meng Qi wished, people's hearts are different, let alone be consistent, even the boat rowed by concerted efforts will capsize, let alone control others by means.

As for painstakingly cultivating students, there have been many courtiers who have disagreed with the teacher's political views throughout the ages, and the teacher jumped to the camp as soon as the teacher resigned. Turn against each other.

This is not a betrayal caused by interests, but simply "political disagreement."

Meng Qi let out a long breath, his complexion was still not good, but he finally stopped digging into the horns.

Doctor Peng only heard what Mo Li said, so he didn't know what they were talking about.

But after all, it should be a bad disease.Dr. Peng has not talked about the past for many years, and there is no one to talk about it. Now that the wound is being pulled open, the bloody pain is there, and he doesn't care about other things at all.

On the contrary, the martial artist who called Dr. Peng his uncle kept looking at Meng Qi. There are four people here. He has nothing to say to Dr. Peng. Mo Li is the disciple of Mr. Qin, so what about this person?

"I haven't asked your honorable name yet." The warrior stopped Peng Xianren from talking about the elixir village, and asked cautiously.

"This is my best friend, let's go out together..."

"I'm Ah Li's brother Qi."

Mo Li couldn't even say the word "youli" and was forced to get stuck.

Meng Qi didn't even blink, there are so many brothers and sisters in the area near the sea in the east of Yangzhou, what's so strange about it.

There was a dead silence.

"Cough, pardon me for my poor eyesight."

With such a miraculous blending, the grief in Doctor Peng's heart calmed down a lot, at least he didn't need to take the heart-protecting pill anymore.

He looked at the younger generation around him, and then at Mo Li, no matter what, he and Miracle Doctor Qin were barely successors, and he couldn't control the misfortunes and fortunes of the younger generation, he just hoped that they could live in peace and stability.

"This is Doctor Han's youngest son, named Can. You just heard what happened to Doctor Han... Ah Can has studied martial arts in the Hengshan School for ten years, and he was the parents of an inner disciple of the Hengshan School that Doctor Han treated. That’s why I got this opportunity.”

Only then did the warrior come back to his senses, and said with shame: "It's a pity that I'm not that material, so I didn't learn anything."

"People in the countryside don't have big ambitions, and they don't expect you to be a hero in the rivers and lakes. It would be great if you can have internal merits and diseases that are difficult to invade, and you can escape your life in case of trouble." Dr. Peng sighed, "If I It’s gone, and the Elixir Village has to be entrusted to you.”

Han Can's expression was complicated when he heard the words, showing a hint of resistance.

Dr. Peng sighed, "Ah Can, the village that killed your father and other doctors in the past has changed beyond recognition, and the surviving villagers are not the people of the past. Those who don't believe in medicine and worship ghosts and gods, ghosts and gods can't keep them alive. The villagers who escaped with their lives fled one after another because they were afraid of being haunted by evil spirits. Over the years, you have also asked from the caravan what the refugees look like."

If it was still in the Chu Dynasty, the refugees might still be resettled.

After the fall of Chu, the three kings wished they could beat their heads to the point of bleeding, and the men among the refugees were taken directly to fill the barracks.

Without roads and fields, countless people who went to work in workshops died of starvation and exhaustion, and only a few of them managed to take root in other places.

Even if there is no war, there are still many refugees.

In Peng Ze's village where all the people died, there were refugees from other places within a few years, forming a new village.

What happened to the sickness?It is said by hearsay that people who have never seen a severe disease attack are not afraid at all. There are fields here, fishing, and dilapidated houses can be repaired to live in. Death from illness is better than death from starvation.

"They are dead, but what will happen to the people after that?" Han Can said angrily.

Mo Li and Meng Qi looked at each other. Although Doctor Peng didn't elaborate on the situation in the Spirit Medicine Village, they could guess it with their intelligence.

——Since many people are ignorant, let’s follow their ideas and perfect the theory of falling into the realm of hungry ghosts, and also involve the sins of the past life and the cause and effect of this life, half threatening and half curing diseases, those that cannot be cured are sins and debts too much Heavy.Children and young people who are rescued say that part of their crimes have been paid off with their longevity, and that as long as they do not create karma in this life, they can still have a good pregnancy in the next life, etc.

Claiming to be Peng Xianren, he probably borrowed the name of Peng Zu, who lived to be [-] years old, and also added the initials of Peng Zehu.

Han Can over there said angrily: "Not to mention anything else, just the people in this elixir village respect gods and Buddhas and uncles in their mouths and hearts, but when they can make money, they would like to sell a piece of ointment for ten times the price. Uncle asked every family to make ointment, saying it was a panacea that could exorcise evil spirits and cleanse sins. As a result, the caravan sold it to the county and the price was so high that the people could not afford it. When neighboring villages came to ask for medicine, they also raised the price indiscriminately. If things go on like this, fishermen and farmers who really want to use the ointment can’t afford it, and those who don’t use it believe it. Wouldn’t the disease spread again?”

Doctor Peng smiled and said, "Don't you care about the people in the village outside? Why are you still worried about them?"

"Uncle!" Han Can almost became angry, and argued forcefully, "I don't like these people in the elixir village. If you...they can definitely drag their families to the town to sell ointments, or even go to other places to play tricks, they But if you don’t know medical skills, what should you do if you treat people chaotically, cheat money and kill you?”

"Everything has pros and cons, at least the prescription of the ointment has been spread." Meng Qi said suddenly, "As for the people in the elixir village, they just lied to the fishing village near Pengze. No matter how far away they are, they won't be trusted. Even if you believe in what you say, you will steal or force them to tell the recipe, and it is not that easy to deceive people."

Han Can glared at him, Doctor Peng coughed and smiled: "Yes, you have seen this old man in the village these years. Although the theory of ghosts and gods is effective, they can forget everything when they are good at it, but they have shallow eyelids and can't read big characters. What can you do? As long as you continue to guard the elixir village, those who are sick will naturally come here if they want to live. The old man is just worried that you don’t want to inherit the mantle of the old man and your father and continue to practice medicine.”

Han Can showed a struggling look.

Doctor Peng would rather pretend to be a ghost than stay here, why?

After those doctors had accidents, no doctors were willing to come here again.

Dr. Peng does not want the painstaking efforts of everyone and Qin Lu to be wasted. Only by staying here can he diagnose and treat more patients with serious diseases, and he can continuously improve the prescriptions and pass them on to future generations.How could he not hate the ignorance of the villagers who killed the doctor, but if he gave up, later generations would lack a collection of medical books to cure serious diseases. Doctors who are determined to save lives need to start all over again, and they may encounter misfortune like them.

"Ah Can, you only need to accept a disciple with a good heart and mind, and hand over all these things to him in the future, and you will fulfill the wishes of this old man and your father."

"uncle……"

Han Can bowed his head. Although the people in the elixir village were hopeless in his opinion, there were still ignorant children in the village, and there were also old women who were sincerely grateful to them.

"Okay, don't let the disciples of Divine Doctor Qin see the joke, you are also of the same generation." Doctor Peng said with a smile, "This old man and Ah Can have not learned enough, and the medical books they have read are even more limited. Brother Qin's fancy disciple It must be extraordinary, just ask for advice."

"Peng Shibo is too polite." Mo Li quickly stood up.

"Don't be modest, Ah Can, go to the back room and get the old man's letter."

Doctor Peng looked at Mo Li eagerly, "This is the case that I have collected for many years, as well as the prescription that I have worked out. My nephew will pass it on to Brother Qin for me. If there is still fate in the future, I will ask my nephew to copy Brother Qin's handwriting. Bring the idea of ​​the prescription back to Ah Can, if you don’t have a chance, you can give it to a doctor who is willing to cure serious diseases in the future.”

Mo Li bowed and took the letter from Han Can.

The paper is not good, it is yellow, and it is much worse than the various flowers and papers used by literati to write poems and poems.

Because he often lost his luggage, Mo Li decided to take the time to memorize everything written on it.

"The junior tried his best to bring it to the teacher's case."

"well!"

Dr. Peng's eye sockets were a little wet, he was getting old, and he never expected to see his old friend's disciple again.

Turning his head, his eyes fell on Meng Qi again. Dr. Peng subconsciously felt that this man was of a good background, and wanted to remind Mo Li to be careful. The children of the family are unreliable. One set today will be changed tomorrow, and it is faster than anyone else to turn around .

Meng Qi also realized that this time he actually met Ah Li's "elder" in a disguised form.

Forget it, just use this Doctor Peng to practice?

Meng Qi cheered up, and spoke first: "The junior's surname is Meng, and his name is Qixing. His parents are no longer alive, and even his old friends passed away early. Fortunately, we hit it off with Ah Li, and we traveled around the world together."

Mo Li's expression was complicated, he didn't know how Meng Qi could say the word "junior" without guilt.

There is also the fact that the parent is not alive, it never existed at all!

Dr. Peng didn't understand the way of scholars. Besides, even scholars might not remember the name of the master of the Chu Dynasty, and it was even more impossible for Dr. Peng to know the word Qixing of Meng Qi, so he believed it was true, and his scrutiny immediately eased. Some.

Meng Qi continued to work hard, and said solemnly: "The world is hard, and there are troubles everywhere. If someone is with you, Mr. Qin must feel more at ease."

The reasoning is the same, but the apprentice has an extra Qi brother when he goes out, which——

Dr. Peng couldn't say a word, but it was hard to open his mouth.

The first is that his apprentice is not his own, the second is that Dr. Peng himself has no interest in getting married, and the third is that aside from his gender identity, Meng Qixing seems to be a good match for Brother Qin's apprentice.

"Oh, the medicine outside is almost ready, Ah Can go and have a look." Dr. Peng turned around and greeted.

Han Can suddenly remembered that he was about to go out to fetch medicine.

"No need." Mo Li stopped, "My teacher not only taught me medical skills, but also martial arts."

Doctor Peng and Han Can's eyes fell on Meng Qi,

Mo Li had to bite the bullet and explain to Meng Qi, who made the gerbil afraid of suffering, and might say even more absurd things in order not to drink the medicine.

"Brother Meng's martial arts are even better than mine."

Han Can looked at Mo Li, then at Meng Qi, and suddenly murmured, "Uncle, should I ask for medical advice, or martial arts first?"

Doctor Peng: "..."

What are you thinking, of course it is medical skills, can martial arts be improved by a fraction in three days?Is it easy to learn martial arts?If it is easy, what kind of ointment should be used, so that fishermen and farmers can learn a set of internal luck techniques and then work, isn't it better than ointment?

In fact, if you are not a master of internal skills, people in the rivers and lakes may get sick if they touch the water every day. The year before last, people in a village of water bandits fell ill collectively. How high is this martial arts that is not afraid at all?Dr. Peng saw Qin Lu's ability with his own eyes, and he was speechless in his heart. Brother Qin himself is extraordinary, and even his apprentice is also extraordinary. Even the deed that the apprentice found... Cough!

Dr. Peng suddenly remembered something, and asked tentatively: "My nephew understands martial arts, should he know about Jianghu?"

Mo Li didn't know why, so he instinctively said, "What does Peng Shibo mean?"

"About Fengxing Pavilion, can you find the person in charge of Fengxing Pavilion?"

The author has something to say: Meng Qi: Admiration

Ink Carp: Admiration

Han Can: Admiration, both martial arts and medical skills are amazing

Dr. Peng: Admiration, brother Qin is a winner in life, even brother Qi, his apprentice...cough