The mother's face was full of weakness and fatigue. It was obvious that she had been running for a long time. Due to lack of nutrition and fear, she finally couldn't hold on and fell Xiu came closer and took a look at the child in the mother's arms, and his face suddenly became solemn. Ma Xiaoyu arrived in the blink of an eye, and her eyes widened. I saw that there was a black and swollen mark on the child's ankle. Ma Xiaoyu cast a heart-clearing talisman to support the mother and prevent her from falling down. Then she looked at the ragged people who had gathered around her. "How did this child get the injuries?" No one answered her, everyone was curious about Yin Xiu and Ma Xiaoyu. "It was his father who turned into a zombie and bit him." The fat man ran out of breath. "It happened two nights ago. It was so tragic. We had been hiding for a long time. We thought we were safe and sound. We thought that good things would come after disasters. But his father went out to find food and was bitten to death. He also bit the child." Everyone kept shaking their heads, having already seen the child's fate in advance. Because their fellow villagers, family members, and neighbors had all suffered the same fate before, and no one escaped.
However, the mother still did not give up and held Ma Xiaoyu's hand and begged. "Save, save my child, he is still young, he has never played with a bamboo horse. That day the child was hungry and wanted a bamboo horse all the time. The child’s father said he would bring one for him when he came back, but when he came back…” She could no longer speak, but just opened her mouth wide, her eyes dull, and cried silently. "Are you sure?" Yin Xiu asked Ma Xiaoyu. Because the child's injuries were so serious, if it were someone else, Yin Xiu would have planned to kill him with a sword and end his pain. But this is a child, and everyone hopes that a miracle will happen to him. "We've met so many people along the way, we can't fail to save every one of them." Ma Xiaoyu looked determined and calm as she took out a silver needle from her pocket. "There are several acupuncture points that need to be pierced at the same time. Can you help me?" Ma Xiaoyu told Yin Xiu about several acupoints. However, Yin Xiu had only heard of these acupoints but didn't know where they were. Because in the past, he killed more people than he saved people. To kill someone, all he had to do was remember these three points: the chest, the temple, and the back of the heart. But if you want to save lives, you have to study medical books seriously in the study for several years. Just when Yin Xiu was about to take action with the attitude that it was better to make a mistake than to do nothing, he suddenly heard a shout. "let me." The white peacock has come over and said confidently: "I also know some medical skills. I am not just a little witch who can only cast spells." "it is good." Ma Xiaoyu handed her the needle bag and asked, "Do you know the positions just now?"
"So clear that I could have hit it with my eyes closed." Although Bai Kongque was confident, Ma Xiaoyu still reminded him: "Children's acupuncture points are slightly offset from those of adults. You have to be careful." "I know." The white peacock speaks in a relaxed manner, but in fact he is very careful and reliable. The hand holding the silver needle was steady and dry, as if it was not a small object that would vibrate when the wind blew, but a magic needle that weighed a thousand pounds. Everyone held their breath, staring at the two girls with confusion and anticipation, entrusting everything to that tiny silver needle. The fat man didn't know whether he wanted to ease the atmosphere or was nervous, and wanted to find some comfort from Yin Xiu, so he leaned close to Yin Xiu. "Dude, who the hell are you?" Yin Xiu looked at him and said, "Why, do you want to check my background?" "no no." The fat man shook his head like a drum. "I was just thinking maybe there's something we can do to help." "Pray." Yin Xiu said. "Oh, I can do that." The fat man couldn't help but feel excited. He looked straight ahead and put his hands together, looking very pious. "Namo Amitabha..." The fat man was stunned on the spot before he finished reciting the curse. Because he saw that Yin Xiu was drawing a cross on his forehead and chest. "Oh, a friend of mine taught me." Yin Xiu explained: "I've seen him use it a few times, it's quite effective." As he said this, he signaled with his eyes to the fat man whether he wanted to join him. The fat man hesitated for a moment, and finally declined the offer. He continued to put his hands together and chant "Amitabha" with everyone else. Ma Xiaoyu and Bai Kongque did not have the free time like Yin Xiu, and they did not have time to hesitate. The two of them worked closely together, and soon the child, who had been pale and barely breathing, slowly regained his color, and his chest rose and fell powerfully with his breathing. "All right." Ma Xiaoyu took out another bag of glutinous rice, sprinkled it on the talisman paper, and pressed it on the child's wound. Zhi! ! A burst of chilling white smoke rose up, and listening to the sound that sounded like barbecue, the fat man felt cold sweat on his forehead.
"Just give him some water." After saying this, Ma Xiaoyu stood up and wiped the sweat from her neck. The woman immediately thanked her and the white peacock profusely, causing all the villagers to call her a living Bodhisattva. At this time, Yin Xiucai had time to observe this makeshift, sparsely scattered team. Most of those mixed in here are women, children and young people. Probably because young people run faster and women and children are the objects of protection, so most of them survived. Although they had just witnessed the miracle, fear and exhaustion were still the main themes on their faces. Among these people, there was a man and a woman who looked like neither farmers nor locals. They are not outstanding in appearance, nor are they handsome, but they are not unpleasant to look at. They come out to make a living, neither attracting attention nor being annoying, and that is enough for them. "You two are..." When asked by Yin Xiu, the woman couldn't help but step back. Although the man also looked nervous, he still protected the woman behind him and bowed to Yin Xiu, saying, "Brother, we are from southern Xinjiang. We came here to seek refuge with our relatives and sing for money." "Singing?" "Yes." The fat man said on the side: "They sang the southern Fujian folk songs very well, very beautiful." "They are just folk songs, not presentable enough." The woman said shyly. The fat man said so, and Yin Xiu found a pipa on the man, so he was no longer curious about their identities. So he said to the fat man, "I still have some food in my luggage. Take it out and share it with everyone. After you have eaten, we will go up the mountain and head to the Thousand Buddha Temple." When they heard Yin Xiu say that he was also going to Thousand Buddha Temple, everyone else couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Especially the child's mother. After all, Yin Xiu and his team can even cure corpse poison, and they are very kind. It seems that staying with them is the safest thing to do right now. The fat man also saw hope on everyone's faces, and immediately trotted over to help Yin Xiu distribute the food. "It's not easy to save that child under such circumstances." White Peacock sighed softly. Even though she was involved in it just now, she was just doing her best and leaving the rest to fate. It's like pouring medicine into a child who has already stopped breathing. It just looks better than doing nothing, that's all. However, she seemed to have created a miracle together with Ma Xiaoyu. Ma Xiaoyu didn't care. She broke off half of the cake and handed it to Bai Kongque. "Like I said, I'm a zombie expert, so of course I can kill and cure them." "Then I'll have to get closer to you next time." White Peacock said with a smile. "It's up to you." A smile also appeared on Ma Xiaoyu's face.
After this incident, the relationship between the two eased a lot. Although Ma Xiaoyu thought that this was an improvement in the relationship between fellow travelers, Bai Kongque thought that there was a change in the relationship between "sisters". But this did not prevent Yin Xiu, who was unaware of the situation, from feeling a moment of relief. After the meal, without Yin Xiu saying anything, the fat man was busy running around, arranging everyone's actions. A few children sat on camels and horses, while the others walked, and the team moved towards Bodhi Mountain in an orderly manner. Yin Xiu and his companions were not familiar with the road to Bodhi Mountain, so they just stayed at the back of the team, while the fat man and a few young men with light legs and feet led the way in front and led everyone forward. The performing couple followed them behind. Even at this time, there was still a vague barrier between them and the locals. Therefore, compared to those people, the couple would rather stay with Yin Xiu. "I know that people from southern Fujian always like to go out and explore the world, go to the West, go to Southeast Asia, as long as they have a boat, they can go anywhere. However, I also heard that most people go to places like Malaysia. Why did you come to Jiaozhi?" Ma Xiaoyu started talking to the singing partner of the singing couple, a woman named Xiaorou, and chatted about family matters. Yin Xiu stood aside without saying anything, just listening. "Hey, Master, if one can survive and have a meal on a few acres of land at home, who would be willing to wander around and be a stranger?" the woman said with a wry smile. "Just call me Miss Ma." Ma Xiaoyu smiled, "I only know a few self-defense spells, so I can't be called a master." Xiaorou knew that she was being modest and didn't want to show off too much in front of others. The title of "Immortal Master" was indeed a bit ostentatious, so she changed her words and said, "Miss Ma." "Women are not good at talking, so let me explain. She can only sing, and is not very good at anything else. Let me explain it, so as not to mislead you and cause trouble." As he said this, the man looked at the woman with gentle eyes and a warm tone. His name is Acheng. He is from the same village as Xiaorou and they are childhood sweethearts. "Southern Fujian is mostly mountainous, and to cultivate an acre of thin land on the hillside would have exhausted the luck and labor of several generations. Xiaorou and I are not so lucky, nor do we have the ambition and capital to go to Southeast Asia to work hard and dig for gold. Therefore, we can only help with farm work during the farming season and go around in our spare time to earn some money to supplement the family income. Life like this was actually bearable. Who would have thought that the White Lotus Sect would cause chaos in Wenling last year, killing and burning people everywhere. After the White Lotus Sect had finished killing people, the government soldiers came again to kill people, and they killed even more cruelly, making it impossible for people to survive. To be honest, there is a White Lotus believer in our village, so the whole village is on the wanted list, and the government troops are killing people according to the list. " Ah Cheng smiled bitterly and said, "If the White Lotus Sect wants to cause chaos, then they can do so. What does it have to do with us? Now they have made it so that we can't return home." Hearing this, the white peacock was quite angry. "It is obviously the government troops who put you in this situation. What does this have to do with the White Lotus Sect? The White Lotus Sect did not say that they would kill your entire family or destroy the entire village."
"Are you from the White Lotus Sect?" Yin Xiu suddenly asked. "How is that possible? We are from the Moonlight Divine Cult!" White Peacock replied immediately. "Mingyue Divine Cult?" At this time, Bai Kongque realized that he had let the cat out of the bag, and quickly said, "Anyway, I'm not a member of the White Lotus Sect!" "Then do you know what the White Lotus Sect did?" Yin Xiu asked her back. So the white peacock fell silent again. "Maybe. I really don't know." "It doesn't matter if you don't know, because I don't know it very well either." Yin Xiu sighed. Before this, he had probably had more contact with the White Lotus than most people. The White Lotus Sect includes loyal and brave people like the Right Wise King Tuoba Wenwu and Lian Gu, as well as sinister villains like the White Lotus Saint. Even though he claimed to have firm faith, hadn't others been shaken like Zuo Xian Wang Bai Li? There are both good people and bad people, this is the norm in the world. The followers of the White Lotus Sect are the same as these people, or different from them, they are a different type and cannot be defined by one type. The differences between people are huge. It is absolutely impossible to say that people in the same place or organization all have the same personality, or something similar. What really influences their behavior are the set rules and various reasons. Just like among the government troops who were guilty of the most heinous crimes, weren’t there people like Di Jie, the Governor-General of Liangjiang? Therefore, it was really difficult for Yin Xiu to have a fixed or formed impression of the White Lotus Sect. "Ok." Bai Kongque spread her hands. She really didn't need to worry about what the White Lotus did or didn't do. Just like now, Ah Cheng and Xiao Rou, the couple who were displaced because of the Wenling Rebellion, seem to have no complaints against either side. After all, they are still alive and have each other. Compared with those who died in the war, they are extremely lucky. Yin Xiu had no intention of touching their sore spots again, so he changed the subject. "Do you have any relatives in Jiaozhi?" "Originally there is." Ah Cheng scratched his head. "I heard that it's nearby, about ten miles behind the mountain. But now, let alone finding relatives, even whether the relatives are still there is a question mark." Seeing that Ah Cheng got along well with them, Xiao Rou also relaxed and couldn't help asking about Yin Xiu. "I wonder what you three are doing in Jiaozhi?" As soon as he asked this question, Ah Cheng felt something was wrong and became nervous. Xiaorou also realized that she had said the wrong thing and didn't know what to do for a moment. Could she pretend that she had never said it? However, Yin Xiu just laughed it off. “I’m here for tourism.”
"Travel, travel is good." (End of this chapter)