"So, Dazhuang, are you here to look for me?”He Tang asked when he saw his anxious expression.
"That's right, Doctor He, you don't know that ever since I heard that you came out to pick herbs in this mountain, my mother has been worried about you. Seeing that the sky is getting darker and darker, Doctor He has not returned. My mother is really worried and asked me to look for you.”
"In that case, I have troubled you.”He Tang felt very sorry after hearing his words. After all, although he still didn't know if the strange things in East County were man-made, it was definitely a fear for the locals of East County. Every time he went out, his aunt and the others would remind him to return before dark and not to go up the mountain to pick herbs.
And this time, he had specially asked Da Zhuang to take the risk to come out and find him. It was impossible to say that he was not touched and apologetic. For someone who had nothing to do with him to be able to do so much, He Tang liked the feeling of traveling more and more because he could meet many people and experience many sincere feelings. This was something he had never encountered in his own country's palace. That was because there were only games of mutual deception, scheming, and so on.
"Doctor He, you don't have to worry. Let's go back first.”Seeing that the sky was almost dark, Da Zhuang did not waste any more time and urged them to go back.
He Tang nodded. Da Zhuang took He Tang's medicine basket and carried it on his back. The two of them turned around and rushed back the way they had come from. However, they quickly disappeared into the night.
The memories paused here. Ye Meng propped her chin on her hand and tapped the table with one hand.
"What happened after that? Have you been to that haunted house?" Ye Meng tilted her head and asked.
"No, but that day, I met that 'ghost face' that Miss Ye met.”He Tang shook his head and said with a very serious expression.
"Ghost face?" Ye Meng's eyes narrowed as she recalled the hideous face she had seen earlier.
"That's right." He Tang nodded.
That day, he and Da Zhuang were walking back. When they were about to reach the foot of the mountain, a very strange wind suddenly blew from the side. Then, before the two of them could react, they heard a sinister cry coming from all around them. It seemed to be the cry of some animal, but it also sounded like the wind blowing through the cave. The leaves on the side rustled, and a few crows flapped their wings and let out a desolate cry.
In an instant, the entire surroundings became extremely strange and terrifying. The desolate voice lingered in the surroundings, but no one could find the source. It made people shudder.
"Dr. He, what's going on?”Although Da Zhuang was tall, he couldn't withstand such a scare. He was so scared that he trembled, but he didn't forget to reach out and protect He Tang behind him.
"It's okay. Don't be nervous." He Tang could see his fear. She was also very touched that he still wanted to protect her when he arrived. He gently patted Burly's shoulder to signal him to relax. Burly, who had been nervous earlier, turned his head and saw his calm expression. At this moment, his heart calmed down a little.
"Stop pretending." Seeing that he had relaxed, He Tang smiled at him and shouted into the dark night sky.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, the night seemed to suddenly fall silent. There was no sound at all. Only the rustling of leaves and long grass swaying in the wind could be heard.
"Doctor He, have you been scared away?”Da Zhuang noticed that the surroundings had quieted down and asked in a low voice.
"Shh." He Tang placed his index finger on his thin lips and made a hush gesture at him, signaling him not to speak. Right at this moment, a shrill cry pierced through the air, followed by a series of miserable screams. It was even more hair-raising than the previous sound.
At the same time, a few white figures quickly floated past from not far away. In the next moment, they had already moved to the two of them. They circled around the two of them from time to time, and they let out miserable and unpleasant cries. It turned out that the screams just now came from them.
He Tang held the medicinal powder and silver needles in his hands and stood calmly in his original position. His blue eyes were carefully observing the surrounding environment. The moonlight tonight was dim, and the surroundings were very blurry.
Da Zhuang was so scared that he did not dare to speak. He closed his eyes and felt something coming and going in front of him. However, He Tang, who was even thinner than him, was beside him. He could not run away alone, so he had to stay at the side to constantly boost his courage.
Suddenly, he felt an itch beside his ear. Burly couldn't help but open his eyes out of curiosity. What he saw frightened him so much that he couldn't help but scream. A face as pale as paper was right in front of him. There were two black skeletons hanging on the face, and blood was dripping out. Under the faint moonlight, he could see the bloody fangs standing under his nose.
" Ah!" Burly was stunned for a moment before he reacted and cried out in horror. His hands waved wildly in the air, trying to chase away the terrifying monster in front of him.
Hearing the commotion, He Tang turned around and wanted to help Da Zhuang, but another pair of pale hands had already grabbed his sleeve. He Tang turned his hand and stabbed the thin silver needle in his right hand toward the other hand. With a strong pull, the hand that was originally holding him suddenly softened and let go, followed by the sound of falling to the ground. The three silver needles in He Tang's hand glinted with a faint cold light under the moonlight.
"Hmm?" When the other white figures saw their companion suddenly fall, they did not react to what was going on and could not help but let out a cry.
The few of them looked at each other and focused their attention on He Tang. All of them rushed in He Tang's direction.
"Dazhuang, cover your mouth!" When He Tang saw that the few people were getting closer and closer to him, he suddenly shouted. Before the few ghosts at the side could react, a few packets of powder had already been scattered.
"Not good!" One of the ghostly figures reacted and hurriedly shouted. However, it was already too late. All the white ghostly figures had already fallen to the ground.
Da Zhuang, who was sitting on the ground with his hand covering his mouth, noticed that there was no movement here. He opened his eyes and looked at He Tang. He found that the ghosts had all fallen to the ground.
" Doctor He, this is..." Da Zhuang stood up and ran to his side, speaking incoherently to the " ghosts " on the ground.
"These people are just pretending to be mysterious.”He Tang squatted down, and his long clothes fell to the ground. He took out a white cloth and wiped one of the faces, revealing a human face.
However, there was a stain on the white cloth. He Tang placed it by his nose and sniffed it gently. He found that it was just lime powder and chicken blood used to build walls.
"So it's a human?" Burly looked at the faces of the other " ghosts " and heaved a sigh of relief. The terrifying scene just now still left him with a lingering fear, and his heart could not help but beat.
In the end, the two of them tied these people up with some rope and dragged them to the front door of the East County government office. Then, they returned to Dazhuang's house.
In the distance, Da Zhuang's mother was pacing back and forth at the door, praying that the two of them would come back safely while worrying about their safety.
It was only when she saw the two of them appear at the door that her heart finally calmed down.
As soon as the two of them entered the room, they put down the medicine basket and went to the room of Dazhuang's father, Old Man Li. The candle in the room was extremely weak, swaying like an old man who was about to die out at any time.
Old Man Li was lying on a simple old bed in the house. His face was pale and his body was extremely weak. His eldest son, Li Gen, was sitting beside him and feeding him medicine spoon by spoon.
When he saw He Tang come in, he quickly put down the bowl of medicine in his hand and helped Old Man Li sit up. After tucking in the blanket, he stood up to make room for He Tang.
He Tang didn't waste any time and sat in front of Old Man Li to carefully check his pulse. The others all waited quietly.
After a long time, He Tang let go of his hand and got up to cover Old Man Li's arm under the blanket.
"Doctor He, how is it?" Dazhuang's mother asked with concern.
"There are no more problems." He Tang nodded and said to Da Zhuang," Later, boil the herbs that I stepped on today into a potion for Old Man Li to take. In the future, take it twice a day and he will recover."”
"Thank you, Doctor He." Hearing his words, Zhuang Niang thanked him excitedly. The others also lowered their heads to thank him.
"No need, no need." He Tang quickly went forward to help Da Zhuang's mother up." This is what a doctor should do."”
"Thank you so much." When sending He Tang back to his room, Old Man Li's eldest son, Li Gen, thanked him repeatedly.
They didn't know how to express their gratitude other than saying thank you. Not only did He Tang cure Old Man Li, but he also considered that their family wasn't very rich. He even exempted their medical fees and only used food and accommodation instead. They had never met such a good doctor before.
"I have disturbed you during this period of time, so there is no need for big brother to thank me.”He Tang stopped and said. Just as he was about to turn around, he suddenly thought of something." Please wait, Big Brother. I still have a question to ask."”
"Doctor He, please speak." Li Gen, who was about to return to his room, suddenly heard that he had something to help him with and quickly retreated. However, he was very willing to help him.
"It's like this. I want to find out what's on that mountain over there.”He Tang thought about it and asked.
"The mountain over there?" Li Gen's expression changed instantly when he heard this, as if he was very resistant to answering this question.
" Since it's not convenient for you to tell me, then…" He Tang saw that his expression was not too good and felt that he might have been forcing him, so he decided to give up.
"Forget it, let's go inside and talk." Li Gen looked at his disappointed expression and felt that if he didn't tell him something, he would probably keep these questions in his heart.
He Tang quickly opened the door and lit the candles in the room. He ran a cup of tea for Li Gen and the two sat opposite each other.
"Doctor He, although I don't know why you want to know so much about that place, since you asked, I will definitely tell Doctor He everything I know.”Li Gen expressed his stance as soon as he entered the room.
He Tang thanked him repeatedly as he made tea for him.
"We still have to start from a year ago.”After Li Gen sat down, he told He Tang everything he knew.
One year ago, East County was actually a very normal area. Besides being a bit poorer than other places in Ningzhou Province, there was nothing different about it.
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