Huangquan Roadside Inn

When the group of three arrived at Xiahe Town, it was already midnight.

The scorching sun was in the sky, the scorching cicadas were singing everywhere, and the dry wind mixed with heat waves rushed towards the face, with the smell of mud, making people sick.

Baixi's face was covered with sweat, and his clothes were already drenched with sweat. Seeing the river at the entrance of the town, he hurriedly ran over. He wanted to wash his face with the river water, but unexpectedly, the river water was already a little warm from the sun. If you want to cool off, the water should be deeper.

Bai Xi sat on the bank of the river with some sighs, found a shaded place, fanned the wind, panting: "It's too hot today, I really can't walk."

Jin Hong looked at Baixi's blushing cheeks, mixed with sweat, with a bit of flair. He nodded to the villagers in Xiahe Town, and then walked to Baixi's side and sat down. A paper fan fanned towards Baixi:

"Is it better?"

But after only two or three slaps, the heat from the whole body faded away, followed by bursts of coolness, and even the originally muddled thoughts became much clearer at this moment, so I couldn't help but smile:

"It's really cool, I just said why you are not hot."

Jin Hong's eyes were deep, like an abyss, he only fanned Baixi, looked back at the person who went down to Hezhen, and then said softly: "The matter of going down to Hezhen is a bit strange, if you can't save it, you can save it." Walk."

"Speaking of which, you seem to know something?" Bai Xi looked at Jin Hong in front of him and asked quickly.

"I said, I am a god. Gods have the ability to predict the future, but they can't reveal the secrets. I just remind you. When you arrive in Xiahe Town, everything is up to me." Jin Hong's eyes were gloomy, and although his voice was low, he was still firm. .

Bai Xi thought for a while, then nodded in agreement.

The river under the stone bridge was rushing downstream, and the three people who had rested set off again, stepped on the stone bridge, and entered the boundary of Xiahe Town.

Seeing that Dr. Mingyue from Luomei City was invited, the mayor also braved the hot weather to come to the town to greet him, and saluted Baixi from a distance:

"Doctor Mingyue, you are here, save the people in our town."

"Get up first." Seeing the mayor crying and kneeling in front of Bai Xi, he quickly got up and helped him up, and then said: "Don't worry, I'll go see the patient first."

The mayor responded repeatedly, and after wiping away his tears, he went to the home of the first sick patient on the recommendation of the mayor.

In the small courtyard surrounded by fences, a few old hens were clucking in front of the thatched hut. There were coughing sounds and the faint sobbing of a woman in the thatched hut.

"Dali was the first person to suffer from the disease. After his height passed yesterday, Dali's daughter-in-law went to the doctor in tears. She said that Dali was skinny and skinny overnight, and the doctor couldn't do anything about it. , As a result, in the middle of the night, there are people in this town who are like Dali one after another. Some look like old people overnight, and some are skinny. The doctors are helpless. We also heard that Dr. Mingyue is dying. They can all be saved, and I have no choice but to ask Doctor Mingyue."

The mayor led Bai Xi and Jin Hong to the yard and introduced the situation over and over again.

Hearing that someone was coming from outside, the Dali daughter-in-law immediately came out of the house, and when she looked at the mayor, her eyes turned red: "Master mayor, my Dali family is about to die."

Dali's daughter-in-law was crying with pear blossoms and rain, the mayor hurriedly stepped forward to help her up when she was about to kneel, and introduced Dr. Mingyue beside him. With an excited face, Dali's daughter-in-law hurriedly led them into the house.

On the straw mat of the kang, a skinny man lay quietly, dying.

If he hadn't heard from the mayor that he was only 26 years old this year, Baixi would definitely think that he was a rare old man, or an old man who had suffered a lot.

"That's how it is..." Looking at Bai Xi's astonished face, Dali's daughter-in-law couldn't help sobbing.

Jin Hong nodded towards Bai Xi, and Bai Xi came up to take Dali's pulse, but Bai Xi's complexion became a little ugly just after taking Dali's pulse.

"What happened to my Dali?" Dali's daughter-in-law asked worriedly.

"Dali's pulse is vain, it doesn't look like a young man's pulse at all, but like an old man..." Bai Xi said softly, looked back at Jin Hong, and sent out a look for help.

Jin Hong hurried forward, using the paper fan in his hand to lower the temperature in the room a bit, then stood beside Bai Xi, looked at the person lying on the kang, stared for a moment before asking:

"Is this the case for everyone in this town?"

"Yes." The mayor nodded repeatedly.

"Doctor Mingyue has to see two more patients now before he can draw a conclusion, and ask the mayor to lead the way." Jin Hong spoke again, the mayor was taken aback after hearing this, then nodded, and led Baixi and the others out of Dali's house. Went to the next one.

The setting sun is like blood, rendering half of the sky, and the evening comes quickly, accompanied by the cool evening wind, which is very refreshing.

In the courtyard of the mayor's house, Bai Xi frowned slightly, and even Jin Hong beside him had a solemn expression, and Bai Xi could still feel his heavy breathing.

"Doctor Mingyue, just tell the truth, what is the situation like, why..." The mayor looked at Baixi's face, and knew the seriousness of the matter. He clenched his hands under the stone table, but Still trembling slightly.

"I'm afraid this is not a disease." Bai Xi shook his head solemnly and said, "I thought it was an epidemic from the people who came to report the news, but now when I see the patient, I realize that it is not an epidemic. It is not any disease, if it is really a disease, I am afraid it is senile disease, but it is too strange for all the young and middle-aged men in this town to suffer from senile disease at the same time."

Hearing what Bai Xi said, the mayor became even more anxious: "Then... is there a solution?"

"Yes." Jin Hong on the side said decisively after the mayor's voice, and then looked at him: "This is not a disease, but a monster, and the method of this monster is very clever. Judging from the symptoms of some people, I am afraid that there were signs as early as half a month ago."

"Half a month ago..." Hearing Jin Hong's words, the mayor became more and more puzzled.

"What's wrong?" Bai Xi also asked.

"The young and middle-aged men in our town all work in the quarry behind the mountain. Only in this way can they have the chance to get sick at the same time." The mayor said quickly, and then said: "Doctor Mingyue, could it be that they offended you?" For killing the gods of the quarry, this is the punishment for our town."

As soon as he said this, the mayor's eyes turned red again, and he knelt down again while leaning on the stone table. Fortunately, Bai Xi helped him up with quick eyesight and quick hands: "The gods are not so stingy. You are just digging mountains and quarrying stones. As long as you don't The gods are still willing to help you."

"Really?" The mayor wiped away his tears, and was relieved a little.

"How about this, now that it's getting late, tomorrow morning my apprentice and I will go to the quarry to see if there is a monster out of the quarry." Bai Xi said again.

The mayor looked up at the evening weather, and quickly called his servants to prepare the guest room for Bai Xi and Jin Hong to stay together.

Now that Mingyue said that there was a solution, the mayor felt more at ease, and even prepared a very rich dinner.

The yard of the mayor's house is not big, but it is exceptionally quiet. There are a few golden osmanthus trees planted in the courtyard. The branches and leaves are lush at the moment. It must be an autumn day, and this golden osmanthus must be a landscape.

"You already guessed that there are monsters in He Town, that's why you didn't let me come?" After dismissing the mayor's servants, Bai Xi went back to the room and sat at the round table, pouring himself a cup of tea.

"En." Jin Hong nodded, agreeing.

Bai Xi drank the tea in the cup, then moved to Jin Hong's side and sat down, taking his pulse: "Your body recovers so quickly, I don't know whether it's your health or mine. The medicine works quickly."

"Your medicine takes effect quickly." Jin Hong followed Bai Xi's words.

Bai Xi looked at him in surprise, and then raised his lips and smiled: "It seems that the candied lotus seeds are right for you, and your mouth is actually sweet."

Jin Hong nodded, and Bai Xi leaned closer and asked again: "Is this monster powerful? If it is powerful, let's go. I don't know how to exorcise evil spirits, and I can't put you in danger."

Jin Hong stared sideways at the serious young man in front of him, and his heart felt a little warm: "Are you worried about me?"

"It's natural, although you say you are a god, but a god who can cause serious injuries to himself and is covered in blood is probably not a good thing, so I can't put you in danger, I'm afraid I won't be able to save you. "Baixi looked serious, without the slightest adulteration.

Jin Hong closed his eyes and thought for a while: "No problem, I can save them."

"It's the best if you can save people. Saving people's lives is better than building a seven-level pagoda. This is what your gods should do." Bai Xi changed his seriousness before, walked to the bed with a smile on his face, undressed and lay down on the bed. After going down, he got up again and said to Jin Hong:

"Lend me your fan, it's so hot."

Jin Hong got up and walked to the bed, and lay down beside Bai Xi, showing the fan hanging on top of the curtain, shaking himself.

Bai Xi looked a little fresh, and quickly looked sideways at Jin Hong and said: "It's good to have spells, and the fan can move by itself."

"That's right." Jin Hong turned his head to Shang Baixi's bright eyes: "Now sleep in peace."

"Okay, then I'll go to sleep." Bai Xi raised his lips and smiled, turned his back to Jin Hong and fell into a deep sleep.

Perhaps the wind from the Youyue Fan was too cold, and in the middle of the night, Bai Xi felt a little cold, and didn't care about anything else, so he slipped into Jin Hong's arms in a daze.

Jin Hong was awakened by the movement of Baixi, felt his cold body, and then retracted the hanging Youyue fan, stretched out his hand to tighten the circle of Baixi, and caressed his cold arm, feeling warm. Bai Xi slept peacefully.