medicine man

Staring at the ground, Gu Li was in a daze, as if lost in thought.With his mouth moving mechanically, he spoke words that he himself did not realize.

"I know I'm selfish, but I'm not reconciled, why should I suffer alone. Everyone can live a good life, why are you so unfair to me?"

Lin Xiao looked at Gu Li puzzled, not knowing what happened.

"Ah Li—" Lin Xiao looked at him worriedly, called out, and hugged Gu Li.

Gu Li still didn't respond, he was still talking to himself, as if he had lost his soul.

"I want to be an ordinary person too, but why can't I?"

"Ah Li, stop talking." Lin Xiao put his arms around Gu Li, preventing him from continuing.

Although he didn't know what was going on with Gu Li, his intuition told Lin Xiao that something was wrong with Gu Li now, and he had to be stopped as soon as possible, and he couldn't be allowed to continue.

At the same time, Lin Xiao secretly blamed himself in his heart.Don’t I already have the answers to some things in my heart, is it meaningful to avoid them all the time?

Gu Li continued to talk, but Lin Xiao couldn't take it anymore.

"Ah Li, don't say it anymore. I believe in you. Just trust you. Don't say it anymore." Holding Gu Li in his arms, Lin Xiao shouted in a panic.

Such a shout was really effective, and Gu Li really stopped.

Before Lin Xiao could breathe a sigh of relief, he heard Gu Li's question.

"Xiao, do you want to know about my childhood?"

Lin Xiao didn't answer. Gu Li naturally wanted to know about the past, but not now.

With Gu Li's current state, how could he bear to listen any longer.He would rather dig and understand bit by bit in the future than see Gu Li in such pain now.

But today's Gu Li obviously won't do what he wants.Without hearing Lin Xiao's answer, Gu Li continued talking on his own.

"Since I became conscious..."

Gu Li's voice was gentle and tender, but his ability to tell stories was not that great.Straightforward narration, without any emotional color, let alone a pleasant eloquence.

But it was such a story without the slightest brilliance that firmly attracted Lin Xiao's mind.

Generally speaking, this is a group of children who were captured since childhood and raised as medicine men for the legend that they can bring people back to life.

According to legend, if a child is fed poison from an early age, as long as he experiences [-] different poisons before he grows up, he must persevere successfully.

On the day of adulthood, a medicine man can be cultivated by taking a special medicinal material.Take the heart and blood, life and death, flesh and bones, immortality.

The process of cultivating a medicine man is tedious. Every day is to feed poison, eat poison, and then feel the pain of the poison in the body.

During this process, people died every day, and people were arrested every day.

The children there don't need to talk or work, as long as they soak in the medicine tank every day.

Before he knew it, Gu Li stayed in that medicine jar for ten years.

In the past ten years, Gu Li has tasted all kinds of poisons in the world, and also experienced the pain of various poisons in his body, and finally he is only one step away from success.

Only one medicine is needed, and only one medicine is missing.If he succeeds, Gu Li will become a real medicine man, and that man will also be able to obtain the longevity he dreamed of.

Even Gu Li could see the unconcealable pride on that person's face.

It's a pity that the last blind medicine is too hard to find.Before that person found the last medicine to feed Gu Li, the organization was destroyed.

There is nothing left of the ruins, carved railings and jade bricks, artificial hills and jade stones, the prosperous place that flourished for a while has just turned into ruins.As far as the eye can see, it is full of desolation.

Gu Li even remembered the elation of that person when he got the last medicine the day before, and the unwillingness to stare his eyes wide before he died.

Having said that, Gu Li stopped talking and looked at Lin Xiao: "Xiao, do you know what was missing in the last step?"

Lin Xiao had an ominous premonition in his heart.

Turning his head, Lin Xiao forced a smile: "A Li, stop talking, it's all over."

"Hehe!" Gu Li didn't give Lin Xiao a chance to escape, he sneered and said slowly, "It's the flower you gave me—no, root, flower."

"Boom", Lin Xiao looked down at Gu Li, his face turned pale, "Ah Li, I didn't hear what you said."

Gu Li repeated it again.

"Ah Li, I...don't understand what you mean..." Hearing Gu Li's words, Lin Xiao spoke stiffly.

"Actually, you guessed it too..." Gu Li smiled, his voice a bit desolate.

Lin Xiao was silent, and after calculation, the time when Gu Li was wrong seemed to be counted from the time when the system destroyed his flower.In this way, it seems that there is an explanation for Gu Li's ailments these days.

Just...why?

As if seeing Lin Xiao's doubts, Gu Li quickly explained to Lin Xiao.

Turning around, Gu Li looked at the lake not far away, his voice was faint, as if he was about to disappear at any moment: "A person who has been taking poison since childhood, how normal can you expect him to be?"

"No..." Gu Li looked like he was about to disappear at any moment, Lin Xiao panicked, and subconsciously grabbed the corner of Gu Li's clothes.

Gu Li didn't care, and continued talking on his own.

"You guessed it right. In fact, that time I suddenly fell into a coma because of the poison in my body, which caused the poison. I have experienced many such situations over the years. I used to be supported by the poison brought out of the tissue, but After such a long time, the medicine has been used up long ago. Therefore, I never thought that I would be alive that time."

Pausing for a breath, Gu Li continued.

"But in fact I survived and woke up successfully. Su Yuanqing and the others must have never told you. In fact, the medicine he gave me can only last for a short period of time."

Lin Xiao was silent, and Su Yuanqing and the others did not tell him.Although he knew it was for his own good, Lin Xiao still felt a little uncomfortable.

No need to look, Gu Li also knew Lin Xiao's expression now, and smiled self-deprecatingly, Gu Li went on to say: "Actually, after waking up that time, Su Yuanqing also asked me about my situation, and at the same time gave me the remaining medicine. I."

Lin Xiao secretly clenched his fists.

"Originally, I also wanted to leave directly according to Su Yuanqing's intention, but in the end, I couldn't bear it..."

"A Li..." Lin Xiao came over and hugged him from behind, "Everything is over, don't think about it."

"Heh—" Gu Li sneered, "Do you know why I'm still standing here without incident?"

Lin Xiao shook his head, he didn't know, and he didn't want to know.

It's just that he stood behind Gu Li, so Gu Li couldn't see his movements.

"Because of that flower..."

Lin Xiao subconsciously clenched his hands, and the strength around Gu Li's waist suddenly increased.

But Gu Li didn't seem to notice, and went on to say: "That's the day I planned to leave. I held a flower and talked to it for a long time. Maybe it's because I've been in contact with that flower for too long. The toxins in the body have a tendency to subside.

Was pleasantly surprised to find this so I stayed again.I thought I was saved.

The fact is indeed the case, every day, as long as I put the flower aside, I can suppress the poison in my body, and it won't completely turn me into a medicine man. "

Having said this, Gu Li's eyes turned red.

Twisting his fist, Gu Li said unwillingly: "But all of this changed when I found out that the flower was withered, and everything was ruined."

At this time, Lin Xiao already wished to hack the system into pieces.

"But it seems that there is no end to the world." When Gu Li said this, his tone was very mocking, "Just when I thought that everything was over for me, I actually felt it from the withered flower. A thought.

By coincidence, I picked up the flower.I don't know what I did afterwards, after waking up, I merged with that flower. "

Hearing this, Lin Xiao's eyes widened. He thought that Gu Li had taken the flower and became a medicine man, but now it seems that it is not that simple.

"What's going on?" Lin Xiao asked a little stiffly.

In fact, Lin Xiao's question didn't make any sense, Gu Li was completely immersed in his own world.

"It was also at that time that I realized that the so-called legend was just a joke. With that method... it is impossible for anyone to successfully cultivate a medicine man. Because... it is impossible for anyone to live to that time. You Do you know why?" Having said that, Gu Li stopped again, looking at Lin Xiao with a delicate expression.

"Why?" Lin Xiao asked subconsciously.

Gu Li laughed, ironically, but also helplessly.While laughing, Gu Li paused and said: "Because that recipe is a joke, unless it is a dead person, it is impossible to succeed. And I...successfully persisted to the last step."

"A Li..." Lin Xiao's eyes widened, he didn't dare to continue listening.