novel-bin Chapter 106 It's Going to Rain
Chapter 106 It's Going to Rain
They didn't care about anything else now, and everyone just showed their tickets in the square.
Everyone realized that they were now too few people, so few that they could only spare two people for another task.
If they start fighting amongst themselves again, none of them will survive to the last day of the mission.
Therefore, everyone put aside their prejudices and chose to cooperate.
The two people who drew red tickets were Liu Jia and Jian Yu.
Le Zheng Fengye had a different opinion. He felt that since the steward said that the task of Fengquanyan only required two people to complete,
The task shouldn't be too difficult; the main event tomorrow night is the banquet at Zhenxi Hall.
As they walked back, they listened to Yue Zheng Fengye's explanation.
According to his description, the so-called blessing banquet tomorrow night is just a pretext; in reality, it is a banquet for the dead to prepare for the arrival of evil spirits.
At that time, this banquet will gather all the wandering ghosts and spirits at Zhenxi Hall.
Then they would use a confinement technique to trap all these wandering ghosts in the Zhenxi Hall and perform exorcism.
Essentially, it involves using these wandering spirits as raw materials to create the core of the sacrificial array.
Back in their room, Le Zheng Fengye and Su Zixu used the medicine given to them by the old doctor to bandage each other's wounds.
If it weren't for the hemostatic powder given by the doctor, they probably wouldn't have been able to wait until nightfall again.
Both of them had a very difficult night, especially Su Zixu, who felt that the pain from his wound had not subsided and that the pain was so intense that he could hardly fall asleep.
In addition, the weather here is quite hot, making wounds very susceptible to infection and inflammation.
Su Zixu didn't fall asleep until after 1 p.m., but he woke up again around 4 p.m.
At this moment, he really admired Li Zheng for being such a ruthless person. Not only that, Li Zheng's physical fitness was indeed outstanding.
Despite bearing such severe injuries, he managed to endure the entire day.
There's no need to pay respects to Master Lu today; the seven of them will still gather in the courtyard of Le Zheng, Feng Ye, and the other two.
The seven people sat inside chatting. During this time, Liu Jia looked at the injuries on their bodies, and in addition to fear, her eyes also showed a hint of confusion and worry.
She tried her best to speak Mandarin and asked, "When will this kind of scorching heat finally end?"
This question resonated with everyone. Counting the half-day since we arrived, tonight is the fifth night.
Le Zheng Feng Ye: "The Quanze Village you are going to tonight is the third formation. According to the Five Elements theory, there are two formations left."
This doesn't even include the time required to receive the evil spirits.
So I estimate we have at least two more days, but if we really only have two days left, the situation will be quite unfavorable for us.
Since we came in, we've been in a very passive position, except for yesterday afternoon when the three of us went out with Li Zheng.
The rest of the time we were being led by the nose by that butler. The long mission duration wasn't scary; what was scary was not knowing how you died.
Next, Le Zheng Fengye recounted the wanted poster he had seen yesterday afternoon, Yu Mizhen, and the rumors he had heard to the others present.
Zhao Hu: "Then we'll have a target in a moment. That Jiyu Village must be an important clue."
First, we need to find out the truth behind the wanted notice; second, we need to find the high priest named Yu Mizhen.
Thirdly, we must go to Jiyu Village; there might be a way out there, but that's definitely not possible today. However, we'll definitely find an opportunity to go there later.
As the conversation progressed, the time was up.
Apart from Liu Jia and Jian Yu, the other five people arrived at the square.
Everyone saw the old servant from a great distance.
When the old servant saw the five people arrive, he handed them a list and said, "Purchase vegetables and other necessities for tonight according to this list. After you have bought the vegetables, hand them over to the servants of the mansion; you may keep the rest of the items."
After the old servant finished speaking, he pointed at Yue Zheng Fengye and instructed them that they must return before 10 p.m.
Le Zheng Fengye immediately agreed and took the list.
He glanced at it briefly and saw that, in addition to the dishes, the list also included items for religious ceremonies such as incense, candles, paper money, and peach wood swords.
The mansion still sent four servants to accompany everyone.
Le Zhengfengye, Li Zheng, and Su Zixu hit it off immediately and together persuaded the servants accompanying them in the mansion.
Before making their purchases, they went to see the old doctor.
When the old doctor saw the gruesome wounds on Su Zixu's fingers and shoulders, his eyes immediately reddened.
He quickly grabbed a scraper to clean Su Zixu's wound, and the moment he made the cut, Su Zixu's face turned deathly pale.
He admired Li Zheng once again; Li Zheng hadn't uttered a sound while cleaning the wound yesterday.
Now that the knife was on his own body, he realized that this was a pain that most people could hardly bear.
Although Li Zheng is a bad person, he is really ruthless.
Looking at Su Zixu's hideous wounds, the old doctor examined them carefully and asked:
"There are teeth marks near this wound... What bit you? What were you doing to get so badly injured?"
Upon hearing this, Su Zixu pondered for a moment and then composed himself.
After a moment, he sobbed a few times, then said pitifully:
"It's all my dad's fault. A few years ago, he insisted that I go to the army outside the city for training. That's where I got bitten by an animal in the wild."
The old doctor nodded repeatedly, "Oh, I see. You don't look like a poor family's child. It turns out your father forced you to go to the army to learn skills."
"rumble--"
Thunder rumbled outside the window.
"It's going to rain," the old doctor said, glancing out the window.
Then, as if recalling something, she murmured to herself, "It seemed to be a rainy day too, and my aunt..."
Everyone quieted down, waiting for the old doctor to continue, but he gradually fell silent, as if he were reminiscing.
After a while, the old doctor came to his senses and said to everyone with a smile:
"By the way, there's a storyteller at Jinghongfang today. If you have time later, you can go and join in the fun."
Everyone became interested instantly, but there were still people guarding outside. Su Zixu had a plan in mind on how to shake off those followers.
He said pitifully to the old doctor:
"Alas, I'm afraid I don't have that blessing. Those soldiers are watching outside. They only allow us to treat patients, and after we're done, we have to go back."
To be honest, I can't even watch a play for entertainment.
I haven't been home for three years, nor have I visited my father's grave. He doesn't seem to mind, but I really want to see my mother.
Upon hearing this, the old doctor also sighed.
Seeing that the old man had taken it seriously, Su Zixu continued speaking while the conversation was still going strong.
"Old man, you really are like my father. Ah, if only he were still here."
My only wish right now is to run home and see my mother; I don't want anything else.
The old doctor understood Su Zixu's meaning. After a moment of silence, he lowered his voice and said, "Go, go through the bedroom, and you'll see a back door."