Jianming Chaos

When they came to the entrance of the village, they met an old woman.A Xian asked with concern: "Grandma He, is your leg okay recently?"

"It's okay, it's okay..." Grandma He nodded blindly, with a dull expression.

After she passed by, A-Xian whispered to Zhiming: "Her legs were paralyzed for no reason half a year ago. Later, Master Daoren came to treat her. After the master gave her a meditation, she stood up miraculously, but she just couldn't get up. Since then, he has become a little demented. The master said that this is neuroencephalitis caused by paralysis. Although the legs and feet have recovered, the nervous system is not as sound as before."

"Really?" Although Zhiming doesn't know medical skills, he doesn't believe that paralysis can lead to mental disorders.

Master Daoren said: "This is the third time I have come to West Village. The old man just now was the first patient I cured here."

"The second one is my neighbor, Uncle Wang," A Xian took over the conversation and said, "It was his wife who introduced me to you, Master."

"Oh? So you are neighbors?" Master Daoren was slightly surprised.

"Yes." A-Xian pointed to the front and said, "The front is my home."

A Xian led everyone into the house.The idle mother is sick in bed, and the illness has made her gray-haired and emaciated, not like a middle-aged woman, but like an old man who is about to go to heaven.Sitting beside the bed was a middle-aged woman who was feeding her medicine.

A Xian said: "Mom, I'm back; Aunt Li, thank you for taking care of my mother every day."

"You're welcome." Aunt Li went out after feeding the medicine.

Zhiming noticed the marks of being scratched on Aunt Li's neck, and was puzzled.

Seeing so many people coming in, Xian's mother's lips opened and closed: "Xian'er, who are these people?"

"Mother, I specially invited a mage today. He is powerful and should be able to cure your illness." A Xian brought Master Daoren to the sick bed and said, "Mother, you should listen to this Master Daoren." Have you said it? He cured the spondylitis of Uncle Wang next door."

"I heard about it. Aunt Li told me."

"Hello, ma'am." Master Daoren said to her, "I heard that your condition is very serious, so I came to see you."

"I'm sorry to trouble you, master." Xianmu looked weak when she said every word.

"You're welcome." Master Daoren sat by the bed and felt her pulse.

After taking the pulse, he said seriously: "The condition is really serious. The virus has already invaded the brain. If you delay the treatment, it will affect the nerve center of the brain and you will become a vegetable. At present, some of your brain cells have appeared. necrotic state."

"Then what should I do?" Xian's mother asked, although she couldn't understand the medical term, the overall meaning was quite clear.

"Don't panic, there is still time for treatment, fortunately, your son came to me in time." Master Daoren looked at her and said, "You have a black spot on your forehead, it must be the scar left by that persistent disease for many years. "

"Master, please think of a way!" A-Xian was extremely anxious.

"Don't worry, I'll give her a practice right away to get rid of her illness." Master Daoren turned to his apprentice and said, "Shiqing, Yuanqing, prepare to set up the altar!"

Shiqing and Yuanqing were immediately busy.After the altar was set up, Master Daoren took out a mahogany sword, stuck a yellow talisman on the tip of the sword, closed his eyes, and recited something solemnly, with a voice like a mosquito.

Zhiming watched him read, feeling very ridiculous.He once heard his master say that those wizards and mages among the people are all deceitful people, and those who are really capable are low-key or hidden. It is absolutely impossible to be so high-profile, let alone use it as a means of making money .The master also said that Zhang Jiao, the leader of the Yellow Turban Party, used talisman water to treat diseases for the common people. It was also a fake.From this point of view, the so-called master in front of him is just a vain name, but why can he cure so many people's diseases?Is he an alchemist?Zhiming vowed to find out the truth.

"The sky is lingling, the earth is lingling, all monsters will be wiped out..." Master Daoren muttered.

After talking nonsense, he began to play with his sword.His sword-playing posture is actually pretty good, like a master swordsman, it seems that he has practiced hard for a long time; the yellow talisman on the tip of the sword also flutters with the sword, and the fluorescent powder painted on the surface of the talisman makes it look like a ghost at night. Like a will-o'-the-wisp.

After playing with the sword, the mage pulled out the yellow talisman on the tip of the sword, kneaded it into a ball, and threw it into the prepared brazier on the altar.

The mage held the sword upside down in his right hand, made a gesture of chanting a mantra with his left hand, closed his eyes tightly, muttered a few incantations in front of the brazier, and then put his palm on the brazier.The fire was extinguished immediately, leaving only a pile of paper ashes in the basin.

The surrounding villagers let out an exclamation.An imperceptible smile flashed across Master Daoren's mouth, but it was still captured by Zhiming's eagle eyes.He thought, this must be a common trick of charlatans, who pre-applied some kind of substance that can extinguish fire on the palm.He suddenly felt that the mysterious master in front of him had some kind of connection with the White Tigers, but at the moment, he had no choice but to wait and see and think of countermeasures.

Master Daoren put the sword flat on the altar, folded his palms together, closed his eyes and began to recite the incantation again.His mouth opened and closed, and outsiders couldn't hear what he was saying.

After finishing the recitation, he aimed his palms at the brazier and made a gesture of exerting power.He stared at the brazier, his palms trembling slightly.

Suddenly, he looked up to the sky and yelled loudly, then took up the mahogany sword and waved it in front of the altar, and then thrust the sword into the ground with all his strength.The tip of the sword dug deep into the soil.

After a while, he pulled out the sword and kept spinning it, causing the soil on the tip of the sword to fall off one after another.

Master Daoren wiped off the dirt on the sword with a white cloth, and put the sword back into its sheath.He breathed a long sigh of relief and said, "The method is finished. Shiqing, bury the ashes from the brazier in the soil; Yuanqing, put away the altar."

Shiqing buried the paper ashes in the soil.Everyone was puzzled, only Zhiming understood in his heart: this is a consistent way of playing tricks, using unusual moves to arouse everyone's curiosity.

Master Daoren, A Xian and Zhiming entered the house.The villagers all wanted to know the result, and all rushed in to watch.

"Auntie, how do you feel? I just performed a ritual for you. Normally, you should feel better." Master Daoren asked Xianmu loudly on purpose so that everyone around could hear.

Xian's mother tried to move her legs, and said, "It seems to be getting better...but it doesn't seem to be getting better...Master, when will I be fully recovered?"

"Don't worry," Master Daoren smiled, "The serious illness will not let go easily, but after the actions just now, it has restrained somewhat. Don't worry, I'll give you a pill, and I'm sure the medicine will cure you soon. "

"Really?" The idle mother was very excited, she hadn't been outside the bed for several years.

A Xian was afraid that his mother would die prematurely due to over-excitement, so he hurriedly said, "Mother, don't be agitated, take care of yourself. Master, quickly take out that pill."

Master Daoren took out a gold box from his satchel, took out a small red pill from it, and handed it to Xianmu carefully, saying: "This is an elixir that can cure all diseases. Disease, as long as you eat it, it will be cured immediately. This is a unique panacea in the world, so you must take it well."

Xianmu took the "elixir" with trembling hands, sniffed it, and there was a strange smell.

"The taste is a bit strange, but the medicine is very powerful, and it will be cured immediately after taking it." Master Daoren looked concerned.

Zhiming was very puzzled: Since this kind of "elixir" can cure all diseases, why did you set up the altar just now?Wouldn't it be superfluous?No, all of this is the mage acting, deceiving people and deceiving the people.

A Xian brought a bowl of warm water, and Xian's mother took the "elixir" in public.In less than a few seconds, she jumped up from the bed, completely sick.

Everyone was surprised, and then applauded one after another; Master Daoren was secretly delighted.

A-Xian kowtowed in public to express his thanks, and said excitedly, "It's a blessing for this city to have a mage around!"

Master Daoren helped him up and said, "You're welcome, it's my duty to cure diseases and save lives."

Zhiming fell into deep thought: "What mystery is hidden in this pill?"

A-Xian said to his mother: "Mother, the master cured your illness, why are you silent?"

Xian Mu looked straight at Master Daoren and said, "Thank you, Master."

This expression caught Zhiming's attention, and he thought of the Grandma He he met at the entrance of the village just now. A Xian said that she had been insane since she recovered from her illness.He thought: "Does the 'elixir' have side effects? It can cure people's physical diseases, but at the same time make people's spirit abnormal?"

"Since auntie is fine, let's take our leave first." Master Daoren pretended to leave.

"Wait a minute, wait." A-Xian asked them to stop, and said to Zhiming, "Brother Lei..."

"I understand, don't worry." Zhiming gave Master Daoren 50 taels of silver as a reward.Although he is deeply suspicious of his so-called magic, but since he has promised Ah Xian, he cannot break his promise.

Master Daoren declined on purpose before accepting the money and walking out of the door.The villagers flocked together.

A-Xian thanked her and said, "If it wasn't for Brother Lei's help, my mother wouldn't be able to regain her life! Thank you for saving my life!"

Zhiming helped him up and said, "It's nothing, we are all Han Chinese, we should help each other."

After Ah Xian resettled his mother, he sent the three Master Daoren to the entrance of the village.Countless villagers followed along the way, and everyone knew that this rejuvenated mage had already cured three people in the village from illnesses that ordinary doctors could not cure.

After the master and apprentice left, Zhiming asked Ah Xian: "Uncle Wang, who lives next door to you, did you do anything unusual after he recovered?"

A-Xian thought for a while, and said: "It's strange to say that since he was cured by the mage, Uncle Wang has become a little weird. Sometimes he speaks incoherently, sometimes his mood fluctuates greatly, moody, and he likes to scratch people with his nails, just like It's like being possessed by an evil spirit. Because he lives next door to my house, I know very well that Aunt Li often comes to my house to complain...By the way, it can't be a coincidence, why does this happen to people who are cured by the master? Lei Brother, what do you think?"

After hearing this, Zhiming was basically sure: this so-called mage was healing the people on the surface, but there was some kind of conspiracy hidden behind it. Maybe he was just a puppet at the mercy of others, because with his strength, he was absolutely created. If there is no "elixir", someone must be manipulating everything behind the scenes.He vowed to find out the truth as soon as possible and find out who was behind the scenes, so as not to harm more innocent people.

Seeing that Ah Xian finally had the opportunity to immerse himself in the joy of his mother's "recovery", Zhiming couldn't bear to tell him the truth, so he said, "It's probably a coincidence. Anyway, the mother's illness is already cured, so go back and take care of her." She, she needs your company most now."

"I will. What about you, brother?"

"I'm leaving. I have something important to do. You don't have to pay back the money. I'll help you guys. We'll see each other again. Remember, you must find a legitimate job to do. Don't steal it anymore. Your mother will forget it." I don’t want you to do this kind of thing even if you starve to death on the street.”

"Well, I understand." A-Xian said firmly, "Brother Lei, I have decided to quit. I will work hard to earn money! Even if I go to beg on the street, I will take good care of my mother by myself, so that I can take good care of my mother in the future." Comfort the dead father's spirit in heaven!"

"Okay!" Zhiming patted him on the shoulder, "It would be great if all the thieves thought like you. The society needs such positive energy. 'Knowing mistakes can be corrected, there is nothing good about it', since you have the determination to wash your hands , you should have the courage to be a new man. I wish you a good way out as soon as possible, take care!"

"Take care, Brother Lei!" A Xian reluctantly waved goodbye.

Just as Zhiming walked a few steps, he turned around and came back, took out some money and gave it to him, and said, "We have a fate, you can use the money to buy some supplements for the aunt."

"This... can't..." A Xian didn't dare to accept it, he felt that he owed the other party too much.

Zhiming stuffed it into his hand and said, "Take it, don't push it if you're a brother."

Ah Xian's eyes were wet, and he looked at the several ingots of silver in his hand with tears in his eyes, and said, "Brother Lei, I don't know when I will repay your kindness to me!"

"As long as you change your ways and return to the right, it will be considered as my repayment. Remember, to be an upright man!" Zhiming patted him on the shoulder and left.

A-Xian looked at his receding back, tears glistening.

On the way back to the city, Zhiming quickly sorted out his thoughts, and believed that the next action steps should be: 1. Find out the truth about Master Daoren's use of elixir to cure diseases, prevent it from continuing to harm living beings, and find out the manipulator behind the scenes. 2. Under the premise of ensuring their own safety, go to Wuhu Mountain to investigate the details of the White Tiger Team; 3. Return to Xinye.

He decided to sneak into the manor of Master Daoren tonight, listen to their conversation, and get some important information from it to decide the next move.