The age of the twenty people was almost all young and strong men in their thirties.
Most of them had lost face and looked obviously tortured and miserable.
Suddenly, twenty people fell ill, and they were concentrated in the ancestral hall.
The word "epidemic" flashed in my mind.
I quickly took out gauze from the medicine box and covered my mouth and nose, and put on python skin gloves.
Miao Zonghui glanced at Miao Xiaobao and said to me: "The ancestral hall is such an important place that walking dead are not allowed to enter, even if it belongs to the Miao Ren Valley."
I was startled for a moment, nodded, and said: "Sister Chunya, take Miao Xiaobao and stay at the entrance of the ancestral hall. The situation inside is not clear yet, so it is better for you to stay outside."
Chun Ya said calmly: "I know."
Miao Xiaobao glanced at the ancestral hall, then lost interest and made no noise, and just stood by the door.
"Prepare a chair for this girl, and prepare melon and fruit tea."
Miao Zonghui shouted.
I crossed the threshold and walked in.
There are three levels in the ancestral hall. On the innermost level, there are various spiritual tablets placed on the shrine. The distance is too far and the words on it cannot be clearly seen.
Surprisingly, Miao Zonghui and Miao Laoshe followed me in.
The two women responsible for taking care of him took two steps back respectfully.
The hot weather, the smell of sweat, medicinal materials, and the dregs vomited by the patient all mixed together, making it almost suffocating.
"Open all the doors and windows and take all the vomit out."
"Wash their bodies, take off all their dirty clothes, and boil water for them."
I said loudly.
If it is really an "epidemic", ventilation and disinfection are essential.
There is no benefit in keeping the doors and windows closed.
Even if it is not an "epidemic", it is not a good thing to have a strange smell in the house.
Miao Zonghui nodded towards the two women.
"We initially suspected that there was a plague. But during this period, the number of people was always twenty, so we were sure that we were poisoned. But we are not good at undoing the poison, and the commonly used anti-poison prescriptions can't do anything.
Effect."
Miao Zonghui explained.
After I went to check, I confirmed that it was not an epidemic.
Many people's skin began to change color, and an extremely strong poisonous miasma enveloped them.
These are all signs of being poisoned.
I opened the eyes of one of them and illuminated them with a candle.
Covered with golden bloodshot threads.
It is also the characteristic of poison that tortures people.
"When did you start getting sick?"
I asked.
"On the third day after the heavy rain started, which was the second day after the old snakes came home, they started to get sick."
"It has been delayed until now. We have gone to the Snake Bone Temple to worship, but it is of no use. If they all die, it will be a great loss to the Miao Valley, which is not prosperous in population."
"Dr. Dong, as long as I can save them, I am willing to offer you a generous reward."
Miao Zonghui said.
Miao Laoshe's face was gloomy and he said rather displeasedly: "Village chief, just discuss the matter as it is and don't talk about yin and yang. When you say that, it's like I'm the one who poisoned them. If this matter has anything to do with me, why bother asking Dong Dong to do it?"
The doctor comes to diagnose you."
Miao Zonghui said: "Old snake, don't think too much, I didn't doubt you."
Miao Snake bit his cheek and looked at me.
"Village Chief, your analysis is correct, it is a poison."
I said.
Miao Zonghui was not too surprised and asked hurriedly: "What should I do? Is it going to be life-threatening?"
I said: "He didn't die from the poison immediately, and he was a young man. His life will not be in danger in a short period of time. It will take at least seven or forty-nine days of torture before he dies. This is only half the time."
"Can you be sure what kind of Gu insect it is?"
Miao Zonghui asked in a deep voice.
Before I could answer, he asked again: "Can you find out who cast the poison? He is so arrogant that he is bullying me, Miao Ren Valley."
So many people were poisoned and tortured for 7,749 days, obviously seeking revenge.
I can guess this.
Of course Miao Zonghui can do it too.
I smiled and said, "It is my duty to remove the poison and save people. It has nothing to do with me to find out who caused the poison."
"Give me a porcelain bowl of water and prepare an incense burner."
"Boil another hundred eggs."
I lit a stick of ghost incense.
I noticed that in addition to the poisonous miasma, they seemed to have a weak evil spirit.
Burning ghost incense can draw out and appease these evil spirits.
The body of a person infected with the poison will also have more characteristics.
About ten minutes passed.
I found faintly mottled snake scales on the nine people's bodies.
He pricked his finger with a silver needle, took the patient's blood, dropped it into clean water, and observed the changes and smell of the blood.
Eventually, I decided it was some kind of snake voodoo.
However, I didn't say it right away.
Miaoren Valley is a village where snakes are raised, and the most popular species are snake gu.
In this way, the poisonous snake poison among the twenty people may be due to a vendetta within the Miao Ren Valley.
A thought even flashed through my mind: Miao Old Snake rushed back to Miao Ren Valley from Camellia Cave regardless of the coming rainy season, just to come back and poison people.
After all, in terms of time, it works.
But soon, I rejected this idea.
If Mr. Miao was really responsible, he would not invite me into the village to save people.
This is tantamount to shooting yourself in the foot.
So, could it be Miao Zonghui?
While I was thinking.
I suddenly felt something staring at me.
I quickly raised my head and looked toward the rafters.
A pair of blood-red snake eyes flashed past and disappeared quickly.
"Doctor Dong, don't have any scruples. But it doesn't matter. I, Miao Zonghui, won't tell anyone."
Miao Zonghui waved his hand, and the two women retreated, smoothing their goatee confidently.
"That's right, you are worried about offending the poisoner by saying the name of the poisonous insect. Don't worry, no fourth person will know."
Miao Laoshe also patted his chest and said.
"Both of you, it's a kind of snake voodoo. There are many types of snake voodoos, and it's not possible to determine which one it is at the moment."
I looked at Miao Laoshe and Miao Zonghui and said calmly.
The two of them had almost the same reaction, and both exclaimed in surprise: "Is it really a snake poison?"
The two of them looked at each other with solemn expressions and subconsciously took a few steps back.
I said: "My judgment will not be wrong."
After the eggs are cooked.
I peeled off the egg shell and started rolling it on the patient.
White eggs turn black at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The poison of this snake vood is very strong.
Twenty patients took more than three hours of work before they were dealt with.
I carefully pinched open each egg.
Beware of the second or third kind of poison.
It was finally determined that they were poisoned by the same snake.
After pinching open the black egg, it was filled with a very strong evil spirit.
I poured the eggs into the brazier, added dry firewood, poured kerosene on them, and burned them directly.
"Old Gu, tell me, what kind of Gu is this?"
I walked aside and asked in a low voice.
He should know the most about the snake poison in Miao Ren Valley.
He transformed into a human form, looked into the ancestral hall, and whispered: "Dr. Dong, this method of torturing people is like the snake voodoo raised by my old master Miao Yaodong, called golden flower snake voodoo. It is raised with golden flower snakes.
of."
I thought about the golden bloodshot eyes appearing in the eyes of those who were poisoned.
However, I still don't believe in Lao Gu.
The venom of the Golden Flower Snake is not very strong. It is a mildly venomous venomous snake that rarely threatens human life. It can only be classified into the venomous snake sequence.