Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 2559: Atonement for Sins 22.0
The first day's competition ended smoothly before sunset. The large parade ground suddenly became much emptier. Except for Shen Haolin, Shen Cha and others, everyone else including Wanyan Xi had left.

Originally, we planned to have all those who came to participate in the competition stay in the Grand Parade Ground to avoid going back and forth, but there were too many people and the camp space in the Grand Parade Ground was limited to accommodate so many people. We had to let them go back. Although it was a bit troublesome, there was nothing we could do about it.

Although Wanyan Xi didn't want to go back with them, he was unable to move independently due to his foot injury and had to obey the arrangements. So, he obediently let Dai Yi blindfold him, plug his ears, and carry him away under the guidance of two shadows.

Wanyan Xi knew very well that once he left, except for the last two days, he would probably never be able to see this grand event again.

For no other reason than his foot injury was getting worse.

It was strange. Both Jin Miaomiao and Dai Yi had checked Wanyan Xi's foot injury and confirmed that there was no problem with the bones. At most it was a slight sprain that would heal in half a day. But in the afternoon, when the ring match was about to end, Shadow, who was responsible for watching Wanyan Xi, suddenly found Jin Miaomiao and hurriedly asked her to go see Wanyan Xi, saying that Wanyan Xi's foot was completely swollen and he couldn't even wear boots.

Jin Miaomiao was a little dazed at first and thought it was unlikely, but the shadow who seemed to be the messenger was so anxious that he was sweating all over his head, so she quickly carried her small waist bag and went to see.

When she saw Wanyan Xi's ankle, it was indeed badly swollen. She found it a little unbelievable. She carefully examined it for a long time and asked Wanyan Xi for a long time before she found out what the problem was.

"He sat there for most of the day, and he couldn't just sit there. We prepared hot tea and snacks for him. He drank too much and went to the bathroom. His foot was not working properly, and he was in a hurry to come back. I don't know how he sprained it again. It shouldn't have hurt at the time, because the plaster I applied to him hadn't worn off yet, so he couldn't feel it, and he didn't care much about it. As a result, the plaster wore off, and he felt pain. The boots on his injured foot also felt very tight, so he realized something was wrong. He took a lot of effort to take off the boots, and found that his foot was swollen beyond recognition." After Jin Miaomiao finished speaking, she quickly drank a sip of tea to moisten her throat. "With the current injury." She stretched out a finger and shook it at the others, "it will take at least a month to recover. So, not to mention that he can't fight in the ring, he will need help with his daily life." She looked at Shen Haolin, Shen Cha, and Yingbao, "Don't worry, it shouldn't delay this fight."

"One month." Shen Cha thought for a moment and nodded to Jin Miaomiao. "It really can't be delayed. It will take at least three months for this war to start. After all, Wanyan Qingmu is still semi-missing. We have to wait until he fights with Wanyan Xiaomei again before we have an excuse to send troops."

"That's true." Jin Miaomiao thought for a moment and said, "But can he really fight with Wanyan Xiaomei? No way, right?"

"He's not normal in the head." Xue Ruitian shook his finger at Jin Miaomiao, "He can't think like an ordinary person, or a normal person." He stared at Jin Miaomiao for a long time, "You think he's so crazy, could it be related to the Gu in his body?"

"It has a lot to do with it." Jin Miaomiao sighed, "But I don't know the details. You know, we don't do that kind of stuff."

"Gu? What kind of Gu?" Eagle Leopard came over with his bowl in his hand and a greasy mouth. "Tell me about it. Maybe I know the answer!"

"You know Gu?" Shen Cha looked at Ying Bao, "Ah, you are from the southwest?" "Young master is really smart." Ying Bao smiled at Shen Cha, "Although I don't know this stuff, I still know a little bit."

Shen Cha waved to Shen Jiu, who was sitting at the end of the table gnawing on half a leg of lamb, and asked him to give the other half to Ying Bao.

"We'll eat and talk at the same time."

"Thank you, young master." Yingbao put the bowl on the table, took the other half of the lamb leg handed over by Shen Jiu, took a bite, and said, "Actually, Gu is not that mysterious. One is used to save lives, and the other is used to control. The former is for relatives, and the latter is for disobedient tribesmen." Seeing everyone looking at him helplessly, he said innocently, "What's wrong?"

"Everyone knows this, let me tell you something that most people don't know." Bai Meng held up her cheek, looked at Yingbao, and said, "Life-saving drugs are for children, right?"

"Not necessarily. There are many types of cases. When a child is born, weak and dying, his family may ask the high priest and the witch god to take a look. If the child can be saved by planting a Gu, then that's a good thing. But if it can't, they won't force it. Also, seriously injured adults, women who almost died during childbirth, and the elderly may all be saved by Gu. There are many tricks involved, and I'm not particularly clear about them."

"What about control?"

"This is much simpler. It is purely to control the disobedient people to be obedient, provided that the disobedient people have done something to betray the tribe." Eagle Leopard thought for a while, "This kind of Gu worm is very torturous, and you need to take medicine regularly to relieve the discomfort caused by the Gu worm. But the kind that saves lives..." He shook his head gently, "I have never heard of such a situation, nor have I heard of it tormenting people to the point of madness. However, when I was very young, my mother told me that if you encounter a dying child and the family must save him, they will use both the Gu that can save people and the Gu that can control people. But under these two categories, there will be many detailed types. How to do it specifically depends on the results of the discussion between the priest, the witch god and the Gu master."

"Well, I want to ask you something!" Jin Miaomiao thought for a moment and described the two kinds of poisonous insects in Wanyan Qingmu's body to Yingbao, "Have you heard of them?"

"The two types you mentioned are indeed very rare, and few people would use them this way. The life-saving one will exist for a long time, and the controlling one is just to control the life-saving one." Eagle Leopard looked at Jin Miaomiao, seeing her confused face, and explained, "The life-saving insect will not die on its own just because the person's body gets better. Instead, it will parasitize in the person's body and grow slowly until it kills the person. In order to prevent the life-saving insect from growing too fast, there must be a insect that restrains it to control its development, and the insect that restrains it is a controlling insect." He took a bite of the lamb leg and said, "I remember our old witch god mentioned this when he was telling a story. It was something he encountered when he was young. He saw his master do this, but he never saw it again."

"Did the old witch god mention what this person became like later?"

"It's mentioned." Eagle Leopard held up a leg of lamb, sighed softly, and said, "He's crazy!"