Cao Cao called me to rob a tomb

Chapter 394 Innuendo (4000)

Speaking of "蜮", one has to mention an idiom that is also very common in later generations-innuendo.

In later generations, this idiom has become a powerful hidden weapon in martial arts novels, and it is also used by people as a metaphor for secretly criticizing and framing others.

In the ancient legends of the Celestial Dynasty, "innuendo" is indeed a means used by "creatures" to attack humans.

It is said that "Shen" has a very special mouth wonder. Whenever someone passes by the shore or on the water, "Shen" will shoot at humans or their shadows with sand in their mouths, and the humans who are shot will be infected. "Fox Huo" died of sores, and even those who were only shot in the shadow would get sick.

"Among the people, six or seven out of ten died."

This sentence refers to the fatality rate of people after being shot by the "spirits" on their bodies or shadows. This fatality rate is already comparable to some powerful poisons.

But the difference is that the attack method of "Shen" is obviously much more mysterious.

At least just being shot in the shadow will cause illness, and the science of later generations has no way to explain it, unless it is directly classified into the category of "quantum mechanics".

Therefore, it is really hard to say whether a species like "creature" that only appeared in the ancient legends of the Celestial Dynasty really existed.

Anyway, now Wu Liang didn't dare to draw conclusions lightly.

After all, since he crossed over, whether in the tomb or outside the tomb, he has encountered many things that cannot be explained by later generations of science. If he does not verify it himself, the probability of being slapped in the face is quite high.

"Uncle Awang, do you have any reservations with this water turtle?"

Thinking of this, Wu Liang asked subconsciously.

"This thing can neither be eaten nor kept, and I don't know where to throw it."

Awang shook his head, but sensed something from Wu Liang's tone, and then asked with a frown, "Does this young master know what this water turtle is?"

"I can't say for sure. I just have a guess in my heart. I have to see this kind of water turtle before I can judge."

Wu Liang also shook his head slightly.

"Um……"

Awang pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Isn't the young master's guess related to the 'fox confusion' we are suffering from?"

"If my guess is true, then this thing is probably the initiator of the 'fox confusion'."

Wu Liang didn't hide anything, and said seriously, "So I hope that Uncle Awang can provide me with such a water turtle for inspection. Since your people have successfully captured it before, it shouldn't be too difficult to catch another one." Bar?"

This kind of rare species that may only exist in ancient legends is the most able to touch the itch in Wu Liang's heart, making him unable to stop.

But he was sensible and did not intend to risk his life.

After all, if the ancient legends are true, and this thing is indeed a "creature", even if he is a little careless, he is very likely to be tricked, and once he is tricked, Wu Liang himself does not know how to save himself.

So he resolutely pushed the matter to Uncle Awang and his clansmen.

Although it is a little selfish to do so, Wu Liang is not too guilty. After all, if this thing is really a "creature", he has some understanding of the method of "Huzhuo clan" in "Zhou Li" to drive out "creatures". Maybe it can help them get rid of the "Spirits" permanently, which is also a big favor for them, so that the remaining tribesmen can live and work here in peace, instead of being forced to migrate and become refugees with nowhere to live.

It's all about mutual benefit.

After all, what he is really interested in is only "Shen", and other things are voluntary help. There is no reason why he should teach himself an outsider to risk his life to solve things that are related to the well-being of the local villagers. It's not fair for a "great good man" to bleed and shed tears!

"Sir, is this true?"

After hearing Wu Liang's words, Ngawang regained his energy in an instant.

"It's true, but I have to explain in advance. So far, I only have some guesses. As for whether the guess is accurate or not, I still need to check it before I can make a conclusion."

Wu Liang received a vaccination in advance.

"Then... if the guess is true, does the Young Master have a solution?"

Awang asked again immediately.

"I can only give it a try, whether it succeeds or not depends on God's will."

Wu Liang is ambiguous again.

As far as he knows, the methods used by the "Huzhuo Clan" are just to drive away or exorcise "spirits", but it does not say whether people like Awang who have already suffered from "fox confusion" can be rescued, so Wu Liang simply Don't mention it.

Awang thought for a while, and then asked quite curiously: "After talking so much, what is your guess, sir, can you please tell me clearly?"

"It's just a guess. If it's right, you'll know it. If it's not, it's useless to talk too much. Uncle Awang doesn't have to be so persistent."

Wu Liang smiled immediately, and put on a posture of an outsider to prevaricate this question.

It's not that he doesn't want to say it.

But after speaking out, what if Ngawang and those clansmen are too afraid to catch them? Could it be that I, the "great kind man" who saves the suffering, can't catch them in person?
Think beautiful...

"That's what the young master said. Since this is the case, I will call the nearby clansmen to discuss this matter."

While talking, Awang pointed to a red willow grove outside the small manor and said, "It can be seen that the young master is quite taboo about the 'fox confusion' on us. The genius doctor Zhang Zhongjing once said that such suspicions are contagious. The disease should be divided and conquered. In order not to drag the young master down, I will not show any kindness as a landlord. There are several houses behind the forest. I used to live there before. Later, the tribe helped me build this village, so I don’t care about it. I went to live again, if you don’t mind the young master, you can temporarily live there, although it is a little rough, but it can also shelter from the wind and rain, if there is anything, I can inform the young master as soon as possible.”

"Then thank you Uncle Ngawang, I'll wait for your news."

Wu Liang nodded his thanks, and then decisively led the backbone of the Huan army out of the manor.

Coming out of the village in this way, he already explained the newly formulated regulations to Dian Wei, and taught him to pass them on to other soldiers of the Tuan army:
First, whether it is drinking water or other water in the near future, the water must be boiled before use;
Second, no one is allowed to leave the station without authorization, let alone approach nearby rivers and lakes;
Third, no one is allowed to have contact with the villagers of Yuanquan, and the nearby villagers must keep a distance of more than three feet to drive them away.

Before clarifying the situation, Wu Liang had to pay special attention to this matter, otherwise it might not be a matter of suffering for a certain person, but it might become a disaster affecting everyone.

……

Looking at the back of the Huan army leaving, Ngawang's eyes gradually became complicated.

"Kabul, does this person really have the ability to turn water into ice?"

I don't know whether I can't trust Wu Liang, or I have other opinions about Wu Liang, Awang asked Kabul again as if confirming.

"Exactly!"

Kabul nodded heavily, and said decisively, "More than once, our family had a good time following them along the way. When the weather was hot, we even ate smoothies to cool off the heat. Ayi and Queenie didn't know how happy they were !"

Ayi and Queenie are Kabul's daughter and the two-character name respectively.

He once introduced to Wu Liang that Ayi means the moon in their language, and Queenie means the sun in their language. Wu Liang strongly praised him at that time for his excellent naming skills.

"I see."

After listening to Kabul's words, Awang's expression once again raised a glimmer of hope. He looked devoutly in the direction of Qilian Mountain, looking at the sun that was about to set, and slowly knelt down to pray, "God on Qilian Mountain, is this person The envoy you specially sent to rescue the tribe? If so, please give me some enlightenment, I would like to dedicate my life to serve your envoy..."

at this time.

"!"

Awang vaguely felt a ray of strong light from the sun, which made him unable to open his eyes.

When he opened his eyes again, the sun had quietly disappeared under the distant mountains, leaving only a blood-red fire cloud, as if silently telling something.

"I understand!"

Ngawang stood up excitedly, and then trotted all the way to the outside of Zhuangzi, while running, he turned his head and told Kabul loudly, "Kabul, the gods have conveyed the will to me, I will call the tribe to discuss this matter, you Let’s find a house to settle down with the family first!”

If Wu Liang were here, he would try his best to use science to explain the phenomenon just now. The glare of light was actually the last reflection of the sun before sunset, and it is not worth making a fuss about.

However, there are also problems that science cannot explain.

For example, why did Awang pray at this time, and why did the sun shine at this time? Although this can be explained as a coincidence, who can say that this is not some kind of providence?

……

Early the next morning, Kabul appeared outside the Huren army camp.

Therefore, according to Wu Liang's order yesterday, Kabul has also become a person who cannot be directly contacted, so he was stopped by the soldiers of the Tuo army just outside the red willow forest.

"What are you here for?"

Yang Wanli spoke to him five or six feet away.

"Uncle Awang asked me to come and inform you, the water turtle he was looking for. The tribe went to Mingze to search for it all night and finally caught it, and they caught two at once. The tribe is waiting in the village, please sir. Move over to check."

Kabul said excitedly.

"You wait here a moment, I'll report back."

Hearing this, Yang Wanli quickly turned around and ran towards the camp.

After a moment.

Wu Liang came out wearing a gas mask with a new charcoal filter, looked at Kabul and asked, "So fast, the arrest work last night should have gone smoothly, right?"

"Thanks to the young master, although it took some setbacks, everything went well."

Kabul nodded.

It seems that there should be no casualties. It can be seen that the actual combat effectiveness of this "water turtle" is not very high, but it is hard to say whether it is the legendary "spirit".

Wu Liang nodded, and then asked: "Is the water turtle you caught still alive?"

"Should be dead."

Kabul said truthfully, "I heard from the people who went to catch the water turtle that this kind of water turtle will never move once it comes out of the water. Even if you pierce it with a knife, it will not respond. Most likely it will die when it leaves the water. thing."

"In that case, I trouble you to go back and ask the clansmen to go home to rest, don't gather in the village, and then cut off the water turtle's head, I will be there soon."

Wu Liang secretly kept this habit in his heart, and explained it like this.

Those tribesmen only took one night to catch this kind of water turtle, which shows that there are a lot of this kind of water turtles in Mingze, so he will have the opportunity to study more habits of this kind of water turtle. The most important thing now is to determine this kind of water turtle. Is the water turtle really a "creature".

And in the process of confirmation, it must be safer to decapitate the dead water turtle. Otherwise, if it is really a "creature", it would be really guilty if it was sprayed accidentally during the inspection process.

Although Wu Liang is a person who can take risks for his ideals, he is also more cautious and suspicious than Boss Cao, and the two are actually not contradictory.

"Understood, I'll do it now."

Kabul responded and ran towards Zhuangzi again.

……

After a moment.

When Wu Liang and Dian Wei entered Zhuangzi, they were already fully armed.

Not only did the two wear gas masks as usual, they also put on relatively waterproof cowhide gloves prepared before the departure this time. Even their hair was wrapped in a scarf, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed.

That is to say, Wu Liang didn't get goggles in this era, otherwise he would definitely have to buy a pair to prevent problems before they happen.

At this moment, the clansmen who had just gathered here had also been dispersed by Kabul.

There are only four members of Ngawang and Kabul's family in the whole village.

As for the corpses that were seen yesterday, they are nowhere to be seen. They should have been disposed of with the assistance of the clansmen. In addition, there are still some obvious traces of burning and blackening where the corpses were placed. From this point of view, Undoubtedly, Awang doesn't know everything, at least he knows that burning with fire can sterilize and sterilize.

"Young master, you are finally here, please follow me."

Seeing Wu Liang, Awang first glanced at his attire in surprise, and then his expression was much more respectful than last night. First, he gave him a bosom salute solemnly, and then bowed to him again. He made a please gesture.

So the group came to the shade behind the row of houses.

On a table made of stone slabs and stones, there are two water turtles whose heads have been cut off. As Awang said before, the wounds on the neck and head of the water turtles are just the water flowing out. The viscous yellow body fluid has spread half a foot on the stone slab.

"Sir, please check."

Leading Wu Liang to the front of the stone platform, Awang stepped back very humbly.

"Ah."

Wu Liang was not polite to him, first picked up the water turtle and examined it carefully.

The water turtle was dead without its head, so that the half-opened shells on the back were loosened a lot, and the two folded translucent wings under the hard shell could be seen with a light pull.

Under the water turtle's body, there are three pairs of arthropod-like thin legs, which should be half a foot long when stretched out.

There are still some tiny fluff on the legs, and a small amount of moss unique to the water is hooked on the fluff.

(End of this chapter)