The road is vague

Chapter 10 Floods Break the Dam
Two nights later.

Li Mo entered the ethereal dream again.

Just like last time, he remained sober and rational, his body in the visible world and his shadow in the ethereal dream world were still swapped, and his soul's perspective was reversed.

Li Mo stood in the open land in the form of a shadow, recalling what the hunter said.

In the past two days, he had thought more than once whether he should throw away this strange book before he saw those so-called unspeakable horror things. But every time he wanted to do so, he couldn't help but think that the reason why he was able to complete his mission so quickly was largely due to the magical power brought by this book. Therefore, he kept hesitating, but was never willing to throw it away.

"Let's wait a while. At least we need to see what those unspeakable horrors he's talking about are before we make a decision."

Thinking of this, Li Mo couldn't help but sigh.

With the warning from the crazy hunter, he was no longer as panicked as the last time he entered the ethereal dream. He began to observe everything here carefully.

The ancient and desolate land is extremely quiet and empty.

Only the clouds in the sky are rolling, telling us that the world is not dead.

Li Mo stood on this empty land and felt extremely lonely. It was like an abandoned world, a forgotten world where he was the only one.

After a long time.

Li Mo walked forward.

However, this time he consciously walked forward for a long time, but still found no trace of herbs, which gave up his idea of ​​continuing to gain inspiration from various herbs.

"Is it true that whatever you think about during the day, you will dream about at night?"

Li Mo tried to judge his current situation.

"Is it because I haven't read enough medical books lately that those herbs haven't appeared in my dreams? Is it because I've been reading more of the 'Three Combinations Sword Technique' that this change has occurred?"

Thinking about this, he began to recall the contents of "Sanhe Sword Technique" and tried to practice the three methods of strengthening the body and the thirty-six sword moves in his dream.

The first step is to jump.

Li Mo gathered his energy on the spot, shouted softly, and his body rose from the ground. He jumped more than seven feet high with ease, which was incredible.

As described in the "Sanhe Sword Technique".

To reach this level of physical skills, one needs at least three to five years of persistent practice, and the martial arts must reach the so-called minor success stage. However, in the misty dream, Li Mo achieved it easily. Then he tested the backward movement, left and right swing, and also showed extraordinary performance.

"Could it be because I am now a shadow body, possessing the perfect power-generating posture and the correct breathing rhythm?"

Li Mo had some guesses in his mind. After thinking about it for a while, he suddenly understood.

According to the "Three-in-One Sword Technique", practitioners need to constantly practice these three body techniques and adjust their breathing rhythm to the best. Over time, they can achieve the effect of strengthening their bodies, and their body flexibility will be far beyond that of ordinary people. In other words, he can now master the correct breathing and force techniques in this way. He only needs to recall his current training experience after waking up in the morning and use it as a reference target.

This way.

With the correct experience and repeated guidance, if Li Mo wants to practice martial arts, his speed of improvement will be unimaginable.

Then he began to try out the thirty-six sword moves.

Kung Fu beginners can only memorize these basic sword moves. As for combining them and using them flexibly, that is something that only requires a small level of martial arts proficiency.

It seemed that because Li Mo's body at the moment was a shadow body, all the basic sword moves he performed were done in one go, with extremely standard movements, without any feeling of stagnation or difficulty.

If strengthening the body needs to be done in reality, then practicing basic sword moves and forming flexible combinations can be done in the ethereal dream, because the shadow's body has no joint restrictions and no physical constraints, so he can play freely here and try various sword move combinations.

After careful study, Li Mo's mood became more serious.

He seemed to have seen that with the help of the ethereal dream, he would be able to quickly and easily master martial arts.

"It seems the Misty Box is a treasure that carries both danger and opportunity. It's filled with deadly temptations, making it hard to let go, but the outcome could very well lead the holder into an abyss of no return."

I do not know how long it has been.

Li Mo woke up slowly and found that it was already dawn outside.

He slowly sat up from the bed. At this moment, his mind was full of various sword moves. So after a simple wash, in order to verify his ideas, he practiced leaping, dodging, and swinging left and right in the room.

In reality, Li Mo's body naturally cannot be as light and graceful as the shadow in the dream.

But just as Li Mo thought, the breathing patterns and strength techniques of the misty dream shadow can be brought into reality in the form of experience, guiding him to form the correct training direction.

If you continue to practice in the right direction over time, you will surely make rapid progress.

After taking a deep breath, Li Mo took out the oil-paper umbrella. He performed various sword moves according to the memory in the dream. Although his movements were not very coherent and could not be as smooth as flowing water, all the basic sword moves were well-formed and it did not look like the first time he was practicing.

Li Mo was not happy, but seemed to be thinking about something.

"It seems that it is indeed because of my recent frequent reading of 'Three Combinations Sword Technique' that some changes have occurred in the ethereal dream. The ethereal dream can not only affect cognition, but can also gradually affect the real self in a special way."

While thinking this, Li Mo walked towards the front hall.

"Junior Brother Li, good morning."

"morning……"

Bang!Bang!Bang!
Before Li Mo could respond, he was interrupted by a hurried knock on the door. An herbalist who was staying overnight in the clinic yawned and slowly opened the door. Everyone was stunned.

I saw that the street outside the door was full of people. They were all villagers from nearby villages, who had come to Hua'an Town with their families as if they were fleeing for their lives.

"what happened?"

Zuo Shu walked out of the front hall, came to the street, and asked a bearded old man.

"Last night, the Bai'an Dam collapsed, and everyone in the villages along the river who didn't have time to escape was swept away. The flood was massive, the likes of which we haven't seen in years. Many houses on both sides of the river were destroyed."

As the old man spoke, his eyes suddenly turned red.

Upon hearing this, the people in Jimin Hall fell silent. Li Mo was also startled, but when he thought about the higher ground in Shanbei Village, he breathed a sigh of relief. He wanted to thank his ancestors for their foresight in believing in the mountain god of Beishan instead of the river god of Tanhe. Although the roads were more difficult to travel, the farmland was less barren, and the crops were less, at least they could survive the flood.

"Grandpa, I'm scared."

A little girl, about seven or eight years old, wearing thin clothes, cried in the drizzle.

While comforting the girl, the old man said to Li Mo, "The child's father and mother didn't have time to run out and were washed away by the river."

Li Mo saw fear, despair and pleading in the old man's eyes. He nodded, quickly ran to the backyard, took out the leftover pancakes and pickles from yesterday, and handed them to the old man.

"Thank you, your kindness and virtue will surely bring you good fortune in the future."

Li Mo didn't say much. It was all he could do. He noticed that as more and more refugees poured into the town, the shops on both sides of the street had closed one after another.

After the bailiffs and detectives gathered, they worked hard to maintain order on the streets while organizing people to go to Bai'an Dam to repair the breach.

The day.

Jimin Hall was overcrowded with patients coming in continuously.

Li Mo had never seen such a scene before. He didn't even have time for breakfast. The government also began to organize gentry and officials to provide porridge to relieve the disaster. It seemed that despair and fear were revealed in everyone's eyes.

late at night.

Li Mo was exhausted and fell asleep on the bed.

three days later.

The heavy rain continued, Jimin Hall was crowded every day, and the herbal medicines stocked in the pharmacy were gradually becoming unsustainable. The three attending doctors frequently communicated in low voices, constantly shaking their heads and sighing.

Traveling doctors and pharmacists also felt depressed by fatigue and hard work.

At this time.

Zuo Shu, who had been out on a medical round, returned to Jimin Hall, folded his umbrella and let out a low sigh.

"I just heard that the River God Temple plans to hold a ceremony to pray to the river god of the Tan River to stop the flood. They're also preparing to sacrifice a boy and a girl to the river god. It's said that the villages along the river have raised a lot of money, and even the victims have donated money."

"what?"

Everyone was shocked.

Before this place came under the jurisdiction of the Qian Kingdom, whenever there were droughts, floods or droughts, there was indeed a custom of the so-called River Goddess presiding over the living sacrifices to the River God.

However, with the joining of Hua'an Town to Qian State, the River God Temple in Tanhe, like the Mountain God Temple in Beishan, has been abandoned for many years.

In addition, Hua'an Town has enjoyed good weather in recent years, and the local gentry have been constantly arranging ritual education. The younger generation has almost never participated in such large-scale sacrificial activities, and human sacrifices have only appeared in historical legends.

I didn’t expect that after a major disaster, the bad habits would resurface again.

Li Mo also felt a little uncomfortable. After all, everyone used to be vying to identify themselves as citizens of the Daqian Kingdom. In such a short time, it seemed that this place had returned to the chaos of the lawless period.

But he couldn't help but recall the eyes of the victims filled with fear, despair and helplessness.

I don’t know if it’s because of the ethereal dream, but whenever Li Mo recalls those eyes, he feels that the sky above Hua’an Town is filled with a strong sense of resentment.

They keep rolling, surging, and brewing.

The black resentment seems to be able to corrode the soul, making once conservative people become cruel, simple people become crazy, and kind people lose their minds. Everything is distorted by fear. When so many helpless people are together, they will gradually lose their minds and just want to return to a peaceful life.

"Is chaos going to happen again?"

Old Feng looked at the increasing number of refugees on the street who were becoming increasingly restless, and seemed to recall some bad things and sighed.

But at this time, all Jimintang could do was try its best to treat the patients, saving as many patients as possible.

So he ordered, "For the next few days, you all must be alert and no one is allowed to slack off! We are doctors. Every life we ​​save is a merit we accumulate, and it can alleviate the suffering of the people of Hua'an Town. Do you understand?"

"Yes!"

Encouraged by everyone in Jimin Hall, Li Mo also began to work tirelessly, going out for medical rounds day and night, doing his job as a doctor well and working hard to treat patients.

In a flash, another seven days passed.

Li Mo was so tired that he was in a daze.

Fortunately, there are suddenly fewer refugees on the streets today. It is said that they all went to the River God Temple to offer sacrifices and pray. The River God Temple not only prepared young boys and girls, but also a large number of chickens, ducks, cows, sheep and other livestock as sacrifices to the River God. Gongs, drums, suona, and musicians are all available, and the scene is quite amazing.

It's so busy these days.

Everyone in Jimin Hall was so tired that they felt dizzy and dazed. Now they finally had a moment of leisure and they all half-closed their eyes to rest in the front hall.

Li Mo also leaned against the wall and dozed off.

At this time.

An acquaintance walked into the front hall. After turning around and taking a look, he perked up a little. It turned out to be Uncle Cai, who organized the young people of Shanbei Village to go to the town to pick up manure and sell it to farmers in various villages.

"Uncle Cai?"

Li Mo straightened up, tried to make himself look more energetic, and came to Uncle Cai.

"Why are you here? Is everything alright in the village?"

"Oh, it's Xiao Mo. I came over to get some medicine for rheumatism. It's an old problem. It's been raining these days, and my legs and feet are hurting... Well, the village is fine. Only the Zhao family in the west end of the village, whose land is low, was affected by the disaster and their houses were flooded. Fortunately, everyone escaped, which is a blessing in disguise."

Li Mo breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.

This was not much different from what he had expected. After all, it was just a guess before. Now that he heard the other party say it in person, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

(End of this chapter)