582 Chaos (1/2)
”Okay, let's go and have a walk around,” Chen Zhou said.
They had stayed in the village for some time. Although they were comfortable and relaxed there, they got a bit bored.
On Nanshan Hill, a man and a dog were walking. The dog was in front, and the man was behind.
San Xian was sniffing around. Wang Yao followed him slowly. He was looking for snakes.
Woof!
”Oh my! Another one!” Wang Yao exclaimed.
He found no snakes around the herbal field. Besides snakes, he couldn't even find a mosquito. It was because of the unique licorice roots he had in the herbal field.
In areas further away from the herbal field, Wang Yao had found a few snakes, which he presumed were attracted to the Spirit Gathering Battle Array. In addition to snakes there were also insects on the hill. The insects had started to wake up in late March.
It was clear that not only were the herbs and trees affected by the battle array but also the animals.
Snakes and insects are not necessarily bad things, Wang Yao thought.
He also found that those animals seemed to be scared of San Xian. The flying insects all stayed away from him. It was as if the dog had something horrible in his body. The insects were also afraid of Wang Yao.
It is probably because of the smell on me and San Xian!
He and San Xian had stayed in the herbal field for a long time. It was inevitable for them to have the smell of different herbs on them. Some of the licorice roots could kill insects, such as miasma.
Now, I have more protections here.
”Let's go San Xian. Let's continue,” Wang Yao said.
He walked around Nanshan Hill and found quite a few animals.
”Our hill is under more protection now,” Wang Yao said with a smile.
The effect of Spirit Gathering Battle Array was still expanding. It also affected the animals around the herbal field. The animals grew faster and became more intelligent.
…
In Ji, a young man finished drinking the last bit of decoction in his room.
I'm not sure if this is going to work, thought the tall and strong young man as he laid in bed. Maybe I should go to the hospital to get checked?
He didn't strictly followed the regime recommended by Wang Yao. He prolonged the interval of two doses of decoctions because he was doubtful. He thought the decoctions might work, but he was not completely convinced.
He had nothing to do at home, so he could only think. He decided to go to the specialist in the hospital. He had seen that specialist for some time.
”I'll run some tests. You'll get the results pretty soon,” the specialist said.
The medical equipment used was very advanced nowadays.
”Have you had any operations lately?” the specialist asked as he was reading the report.
”No,” the young man said.
”Have you taken any medications?” the specialist asked.
”Just a bit of herbal decoctions. What's wrong, doctor?” The young man could sense something abnormal.
”Herbal decoction? The tumor in your body has shrunk by two-thirds compared to last result,” the specialist said.
”Really?” The young man was shocked.
”Yes. What herbal decoction did you take? It worked quite well!” The specialist was amazed. He had never come across such kind of situation before.
”A doctor in the village prescribed the herbal decoction for me,” the young man said.
”Some folk medicine?” the specialist asked.
”I think so,” the young man said.
”That's fine. As long as it works, you can continue to take it. However, I'm not sure whether the tumor will grow back,” the specialist said.
”OK, thank you,” the young man said.
He was very happy after seeing the specialist.
I should go to the village tomorrow. No, today!
…
It was nice and sunny in Dali.
”How do you feel?” Han Xing asked his youngest brother, who was lying in bed. He had just helped change the gauze wrapped around his brother. He found his brother's fingers moved slightly, which made him feel happy.
”Not too bad. The pain is better,” his youngest brother said.
He suddenly felt extreme pain everywhere in his body. It was as if he was being butchered and thrown into salty water. He wished he was dead.