GBP Chapter 126: Ruins, Strange Disease, Dilemma and Hope (Part )
Chapter 126: Ruins, Strange Disease, Dilemma and Hope (Part )
"Our grandfather sent the three of us out of the village to study when we were young. We just returned after completing our studies and thus escaped this disaster. But the villagers... What's even more infuriating is that even when the village is already in this state, there were still people who wanted to come here and said they wanted to help. Not only did they not provide any help, they also took away our few remaining resources before leaving!" The speaker was Hao Ying, his fists clenched so hard that they made a crackling sound, and he was obviously extremely angry.
"Hey, those things are in the past, why mention them again! Now, finally, five capable friends have come. If you can really help us get out of this predicament, then, this old man will be grateful to you and will be willing to use his body to serve you!" Hao Haiwei stood up tremblingly, and was about to pay a great tribute to Yun Bai and the other five. Yun Bai and the others quickly stood up, took a few quick steps, went forward to support the old man, and asked him to sit down.
"Old man, please don't be so polite. We are here to complete the mission, and it is our duty to help. Moreover, as long as you trust us, we will definitely do our best!" Wang Xiaoqiang said sincerely, and the other four people nodded. Their performance moved the old man so much that he almost shed tears. He wanted to say something to express his gratitude, but in the end, his throat was choked and he said nothing.
In fact, Yun Bai and the other five were students at first glance, and they were even younger than his three grandsons. However, regardless of Mu Yun's nobleness, Yun Bai's performance just now, and Xiao Hua and Zhao Hongshan's majestic and resolute appearance, the old man thought that these five people might be really capable. In addition to Wang Xiaoqiang's simplicity and sincerity, the old man made up his mind to temporarily put aside the experience of being deceived by two groups of people before and trust them again - what's more, apart from them, the old man had no other way. So, he could only treat the dead horse as a living one. However, Yun Bai keenly discovered that the third brother Hao Qiang seemed to be very dissatisfied with his grandfather's performance. It was probably because he was cheated by the previous two groups of people, and naturally he became hostile to other strangers.
"Old man, can you take us around and see if we can find out the cause of the disease?" Yun Bai didn't want to waste time, so she spoke. In fact, she wanted to check on the old man and his four grandchildren first, but she was afraid that the other party would think she was too abrupt, so she planned to go to the village to check on the villagers who had already contracted the disease. She had a guess in her mind - the cause of the disease should be those parasitic seeds. But where did those seeds come from?
"I'll take a few people with me. My grandfather is old and weak and can't walk for a long time." Hao Ying said. Hao Haiqiang agreed and asked the other two grandsons to accompany the guests. So, Yunbai and his five companions, led by the three brothers Hao Ying, Hao Jun and Hao Qiang, went to various places in the village to check the situation.
On the way, Hao Ying and Hao Jun talked a lot with Wang Xiaoqiang and Zhao Hongshan, and Hao Qiang seemed to be very interested in Xiaohua and kept looking for opportunities to chat with her, but Xiaohua didn't give him face at all and often ended the conversation with just one sentence. Yun Bai took this opportunity to tell Mu Yun and the other three about her discovery through telepathy. She hadn't told the three brothers of the Hao family directly yet, because after all, she couldn't be completely sure of her guess and didn't have a comprehensive understanding of the situation.
Xiaohua almost jumped up after hearing this, and she frightened Hao Qiang who was chatting with her nearby. Zhao Hongshan and Wang Xiaoqiang were also scared, but fortunately they did not drink the water. Speaking of drinking water, Hao Qiang was also a little dissatisfied, saying that the village has been on the sea for generations, and fresh water here is very precious. There is only a clear spring at the foot of the sacred tree that can be drunk, and the rest is undrinkable sea water. But except for Xiaohua who drank up all the water, everyone else wasted precious fresh water - Yun Bai and Mu Yun only drank a sip, while Zhao Hongshan and Wang Xiaoqiang did not even drink a sip and left it there. If they were not guests, they would be punished for this.
Hao Qiang's complaint reminded Yun Bai - since the parasitic seeds are in the water, then is there something wrong with the spring water? Thinking of this, she apologized to Hao Qiang first, and then asked if they could take the five of them to see the spring water at the foot of the sacred tree after checking the villagers' situation. Hao Qiang was a little reluctant at first, saying that it was the sacred place of the village and outsiders could not enter at will. In the end, it was his eldest brother Hao Ying who made the decision and said that the guests were here to help the village out of trouble and should not be rude. He would take the guests there later.
Next, Yun Bai and his team spent most of the day checking nearly one-third of the village. Everywhere they went was desolate and dilapidated, and it was a horrible sight. In the homes they visited, the weak elderly, women, and children were not parasitized, but the originally strong and healthy men were not spared, and all were parasitized by the seeds to varying degrees. Now, they are all very weak, and the most seriously ill ones have more breathing than breathing, and they will not live for a few days. Yun Bai also noticed that although the villagers were wary and a little hostile to the five strangers, there were still some very simple people who were willing to believe them and take out the most precious fresh water and food in their homes to entertain them. Especially in the eyes of those children, there was simplicity and innocence. They didn't know what bad guys to guard against, but they were curious, fond of, and kind to these young brothers and sisters from the bottom of their hearts. Looking at the five people with clean eyes full of hope...
This look was so "destructive" that Yun Bai wished he could find the root of the problem right away and do his best to help them. Even Xiaohua, who was always a bit nervous, was moved and took out a bunch of delicious food to share with the children, which immediately made them happy and they immediately became good friends.
Yun Bai and Mu Yun would also give some things to each family they visited, mostly food, and some spiritual vegetables or fruits that could strengthen the body. Mu Yun still had a lot of elixirs, but they were at least fourth grade and not suitable for these sick villagers. He and Yun Bai had already discussed quietly, and they would find an opportunity to refine more low-grade elixirs in case of emergency.
After a long day of investigation, Yun Bai was basically certain that the cause of the villagers' illness was the seeds. She also tried to help a young man who was willing to cooperate remove the parasitic roots. Although the young man's body was not parasitic to a high degree, because the other party's body had been seriously damaged, Yun Bai had to be more careful. It took nearly an hour to completely remove the parasitic roots - and this time, she did not kill them all directly, but left a root to take it out of the young man's body.
The moment the root left the young man's body, it turned black gold, just like the huge underwater root system supporting Yunmeng Village! The root was like a living black insect. The body wrapped in Yun Bai's spiritual power twisted wildly for a while, and finally slowly lost its vitality. At the same time, the young man who had just been treated suddenly fainted!
"What is going on!" The three brothers of the Hao family were shocked!