Chapter 410: 409, the Mystery of Northern Xiang Chapter 410: 409, the Mystery of Northern Xiang ng Yujuan shook her head with a smile, “I don’t know either, it’s just sothing my dad ntioned when telling stories to and my brother when we were little. But I only know about Gu-poisoning. It’s said that in the village, the won on the third day of the third lunar month of the Ancient Calendar would dig a deep pit behind their own houses and place a large jar in it. Then they would pick dozens of herbs from the mountains, crush them, and put them into the jar. They would also place incense around the jar, and when the poisonous snakes, centipedes, toads, and locusts from the mountains slled it, they would crawl and jump into the jar. Once a hundred poison insects entered the jar, they would cover it and not provide any food inside, forcing the insects to fight each other to death, until only one living creature was left. The woman would then bite her own ring finger, letting blood drop into the jar. After nurturing the poisonous creature for 49 days, they’d extract it, and its feces and saliva would be mixed with 52 kinds of herbs like Horny Goat Weed, cardamom, and She Chuang Zi to create the Gu poison.”
“So there really is Gu poison?” Chen Xiaong’s eyes shone brightly, curiously asking.
“Northern Xiang is vast and rich in resources, ho to many mysterious mountain tribes. Legends like Gu-poisoning co from those tribes. Our area is just made up of ordinary villages; we don’t have such bizarre things,” ng Yujuan said with a laugh. She had been very curious when her father told her about it, but those mountain strongholds were not places she could go to just because she wanted to.
“Then what is the Chen State Talisman?” Zhang Qi asked, turning towards Xiao Yan.
“The books say that Chen State Talisman is both a spell and a talisman. It originated in Chen State County and thus got its na. Chen State Talisman is a spell used by wizards to solve issues of birth, aging, sickness, and death through curses, encompassing a wide variety of intricate designs. For instance, Nine Dragons Water is made by chopping three chopsticks used for eating into three pieces, nine pieces in total, sharpening both ends, then using a curse to transform a bowl of water. One swallows the nine pieces of sharpened chopsticks and drinks the transford water to cure the minor problem of fishbones stuck in one’s throat. There’s an even more marvelous Chen State Talisman called the Returning Snake Technique, where a wizard ditates in the wilderness, chanting curses, and can gather all the snakes from a mountain,” Xiao Yan said with a smile. She had been particularly eager to see what this so-called Chen State Talisman was when she read about it in a book.
“How magical! If only we could see it with our own eyes,” Wang Fei said with a look of longing. Being able to gather all the snakes from a mountain, what a badass thing to do!
“These are all just legends. Anyway, none of the villagers here have ever seen them. But I do know of a village called Rebirth Village,” ng Yujuan added.
“What is that?” The group looked at ng Yujuan with faces full of curiosity. There really were quite a few magical occurrences in Northern Xiang!
“Rebirth people are those who, after being born and growing older, can recount their previous life’s na, residence, deeds, how they lived, how they died, and details about their neighbors and relatives, just like reciting valuables from mory. What’s even more, so can find the exact location where they lived in their previous life or where they were buried, and so can even reconnect with relatives from their past life. Isn’t that amazing?” ng Yujuan asked with a smile.
Luo Shu touched her nose. Her situation was sowhat similar to these rebirth individuals, but unlike them, she didn’t reincarnate but rather beca another person, assuming a different identity.
“They really have such things? That’s so spooky!” The group said disbelievingly.
“That village has many Rebirth individuals, so of whom were even reincarnated from animals. I heard a story about the Rebirth Village from the year before last. It was said that a boy surnad Wu from the village had been a white pig in his previous life. After reincarnating as a human, he could accurately identify the butcher who had killed him, a man nad Rong. The event had caused quite a commotion at the ti. After learning of this, the butcher Rong vowed never to kill again in this life.”
“Can we go see this Rebirth Village?”
“Do rebirth individuals look any different from us?”
“I really want to see those rebirth individuals.”
“Rebirth Village is very far from here; it would take at least a whole day to get there,” ng Yujuan said with a laugh. In truth, she was quite interested in that place as well.
“No problem, we still have more than half a month before school starts; we have plenty of ti.”
“To know about it and not go would be troubling.”
“I want to go check it out too,” said ng Yujuan, thinking for a mont before nodding with a smile, “Alright then, I’ll make arrangents tomorrow, and we’ll set off the day after.”
“I won’t be joining you. My brother is heading to school next week, and I have to rush back tomorrow,” Luo Shu said. She was a reborn person herself, so rather than seeing others, she might as well look at herself. Besides, the things they had been discussing, she had them on her person, and her Talisman was much more high level than the Chen State Talisman.
“I’ll go back with you. I won’t feel at ease if you’re on your own,” Wang Fei offered. After all, there would be other opportunities to see those things in the future.
Luo Shu shook her head with a chuckle, “Don’t worry! I’ll be fine. A friend of mine just happens to be headed to Cloud City, and I’ll go with him.” Since they were so interested, she naturally didn’t want to dampen their excitent.
“Is that the friend who owns a restaurant?” ng Yujuan inquired. She really wanted to et him and thank him in person. Of course, the person she was most grateful to was Luo Shu; if it weren’t for her, her engagent party would not have been so perfect.
“Mm-hmm!” Luo Shu nodded, smiling. She didn’t want to deceive them, but she couldn’t help the multitude of secrets she carried.
“Let’s take you to the station tomorrow then,” ng Yujuan suggested.
“There’s no need to bother; I’ve arranged with my friend to pick up by car. It’s about ti for us to sleep,” Luo Shu said, still smiling. The journey wouldn’t take her much ti, but it would take them an hour or two to go back and forth.
“Be careful on your way.”
“Call us when you get ho, the phone number for the village store is ******.”
“We won’t be returning for a few days, so we’ll wait for your call.” Although Luo Shu said she would return with her friend, they were still a bit worried.
“Sure! I’ll call as soon as I get ho,” Luo Shu answered with a smile.
Within the Yin Corpse Sect, an air of eerie oppression pervaded.
Every disciple tried their best to tread lightly, fearful of inadvertently provoking their sect leader.
Ying Duansheng sat in the main seat with a sullen expression. He had tried to contact Ouyang Jing for a long ti using a communication talisman but received no response. He had then sent a disciple to check on Eight Desolations Hall. The result nearly caused his lungs to burst from anger.
Eight Desolations Hall had been destroyed, and not a single clue was left behind. Most importantly, all the children had been returned to their families. He had already been set back in his cultivation the last ti because of the destruction of the Song Family, and now it was happening again. As much as he was enraged, it was useless; he had no idea who had destroyed Eight Desolations Hall. However, he was certain that the perpetrator must be a strong figure.
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