sbdcsierra Chapter 257 News from the West of the City
Chapter 257 News from the West of the City
Chapter 257 News from the West of the City
Autumn Water Pavilion
The medicinal herb purchase list that I gave to Xiao Han the day before yesterday was delivered by the pharmacy staff this morning.
In the morning, Long Chuqing and Granny Ziguang sorted and arranged the delivered medicinal herbs. She also prepared the prescriptions needed for treating external injuries.
Around noon, Qingshan came to Qiushui Pavilion.
In the morning, Xiao Han sent him to the west of the city to inquire whether all the people who had fallen into a coma had woken up.
“Miss Long, I’ve inquired around the west of the city and the surrounding area, and all those who fell into a coma have woken up.”
"According to the neighbors, some woke up in the middle of the night, while others woke up in the morning."
"I don't even need to ask around; just walk into the alley and you'll see a lot of people gathered together talking."
They learned from the families that, according to those who had fallen into a coma, they had simply had a very long dream.
However, some people have wonderful dreams, while others are trapped in nightmares the whole time.
The family, still worried, invited a traditional Chinese medicine doctor to their home for a consultation. The diagnosis showed that apart from physical weakness caused by not eating for a long time, there were no other abnormalities.
It's strange that people have been falling into a coma for unknown reasons.
This morning, however, it was learned that all those who had fallen into a coma had woken up. They hadn't all fallen into a coma on the same day, but they all woke up on the same day. To the people, this seemed even stranger and more unusual.
There are also those who speculate that it is the work of evil spirits.
"It's good that they've all woken up," Long Chuqing said. "So their families won't worry."
"This is all thanks to you, Miss Long. If you hadn't subdued the dream demon, who knows what would have happened to the people!"
"Don't say that. Even if we hadn't gone last night, those drowsy people should have woken up this morning."
“Do you remember those three strangers who appeared at the ruined temple last night?” Long Chuqing stopped what he was doing and looked at Qingshan. “If I’m not mistaken, their purpose in coming to the ruined temple was also to capture the Dream Demon, but we beat them to it.”
"Those three?" Qingshan pondered for a moment. "It really is them. They just stood by and watched, and didn't attack us."
"At first we didn't understand their intentions. Later, the prince and the others fell into a deep sleep, and we were also a little dizzy, so we stopped paying attention to them."
"Thinking back now, one of them tried to take the Dream Demon from you, but failed. In the end, he did not choose to continue the attack and instead chose to leave quietly. It seems that he was not a bad person."
Looking back now, the other party really did not show any hostility.
On the contrary, the magic array that trapped the dream demon was set up in advance to prevent the dream demon from escaping.
The man used the demon-suppressing bottle only to capture the escaped dream demon.
Two young men and women, plus a child, traveling together, should be a sect or some organization.
The capital city! The prosperous land and political center of a dynasty, the imperial court should cultivate a special department to exorcise demons and protect the peace of the capital.
Those three people are very likely members of that organization!
Long Chuqing continued to turn the medicine grinder in her hand, muttering, "No matter who it is, if they knew someone would take care of this, I wouldn't have to go out in the middle of the night in this freezing weather."
Ziguang brewed a cup of tea and brought it to Qingshan. Qingshan placed his sword on the stone table and took the teacup.
"Thank you. I've been running around all morning and came straight to Qiushui Pavilion. I haven't even had a chance to drink some water yet! I'm really thirsty right now."
"Don't say that," Qingshan said, taking a couple of sips of tea to soothe his slightly parched throat.
"If you don't go, I won't have the chance to witness that bizarre yet exciting scene! Hehe..."
"Going there would be dangerous, but why do I sense an excitement in your voice?"
After finishing her tea, Qingshan sat down at the spot where Lin Mama had been grinding the medicine.
He grabbed a handful of herbs from the basket, put them into the grinder, and started grinding them.
"Of course! Ever since Qingyang and the others came back and told us about your battle against the cat demon and the wolf demon, I've been looking forward to seeing it for myself."
"Fortunately, I was careful last night and went to check it out, otherwise I would have missed another opportunity."
Long Chuqing didn't quite understand his curious thoughts, after all, the scene she encountered last night was still quite creepy.
"Aren't you scared?" Long Chuqing asked helplessly.
The medicine grinder in Qingshan's hand whirred and turned.
"At first I was a little scared, after all, the scene was quite terrifying. But after we started fighting them, I forgot about being scared and only cared about saving my life."
Aoyama recalled the scene he witnessed last night and couldn't help but shudder.
Not only is there a dilapidated temple, but there are also more than twenty skeletons with blue glowing eyes that attack people, as well as a dream demon that has turned into a terrifying old woman with torn skin, etc.
I don't want to see that scene again.
"By the way, didn't you bring that dream demon back?" Qingshan asked. "Where did you put it?"
"You want to see it??"
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Ugh... Damn it...
How despicable mortals, how dare they treat this great immortal like this!
If you have the guts, kill me. Otherwise, once I'm free, you'll pay for it.
A scholar can be killed but not humiliated. Just give me a quick death!
"Chong-"
The sound of a sword being drawn rang out, and a gleaming short sword appeared before the Dream Eater.
The Baku's eyelashes trembled slightly, its pupils contracted rapidly, and it instantly cowered.
"Spare me, spare me... Don't kill me, I was wrong, I shouldn't have yelled at you, spare me..."
"I just stretched my muscles and let out a couple of shouts because I hadn't been active for a long time."
"bass--"
Aoyama sheathed his short sword.
"Hmph... A prisoner still so arrogant." Qingshan snorted arrogantly.
Long Chuqing drew a demon-suppressing talisman on the Dream Eater, restricting its demonic power and movement, and tied it with a rope before taking it to the courtyard.
Baku felt insulted; her behavior felt like walking a dog.
So it resisted fiercely, struggling and shouting until Qingshan drew his short knife and it finally shut up.
Qingshan was speechless at its seemingly arrogant and tough behavior, but its tendency to cower in the face of a tough opponent.
"This... should I say you're pragmatic, or that you're a coward!"
Baku: "What do you know? This is my survival rule. When things happen, I can't be at a disadvantage, but when my life is in danger, I should be submissive and beg for mercy. Preserving my life is the most important thing, and there's nothing shameful about it."
"Then why were you shouting so arrogantly just now?"
Baku: "I've already been captured, am I not even allowed to say a few arrogant words? I need to find a way to vent and relieve my inner tension! Keeping it all bottled up will make me sick."
Long Chuqing felt somewhat incredulous and bent down to say.
"Oh... I didn't expect that you, a demon, would pay so much attention to mental health."