Chapter 961: 961
961 Seeking Treatment a Thousand Kilometers Away
He lied down for a while . His body felt like there was extreme pressure being exuded on him . It was as if something was stuck inside of him . Worse still, it felt a serious itch like something was scratching inside .
Cough! Cough! He coughed again .
Ptuu . He spat out phlegm .
It was a blob that had blood in it .
What the hell?
He stared at that disgusting blob of bloody phlegm and looked dazed . He began to feel unease deep down . It spread like a weed growing out of control and made him feel increasingly restless .
That feeling was there again .
Cough! Cough! Cough! He coughed yet again .
He spat blood this time, which had something sticky in it .
There seemed to be something wiggling in there .
He thought his eyes were fooling him .
He slumped down while feeling shaky . He was squatting where he had been standing . He felt his entire body freeze . His face was frighteningly ashen .
How could this be possible? How could this be possible?
He started shaking .
He saw bugs in the puddle of disgusting, sticky blood . The bugs were as thin as threads .
The bugs were from the village in the valley . They’re here . They found me!
Miao Chengtang sat on the ground with a thump . He cradled his head and wept .
He was helpless and in a panic . He had no idea what to do .
“Why? Why?”
“I’ve gone this far to hide . Why won’t they just let me go? Why?” He had begun to scream .
He was panicking . He was angry and frustrated .
Why? Why?
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His expression grew increasingly sinister .
You want me dead, then I’ll make you pay!”
The sudden threat of death caused several types of reactions to those affected . One of those reactions involved becoming insane, throwing tantrums, and going out of control . It often ended with them harming themselves and those around them . The other reaction was turning dumb . They would become so frightened that their brain froze . Yet another reaction was that the threatened one calmed down . When a person became calm, they were capable of many things .
After he was done weeping and screaming, Miao Chengtang grew calm . It was extremely rare for him to become that calm .
I’ll have to save myself first!
He got his phone and called Miao Qingyuan, who was also in Tianjin .
“What? They’re here in Tianjin!?” Miao Qingyuan was instantly flabbergasted . He quickly grew ashen and afraid . He knew how extremely brutal those people from the village were .
“Relax, they’re here for me,” Miao Chengtang said . “I’m not dragging you into this . ”
“Th-that’s not what I meant . ”
“I’ve been cursed,” Miao Chengtang calmly said . “I’ve sent you pictures . Have a look and see if you’ve seen something like that . ” In detail, he told Miao Qingyuan how he felt . Although he was not hoping for much, he wanted to know if the other man knew any way to remedy that .
Back when he was in the village, Miao Qingyuan worked more with herbs than anything else . It was not that they could learn what they wanted to back in the village . There was the question of talent, as well as if anyone was willing to teach them . Things like that were not something that could be picked up on one’s own . In a more mundane way of putting it, one needed connections . The term did not only apply to the outside world, but it also applied within the village . Although everyone shared the Miao surname, there were those some deemed closer and some deemed distant . A talent was of no use if there was no one to be a teacher . Miao Xihe was capable of getting to where he was because he was extremely talented and taught by the previous chief .
“Well, I guess you already knew that I don’t know much about this . ” Miao Qingyuan listened to his descriptions and took a good look at the picture .
“Yeah, I know . ”
“But umm, you could try asking Xu Xinyuan . He has a lot of connections, so maybe he could do something to help . ”
“Would his connections be able to cure the curse?” Miao Chengtang asked .
“There’s no harm in trying . ”
“Alright, I know what to do . Thanks . ”
Miao Qingyuan hung up the phone . He paced back and forth in his room .
His wife looked at him and asked, “What happened?”
Miao Qingyuan looked at his wife . She looked very average, but she had a mild temperament . He had nothing when she married him . He did not even have a place to call home . He had been like a rat running away from the village . Yet, that woman had been willing to marry him despite him being in such a downtrodden situation, and she never grumbled . She waded through the troubles with her husband, and the years had been more bitter than sweet . They had a cute daughter and a son . He felt as if he saw hope in his life . He wanted nothing more than to be happy with his family by his side . Their situation gradually turned for the better . They eventually went to Tianjin and settled down in the city . He still had all that enmity and resentment deep down, but he cherished the life he now had more than anything else .
“Nothing, it’s just a friend who is sick,” Miao Qingyuan replied .
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“Here in Tianjin?” his wife asked .
“Yeah . ”
“Go see that friend of yours then . ”
“Alright, I’ll go and have a look . Stay home with the kids and wait for me . ” Miao Qingyuan made up his mind . It was a decision that could have come with extremely great risks .
“Take care of yourself . ”
Miao Qingyuan took some medicine with him and went outside . He hailed a cab and headed to Miao Chengtang’s place .
Cough! Cough! Miao Chengtang continued coughing . Blood was being spat out now and then .
He looked terrible .
Bang! Bang! Bang! There was loud knocking on the door .
“Who is it?”
“It’s me . ”
“Qingyuan? Why are you here?” He was rather surprised to see Miao Qingyuan .
“I’ve brought some meds with me, though I have no idea if they will be of any use,” Miao Qingyuan said .
“Hold on, don’t come in . ” Miao Chengtang felt warm deep down .
Relationships were tested at times of adversity . He never expected Miao Qingyuan would be willing to take the risk to see him . It was worth noting that the one who cursed him might not have left yet . They might have been still lurking around, spying on him . If Miao Qingyuan showed up just like that, it could make had a mark by that hidden spy . Furthermore, he was poisoned by the curse . It was possible that it could infect the other man . Yet, Miao Qingyuan still showed up at a time like that .
“Just get out! Go away!” Miao Chengtang coughed .
“Well, umm…”
“I thank you for the sentiment, but I’m afraid of infecting you,” Miao Chengtang honestly said . “You have a wife and kids, and you know how far those from the village could go . Being able to know that you’re around is good enough for me . Honest . ”
“I’ll take your meds, but go home right now . ”
“Remember to call Xu Xinyuan,” Miao Qingyuan said . “He might be able to help . You know how capable the Guo family is . ”
“Yeah, sure, I’ll give it a try . Remember, don’t rush back home just yet . Loiter out there for a bit . I’m afraid people from the village are still spying on me here . If they find out who you’re, you’ll be in trouble . ”
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After telling Miao Qingyuan to stay away, Miao Chengtang called Xu Xinyuan .
“What? Poisoned?”
“Not actually poison, but bugs from a curse . People from the village bugged me . ”
“How could they have found you all the way out there? Hold on for a bit . ”
Xu Xinyuan arrived at Miao Chengtang’s place in less than half an hour since he was currently in Tianjin .
“Get to this place as quickly as you can . ” He gave Miao Chengtang Wang Yao’s address .
“He’ll be able to rid you of your bugs . ”
“What?” Miao Chengtang was dumbfounded . “Are you telling me that this guy has a way of curing me of this?”
“Yeah, that’s what I mean . Trust me . ”
“Alright, I’ll get there right away . ” It would have sufficed at the moment so long as there was still hope .
“Hold on for a bit,” Xu Xinyuan said . “I’ll get someone to take you there . ”
He was very impressed with Wang Yao’s medical skills . He had been poisoned when he last visited the Valley of Thousands of Medicine . If it had not been for Wang Yao, he would have possibly ended up a dead man and be buried six feet under .
A car left Tianjin and sped to Qi Province . They were more than 1,000 miles away from where Wang Yao was . Furthermore, with it being peak travel season, getting stuck in traffic on the highway was not something to be surprised about .
Miao Chengtang kept coughing in the car . He used one bag after another . He was coughing blood . His condition was severe .
“Hang in there, Mr . Miao . ” The coughing and stressful atmosphere scared the driver . He was afraid of the other man dying in his car, which would have been really troublesome .
“Well, there’s no need to rush . Safety comes first,” Miao Chengtang said as he stuffed something similar to a potato seedling into his mouth . He slowly chewed it . It was an herb given to Miao Chengtang back in Tianjin . He knew the herb since it was commonly seen back in the village . It was capable of stalling the effects of various poisonous bugs .
They reached Lianshan County at midnight . They found a place to stay for the night and settled down .
Miao Chengtang did not sleep throughout the night . He continued to cough blood and felt extreme pressure in his chest . His insides were in excruciating pain . It was as if something was constantly chewing and trying to get out . It caused him tremendous suffering .
He twisted and turned around . He didn’t sleep at all that night .
The next morning, his face looked pale . He felt lethargic .
Seeing how bad he looked, the driver went up to help him up and asked, “Mr . Miao, are you alright?”
“There’s no need to hold me up . I can walk,” Miao Chengtang said . It was laborious work just to get into the car . He gave the driver the address by Xu Xinyuan had given . The car sped off and arrived in the small village before too long .
His eyes were sunken so badly that his vision was blurred . “How could someone here be able to treat me?” he muttered to himself as he looked at the barren-looking village . It was up north . It was different from his home, which felt like spring throughout the year . Several pine trees stayed alive on the mountain . Every other plant withered .
“We’re at there . ”
The car stopped at the southernmost part of the village . He saw a building with white walls and a black roof .
“This is the place . I hope he’s still around . ”
He knocked on the clinic’s door .
He heard a voice say, “Please come in . ”
“Huh?” Miao Chengtang felt rather dumbfounded .
He pushed the door open and entered the clinic .
Wang Yao was cleaning up the place . The clinic was always clean . He was only tidying it up a bit .
“Hi, Dr . Wang . ”
“Hello . ” Wang Yao turned around to look at the man .
“Hmm?” Wang Yao slightly frowned when he saw the other man .
“You’re not from around here, are you?”
“No, I’m not . ” Miao Chengtang shook his head . “I came from Tianjin . ”
“Tianjin? Is there someone capable of such curses there?” Wang Yao asked .
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