Chapter 524 Night Talk
Qing Ming wore a smile on her face. She said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, Young Master Li. The rooms are really limited. But you don't have to worry, this room is quite warm."
"I'll bring a stove to your room later, and it won't be cold soon. This is just autumn. With a new cotton quilt, you won't freeze. Young Master Li, please bear with staying here for one night!"
Hearing this, Li Gang became even more depressed.
Wang Zhiqiang next to him entered his room without a word. Qin Ming immediately smiled and said, "Young Master Li, look at Professor Wang, he's so old and doesn't feel cold. You just have to endure it a little, thank you!"
Qin Ming seemed polite, but his attitude was firm, and he had no intention of giving the room to Li Gang.
Chen Yang stood aside and chuckled heartily, then entered his own room. He couldn't be bothered with Li Gang's demands!
Although this young master had no malicious intentions, he had been complaining all the way, looking down on poor people, which made Chen Yang quite unhappy. This time, giving him a taste of his own medicine would also vent some of his frustration.
Chen Yang washed up a bit and got into his own bed. He touched his chin, and after closing the door, his expression became serious.
From the first moment he saw the afflicted Qin Hu, Chen Yang understood that Qin Hu was not suffering from mental illness at all, but had been poisoned, and it was corpse poison.
However, ordinary people who were poisoned by corpse poison would quickly turn black all over, foam at the mouth, and die. No one could withstand the corpse poison.
Unless a martial artist relied on their inner energy to slowly dissolve the corpse poison, ordinary people would certainly die if they came into contact with even a trace of corpse poison.
But Qin Hu was just a rural youth before. How could he survive the effects of corpse poison?
And although he had gone mad, his body had clearly become incredibly strong. If his mind could remain normal, he would now be equivalent to an initial stage Body Tempering martial artist.
Many martial artists who had trained diligently for seven or eight years were only at his current level!
This Qingshui Village was truly strange.
As Chen Yang was pondering, there was a knock on the door. Chen Yang glanced at the time; it was past eleven at night. He asked, "Who is it?"
Zhou Shanshan's voice came from the door: "Mr. Chen, it's me. I see the light in your room is still on, and I can't sleep. So I've come to bother you with a few questions."
Chen Yang was a little surprised to hear it was Zhou Shanshan, but he also wanted to inquire about Professor Wang's background.
Chen Yang opened the door.
At the door, Zhou Shanshan walked in wearing a thick, koala-like pajama suit.
She had two ears on her head and a fluffy short tail dragging behind her.
Her hair was wet, indicating she had showered and changed.
Before, she had short hair and wore a crisp mountaineering outfit. Although beautiful, she looked a bit like a tomboy.
But now, with this thick cartoon pajama suit, her slightly damp hair, and the rabbit-like ears on her head, she looked very cute.
Chen Yang smiled and said, "Dr. Zhou, your outfit is really too kawaii."
Zhou Shanshan smiled, a little embarrassed, and said, "Mr. Chen, I'm so sorry, but I really can't sleep without asking these questions."
Chen Yang nodded, closed the door behind him, and said, "Okay, ask whatever you want."
Zhou Shanshan still held a notebook and a phone for recording. She sat on a stool and said to Chen Yang, "Mr. Chen, what was the cause of the mental illness cases you encountered before?"
"And are there any sequelae after they are cured? For example, their muscles have obviously mutated now. After they recover, will their muscles be the same as ordinary people?"
Chen Yang felt a little helpless hearing these questions. He had only made up the story about seeing similar cases in his village before to conceal his identity. Hearing Zhou Shanshan ask, Chen Yang could only continue to respond with lies.
However, fortunately, Chen Yang did know the cause of the illness in Qingshui Village, so even though he was lying, the effect was real.
Chen Yang said, "The old Taoist priest in our village cured them with cinnabar and yellow talismans. He probably drew Taoist talismans. They were truly magical."
"When the talismans were put into water, the water instantly ignited with flames, and it was golden flames. After the patients drank it, they immediately regained consciousness."
"After drinking it for seven consecutive days, the patients were completely cured and no longer had mental illness symptoms. And after these patients recovered, some returned to normal, while others were still miraculously strong and didn't need to sleep."
Zhou Shanshan swallowed, her large, eager eyes staring at Chen Yang without blinking.
This was the Northeast, after all.
It was still very cold late at night. Zhou Shanshan hugged her chest and curled up, her legs constantly shaking to keep warm, but she was still unwilling to leave. She continued to ask Chen Yang, "Then... Mr. Chen, what was the cause of these patients' illnesses? Was it really possession by ghosts?"
Chen Yang saw Zhou Shanshan shivering like this, yet she was still unwilling to leave. He chuckled helplessly and said, "How about this, Dr. Zhou, come and sit on the kang. Get under the quilt. Don't worry, I won't do anything to you. It's much warmer on the kang."
Zhou Shanshan hesitated for a moment, then smiled and nodded, "Thank you."
Afterward, Zhou Shanshan quickly took off her shoes and got into the quilt.
Chen Yang sat on the other side of the quilt.
Now Zhou Shanshan was much more comfortable. She smiled and said, "This is the first time I've found the Northeastern kang so warm. What a great invention!"
Chen Yang laughed heartily. Then, before Zhou Shanshan could speak, he first asked her, "Dr. Zhou, what's the background of Professor Wang in the team? That box he's holding looks very mysterious. What's inside?"
Zhou Shanshan smiled and said, "I don't know Professor Wang very well. After I received the help email from the village chief and the others, I planned to find partners to conduct on-site treatment and investigation in Qingshui Village."
"Because the situation in Qingshui Village is clearly related to the surrounding environment, I needed an expert in environmental geology."
"Coincidentally, Li Gang said he also wanted to join the medical team, and if he joined, he could help me contact a geological expert. Li Gang is a rich young master, so I left these matters to him."
"I don't know much about Professor Wang, only that he is a professor of geology at Jinling University. I don't know anything else."
Chen Yang suddenly realized and nodded slightly, "I see."
Zhou Shanshan immediately opened her notebook and smiled, saying, "Mr. Chen, please tell me quickly, what was the cause of the illnesses of these patients you saw before? Was it really possession by ghosts?"