The village chief chatted with Lin Shuai Nan in a roundabout way for a long time, just to figure out if they had found anything useful. After all, these ghostly monsters were too illusory. Lin Shuai Nan settled it with one move. "Oh right, Village Chief, remember to warn the villagers. The zombies we caught earlier are being cremated on the mountain. Don't let anyone go near, otherwise, if something happens, it will be troublesome!"
The village chief's eyes widened when he heard this. He was still half-believing Lin Shuai Nan's words, but upon hearing that the corpses were being cremated on the mountain, he immediately believed him. "Ah, alright! I will definitely discipline those unruly brats and make sure they don't cause trouble on the mountain."
"Wu Liang Dao Zun! Alright, Village Chief, please go back! Later, have the villagers come here for the medicinal soup!" Lin Shuai Nan once again chanted a Taoist invocation, displaying his immortal demeanor.
"Ah, ah, okay, hehe, that, Master Lin, how much money do we need to pay for this medicinal soup?" The village chief hadn't forgotten about this, and it was a knot in his heart. In the past, many charlatans, like feng shui masters, had claimed to catch ghosts and eliminate demons without any fees. But then they would sell amulets and the like, scamming the villagers out of a lot of money. The village chief was somewhat worried that the medicinal soup Lin Shuai Nan was making would also cost money, a disguised way of scamming them.
Lin Shuai Nan heard this and immediately showed an angry expression, scolding, "What money? Who asked you for money? We are those who subdue demons and eliminate monsters, and uphold the Way. How could I, this immortal master, take money from you suffering common people! Stop talking nonsense and hurry to notify the villagers!"
The village chief was startled by Lin Shuai Nan's loud voice, and then he became even more in awe of Lin Shuai Nan. He directly performed a kowtow before leaving! Soon, the village chief also saw the bright fire appearing on the mountaintop, which made him feel even more at ease. After some promotion, all the villagers brought their bowls to the front of the Mountain God Temple!
Guan Ya and the other two were injured and should rest more, so they naturally couldn't distribute the medicinal soup to the villagers. Xiu Xiu was a young lady from a prominent family, and she couldn't handle these tasks well, only being able to help out casually. Lin Shuai Nan, maintaining his status, stood firm, like a Taoist master, detached from worldly affairs, and had no intention of helping distribute the medicinal soup. Therefore, this task ultimately fell to Ling Feng.
However, Ling Feng didn't care about these trivial matters. Instead, he took the opportunity to record the appearance and changes in the aura of all the villagers again. The villagers took the medicinal soup on the spot. The soup warmed their stomachs and was a good medicine to replenish their vitality and spirit. Soon, they felt changes in their bodies. Following that, exclamations of surprise began to erupt one after another.
"Oh my, this is truly a divine medicine! After drinking it, I feel much better."
"Yes, yes, me too! My legs don't hurt, my waist isn't sore, I feel like I can climb five floors in one breath."
"Cough, cough, I'm not sweating anymore. Master Lin, can your divine medicine even treat kidney deficiency?"
As the crowd's clamor subsided, thousands of villagers prostrated themselves before the Mountain God Temple, expressing their immense gratitude! In an instant, Lin Shuai Nan became the faith in everyone's hearts. After Ling Feng's instructions, Lin Shuai Nan also quickly warned all the villagers to go home, not eat, and just go to sleep.
The sky was approaching dusk. All the villagers regarded Lin Shuai Nan as an immortal, and naturally obeyed his words. Moreover, the medicinal soup was in ample quantity and was a great tonic, so no one felt hungry. Therefore, on this day, the three surrounding villages all fell asleep before it was completely dark.
"Hoo hoo, Big Brother, it's a bit eerily quiet in this village! Did these people really go to sleep so early? Will they come out early then?" Lin Shuai Nan leaned close to Ling Feng. In front of others, he was a master, but behind them, he was just a subordinate. Ling Feng did not respond, sitting cross-legged and meditating.
On the contrary, Ji Yun Yue shook her head with a solemn expression: "According to yesterday's observation, these people only enter a sleepwalking state after midnight. From now until midnight, there are at least two more hours, which is four hours!" The sky gets dark earlier in the mountains. It's only around seven o'clock now, so calculating from this, it will be exactly four hours by eleven o'clock.
"Oh, oh, I see. Then I'll take a nap too. I didn't close my eyes all night yesterday." Lin Shuai Nan mumbled, yawned, and lay down on his high-class soft bed, about to sleep. The others all rolled their eyes at Lin Shuai Nan. What Lin Shuai Nan said was indeed not wrong; he really hadn't closed his eyes all night yesterday. Like Guan Erye possessed, he kept his eyes wide open, staring intently outside. However, this guy had superpowers; he could sleep with his eyes open, and his snores were like thunder, sleeping as soundly as could be. He had no right to say he hadn't slept well...
No one paid attention to Lin Shuai Nan. After all, he was the hero of this expedition. Without Lin Shuai Nan, they might not even have a place to stay now, let alone eat well and live well. Ji Yun Yue looked deeply at Ling Feng.
"If I'm not mistaken, the medicinal soup you prepared can only alleviate their current physical state, replenishing some of their vitality and spirit, but it has no effect on expelling the่ poison!" As soon as she said this, everyone looked at Ling Feng. Of course, Lin Shuai Nan was not among them; this kid had already started snoring after turning over, sleeping like a dead pig. Xiu Xiu even raised her hand and slapped Lin Shuai Nan's butt. Lin Shuai Nan scratched his butt, changed his sleeping position, and his snoring finally subsided.
After a moment, Ling Feng nodded slightly. Seeing this, Ji Yun Yue asked again: "So, this method is just to delay things for a while, right?"
"Yes." Ling Feng finally opened his eyes, looked outside, and slowly said, "They cannot sleep at night and walk all night, which consumes a lot of their body. It's equivalent to working during the day, and they also don't rest well during the day."
Ji Yun Yue nodded repeatedly: "So, your medicinal soup also has the effect of calming the nerves and stabilizing the spirit, allowing them to sleep well now to cope with the physical consumption throughout the night!"
Clap clap! Xiu Xiu clapped her hands repeatedly and said with surprise: "This is a good method! They definitely won't be so tired during the day tomorrow! If their bodies don't continue to weaken, no one will die!"