I rely on talismans to seek longevity

Luojia Village is located in the east of Cangyun Continent, surrounded by towering mountains. Due to the special geographical location, this remote village has little contact with the outside world. Except for the necessary material exchange, it is basically isolated from the outside world. Despite this, the residents of Luojia Village rely on their hard-working hands and tenacious will to live tenaciously on this barren land. Although Luojia Village is not big, with only about 20 households, the houses in the village are built of stone and wood from the mountains, simple and solid. These houses are built on the mountain, staggered, as if they are the embellishment of nature.

The residents of Luojia Village make a living by farming and hunting. They work from sunrise to sunset, following the laws of nature. Because the village is close to the forest, there are wild animals in the mountains and forests around the village, and there are abundant prey, so life is quite comfortable.

One late autumn morning, the sun shone through the thin clouds, dappling on the mountain behind the village. The autumn wind blew gently, bringing a little coolness, and the leaves rustled in the wind, blowing on the body, which was indescribably comfortable. Suddenly, Luo Ling felt a strong light flashing on him. The light was so dazzling that he could hardly look directly at it. Then, a loud noise came like the collapse of the sky and the crack of the earth, and the sound of "bang" was deafening. He felt that the whole mountain was shaking, as if the heartbeat of the earth was accelerating.

Luo Ling was startled and immediately looked around vigilantly. He saw a cloud of dust rising above the valley a mile away from him. After waiting for a while and feeling no movement, he slowly walked towards the valley out of curiosity. After a while, when he approached the valley, he could hear the roar of water from afar. It turned out that there was a waterfall in this valley, which was dozens of meters high. The difference in the water flow caused the sound to be heard from a long distance. Under the water flow, there was a flat pebble beach. At this time, a stone dozens of meters high was erected on this stone beach. It was a bit like a stone tablet, but it was not symmetrical and there were no traces of artificial carving on the four sides. Luo Ling felt very strange. He had been to this place when he was hunting before, but he didn't see this tall stone.

When Luo Ling walked under the stone, he discovered the magic of this stone. It was covered with strange patterns, which seemed to be artificially carved, but also seemed to be naturally grown. Suddenly, his feet slipped, as if he stepped on something hard. He stumbled and almost fell. He hurriedly supported the ground with his hands to stabilize his body. He looked carefully and saw an old man with blood all over his face, eyes closed, and collapsed on the ground. Luo Ling immediately walked over and gently pushed the old man with his hand, but the old man did not respond at all. At this time, Luo Ling was shocked. Could it be that the old man was dead? He raised his hand and slowly moved it in front of the old man's nose. When he moved in front of the old man's nose and could faintly feel his breath, he was sure that the old man was still alive.

Without saying a word, Luo Ling carefully carried the old man on his back and hurried into the village. As soon as he arrived at the entrance of the village, he met the village chief. The village chief saw Luo Ling carrying a person and asked, "Xiao Lingzi, who are you carrying?" Luo Ling immediately stopped and said, "Village chief, please save this person. I met him in the back mountain. I think he fell down the mountain."

The village chief came over and asked Luo Ling to take the old man home first, put him on the bed, and then feel his pulse. The village chief's face changed again and again, and he kept saying, "Strange, strange." Luo Ling looked at the village chief anxiously, "What's wrong? Is there any hope for him?" The village chief used his hand to feel the old man's breath again, "Strange, really strange." Then he said, "Xiao Lingzi, my medical skills are relatively shallow, which are just some weak methods passed down by my ancestors. I can usually treat minor illnesses, but I can't do anything about this. You can only go to the town to find Doctor Li to see him." Luo Ling looked at the village chief and said, "That doctor who is crazy about money, charges 5 taels of silver every time he sees a patient?" The village chief said, "Alas, yes, but he is really capable, don't underestimate him." Luo Ling said worriedly, "But it takes two days to go back and forth from here to the town, I'm afraid..." The village chief said, "If you really want to save him, then take out the ginseng you dug in the mountains last year. I think you can save his life for a few days. But that ginseng seems to be your capital for getting married. Are you willing to give it up?"

Luo Ling pondered for a while and said, "We can't just stand by and watch him die. We can talk about it when we get married. Maybe we can think of a solution!"

The village chief said: "Since you have made up your mind, I can't say anything more. You should go to the town now. I will help you look after this old man."

Luo Ling said to the village chief with gratitude: "Thank you so much. I will go now, otherwise I will be too late." After that, he hurriedly took some dry food and water and went out.