Blue, Red and White Dark Abyss Cauldron

When the people present heard the clan leader say that a decision needed to be made, they began to express their opinions.

The islanders were kindhearted, and most of them said that the Snow Country man should be saved. Only a few people said that they didn't know whether the Snow Country man was good or bad, and if they saved him, they should not bring disaster to Baihua Island. However, this voice was immediately suppressed by the voices that people should be saved, and the person stopped talking.

Others remained silent, wondering whether they should save the person or not.

When talking about how to save people, everyone looked at Huai Fucao at the same time and said in unison: "Of course we have to rely on Huai Lingyi to save people."

Huai Fucao stood up and said, "I thought that the man was just suffering from an ordinary injury, and that he could be cured with medicine. But today I went to see the man's injuries, and they were exactly the same as when the water demon injured him more than 30 years ago. The scar on his chest was a cross, and his chest, hands and feet were all cold. Although this kind of injury is not the first time I have seen it, there is really no way to cure it, and there is no record of it in the medicine books left by our ancestors."

"After the water monster injured people more than 30 years ago, my father wanted to consult spirits to find medicine, but unfortunately they were too seriously injured, and they died one by one before the spirit-searching technique was ready... According to my inference, if we want to find medicine to cure this Snow Country man, there is no other way except to use the spirit-searching technique again or there may be a 50% hope."

When everyone heard the name of the water monster, they were immediately shocked.

One person said, "The last time there was a water monster on our island, dozens of people were injured or killed. We all fled to the mountains in the north and luckily managed to save our lives. What should we do if the people from the Snow Country bring the water monster here again?" Everyone agreed, and many who agreed to save people began to regret it, nodding and saying that they had to think carefully before saving this foreigner.

Some people were even worried about the safety of the Huai Fu Grass, saying that although the spiritual inquiry technique was useful, every time you used it, you almost lost half your life. If you die this time, who will we islanders go to for medical treatment in the future? After this person finished speaking, more people agreed.

Chu Xiaomu heard that most people actually disagreed with asking the spirit to save people, and couldn't help shouting: "What does our ancestral precepts say? 'Don't hurt an old or weak person, don't abandon a sick or disabled person...' How could you forget the ancestral precepts in the blink of an eye? Besides, this person was injured by water monsters, so he must have fought with them. He can be considered our friend. How can we not save a friend in trouble?!"

The old man who disagreed first said, "It's easy for you to say, but what should we do if we provoke a water monster? Tell me."

Chu Xiaomu was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to answer.

Chu Liang stood up and said, "The water monster incident happened thirty-two years ago. I saw it with my own eyes and fought it with my own hands. It's nothing to be afraid of. Water monsters are not good at walking. They came to the village when the waves were big. The sea has been very calm these days. Even if the water monster comes, it should not be able to reach the island. Besides, the Snow Country man was injured by the water monster in a very far sea. They can't chase him that far. Don't be afraid."

Bai Qizheng also said: "Don't worry too much about the water monster. Some of the old guys here have seen it when they were young, and it's not that we can't deal with it. Of course, we can't be unprepared. We should send some people to patrol the beach these days, so that we can respond in time if we find any accidents."

"If we can find the medicine to heal the water monster's wounds, it will be a good thing. We never know when the water monster will come to the island and hurt people again. This is called being prepared. Xiaomu just said that we, the people of Baihua Island, should follow our ancestors' teachings. We should not only ask about the difficulties and ease of things, but also ask the gods first and then ask our own hearts."

After hearing what he said, Chu Xiaomu knew that he also agreed to rescue her, and he felt much more at ease.

Some of those who said that the people should not be saved listened to the clan leader's intention to agree to save the people, and stopped talking loudly and just whispered.

Yang Dou pulled Chu Xiaomu's collar, secretly gave him a thumbs up, and said, "Mu Tou, you can even recite the ancestral teachings, you have some skills."

Chu Xiaomu smiled and said, "Just one or two sentences."

Huai Fucao continued, "I don't have the right medicine to cure the Snow Country man's injury. I can't think of any other way except asking the spirit, but it's hard to say whether I can get any results. I can only try my best..."

Bai Qizheng waved his hand, interrupting Huai Fucao's words, and said, "Let's not discuss the spirit-seeking matter yet. Let's discuss the rescue first." He pointed to three six-foot-tall wooden signs next to the big tree and said, "The one on the left means rescue, the one in the middle means discuss later, and the one on the right means no rescue. Let's draw a line and make a decision."

It turned out that major issues on Baihua Island were discussed collectively. When encountering disputes, they would vote by drawing lines on wooden signs. Except for the clan leader, each person was only allowed to draw one line, and the one who drew more lines would make the final decision.

This method is very fair and has been used until now.

Everyone came forward to draw lines. Chu Liang also walked forward, picked up the charcoal on the small table next to the wooden sign, and drew a line on the left side of the sign.

Bai Qizheng also walked to the wooden sign on the far left and drew five lines on it.

By the time the vote was complete, the left sign had 26 or 27 lines drawn on it, the middle sign had only 3 or 4 lines, and the right sign had only 7 or 8 lines. It was clear that most people agreed to save the man.

Bai Qizheng did not bother to count, and nodded, saying: "It seems that the vast majority of people are still willing to save people. This is a consensus. Now the second question is whether the spiritual art should be passed on, and how to pass it on?"

The art of asking spirits is a unique skill of the Huai family on Baihua Island. It has always been passed down from the elder to the younger, from father to son, and has never been passed on to outsiders.

Everyone didn't understand why the clan leader said this, and they all looked at the Sophora japonica grass.

Huai Fucao said, "Everyone always thinks that the Huai family's spirit-seeking technique is not passed on to outsiders, but this is totally wrong. When our Huai ancestors passed on the art, they never said that this technique could not be passed on to outsiders, but they always warned us not to pass it on easily. Do you know why?"

Everyone shook their heads and said they didn't know.

Huai Fucao continued, "Speaking of which, although this spiritual inquiry technique seems profound and mysterious, it is actually not very useful. Our Baihua Island has always been peaceful, everyone is harmonious, and few people fight or fight violently. There are no ferocious beasts on the island, so few people are injured throughout the year. The climate on the island is also very good, and even children rarely get sick. This technique seems a bit useless here."

"Moreover, the use of the spirit-asking technique consumes a lot of human essence. As you all know, since I learned the spirit-asking technique, I have only asked the spirits three times in total. However, after each time, I would fall seriously ill. The reason is because of the excessive loss of essence. Therefore, my wife would never agree to me passing the spirit-asking technique to my two sons. Our Huai family's ancestral precepts say that it cannot be easily passed on to others. In fact, we don't want to harm too many people..."