After the cannon fodder father and daughter married into the family, the whole family regretted it

However, County Magistrate Luo’s parental feelings are still understandable.

Doctor Miao nodded and stepped forward to take the patient's pulse.

After a thorough inspection, he looked unhappy.

"Do you have a prescription for the medicine your son has been taking recently?"

The servant immediately handed over the prescription respectfully.

Doctor Miao was a little surprised after seeing it.

"Did Doctor Chen come up with this recipe? It's truly ingenious. Even I can't think of such a recipe."

While in the county town, Dr. Miao had met Dr. Chen from Puliu Town twice.

I didn't expect that after not seeing him for several years, his medical skills have improved so much?

"No, it was a young doctor named Fang, who is said to be the daughter of the imperial physician. He prescribed the prescription." Mrs. Luo came forward with a worried look on her face.

"Doctor Miao, are you saying this prescription is okay? But after using it yesterday, Chi'er's condition didn't improve."

Although the effect of the medicine is generally not too fast, it is not completely useless.

"Based solely on the symptoms Young Master Ling is experiencing, even I can only prescribe medicine for cough and blood clotting. If I can't find the lesion, it's normal that the prescription is useless." Doctor Miao said clearly.

County Magistrate Luo immediately understood the hidden meaning.

Doctor Miao had no better treatment.

How could this happen?

The servant hurried in to report that the Sima family's steward had arrived and also wanted to invite Doctor Miao to his house.

Magistrate Luo did not agree directly, but asked: "Doctor Miao, is there really no solution? If we invite your father..."

Doctor Miao is old and no longer practices in the clinic.

But he is experienced and his medical skills are still better than his son's.

Doctor Miao thought about it and shook his head.

"Lord Luo, my father has returned home to retire. It will probably take several days for you to send someone back. And I heard from the servant that Mr. Luo's symptoms are getting worse every day. He may not survive until then."

"Besides, even if my father came, if he couldn't find the cause from his pulse and there was no problem with his food and expenses, I'm afraid there would still be no solution."

Hearing this, County Magistrate Luo sighed.

Just like that, Doctor Miao left with Butler Sima.

As soon as they left, Mrs. Luo burst into tears.

"My poor son, what's going on? Master, please think of a solution quickly. Or should we go to the capital to get a doctor?"

County Magistrate Luo was annoyed by her crying and managed to suppress his anger with great difficulty.

“We can send someone, but I don’t know if it will be helpful.”

Mrs. Luo was even sadder. She sat by the bed, holding her son's hand, feeling heartbroken.

"Chi'er, you have to hold on. Mom and Dad will find a way. This afternoon, Mom will go to the mountain temple to pray and ask for a peace talisman."

Luo Chi felt a little guilty for making his mother worry about him.

But things have come to this point, he certainly can't back down.

His father has returned from the county town, this is the best time.

His face was a little pale, and he held his mother's hand back.

"Mother, please don't go. Your son got sick after coming back from the mountain temple."

"What?" County Magistrate Luo frowned. "What does this have to do with the Mountain God Temple?"

Mrs. Luo finally remembered after being reminded of this.

"Yes, it's quite a coincidence. Chi'er and a few of his friends went to the mountain temple to worship, and they all fell ill when they came back. The symptoms were similar, and the doctor couldn't find the cause."

She seemed to have grasped something, and became more and more suspicious as she spoke.

"The doctors can't cure this. Could it be that my son has an unclean disease? Has he been infected with something dirty?"

Mrs. Luo is still very superstitious in her daily life.

Magistrate Luo scolded him, "What nonsense are you talking about? The mountain god is a god, how could he harm people?"

But after he finished speaking, he still asked for details.

What happened on the day of worshiping the mountain god, and the nightmare about my son.

"Master, I heard that Sima Che and his children also had nightmares."

Mrs. Luo's face turned a little pale.

I didn't make any connection before and just thought the child was seriously ill.

But now it is too abnormal to treat several children's illnesses together.

"I wonder what they dreamed about?" County Magistrate Luo murmured.

Then he ordered someone to inquire.

Luo Chi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, things were finally back on track.

County Magistrate Luo suddenly turned his head and stared at his son.

"Why are you going to the mountain temple to pray for no reason?"

He knew that his son showed some respect to the mountain god, but he could not be said to be worshipping him.

"I'm asking for this on behalf of my cousin. Isn't the provincial examination taking place these two days?"

The cousin he was talking about was Mrs. Luo's nephew from her mother's side.

Twenty-three years old this year.

This was his second time taking the provincial examination, and the Luo family had high expectations of him.

County Magistrate Luo nodded.

This child has always been good friends with his cousin, so it's understandable.

On this day, Doctor Miao rushed around Puliu Town all day, but still could not diagnose the condition of the teenagers.

At dusk, he did not return to the county town, but went to Liangyaotang.

After Dr. Miao and Dr. Chen discussed the medical situation, their relationship quickly warmed up.

Doctor Chen naturally asked Doctor Miao to stay overnight, and the latter did not refuse, but mentioned Doctor Fang Xiao.

He has heard of this name all day and really wants to communicate with it.

Doctor Chen did not hide it from him and agreed to make an introduction for him.

The news that several distinguished young masters fell ill and had to call in doctors for several days spread.

Especially when County Magistrate Luo sent people to inquire about the health conditions of the other teenagers.

I don’t know whether the servants sent out were not careful with their words, or whether the servants of the Sima family leaked something.

The news that several noble young men in Puliu Town had contracted a strange disease had spread.

At the beginning, it was fine. Most people guessed that these young people did something wrong when they went to worship the mountain god, and offended the mountain god, so the mountain god punished them.

But later, the nightmares of the nobles were also leaked.

Some people mentioned human sacrifice, using young boys and girls as sacrifices.

It is said that after the boys and girls are selected, they will be sent to a cave and disappear the next day. It is said that they have been taken in by the mountain god.

In fact, it was the gods' servants who tortured and killed people and then dumped their bodies in the wilderness.

When this argument came out, some people did not believe it.

how can that be possible?

The gods' servants are high and mighty and can communicate with the mountain gods. How could they do such a thing?

Some people also think that even if the gods’ servants did it, it’s actually no big deal.

Could this itself be part of the sacrifice?

Just like when you use pigs, cattle, and sheep for sacrifice, don’t you kill them and then offer the pig’s head as an offering?

But those who say this are ultimately a minority. As human beings, it is difficult for them to accept that they are treated like animals and killed and dismembered as tributes.

Most people think this is a rumor.

What does the mountain god's use of human sacrifice have to do with a few rich young masters? It's completely unrelated.

But soon.

Someone stood up, his surname was Xu and his name was Shan.

Claiming that his child was chosen as a virgin ten years ago.

He was reluctant to leave his child, but he didn't dare to offend the mountain god.

So after the child was taken away, he followed quietly.

At first, his daughter was sent to a cave, and he vaguely heard screams and crying outside.

He wanted to rush in and save his daughter.