Chapter 583: This Is Not a Sickness

"Village Chief, I beg you to call back the Witch Doctor. Gengzi really cannot hold on anymore. If something happens to him, what are we supposed to do?" A woman wearing ethnic minority clothing and carrying two children cried out to the village chief as if she had grabbed onto a life-saving straw.

"Gengzi's wife, don't be anxious. These are guests from outside; they understand Medicine. Let them take a look at Gengzi," the village chief said hurriedly.

Hearing the screams inside becoming more intense with each passing moment, Chen Yu walked in quickly, and the woman followed him inside.

They saw a man lying on a bed made of bamboo, twisting and writhing in agony. His chest was covered in blood and full of claw marks—all of which he had scratched into himself.

"What happened to Gengzi?" the village chief asked.

"He went hunting in the West Valley last night and came back like this. I don't know what happened to him either," the woman said in a panic.

Chen Yu pressed one hand against the villager on the bed and probed his abdomen with the other. Upon this probe, his expression changed slightly.

"Chen Yu, what is wrong with this person?" Ye Qinglong asked.

Although he was a playboy, he could not bear to see a person in such agony.

"There is something in his stomach. Did he go to a place like a pond?" Chen Yu asked.

"Yes, yes, there is a pond in the West Valley where mountain springs gather," the woman nodded repeatedly.

"It's fine, don't worry." Chen Yu reached out and tapped several acupoints on the villager's body, sealing them so he would stop rolling around and biting himself.

But the moment his acupoints were sealed, he suddenly opened his mouth wide and bit down fiercely toward his own tongue.

Chen Yu had long anticipated he would do this; he quickly grabbed a quilt from the side and stuffed it into the villager's mouth, which stopped him from biting his tongue off.

"Chen Yu, what is wrong with this person?" Ye Qinglong watched, terrified. This guy had scratched his own chest until it was covered in blood, and he was trying to bite his own tongue off—did he have a grudge against himself?

"Turn him over," Chen Yu commanded.

The village chief stepped forward quickly, and together with Chen Yu, they forcibly turned the man over, making him lie prone on the bed.

They saw three leeches as thick as a child's arm attached to his back. These leeches had already gorged themselves on blood and were wriggling on the villager's back.

"This, this is a Shura Leech." The village chief's face changed drastically.

"Village Chief, do you recognize this thing?" Ye Qinglong asked.

"Yes, yes. These things are a terrifying creature native to this place. When our ancestors first arrived here, many people had their lives taken by these things, but later, the Gu Ancestor founded the Gu Technique lineage, which is how these things were completely wiped out."

The village chief's face turned somewhat pale: "But they have been extinct for a long time. Why would they appear here now?"

"What are we going to do? Gengzi is going to have an accident; how are we, a mother and two children, supposed to live?" The woman burst into tears.

"Chunhua, don't be anxious yet. This Mr. Chen must have a way." The village chief looked at Chen Yu with hopeful eyes.

"Can't we just take these things off?" Ye Qinglong was puzzled; he thought it was such a simple matter.

"The suckers of these things have already extended into the blood vessels on his back. If they are forcibly removed, it will cause the suckers to break, and that would cause even greater harm to the person," Chen Yu said.

"Then what should we do?" Ye Qinglong was stunned. He remembered the consequences of him slapping that large mosquito to death and couldn't help but shrink his head back.

"Simple. Get a bowl of water and some coarse salt," Chen Yu said, turning his head.

"Okay, okay." The woman hurriedly fetched water and coarse salt.

Chen Yu crushed a large piece of coarse salt and added it to the water, letting it dissolve. At the same time, he took several medicinal herbs from his Space Bracelet and dissolved them into the water as well.

After finishing, he splashed all of the water onto the man's back. A hiss of blue smoke rose up, and the man let out a series of screams.

The three giant leeches on his back rapidly shriveled up. They fell from the villager's back onto the floor, writhing in agony on the ground.

A moment later, these three leeches turned into a pool of bloody water and completely vanished.

Chen Yu took out medicine to treat the man's wounds. Because of the excessive blood loss, he also prescribed medicine to replenish his blood and Qi. Watching the man fall into a deep sleep, he finally let out a sigh of relief.

"Alright, the person is fine. Let him rest for a few more days," Chen Yu said.

The woman folded her hands over her chest, performed a strange gesture of respect toward Chen Yu, and then said some words of gratitude.

"Mr. Chen, thank you so much. If it weren't for you, our villager would truly not have escaped this disaster," the village chief said gratefully to Chen Yu after they left the house.

"Mr. Village Chief, you are too kind. This was just a small favor," Chen Yu smiled. This village chief's speech and demeanor were unusual, like someone who had seen the world.

"You guests should stay here for a few more days. We don't usually have people coming here; you are rare guests," the village chief laughed.

"Alright, then we won't disturb you further," Chen Yu said: "But Village Chief, according to what you said, this kind of Shura Leech should have disappeared a long time ago. Since it has suddenly appeared now, I think you should investigate it."

"You are right, this is not a small matter." The village chief's expression was serious: "The pond in the west has existed for a long time. We have been drawing water from there all along, and nothing like this has ever happened before."

"The reappearance of these giant leeches is definitely not an ordinary matter. I must find someone to figure it out. It is a pity that the Elders in our tribe who understand Witchcraft are all currently away for ancestral worship. Otherwise, this matter would be resolved quickly."

"How about this, I can go and take a look for you," Chen Yu pondered for a moment and said.

"This... would that be troubling you?" The village chief was somewhat hesitant.

"It is no trouble at all. Your Elders need half a month for ancestral worship; you can't go without water for half a month, can you?" Chen Yu said: "This is a matter of Life."

"Alright then, I will go with you," the village chief nodded.

"Sister Ye." Just as the group was about to head west, a crisp little girl's voice came from the side, and immediately after, Mengdie ran over happily.

"Oh, Mengdie." Ye Qingning hugged her in surprise: "Why are you here?"

For some reason, Ye Qingning liked this little girl very much and always felt a sense of intimacy from her, and the little girl was also very willing to be close to her.

"My grandfather said I should thank you for saving his life," Mengdie smiled sweetly.

"Little girl Mengdie, ancestral worship to the Gu Ancestor is a very serious matter. Originally, you would be severely punished for refusing to go, but we will let it slide this time. Next year at this time, you must go. This is a supreme honor; how could you refuse?" The village chief put on a stern face.