Ren Yuanhao's face was filled with a dark line, thinking, "Doesn't this girl understand what it means to bring a girl home? Especially to stay overnight!"
Of course, it was already late, and Wang Xin couldn't see the spectacular expression on his face.
"Uh~ well, I'd rather give you money. My home is very far, and I have to go back in the dark."
Ren Yuanhao felt he had done all he could.
"But, I'm scared." Wang Xin suddenly took a big step towards Ren Yuanhao, her breath like orchids.
This scene was like a couple parting reluctantly, and then perhaps a passionate kiss!
Pah!
Ren Yuanhao shook his head, and the imagined scene instantly vanished. Thinking of a foreign girl left alone in this unfamiliar town, Ren Yuanhao's heart softened.
—Damn it, I'm going to be killed by my good-natured personality one day!
"Uh, that's true, but my home conditions aren't good. If you don't mind mosquitoes and heat, I don't mind."
As soon as Ren Yuanhao said this, he really wanted to slap himself.
"That's great, you're such a good person!"
—Damn, how am I like a good person!
And so, Ren Yuanhao, who hadn't planned to bring any woman back, ended up picking up, oh no, accidentally meeting a girl halfway.
As he stepped on the familiar road, Ren Yuanhao remained silent.
The Luan River flowed quietly to his right. Thinking of the girl he used to catch loaches with when he was young, who now lay quietly in a small urn, Ren Yuanhao's heart sank to the bottom.
"Brother Hao, can you say a few words to me? I'm scared."
Wang Xin followed Ren Yuanhao cautiously. Although the night was beautiful, the "rustling" sounds from the grass on both sides kept assaulting her fragile nerves.
"Shush, don't talk. Let me tell you, when walking at night, you must remain quiet. There are many snakes on both banks. If they are interested in what you're talking about, they might drag you back to their den for a thorough discussion."
Ren Yuanhao spoke nonsense to relieve his inner emptiness.
What surprised him even more was that Wang Xin, behind him, seemed to have taken it to heart. She suddenly lunged from behind, grabbed Ren Yuanhao's sleeve, and her teeth chattered severely.
—What kind of perfection is this, believing such nonsense!
Ren Yuanhao sighed. As far as he could see, he could already see the faint light through the bamboo grove.
That was Ren Yuanhao's home.
And at this moment, he suddenly glimpsed people on the ridge, swinging things in their hands, rushing towards his cousin's house in a panic. While he was surprised, he heard the cries of a child from his house!
"What are they doing?"
Wang Xin also quickened her pace following Ren Yuanhao.
"Nuoxian. It's a custom here. There's a saying that a child crying at night means they've been affected by evil spirits. Nuoxian is needed to drive away the evil spirits and dissolve the curse."
"It's quite scary. Should we go and see?"
"Of course, we have to. That's my cousin's house. Oh, right, I have a nephew now too!"
The two wasted no more time, took a shortcut, passed a large banyan tree, and arrived outside his cousin's house.
"Brother Hao, what are the red ropes hanging on the banyan tree?"
"They are for warding off evil and praying for blessings. Don't touch them, it's inauspicious."
—Damn it, I'm not a walking encyclopedia!
Ren Yuanhao placed his luggage outside and went straight into the room lit by the orange-yellow light.
"Ah! What is that?"
Wang Xin's cry immediately drew the attention of three or five people.
Inside, an oil lamp was lit. A great shaman, dressed in a black robe and with black feathers stuck in his hair, stopped his chanting. The animal fangs he held tightly in his hand gleamed with a cold light, and his face, as if smeared with grease, was indeed somewhat terrifying.
"Don't make noise, that's our great shaman."
The people inside were wondering if the two had taken the wrong path. It wasn't until their gaze shifted to Ren Yuanhao that a man who looked much older than him, with a local accent, exclaimed excitedly, "Cousin! Why are you back!"
"Cousin, I naturally have to come back to see my nephew. What's going on?" Ren Yuanhao asked directly, seeing the infant on the bed.
"We don't know. He's just crying a lot. The great shaman said he saw something unclean and was scared."
Cousin made way for Ren Yuanhao. Ren Yuanhao respectfully bowed to the great shaman before approaching his nephew.
The infant lying on the bed cried incessantly, his eyes closed, regardless of anything. Even when his cousin held him, he didn't stop.
Ren Yuanhao, with no experience at all, couldn't figure out what was going on.
Just then, Wang Xin squeezed through the crowd.
"Brother Hao, let me see."
Seeing the girl's fair skin and how familiar and enthusiastic she was calling him "Brother Hao," everyone naturally assumed she was Ren Yuanhao's girlfriend.
Wang Xin carefully picked up the baby from the bed. Her movements were skillful. Using the oil lamp, she gently parted his small mouth and saw that his gums were covered with white things, densely packed, which was chilling to behold!
Ren Yuanhao and his cousin leaned forward simultaneously, asking in surprise, "What is this?"
"This is difficult. It's thrush. We must go to the hospital immediately to get some disinfectant. Once the illness is cured, the child will stop crying."
Cousin hesitated. After all, in this backward place, the words of the shaman were like those of a divine messenger. If he said it was the work of evil spirits, then it was.
"Little girl, what do you know? Stop delaying this shaman's ritual and leave quickly!"
"Haozi, take your girlfriend and move aside."
"If she can guess correctly, what do we need our great shaman for? Hurry, hurry."
Cousin's tone was relatively polite, but his wife was already getting impatient.
"This is really thrush. My sister had this illness when she was young." Wang Xin looked very anxious. She knew very well that if thrush wasn't treated promptly, it would definitely cause a high fever, which, in these conditions and environment, would undoubtedly be fatal!
"DiDi, this system not only has the Vajra Strength Pill but also divine elixirs that cure all illnesses. The system has listed the pills for you. Please select to pay."
A playful萝莉 voice of the system appeared in Ren Yuanhao's mind at the opportune moment.
"Damn it, you're trying to fleece me without holding back! Tell me, how many points will it cost this time?"
"Minor ailments, 100 points is enough."
"You say it like it's nothing, that's 100,000, miss!"
"This great immortal has scanned it. If the medicine isn't administered tonight, your nephew will be on the verge of death. Saving a life for 100,000, is it expensive?"
Ren Yuanhao had actually been prepared to pay earlier, but the reputation of the great shaman was too high. Under such circumstances, it was difficult to make his cousin and his wife believe Wang Xin and his own judgment.