White Bone Evolution Guide

Chapter 33 Simple and Honest Folk Customs

One vehicle after another arrived, and the town's security team rushed over.

Gu Qingyi was still tending to her wounds.

After all, the injury was serious and there was a cut, so cleaning and disinfection were quite troublesome.

"Ask them about the mosquitoes," Gu Qingyi said.

A middle-aged security guard approached Hanzi: "Do you have any sense of direction?"

"No, Zhichao fell into a coma too quickly. It was late at night, and I don't know where he came from," Hanzi said, shaking her head.

"Do you have the phone numbers of his friends in Team Six? Zhichao had drinks with Team Six at noon, ask them." Old Bai asked, scattering cigarettes.

Hanzi quickly took out her phone and dialed a number.

No one heard.

The second one went unanswered.

The third one, the fourth one...

It wasn't until the fifth call that someone finally answered.

"Hey, Hanzi, I called you for drinks at noon but you didn't come. What's up with calling me at this hour?" A loud voice rang out.

"Where did Zhichao go after drinking with you guys? Something happened to him," Hanzi said.

"What happened?" the loud-voiced man asked hurriedly.

"Just tell me what they went to do," Hanzi said urgently. "Just tell me directly, don't ask me all sorts of questions."

The loud voice said, "We went up the mountain to pay respects to our ancestors. Wasn't Wu Zi's great-grandmother's grave collapsed? We drank together to help repair the grave. Han Zi said he would burn some paper money for his father while we were at it, so we went up the mountain together. I drank too much, so they didn't take me. What exactly happened... *beep beep*"

"Up on the mountain," Hanzi said quickly.

"Do you know where up the mountain?" the middle-aged security guard asked.

"I know, I'll take you there," Hanzi said. "There's a road about a kilometer ahead that leads directly to Dragon King Mountain, where our ancestors are buried."

"Let's go up the mountain," the middle-aged security guard called out, looking at Hanzi. "You'll come with us; you don't need to get out of the car."

"I'll go with you," Old Bai said. "Young man, you don't know much about the mountains. Give me your phone, I'll contact them if there are any problems."

Hanzi thought for a moment and then handed over the phone.

The older generation certainly knows more about the situation on the mountain; some young people don't even know where their ancestors' graves are.

Old Bai took the phone and said, "Go back and help Boss Gu serve the pigs. Don't let this interfere with important business."

"Alright." The men exchanged glances and said, "If you haven't returned by the time we finish feeding the pig, we'll all go up the mountain together."

The security guards quickly got into the car and left.

"Come on... we didn't get on the bus."

Guo Jin and Liu Hai wanted to go in, but there wasn't enough room in the car.

"Want to go by bike?" asked the man with the side-swept bangs.

Guo Jin glanced at the car: "Never mind, I'll run there."

"Don't make things worse. We need someone to wait for him to wake up," Gu Qingyi's voice rang out. "Go take a look around the area, check the breeding farm, see if there are any problems. What if that thing has come down from the mountain?"

"Okay." Guo Jin replied, surveying his surroundings with his side-swept bangs.

After watching them leave, Gu Bai got out of the car.

Gu Qingyi had already stitched up the wound and started bandaging it.

Gu Bai stepped forward and patted Zhi Chao's body. The insect eggs had been completely removed; the special medicine really worked.

The lingering smell of the old-fashioned popsicle is still inside me; it hasn't been completely dispelled.

Specially formulated medicine, targeting only mosquitoes.

Silently, the scent of the old popsicle was removed, and Gu Qingyi finished bandaging herself.

The woman stood at a distance, not daring to make a sound, for fear of disturbing Gu Qingyi.

"Auntie, she's fine now. She just needs to rest for a couple of days," Gu Qingyi said.

"Okay, thank you, thank you." Only then did the woman dare to step forward, thanking her repeatedly.

Gu Qingyi said, "No need to be polite. He's fine now. I need to wake him up and ask him what's going on."

"Okay, please ask, please ask," the woman said hurriedly.

"Drive the car to the pig farm first. The situation was urgent and it wasn't appropriate to move it. Now we don't need to stand here in the cold wind," Gu Qingyi said.

Hanzi quickly stepped forward and rode his bicycle.

The pig farm has a separate office with a sofa and air conditioning.

Gu Bai carried Zhi Chao to the sofa, and Gu Qingyi pressed the Baihui and Neiguan acupoints.

A muffled cough sounded, and Zhichao exhaled and opened his eyes.

"Zhichao." The woman and Hanzi quickly gathered around.

"Mom, Hanzi," Zhichao called out, then, as if remembering something, struggled to get up: "Quickly call for help, go up the mountain to rescue them."

"The security team has already gone up the mountain. Tell me what happened." Gu Qingyi gently pressed him down, but it was like a boulder pressing him back onto the sofa.

Zhichao glanced at her security uniform and heard the security team heading up the mountain: "They might not be able to find it..."

"Make a call. Uncle Bai has gone up the mountain. He brought my phone with him," Hanzi said.

Zhichao patted his pocket: "I dropped my phone in the mountains."

The woman handed over her phone and dialed Lao Bai's number.

"Auntie, what's wrong?" Old Bai's voice rang out.

"Third brother, we had an accident in front of my father's grave. My father's grave was dug up. It was dark at the time, so we couldn't see anything. It should have been a person, and it was very strong."

We, a group of six, couldn't win. The other side was ruthless. We scattered and ran, agreeing to go in two directions: Dragon King Temple and home. They should have taken a detour.

Zhichao recounted at a rapid pace: "When I returned to the village, I encountered a huge mosquito and was bitten. I felt dizzy and thought I was going to die, but luckily I arrived at Hanzi's house."

"Okay, we understand," the middle-aged security guard's voice rang out.

"I couldn't get through to them on the phone before," Hanzi said.

"Mom, I'm going to their house to take a look," Zhichao said.

"We'll go with Hanzi. You need to rest now." Gu Qingyi stood up and said, "Gu Bai, wait for me a moment. Don't rush off. It's not safe on the road. I'll have Guo Jin stay behind."

"You should take him with you; he's no use staying here," Gu Bai waved his hand.

Gu Qingyi thought for a moment and said, "I'll leave you a hand grenade."

He took a steel ball grenade, handed it to Gu Bai, and called for Guo Jin to leave.

Hanzi followed him out.

They really trust themselves; they even gave me a grenade.

The White Bone Demon, holding a hand grenade, was quite pleased with the mother crab's trust.

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The door opened, and a man with slanted bangs walked in, enthusiastically offering cigarettes and betel nuts: "Brother Bai."

"I don't smoke, I don't eat, thank you." Gu Bai waved his hand.

Liu Hai handed the cigarette to Zhichao again, and he took it.

He lit a cigarette and said with his bangs askance, "Brother Bai, my name is Gu Xiaojiao. If you need anything, just let me know. I'm a straightforward guy, and I'll never refuse as long as it doesn't violate my principles."

"Where are you from, brother?" Zhichao chimed in.

"Mingyue Town, Guyue Village," Gu Xiaojiao said.

"That Guyue Village in Nanming City?" Zhichao asked in surprise.

"Yes." Gu Xiaojiao nodded.

Zhichao slapped his thigh: "I believe you since you didn't say a word. My ex-girlfriend is from there, and let me tell you, your area is really..."

"The people are simple and honest," Gu Xiaojiao said with a smile.

"Truly simple and honest." Zhichao gave a thumbs up.

After finishing his cigarette, Gu Xiaojiao went outside for some fresh air.

Gu Bai glanced outside in surprise: "They're quite adept at handling things. No wonder they managed to win Guo Jin over like a brother. Why are the people of Guyue Village so simple and honest?"

This little dragon went out to help pull the pigs.

Zhi Chao said, "In the past, he was notorious in Nanming City for fighting and brawling. Most of his associates were involved in shady dealings, and he was a frequent prisoner."

After the crackdown, with no other options, he took odd jobs in various places, but his stubborn nature remained, and many places specifically refused to hire people from the Southern Ming dynasty.

"So this is what it means to have such simple and honest folk customs," Gu Bai said with a smile.

"The people there are really fierce; sometimes there's nothing to be afraid of..."

"Holy crap, who the hell do you think you are? You think you can just stick your claws out at the pig that Brother Bai has his eye on? And you even dared to bite it directly..."

"That's really something!"

Gu Bai said, "Don't come out, I'll go out and take a look."