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The Lama continued, "The moment the Tibetan doctor's finger was bitten off, he realized that the beggar was the old man who told him to soak his finger in butter. Now, the doctor knew that this old man was no ordinary person. He must be a very talented living Buddha, or a real Buddha. The beggar bit off the doctor's golden finger and left. The Tibetan doctor immediately picked up the Four Distinguishing Skeleton, wanting to see if there was a way to bring his golden fingers back to life. A faint voice came from the human skin skeleton, the Tibetan doctor could not understand anything, it turned out that the skeleton was speaking ancient Chinese. The Tibetan doctor's golden fingers were gone, and the furuncle on his wife's mouth could not be cured. A few days later, his wife's furuncle completely stuffed her mouth shut, unable to eat, starving to death. Things weren't over yet. The news of the hidden doctor's golden finger being bitten off had spread like wildfire. There were no longer rich people who came to visit him. Then his son took opium and was addicted to it, but could not be saved, his daughter died of childbirth, and the Tibetan doctor had no choice. Finally, the son of the Tibetan doctor consumed the opium and emptied his fortune. When the Tibetan doctor finally realized that he had been punished, he was already destitute to the point where he no longer looked for the poor people. In the past, he would never return to the city, and his son, who had been addicted to drugs, had burned down his mansion, causing his son to lose his life in the fire. The doctor stood by the ruins of his home, looking around at the countless tombs around him. He threw himself into the temple and became a lowly Lama. Afterwards, he took that piece of Four Distinguishing Skeleton skin and left the hidden grounds, traveling to the Central Plains to return the Four Distinguishing Skeleton back to the people of the Central Plains. has fulfilled my final wish. "

Ye Gui looked at the Lama in front of him and finally understood that what he had heard was not a story.

"You are being held here?" Ye Gui looked at the Lama's rotten thigh, "What's it for now?"

"I left my hiding place and came to the Central Plains, searching for the successor of Huang Chang." The Lama said slowly, his hand fumbling in his bosom. He pinched out two lice and threw them on the straw beside him. "But I haven't been able to find them."

"Huang Chang is not a real Taoist," Ye Gui said. "He is just an official who wrote down the scriptures, he doesn't have a sect. Of course there can't be a successor. "

What a pity." The Lama said, "I was looking everywhere for information on Huang Chang's successor. The fact that he had the Four Divisions Yin-Yang Skeleton in his hands was also known by everyone, so a Taoist priest came looking for me, hoping that I could give him the Four Divisions Yin-Yang Skeleton. "I told this Taoist that the person who had been arguing about the Yin Yang Skeleton must have been a doctor, not a Taoist. He was rejected.

"And then he reported you to the police?" Ye Gui asked curiously.

"Because no matter what he did, he couldn't get me to give him the Yin-Yang Skeleton of Four's," the lama said. "He also knows magic, a kind of magic that makes people unable to move. He searched my entire body but couldn't find what he wanted, so he forced me to ask where I hid the Yin-Yang Skull of Four's, which I certainly wouldn't say. In the end, he reported it to the authorities, saying that the alms bowl in my hand was a human skull, and that I had killed someone to take it off. "

"You really killed people and used their skulls as your alms bowl?" Ye Gui asked, "I heard Mr Lee say that the Tibetan Lama does this."

"I found the skull in the ruins of the fire," the lama said. "My son's skull, and the fact that I used it as a bowl is a reminder of my past sins."

"But the authorities do not believe you," Ye Gui said. "No wonder."

"That Taoist had a relationship with the government," the Lama said. "So he put me in jail for murder, but he couldn't convict me, so he kept me locked up in the name of the Monk of the Demons. He tortured me a few times, and my leg got crushed by a rod. It looks like I won't be able to get out of here in this lifetime."

When Ye Gui heard this, he remembered that he was also facing a disaster for no reason. The situation was not much better than the Lama in front of him.

The lama calmly said, "I have committed a heinous crime. After experiencing this kind of thing, I would be repaid for it. The Daoist Priest still hasn't let me go. When I can no longer hold on, he'll hand over the Yin-Yang Skeleton to him." What I'm worried about is that after I die, the Yin Yang Skeleton will not be handed over to Huang Chang's descendants … "

"Then what are you going to do?" Ye Gui looked at the Lama, and the Lama looked straight at Ye Gui.

"Unfortunately, I am also waiting to be executed," Ye Gui sighed and said, "Otherwise I could help you fulfill this wish of yours."

"You are a doctor," said the lama. "You have been reading the Scriptures for several days in a row, and perhaps this is the will of heaven. Otherwise, why did you meet a doctor with me before I died, and perhaps you were one of the Buddha's people?"

"I already told you, I can't protect myself." Ye Gui said, "I want to help you too, but I can't."

"You are not short-lived," the Lama said.

"Mr Lee also said the same thing," Ye Gui laughed bitterly, "But not long after, I was captured and entered."

The Lama started to cough and looked extremely weak. He no longer spoke to Ye Gui and slowly untied his robes, revealing his chest. Then, he closed his eyes and started to chant. After a while, in the dim light, a head slowly emerged from the Lama's chest, then became clear. It was a small skeleton, like a tattoo. The Lama gently placed his hand under his shoulder, lifted the skin on his chest a little, and then slowly peeled it off.

Ye Gui felt chills run down his spine, but he quickly understood that this was the real Lama's real skin. The piece of human skin that was being peeled off was the Yin-Yang skeleton mentioned earlier. Ye Gui could also see that once the human skin left the Lama's chest, a peony would appear.

"I only have one request, give this to Huang Chang's descendant. If you can't find Huang Chang's descendant, keep it safe, it will be of great benefit to you."

"Great benefit?" Ye Gui asked blankly.

"Remember my story." "Don't forget."

After the lama finished speaking, his body immediately became weak, and he became extremely dispirited as he laid limply on the ground. No matter how Ye Gui called out to him, he did not answer.

As Ye Gui held onto the piece of human skin, he didn't know if he should accept it or return it to the Lama.

Just as Ye Gui was at a loss, the prison door was pushed open, a ray of sunlight shone in and the prison guard walked in. Ye Gui had no choice but to put the four pieces of Yin-Yang Skeleton into his arms.

When the jailer walked to the outside of Ye Gui's cell, Ye Gui shouted to the jailer, "It seems like the lama beside you is not going to make it."

"None of your business," said the jailer. "You should worry about yourself. Your good day is here. "

Hearing that, Ye Gui was immediately stunned, could it be that Steward Zhou could not wait until after the autumn, and wanted the officials to kill him?

"You can go now." The jailer said, "You're lucky that Madame Zhou was saved. Steward Zhou is in a good mood, so he will not pursue the matter with a quack doctor."

"What?" Ye Gui could not believe his own ears.

"In the future, if you don't have the ability, don't treat others." The guard replied, "Just go and do some small business."

"Didn't Madame Zhou die?" Ye Gui asked, "How did she come back to life?"

"You have to thank Doctor Xue," the jailer said. "You should thank Doctor Xue yourself. You'll know when you get there."

The prison warden opened the prison door and released Ye Gui's shackles. After bringing Ye Gui out of the cell, Ye Gui stood under the sunlight, unable to open his eyes.

"Doctor Xue." Ye Gui at least knew that it was his favor to be able to take back his life.