Chapter 88 There is a ghost (5-star review required)
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When Kulokas climbed the mountain carrying a large bag of gold, he arrived at the entrance of the cave.
Only then did I see Captain Gel happily eating and drinking.
Kurokas lowered his head and looked at the dust and mud on his body, and he couldn't control the urge to hit someone.
So I, an old man, have to work so hard while you, a young and strong man, are just slacking off here?
"Captain Gul!"
Seeing the miserable state of the man and the cat, Captain Gel remembered that he and his companions were working hard to find the recording pointer. He was so busy making a fortune that he forgot to inform Kurokas and Lab that they didn't need to continue searching.
"Hahaha, Uncle Kulokas, come over and have something to eat. I feel like I haven't met this good friend for a long time. He insisted on inviting me to have a meal. Sorry, I forgot to invite you to come and eat together."
Gel said shamelessly, running over and pulling Kurokas to sit down, and at the same time calmly put the large bag of treasure on his back into the system space.
"Luckily we found the record pointer, otherwise this trip would have been in vain with such an unreliable captain."
Kurokas placed the record pointer on the table and pretended to be talking to Lab. Considering that there were outsiders present, he thought he should restrain himself and give the captain some face, otherwise he would definitely take action with his explosive temper.
"Meow meow!"
Lab also nodded in agreement, and by the way, he wanted to refute what Kurokas said because he was the one who found the pointer.
Lab was waving his cat paws, gesturing how he had gone through so many dangers to finally find this important recording pointer. However, he was picked up by Gel and thrown into the bucket to wash off the dirt on his body.
"Haha, that's great. I didn't expect you to find the record pointer so quickly. Fortunately, you came along. Kulokas and Lab are really reliable!"
As he said this, he threw a set of clean clothes to Kurokas. Seeing that this man and cat were in such a mess after such a big fuss, Gel was embarrassed to say that he already had dozens of record pointers.
"Hmph~ That's for sure!"
Upon hearing this, Kurokas and Lab both raised their heads 45 degrees proudly.
The cave suddenly became noisy, but Xia was the only one sitting alone watching quietly with a kind smile on his face. He felt that today was the happiest day of his life. The cave, which was usually deserted, became lively and full of the atmosphere of life.
"Hello, Kulokas, my name is Kilipipi Modred Masala Brightman Sia."
Kurokas was also stunned, especially since Xia was speaking very slowly. By the time he read the last part of the long name, he had already forgotten the previous parts.
"Um... Hello, Senior Xia."
After getting to know each other, Kurokas and Xia had a pleasant chat.
After having enough wine and food.
"Senior Xia, how about I take your pulse and check your body?"
Kulokas volunteered, but he was too embarrassed to continue calling himself old man during the interview in West Asia.
Kurokas felt that his Chinese medicine skills had improved recently. Seeing that Xia was old, Kurokas wanted to check his pulse before leaving out of kindness.
"Good work!"
Xia cooperated and stretched out his hand and placed it on the table with his palm facing up. Kurokas placed his index and middle fingers on his wrist.
"Gudong!"
I saw Kurokas suddenly trembled and couldn't help swallowing his saliva.
He once suspected that there was something wrong with his sense of touch, and quickly tried with his other hand, but still felt nothing.
Kurokas raised his head warily and glanced at Xia secretly.
It was dimly lit in the cave, so Gel lit an oil lamp. In the light of the fire, Kurokas could see clearly that Xia had a meaningful smile on her eerie face. Kurokas felt goose bumps all over his body.
"Ah!! There is a ghost!"
He screamed and jumped up from the stool in fright, then he stepped back with Lab in his arms and looked at Xia nervously.
"Captain! Come to my side! Hurry up! This old man is a bit weird!"
Xia looked at Kurokas innocently, then turned to look at Geer, both of them looked confused.
"He's not a human! No, to be more precise, he's not a living person! This old man has no pulse!"
Just as Gel was about to ask a question, he heard Kurokas explain the reason. He felt a little helpless, but also relieved. He chewed and swallowed the food in his mouth, then waved his hand to signal Kurokas not to get excited.
"Don't panic. Sit down first. You can't just read the medical books I gave you blindly. There are so many races in this world, and people's bodies are so different from each other. There are also all kinds of strange people with special abilities, so many things can't be generalized."
Seeing how calm and composed Geer was, Kurokas realized that it must be a special situation that led to his misdiagnosis. He scratched his head awkwardly and sat back down at the dining table.
Geer continued:
"Try to feel Senior Xia's pulse again."
Kurokas nodded, put two fingers on Xia's wrist again, and said with a serious look:
"Captain, still no pulse!"
"Don't be so anxious, just wait and see."
As Gel spoke, he picked up another piece of food, put it in his mouth and chewed it.
"Plop~"
"Have it!"
About half a minute later, Kurokas finally felt a strong pulse beating at his fingertips!
"How strange! Why is this happening? Captain, you must know the reason, right?"
Kulokas was confused and asked Ger for advice.
"There's nothing strange about this. Look at Senior Xia's back."
Kurokas had actually seen such a big turtle shell a long time ago and thought it was a decoration.
Ger continued.
"Senior Xia is actually the human-beast form of an animal-type devil fruit, so he has animal characteristics. The heartbeat frequency of animals like tortoises is very low. When hibernating, it may even only have a heartbeat for several minutes. That's why you mistakenly thought there was no heartbeat."
"Ah, I see. I'm glad to hear your advice!"
Kurokas said, turning to Xia:
"I'm sorry, Senior Xia, I offended you."
"Hey, it's okay!"
Xia smiled and waved his hand casually. Not only was he slow in temper now, he also spoke slowly, so he liked to express himself concisely. His talkativeness was also indirectly cured, and he felt more and more like a reclusive master.
After Xia removed his human-beast form and turned back into an ordinary old man, Kurokas diagnosed him and found that although the old man was almost a hundred years old, his body was still very strong! If nothing unexpected happened, he could really cultivate into an old monster.
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