Lingxian Zhenjun

Chapter 444 The Legend of the Snake Demon
"Oh, my shoulder hurts, Liu'er, come here and change the handle. After picking it for more than ten miles, the skin on my shoulder is worn out."

"You deserve it, I told you to be lazy on weekdays, look at Brother Taozi who came out of town with you, nothing happened at all."

The young man who came over had thin arms and legs, murmured and took the pole from the middle-aged man, and continued walking with the man named Tao Zi carrying pigs and sheep.

The three walked and chatted, the heavy baskets were shaking up and down, and when they came to the dirt road leading to the entrance of the village, they happened to meet the bullock cart coming over. The three of them were all from the village, so they were naturally a little wary of outsiders.

The middle-aged man rubbing his shoulders walked faster, walked up to the old cow, raised his chin: "What do you do?"

"Oh, I'm here to..."

Chen Yuan's words paused, seeing their vigilance, she directly asked about Yulong Mountain, which she had never heard of before, fearing that something was wrong, so she smiled and arched her hands before taking a short breath.

"I'm a craftsman, performing woodcarving performances everywhere, big brother, you've seen the weather, it's about to rain, where is there a place to go, I saw a village here, I thought I would use the eaves to shelter from the rain .”

It is impossible for the two people carrying the cattle and sheep to stand here and wait. They said hello and went back first. The middle-aged man who stayed behind poked his head and looked into the car. Apart from a Taoist with a dark face, there was another one who was sleeping soundly. Little Daoist, and puppets hanging around.

"The Taoist chief hitchhiked halfway."

Helping monks is often found in the village. The man didn't suspect anything, but frowned at the fat Taoist's face: "That Taoist priest, what's wrong with your face..."

"I am born with a dark face." The fat Taoist endured the pain, pretending to be nonchalant, "I have never heard of a person with a dark face, how upright is his character?"

"Ah yes."

The man was a little annoyed by the Taoist priest's words, so he stopped talking quickly, and didn't say much more. After all, the old man in the village had reminded him that there are two kinds of people in the world that should not be offended, those who are officials, and those who are monks.

"Brother, you need to take shelter from the rain, so of course we have nothing to say, that's right, there will be a master coming today, and the priest in your car won't mind."

Before Chen Yuan could speak, the fat Taoist inside cut his voice.

"They are all monks, each walks his own way, each recites his own scriptures, if you don't mind, let's go, don't talk too much."

Chen Yuan pretended to have a helpless expression and smiled at the man, who also nodded in understanding, and walked beside the ox cart, asking Chen Yuan to drive back to the village with him, so that if others asked, he could also help Chen Yuan Say a few words.

"Brother, in fact, you came at the wrong time."

"what happened?"

"We have a Dharma meeting in our village tonight, and we invited the masters from the temple to come."

Chen Yuan was a little curious: "Could it be that the village is haunted?"

"Well, it's okay if there are ghosts. Ding Xingwang is a villager. There are more than a dozen strong boys. They are full of yang energy. They are not afraid of ghosts, but they are afraid that they will not come."

That man was also a chatterbox, and when he opened the chatter box, he became a little excited.

"It's actually the river at the entrance of our village. The source of the river flows out of the mountains. No one knows how long it is. I heard from the old people in the village that they organized the young and strong in the village to explore the source when they were young. It’s not the end, the more you go in, the steeper the mountains and the denser the forests, so they all come back.”

Chen Yuan smiled: "Maybe it came from other states and counties, what's so strange about that."

"It's not surprising, but there is a flood every few years, and the fields that have just been planted are flooded directly. If you are a farmer, you don't feel bad."

When we arrived at the entrance of the village, a lot of villagers who were rarely seen outside had already gathered here. When they saw the man coming back, they all came forward to say hello, and asked about the ox cart next to him, as well as Chen Yuan and the fat Taoist on it.

"It's going to rain heavily. Those who come here to borrow the eaves to shelter from the rain are hard-working people. Don't make things difficult for everyone. I will clear my house for him to hide from the rain."

The man's surname was Xu, and he explained to the surrounding villagers that Chen Yuan also clasped his hands in the car and looked around. Apart from the suspicious villagers, there was also a small wooden platform built on the side of the dam, which should be from this village. The monks invited here will be able to chant scriptures to drive away evil spirits.

"Big brother, come with me."

The man who explained over there interrupted Chen Yuan's thoughts, beckoned to him, and walked in front to lead the way.His house was at the back of the village, except for a blind old woman who ran away with someone a few years ago, there were no other people in the small courtyard consisting of three simple thatched houses.

"Brother Liu, you are still doing such a sensuality at this ceremony. What's so weird about that river outside? Halfway through your talk, it made my heart itch."

After Chen Yuan got off the ox cart, she bowed to the blind old woman sitting under the eaves, and followed the man into the house to tidy up.

"Hey, it's actually a flood. There is a big flood every five years. Everyone is used to it. But the last time there was a flood, some people saw a long shadow in the water waves. I'm afraid it will soon catch up with this house. I don’t believe it’s so big, how can such a big guy live in the mountains? One cow at a time, I’m afraid he won’t be able to fill his stomach.”

"That's walking, what do you know!"

At this time, the blind old woman sitting outside suddenly said, "It is said that when a snake grows into a big snake, it will turn into a dragon. If a dragon wants to become a dragon, it will set off a flood. The scales on his body and the popularity of the nearby villages will help him."

"I know mother."

The man responded with a smile, and turned around and whispered: "Don't believe it, the old man is like this, he heard the wind is the rain, and he said it was a bastard a few days ago."

Chen Yuan nodded with a dry smile, and was about to answer when the old lady's words followed.

"Don't think that mother can't hear it. Think that mother is scaring you as a prank? Tell you, mother's father was swept away by a dragon in the flood. Don't believe me, when your mother was young, she saw it in the mountains. A girl in a white dress, young and beautiful, with a good-looking figure, is much, much better-looking than anyone my mother has seen, but just because your grandpa took a second look back then, and then there was a flood in the village, your grandpa couldn't Standing at the entrance of the village, I was suddenly thrown down by a big wave and swept into the water, without even a sound, just disappeared."

Speaking of this, the old woman seemed a little excited, and the crutch in her hand made a 'bang bang' sound on the ground.

"That woman is so beautiful, she must be a monster in the mountains. How can a human being be so beautiful? Mother, I can be sure that the monster in the water is her!"

"Mom, don't get excited, don't get excited."

The man went outside to appease the old woman.Chen Yuan in the room frowned. The beautiful woman she heard from the old woman's mouth, her appearance and clothes, combined with the fact that this is near Yulong Mountain.

'Could it be Bai Susu? '

What's the matter, haven't been here for many years, and changed to cannibalism?
he thinks.

(End of this chapter)