Chapter 251 [Big Black Snake]

Under the bright moonlight,

Although it is late winter, in the deep mountains, the sound of insects can still be heard from time to time.
In a relatively vast open space, weasels one after another kept running while making "squeaking" sounds, adding dry wood to the fire burning nearby, dispelling the cold nearby and bringing warmth. meaning.

Beside the fire and a flat, wide tree stump, Lu Zhengyi and A Yong sat on the ground.

On the opposite side, the white-haired weasel was standing on the edge of the tree stump, holding a hollowed-out piece of wood in the palms of his hands that were only about the size of one finger, and drinking the honey water inside.

"Squeak."

After drinking the honey water, she enthusiastically greeted the person and cat in front of her to drink quickly.

In front of Lu Zhengyi and A Yong, there was also an empty wooden cup.

"Well, not bad."

Lu Zhengyi was not polite, picked it up and drank it in one gulp.

The taste of this local honey is very mellow, which is quite different from the artificial honey outside.

Coupled with this cold, sweet mountain spring water, if it is summer, it will be quite delicious.

Ayong next to him also jumped on the tree stump, rolled up the cup with his tail, poured it into his mouth and drank it in one gulp.

Seeing their careless movements, Mrs. Huang's little face showed a humane smile.

The last time they met, their meeting was not pleasant.

As soon as they met, I was taken by someone else's hand.

So just now, when she noticed that Lu Zhengyi was going up the mountain, she immediately packed up her luggage and planned to run away.

But I didn't expect that he was going too fast and was blocked at the door.

Fortunately, the situation seemed to be stable during this meeting.

"I would like to apologize for my previous rudeness." Lu Zhengyi put down the cup and looked at Mrs. Huang across from her politely. "After all, she is an old lady who is over 200 years old. In the previous meeting, I seemed a little too rude. ”

Later, after learning the cause of the matter from Yu Wenxiu, he could actually understand this situation.

After all, he has such a good-looking old man in his family.

After some old people reach a certain age, their habit of showing off becomes more and more serious. Especially people like Mrs. Huang and Dad who have achieved some achievements in their lives always hope that young people can respect them.

Regarding this, I cannot say that it is a good behavior, but I cannot say that it is completely bad either.

At least that's the case here with Lu Zhengyi.

He does not require everyone to remain as humble and courteous as they were when they were young, or to show humility to younger generations when they grow old.

This seems too noble and too perfect.

What kind of behaviors and practices each person has at different ages is everyone's own choice.

There are many people with various shortcomings around Lu Zhengyi. At most, he can give some small guidance, but more often than not, he just respects their own choices and silently watches them fight for their choices. Get good or bad results.

People are only human because they have shortcomings.

"Squeak."

Old Mrs. Huang stretched out her small palms and waved them, as if to say, 'Don't worry' or something like that.

"Actually, in addition to expressing my apology this time, I have two other things to do when I come here." Lu Zhengyi said softly, "When we met last time, I mentioned to you about going down the mountain. What do you think? "

"Although the environment in the mountains is more liberal, the cities below the mountains have developed rapidly over the past few decades."

"Various things, maybe you..."

He solicited loudly.

But halfway through speaking, he watched Old Mrs. Huang shake her head and scream.

Lu Zhengyi could guess the meaning of her previous reaction from her actions, but this time, he could only tell that the other party rejected the proposal, but he could not figure out the meaning of the "Zhi Zhi Zhi".

He didn't understand the other person's language.

Lu Zhengyi looked at A Yong next to him, trying to solve the language barrier problem through A Yong.

But then, the old lady Huang in front of her suddenly screamed a few more times towards the side.

Soon, after filling up the firewood, the several weasels that were playing nearby seemed to have received some order and swooped towards the distance.

After a while, they came from a distance carrying a small bag.

Lu Zhengyi could see that these weasels were wild beasts that had not yet developed their intelligence.

Only because of the guidance of Mrs. Huang, they were able to perform such humane actions.

He looked at the small bag in confusion. When they first met, Old Mrs. Huang was carrying this bag among her many bags.

Under his gaze, Mrs. Huang took the bag and took out...the mobile phone with the power bank plugged in.

Then, she skillfully turned on the phone and clicked on the screen.

"Although we mostly go up the mountain for activities now, it's not impossible to go down the mountain. Occasionally we will still go to nearby towns and cities to buy some things."

A robotic voice sounded from the speaker of the mobile phone, "Don't think of me as an old lady who doesn't understand anything. I have to watch the news every day when I get up."

"And I've also searched for your young man's name. When your movie "The Grudge" was released, I went to the nearby county to see it. I was exhausted from traveling so far."

"After watching the movie, I can probably guess what you want me to help you with. But unfortunately, old lady, I have been busy for decades, and now I just want to take a rest, unless you force me to help you. , I would be willing, after all, I can’t beat you.”

Oh, I still buy things and I am still a fan.

However, Lu Zhengyi was not surprised.

After all, Mrs. Huang has shown her ability to confuse people like hypnosis before. If she really wants to go down the mountain, it is quite convenient to move.

"I didn't expect that Grandma Huang is also an expert at surfing the Internet." Lu Zhengyi looked at her with a smile, "If that's the case, then I don't seem to have any conditions that would make you willing to go down the mountain with me, so this matter ends here. Bar."

This spiritual creature that has lived for more than 200 years is different.

Seeing that she was showing courtesy to others, Mrs. Huang took the initiative to talk about the matter.

In this way, if you really have forced thoughts, you will be embarrassed to do it.

"But your movie is good. After it is released, I will definitely go to the theater to support it."

But then, Old Mrs. Huang continued to use the reading function of her mobile phone to say, her words were relaxed and relaxed, "Don't worry, old lady, I can just dig up some medicinal materials on this mountain and buy them for thousands of dollars. The movie tickets will definitely be worth it." I won’t miss you.”

She casually explained that every time she went down the mountain, she bought and sold in a serious manner according to the rules, instead of directly robbing people in a misleading way.

"You have lived for so many years, so you definitely won't bully those little babies."

Lu Zhengyi followed her words, "As for the second point, it actually has something to do with our Ayong."

He looked at A Yong, who had been staring at Old Mrs. Huang curiously since they met. "This little guy has never seen other people of his kind since he was born spiritually. He doesn't even know that he has other abilities besides speed, strength, and wisdom." What's so different about other cats?"

"So this time I brought him to meet you. On the one hand, I want to get to know the seniors in cultivation. On the other hand, I also hope that he can get guidance from you, a senior."

"Ayong has been with me for a long time, and I have regarded him as a member of the family, but unfortunately, I have no experience in this area and cannot help him."

If it were a human being or a ghost, he could still say a few words.

But Lu Zhengyi has no past experience with spiritual creatures like A Yong.

"No problem, I rarely see people of the same kind, so I'm very willing to help." Old Mrs. Huang used her mobile phone to communicate the words, while nodding towards Ayong, "Speaking of similar people, if you need to find someone like me... Spiritual beings, I remember you called us that.”

"If you need to find a spiritual creature like me, I have a target to recommend to you."

"But that guy is quite dangerous. I always treat him with caution when I face him. Of course, I think you can probably handle it easily. After all, you are the most special person I have ever met."

Maybe I should say monster.

At her age, she has certainly seen human practitioners, and she has even worked with some of them.

Like the old Taoist priest in Qingniu Temple, the old Buddha in Leshan Temple, the swordsmith in Longquan Pavilion...

But this was the first time she met someone like Lu Zhengyi.

When they first met, this guy came to her directly and almost shattered her knowledge that she had lived for more than 200 years.

Yes, it's not 'invite the gods', but 'seance the gods'. '

In this world where spirituality is difficult to survive, Lu Zhengyi can actually bless like those true gods that only exist in ancient books.

"That guy is a snake spirit, and he lives on the nearby mountain." Old Mrs. Huang continued to explain, "In the early years, this guy had a pretty good relationship with me. After all, we are both spiritual beings and we are in the same place. The mountains come and go from time to time.”

"But a few years ago, that snake was so crazy that it actually ate a person."

"After that, his personality started to change."

The sound from the speaker stopped here, and she came over with her mobile phone and spread it on the tree stump table.

"Squeak."

Mrs. Huang pointed to the chat software on her mobile phone.

Lu Zhengyi looked carefully, and A Yong next to him also came over with a cat head.

In front of him was a chat interface that he had never been exposed to before. It was not the SMS function that comes with the phone, nor was it WeChat or QQ.

From the interface point of view, it is a bit like the communication system used by employees within the lighting company.

In this communication interface, names such as 'Qu Qingfeng', 'Huang Hu', 'Liu Guodong'... appeared, and they all looked like their real names.

As for what they said, most of them were topics related to spiritual practice.

However, there is a long gap between speeches. It often takes several days or even half a month before anyone replies.

Above, Lu Zhengyi also saw a familiar name - "Bai Guanshan". '

"Is this Taoist Master Guanshan of Yangxin Guan?"

He asked, looking at the old lady Huang in front of him in confusion.

"squeak."

Old Mrs. Huang shook her head, and then she reached out and tapped the other person's name on her phone.

Subsequently, a simple contact information appeared on the mobile phone interface, but other than that, there was no more information.

But just a phone call is enough.

Lu Zhengyi is very familiar with this number. This is the mobile phone number of Taoist Guanshan.

In this case, he probably knows who is using this software.

Immediately afterwards, Lu Zhengyi did not go to reminisce with Taoist Master Guanshan, but looked at the news records that Old Mrs. Huang asked him to read.

After briefly reading the content, he understood.

In addition to the old lady Huang, there is also a big black snake nearby in this mountain range, which has also existed for hundreds of years.

Twenty years ago, poaching was particularly serious.

Since there are very few people in this area, it has certainly become the target of many people.

At that time, a poaching gang provoked the big black snake and was eaten.

If this matter only came here, probably no one would know about it and would investigate it.But later, the big black snake was addicted to food or something, and began to attack people in nearby villages. This attracted the attention of some people, and almost got in trouble with Old Mrs. Huang.

But fortunately, she traveled out in her early years and made many friends. They all knew her as a person, so they were excluded when dealing with it.

"Isn't it already dealt with?"

Lu Zhengyi looked at her doubtfully, "Is he not dead?"

"He's not dead, he's locked up."

Old Mrs. Huang picked up her phone again and started typing, "I was told that killing him would cause trouble, so I locked him up and asked me to help keep an eye on him."

"What else is there to say?"

Lu Zhengyi looked strange, "Then we can only wait until he dies of old age."

But as he spoke, he seemed to remember something, "Oh yes, there seems to be such a saying."

When I first met Taoist Master Guanshan, he once said that harming spiritual creatures would be punished by God.

He also mentioned in his words that spiritual creatures are auspicious and beneficial creatures to the surrounding environment and people.

But once someone plots against them, even a spiritual creature will become a problem.

"Then you hope now..."

Lu Zhengyi looked at her strangely.

"Take him away. I'm not happy to guard this big black snake here all day long." Old Mrs. Huang pressed the screen with her fleshy palm. "Others are not absolutely sure that they can kill him without killing him." To suppress him, so he can only be locked up by force, but you might be able to.”

"……Row."

Lu Zhengyi hesitated for a moment but did not refuse, "Then I will report to them now?"

Even if someone doesn't ask for this favor, he will be happy to help.

But after all, it was Guanshan Taoist people who locked up this big black snake here. Now that they want to take this snake away, they have to be notified to some extent.

As for whether the black snake could be suppressed, he had not thought about it.

"The report is ready."

But as soon as he finished speaking, the loudspeaker in Mrs. Huang's hand gave an affirmative answer.

She held up her phone, and in the group chat just now, a message had been sent.

"I plan to give the big black snake away."

The words were brief and urgent, but the content was not detailed enough.

"You'd better tell me about the situation here."

Lu Zhengyi reminded helplessly, "I don't mind being known by them."

Now that his situation is known to Taoist Master Guanshan.

Most of the other people in this group also understand.

If that's the case, there's no need to hide it at all.

"I know you know some of them."

Old Mrs. Huang tapped the screen and replied, "The people from the crew were the ones they sent to deal with it."

"But what they do is very troublesome. There are a lot of procedures. If you want to take away this big black snake, you have to go through a series of discussions and decisions later."

"You follow me now to release this black snake. We'll kill it first and then play it. Then, I'll come back to guide this kitten."

As she said that, she jumped off the tree stump while holding her cell phone.

The moment he took the phone back, Lu Zhengyi clearly saw that there were already many replies in the chat box, but Mrs. Huang ignored them and pretended not to notice, planning to get the matter done first.

Her attitude has been made clear.

Lu Zhengyi helps her deal with this troublesome black snake, and in return, she will help point out A Yong.

"Let's go."

Lu Zhengyi glanced at A Yong and motioned for him to jump on his shoulders.

This matter seems to be a transaction, but whether it is Black Snake or her helping to teach A Yong, it is beneficial to him.

As for other people, they may find it troublesome.

After all, the black snake can't be killed, and it seems to be quite strong. If he insists on taking it away, he doesn't know how to deal with the aftermath.

You can't just find a place to throw it away, such as the sea.

So what is the difference between this and discharging sewage into the sea?

Old Mrs. Huang led the way, looking back from time to time to see if Lu Zhengyi was following.

One person and one ferret climbed higher up the mountain one after the other. She didn't stop until she came to an open space near the cliff.

"It's here."

This time, Mrs. Huang did not let her waiting children and grandchildren follow her, and started digging up the soil herself.

The two petite animal paws were scratching in the soil, and not long after, a small pit appeared in front of Lu Zhengyi.

In the pit, an object similar to a coffin can be vaguely seen.

The coffin was not buried deeply and could be easily dug out.

"Aren't you afraid that some other people, or some unintelligent animals, will come and dig up this coffin?"

Lu Zhengyi asked curiously.

He thought it would be such a secluded place, but ended up burying the snake in a coffin.

"Not everyone can open this coffin."

Old Mrs. Huang dug up all the soil next to the coffin, but she couldn't lift it out. "Kitty cat came to help. This coffin is a bit heavy."

When she finished speaking, two palms fell from in front of her, and then the coffin was taken out from inside as if it were made of plastic.

"Om-"

The coffin was placed on the ground by Lu Zhengyi, causing a burst of dust.

By the moonlight, he carefully observed the material of the coffin and the patterns on the coffin board.

It was unclear whether the dark red lines on the pure black coffin depicted products from Taoism or Buddhism, but this object reminded Lu Zhengyi of something.

The wooden box that originally contained Nuo noodles came back from the Warring States.

According to the courier boy at the time, the thing was not for sale.

But now when Lu Zhengyi looked at the coffin, he felt... strangely familiar.

These things were definitely not made specifically for the purpose of imprisoning or transporting anything. It was more like they originally contained other things or people, but were later found by Taoist Master Guanshan and others, and the objects and people inside were taken away. Even destroyed.

Then, they made the best use of the wooden box and coffin outside.

But Lu Zhengyi didn't study it in detail. After all, the stone statues he picked up and the items belonging to the wandering gods in Taicheng were actually similar.

Although in today's era, there are fewer and fewer people practicing.

But those old objects passed down from ancient times, if properly preserved, still seem to have a certain power today.

Even the Nuo noodles in his hand are probably considered such special items.

'If you want to open this thing, I remember...'

Old Mrs. Huang groped around in the coffin, seeming to be looking for something.

Lu Zhengyi didn't bother her either, so as not to be damaged by others.

This black snake is a problem. I should be able to take it away, but maybe those people will come to collect the coffin.

"Crack-"

After a while, Mrs. Huang seemed to have touched something.

There was a sound like a rolling wheel inside the coffin, and then the lid of the coffin was pushed open little by little.

A chill overflowed from the coffin, and even Lu Zhengyi couldn't help but take a few steps back.

He actually felt a bit cold.

This is the first time since I remembered my past life.

The chill was definitely not caused by the black snake enclosed in the coffin, but by the coffin itself.

This made Lu Zhengyi mutter again, wondering which dynasty and generation the coffin belonged to and who the owner of the coffin was.

And in it, a big black snake was curled up in a circle, like a piece of snake cake.

"Is this called a big black snake?"

Lu Zhengyi looked at Old Mrs. Huang next to him in confusion. This coffin should be prepared for others, and it was not big.

Now the black snake is coiled in a circle just right. Is this called a big black snake?
"He became smaller after he was stuffed in." Old Mrs. Huang used the speaker of her mobile phone to give the final explanation, "Please be careful later. Although he didn't live as long as me, he was much stronger than me. Extremely cruel."

As she spoke, she quickly backed away.

"Squeak."

As she ran, she called Ayong to come with her, "Zhizhizhi."

A Yong stood on Lu Zhengyi's shoulder, hesitated for a moment and did not move.

"I'll have a hard time coping later, so it won't be too late for you to leave."

Lu Zhengyi said casually to A Yong, then stretched out his hand to grab the black snake in the coffin.

But as soon as he put his palm into the coffin, his expression turned serious.

Lu Zhengyi could feel that there seemed to be some power in the coffin, slowly suppressing him.

Before his strength was reduced, he quickly took out the black snake, and then looked into the coffin curiously.

Compared with the black snake, Lu Zhengyi was more interested in this coffin.

But this coffin, like the stone statues and Nuo noodles, are all dead objects.

Lu Zhengyi looked at it for a long time, but couldn't see anything strange. The main reason was that it was not professional.

"hiss--"

It seemed that leaving the coffin allowed the black snake to regain its strength and wake up from its deep sleep.

Lu Zhengyi could clearly feel that his cold scales were as hard as metal. He was groping for his arm, and after a while, it had wrapped around his entire arm.

At the same time, as his eyelids opened, his vertical eyes stared straight at him, showing no emotion.

(End of this chapter)

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