Xuanyuan Jue

Chapter 3
The large fence outside the front gate of the capital in the winter of the 31st year of Guangxu
It was snowing all over the sky for two full days.It wasn't until it was time to light the lamps that they stopped sparsely.In front of Yuelai Inn, the shopkeeper Lao Wang slumped his head and squatted on the stone steps at the door, one bag after another, sucking on the copper-mouth dry tobacco pot.The slightly closed triangular eyes were filled with bloodshot eyes.

Snow blocked the official road and blocked the passing merchants.On such a large street, not even a dog can be found.There is a thin moon in the melancholy clouds, shedding a little gloomy light, mottled and mottled, reflected on the snow-covered snow.

The oil lamps in the stack were like beans, trembling, bursting out a few lanterns from time to time, dragging the shopkeeper's figure for a long time.

"what……"

A woman's cry suddenly came from the inner hall.The movement sounded extremely strange, scratching the liver and hooking the heart, mournfully pulling the guts, like a wild cat making a fuss, or moaning on the verge of death.

"Cough, cough, cough!" A puff of thick smoke choked in his throat, and old shopkeeper Wang suddenly became short of breath.Veins popped out on his forehead, his withered eyes rolled open, and his wrinkled face was suffocated into pork liver.

After working hard for a long time, old shopkeeper Wang spit out a mouthful of yellow phlegm.When the thick phlegm came out of his throat, he went limp and collapsed on the steps, panting heavily.

After a long delay, old shopkeeper Wang got up.Thick, sap-like tears dripped down the gully on his face.On the floating snow under the feet, densely packed small potholes were dissolved.

Suddenly, the old shopkeeper Wang wiped his cheeks and cursed at the empty street: "Jin Cai, you bastard, you haven't come back yet... The man in charge is going to die! Find a woman who can guide the childbirth, but you never come back?" Find Hei early! You bastard...have you been caught by a wolf..."

"God...you don't have eyes!" Old shopkeeper Wang stood up abruptly, with his arms outstretched, screaming, "I have built bridges and repaired roads in my life, and I have never done anything harmful to nature! You have already taken My dying son, do you still want to rob my grandson?! Three generations of the old Wang family are single-handed, and this is the only blood left... Please! Please open your eyes and show mercy! Don’t let our Wang family die Root, no incense..."

Some hysteria annoyed the dog who thought it was dead.Big ones, small ones, fat ones, thin ones, all barked desperately.One after another, the barking of dogs tore through the night.

Outside the archway on the street, a group of black shadows loomed indistinctly.When they got closer, they realized that there were two donkeys.The donkey's legs were bent and its lips were cut, and there was a woman on its back.The old donkey moved its hooves slowly, making a dull "clack" sound.The one leading the donkey is Jin Cai who is faltering.

"You son of a bitch! You're back!" Old shopkeeper Wang ran forward to meet him like a madman.

Jumping forward, old shopkeeper Wang didn't even care to wipe away his tears, he snatched the old woman and dragged her into the inner hall.

"Don't...don't talk..." The woman's face was bloodless, her mouth was vague, "take a breath...take a breath first..."

"Old sister, let's save people first! My daughter-in-law is about to lose her grip!" Old shopkeeper Wang couldn't help but dragged the floor and dragged the woman into the inner hall.

Jincai was tired and out of shape, just as he grabbed the donkey's bit tremblingly, unexpectedly staggered and bumped into the donkey's belly.Both man and donkey fell into the snow nest, unable to move for a long time.

Lying on the snow, Jincai gasped heavily.The drenched hot sweat melted with snow water, and together with the hot breath, it turned into a white mist, covering it in a blur.

In the inner hall, old shopkeeper Wang brought a sea bowl. "Old sister, take a sip of ginger soup to invigorate the blood, so save your life!"

Without further ado, the mother-in-law took the bowl and took a big gulp.After eating the ginger soup, the frost on the mother-in-law's face faded a little.She hiccupped, then rubbed her hands vigorously: "Go... let's have a look..."

Upon hearing this, Mr. Wang hurriedly led the old woman to the inner room, and the old woman followed behind with her little feet bumped.

When he came to the inner room, old shopkeeper Wang raised the door curtain, but quickly turned his head away, turning his face away.

Seeing this, the mother-in-law only thought that he was avoiding his daughter-in-law to give birth.But when she glanced into the room, she actually gasped!
In the inner room, the charcoal fire was burning so hot that it made people's skin ache.But the woman's hands and feet were cold, as if she had fallen into an ice hole in three or nine days.After a while, the woman felt that her knees were weak, and she couldn't stand on one of them, so she squatted on the ground.

A mattress was spread on the kang, and a naked woman was lying on it.I saw her belly swelled high, her two white legs were spread apart, her arms were drooping on the edge of the kang, hanging weakly.The woman had a strange expression on her face.Her eyes were half-closed, and the corners of her lips were slightly raised, revealing a sly smile.Viscous saliva flowed from the mouth, very fishy.Black blood was bubbling from nostrils, ears, and buttocks, staining the sheets in a mess.

Suddenly, the woman straightened her upper body, and her waist began to twist like a water snake. Following the violent convulsions, the woman's hands and feet swayed frequently, as if she was having sex with someone.

"what!"

A scream escaped from the woman's throat.This piercing sound was heart-piercing, but mixed with some waves, it turned into a sharp thorn, piercing straight into the ears.

The old woman fought violently, her stomach was churning, she retched a few times, she climbed up while supporting the wall, trembling, she wanted to flee through the door.

"Old sister, where are you going?" Old shopkeeper Wang was quick-eyed and grabbed the old woman tightly.

The woman clutched her chest, and her tone changed in horror: "I can't take it! Your job... I can't take it!"

"I can't do it!" The shopkeeper Wang fell to his knees with a plop, tears streaming down his face, "This situation...is different from other production...but this...but both lives, big and small, are in the hands of my old sister Ah! Old sister! Please do me a favor! My old Wang family... only has this little hope left, if there is another mistake... the whole family will be ruined..."

The woman closed her eyes tightly, bit her lips tightly, no matter how hard the shopkeeper Wang begged, she just shook her head and waved her hands desperately.

There was nothing left to do, Mr. Wang wiped his face suddenly, stared at his blood-red eyes, and said word by word: "Let's do it! If my sister is willing to help, I will give you half of the inn's property! I will give it to you again!" Go to the temple to ask for a longevity tablet, offer it with incense every day, and pray for the old sister to be blessed and live longer! Old sister... I beg you! If you don't do it...the two lives...will die before your eyes!"

After finishing speaking, the old shopkeeper Wang bowed his waist and kowtowed, his head hit the brick floor with a "dong dong" sound.

The woman hesitated when she saw it.The current situation is really not easy.If you leave this door with a wave of your hand, the mother and child will undoubtedly die.If the news is about to spread, the neighbors are afraid that they will poke their backs.With a bad reputation, who would dare to ask her to deliver babies in the future?Besides, Mr. Wang made another big promise.The business of Yuelai Inn is not small, and half of the wealth is enough for him to live comfortably for the rest of his life!

Thinking of this, the woman thought to herself: "I have been a stable woman for decades, and I have delivered at least a hundred or eighty babies. What kind of stillbirths, deformities, freaks, etc. have I never seen it? Just afraid of this naked woman?! What's more, as long as this job is done well, the money for the elderly will be settled! Yes! Since ancient times, wealth and wealth are sought, and you can take it!"

The mother-in-law was blinded by profit, and her courage grew a little.She glanced at Mr. Wang's shopkeeper, braced herself, and approached the kang step by step.

After weighing it over and over again, the old woman finally rolled up her jacket sleeves and ordered Mr. Wang to fetch some hot water and bring some clean bedding.

Seeing that the old lady let go, how could old shopkeeper Wang dare to neglect?Rush out and get everything you need in a blink of an eye.Because this matter is tricky, the mother-in-law can't care about the taboos between men and women, so she leaves Mr. Wang, the shopkeeper, waiting to help.

After the mother-in-law hastily cleaned her hands, she returned to the kang to fiddle with.She settled down, took a pillow from the head of the kang, and stuffed it under the woman's waist.Immediately afterwards, he exerted more strength to support the woman's legs.

Seeing the wriggling under the woman's belly, the mother-in-law frowned slightly, and said to the woman: "Can you use your strength?"

But after asking several times, the woman still didn't answer, two cold eyes of resentment came out from her half-opened red eyes.It seemed that the violent fetal movement did not bring her even the slightest bit of pain.

The mother-in-law shivered, with cold sweat breaking out on her forehead: "She...why hasn't she moved?"

Shopkeeper Wang said anxiously: "Maybe I'm confused from the pain...Old sister, hold on tight!"

"Don't rush," the mother-in-law wiped off her sweat, "I'll think of a way..."

The woman couldn't do anything, so the mother-in-law had to stroke her stomach.But with a stroke, the fetus started to move in the abdomen.The mother-in-law panicked, and her back was wet with cold sweat.How could an unborn fetus be so powerful?Helpless, the old shopkeeper was in a hurry, so the old woman had no choice but to resist her panic and continue to rub.

Gradually, it seems to have some effect.The fetus moved a few times in the abdomen and slowly moved towards the cervix.The mother-in-law was overjoyed, busy pressing harder.After a while, a little finger stuck out from inside the woman's buttocks.

"It's broken!" The mother-in-law was startled.If the baby's head does not come out first, it must be dystocia.If it is delayed for a long time, the baby may suffocate to death.

In desperation, the mother-in-law couldn't care less, she grabbed the little finger and pulled it out.But as soon as she grasped it, the woman felt pain in her palm, and when she looked down, there was a bloody gash in her palm!

The mother-in-law was buzzing in her head, and she was blinded immediately.On that little finger, there are actually sharp long claws!
In the blink of an eye, a hairy, bloody freak burst out of his abdomen.The freak shook his arms, and splashed the blood and flesh on his body, splashing the woman's face.Freaks are small, but they move with ease.Mucus dripped continuously from the wet fur, exuding a foul stench.

Suddenly, the freak opened his eyes, revealing his dark green eyes, and then he bared his mouth and let out a sinister smile, with the twisted fangs in his mouth, very ferocious.That frightening appearance is simply an evil ghost crawling out of Abi Purgatory!
"Quack... quack quack..." The ghost screamed a few times, and with a kick of his hind legs, he jumped on the woman's shoulder.

The mother-in-law's eyes burst into blood, and she was frightened out of her wits. She groaned her throat twice, and then fell straight to the ground.

(End of this chapter)