In the evening, I arrived at the Macheng bus station, followed by a minibus, the road is more and more remote, in addition to the mountains and fields, sparsely populated, all the way bumpy finally to the village that Mao Guili said.

This village is much more backward than I imagined, there is not even a flat cement road, it is all rugged and winding country dirt roads, most of the villages are mud houses, only a few small red brick buildings are scattered, the river at the head of the village is full of garbage and stinking, the mountains in the distance are bald, the mountains are hazy, and the setting sun is slanting down to cover the village with a layer of orange, which shows the desolation of the village.

I called Mao Guili's wife and cousin Aunt Fen at the entrance of the village, and Aunt Fen was very happy to learn that it was the mage introduced by Mao Guili, and said that she would let her man come to pick me up at the entrance of the village.

Not long after hanging up the phone, an old man wearing a straw hat, wearing a torn vest, and rolling up his trousers came to pick me up at the entrance of the village on a dilapidated battery car.

I briefly introduced myself, and the old man politely handed me an inferior red gold dragon cigarette, and I couldn't refuse, so I had to take it and put it on my ear, and then motioned to the old man to lead the way to see his daughter first.

The old man claimed to be Zhang Fulai, and according to his age, I called him Uncle Zhang.

Uncle Zhang rode a battery car to take me home, on the way he asked me about my relationship with Mao Guili, I said it was a friend, Uncle Zhang sighed: "I hope the mage friend introduced by Guili works, by the way, Master Luo, I heard Guili say that the Thai mage was invited, how is it a Chinese?"

I smiled and explained that I was studying Thai mathematics, and that Thai mage was just a general title, and it was not necessarily Thai.

I changed the topic and asked him what the situation was with his daughter, Uncle Zhang sighed again, shook his head helplessly, and said, "I can't say a word or two, I'll know when I see you." ”

In that case, I don't want to ask.

Not long after, the battery car stopped in front of a small courtyard, Aunt Fen was already waiting at the door, and as soon as I got off the battery car, she grabbed my arm, crying with tears in her eyes, telling me that I must save her daughter.

Uncle Zhang loudly scolded Aunt Fen for being a woman, and she knew that crying and crying were annoying, Uncle Zhang urged her to hurry up and cook for the guests, saying that I came all the way from Wuhan and didn't even eat, I waved my hand and said that it didn't matter if I was not hungry, Uncle Zhang said that the door was a guest, and Aunt Fen also echoed and said that she would do it immediately, and then wiped her tears aggrievedly and entered the firewood room.

I glanced at the firewood room, and I still used a very primitive bellows pot stove to cook rice, which also reflected from the side that the conditions of the Zhang family were very ordinary.

I walked around the courtyard, thinking that maybe I could find some valuable old things, which I could buy by the way, not only to make my own money, but also to relieve the pressure on the Zhang family.

Zhang's house is three earthen houses side by side, and the firewood house where Aunt Fen cooks rice is still made of stones.

The earthen house in the middle is the hall, the double wooden door is pasted with a very common fat doll New Year's painting, a man and a woman two fat dolls ride a golden arowana, holding a fairy peach, it looks cute and cute, you can see a big "eight immortals across the sea" sticker on the wall when you enter the door, and the eight immortals table in front also enshrines apples, oranges and other fruits.

I went to the earthen house on the right to take a look, only to look at it and then exited, the room was pitch black, there were two black and white portraits hanging on the beams, it was a pair of very old men and old women, the photos were facing the door, the old man and the old lady in the portraits seemed to be staring at me, weird.

Uncle Zhang came over and said that this was his parents, who had been dead for many years, and the Zhang family had only one son on him, so the three earthen houses were left to him, this house was originally lived by the old couple, and now Uncle Zhang and his family live in this room.

Uncle Zhang urged me to go and see his daughter first, so I had to give up the visit and go to the earthen house on the left with Uncle Zhang, who pointed to the house and said that his daughter was inside.

I frowned, the doorknob of this house was wrapped in a very thick iron chain, and there was a big padlock, I was puzzled to ask what this meant, how can I lock my daughter in the house, and said that it is illegal to do so, it is to restrict personal freedom, even parents have no right to do this.

Uncle Zhang said that he didn't know if he broke the law or not, he only knew that he would not be discovered by the neighbors if he was locked up like this, and his daughter would not run out to embarrass people, otherwise it would be a big trouble for the people in the village to see it, and their family would not be able to live in the village, and they would be driven out of the village at any time.

I was surprised and asked why, Uncle Zhang stopped talking, sighed and shook his head, as if he didn't know where to start, I didn't ask anyway, I saw it right away.

I already have a premonition that this matter is tricky, because with the economic conditions of the Zhang family, I can spend 35,000 to find a Thai mage, which means that the matter has reached the point where it must be solved, and the Chinese folk culture of exorcising evil spirits has a long history.

Uncle Zhang said that the Qiang people live in this area, and the Qiang wizards are very popular, so Uncle Zhang first invited the Qiang wizards, but it didn't solve the problem, Uncle Zhang had to invite the Han gods and witches, but the result was still the same, he originally planned to go to the Taoist temple in the city to ask the Taoist chief to solve the problem, but before he went, Aunt Fen suddenly remembered that there was a cousin and son-in-law who specialized in solving this kind of problem, so there was a matter of finding a Thai mage.

I said in my heart that it would be good if I found a Taoist priest, and the ability of a true Taoist priest with mana in China to exorcise evil spirits is no worse than that of Master Azan in Thailand, and the cost is also low, but it is better to find Mao Guili and spend more money, and I can't say it.

Uncle Zhang took out the key from his pocket and was about to open the door, I moved my nose, and suddenly smelled a smell of blood, as if it was floating out of the crack in the door, I asked curiously why there was such a strong smell of blood in the house.

Uncle Zhang said helplessly that it was the last time the Qiang sorcerer slaughtered a sheep in the room, smeared his daughter's whole body with sheep blood, and chanted the scriptures on his daughter with a bloody sheep's head, singing and dancing, but after tossing for a long time, he said that the one who entangled his daughter was a ruthless character, and he couldn't let Uncle Zhang ask another master, not only did the problem not only not be solved, but also made the house smell of blood, which could not be removed.

At the same time as the door was opened, there was a weak humming sound in the room, Uncle Zhang turned on the tungsten lamp, I saw a woman lying on the wooden bed in the corner, and Uncle Zhang approached to take a look, I was frightened and gasped, goosebumps rose instantly, I saw that the woman's exposed skin was chapped and dry, covered with fish scales, at first glance, it looked like she was covered with snake skin, even on her face, not to mention how weird it was.