Chapter 6 First Arrival in the Provincial Capital
I was still asleep, but when my father said this, I stood up, grabbed my shovel, and ran up the hill.
When I arrived at the mountain, there was a group of villagers in front of my grandfather's grave, and they pointed and talked about it, but when they saw me coming, they all got out of the way.
I saw that there was a large hole more than one person thick in the graveyard of my grandfather, and from this hole, I could even clearly see the coffin inside, but the coffin was also broken, and there was nothing in it.
"How so? What about my grandfather? What about snakes? ”
I asked the crowd, but they all shook their heads.
"We really don't know where your grandfather is."
The third brother of the neighbor said to me:
"That's it when we found out, and the python we caught just now is so big, as thick as a water tank, we can't hold it down at all, and it runs away."
When I heard the third brother's words, I only felt that a stream of blood rushed to my brain, and the whole person staggered.
Just as I was about to fall, a hand suddenly grabbed me.
"Ghost needle, don't worry!"
A neutral voice came from behind me, and I turned my head to see an old man in his sixties standing behind me at some point.
"Who are you?"
I don't know how this man met me, but since he chose to appear at this time, he can't escape the matter with my grandfather.
"I'm a friend of your grandfather, and I came here when I knew that your grandfather was gone, but I didn't expect it to be a step too late."
The old man said to me:
"You find some soil to cover the graveyard first, and I'll tell you about it slowly."
At this moment, my brain was numb, so I could only follow the old man's words, cover up my grandfather's grave first, and then take the old man home.
"I think you must have a lot of questions to ask."
The old man sat on the sofa, took a sip of tea and said.
"I have a lot of questions, but I don't know what to ask."
When the old man saw me like this, he let out a long sigh.
"Well, if I knew your grandfather, it was forty years ago! We were both travelling at the time, and when we came to this village, we found some problems, so we worked together to deal with them, and since then the two of us have become very good friends and have traveled together. ”
The old man opened his mouth leisurely.
"Later, the two of us encountered danger, although we survived, but we were hit hard, and since then, your grandfather has returned to this village, married his daughter-in-law and had children, while I have returned to my hometown and started a small business, until now."
The old man briefly introduced himself, and I gradually came back to my senses in his brief description.
"What do you call it?"
I bowed my hand to the old man, but the old man signaled that I didn't need to be polite.
"When your grandfather called me Ninth Brother, you can call me Ninth Brother!"
I nodded.
"Ninth Master, since you have the same ability as my grandfather, then you should also know what is going on with my grandfather, right?"
I don't believe that my grandfather's tomb was robbed, and the tomb robbery was all for the treasure, how could he move it with the corpse? I had to figure out what the hell was going on with my grandpa!
When the Ninth Master heard me ask, he hesitated for a moment before he slowly spoke.
"Alas! Looking at the way you look now, you should inherit your grandfather's mantle, right? Well, since your grandfather chose you, then I'll tell you about it! ”
"Twenty years ago, a big python ran from your grandfather's hand, you know about it, right?"
I nodded.
"Yes."
"This python should be regarded as a python immortal with Taoism, but it took the wrong path and chose to use harmful methods to improve his cultivation, which is against the way of heaven, so your grandfather must accept it."
I nodded and motioned for the ninth master to continue.
"But there is a price to do like your grandfather, so your grandfather's current situation is his retribution, and more importantly, he wants to protect you! That's all you need to know, and don't ask for the rest. ”
The ninth master didn't tell me everything, but just persuaded me not to ask again, even if he asked, he wouldn't tell me.
"So what do I do next?"
I looked at Jiu Ye in a very confused way, and I didn't know what to do.
"Since your grandfather has passed on the mantle to you, then you must shoulder the heavy responsibility of the snake boss and continue to fulfill the duties of the snake boss!"
The ninth master patted me on the shoulder heavily, which made me a little stressed.
"I know, you're going to study in the provincial capital, and it just so happens that my business is over there, you come with me, and I will take care of you and protect you on behalf of your grandfather!" And if you are with me, you can be regarded as having a care, and your parents will be relieved! ”
After a series of blows, I no longer have the ability to think independently, so I can only nod at the Ninth Master.
"I can go with you, but I'm going to pack my things."
I went back to my grandfather's small bedroom, took the row down, put it in the little box that my grandfather had left me, and packed it together and put it in my backpack.
"What should you do? Will they release you, or will they take you with them? ”
I picked up the little red snake and said to myself, after these two days of getting along, this little guy has become familiar with me, no matter how I hold it and play with it, it will not bite me, just wrap it around my hand and look at me, even now.
"Let's take it with me, I'm a snake old man, I'm not afraid of snakes!"
In this way, after packing up my things, I said goodbye to my parents, my grandfather, and this small village where I had lived for many years, and set off with the ninth master.
The two of us finally arrived at our destination after running for hours on the road, and unlike the apprehension and sadness along the way, I am now more relaxed and relieved.
I have to say that there were so many people in the provincial capital, squeezed one by one like canned sardines, and I was almost pushed out of the train station by the crowd.
"This way!"
Out of the train station, Jiu Ye took me into a taxi, and after racing all the way, I came to a place similar to the junction of urban and rural areas.
"Ninth Master, your place is similar to my grandfather's house!"
I teased the ninth master, but I didn't expect the ninth master to smile at me.
"Hehe, you don't have to be too happy, your school is on the next street."
When I heard Jiu Ye say this, the smile on his face suddenly disappeared.
"Come on, look at my little shop."
The ninth master took me into a store room, and then introduced to me:
"This is my fortune-telling parlor, which specializes in fortune-telling and also includes watching things, breaking things, and so on......"
When I heard the Ninth Master say this, I immediately felt amazing, you know, before I came here, I would only catch snakes, and nothing else.
But unexpectedly, the ninth master shook his head.
"Actually, as long as you know how to catch snakes, the rest will be done slowly, your grandfather should have left you notes and other things, you read more and learn more, if you can't, come and ask me!"
The ninth master is very generous.
"Upstairs there is a bedroom and toilet, you live here and no one bothers you, I'll go home and live."
I nodded when I heard the ninth master say this, and dragged the box upstairs.
But just as I was about to walk to the stairs, I suddenly found that there was also a red paper pasted on the Buddhist shrine of the ninth master's house, and three big characters were written on it.
Python Immortal Position!