Wu Zhiyuan's heart was awe-inspiring, the moonlight in this ravine was unknown and a little dim, so he slowly took a few steps closer to the person in sackcloth, and walked to her side, only to find that the person had gray hair and seemed to be an old woman.

Wu Zhiyuan felt strange in his heart, and asked, "Old woman, what are you doing here?" ”

The old woman stopped pounding with a mallet in her hand, did not raise her head, her voice was hoarse but the speed of her speech was extremely slow, and she replied in a profaned tone with every word: "Are you--not--see-see-me--wash--clothes--clothes--?" ”

Wu Zhiyuan was standing behind the old woman's side at this time, and he couldn't see the thing in her hand, but he saw the appearance of the mallet, Wu Zhiyuan was from a peasant family, and he recognized it as the wooden mallet used to beat clothes during laundry. He was stunned in his heart, there was no water in this ravine, how could he wash clothes here? This old woman's words and deeds are strange, and she shouldn't be an ordinary person.

Thinking of this, Wu Zhiyuan subconsciously looked down at the compass in his hand, and couldn't help but be shocked, only to see the compass pointer swinging wildly, indicating that this old woman was an evil thing that had been wandering nearby.

Wu Zhiyuan settled down, pretending to know nothing about the identity of the old woman, but he was more vigilant in his heart. He continued to ask: "In the middle of the night, there is no water in this ditch, why do you wash clothes here?" ”

The old woman sneered, her shoulders shook a little, she still didn't look up, and replied in a hoarse voice: "Do you think I am willing to wash clothes here?" Our family always wears only new clothes, and the old clothes that we take off will never be worn again, let alone brought here to be washed. ”

Wu Zhiyuan was even more puzzled when he heard this, and asked again: "Since your family has always worn new clothes, why do you still wash this old clothes?" ”

As soon as the words fell, the old woman's shoulders twitched violently a few times, she calmed down for a moment, and replied slowly: "You asked well, then I will tell you the reason, my child was killed by the wicked yesterday, and he only left me this old clothes that he worn, this old clothes is the only relic he left me, you say, should I wash this old clothes properly and keep a memory?" ”

Hearing the old woman's words, Wu Zhiyuan's heart slammed, he vaguely felt that the old woman's words seemed to mean something else, so he hurriedly asked: "...... your child" Speaking of this, he suddenly stopped, he originally wanted to ask "What is your child's name", but he felt that it was inappropriate, so he changed his words, "Where was your child killed?" ”

"It's in the bamboo forest over there." The old woman slowly stretched out her hand and pointed to the bamboo forest not far away, but still did not look up.

Wu Zhiyuan followed the pointing of her finger and saw that it was about the location of the Moon Shadow Fuxian and the two middle-aged men at this time, that is, the place where the straw rope would break every time the coffin walked there. He already knew in his heart that the strange old woman in front of him was really not very human, and in order to prove his guess, he continued to walk slowly forward a few steps, and at the same time looked at the clothes that the old woman had washed.

At a glance, Wu Zhiyuan suddenly felt a chill down his spine, and he was terrified, only to see that what the old woman was holding in her hand was not a dress at all, but a snakeskin.

The skin of the snake is translucent white in color, and it is obvious that the snake sheds its skin when it molts. Snakes will grow a little after molting, and at the same time, the skin that will be taken off will be abandoned, and new skin will grow on the body, no wonder this old woman said that her family never wears new clothes, never old clothes, it turned out to be this metaphor.

After confirming the identity of this old woman, Wu Zhiyuan slowly took a few steps back, trying to keep a certain distance from the old woman, he calmed down, and said softly: "There is a saying that there is a debtor who is wronged, since the old woman and your child were killed, you should go to the culprit who killed your child, find out the truth, and should not be angry with others." ”

The old woman let out a weird sneer, and said sharply in a hoarse voice: "What a wronged debtor, yes, the culprit can't be let go, but the accomplice must not be spared!" ”

Speaking of which, Wu Zhiyuan has basically concluded the relationship between the old woman in front of him and the big snake killed by Brother Qiao, it seems that the death of Brother Qiao and the six young people who carried the coffin for Brother Qiao are all caused by this old woman, and the body of the big snake must have been taken away by her. But Brother Qiao's body disappeared out of thin air from the coffin, could it be that this old woman did it?

Wu Zhiyuan was just about to ask again, but he heard the old woman say slowly: "Young man, I advise you, everyone sweeps the snow in front of the door, don't care about the frost on the tiles of his house, meddling in things will only harm yourself." ”

The meaning of her words was already very obvious, and there was a warning at the same time as persuasion, Wu Zhiyuan hurriedly said: "Old woman, I didn't want to care about this matter, but now that seven names have died, I am a disciple of Maoshan Mountain, and it is also my duty to catch ghosts and eliminate demons." ”

When Wu Zhiyuan said the words "Maoshan disciple", the old woman's figure shook suddenly, and seemed to be touched, Wu Zhiyuan hurriedly struck while the iron was hot, and continued: "Presumably you already know the truth of the matter, your child's death was completely a misunderstanding, Brother Qiao rescued a person from the bamboo forest, but I didn't expect that person to become a snake and escaped from Brother Qiao's house, for the safety of the whole village, Brother Qiao chased him to the bamboo forest, maybe beat your child to death by mistake, and Brother Qiao was later bewitched by you and hanged himself, Even the six young men in the village who carried his coffin were scared to death by you, and the grudge between you and the village should have been settled, so this matter will end here. I know that you are a fairy in the mountains, as long as you promise not to harass this village in the future, not to hurt innocent people again, and to return Brother Qiao's body to the village, I promise not to embarrass you. ”

Unexpectedly, as soon as Wu Zhiyuan's words fell, the old woman suddenly burst out laughing, the laughter stopped suddenly, she turned her head to look at Wu Zhiyuan suddenly, the pair of miserable white eyes stared at him coldly from the gap in the drooping hair, Wu Zhiyuan looked at her four eyes, and suddenly felt a chill hit her heart. The old woman said sharply: "What an arrogant junior! Decades ago, I was enlightened by a Maoshan veteran, hiding in this Nine Insects Mountain to practice, never being the enemy of the world, so the Maoshan Taoist priest is also kind to me, I originally planned to sell a love to you, but I didn't expect you to say something crazy! Do you know that the old way back then also gave me three points! You are just a hairy boy, you are still young, and you dare to threaten me? ”

Wu Zhiyuan was stunned suddenly, knowing that his words were a little heavy, at this time he had already annoyed this old woman, this old woman's words should be true, it seems that she is not an ordinary spirit snake, she can turn into a human form, I am afraid she has become a sperm.