Chapter 509: Retribution
When the goddess heard that they were coming for the plague, she closed her door and thanked the guests, and after several pleas, she found the head of the village to lead the way, and only then did they meet.
As soon as they met, the goddess asked straight to the point, "Have you done anything in your village that hurts the heavens and reason?" ”
When the village chief heard this, he shook his head and replied, "Our village is full of people, where can we do something against heavenly principles." ”
The goddess was silent for a while, then turned back and took out a small basin full of water from the back room, and took out a small packet of white powder from the drawer of the cabinet next to her, and poured it in.
Ignoring the astonished eyes of others, she plunged her white hands into the basin and drew a clockwise circle, and the basin soon rolled as if it had been boiled by fire.
The village chief was so surprised that he was about to tell the goddess to be careful of her hands, when he saw a white elk from the water, and then his face became ugly.
His expression was seen by the goddess, and she slowly smoothed the water in the basin with her hands, and recited an unknown incantation, straightened her waist again, and wiped her hands dry with a white cloth.
Everyone felt a little strange in their hearts that a person so old could have such delicate hands, like a girl's.
"Have you seen anything in the water?" The goddess asked, a hint of coldness in her eyes.
The village chief and the others couldn't hide it, so they nodded and replied that they had seen it.
"It's just that I've seen it so simple, haven't you done something else, you know, ghosts and gods can't be deceived!" The goddess's tone became even colder.
As soon as the village chief saw that he couldn't hide it, he told the truth.
It turned out that at the beginning of the year, a white elk covered in blood was lying in a pile of wheat straw at the entrance of the village.
This white deer is different from ordinary deer, there is a hidden light in its eyes, and it looks like a person is crying.
Villagers passing by felt that this thing was ominous, and because this year's harvest was not good, no one was willing to care.
Uncle Wang, who lived at the entrance of the village, was widowed in his early years, and his son died in an accident, and he had been alone.
As the days passed, Bailu's injuries gradually healed, and his relationship with Uncle Wang improved.
The white deer also often brought some game, mushrooms and other foods from the mountains, sometimes even gold and silver, and Uncle Wang soon became the richest man in the village.
I've heard of animals repaying their kindness, but it's the first time I've heard of Bailu, who can be exchanged for money.
Soon, there were a few lazy young people in the village who were worried about Uncle Wang's property, and they even secretly followed the white deer into the mountain together.
But they all disappeared not long after entering the mountain, and the deer was like a ghost, and it looked like an ordinary beast.
Since it was no fun to follow Bailu, several people turned their crooked brains to Uncle Wang.
One night, while Uncle Wang was asleep at home, several people secretly entered through the window, wanting to steal property, but as soon as they entered the house, they saw the white deer standing in the courtyard staring at them.
This surprise was not trivial, and several people were stunned in place, could it be that this deer is really a psychic spirit?
People tend to react in two different ways when they are in extreme fear, the first is to be scared and want to run away, and the other is to become angry.
Li Si, who was in the lead, was the second kind of person, he picked up the knife he carried with him and stabbed the white deer, but at this time, a person rushed out next to him and pushed the deer aside, and he was stabbed.
It turned out to be Uncle Wang, who was still sleeping just now, after being stabbed at this moment, the blood that flowed out stained his chest red, and after just a short while, he swallowed his breath.
As soon as Li Si saw that there was a fatality, he took the lead in running out of the window and escaped, but when he ran to the village avenue, the white deer stood in front of them again.
The deer's mouth opened and spit out a string of incomprehensible language, at first a few people just felt scared, this deer has really become a sperm, is it going to be eaten by it tonight?
But after the white deer finished reading, he turned around and jumped a few steps and disappeared into the darkness.
Although it seemed that his body was suddenly cold, Li Si and the others did not pay attention to it, but they were much more relieved, after all, the beast is still a beast, and they can't turn the sky upside down.
But the old man Wang is really dead, this disaster is a bit big, fortunately, the village chief is Li Si's own uncle, and several people went to the village chief's house overnight to discuss with him.
After the village chief, who was woken up in the middle of the night, was also trembling when he heard this.
But after thinking about it, this is his own nephew, and the old king is also old, even if there is no such thing, I am afraid he will not live for a few years.
So he instructed a few people to sneak back to the old king's house overnight and bury his body somewhere at random.
After a few days, he released the word, saying that the old king and Bailu had entered the mountain together.
A lonely old man like him, no one cares even if he disappears, let alone walking with a deer, let alone having no suspicions.
After a while, the matter was over, but a few months later, a lingering rancid stench emanated from a wasteland at the east entrance of the village.
The smell was not only strong, but also gathered and did not disperse, and no matter what the wind was around, it wafted into the village.
Anyone who smells this smell will feel chest tightness and shortness of breath, and within twelve hours, he will be sick and unable to get out of bed.
This strange disease is also very contagious, and in the blink of an eye, half the village is infected.
The first to die was the guy named Li Si, and his death was extremely painful.
The whole body festered, bleeding from seven holes, and he lived at home and wailed for two days, and finally a big hole cracked in his chest, and after squirting out a breath of blood, he really swallowed his breath.
Then there was his family, and the people who went to do things together that day.
However, the matter did not end there, and more villagers also contracted the disease, which was regarded as a plague because it was so painful and contagious.
The village chief didn't think about it at the time, but after looking at the white deer in the pot, he understood the cause and effect of the incident.
"That mage, do you want to be a little tired and go to our village to help drive away evil spirits?" The village chief took out a bag of silver taels, which at that time was already a lot of money.
But the goddess didn't even raise her eyes, "Exorcism? You have sinned against the mountain gods, and you are receiving retribution! Whoever helps you crack it will suffer karma, and I will not interfere in this! ”
When the village chief heard this, it turned out that the white deer was actually a mountain god, so not all the people in the village would suffer, but now the only one who could help him was the goddess in front of him.
So he knelt down directly and begged the goddess to be kind and help their village with tears in his eyes.
Perhaps thinking that the mountain god's punishment was too severe, the goddess thought for a while and then said, "Well, my mana is not enough to resist the curse imposed by the mountain god. ”
"You can go to the Black Wind Mountain, fifty miles from here, there is a Batu Cave halfway up the mountain, and there is a black spring in the cave, which should be dry when you go."