"Don't get excited, let me tell you a story." Looking at me, whose face was gradually turning pale, the fat man smiled and waved his hand, signaling me to be calm.

"Legend has it that this is a story that happened in the last years of the Qing Dynasty." The fat man smoked a cigarette and elaborated slowly

"This story is about a butcher in a small town. The butcher opened a stall to make a living, but business was not very good, until one evening, when it was about to close, the stall welcomed a strange customer. ”

The guest was fat, with a big belly, and was wearing a fat coat and a hat, and his wide sleeves were covering his face all the time, as if he was afraid that others would see him. The butcher asked him what he wanted to buy, but he kept shaking his head and not speaking. The butcher seemed to realize that he was a mute, so he pointed to the loin, kidney, and intestines of the sheep in front of the table with a butcher's knife...... and so on. ”

Unexpectedly, the butcher's tentative finger was a nod of the mystery man's head fiercely. After the butcher had cut off the haggis, Mysterio threw down a piece of gold, picked up the offal and walked away.

When he said this, the fat man suddenly stopped and said nothing. It was probably said that he was thirsty, so he stopped and swallowed a large bowl of water.

"And then?" I craned my neck and stared at the fat man for the next step.

Later, the mystery man came to the butcher's stall to buy meat. Every time, I buy sheep kidneys, sheep kidneys, sheep intestines, sheep lungs and other pig offal. And every time the mystery man makes a move, he throws a half-bloom of gold at every turn, although the behavior is strange, but the butcher doesn't think about it. When his ancestral grave was smoking, God sent a big fish to him. Until one day......"

"What happened one day?" I swallowed and asked.

One day, the butcher felt that he was too stupid to do so. Now who sells mutton, which one is really so stupid to sell mutton, and which one is not using cheap dog meat to make the count.

The greedy butcher pondered for a while, bought dozens of dogs from the dog farm, slaughtered the dogs' feet, poured water into them, and hung them on the board, which is known as selling dog meat on sheep's heads. ”

After that, the butcher sold the dog offal as haggis to the mystery man, as is customary

"On the night when Mysterio took the haggis" The fat man deliberately lowered his voice, leaned over, and said slowly in a low tone: "The butcher is dead, and his intestines and kidneys have been emptied, and even the second child under his crotch is gone." ”

As soon as the fat man finished speaking, a cool breeze suddenly blew in the empty room. I immediately felt a chill in my crotch and couldn't help but clench my thighs. With the fat man's deliberately suppressed voice, this story really makes people tremble from the bottom of their hearts!

"You mean to say that the mystery man in this story has something to do with the masked beast?" I asked tentatively

The fat man wiped his dazed face fiercely and said, "No, it's not related, I suspect that the mystery man is the masking beast." ”

"But didn't you say that the mystery guy who bought haggis was a person? And what we saw last night was a complete monster. "I don't know if it's because I'm too stupid, but the fat man said so much that I feel my brain knotted now.

The fat man did not answer me directly, but asked me rhetorically: "Among the animals, which animal is the natural enemy of sheep and likes to eat sheep the most?" ”

The natural predator of sheep? This is a problem that elementary school students don't want, isn't it a wolf?

"Yes," the fat man nodded heavily: "It's a wolf." Then he asked me again, "Last night, the moment the lightning struck, I guess you could see the appearance of the masked beast clearly." Now I ask you, what do you see in that light? ”

I lowered my head and thought for a while, and said, "That monster seems to have the eyes of an owl, the neck of a snake, and the face of a monkey, and its voice is like a mouse...... I recalled it carefully, and there was only so much I could think of.

"No, you're missing something." The fat man interrupted affirmatively: "You missed its hand, and his hand is 100% a wolf's claw." ”

In my confusion, the fat man slowly stood up and paced back and forth in the room.

"There are four hundred and nine gods in the heavens, and one hundred animal gods are hidden in them. But in this world, there are not only animal gods, but also animal spirits? The fat man explained: "The masked beast we saw last night is the resentment of the union of animals after death. He includes the bloodthirstiness of wolves, the ruthlessness of eagles, the greed of snakes and rats, and the flexibility and cunning of monkeys, so the masking beast is also called the five animal souls. ”

"In this way, isn't this world full of five animal souls and six animal souls?" I was a little dumbfounded, in this world, there is no cannibalism, but you say chickens, ducks, beef, pigs, sheep and dogs, who doesn't eat them.

The fat man glanced at me and said slowly, "I can't say that!" The combination of these five animal souls is also quite ingenious. First of all, it takes the five animals after the death of Juyin to differentiate the resentment into an adult. Moreover, the five animals need to correspond to the five elements. You also know that the five elements of yin and yang have infinite mysteries, and if everything is in line with the five elements of yin and yang, and in line with the geographical environment, nothing is impossible. ”

"So...... The mystery man in the story died tragically after selling dog meat? "The fat man's explanation, I gradually sorted out the context in my mind. According to the fat man, these five animal souls are 100% a grudge. And the dog is the most yang thing, the nemesis of all obscure and resentful bodies. Presumably, the butcher angered the masked beast after selling dog meat, and ended up being stripped of his body.

"Yes, as you say! The butcher will die a tragic death because the dog offal is sold to the butcher as haggis. From this, it is not difficult to see the potential wolf nature of this masked beast. Ordinary people think that wolves eat sheep and eat them alive. In fact, the wolf eats the sheep by disemboweling the belly, first eating up the intestines and kidneys, and then slowly eating the meat...... So whether it's a wolf, or a masked beast that has kneaded the wolf's nature, they all have a soft spot for the kidneys of sheep. The fat man was touching his beard, looking like an old pedant teaching his students. Sven said that he felt very relieved, thinking that I was wise and foolish, and my children could be taught. To be vulgar, the meaning in his eyes is: You've finally become smarter.

"Come on, don't always imitate Uncle Qingsong. If you want to pretend to be a force, you have to wait until you grow a beard," I gave him a roll of the eyes without hesitation, and then turned the conversation back to the point: "And now, where should you and I find this masked beast?" "Although the origin of the masked beast has been touched, there is a vast sea of people, and it is not so easy to find him.

The fat man smiled lightly and asked me again: "Do you remember that last night, Han Duo's first sentence at the beginning was anything other than the masking beast?" ”

"Excuse me...... Well, it seems to be a casino, she said she chased after her in the casino! Seeing that the fat man's face almost turned black again, I quickly changed my words.

"Yes, it's the casino." The fat man said: "In addition to the nature of a wolf, this masked beast likes to eat sheep. There is also the nature of a snake rat, greed. You also know that since ancient times, there has been a saying that snakes turn into dragons, so snakes are also born with gold and silver. ”

"This masked beast is no exception, it is greedy, so I suspect that this masked beast is hiding in the gold, silver and jewelry that Chen Biao brought back last night. It's just that it's too cunning, and we didn't expect it, so we looked away. Speaking of this, the fat man hammered his hands, extremely remorseful.

"Don't regret it, let's think about where the casino where Chen Biao gambled first? The world is so big, it's not easy to find a casino" I patted the fat man on the shoulder.

Unexpectedly, the fat man smiled and said, "If you want to find a casino, I must be in a nearby town." ”

"Why do you say that?" I looked at the fat man for a while, but when I carefully recalled Chen Biao's appearance last night, I was also relieved.

Last night, in addition to bringing back a large bag of gold, silver and jewelry, Chen Biao also brought back the smell of wine all over his body. If a person drinks alcohol, it is certainly impossible to travel long distances. Therefore, the location where Chen Biao was before must not be far away.

"In that case, what are you waiting for, let's go to the casino now!" I couldn't wait to stand up, but I was pulled down by the fat man.

The fat man frowned and said: "It's not all of us who go to the casino, but you go to the casino, and I go to the slaughterhouse that sells mutton, and we have to divide into two ways." Besides, we still have to go to one place before the soldiers split up! ”

"Where?" I asked, confused

The fat man sighed dejectedly and said, "Let's go to the hospital first and see Granny Huang." ”