There is an official road at the bottom of the mountain, which winds to the front.

The leader sat alone by the official road and waited, the sun was too scorching, and he had to hide under the tree, otherwise he would soon be burned all over the body, but he could hide under the tree, the sun passed through the branches and leaves, and the hot weather soon made people drowsy and wanted to sleep.

The gentleman said he had come down from the mountain to look for him.

The passer-by wanted to follow the gentleman up the mountain to see what kind of demeanor the gods and demons were, but he was afraid that he would be a mortal and be injured by mistake, so he still stayed.

At first, I felt that this job was really a fairy job, I didn't have to stay at the gate of the city to solicit guests, I couldn't make money if I was unlucky, and I was jealous of my peers if I was lucky, and I had stable money every day, and I could mix a good meal of the Zhu family, but I waited for a long time at the bottom of the mountain, and I felt that I was alone here, and there was no one to talk to, I didn't know how to pass the time, and I was inexplicably uncomfortable.

I heard people say that everyone has a life, and he may be a hard life.

The passer-by thinks about it.

Suddenly he heard a rumbling sound on the mountain, which almost woke him up, and when he listened carefully, sometimes it was like thunder, sometimes it was like a landslide, sometimes it was a violent collision, accompanied by the sound of branches falling to the ground, and he was terrified for a while, and he even had to be careful when he turned his head to look, thinking that the battle on the mountain was so fierce.

I had to rejoice, fortunately, I didn't follow.

Around the end of the afternoon, the movement on the mountain stopped.

Not long after, a bell rang in the forest, and the Taoist and his party went down the mountain with the jujube red horse.

The passer-by looked at the skirt around the girl's waist for the first time, and saw that it had become swollen again, so he quickly withdrew his gaze, but he still couldn't help but be curious, and asked, "What kind of monster is it today?" ”

"It's the demon that my Sanhua Niangniang removes, so please ask Sanhua Niangniang." The Taoist only said.

"It's a big snake!" The girl said.

"The Great Snake?" The passerby was stunned for a moment, "Is it also in this blanket?" ”

"What's that? Oh no, this is filled with the fruit we picked on the mountain, the big snake is very vicious, it has eaten a lot of people, the Taoist priest said that there is no need to bring it back to the City God Temple, and it is so big, it can swallow a person in one bite, and it can't be moved, and it is still in the mountains. ”

“……”

The leader scratched his head.

It feels a little different from what I thought.

"But it's a pity that such a big snake is collected, there are people in the city who collect snake skin, snake gall, and snake bones, and the bigger it is, the more expensive it is." The leader scratched his head.

"Really? How much? ”

The little girl went on the official road and was about to climb on the back of her horse, when she heard this, she suddenly became interested.

"The villain doesn't know, it's expensive anyway."

“……”

Sanhua Niangniang wanted to say something, but heard the voice of her own Taoist priest: "The monster in the mountain has been removed, and what is still there now is just a bigger dead snake, and this place is only a few dozen miles away from the city of Yundu. ”

The girl shook her head and didn't say much.

"Huh? I? ”

The leader was stunned.

"Why not?" The Taoist said as he walked, "After all, the snake demon has attained the Tao and become a spirit, we cultivators can kill it and destroy the soul, but we don't want to cut its bones just for money, but the foot is just a mortal in the city, and it is the object of the snake demon's devouring scourge in the past, and now that it is dead, the two sides are displaced, why not?" At best, it's a little more laborious to cut. ”

"This ......"

The passer-by was even more stunned.

If you think about it, it seems to be the same reason again.

There was really something heartwarming in my heart.

But I'm also afraid.

However, the voice of the Taoist sounded again.

"But it's almost afternoon, it's getting dark, but we still have to lead the way back to Yundu to catch the Zhu family's dinner. Alas, money is embarrassing. The Taoist still said while walking, "Tomorrow I will also rely on my feet to lead the way to Yunchi Lake to find the water demon, and the demon is a major event, do not delay, if you are interested, please find your own time to come to the mountain to pick it up." ”

"Forehead ......"

The leader was speechless.

Lead the way back to the city, it must be dark, and tomorrow he will go to the cloud pool to find the water demon, so if he goes to the mountains to get snake bones and snake gall, wouldn't he only be able to go in the middle of the night in the dark?

Don't dare, don't dare......

If you are afraid during the day, how dare you go at night?

Although there are no lions, tigers, bears and wolves on this mountain, who dares to go up the mountain alone in the middle of the night?

The leader immediately did not hesitate.

The little girl also shook her head, continued to climb on the horse, and accidentally, all the kiwi fruits filled with blankets rolled down, Sanhua Niangniang was already distressed about the snake demon flesh and bones that could be sold for money, and these fruits fell a lot on the ground, distressed She hurriedly dismounted, and panicked while counting these fruits, and did not know where to go, while hurriedly bending down to pick them up.

This is what she brought to the Zhu family.

When Guy Yin returned home last night, he heard that the Zhu family had an heir who was seriously ill and dying, and he wanted to eat kiwifruit, but he didn't find anything to sell in Yundu.

Sanhua Niangniang has always known about the answer.

This is the source of her opportunity to become a cat god back then.

Catching rats for the Zhu family last night and picking fruits today are all feedback to the Zhu family for sheltering and entertaining them.

When they returned to Yundu City, it was already dark, and the Zhu family specially sent someone to leave the door for them, Song You thanked the Zhu family, and Sanhua Niangniang also handed out the fruits she picked and asked them to take them to the patients to eat.

The passer-by had another dinner.

Still sitting at the door to eat.

By the time he returned to his home, which had no walls, it was even later, and the moon had risen.

Today, I got a big family's breakfast and dinner, especially the one in the evening, there are fish and meat, although it is not complete in my own bowl, but the people have a chopstick to clip some to themselves, but he also eats deliciously, I just think how good it would be if I could live like this in the future.

I still have the taste in my mouth.

Lying on the bed, I was ready to sleep, but I saw the moonlight shining in through the window and shining on the ground, but I couldn't sleep, and I remembered the scene I saw in the City God Temple last night, and then I thought of the "fighting movement" in the mountain that I heard lying on the official road during the day today.

Maybe it's because these fairies and demons are too strange for ordinary people, like the stories in the teahouse storyteller's mouth, which only existed a few hundred years ago and thousands of miles away, have come to life, and they are naturally excited.

Finally, I thought of what the Taoist had said to him.

"The youkai in the mountains have been removed......

"It's just a bigger dead snake......

"This place is only a few dozen miles away from Yundu City...... Why not go to the mountains and exchange its flesh and bones for money?

"The foot is just a mortal in the city, the object of the snake demon's devouring scourge in the past, and now that it is dead, the two sides are displaced, why not?

"At best, it's a little more laborious to cut.

“……”

Many voices echoed in his head.

It's like I just heard it.

“……”

The leader shook his head.

There are dozens of miles to go to the stone forest, you have to walk back and forth for a day, and you have to run fast for most of the day, and you can't go this afternoon, and you can't go during the day tomorrow, and you say so much.

The leader turned his head to look outside.

Under the bright moon, the city was clear.

It's still too far away, though.

In this chaotic world, although there are no tigers, leopards, bears and wolves along the way, it is inevitable to bump into demons and ghosts when walking at night.

How can you not want to live for some money?

The reason why the leader earns more than others is that he is clever and knows what to do and what not to do, so the officials and nobles who come and go only listen to themselves and are willing to choose themselves to lead the way.

Such a risky thing should never be done.

“……”

I have indeed heard that the little demon and the little ghost only dare to bully the old, weak, sick, disabled and cowardly, and when they encounter young and bold people, they have to avoid them.

“……”

But it's still too far.

Why don't you take a trip tomorrow during the day?

I have led the way for people since I was a child, often take people to go, rush back, good at running, I don't know how long it will take for Mr. to get rid of the demon in the cloud pool, if it is long, he will run a little faster, maybe he can go to the mountain to cut the demon snake, take the snake bone snake gall and come back.

But I don't know how big the snake is.

“……”

Moreover, at this point, the gates of the city are closed.

But there is a dog hole that can go out, and the fatter people can't climb out, and this kind of thing is only cleared by those who lead the way.

"Brush!"

The leader sat up from the bed.

As if he was crazy, his expression was rare and solemn, he shook his head and shook off the distracting thoughts in his mind, didn't think much about it at all, went straight to the stove house to get a firewood knife, pinned it to his waist, looked at the moonlight outside the window, and went out.

There was a run of madness down the street.

……

Early the next morning, the Zhu family went to the house.

When the passer-by came again, he found that there was something wrong with the atmosphere in the house.

Last night, that Lang Jun was seriously ill and dying, and when he was dying, he just wanted to taste some kiwifruit, and after eating kiwifruit, his wish was fulfilled, but he couldn't do it this morning, and the whole house was very sad.

The head of the family couldn't help but find Song You and asked Song You to cast a spell for treatment.

But the Taoist shook his head and told him:

"I am not good at medical skills, not to mention life and death, Ling Lang has been ill for many years, and he has been terminally ill early, and it is difficult to treat, but death is not the end of life, the Zhu family is quite benevolent, and Ling Lang is also famous, maybe there will be other opportunities waiting for him."

"What do you mean, sir?"

"The head of the house will find out soon."

The head of the family didn't know why, but he had to thank the Daoist for the wild fruits picked in the mountain, and then left in a hurry.

The Taoist still had breakfast, and the passers-by still had a mixed meal, and the Zhu family didn't dislike him for this bit of food, but they didn't dislike his low status and didn't let him in, and then he went out of the city.

It was about noon that day.

The mother of the Zhu family fell asleep in front of her son's bed, and had a dream in a daze, dreaming that her son was talking to herself, saying that it was because the Zhu family acted kindly, and she also took a meritorious name, quite famous, and it happened that the newly built Chenghuang Temple in the city lacked a civil official, and did the secretary to copy the matter, so under the recommendation of the immortal master at home, the Yundu Chenghuang Temple asked himself to be the main book, if he could be an auxiliary official, he could also be a statue in the temple.

When Zhu's mother woke up, her son was already dead.

She told her family about this, and everyone understood that this was probably the Taoist's reward for them.

(End of chapter)