Xiao Qingfeng said: "Gradually, they are not satisfied with the number of wild scorpions in this small area of Hongshigou, and they begin to go to the mountains in other places to catch them in groups, and even the ditches and ditches of Yunmeng Mountain and Tailai Mountain have almost run all over them. According to the people who had told him, the minister did not need to ask the locals at all when he arrived in a new place, as long as he licked the stone chips and decay of that place with his tongue, he could accurately judge whether there were wild scorpions in this place, and even know the quality of wild scorpions in this place. Since then, he has been slowly called the title of 'Scorpion King', and the title of 'Scorpion Minister' was nicknamed after he went crazy. ”

The doll said: "Then how did he go crazy later, is it also related to the wild scorpions he deals with as a whole?"

Xiao Qingfeng said: "You don't have to be in a hurry, listen to me slowly and you will understand." In the minister's most glorious years, not only did he make a fortune by selling wild scorpions, but also some people who specialized in scorpion breeding often came to him to ask him for some knowledge about wild scorpions. Not to mention, he not only knows the living habits of wild scorpions, but also can identify and cure some of their common diseases at a glance, and gradually he has really become a well-known capable person. But there are unforeseen circumstances, and people have good and bad luck, and just when the minister's small life was prosperous, a series of great changes suddenly occurred in his family. ”

After a slight pause, Xiao Qingfeng continued to say: "First, one morning, the minister was carried home by his companions from Hongshigou, and since then he has gone crazy inexplicably; then his father, who was just the right accountant, was removed for some reason, and committed suicide by drinking pesticides within a year; and finally after the minister and his father had an accident one after another, his beautiful daughter-in-law also ran away with one of the minister's original fox friends and dogs. Later, I don't know what the reason is, the minister who has gone crazy actually doused diesel fuel and set fire to his small building with his own hands. Fortunately, the neighbors in the vicinity rescued him, his elderly and sick mother and young son from the fire, otherwise the family would have burned to death on the spot. Since that self-immolation, the minister has completely disappeared, and his mother and children have also been taken out by his sister, and there has been no news of the family since. ”

As soon as Xiao Qingfeng finished speaking, the little Taoist priest continued: "Speaking of which, you may not believe it, but in fact, this 'Scorpion Minister', I have indeed been in contact with him. ”

The doll said: "No, how is this possible, according to Hou Ye's story, when the scorpion minister disappeared, you should still be a little Taoist boy with your dead ghost master in that Yunmeng Mountain." ”

The little Taoist priest fluttered his little triangular head, tilted his head and glared at the doll viciously, and then said: "You crazy girl is right, I was only eleven or twelve years old at that time, and I was following my teacher to cultivate in Yunmeng Mountain. Suddenly, one day, a friend of his mentor told him a strange thing, saying that there was a crazy strange man in the northeast of YZ City who had been imitating scorpions walking upright. After hearing this, the teacher was also very curious at that time, and took me to this Huangshan village overnight. However, it may also be the minister's fate, and when we came, there was already an incident in which he burned the building. He was nowhere to be found, and then we walked around the village and asked for some information, and then left. Later, we finally found him in an abandoned brick kiln forty or fifty miles away. When my mentor saw him, he carefully observed him for a while, sighed three times in a row, and then quickly left with me. ”

The doll said: "Why can't even your dead ghost master do anything? Isn't he a person who has great skills in cultivating the truth, how can he really encounter this situation and can only sigh and be helpless?"

The little Taoist priest ignored the doll's unreasonable words, and continued: "Afterwards, the teacher told me that this minister was terminally ill and could not be cured by manpower, not to mention that he might continue to live like a walking corpse if he continued like this, but once he was forcibly cured, it might kill him immediately. It turned out that the companion who carried him home that day told the teacher the details of what happened at that time, and the minister ran into the giant king scorpion that had been rumored for a long time in the red stone ditch that night. It is said that at that time, five or six of them saw the giant king scorpion at the same time, and everyone except the minister immediately fell to the ground in fright, and respectfully kowtowed to the king scorpion. But the minister was like being beaten with chicken blood, not only did he kneel down and kowtow to beg for mercy, but even confronted the king scorpion with a fierce look. ”

The doll said: "What happened to the result, he wouldn't really have the courage to fight with the king scorpion who had become a spirit and spirit, right?"

The little Taoist priest said: "Yes, after confronting this giant king scorpion for a while, he really ignored the bitter pleading of his companions behind him, and began to take the lead in attacking that king scorpion. At that time, I didn't know what the reason was, but the giant king scorpion seemed to be suddenly suppressed by the minister's momentum, and did not stand upright as rumored, let alone immediately spew out any poisonous mist, but turned around and fled after a confrontation for a while. In this way, the minister was even more excited, and he broke free from the hindrance of his companions, and even chased after him. His mouth was still shouting arrogantly, he must catch this king scorpion of Hongshigou tonight, and from then on, not only let the people around him even the scorpion of Hongshigou know that he is the unique scorpion king. When his companions saw it, they feared that he would be in great danger if he was alone, so they had to follow him. In the end, they chased until the construction line was where the bell was hung, and watched the giant king scorpion flee into the Ecstasy Valley on the other side, and then they all stopped and did not dare to move forward. ”

The doll said: "What about the minister, he wouldn't be so bold as to really chase into the Lost Soul Valley, their forbidden place at that time, right?"

The little Taoist priest said: "That's right, the minister who seemed to be red-eyed at that time, completely ignored the resistance of his companions again, shouted and rushed through the construction line with the bell, and chased after it tightly. When he came like this, he really frightened these companions, and no matter how righteous they talked about buddies, no one dared to really break into the Valley of Lost Souls and continue to follow. Less than ten minutes after the minister broke into the Valley of Lost Souls, his terrible screams were heard from inside, and at this moment, those companions were so frightened that they crawled out of the red stone ditch. They ran until the top of the Yellow Mountain, then they stabilized their minds, temporarily stopped, and they stayed there for most of the night, and no one dared to go home. After dawn, they boldly returned to the place where the bell was hung on the construction line, where they saw the minister who was already in a hot and unconscious state, and hurriedly lifted him up and sent him home. ”

Mengshan Turtle said: "Then after he was sent home, wasn't he sent to the hospital for treatment in time?"

The little Taoist priest said: "Timely treatment is certain, I heard that his father also spent a lot of money to take him to many big hospitals, but there was no result." ”

Laughing Maitreya said: "Then what did your teacher say, didn't he see any clues? I seem to have heard you say just now, he sighed three times in a row after finding the minister, what does that mean?"

The little Taoist priest said: "Yes, my mentor has seen the crux of his madness, it is the king scorpion of Hongshigou who has possessed him. If he had just been carried back, he would have been able to meet his mentor at that time, but then he suffered successive blows, especially his wife's betrayal and escape, so that his last remaining trace of the spirit was completely disintegrated. In this way, he is already a complete walking corpse when he is alive, and has become a prosthetic body of the king scorpion, completely relying on the residual poison of the king scorpion to support a soulless empty shell. Although it will not die for a while, it will be difficult to heal for the rest of its life. Later, after the death of my teacher, I went down the mountain to this Huangshan village to look for him several times, but I never saw his shadow again. I also thought that he had died somewhere outside, but I didn't expect to see him tonight and recognize him at a glance. ”

At this time, the doll suddenly said: "Forget it, is it interesting, let's not discuss such a madman." Even if he was the famous 'Scorpion King' back then, or such a crazy stinky beggar 'Scorpion Minister' today, after decades have passed, he still doesn't belong to the same thing, isn't it all dust and nothing to the earth, what's the difference?

Xiao Qingfeng heard the doll say this, smiled slightly, and said loudly: "Yes, our doll is reasonable, let's stop this person and don't continue to discuss." ”

Suddenly, he seemed to remember something, and then said excitedly: "Okay, everyone hurry up, I know that there is a special local restaurant on the side of the road in the south that specializes in doing business at night, and the dishes made in it are very authentic." I now declare that today we will walk naturally, no one is allowed to use kung fu, see which of us is the last to arrive, then let him pay for the treat. Brother Tiancripple, with you as a witness, do you think it's okay?" Everyone applauded, and they all quickened their pace, striding forward.

In less than half an hour, everyone rushed to the special local restaurant one after another, and the last one to enter the door was the Mengshan turtle, which was naturally regarded as the host of the treat.

It seems that the owner of this local restaurant is very familiar with Xiao Qingfeng, so everyone washed their hands and sat down without ordering, and immediately began to serve drinks and side dishes. The menu here is also relatively simple, with some stupid chicken, wild fish and some vegetables grown in the field.

But it is very affordable, and generally they entertain some drivers who drive by at night to earn a little hard-earned money for staying up at night. There are only the owner and his wife in the restaurant, and there are no other people, and it is probably a small farm shop that entertains itself.

With everyone's help, a sumptuous night banquet soon started, including the little stupid rooster fried by splitting wood, the tender wild crucian carp soup, and the fried whole scorpion that everyone had just caught from Hongshigou, and a large table was full.

Xiao Qingfeng saw that there was no business at this point, so he politely invited the boss to come over and have a drink. The boss looked like he was also a bold person, so he didn't shirk much, and directly took two packs of beer and sat down at the wine table.