Chapter 169: The White Fox and the White Snake
Xiaoyin Mountain is more than 30 miles away from Donghuanggang, and there are more than 20 farming families on the bank of the Sanggan River at the foot of the mountain, and all of them are farming and hunting. One day, a peasant family was working in the field, and at about four o'clock in the afternoon, they sat on the field to rest, drink water and eat, and saw a white fox appear more than 50 meters in front of them. The peasant man ignored it and continued to rest. The white fox came leisurely towards the place where the man was resting, as elegant as a leisurely stroll.
The man saw that the white fox was strange, and was afraid of being attacked by it, so when the white fox walked to a distance of more than 20 meters from him, he copied the iron cutting that played a ploughing role. At this time, there was only this man and his thirteen-year-old child in the field. The man told the child to take care of the ox, and he observed the white fox with an iron chip, only to see that the white fox stopped when he walked about ten meters, and stood there looking at the man and the child to observe.
The man had also hunted, and when he saw that the white fox had a strange origin and unknown motives, he was afraid of being plotted, so he decided to strike first. I thought to myself: "It doesn't matter if you're a ghost or a demon, let's run away first." ”
Thinking of doing it, the man jumped up violently with the iron sharpening, and pounced on the fox, just thinking about the life of the strange fox.
The white fox is obviously not an ordinary fox, it seems to be wise, and when he saw the man move, he turned around and ran. The man pounced, stood where the fox was standing just now, watched the fox go away, and thought, "This white fox is weird, just run away." ”
Who would have thought that the fox had run more than twenty meters, turned around and looked at the man squatting down, no longer running away, as if he was waiting for an opportunity to do something.
The man was enraged by the fox and thought, "The well water does not interfere with the river water, and if I don't fight you, you will try to plot against me." "Run with an iron slash and chase after the white fox.
When the white fox saw the man coming, he turned around and ran, two ran forward and one chased behind, as long as the man stopped or wanted to return, the white fox followed the man. When the man turned back to chase, the white fox fled.
The man felt even more weird, and said to the fox: "Don't come again, that beast, you and I have no grievances in the near future, and there is no hatred in the past, if you follow me again, don't blame my subordinates for being ruthless and taking your life." ”
The white fox stood there and looked at him, still not leaving. Enraged, the man began to pursue the white fox again with an iron chip, and the two ran farther and farther away, gradually leaving the vicinity of the densely populated village.
When he chased to the vicinity of Xiaoyin Mountain, the man was tired, and stood in place with an iron clip to watch, and couldn't help but gasp. At this time, although the sun was shining and the sun was scorching, a cool air was also from the soles of the feet to the top bones.
What did you see the man, it turned out that before he knew it, the man had been taken to the village cemetery by the fox. This is where the graves of the people who settled in the past in the small village are located, one after the other, and the place where the man stands is only six meters away from the nearest grave in front.
The man secretly said that this fox was too weird, and he had the heart to retreat. The man had rich experience in hunting, so he didn't turn around and fled, grabbed the iron in his hand, and slowly walked backwards. Afraid of the white fox's sneak attack, his eyes looked again in the direction where the fox was standing, and saw an even more incredible scene.
I saw a white fox standing about five meters next to a yin tomb, and there was a small white snake standing upright on this yin tomb. Yes, don't doubt what your eyes see, you read it right: this white snake is about a meter long, the thickness of an index finger, its tail is on the grave, and its body is standing upright, swallowing snake hyacinth at the sun.
The man broke out in a white sweat again, and he cheered up even more, not daring to be distracted, for fear that these two strange animals would suddenly attack him, so he clenched the iron in his hand.
The fox stopped teasing the man, and only watched from the side. The man retreated to a safe distance, stabilized his mind, turned around and strode back, his back was already covered in cold sweat.
The man returned to the field, shouted at his son, and returned to the village early. The man was afraid that there would be a monster near the village, so he reported the incident to the old man in the village.
The old man said: "This matter is strange, tomorrow you go to find a few more offspring, prepare your weapons, and then go to investigate, I will go to the third battalion post to report to the garrison, just in case." ”
On the second day, the man gathered twenty-three good hunters from the village, and the ones with bows and iron sharpened on their backs went to the cemetery to inspect again. This is the place where the people of the past in the village settled, and every family has relatives buried here, and the descendants are also cheered up, to drive away the monsters, and not to let the monsters disturb the ancestors.
There is a lot of strength in the crowd, and everyone went to the cemetery to check, but there was no trace of the monster. The inspection of the appearance of the tomb did not find anything wrong, and it was in vain.
The old man was accompanied by a descendant, and he was at the third camp at this time. Hou Sheng went to buy some utensils, and the old man came to the highest commander of the garrison and reported what had happened.
The battalion commander listened to the old man's story, and was afraid that the monster in the village would die, so he hurriedly wrote a memo and sent a scout to expedite Jicheng.
The garrison of the three battalions is not much in peacetime, only 1,000 people. The battalion commander sent fifty soldiers, long and halberd, fully armed, and followed the old man and the younger generation to the village the next day.
The soldier took the lead in finding the man to understand the situation, and lived in the village for a month, and nothing evil happened, thinking: "Maybe the monster passing by was resting here and was hit by the man." And he returned with the men.
This happened in the summer of May last year, and then nothing happened, so Jicheng did not send anyone to investigate. After the autumn of September, even more strange things appeared in the woods west of Jicheng City, and King Yan completely forgot about it.
After the young lady finished rubbing the "Strange Things", she saw that Li Er was still reading, so she picked up a fruit and ate it, and when the bamboo slips were dry, she put away the rubbings of "Strange Things", went out of the office to the front yard, and put the books in the library.
When the young lady returned to the office, Li Er was still reading, and at this time, it was noon outside, and the young lady said: "If the little official has nothing to do today, please go to the house with me, I have some questions I want to ask the little official and the retainer to watch the style." ”
Li Er put down the book, stretched his waist, and said: "My lord's retainer Guan Fengzi is also a learned person, let's talk about it together, but it is much better than reading these soulless dead books." After speaking, he stood up, put away the "Strange Story" and "One Load and Two Domains Sutra", and put them into the prepared baggage.
The young lady said: "Then let's go, I have arranged for Guan Fengzi to wait at the house." ”
Li Er carried the burden and followed the young lady to the front yard, one took the cow, the other took the horse, and went straight to the Erudite Master's Mansion out of the Bogu Tongjin Pavilion.
Li Er said as he walked: "Those books have not been included, I have already read them, they are of no value, they are all dead books, I will not come to Bogu Tongjin Pavilion tomorrow, if you have something, you can go directly to the VIP building to find me." ”
The young lady said: "Okay, the little official has just come to Jicheng, and he hasn't turned the street yet, right?"
Li Er said: "I haven't turned Jicheng yet." ”
The young lady said: "After tomorrow morning, I will go to you, and I will take you around?"
Li Er said: "I can't ask for it, and I will wait for you then." ”
As they were talking, the two turned a corner, only to see a noisy crowd about 300 meters ahead, but what happened?