"Help! Someone kind can help me!" A shrill cry broke the silence of the night sky. This is a poor village. Tian Youfu, a 16-year-old boy from the Tian family, is being cornered by a gang of bandits.
Tian Youfu has been a poor man since childhood. His parents died and he lives a begging life all day long. His thin body, ashy face, and those dull and atheistic eyes are like little zombies crawling out of the Jiuquan.
"Stop!" Just then, an old man with white hair came over on crutches and stopped the gang. The old man's aura is extraordinary. People in the village call him "Liu Yinyang".
"Mr. Liu, Mr. Liu..." The bandits panicked and waved at the old man
The old man was unmoved and said quietly: "This place is a treasure place for people to bury themselves. If you don't leave, I can't guarantee that there will be any tragedy."
"I, let's go!" The bandits ran away in panic, and soon disappeared without a trace.
"Abbot, thank you for helping!" Tian Youfu slumped on the ground, terrified. He had never seen such a powerful person, and he was grateful and tearful.
Old Man Liu shook his head, clapped and sighed: "You have great luck in your life. Why not? It's also time for me to return to nature. From now on, you will be here to guard the cemetery, respect the heaven and know your destiny, and there will be great fortune in the future!"
Since Old Man Liu's words came true, many people who were encoffined came here to arrange a place for their ancestors to sleep for a long time, and the sacrificial incense became thicker and thicker. The rich people gave Tian Youfu some rewards to take charge of the cemetery. With this income, Tian Youfu jumped out of poverty and bought new clothes and shoes.
However, Tian Youfu is a tomb keeper after all, and all his money is "yin money". The villagers' impression of him has not changed. It was not until a year later, when a mother and daughter came to live as aliens, that Tian Youfu's life changed dramatically.
The mother and daughter are noble and distinguished, and their temperament is outstanding. The whole village is ashamed of themselves. Zhou Xianglan is the name of the girl. From her delicate face to her slender figure, she radiates scorching light. A pair of eyes as clear as water, shining with smart luster, just like a ethereal fairy.
"It's really a fairy coming down to earth!" The young men in the village were all fascinated, all of them seemed to be poisoned.
Even Tian Youfu, who was as wise as a fool, could not help being fascinated by her appearance. Whenever he saw the slender figure wandering along the path in the forest, he would stop and watch, lost in thought for a long time.
Zhou Xianglan is not a small girl either. She has learned valuable kung fu and knowledge from a young age, which are rare for both men and women. For example, she is very fond of playing Go, and she is ready to give Tian Youfu, an idiot who has become a monk halfway, "no mother flag"!
"You idiot! You shouldn't do this!" Whenever this happens, Zhou Xianglan will be furious and scold him angrily.
Tian Youfu, however, seemed to have been severely beaten by Port. He was cursed and could not speak. He could only stare at her with a simple and honest expression.
When Zhou Xianglan saw this, she would turn away from her face in dismay. Two blushes appeared on her cheeks, and she bit her red lips gently. When she glanced at Shangtian Youfu again, her eyes would become more beautiful than she could say.
The two men had been struggling with each other for several years, and Zhou Xianglan's mother was at a loss. However, mother and daughter also have their "little nine nine", and rural people say that they are strange. Are they people who practice Taoism?
Just when Tian Youfu was trapped in his own world, something unexpected happened. There is a rich man in the town, who is called Wu Wanli. The man was bent on finding a young daughter-in-law in the village, but unexpectedly, his eyes fell on Zhou Xianglan!
Wu Wanli managed everything up and down, and only owed his host one door. Unexpectedly, when he and the matchmaker came to the Zhou family to propose marriage, Zhou Xianglan refused him in person.
"You are a mediocre person, and you dare to dream of dismissing me!" Zhou Xianglan scolded, her eyes flying, and her eyebrows were angry.
Wu Wanliwan didn't expect to be humiliated like this. At that time, he was severely humiliated by the Zhou family. Angered, he found Tian Youfu and beat him up.
After more than half a year of trouble, Wu Wanli's marriage finally turned yellow. Seeing that he had lost everything, he was unconvinced and had other ideas.
One day, when Tian Youfu was patrolling the cemetery, he accidentally saw Wu Wanli coming with a group of gangsters, who were trying to steal the tomb! Tian Youfu was so lucky that he trembled all over. In order to stop them, no one could help him.
Just when a big burst was about to happen, suddenly a golden light shot from the forest, then a green snake hung in the air, opened its mouth, and burst out a string of flames. At that moment, a burst of yang qi rose, and Wu Wanli and his men fell to the ground in a row.
"Thank you for your help!" Tian Youfu was stunned for a long time before he reflected. The snake is the one Liu Yinyang left behind. It returns to protect the mountains and rivers.
Snake Niang swam to Tian Youfu and whispered, "Tian Lang, Niang Niang has her own share. There is a great marriage coming, you must be careful!"
"What good luck?" Tian Youfu did not understand its meaning.
Snake Niang rolled her shining green eyes and said mysteriously, "Tian Lang, do you know that the Zhou family's mother and daughter are not human? They are the fox spirits lost in the fairyland, and Zhou Xianglan is the leader of the Nine Tail. It's a pity that she has been confused by human things and her soul is gradually obsessed by the secular world..."
"Fox, fox spirit?" Tian Youfu stared, which frightened him.
The snake lady nodded and sighed: "Don't worry, they are a little cautious, but they are not evil. Just remember that you will get married on the third day of the next month. Then you must light the yang fire in the bridal chamber to get rid of the yin. Otherwise, once she shows her true shape, you will be in danger of life!"
"But, but..." Tian Youfu was trembling and could not accept the fact that heaven and man were fighting for a while.
"Don't be suspicious!" Snake Niang snapped her fingers. "Then you will understand. But remember! Ignite the Yang fire!"
The third day of June in the Gregorian calendar is a fine day to hang high. On this day, the village became lively.
At seven o'clock in the morning, a new big red sedan chair came in, which was exactly the bridal sedan chair of Zhou Xianglan. The Zhou family invited a large group of relatives and friends to help them and walked to Tian Youfu's house in a lively way.
But Tian Youfu's family is very lonely. Villagers are indifferent, and few people come to visit. Although Tian Youfu has some money, he is still a poor lot. The common people don't like him.
After bumping all the way, I finally came to the Tian's Thatched Cottage. After getting off the sedan chair, the Zhou family and the Tian family simply perfunctory etiquette in the outer courtyard, and then prepared to enter the inner room to make the bridal chamber.
Tian Youfu takes a furtive look at the bride Zhou Xianglan. Her delicate body has been covered layer by layer, and only two bright eyebrows like ice and snow appear on her face. On closer inspection, her peach cheeks did not show any blood, but were as cold as lotus, which was very strange.
"How silly! The fox spirit is just like this. Don't be fooled by her!" Someone whispered in Tian Youfu's ear.
Tian Youfu was stunned and suddenly remembered the instructions of Snake Mother. He hurriedly began to arrange things for the sun.
In the bridal chamber, the red candles are tall and the atmosphere is wreathed. Tian Youfu was so worried that he could not stop looking at the sunny materials beside the bed -- a piece of yellow chicken blood and some peach trees.
Zhou Xianglan has removed her armor and is trapped in the brocade mattress like a round of carved jade ice heart. She waved Tian Youfu into bed, and they followed the etiquette and began to "worship heaven and earth".
Under this treacherous atmosphere, Tian Youfu could not help but light the sun fire in a hurry! A cluster of red flames leaped up, and the room was full of yang.
"Ah ------!" Zhou Xianglan screamed, rolling with her face in her hands, waiting for her palm to move away, revealing the ferocious fox!
A pair of strange green eyes, cold and fierce; Sharp tusks split the big mouth; The whole body's fur is even more purple and black, standing in clusters, which is extremely shocking.
"Be bold! Who on earth swallowed the jujube and dared to light the yang fire!" Zhou Xianglan glared angrily and rushed to the bed to devour Tian Youfu alive.
At the moment, when the crisis is coming, a golden light suddenly penetrates the window lattice, and Snake Niang rises up, opens her mouth and greets Zhou Xianglan!
It's hard to separate the two monsters. Zhou Xianglan showed her ferocity and went away with a loud roar, turning into a group of auspicious clouds.
Since that day, Zhou Xianglan has never heard from her, and she has never been seen in the village since then. Tian Youfu listened to the snake mother's words. He remembered the disaster in his heart for a long time and vowed to mend his ways, reform and start a new life.
"The human heart in the world is full of flesh and eyes. It's hard to see the mystery." The snake lady once said when she came back from travelling around, "But Tian Lang must remember that life should be self blessed, and it is also a must to respect the spirit of heaven and earth."
After hearing the Serpentine's maxim, Tian Youfu deeply believed in the precept. Since then, he has stayed away from the noisy world, lived in seclusion in the mountains and fields, and devoted himself to hard work, hoping to repay the Serpentine's kindness one day.
Years go by, year after year. Gradually, that crazy and soul stirring experience became an anecdote that had been circulating for a long time in the village, and an unsolved mystery that could never be solved.
But whenever the farmers celebrate, they always hang a string of chicken blood on the lintel; When winter snow is coming, people will also take the initiative to light a cluster of peach fire on the roof to drive away the yin qi and bring luck. This is Tian Youfu's little bad habit that has survived to this day, and it is also the last trace of that adventure that year.
