During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, the herbal medicines here were already well-known throughout the country. A drug dealer from Shanxi came to our area because of the reputation and established many medicinal collection points to sell herbal medicines from the mountains throughout the country.

Because the medicinal herbs here are very effective, and there are many herbs that are unique to us and cannot be found elsewhere, so this Shanxi pharmacist made a fortune in just a few years.

Businessmen at that time, once they had money, often wanted to donate their fame, live out the addiction of being an official, and honor their ancestors. It happened that at that time, Emperor Qianlong liked to hear "auspiciousness" reported from various places. What is "auspiciousness"? , that is, some rare natural phenomena are said to be signs of "a peaceful country and a peaceful people" or a "prosperous age".

For example, a thousand-year-old tree that has died suddenly sprouts new branches; or a ginseng plant is found that not only looks like a baby in shape, but also in size, etc. These can be reported to Emperor Qianlong as "auspicious things". , the relevant personnel will receive generous rewards.

This drug dealer from Shanxi was very smart. He felt that if he could find similar rare and exotic objects and offer them to Emperor Qianlong as "auspicious things", then he would definitely be able to prosper.

But what exactly are you giving?

As a pharmacist, he certainly knows the best about medicines, but it is difficult for ordinary people to know the secrets of herbal medicines, so just donating some special herbal medicines will definitely not be effective.

Just as the drug dealer was racking his brains over what items to donate, an old drug farmer named Wang came to the drug dealer's aid.

This old medicine farmer was already over 70 years old at the time. His beard and hair were all white, but his legs and feet were still nimble and he could move quickly. He could still go to the mountains to collect medicines. Everyone called him Lao Wangtou.

Lao Wangtou has been going to the mountains to collect herbs since he was twelve or thirteen years old. For decades, no matter spring, summer, autumn or winter, he rarely rested at home. For him, this mountain with a radius of several hundred miles is his home. In this area, no one is more familiar with this mountain than Lao Wangtou.

One characteristic of Lao Wangtou's medicinal collection is that he only collects unique local herbs. These herbs are extremely expensive and extremely rare, and others cannot find them if they want to find them. But for Lao Wangtou, none of this seems to matter. How hard it is.

This drug dealer in Shanxi has been in the business circle for so many years and has countless friends. From the beginning, he felt that this old Wangtou was unusual, so the drug dealer thought of ways to get close to Old Wang. The head was very respectful and offered a high price, asking Lao Wangtou to check the medicinal materials he collected. He also spent money to buy a handsome widow in her forties to take care of the old man's daily life.

In addition, the drug dealer often drank and chatted with Lao Wangtou. Sometimes, the two would talk all night long.

Lao Wang was lonely and childless in his first life. Although his life was better than that of ordinary herb collectors, overall he was still quite poor because the people who came to collect the herbs always kept the prices very low. Although his medicine can be sold at a high price, the money in his hands is pitiful.

But this drug dealer was so kind to him and was willing to spend so much money on him, which made Lao Wangtou extremely grateful.

But this medicine dealer knows better than anyone else. Just from the medicinal materials produced, you can know that this mountain is really special. In this kind of mountain, there may be rare birds and animals, or rare animals that ordinary people cannot imagine. Products, and with Lao Wangtou's familiarity with this mountain, he must know many of its secrets, and these secrets are beyond the comprehension of ordinary people. Otherwise, why can Lao Wangtou be able to dig out those unique herbs, but others can't? , and for such a person, the value is immeasurable.

This is also the reason why drug dealers wooed Lao Wangtou.

One night, the druggist prepared a sumptuous banquet and invited Lao Wangtou to drink. During the banquet, after several glasses of wine, the druggist could not help but sigh. Lao Wangtou hurriedly asked the druggist what happened. What difficulties have you encountered and why are you so depressed?

When Old Wangtou asked, the drug dealer did not hide it and told Old Wangtou that he was born in a scholarly family, his father was an official, and he gave birth to such a treasure when he was forty-five years old. The son, therefore, treated him as the apple of his eye since he was a child, and hired the best private school teacher for him, hoping that he could get ahead and shine in the family. Unfortunately, when he was just twelve years old, his father became seriously ill. passed away.

From then on, his family's financial situation declined and he had no choice but to give up studying and work as an apprentice in a pharmacy. Because he was literate, smart, hard-working, and very able to endure hardships, when he was eighteen years old, he He opened his own small drug store. Later, the business grew bigger and bigger, and he also made friends with some dignitaries, so that some of the medicines for the palace were directly purchased by him.

But no matter how rich he was, as a businessman, he still felt inferior in front of those officials. Especially when visiting his father's grave, he felt heartbroken because he felt he had failed to live up to his father's expectations.

It happened to be Emperor Qianlong's birthday, so he wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to present some rare treasures as auspicious signs to win Emperor Qianlong's favor, so that he could gain fame for himself and fulfill his father's last wish.

But what kind of tribute should be regarded as a rare treasure? As an emperor, it was really hard to find anything that Emperor Qianlong had never seen before that could make the emperor's eyes light up and notice.

After hearing what the pharmacist said, Lao Wangtou lowered his head and said nothing. After a long while, he raised his head and slowly said to the pharmacist: "Master, you are really good to me. Nothing to say, I am also buried up to my neck in the soil, and I am also poor, so I really have nothing to repay you with, but I may be able to help you with the donation of 'auspiciousness' you mentioned."

The drug dealer was ecstatic when he heard what Lao Wangtou said, and it was exactly what he wanted. However, he tried to restrain himself and pretended not to agree and said: "Oh, what can you do for me? I'm just depressed and want to find the old man." Brother, you are just chatting, it will make you feel better. This matter is not as easy as you think."

Lao Wangtou did not rush to refute the drug dealer, but simply asked the drug dealer: "If you can get a fox that is blood red all over, and it is bright red without a single hair, do you think it is considered a rare thing? Where is the treasure?"

When the drug dealer heard this, his hands shook with excitement and he almost dropped the tea cup in his hand. He could no longer hide his feelings and said urgently: "Of course it counts. There really is such a fox. If you can get it, brother, But he is my great benefactor.”

Lao Wangtou still nodded calmly: "Don't worry, boss, I can boldly say that only I know about such a fox, and only I can catch it."

The drug dealer was certainly happy to hear that Old Wangtou said he was so confident. He originally wanted to learn more about this kind of fox from Old Wangtou, but for some reason, Old Wangtou refused to reveal more, and the drug dealer did not What a tough question.

One midnight three or four days later, the druggist was sleeping soundly when he suddenly heard someone knocking on the door, and the knocking was very urgent. The druggist quickly got up and held the light in his hand. Judging from the familiar coughing sound, it must be Lao Wangtou, the druggist. Opening the door and taking a closer look in the moonlight, yes, it is indeed Lao Wangtou.

Lao Wangtou lives in the yard next to the drug dealer, and there is a moon gate connecting the two yards, so Lao Wangtou can come directly to the druggist without going through the gate; while for ordinary people, If you want to see the drug dealer, you have to go through the servants at the gate and report to him. There are more than ten servants standing guard at the gate alone. Moreover, in the yard, there are also guards who are on duty at night and come back and forth.

From this we can also see how wealthy and prestigious this drug dealer is in the local area.

When Lao Wangtou saw the drug dealer open the door, he didn't say a word, but hurriedly walked into the house.

Only then did the drug dealer discover that Lao Wangtou was holding a cloth bag in his hand, and the bag seemed to contain a living creature, and it could be seen from the outside that the living creature was moving around in the bag.

The drug dealer couldn't help but feel a burst of ecstasy and excitement. Could this be the kind of fox that Lao Wangtou mentioned?

Lao Wangtou still didn't say anything, he just opened the mouth of the cloth bag and took out something. Under the light, the druggist could clearly see that it was a fox.

Moreover, this fox was covered in blood-red red. It was simply redder and more brilliant than the reddest color he had ever seen.

Such a fox is really amazing, just like the one in the painting.

The drug dealer looked at it in a daze for a long time without regaining consciousness. He suspected that he was dreaming. When a gust of wind blew over and the door banged, he suddenly woke up and realized that Lao Wangtou At some point, he had left, and the fiery red fox had its limbs tied up and placed on his table.

Only then did he vaguely remember that when Lao Wangtou left just now, he seemed to have said hello to him.

The drug dealer was extremely excited. He found two or three confidants and gave many instructions, saying that the fox must be raised well and that the matter should be kept strictly confidential and never let outsiders know. Then he would wait to send it to the capital to present it to Qianlong. emperor.

Everything that followed went smoothly. The fox was sent to the capital and presented to Emperor Qianlong. As soon as it appeared, it aroused the admiration of many officials. Emperor Qianlong was also very happy, and the reward he gave far exceeded that of the drug dealer. expectations.

But the strange thing is that the day after delivering the fox, Lao Wangtou disappeared without a trace. He was neither alive nor dead, as if he had disappeared from the world.

This is the record related to the blood fox in the county annals.

These records, instead of explaining the origin and evolution of this kind of blood fox, add more mystery to it. Even my cousin has no clue about it.

For problems that even my cousin could not solve, I had no choice but to seek help from a Feng Shui master.

The Feng Shui master has also lived in the mountains for decades. Coupled with his profound knowledge, superb Feng Shui attainments, and rich life experience, he has become our highest-level think tank.

My cousin explained our operation in detail over the phone. After hearing these strange experiences, the Feng Shui master was also very surprised. He said that he didn't know about the monster in the pit or the spiritual fetus. What was going on, but he only knew something about the blood fox.
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