Zheng Yushi was fascinated by what he heard. Even the tea he picked up stopped at his lips and he forgot to drink it.

Shopkeeper Lu was like a storyteller. His story was very attractive and emotional. Old Man Jiang was also very engaged in listening. Shopkeeper Lu stopped like this at the critical moment. He couldn't wait to ask: "What accident happened?"

Shopkeeper Lu calmly took a sip of tea. Then he continued calmly: "Just when the medicine was about to be ready, the monster had not slept for several days and nights. He was very tired and couldn't bear it anymore. He fell to the ground and fell asleep unconsciously.

But when it was awakened by a strange movement, it woke up in a daze, and vaguely saw that the pot seemed to have been knocked over. It was suddenly startled, and immediately became completely awake. Only when the monster got up from the ground did it realize that The pot of soup has fallen off the shelf. The soup is spilled on the floor. Several deer, rabbits, and a snake are drinking the remaining soup in the pot. It seems that the soup in the pot is extremely valuable to them. It's so delicious that I can't bear to leave even a drop of it.

When the monster saw this scene, he felt extremely regretful and sad. Although it could predict things, everything related to its own fate could not be predicted. Therefore, this result was unforeseeable for it. .

But the monster knew that he had to do one thing at this time...that is, kill all the animals that drank the medicine. Because the monster knew better than anyone else that this medicine could change the body's nature. And these animals with negative bodies... once they take it Under the influence of this medicine, it may become an unpredictable monster.

So, the monster jumped up from the ground. Almost instantly, it pinched and bit the deer with great ferocity. It killed the deer and rabbits that drank the medicine one by one, but still allowed one of the deer and the snake to escape.

And the monster's hard work was lost in this way, because these animals drank up all the medicine in the pot, not even a drop was left.

What made Doctor Wang even more unexpected was that in that winter, for unknown reasons, the monster suddenly disappeared mysteriously. Doctor Wang searched for it for a long time, but could not find it.

Two or three years later, a 'giant deer' suddenly appeared in the mountains. Why is it called a 'giant deer'? Because compared with ordinary deer, this deer is really too big. How big... It's as big as a cow.

After hearing this, Doctor Wang secretly guessed that this deer was probably the one that escaped after drinking the decoction.

Later, the deer was united by more than ten local hunters. They tracked it for more than ten days and finally captured it. At that time, the deer was put on a bullock cart and displayed along the streets and alleys of the entire county. It was very sensational for several days. At that time, people from hundreds of miles away rushed over to see it."

At this point, Shopkeeper Lu stopped abruptly. He said no more, but picked up the tea cup and drank water. He specially set aside time for Zheng Yushi and Old Man Jiang to let them reflect on the story carefully.

At this time, Zheng Yushi and Old Man Jiang did not speak immediately. They fell into deep thought. There was silence in the room.

But soon, Zheng Yushi seemed to have realized something. He asked tentatively: "Did you say that the snake that drank the decoction later turned into a man-eating python, which is now the snake in the mountain? A python."

Shopkeeper Lu nodded repeatedly: "Your Excellency, you are indeed aware of everything. That's exactly what I meant. In that bamboo slip, there is only one place where snakes are mentioned. I think, Your Excellency's speculation is very possible, because except for this big python Outside, there has never been a python in our mountain before. But why did this python suddenly appear out of nowhere? Therefore, only the situation that the adults just mentioned is the most reasonable explanation."

Old Man Jiang listened and nodded repeatedly.

"If that's the case, then how can we kill this python? Is it mentioned on the bamboo slips?" Zheng Yushi asked persistently.

Shopkeeper Lu closed his eyes again at this time and patted his forehead with his hand, as if he was trying hard to recall the relevant contents on the bamboo slip. After a long while, he said: "Although the bamboo slip does not say how to kill Python. But it records the method of breaking the potency of that decoction."

"Oh. Then tell me quickly, old man." Zheng Yushi's eyes lit up.

"All things in the world are always in conflict with each other. Although the medicine is very powerful, there is also a way to break it... that is to use fox urine. It must be fresh urine from the fox."

After hearing what Shopkeeper Lu said about this method, Zheng Yushi excitedly slapped his thigh and said loudly, "There is a way."

After saying goodbye to Shopkeeper Lu in a hurry, he hurried back to the county government office with Old Man Jiang.

After returning to the county government office, Zheng Yushi immediately found the child. Then, he asked him to inform the fox, the "King of Beasts", and arranged for hundreds of foxes to surround the python and urinate on it. .

Sure enough, as soon as the fox urine was poured on the python, the python began to turn black and rot. The python writhed violently in pain for a full day, and finally died of exhaustion.

Through this incident, people knew why this python was so afraid of foxes.

It was the sneak attack by Blind Man Gao and the red fox that made my cousin think of this extremely twists and turns story.

There are really too many things in my cousin's mind. Sometimes, there is a lot of relevant information, and it may not be possible to think of it all at once.

But it was through the stimulation of this sneak attack that he suddenly thought of this very crucial record.

And it was through this story that we suddenly became enlightened about some mysteries. It turned out that the red fox had such a bizarre origin. And this red fox actually understood animal language. This is really scary. .

From now on, I'm afraid I won't be able to keep any pets in the house. Otherwise, if they are controlled by the bloody fox, it will be in trouble... just like the big black cat tonight. It is under the control of the bloody fox. What if? Open the window from the inside and let Blind Man Gao come in successfully. Then our lives will be in danger. Thinking about it is still very scary.

In our repeated struggles with the blind man, we have passed death many times. The reason why we can escape from death seems to be a bit lucky and accidental. In fact, it is also inevitable... because we are always able to escape death. We are all very vigilant and dare not be careless in the slightest. Moreover, our wisdom and courage have enabled us to overcome difficulties time and time again.

But we also have to admit that this tall blind man is really difficult to deal with. Every time we take the initiative, he almost has to fight back.

And in his lair, there are countless monsters, ancient corpses, etc., all listening to his orders. Therefore, it is very difficult to fight him in that cave. It is best to lure him out and let him lose his "location". advantages.

As for the death of the old Taoist priest in Shanghai, we still feel extremely guilty. If we hadn't visited him and asked him about the situation in the cave, he might not have died.

However, whether it is guilt or regret, the matter has reached this point and is irreversible. All we can do is to get rid of Blind Man Gao as soon as possible and avenge those who died tragically at the hands of Blind Man Gao.

However, after Gao Xiazi's attack, we are a little confused about what to do next.

It's a coincidence. In the past few days, a Japanese academic group happened to come to visit us. This academic group mainly studies the history of the Sino-Japanese War. Among them are three historians and a Japanese veteran named Tanaka. .

What we couldn't have imagined was that it was Tanaka, a veteran of the Japanese army, who asked us to get rid of Blind Man Gao, and that there was unexpected progress.

We have to start from the beginning.

Because my cousin is a consultant to our provincial cultural bureau, an expert on our local history, and a compiler of county chronicles. Of course, he is the best person to accompany these Japanese people on their visit.

And the Japanese veteran named Tanaka is already in his nineties. Although he has limited mobility and can only sit in a wheelchair, his thinking is still clear. In this expert group, except for the female translator, he is proficient in Chinese. Except for the young Japanese, the other three are all old men in their seventies or eighties.

So, during the few days of accompanying the visit, my cousin asked a few of us to accompany us. Because our place is full of rugged mountain roads, it is difficult for these old "Japanese devils" to move and they need our support at any time. ,take care of.

The relevant departments in the province were very satisfied with my cousin's careful arrangement. During the few days we accompanied the five Japanese, they also specially provided each of us with a daily subsidy of more than 100 yuan for room and board. I think. Very thoughtful too.

To be honest, we felt pretty good about the three Japanese scholars with gray hair, but we felt very uncomfortable with Tanaka, who was sitting in a wheelchair.

Xiao Lei said to us quietly: "That old Japanese guy in a wheelchair has probably done a lot of bad things to us. I'm afraid he's even raped, burned and killed."

My cousin overheard this sentence by chance. He quickly "warned" us and said: "That's all history. Besides, they are here as guests this time. Don't be rude to them. If anything happens, you can't do anything unpleasant." It’s a matter of diplomacy. Premier Zhou once said, ‘There is no small matter in diplomacy.’ So, we still have to show our mind. You guys, don’t go too far.”

Xiao Lei smiled and said to his cousin: "It seems that this old man is very suitable to be the political commissar of our army. Ha, he has a high level of political awareness. We are just talking in private. Don't worry. We all understand what you said." .

Then my cousin smiled and nodded.

What surprised us was that these Japanese knew so much about our history and landforms. No wonder my cousin said that since the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894, the Japanese military maps were very detailed. In the combat area Where there is a tree or where there is a well, they are all clearly marked. Therefore, during the Anti-Japanese War, the Chinese troops liked to use captured Japanese maps.
Chapter completed!