Chapter 38 Chapter Thirty-Six

Bai Xiaoyang had insight into Zhang Yaoye's expression, and said, "Yaoye, what happened again?" Master Zhang Yao scratched the back of his head and said, "Nothing happened, but I always feel weird, and the omen is not good!" "What a bad omen!" "I don't think the big boa constrictor is dead, and it's hiding in the cow-drinking pond. Today, the god cow was startled. Fortunately, we found it early, otherwise things would be troublesome. I asked Master Tuo to stay by the cow-drinking pond for a while. Look at the movement of the drinking cow pond!"

Bai Xiaoyang smiled: "Master Yao, is it as evil as you said?" Zhang Yaoye said: "There are more evil things than this! There is a big hole in the old forest behind the Zhang family's ancestral hall. It's eerie. I feel that the man-eating boa constrictor crawled out of that hole." Bai Xiaoyang's expression suddenly became alert, and he said, "Where did you say there was a hole?" Master Zhang Yao said with lingering fear: "In the old forest! A big tree that could only be hugged by seven or eight people was split open by lightning. The tree is hollow, and there is a hole hidden in the heart of the tree. This is a never before. Who has discovered the secret! I guess that big python crawled out of that tree hole."

Bai Xiaoyang's expression became more serious, and he said, "Master Yao, is everything you said true?" Zhang Yaoye said: "Why am I telling lies in front of you? If you don't believe me, ask Master Tuo, he went down into the cave. Oh, by the way, there may be terrible things hidden in that cave. I saw them The eyes are green, very evil, and frightening to death." Bai Xiaoyang's eyes never left Zhang Yaoye's face for a moment.After Master Zhang Yao finished speaking, Bai Xiaoyang said: "Master Yao, if such a thing really happens in the village, according to the old ancestors, it seems that something has leaked the secret. Thunder strikes!"

When Zhang Yaoye heard Bai Xiaoyang's words, he was shocked immediately. He slapped his thigh and almost jumped up and said, "Xiaobai, why didn't you say this earlier? You can wake up the dreamer with one sentence." Ah! I said how could there be thunder and thunder in the twelfth lunar month? It even split such a big tree that is hundreds of years old. It turned out that someone leaked the secret! However, Woniu Village has been peaceful for so many years Yes, what secrets are there to leak? And who is leaking secrets?" Bai Xiaoyang looked at Zhang Yaoye with a smile, and said, "Yaoye, do you think about any strange things happening around or in the village during this time?"

Mr. Zhang Yaoye scratched the back of his head vigorously, and said uncertainly: "Nothing strange happened. Other villages criticize Lin Biao and Confucius for sports. Our village is relatively remote, and I have been He greeted the people in the village, so everything is fairly peaceful! There is really no special movement!" Bai Xiaoyang continued to stare at Master Zhang Yao with soft eyes, and said, "Think again." Zhang Yaoye scratched the back of his head again, but he still didn’t think of anything special. Suddenly, Zhang Yaoye said: “By the way, the sunspot barked quite fiercely in the middle of the night two days ago. It doesn’t usually bark like that. I didn’t either. Why pay attention, maybe there was a stranger in front of the house."

Bai Xiaoyang said, "Don't sunspots usually call?" Master Zhang Yao said: "It's really not that loud. Our village is relatively secluded, and there are few people in the daytime, let alone at night. Hey! Could it be something unclean wandering around the village at night, people can't see it, but Heizi can see, so why is Heizi barking so fiercely?" Bai Xiaoyang nodded thoughtfully and said, "It's possible." Zhang Yaoye's spine and scalp felt numb again.He said: "Even if there are unclean things wandering around the village at night, what does this have to do with leaking secrets?"

Bai Xiaoyang saw that Zhang Yaoye's expression became tense again, so he smiled and said: "Actually, I just guessed it out of my mouth, maybe things are not like this at all." Zhang Yaoye took Bai Xiaoyang's words seriously, and said, "No! Xiaobai, what you said really makes sense. There may be a reason for a series of weird things happening in the village." Bai Xiaoyang saw that Mr. Zhang had put her words to heart, so he comforted Mr. Zhang and said, "Mr. Yao, take what I say as a joke and don't take it seriously. Maybe the matter has passed After that, nothing will happen in the village."

Zhang Yaoye said worriedly: "I don't think this matter is over, and more evil things may be yet to come!" Bai Xiaoyang became strange again, and said, "Master Yao, why? You must have a basis for saying such a thing. You don't want to create tension for the people in the village at this time!" Master Zhang Yao said: "I'm really not talking nonsense. Today we went to bury Zhang Ziyin in the deserted grass of Jingwu Temple. What do you think we saw?" Bai Xiaoyang was a little surprised by Zhang Yaoye's mysterious expression, and said, "What did you see again?"

"Alone!" Master Zhang Yao's voice became mysterious and a little weird. Bai Xiaoyang's expression became more and more nervous following Zhang Yaoye's mysterious words, and said, "Who is it?" Zhang Yaoye said: "An old man picking up shit!" Bai Xiaoyang let out a long breath, and said with a smile: "Master Yao, you can really scare people with your words, and you are like a snake. I thought you saw something weird again!" Zhang Yaoye continued to say mysteriously: "The old man who picks up dog poop is logically not strange, and I thought so at first. But later, Ziheng, a ghost, is the one who saw the weirdness."

Zhang Yaoye's words aroused Bai Xiaoyang's curiosity again, and said, "What's so weird?" Zhang Yaoye said: "You said that he is really an old man who picks up dog poop. It is reasonable to wander around the village where there are dogs, but he hides in the Jingwu Temple to warm up. Although the old man said that his clothes were a bit shabby, he cleaned up well. He is neat and clean, and he doesn't look like a countryman at all, and his eyes are very sneaky. What's even more strange is that he didn't see a piece of dog shit in his pocket. Ziheng suspected that he was a spy. It doesn't look like it."

"What is it?" Bai Xiaoyang asked immediately. Master Zhang Yao said, "Like that snake spirit." Bai Xiaoyang laughed again, and said, "Master Yao, don't think about snakes in everything." Master Zhang Yao said: "What I said is true. He disappeared as soon as he walked out of Jingwu Temple, and Zhang Ziheng kicked him out without kicking him out." Seeing Master Zhang Yao's serious expression, Bai Xiaoyang thought for a while and said, "Master Yao, do you really feel that something will happen in the village?" Zhang Yaoye said: "My feeling is very accurate. But I dare not say this to anyone, even Zhang Ziheng. I dare not tell him. I am just talking to you." Bai Xiaoyang looked at Zhang Yaoye, his eyes became a little complicated.Master Zhang Yao also felt a little uncomfortable with Bai Xiaoyang's complicated eyes. Zhang Yaoye said: "Xiaobai, why are you looking at Yaoye like this?" Bai Xiaoyang didn't take his eyes off Zhang Yaoye's face, and said: "Yaoye, I can't move my body now. If I can move my body, I can help you find someone." Master Zhang Yao said, "Who are you looking for?" Bai Xiaoyang said: "I can help those in the village who are in trouble and turn them into good luck." Zhang Yaoye's eyes immediately brightened, and he said, "Do you know such a person?" Bai Xiaoyang said: "I know it. Actually, you know it too." "Who is it?" Master Zhang Yao asked extremely curiously. Bai Xiaoyang continued to stare at Master Zhang Yao, but didn't answer him right away. Master Zhang Yao said impatiently: "You should speak up quickly! I am so anxious!" Bai Xiaoyang smiled, and said casually, "It's the Ten Thousand Immortals you mentioned." When Master Zhang Yao heard this, he looked at Bai Xiaoyang in a strange way, and said, "Do you know the Ten Thousand Immortals?" Bai Xiaoyang smiled again, and said, "Don't ask too many questions, okay? I told you to find him, and he must have a way." Zhang Yaoye said: "I'm afraid he is dead already? I went to him more than ten years ago to treat my rheumatism. He was in his eighties at that time." Bai Xiaoyang said: "Go and find out, maybe he's not dead yet!" Zhang Yaoye said: "Then I will go find him in the afternoon." Bai Xiaoyang said: "You have to bring someone with you to find him. Otherwise, even if you find him, he won't agree to help you." "Who are you taking?" Zhang Yaoye asked. "Master Tuo." Bai Xiaoyang said. "Why did you bring Master Tuo?" Bai Xiaoyang said: "Don't ask so many questions, just take Master Tuo with you." Zhang Yaoye felt that this matter was a bit complicated and unbelievable. Bai Xiaoyang said to Master Zhang Yao again: "Master Yao, you go and call Master Tuo back." Zhang Yaoye said: "I'm afraid I can't call him back, he is very stubborn." Bai Xiaoyang smiled and said, "Bring this on, and he will definitely listen to you." As he said that, Bai Xiaoyang took off a jade pendant from his neck. The jade pendant was as white as cream and was tied with a red string. There was no decoration on it, and it looked extremely clean and pure. Zhang Yaoye took the jade pendant and squeezed it in his palm, a refreshing chilly breath came out from his palm. Master Zhang Yao said, "Are you willing to give such a good thing to me?" Bai Xiaoyang smiled: "It's not a good thing, it's just a piece of old jade." Zhang Yaoye said: "Is this thing really able to attract Master Tuo?" Bai Xiaoyang smiled mischievously, and said, "You'll know if you try it?" So Zhang Yaoye said, "Then I'll go to Master Tuo right now." Then he got up. Bai Xiaoyang said again: "Don't tell other people that you and Master Tuo went to find the Ten Thousand Immortals." Master Zhang Yao said: "I know." He walked out of the room door. Just walking into the courtyard, Zhang Ziheng walked in from the gate, Zhang Yaoye asked: "Ziheng is here, have you had lunch?" Zhang Ziheng said: "No." While speaking, his eyes glanced at the room where Bai Xiaoyang slept. Master Zhang Yao said, "What's the matter here?" Zhang Ziheng said: "The people in the village are still gathering outside the ancestral hall, saying that if they don't see the dead python, they dare not go back to live for a day. Some people are preparing to build a shed in the dam." Zhang Yaoye said angrily: "They live in the dam if they like. How can I manage so many things?" Zhang Ziheng said: "What I mean is that you and I go to persuade everyone to go home and live in a down-to-earth way. It's better during the day, but at night, no one is in every house. What if there is a thief?" Mr. Zhang Yao said: "What kind of thief can you encounter? Which households are not wiped out now? Do thieves still steal the door panels back to make fireboxes?" Zhang Ziheng said: "Then let them build a shed on the dam of the ancestral hall?" Zhang Yaoye said: "Whoever wants to take a ride, let him go. These two days have been unreliable, and I am not at ease. After a few days, everything will calm down, and I will go back by myself. It is useless to persuade you now. " Saying that Zhang Yaoye was about to go outside in a hurry. Zhang Ziheng said, "Master Yao, where are you going?" Zhang Yaoye said, "I'm going to ask Master Tuo to come back for lunch." Zhang Ziheng said, "I'll go with you." Zhang Yaoye said: "It's fine for me to go alone. You should go to the ancestral hall to guard and tell everyone not to talk about the boa constrictor. The more you talk, the more mischievous it will be! There are too many people talking, and it is easy to spread rumors and make trouble. Tell me Everyone, whoever spreads rumors, I will deal with them in a short while!" Then he walked out of the gate. Zhang Ziheng stood in the courtyard in a daze for a while, then turned and left.