occult

Chapter 1 Demolition of the Temple
There is a neglected village in Tianchu State, Wolong Village.

At the west end of Wolong Village, there is a Snake King Temple.

As for how the Snake King Temple came about, the villagers don't know.

They only know that as long as they can remember, they will go to the Snake King Temple every year to offer sacrifices and offer incense.

This Wolong village has always been in good weather, and over time, the villagers also believe that it is the Snake King Temple's credit, and it has become a common thing for them to offer incense to the Snake King Temple.

On this day, a Taoist priest came to the village. After the Taoist pointed to the Snake King Temple and murmured something, a plume of black smoke rose from the Snake King Temple.

The villagers stared straight ahead, but did not respond for a long time.

The Taoist squinted evilly, and said softly, "This Snake King Temple really lives up to its reputation. There is a snake city living below it. If you want peace, destroy this place and kill them to avoid future troubles."

Before the villagers could react, the Taoist priest had disappeared.

The villagers looked at each other, and thought of the Taoist priests coming and going without a trace, so they thought the Taoist priests were gods. They believed the Taoist priests' words and prepared to demolish the Snake King Temple with tools.

Ye Yuanzheng, the only mage in the village, and his granddaughter Ye Linger, heard the news, dropped the bamboo basket in their hands, and rushed to the Snake King Temple without stopping.

When she arrived at the Snake King Temple, the plaque of the Snake King Temple had been torn down by the villagers and thrown on the ground.

Looking at the plaque on the ground, Ye Linger's heart skipped a beat, and she didn't even think about running up to block the entrance of the Snake King Temple.

"No demolition! No one is allowed to demolish this place!"

The villagers looked at each other, with disdainful smiles on the corners of their lips.

"Ling'er, it's not that we insist on tearing it down, it's what the god said just now, we have to destroy this place to survive."

"That's right, we also know that your grandfather built it with his own hands, but none of us know what's down here, who knows that there's a snake's nest down there."

"That's right, if I knew this was a snake's nest, not a snake fairy, who would still come to offer incense every day."

"Yes."

……

Ye Linger looked at them and frowned tightly as the villagers spoke to each other.

"That's a charlatan! A liar! You actually think what he said is true!"

"Isn't it better to believe what you have than to believe what you don't have?"

"No matter what, don't move here today!"

It's not that Ye Ling'er is stubborn, she knows very well what her grandfather Ye Yuanzheng is capable of.

In this life, whatever Ye Yuanzheng has said, good or bad, there is nothing that does not count.

She has heard from Ye Yuanzheng since she was a child that she must keep this place no matter what, and she always feels that something big will happen if this place is gone.

Now they want to demolish this place, how could she allow it!Thinking of this, Ye Linger's brows and eyes became colder.

"If you insist on demolishing this place today, just step over my body!"

The villagers were silent, but stepped forward one after another, "Ling'er, don't worry, it's just a nest of snakes, killing them is nothing."

Regardless of Ye Linger's refusal, they pulled Ye Linger aside and started demolishing the temple.

Just when Ye Ling'er was in a hurry, Ye Yuan was rushing over.

He held a hoe in his hand and stopped in front of the villagers, his eyes were stern.

"I see who dares to demolish this place today! For so many years, it has blessed us. It's fine if you are not grateful, but you have to demolish it! I see who dares!"

Someone in the village laughed, "Old Ye, we know you are capable, but you keep asking us to worship the snake nest, it's not justified, isn't it? We are also thinking about our future generations, so don't make trouble."

Hearing this, someone went to pull Ye Yuanzheng, but he didn't move at all, "I won't allow it! It's fine if you don't believe me, as long as you don't move here, it doesn't matter if I come to worship myself in the future."

"Old Ye, you are not such an unreasonable person, you should get out of the way."

The villagers became irritable and went to pull Ye Yuanzheng one after another.

Ye Yuanzheng wanted to stop him, but he was pushed to the ground, how could he alone be worth so many people.

Seeing that Ye Yuanzheng's face was in pain, Ye Ling'er hurried up to support Ye Yuanzheng, "Grandpa! Grandpa, are you okay?"

Ye Yuanzheng still frowned, waved his hand feebly, and looked ahead in despair.

In the evening, there are only a pile of ruins left here.

The Snake King Temple in front of him couldn't see its original shape at all, Ye Yuan was looking back, pursed his lips dryly, and sat on the ground motionless.

The villagers were still a little apprehensive about demolishing the Snake King Temple, but nothing happened when it was demolished to this point, so they became bolder.

"Look, it's not nothing."

Ye Ling'er was also puzzled. She looked around vigilantly, but before she could speak, there was a hissing sound from around.

hissing...

sizzle...

Then, big and small, colorful snakes crawled out of the ground one after another.

In an instant, everyone's faces turned pale.

The snake nest they imagined and the snake nest in reality seemed a little different.

The snakes all over the ground always give a chill down the spine.

They began to swallow their saliva and gradually backed away.

"The god said, as long as we kill them, we will live in peace forever."

Instigated by one or two villagers, everyone finally started the plan to catch snakes.

Next to him, Ye Yuanzheng's grandpa and grandson's stop had no effect at all.

Soon, those snakes piled up into hills.

The villagers clapped their hands, looked at the grandpa and grandson on the ground as a demonstration, and then left one after another.

Ye Yuanzheng's grandfather and grandson sat in the ruins and hadn't left for a long time, their backs looked a little lonely.

That night, nothing really happened.

Just when Ye Yuanzheng also began to doubt himself, strange things happened in the village.

Two days later, people in the village died one after another, and everyone died with ugly faces and livid faces.

When Ye Ling'er heard about this, she became even more uneasy.

In order to find out the truth of the matter, she wandered around the village with the village doctor all day long, bandaging the wounded when she encountered them.

However, the number of people who died in the village was far greater than the number of people they treated. Every day at dusk, no one in Wolong Village went out.

One night seven days later, when Ye Ling'er was waiting for Ye Yuan to lie down, there was a gust of wind outside the door.

The wind was so strong that it seemed to be hovering outside the door, and the sound of the wind was mixed with the sound of leaves.

Ye Yuan was lying on the bed, and sat up suddenly, with a serious expression, "Ling'er, close the door!"

But it was too late, as soon as Ye Ling'er turned around, the wind blew in from the outside, and the room was dark for a while, and she couldn't see everything in front of her clearly.

"Ah! Pfft..."

Behind her, the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground, Ye Ling'er could tell that Ye Yuanzheng was in pain, but let alone moving, even if she wanted to shout, she couldn't open her mouth.

"Father..."

clang~
The things in the room fell to the ground one after another, and Ye Linger had the illusion that she was the one who was thrown to the ground the next moment.

(End of this chapter)