From Jiu Shu's world

Chapter 38 A Letter
"Tap Tap"

The sound of hurried footsteps sounded in the empty hall, and a thin middle-aged man of about 1.9 meters walked into the hall.

The man who came in attracted the most attention because his hair was braided into small braids. The small braids looked like little snakes, which made people feel uncomfortable.

He didn't look like a Central Plains person, his complexion was pale, with a touch of femininity, and on his ears were two small silver bell-like earrings.On the exposed neck, the looming strange snake tattoo seems to spread all over the body from the neckline.

He walked in a hurry, but his face was indifferent.After entering the door, he half-kneeled on the ground and said coldly: "Master, the one-horned python is dead in Tiannan."

"Oh? Dead?"

On the steps, a tall man wearing a black cloak sat hidden in the shadows.He raised his head slightly, with a bronze mask on his face, so that no one could see the expression on his face.

He crossed his fingers and placed them under the bar, as if he was thinking about something, or remembering.

After a while, he slowly asked: "If you die, you will die. What happened to those snakes?"

His voice is very magnetic, although he just asks ordinary questions, it makes people feel stable.

"Human snakes are fine. In ten years, more than [-] human snake eggs have been raised, just waiting to hatch. It's just that there will be no new human snakes in the future."

The black-robed man nodded and said: "Let's do it this way, Snake Witch, go and find out what's going on. If you break the game by accident, let's let it go and settle the score later. If you have found clues, then don't leave any trouble."

After saying this, the masked man in black robe fell silent again and ignored the snake witch.

The snake witch cupped his hands and replied respectfully: "Understood."

The meaning of the man in black is very clear, everything is for the sake of future plans, and concealment is the top priority.But if the person who killed his little treasure was a casual cultivator, even if he didn't find anything, then don't blame him.

There was a bloodthirsty coldness in the snake witch's eyes, like a snake staring at its prey.

Henry Zhang naturally didn’t know that he had been targeted.After leaving Yaoshanzhai, he returned to the inn at the foot of the mountain by the same route.He had to clarify some things with Granny Yama.

The way down the mountain is naturally much easier than going up the mountain. After a while, Henry Zhang went down the mountain, and the corner of the inn was already seen.

"Squeak~"

Henry Zhang pushed open the door and entered the inn.

The inn was still as quiet as the day before, with three or two Eight Immortals tables and five or six horizontal stools quietly placed on the first floor.For some reason, Henry Zhang only felt that the inn seemed to be quieter than the day before yesterday.

"Grandma Yama"

"Grandma Yama, are you there?"

Henry Zhang yelled twice in a row, but there was no response, and even the raccoon cat disappeared.

"Deng deng deng"

He walked up the wooden stairs suspiciously, going to Grandma Yama's room to see if she was there.On the second floor, I just wanted to open the door.The door suddenly opened by itself.

There was no one behind the door, Henry Zhang looked down, and it turned out to be the raccoon cat named Ahua.It's just that this cihuamao looks sick and listless today, and seems to be very depressed.

Seeing the appearance of the raccoon cat, Henry Zhang suddenly realized something was wrong, and asked, "Old cat, where is the mother-in-law?"

Cihuamao glanced at Henry Zhang, remained silent, and turned to take Henry Zhang into the house.

Henry Zhang frowned, thinking of the worst scenario in his mind.He followed in and walked over to the bed.The mother-in-law's bed was very simple and worn out, covered by two mosquito nets made of yellowed white cloth.Through the tent, I could vaguely see a figure lying down.

After the raccoon cat took Henry Zhang to the bed, he walked to the side and lay down on his stomach, drooping his head, with tears in the cat's eyes.

Henry Zhang gently lifted the white cloth tent covering the bed, and it was Granny Yama who was lying on the bed.

Granny Yama was still dressed in black as before, with a black cloth on her head. She seemed to be more solemn when lying down, with the silver ornaments from the Miao family on her neck.

She lay very peacefully, as if she was asleep, with a slight smile on her pale and bluish face.

Henry Zhang looked at her silently, Granny Yama went, it seemed that when she decided to trick herself into the medicine cottage, she was ready to die.

Henry Zhang didn’t blame her for deceiving herself to go to the medicine cottage, but it was too late to say anything now.Henry Zhang picked up the letter left by Granny Yama by the pillow and opened it.I saw it said:
"Young man, when you open this letter, the old woman should be dead..."

This letter is very long, and the handwriting is also very sloppy. It can be seen that Granny Yama is not used to writing Chinese characters.

The content of the letter is not much, mostly about what happened that night ten years ago.

Ten years ago, it was Granny Yama who first discovered that the disaster was in fact. When she hacked to death the snake that suddenly appeared in the house with a seedling knife, she realized that it was her husband.

She couldn't accept this reality, so she ran out that night, down the mountain, and far away.

Henry Zhang can understand that not everyone can accept that their relatives have become beasts, and they were killed by themselves.

Granny Yama escaped in this way for three years.Three years later, when she woke up from her madness, she remembered Yaoshanzhai, and she was tormented by constant regrets.

She went back to the foot of the mountain, picked up the inn that had been decadent for a long time, and stayed at the foot of the medicine mountain.She didn't dare to go back to the village where the tragedy happened. She could only guard at the foot of the mountain, warning and scaring everyone not to go up the mountain and not to hurt the snakes in the mountain.She kept guarding until Henry Zhang’s arrival.

As Henry Zhang guessed, Granny Yama did know more than Caifeng. She once quietly followed the snakes to a pool that Caifeng had never been to.She dived in, saw the monstrous one-horned python, and also saw the Snake Transformation Grass.

Although she didn't know the name of the strange grass surrounded by the group of snakes, she knew that it was the root of everything.She made up her mind to steal the Snake Grass from the one-horned python.

So with a mortal body, she took risks again and again, and almost died every time.

This raccoon cat was also rescued by her on the way there once.Every time, thanks to the help of the raccoon cat to attract the attention of the one-horned python, she survived.

However, the last time she sneaked over was three days ago.This time, she was not as lucky as before, she was contaminated with the venom of the one-horned python.

At the end of the letter, everything became clear. The old lady was concerned about the medicine cottage, and she wanted to try it on her deathbed, so she tricked Henry Zhang over.Although he was in danger, Henry Zhang couldn’t say anything now.

Henry Zhang picked up Granny Yama’s body, and said to Cihuamao: “Old cat, let’s go, let’s go to see my mother-in-law for the last time.”

"Meow~"

The raccoon cat glanced at Henry Zhang, stood up, and followed closely behind Henry Zhang, its eyes fixed on Granny Yama's hanging hand, and tears slid down.

For Granny Yama’s tomb, Henry Zhang didn’t specifically look for any geomantic treasures, so he was buried behind the inn, next to the garden where she usually grows vegetables.A simple small soil bag, with the tombstone facing the direction of Yaoshanzhai, this is probably the place Granny Yama yearns for the most.

"The edict of the Supreme Being, surpassing your lonely soul, ghosts and ghosts, all four lives are blessed..."

In front of the tombstone, Henry Zhang recited the mantra of saving lives from suffering, and the sound of chanting the mantra went away in the mountains.

After Henry Zhang finished chanting the mantra, he added a handful of loess to Granny Yama's grave and said, "Grandma, I never blamed you for going to the Yaoshanzhai, so don't feel guilty. The one-horned python is dead. I'll give you the antidote." I got it too, and the medicine cottage is completely fine, so you can rest assured."

"Meow~"

The raccoon cat also bowed to the tombstone. It gently rubbed its head against the tombstone, just like it used to rub against its owner's hand, but now it felt cold and stiff.

Henry Zhang glanced at the cihuamao, and remembered the entrustment to the cihuamao at the end of the mother-in-law Yama’s letter. If he doesn’t dislike it, please ask him to take care of the cihuamao.

Henry Zhang shook his head in his heart and sighed.In the final analysis, Granny Yama gave the choice to Li Huamao instead of him.Granny Yama went to her death calmly and did not bury her, obviously leaving her body for the raccoon cat to recover and refine the corpse.

She gave the choice to Lihuamao, letting it decide the way of cultivating the human body.It's just that this raccoon cat never had the idea of ​​hurting her, even if it was just a corpse.

"Hey, old cat. My mother-in-law entrusted you to me. Do you want to follow me? Anyway, you have no place to go now. There is no time to cultivate to become an adult."

Henry Zhang tilted his head, smiled at the raccoon cat, and asked aloud.If Ahua is willing, he is naturally willing to raise this kind and righteous old cat.

Cihuamao turned its head, glanced at Henry Zhang, turned around, and was about to walk deep into the forest.From start to finish, it's as cold as it started.

Henry Zhang knew that this was Cihuamao's own choice.He looked at the figure of the raccoon cat that was about to disappear into the forest, and shouted loudly: "Old cat! Go up the mountain, there is a medicine village in the mountain, and that is the home of Grandma Yama. Go there, and wait for the people in the village to change." When you come back, help them, protect them, and they will worship you."

The sound echoed in the mountains, and the cihuamao paused for a moment before disappearing completely.This is probably the last thing Henry Zhang can do for this stubborn old cat. Whether it succeeds or not depends on God.

What Henry Zhang didn't know was that many years later, the legend of the cat fairy was still circulating in the Yaoshan area.

Everything has been dealt with, and it is time for Henry Zhang to go to Uncle Qianhe.After two days of delay, Master Qianhe seemed to be moving, and the direction should be near the border of Tiannan Province.

Henry Zhang took out the spirit crane, input spiritual power, and activated it.The small spirit crane came to life, and flew in front of Henry Zhang flutteringly, showing Henry Zhang the way.

Henry Zhang also quickened his pace and followed up, this time nothing can be delayed.

After Henry Zhang left, a pair of eyes in the forest looked at Henry Zhangyuan’s back with great interest, as if something was staring at him.

　Friends, good night and sweet dreams, if you can make a small investment.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)