"When Oss didn't get the golden horn, he made a living by collecting debts for casino owners. It is said that he was very good at fighting and swordsmanship, and had killed many people. So that night, he sneaked into the room where the homeless man was sleeping and took the other person's body. His throat was cut. In order to hide his identity from others, he slashed the homeless man's face with a sword, and then transported his body to the beach and abandoned it... Why are you looking at me like this?"
"Well, what can I say? You seem to be very suitable for telling such murder stories."
"Are you saying I look like a murderer?"
"That's not what you said." Chen Wei said in a natural manner, "Generally speaking, when talking about this kind of paragraph, you will use your tone to exaggerate it more or less deliberately. Saying it like you without feeling at all makes people feel uncomfortable. People think they care a little bit.”
"If you are not satisfied, you can talk about it."
"No, no." Chen Wei said in surrender, "Please be sure to play freely."
"...Anyway, Aos transported the body to the seaside. Although the appearance of the deceased had been destroyed, he searched the body and prepared to burn all the belongings of the other party just in case.
"While searching, he found a long letter hidden in the inner pocket of the homeless man's clothes. The letter was written by a friend of the deceased named Gilberto. This Gilberto was a rich man who ran away from home. He has been living in the north since then, making a living by hunting witches and collecting bounties. Because he is very talented in swordsmanship, he soon distinguished himself in this field..."
"Excuse me, are the witches here the kind who ride on broomsticks and catch children in the phone stories, or the kind who were burned to death in the witch hunts of the Middle Ages?"
"Who knows, it's just a story anyway. But I think it's the former."
Zhou Yu said, unconsciously showing a mocking smile: "Since it is a story about the existence of devils, is it not surprising that there are also witches?"
"That's not necessarily the case. When it comes to identifying witchcraft, mortal logic is very absurd. You can refer to "The Witch's Hammer" for this point... But if you continue to talk about it, you will probably be disgusted, so please continue to talk. Bar."
"You have finally come to your senses... Indeed, Gilberto is very good at killing witches, but unfortunately, he is not so good at guarding against his accomplices. Because he offended the nobles of the North, he was first framed as a bandit. , and then was accused of raping women, and was directly tortured to death in prison.
"Before he died, Gilberto managed to write a letter and left it to his best friend, asking him to go back to the south to join his father... Yes, Gilberto was Os's son.
Chen Wei shrugged wordlessly.
"Should we say this is retribution or blood inheritance? Like his biological father, Gilberto was born without the ability to live an honest life. He lived on a knife's edge from the first day he ran away from home. In order to prevent his father from intervening, He lied about doing business. Before he died, because he knew that his friend would probably be retaliated against, he asked him to join his father in the south.
"But did he not have the heart to tell Os about Gilberto's death, or did he feel that he was so close to him that he could live there for a long time without revealing his identity? That wanderer did not tell Os about the whole story until his death."
While saying these words, Zhou Yu unconsciously held the pen and drew slender corners on the paper. After discovering it, he immediately blackened the entire pattern with the pen.
"Probably only he knows what Aos thought after reading the letter. In the month after that, he didn't invite a single guest, but hired famous chefs everywhere and spent sky-high prices on food and wine. In the city There was a rumor that he was going to hold a big banquet. As a result, a fire broke out in his mansion a month later, and his wife took all the remaining inheritance back to her parents' home. As for him, he has not been seen since, probably because of the accident. The mansion must have been burned to ashes."
Chen Wei listened to the whole story quietly, pondered for a moment, and then said: "So, his last guest was not a human?"
"Of course, it was the devil who gave him the goat horns. Os killed his son's friend with his own hands, which meant that he personally cut off the clues of those who wanted to pursue his son's murderer.
"On the night of the banquet, the devil walked into the hall with a lute, and the two of them drank and had fun. After the carnival, Oss asked the devil to find his enemy, but this time he could no longer use the bet to get help. . In order to take revenge, the devil provided another contract-when the enemy dies, Os will immediately start repaying the debt.
"That's it. Oss didn't win the bet until his death. That's the end of the story."
After saying these words, Zhou Yu looked at Chen Wei who was thinking and asked: "Did you think of anything?"
"Well, what do you expect me to think of? Although you described it in such detail that it is a bit suspicious, this story must be fictional, right? There is no way that a devil is ready to come to me to make a deal now."
"That's not what I'm asking. Haven't you always been interested in this kind of messy things? Haven't you heard similar stories?"
Chen Wei nodded clearly: "Do you think this story has an earlier prototype?"
"If you didn't want to ask this, I wouldn't have to go to great lengths to tell you. You know a lot about similar legends in Western history, right?"
Under Zhou Yu's gaze, Chen Wei knocked on the table and recalled for a while.
"...No, there is no similar story. When it comes to making a deal with the devil, the most famous one is "Faust". In Arab folktales, there is also a rich man who likes to entertain strangers. However, the one you are talking about is different. Quite different.”
"Aren't there any fairy tales about goat horns?"
"Yes... yes, there is. Didn't you mention the goat's horn that oozes gold? That one is very similar to the 'Horn of Plenty'."
"what is that?"
"In Greek mythology, the young Zeus was raised by a goat-like goddess after being abandoned. Even at a young age, Zeus was very powerful. One day he accidentally broke the goddess's horn. The goddess broke herself. The horns were given to his adopted son, filled with food and fruits... Among the myths about goat horns, this is probably the most positive one."
"In other words, is it the horns of the goddess?"
"Don't confuse it. What I'm talking about is Greek mythology, and it may not be related to the story you're telling. If it's a story about apocalyptic religion, I'm afraid the devil took a horn off his own head."
When Chen Wei said this, he suddenly paused and looked thoughtful.
"...Speaking of goat horns, there is another story. I probably read it in a Bulgarian collection."
Maybe he wanted to give it a try. But seeing Zhou Yu's eyes, he smiled and continued talking as if nothing had happened.
"...It is said that there was a peasant family. The female owner was raped and murdered by Turkish pagans. The male owner took his daughter to live in seclusion in the mountains and forests. Many years later, there were many murders against powerful people and Turks in the nearby area. In addition to the gun, the murder weapon actually had goat horns. Someone witnessed the murderer being a monster wearing animal skins and holding goat horns. People called him the 'Goat Horn Killer'."
"The killer is the male master, right?"
"No, the male master is old and does not have such outstanding skills. But at the festival that year, a beautiful girl whom no one knew came to dance, and the goat horns fell out of her arms. She was the one who was raped that year. The male owner took his daughter who lived in seclusion in the mountains. The male owner, who had thoughts of revenge, trained her to be a "goat-horned" killer, but found that she fell in love with a beautiful young man. In order to prevent his daughter from losing control and giving up revenge, he killed the young man. , the daughter who knew nothing about it still went to the celebration and wanted to meet the young man.
"In the end, the daughter whose identity was discovered chose to commit suicide, and the father also fled into the mountains. A father, with deep hatred, spent nine years training his young daughter into a cold-hearted killer. This is the most touching part of the whole story - if revenge If that’s the theme, then maybe this is the other corner.”
Zhou Yu looked at him doubtfully. Chen Wei further explained: "If there is some kind of metaphor in this story, I think it should be on the 'goat horns'.
"The one that can flow out gold is the 'Horn of Plenty', so the other horn that Os was asked to provide may be the 'Angle of Revenge'. Then, when Os summons the devil in the name of revenge, it may be that he is 'returning the second It's just a horn. However, since he has decided to use the deal with the devil for revenge, even if he wins the bet, the return is meaningless. From this perspective, this is a 'devil horn' that makes him lose everything. .”
Finally, he nodded conclusively and said: "...If this is true, then he met a devil with quite a bad taste."
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