Hejiabao is a small village at the foot of Weishan Mountain.
It's called a small village because it's a little bigger than an average village, but not as big as a real town.
The permanent population of this town is only about a hundred households, and the maximum number of households is only one hundred and fifty households, and most of them are people with the same surname as He.
The most powerful person in Hejiabao is undoubtedly He Yuanwai's family.
It is said that He Yuanwai's family has settled here since the early Tang Dynasty, and can even be traced back to the ancestry of the Hu people outside the Great Wall.
This can also be seen from the appearance of their family. The high nose bridge is obviously not from the Central Plains, let alone the aborigines of Tanzhou, the Miao border land.
Of course, for the open Tang Dynasty, blood was not an important national component.
On the contrary, He Yuanwai's family, who have settled in Tanzhou all year round, have long regarded themselves as orthodox Central Plains people, and their cultural customs are no different from the real Tang people.
According to common sense, as far as the people of Hejiapu are concerned, even if they are not blood relatives, the relationship between He Yuanwai's family and his family must be closer than that of ordinary villagers.
But from the moment Pei Wende stepped into Hejiapu, he was keenly aware of the strange looks in the villagers' eyes.
Or to be more precise, the eyes they looked at Butler He were full of fear and fear, not at all like the relationship between normal villagers.
"How is this going?"
Also aware of the strange gaze, Red Fox was not as scrupulous as Pei Wende, so he immediately turned to look at Butler He next to him.
"hiss!"
The little green snake who followed closely behind also quietly poked his head out of his collar, staring at Butler He with frosty eyes.
"this……"
Being stared at fiercely by two monsters at the same time would frighten any normal person, let alone the elderly Butler He.
"Little master..."
As a result, Butler He tremblingly turned his attention to Pei Wende, who was walking at the front, as if asking him for help.
After all, Butler He had always noticed Red Fox's performance as he walked swiftly and without even taking a breath.
Although he still didn't know the origin of Red Fox, he also knew that she was definitely not an ordinary person.
Asking himself, Butler He felt that even when he was young, he might not have had the physical strength of this seemingly charming woman.
"Actually, I really want to know this too. Are you hiding any important information?"
Seeing this situation, Pei Wende turned his head in time and asked in a rather puzzled tone.
"Why are the villagers so scared? They can't be afraid of me, right?"
When saying this, Pei Wende winked at Red Fox calmly.
The red fox, who knew it well, immediately nodded tacitly, and then quietly disappeared from Butler He's sight.
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At the same time, He Yuan's wife in Hejiabao's home.
"Why hasn't Lao He come back yet? He has been gone for two days!"
Anxiously walking back and forth in the courtyard, the old-looking but majestic He Yuanwai could not help but lower his head and sigh.
"Don't be so anxious. Maybe he was just delayed for a while on the way."
Quietly accompanying He Yuanwai, his married wife comforted him softly.
"Furthermore, Feng'er's illness has been delayed for such a long time, so it doesn't take more than a day or two."
Even though she said this, Mrs. He still couldn't help showing a worried look on her face.
After all, he is his son. If there is really no other way, who is willing to give his hope to the invisible and intangible gods and Buddhas.
"Everyone in the village knows about Feng'er's situation..."
"If this continues, they will burn Feng'er to death sooner or later!"
He Yuanwai glanced worriedly in the direction of the village, knowing that this should be his son's last chance.
If the "eminent monk" that Butler He found this time was still unable to help his son exorcise the evil spirits, those frightened villagers would break in desperately and burn He Qinfeng alive.
If you think about it from another person's perspective, if He Yuanwai learned that someone else's son was in He Qinfeng's current state, he would definitely try his best to get rid of him.
This is the instinctive reaction of all superstitious people towards things they do not understand. It is also the wisdom and experience left by our ancestors for thousands of years.
However, it was He Yuanwai's own son who got into trouble this time.
When it comes to other people's sons, He Yuanwai can be ruthless, but when it comes to his own son, like all fathers, he chooses to protect and be tolerant.
Thanks to He Yuanwai's strength, he forcibly ignored the reaction of the village elders and kept He Qinfeng until now.
Even so, the delay has already reached its limit.
He Yuanwai had no doubt that if the "eminent monk" that Butler He hired this time still couldn't cure Feng'er, people from the village would definitely break into the house.
By that time, the best outcome for the He family would be to be expelled from the village.
"In the end, don't I have to blame you for all this?"
As if thinking about the future fate of the family, Mrs. He gave her husband a helpless look.
"If you hadn't insisted on letting Feng'er marry that vixen, how could he have ended up like this..."
As soon as these words came out, He Yuanwai suddenly looked guilty, but he still said it stiffly.
"Now is not the time to talk about this. Do you want to make this matter known to everyone?"
When he said this, He Yuanwai's tone paused slightly, and then he gave a stern warning.
"What we have to do now is to insist that Feng'er is simply a demon..."
"As for the rest? We don't know anything, is that clear?!"
"Especially in front of the eminent monks of Tongqing Temple, you can't let it slip under any circumstances."
"They are much more troublesome than ordinary mages. When the time comes, please don't ask the gods because it will be easy to send them away."
Nodding helplessly, Mrs. He naturally knew the seriousness of the matter. She just couldn't control her emotions for a moment.
"Speaking of this, has Feng'er eaten anything today?"
Just when He Yuanwai asked his wife, a rush of footsteps suddenly came from the door, and at the same time there was a servant's cry of surprise.
"Master! Master! The butler is back! The butler is back!"
After hearing the servant's voice, He Yuanwai immediately became happy and ran toward the door without hesitation.
Naturally, He Yuanwai did not see Mrs. He's face suddenly darken when he turned around.
"..."
Silently staring at her husband's retreating back, Mrs. He's face no longer showed any emotion, replaced by a wordless sadness and silence.
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