I have to say, this guy's face doesn't look like what Jade Claw Hai Dongqing calls "The King of Eagles"?
He looks like a greasy middle-aged uncle!
Being "blackmailed" by Madoka, I had no choice but to agree to it.
"Okay, after taking inventory, inside each box. You can choose one more thing, okay?"
"Hahaha, Mr. Wu is so refreshing. He is indeed my good brother!"
I squinted at it.
"Is he your big enemy brother? Okay, okay, come and help me see what these are."
I put down the backpack on my back, took out things like paper and pens, and prepared to sort the four large boxes of "cultivation materials" that Master left for me into categories and take a good inventory!
If we look at the value of Eling Ghost Market, it would probably be a sky-high price!
However, I cannot sell the things that Master left me - they are mainly used for cultivation, or given to friends who are in urgent need.
Because there were too many things, in the next few days, Xiao Yuan and I mainly did inventory of supplies...
After finally finishing it, I breathed a sigh of relief when I saw a book full of memories.
I thought to myself.
"When school starts next semester, take a little with you to school that may be needed. Leave most of the rest here. It will be safer under the protection of Master's formation."
…
One morning.
I am chatting with my parents at home.
The old village chief's voice suddenly sounded outside.
"Yunfei, are you at home? Is your child back from vacation?"
My dad and I looked at each other, walked out of the door together, and saw the old village chief standing outside the yard.
My dad quickly went over and opened the courtyard door for him.
"Village chief, do you have anything to talk to Xiao Chong? Come in and have some tea."
I also answered.
"Yes, Grandpa Village Chief, go inside and sit down and talk slowly."
The village chief glanced at me and said with a smile.
"Xiao Zhong has grown taller again! He is so handsome. Even more handsome than Yun Fei when you were young. When you get older, you will probably seduce many little girls."
My dad smiled even more happily after hearing this.
When I sat down in the main room, my mother brought tea, and then the old village chief spoke slowly.
"Xiangu has lived in our village for more than ten years, and she is like the patron saint of our village. She left some time ago, and everyone was a little panicked. But thinking that you are still here, Xiaozhong, makes us feel more at ease. This time I come Looking for you, I guess you have guessed that there is trouble again in the nearby village..."
really!
If you come to me specifically, it must be because of catching ghosts and eliminating demons.
So I asked him.
"Old village chief, tell me, what is the situation?"
The old village chief took another sip of the tea on the table before continuing.
"I went to town for a meeting a few days ago, and the village chief of Taojiagou told me that they are over there in Taojiagou..."
He suddenly lowered his voice.
"Grandma Xiong is out!"
What?
My dad and I were both stunned.
Xiong Jia Po - also known as Xiong Ga Po or Xiong Ga Po Niang - is a strange monster in the folklore of Southwest Sichuan and Chongqing since ancient times.
Legend has it that a black bear in the mountains likes to transform into an old lady after cultivating himself as a demon. He went to the villages at the foot of the mountain to deceive children and eat them!
He especially likes to eat children's fingers - it is said that it is like eating fried and dried soybeans, and it makes a crunching sound.
I don’t know why, but this story about a black bear turning into a spirit and turning into an old woman to eat children has been widely circulated in the Southwest Sichuan and Chongqing areas. And it’s very detailed, with a nose and eyes!
When I was a child, the adults in Wujia Village always used the story of "Xiong's mother-in-law eating people" to frighten the children who were not obedient.
Because the story is so real, some timid children will be frightened to the point of crying!
After I worshiped Master and embarked on the path of spiritual practice, I began to have doubts about the legend of "Xiong Jiapo"...
It is rare for a black bear in the mountains to become a monster, but it is not impossible.
If they come down the mountain to eat people, then it means they might be evil spirits, which makes sense.
But the problem is...
If you eat people, you can eat people. What is the purpose of turning into an old lady?
What's more, bear monsters mainly rely on brute force, and are actually not good at illusions and blinding techniques.
But if the story of "Xiong Jiapo" is made up randomly, it would be difficult to explain the consistency of a large number of details.
For example, the details of chewing children's fingers and making the sound of eating soybeans are very similar in various places in Sichuan and Chongqing - transportation was difficult in ancient times, and it was difficult for man-made stories to spread to distant places and form consistent details.
Unless this thing itself is true!
Therefore, the contradiction presented in "The Legend of Xiong Jiapo" makes me feel a little confused.
But this in itself is not a big deal, and I don’t think too much about it and forget about it.
As a result, when I returned home during the winter vacation, Grandma Xiong actually appeared in a nearby village?
I was immediately interested!
Just ask the village chief.
"How can we be sure that it is a legendary monster like Grandma Xiong?"
he replied.
"The village chief over Taojiagou said that two children had been taken away from the village. Later, the villagers went to search collectively and found scattered children's clothes and some human remains in the col of the mountain behind the village. .”
"The palm part is still there...but all ten fingers were broken off at the same time. There are obvious signs of biting and gnawing at the broken places. There are many black animals next to the mutilated corpse. Hair. Some experienced hunters said that it is bear hair!”
"In addition, it was evening when the second child disappeared. The sun had not completely set. There were other older children who saw a black upright shadow in the distance and carried the missing child in. Mountain……"
"There are various signs that the person who took away the two children in Taojiagou was probably the legendary Xiong family in the old days. The people in Taojiagou Village were frightened! They knew that there was a powerful person in our Wujia Village, so it just happened that When there was a meeting in town, he asked me to come to Xiao Zhong for help."
As he said that, the village chief looked at me and smiled.
"In the past few years, Xiao Zhong has also given our village a face! Our villages are all in the mountains, and there have always been a lot of weird things. Although in recent years, weird things have become less and less than before, but we still need capable masters to solve them. . This time I’m going to trouble you again, Xiao Zhong.”
Obviously, the old village chief should enjoy the feeling of other villages pleading with him.
"The village chief is serious. I am from Wujia Village, and it is an honor for me to bring glory to the village. That's okay. Anyway, I happen to have nothing to do now, so go ahead! If Grandma Xiong is causing trouble again tonight, the Tao family will The folks in Gou probably won’t be able to sleep peacefully.”
I looked at my dad again.
"Dad, tell Mom, you don't have to make me lunch and dinner. After I solve the problem in Taojiagou, if you come back late at night, just make me a bowl of noodles."
