Chapter 242 The Last Wish of the Ancient Father and Daughter Whose Luck Was Taken Away 9
Before the heavy rain in early winter, Gu Laoliu weaved a dream for the villagers. The dream was very real. On the same night, everyone dreamed that their houses were flooded.
If only one or two people dream about it, people may not take it seriously. But if the whole village dreams about it, then it must be a warning from God.
The village head quickly arranged for those living in low-lying areas to move to higher areas. Fortunately, all the crops in the fields had been harvested, which made the people in Fuhua Village feel relieved.
People living in low-lying areas moved away in a hurry, and no family liked to live too close to each other, so there were not many new neighbors in Chang'an.
What she didn't know was that it wasn't that the villagers didn't like the Gu family's land, but that they were embarrassed to get close. The contrast between a thatched hut next to the large mansion made of blue bricks and tiles was too obvious, and they were afraid that they would feel unbalanced if they lived there for too long.
Knowing that a heavy rain was coming, and since there were many people in the family and a lot of labor, the family started building a stone house. They didn't care how big it was, as long as it could accommodate the whole family and help them avoid the disaster first.
Families with fewer people also started to build thatched huts, and they all tried to make them as sturdy as possible, as there was still more than half a month left.
If a family does nothing else and works together, the efficiency will be very high.
Chang'an sat on the threshold of the yard every day, watching the villagers busy with their work, a scene full of vitality.
People who are on good terms with the Gu family would sometimes ask Gu Laoliu for help, and Gu Laoliu would happily agree, feeling that this kind of life is quite down-to-earth.
Just when everyone was ready for the heavy rain, one night the sky was covered with dark clouds, the air was very stuffy, there was no wind at all, and there were lightning and thunder in the sky.
Gu Laoliu and Chang'an climbed onto the roof and looked up at the sky stupidly.
"Dad, this doesn't seem like an ordinary rainstorm." Thunder in the middle of winter is not too outrageous. Chang'an felt that it was a sign of something strange happening.
"Well, there is a black snake in Python Mountain that is about to become a spirit, but it is suppressed by the rules, and the spiritual energy is too thin, so it cannot become a demon."
"So the legend of Mangshan is 90% true?"
"Yes, legends are not groundless. Legends only exist when there is a basis for them," Gu Laoliu was considering whether to take the black snake away and send it to the demon world?
After weighing the pros and cons, he gave up. If he took the black snake away, it would be equivalent to interfering with its cause and effect. He didn't want to be involved in the cause and effect related to his life or his future. It was too troublesome.
They do tasks in various planes as a transaction, each taking what they need, without sacrificing themselves.
Whether it is human or animal, the best option is to respect their destiny and let them go their own way.
Chang An saw her father was in a daze, raised her hand and waved it in front of his eyes, "Dad, what are you thinking about?"
"I'm not thinking about anything. I'm going back to rest. It can't cause any waves, and the heavy rain has little to do with it," Gu Laoliu picked up Chang'an and jumped down, and was startled by Gu Yuanshan who was standing in the yard.
"Brother, why are you not sleeping so late at night? What are you doing?"
Gu Yuanshan had three days off, so he came back to help his family with farm work, but he unexpectedly encountered disastrous weather.
When he walked out, he heard the father and daughter discussing Mangshan, so he stood in the yard and eavesdropped openly out of curiosity.
In fact, Gu Laoliu knew that he was in the yard, but he just pretended not to know.
Gu Yuanshan had a desire for knowledge in his eyes, "Brother, is it true what you said about the black snake in Mangshan becoming a spirit? How did you know that?" There was a hint of excitement in his voice, like someone who had solved the mystery.
"Yes, really. I have seen him often in the mountains."
"What does it look like? Is it a snake with a human head, or is it human-like?"
Gu Laoliu walked around Gu Yuanshan. Why was this nerd so curious about such strange things?
He said lazily: "It is just an intelligent snake. It can't turn into a demon, nor can it turn into a human form. Why are you so curious?"
"I'm going to write a book after the imperial examination, Strange Stories. Is that snake dangerous? Can you take me to see it?"
The father and daughter looked up at the weather. It was still an hour before it started to rain. Gu Laoliu raised his hand, grabbed Gu Yuanshan, and threw him onto the silver wolf's back. "Let's go. I'll take you to see it now."
Gu Yuanshan: Actually, there’s no need to be so anxious.
Silver Wolf ran wildly in front carrying Gu Yuanshan on his back, and Gu Laoliu followed closely behind with Chang'an in his arms. They were running very fast and reached the heart of Mang Mountain in just a cup of tea.
The huge body of the black snake coiled up like a small mountain in the strong light. Gu Yuanshan's eyes widened, he was so shocked.
"So there really are snake spirits?"
Chang'an and Gu Laoliu spat out a mouthful of saliva, and suddenly lost interest in the play and thought of the psychopath.
The black snake was now controlled by the light and unable to move. He didn't know whether these three humans, no, only the one with a look of shock on his face that showed his whole family was a human, the other two, one big and one small, were not human.
It was a little confused. Wasn't it true that spirits couldn't transform? It had just learned that no matter how it cultivated, it couldn't become a demon in this plane unless it found a way to leave this space.
So what's going on with these two creatures? They don't look like monsters, neither human nor monster. What kind of creatures are they?
"Okay, let's go back and don't disturb it." Gu Laoliu rudely threw Gu Yuanshan onto the silver wolf's back, and before he could react, the silver wolf had already jumped a hundred meters away.
The black snake looked at the two unknown species, a man and a wolf, who suddenly appeared and hurriedly left, as if they were lunatics. It seemed like they just came to see something strange?
After returning home, Gu Yuanshan finally realized that such a big snake was so close to their village. "Brother, the black snake will not hurt anyone if it becomes a spirit, right?"
If someone is hurt, Fuhua Village, no, the surrounding villages will be in trouble.
Gu Laoliu yawned and replied perfunctorily, "No, it will be fine as long as humans don't provoke it."
It is practicing well in the mountains. As long as no one dares to provoke it, it will not appear in the human world.
Gu Yuanshan frowned slightly. If someone who was not afraid of death entered the hinterland of Mang Mountain, it would be difficult for him to guarantee that some people with bad personalities would not provoke it.
He mentally assessed the chances of humans winning against the black snakes and found that they had no chance at all. They would only be crushed. He hoped that no one would really seek death.
Mangshan is a restricted area, and I believe no one dares to enter the mountain.
The heavy rain came as expected. The pouring rain connected the sky and the earth into one. In such rain, one could not leave the house, so the family gathered together to chat.
Gu Yuanshan was taking his two sons to study. He originally wanted to give Chang'an some enlightenment, but then he found that Chang'an dozed off while reading, his hands hurt when he tried to write, and all kinds of problems arose.
Forget it, a woman's virtue lies in her lack of talent, so let it be.
He suddenly realized why Gu Laoliu was able to take him into Mangshan yesterday as if he was in an empty place?
Even if the Silver Wolf was there, it couldn't be like strolling in one's own backyard, right?