Taichu Yandao: Starting from the Villain

The sun had just risen, and in the yard of Yun's house, the hearse and other funeral items had been prepared.

Yun Haiying stood at the door, waiting for Yun Tian to ask someone to come back.

But after a while, the only figure that appeared was Yuntian.

Yun Haiying looked disappointed and asked, "Don't they want to come?"

Yuntian wanted to repeat what the second aunt said word for word, but after thinking about it, he gave up and sighed, "They all said they had something to do at home. Let's go and don't waste time."

Yun Haiying nodded, then took Dafei by the hand and slowly walked towards the gate of the courtyard.

A team of about thirty people moved to the sound of suona and gongs, and people scattered paper money from time to time.

The convoy circled around Yun's yard several times, said their final farewells, and then headed straight for the village entrance.

After driving out of the village gate, Yun Haiying turned around and bowed to everyone, saying: "Dear friends, according to the rules, you can just drop off here, everyone please go back! Haiying thanks you again."

The group returned the greetings one after another, and only turned and left after Yun Haiying and her son jumped onto the hearse.

The rising sun shines on the white snow, reflecting a dazzling light.

A pig cart was traveling westward along the road, stirring up snow from time to time, and gradually moving farther and farther away.

After about five miles, Yun Haiying suddenly stopped the pig cart next to a haystack.

"We're here, let's go out!"

Behind the haystack, Lady Yan carefully poked her head out and only came out after seeing Yun Haiying.

Yuntian was surprised and said, "I thought mother hid you there, but it turns out she was waiting for us here."

"Xue'er was rescued by the great master. No matter what, she should show her filial piety and send her father off." Lady Yan said.

Yun Haiying pulled Lady Yan and her son onto the pig cart and asked, "Did you encounter any trouble?"

"No, it didn't take long for you to come."

Yun Haiying nodded, shouted "Go", and drove the pig cart to continue heading west.

After most of the day, the group of three finally arrived at the foot of Wanshe Mountain.

It was the middle of winter, but the rolling Wanshe Mountains were as green as summer, as if it were another world.

The three people from the Yun family did not show any surprise at this, because in their understanding, Wanshe Mountain has always been like this.

Yun Haiying jumped off the pig cart first, took out a talisman, handed it to Yun Tian, ​​and said, "This is a snake-repelling talisman. You must not take it off on the way up the mountain, otherwise you will be attacked by snakes."

Yuntian took it and asked, "Mom, is this talisman really effective? If it is, we can put them all over the outside of the village, and we won't have to worry about snake disasters."

Yun Haiying smiled bitterly, pointed to a faintly visible path and said:

"This talisman is only effective on the road to the afterlife. It is actually a kind of contract. The witch saint communicated with the mother of the immortal snake and set a rule. When the undertaker uses this road, the snakes will not attack."

"So that's how it is." Yuntian was greatly surprised and hurriedly stuck the talisman on himself.

"You are the son. This time you have to carry your father up the mountain. I will follow you from behind. Remember to be careful when you step. If you leave the range of the Road to Rebirth, no one can save you." Yun Haiying took out a backpack and put it on Yun Tian's back.

Yuntian tied some fixed ropes tightly, walked behind the hearse, and turned his back to it.

Yun Haiying immediately lifted up Ouyang Jiaren's body and secured it to the backpack.

When everything was ready, Yun Haiying took out another talisman and handed it to Lady Yan, saying, "It's dangerous on the mountain. Wait for us here. If you encounter any situation, stick the talisman on yourself and call us."

Lady Yan nodded and said, "Don't worry, my wife. I will wait here for you to come back."

Yun Haiying didn't say anything else, and immediately went straight to a stone tablet covered with weeds with Yun Tian.

The stone tablet was pitch black with cloud patterns carved on it, and in the middle were three large, bold characters that read "Road to Rebirth."

"Remember, be extremely careful. It's better to go slowly than to have any problems." Yun Haiying warned again.

Yuntian nodded, took a step forward, and set out on the road to rebirth.

The mountain road is about two steps wide, and there are weeds all along the way. Many places require careful identification to avoid going wrong.

There were continuous hissing sounds along the way, as if poisonous snakes would pounce out at any time.

Yuntian was scared at first, but gradually he found a pattern. As long as there were no poisonous snakes, it must be the area of ​​the path to rebirth.

The mother and son walked up the steep mountain road, one in front and one behind, for a full half hour before reaching the halfway point.

Seeing that the road to the afterlife was getting steeper and steeper, Yun Haiying reminded: "Walk a little further and there will be a steep cliff. Wade over it and you will reach the destination."

Yuntian was sweating profusely at this time, and his hands and feet were weak. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Mom, I can't do it anymore. Let's rest for a while."

"Okay, find a flat place and I'll help you unload it. Let's take a break before we go." said Yun Haiying.

"That's not necessary. Wait until my breathing is stable, then we can continue on our journey." Yun Tian said.

"You are much better than your mother was. When we sent your grandfather up the mountain, if it weren't for your grandmother's help, we would never have reached the destination." said Yun Haiying.

Yuntian smiled and asked, "Really? Ever since I broke through the second level of Qi training, I feel that my whole body has gained a lot of strength. In terms of fighting, I feel that those in the village who have reached the second level of Qi training cannot beat me."

"In terms of strength alone, men are actually far superior to women. So you don't need to feel inferior. If you practice hard, your future achievements will not be worse than your mother's. You may even have the opportunity to reach a higher level." said Yun Haiying.

Yun Tian was greatly encouraged and asked again: "Mother, I heard that you saw the witch saint yesterday. What realm has she reached? Others will die, but the witch saint will always exist. Can she really be immortal?"

“The realm of the witch saint…” Yun Haiying hesitated when she thought of the witch saint’s old face, but finally said, “I just feel that she exudes a kind of perfection from head to toe. Perhaps she has transcended life and death.”

"Perfection, that must be amazing!" Yuntian was full of longing.

After resting for a while, the mother and son continued on their journey. After wading over a steep cliff, they arrived at a hillside with exposed rocks.

Yuntian was overjoyed, but when he looked carefully, his legs went weak and he almost fell to the ground.

What caught the eye were countless white bones, some of which had been buried in the soil, while others were very complete, obviously the remains of recently dead people.

"Mom, are these all the people who died in the village?" asked Yuntian.

Yun Haiying nodded and said, "Life and death are unpredictable. The rules set by the witch saint mean that we will all come here in the future."

"Then if you cultivate to a higher level, you don't have to come here." Yuntian asked again.

"As far as I know, one of our ancestors of the Yun family cultivated to the eighth level of Qi training, but he died at the age of eighty in order to stop a snake plague." Yun Haiying said.

"Is the snake disaster so severe? There are snakes everywhere along the way, but if all the monks in the village go out and kill them non-stop..."

"Shh! This is not the place to talk nonsense. Let's find a place to bury your father first!" Yun Haiying interrupted.

Yuntian stuck out his tongue and swallowed the words back. Thinking that this was Wanshe Mountain, he felt a chill down his spine.

The two men found a flat place, cleaned the ground, and then unloaded Ouyang Jiaren's body.

After Ouyang Jiaren's body was placed in place, Yun Haiying took out an incense burner and lit three thumb-thick incense sticks.

Yuntian took out three beautiful chicken feathers and wild boar teeth and stuffed them into Ouyang Jiaren's left and right hands.

After everything was ready, Yun Haiying made a gesture and the thumb-thick incense immediately started burning.

As smoke rose, Yuntian couldn't help but feel sad and cried, "When Dad cooked pork in the past, he would cut it into three pieces each time, but he would only take a small bite and say it was too fatty, and then stuff it into my mouth. When I was a child, I thought he really didn't like pork."

Yun Haiying patted Yun Tian's shoulder, her heart also filled with sadness, and said: "Being able to marry a husband like your father is the greatest blessing in my life. I hope that where he goes, there will no longer be these harmful rules."

The mother and son stared blankly in front of the incense burner until only a small part of the incense was left.

"Let's go, we must leave here before the incense finishes burning." Tears flashed in Yun Haiying's eyes and she turned and left.

Yuntian was reluctant to leave, but had to catch up quickly.

Soon after the two figures disappeared, the incense burned out, and countless small snakes emerged from the hillside and rushed towards Ouyang Jiaren's body.