snake wife

Clouds and mist surround the mountains, the sun rises slowly, and the morning glow passes through the clouds on the winding mountain road.

Looking around, I saw two modified off-road vehicles roaring past.The birds in the mountains flew up in shock, instantly breaking this peaceful and peaceful picture.

Shen Ci sat in the back seat of the off-road vehicle, tightly holding the inexplicable oil-paper umbrella in his hand.

After many years, he returned to his hometown again, and suddenly he had the illusion that things were different.

Zhou Yunze was driving an off-road vehicle, and inadvertently saw Shen Ci holding an oil-paper umbrella in both hands through the rearview mirror, looking out the window with a solemn expression.

"Shen Ci, why did you bring the oil-paper umbrella?" Zhou Yunze said.

Shen Ci was stunned, then put the oil-paper umbrella in the pocket of the mountaineering bag and said:

"I didn't know why before I went out, so I brought the oil-paper umbrella here."

"Xiaoci, are you bewitched? I know a good master. Shall I take you to see his face?" Wang Yuanqi, who was sitting in the passenger seat, smiled honestly.

"Bah, Fatty Wang, your whole family has just been bewitched. Shen Ci is homesick and affectionate. Don't you know that Baihua Village is Shen Ci's hometown?" Zhou Yunze said.

"You haven't mentioned it to me, how do I know this is Xiaoci's hometown."

Wang Yuanqi took out a chocolate from his backpack, then handed it to Shen Ci and said:

"Xiaoci, I'm going to climb a mountain in a while, you can eat some chocolate to replenish your strength."

"Thank you."

After Shen Ci thanked him, he stuffed the chocolate into his pocket.

The off-road vehicle turned over one hill after another, and finally arrived at Baihua Village, Shen Ci's hometown, around six o'clock in the afternoon.

The old house of Shen Ci's family spent a lot of money to renovate it from inside to outside four years ago.

Shen's father originally planned to wait until Shen Ci was admitted to university, and then take his wife back to Baihua Village to live a life of idle clouds and wild cranes.However, the world is unpredictable, and he did not expect his wife to pass away before him.

After Zheng Tao learned of this, he used Shen Ci's old house as his base before camping.

The arrival of their group caused quite a stir in Baihua Village.The villagers who watched the excitement followed behind the off-road vehicle, wanting to see what these outsiders were up to.

It wasn't until the off-road vehicle stopped in front of Shen Ci's old house that the villagers of Baihua Village suddenly realized that the old Shen family had returned.

Shen Ci put on his hiking bag, slowly opened the car door, and walked straight to the door of the old house.

His appearance attracted a lot of onlookers from the villagers. The voices of the villagers were already loud. When Zhou Yunze got out of the car, he heard the harsh and noisy discussions of these villagers.

"Oh, why are there so many people here at this old Shen's house?"

"This old Shen used to look like a very kind person, but he turned his face on him after making a lot of money."

"Isn't that right? My uncle was the one who helped his son with the funeral. Now that my uncle is sick, I went to the city to ask Lao Shen to borrow money to see a doctor. In the end, he didn't borrow a dime and was bombarded by Lao Shen." come out."

"I heard that his son came back to life later?"

"The Raksha ghost is reincarnated, he is a mourner. It's useless to be alive, it's not because he killed his mother."

"What a nice house, it's been refurbished and no one can live in it. With all this spare money, it's better to build roads for the village."

"Hey, you don't know, I heard that the old Shen's main house is haunted! Every night there will be a white shadow floating around in it."

"..."

Zhou Yunze is a temperamental person, he hates others gossip behind his back, let alone such blatant, spoiling his friends in front of him.

"Shen Ci, don't take what these villagers say to your heart. By the way, do you still have hot water in your house?" Zhou Yunze said.

"Yes, my father will pay the electricity bill on time every month, and someone will come here to clean it regularly."

As soon as Shen Ci finished speaking, he took out an antique key from his pocket.

Before departure, Shen's father handed him the bunch of keys and asked him to go back to his hometown to burn incense in front of his mother's grave.

Shen's father didn't actually believe in feudal superstition. When Shen's mother said that his son could see dirty things, he scoffed.Because in his opinion, Shen Ci's actions are likely to be caused by some kind of mental illness.

Under the setting sun, Shen Ci pushed open the door of the main house.

A faint sandalwood came to his face, and in a trance, he seemed to see a long-haired man in a brocade robe, turning around slowly, smiling at him and saying:

"Shen Ci, I have been waiting for you."

Seeing Shen Ci standing in a daze at the door, Zhou Yunze frowned, raised his hand in front of Shen Ci's eyes and said:

"Are you OK?"

Shen Ci rubbed his eyes, then quickly ran into the courtyard and looked around, only to find that the strangely dressed man had long since disappeared without a trace.

Is it his hallucination?

"Xiao Ci, are you alright, did you see a ghost just now?"

With a big bag on his back and a small bag in his hand, Fatty Wang walked to Shen Ci's side.He looked up at the beams of the courtyard, and then at the layout of the courtyard, and continued:

"Your father's taste is a bit similar to that of my old man. My family is in the suburbs of Qingbei City, and I also have a villa like this."

Wang Yuanqi's home is a catering giant in Qingbei City, and the Jinling private kitchen they went to yesterday is a property of Wang Yuanqi's home.This kid has no mind, his biggest interest is eating, and for some reason, he has recently become obsessed with tomb robbery novels, joined the outdoor adventure club arguing, and said that he is the real Fatty Wang.

"Fatty Wang, stop talking nonsense, pack up your equipment quickly, we have to go to the valley of Baihua Mountain in a while."

Zheng Tao and Xu Kai entered the house one after the other. Zheng Tao didn't like the crowds of the villagers, so he closed the gate of the main house as soon as he entered the yard.

"Will it be too dangerous to enter the mountain so late?" Zhou Yunze asked.

Xu Kai put the luggage on the steps, then twisted his neck and said:

"The Yin soldiers only appear at night. Taozi and I have thought about it, and paid a villager to take us to the valley, and then camp there directly. Maybe we can see the water squirrel ascending to the sky." Scenes."

"What does it mean that the water pheasant ascended to the sky?" Shen Ci asked in surprise.

"Shen Ci, aren't you from Baihua Village? You don't even know the legend about the water sparrow ascending to heaven!" Xu Kai said in surprise.

Shen Ci shook his head and said:

"I was sent to Qingbei City by my parents when I was very young, so I didn't know about the legend you mentioned."

"Xu Kai, I don't know the legend you mentioned, why don't you tell us this story when you enter the mountain later, and it will be a relief." Fatty Wang said.

"Success, then pack up your equipment first, I'll go outside and ask if there are any villagers who are willing to be our guides."

Xu Kai found a villager who was willing to take them to the valley. The villager's name was Shen Dali, a well-known second-rate boy in Baihua Village.Xu Kai originally planned to find a reliable villager to take them into the mountain, but when the villagers heard that they had to enter Baihua Mountain at night, they all shook their heads and said that no matter how much money they gave, they would not want to go through that sinister gate.

After Xu Kai inquired, he learned from the villagers that the valley also had another name called Ghost Gate Pass.All the villagers who pass by there at night will see the Yin soldiers making excuses, and within half a year, they will die in Huangquan.

Shen Dali was idle all day long, often doing some sneaky things.When he heard that as long as he went to the ghost gate, there would be a red ticket of 5000 yuan, he took the job without saying a word.

As night fell, a group of people brought all their equipment and went straight to the valley of Baihua Mountain.

Along the way, Shen Ci always felt uneasy in his heart.Because he went to Baihua Mountain so many times when he was a child, he had never seen Yin soldiers in the valley, and he had never heard of the legend of the water pheasant ascending to heaven.

Baihua Mountain is a spiritual mountain in Shen Ci's heart. There are no lonely ghosts on the mountain, let alone any evil spirits that harm others.

"Shen Ci, how long has it been since you returned to Baihua Village?"

Shen Dali heard that Shen Ci's father had made a lot of money in the city, so he planned to make friends with Shen Ci.

Shen Dali knew all about Shen Ci's affairs.Because when he was a child, he thought Shen Ci was a weird person, and he would often pick up stones on the side of the road and smash them hard on Shen Ci's back.

Shen Ci came back to his senses, thought for a while and said:

"Ten years."

"Hey, I'm surprised. You didn't come back when your mother was buried, why did you come back suddenly today?"

"Hey, can you talk?" Zhou Yunze asked Shen Dali with an unkind expression.

Shen Ci lowered his head and did not answer Shen Dali's question.

He also wanted to return to Baihua Village at that time, but was rejected by his father.Because before his mother died, she told his father never to let him go back to Baihua Village.

"Young masters, this ghost gate is not so easy to get to. To be honest, I can only take you here for the 5000 yuan road. If you want to continue to move forward, you must add another 5000 yuan." Shen Dali sat down on the ground and said.

The bastard is playing a rogue, and now he can only give money and let him continue to lead the way.

Zheng Tao looked at Shen Dali coldly and said:

"Okay, I'll give you another 5000 yuan, and you continue to lead the way."

"You don't need to give him money. I am very familiar with this area. I know which way to go to reach the valley of Baihua Village."

Shen Ci held up the flashlight and looked around, and suddenly found that he had been to this path before.Going forward for about half an hour, you can see the valley of Baihua Mountain.

When Shen Dali heard that the red note in his hand was about to fly, he quickly pointed at Shen Ci and cursed:

"You loser, ever since you left Baihua Village, strange things have happened in the village every year. Well, now that you're back, what kind of stinky money is it? You are Shen Ci's classmates, right? This kid is vicious and ruthless, I advise you You better stay away from him."

Zhou Yunze narrowed his eyes, then walked up to Shen Dali, raised his fist and slapped Shen Dali hard on the face.He took off his watch, then threw it at Shen Dali's feet, and said coldly:

"Keep your mouth clean, and let me hear you gossiping about Shen Ci, and I'll break your arm. This is a Swiss mechanical watch, and it can be worth tens of thousands of dollars when you sell it second-hand. You go, we will go the rest of the way by ourselves."

Shen Dali wiped the nosebleed on his face, then bent down to pick up the mechanical watch under his feet and said:

"Rich people are full and rush to the gate of hell to reincarnate at night."

"you!"

"Okay, don't be as knowledgeable as him, let's go." Xu Kai reached out and hooked Zhou Yunze's neck, then turned to look at Shen Ci and said, "It's almost 12 o'clock in the morning, how far is it to the valley?"

"It will take half an hour." Shen Ci replied.

"It's very close, let's go, I think it's going to rain today, let's hurry up." Zheng Tao said.

After separating from Shen Dali, Shen Ci walked at the front of the team, Zhou Yunze and Xu Kaize followed behind them, and Fatty Wang and Zheng Tao walked at the back, making marks on the tree trunks in case they couldn't find their way back route.

After about half an hour, they passed through the dense forest and finally came to the cliff of Birch Mountain, and at their feet was the valley where the Yin soldiers used their way.

The five sat on the ground and rested for a while, and then began to set up the tent.They brought professional equipment for outdoor adventures, and it didn't take long to set up the tent.

They sat around the fire, eating self-heating food, and enjoying the tranquility of nature.

Fatty Wang ate his mouth full of oil, and said with a simple and honest smile:

"Brother Xu, didn't you say you wanted to tell the legend about the water pheasant ascending to heaven?"

"I forgot if you didn't mention it. I also accidentally read this legend in a book."

Xu Kai smiled mysteriously, and then told the legend of the water sparrow ascending to heaven.

The ancient book "Shu Yi Ji" records: the water pheasant turns into a jiao in 500 years, the jiao turns into a dragon in a thousand years, turns into a horned dragon in another 500 years, and turns into a dragon in a thousand years.

The so-called 虺 refers to the snake fairy who has cultivated for a hundred years. The snake fairy can transform into a human form, but it cannot be ranked in the fairy class.Only in the form of a dragon can the snake fairy jump up and become the dragon king who goes to the sky and enters the sea.

There has been a legend of a snake fairy in Baihua Village since ancient times. The snake fairy was born to save people, but he was not welcomed by humans, and even burned his temple.So the snake fairy returned to the cave to concentrate on cultivation, waiting for the opportunity to ascend.

With a bang, a thunderbolt pierced the sky.Xu Kai was startled, and when he looked up, he saw big raindrops hitting his forehead.

"It won't be so unlucky, it's raining, quickly hide in the tent!"

"Brother Xu, what about the canned beef in the fire?" Fatty Wang said.

"Now is not the time to think about canned beef. It's a shower, and the rain will stop soon." Zhou Yunze said.

Fatty Wang reluctantly glanced at the canned beef in the fire, and then reluctantly got into the tent.

Shen Ci also stood up, and just as he was about to enter the tent, a cold voice came from his ear.

"Shen Ci."

"Who?"

"Shen Ci, I've been waiting for you, good boy, come to me."

The man's voice was very familiar, Shen Ci body for a while, then walked into the tent, took out the oil-paper umbrella in the hiking bag, and then quickly walked out of the tent.

"Shen Ci, where are you going?" Zhou Yunze asked.

"It seems like someone is calling my name, I'll go and have a look, and I'll be back soon!"

As soon as Shen Ci finished speaking, he ran towards the direction of the sound.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, Shen Ci held an oil-paper umbrella and shuttled between the dense forests.

The mountain forest was filled with white mist, and the heavy rain gradually stopped.Shen Ci put away the oiled paper umbrella, and looked at the dilapidated temple in front of him with a puzzled face.

How did he get here?

Although Shen Ci had many doubts, he still walked in boldly.Looking at the dilapidated statue, Shen Ci inevitably felt a little lonely.

"You must be very lonely here."

Shen Ci seemed to think of the sad things in the past, then wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, put the chocolate in his pocket on the altar in front of the statue and said:

"Mumu, this is chocolate. It's very sweet and delicious. I don't know if it suits your taste. I came here unexpectedly today, and I didn't bring any tribute. When tomorrow dawns, I will go to the mountains to pick some fruits and bring them to you."

Shen Ci sighed, then turned and walked out of the temple.The moment he stepped out of the temple, a layer of red gauze suddenly floated in the white mist, and then slowly fell on top of his head.

The red gauze covered his sight, and the gongs, drums and suona sounded at the same time.The petals flying all over the sky are falling slowly, and the red sail with the word "囍" is fluttering with the wind.Eight large sedan chairs came towards us, and the bearers of the sedan chairs were all dressed in red linen clothes, with snake pattern masks on their faces, and small silver bells tied to their feet.

"Welcome Madam into the sedan chair."

Xipo waved her fan and walked to Shen Ci's side with a smile.

Shen Ci subconsciously wanted to step back, but found that he couldn't move his body. He could only watch helplessly as Grandma Xi grabbed his wrist, and then pushed him halfway into the palanquin.

"The auspicious time has come, take my wife home."

The sedan chair swayed twice and flew into the sky.Just after midnight, Shen Ci finally celebrated his 20th birthday.

The red lanterns are hung high, and the bride is greeted by the sedan chair.

Thousands of years of cultivation and human form, just to form a good relationship with you.

There are pavilions, terraces and pavilions, and the mountains are filled with fog.Big red lanterns hung high above the gate.The sedan chair slowly landed in front of the gate of the house, and there was a man in a uniform standing at the gate of the house.

Supported by Xi Po, Shen Ci stepped out of Xi's sedan chair.

The man walked straight up to him, took his right hand and said:

"Shen Ci, don't be afraid."

The man's palm was so cold that it didn't feel like a human being. Shen Ci had no right to refuse, so he could only put his right hand on the man's left obediently.

The man led him into the main hall of the house. After Shen Ci saw the big red "囍" character, he woke up like a dream, and instantly realized that he was marrying the immortal brother.

"Brother Immortal?" Shen Ci murmured.

"Shh, good boy, now is not the time to talk."

Jun Yao made a gesture of hissing, and then said to the hall:

"It's time to start."

Xi Po smiled and shook her fan, then said to them:

"Immortal Master Lingqing, the old age is about to begin. First worship the aura of heaven and earth, second worship the essence of the sun and the moon, third worship spring, summer and autumn and winter, and send the husband and wife to the bridal chamber."

Shen Ci's body bent down involuntarily, and then he only felt a burning sensation in his chest. Looking down, it turned out that the jade pendant on his chest was emitting light blue light.

"Let's go back to the room."

Jun Yao interlocked his fingers, and then helped him into an antique room.He sat on the mahogany bed, Jun Yao lifted the red veil from his head, and then walked in front of him holding two porcelain cups.

"Shen Ci, drink this glass of wine." Jun Yao said.

Shen Ci has never drank alcohol since he was a child, he hesitated for a moment, then took the wine glass, drank it in front of Jun Yao and said:

"Brother Immortal, am I your wife now?"

Jun Yao smiled lightly and said:

"Yes, but our wedding is still the last step."

"What's the last step?" Shen Ci blinked and asked.

"Hey, don't be afraid, I will never hurt you."

Jun Yao blew out the candle, then leaned over and pressed Shen Ci under him.