The other side was still talking excitedly when the old man interrupted,"Aiya, don't say anything else. If it weren't for those things, wouldn't I know that she's under my nose every day? Your elder brother saw that his son had no hope and couldn't bear to see her doing well. Are you stupid? Can't you even think through such a small matter?”The old man said with an angry expression on his face.
After talking for a while, the old man handed the phone to Yun Zhao and asked her to answer the phone. She frowned and didn't want to answer it. They had nothing to say except to quarrel.
Seeing that she didn't take it, the old man sighed again.""Listen to him. I'll make the decision for you. Don't be afraid. I'm very sad that your brother is like this.”
Yun Zhao was helpless. He took the phone, and sure enough, there was another round of scolding on the other end. Yun Zhao frowned and moved the phone away from him. Only then did he manage to get a rough idea. It turned out that her uncle had gone to her father to complain. He said that she was lazy at home all day and that she used her phone to flirt with others online every day. She smiled until her eyes narrowed. That was all. She even asked her grandfather to buy boxes of snacks for her to eat, or else she would throw a tantrum.
Yun Zhao looked at the old man in disbelief. He felt extremely wronged. How could her uncle and the others do this? She felt a chill in her heart and could not believe it. She didn't say a word and returned the phone to the old man. The old man lost his temper and hung up.
"There's something wrong with your father's head. He can't even see through such a simple thing. He's been sowing discord. Don't be calculative with him.”The old man was so angry that his chest heaved up and down as he smoked one cigarette after another.
Yun Zhao was stunned for a moment, then his heart was filled with complicated emotions. When she was young, the old man often beat her, slapping her face at every turn, causing her to have a nosebleed. Most of the time, because of her brother, Yun, he beat her up. The most serious time was when he used a metal stick to beat her, causing her to roll on the ground. The skin on her back was lacerated, and she could not lie flat for several weeks.
When she was young, she really hated him. She often cursed him in her heart that he would die soon. When he grew up, he went to school and beat less, but she still remembered those things very clearly.
Yun Zhao sneered and said angrily,"I'm too lazy to talk to him. It's up to him. If he doesn't let me go to school, I won't go.”
"How can that do? There's only one year left before the college entrance examination. You're just like cultivating Dao. You're about to reach the peak. How can you give up just like that? I'll talk to him properly tomorrow and explain it to him clearly.”
"It would be strange if he could hear it." Yun Zhao pursed his lips and said,"It's like he's been bewitched. He wants to torture me to death."”
"That's not true. He's just anxious when he sees you like this.”The old man sighed.
Yun Zhao snorted coldly and said angrily,"What's the use of being anxious? I told him before that I was not in good health, and I always saw ghosts. I was too scared. What could I do if he didn't believe me?" He mocked me every day, deducted my living expenses, made me starve, and didn't let me go to school. That's just right. I'll go to the factory and screw around.”
The old man was shocked when he heard her talk about seeing a ghost. He asked in detail again. Yun Zhao told him everything in detail.
The old man was silent for a long time before he said,""Why didn't you say so earlier?"
"I told him long ago that he slapped me twice and gave me a nosebleed.”Yun Zhao frowned and said gloomily.
"Foolish, foolish." The old man shook his head." How could he be so muddle-headed?”
After a few days, an old Taoist priest came to the house. Yun Zhao asked and found out that her grandfather had sent a letter to a famous Taoist priest in Hongyan Village, asking him to come and take a look at Yun Zhao.
"Quickly call Grandpa Wang." The old man asked Yun Zhao to greet him.
Yun Zhao was surprised. After being treated like that by her father, she no longer had any hope for the people around her. She didn't expect anyone to believe her. Moreover, she didn't need it now. Ever since she had a tattoo on her back, she only occasionally had strange dreams. Even if she dreamed of ghosts, they wouldn't really do anything to her.
"Hello, Grandpa Wang." she said politely.
The old Taoist priest looked at her with a smile and said,"A few days ago, I was doing a training hall for others. I only had the time to come today.”
"It's fine. I'm relieved that you're here.”Grandpa Yun Zhao finally smiled.
The old Taoist priest rolled an egg for her, lit some incense, and asked God. Finally, he told the old man,"This girl is being haunted by a snake demon.”
Yun Zhao was surprised. Was she being haunted by a snake? When did this happen? Was he spouting nonsense?
"What kind of snake demon? Where did the snake come from?" Yun Zhao could not help but ask.
The old Taoist priest shook his head and said," It's probably because you went somewhere when you were young and got entangled. You don't know it yourself. That's what's shown in the egg."”The old Taoist priest said.
Yun Zhao looked at the egg that the old Taoist priest had beaten in the bowl. He saw that there was a curved little snake in the egg white. It was vivid. Yun Zhao didn't dare to believe it, nor did he dare to deny it. After all, there were too many things that she didn't know.
"Is there really a snake demon in this world?" Yun Zhao asked the old priest in disbelief.
"Why not?" The old Taoist priest poured the egg and said matter-of-factly,"Have you heard of the Black Dragon Pool of the Silver Mountain in your neighboring village? There used to be a huge black snake. I don't know how long it has been cultivating, but I heard that it has taken the form of a dragon. In the past, the villagers often heard its cries at night, and they all said that it sounded like a dragon's roar.”
"I know about the Black Dragon Pool. When I was young, I often went to pet small fish.”She had heard many stories about the Black Dragon Pool.
The Black Dragon Pool was several miles away from where they lived. It would take them about an hour to reach it.
The Black Dragon Pool was a famous place in the villages near Yun Zhao and the others. Any one of the commoners who lived nearby could tell a bunch of mysterious legends about the Black Dragon Pool. When Yun Zhao was young, he had heard the old man talk about the Black Dragon Pool. He said that there was a dragon palace under the Black Dragon Pool. There was a pair of beautiful dragon ladies living in the dragon palace. The dragon ladies were kind-hearted and blessed the villagers nearby with good weather. However, if someone tried to have any bad intentions towards the Black Dragon Pool, the sky near the Black Dragon Pool would be filled with storms and even cause mountain torrents.
When Yun Zhao was young, he had followed his friends to the Black Dragon Pool to fish. The fish in the Black Dragon Pool were different from those in other places. Yun Zhao had never seen so many strange and beautiful fish in other places. The Black Dragon Pool was situated on the peak of the Silver Plate Mountain. The lake water was deep and dark, and was greenish-black in color. The little companion said that there was not a single leaf in the Black Dragon Pool. Even if a leaf fell into the pool, there would be little birds that would pick it up.
The mountain on the silver plate was not an ordinary mountain either. The origin of its name was also a strange story. In the late Qing Dynasty, an old beggar came to the vicinity of Yinpan Mountain. From afar, it seemed that there was a huge silver snake winding around the top of the mountain. Therefore, he built a shack on the top of Yinpan Mountain and lived there. Then, he picked up a local fool as his wife and gave birth to a son. This son was smart and clever. He made a name for himself outside and became a general of the National Party. Thus, he returned to Yinpan Mountain and built a large manor.
Yun Zhao's current township government building was still the house that the lord had once built. Yun Zhao's great-grandfather used to be the tutor of the young masters and young ladies of the Lu family, and Yun Zhao's cousin's tenant used to be a servant of the Lu family.
Later on, it was said that the Lu family mistakenly trusted a Feng Shui master surnamed Luo and changed their ancestral graves. Then, all the young masters and young ladies of the Lu family died of illness and died. The Lu family also declined from then on. Currently, there were still the ruins of the Lu Clan's manor near the Black Dragon Pool.
"That's right. Perhaps you were entangled by the snake demon when you went to the Black Dragon Pool.”The old Taoist priest said with certainty.
Yun Zhao felt that what he said was a little ridiculous. Other than catching some small fish in the Black Dragon Pool, nothing strange had happened.
"When you are haunted by a snake demon, you will often have strange dreams and often dream of snakes.”The old Daoist looked at her and said with certainty.
Yun Zhao was shocked. She really often dreamed of snakes, and... Snakes are vertical pupils, right? She suddenly remembered Jiang Yao saying that her pupils were vertical, and cold sweat broke out on her back.
She recalled some of the dreams she had about snakes. In one dream, she was a small red snake with a triangular head. It was a very complicated head, as if she was wearing a crown, and she was trying her best to climb up a mountain.
In another dream, she was a giant red snake. She would hang on the cliff to bask in the sun when she had nothing to do. When she was bored, she would use her claws to scratch. The ravines on the cliff wall were all carved by her claws out of boredom.
And…He also dreamed that her body had turned into a milky white cloud that surrounded the sky after the rain. The clouds that covered the entire sky were actually her body.
It turned out that she was possessed by a snake demon! Yun Zhao came to a realization and felt much more at ease. Since he had found the crux, it would be easy to solve it.
"Aiyo, old friend, hurry up and tell me what to do about her situation.”Grandpa Yun Zhao asked worriedly.
"This is not difficult. I'll just do a ritual to send you away. I'll then draw a Dao talisman for you to hang on to ensure that you're safe and sound.”
The old Daoist said confidently.
"That's great, that's great." Grandpa Yun Zhao said gratefully and gave the old Taoist priest a red packet. The old Taoist priest politely put it away.
He set up the altar, lit incense, killed a chicken, and let out some blood. Then, he sang and danced. Yun Zhao knelt on a cushion. The old priest asked her to kowtow, and she kowtowed.
After singing and dancing for a while, the old Taoist priest was so tired that he was sweating profusely. Yun Zhao also knocked his head until it hurt. It was finally over. After dinner, the old Taoist priest began to spread out the table and draw talismans. Yun Zhao watched curiously and was very interested.
Seeing her curiosity, the old Taoist priest smiled and said,"I'll draw one, and you follow.”
"Is this okay, Grandpa Wang?”She asked in disbelief. What did she draw? Would it work?
"Don't worry, it's fine." The old Taoist priest took a sip of wine and went to brag to Yun Zhao's grandfather. Yun Zhao took the cinnabar pen and began to draw many pictures according to the templates given by the old Taoist priest.
After the painting was done, the old priest took out one of them and wrapped it with red paper and hemp thread. He tied a rope and let Yun Zhao carry it with him.
Yun Zhao was a little speechless as he held the talisman that she had drawn herself. He felt that it was a little childish. The old priest put the rest of the talisman into his pocket. Yun Zhao almost rolled his eyes. She thought that it was for her, but he did not expect the old priest to order her around as free labor.
"This is an exorcism talisman.”The old Daoist reminded her. He thought for a moment and probably felt that it was not safe. He carefully took two more talismans that she had just drawn and wrapped them up for her."Keep it well. If you lose it, you still have two spare ones.”
Seeing how cautious he was, Yun Zhao instantly felt that the talisman he drew had some weight.
After the old Taoist priest left, Yun Zhao showed Jiang Ying what the old Taoist priest had said and the talisman he had drawn.
"Teacher Jiang, don't you know how to draw talismans too? Do you see a snake demon on me?”She asked curiously.
"I think you're a snake demon yourself." Jiang Ying replied.
"I'm serious." She was speechless.
"I'm serious too." he replied.
She was a little powerless to complain about this person.
"Is there a problem with my talisman?”she asked again.
"It's just an ordinary exorcism talisman."
"Is it useful? I drew it myself." she said excitedly.
"Not bad, you have talent."
"Really? Then why don't I become a Taoist nun in the future? I think it's pretty good.”She replied with a smile. She really felt that this industry was very cool, and there were not so many worldly relationships involved. It was simply her ideal career.
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