The night was cold and dewy, and on both sides of the dirt road in front of the Wutongshen Temple, the stems and leaves of newly sprouted weeds were covered with white frost.

When illuminated by the moonlight, it reflects the snow-white luster.

The candlelight flickered slightly in the windows of the temple, and the two red lacquered wooden doors were locked.

Old Miao Zhu was awakened by the accident at night, but now he could no longer fall asleep. He refilled the incense for the 'Wutong God', picked up a small bench from the corner of the temple, and took care of himself.

Sitting under the statue of the god, with his hands in his sleeves, curled up, eyes slightly closed, he took a nap in front of the fire.

The firewood filled into the fire has been burned into red charcoal,

The charcoal emitted heat, which made Laomiao Zhu who was standing by the fire feel warm on his chest, but his back was still cold.

He sat for a while, unable to bear the chill on his back, so he stood up, turned his back to the fire, stamped his feet, and moved his body to generate a slight warmth in his body.

At this time, there were knocks on the door outside the temple.

The knocking on the door was slow and rhythmic.

Tuk, Tuk, Tuk!

"Who?"

Lao Miao Zhu held up a candlestick and walked towards the door while asking questions.

No one outside the door responded to his inquiry, only the knocking on the door still sounded slowly and slowly.

"I asked you who you are?

What are you doing in the temple in the middle of the night?" Old Miao Zhu stood at the door, frowning and repeating the previous question.

This time, the knocking on the door stopped.

The knocking on the door paused for a while,

Then a deep female voice sounded: "I still wish...

We are here to fulfill our wish..."

"You still wish?

Why do you want to come here in the middle of the night?!" Lao Miaozhu looked suspicious, holding a candlestick and approaching the crack of the door, and looked out through the crack of the door - outside the crack of the door, there seemed to be someone wearing floral clothes that were soaked in water.

Old Miao Zhu stooped and looked out the door, only seeing the waist and abdomen of a few people.

Colorful clothes that seemed to be soaked in water stuck to the abdomens of those people, outlining the extremely bulging abdomens of several people.

His eyes gradually moved upward,

Glancing over the swollen chest and pale, wrinkled neck, I saw a swollen, smiling face with its tongue stretched out, and black hair like waterweed sticking to the woman's cheek.

On her temples, in her eye sockets, there are only the whites of her eyes, but no kernels.

‘Her’ head was slightly lowered, causing the layers of folds on her neck to ooze fishy water——

A pair of heartless eyes looked at the old Miao Zhu in the crack of the door,

The dark purple lips squirmed slightly,

His tongue flicked: "Let's come and fulfill our wish..."

Several swollen faces came closer, with only the whites of their eyes staring at the old temple minister in the door. They all moved their dark purple lips and said, "We are here to fulfill our wish..."

"ah!"

Even though Lao Miao Zhu has served the "Wutong God" for many years, he has heard many strange things, but this personal experience - it is the first time for him to see those pale and swollen faces.

The whites of his eyes stared at him, and he was so frightened that he fell to the ground. The candlestick in his hand instantly fell over and fell to the ground, and the candle flame went out!

in the temple,

Only the candlelight under the statue of the god and the fire beside the incense burner gave off a faint light!

But outside the crack in the door, there was moonlight seeping in thread by thread!

The moonlight shone on Lao Miao Zhu's chest, making him feel cold all over!

He got up hastily from the ground, trembling all over, walked towards the statue, grabbed a handful of incense, lit it on the candle, and offered the incense to the 'Wutong Statue': "I have served you with all my heart for more than ten years, and I ask for your blessing this time.

Please bless the God of Five Powers——"

The temple has been guarding the Wutong Temple for more than ten years, and it has strong faith in the efficaciousness of the "Wutong God".

At this critical moment, the first thing he thought of was to offer incense to the Wutong God and ask him to save his life!

The "Five-Tong God Statue" on the wall is filled with incense and illuminated by candlelight, giving rise to an unspeakable sense of mystery - the five-headed snake god in the painting is silent and motionless, with its five snake heads opening its bloody mouth.

Open the five doors called "Fu, Lu, Longevity, Luck, and Heirs".

And behind the old temple blessing,

The two red lacquered doors of the Wutong Temple also opened silently——

The door bolt on the door was brushed by an invisible force and slid open quietly!

The moonlight shines in from outside the door,

It landed on the back of Old Miao Zhu and spread out on most of the floor tiles in the temple!

outside the door,

The white moonlight is bright.

Outside the open red lacquered wooden door, where can you see any long-tongued woman wearing colorful clothes, with a swollen belly like a pregnant woman?

inside the temple,

In the old temple, Zhu holds a handful of incense in both hands and maintains the posture of offering incense to the Wutong statue.

He was motionless,

——On his chest, the thin clothes were torn open,

The chest was wide open and blood was flowing down.

But inside the opened chest, there was no trace of the heart!

on the wall,

The bloody mouth of the five snake heads of Wutong Shen is getting redder and redder, and the fangs and sharp teeth seem to be covered with blood!

…

It was a long night of silence, and except for the occasional barking of dogs and the sound of wind coming and going, there was no other sound.

While walking in the village, Huang Liuzi couldn't help but lower his footsteps and lower his voice: "The intersection ahead, diagonally opposite the courtyard where you turn, is my home."

Su Wu nodded and led the horse to follow Huang Liuzi.

Perhaps due to his "cowardice at home", Huang Liuzi, who had been anxiously urging Su Wu before, now slowed down and walked side by side to the door of his house with Su Wu.

Huang Liuzi's home is a courtyard surrounded by earthen walls.

At this time, Huang Liuzi and Su Wu stood in front of the black door of the courtyard. The former banged the door hard, and shouted inside: "Tweedy, Tweetie, open the door quickly, I'm back!"

The sound of knocking on the door caused the dogs kept in the neighboring houses to start barking.

The village that originally seemed quite quiet suddenly became lively.

Huang Liuzi patted the door a few times, but when he didn't hear any response from the door, he turned his attention to the earthen wall on the side and wanted to climb over the wall directly to the home to check.

At this time, a female voice came from the door: "I heard it, I heard it, I will open the door for you!"

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Have you finished all the work in the county?”

Hearing the female voice, Huang Liuzi breathed a sigh of relief obviously, turned to look at Su Wu, and then turned back to the female voice inside the door and replied: "Hey, something big happened, I saved my life.

How are you?

Didn't you encounter anything strange?"

"We haven't seen each other for just a day, what weird thing could happen to me?" The female voice inside the door became much gentler, and there was a sound of pulling the door bolt.

With a squeaking sound,

Two black doors were opened, and a woman with a duck-oval face and big eyes stood inside the door holding a huge belly. She saw Huang Liuzi in front of her, her eyes were full of joy, and she saw Su Wu behind Huang Liuzi.

, the joy in his eyes suddenly turned into panic and vigilance.

"Liuzi, who is this behind you?" She only glanced at Su Wu, then looked away from Su Wu, and turned to her husband, Huang Liuzi, to ask.

Huang Liuzi brought Su Wu to him and introduced to his wife: "This is Taoist Priest Dingyang who stayed at Wutong Temple. It was he who rode his horse back to the village in the middle of the night!"

Hey, there are too many things going on here!

Cui'er, I'm a little hungry, is there anything to eat at home?"

While talking, Huang Liuzi supported his wife and walked her into the main room. After walking a few steps, he turned back and greeted Su Wu: "Taoist Master, come to my house first and sit for a while!"

"good."

Su Wu nodded, led the horse through the gatehouse, and closed the courtyard gate.
To be continued...