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During the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, Bijia Mountain in Liaoning was steep and steep mountains. The mountains were deep and dangerous ravines at the bottom. It was called Baozhu Gully. The ditch was full of weeds, towering ancient trees, thick shade, and wild animals appeared in it. The mountain people here all said that there were treasures and monsters in the ditch, but no one saw it. The ditch was rich in precious herbs, but they all saw it.

There is a family in Zhaijiatun outside Baozhugou. The head of the household is named Zhai, named Jing. He is over 80 years old, strong and handsome, kind and bold. He lost his father at a young age, and only had a blind mother in the family. He relied on collecting herbs to make a living, and was a man who picked herbs. To collect famous medicine, he went alone in the deep mountains and climbed on the cliffs without fear. The medicine he collected was not only sold to the city for a living, but the rest were sent to the villagers for treatment. Everyone praised it and called him the "medicine collector".

There is a rich man in Hejia Village, ten miles away from Baozhugou. His surname is He. He has thousands of acres of fertile land, hundreds of houses, and countless money. However, he is still not satisfied. He is nicknamed "Black-hearted Jackal". He wants to occupy Baozhugou. He heard that there is a treasure in the ditch. He led several servants to the mountain to find treasure. Every time he went to the entrance of the ditch, someone would report that there was a fire in the mansion. When he returned, the fire would be extinguished. It was like this three times. It was so strange! The Black-hearted Jackal was afraid and did not dare to look for it rashly. He thought to himself: This is strange. There must be a demon protecting the treasure in the ditch, otherwise it would not make things difficult for me. Why don't I ask a sorcerer to cast spells to eliminate it?

The black-hearted jackal invited a Leng sorcerer from the gate and took him into the ditch to look at it. The Leng sorcerer said, "It is not difficult to capture the monster. You must have a helping hand to capture it." The black-hearted jackal said, "I have many people under my command, so you can choose it." The Leng sorcerer said, "Your subordinates are not available, I need a person with good intentions." The black-hearted jackal asked, "What does a person with good intentions mean to be able to use it?" The Leng sorcerer said, "This person has not done any bad things since he was a child and does all good deeds. Everyone praises it. Only by this good person can he show the monster and stop the monster successfully, and because evil cannot defeat the righteous."

Where can I find this kind of good person? The black-hearted jackal thought deeply, and thought of the medicine collector Zhai Qing. Then he called Zhai Qing to the mansion and said to him, "I heard that there are monsters in Baozhu Gully. I asked the sorcerer to get rid of them. Now I need help. Can you please? After the monsters are eliminated, you can feel at ease to go into the ditch to collect medicine." Zhai Qing heard it and said, "I have been going to the mountain to collect medicines for more than ten years, but I have never seen a monster, so I can't believe it." Leng sorcerer heard it, and stepped forward and said, "I don't need you to catch monsters, nor do you need you to enter the mountain. Just guard the mouth of the ditch and prevent the monster from escaping." Zhai Qing felt funny. If there is a monster in the ditch, he will definitely resist and destroy me. If the monster fled to the mouth of the ditch, I can stop it for a short time. It is okay to try it, so he agreed.

On that day, Leng Shurang was carrying a sword, holding a whisk, chanting a spell, and entering the ditch. Zhai Qing waited at the ditch. A few hours later, Zhai Qing felt that time was hard to bear, so he looked for herbs at the ditch and picked it. At this moment, he suddenly felt that the light shining behind him. When he looked back, he saw an old man wearing yellow shank, with kind eyebrows and kind eyes, and a childish face. He was sweating and panting and said, "I have been looking for you for a long time. I thought you went to the mountain to collect herbs. Originally here, my little girl chopped wood and fell and wanted to stop bleeding grass and cured it. I don't know if you have it?" Zhai Qing heard that she fell and was injured by chopping wood, so she must be a poor person. He happily agreed, "Brother-in-law, please follow me home to get it."

The old man took the medicine and thanked him. Zhai Qing returned, and Leng Shushi had already been waiting for him at the mouth of the ditch and asked, "Why are you not strictly guarding him?" Zhai Qing replied, "A old man's daughter fell and was injured, so follow me to get the medicine..." Leng Shushi asked anxiously, "Where is the old man?" Zhai Qing replied, "Hey, he was gone, and Leng Shushi was furious and said, "Oh! The old man is a fox spirit, you have let go!" Zhai Qing didn't believe it, the old man was kind-hearted and said, "Oh! The old man is a fox spirit, and you have let him go!" Zhai Qing didn't believe it, the old man was kind-hearted.

How can a vixen change with a good eye? He then accused Leng Shushi and said, "You are pleased with He Yuanwai for money. I am talking nonsense about this. I advise you to do it yourself." Leng Shushi saw that Zhai Qing did not believe his words, and explained, "Well, the monsters in the ditch have not been eliminated yet. I have cast magic. At noon tomorrow, you will come to the entrance of the ditch and guard it again. If the vixen appears, you must not let it go. When I come here to capture it and let it appear in its true form, you will all be a metaphor."

The next day at noon, Zhai Qing was confused and waited for it. At the same time, he saw an old woman wearing a purple shirt coming in a hurry. He happily said to Zhai Qing, "Oh! I finally came to you. My little girl used your hemorrhage medicine and could walk down the ground. My old man asked me to thank you in person and asked him to return." After saying that, he took five taels of silver and gave it to him. Zhai Qing politely refused and said, "I never collect money. I will ask you, are you a demon?" The old woman smiled and replied, "No, your family has collected medicine here for generations. Have you ever seen a demon? This is a trick that the black-hearted jackal wants to occupy this mountain forest. You must not be accomplice and harm others." When he heard the name of the black-hearted jackal, Zhai Qing's chest was filled with anger. He was unwilling to guard the mouth of the ditch, but he was helpless. So he said to the old woman, "My aunt, please follow me home to get medicine to heal my sister's wounds."

The old woman took the medicine and thanked her. A short time later, Leng Shushi rushed to the entrance of the ditch. When she heard that Zhai Qing let the old woman go, she stamped her feet and beat her chest, and returned to the house angrily. She told the black-hearted jackal, "I have worked hard to drive the demon to the entrance of the ditch. Zhai Qing refused to stop her and let her go. She let a couple go for two days. If you let them go, your strategy of finding treasure will be lost!"

After hearing this, the black-hearted jackal was furious and led all the servants to Zhai Qing's house, smashed the bowl and smashed the basin. After making a big fuss, he shouted to Zhai Qing and said, "Tomorrow, you must strictly guard the mouth of the ditch. No matter whoever you dare to let it go, I will punish you and your mother and son seriously as if they were broken into a bowl and basin!" After his intimidation, he was afraid that Zhai Qing would escape and imprison Zhai Qing in the mansion that night.

On the morning of the third day, Leng Shushi practiced at the mouth of the ditch. He first pointed the sheath of the sword sheath into the ditch, and chanted the spell. Then he placed the sheath on the ground and told Zhai Qing, "Just keep this sheath and do not move until I return. Remember, you must not relax." After saying that, he held the sword into the ditch. Zhai Qing stood at the mouth of the ditch. At noon, he saw a beautiful woman in red coming in panic and stopped walking at the sword sheath, crying bitterly but not moving. Zhai Qing was surprised. Leng Shushi forgot his advice, and stepped forward and comforted him, "Miss, don't cry, why are you so sad?" The woman in red wiped her tears, raised her eyes and looked at her and said, "I heard that my brother is good at it. I tell you that I am a fox spirit in the ditch. You let the two elders go away. This is my parents. I have lived in this ditch for hundreds of years and have never done anything that harms the heavens and harms the truth. However, the black-hearted jackal occupied this ditch.

I asked the sorcerer to capture my whole family. I thought my parents had escaped, but they had no idea. They wanted to kill them all. Brother, I beg you, can I let me escape?" After saying that, I cried bitterly. Zhai Qing heard it and felt pity. He suddenly felt compassionate: His words were reasonable. Even though the vixen has never harmed anyone. I went into the ditch to collect herbs for many years, but he has never harmed me. How could I hurt innocent elves? Then he said, "Miss, please escape with confidence, and I decided not to stop him." The woman in red stopped crying and thanked, "Brother Liang's kindness, but the magician's sword sheathed in front of me, and I cannot pass it." Zhai Qing said, "This is not difficult, I will move it." After saying that, he bent down and took the scabbard. The woman in red hurriedly said, "Brother Liang, don't touch it with his hands. It will turn into a big python and stubbornly kill my benefactor. If you are young, you will fail."

Zhai Qing acted according to the words of the woman in red, and it was true. The woman in red escaped quickly and turned around to thank him, "The kindness of goodness for saving lives will be unforgettable to remember. In the future, the little girl will bring a straw to her and repay her!" After saying that, the red light shone, and the woman in red has no trace.

When the cold sorcerer heard that the sword sheath had a smell of urine, he knew that Zhai Qing released the demon again, and returned to the mansion, and told the black-hearted jackal, "He Yuanwai, Zhai Qing has repeated the same trick and let the demon go, and your strategy of obtaining treasure is lost." How could the black-hearted jackal give up? He barked and insulted Zhai Qing and ordered his servants to capture Zhai Qing and his son into the mansion, and asked Zhai Qing to find the fox spirit before he could replace his blind mother.

Zhai Qing returned home in a hurry. Seeing the house full of red light and smoke, she was stunned. When she entered the door, she saw the woman in red busy cooking. Zhai Qing was surprised. The woman in red smiled and said, "Brother, I have said that I have known my kindness, how can I break my trust? I heard that my brother was killed, so I came to help me to overcome difficulties." Zhai Qing was weak and said, "Miss thanks for your kindness, but you can see that the black-hearted jackal is vicious and wants you to exchange it with my mother." The woman in red said, "The black-hearted jackal regards wealth as her life. It is not for me to win me, but to seek treasure." After saying that, she followed

A white bead was spit out from his mouth, like a dove egg, holding the white bead and said, "This is the treasure of my five hundred years of cultivation. Please exchange it for my good brother, and my mother will return." Zhai Qing shook his head and said, "No, no, I can't harm you." The woman in red sighed, "Hey! I want to practice for another five hundred years to become an immortal. Now I meet the good brother's good ones, what's the use of my immortality?" At this point, he put the white bead in Zhai Qing's hand and said, "Now I have practiced to become a human being. If my good brother doesn't dislike you, you will take your mother back. I am willing to be with my good brother for life and never leave me."

When Zhai Qing heard this, he was extremely excited. When he saw the woman in red dress, her eyes were pink and peach blossoms, her eyes were full of affection, and she couldn't help but feel enthusiastic and excited. She turned around with the pearl and ran to He Mansion.

When the black-hearted jackal saw the shining white bead, she smiled and was overjoyed. However, she knew that the Leng Shushi told him to obtain labor and capital, "This bead is the treasure of the little fox spirit, not as precious as the treasure of the old fox spirit." After hearing this, the black-hearted jackal changed her face and roared, "You can find the pearl of the old fox spirit as soon as possible before you can change your mother to return."

This was what the woman in red expected, and she had already borrowed the pearls of her parents. So she handed over the red pearls of her mother to Zhai Qing and exchanged them for Zhai Qing's blind mother.

Zhai Qing took her mother back, and the girl in red and Zhai Qing got married. The girl in red was extremely filial and rubbed her blind mother's eyes with her father's blue beads. Over time, the blind mother's eyes became clear again! From then on, Zhai Qing went to the mountain to collect herbs, and the girl in red treated housework, loved each other, the whole family was harmonious, and she lived a happy and worry-free life.

A few days later, in a storm, the black-hearted jackal suddenly had a fire. The fire took advantage of the wind and became more and more powerful, burning everything. The black-hearted jackal and the cold sorcerer were inevitably burned to ashes. The villagers applauded and said that the black-hearted jackal would eventually get bad retribution!
Chapter completed!