When mentioning women, the fourth uncle's eyes became complicated, filled with resentment and fear.
"When those young men first brought the girl back, she had disheveled hair and ragged clothes. She was covered in mud and exuded a disgusting stench. Her face was even covered with dense blood scabs, and she was as ugly as a ghost.
Under the doctor's treatment, the woman's life was saved, but she could not remember her name or identity, and she did not know why she was injured and appeared in the back mountain.
The fifth aunt, who was childless and widowed early in life, was kind-hearted and took the girl in as if she were her own daughter. Under the careful care of the fifth aunt, not only did the girl recover physically, but all the scars on her face miraculously disappeared after a month.
, restored its original appearance.”
There were some changes in the eyes of the fourth uncle. The resentment and fear faded away and were replaced by fascination.
"That woman was incredibly beautiful, just like the most beautiful fairy in the legend. Everyone in the town, from the elderly to the ignorant children, not to mention those young and vigorous young people, were fascinated by her.
I am so mesmerized by my beauty that I don’t think about food or tea even if I don’t see her for half a day.
And she is also extremely considerate. No matter how depressed, sad, angry, or violent you are, you will become calm after talking to her, like a spring breeze.
Some bold young men in the town found a matchmaker and went to the fifth aunt's house to ask for a hand in marriage. After all, the fifth aunt was not the woman's biological mother and could not make the decision for her, so they asked the woman what she wanted. The woman smiled and did not answer. She did not refuse, but she did not
Nod in agreement.
In this way, those who have come to seek marriage feel that they still have a chance, and those who have not come to seek marriage also want to fight for the opportunity. For a while, the matchmakers in the town are very busy.
But even though all the unmarried young men in the town had lined up in front of the fifth aunt's house, the woman still neither nodded nor shook her head.
Gradually, the young men lost their composure and their tempers became more and more violent. Until one day, two young men had a quarrel and then a fight. Then more and more young men joined the battle group, and dozens of them fought in five battles.
There was a fight in front of my aunt's house.
You must know that many of these descendants are related to each other, and some are even brothers, uncles and nephews. But everyone went crazy, with red eyes, bared teeth, breathing heavily, and punching and kicking their relatives.
When the village chief and clan elders heard the news, they rushed over to shout the young men away, but it was too late. Four young men were actually beaten to death. The death was... so horrific that even thinking about it still makes me feel heartbroken.
The mothers of the four hugged the mutilated bodies of their children and almost cried to death on the spot. After they had dried up their tears and could no longer cry anymore, they vented their anger at the loss of their children on the women.
They blocked the door of the fifth aunt's house, shouting and cursing the woman that she was a mourning star, a seductive vixen, and that they wanted to dip her into a pig cage to avenge her lost son.
Other women in the town had long disliked women and were worried that their husbands would be seduced by women, so all the women in the town broke into the fifth aunt's house, dragged the woman out, tore her clothes, insulted and beat her wantonly.
The fifth aunt was heartbroken and the woman stepped forward to stop him, but she also ended up being beaten together.
Those women have gone crazy too!
Seeing that the situation was not good, the village chief and the clan elders decided to drive the women out of the town after discussion. This barely calmed down the women's anger. But who knew... Alas!"
The fourth uncle stopped talking, looked up to the sky and let out a long sigh, and two old muddy tears fell from the corners of his eyes.
"The village chief and the clan elders lied. It turned out that they had been coveting the woman for a long time, but they didn't dare to show it because of their status. The result of their discussion was not to drive the woman out of the town, but to send her to the rear.
The mountain was secretly imprisoned for their lewd enjoyment.
At first, there were only the village chief, a few clan elders and two men who were guarding the women. But one clan elder accidentally spilled the beans while drunk, and the news spread among the men in the town.
From then on, the woman became the plaything of the men in the town and died soon after.
On the second day after the woman's death, the village chief and three clan elders suddenly went crazy. They bit everyone in sight like hungry mad dogs, drank blood, ate meat, broke bones and sucked marrow. Their strength was frightening. More than 20 strong men
None of them were able to subdue the four of them. In order to protect themselves, the townspeople finally had no choice but to shoot them with hunting bows.
Who knew this was just the beginning of a nightmare!
More and more men in the town began to turn into monsters. They would first pick on women and children, and then men who had not turned into monsters would kill each other.
Someone once tried to escape from the town, but when they walked out of the archway at the entrance of the town, they would faint inexplicably and become the prey of monsters.
The townspeople had no choice but to kill their loved ones who had turned into monsters, but some people would still turn into new monsters the next day.
Only then did the townspeople realize that everyone in the town was cursed.
That woman is the spirit of Grandpa Mountain God, who punishes the townspeople for trespassing in the back mountain.
Seeing that there were fewer and fewer women and children in the town, but more and more monsters, the village doctor came up with a way to stuff the moonlight grass growing on the cliff behind the mountain into the corpse to trick the monsters into eating it.
People who eat moonlight grass will become confused and will believe whatever others say. With the help of moonlight grass, the doctor made those monsters change back to their previous appearance, but they never remembered the woman and what happened after she appeared.
Although the monsters no longer had a craving for humans, they did not eat ordinary food. After a few days, a monster finally couldn't bear hunger and became addicted to humans. The tragedy happened again.
The doctor had no choice but to feed them moonlight grass again. These monsters did not resist moonlight grass, and after they were full, they stopped preying on the townspeople.
There are still men turning into new monsters every day in the town, and the doctor cannot keep watch all day and night. Every time a new monster is discovered and rushed, several women and children are often killed.
Some women in the town couldn't stand the torment of fear and took their children with them to commit suicide. The remaining people could only live in fear and survive day by day.
After more than 40 years, the town has become what it is now."
After telling the whole story, the fourth uncle's figure became more and more stooped, and his demeanor became more and more old.
Rong Fei kept listening attentively and asked after pondering for a while after listening to the story.
"Is this year your father-in-law?"
"Nine out of forty."
The fourth uncle counted on his fingers.
The old man has a stooped figure, white beard and hair, wrinkles on his face, and dots of age spots. Anyone who looks at him would think he is in his 70s.
The fourth uncle seemed to have guessed Rong Fei's doubts and grinned bitterly.
"Do you think that the old fool has calculated his age wrongly? Hahaha, you are not wrong. Anyone who faces these monster-like relatives all day and night will be like a little old man. He is really exhausted mentally and physically.
Sometimes I want to die, but I can’t bear them turning into monsters again. I can only grit my teeth and hold on until they are gone, so that I can close my eyes with peace of mind.”
"But I have a question."
Rong Fei said.
"Why are you okay, daddy?"
"This little old man doesn't know either. Maybe it's because I buried the woman with my own hands. After the woman's death, her body was abandoned in the forest behind the mountain and no one paid attention to it. Although I was still young at that time, I had a crush on women.
He had a good impression and couldn't bear to see her body exposed in the wilderness, so he buried the woman's body under the cliff without telling the people in the town. And because he didn't know the woman's name, he could only set up an unmarked tombstone in front of the grave.
The people in the town realized that Grandpa Mountain God was angry and did not dare to enter the back mountain again. However, the doctor went there once to pick moonlight grass. I wonder if he had seen the woman's grave and the unmarked monument because he did not dare to enter again.
In the back mountain, the doctor planted moonlight grass in the town, and now it has covered the entire town."
"Well, that's quite reasonable."
Rong Fei held his chin with his right hand and nodded.
"Xian Chai seems to still doubt the little old man's words! The little old man dares to swear to God that he will never lie. Otherwise, the sky will strike with thunder and he will not be able to rebirth after death."
Seeing Rong Fei's expression, the fourth uncle raised his finger and said sworn to God.
"If swearing is useful, why do you need us detectives? If you want me to believe you, just show me evidence... Hey, who are you?"
Rong Fei suddenly pointed behind his fourth uncle and shouted.
The routine is very old-fashioned, but it works really well.
The fourth uncle quickly looked back, but there was no one behind him.
"Could it be that Xian Chai was dazzled by what he saw? There is someone somewhere... uh uh..."
As soon as the fourth uncle turned around, Rong Fei stretched out his left hand to cover his mouth and nose.
The fourth uncle was inexplicably frightened, thinking that Rong Fei's ferocious lust was not good for him. He was about to pick up a walking stick to fight back, but he smelled a cool and refreshing smell at the end of his nose.
It stands to reason that after smelling this fragrant scent, people should feel happy and refreshed. But after the fourth uncle smelled it, his eyes gradually became dull and his body began to tremble slightly.
The medicinal effect of Qingling Powder has begun to take effect.
When the fourth uncle told the story, Rong Fei felt that something was not right.
The whole incident was told in too much detail, basically no details were left out. The cause, process, and results, all events happened as if he was watching from the sidelines.
What he told did not sound like real things that happened in the town, but more like recounting novels he had read or stories he had heard.
The whole process is from God's perspective, unless the fourth uncle also has clairvoyance and ears.
Another point is that Rong Fei believes that people will have gray hair overnight under certain extreme emotions, but it is a bit excessive to have age spots appear at the same time.
Based on these two doubts, Rong Fei concluded that his fourth uncle was also confused, so he tried it with Qingling Powder applied on the palm of his left hand.
Seeing the appearance of his fourth uncle, Rong Fei knew that his guess was correct. The old man had indeed been deceived, and what he just said about the woman was probably false.
After waiting quietly for a while, the expression on the old man's face began to change rapidly.
The fourth uncle's eyes gradually changed. When he regained his clarity, he first stared at Rong Fei who was sitting opposite him for a few times in confusion, then turned his head and glanced around, suddenly stood up, took a few steps back, and pointed at Rong Fei.